424: Ancient Forest Forbidden Area

On the periphery of the Ancient Forest Forbidden Zone, a faint gray mist enveloped it, like an invisible barrier separating the inside from the outside. From within the mist, low roars could be faintly heard, as if countless Vicious Beasts were lurking.

Cang Yunqiong led his clansmen in pursuit to the edge of the Ancient Forest, but they stopped abruptly.

His face was grim, his eyes filled with unwillingness and rage.

“Young Lord, ahead is the Ancient Forest Forbidden Zone. We…”

An Azure Flame Dark Sparrow Clan expert reminded him in a low voice, a hint of fear in his tone.

Cang Yunqiong gritted his teeth, his fists clenched tightly, fingernails digging deep into his palms.

He stared intently in the direction where Yun Qian and Luan Ruxue had vanished, and roared, “Yun Qian! Luan Ruxue! Do you think you can survive by escaping into the Forbidden Zone? Dream on! For countless years, almost no one has ever walked out of this Forbidden Zone alive. Entering it is a dead end for you!”

His voice echoed at the edge of the Ancient Forest, but received no response.

Cang Yunqiong’s expression grew even more unsightly. Finally, he waved his hand fiercely: “Leave a group of people to guard here! If they miraculously escape, kill them on sight!”

“Yes!”

The Azure Flame Dark Sparrow Clan experts responded in unison.

After giving his orders, Cang Yunqiong left, full of resentment.

“I hope the two of you can obtain the Legacy of those two within!”

Above the firmament, one of Xu Qing’s Dao Bodies gazed at the Ancient Forest Secret Realm, as if looking at Yun Qian and Luan Ruxue from afar.

Arranging the two of them here was Xu Qing’s deliberate act. When arranging for the three of them—Yun Qian, Luan Ruxue, and Dark Moon—he had already divined a hexagram and calculated their respective Opportunities.

And this Ancient Forest Forbidden Zone was a place of supreme Opportunity, extremely suitable for Yun Qian and Luan Ruxue.

Along the way, to prevent the two from encountering danger, he had arranged for this Dao Body to escort them. Unless there was a Life-or-death crisis, he would not intervene.

As for Dark Moon, he had long known of the existence of the Undead Nether Tiger Clan. Therefore, he directly sent him into that Secret Realm, and then removed the Family’s heavenly secret concealment over him.

As he expected, as soon as the heavenly secret concealment was removed, streams of Divine Soul scans swept over, and Xu Qing’s Dao Body dissipated at that moment.

With the identity of an Undead Nether Tiger Clan member, Dark Moon had it much easier than Yun Qian and Luan Ruxue.

At the same time.

Yun Qian and Luan Ruxue had already ventured deep into the Ancient Forest Forbidden Zone.

The moment they stepped into the Forbidden Zone, both felt a chilling aura assault them, as if invisible hands were tugging at their Divine Souls.

The surrounding trees were tall and twisted, their trunks covered with bizarre patterns, like grotesque faces.

The Ancient Forest Forbidden Zone is a Forbidden Zone of the Azure Flame Dao Domain. Its periphery is isolated by a Forbidden Zone barrier, which Dao Monarchs cannot enter, and Dao Masters who enter it face certain death.

Over countless years, many Dao Masters have entered it, but only a handful have ever emerged alive. Furthermore, every person who did emerge would alternate between periods of clarity and unconsciousness.

But even when conscious, they could not speak of its secrets, only saying that a great terror existed within. Thus, over time, it became a Forbidden Zone of the Azure Flame Dao Domain.

“Be careful, the aura here isn’t right,” Yun Qian whispered, vigilantly scanning his surroundings.

Luan Ruxue nodded, a hint of solemnity flashing in her eyes: “I can feel that some terrifying existence seems to be hidden in this Ancient Forest. Even my Azure Phoenix Bloodline is trembling.”

“I feel it too; my Bloodline is stirring…”

Yun Qian said, his voice a little shaky.

That was not fear, but rather like about to meet one’s elders.

Just then, the surrounding mist suddenly grew denser, as if alive, slowly closing in on them. Within the mist, faint whispers could be heard, their voices sometimes near, sometimes far, as if murmuring in their ears, yet also calling from a distance.

“Come… come… come… come…”

The voice was full of temptation, as if it could strike directly into the depths of one’s soul.

