As the Universe Turns - Chapter 1273
Chapter 1273 Forbidden Land
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Xiao Chen guessed that there was still a chance for things to change. He asked, “Mr. Zhuge, can you explain more clearly what exactly happened in this forbidden area?”
He had been in the Land of Bone Corrosion for so long, so he naturally knew that the Forbidden Land was the most extensive and dangerous place in the Land of Bone Corrosion. There were even many places in the Land of Bone Corrosion that no one had visited, just like Tomb of Gods and Demons.
In some other places, those who had committed great wrongs would often be banished from the Forbidden Land, so the Forbidden Land was also called the Land of Exile.
Apart from that, some people who were chased by others would often choose to flee into the forbidden area, risking their lives and resigned themselves to fate when they had no other choice.
Therefore, in the Bone Erosion Lands, especially in Mirage Sea, every time people mentioned the Forbidden Lands, their expressions would change.
At this moment, Zhuge Xuance had a serious expression on his face. He turned around and looked at Xiao Chen. “In the Forbidden Land, there is a place called Modong City. There …”
“There’s a Mr. Mo over there!”
Yanyue Wuqing stepped forward and said, “No one knows who Mr. Mo is. No one knows when he came to the Bone Corrosion Lands. However, he has great abilities. If he is willing to help, Chu Fengyang can only flee with his tail between his legs!”
“Mr. Mo?”
Xiao Chen’s expression froze. Yanyue Wuqing nodded and said, “That’s right, this Mr. Mo. Hundreds of years ago, he had some friendship with our previous king, my grandfather. Mr. Mo said that if the Asura Race encountered any major changes in the future, they could send someone to Modong City in the Forbidden Land to find him for help.”
After hearing this, Xiao Chen roughly understood. He asked Zhuge Xuance, “Mr. Zhuge, where is that Modong City? Can I am …”
“No, no.”
Before he could finish speaking, Yanyue Wuqing shook his hand and interrupted, “You can’t go. Mr. Mo doesn’t like outsiders looking for him, and you’re not from the Asura Race. Only I can go with you …”
After hearing Yanyue Wuqing’s words, Xiao Chen understood why Zhuge Xuance didn’t allow her to go to the Forbidden Land. Firstly, the Forbidden Land was too dangerous. Secondly, she might not be able to see Modong City in Mr. Mo. Thirdly, this Mr. Mo would only help the Asura Race once.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Yanyue Wuqing looked at Zhuge Xuance and said, “Master, don’t worry. Although the forbidden area is very dangerous, with him by my side, I will be fine.”
Zhuge Xuance still frowned deeply. After a long time, he sighed softly. Seeing him sigh, a smile appeared on Yanyue Wuqing’s face. Master sighed. There was nothing he could do about her. There was nothing he could do about her, so he allowed her to go.
At this moment, Xiao Chen also walked up and cupped his hands to Zhuge Xuance, saying, “Mr. Zhuge, please rest assured. No matter if you find Mr. Mo or not during this trip to the forbidden area, Xiao will guarantee that the princess will return unharmed.”
Zhuge Xuance raised his head and looked at him. He was speechless. If someone else had said that, he would not have taken it seriously. However, this young man in front of him gave him a very different feeling. Such a person who valued love and righteousness, once he made a promise, he would definitely protect this promise with his life.
“Alright …”
In the end, Zhuge Xuance nodded and looked at him solemnly, “No matter what, Little friend Xiao must let the princess return safely.”
Actually, what Zhuge Xuance cared about was not that Mr. Mo only helped the Asura Race once, but the safety of Yanyue Wuqing. After all, even he didn’t dare to rashly enter the forbidden area.
“Master, don’t worry. I’ll be fine.”
Yanyue Wuqing did not expect that Master would not agree just now. Now that he had agreed so quickly, it was precisely because of Xiao Chen’s promise. If it was someone else, Zhuge Xuance would most likely not agree.
It was already dark outside. Zhuge Xuance looked outside the cave and said, “This place is still quite a distance away from the forbidden area. I’ll send you off with the Odd Sect Escape Armor Formation.”
Outside, Zhuge Xuance pointed with his two fingers and took out dozens of talismans. Using the talismans, he condensed an Eight Trigrams Formation Technique. When it was dark, the formation was completed.
Zhuge Xuance said, “You guys go. Remember to be careful.”
“Master, you don’t have to worry. I’ll be fine. I still have the brocade pouch you gave me last time. I’ve always kept it …”
As Yanyue Wuqing spoke, she looked at Xiao Chen again. Although that was the case, this time, she was going to the Forbidden Land. Although she liked to walk around in the past, this was the first time she had been to such a far place.
Moments later, the two of them arrived at the center of the formation. Following Zhuge Xuance’s hand sealing, a profound light shot out and the entire formation disappeared. The two of them also disappeared on the spot.
When they opened their eyes again, they saw that the moon and stars were dim in the sky. It was already early in the morning, and a gust of cold wind blew. Not far away from the two of them, the sound of waves came from the sea. As they approached, they saw that in front of them was an endless sea.
“I know. This is the Starnet Sea. After crossing the Starnet Sea, it’s a forbidden area … So Master actually sent us here.”
Yanyue Wuqing said softly as he arrived at the shore and looked at the boundless sea beneath the stars and moons.
