Chapter 374: Chapter 252: Seeking Wealth and Honor in Danger! Enter the Forbidden Zone!_2
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During the busy times of the Sword Cultivators at Sword God Mountain.
No one noticed that the current Sword God had transformed into the guise of a scholar, quietly leaving Sword God Mountain.
At this time, outside Sword God Mountain, the crowd was dense.
There were those who wanted to join the sect, and sword cultivators who wished to admire the grace of the current Sword God.
But more notably, there were covert eyes from various forces watching Su Changqing’s movements due to the rumors of the Emperor’s tomb.
No matter how sharp their eyes were, no one paid attention to the scholar who was walking further away.
"First, I need to find a city to inquire a bit, to see how the situation of the Celestial Pill Pavilion stands now."
After leaving Sword God Mountain far behind, Su Changqing determined the direction and headed straight to the nearest city.
Celestial Imperial Country, within a fairly large main city.
Covered in dust from travel, Su Changqing walked into a bustling teahouse.
He summoned a waiter for a pot of clear wine and sat in a corner, listening intently to the idle talk of cultivators from all over.
"Have you heard? The people from the Northern Region of Tianyu have all gone to the Southern Region, seemingly for that Emperor’s tomb."
"Hah, your information is outdated. It’s not just the Northern Region; the Western Region, Eastern Region, and even the Demon Race have gone."
"Tsk tsk, this formation is really not small. It seems Su Changqing has no way to escape this time."
"Heh, hard to say. He is the current Sword God, and the Su family has his back. Who really dares to go for his throat..."
There were quite a few cultivators in the teahouse, but more than eighty percent of them were discussing the Emperor’s tomb matter.
The influence of this matter has already spread across the entire continent.
All cultivators were waiting to see if the rumored Emperor’s tomb would be opened.
"I guess I’m famous now."
Su Changqing shook his head with a smile and drank down a cup of wine.
Suddenly, the conversation of a group of cultivators not far away caught his attention.
"It’s strange, though, why does the Celestial Pill Pavilion keep releasing messages about looking for someone with the surname ’Tong’?"
"I heard too. It seems to be a bounty issued by the line of the Pill King, valued at a Sacred Pill!"
"Hiss... A Sacred Pill? What kind of background does this ’Tong’ have to be worth so much?"
"Not too sure, but it seems there is also a group of people looking for this person, but those people... I heard it might be the Forbidden Area..."
"Shh! Speak carefully!..."
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"Tong? Tong Lin?"
Su Changqing raised an eyebrow, a contemplative expression on his face.
Tong Lin had long been slaughtered by him, and even the dark origin had been annihilated to entropy.
Logically speaking, Jun Yu and the people from the Forbidden Area should have noticed Tong Lin’s life flame extinguishing long ago.
"Could it be..."
Su Changqing glanced at the ’moon’ within his internal world, his eyes brightened, and he murmured to himself,
"They don’t know Tong Lin is dead."
"Or rather... they judge the death of a Forbidden Area creature by whether the dark origin is obliterated?"
This thought stirred something within Su Changqing strongly.
If so, then couldn’t he assume the identity of ’Tong Lin’?
The dark origin of entropy was entirely derived from Tong Lin.
No matter who came, no matter what method they used to check, there would not be any issue.
Furthermore, the aura of destruction and the essence of darkness were almost identical.
If things went this way... he would be Tong Lin!
"In the beginning, in the Chaotic Forbidden Area, the world nurtured a piece of ’Black Jade’."
"Could similar things appear in other Forbidden Areas?"
Su Changqing’s eyes shone slightly, instantly feeling moved.
He had long experienced how formidable the ’Black Jade’ was.
Just a small piece of Black Jade could summon the four divine objects to suppress it.
Then if the Black Jade were to fully coalesce, how terrifying would that power be?
After the incident with Tong Lin, Su Changqing already discovered the tenacity of the notion of dark immortality.
But the endless destruction within the Black Jade seemed to be this notion’s natural nemesis.
He had a premonition that this thing would definitely be of great help in the future!
And now, with Tong Lin’s identity in hand, this place was not too far from the Blood Evil Forbidden Area.
In addition, back then, he had chatted quite a bit with Tong Lin, knowing some of the latter’s past...
With this thought, Su Changqing immediately stood up.
"This opportunity cannot be missed!"
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Eastern Region, Blood Evil Forbidden Area.
