This was a Forbidden Area. Next to the mountain was a square stone tablet with the word "Forbidden" written on it.
It was like a dancing dragon and a dancing phoenix. The sharp aura of the tablet made one want to retreat uncontrollably.
Chu Li looked at the mountain peak that was as steep as a sword, then turned his head to look at the word.
From this word, he could tell that the person who wrote it had a cultivation level higher than him. Otherwise, he would not have felt threatened. His instincts were warning him to leave this place and not to step onto this mountain.
However, if he wanted to know which Forbidden Area contained the Soaring Grass, he could only use a stupid method. Clever methods were useless.
Most of the disciples in the Prophecy Pavilion did not know where the Soaring Grass was. They could not ask about it even if they wanted to. Moreover, those who knew about it lived in seclusion and could not come into contact with it at all. He wanted to use the Omniscient Mirror to pry into other people's minds and find out where the Soaring Grass was, but he had failed to do so in the past few days.
When he thought of this, he took a deep breath and turned to leave. He went to another mountain next to him.
This mountain also had the word "Forbidden" written on it, but it was different from the one in front of the previous mountain. It was not written by the same person, and the power contained in the word was different as well. It was like a ferocious tiger coming down the mountain to swallow a person. It was even more fierce and terrifying than the "Forbidden" word from before.
This person's cultivation level was higher than the previous person's, but his personality was different. He was more murderous. Chu Li's instincts were still warning him to stay away from this mountain. He thought about it and turned to leave, continuing to the next mountain.
He went to the five Forbidden Areas in succession and sensed them one by one.
Among them, three Forbidden Areas gave off an extremely dangerous feeling. The other two mountains were not dangerous, so he gave up on the idea of exploring and thought about these three Forbidden Areas.
It seemed that the Soaring Grass was in one of these three Forbidden Areas. He thought about it for a long time but still could not determine which one it was.
It was impossible for him to rely on the Deva Shedding Technique to steal the Soaring Grass silently. Through his senses, he knew that it was extremely dangerous to enter the Forbidden Areas.
There must be top-notch masters guarding these three Forbidden Areas. He would definitely be discovered if he went near, so he could not rely on brute force to obtain the Soaring Grass.
He turned to go down the mountain and returned to his courtyard.
Sitting by the stone table, he carefully recalled the feeling from before.
The Soaring Grass was the most important item of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, so it should be the most heavily guarded and the most dangerous. Of the three mountains, the most dangerous was the eastern one. As soon as he approached, he would feel a stabbing pain all over his body, as if needles were stabbing into his skin. The warning in his heart constantly forced him to retreat. If he took another step forward, he would face death.
He would only feel such an eerie feeling when he ran into a Heavenly God expert. There must be a top-notch expert hidden in this forbidden land, who might even be stronger than Sun Mingyue. He was definitely not a match for them. Even if he used the Deva Shedding Art to sneak in, he would be discovered the moment he got close. It was very likely that they would have to fight, and if he was not careful, he would be killed.
He got up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, thinking of a feasible solution.
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On the evening of the second day, after having his dinner, he once again went to the top of the mountain and headed towards the most dangerous peak.
Tan Gu had been keeping an eye on him. He saw him wandering outside the forbidden land yesterday and had been trembling in fear. He was afraid that Chu Li would really trespass into the forbidden land. Once it was investigated, it would inevitably be traced back to him. If they said that he was the one who instigated Chu Li, then he would not be able to explain himself.
He was not far behind Chu Li. When he saw that Chu Li had gone to the forbidden land again and was heading towards it, he was so scared that he could not stay still any longer. He turned into a gust of wind and appeared in front of Chu Li, blocking his way.
Chu Li pretended to be surprised. "Brother Tan Gu?"
"Brother Xu, what are you doing?" Tan Gu asked.
Chu Li said, "Of course, I want to enter the forbidden land to take a look."
"Nonsense!" Tan Gu went forward and pulled Chu Li up. Chu Li did not want to expose his identity, so he followed him down the mountain.
Chu Li struggled as he walked, "Brother Tan Gu!"
"If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!" Tan Gu dragged him to Chu Li's courtyard in one breath. He angrily shook off his wrist and said, "Do you know what you are doing?"
"I want to see what the forbidden land looks like." Chu Li said.
"You really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!" Tan Gu was exasperated and said, "If you want to see what the forbidden land looks like, you might as well say that you want to have a taste of facing the wall!"
"Facing the wall is nothing." Chu Li nodded and said, "Brother Tan Gu, don't worry, I won't drag you down."
"You …" Tan Gu's expression did not change. He said in a low voice, "Who's afraid of you dragging me down? I'm afraid that you won't be able to endure the pain of facing the wall!"
Chu Li said, "Facing the wall once, it's worth it to see what the forbidden land looks like."
"What's there to see in the forbidden land!" Tan Gu scoffed. "So what if you see it? Moreover, if you really enter the forbidden land and violate the pavilion's rules, don't even think about climbing up in the future. You can only be an honest disciple!"
"It doesn't matter." Chu Li said.
Tan Gu frowned and stared at him. "Are you determined to enter the forbidden land?"
"Yes." Chu Li slowly nodded.
Tan Gu scoffed. "You can't even enter the forbidden land."
Chu Li frowned. "Is there someone guarding it?"
"Nonsense!" Tan Gu said, "How can there be no one guarding it!"
Chu Li said, "Since it's a forbidden land, no one is allowed to enter. How can there be a disciple guarding it?"
"Only the core disciples are qualified to guard it." Tan Gu scoffed. "Only senior brothers who are over a hundred years old are qualified."
Chu Li nodded. "Since there are disciples who can enter the forbidden land, that's good."
"You better give up!" Tan Gu frowned.
Chu Li said, "Brother Tan Gu, don't worry. I won't drag you down. I will definitely enter the forbidden land."
"You …" Tan Gu angrily stared at him.
Chu Li calmly looked at him.
Tan Gu looked at his determined face and suddenly felt defeated. He knew that he could not stop him no matter what, so he turned around and left. "If you want to die, do as you wish!"
As long as he fulfilled his obligation to stop him, he would be able to escape in the future.
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Chu Li once again went to the easternmost forbidden land after having his dinner in the evening. He then used the Deva Shedding Technique and fluttered into the mountain's forbidden land. He passed through the mountain's formation and entered the mountain.
The moment he appeared, he was instantly locked in place by two invisible forces.
He suppressed his instinct to escape and passed through the formation to arrive in front of a thatched cottage.
The Omniscient Mirror instantly saw the situation in the mountain.
There were a total of four thatched cottages. In the center of the four cottages was a herb garden. There were dozens of strange spirit herbs planted in the garden. They were about a meter tall and stood upright like a sword. They were straight and looked like a jade tube.
There were only two long and narrow leaves that looked like they were carved out of jade. They emitted a warm luster under the sunset. They did not look like spirit herbs but more like jade sculptures.
Two grey-robed elders instantly appeared in front of him and sealed his acupuncture points.
Chu Li did not care that his body was frozen. The spiritual energy of the Life and Death Scripture had already surged to the two spirit herbs.
He determined that these were the Soaring Grass.
"Bang!" His vision suddenly swayed and he flew backward. He was the one who was sent flying and landed heavily on the ground.
He only saw two grey-robed elders with gloomy faces. They floated in front of him with murderous intent and looked down at him.
Chu Li's acupuncture points were sealed, including his mute acupuncture point. He wanted to speak but he could not move or make a sound.
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