Beast Taming: I can even raise gods and demons!

Chapter 221 Entering the Fifth Forbidden Zone! (5503 words)

"Where are Chu Xuan and the others' weapons and armor?"

The blind man stretched out his hand towards Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled and said, "Theirs will have to wait a bit longer; the time is too short."

"Unless you, sir, are willing to take action."

"I'm old..." the blind man shook his head and said, "I'm old and useless now, I can't do anything."

Li Mu tentatively said, "Senior, our Tang Kingdom has been biding its time for many years and has collected some good materials. What do you think...?"

The blind man didn't even look up: "Get lost!"

Li Mu smiled slightly, took a step back, and disappeared into thin air.

The entire Li family was stunned.

This blind man in Chen Fan's house is telling Lord Li Mu to get lost?!

And then, Lord Li Mu really left?

Suddenly, Feng Tianlin took two steps forward and said coldly, "What are you still doing here? Do you want Chen Fan to keep you here for dinner?"

Li Sen wiped his sweat, bowed to Chen Fan and the blind man, and hurriedly left with his group.

Zhang Hai glanced at the blind man calmly.

He already knew the identities of the blind man and the cripple from Li Mu, so he wasn't surprised at all by what had just happened.

Zhang Hai glanced at Chen Fan and laughed, saying, "The work at Shop No. 9 has all fallen on your shoulders. You must be exhausted these days, right?"

"No, no," Chen Fan waved his hand and said, "Master, you know I don't smoke or drink, and I don't have any special hobbies..."

"Besides cultivation, my favorite thing to do is to raise beasts."

"If Old Zhao and his team really take my job away from me, I won't be happy about it."

Zhang Hai nodded slightly and said, "I will handle the Li family's affairs. You don't need to worry about it."

"If their people dare to come again, just drive them out."

"Hmph, the Li family is really getting worse with age... a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Everyone: "..."

Zhang Hai added, "Li Xinghe has gone to extremes by using living people as bait for demonic beasts; this is a grave taboo!"

"The Shanghai City Lord's Mansion was clearly covering up this scandal for the Li brothers because of their meritorious service, yet they're clamoring to get to the bottom of it!"

"If the truth is truly uncovered, a whole bunch of people in the Li family will lose their heads!"

Feng Tianlin and the others remained silent, trembling with fear.

Only Zhang Hai would dare to say something like that.

Zhang Hai continued, "The fact that they've come looking for you now doesn't mean they suspect you."

"The Shanghai authorities told the Li family that it was the Nightmare Court who killed Li Xinghe and Li Haotian."

"But Li Xuan didn't believe it... Oh, Li Xuan is the oldest old man in the Li family, Li Xinghe's grandfather."

"The Li family discovered that the Heavenly Demon Sect had sent the people Li Xinghe had captured to Shanghai, so they concluded that the Heavenly Demon Sect had killed Li Xinghe and Li Haotian."

"That old bastard..."

"You can't defeat the Nightmare Court, but do you think you can defeat the Heavenly Demon Sect?"

"Although the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect has been killed, the Heavenly Demon Sect still has several ninth-rank cultivators!"

"Your Li family only has two eighth-grade cultivators? Do you want to die?"

The orange cat next to it almost vomited blood.

Hey!

If it weren't for the fact that you're Chen Fan's master, I would have slapped you to death!

The orange cat rolled its eyes.

Shangguan Canglong couldn't help but say, "The Li family suspects that the Heavenly Demon Sect killed Li Xinghe, so they want to find Chen Fan and Ye Hao to cooperate with the investigation?"

"What if it's truly determined that it was done by the Heavenly Demon Sect?"

"How could the Heavenly Demon Sect have done that? It was my disciple Chen Fan who did it..." Zhang Hai looked up at Shangguan Canglong and said, "What else could it be? Don't even mention that the Li family doesn't have a ninth-grade cultivator. Even if they did, could they defeat the Heavenly Demon Sect?"

"Even if they could defeat the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Tang Kingdom would never allow them to do so."

"You think the Li family went to the City Lord's Mansion in Shanghai to cause trouble and fight the Heavenly Demon Sect?"

"To risk the entire family to fight the Heavenly Demon Sect for a junior with mediocre talent who is already dead?"

"There are members of the Heavenly Demon Sect in the Fifth Forbidden Zone, not far outside Shanghai. Do you think the Li family would dare to go after them?"

"All their fussing is just an attempt to gain some benefits for their own families..."

"To prevent them from clashing with the Heavenly Demon Sect, the City Lord's Mansion has already given away quite a few good things."

"You children wouldn't understand these twists and turns, these dirty tricks."

Everyone: "..."

Chen Fan: "..."

They've all misunderstood the situation.

