Chapter 77: A Profound Beast Appears in the Forbidden Zone

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: A Profound Beast Appears in the Forbidden Zone

Seeing Chu Fan and Yun Xi about to leave, Cen Xuewen shouted, "Junior Martial Uncle Chu, the forbidden zone is just ahead."

"Even if it’s the forbidden zone, I have to go. You all take care." Chu Fan waved at them without turning his head.

Chu Fan was very clear about who was a friend and who was a foe. Just because he had broken with the Lingyun Sect didn’t mean he held ill will toward all its disciples.

Every second truly counted. If the five Divine Separation Realm experts—Qu Lingce and Dong Congzhang among them—caught up, they would be nowhere near as easy to fool as Cheng Dingzhi’s group.

The Lion Seal Divine Techniques was his life-saving trump card. Having just used it, a wave of dizziness washed over him again, a clear sign he couldn’t use it a second time so soon.

Only by venturing deeper into Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain would his pursuers not dare to follow. 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

Yun Xi didn’t ask any questions. She could feel Chu Fan’s weakness, and if she asked, he would be forced to answer. Since he had told her to hurry and even his expression had changed, there was definitely big trouble.

Not long after Chu Fan and Yun Xi left, the five figures of Qu Lingce and Dong Congzhang landed in the forest.

All five of them bore significant injuries, but they were still enraged by the carnage before them.

"Damn it, we were a step too late," Dong Congzhang said with regret.

Dozens of people lay scattered on the ravaged ground, soaking in pools of blood. Aside from the dozen or so Nascent Soul Realm experts who were still breathing, everyone else was dead.

Dong Congzhang waved to the thirty-odd disciples in training, who were standing off to the side trembling, including Cen Xuewen. "You, come over here."

Cen Xuewen and the others jogged over.

There were also a few disciples from the Chenqing Sect in the crowd, and they hurriedly bowed to Dong Congzhang.

"Tell me what happened."

"It was Chu Fan and Yun Xi. These seniors were trying to intercept them and take them back to be punished, but Chu Fan suddenly summoned a giant Lion Shadow..."

Hearing this, Dong Congzhang and the other four exchanged glances, horror in their eyes. They were all too familiar with that Lion Shadow.

Even the five of them, all in the Divine Separation Realm, had suffered greatly from it. What chance did these Nascent Soul Realm cultivators and others not even at the Golden Core Realm stand?

"Which way did they run?" Dong Congzhang asked.

The disciple pointed in the direction Chu Fan and the others had gone.

"Brother Qu, do you think we should give chase?" Dong Congzhang asked.

Qu Lingce stroked his beard and said, "Deeper in is the forbidden zone. Let’s tend to the dozen or so survivors first. Once they enter Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, they won’t dare go too deep. There’s no rush."

Then Qu Lingce ordered the surviving disciples in training, "All of you, spread out and guard the perimeter of the forbidden zone. Prevent that brat Chu Fan from escaping out the side. We’ll trap them like fish in a barrel. Once our injuries have mostly recovered, we’ll go in and search."

"Elder Qu, are we really going in? That’s the forbidden zone. If the Profound Beasts find us and summon their army..." one of the elderly men said worriedly.

Qu Lingce nodded. "Elder Chen, your concern is not without reason. We’ll go ten li in, at most. The inside is overgrown with thorny wilds and filled with miasma. The effects of Chu Fan’s medicine must have worn off by now. With their Cultivation, they can’t have gotten far in one hour. But give us another hour, and our injuries will be mostly healed."

Cen Xuewen and the others obediently went to set up the perimeter. After all, these old men were all famous figures in the Eastern Domain; they didn’t dare to disobey.

"Senior Brother Cen, are we really going to help them deal with Junior Martial Uncle Chu and Senior Sister Yun?" a Lingyun Sect disciple asked quietly, walking beside Cen Xuewen.

"We have no choice. These old geezers have made their move. If we don’t obey, I’m afraid they’ll really kill us. Junior Martial Uncle Chu is incredibly talented and resourceful. He must have already planned an escape route."

