239: Baizhang Gate

Boom!

Chu Jiang exerted a slight force, and the people of Golden Serpent Valley were seized into his hand, their faces filled with terror, completely powerless to resist.

"What do you want to do?!"

Jin She Lan, Valley Master and several Elders met Chu Jiang's gaze, and instantly felt a chill in their hearts, a premonition of ill omen rising within them.

"What am I doing? You'll find out soon enough!" Chu Jiang said coldly.

Just then.

Bang!

Chu Jiang kicked the Golden Serpent Valley Elder squarely in his old face, like kicking a ball, sending him smashing into the path on the left.

He crashed face-first into the ground.

"Chu Jiang, your mother..."

Before the Golden Serpent Valley Elder could finish his words, a black tentacle as thick as an arm shot out from underground, instantly piercing his chest, and he was dragged little by little into the ground.

"Pfft... Valley Master, save... me!"

The Elder coughed up blood, his face filled with despair, his life force vanishing in the blink of an eye.

"Senior Brother!"

This horrifying scene startled the other people from Golden Serpent Valley; a Divine Power Realm Fifth-level expert was instantly killed, all his essence absorbed.

"What kind of monster is this?!"

Xuan Yi's pupils constricted on the side. Fortunately, he hadn't ventured in earlier, or his life would have been uncertain. The Enan Forbidden Land, having existed for a thousand years, might have undergone other changes.

It was a good thing that Chu Jiang, this formidable figure, was holding down the fort this time; otherwise, let alone entering the Enan Forbidden Land, they wouldn't even have been able to get close.

"Chu Jiang, you're using the lives of our Golden Serpent Valley people to clear a path for you! You're going too far!" Jin She Lan, Valley Master's body trembled, her eyes unable to hide her hatred.

Was it easy to cultivate a Divine Power Realm expert, only for him to die so innocently?

"As a Pacification Envoy of a province, your duty is to slay demons and monsters, and protect the common people. Look at what you've done!"

"Using the bones of the common people to reach your Peak, you will eventually..."

Another Slender-faced Elder from Golden Serpent Valley spoke righteously.

"You're right."

"But you are not common people. This Pacification Envoy guards this region, and the list does not include traitors who collude with the enemy!"

Chu Jiang's eyes showed disdain. He aimed his large foot at the Slender-faced Elder, who was spouting nonsense, and stomped on his face, then kicked hard. The Slender-faced Elder shot out like a cannonball, rapidly smashing towards the second path.

"No... Chu Jiang, even as a ghost, I won't let you off!"

His Senior Brother's tragic state was still vivid in his mind.

The Slender-faced Elder could only utter a desperate curse. As he crashed into the second path, his body trembled, his heart pounded violently, and he looked at the ground in terror, fearing that the terrifying tentacle would emerge again.

One breath, three breaths, ten breaths, until dozens of breaths passed, and he was still safe and sound.

The Slender-faced Elder completely collapsed onto the ground, letting out a huge sigh of relief. It seemed there was no monster here.

He had narrowly escaped death.

"Go!"

Chu Jiang let out a soft cry. An energy chain extended from his body, binding all the people from Golden Serpent Valley and hoisting them into the air.

He wouldn't easily let go of these disposable consumables.

Fu Yunxuan and others led their team to follow.

Soon.

Their figures vanished into the layers of mist.

"Everyone, wait! It's dangerous ahead, don't go any further!" The bruised and swollen woodcutter old man appeared from nowhere, stopping the people behind him for the second time.

"Old man, are you crazy?!"

Someone glared angrily at the woodcutter old man, furious.

"Too dedicated! Still working even after being beaten like this!"

"Come, come, let this big guy loosen your bones for you!"

The irritable man's face was benevolent, but he said with a sinister smile. His two hands firmly gripped the woodcutter old man's shoulders, and both hands exploded with force, instantly producing the sound of breaking bones.

"Tell me, old fellow, who sent you?!"

"I am nobody. It's dangerous ahead, please wait..."

The woodcutter old man grimaced in pain, still repeating the same sentence.

"It's a second-grade Volcanic Crystal!"

Someone suddenly exclaimed, as if they had seen a treasure.

"Consider yourself lucky. Don't let me see you again in the future!"

"Otherwise, I'll beat you every time I see you!"

The irritable man could only casually throw away the woodcutter old man and quickly rushed forward, joining the large group scrambling for the treasure.

"Old man, why bother?"

"Are you interested in coming back to Seven Stars Valley with me, to be a Guest Elder?"

Yu Hualing, Valley Master walked over with a graceful posture, full of charm.

This old man was probably not simple, as he ran even faster than them.

"It's dangerous ahead, please wait..."

Yu Hualing, Valley Master frowned tightly. This old fellow was crazy, repeating only that one sentence over and over.

"Alright!"

A glint of black flashed in the woodcutter old man's eyes, and he suddenly chuckled sinisterly.

Yu Hualing, Valley Master nodded in satisfaction.

"You accompany me for a few nights of fun first, then going to your whatever Star... Valley isn't impossible!"

Slap!

"You disrespectful old dog!"

"A toad wanting to eat swan meat? You're not worthy!"

Yu Hualing, Valley Master's smile suddenly turned cold. She slapped the woodcutter old man hard, sending him flying several meters, his old bones completely dislocated.

He was talking nonsense, a lunatic.

She had thought he was a strong individual, but it seemed she had been mistaken; he was just a confused old lecher.

"How annoying!"

Forget him, finding treasure is more important.

...

Half an hour later.

Due to changes in the last small section of the path, the map drawn by Yu Xu Palace's ancestor was basically obsolete.

After forcefully sacrificing three Golden Serpent Valley Elders, they finally arrived.

"So this is the Enan Forbidden Land?"

Chu Jiang's gaze swept forward.

The outer perimeter of the Forbidden Ground was surrounded by a desolate landscape, with no signs of life, only withered trees and broken rocks.

There were also some ancient architectural ruins. These buildings were eroded by time, and their crumbling walls revealed their former glory.

However, the Enan Forbidden Land itself was lush and vibrant, full of life, like an oasis in the desert.

The layers of mist in the sky made it difficult to peer inside.

"Chu Garrison Envoy, something isn't right here. Ancestor Mingren recorded that this place should be a barren wasteland, enveloped by Calamity Qi, extremely dangerous!"

Xuan Yi frowned. Had this place changed so much in a thousand years?

A barren Forbidden Ground had grown into an oasis.

Boom!

The chain behind Chu Jiang whipped out the Slender-faced Elder from Golden Serpent Valley, sending him smashing directly into the Enan Forbidden Land.

With a loud thud.

After landing.

The Slender-faced Elder continued to curse, awaiting the arrival of death.

But.

Nothing happened.

After a quarter of an hour.

Everything was normal.

Chu Jiang extended his Divine Sense into it, covering a hundred zhang, and still detected no abnormalities.

Even so.

To be safe, Xuan Yi still took out the Luck Map, which then rapidly expanded. The Prodigy Luck accumulated over a thousand years emitted a dazzling purple light, sheltering everyone within it.

Thump, thump, thump!

Everyone then stepped into the Enan Forbidden Land.

After a long while, they saw a hundred-zhang gate, hidden in the clouds...