C6 Forbidden Ground

Xu Chen walked out of the courtyard. Jiang Baiqiu could tell that he was too weak and wanted to support him, but he was rejected by Xu Chen.

"If I'm not in a rush, I can leave by myself." Xu Chen's body was very weak, and his steps gave people a feeling of being fake, so they walked very slowly.

"Don't worry, I think this is the first time you've seen the world since your eyes have recovered." Jiang Baiqiu could understand Xu Chen's meaning.

Strictly speaking, this was Xu Chen's first time seeing the world, and everything was new to him.

Although there was no more snow, the white snow on the roof, the ground, and the trees had yet to melt.

It was Xu Chen's first time seeing such a scene. In the past, he had only heard of this sort of scene from Warm Jade.

As they passed by the pond, Xu Chen stopped at a pavilion at the side. A thin layer of ice covered the surface of the pond.

"Are these fish?" Under the thin layer of ice, Xu Chen saw a red figure swimming through the water. Its appearance was similar to that of the fish described by the Warm Jade once upon a time.

"Landscape fish." Jiang Baiqiu explained, "It could also be called a vein beast, but it's just the lowest level, a vein beast that can't cultivate."

"This is also a bloodline beast?" Xu Chen was a little doubtful. According to his understanding, most of the bloodline beasts had extraordinary intelligence and could cultivate just like a human.

However, from the looks of it, these vein beasts did not have intelligence. Otherwise, how could they be willing to stay in this small pond?

Looking at the fish, Xu Chen felt that his current situation was no different from theirs. However, these fish could live for a very long time.

And he seemed to only have twenty-five days, perhaps he might have left this world a little earlier.

Xu Chen looked at the pond for a while, then raised his head to look at the dusky sky. He wanted to walk out and go to more places.

He wanted to live, more than anyone else, even if his life came to an end, he was calm.

He still wanted to live, but he didn't have any divine meridians, so he couldn't cultivate. The fire poison couldn't be completely dispelled.

Even Xue Sheng could not save him. To Xu Chen, this was a matter of utter despair and had no solution.

In the Eastern Xuan Continent, many people yearned for their exceptional talent and their fame to shake the world.

As for Xu Chen, he did not desire talent, strength, or cultivation. He only desired to possess a sliver of divine power so that he could continue to live on.

In other words, he desired to live.

"Let's keep walking." After sitting for a while, Xu Chen stood up and let Jiang Baiqiu lead the way.

"Don't you want to know where I'm taking you?" Jiang Baiqiu had thought that Xu Chen would ask a lot of questions, but Xu Chen hadn't mentioned anything along the way, which had piqued his curiosity.

"I'm already on my way to the Yellow Springs. It's the same no matter where I go. There's no need to ask." Xu Chen replied.

"To be honest, I really admire you. I've seen many people beg for mercy in the face of death, yet you are so indifferent." Jiang Bai Qiu's words were from the bottom of his heart.

"You've killed a lot of people?" A hint of suspicion flashed in Xu Chen's eyes, but he quickly came to a realization. He said, "That's right. You were the ones who killed the elders of the Xu family."

"It is true that the elders of the Xu family died in the Four Heavens Manor, but I did not kill them because I do not have the qualifications to fight against them." Jiang Baiqiu said frankly.

"Actually, there has always been a doubt in my heart. All these years, you have been doing everything possible to kill all the elders of the Xu family in secret. Could it be that you are afraid that the Xu family will one day threaten the status of the Four Heavenly Palaces?"

"No matter what you say, I think that this is very unreasonable, and there is no need for you to go through so much trouble." Xu Chen didn't understand this at all.

"You are right. The Sky Bearing Empire will naturally not plan for so many years just because you threaten our position." Jiang Baiqiu smiled faintly, as if he was a bit pleased with himself. "I think you'll naturally understand the specific reason when we arrive at the place we're heading to."

"Sure." Xu Chen knew that Jiang Baiqiu wasn't willing to speak, so he didn't ask.

In fact, they were hostile to the powers and interests behind them.

However, in the eyes of an outsider, regardless of whether it was Jiang Baiqiu or Xu Chen, they did not seem to feel any hatred from them.