Although Cen Xuewen was worried about Chu Fan, what he felt more was a sense of shock that he couldn’t calm. The commotion Chu Fan had caused earlier had truly shaken him to the core.

More than ten Nascent Soul Realm experts, along with dozens at the Heartbeat and Golden Core Realms, had been utterly powerless against a single strike from Chu Fan. The Nascent Soul cultivators were severely wounded, and everyone below that Realm was dead.

’Just how powerful is that?’

’I’m afraid I could never reach such a Realm in my entire life, could I?’

Deep in the dense forest, Chu Fan didn’t have Yun Xi find a place to hide and study the Scroll to recover his Spiritual Power this time.

After using the Lion Seal Divine Techniques just now, he had figured something out. The reason the Divine Technique he used against the five Divine Separation Realm experts was so powerful was due to the boost from the Earth Spirit Pill, not because his Spiritual Power had reached Level 20.

A Divine Technique unleashed with Level 20 Spiritual Power was indeed much stronger than before, but it definitely wasn’t enough to handle a Divine Separation Realm expert.

Therefore, even if his Spiritual Power was fully restored, using his Divine Techniques would be useless against those five from the Divine Separation Realm.

Rather than waste time recovering Spiritual Power, it was better to push deeper into Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. The further they went, the less his pursuers would dare to follow.

They were greedy, yes, but they valued their lives even more.

The deeper they went, the more difficult the journey became. The path was dense with thorns and vines, leaving no place to step, and the miasma grew thicker.

Snakes, insects, rats, and ants also became more numerous.

Before they had gone far, their clothes were torn to shreds by the thorns, leaving them in tatters.

Their once-clean faces were now smudged with dirt and grime, like a pair of calico cats.

Even Yun Xi, who was in the Heartbeat Realm, felt exhausted, to say nothing of the already weakened Chu Fan.

But Chu Fan didn’t dare to delay for even a moment, much less stop to rest.

As for the trail of broken and bent thorns they left behind, they had no time to cover their tracks.

Of course, they didn’t have the energy to do so either.

What Chu Fan didn’t know was that not far from them, dozens of Profound Beasts were hidden in the darkness, eyeing them like prey.

Just as these Profound Beasts were about to surround and kill Chu Fan and his companion, a little, pure-white fox blocked their path.

The weakest of these Profound Beasts were Level 3, but the moment they saw the Little White Fox, they all began to tremble with fear.

The Little White Fox glanced in Chu Fan and Yun Xi’s direction, then swept its gaze over the other Profound Beasts in what seemed to be a warning.

The Profound Beasts all took a few steps back.

And just then, the five Divine Separation Realm experts followed the trail Chu Fan and the others had left and caught up.

The little fox lifted its head and cried out. The Profound Beasts instantly went into a frenzy, swarming toward Qu Lingce and his group.

Without giving Qu Lingce and the others any time to react, a great battle erupted.

"Damn it, are these beasts always this territorial?" Dong Congzhang cursed.

However, for five Divine Separation Realm experts, these Level 3 and Level 4 Profound Beasts were nothing to be afraid of.

But before they could begin slaughtering the Profound Beasts, countless roars echoed from all around. A massive army of Profound Beasts was converging on their position—not just running on the ground, but flying through the air and burrowing through the earth.

The five men leaped into the air. Qu Lingce shouted, "We are Cultivators from the Eastern Domain! Two traitors have fled into Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, and we are only here to capture them! We have no intention of challenging the rules of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain! Once the traitors are caught, we will withdraw immediately!"

Chu Fan and Yun Xi weren’t far away, so of course they heard the massive commotion.

It would be a lie to say they weren’t afraid of so many Profound Beasts gathering. But when they heard Qu Lingce’s group clashing with the beasts, a flicker of joy still appeared on Chu Fan and Yun Xi’s faces.

But their happiness was short-lived. Hearing Qu Lingce’s shout, Chu Fan and Yun Xi’s hearts leaped into their throats once more.

’If these Profound Beasts actually allow them to come in here and capture us, what chance do we have of survival?’