Chapter 684
Leaving the Forbidden Zone of the Burial God
Feng Xuan quickly revealed information about several forbidden zones.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingfeng recalled the information given by the Ancient Netherworld Holy Land. After comparing and verifying the information, he discovered that these few life-forbidden zones were not among the many life-forbidden zones given by the Ancient Netherworld Holy Land.
In this regard.
Gu Qingfeng didn't find it strange.
after all.
This immortal realm is vast and boundless. Although it cannot compare with the Endless Immortal Realm, it is still a universe created by an ancient immortal.
Even though the Ancient Netherworld Holy Land is a top power in the starry sky, it is impossible for it to bring all the information of the forbidden zones of life in the entire starry sky under its control.
and so.
It is normal that the forbidden zone of life that Feng Xuan mentioned is not recorded in the Ancient Netherworld Holy Land.
"In that case, you shall accompany me to the forbidden zone of life that you speak of!"
These words were spoken.
Feng Xuan immediately looked troubled.
"It's not that we are unwilling to serve you, seniors, but rather that in this age of declining Dharma, the rules of Heaven are extremely strict. If we were to leave the Forbidden Zone of Burial Gods, we might very well incur divine punishment—"
Upon hearing this...
Gu Qingfeng's expression was knowing.
He had almost forgotten about this matter.
But that's normal.
Such are the rules of this starry sky.
The Celestial Venerable cannot attain immortality.
But it doesn't necessarily mean you can't live forever.
How many cultivators who can reach such a level are truly foolish? Who among them doesn't have some means to conceal the secrets of heaven in order to secure their own survival?
If it weren't for the constraints of the Heavenly Dao rules, these Heavenly Venerables would have wantonly stirred up dark chaos and slaughtered billions of living beings.
If it really comes to that, probably not many people will survive in this starry sky.
Even if they do survive, they will likely only become food for other ancient celestial beings.
Of course.
Although Gu Qingfeng disliked this approach, he didn't feel any aversion to it.
The Dark Turmoil was merely a struggle of the self-destructive forces of a group of Celestial Venerables unwilling to perish. From his current perspective, he could understand it.
of course.
If he were weak and became a victim of the dark turmoil, Gu Qingfeng would naturally despise him.
While such statements may seem hypocritical, that's just how people are.
In this regard.
Gu Qingfeng did not deny it.
If you don't harm your own interests, then everything will fall into place.
If it were to harm his own interests, Gu Qingfeng would have already slapped Feng Xuan and all the other ancient celestial beings in the Forbidden Zone of the Burial God to death.
With a flick of his finger, Gu Qingfeng sent a drop of blood directly onto the other man's brow, where it turned into a rich golden color, as if it had always been there.
This sudden turn of events caused Feng Xuan's expression to change slightly. He reached out and touched his forehead, but couldn't feel anything.
But deep down, Feng Xuan sensed something different.
Gu Qingfeng said, "I have left a power within you. This power is enough to conceal the secrets of heaven. As long as you do not break through to the Ninth Tribulation Heavenly Venerable Realm, this power will exist for millions of years!"
These words were spoken.
Not only Feng Xuan, but all the other ancient celestial beings were shaken to their core upon hearing this.
"senior--"
Immediately, an ancient celestial being tried to make a request.
After all, this forbidden zone is ancient and desolate; who would willingly stay in such a place in order to survive?
If one can obtain the other party's protection, then one can leave the forbidden zone of life.
Such a good thing.
Who wouldn't be moved?
Gu Qingfeng understood their meaning and said calmly, "If you can provide accurate and useful information, then I will give you a chance."
Similarly, if anyone dares to deliberately deceive, you all know the consequences!
This sentence.
This silenced many ancient celestial beings.
No one thought Gu Qingfeng's threat was just a joke.
Staying in the forbidden zone may be desolate, but at least one can survive. If one were to deceive the other party, one would likely be wiped out in an instant.
Judging from how easily the opponent suppressed the dragon corpse and resisted the power of the rules of the entire Forbidden Zone of Burial Gods, it is clear that this person's strength has probably reached the Supreme Realm.
Do not--
Precisely.
The opponent's strength is far more terrifying than that of an ordinary supreme being.
Although it is unknown how anyone can achieve supreme status in this day and age.
but.
They were well aware of the disparity in strength between the two sides.
Just then.
A Taoist priest dressed in purple robes stepped forward and said respectfully, "This junior knows a few forbidden zones of life and may have something that you need, senior."
What is your name?
"Junior Li Chenzhou!"
"it is good."
Gu Qingfeng flicked his finger, and a drop of blood fell on Li Chenzhou's body. Then, he flicked his sleeve, and the space trembled, and the three of them disappeared in an instant.