“Starnet Sea …”
Xiao Chen also arrived at the shore and looked at the turbulent waves on the sea. He thought to himself that there was only one month before and after, so he could not delay on the road. He asked, “How long will it take to reach the Forbidden Land?”
“Don’t worry, it’s very fast. Look.”
As Yanyue Wuqing spoke, he took out a glass bottle from his sleeve. There was a boat in the bottle.
“This is …”
“This was given to me by Master. It’s amazing. You can leave Shanghai in the heavens and earth.”
After Yanyue Wuqing finished speaking, he gently blew on the glass bottle. Then, the boat inside floated out with a mist and fell into the sea. It immediately turned into a large boat.
“How is it? Amazing!”
Yanyue Wuqing smiled complacently and pulled him onto the ship. The ship was like an arrow that had left the bow, riding through the wind and waves and sailing into the boundless sea.
Haihai Yuezhengming and Suibo Wanli were sitting in the cabin. However, Xiao Chen’s heart was heavy and his face was filled with worry. It was as if Moon was hanging high up in the sky. It was clear at a glance. Seeing that he was silent, Yanyue Wuqing asked, “Are you … still worried?”
Xiao Chen did not say anything. After a while, he said, “Oh right, I am, return this to the princess.” As he spoke, he took out two things from his sleeve.
One of them was a picture scroll, the other was a jade hairpin.
“So … you brought these two things out.”
Yanyue Wuqing’s expression was a little stunned. She slowly stood up and took these two things from his hand. This was what she had left behind when she went to Merlin Garden to assassinate Xiao Chen.
At this moment, she recalled the scene of that day in her mind. She did not know what kind of feeling it was in her heart and said, “Do you … like her very much?”
Xiao Chen did not say anything. Instead, he turned around and looked through the ship window at Moon on the sea. “Yan Yan follows the waves for tens of millions of miles. Where is the spring river without moonlight … At this moment, we do not see each other. May the moon shine upon you.”
Yanyue Wuqing was stunned for a moment. He slowly walked up and followed him to look at the Moon on the sea. He muttered, “The slanting moon is deep in the sea mist. Jieshi Xiaoxiang is an endless road. I wonder how many people will return by the moon. The setting moon shakes the river trees …”
At the end of his sentence, Yanyue Wuqing turned his head and looked at him motionlessly, “Don’t be sad … she will definitely recover. There is a legend in our Asura that on a full moon night, when we make a wish on Moon, those who are in love will definitely be married.”
…
Moreover, in the Frost Moon Mountain Range, the reopening of the competition for spots was exactly what Lan Yue and the others wanted. As for Chu Fengyang, he was guarding the trial grounds, causing the participants to be extremely nervous, and no one dared to deceive them.
Today, a few more elders came from the Chu Clan. When they found Chu Fengyang, they were somewhat terrified. One of them whispered, “Grand Patriarch, shall we wait here? Otherwise, send someone to look for that brat again. He’s injured, so he shouldn’t be far away …”
“No need.”
Chu Fengyang’s expression was cold as he said, “Someone rescued him that day. Even my Soul Search Technique was unable to find him … Hmph, I’ll wait here unless he doesn’t want this spot anymore.”
“This” The few of them exchanged a glance and their eyebrows furrowed. However, it seemed that this was the only thing they could do now. When that brat came to the Frost Moon Mountain Range, they would fall into a trap.
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Three days later, Xiao Chen and Yanyue Wuqing finally passed through the Starnet Sea and arrived at the Forbidden Land. Everything here seemed to emit a mysterious aura.
“Is this the forbidden area …”
Yanyue Wuqing had never been to the Forbidden Land, so he couldn’t help but be curious. The two of them didn’t know where they were at the Forbidden Land. The surrounding mountains were broken and rocks piled up, burying many ancient palaces. It was as if everything here had been buried when the Ancient Oriental Cultivation World collapsed.
“Princess Yanyue, be careful.”
Xiao Chen moved closer to her. He naturally felt that this place was somewhat unusual. Especially in some dark corners, turbid demonic energy actually seeped out from underground. Even if she was a member of the Asura Race, if she were to rashly get contaminated with this turbid demonic energy, it would probably be bad.
“It doesn’t matter. We Asura Race people have never been afraid of the devil qi in this world …”
Yanyue Wuqing shook his hand. Before he could continue, Xiao Chen interrupted her. “No, the turbid devil energy here is not an ordinary devil energy.”
Hearing him say this, Yanyue Wuqing was stunned, “It’s not ordinary demonic energy, what is that …”
At this moment, Xiao Chen’s eyebrows furrowed, and his expression became even more solemn. After a long time, he said, “I’m not too sure for the time being, but it’s very likely that these aren’t the auras of the human realm …”
“It’s not the aura of the human realm …”
Hearing what he said, Yanyue Wuqing was even more stunned. “Anyway … it’s better to be careful,” Xiao Chen said. At this point, he turned around and looked at her, “Do you know where Modong City is?”
“I” Yanyue Wuqing scratched his head, looked left and right, and finally shook his head. “I don’t know …”
“Don’t mention it.”
Xiao Chen looked into the distance and said, “This Mr. Mo must be very famous in the Forbidden Land. We just need to find the people here and find out where Modong City is.”
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