Even when they were discussing these matters, their attitude and expressions were extremely indifferent. It was as if the two of them were outsiders.

This was very strange, but also very normal. Because they were all smart people, and hatred that had no meaning could not solve anything.

If given the chance, Xu Chen would kill Jiang Baiqiu without hesitation, just like how Jiang Baiqiu did not care about Xu Chen's life or death at all.

"Cough, cough!" Xu Chen had only taken a few steps when he started to cough. He felt something sweet in his throat, and he knew that he was coughing up blood again.

"The fire poison has broken out again?" Right now, Jiang Bai Qiu's greatest concern was the sound of coughing. Every time Xu Chen coughed, he was very worried that Xu Chen would die!

Because ever since the fire poison had erupted in Xu Chen's body, his body had been so weak that he could die at any moment!

"It's fine, I might cough more often in the future." Xu Chen held back his coughing. He seemed to be accustomed to this.

Or in other words, he wanted to persist a bit because he knew that once Xue Sheng's pill was consumed, the fire poison would erupt even more violently the next time.

In the end, the pill would lose its potency against the fire poison. Thus, if he was able to avoid consuming the pill, he would try his best to do so.

Just like this, Xu Chen coughed as he walked with Jiang Baiqiu onto a relatively secluded path.

On both sides of the path were verdant bamboo forests. Strangely, there were no snowflakes on the green bamboo.

Xu Chen could feel that ever since they entered this small path, everything had become quiet.

If there had been the howling of the cold wind before, then now there was no sound at all, not even the sound of the wind.

Using the word 'lifeless' to describe it would allow him to understand the feelings in Xu Chen's heart.

"Cough, cough." Xu Chen coughed again.

Jiang Baiqiu, on the other hand, seemed to be getting used to Xu Chen coughing all the way. He was no longer as nervous as he was before.

Every time Xu Chen coughed, Jiang Baiqiu would stop asking and wait for Xu Chen to finish before walking away.

As for Xu Chen, he had proved himself to be a problem. He felt that he was slowly adapting to the restlessness of the fire poison within his body.

If the fire poison was in his body and he didn't listen, he would cough and even if he didn't eat pills, the fire poison wouldn't stop interacting with him. However, he had already adapted to the degree of agitation of the fire poison.

Although Xu Chen was a little sickly, he was still very clear-headed. Perhaps waiting for the next true eruption of the fire poison before he could consume the best pellets.

What surprised Xu Chen the most was that when he coughed a moment ago, he could feel countless pairs of eyes looking at him.

This made him feel that there were many people, or perhaps it was more accurate to say that there were many experts hidden within the bamboo forest.

This made him very curious. Just what was hidden in this forest?

However, after walking a bit further, the short but long road seemed to have come to an end.

"We're here." Jiang Baiqiu stopped.

An octagonal pagoda appeared in front of the two of them.

The tower had seven floors. Each floor was one zhang high, and its height pierced into the clouds. However, it was concealed by the bamboo forest, making it extremely difficult to see in the outside world.

In other words, this tower could not be seen from the outside. Perhaps there were some formation patterns present here.

This pagoda was very ancient and grand. There were all sorts of rare and precious beasts carved into the pagoda, a total of thirty-two species.

Although Xu Chen didn't know what these beasts were, he could sense that they were getting stronger and stronger.

Because that was the feeling he got!

The plaque of the tower also had the words' Book Collection Hall 'written in large, flamboyant characters written in an extraordinary manner.

The words faintly revealed a sense of majesty. The person who wrote these three words must be an expert.

Xu Chen could feel that if it wasn't for the calligrapher deliberately restraining his aura, a person like him who couldn't cultivate would have probably died from the shock from a single glance.

Now, Xu Chen also knew why in the bamboo forest earlier, although no one had revealed their presence, he still felt that there were a lot of experts.

This was probably the place where the Sky Bearing Empire collected their cultivation techniques and techniques. Those people were probably protecting the most important place in the Sky Bearing Empire.

Xu Chen didn't understand why Jiang Baiqiu would bring him to such an important place.