They found a place to discuss the plan for the forbidden area in detail. Actually, the plan had already been made before, but the person in charge was changed at the last minute, so they had to familiarize themselves with it and make a new one.
“After entering the forbidden area, we will be randomly teleported to a certain location within it. Our first priority is to ensure our own safety. We have three months. My plan is—for the first month, we will search for supplies in the area we are teleported to. After that month, we will move towards the central area as quickly as possible,” Ouyang Lin said, spreading out a map and pointing to several places. “These places are quite dangerous; no one can go near them alone. After we gather, we will decide where to go based on the situation. Any other questions?”
The answer from the crowd was no.
"Prepare all kinds of communication talismans. If there is danger, send out a distress talisman. If any disciples nearby see this, they will come to your aid. Similarly, if you see others in danger, you should try your best to help them while ensuring your own safety."
"yes!"
Finally, the day the forbidden area opened arrived. A-Jiang first went to meet up with his teammates, and then rode on Uncle Ouyang's flying artifact all the way to Feihong Peak. The entrance to the "Black Bamboo Wild Forest" was at Feihong Peak.
Nine teams outside the forbidden area were fully prepared and ready to go. They lined up in nine rows, each led by a Foundation Establishment stage senior uncle, and waited quietly for the forbidden area to open.
Around nine o'clock in the morning, with the sound of three Dragon Drums, everyone took out their seals. Holding the seals, they could enter the secret place. After three months, they would be automatically repelled back outside the secret place by the restriction.
As A-Jiang followed the group forward, he couldn't help but feel nervous and excited, and a little relieved. Yesterday, his senior brothers had talked about the secret hunting grounds, which were extremely dangerous and even contained monsters of the sixth rank or higher. Luckily, he hadn't gone there.
When it was his turn to enter, A-Jiang held the seal and stamped it on the barrier. In the blink of an eye, he was teleported to a bamboo forest.
As the name suggests, the most famous thing about this secret place is the black iron bamboo. This bamboo grows very thin and tall, and its appearance is somewhat like rusty iron, so it is called black iron bamboo.
These bamboo stalks, as thick as a bowl, can grow to a height of three zhang (approximately 10 meters), their tops covered in dense foliage that blocks out the sun—truly astonishing. Black iron bamboo is a material used to forge magical artifacts, and it's also within the scope of this mission's collection efforts.
She immediately used her divine sense to investigate the surroundings. Only after confirming that the area was safe did she open the map and examine the terrain.
"This should be the northeastern part of the forbidden area, and the surrounding area is relatively safe. To reach the center, we need to cross Laoye Ridge and the Blackwater River, and the area around the Blackwater River is not very safe."
This time, the sect has material requirements for disciples entering the secret area, and 30% of the materials they obtain must be handed over to their Foundation Establishment uncles. A-Jiang felt that this was equivalent to protection money, so she did nothing else but take out her axe and start chopping bamboo.
It wasn't until she had cleared a space that she realized her hands were getting sore, so she stopped. What she saw surprised her.
She calculated in her mind: "The task is to plant one hundred trees. At this rate, I can complete it in three to five days. Then I will spend twenty days searching the surrounding area. I am a bit far from the center, so I need to set off a little earlier."
Having made up her mind, A-Jiang took the fasting pill, meditated and rested for a while, and then began to think about how to rest that night. Although she had a tent in her storage bag, she felt that sleeping alone in the tent was not safe at all, and she would be terrified at the slightest sound.
So she used earth magic to dig a hole for herself. Although it felt a bit stuffy, it made her feel safer.
When she woke up the next day, she found herself with a bit of lower back pain. She stretched her limbs with a wry smile and continued chopping bamboo.
But it was much slower than the first day, and it wasn't until the fifth day that she had cut enough bamboo.
She meditated and rested for another night, and the next morning she flew out of the bamboo forest according to the route she had planned.
A-Jiang dispersed his divine sense, used the Wind Control Technique to conceal his aura, and traveled through the mountains and forests at a moderate speed.
She didn't encounter any monsters along the way; perhaps everyone started from the bamboo forest, and the monsters in the surrounding area had already been cleared away.
Ah Jiang felt a little more relaxed. After traveling all morning, he realized he was a bit tired, so he stopped in the woods to rest.
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