Inside the Yin Huai Forest.
A figure was running at full speed, panting heavily.
He suddenly stopped just before reaching the entrance/exit.
"No! I can't just go out like this. If someone else comes out and tells everyone what just happened, my reputation will be ruined!"
Wen Shaodong's face was contorted with rage as he clutched the booklet and porcelain bottle he had just acquired. His eyes flickered with uncertainty.
At that moment, the faint sound of other people's footsteps as they fled could be heard behind them.
He paused, turned around, and quickly rushed towards the remaining few people.
'Since so many of you have already died, and you all respected me so much, then you might as well all die for me!'
Wen Shaodong drew his short sword, traversed the woods, and pounced on Zhengming Society and his men who had just escaped.
Only five or six people survived, three of whom were members of the Zhengming Society and two were casual Rogue Person.
The rest either remained hidden where they were or didn't escape at all; they all died.
At this moment, they saw Wen Shaodong's face contorted with rage as he lunged at them.
They all realized something, and their expressions changed drastically.
"Run! He's going to kill us to cover his tracks!"
Unfortunately, none of them were a match for Wen Shaodong.
Even though he is old and in decline, he is still far beyond the ability of a few second or third-rank martial artists to contend with.
Soon, after several screams echoed through the woods, several more corpses appeared on the ground.
Wen Shaodong was panting heavily when someone, in a dying counterattack, slashed his arm.
He quickly stopped the bleeding, didn't even glance at the corpse on the ground, and rushed towards the edge of the forest.
As he approached the designated entrance, he suddenly remembered something, raised his short sword, and slashed it fiercely across his chest.
Puff.
The clothes were torn, and a large gash was forcibly cut open the flesh inside.
He endured the pain, threw away the short sword, and staggered toward the edge of the forest.
With a whoosh.
The dense bushes parted abruptly in front of him, letting in the sunlight.
"Help! We've encountered the Iron Taoist in the Shadow in the Forest!!"
Wen Shaodong shouted loudly outside.
The significant blood loss made him feel dizzy.
He staggered out and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"I am Wen Shaodong, the Society Master of the Zhengming Society! Quickly, save them!!"
What puzzled him was the complete silence outside.
No one responded to him at all.
Looking up, Wen Shaodong felt a pang of unease as his eyes gradually adjusted to the light.
Suddenly, his pupils contracted.
There were no Government Office offices guarding the area outside the forest, nor was there the Zhengming Society rescue team that was supposed to be waiting there.
Only rows of Black-Clad Man, wearing Jet Black Mask, were scattered around the entire entrance and exit.
The entire area around the entrance and exit was filled with these people wearing black masks.
They remained silent, each possessing a robust physique and exuding a fierce aura.
The leader was over two meters tall, with a head of light golden, messy hair that cascaded over his shoulders like a lion's, and one eye was covered by a black blindfold.
He could feel the other person's gaze fixed on him.
That gaze was tangible, cold and indifferent.
"Red Tiger, our rules state that we cannot expose ourselves to ordinary people at will. What you are doing is against the rules."
A woman's clear voice rang out from the side.
The man, who was over two meters tall, slowly approached Wen Shaodong.
His strong body was clad in brand-new metal armor, and his arms were adorned with thick copper rings.
"I don't care about your rules. Since the adults say that everyone who comes out of the Yin Huai Forest must be taken back."
Then I will naturally do things in the most convenient way.
Snap! He reached out with lightning speed, grabbed Wen Shaodong's shirt from the chest, and lifted him up into the air.
Bang bang bang!!
As if by reflex, Wen Shaodong clenched his right palm into a sword finger and thrust it towards the strong man's right eye with the Kunxu Sword Technique.
Bang! The sword finger was only halfway through its strike when it was interrupted by an indescribable pain.
Wen Shaodong suffered a heavy blow to the abdomen, and his whole body curled up like a shrimp. Tears and snot flowed out along with blood from his wound.
He never expected that this person's speed and strength would be so great that even he couldn't react in time.
