Chapter 346: Wu Zhou Forbidden Zone

346. Chapter 346 Wu Zhou Forbidden Zone

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

"Good, many thanks Senior, I will be careful."

Yu Zhangsheng nodded, thanked the Mysterious Turtle once more, and his heart eased slightly.

Regardless, at least for now, the crisis was temporarily resolved.

Yu Zhangsheng knew clearly in his heart that under those circumstances, facing the pincer attack of multiple Golden Core Peak cultivators, he naturally could not possibly be a match; at most he could only delay for a period of time.

Therefore, wanting a sliver of survival, the only way was to use a strange method to break the situation, and Heavenly Tribulation was the method Yu Zhangsheng thought of.

After all, he could break through to Golden Core at any time now, but what he would face was Heavenly Tribulation, and since it was Yu Zhangsheng's first time crossing tribulation, without preparation he naturally would not attempt it lightly.

"Unexpectedly, Heavenly Tribulation actually became a means for me to save my life; who could have imagined that……"

Yu Zhangsheng murmured to himself, then shook his head and laughed wryly, letting out a light sigh.

"It is just a pity that this means can only work by surprise, and furthermore, if I draw down Heavenly Tribulation again, the Mysterious Turtle will also no longer have the ability to conceal heavenly secrets for me……"

Being able to break out of the encirclement and kill his way out from under the three men's siege already made Yu Zhangsheng overjoyed beyond expectation; as for the rest, he could not ask for more.

As for why he did not just now borrow the lightning tribulation to thoroughly exterminate Chen Feng and the other two, Yu Zhangsheng had not failed to consider it, but in the end it was all unrealistic.

The main reason was that Yu Zhangsheng did not plan to cross tribulation right now; if he forcibly dragged Chen Feng and the other two into the Heavenly Tribulation, then the Mysterious Turtle would also be unable to conceal heavenly secrets for him and temporarily avoid the lightning tribulation.

Secondly, that place was not a good place to cross tribulation; Yu Zhangsheng could imagine that since the opponents had gone to such great lengths to come kill him, they naturally could not be without a backup plan; if he lingered there long, even if he ultimately succeeded in crossing the tribulation, the fluctuations caused would likely attract other pursuers.

At that time, it would be even more impossible to escape.

"Wait a bit more; crossing tribulation is not urgent; at least here, it is not safe……"

Yu Zhangsheng thought in his heart, his gaze deep, sinking into contemplation with furrowed brows.

"However, where to go now has become a trouble."

Facing that direction, Yu Zhangsheng performed a series of hand seals, his vast Divine Sense also fully released; after confirming his location, he pondered for a moment, glanced at the surrounding environment, and headed east.

"Since they went to such great lengths to come kill me, there will certainly be other means; the road back to the sect, who knows what it has already become; going there now carries too great a risk."

Yu Zhangsheng frowned, "Currently, my location is also at the edge of the border…… the nearest place is…… Purple Bamboo Mountain."

Purple Bamboo Mountain, located at the border of Wu Zhou, is moreover one of Wu Zhou's famous Forbidden Zones; inside, demons and monsters run rampant, incomparably dangerous; every year many cultivators go there, yet all fall within; even Violet Mansion cultivators must speak and act cautiously inside.

"Such a desperate place has now instead become my place of survival; very well, seek wealth in danger; the current plan can only be this."

After Yu Zhangsheng made up his mind, he did not hesitate and went straight toward Purple Bamboo Mountain.

Currently, the faint sense of crisis deep in Yu Zhangsheng's heart had not dissipated, constantly reminding him that he had not escaped danger; who knows when other enemies might come chasing.

Since it was so, then Purple Bamboo Mountain was also not impossible to go to.

Moreover, Yu Zhangsheng still had his own plans and confidence.

"Purple Bamboo Mountain……"

Yu Zhangsheng secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his gaze deep and remote.

"Cao Jinxian's relic Cave Dwelling seems to also be here; since that is the case, let us go take a look on the way, this Senior Brother I have never met……"

"Originally I thought to come take a look after Golden Core, but now, coming a bit early does not matter either; seek wealth in danger; who knows, it might also be my place of opportunity."

Yu Zhangsheng flew continuously, thoughts like cotton, but suddenly thought of something else; sensing the faint swelling pain and sense of crisis emanating from between his eyebrows, he was thoughtful.

"However, speaking of it, my current danger premonition seems to have become even more keen…… this feeling has been especially obvious since I fused with the Qi of the Heavenly Dao."

"Heavenly Dao early warning? Or is it because of my Constitution."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered slightly, then shook his head, suppressing these thoughts; now was not the time to dwell on these.

Half an hour later, mountains and rivers changed beneath his feet, clouds and mist churned; Yu Zhangsheng exhaled deeply, his steps paused, he stood upright in the Void, looking ahead, his Adam's apple moving.

