Along the way, Tang Ao was even more careful than before.
Perhaps it was because of the battle just now, but the number of strange beasts in the area had decreased. It looked like they had all escaped far away and wouldn't be able to return for a while.
Even so, Tang Ao didn't dare to lower his guard. He followed the fifth elder's instructions and slowly moved forward.
… …
After half an hour, looking at the rubble area, Tang Ao's face lit up.
"I've finally arrived!"
Tang Ao whispered to himself. According to the Fifth Elder's words, if they followed the primeval forest all the way to the north, when they found a small rocky area, they would have already entered the so-called life forbidden zone.
Within the Life Forbidden Zone, there were basically no low level strange beasts. According to rumours, there was a huge ape with terrifying strength hibernating there. Even cultivators at the Origin realm had no choice but to stay far away after seeing it. They didn't dare to easily anger it or else the consequences would be unimaginable!
Thinking about the fifth elder's warning, Tang Ao looked around and found that there really weren't any signs of wild beasts. Not even insects could be seen. The deathly stillness was a bit scary.
"I hope that terrifying giant ape doesn't find me." Tang Ao said as if he was praying to the heavens. He looked around to make sure there was no danger, then he walked out from behind the tree and slowly walked forward.
After passing through the rubble area, there was an even more lush forest ahead. The terrain was very complicated. There were endless mountains and trees that pierced through the sky. Even the smallest one would require three to five people to wrap their arms around it.
Tang Ao did his best to hide his aura in order to avoid being detected by strange beasts with a sensitive sense of smell. If an accident were to happen and the giant ape was awakened, then even if Tang Ao had 100 lives, it wouldn't be enough.
As he slowly walked through the forest, Tang Ao carefully moved forward and spread out his divine sense to check his surroundings.
He remembered that the phoenix egg Wang Lin mentioned was found in this life forbidden zone. However, when he looked over, he didn't even see a single feather, let alone any eggs.
Tang Ao was not in a hurry. He knew that such a rare and precious resource could not be obtained just by thinking about it. No one knew how much risk the inner sect disciple had taken to obtain the bird eggs.
There was no mishap along the way. While Tang Ao was looking for resources, he also had to be on guard against the Giant Ape that was hiding somewhere.
Silently, Tang Ao felt a great pressure. This pressure came from the fear of the unknown.
The infamy of the Life Forbidden Zone had spread far and wide. It was no longer a matter of a year and a half. However, the formation of every restricted area required a long period of time. Otherwise, if a place with a little bit of danger was called a restricted area, then it would be meaningless!
Kacha!
Suddenly, a voice came from not far away, startling Tang Ao. He hurriedly dodged and hid in a bush.
"Senior-apprentice Brother, do you think this forbidden zone is really that scary?"
"Yeah, Senior-apprentice Brother, I don't think it's that big of a deal!"
"On the way, not to mention Fierce Beasts, we didn't even see a single feather. It's not as scary as the elders said it was. I think they only want us to be more on guard, so they casually gave us an excuse to trick us!"
"All of you, shut up!" A deep and low voice stopped a few impatient voices.
"What do you know? There is a Giant Ape in the Life Forbidden Zone and its cultivation is incomparably powerful. Even Origin realm experts would die without a chance of survival if they saw it. You small fries aren't even enough to fill the gaps between its teeth! "
"It can't be!"
Immediately, the discussions gradually calmed down.
Tang Ao hid in the bush and looked through the gaps in the forest. From afar, there were 4-5 figures walking over from the opposite direction.
Within those people, all of them were young disciples around the age of 21 or 22. Their clothes were not from the Seven Kills School.
Tang Ao did not dare to make any movements. He quietly watched from within the bush and acted according to the situation.
"There really aren't any Strange Beasts in the surroundings. It seems like they were scared away by the strange battle just now!"
"I think so too. Although I didn't see it, from the sounds, I could feel that the battle must have been incomparably exciting. It's truly a pity that we missed such an exciting scene!"
Hearing one of the disciples say that, black lines appeared on Tang Ao's forehead. He hiddenly said, "I was almost scared to death, yet you guys are lucky. It's a pity that you didn't see it. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!"
"There aren't any rare resources found here for now. Let's go to another place to check!"
As the voices went further away, only when the figures of the few people completely disappeared did Tang Ao walk out from the bush. He looked at the direction that the few people left in and softly said to himself, "Those people seem to be disciples of some school. However, which school are they from?"
Through their clothes, Tang Ao discovered that they were not disciples of the Seven Kills School because those people had unfamiliar faces. Their strength was also not very profound, so they would definitely not be able to enter the inner court.
After realizing that he was not the only one exploring this place, Tang Ao could not help but be even more careful.
The few youths from before walked all the way east. Tang Ao hesitated for a moment and did not choose to go in the same direction as them. Instead, he continued north. He felt that if he went a little deeper, he might make some important discoveries.
…
Sure enough, after advancing another few hundred meters, Tang Ao saw a towering tree not far ahead. On one of the thick branches was a huge bird's nest, but it had long been abandoned.
Tang Ao's keen divine sense probed and discovered that this bird's nest actually contained a faint trace of a phoenix's aura. Although it was extremely weak, he still managed to capture it!
"An abandoned phoenix nest!" Tang Ao exclaimed. Not only did he think of the disciple from the Seven Kills School who had obtained the phoenix egg, he also felt that it was very likely that that person had obtained the phoenix egg from here!
Tang Ao climbed up the tree and looked at the empty nest. There was nothing left behind. Not only did he feel regret, but even if there was something left, it should have all been taken away by that disciple.
Without any hesitation, Tang Ao continued north.
This time, he walked for more than five hundred meters before he finally saw another strange thing.
In front of him, there was a pile of scales on the ground. These scales were particularly large, each one the size of an adult's palm. From time to time, they emitted a faint luster; presumably, they had just fallen off not too long ago.
Tang Ao observed his surroundings. After discovering that there was no danger, he carefully walked over and picked up a scale.
As soon as the scale touched his hand, Tang Ao felt a bit cool. Moreover, it seemed to contain some very weak fluctuations of true essence.
"A scale shed by a python!"
Tang Ao's pupils shrank. He recognized just what beast had shed this scale in his hand.
Looking at this scale that was an inch larger than his palm, Tang Ao was a bit startled. Just how big was this python to have such amazing scales!?
"Mm?"
Suddenly, Tang Ao noticed the scales at his feet. He found that they were stained with some blood. Some of the scales even had cracks on them, as if they would break at the slightest touch.
Tang Ao guessed that this python must have been seriously injured after a great battle. After being struck by its opponent, even its iron-hard scales couldn't withstand the impact and fell to the ground.
Looking at the scales that had yet to dry up, Tang Ao's heart sank.
By observing the residual true essence fluctuations on the scales, Tang Ao felt that the strength of this python was far higher than the Fire Emperor Bird. In fact, it was even more powerful than the Saber-Toothed Tiger.
He couldn't help but worry. The blood that had yet to dry up was undoubtedly an indication that this python hadn't been fighting for too long. It shouldn't have gone far!
"It looks like I have to be more careful. This life forbidden zone is really full of dangers! "Tang Ao said to himself as he threw away the scales in his hand.
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