Half an hour later.

Zi Dao said expressionlessly, "Why are we brothers?"

Liu Yunfeng replied with despair, "I'm an upright person, I've never done despicable things like murdering and robbing treasures."

"Let's go." Chu Mo glanced at the two, then stepped directly into the withered leaf forbidden area.

Liu Yunfeng and Zi Dao exchanged looks, then both drooped their eyelids.

Liu Yunfeng muttered, "Big brother, how far do you think the third brother can go in the future?"

"Ancestral realm," Zi Dao replied without hesitation.

"I think he can go even higher," said Liu Yunfeng.

"You two... are you done yet?" Chu Mo turned his head back.

"Third brother, we beg for your guidance!" Both shouted in unison.

"..." Chu Mo was speechless.

Indeed, the withered leaf forbidden area was terrifying. As soon as the three entered, they felt that eroding force of the Great Dao, seemingly omnipresent. Therefore, Liu Yunfeng still summoned that holy artifact which affects time.

After the dharma instrument was summoned, the sensations of the three clearly changed.

Several days later, the three had ventured tens of billions of miles deep into the withered leaf forbidden area, passing a vast segment of the starry river.

Suddenly, all three were slightly startled.

Zi Dao grinned evilly, "Someone's challenging you at this time?"

Liu Yunfeng chuckled, "Quick... let's find the most poisonous place!"

However, their expressions soon turned solemn. In the void, the fluctuations were a bit... too intense.

"Saint!" Zi Dao squeezed these two words through his teeth.

"The Xue Family..." Liu Yunfeng's face also turned extremely grim.

As for Chu Mo, without a word, he grabbed the two and turned to leave.

His target was millions of miles away, a highly dangerous place! That area was not only filled with poisonous miasma but also was a place extremely harsh on one's Great Dao!

That area, covering a scope of several hundreds of billions of miles, appeared to be a true dead zone!

In there, the truly safe places had tunnels that could only accommodate one person at a time!

Thus, Chu Mo said solemnly, "Follow me closely, do not miss a step!"

The three moved with incredible speed.

But the Saint that emerged from the void was even faster!

However, as he took a step, his expression suddenly changed and he couldn't help but curse under his breath, "Damn! The withered leaf forbidden area!"

The expression on Xue Chunqiu's face instantly turned extremely ugly. If there were places in this Trial Field that a cultivator of the Saint Realm would dread, it would definitely be the three great forbidden areas and six dangerous places.

Comparatively, the three great forbidden areas were indeed places they feared the most.

He couldn't believe that a mere brat at the Supreme Realm level dared to enter here. Wasn't this seeking death?

"Eh? Not one? There are three?" Xue Chunqiu's face grew even uglier.

Previously, when Hu Xiao was defeated, he didn't mention that there were others by Lin Hei's side, because Hu Xiao was also annoyed! He didn't mind losing to Lin Hei, but he hated the Xue Family almost causing his death. Losing face was better than losing life!

But if Zi Dao hadn't been there, what would have happened? A young Heavenly Genius, ranked fifth on the Heavenly Ranking, just silently falling dead, and besides the Xue Family, no one would know that he might have died by Lin Hei's hands! Would the Xue Family spread this news? Probably not, as it would bring no benefits to them but might instead incur the wrath of both the Hu Family and the Zi Family.

Thinking of this outcome, how could Hu Xiao's hatred towards the Xue Family be diminished? And why would he inform them too much? After all, to appear generous, the Xue Family had already said, regardless of success or failure, the reward would not be taken back.Xue Chunqiu was extremely furious. Being of such realm and status, personally coming to kill a young Supreme Heavenly Genius was already an unsightly matter. Scattered rumors, he didn't care about, like in the future someone might connect him with Lin Hei's death. He completely disregarded these as without evidence, who would dare to publicly speak of this matter?

Lin Hei was already dead, whoever said this, was slandering the Xue Family! They were the enemy of the Xue Family!

After all, Lin Hei had no background, an unknown minor cultivator from some major domain. What if he was a Heavenly Genius? Just kill him.

But if there were others by his side, that was different!

Once it spread, it would be an indelible stain on the reputation of the Xue Family.

Xue Wulei being defeated and replaced in the ninth rank of the Heavenly Ranking was one thing. But for the Xue Family to have a Saint come out for revenge, then being witnessed by others... the power of such rumors was on a completely different level.

Most critically, these three people were in the withered leaf forbidden area, such a dreadful place!

This was what troubled Xue Chunqiu the most. What to do? A cold murderous intent flickered in Xue Chunqiu's eyes.

Kill... must kill! Not a single one of these three can be spared!

