Chapter 157: The Inescapable Underworld Forest, Heavenly Mechanism of the Langya Pavilion
After viciously cursing Zhang Bairen in his heart, Chen Changsheng could only muster the courage to slowly approach the tide of corpses.
As Chen Changsheng moved, tens of thousands of eyes began to follow him.
Being stared at by so many dead people, even the well-traveled Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine.
Fortunately, the massive tide of corpses did not attack Chen Changsheng.
After a cup of tea’s time, Chen Changsheng finally arrived at the light source.
Looking at the light hole as big as a basin in front of him, Chen Changsheng did not hesitate and jumped straight in.
No matter what lay beyond this light hole, Chen Changsheng no longer wanted to stay in this place for another moment.
…
“Whoosh!”
The buoyancy around him disappeared, and Chen Changsheng landed steadily on the ground.
However, Chen Changsheng did not rejoice after escaping the danger because there were still corpses in front of him.
Chen Changsheng: “……”
Although I am a seller of coffins, I don’t want to constantly encounter dead people, right? This is really unlucky.
Muttering under his breath, Chen Changsheng stepped towards the nearby bones.
After coming out of the light hole, Chen Changsheng arrived at the entrance of a dense forest.
At the entrance of this forest, there was an ancient stone tablet, and beside the stone tablet, there quietly lay a skeleton.
The “dead person” mentioned by Chen Changsheng was precisely this skeleton.
“Senior, although the coffin is somewhat ordinary, there’s no other way.”
“You have no belongings left, and I can’t afford to do business at a loss!”
“You’ll just have to make do with this.”
Having buried the skeleton beside the stone tablet, Chen Changsheng then slowly read the words on the stone tablet.
“Underworld Forest, with entry but no exit.”
“If one wants to find a way out, they need to go deep into the forest.”
“However, fierce beasts roam within, and those without great divine power will surely perish.”
“This forest changes unpredictably and is difficult to grasp; every day it shifts positions. I exhausted all my efforts and could only advance three thousand steps.”
“Alas, my lifespan is nearing its end, and I ultimately passed away here.”
“I specially left this stone tablet to warn future generations—do not set foot here—Heavenly Mechanism.”
Looking at the signature on the stone tablet, Chen Changsheng rubbed his chin and muttered.
“Heavenly Mechanism, isn’t he the founder of the Langya Pavilion?”
“According to the records of the Purple House Sacred Ground, Heavenly Mechanism appeared out of nowhere ten thousand years ago.”
“He was a master strategist, knowing both astronomy and geography, and was considered the most talented person in ten thousand years.”
“After founding the Langya Pavilion two thousand years ago, he vanished without a trace. So he came here?”
Speaking of which, Chen Changsheng turned his head to look at the newly built grave next to him.
“Senior Heavenly Mechanism, even though you were a formidable figure ten thousand years ago, this Underworld Forest shouldn’t have trapped you so badly.”
“I wonder how powerful the beasts here are that even someone like you couldn’t do anything about it.”
Just as he was speaking, Chen Changsheng’s surroundings blurred momentarily.
Once stable, Chen Changsheng found himself in a forest, and the grave of Heavenly Mechanism had vanished.
The only familiar thing was the slightly weathered stone tablet.
“Roar!”
A furious roar echoed through the air, and a giant bear ten zhang tall lunged at Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng: “……”
Violent Golden Bear, an ancient species.
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With strength capable of moving mountains and a ferocious nature, its skin is invulnerable to water and fire.
In an instant, information about the living beings before him flashed through his mind.
Facing such a situation, Chen Changsheng sighed helplessly and then…
Three punches sent the Violent Golden Bear flying.
It was true that the Violent Golden Bear was an ancient species and indeed powerful, but it also depended on who it was compared to.
Meeting Chen Changsheng, who was described as “the mentor of the Heavenly Mandate,” three punches was already Chen Changsheng’s limit when he didn’t want to fight.
After dealing with the Violent Golden Bear, Chen Changsheng immediately began verifying some of his suspicions.
He discovered that the Underworld Forest was not as simple as he had imagined.
…
After three hours, Chen Changsheng descended from a hundred zhang tall tree with a dark face.
Realizing that the Underworld Forest might not be as simple as he thought, Chen Changsheng spent three hours verifying certain things.
The verification process went smoothly, but the results were something Chen Changsheng did not want to accept.
Within the Underworld Forest, the highest flight altitude was only fifty zhang, even if he exerted all his strength.
Moreover, the trees in this forest were at least fifty zhang high.
Additionally, the Underworld Forest would devour spiritual senses. No matter how powerful the spiritual sense, as long as it left the individual’s range of fifty zhang, it would be silently consumed by the forest.
Fortunately, Chen Changsheng found that the terrain where he was located was relatively high, so he cut down all the trees blocking his view.
After three hours, Chen Changsheng used all his strength to barely clear a patch of land.
There was no help for it; the wood here was too hard.
Then, Chen Changsheng saw the central area of the Underworld Forest.
The central area was not far from the stone tablet, only ten li away.
At Chen Changsheng’s speed, it would take at most twenty breaths to reach it, but the difficulty was that there were countless towering trees as hard as steel blocking the path.
Apart from these obstacles, there were also many powerful beasts distributed in that area.
Some powerful beasts were so formidable that even Chen Changsheng had to be cautious when facing them.
Although the journey to the Underworld Forest was arduous, with Chen Changsheng’s strength and wisdom, he could solve the problem given some time.
But there was one issue that Chen Changsheng could not solve—the problem of the changing terrain of the Underworld Forest.
Chen Changsheng didn’t know exactly how large the Underworld Forest was.
Regardless, when he stood on the stump of a fifty zhang tall tree, he could see in all directions that the boundaries of the Underworld Forest were visible.
This time, he was ten li away from the central area, but next time it might be twenty li, or even a hundred li.
As for reaching the vicinity of the central area via teleportation, Chen Changsheng had never considered it.
Heavenly Mechanism had been trapped here for six thousand years, and the terrain changed every day. That means Heavenly Mechanism had over two million opportunities.
With so many chances, Heavenly Mechanism never encountered it, and Chen Changsheng was unlikely to encounter it in the short term either.
Thinking of this, Chen Changsheng took a deep breath and then looked resolutely toward the distance.
“Ten li, neither long nor short.”
“I don’t believe that with such a short distance, I, Chen Changsheng, can’t get through.”
With that, Chen Changsheng’s figure flashed, quickly moving through the dense forest.
…
After three hours.
“Boom!”
Covered in beast bl**d, Chen Changsheng flew back.
Looking at the center area ten li away, the corners of Chen Changsheng’s mouth began to twitch uncontrollably.
At this moment, Chen Changsheng understood why Heavenly Mechanism had been trapped here for six thousand years.
Because this place was simply inescapable!
