CHAPTER 344: FORBIDDEN ZONE

After that, the two sides concluded the trade, and Shen Xu’s group left the restaurant.

However, they didn’t return to the inn right away.

Instead, they walked around the city, observing the situation and eavesdropping on gossip before returning to the inn two hours later.

At this time, Shen Xu heard a buzz and took out his communication jade.

With a thought, he activated the jade and found two messages.

The first was from Manager Zhang.

On their way from the space desert, Shen Xu messaged Zhang Ji and asked him to meet in the Martial Tower City.

On one hand, he wanted to give him some supplies for sale and on the other, he planned to discuss their travel arrangements.

The message was to let Shen Xu know that he had arrived in the city and was ready to meet at any time.

’Just in time.’ The double thought and read the second message.

The second was from Jingyu.

After learning about the divination master, Shen Xu messaged Jingyu, wanting to know to what extent other fortune masters would be able to spy on him in the future.

Jingyu’s reply was short and to the point.

From what she said, the bracelet’s protection was comprehensive and didn’t just defend against physical attacks.

Unless Shen Xu encountered a divination master whose cultivation was higher than Shen Tian’s, no one would be able to peek into his past, present, future, and fortune.

Shen Xu was relieved when he learned this.

After all, their group had many secrets and any one of them was enough to turn the world on its head.

"We are safe." He informed the others, and everyone was immediately relieved.

After that, Yang Shi, Feng Xue, and Li Wenqiang entered the space while Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu went to meet Zhang Ji.

The meeting was short.

After telling Manager Zhang to prepare to leave in sixty years, Shen Xu handed over a batch of goods, which included pills, talismans, weapons, inscriptions, formation disks, wine, spirit grasses, spiritual fruits, and others.

"You can transfer the spirit stones to our card after selling everything. Make sure to deduct your commission before you send." Shen Xu reminded, and Zhang Ji nodded.

Soon after, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan returned to the inn, went to their room, and entered the space.

"I have already told Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi that we have a ship and don’t need to rob their enemies. We have agreed to meet and leave in sixty years." Shen Xu said, and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"We can head to the forbidden zone after a night of rest." The man said.

Night passed and morning came.

After breakfast, the two left the inn and went to the city’s teleportation area.

The Martial Tower City was the only city that had a teleportation formation to the forbidden zone.

At this time, several hundred cultivators were waiting near the formation, ready to leave when their turn came.

"How many spirit stones?" Shen Xu asked the formation attendant.

"Ten million per person."

Hearing this, the double nodded and paid twenty million spirit stones before moving to the side.

Their turn came half an hour later, and the two boarded the teleportation formation.

However, neither Shen Xu nor Zhen Yuan was prepared for the rough ride.

Ordinarily, the city-to-city teleportation transfers were long and a bit dizzying, but that was nothing compared to the transfer to the forbidden zone.

By the time they arrived, Shen Xu felt nauseous, dizzy, and disoriented.

"That was terrible." He complained.

[You can stay in the space for the ride back.] Zhen Yuan said, rubbing his back to ease the double’s discomfort.

After Shen Xu felt better, the two began looking around.

They were teleported to a black-soil wasteland.

The wasteland extended as far as the eye could see, and the two saw many portable caves erected at sporadic places.

Seeing this, Shen Xu turned to Zhen Yuan with a curious expression.

[Ayuan, do you see any law pillars?] He asked, and Zhen Yuan immediately nodded.

[Many.] He said and quickly continued.

[Xiaoxu, let’s leave it to fate. I will let you and the others decide where we go.]

[Okay.] Shen Xu nodded.

He understood Zhen Yuan’s concerns and didn’t insist on grabbing all the treasures that the man could see.

After discussing, the group decided not to set up a portable cave and began heading southwest.

Time passed, and before they knew it, they had been walking for ten days.

On this day, they finally exited the black-soil wasteland and entered a canyon.

The canyon entrance was ten metres wide, and each of the sides was at least one hundred metres high.

"Should we enter or walk around it?" Yang Shi asked.

"Enter." Shen Xu immediately answered.

In this way, the five entered the canyon and soon discovered that the valley widened with every step while the sides shortened.

After walking for one month, the canyon became a rocky but flat ground.

"I feel that there should be something around here." Shen Xu muttered and began looking around before heading west.

A moment later, they stopped in front of a formation.

"Ayuan, what level of formation is this?" He asked.

"Peak-stage level eight." Zhen Yuan said, his eyes narrowed into slits.

Although his cultivation advanced to the equivalent of the late-stage Mahayana realm, his soul and body cultivation were still at the early level eight and peak level seven, respectively.

At this time, he could accurately identify the formation’s level but didn’t know anything else.

"Let’s set up here." He said, and the others immediately agreed.

While Shen Xu and the others were setting up their portable cave, Zhen Yuan began examining the formation.

This examination lasted thirteen days.

On this day, he gathered everyone and began explaining the situation.

"The formation is a peak-stage level eight, five elements formation." He said.

"The five elements formation is a lost array. No one in the cultivation world can arrange it." Feng Xue stated, and Zhen Yuan nodded in agreement.