bookrandom Chapter 230 The Forbidden Zone of Death: Ailao Mountain!
Chapter 230 The Forbidden Zone of Death: Ailao Mountain!
"That's right!"
Wei Xingzhou nodded, his expression solemn, and said, "My grandfather did indeed fight that white-robed tyrant back then, and he did indeed lose."
"But my grandfather was only severely injured. He used a secret technique to feign death and escape, thus miraculously surviving!"
"Let's talk on the way!"
“Alright, let’s get going!” Gu Jiancheng nodded, then led everyone and the Valley Master of Hundred Beasts, and followed Wei Xingzhou away from Taiji Sect.
According to Wei Xingzhou, the cultivators of Evil Valley are still within the area controlled by Dingtian Holy Land and have never left.
However, the place where they were located was a forbidden zone of death in the eyes of the Holy Domain!
"They're in the Ailao Mountains!?"
After hearing what Wei Xingzhou said, the Valley Master of Hundred Beasts' expression changed drastically.
"Ailao Mountain!? What, is it terrifying there?" Gu Jiancheng raised an eyebrow.
He had never heard of this place before.
"It's more than just terrifying!"
The Valley Master of Hundred Beasts was now pale as he said, "The forbidden zone of life in the Holy Domain is the so-called forbidden land."
"There are many places like this in the Holy Land, but Mount Ailao is definitely the most terrifying one!"
"That place is said to be an ancient prison, where countless top experts were imprisoned and died."
"Therefore, it is a place rarely visited by people, and absolutely no one would be willing to enter it."
"I really didn't expect you to go to that place!"
“Where else could we go? We were forced into this situation. I was born in the Ailao Mountains. Fortunately, we all survived. Although the environment was harsh, it was better than being hunted down.”
Wei Xingzhou gave a bitter smile.
Gu Jiancheng, however, became interested.
Even if it's a forbidden zone for life, could it be more terrifying than the Void?!
Fortunately, Mount Ailao is located at the border between the Wilderness Domain and the Dingtian Domain.
They arrived at Ailao Mountain in just five days.
However, Gu Jiancheng also discovered that as they approached the Ailao Mountain region, they could hardly find any trace of human cultivators.
Large tracts of dense forests and valleys and swamps began to appear throughout the area, and ancient miasma filled the land, like thousands of evil dragons swirling and rising, affecting everyone's spiritual thoughts.
Finally, it was discovered that after the Ailao Mountains were visible, an ancient anti-flying formation appeared on this land, forcing everyone to fly at low altitudes.
Gu Jiancheng also used his Insightful Eyes to take a look and found that this ancient restrictive formation covered an area of at least three thousand miles!
Such a massive level of restrictions is indeed unlike what a holy site could possibly set up.
Moreover, this area is crisscrossed by valleys, with towering cliffs and ancient trees reaching for the sky. Under the influence of miasma and ancient illusion arrays that appear from time to time, it is like a maze.
Simply stepping into it could very well lead to being trapped there forever.
Therefore, not to mention human cultivators, not even a single demon beast can be seen!
Fortunately, Wei Xingzhou had lived here since childhood and knew the way well. He quickly led everyone to the foot of a strange mountain!
This mountain peak is like a giant pillar, standing 30,000 feet tall. From below, it looks like an arm supporting the sky, which is extremely awe-inspiring.
"This is Mount Ailao. We need to use an array to get up here!"
At this moment, Wei Xingzhou raised his hand to form a seal, and a mark was sent into the mountain wall in front of him. The next moment, a magic array space appeared in front of everyone.
As everyone stepped inside, the magic array transformed into a stream of light, shooting straight upwards. After a few breaths, they arrived at the top of the mountain.
"Xingzhou? Why are you back?"
"who are they?!"
"You actually brought outsiders in? Have you forgotten the rules of the Valley of Villains?!"
However, as soon as everyone stepped out of the magic array, cries of surprise and anger followed closely behind with the sound of air being torn apart.