Everyone thought that after the Li family lost Li Xinghe and a sixth-grade cultivator, they wanted to find the real culprit and take revenge.

did not expect……

Chen Fan gave a mocking laugh and shook his head.

"alright……"

Zhang Hai stood up, gently patted Chen Fan's shoulder, and said, "You don't need to think about these messy things."

"Your task is to cultivate diligently and nurture Xiaobai and Fei Cui properly."

"I'll handle any other miscellaneous matters."

"Yes!" Chen Fan's expression turned serious.

Zhang Hai looked at Chen Fan with great satisfaction: "That guy Li Mu loves to conscript men... so most of the time, I'll probably be staying at the Shanghai City Lord's Mansion."

"If there's anything, just give me a call."

Chen Fan nodded: "I understand, Master."

……

After Zhang Hai left.

Chen Fan beckoned over Xiaobai and Emerald, then sent them into the Beast Taming Space.

Then he looked at the blind man.

The blind man hesitated for a moment: "Do you want to go take a look now?"

Chen Fan nodded.

The blind man sighed, "It's too dangerous..."

Chen Fan said, "I have the Heaven-Slaying Demon Blade and this suit of armor, so I'm more than capable of protecting myself."

Feng Tianlin leaned over: "What are you talking about? I can't understand a word you're saying! Where are you going? Come along!"

Chen Fan pushed Feng Tianlin's head away and said, "I'll just go in and take a look, I'll be right out."

The blind man was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the blind man and Chen Fan disappeared at the same time!

Feng Tianlin and Shangguan Canglong looked at each other in bewilderment.

……

Greedy Wolf Mountain.

It's only about 300 miles from the demon.

The huge crack above Greed Wolf Mountain is the fifth forbidden zone of Shanghai.

The Fifth Forbidden Zone is the most eerie and dangerous forbidden zone near Shanghai.

The fifth forbidden area, Greedy Wolf Mountain, was originally guarded by troops.

But now, Shanghai has withdrawn its troops.

The reason is simple...

In order to muddy the waters, the Nightmare Court deliberately leaked the information about the "Five-Colored Divine Stone".

Currently, all the powers in the world are secretly moving towards the fifth forbidden zone.

The three strongest forces—Tang Kingdom, Nightmare Court, and Heavenly Demon Sect—engaged in numerous battles near the Fifth Forbidden Zone.

The area around the fifth restricted zone has practically become a true restricted zone!

However, Shanghai is the second largest city in the Tang Dynasty and a vital place, with a peak figure like Li Mu in charge of it.

Therefore, although the Nightmare Court stirred up trouble, it could only sneak into the Fifth Forbidden Zone and dared not run wild there.

Besides the forces from other countries, even the demon race from the far north sent many powerful individuals.

Outside the fifth restricted area, everything appeared as calm as usual.

But beneath the surface of the lake, raging waves had already been unleashed.

"Look..."

Above the void, the blind man pointed southeast and said, "Hidden within that mountain are two eighth-rank experts from the Nightmare Court."

"In the jungle to the northwest, a giant serpent lies coiled; it belongs to Ye Hongyan from the far north."

"There are three eighth-grade cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect hiding on the mountain below us."

"To the southwest are five powerful figures from the Tang Kingdom... one of whom is at the ninth rank."

"There are more people in the northeast direction; they are from countries like Xingguo and Yangguo."

Chen Fan gasped in astonishment: "Eighth-grade realm cultivators... are as common as dogs!"

blind:"……"

Chen Fan then said, "They both knew about each other's existence, right?"

"Of course," the blind man said, "but before that, we've already gone through many great battles, and only now have we maintained a delicate balance."

"This balance is a bit strange..." Chen Fan said, "This is Tang territory, right under Minister Li's nose. Even if Minister Li is too lazy to take action, a few Ninth-Rank Realm experts from Shanghai could easily wipe out the Nightmare Court..."

"Why are the people from the Nightmare's Court still able to hide here so brazenly?"

"The City Lord's Mansion of the Demon Capital, or rather Li Mu and his group, definitely have their own plans," the blind man said. "Killing a few Rank 8 cultivators won't help... Even if we kill these two, they'll quickly send a whole bunch more."

"It would be better to wait until Nightmare Court has more Ninth Rank cultivators before wiping them out all at once."

"Or perhaps, the Tang Kingdom and the Nightmare Court have reached some kind of agreement?"

"What!" Chen Fan exclaimed in surprise, "Has the Tang Kingdom reached some kind of agreement with the Nightmare Court? They are our greatest enemy, even greater than the monsters are to humanity!"

The blind man said, "This world is very complex. Many times, one is not one, two is not two, and it's not as simple as one plus one equals two."

"You should know that there are also beings in the Nightmare Court who can rival Li Mu and Zhang Jiang."

"As you know, the people of the Nightmare Court act without restraint, and are cruel and vicious..."

