Free Web NovelChapter 1210: Chapter 1210: Entering the Forbidden Land
"Hmm, there’s no mistake about it. The bell next to my bed rang urgently; someone must have broken into the Forbidden Land," said Elder Yun Zhonghe confidently.
"It must be that brat Hao Shuai. He just took the Secret Manual of Marrow Cleansing and Bone Cutting from the courtyard, and we’re searching for him now," Chen Tianlong quickly interjected.
"Oh? Is that really the case?" Elder Yun Zhonghe asked with skepticism.
"Master, it really was Hao Shuai. We all saw it, and we are currently pursuing him," Lin Hao stepped up to confirm.
Elder Yun Zhonghe took a deep breath and then said, "I knew from the first sight that he harbored ill intentions. That day he was eager to learn and become a disciple. I wanted to guide him back to the right path, but he repeatedly made mistakes."
"Since that’s the case, don’t blame me for being unkind. The road to heaven is open, but he chose not to take it; hell is doorless, yet he chose to break in."
After saying this, Elder Yun Zhonghe angrily brushed his sleeves and left, with Lin Hao and Chen Tianlong following closely behind. A large group surged toward the Forbidden Land at the back mountain.
In no time, they arrived at the entrance of the Forbidden Land and saw the enormous characters, "Forbidden Land," looming before them.
Looking into the dark depths of the Forbidden Land, Chen Tianlong felt immense danger and immediately requested, "Master, let me take two people inside to capture Hao Shuai and retrieve the Secret Manual."
"Alright, Lin Hao and Chen Tianlong, take two disciples and capture Hao Shuai. If he remains obstinate, execute him without mercy." Hao Shuai had already violated the rules and touched Elder Yun Zhonghe’s bottom line. An ordinary disciple would be severely punished, but now Hao Shuai had compounded his offenses and deserved death.
"Understood!"
Lin Hao looked back, "Xiao Fei and Xiao Ba, come with me into the Forbidden Land to capture Hao Shuai."
"Master, I want to go too!" At this moment, Pure Yang Feifei spoke, "I brought him here, and I want to capture him myself to give you an explanation, Master."
Elder Yun Zhonghe hesitated for a moment, but seeing the determination in Pure Yang Feifei’s eyes, he nodded in agreement, "Alright, but make sure you stay safe."
"Hehe, Master, aren’t you confident in me? My strength is evident, and Hao Shuai doesn’t have the capability to harm me," Pure Yang Feifei said proudly.
"It’s true, but the Forbidden Land inside is something I’m also unsure about. According to the ancestors, it’s extremely dangerous and full of traps; you all must be very cautious."
Although Elder Yun Zhonghe was a bit worried, he knew that Chen Tianlong would find a way to overcome it, so he felt more at ease.
"I want to go too!"
Suddenly, Wu Mengting spoke up, although she couldn’t think of a good reason. In reality, she wanted to go to protect Chen Tianlong, but she definitely couldn’t say that aloud.
"Huh?" Chen Tianlong was taken aback and said, "Qiukui, why are you going? It’s full of danger inside; it’s not for fun."
"I know, precisely because it’s dangerous, I want to go. Don’t forget, I’m a master at six stars of Celestial Dao, and I also want to take this opportunity to gain experience since I haven’t had the chance to use my skills after just breaking through to six stars," Wu Mengting found an opportune excuse and clung to the idea of gaining experience.
Chen Tianlong was speechless. He regretted asking, and now that she said she wanted to gain experience, what could he do?
"Also, Feifei will be so bored going alone. She’s a girl, and if any of you boys have any inappropriate thoughts, someone should be there to take care," Wu Mengting rambled on.
"Alright, since Qiukui doesn’t mind, and she’s a six-star master of Celestial Dao, let her accompany Feifei then," said Elder Yun Zhonghe, realizing the longer they dragged on, the more time was wasted, so he agreed to their going together.
"Hehe, thank you, Elder Yun Zhonghe." Wu Mengting beamed with joy.
Next to her, Chen Tianlong frowned. He faintly felt that there was something strange about this girl; why was she attracted to such danger? Thinking of her previous actions, Chen Tianlong suddenly realized, "Could she be doing it to protect me?"
She wouldn’t admit it, but Chen Tianlong could sense her kind intentions, making him feel a familiar reluctance to harm her.
So Chen Tianlong, Senior Brother Lin Hao, Pure Yang Feifei, Wu Mengting, along with two disciples from Lingyun Pavilion, ventured together into the Forbidden Land. Initially, Lin Wushuang wanted to go too but recalled that her strength wasn’t very strong, and since she had caused the situation, she decided to stay calm and not affect the mission.
Entering the Forbidden Land, the six of them saw a huge cave similar to what Hao Shuai had seen, though it was entirely dark.
Fortunately, they had prepared torches in advance; each of the six lit their personal torches, immediately illuminating the cave entrance. Looking deeper into the cave, it was pitch-black, and nothing could be seen.
"Follow me; this is a burial cave, be careful of traps," warned Senior Brother Lin Hao, who had some experience, having heard many stories about this place.
Everyone became alert, and after walking for about ten minutes, the cave suddenly widened into a large space, hundreds of square meters wide, filled with various stone statues, evidently the ancestral statues of Lingyun Pavilion.
At this moment, Chen Tianlong carefully observed and realized this didn’t seem like a place where one could hide. Moreover, it seemed there were no other entrances.
"Senior Brother, we seem to be at a dead end. Did we take the wrong path?" Two junior disciples searched for a while and found nothing unusual, so they asked Senior Brother Lin Hao. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
"We shouldn’t have; we’ve been following the main path all along. Let’s keep searching," replied Senior Brother Lin Hao.
The torches they brought started burning down, and Chen Tianlong felt this wouldn’t do, so he looked around the stone walls, believing that usually in such an ancient site, the ancients would have considered the lighting inside the cave.
It was clear that whether day or night, the lighting was dim; there must have been some lighting equipment, otherwise it would always remain dark. So, there must be illumination tools in this cave.
Thus, Chen Tianlong focused his attention on finding them, and suddenly his gaze fell on a row of things on the stone wall that looked like bamboo tubes. Looking to the opposite cave wall, it was the same.
Chen Tianlong was overjoyed and thought: those must be the lighting tools, so there must be a switch.
He walked along the stone wall, finding in a corner a rod stuck in the cave wall. Chen Tianlong reached out and pulled it down forcefully, and the next moment, the bamboo tubes on the cave wall lit with flames sequentially, instantly brightening the entire stone cave.
"Wow, how beautiful!" Wu Mengting exclaimed excitedly upon seeing such a spectacular scene.
Beside her, Pure Yang Feifei was speechless, thinking: What’s there to be curious about? They’re just some torches; she really hasn’t seen much of the world.