With just one blow, he felt as if his internal organs had been shattered, and his entire body was wracked with excruciating pain.
"Weakling." Red Tiger snapped Wen Shaodong's arms and legs and threw him aside.
"Why did it take so long for one to appear? What about the other entrances? Did you find anything there?"
"Not yet. There are only three entrances and exits around the Yin Huai Forest, and this is the easiest one to walk through. If we were to escape, this would definitely be the first place we would choose," the woman replied.
"After all this commotion, only this few people showed up? I don't know what the adults were thinking, bringing so many people to seal off the entire Yin Huai Forest, isn't that a waste?"
"We've already communicated with the authorities, and we're in charge of handling this whole matter. We need to do things properly," the woman replied.
"It's a pity my injuries haven't fully healed, otherwise I would also like to go in and see just how powerful Shadow in the Forest is to have killed so many experts!"
A hint of coldness crept into Red Tiger's words.
Wen Shaodong fell to the ground, his vision becoming increasingly blurry.
Looking at the strange masks on these people's faces, he suddenly realized something.
"Golden Wing Tower, you're the Golden Wing Tower!?"
He suddenly remembered.
"Huh??" The Red Tiger suddenly exclaimed in surprise. He turned around to look at a slender woman behind him.
"He seems to know us? Should we silence him?"
"What do you mean by 'kill'? We're already famous."
"Besides, you're not the same person you used to be; you can't just kill people randomly!" the woman said speechlessly.
"We'll have to wait until the adults come out before we talk about it!"
"Alright. Fine, whatever. This guy's trash anyway." Red Tiger nodded knowingly.
Wen Shaodong was furious and wanted to retort.
If he hadn't run so fast that he was exhausted, and hadn't managed to kill several people along the way...
In the end, to maintain his facade, he even stabbed himself hard.
Otherwise, with your abilities?! He's a dignified Eighth Grade, after all! "He seems to be eavesdropping?" Suddenly, Red Tiger's voice rapidly approached.
"So many people went in, and he's the only one who came out. Something doesn't seem right, does it?"
Wen Shaodong's heart skipped a beat; he knew things were going badly. He hurriedly tried to speak up and argue.
Thud! After a muffled sound, his consciousness went dark.
He was kicked in the back of the head by Red Tiger and passed out completely.
"That's good."
He withdrew his foot with satisfaction.
At that moment, two more people emerged from the woods in the distance, looking disheveled and exhausted.
The men from the Golden Wing Tower quickly rushed forward, knocked the two unconscious, searched them, and dragged them away.
We've recently recruited many new people, so this mission will be a good opportunity for them to get to know each other better.
Soon, all of Wen Shaodong's belongings were found.
The Little Booklet and a small black porcelain bottle were both placed on the ground.
We waited for Zhang Rongfang to come out of the woods and inspect the situation before making a decision.
***Bang! Inside the woods.
Zhang Rongfang grabbed the Iron Taoist's arm with one hand and pulled him outwards.
With a series of cracking sounds, the arm couldn't be pulled down; all that could be heard was the sound of bones breaking inside.
He struck again, hitting the Iron Taoist's other arm.
In a few quick moves, the second Iron Taoist fell to the ground for the third time, no longer moving.
Zhang Rongfang's face was somber.
"This has happened so many times already. Is it really impossible to kill him?"
He had repeatedly killed Iron Taoist with heavy blows.
But in just one minute, the dead Iron Taoist will be restored to normal.
This completely overturned his understanding.
Just now, he tried various methods.
For example, after killing it, use the Wish Wheel to cut it forcefully.
Strangely, the Wish Wheel couldn't cut through the Iron Taoist's skin at all. It could only shatter the bones and flesh inside.
Not long after, he killed the two Iron Taoist again and then bound them with thick ropes.
But it was still useless.
The rope, which was clearly very thick, was easily cut by the Iron Taoist.
The fracture surface appears unusually smooth.
"It's a pity. I originally wanted to take it back for testing."
He was now certain that the two Iron Taoist were Spirit Vein.
Or rather, it is a special existence similar to Spirit Vein.