"If the people of the Nightmare Court threaten Li Mu with several main cities, do you think Li Mu should compromise?"

Chen Fan fell silent.

The Nightmare Court is capable of doing something like this.

Moreover, the Nightmare Court also possesses this power!

If it weren't for the Chu family's grand formation back then, and if Lin Xiao hadn't led him to break the formation's core, Donghai City might have been breached.

Although the Tang Kingdom has many powerful figures, not every main city has someone like Li Mu.

How many people like Li Mu, a pinnacle of talent, could the Tang Dynasty produce?

At this moment, the blind man said again, "You don't need to think too much..."

"The goal of everyone, of all factions, is the Five-Colored Divine Stone."

"Whether or not we can get the Five-Colored Divine Stone from the forbidden zone, nobody knows."

"No one knows who will obtain the Five-Colored Divine Stone."

"Even if the Nightmare Court obtains the Five-Colored Divine Stone, so what?"

"This place is right on the edge of Shanghai!"

"Right under Li Mu's nose!"

"And there are the four of us old guys too."

"The Nightmare Court, and those other forces, think they can just leave with the Five-Colored Divine Stone so easily? Not a chance!"

An old man and a young man chatted freely in the void.

However, none of the powerful figures from the various factions below noticed.

Seeing Chen Fan remain silent, the blind man asked again, "Do you still want to enter the Fifth Forbidden Zone?"

Chen Fan glanced at the huge crack.

Within the rift, the spatial turbulence surged and raged like ocean waves.

One wrong move and you could be torn to shreds by the spatial turbulence!

Chen Fan was silent for a moment before saying, "Let's go in and take a look, to confirm."

"I've heard that when a powerhouse at the eighth rank or higher enters, their stellar energy triggers spatial turbulence like a tsunami?"

"I'm only at the fifth rank now, so I should be pretty safe, right?"

"A fifth-grade cultivator won't trigger spatial turbulence," the blind man said. "But you still need to be careful when you enter... You don't need to move; my power will send you in."

Chen Fan took a deep breath: "Okay!"

"Then take me inside!"

The blind man gently pushed Chen Fan's right shoulder with his palm.

"call!"

Enveloped in a ball of light, Chen Fan floated lightly toward the crack.

The crack is extremely large...

Under the blind man's power, Chen Fan avoided the spatial turbulence and entered the spatial portal.

"Um?"

"Someone has entered the fifth restricted area!"

"Who is it?"

As the energy within the crack fluctuated, powerful streams of spiritual energy from Mount Tanlang below rapidly probed towards the crack in the Fifth Forbidden Zone!

But after scanning with all their mental energy, they found nothing.

Then, several strands of spiritual energy collided in the void, producing a few cold snorts before quickly withdrawing.

The blind man silently "looked" at the huge crack, a sense of unease rising in his heart.

That's still too risky...

Chen Fan was only at the fifth rank after all.

Those from other factions who entered the Fifth Secret Realm were at least in the mid-to-late stages of the Seventh Rank!

The people from Tang Guo and the Heavenly Demon Sect were alright.

If one were to encounter a seventh-rank expert from the Nightmare Court...

The blind man remembered Chen Fan's beast-taming space and felt somewhat relieved.

Sudden……

A few flashes of light appeared in the air.

A lame man, a deaf man, and a mute man appeared next to the blind man.

The lame man scratched his head: "What are you doing here?"

The blind man was taken aback: "How did you get here?"

The deaf man said, "We took Chu Xuan and Yun Canghai around several secret realms and forbidden zones in the Demon Capital, and found that the fifth forbidden zone has the most abundant天地能量 (heaven and earth energy).

"So last night, we put them in the Fifth Forbidden Zone to train."

"What the hell..." the blind man roared, furious. "Yun Canghai is one thing, but Chu Xuan and the others aren't even at the third rank... Are you guys crazy?!"

"Don't be angry," the cripple comforted him. "Under our tutelage, Chu Xuan and the others have already broken through to the third rank..."

"Even if they're at the third rank, they shouldn't be sent to the Fifth Forbidden Zone!" the blind man roared. "You yourselves can't even get in, so you can't protect them at all... Are you sending a few third-rank brats to a place like this because you want them to die even faster?!"

"Calm down!" The mute's voice rang in their minds: "These little guys are all candidates for the next generation's Human Emperor, their fortunes are astonishing."

"They won't die that easily."

The blind man grabbed his hair with both hands, feeling like he was about to vomit blood: "How did I end up knowing such a bunch of idiots?!"

The lame man said, "Stop shouting. They've already been taken in, and we can't go in ourselves. Now we can only wait for them to come out."

"Deaf man, you stay here and keep watch. I'm going back to have a drink."

The deaf man ignored the lame man and looked at the blind man, asking, "Why are you here?"

