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Chapter 711: Not Enough
As the flames rose, the surrounding death energy was ignited. Without the support of the death energy, the bone men and bone beasts were scattered and could never rise again.
Even so, there was still a constant stream of bone people and bone beasts rushing out, as if they could never be killed off.
Zhong Ran was shocked. She thought that the bone pit they burned back then was where they disposed of all the bone figures.
But I never expected there would be so many.
Before they even reached the center of the Forest of Death, they were trapped here and engaged in a fierce battle.
This battle raged day and night.
Although Elder Yu, Elder Yin, and the others are all powerful figures, there is no spiritual energy for them to borrow here, so they can only use the spiritual energy within their own bodies.
Over time, it will naturally become somewhat strenuous.
How many years has it been since they've experienced such a frustrating battle?
"Ranran, something's very wrong here," Mu Jinning said. "Why don't we go inside and explore first?"
After leaving these predecessors, they are able to better showcase their talents.
Zhong Ran looked at these seniors, who had all come to help find Zhong Yan, and she couldn't bear to abandon them at this time.
"We will advance and retreat together."
She shouted sharply and activated the power of the Fire Source Pearl.
The flame split into two, then into four, and so on, until it fell away like a spark.
The surrounding air became scorching hot, and the bone people and bone beasts suddenly became restless, then turned around and ran away.
Much of the dense deathly aura was burned away, and the air gradually became clear.
But the sky was still a hazy gray.
Old Yu frowned deeply: "This place seems even more terrifying than the blessed lands of the underworld."
Every world has its blessed lands and grottoes. The underworld is dominated by underworld energy, and what they call death energy is death energy.
But the death aura here wouldn't be so strong, and it wouldn't be easily seen.
But when the Netherworld Qi reached them, it seemed to have completely mutated.
Even in the underworld, it's rare to find such a dense concentration of nether energy.
How is this going?
Zhong Ran also looked at them: "What do you know, senior?"
Old Master Yin asked, "Young friend, you came in before, wasn't it like this?"
Zhong Ran shook her head: "Although we also had death energy back then, it wasn't as strong as it is now."
"At first, we only encountered individual bone beasts, but once we went inside, we saw large numbers of bone people."
Moreover, they encountered the Bone People in a special place back then, unlike now, where they encounter them on the outskirts.
Moreover, there are always so many when we encounter them.
"So, what happened here after you left?"
Old Master Yin said, "No, it must be that after Zhong Yan disappeared, he touched something that caused this change?"
"In other words, it's highly likely that Zhong Yan has touched upon some boundaries of the underworld, or something?"
They are not ordinary people; they have lived for thousands of years and are very knowledgeable.
Old Lu said, "The nether energy here is dense, obviously drawn from the underworld. In other words, there is a boundary between here and the underworld."
"You haven't been able to find Zhong Yan, and even the Heavenly Mystery Array can't detect his presence. It's highly likely that he has already gone to the Underworld."
"Only by leaving this area will the Heavenly Secrets Formation be unable to detect his presence."
Zhong Ran and Mu Jinning exchanged a glance. As expected of their seniors, they had analyzed it so quickly.
"Then what do we do? Senior, is there any way to find Xiao Yan and bring him back? Is he in great danger over there?"
She finally asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time and had been worried about.
The elderly men exchanged glances, clearly discussing the matter.
But in the end, they all shook their heads.
"If he really went to the underworld, we are not capable of going there with our current cultivation level."
Zhong Ran felt utterly dejected: "What level of cultivation and strength is required to go there?"
We can't wait until we ascend to immortality, can we?
"Only those who are at the Tribulation Transcending stage, and whose spiritual power has already been partially transformed into immortal essence, can break through the world barrier."
Zhong Ran was completely heartbroken this time. She wondered if her legendary master could break through the world barrier.
If we wait for them to advance to that level on their own, who knows how long that would take?
She wasn't sure if she could contact Zhong Yan again, and she was really worried about him being all alone.
"In that case, let's leave this place."
Zhong Ran looked inside with some helplessness. Even they couldn't break through the world barrier, so going in would be pointless.
As for the changes, she doesn't have much interest in investigating them now.
But one thing is certain: the Forest of Death is now even more dangerous to enter than before.
Old Master Yin wanted to offer her some advice, but he didn't know where to begin.
Old Yu said, "His clone is still here, which proves that he is still alive and well."
"If something happens to the main body, the clones can also sense it. If they don't react, it proves that he is still fine."
He narrowed his eyes slightly and took a closer look at the clone.
However, because it is a clone, its fate is vague and cannot be clearly seen.
"Moreover, his ability to travel to the underworld indicates that he possesses the necessary conditions to survive in such a place."
There were rumors before that Zhong Yan possessed a life-and-death monument.
That thing is the treasure that guards the underworld. That's probably why he accidentally went to the underworld.
It can be said that everything is predetermined.
After he said that, Zhong Ran didn't say anything more, she just nodded slightly.
"Senior, let's go then."
Old Master Lu glanced inside and nodded: "From now on, send out orders to forbid anyone from entering the Forest of Death again."
This place might be a passage connecting to the underworld; even a genius like Zhong Yan failed here.
If the other cultivators come in, they certainly won't fare any better.
Moreover, even Mahayana stage experts perished when they entered before, which was probably due to the Netherworld.
Zhong Ran led the group back outside, without venturing any further into the depths of the Forest of Death.
Because they didn't go any further, they naturally didn't discover that a black and red butterfly had flown up from the valley where Zhong Yan had disappeared.
It fluttered up, fluttering with the fiery red butterflies, and seemed to be able to see Zhong Ran and the others in the distance.
"Such a powerful soul, yet it didn't get in."
However, it quickly flew down again and disappeared in an instant.
If Zhong Ran and the others continued to go further in, they might find that there was no sign of life left.
Those powerful individuals who entered earlier, including the old woman, have all been transformed into skeletons.
Zhong Ran led her people out of the Forest of Death, then looked back and sighed softly.
Well then, I hope Xiao Yan has a smooth journey over there.
She needed to hurry to Fengzhou to find her master and see if he could break through the barrier between worlds. Then they could go to the underworld to find him.