Chapter 530 - 529: Stepping into the Spiritual Control Sect’s Forbidden Land

Chapter 530: Chapter 529: Stepping into the Spiritual Control Sect’s Forbidden Land

"Huh, Boss Po Xiao’s gone?" Mo Yan posted in the group chat, pleasantly surprised.

Happy Fairy Mo Yan: "[Gleeful emoji] Does this mean I’m safe? Boss Po Xiao really won’t stoop to dealing with a small fry like me. I dodged a bullet."

Liuyue Xue: "Aren’t you the great Demon Cultivator Mo Yan? What happened to your dignity as a Demon Cultivator?"

Happy Fairy Mo Yan: "You don’t get it, do you? Demon Cultivators aren’t well-liked. If you want to fool Boss Po Xiao, you have to act like a cute, well-behaved Little Fairy."

"Last time, I pretended to be a simpleton and Boss Po Xiao let me go. It just proves that Boss Po Xiao disdains to argue with idiots."

Liu Yiyi: "So acting cute and adorable is a form of being a simpleton?"

Zhong Yiyang: "A Demon Cultivator acting obedient and pretending to be a Fairy—isn’t that the definition of simple-minded?"

Nightmare Specialization Demon Cultivator Mo Yan: "Tonight, you will all experience the terror of being dominated by a Nightmare."

Liu Yiyi immediately went silent. She was afraid of nightmares.

Terrified.

Xiao Xiaomo: "[Pondering emoji] So, what exactly *is* a Jinling Loach?"

Liuyue Xue: "..."

Nightmare Specialization Demon Cultivator Mo Yan: "..."

Chi Xue Child: "..."

’They were having so much fun chatting, they’d completely forgotten.’

Chi Xue Child: "Should we @ Fellow Daoist Po Xiao?"

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Jiang Zuo had no way of knowing whether they had @’d him. He had tossed his phone into the Dream Crystal Stone.

He wouldn’t take it out unless it rang.

Guided by the coin, Jiang Zuo arrived before a mountain peak that seemed steeped in the mists of time.

The area was also protected by countless massive Restrictions. An ordinary person couldn’t even find this place, let alone enter it.

’This must be something like a Forbidden Land.’

Every Sect had a few of these places.

As for what these Forbidden Lands actually were, it differed from Sect to Sect. Some were for safeguarding Magical Treasures, some were for Sealing away evil entities, and others were for preserving ultimate inheritances.

In any case, Jiang Zuo had seen his fair share of them.

He had come across many such places, but few had ever been worthy of his attention.

Arriving before the mountain’s Grand Array, Jiang Zuo spotted a Spirit Beast. This Spirit Beast was at Tier Five, but it seemed exceptionally weak at the moment.

The moment it saw Jiang Zuo, its eyes filled with vigilance, yet it dared not make the slightest move.

It didn’t even dare to look directly at Jiang Zuo.

Especially when Jiang Zuo looked its way, it instinctively lowered its head.

This sensation startled it.

It realized with a shock that even at its peak, never mind in its current weakened state, it probably wouldn’t have dared to entertain any thought of resistance when facing this man.

The sight of the man’s smile, in particular, was enough to make it feel as if it was suffocating.

"I’m going in. You can inform your master that Po Xiao has entered," Jiang Zuo said casually as he walked past the Spirit Beast.

The moment Jiang Zuo entered, the Spirit Beast immediately notified the Spiritual Control Sect.

It conveyed everything, including its own feelings.

And the fact that the man had completely ignored the Array and the Restrictions.

’This man... he’s terrifying.’

Once inside the mountain, Jiang Zuo found a particular cave entrance.

’The Jinling Loach should be inside.’

Jiang Zuo looked at the cave entrance and saw that it was overgrown with weeds. Apparently, no one had been here for a very long time.

Or rather, no one had come for many, many years.

The soil here was extraordinarily firm; for it to be so overgrown with weeds suggested that countless eons had passed.

Jiang Zuo had no intention of cleaning up. He simply walked right in.

However, wherever he walked, all the weeds were incinerated by the Fire Element.

The Fire Element cleared the path for its master, incinerating every obstacle in his way.

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After Jiang Zuo entered the mountain, Sect Leader Ximen received the news and went directly to the foot of the peak himself.

When he arrived, a few Elders had naturally followed.

"How did that person get in?" the Sect Leader asked the Spirit Beast directly.

"He walked in," the Spirit Beast said.

One Elder said, "Be specific."

The Spirit Beast: "He took a few steps and walked in."

Everyone: "..."

’And that’s supposed to be specific?’

An Elder said, "What I mean is, what happened at that moment? What did he do to this place to get inside?"

After all, not even they could enter. For some reason, it seemed no one in the entire Spiritual Control Sect could meet the requirements to enter the mountain.

Countless years had passed, and still, no one could get in.

Now that someone had finally gotten in, how could they possibly remain calm?

The Spirit Beast looked at the group, extremely conflicted. How was it supposed to explain?

The man had simply walked in.

To prove it was telling the truth, the Spirit Beast deliberately walked to the edge of the Array, then stepped through it.

It then said, "Just like that."

Everyone: "???"

The Sect Leader frowned. "You mean to say that when he entered, absolutely nothing happened?"

Hearing the Sect Leader put it that way, the others were all somewhat skeptical.

"Impossible, right? The Array here isn’t something an ordinary person can breach. Even we can’t get past it. Could he also be a Spirit Beast of *that* clan?" one Elder said.

The so-called "*that* clan" referred to a special kind of Spirit Beast that had no specific name, so they used the moniker as a shorthand.

For example, the guardian Spirit Beast was one of the Spiritual Control Sect’s own Spirit Beasts from *that* clan.

Only they could come and go through the Array as they pleased.

But that was only for the first Array; there were innumerable Array Restrictions deeper within.

After the Elder finished speaking, the Spirit Beast said, "It’s just as I said, nothing happened. But he’s different from me. He’s a human, and he’s terrifying."

When it mentioned how terrifying the man was, the Spirit Beast shivered involuntarily.

Sect Leader Ximen’s brow furrowed again. ’What does this mean?’

’Po Xiao was looking for the Jinling Loach, yet he entered the Forbidden Land. What does this imply?’

’It means the Jinling Loach might be inside. In that case, how did *it* get in?’

As the Sect Leader, he was baffled.

’Was the Array guarding their Forbidden Land really that easy to get into?’

The past generations of experts from the Spiritual Control Sect had all tried countless times, but none had ever been able to get inside.

"Sect Leader, what should we do now?" an Elder asked.

Sect Leader Ximen said softly, "We wait. He is here to solve the Spiritual Control Sect’s problems. Perhaps the source of everything lies within. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing."

"Also, place a temporary blackout on this news. All of you, go make the arrangements. I will stay here and wait by myself."

Sect Leader Ximen’s authority in the Spiritual Control Sect was absolute.

Since the Sect Leader had spoken, they naturally bowed their heads and departed.

Once everyone had left, Sect Leader Ximen suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.

The Spiritual Control Sect had been stagnant for countless years. The appearance of his son had changed things a little. Today, the appearance of this Po Xiao should also bring some change to the Spiritual Control Sect.

But whether that change would be for the better or for the worse, he couldn’t say.

All he could do was prepare as best he could.

Of course, the most important thing was to overcome the present crisis.

Meanwhile, Ximen Chuihuo, who was still observing the Forging Platform, seemed to sense something the moment Jiang Zuo entered the mountain. He then took out the All-Things Cut.

"Someone got in?" Ximen Chuihuo was a bit bewildered.

Then he headed straight for the mountain.

’This is no small matter. I have to go see for myself.’