Chapter 1632: Lost

"My heavens, we've finally landed safely. It feels as if I just woke up from a dream."

When danger descended, the dream ended, and everything was illusory.

Long Kun looked terrified, nervously patting his chest in an attempt to calm his restless heart.

Unbeknownst to him, every teammate beside him seemed to be in a similar state. They had all been prepared to bravely face death, to fight until their last drop of blood was shed.

Fortunately, Xu Yang did not disappoint them in the end. Once again, he turned the tide at this critical moment, saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of demon beasts.

When Xu Yang's figure reappeared in the void above the army, everyone finally felt completely at ease. At some point, these hundreds of thousands of demon beasts had developed a habit: as long as Xu Yang's presence could still be perceived within the team, no matter how strong their opponent was, it would always bring them peace of mind.

Little did they know that a leader capable of this required not only unparalleled strength but also a perfect grasp of the bigger picture, just like Xu Yang.

After all, in that instant, to forcefully gather enough spiritual power in such a short time while in a desperate situation required more than just cultivation. Even a hint of fear or unease in his heart would have prevented his spiritual power from perfectly concentrating under intense pressure, and the slightest mistake would have led to the collapse of the entire situation.

"My heavens, it's truly amazing how our leader Xu Yang managed that. In that split second, he was still able to gather an ocean of spiritual energy to activate the Ghost Valley Qimen Great Formation. If it were me, even with our leader's level of cultivation and power, it would be incredibly difficult to achieve such a perfect outcome and lead everyone out of that fear."

The Four Great Demon Beasts were all filled with admiration for Xu Yang. Although it wasn't the first or second time Xu Yang had turned the tide in front of them, each instance brought an indescribable spiritual shock to every warrior in the team. They found it hard to imagine what kind of past Xu Yang, as a human, must have experienced to cultivate to such a level.

In any case, the catastrophe of the entire team being surrounded and overwhelmed by the demon beast army had finally been successfully overcome.

The fourth major forbidden zone on the Path to Heaven had also been completely crushed by Xu Yang alone. Now, the only remaining barrier at the very top of the Path to Heaven, before entering the Peak of Kunlun, was the so-called Fifth Forbidden Zone.

However, a new headache emerged: where exactly was this so-called Fifth Forbidden Zone? Even Xu Yang had received no guidance in this vast, empty, and silent area.

Xiao Hua walked up to Xu Yang.

"According to our previous assessment, the Path to Heaven should be a one-way law. In theory, this means we don't need to determine a specific direction of travel; we just need to keep moving forward in a fixed direction, and we will eventually find the location of the Fifth Forbidden Zone. Unless they have used special means to conceal their spatial aura, we won't come up empty-handed.”

Xu Yang gently nodded as he turned his gentle gaze towards Xiao Hua.

"Exactly, I share that thought. This period also provides an opportunity for the warriors of this demon beast army to rest and recuperate. It might not be a bad thing."

Consequently, Xu Yang's next command seemed much more casual.

He continued to lead the hundreds of thousands strong demon beast army towards the southwest.

Three months passed in a flash. Although the army had all recovered to peak physical condition, due to the prolonged absence of battles and the continued inability to locate the so-called Fifth Forbidden Zone, many demon beasts with naturally volatile bloodlines within the team began to grow restless. There were occasional signs of emotional breakdown.

This was because nearly twenty thousand of the hundreds of thousands of demon beasts in the army were bloodthirsty demon beasts with the fiercest bloodlines. They had once resided in the Kunlun Abyss. Once their innate violent emotions surfaced, they would immediately enter the inner regions of the Kunlun Abyss to find other demon beasts as food to satisfy themselves.

By devouring the flesh and blood of their own kind, they would suppress the restless bloodlust within them. However, under Xu Yang's command, within this strict and orderly army, they clearly could not satisfy their urges by cannibalizing their own.

For three long months, the demon beast warriors had been almost constantly suppressing their bloodthirsty impulses. Xu Yang knew well that this could not continue indefinitely. If he and Xiao Xiang hadn't used their powerful life force to suppress the bloodlines of these demon beast warriors, they would likely have erupted in several bloodthirsty massacres by now.

This day marked the ninetieth day since Xu Yang led the team out of the Fourth Forbidden Zone. Continuing at this pace, even Xu Yang was unsure how long it would take to find the true location of the Fifth Forbidden Zone, and so he found himself immersed in new thoughts.

"If our chosen path is incorrect, then it might not be three months more of travel, but three years, thirty years, or even longer.”

Xu Yang's casual remark resonated deeply with the powerful figures among the demon beast leaders.

"Then, leader, what do you suggest we do?”

Demon Saint Qitian turned to look at Xu Yang, asking with a serious expression.

"I need some time to let my spiritual power roam the Path to Heaven. I will search every location we've visited to see if I can find any new clues we might have overlooked. I'm increasingly finding it strange. The so-called Fifth Forbidden Zone is supposed to be the entrance connecting to the Peak of Kunlun, and it should be more complex than we imagine. Think about it: if this Fifth Forbidden Zone were truly a predefined spatial construct, there's no reason it wouldn't have appeared yet, considering how far we've traveled from the first four forbidden zones. More importantly, the Supreme God's consciousness established the five great forbidden zones on the Path to Heaven with the sole purpose of ensuring that invaders could never reach the Peak of Kunlun. If that's truly the case, then if I were the Supreme God's will, I would set the Fifth Forbidden Zone of the Peak of Kunlun as a maze from which an exit could never be found. Perhaps that is the safest and most secure way to set up an obstacle.”

Upon hearing Xu Yang's words, all the powerful figures had an epiphany.

"Damn! Leader, your conjecture makes a lot of sense. But if that's truly the case, won't we be trapped here forever?”

Xu Yang gently shook his head. “Since we've already seen through the Supreme God's motive, the problem becomes easier to solve. First, let me project my spirit through the first four of the five forbidden zones. If I find nothing, I will attempt to evolve my own Heavenly Dao laws.”