"The Forest of Death? Why have I never heard of this place before? Is it a forest similar to the Ghost Forest?"
Xie Zhou remained vigilant at all times; in this place where even mental energy had no effect, he saw danger everywhere.
"According to the records of the Sword Sect, there are three sacred testing grounds in total. These sacred grounds are generally used to test the most outstanding members of the Sword Sect," Luo Fantian patiently explained to Xie Zhou.
"I see. What about the other two?"
Xie Zhou was like a curious child at this moment.
"I don't know about the other two either."
Luo Fantian shook his head helplessly.
"Huh? So mysterious? How do I get through this to return to the real world?"
"This...almost no one knows..."
Luo Fantian had a long face, but he quickly calmed down.
"Nobody knows? Why? Since this space exists, there must be a reason why it can be solved."
Xie Zhou frowned and asked a question.
"That's true, but everyone who's ever come in here has never come out alive..."
Luo Fantian sighed, his expression extremely serious.
"No one has ever gone out?"
Xie Zhou was shocked.
Is there such a secret realm within this cultivation technique pavilion?
"Legend has it that ten thousand years ago, the land where the Sword Sect was located was overrun by alien races, causing widespread suffering. Cultivators gathered all the cultivators from different time and space and created three secret realms that were different from all other time and space."
Looking at the dense, sun-blocking forest, Luo Fantian's expression grew even more solemn.
"So, this secret realm, different from all other time and space, was actually a place used to restrict other races in the past?"
Xie Zhou was intelligent and immediately understood the meaning behind Luo Fantian's words.
"That's true. However, this secret realm has gathered the spiritual power of many powerful beings. For ten thousand years, the fluctuations of spiritual power have been extremely strong. This is either a sign that a rare and precious treasure will appear, or some other auspicious omen."
Luo Fantian continued.
"In short, the strong spiritual energy fluctuations made the Sword Sect experts very envious. In addition, this space was created ten thousand years ago, so many older generation experts did not take it seriously and rushed down to explore it."
Luo Fantian continued to introduce Xie Zhou.
"Someone actually came down from this place where alien races are imprisoned for treasure. They really are willing to risk their lives for treasure."
Xie Zhou shook his head.
"What are you sighing about! Don't forget, you're right here!"
Xie Zhou was grieving for these people when the system reminded him of something.
"Then why are we here? Weren't we just looking at cultivation techniques in the cultivation technique pavilion?"
Xie Zhou was startled.
Luo Fantian remained silent for a long time without speaking.
"Is the key to unlocking this world actually controlled by the Grand Elder, or is it located in a certain area of the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion?"
Seeing that Luo Fantian remained silent, Xie Zhou didn't say anything more and began to speculate.
"No, if it's hidden somewhere in this cultivation technique pavilion, what if a student accidentally touches it when they come in to borrow it? That would be the end of them! So, it must be guarded by a highly respected person!"
Xie Zhou's complexion grew increasingly worse as he spoke.
"The Grand Elder! It really is that Grand Elder again! What is it about me that he dislikes so much that he treats me like this?"
Xie Zhou looked up at the sky; the sky in this other world was no different from the sky in the outside world.
"The matter is still unresolved, and we cannot speculate on it."
Luo Fantian sighed.
"Accidentally? It's one thing to accidentally knock me down, but now you're dragged down with me too? What does this mean?"
Xie Zhou felt a surge of intense anger welling up inside him.
"You old bastard, if I manage to get out of this illusion alive, I will tear you to pieces!"
Xie Zhou clenched his fists tightly. How could the difference in treatment be so great when they were all from the Sword Sect!
"Alright, alright, let's see how we get out of here."
Luo Fantian knew that Xie Zhou was angry, but how could he not be angry with the Grand Elder?
But now, simply getting angry is useless; it will only make the current situation worse.
"Looking around, it seems that apart from this open space, there is only this strange forest in front of us."
Xie Zhou let out a long breath.
Avoiding the forest and walking behind him, Xie Zhou took two steps and felt himself blocked by something like a barrier.
"What's this?"
Xie Zhou placed his hand on the barrier and then his face against it.
This barrier was quite magical. From a distance, there were mountains and water behind it, and birds flying around. But upon closer inspection, it was pitch black and lifeless behind the barrier, giving Xie Zhou a very bad feeling.
"In this forest of death, I advise you not to be so curious."
The system gasped, as if it now knew the origin of what lay behind the barrier.
Why?
Xie Zhou was unwilling to give up.
"If you really want to see, focus your mental energy on your eyes and you will be able to see clearly."
The system reminded Xie Zhou.
"However, you must be careful not to get scared."
"Nonsense, why would I be scared? This... Ahhh, what the hell is this?!"
Xie Zhou had just said he wasn't afraid a second ago, but the next second he screamed in terror.
"What's wrong! What happened!"
Luo Fantian was exploring the area around the Death Forest when he suddenly heard Xie Zhou's scream and rushed to Xie Zhou's side.
"This...this is inside..."
Xie Zhou's heart pounded wildly; he was still in shock.
What lies behind that barrier is truly terrifying.
Countless grotesque figures, their bodies fused together into a large sphere, each with its mouth agape, eyes filled with terror, outstretched as if awaiting final salvation.
Some faces were pressed directly against the barrier; countless faces were stuck to the barrier, which startled Xie Zhou.
"There are so many people here, stone statues of people..."
Xie Zhou took a deep breath before finally putting his wandering thoughts back into his stomach.
"No? It's pitch black in here. Junior sister, you must be under too much stress lately, which is causing you to hallucinate."
Luo Fantian frowned as he examined Xie Zhou, then comforted him.
"I hope I'm mistaken."
Xie Zhou focused his mental energy on his eyes and looked up. Behind the huge barrier, there were countless grotesque and terrified faces, from top to bottom. Xie Zhou felt his scalp tingle and quickly took a few steps back.
"I've already looked at the rest; they're all barriers."
Xie Zhou tried to calm himself down.
"I've looked around before, and there's nothing but forest, nothing else."
Luo Fantian sighed.
It seems that the only way for the two of them to get out of this mysterious place is to cross this Death Forest.
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