Chapter 459: Chapter 457: Ferocious Beasts in the Forbidden Area_1
“Old Turtle, can you tell me more about the Forbidden Zone?”
After dangling a carrot for the Old Dragon Turtle, Lu Xuan asked curiously.
“Why, you want to have a look?”
The Old Dragon Turtle had spent thousands of years developing a face as thick as walls, and completely ignored Lu Xuan right beside him, still avidly fixated on the Bliss Sutra.
“I do indeed have that idea, primarily to see what ferocious beasts reside inside.”
Lu Xuan didn’t conceal his inner thoughts; he was rather curious about the demon and evil beasts within the Forbidden Zone. He wondered whether he could obtain some high-grade demon beast’s flesh and blood.
After all, with the increasing number of Weird Spiritual Plants and their ranks, Yin Qi’s Underworld Court’s demand for demon beast’s flesh and blood was also growing in both quantity and quality. Ordinary beasts were no longer satisfying, and Lu Xuan had to think of other ways.
The Old Dragon Turtle reluctantly lifted his gaze from the Pale Yellow Jade Quilt, and peeked at Lu Xuan.
“That place is not normal. If you stay there for a long time, it affects your spirit.”
“But, going there occasionally is fine.”
“Conveniently, I do have the authority to enter the Forbidden Zone. If you wish, I can take you there.”
“I would appreciate that very much.”
Lu Xuan said with a laugh.
He didn’t dare to explore the Secret Land alone, but with the company of a sixth-grade Dragon Turtle, his confidence soared.
“Actually, if you want to go, you can freely enter with the Beast Owning Order you hold.”
“Including myself, several Tier 5 and Tier 6 spirit beasts here in the Blessed Land qualify for entry. In a sense, our stay here is to manage the Forbidden Zone.”
“However, I, along with the Elder Ape, and the couple of Luan Birds don’t like the environment within. On the other hand, the Old Fox spends most of his time in the Forbidden Zone, causing who knows what mischief.”
The Old Dragon Turtle slowly explained as the Hexagram Turtle Shell on his back, basking in the sun, slid back into place, perfectly fitting into its slot.
The spiritual patterns swirled on the shell, revealing various hexagrams.
“No problem, let’s go!”
The moment the Old Dragon Turtle finished speaking, a stream of water spiritual power skillfully enveloped Lu Xuan, transforming into a huge globule of water. Instantaneously, they appeared at the edge of a dark hole.
“This is the Forbidden Zone of the Ten Thousand Beast Cave.”
The Old Dragon Turtle poked out his head, gazing down into the bottomless pit, and explained to Lu Xuan.
The moment an external object was sensed, all the Formation Restrictions were triggered, and a surge of spiritual power swept towards Lu Xuan and the Old Dragon Turtle.
The Old Dragon Turtle calmly spat out a Demon Core filled with cold aura, forming a hazy spiritual energy cover, perfectly enveloping both Lu Xuan and himself.
As the spiritual power approached, sensing the aura of the Demon Core, it automatically parted.
The two slowly descended into the pit.
After passing several restrictions, Lu Xuan finally got a clear view of the bottom of the pit.
The center of the pit was hollow with numerous layers, each one filled with countless caves.
Roars of beasts, sometimes brutal, sometimes painful, occasionally echoed from the caves.
A strong, bloodthirsty aura blanketed the whole pit, while a dense, deathly energy made Lu Xuan, on his first venture into the Forbidden Zone, feel slightly uncomfortable.
“Kid, you haven’t seen much blood, have you, reacting to such small amounts of deathly energy?”
Seeing Lu Xuan in this state, the Old Dragon Turtle mocked him.
“I had no choice. Being a Spirit Plant Master, I was chosen by Elder Uncle Cang Wu to manage the Blessed Land. Unlike the other Sect monks, I didn’t have to travel around, battling demon beasts and evil cultivators for my life.”
Lu Xuan responded with a calm expression.
“If you’re called fat, you’re going to pant.”
The topic suddenly shifted by Old Dragon Turtle.
“There is a clear difference between each layer of the Forbidden Area. The deeper you go, the more dangerous it is.”
“The uppermost area of the stone caves mainly contains common monster beasts. They are numerous and are usually captured from everywhere by sect monks, who use them to feed certain spiritual beasts in the blessed lands or even some ferocious beasts and evil beasts in the forbidden areas.”
“They are often used for cross-breeding, for bloodline selection, and to obtain new varieties of monster beasts.”
Upon hearing these words, Lu Xuan nodded, and thought back to the Lion Bird Beast he had tamed before.
He looked around the stone caves and could vaguely see various monster beasts, mainly Tier-2 demonic beasts, along with a significant number of third and fourth-grade beasts.
“So many monster beasts; they are nothing more than consumables. I wonder if I could get some useless parts.”
“The spirit plants in my courtyard aren’t picky eaters.”
He thought secretly to himself.
“The medium area contains some ferocious beasts who had once attacked our sect cultivators or violated sect rules.”
“These ferocious beasts are powerful, easy to be dominated by their beastly nature, and all of them are ferocious and fond of fighting.”
“Usually, they are restrained with additional magic artifacts to prevent them from breaking free and causing havoc.”
“Keeping them here is a kind of transformation for them. Once their animal instincts have substantially weakened and there is more room for transformation, we will gradually release them back into the blessed lands.”
“If they are stubborn and unrepentant, they can only be used for some cruel experiments such as trying to mutate them and inducing abnormalities with various demonic qi and yin qi. These types of experiments have a high mortality rate and are difficult to control.”
Lu Xuan noticed that the stone caves in the middle area were clearly more heavily guarded than the upper area. Various patterns and glyphs were carved in the caves to suppress the monster beasts inside. Some of the beasts were even restrained with various magic artifacts inhibiting their movements.
One by one, fierce stares shot out from the gloomy caves, concentrating on Lu Xuan, as if they were viewing him like prey.
With the protection of the Grade Six Elder Dragon Turtle, Lu Xuan was utterly unfazed, and even actively approached to inspect the situation of the ferocious beasts inside the stone caves. He didn’t take them seriously at all.
“The lowest layer contains some evil beasts; these evil beasts have been invaded and possessed or parasitized by Demon Envoy, and their minds are unclear, and abilities bizarre, making them excellent research subjects.”
“These evil beasts are on a level of danger even higher than the ferocious beasts. Each evil beast is locked with formation restriction, fearing that they might escape the Forbidden Area.”
“That Old Fox usually stays down there.”
The Old Dragon Turtle introduced to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan looked towards the lower level, and despite not being able to see the exact situation, his spiritual sense keenly perceived the covert and ambiguous gazes coming from below.
Under all those stares, a chill surged from Lu Xuan’s back, sinking deep into his bones.
“Old Turtle, what are you doing bringing a Foundation Establishment Cultivator into the Forbidden Area?”
An ancient voice resounded next to Lu Xuan’s ear.
The voice contained a strong sense of decay.
“This one is a young friend of mine, our bond is extraordinary. I brought him here to broaden his horizons.”
“Just because you have good relations, you can take people in casually? If something that breaks the rules happens in the Forbidden Area, can you, the Old Turtle, bear the responsibility?”
The ancient voice got closer and closer.
“Old Fox, have you become so senile? Didn’t you see the Beast Owning Order on my young friend?”
The Old Dragon Turtle sneered.
