The Young Master Storms the City
Chapter 985: Forbidden Ground

Chapter 985: Chapter 985: Forbidden Ground

"They really broke in?" Zuo Yunhua frowned.

"Yes." The Third Elder nodded emphatically. "I saw it with my own eyes as they entered."

"Humph, they’re courting death, daring to intrude the forbidden territory of my Feiyu Sect!"

Zuo Yunhua snorted coldly, instructing, "Summon all disciples, encircle the back mountain, and set up a restraining formation to prevent them from getting out alive if they manage to break through."

The back mountain was the Feiyu Sect’s forbidden territory, harboring a powerful entity, one that even Zuo Yunhua dared not offend rashly.

It was said that the Sect’s founding master discovered this place and intended to turn the entity within the forbidden territory into the protector of the Sect, which led to the establishment of the Sect here.

Unfortunately, until the founding master passed away, he never succeeded.

Later Sect Masters attempted it as well but all failed miserably, some even angering the entity, which led to enclosing the back mountain as a forbidden area, warning everyone not to enter.

"This lad dares to break into the forbidden territory, he is undoubtedly courting death!" Zuo Yunhua’s face was grim. "What a pity, if he hadn’t broken into the forbidden territory, I would have crushed him into ten thousand pieces myself!"

"Daring to kill an Elder of my Feiyu Sect, utterly ignorant!"

As Zuo Yunhua’s command spread, disciples of the Feiyu Sect mobilized, swiftly surrounding the entire back mountain.

Soon, all disciples encircled the entire back mountain, with disciples guarding every path leading down from the mountain.

Meanwhile, a layer of light curtain slowly rose, the formation jointly activated by several Elders, enveloping the entire back mountain.

"With this formation, no matter which direction they descend from the mountain, as soon as they touch the formation, we will be alerted!"

Upon hearing this, Zuo Yunhua nodded in satisfaction, "Very well, if they manage to escape by any chance, they will certainly fall into our hands!"

Simultaneously, Ning Fan realized that the Feiyu Sect members had not caught up and thus, he stopped.

"Strange, why aren’t they pursuing?"

Shuang’er looked down at the foot of the mountain, her face full of confusion.

Ning Fan spoke gravely, "There must be something here they don’t dare to provoke, that’s why they’re not coming up."

The reaction of the Feiyu Sect also confirmed what Ning Fan was thinking.

In this back mountain, there existed a powerful entity that even Zuo Yunhua could not deal with.

Just what exactly this powerful entity was, however, remained unknown.

"Ning Fan, I’m sorry... If it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have ended up in this situation."

Su Qingcheng’s face was full of guilt; if it wasn’t for her rescue, Ning Fan wouldn’t have risked coming here alone.

Now, they were all surrounded by the Feiyu Sect with no way out.

Ning Fan shook his head, saying solemnly, "Don’t blame yourself, this is what I should do anyway, besides, I would have entered Kunlun sooner or later."

As he said that, he walked over to Su Qingcheng, sighed and said, "Miss Su, you didn’t have to agree to those conditions before; this was not supposed to be your burden to bear."

He had learned everything from Su Han, knowing that Su Qingcheng had agreed to marry the young master of the Feiyu Sect for his sake, which made him feel guilty.

Su Qingcheng opened her mouth to say something but in the end, she just sighed.

The feelings hidden deep in her heart, since she never expressed them at the beginning, didn’t need to be voiced now.

Ning Fan said nothing more, simply etching Su Qingcheng’s sacrifices in his heart.

He turned and walked towards Shuang’er and Huo Erba to treat their wounds.

In the previous battle, the two of them had been seriously injured but had been forcibly suppressing it.

After healing their injuries, Ning Fan looked up into the depths of the back mountain, a trace of curiosity flashing through his eyes.

"Let’s go, since we’ve entered the back mountain, let’s see what is inside that they are so wary of."

Ning Fan was curious about the strong power he had sensed, wondering what it was.

With Ning Fan’s decision made, no one else had any objection.

Currently, they were all trapped in the back mountain and the only thing they could do was to explore and see if there was a way to escape.

On the mountain path, numerous thick branches and dead leaves lay scattered, crunching underfoot with each step.

Ning Fan led the way, dispersing his spiritual power, feeling out the strength of the entity.

This power felt like it was being blocked by something. Even when Ning Fan extended his spiritual power to its limit, he could only faintly sense its direction.

"Strange... this power doesn’t feel like it belongs to a living creature, but neither does it resemble an inanimate object..."

Ning Fan’s brows furrowed, the puzzlement in his heart deepening.

The distinction between living and non-living things is quite pronounced in the realm of spiritual power.

Yet no matter how Ning Fan tried to perceive it, he could not discern its true nature.

Soon, they reached the depths of the back mountain.

In the sky, a mist began to arise without a cause.

Ning Fan frowned; before he could react, a terrifying surge of pressure descended abruptly.

"Who dares intrude!"

The dull voice resonated around them, the pressure like a great mountain, crashing down heavily upon their shoulders.

Apart from Ning Fan, Shuang’er, Huo Erba, and Su Qingcheng were instantly crushed to the ground, their bones emitting a series of loud cracking noises.

Even Ning Fan found it difficult to withstand the pressure but he managed to stay upright through sheer willpower.

The ground beneath him, however, fractured, with countless cracks radiating outwards in all directions.

"Great...great predecessor... we only entered this place by accident and meant no disrespect!"

Ning Fan clenched his teeth tightly, blood seeping from his gums.