When the other ancient celestial beings saw this scene, they gasped in shock.
From beginning to end.
They all struggled to detect even the slightest fluctuation.
Such methods only make Gu Qingfeng seem even more unfathomable.
……
Outside the forbidden zone of the Burial Gods, ripples spread through the void as three figures emerged from nothingness.
The leading figure in black stood with his hands behind his back, his face calm, and his aura as restrained as an abyss. It was Gu Qingfeng.
Behind him, two figures lagged half a step behind: Feng Xuan, clad in tattered bronze armor, and Li Chenzhou, dressed in a purple Taoist robe with a gaunt face.
Feng Xuan was in a daze, his gaze sweeping blankly across the surrounding starry sky.
Those familiar stars, those star fields he had gazed at from afar but dared not set foot in, were now presented so vividly before his eyes—no divine punishment descended, no Heavenly Dao rules suppressed him, and not even a single warning sign arose.
“Outside the Forbidden Zone of the Burial of Gods…it really is outside the Forbidden Zone of the Burial of Gods!” Feng Xuan murmured to himself, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
How many years has he been lying low in the forbidden zone of the Burial Gods?
Three hundred billion years have passed since the last Celestial Venerable fell.
In other words.
The Dharma-ending Age lasted for a full 30 billion years.
I only remember that when I first entered the forbidden zone, I had a few old friends from the same era with me. We survived by relying on the Daoist aura of the Dragon Lord, and occasionally we could discuss the Dao to relieve our boredom.
As time passed, one by one, the old friends passed away—some had truly reached the end of their lifespans, and when he discovered it, only a skeleton remained; several others were unwilling to simply perish and risked leaving the forbidden zone in an attempt to find an opportunity, but as soon as they stepped out of the forbidden zone, they were blasted into dust by divine punishment, their bodies and souls destroyed.
Since then, Feng Xuan has never dared to step out of the restricted area again.
Day after day, year after year, he could only remain trapped in that desolate place filled with bones and death, clinging to life with the remaining Daoist energy of the Dragon Lord.
Sometimes, when he woke up from a long slumber and looked at the unchanging gray-white mist above the restricted area, he would even have the illusion that he was already dead.
Is it possible that I myself have already passed away, and what remains now is merely a wisp of a stubborn and unwilling soul?
That feeling was more terrifying than death.
Death at least ends everything, while this kind of wretched existence is an endless and prolonged torment.
He had thought countless times that perhaps falling into a deep sleep and never waking up again would be a kind of relief.
But whenever his lifespan is truly nearing its end, the instinct for survival will drive him to awaken from his slumber, desperately seeking that last glimmer of life to continue this living hell.
And now-
He came out.
They truly and completely left the forbidden zone of the Burial Gods.
There was no divine punishment, no suppression, and no dreadful threat of death.
He stood suspended in the void, bathed in real starlight, feeling the long-lost breath of freedom.
"S-senpai..."
Feng Xuan's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he found that all his words were stuck in his throat and in the end they turned into two lines of turbid old tears, which slid down his withered cheeks.
Beside him, Li Chenzhou was also deeply moved, but he appeared slightly calmer than Feng Xuan.
He looked up at the sky, feeling the oppressive force of the Heavenly Dao that should have descended but never did, and his awe of Gu Qingfeng deepened even further.
A drop of blood conceals the secrets of heaven.
For millions of years, as long as one does not break through the Nine Tribulations, one can remain safe and sound.
What an incomprehensible method!
It should be understood that the reason why these ancient celestial beings who live in the forbidden zones are able to prolong their lifespan is simply by stirring up dark turmoil every once in a while, slaughtering billions of living beings, and plundering their essence and blood to make up for their own deficiencies.
Essentially, they are all playing a dangerous game of hide-and-seek with the rules of nature.
And the person in front of me...
They were able to forcefully tear a crack in the rules of Heaven with their own power, giving those of them who should have been wiped out by Heaven a million years of breathing room.
Such methods are simply inconceivable.
Li Chenzhou took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and lowered his posture even further, bowing and saying, "Senior, your divine might has shown me today what it means to have heavens beyond heavens."
"To have received such a sliver of hope from you, senior, is a debt I could never repay, even if I were to be shattered to pieces."
Gu Qingfeng glanced at him and said calmly, "I have said that as long as you provide accurate and useful information, I will give you a chance."
This is a transaction; no thanks are needed.
"Yes, I understand."
Li Chenzhou quickly agreed, but in his heart he became more and more certain—although the person in front of him seemed indifferent, he was by no means the kind of tyrannical person who was capricious and prone to slaughter.
As long as I do my best, I may not only gain a million years of respite, but also be able to climb an unprecedentedly smooth road!
