As the Universe Turns - Chapter 281

Chapter 281 100,000 Dense Forests
Xiao Chen saw that his expression was solemn and didn’t seem to be joking at all. He thought that this third soul art was definitely not a trivial one. “Senior, why don’t you tell me what a soul forbidden art is?” He said.

Ku Lingzi looked at him. At this moment, he seemed to recall the past many years ago, It took a long time for him to regain his senses. He said, “This Soul Forbidden Technique allows you to imprison the opponent’s soul with your own primordial spirit, making it impossible for them to escape. However, when using this technique, it is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be unable to recover. Therefore, if you are not fully confident, you must never use this technique, especially if the opponent’s soul is not under you, let alone use it easily.”

After hearing what he said, Xiao Chen finally came to a vague understanding. This Soul Forbidden Technique could seal the opponent’s soul with his own soul. If it was only to imprison a person weaker than his own soul, it would often succeed. However, if it was to imprison a person as strong as his own soul, or even stronger than his own soul, it would have the smell of burning jade and stone.

This technique exceeded the six Laws of the Three Realms, so it was extremely dangerous to use. If one was careless, it could cause damage to one’s primordial spirit or even the Soul Dissipating Powder, making it impossible for one to enter reincarnation forever.

“Brat, do you understand now?”

Ku Lingzi asked when he saw his thoughtful expression.

Xiao Chen nodded his head gently. Ku Lingzi didn’t say anything else. He pointed at the space between his eyebrows and said, “Now, I’ll teach you these three soul techniques to restrain your spirit and calm down!”

Xiao Chen immediately closed his eyes and felt the divine will coming from Ku Lingzi. At this moment, it was as if several months had passed. As a fallen leaf slowly floated over, the three soul techniques were deeply imprinted into his mind.

“Alright …”

Ku Lingzi slowly put his hands behind his back and looked at him, “When are you leaving?”

“There’s no time to delay. It’s now.”

Xiao Chen looked at the soul mark slowly disappearing from his palm and raised his head, “Thank you, Senior, for passing on these three soul techniques today.”

“Hmph.”

Ku Lingzi waved his sleeve and glanced at him, “I’m afraid that you’ll die. No one can undo the Three Lives Curse Oath. Go.” After saying that, he turned around and no longer looked at him.

Xiao Chen didn’t delay any longer and went to inform Shen Jing before leaving for the 100,000 dense forests in the northwest of the Central Plains.

Xianyuan Five Realms was the most vast territory in the Central Plains, and was also the head of the Righteous path, Xuanqing Sect. The region south of the Central Plains was known as the “Number One Sword Under Heaven”, “Number One Valley Under Heaven”, and “Number One Danger Under Heaven”. In the western region, it was also the location of the Cyan Rainbow Sect, known as the “Demon Subduing and Demon Eliminating Sect”.

Nowadays, apart from the Jade Void Temple, the other three sects were all in the Central Plains. If one wanted to see the prosperity of the Central Plains, other than the Eastern Region where the Heavenly Gate was located, there was no one comparable to them.

However, although the Central Plains were the most outstanding places, there were often traces of demons hidden in dangerous places in the Border Region. Many places were harboring dangerous terrain and were rarely visited all year round, making them the best refuge for some evil sects and devil religions.

Ancient rumors said that the Azure Emperor shocked the world, causing the demons to disperse. However, in the northwest region of the Central Plains, there were mountains and dense forests. There were few people within a radius of several thousand kilometers, and they were known as “a hundred thousand dense forests.”

Inside the dense forest, there were mountains, majestic and tall, ancient trees towering to the heavens, countless cliffs, rumors said that there were many elves and ghosts in the mountains, and miasma soared to the sky. There were even ancient beasts at the foot of the mountain. Over time, this place became an extremely ferocious place. Even those profound profound profound sect warriors would not easily enter this place.

There were even rumors that once they entered the hundred thousand dense forests, it would be difficult for those who were not at the Heavenspan Realm to leave. They would lose their way and end up being eaten by fierce beasts and devoured by ghosts. With these shocking legends, the hundred thousand dense forests became a taboo place for cultivators.

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Half a month later, Xiao Chen arrived at this 100,000-strong forest at his fastest speed. The terrain here was extremely complicated, and the climate in the forest was even more abnormal. Sometimes, clouds surrounded the forest, the sky was dim, and sometimes, strange lightning burst forth, causing heavy rain to pour down.

In the miasma swamp, there were countless poisonous insects and ferocious ants. If it weren’t for the fact that he had already mastered all of his skills, it wouldn’t have been easy for him to travel through such a dangerous place.

At dusk this day, he came to a dense forest in a swamp. The weather was sultry, miasma pervaded the air, and the stench was overwhelming. Most of the stench came from rotting corpses.

Bubbles occasionally appeared in the marshes, turning into wisps of dark green smoke that did not disperse. At the edge of the marshes, there were actually corpses that had been soaked to the point of being rotten and swollen, covered in maggots and poisonous ants. Xiao Chen only glanced at them and felt his stomach tumble. He immediately covered his nose and mouth with his sleeve and quickened his pace.

Along the way, he saw a lot of rotting corpses. They weren’t from the Four Great Mysterious Sects. They had probably attacked Lian Hua Palace a while ago, but they had accidentally died in a few small sects in the hundred thousand dense forest.

From the looks of it, as early as last month, the two sides had already started a fierce battle. It was unknown what was happening in Weiyang. The more this happened, the more worried his heart became, and he unknowingly accelerated his pace.

The last time Hua Weiyang left, he gave the other party a jade note. Now, he could naturally sense Hua Weiyang’s location by relying on this jade note. However, the terrain in the hundred thousand dense forests was really complicated, and he had to avoid being discovered by the people of the Four Great Mysterious Sects, so he could only be cautious.

Three days later, Xiao Chen had arrived at the depths of the 100,000-strong forest. Looking around, he could see mountains, ancient trees, and no longer the miasma from before. Instead, it was sunlight. Layers of forests were like washing. The mountains flowed with water, and the breeze blew on his face. It still carried the fragrance of flowers. The scenery and climate were quite pleasant.

At this moment, Xiao Chen could already sense the Spiritual Energy of the jade slip. It seemed that the Hundred Flowers Valley where Lian Hua Palace was located should not be far away from here.

Just as he was contemplating, he saw a ray of multicolored light rushing towards the sky from the northwest. It was as if sharp sword lights had pierced through the sky. The ten thousand mile clouds had dispersed in an instant, and a powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuation had pierced through!

“Shit …”

Xiao Chen knew that he was a step late. He moved and instantly transformed into a streak of light. When he arrived, he heard killing sounds from the other side of the valley. On this side of the valley, hundreds of flowers were already stained with blood. There were corpses everywhere. There were disciples of the Righteous Profound Sect and the corpses of the 36 sects’ Demon Cult disciples.

Xiao Chen didn’t hesitate. He took a step forward and immediately withdrew his aura, heading towards the other side of the valley.

On the other side of the valley was Lianhua Palace. However, outside Lianhua Palace, layers of white jade stairs were dyed red with blood. The flowers on both sides of the valley had withered and withered. Countless disciples of Xuanmen Sect were fighting against the disciples of the 36 sects, Demon Cult and Lianhua Palace.

In midair, the situation became even more tense. Xiao Chen saw the people from Qinghong Sect, as well as many other Righteous Mysterious Sect elders. For the time being, he had not seen anyone from Xuanqing Sect.