Chapter 955: Desiring to Uproot the Gods' Burial Ground

Chu Feng couldn't help but be moved. The more he learned, the more terrifying he found those talismans. They had to be retrieved from forbidden zones by powerful beings and served as tokens allowing free passage on the path of reincarnation.

Now, he had a chance to get two of them? Instinctively, he felt it was highly unlikely.

At the same time, he felt some regret, lamenting inwardly that he had once had an excellent opportunity to gather all ten talismans, but he had missed it.

At the time, he never imagined he would one day desperately need such talismans.

Back then, as he sat guarding the ancient reincarnation cave, he thought it would have been better to ambush and rob everyone who came through, whether they were celestial maidens, beloved daughters of powerful beings, or sons of Heavenly Venerates.

Such an opportunity would not arise again; talismans only appeared in various forbidden zones during specific periods.

"Senior, where should I go to get them?" Chu Feng asked, feeling that it wasn't very reliable. The supreme pure lands in the Yang Realm were fighting fiercely over these powerful talismans. Could the limping Heavenly Venerate, in his current state, truly guide him to intercept them?

"Right here in this world, where else would you go?" the stone fox replied, offering guidance.

Chu Feng paused, then looked puzzled and asked for clarification.

The limping fox explained that he should search in the Foreign Realm's first forbidden zone. There were definitely talismans accumulated there; for at least a million years, no one in the Foreign Realm had successfully obtained them.

It also seriously warned him that these so-called "million years" were not counted by the time of the current world, but according to the Yang Realm's calendar.

This shocked Chu Feng; if converted to the Foreign Realm's time, it would be absolutely terrifying!

Chu Feng swallowed hard. What kind of place was this so-called first forbidden zone in the Foreign Realm, that its history was recorded by the Yang Realm's calendar and didn't sync with this world?

Beside him, the little Vermilion Bird, red all over, blinked its large eyes. Upon hearing about the so-called first forbidden zone, it clearly showed fear and listened intently.

"Do you think the first forbidden zone in this world is ordinary? Any place that produces talismans, no matter which world it's in, is extraordinary and feared even by the powerful beings of the Yang Realm."

The limping fox's expression was serious. Its master had once secretly intended to refine this world into a supreme treasure—a temporal weapon—but that did not include the first forbidden zone.

That place was too special, beyond control. In fact, any place that produced talismans was unfathomable, capable of burying gods and devils from all heavens, and even causing Heavenly Venerates to fall!

After listening to the detailed explanation, Chu Feng was moved. He gained a certain understanding of the so-called forbidden zones and felt even more strongly that rashly entering them would be suicidal.

"Strange," he thought, becoming suspicious. The Yang Realm had such forbidden zones, and more than one. The universe where the young Taoist lived also had them, and this Foreign Realm did too. All of them had talismans appearing.

What was the connection between these places? A moment of thought sent shivers down his spine!

The spatial scope was too vast, and the temporal span incredibly long, reaching terrifying levels, existing from antiquity to the present. The more he pondered it, the more he felt a chill.

"Go on, get two talismans," the limping stone fox said.

Chu Feng eyed it sideways. Was it sending him to his death? Or was it sending him to his death?!

Rather than that, he would prefer to take another trip to the path of reincarnation, guarding it for a hundred or eighty years. Perhaps, with luck, he might encounter a special period and collect all the talismans in one sweep.

"Don't even think about it. The Yang Realm won't produce talismans in the short term. They usually appear in concentrated batches during special periods. Waiting tens of thousands of years won't do any good," the stone fox said.

It explained that during regular times, even powerful beings from the Yang Realm who ventured into forbidden zones to seek talismans might perish, their blood staining the mountains and rivers.

"But I can't just go to my death!" Chu Feng cherished his life and had no desire to die in vain.

In the universe where the young Taoist resided, all the world's strong cultivators and major sects had to join forces to painstakingly break into their world's first forbidden zone. Almost all the experts were annihilated, and they only managed to retrieve one black talisman!

Now, he was being asked to enter this world's first forbidden zone alone? He hadn't lived long enough yet!

Moreover, a year ago, the little Vermilion Bird's mother, a peak deity close to the Divine King realm, had risked her life entering that so-called first forbidden zone for a chance at destiny, but she had also died there.

The limping Heavenly Venerate said, "How will you know if you don't try? Theoretically, beings who reach the Saint realm have a chance to enter. There are records in Yang Realm history of creatures at that level obtaining talismans."

"I'm not comparing myself to the sons of Heavenly Venerates or the beloved daughters of powerful beings!" Chu Feng refused. Recently, everything had gone wrong for him; his parents and friends had died. He didn't believe he had great luck or was a chosen one.

In fact, he had been plagued by bad luck lately, constantly encountering misfortune.

"Little Vermilion Bird did indeed perish after going in, but through its eyes, I glimpsed a corner of the truth. It will be much easier if you go."

The old fox's expression was serious as it clearly told him that there were currently three talismans accumulated in the first forbidden zone, more than enough, and no one had brought them out yet.