Upon thinking of this, Li Chenzhou's heart immediately burned with excitement.
Having lived for hundreds of billions of years, he has witnessed the rise of countless geniuses and the fall of many powerful figures, and has long since developed a keen eye for discerning people.
The person before us is no ordinary being—even in this Dharma-ending Age where the Heavenly Dao suppresses and Heavenly Venerables cannot live forever, he can still emerge with overwhelming power, suppressing a half-step immortal dragon corpse with a single hand and casually bestowing millions of years of life.
Such figures are either supreme beings who descended from outside the secret realm, or the most amazing and monstrous talents in this starry sky since the beginning of time!
Either way, they are all worthy of his wholehearted pursuit.
Moreover, his lifespan was already limited, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would be able to pass away silently in his slumber in a few hundred billion years.
To have a chance to survive, and perhaps even to glimpse a higher realm, is a hundred times more precious than any rare treasures or divine techniques!
"What you asked earlier, senior, was about other forbidden zones of life..."
Li Chenzhou collected his thoughts and spoke solemnly, "During the endless years I spent in the Forbidden Zone of the Burial Gods, although I never left, I had many conversations with cultivators who later entered the Forbidden Zone, and learned a lot about other Forbidden Zones from them."
There are several restricted areas where the things your predecessors needed might indeed exist.
Gu Qingfeng nodded slightly.
He had just had a brief exchange with Feng Xuan and learned about several forbidden zones of life that were not recorded in the ancient Netherworld.
Li Chenzhou's mention of this at this moment serves to corroborate each other.
"tell me the story."
"Yes."
Li Chenzhou gathered his thoughts and slowly began, "As far as I know, there may be at least five forbidden zones containing the remains of fallen beings at the half-step immortal level—"
He paused, as if recalling details of conversations from long ago, before continuing.
"Firstly, at the easternmost edge of the starry sky, there is a forbidden area called 'Burial Ruins of Immortals'."
Legend has it that in an extremely ancient era, there was once a banished immortal whose cultivation had reached the half-step into immortality. In the Dharma-ending Age, he descended upon this starry sky, attempting to find an opportunity to break through to immortality.
But eventually his lifespan was exhausted, and he fell in that star field. His remains transformed into an independent small world, which was later named the Burial Immortal Ruins.
This forbidden zone is as infamous as the Forbidden Zone of the Burial of Gods, both due to the presence of near-immortal remains, making it no less dangerous than the Forbidden Zone of the Burial of Gods.
"The Burial Ruins of Immortals..."
Gu Qingfeng's eyes flickered slightly.
He recalled that the intelligence jade slip presented by the Ancient Nether Saint Lord did indeed mention a forbidden place called "Burial Immortal Ruins," but it was marked as "suspected ordinary forbidden area, rumored to contain the remains of a supreme being, but unconfirmed."
The Ancient Netherworld designated it as a regular restricted area, clearly because it could not confirm whether a true half-step immortal relic existed there.
Li Chenzhou's words precisely confirmed the true value of that restricted area.
Secondly.
Li Chenzhou continued.
"Located deep in the southernmost part of the starry sky, there is a forbidden zone called 'Demon Abyss'."
The origin of this forbidden zone is extremely mysterious. It is said that it was not formed because of a fallen supreme being, but rather originated from a living being—a Nine Tribulation Supreme who called himself the 'Demon Lord'. When his lifespan was about to end, he sacrificed himself to seal himself and the entire demonic civilization he ruled, turning it into a closed little world.
It is said that the Demon Lord once fought against a half-step immortal without being at a disadvantage. There are even rumors that he had actually already stepped into the half-step immortal realm, but sealed his cultivation for some reason and disguised himself as a Nine Tribulations Supreme.
After its fall, the remaining Daoist essence it possessed was very likely to have reached the level of a half-step immortal.
"A living supreme being self-sealed?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Xuan couldn't help but interject.
"Old Li, where did you get this information from?"
I've spent countless years in the Forbidden Zone of Burial Gods, how come I've never heard of any Forbidden Zone of Demon Abyss?
Li Chenzhou glanced at him and said indifferently, "You old man Feng Xuan, you only care about sleeping and prolonging your life all day long. When have you ever cared about news from the outside world?"
The story of the Demon Abyss was told by an Eight Tribulation Celestial Venerable who mistakenly entered the Forbidden Zone of the Burial of Gods three hundred billion years ago.
That Celestial Venerable came from an ancient lineage in the southern part of the starry sky, and his sect's scriptures contained records about the Demon Abyss.
Unfortunately, that Celestial Venerable later risked leaving the forbidden zone in search of an opportunity, only to be obliterated by divine punishment the moment he stepped outside its boundaries. Otherwise, perhaps we could have learned more details from him. (End of Chapter)