Chapter 1662: Chapter 1531: Mist Ghost Forest

Ye Fan, burning his Divine Power and Divine Soul, reached the ultimate speed, covering several miles in an instant, leaving the pursuing people far behind, unable to catch up.

Watching Ye Fan disappear into the distance, the middle-aged strong people from several clans were worried. Despite setting such a grand trap, Ye Fan managed to escape.

If the Immortal Academy decides to investigate, the consequences could be serious or minor, and they had no choice but to start considering how to handle the aftermath.

Not knowing how long he had fled, Ye Fan felt he was nearing exhaustion before stopping beside a small creek at the edge of a Wilderness Mountain Forest.

Releasing the state of burning his Divine Soul and Divine Power, Ye Fan fell straight into the creek, unconscious.

The icy creek water soaked his body, and every cell greedily absorbed the moisture and nutrients.

In this battle, he was severely injured, not only physically but his primordial essence was also heavily depleted. The Pure Yang Qi within him was nearly dried up, with hidden injuries everywhere on his body,

The Heavenly Tao Seal formed by his Divine Soul almost shattered, shrinking to less than half its size, and the Holy Embryo became extremely weak...

This was undoubtedly the most difficult battle he had ever fought!

If it weren’t for the Bai Yan wolf using forbidden means to attract Heavenly Thunder, splitting open the Dragon-locking Map that locked the Underground Dragon Vein, he would have been in grave danger.

Similarly, the Bai Yan wolf was also severely wounded and was currently healing in the Virtual Space, where Ye Fan had stored a massive amount of Spirit Stones, over twenty locations, weighing hundreds of thousands of pounds.

This was a great benefit for it, as the Bai Yan wolf continuously refined and absorbed them, even enlarging its body to swallow the Spirit Stones and restore its Divine Power.

The Virtual Space of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown could only be opened by Ye Fan, and besides him and Elder Xuan, no one else could access it.

The Bai Yan wolf healed inside for three whole days, only gradually recovering after swallowing a large number of Spirit Stones, becoming even stronger than before.

"Hey, kid, don’t you dare die. If you die, this king will be in trouble." The Bai Yan wolf muttered idly in the Virtual Space.

It was really afraid that Ye Fan would pass away. If he truly did, it would be trapped in this space with no way out, which was not the outcome it desired.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Fan finally woke up slowly. Downstream of the creek, he found a small pond where he washed off the blood and dirt from his body.

After changing into clean clothes, Ye Fan released the Bai Yan wolf and spent a long time researching but still couldn’t figure out where they had ended up.

The Northern Domain was vast and sparsely populated, with tens of thousands of miles, or even hundreds of thousands, showing no signs of human presence. They had neither coordinates nor direction and were utterly lost, not knowing their current location.

"Little Yezi, this king is hungry. Go hunt some wild game to satiate and tantalize this king’s appetite." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

After a long time without results, the Bai Yan wolf couldn’t help but speak up.

Ye Fan was also starving.

Although cultivators can go without food for extended periods, after a fierce battle, his Divine Power and stamina were severely depleted, necessitating some energy replenishment.

Considering the previous actions of the Bai Yan wolf, which had saved his life regardless, Ye Fan did not dispute and flew into the air to search for prey.

Hmm?

At that moment, the Bai Yan wolf’s nose twitched, and with a swoosh, it darted into the forest ahead!

Simultaneously, Ye Fan noticed a faint, lingering fragrance coming from the forest that resembled the scent of a Divine Medicine.

"This damned wolf, everything about it is fine except its greed!"

Ye Fan quickly followed in, wary that in the cold lands of the Northern Domain, the sudden appearance of such an extensive Wilderness Mountain Forest was already very strange. He feared the Bai Yan wolf might encounter danger.

This was a primeval jungle, with towering Ancient Trees and creeping vines everywhere, a vibrant scene, making Ye Fan feel like he had arrived in the Southern Domain.

After traveling for more than ten miles, Ye Fan suddenly felt something was wrong. The forest was too quiet; there were no beasts or Xuan Beasts, not even birds or insects—just deathly silence.

"There’s something strange about this forest!"

The Bai Yan wolf also halted, sniffing and observing all around suspiciously but finding nothing, not even a small insect.

"Let me take a look!"

Ye Fan performed the Dragon Seeking Skill, his eyes shooting two beams of Dragon shaped Divine Light as he surveyed the terrain and landforms of the forest, hoping to discover something.

However, after a long observation, Ye Fan found no abnormalities. This place seemed to be a naturally occurring forest, only devoid of birds and beasts.

"Let’s get out of here for now! Something doesn’t feel right about this place."

The Bai Yan wolf was a bit scared, cautiously surveying all around before preparing to retreat; this forest was not suitable to stay in.

Ye Fan also nodded in agreement. In such a place, there were only two possibilities: one was that there was an extremely powerful Xuan Beast here, its presence deterring other creatures from approaching.

The second possibility was that this was a perilous land, possibly akin to a Forbidden Land.

If it was the first possibility, it wouldn’t be too bad; with Ye Fan and the Bai Yan wolf’s combined strength, as long as they didn’t encounter too powerful a Xuan Beast, they could handle it. At worst, they could escape.

But if it was the second possibility, they might already be trapped in a perilous land, as it’s not easy to enter or exit a Forbidden Land.

