Chapter 1223

"Carno said Ye Yuan might enter the Godfall Mountains, but now that so many people are here, where do we even start looking?" Zhuge Qingxuan frowned.

"Heh, Lord Calming Heaven King, don't be impatient. Lord Carno can peer into the secrets of heaven, so something major must be happening in the Godfall Mountains. In my view, that kid's destination is definitely no ordinary place!" Old Han said, his eyes burning as he looked at Zhuge Qingxuan.

Zhuge Qingxuan frowned. "You mean... the God-Forbidden Region?"

The Godfall Mountains were divided into several zones: the Safe Region, the Dao-Forbidden Region, the Void-Forbidden Region, and the most terrifying—the God-Forbidden Region!

These zones had been mapped out over countless millennia through the blood of martial artists.

At present, these people had already entered the Godfall Mountains, but they were still in the Safe Region.

Of course, the Safe Region wasn't absolutely safe.

As they neared the Dao-Forbidden Region, the danger increased significantly.

Once they entered the Dao-Forbidden Region, these people would no longer be as comfortable as they were now.

The so-called Dao-Forbidden Region meant that martial artists at the Dao Profound realm were forbidden from entering.

Even a peak Divine King, if they ventured too deep, would face a slim chance of survival.

Similarly, the Void-Forbidden Region referred to Void Profound experts.

This included even the Ten Great Divine Kings, who had comprehended the laws of the divine path!

Zhuge Qingxuan had ventured deep into the Godfall Mountains before, but even he had only set foot in the Void-Forbidden Region.

As for the legendary God-Forbidden Region, even true divine path experts dared not tread lightly.

The place where divine realm experts fell most often was the God-Forbidden Region!

Zhuge Qingxuan's heart raced at this conclusion.

Ye Yuan's ambition was truly immense!

"Hey, Lord Calming Heaven King, no need for that expression. Ye Yuan is clever; he must have guessed that Lord Carno is recovering his peak strength. Once that happens, no one in the Divine Realm can stop him! To thwart Lord Carno, he must become the first in a hundred thousand years to break the shackles and reach the divine realm! And the only place in the entire Divine Realm where one might break through to the divine realm is probably the God-Forbidden Region in the Godfall Mountains!"

Old Han saw through it clearly, guessing Ye Yuan's intentions with near certainty.

For now, this was the only solution.

But compared to Carno recovering his peak strength, Ye Yuan's path was obviously a thousand times harder!

After all, without the permission of the heavenly laws, it was impossible to step into the divine realm in this world.

"Heh, even if he could enter the God-Forbidden Region, he wouldn't come out alive," Zhuge Qingxuan sneered.

"Whether he comes out or not, I don't know. But I do know we must stop him from going in! Although the chance of becoming a god is less than one in a million, he is the Son of Fate. It wouldn't be strange for any miracle to happen to him," Old Han said.

"Hmph! He won't succeed! This time, I will tear him into a thousand pieces! Otherwise, my hatred will never be appeased!"

Zhuge Qingxuan's face was ashen; his hatred for Ye Yuan was overwhelming.

Last time in the Dragon Clan, he had nearly died at Ye Yuan's hands.

That was a humiliation he hadn't experienced in thousands of years, and only by killing Ye Yuan could he wash away that shame!

...

Meanwhile, the fake Ye Yuan had been beaten into a pig's head by the indignant crowd.

The fake Bai Guang returned everything and compensated a large sum of Tianyuan crystals before the crowd let them go.

This time, they had suffered a double loss.

"Wah... my Tianyuan crystals! Give them back... wah..."

The fake Ye Yuan wept heartbreakingly.

By then, Ye Yuan and his group had already left.

"Big brother, what... what do we do now? How about we wait until we enter the Dao-Forbidden Region and find a chance to screw them over? With our familiarity with the Dao-Forbidden Region, they won't stand a chance against us!" said the fake Bai Guang.

The fake Ye Yuan's crying stopped abruptly. He gave him a strange look and lowered his voice: "Are you a pig? If you want to die, don't drag me into it! We're lucky to be alive this time, and you still want to provoke them!"

The fake Ye Yuan ranted on, completely unaware that he was the pig now.

"B-big brother, what's wrong? Are they really that formidable?" the fake Bai Guang asked, dumbfounded.

The fake Ye Yuan lowered his voice again: "Heh, formidable doesn't even cover it! I must have stepped in dog shit today! Damn it, I ran into the real deal!"

"R-r-r-real deal! Big brother, you mean..." the fake Bai Guang's eyes widened, and he stammered.

"Shh... you want to die? Just know it, why shout so loud? He deliberately disguised himself and suppressed his cultivation to avoid being recognized. If we expose him, we're dead for sure!" the fake Ye Yuan quickly stopped him.

...

After the minor episode with the fake Ye Yuan, Ye Yuan's group pressed on and entered the Dao-Forbidden Region.

Along the way, they encountered some minor dangers, but with the strength of Ye Yuan's group, they were nothing.

"Big brother, why aren't those people moving ahead?" Bai Guang suddenly said.

Ahead, many martial artists were crowded at the foot of a mountain, but no one was climbing. Ye Yuan and the others found it strange.

"Let's go check it out," Ye Yuan said.

They reached the foot of the mountain and, after some inquiries, learned that strange things had been happening halfway up the slope, with over a dozen people dead.

Among them were even peak Divine Kings.

Everyone was too afraid to proceed, so they had stopped at the foot.

This mountain ridge seemed to be the only path deeper in.

Just as Ye Yuan was about to move forward, several figures descended from the sky—it was Zhuge Qingxuan and his group.

Zhuge Qingxuan scanned the area, pointed at a random martial artist, and said arrogantly, "You, come here!"

The martial artist was startled but dared not disobey, so he stepped forward.

"Tell me, what's going on with this Soulsever Ridge."

Zhuge Qingxuan's tone brooked no argument.

The martial artist naturally dared not refuse and recounted what had happened.

After he finished, thinking it was over, Zhuge Qingxuan pondered for a moment and said to him, "You, go in! And you, you, you... all of you, climb the mountain!"

He pointed to over a dozen people, all of whom trembled, despair in their eyes.

Those he pointed to were mostly Divine Kings.

Clearly, he intended to use them as scouts.

"Zhuge Qingxuan, don't go too far! Why should we be your cannon fodder?" a Divine King roared in defiance.

Zhuge Qingxuan smiled disdainfully. "Why? Because I am the Calming Heaven King!"

With that, he casually pointed, and a terrifying force shot toward that man.

"Boom!"

The man exploded into countless pieces.

"Anyone else have objections?" Zhuge Qingxuan swept his gaze across the crowd and said calmly.