Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now!-Chapter 1053 - 313: White Elephant Tribe (3)

When Chen Yan finished practicing, Gu Tongbing handed over a freshly carved wooden sword.

Looking at this wooden sword, about three feet long and quite decent, Chen Yan took it and swung it a couple of times, laughing, "You have this skill too?"

Gu Tongbing shook his head, "Just a hobby. Using a sword to practice sword skills is always awkward. Use this wooden sword for now. When we get to the city, find a shop and buy a good sword."

Afterward, when Chen Yan practiced again, Gu Tongbing not only watched from the side but occasionally offered guidance.

His strength was in the Celestial Human Realm, and the Gu Family followed the cultivation combat technique path. Although this set of sword skills was taught by Liang, with Gu Tongbing’s cultivation and realm, he was more than sufficient to guide Chen Yan.

After two or three days, Chen Yan benefited a lot, and his sword skills also showed significant improvement.

On this day, the two were resting beside a stream in a mountain valley.

All of a sudden, they saw a flock of birds startled and flying from the distant forest in their direction.

Soon after, a vibration was faintly felt on the ground, accompanied by the sound of horns blaring!

Chen Yan and Gu Tongbing stood up simultaneously and looked towards the source, only to see several gigantic figures gradually appearing from within the forest, approaching from afar.

Several figures ran among the trees, surrounding silhouettes as large as mountains.

The running figures wore the tight, narrow-sleeved attire of the Ghost Race People, moving swiftly through the forest, some with bows, others with swords on their backs.

Among the group of Ghost Race People, a few colossal, slowly moving figures emerged from the woods, making Chen Yan stare in awe.

Giant elephants!

White giant elephants!

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These giant white elephants bore a seven to eight-tenths resemblance to elephants in the real world, but their bodies were even larger.

The leading white giant elephant had a back that appeared to be at least five to six meters above the ground. Unlike ordinary elephants, parts of its back and limbs were covered in a layer of short, grayish-white fur.

From afar, it appeared as if it was draped in snow.

Its tusks were very long and curved upwards elegantly towards the sky.

The one major difference from real-world elephants was that the nose of this giant white elephant wasn’t very long. It didn’t resemble the trunk of a typical elephant but rather protruded slightly, looking more like a pig’s snout.

Some Ghost Race People ran over quickly, spotting Chen Yan and Gu Tongbing. Suddenly, they gave a whistle and headed towards them.

While they didn’t seem hostile, they approached with some caution. The group stopped a short distance away, with some Ghost Race People holding their bows but not raising them from the ground. Instead, pairs of eyes closely observed Chen Yan and Gu Tongbing.

One Ghost Race person slowly approached a little closer and shouted, "Who are you? Why have you entered the territory of our White Elephant Tribe?"

He spoke in Domain Realm language, but his enunciation was forced, evidently somewhat awkward.

Gu Tongbing remained indifferent, his expression carrying a touch of the aloofness typical of scions from top families, not bothering to respond.

Chen Yan had to step forward and shout, "We plan to visit the Heaven-Crashing Ceremony at the Black Wood Tribe and are passing through here."

The Ghost Race person frowned, sizing up the two of them before speaking in a deep voice, "We use this forest for grazing elephants. Since you entered unintentionally, I won’t make things difficult for you. Leave quickly."

Chen Yan glanced at the group of Ghost Race People, then at the herd of giant white elephants slowly moving through the distant valley. Not wanting trouble, he nodded and said, "Alright, we have no intention of encroaching on your territory. We’ll leave now."

With that, he clasped his hands in respect and turned away with Gu Tongbing to leave.

The two gradually exited the valley, with the Ghost Race group behind not preventing them.

Yet just as they reached the valley’s edge, suddenly, hurried footsteps approached from behind.

Turning back, they saw seven or eight Ghost Race People running quickly along the cliffs on either side of the valley.

"Foreigners ahead, hold on a moment!"

These Ghost Race People approached swiftly, with some sprinting along the sheer cliffs as if on flat ground.

Among those in pursuit on the ground, the one leading was the same Ghost Race person who had questioned them earlier.

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow, instinctively alert but maintaining a calm façade as he turned around and said loudly, "Is there something you need?"

The Ghost Race People reached them, and those on the cliffs jumped down—what unsettled Chen Yan was that their formation, though unspoken, silently suggested encirclement.

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