Yun Qian and Luan Ruxue exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of shock in the other’s eyes.

“Don’t listen! It’s an illusionary sound!”

Yun Qian let out a low shout, raised his hand, and fiercely swung it. A silver Dragon phantom swept across, forcing back the surrounding mist.

However, as soon as the mist receded, the ground suddenly began to shake. Countless vines erupted from underground, coiling around them like venomous snakes.

The vines were covered with sharp barbs, glowing with an eerie green light, clearly indicating they were highly poisonous.

“Perish!”

Yun Qian roared, and the silver Dragon phantom surged, annihilating the vines.

However, the vines seemed endless; as one patch was destroyed, more vines surged forth.

“Absolute Zero!”

Luan Ruxue snorted coldly, forming a hand seal. A layer of snow-white radiance appeared around her, and then a snow-white cold wave spread out. Wherever it reached, the vines were all frozen solid.

A hint of coldness flashed in her eyes, and she whispered, “This Ancient Forest is indeed bizarre. We must find the Opportunity as soon as possible, or we will eventually be exhausted to death here.”

Yun Qian nodded, his gaze firm: “Let’s go! I feel that Bloodline stirring becoming more and more intense. I feel this place will make me very powerful!”

The two continued forward, and the scenery in the Ancient Forest became increasingly eerie. The branches of the trees twisted into various grotesque shapes, as if silently mocking their overestimation of themselves.

On the ground, occasionally, white bones could be seen. Some were already weathered, while others still exuded the aura of a Dao Master. These were all beings who had once entered this place.

Suddenly, a low roar came from ahead, as if some colossal creature was awakening.

Yun Qian and Luan Ruxue stopped simultaneously, vigilantly looking ahead.

“It’s here!”

Yun Qian said in a low voice.

In the mist, a colossal figure slowly emerged. It was a Vicious Beast resembling a flood Dragon but with two wings on its back. Its entire body was covered in pitch-black scales, its eyes were blood-red, and foul-smelling drool dripped from its mouth.

The aura of this Vicious Beast was terrifying to the extreme, having clearly reached the Perfection stage of a Dao Master!

“Twin-Winged Ghost Flood Dragon!”

Yun Qian was startled, recognizing the flood Dragon before him. This was a type of Vicious Beast long extinct in the outside world. No wonder those Dao Masters who entered had died; this Twin-Winged Ghost Flood Dragon’s combat power was comparable to a top-tier half-step Dao Monarch.

“Roar—!”

The Twin-Winged Ghost Flood Dragon let out an earth-shattering roar and fiercely pounced on the two.

Facing the Twin-Winged Ghost Flood Dragon, Yun Qian and Luan Ruxue dared not be negligent and transformed into their beast forms. For the Yao Race, beast form allowed them to unleash their strongest attacks.

A Dragon and a Phoenix, one silver and one white, intertwined and battled the Twin-Winged Ghost Flood Dragon.

Within the Ancient Forest, roars and rumbles resounded incessantly, as if even heaven and earth were trembling.

Outside the Ancient Forest, seven or eight days had already passed.

Cang Yunqiong stood at the edge of the Forbidden Zone, his face terrifyingly grim. His gaze was fixed on the depths of the Ancient Forest, as if he wanted to pierce through the gray mist and see the fate of Yun Qian and Luan Ruxue.

“Young Lord, they’ve been in there for so long, I’m afraid they’ve already…”

A clansman said in a low voice.

Cang Yunqiong snorted coldly, his eyes filled with unwillingness: “Those two, one is an Azure Phoenix, and the other is from the Silver Dragon Clan! No matter what, they must die in there. Otherwise, if the news reaches the Sacred Domain, it will be the day our clan is annihilated!”

“Pass down my order, mobilize two groups of people, and have them guard here in shifts. No one is allowed to leave without my command!”

“Yes!” the clansmen responded in unison.

Cang Yunqiong clenched his fists, muttering in a low voice: “Yun Qian, Luan Ruxue, do you think escaping into the Forbidden Zone can rid you of me?”

His voice was filled with venom and madness, like a furious beast, ready to pounce on its prey at any moment.

However, the continuous roars coming from deep within the Ancient Forest caused a faint unease to rise in his heart.