"Purple Bamboo Mountain…… arrived."

Ahead, faint purple radiance permeated the entire space, revealing an indescribable strangeness and ominousness, and further obscuring the scenery within.

Entering the eye, it was a continuous undulating Mountain Range, encircling the border of Wu Zhou, separating the territories of Wu Zhou and Qingzhou, stretching along the border line for a thousand li, revealing a majestic momentum.

The most striking feature was the purple that met the eye, covering mountains and fields; those were dense Purple Bamboos, revealing points of brilliant light, carrying a power that made one obsessed, beautiful yet bewitching; all other colors became mere embellishments at this moment; one Purple Bamboo after another rose into the sky, swaying slowly in the wind, myriad charms flowing.

Overall it looked extremely beautiful and spectacular.

This place is one of Wu Zhou's Forbidden Zones…… Purple Bamboo Mountain.

"Huu……"

After exhaling a long breath, Yu Zhangsheng's chest heaved; gritting his teeth, he glanced behind him, hesitated no longer, and plunged straight into the Purple Bamboo Mountain Range.

"Here, if one ignores the dangers within, it is indeed a rare beautiful scenery; there should be many people who often come here."

Entering the Purple Bamboo Mountain Range, Yu Zhangsheng descended from the air, slowly stepping on the earth, Divine Sense spread outward, vigilant at every moment to the movements around him, looking at the faint purple fluorescence all around, he spoke with a touch of emotion.

Purple Bamboo Mountain stretches a continuous thousand li in range; though it is a Forbidden Zone, it is not dangerous everywhere; the ordinary outer perimeter, if one is careful, with Yu Zhangsheng's cultivation base, naturally there would be no problem.

"However, the Purple Bamboos here seem somewhat strange?"

Yu Zhangsheng walked along, looking at the Purple Bamboos all around; his mind moved, he pondered a moment, slowly placed his hand on a Purple Bamboo, closed his eyes and carefully sensed.

"Myriad Spirits Art……"

Divine Sense attached to the spirit, following the Purple Bamboo's continuous spreading and climbing, every rustle of wind and grass in the surroundings was instantly drawn into Yu Zhangsheng's mind.

An incense stick's time later, Yu Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing in his gaze.

"So it is; the entire Purple Bamboo Mountain, all the Purple Bamboos, appear scattered but actually join together as one momentum……""If there is need, they will in an instant erupt with the strongest might, destroying everything. Like a single integrated Formation, operating with precision……"

Under the augmentation of the Myriad Spirits Art, Yu Zhangsheng obtained some information.

"The entire Purple Bamboo Mountain, these Purple Bamboos are not ordinary plants; among them quite a few have given birth to weak spirits, but usually they are all in a dormant state."

"And this Purple Bamboo, I don't know if it's naturally special material or what, it actually gives me a faint sense of Sword Qi converging inward; all of these are excellent materials for naturally forging a Treasure Sword..."

Yu Zhangsheng's frown relaxed as he spoke, feeling the faint stinging pain transmitted by his Divine Sense, and smiled slightly.

"However, fortunately there is the Ten Thousand Spirits Decree's concealment of aura; it seems these Purple Bamboos hold no malice toward me, so the greatest danger can be considered resolved."

The Ten Thousand Spirits Decree's greatest characteristic is affinity with all things; this point already helped Yu Zhangsheng quite a lot back at Hui Shui Shan, and now at Zizhu Mountain it is still useful.

Thinking thus, Yu Zhangsheng sighed with emotion slightly, and lightly tapped the Purple Bamboo before him; the Purple Bamboo emitted a hollow, crisp sound and swayed gently.

"The Ten Thousand Spirits Decree is indeed a good cultivation method, but the copy in my hand is incomplete, it can only support my cultivation up to the Purple Mansion realm; therefore, whether emotionally or logically, this Zizhu Mountain, Cao Jinxian's Yiji Dong Fu, I absolutely must come..."

"The subsequent cultivation methods should exist here..."

Thinking thus, Yu Zhangsheng walked forward slowly while avoiding some Spirit Beasts within; after one hour, he finally walked out of the Outer Circle.

He reached the Inner Circle; compared to the Outer Circle, the Inner Circle didn't appear to have too obvious a difference, only the Purple Bamboo was somewhat denser, and also taller and straighter; under the swaying purple light, the hazy feeling revealed was even richer.

"Hmm..."

Yu Zhangsheng's expression moved slightly, his steps paused, light flashed in his hand, and an ancient, unadorned beast skin suddenly unfurled before him.

"A map? Looks like it can give me some guidance."

Under Yu Zhangsheng's close observation, he saw that on the originally calm, dark yellow, ancient beast skin map, a drop of blood-red light point suddenly emerged, flickering continuously; layer upon layer of purple patterns densely covered it.