Gu Jiancheng looked over and found that they were now surrounded by cultivators.
Most of these cultivators were rough and unruly, exuding a murderous aura.
"Uncle, Third Uncle, please let me explain!"
Seeing this, Wei Xingzhou quickly stepped forward to block the crowd and said hurriedly, "These are the sect leader and the sect cultivators; they are not outsiders!"
"Your sect!?"
"Xingzhou! Are you confused? You can join a sect to get to the Ruins of Return, but why do you trust sect cultivators so easily?"
"That's right, have you forgotten who you are?"
"We are descendants of villains! We are irreconcilable with sects and holy lands!"
"Xingzhou, you're still young. It's not your fault that you were deceived by us elders. Get out of the way! We absolutely cannot let them leave alive!"
However, the first few cultivators from the Evil Valley became agitated and rebuked, and many of them suddenly unleashed their auras at the peak of the Dao Integration stage.
More and more cultivators descended from all directions, seemingly intent on killing Gu Jiancheng and the others!
"Ahem, well, everyone... let's talk about it, is it possible that I'm also on the list of villains?"
But at this moment, Gu Jiancheng stopped Wei Xingzhou, who was about to explain, and smiled.
"What did you say? You're on the list of villains too?"
The group of cultivators in front were taken aback and looked at each other in bewilderment.
But they wondered how Gu Jiancheng, who was so young, could be on the list of villains!?
"Now you're trying to fool us too, huh?"
"The list of villains includes 108 powerful figures, but there's no young junior among them!"
The old man with the bushy beard, who was leading the group, glared and roared, "Do you think we're fools?"
"Huh, could you be from the Tai Chi Sect?"
Before the old man could finish speaking, a spirited young woman with freckles on her face stepped out from behind him. She looked at Gu Jiancheng with surprise and asked.
"That's right!"
"I am Gu Jiancheng, the sect leader of the Taiji Sect. I pay my respects to you all!"
Gu Jiancheng nodded, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said.
"Wow, you really are Gu Jiancheng!"
"Father, he is indeed on the list of villains, and he's ranked second, right after the Deadly Scholar!"
The girl exclaimed in surprise.
"What?! Second on the list of villains? That's absolutely impossible!"
The bearded old man and the others were all taken aback.
"It's true! It was just updated a few days ago. I've been studying it for a long time. Look!"
The girl quickly took out a jade slip, on which was the updated list of villains.
Sure enough, they found Gu Jiancheng's name on it, and the introduction mentioned that he was the so-called sect leader of the Taiji Sect!
"No, what makes you think you deserve to be ranked second?"
"Yes! A junior has pushed us out of the rankings!"
After a long while, the old men finally started muttering.
"Uncle, you don't know this, but our sect leader is very strong. He is not only second on the list of villains, but he also defeated Dingtian Saint Son Cang Xingyu in the Battle of Guixu and became the number one on the Heavenly List!" Wei Xingzhou said with a smile.
"What did you say?"
"He defeated Cang Xingyu?"
At this, the young men from the Valley of Villains couldn't help but gasp.
As juniors, they certainly knew who Cang Xingyu was, and they knew even more what defeating Cang Xingyu meant!
But that was, after all, the Holy Son of Dingtian, hailed as the number one junior in the Holy Domain. How strong must he be to defeat him?!
"This, how is this possible?"
"Why have I never heard of any Tai Chi School before?"
The bearded man still harbored doubts.
“Hehe, Uncle, the Taiji Sect was only recently established in the Desolate Wilderness Domain. By the way, just a few days ago, the three great holy lands descended upon the Taiji Sect, but we repelled them. Chongming, under Mu Jiuzhou, even lost his life in front of the Taiji Sect!” Wei Xingzhou continued with a laugh.
"What!?"
"That Chongming must have had the strength of a half-saint, how come he's dead?"
At this point, the bearded old man finally began to waver.
"Senior, we truly meant no harm."
Gu Jiancheng also smiled.
"But what about them... can they be guaranteed to be reliable?"