These two men possessed exceptional physical abilities, making them invulnerable to weapons, much like the Spirit Vein of the time.
Adding to the discovery of the parts inside the Daoist Temple, Zhang Rongfang paused for a moment, then noticed that the two Iron Taoist had started moving again.
He immediately stepped forward, picked up the Wish Wheel, and hit each person on the head.
This slammed the two back to the ground, where they remained motionless.
However, his continuous bursts of powerful energy had left him somewhat exhausted.
In just over ten minutes, he killed the Iron Taoist twenty times.
After making his move, he immediately began searching the two men.
First, there's the larger Iron Taoist on the left.
Zhang Rongfang reached out, grabbed his Helmet, and lifted it up.
The Helmet couldn't be removed; it felt like it was grown onto my head.
He immediately stopped, and then went to his body.
After some searching, Zhang Rongfang suddenly found a Bronze Parts in his hand.
He put it away.
They then went to the second Iron Taoist to search.
This time, he found a Metal Plate covered with various characters engraved in a sewn cloth bag inside the other person's Daoist robe.
The Metal Plate was bent, as if it had been warped and dented by various fights.
However, the writing on it is still clearly visible.
"There really is something there!" Zhang Rongfang's eyes lit up.
The note left by Gong Shuyin was written very clearly.
'In the Yin Huai Forest, at the Great Heavy Temple, on the Shadow in the Forest within, lies what you seek.'
"Shadow in the Forest is indeed Iron Taoist, and now we have indeed found something on Iron Taoist."
Zhang Rongfang his Wish Wheel again, smashing it flat on the Iron Taoist's neck, and stood up with a look of joy on his face.
Fortunately, despite his joy, he remained cautious and searched people through metal gloves.
After killing two more Iron Taoist, he turned to leave.
Suddenly he paused and looked toward a certain spot in the woods.
Sometimes, knowing too much when you're weak isn't a good thing.
"I suggest you leave here as soon as possible, otherwise, you'll regret it when someone comes in to silence you."
After saying that...
Zhang Rongfang turned and headed towards Great Heavy Temple.
He also needs to go there and thoroughly search the entire Daoist Temple.
That previous book, "The Great Heavy Record," was quite interesting.
He was preparing to leave.
Chen Miaotong and the others, who had been hiding, immediately panicked.
They watched helplessly as the Iron Taoist kept coming back to life, only to be beaten to death again and again.
Only a burly, powerful expert wielding Round Wheel weapon could remain undaunted by such bizarre occurrences.
Now that the expert was preparing to leave, they suddenly felt a sense of panic.
"Walk!"
Lin Huan whispered a command, then turned and ran out of the woods.
Regardless, let's get out of the Yin Huai Forest first.
Accompanying her were Zhao Dihu and another Rogue Person.
Finally, there was Chen Miaotong, and Chen Ya, the daughter of Abyssal Constant Saber, who had just regained consciousness.
Of the nearly thirty people who came in earlier, only a few have survived.
The group knew very well that if the mysterious man hadn't intervened and blocked the Iron Taoist, they would all have perished in the pursuit.
Lin Huan and his companions had reached the Third Grade or higher in strength, and with the Iron Taoist still dead, they should be able to run quite far out of the forest.
But with her sister's body in tow, Chen Miaotong knew she had no chance of outrunning the two Iron Taoist.
Immediately, she turned around abruptly, carrying the body on her back, and chased after Zhang Rongfang in the direction he had left.
She was gambling! Gambling that following Zhang Rongfang was safer than running away on her own! Her running away immediately attracted the attention of Chen Ya and another Rogue Person.
The fact that both of them have survived to this day means they are both people with sharp minds and quick reflexes.
He immediately understood why Chen Miaotong had run away.
After a slight hesitation, the two gritted their teeth and followed.
Lacking sufficient strength, their best option was naturally to follow the seemingly kind-hearted mysterious person.
At this point, the last survivors in the forest split into two groups, one of which followed Zhang Rongfang.
Another group fled out of the forest.