Chapter 1651: Chapter 1520: Escape from Death

Without any hesitation, Ye Fan walked forward, following the patterns on the ground. After winding around and around in the pine forest for a long time, he finally walked out of the forest guided by the patterns.

"This is too unexpected!"

Ye Fan admired the first generation Earth Master to the point of worship. Only someone with such a heaven-defying Dragon Seeking Technique could create a path of life in a desperate situation.

The entities in the Forbidden Zone probably never imagined that the first generation Earth Master would leave a back door here for his successors.

After exiting the pine forest, Ye Fan increased his speed significantly. He didn’t want to be blocked by those neither-human-nor-ghost creatures again; this was his only chance to escape alive.

If someone discovered this secret passage, he probably wouldn’t have another chance to get out!

Therefore, Ye Fan’s speed almost reached the limit. This path was meticulously planned by the first generation Earth Master, so there was no need for deduction; he just needed to follow this route.

It’s unclear how long had passed when Ye Fan suddenly found that there seemed to be no road ahead. The pattern was broken but reconnected a few hundred meters away.

Ye Fan didn’t advance recklessly but carefully deduced at the end of this road. He discovered that this was another dead zone — if he rushed in, stepping into this area would mean certain death, even with an Emperor Weapon protecting him. The weapon wouldn’t be destroyed, but it could shock him to death inside.

This area appeared to be a plain, but the ground was half black and half red.

This is the famous yin and yang land, ranked higher than the Heavenly Slaughter Array among the top ten dead zones in the Dragon Seeking Formulas, a typical deadly place!

After continuous deduction, Ye Fan gained new insights into the Dragon Seeking Skill and finally deduced a path of life, connecting it to pass through this dead zone.

If outsiders were watching, they would think he passed very easily, but those few hundred meters were thrilling for Ye Fan, with every step being nerve-wracking.

"Huff... huff..."

Walking those few hundred meters made Ye Fan drenched in sweat. It was only after passing this dangerous place that he sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

In fact, those short few hundred meters weren’t tiring, but the energy expended was immense. This scenario, where one wrong step could lead to eternal damnation, would be daunting for anyone.

He wasn’t far from the Jiu Long Nest, only dozens of miles away, but Ye Fan was extraordinarily cautious!

Along the way, he passed many dead zones like the Ghost Fence, White Tiger Corpse, and Xuanwu Rejected Corpse. These were deadly terrains where the path of life constantly changed, relying only on his own deduction to get through the crisis.

"Huff~"

Only when he approached the Jiu Long Nest did Ye Fan finally breathe a sigh of relief, knowing he was basically safe here.

Although the Jiu Long Nest is also a deadly place, he knew there was an Array Platform below that could cross the void and get out. As long as the platform was intact, he could cross over.

Quickly, Ye Fan descended to the bottom of the Abyss. Relying on his previous experience, he swiftly passed through the Heaven and Earth Killing Array and arrived at the Transmission Array Platform.

In the Jiu Long Nest, Hu Fei, Shi Ye, and the others were gone, and the platform showed signs of use; it seemed they went out through this platform.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan hesitated no further. Using the Dragon Seeking Skill, he dug up several huge Heaven Grade Spirit Stones from the nearby area.

Ye Fan was aware of his cultivation demands for Spirit Stones. Once he broke through a realm, the quantity of Spirit Stones required was astronomical, so he had to plan ahead.

He collected a total of seven to eight huge Heaven Grade Spirit Stones before stopping. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to dig more, but he didn’t dare; moving these Spirit Stones any further might lead to unforeseen consequences, a risk he didn’t want to take.

After finishing, Ye Fan embedded the Spirit Stones into the Transmission Array Platform, activated the platform, and prepared to cross the void.

Crack!

As soon as the platform was activated, Ye Fan discovered a problem with the Transmission Array; a part of it was cracked, and he immediately felt troubled.

The Transmission Array Platform must be flawless; any damage could cause a displacement of the intended destination.

With a crack in this platform, who knows where it would transport him? If he were to end up back in the Forbidden Zone, he’d be out of luck.

However—

The Array Patterns were activated; the transmission had started. Even if he regretted it now, it was too late—there was no remedy for regret, and he could only leave it to fate.

Whoosh!

Just as Ye Fan secretly prayed for no mishaps, a flash of light, and the void split open. He fell out from the void.

Standing on the red earth, Ye Fan gazed around, finding himself still on the edge of the Forbidden Zone. Thankfully, he hadn’t gone deeper, and as long as he headed in the right direction, he should be able to get out.

"Boom!"

At the same time, Ye Fan suddenly heard a loud noise behind him. Turning around, he was stunned.

From the direction of the Primordial Ancient Mine, streams of silver poured from the sky, the brilliance of stars and moons flooding over, drenching the area in a gentle and holy light.

"Primordial Ancient Mine..."

Ye Fan took a deep breath. This was truly astonishing; for an abandoned ancient mine to have such divine power, able to absorb star-moon energy, was simply incredible.

"The owner of the mining area..."

Ye Fan suddenly recalled what the elder said: The mining area had an owner. What kind of existence was ruling the Forbidden Zone?

However, Ye Fan didn’t dwell on this issue. Merely surviving the ordeal was a monumental fortune. Even Supreme Saint-level strong people venturing into the Forbidden Zone failed to return, barely making a splash; his escape was nothing short of a miracle.

"What’s that..." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

After traveling less than ten miles, Ye Fan suddenly saw several figures standing far ahead, seeming to float in his direction.

"What is that?"

Ye Fan was startled.

There were rumors of humanoid creatures in the Primordial Ancient Mine, but no one had ever seen them, just hearsay.

Especially near Du City, close to the Ancient Mine area, these rumors were more prevalent. Ye Fan believed it was better to be safe than sorry; if humanoid creatures, facing them would be troublesome.

He was deeply aware of the strength of humanoid creatures. In the Immortal Treasure Land, it took the heavenly tribulation of several demon-level geniuses to destroy them. Now he was alone, and they were three; fighting them wasn’t an option.

Just as Ye Fan saw the three figures before him, they also saw him, and, equally startled, turned to run!

"Uh..."

Seeing this, Ye Fan was first bewildered, then realized the reason—they must be humans too, perhaps mistaking him for a forbidden entity from the Forbidden Zone.

"Is that Shi Ye?"

Suddenly, Ye Fan noticed one of the figures looked a lot like Shi Ye, so he tried calling out.

Indeed, the three stopped and approached inquisitively.

They were none other than Hu Fei, Shi Ye, and Wenren Jing!

"Ye... Yezi? Is it really you?!"

Hu Fei was full of shock. "We thought we’d never see you again. Where did you get transported to?"

"At first, we thought you were a forbidden entity from the Forbidden Zone coming out; you nearly scared us to death!" Wenren Jing said, still shaken.

"Um... There seems to be a real forbidden entity ahead!"

Just as he said this, Shi Ye suddenly lowered his voice and pointed forward.

Swoosh!

Ye Fan and the others followed his direction and indeed saw two formidable figures, looking extraordinary and very similar to the rumored humanoid creatures!

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