My Cultivation Starting from Archery

After they entered the forbidden land, they searched hundreds of miles in the directions of southeast, northwest, with almost no significant harvest, at most only some First Rank heavenly materials and earth treasures, all which were dispensable.

"Something's not right."

Deng Wuchang squatted on the ground and casually pocketed a First Rank Lingzhi: "I heard before coming that there would be a large quantity of Third Rank treasures emerging this time, but it's more barren than twenty years ago, what a lie!"

"Brother Deng."

Chen Sansi flew to a high spot and overlooked the surrounding environment: "Haven't you noticed that we've hardly encountered any sect disciples along the way?"

"Now that you mention it, indeed."

Deng Wuchang muttered: "There should be quite a few sect cultivators here treasure hunting this time..."

"The information has been locked down."

Chen Sansi said: "We need to search deeper."

After the forbidden land opened, the sect disciples locked the information and entered to explore days ahead. Since they're nowhere to be seen now, it indicates either they've died in some deserted corners, or discovered other hidden realms.

Obviously, the latter is more probable.

"Mr. Xiao has a point."

Deng Wuchang recalled carefully: "I stayed in the secret realm for a full month last time, I'm quite familiar with the environment here, let me take you to the most likely spot for hidden spaces."

The two set off, and this search alone took a good half day with no findings.

"Nothing again!"

Deng Wuchang climbed out of an empty underground cave and impatiently said: "Mr. Xiao, maybe let's call it off, whoever you want me to kill, let's hurry and return to the workshop."

"That mountain..."

Chen Sansi gazed at the southernmost peak of the forbidden land, its height pierced into the clouds literally, resembling a Heavenly Pillar connecting heaven and earth, impossible to see the end.

Not only the height, but its stretching width also engulfs the entire forbidden land, like someone crafted an infinitely high wall at the edge of the forbidden land.

Ancient records say this mountain is the Forbidden Land's Edge, Yellow Stone Mountain.

"You shouldn't go to Yellow Stone Mountain."

Deng Wuchang hastily said: "It's rumored this mountain is the Principle Mountain, even Foundation Establishment cultivators will be suppressed to Qi Refinement there. Even if there are treasures occasionally, only Qi Refining cultivators go, no Foundation Establishment cultivators approach."

"Go have a look around."

Without waiting for a response, Chen Sansi flew low directly toward Yellow Stone Mountain.

"Hey?!"

Deng Wuchang, feeling helpless, could only follow closely behind.

As they got closer to the edge of the forbidden land, Yellow Stone Mountain grew larger in view, making Chen Sansi experience what truly means 'blocking out the sky and covering the sun.'

Also, he could noticeably feel an invisible suppression every hundred feet forward, stopping about a thousand feet from the foot of the mountain, not daring to approach recklessly.

"Blue bird."

With spirit light flickering, a Hai Dongqing appeared on Chen Sansi's arm. He instructed: "Go notify the people from Han Court, have them send someone to the mountain to check it out."

"Chirp—"

The blue bird nodded, and with spiritual power surging, the eagle instantly transformed into a stream of light, swiftly disappearing.

Not to mention law suppression, since Chen Sansi and Deng couldn't approach, such a huge mountain is as futile as finding needles in a haystack.

Indeed...

Even fifty people are merely fifty needles, insignificant against the vast sea.

Yet, one can only strive to try. If all else fails, we need to ambush sect disciples, see if we can catch someone alive, to ask about the emergence position of heavenly materials and earth treasures.

"Little White Jade?"

Chen Sansi took out the White Jade Spirit Snake from his storage bag. It coiled around his arm and raised its head, watching him and constantly flicking its tongue.

Surprised, he said: "You want to lead the way?"

"Hiss hiss—"

The White Jade Spirit Snake nodded vigorously.

"Fine."

Chen Sansi knew that many spiritual beasts have keener intuitions regarding spiritual energy and laws than human cultivators, and they could only attempt it now.

He held the spirit snake, using it as a "compass," after several direction changes in mid-air, suddenly felt the suppression easing.

There's an entrance!

The Yellow Stone Mountain extending thousands of miles is like a Great Wall, but there's a city gate in the middle of the Great Wall, without any suppression.

"Good job, Little White Jade, seems you're still useful."

Chen Sansi tossed a few spirit stones into its mouth as a reward and gently landed on Yellow Stone Mountain's surface.

The mountain appeared ordinary from surface, but upon careful perception, one could discover each grass, wood, gravel, and stone exuding a faint pressure.

Only the location where they stood lacked that power.

"How come there's still such a thing?"

Deng Wuchang confirmed no pressure and felt relieved: "This definitely never happened before, otherwise, someone would have discovered over hundreds and thousands of years."

"..."

Chen Sansi gently placed the white snake down, and it continued moving through the pitch-black forest, leading the way. No one knew how far they went until a cave suddenly appeared ahead.

He summoned two puppet tigers to inspect inside the cave, ensuring no danger before stepping in personally.

Deng Wuchang took out a sapphire Luminous Pearl, illuminating the cave's interior, while closely following behind.

The cave was barren, devoid of any living beings, instead, there were corpses of second-tier fierce beasts, even their bones stripped clean, clearly someone had been here.

"Mr. Xiao, look over there."

Deng Wuchang pointed at where the white snake stopped: "Seems we can still go further."

At the cave's end, a narrow crack in the rock wall revealed faint light through the gap, indicating an exit.

With the white snake opening the way again, Chen Sansi followed closely.

The crack was so narrow that one had to pass sideways reluctantly; he held an earth escape talisman in hand, poised for any emergencies.

The process did not last long.

After about a dozen breaths, the path widened, light ahead became increasingly close, inevitably reminding him of "The Peach Blossom Source."

Yet...

As Chen Sansi stepped out of the crack, the sight that unfolded before him was nothing like the "Peach Blossom Source."

This was not some serene utopia, but...

A vast ancient battlefield!

Looking around, all were skeletal remains, swords like bamboo forests embedded in the ground, wandering ghosts roamed in packs, everything between heaven and earth was shrouded in gray mist, rivers of murky water interlaced, almost like... Nine Netherworld!

"..."

Deng Wuchang, upon witnessing this scene, paused briefly: "I know it, these past six months of forbidden land anomalies are caused by cracks appearing in Yellow Stone Mountain, revealing the larger hidden realm behind!"

"That seems right."

Chen Sansi neither affirmed nor denied.

He glanced around roughly, discovering the second secret realm surprisingly vast, almost endless, with numerous places continuously erupting spiritual power fluctuations.

"Good blade, really good blade!"

Deng Wuchang pulled out a purple treasure blade from among numerous magic artifacts, its quality vaguely nearing a Third Rank magical treasure with its spiritual essence still intact and well preserved.

Innumerable magic artifacts such as these!

"This time, it's really a fortune!"

Deng Wuchang's eyes shined as he picked up lots of artifacts, soon filling the two storage bags he brought and strapping a large bundle on his back.

Chen Sansi maintained a calm mindset.

The storage bags are limited; there must be more treasures elsewhere; otherwise, so many wouldn't be left, needing saving space indeed.

Thus, he only chose the highest quality magic artifacts, after filling two storage bags, he did not continue.

"Brother Deng, let's keep moving forward."

Chen Sansi had a very clear plan in his mind regarding the purpose of this trip.