The blind man said with a dark expression, "I just took Xiao Fan inside."

The three lame men: "..."

The blind man turned angrily towards the direction of Shanghai and said, "Li Mu, send a few of your strongest seventh-rank peak warriors into the Fifth Forbidden Zone."

Li Mu's voice immediately came through: "What's wrong? Why are the four seniors wandering around the Fifth Forbidden Zone?"

The blind man opened his mouth, and after a while, he said, "The cripple and the others have sent Chu Xuan and Yun Canghai into the Fifth Forbidden Zone. I just sent Xiao Fan in."

"boom!"

A crack was torn open in the void above.

Li Mu burst out of the crack!

The blind men and their companions: "..."

Was Li Mu's reaction a bit too much?

……

The fifth restricted area.

"Bang!"

Chen Fan's mind went blank for a moment, and his feet were already firmly planted on solid ground.

A familiar feeling instantly enveloped his entire body.

A chilling, eerie pressure...

Before me lay a vast, familiar yet unfamiliar wasteland.

It was shrouded in a gray haze, obscuring the sun.

The fog was thick, and the air was cold and damp.

The vast land was barren, with hardly a blade of grass in sight; the dark red soil looked as if it had been soaked in blood.

Dark clouds hung low, and an ancient and eerie aura surged in the void.

In the air, there seemed to be whispers, like weeping and lamenting, trying to pull one's soul away from their body.

On the ground, huge cracks, like spider webs, stretched into the distance.

The cracks were bottomless, as if they led to the underworld!

The wind howled.

A chill ran through the air.

Is it really... really true that the Beast Taming Space is connected to one of the Four Realms?

Chen Fan felt his heart racing and his breathing becoming labored!

and many more!

wrong!

Chen Fan activated the "Stealth" skill copied from the Shadow Demon and disappeared into the shadows.

Then, he found a spot on the mountainside that was a little further away from the crack, turned his back to the mountainside, and closed his eyes.

It is indeed the aura of those realms of the ancient demon realm.

Even the environment is extremely similar.

However, upon closer examination, the terrifying pressure in this fifth forbidden zone is far less than that in the four realms, including the Ancient Demon Realm!

Chen Fan opened his eyes.

This place should not be one of the four realms.

The environment and the pressure were very similar, but the differences were significant.

Chen Fan controlled his mental energy, allowing it to spread in all directions.

As his mental energy spread, the flowers, trees, and insects enveloped by it all became clearly etched in Chen Fan's mind.

insect……

There are lots of bugs here.

However, in the four realms including the Ancient Demon Realm, Chen Fan had traveled a long distance and, apart from the demons crawling out of the abyss, had not seen any other living creatures, including... insects.

Chen Fan carefully sensed the surrounding atmosphere.

The aura emanating from this fifth forbidden zone seems to be closer to that of the Ancient God Realm.

All these secret realms and forbidden zones are connected to other worlds.

Could it be that this fifth forbidden zone has a rift connecting it to the ancient god realm?

Sudden……

Chen Fan's eyes widened!

In the ancient realm of gods, there is a towering divine pillar that is suspected to belong to the Dutianye clan.

And in the fifth forbidden area, there is a five-colored divine stone!

The Heavenly Pillar and the Five-Colored Divine Stone—aren't they all Empress Ye Hongyan's possessions?

Is this a coincidence, or...?

Just then...

A slightly familiar voice echoed in Chen Fan's mind: "Come..."

"Come!"

Back in the Seven Star Mountain Water Cloud Stream, that five-colored divine stone emitted this very sound, summoning him there!

"The Five-Colored Divine Stone..."

Damn it!

He just wanted to come in and confirm whether this fifth forbidden zone was a realm connected to the Beast Taming Space.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered, I heard the summons of the Five-Colored Divine Stone!

To go or not to go?

A group of powerful figures from various factions were guarding the outside.

Clearly, many people in the mid-to-late stages of the seventh rank have also entered this fifth forbidden zone.

Even if we find the Five-Colored Divine Stone, we might not be able to take it out!

The Beast Taming Space is indeed invincible in its defenses, but the location for entering and exiting the Beast Taming Space is the same.

Entering the Beast Taming Space from this fifth forbidden zone, you will emerge back into the fifth forbidden zone.

If we can't escape, even if we get the Five-Colored Divine Stone, it will be of no use!

What should I do?

Chen Fan's mind raced.

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Fan had a thought and put the Thunder Blade he was carrying on his back into his Sumeru Ring, and then took out the Heaven-Severing Demon Blade from the Sumeru Ring.

He grabbed the Heaven-Slaying Demon Blade and ran quickly toward the direction from which the sound came!

Whether we can get the Five-Colored Divine Stone or not, we'll talk about that later!

Let's see what the situation is!

(End of this chapter)