Trapped in a Beast's Lair

Zhang Tie had already teleported a thousand miles away. The instant his feet touched the ground, a piercing sense of danger struck again like a shadow clinging to him. His heart sank. So it really is after me. A fifth-rank demon beast... in my current condition, I simply cannot confront it head-on.

Without the slightest hesitation, his figure flickered, and he vanished from where he stood once more.

The next moment, he appeared within a deep, ancient forest.

Towering old trees blotted out the sky, yet they could not conceal the frantic pounding of his heart.

Zhang Tie swiftly took out a third-rank Earth Evasion Talisman glowing with a faint earthy yellow light from his storage pouch.

After putting away Powder Bone, he slapped it against his chest. Yellow radiance suddenly flared, and dense, heavy earth energy wrapped around his entire body like a living creature. His body immediately felt lighter, and he smoothly sank into the ground like a fish entering water.

Soil, crushed stone, and tangled roots parted around him before closing again. A stifling pressure pressed in from every direction. He continued descending, relying on the talisman's power to sense the flow of earth-element spiritual energy deep underground.

By the time he reached roughly thirty zhang beneath the surface, the pressure of the earth had become exceptionally heavy. The talisman's spiritual glow began to flicker as well, showing signs of exhaustion.

Zhang Tie immediately hollowed out a cramped underground chamber three or four zhang wide.

He reached back and removed the Heaven Sealing Coffin that had been tightly strapped to his back.

He steadily placed the coffin in the center of the newly excavated chamber, pushed open the lid, and, without hesitation, leaped inside. He then pulled the lid shut tightly behind him, sealing it perfectly in