"Here is where the Yiji Dong Fu is located?"

Yu Zhangsheng's expression moved slightly; he was not surprised by the red dot on this beast skin map, for it was precisely that drop of blood from within the Wenlong Jade transformed.

And those purple patterns were clearly the surrounding terrain and landforms, pointing toward the location of the Dong Fu.

The beast skin map floated and sank; that one dot of deep red on it was exceptionally distinct, and even faintly emitted a tyrannical, peerless intent, releasing a circle of faint red light that surrounded Yu Zhangsheng.

"It even has this function? So that drop of blood's function is like this, ah."

Yu Zhangsheng's mouth opened slightly, looking with some surprise at the faint red light enveloping him, his brows and eyes showing joy.

This layer of faint red light enveloping him seemed to be transformed from that drop of blood; therefore the aura it exuded was the best deterrence; with this layer of deterrence, it can be said to allow Yu Zhangsheng to avoid many dangers on Zizhu Mountain, letting him pass through unimpeded all the way.

"This makes things much more convenient."

Yu Zhangsheng smiled lightly, tapped a point outside the faint red light enveloping himself, cross-referenced the map, confirmed his location, and then headed toward the Dong Fu location.

Along the way, faint purple light permeated; whenever it touched the red light on the outer layer of Yu Zhangsheng's body, it strangely shrank back violently and automatically scattered open a path.

"Sha sha sha..."

Purple Bamboos rustled, bamboo joints crystal clear like purple crystals, very cute; purple bamboo leaves drooped, drop by drop dew flowed down, refracting purple radiance; this scene was everywhere within Zizhu Mountain.

There were also bursts of indistinct murmuring sounds reverberating within the Purple Bamboo Forest; stalk after stalk of Purple Bamboo towered skyward, dense and numerous, blocking out Tian Qiong, covering the sky light, intertwining with each other; under a stretch of silence, it instead revealed a trace of strange atmosphere.

The Air suddenly went still; Yu Zhangsheng's heart tightened, fists secretly clenched, brows slightly knitted, yet he still lightly exhaled a breath, maintaining calm, and walked forward.

Within the surrounding Purple Bamboos, he could feel strand after strand of ill-intentioned gazes watching him; and whether it was an illusion or not, the surrounding Purple Bamboos seemed to all be leaning toward his side, slowly moving as they drooped.

However, these ill-intentioned gazes, after falling on him for a while, after a long time disappeared without a trace, as if wary of something.

The faint, barely perceptible murmuring sounds around also slowly dissipated along with it.

"An illusion, huh..."

After a long time, walking out of that area, a sliver of sky light slanted through the Purple Bamboo and projected in; only then did Yu Zhangsheng let out a long breath, his tightly clenched fists slowly loosened, that heart-pounding feeling slowly vanished.

Behind him, he was already soaked through.

Just now, that feeling of being spied upon was exceptionally distinct; Yu Zhangsheng didn't know what specific thing it was, but could feel that thing's power was absolutely not something he could confront; fortunately, in the end the other party withdrew its gaze and didn't act against him.

Obviously, that drop of blood saved his life; what the other party was wary of was also this.

Wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, Yu Zhangsheng shook his head, a trace of bitter smile appearing on his face.

"Looks like the Ten Thousand Spirits Decree isn't omnipotent either; within this kind of forbidden zone, there are naturally some unimaginable perils."

The Ten Thousand Spirits Decree, when facing this kind of organism possessing extremely strong self-awareness, no matter how powerful the affinity characteristic, there is always a limit; the other party would not receive obvious influence.

"Must hurry and find the Dong Fu location, cannot delay time any longer; this blood light red glow has already become quite faint, it won't persist for long."

After taking a deep breath, Yu Zhangsheng coughed twice, glanced at the red light enveloping himself which had obviously thinned considerably, and quickened his pace.

Until after Yu Zhangsheng walked far away, what he didn't notice was that behind him in the Purple Bamboo Forest, within a stretch of hazy purple light, a pair of enormous beast eyes over a meter wide, glowing with red light, suddenly emerged, staring at the direction Yu Zhangsheng left, motionless for a long time.

Faintly, from within the hazy purple light one could see the outline of a gigantic body revealed, flickering in and out of existence.

And the surrounding Purple Bamboos swayed gently, yet without prior agreement all leaned toward it at a slant, as if subjects encountering a monarch who must be knelt to; the entire Purple Bamboo Forest fell instantly silent, only the wind sound slowly howling.

"On his body there is that person's aura... not merely because of that drop of essence blood, but also the cultivation method he cultivates... same origin..."

A vague, indistinct, permeating voice slowly reverberated, yet like heavenly thunder exploding, akin to a Saint's decree, carrying irresistible pressure, pressing down on all surrounding Purple Bamboos.

Thus, under the swaying of Purple Bamboos, they bent even lower... (Chapter End)