CHAPTER 327: NAVIGATING AZURE MOUNT FOREST

" What? You were knocked in the alley?"

" Damn it! How careless you were! Now, the Great Sky Ruin is opening, and you shamed Chi Clan like this?"

The disciples of Chi Clan stood with their heads down as they heard the curses of the First Elder.

" At least can you remember the faces of the culprits?"

" First Elder, We can’t! We can’t remember anyone’s face."

" Yes! It’s so strange! Every time I try to remember them, their face appear so hazy. It was as if someone erased their faces from my memories."

The First Elder frowned when he heard the words of the disciples. " It looks like someone used some sort of spiritual arts and erased the memories from your mind."

" Anything is stolen?"

" That’s the strange thing. Our belobgings were still there, First Elder."

" It’s just that I felt a bit light headed after our consciousness returned. But that looks like the aftereffects of their sneak attacks."

" Hmph! Useless fools." The First Elder snorted. " For now, stay vigilant. Also, keep an eye on our enemies. Inform the checkposts in the great forests."

" Yes, First Elder."

First Elder dismissed them all, his face still filled with some doubts.

’ This is indeed strange. I didn’t see anything wrong in their bodies, too. Could it be...Someone just pulled some sort of pranks?"

" First Elder, What happened?"

First Elder was startled as he turned around, cupping his fist before a young man.

" Greetings, Eldest Young Master. It’s just that those disciples were fooling around. So, I just scolded them a bit."

" How is the plan going?"

The eldest son of the patriarch of the Chi Clan, Chi Yunsha, looked at the First Elder with a light smile.

" The plan is in full effect, Young Lord." The First Elder nodded. " Also, we have already made a secret pact with Qinglei Gate."

" The Four Seasons Valley, Six Sword Pavilion, and few other clans are in our black list."

" Hmph, that fool! He couldn’t do one thing right!" Chi Yunsha snorted when he thought about Chi Yuhao.

" And those Four Seasons Valley bastards. To think they will not give face to the Chi Family."

The First Elder smirked. " But don’t worry, Young Lord. Without any protaction charm, they could never go past the outer layer."

" And if they dare..."

Chi Yunsha shook his head with a cold smile. " They will, First Elder. People don’t know what kind of horrors lay within a forbidden zone."

" They will definitely try to explore the inner zone. And as long as they are there, we won’t even need to lift our fingers."

" But rather than not selling them, only sell a few of Forest Tokens at ten times the price. Each should be sold at least at a hundred thousand high grade spirit stones."

" Heh, they will definitely bleed for that. But they won’t deny." The First Elder nodded.

" As long as they carry a single token, we will find them." Chi Yunsha snickered.

" It is time for Chi Clan to step outside of forbidden zone."

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" And now, This is the final step."

A hammer appeared in Long Ming’s hands as he struck the final blow. Suddenly, a pendant shone before him as it gave off a slight green radiance.

It looked like a pendant with a ruby gem. Yet it still gave off a gentle green light, as if it was harmonizing with the surroundings.

" Now this is what we need." Long Ming smirked as he walked out.

" You haven’t slept the entire night, haven’t you?"

As Long Ming stepped out, he was greeted by Mu Qinglian. A soft smile appeared on his lips.

" Well, I had some work to do."

Mu Qinglian shook her head. " Come, join me for tea. I have also prepared some snacks for you."

Long Ming’s body relaxed as he took a sip of the tea. It had a rich, earthly taste, slowly spreading in his mouth. He could feel his depleted spiritual qi slowly replenishing.

" Haah, this hit right at the spot." Long Ming muttered. " Especially a night of working hard."

" So, what you were building..."

Long Ming nodded. " Yes, I finished it completely. I believe it will work as intended."

" You see, the Forest Token is an ancient rune diagram. Without sufficient study materials and high grade inscription technique, it will take quite a lot time for me to crack it."

" So, I took a different approach." Long Ming grinned.

" The uniqueness comes from the bloodline of the members of the ancient tribe, right? Then what if we mask ourselves with their bloodline, making ourselves disguise as members of ancient tribes?"

" And this is my creation."

Long Ming grinned as he showed the pendant. " I named it the Bloodline Imitation Necklace. I believe this will work better than the best quality Forest Tokens."

Mu Qinglian was stunned as she took the necklace. " Mhm, Along with its utility, this also looks pretty."

Long Ming shrugged. " Well, a treasure needs to be aesthetically pleasant and function well, right?"

Mu Qinglian smiled as she leaned back. " True. How about you put..."

She was about to ask Long Ming to put it on her neck. But her words were cut off as Lin Xie and Chen Yin appeared.

" Senior Brother!! Join us!"

" Yes! You promised us last night!"

’ Calm down, Calm down. They are just naive girl charmed by that rascal.’ Mu Qinglian’s lips twitched as she kept sipping tea.

Long Ming could feel the crisp snap of fragrant yin qi he was receiving from Mu Qinglian, making him smile wryly.

" Sister Qinglian, I have prepared a nice gift for you. How about I give it to you next time?"

Mu Qinglian’s lips curved as she looked away. " Hmm, since you wish to gift me, I just can’t say no, right?"

After a while, everyone gathered in the main hall as Long Ming distributed the lockets, explaining their functions to everyone.

" My goodness! You managed to do this much in a single day?" Wu Liang was stunned. " Will it work?"

Meng Zhi snorted. " Well, I heard some information from Rain Dragon Commerce and Qinglei Gate. They increased the price of Forest Token by ten times. An exclusive offer for us."

Wu Liang’s eyes turned cold when she heard that. " Looks like they are looking down on Four Seasons Valley too much, huh?"

Long Ming rubbed his palms. " Let them look down. Only time will tell who is going to laugh in the end."

" For now, everyone get ready. We are departing for exploration."

Azure Mount Forest was the great forest that covered more than half of the Great Sky Ruins, spanning across a thousand miles. The forest was divided into three zones: outer, inner, and core zones.

The outer zone forest is the most explored. The inner zone, despite being right after the outer zone area, still has some unexplored lands. And finally, the core zone remained vastly unexplored."

The forest layout shifts after each of the great changes, making the maps of Azure Mount Forest basically useless. One can only notice some famous landmarks and follow the route by centering it.

At the edge of the Azure Mount Forest, Long Ming and the disciples of Four Seasons Valley stood, prepared for the treasure hunt.

" Alright, everyone. Time to move." Long Ming raised his hands. Meng Zhi nodded as she walked forward.

" I will lead. Grand Elder Wu shall protect us from behind."

" Are we going straight to the inner zone of Azure Mount Forest?" Ming Yuexin asked in a curious voice.

" No, We have another place to visit first."

Long Ming looked into the distance as he remembered the jade piece he got from Lin’er. It contained information about the complete Crimson Blood Demonic Art and the other inheritance left by a demonic sect of Southern Province. (Chapter 205 and 257)

’ Southern part of Azure Mount Forest, where ancient wryms dwell.’ Long Ming remembered as he calculated the directions.

" No, rather than going directly to the inner zone, we need to spend some time in the outer zone to familiarize ourselves. Also, we will go through the inner zone by south."

However, not long after, Meng Zhi suddenly raised her hands, asking everyone to stop.

" Looks like we got some company here."

*BOOM! BOOOM!*

The ground trembled as cracks spread across the surface, as if something was moving beneath the ground.

*BOOOM!*

The ground exploded as a giant creature rose, trying to swallow the disciples of Four Seasons Valley.