At this moment, the bearded old man looked at the crowd behind Gu Jiancheng.
"Senior, my name is Feng Yunxiao, a descendant of the Deadly Arrow!"
"Little Flower Girl, the Queen of the Poisonous Flower Butterfly!"
"Song Ci, my father's deadly golden needle!"
Feng Yunxiao and the other two stepped forward and revealed their identities!
"You, you are all descendants of villains!?"
This shocked the bearded old man and the others, who even felt their scalps tingle.
They never imagined that these younger generations would also be descendants of villains.
Moreover, he certainly doesn't seem to belong to the lineage of the Death-Taking Scholar!
"Just what kind of sect is your Tai Chi Sect!?"
Why are there so many evil people after this?
The bearded old man was completely dumbfounded.
They had never even heard of such a sect before.
"The Taiji Sect is simple, but it is not ordinary. All I can say is that my Taiji Sect can protect all the cultivators of the Valley of Evil!"
Gu Jiancheng said proudly.
"Old man, why do you have so many questions?"
"You don't believe what others say, so you don't even believe what I say?"
But at this moment, the Valley Master of Hundred Beasts, who had been facing away from everyone and had not spoken, turned around and smiled.
"You, Brother Su!?"
"You, you're here too!"
Sure enough, the bearded old man and the others were immediately shocked, then overjoyed, and rushed over to greet the Valley Master of Hundred Beasts.
It's clear that they had a very good relationship before!
"So, don't ask any questions now. Gu Jiancheng is indeed not under the command of the three holy lands, so you can rest assured!" Finally, the Valley Master of the Hundred Beasts waved his hand!
"We believe, we believe!"
"Since you are distinguished guests who have come from afar, we will naturally treat you with the utmost hospitality!"
"go!"
The bearded old man quickly ushered everyone into the village.
Soon after, a simple welcome banquet was arranged.
It seemed that the cultivators of Evil Valley hadn't been this lively in a long time. Almost all the cultivators who were in seclusion came out of seclusion, making it extremely lively.
During this time, Gu Jiancheng also observed the top of Ailao Mountain.
This place is actually a convergence point of ancient restrictions in the entire region. Without a teleportation array, even a saint wouldn't be able to get here.
However, the camp of the Evil Valley cultivators was not large, occupying only a small part of the mountaintop, and the quality of the surrounding spiritual energy was only so-so.
What puzzled Gu Jiancheng was that there seemed to be a vast space beneath their feet, but it was completely sealed off by a restriction, and even his divine eyes could not see through it.
Moreover, he did not sense any semi-saint aura here, and the renowned cold-faced swordsman Wei Yilin had not appeared.
Afterwards, after a few rounds of drinks, Gu Jiancheng directly stated his purpose.
"Join the Tai Chi Sect?"
At this moment, the bearded old man and the others slowly put down their wine cups.
Although they hesitated, it was clear that they had already wavered.
At least, the eyes of the younger generation are now full of longing.
After all, Wei Xingzhou's cultivation had increased dramatically upon his return, far surpassing his peers in the Valley of Villains. How could they not be tempted?
“I also know that all the cultivators in the Valley of Evil are tired of this almost prison-like life.”
"However, whether or not to join the Tai Chi Sect is not up to us old folks."
The bearded old man looked at Gu Jiancheng and said in a deep voice.
"Is Brother Wei's word the final word?"
"But what about others?"
At this moment, the Valley Master of Hundred Beasts also asked.
It's been so long, and we still haven't seen Wei Yilin show up.
"The Valley Master was severely injured twenty years ago. After he brought us to this Ailao Mountain, he entered the Annihilation Pool and has not been able to come out yet."
"Therefore, we either don't leave, or we must take the Valley Master with us!"
The bearded old man stared at Gu Jiancheng and said, "But we can't get into that Annihilation Pool."
"Where is it? I'll go!" Gu Jiancheng knew what that meant and immediately got up.
He could tell that the so-called Annihilation Pool was an extremely dangerous place, but he was fearless!