OBS Chapter 339: Forest of Beasts
Chapter 339: Forest of Beasts
Before he finished speaking, Gu Hong felt a sharp pain exploding from his eyebrows. His consciousness was like a piece of cloth that was forcibly torn apart, and fragments of past memories surged uncontrollably.
He wanted to struggle, but was nailed to the spot by the spiritual power around Lin Xuantong, and he couldn't even move his fingertips.
"Soul-searching technique?"
Gu Fengyang's face changed drastically when he saw this scene.
Soul-searching technique is arguably the most vicious and insidious secret technique in the realm of cultivation.
Some cruel punishments will use various means to torture the perpetrators, and some will even make the perpetrators lose their minds, become a walking corpse, and live a life worse than death.
He had personally witnessed a monk being tortured to death after his soul was extracted.
"Taixu Palace, you are going too far."
Gu Fengyang's face looked ugly and he looked at Lin Xuantong angrily.
The next moment, his spiritual energy suddenly surged, and his robes fluttered without a breeze. He ignored the difference in cultivation and rushed towards Lin Xuantong: "I will fight you!"
But just as he took two steps, Lin Xuantong didn't even raise his eyelids, but just raised his hand and flicked it casually, and an invisible spiritual power hit Gu Fengyang's chest like a heavy hammer.
"puff--!"
Gu Fengyang suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood, and his body hit the pillar of the temple like a kite with a broken string. His breath was already much weaker when he slid down.
"You don't know your own limitations." Lin Xuantong's voice was still cold, and his gaze fell back on Gu Hong.
At this time, Gu Hong's forehead was bulging with veins, his eyeballs were bloodshot, and a painful hoarse sound came from his throat. The hands hidden in his sleeves were digging into the ground tightly, his nails were broken and bleeding, but he didn't even have the strength to resist.
After a moment, Lin Xuantong withdrew his fingertips that were pressing on Gu Hong's eyebrows, then raised his hand and waved.
The next moment... five silver keys floated out from his body and fell into Lin Xuantong's hands.
The key is silver in color, with five lifelike golden dragons coiling on the surface of the key. The scales have a cold metallic luster, and the dragon heads gather towards the groove at the top of the key, as if they are about to break through the wall in the next second.
Lin Xuantong stroked the patterns on the key with his fingertips, and a hint of heat flashed in his eyes.
This key is definitely not an ordinary object. The ancient restrictions faintly flowing on it coincide with the seal of the secular passage recorded in the classics.
"Isn't it on you?"
Lin Xuantong's eyes were cold and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Gu Hong was covered in cold sweat and his face turned pale. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.
He raised his eyes and looked at Lin Xuantong: "You...I will fight you!"
"Save your energy!"
Lin Xuantong waved his hand lightly, and Gu Hong, who was just struggling to get up, was instantly knocked to the ground by a wave of air.
Lin Xuantong didn't even glance at him. He put the key into his storage ring and turned his gaze to Qingxuzi. His tone was full of command and no room for doubt: "What happened today must be kept strictly confidential and must not be leaked."
"Yes!"
"Okay, let's go down."
Lin Xuantong waved his hand lightly.
Qingxuzi did not dare to be negligent, and nodded quickly, then bowed and retreated.
Only Lin Xuantong and the dying Gu father and son were left in the hall.
Lin Xuantong slowly walked up to Gu Fengyang and looked at the blood that continued to flow from his chest. His tone was calm and collected. "You and your son have reached the end of their usefulness. Keeping them here would only be a waste of food."
As soon as he finished speaking, the spiritual power at his fingertips moved slightly, and two tiny spiritual blades instantly pierced through the eyebrows of Gu Hong and Gu Fengyang.
The father and son didn't even make a sound before they completely lost their breath, their eyes wide open, filled with unwillingness and fear.
Lin Xuantong glanced at the corpse on the ground and ordered outside the hall: "Drag it away and throw it to the back mountain to feed the crows."
The disciples outside the hall rushed in, quickly dragged the body away, and quickly cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground.
Lin Xuantong sat back in the main seat and tapped the black iron table with his fingertips again.
"Yun Chen...Nine Thunders Initiation...Huan Yuan Pearl...The key to the passage. Is the secret realm of cultivation about to change?"
"I don't know if it will affect the upcoming Daotong ranking competition."
He murmured softly, a calculating glint in his eyes.
At the same time, inside the spirit boat.
"If I follow you and leave, will Taixu Palace know?"
Yun Chen was stroking the rim of the cup with his fingertips, his eyes fixed on the clouds rapidly passing by outside the window of the spirit boat, and suddenly asked.
For some reason, just now, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Murong Xue put down the teacup: "This is the spirit boat of the Divine Thunder Palace. It has a hidden spirit formation set up by Master. Unless you are a Nascent Soul cultivator, no one can find it..."
"There are also Nascent Soul cultivators in Taixu Palace, right?" Yun Chen couldn't help but ask.
Murong Xue took a sip of tea and said, "Nascent Soul cultivators aren't that bored. Besides... I deliberately had the Tianji Pavilion spread false information. I'm afraid those people are now on their way to the Myriad Beasts Forest."
Yun Chen was stunned when he heard this.
What a good trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
"Okay, we're almost there... Don't worry about anything else, I've arranged everything."
Murong Xue smiled at Yun Chen, her eyes accidentally sweeping over Zhao Xiruo, a gleam of light flashing in her eyes.
……
Deep in the Forest of Beasts, miasma filled the air, and the branches and leaves of towering ancient trees blocked out the sun, so that even the sunlight could only shine through the gaps as scattered spots.
From beneath the thick layer of rotten leaves on the ground, the deep roars of monsters could be heard from time to time. In addition to the fishy smell of grass and trees, there was also a faint smell of blood in the air.
"Master, is Brother Yun really here? Why do I feel... unlikely?"
Lin Wan'er lifted her skirt and carefully avoided the thorns on the ground.
She frowned, her fingertips unconsciously twisting the tassels on her cuffs, and there was a hint of subtle hesitation in her tone.
"I'm not too sure about the news from the Tianji Pavilion, but over the years... the news from the Tianji Pavilion is basically correct."
Chu He glanced at the dense forest in front of him, which was shrouded in miasma, and his expression was somewhat solemn.
The Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts is full of dangers, and even those in the Nascent Soul stage dare not go too deep into it.
He also couldn't understand why Yun Chen came here.
However, since she had received the order from above, she had no choice but to come and investigate.
"Everyone, be careful, Yingqi... Protect Wan'er."
As he spoke, he gave another reminder.
"Yes!" Ying Qi nodded respectfully.
The three of them moved forward along the forest. Walking in the dark forest, it was pitch black all around. Only the bird eggs hanging on the treetops emitted a hazy fluorescence, illuminating a small area in front.
……
At this time, in a giant valley in the center of the forest, a purple-gold tree that was a hundred feet tall was swaying its branches and leaves, emitting a soft purple light.
Under the tree, on a huge rock, sat a woman cross-legged. She was dressed in black, with long hair draped over her shoulders. She had a beautiful and delicate face, a pair of clear and bright big eyes, skin whiter than snow, and delicate features. She was as perfect as if she had been carefully carved, and her temperament was holy and aloof.
"This secret realm of cultivation is indeed full of dangers. It's been almost a month. Where on earth did that brat go?"
The woman sighed softly, her tone full of helplessness and her eyes showing a hint of anxiety.
If Yun Chen were here, he would definitely recognize him.
The woman in front of him was none other than his master, Ye Wuxin.