On the Cangyan Continent, besides the Southern Region, each domain seals two Dark Forbidden Areas.
The scale and strength of the Forbidden Areas are different, but they are all interconnected.
Because above the Forbidden Areas, in the Outer Domain, they have a common overseer.
And the scale of the Blood Evil Forbidden Area surpasses that of the Chaotic Forbidden Area from not long ago, with far more powerful beings.
However, during this time, the Master of Blood Evil was like an ant on a hot pot, unable to sit still.
"Have you found Tong Lin yet!"
In a dark hall, the Master of Blood Evil, clad in a crimson blood robe, let out an angry roar.
"L-Lord, not yet."
"Useless, all of you are useless!"
A terrifying aura filled with violence exploded, and the being from the forbidden zone speaking abruptly burst apart.
Seeing the enraged Master of Blood Evil, everyone in the hall was terrified, not daring to say a word more.
"Now, Feng Zun’s people are waiting for me behind the hall!"
"Without finding Tong Lin, where do you expect me to find the Dark Source!"
The Master of Blood Evil’s roar echoed through the hall, "If we can’t meet Feng Zun’s satisfaction, both you and I will die!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was visibly panicked.
Feng Zun, the terrifying power of the Southern Region’s Chaotic Forbidden Area.
In the past, this individual had a conflict with the Master of Blood Evil, directly invading the forbidden zone and causing chaos.
If not for the Master of Chaos pleading for mercy, the Master of Blood Evil might have been torn apart alive.
And because of this, everyone in the Blood Evil Forbidden Area fears Feng Zun to their core.
Not long ago, Feng Zun sent a message instructing them to prepare a strand of pure Dark Source, coming to collect it shortly.
A pure Dark Source is extremely precious in the Dark Forbidden Area.
For it can only be extracted from true external demons.
This item has numerous uses, not only boosting the cultivation and transformation rate of dark beings.
It can also ’transform’ newcomers, making them easier to absorb and significantly enhancing their potential.
One could say that this item is nearly unseen on the Cangyan Continent.
Because the continent does not allow the existence of true external demons.
Initially, the Master of Blood Evil exhausted all connections to find the resources.
But the condition was to obtain a heritage token from Tong Lin.
As a being recommended by the forbidden zone, Tong Lin possesses unique heritage from the Outer Domain.
And that heritage token can evidently unlock a special resource.
"My Lord, can’t you make a different request?"
"Without finding Tong Lin, no one else in the Blood Evil Forbidden Area has an Outer Domain heritage token."
One of the strong ones spoke anxiously.
There’s no choice but to hurry, as Feng Zun’s people have been waiting behind the hall for two days already.
If they fail to deliver the item, and Feng Zun comes personally...
Imagining that terrifying scene, everyone’s hearts trembled slightly.
"A different request? Do you think the decision is mine to make?"
The Master of Blood God swept his cold eyes over everyone, "What about Jun Yu, is there any news from the Celestial Pill Pavilion?"
As his words fell, someone shouted out from outside.
Soon, a trembling Jun Yu, under the gaze of many experts, shuffled into the hall.
"Greetings, my lords!"
Jun Yu knelt on the ground, trembling all over, not daring to take another glance.
"Have you found Tong Lin?"
The cold voice of Blood Evil came through.
"My Lord..."
Jun Yu stiffly lifted his head, stopping short and said, "I really saw with my own eyes Lord Tong Lin die!"
Back in the Phoenix Secret Realm, he indeed saw Su Changqing obliterate Tong Lin’s dark source.
Although he didn’t see the end, based on the situation back then, Tong Lin definitely couldn’t survive!
But he didn’t know how many times he had said this, but no one believed him.
"Ridiculous!"
Blood Evil laughed with extreme anger, "In the same realm among the Human Race, someone can kill Tong Lin?"
"Even if someone really could kill him, how do you explain this?"
As he spoke, Blood Evil flicked his large sleeve, and a blazing dark flame surfaced on the scene.
That was Tong Lin’s dark source.
The flame’s persistence meant the other party was still alive.
This was why no one believed Jun Yu’s words.
"This..."
Jun Yu was left speechless at the scene, his eyes full of astonishment.
He couldn’t fathom why Tong Lin was still alive.
Even more perplexing was why he didn’t come looking for him if indeed alive.
While the atmosphere in the scene was somewhat silent.
A surprised voice sounded from outside the hall.
"He’s back!"
"Lord Tong Lin is back!"