Chapter 42

After a moment of dizziness, Gu Chen found himself in the middle of a vast forest.

The assassins from the Underworld God Palace were gone, and so was Elder Nangong. He had descended from the sky and landed in this forest in a few blinks of an eye.

"Elder Nangong …"

A sorrowful look appeared in Gu Chen's eyes. He immediately understood what had happened.

Elder Nangong had used a divine ability to send him away, leaving him alone to deal with the assassins from the Underworld God Palace. He was most likely dead!

There was no time for him to grieve. Gu Chen surveyed his surroundings. He had to figure out where he had been teleported to.

"This … is the Forbidden Forest Sea?"

He soon recognized it. He had stayed in the Forbidden Forest Sea for an entire month before and was very familiar with this place.

"From the looks of it, I'm still in Feng Lin Manor."

Gu Chen's expression instantly tensed up. The enemy had eyes everywhere and would most likely launch a dense encirclement very soon.

He had to escape from Feng Lin Manor as soon as possible. Otherwise, no one would be able to save him next time!

"It's impossible to leave Feng Lin Manor by the main road. It's easy to be exposed. The safest way is to pass through the Forbidden Forest Sea and head to the Long River Manor or Yangcheng Manor."

Gu Chen analyzed. The Forbidden Forest Sea spanned 8,555 miles from north to south and spanned across many prefectures in the Eastern Wilderness. He definitely couldn't re-enter Feng Lin Manor.

Right now, he had to find his location in the vast forest sea and then leave as soon as possible!

Locking onto the tallest mountain nearby, Gu Chen sprinted in the forest, leaping and jumping, and soon climbed to the top of the mountain.

It was nearing morning, and the eastern sky was turning white.

Rumble!

A loud rumbling sound came from afar. Monstrous energy waves surged, and even the clouds in the sky were split into two!

A terrifying divine ability battle was taking place there, and the shockwaves could reach so far. At this moment, in Feng Lin Manor, Gu Chen could only think of the battle between Elder Nangong and the people from the Underworld God Palace.

Silently praying for Elder Nangong in his heart, Gu Chen made good use of his time. Purple light swirled in his eyes, and the mountains and rivers in the distance entered his vision.

"That place is the Dustless Sect, and Tiannan City is on the other side. In that case, if I want to leave Feng Lin Manor and avoid the Underworld God Palace, the shortest distance is through the Ghostly Ruins."

Gu Chen's expression changed.

The Ghastly Ruins was the reason why the Forbidden Forest Sea had become a taboo. It was rumored that those who entered there would most likely die.

Many strange things had happened there, and entering it would definitely cause one to be tainted with inauspiciousness.

"Hmm?"

Gu Chen gazed into the distance. He could vaguely see a black dot flying towards them from the battlefield.

Assassins from the Nether God Palace!

Gu Chen's heart trembled. He immediately ran down the mountain and hid in the hidden forest.

The speed at which the Nether God Palace's assassins carried out their search was faster than he had imagined. With their manpower and divine abilities, it was only a matter of time before they found the forbidden forest.

There was no time to hesitate. Gu Chen immediately decided to pass through the Ghastly Ruins!

He was still quite a distance away from the Ghastly Ruins, so he immediately set off.

"Cultivators at the Transcendent Realm and above have divine sense. No matter how hidden I am in the forest, their divine sense is still likely to be discovered. I have to find a way to hide."

Gu Chen pondered as he hurried along. At this moment, a fierce tiger emerged from the forest.

"Roar ~"

The fierce tiger immediately roared when it saw a human. However, when it sensed Gu Chen's aura, its roar quickly weakened, and it even subconsciously retreated.

"Got it!"

Gu Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed forward.

A moment later, Gu Chen was draped in the tiger's skin. His aura mixed with the tiger's blood as he hurried through the forest.

Xiu —

During this time, a black beam of light flew across the sky. When it was about one li away, it gave him a fright.

Fortunately, the other party did not notice it!

As time passed, the enemy's search network would become tighter and tighter. Sooner or later, he would be discovered. Gu Chen gritted his teeth and hurried on.

Half a day later, the scorching sun hung high in the sky.

Although Gu Chen had been hurrying since dawn without resting, he had only advanced one-fifth of the distance to the Ghastly Ruins.

In the end, the Forbidden Forest was too big, and the terrain was complicated. With his speed, it would be difficult to reach it in a short time.

However, the number of black figures patrolling the sky was gradually increasing. Their search network had already entered the Forbidden Forest, and Gu Chen could be discovered at any time!

"If I could also fly, or learn the first secret skill of the Nature of Heavenly Stars and Moon Treading Steps, I would not be in such a desperate situation!"

Gu Chen was anxious and angry at his own incompetence.

Elder Nangong had risked his life to escort him away. If he was still caught in the end, he would really let him down!

He had not yet taken revenge, and he did not want to fall into the same fate as his grandfather!

"Power! I am still not strong enough! "

Gu Chen angrily pounded the ground. He had never desired power as much as he did at this moment.

He was being chased by people from heaven to hell, but he could only helplessly hide and tremble in fear.

The number of killers in the Palace of the Underworld God gradually increased. In the evening, when Gu Chen raised his head, he could see killers flying over from time to time.

Whenever this happened, he could only lie down and pretend to be a tiger, hiding in the forest and not moving at all until the enemies left.

This method could not be used for too long. He walked until his feet were numb, and he was still two-thirds of the way to the Ghastly Ruins!

The enemies were about to catch him, and he was at the end of his rope.

At this moment.

Rustle rustle rustle.

Strange sounds came from the bushes. In despair, Gu Chen's hair stood on end, and he pulled out his sword.

Squeak squeak!

A white head popped out, and its golden eyes blinked at Gu Chen.

"White ape? Why are you here? "

Gu Chen was stunned. He did not expect to meet this gluttonous Innate Stage demonic beast at this time.

The white ape squeaked and pointed at the tiger skin on Gu Chen's body, swallowing its saliva.

"You want me to roast meat for you? I'm being chased, and I can't help it. "

Gu Chen said with a wry smile. This monkey was really carefree at a time like this.

The white ape seemed to be deep in thought. It blinked its big eyes and pointed to the sky, gloating.

"You can tell? Since you know, don't disturb me. Hurry up and scram as far as you can, lest I drag you down with me. "

Gu Chen smiled bitterly. Today, he might die in battle in this Forbidden Forest.

He had already made up his mind. If he was discovered by the killers from the Palace of the Underworld God, he would rather commit suicide than let these beasts bring him back alive!

The white ape rubbed its chin and thought for a moment. Suddenly, it grinned and patted its chest, gesturing for Feng Lin to follow it.

It turned and leaped into the forest. Seeing this, Gu Chen hesitated. Could it be that this white ape had a way to escape with him?

At this time, he was already at his wits' end. He might as well try it as a last resort. He gritted his teeth and chased after it!

A man and an ape sprinted in the forest. The white ape was extremely intelligent, as though it could predict the future. Every time it was about to fall into the range of the Palace of the Underworld God, it would quickly turn and bring Gu Chen away.

Along the way, there was no danger.

"Wait a minute, this road seems familiar."

When they were about to reach their destination, Gu Chen felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. After a while, a valley appeared in front of them.

"It's here!"

He exclaimed. Wasn't this the place where the blood pool was originally located?

He had been here before, and the valley was a dead end. Why did the white ape bring him here?