Hmm?

Ye Fan suddenly noticed a faint mist arising in the forest, and these white mists were getting denser, even beginning to obscure a cultivator’s vision.

"Oh no, there’s no way back!"

The Bai Yan wolf let out a miserable cry and retreated.

Ye Fan was shocked, turned around to look, and indeed found that the forest behind had disappeared at some unknown time, leaving only rolling chaos behind him.

"This..."

Ye Fan was speechless, it seemed they could only move forward, there was no way to retreat, this forest was really too eerie, almost like another world.

"Let’s not worry about that for now, let’s get something to eat first. Even if there’s a fight, you’d have more energy with a full stomach." The Bai Yan wolf might have been starving, urging Ye Fan to get food.

But there wasn’t even an ant to be found here, let alone beasts or birds, so hunting for game was impossible.

There were, however, some fungi and wild fruits in the forest, but none of these wild fruits were not brightly colored, and Ye Fan didn’t recognize any of them.

According to the rule that the brighter the color, the more poisonous, Ye Fan did not dare to risk eating these wild fruits. Although his physique was strong and he could expel toxins from poisonous fruits, he didn’t want to take the risk.

Luckily, he still had some Xuan Beast corpses in his Space Spiritual Artifact, those corpses contained astonishing Essence Qi energy, and wouldn’t rot or go bad, so he took them out and cleaned them in a small pond.

In the forest, there was no shortage of fuel, and soon Ye Fan found a pile of dry wood. Rubbing his hands together, a plume of flame ignited the dry wood.

Before long, the aroma of roasting meat wafted through the forest, making one’s mouth water.

After a satisfying meal, Ye Fan began to worry. Going back was impossible, but who knew where they’d end up if they kept moving forward? This ghost forest was very strange.

Although it was noon, the forest was eerie, making Ye Fan feel an infinite sense of oppression and deep chill.

A gust of wind blew, and the rustling of leaves added to the eerie atmosphere of the forest, causing the Bai Yan wolf’s fur to stand on end.

The silent mountain forest was devoid of any sound, despite the lush growth of trees, there were no beast roars, nor birds flying, it was absolutely silent, oppressively dead.

The forest was dark and lightless, with white mist swirling, seemingly filled with ghostly shadows, chilling the heart with anxiety.

After traveling seven or eight miles, apart from the winding vines and thorns, Ye Fan still hadn’t seen any living creatures, not even a single mouse.

"That’s..."

The Bai Yan wolf’s eyes sharpened, and with a swish, it darted over, discovering amidst the underbrush the remains of a white skeleton, looking like the bones of some large flying Xuan Beast.

"Since there are no Xuan Beasts, how is there a skeleton of one here?"

The Bai Yan wolf puzzledly pawed at the long-rotted skeleton, shaking its head as it spoke.

"Where there are bones, there is life, that’s a good sign!"

Along the way, Ye Fan continually used the Earth Observation Technique to examine the nearby terrain and topography, yet found nothing. According to the Dragon Seeking Formulas, there shouldn’t be a forest here, much less such a large one.

"It may not be a good sign, do you know why it died here? Since a large Xuan Beast died here, it indicates there’s certainly danger ahead..."

At this, the Bai Yan wolf suddenly trembled and exclaimed, "I know where this is, oh Great Emperor, we’re in trouble now."

"Where is this place?"

Startled by the Bai Yan wolf’s sudden shout, Ye Fan walked over and asked.

The Bai Yan wolf said gravely, "Based on my sealed memory, this is likely the legendary Mist Ghost Forest!"

The Bai Yan wolf was previously a Saint Lord Level strong one, encountering misfortune years ago, sealed by the Thunder Venerable, its cultivation plummeting, yet it remained a knowledgeable old demon.

Now, the seal on its memory loosened a little, allowing it to recognize this strange forest.

According to the Bai Yan wolf, before being sealed, it had heard the Thunder Venerable mention the Mist Ghost Forest, describing it as an extremely evil place.

The Mist Ghost Forest isn’t a normal forest; it’s manifested by innumerable evil souls and ghosts, and possibly even death creatures.

The Thunder Venerable had said, the Mist Ghost Forest is mobile, and might not appear in any fixed location, but when Saints enter, they’re almost certainly doomed.

The Thunder Venerable once accidentally entered the Mist Ghost Forest, thus understanding it quite well.

In his later years, the Bai Yan wolf followed the Thunder Venerable, and heard him inadvertently recount this tale.

By that time, the Thunder Venerable was immensely powerful, breaking through as many as forty-nine spaces, finally escaping only by enduring an accumulation of thousands of Heavenly Tribulations.

The Mist Ghost Forest is filled with heavy yin energy, most afraid of the extremely Yang and firm Thunder Power, it was good fortune for the Thunder Venerable back then, any other person would’ve died for sure.

Based on the Thunder Venerable’s scattered words, the Bai Yan wolf speculated that the Mist Ghost Forest is very eerie, retreating is not possible as there’s no way back, only forging ahead might hold a slim chance of survival.

Of course, if they could find the traces left by the Thunder Venerable, it would be even better, as Ye Fan had inherited the Thunder Venerable’s teachings, he could be considered his legacy disciple.

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PS: More updates to come later.

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