Xue Chunqiu is not a person prone to indecision. Once he makes a decision, he does not look back.

Thus, he took action immediately!

Bang!

An explosion rang out first, and a defensive halo formed around Xue Chunqiu burst open. He knew very well what this place was. At the same moment as he made his move, he summoned a powerful defense with the cultivation of a Saint Realm.

At the same time, he sacrificed two dharma instruments, one of which resembled a large bronze water tank, with various mysterious inscriptions engraved on it. Each inscription emitted a strong aura.

This is truly a Great Dao object, a Saint's artifact!

The other dharma instrument was a white feather fan, which he held in his hand and lightly fanned in the direction of Chu Mo and his two companions.

A huge amount of poisonous miasma quickly stirred up from the feather fan in Xue Chunqiu's hand, then formed into a terrifying storm sweeping towards the distance.

The methods of a Saint are unfathomable and indeed too powerful.

However, if it were so easy to clear all the poisonous miasma here, then Dead Leaves Forbidden Ground wouldn't be considered a forbidden ground at all. A few Saints could completely cleanse this place.

In fact, the instant Xue Chunqiu fanned his fan, more poisonous miasma emerged from the spot where the original miasma was blown away. Moreover, this miasma, as if alive, furiously swept towards Xue Chunqiu.

Meanwhile, Chu Mo and his two companions had slipped away far in the instant Xue Chunqiu made his move. Facing the poisonous miasma storm fanned towards them, Zi Dao solemnly sacrificed his dharma stone tablet. Liu Yunfeng also directly sacrificed his time-affecting dharma instrument.

The three of them understood that the other party intended to poison them to death with this miasma!

A Saint could slap them to death if it weren't for this kind of place. Even Zi Dao, a semi-Saint, had no power to strike back in the face of a Saint.

Chu Mo's expression was also extremely serious – the pursuit of a Saint could lead to irreversible disaster from the slightest error.

Yet Chu Mo wasn't particularly worried; this place was not a realm where a Saint could act as they pleased!

Xue Chunqiu saw that the other side actually had two holy artifacts for defense and couldn't help but frown secretly. He hadn't entered the Trial Field for many years and wasn't familiar with the young Heavenly Geniuses there, so he didn't know the identities of the two people accompanying "Lin Hei." If he knew the identities of Zi Dao and Liu Yunfeng, he would definitely be more cautious. But now, in his mind, he must annihilate these three here.

Meanwhile, Liu Yunfeng quietly sacrificed several Shadow Sound Stones, tossing them in various directions the moment the three had fled. Xue Chunqiu couldn't even dream that three Supremes, facing a Saint, still had such intentions.

His eyes were cold as he constantly probed the situation ahead with his divine sense.

The poison of the Dead Leaves Forbidden Ground is a major crisis, but he wasn't afraid in the short term. So, even though the poisonous miasma attacked him, he made no extra moves. His eyes were only on the three figures continuously fleeing into the distance.

Although he could not fully probe the energies here, as a powerhouse in the Saint Realm, he could still sense a bit.

He could feel this place was dangerous. Even for him, caution was required.

Yet looking up, those three individuals ran without any formation, purely in a panic-induced flight. At the same time, the two holy artifacts they used were wavering, resisting the crisis of the Dead Leaves Forbidden Ground.

"Three little things at Supreme Realm aren't concerned, and have run for so long without any problems, what should I fear?" he thought to himself. Thunderously, Xue Chunqiu surged forward, taking a step in the direction of Chu Mo and his companions, his hand raised high, about to suppress the three figures.

Suddenly!

A tremor as if from the depths of his soul startled him.

"Not good!"

Xue Chunqiu shouted loudly and rapidly retreated.

As he stepped into an area known for greatly consuming cultivation, he could even feel his own cultivation being continuously eroded!

This was terrifying!

He was a Saint, and to feel his cultivation disappearing indicated that this was genuinely a fearsome area of extreme peril!

But those three little things had just passed through here, so why were they unharmed?

This thought instantly sprang up in Xue Chunqiu's mind. Then, he made a decision he would greatly regret. After retreating millions of miles in a flash, he moved forward billions of miles like teleportation!

This time, he bypassed that area far away.

However... he entered into an even more terrifying area!

In just an instant, he felt his Saint Realm's foundation shaking!

To advance? To retreat?

At this moment, Xue Chunqiu was a bit panicked. This emotion hadn't appeared on him for many years, but it was also the most instinctive reaction in the face of a crisis.

Watching the three little fellows in his field of vision bouncing and frantically running without choosing their path.

Xue Chunqiu made another decision that he would regret even more…

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