Relatively speaking, once the correct location was found, retrieving the talismans would be much easier than in previous eras!

In fact, based on its calculations, a fourth talisman might even appear in the short term.

It particularly mentioned that since Chu Feng's physical body could enter the Foreign Realm, the treasures he carried could also protect him within the forbidden zone.

"Senior, why are you always pushing me to go in, showing more eagerness than I do? What exactly do you want?" Chu Feng felt a bit unnerved.

"You survived Taishang Wu. Regardless of the reason, I have some faith in you. Currently, I'm placing a bit of hope on you, hoping that one day you can help me transcend, preserve a wisp of my true spirit, and seek a next life."

The limping old fox looked forlorn. Having heard this, Chu Feng had many words and questions, but he swallowed them all back.

He figured that no matter the stone fox's intentions, it wouldn't send him to his death right now.

"Senior, are you sure I can make it out alive?"

"No big deal. If it's not successful this time, just consider it a reconnaissance trip. There's always next time," the stone fox smiled.

Seeing a fox smile always made Chu Feng feel uncomfortable.

"Go, retrieve the talismans, and I'll devise a plan to help you forge the strongest path. The Yang Realm holds endless wonders: countless famous mountains and great rivers, ancient lands where Nine Heavens Profound Maidens from the primordial era slumber, legendary true immortal maidens lie in eternal sleep, and even the Heavenly Emperor's youngest daughter... all residing within special topographical formations."

Chu Feng, with an upright demeanor, said, "Senior, what do you mean by mentioning these women from special eras? What's the point?"

The limping fox calmly replied, "You've been thinking about my granddaughter, whom you've never met. Naturally, I'm giving you some incentive now to encourage you to strive towards the Yang Realm."

Chu Feng's face immediately darkened. He righteously refuted the fox, calling it shameless!

Ultimately, Chu Feng decided to go to the first forbidden zone. He didn't intend to recklessly charge in to his death; he was merely curious to take a look. If he could enter, he would; if he could bring out talismans, he would. But he absolutely wouldn't risk his life.

The old fox gave him a beast hide map, depicting the topography of the first forbidden zone and the area where the talismans were, as it had deduced.

"Relatively speaking, the talismans are on the outskirts of the forbidden zone, not in the deepest part. If you only take one or two, you won't trigger anything. After all, several have been accumulating for a long time. These tokens are meant to be distributed, and it's not good for the forbidden zone if no one ever takes them," the old fox explained.

Chu Feng grew even more suspicious. What kind of place was this so-called forbidden zone? It always made him wonder.

Before setting off, Chu Feng turned back and asked very seriously, "I just want to ask, do the Primordial Profound Maidens, true immortal maidens, and the Heavenly Emperor's youngest daughter you mentioned truly exist and slumber in special topographical formations?"

The little Vermilion Bird was immediately speechless, rolling its eyes at him.

The limping Heavenly Venerate fox grinned and nodded.

"Don't overthink it, I'm a domain researcher, very interested in the mountains and rivers of the Yang Realm!" Chu Feng emphasized righteously.

He thought of some of the topographical formations revealed when one side of the stone box glowed. Could he find a reference for them in the Yang Realm? Did they actually exist there?

The little Vermilion Bird accompanied him, leading the way for Chu Feng.

The so-called first forbidden zone was beneath the Eight Great Abysses!

The Foreign Realm was divided into two major factions, forming two large regions: the Ferocious Beast Plateau and the Abysses.

However, the term "Abyss" was very general, as no one remembered how many abysses had appeared in this region since ancient times.

When a clan rose, it would establish an abyss.

When a clan fell, an abyss would be abandoned.

"In fact, there's a rumor that the gods on the Ferocious Beast Plateau once lived near the abysses, collectively residing around the first forbidden zone, before moving away later," the little Vermilion Bird explained to Chu Feng on the way.

Chu Feng was awe-struck. The fact that the first forbidden zone was beneath the great abysses, in the infinitely deep underground, was somewhat terrifying.

Ultimately, they did not descend from the Vermilion Bird Abyss but instead went underground from an abandoned ancient abyss.

At first, Chu Feng expected complete darkness, but to his surprise, after truly descending tens of thousands of miles underground, he found a soft, very bright area.

This deep underground area was peaceful, with various ancient paths connecting and extending towards the ultimate destination.

Finally, they reached their destination. The underground expanse was like an internal dimension, forming a world of its own, completely unlike the dark underground ancient mine he had imagined.

In fact, the scenery ahead was magnificent: beautiful peaks adorned with golden waterfalls, spiritual peaks shrouded in wisps of immortal mist, serene and clear small lakes, all permeated with auspicious energy and bathed in propitious light.

Chu Feng wondered, "Is this the first forbidden zone? It's practically a paradise!"

The little Vermilion Bird was very nervous, saying, "This is the first forbidden zone of our world. Throughout history, countless supreme experts have been buried here. It's known as the Burial Ground of the Gods, and no one has ever been heard to gain new life or obtain good fortune here."

"The Burial Ground of the Gods?" Chu Feng was surprised. Just hearing the name didn't sound like a good place; it reeked of ill omens.

"Yes!" The little Vermilion Bird said with fear, looking ahead, without further explanation to Chu Feng.

In this world, almost all deities faced strange substances in their later years, leading to tragic ends. Very few, like the old Vermilion Bird, managed to avoid forbidden arts.

Even so, living in this world meant being tainted, to some degree, by gray mist.

The plight of the gods in their later years was particularly tragic; there was nowhere for them to escape.

However, there had always been a legend in this world that if one entered the first forbidden zone and survived, emerging alive would grant them new life and resolve the strange issues.

Thus, over a considerably long period, countless gods had rushed in, one after another. Even during more glorious and prosperous eras, many Divine Kings had come, but not a single being succeeded; all met tragic deaths here.

Furthermore, for cultivators on the brink of death in this area, if they failed to escape, the strange substances they faced would become ten times more potent and ten times more cruel, leading to an even more terrifying and desolate end.

In the end, this place became a forbidden land. Because all the gods who came here died, too many to count, it was named the Burial Ground of the Gods.

"Even if one is entangled with strange substances, they can still gain new life here if they have the right fortune?" Chu Feng was surprised and quite alarmed.

"Though there are rumors, no one has ever succeeded. This is the accumulation of countless ages, lessons learned from innumerable bloodsheds. All the gods wish to overturn this place," the little Vermilion Bird sighed.

The "gods" mentioned also included the divine beasts from the abysses.

One could say that every inch of this land was soaked in blood, specifically divine blood. It looked peaceful like a paradise, yet countless deities had fallen here.

Chu Feng was highly cautious facing this place, but he also held hope, wondering what kind of ancient land it truly was, and what it contained, that could offer new life.

At the same time, he finally understood why the limping Heavenly Venerate's master, despite wanting to refine the Foreign Realm into a supreme temporal weapon, hadn't dared to include this place. It was indeed a terrifying location.

"Shhh!"

Suddenly, a sword light flew in, piercing towards the back of the little Vermilion Bird's head.

The little Vermilion Bird swiftly shifted sideways, dodging the attack. At the same time, Chu Feng reacted even faster, decisively striking and charging towards the assailant.

A pair of sword wings materialized at his sides, and he directly used the Lesser Six Paths Time Technique to slay his opponent.

"Oh, a misunderstanding. I thought it was someone else. So it's a junior sister from the Vermilion Bird clan," the man explained. He was a male with a head of long golden hair, looking very bright and cheerful.

Chu Feng found him familiar, somewhat resembling the former Little Martial God. He immediately realized this was likely someone from the Martial God lineage.

Clang, clang, clang!

The sword wings unfolded, and Chu Feng swept past. The man was surprised, dodging repeatedly, but many bloody cuts appeared on his body with a series of muffled sounds.

"What misunderstanding? You're a descendant of the Martial God. Haven't you been investigating what happened to my mother? To think you'd find this place, no wonder you dared to attack me." The little Vermilion Bird said resentfully, its large eyes red, as its mother had died in the forbidden zone ahead.

Hearing this, Chu Feng decisively struck a fatal blow. With a soft thud, a sword wing swept across the air, killing the man.

"A death substitute talisman? Kill again!"

Amidst whooshing sounds, Chu Feng finished him off, absorbing a large amount of divine particles. The divine bloodline was indeed extraordinary.

"Hmm, someone's coming from afar. Let's go, let's enter the first forbidden zone. I refuse to believe in bad omens. Maybe this time we can truly seize all the good fortune!" Chu Feng said.

In the blink of an eye, they plunged into a mountainous area and entered.

Not long after, Chu Feng halted. After a certain distance, his expression became extremely grave. This place indeed contained terrifying topographical formations, and one could not wander recklessly.

Moreover, he saw the little Vermilion Bird crying, deeply sorrowful.

Soon after, he understood why. Ahead lay a sinister slope, shrouded in spreading red mist. There, a crimson old Vermilion Bird lay dead, its feathers sparse and withered.

Chu Feng's pupils contracted. What did he see? That was a perilous area known in field formations as the Phoenixfall Slope!

Such a truly naturally formed perilous area could even cause an immortal phoenix to die if it fell there. The old Vermilion Bird coming here was truly a taboo, a divine bird dying in a phoenix-falling place.

"Don't cry. Everything will be fine. Perhaps you'll find your mother in reincarnation someday," Chu Feng comforted.

However, he knew hope was slim. Creatures that died here had miserable ends; their soul light usually couldn't escape and would completely vanish.

Chu Feng now had no confidence in entering such a perilous zone. He cautiously and carefully guided the little Vermilion Bird around it.

Suddenly, a piercing shriek echoed, making their scalps tingle.

From a valley, swarms of golden creatures flew out, directly pouncing on the two of them.

Chu Feng was greatly startled and his hair stood on end. This was the first forbidden zone; how could there still be creatures, and in such massive numbers, diving towards them?