Let's Go, I Know a Hundred-Meter Avenue

Hearing Zhang Feng mention Liu Yanran, everyone was stunned and turned to look at the latter, who wore an equally bewildered expression.

It was clear that Liu Yanran was just as confused as they were.

She did not recall ever being favored by any Venerable senior.

In fact, she had never even laid eyes on a Foundation Establishment Venerable in her entire life.

Just moments ago, upon hearing she was to meet a Venerable, her heart had been pounding with anxiety and trepidation.

Seeing the confusion among the group, Zhang Feng pointed at Liu Yanran and spoke directly, "I am not entirely sure of the specifics, but the Venerable mentioned that this young lady carries a familiar aura, which is why I was asked to stay and assist."

A familiar aura?

The members of Beast Taming Mountain were at a loss.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yanran's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly took out a small mirror.

This was a low-grade spiritual tool.

It had been given to her by Junior Sister Meng from the Jingyun Sect, who had called it a token of trust.

It was a trinket that Lin Cheng had casually gifted to his disciple, and since the latter had worn it constantly, it had become imbued with his personal aura.

It was, for all intents and purposes, a personal item.

Could this be Junior Sister Meng's intention? Liu Yanran's delicate body trembled as a bold thought surged into her mind.

Could it be that the senior expert Junior Sister Meng had asked her to seek help from was actually that mysterious Venerable?

Had he discovered his junior was in trouble and come personally to find her?

Thinking of this, Liu Yanran could not help but widen her eyes, stammering as she asked, "May I ask, Senior, are you from the Jingyun Sect?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the others were also taken aback.

Their ultimate goal had been to travel to the Jingyun Sect to seek reinforcements.

Unfortunately, they had nearly been wiped out entirely.

They had not expected that the senior who had stepped in to help would be from the Jingyun Sect.

With this realization, everyone's pupils constricted.

This senior seemed to have followed a mysterious Foundation Establishment Venerable here.

If so, what was that person's identity?

The group exchanged glances, all of them shivering.

An incredible thought surged uncontrollably through their minds.

"Could it be that the Jingyun Sect has a Foundation Establishment Venerable presiding over it!?"

"They have hidden this far too well!"

Zhang Feng naturally could not know what the members of Beast Taming Mountain were thinking.

Hearing Liu Yanran's question, a hint of surprise appeared in Zhang Feng's eyes, as if he had not expected his identity to be guessed so quickly.

He nodded directly and admitted it readily.

"Correct, this old man is Zhang Feng, the logistics elder of the Jingyun Sect!"

As soon as this was said, everyone inwardly cried out that it was just as they had suspected!

That mysterious Foundation Establishment Venerable was indeed the ancestor secretly presiding over the Jingyun Sect!

Putting it all together, Liu Yanran suddenly realized that Junior Sister Meng's identity was likely extraordinary as well!

To be able to make such an existence rush over in such a hurry, she must be, if not a direct descendant, at least a disciple highly valued by the Venerable.

It seemed she had heard those fellows from the Yinyang Sect mention that Junior Sister Meng possessed an Ice-Fire constitution, a talent so high it was extremely rare.

It was precisely because of this that she had been detained.

The Yinyang Sect's cultivation techniques were quite sinister, involving the harvesting of Yin to supplement Yang, and Yang to supplement Yin.

Their methods were malicious.

Those fellows seemed to be extremely interested in Meng Tangtang.

No wonder they were waiting for the Yinyang Sect Master to come out of seclusion before dealing with Meng Tangtang and the others. That must be the reason, and they were even willing to collude with foreign races to destroy Beast Taming Mountain and go to war with the Jingyun Sect! Liu Yanran realized the gravity of the situation.

"Let's go, the Venerable should be waiting for us at Beast Taming Mountain," Zhang Feng said.

With that, he turned and led the way.

The disciples of Beast Taming Mountain saw this and, despite having a myriad of questions in their hearts, quickly followed suit.

No matter what, Beast Taming Mountain was in trouble now, and clinging to the Jingyun Sect was definitely the right move.

Some even enthusiastically took the lead.

They didn't even call him "Senior" anymore, as it felt too distant and wasn't conducive to building rapport.

"Elder Zhang Feng, it's better to take the right path to Beast Taming Mountain. Although it's a bit of a detour, the left side is much more dangerous than the right..."

Zhang Feng merely waved his hand upon hearing this. "That's old news. Listen to me, take the left path directly; it will be much faster."

"But, Senior..." the man tried to say again.

"There are no 'buts.' The Venerable is still waiting, and time is of the essence. I am not joking." After Zhang Feng finished speaking, he strode away.

Seeing this, the group couldn't help but exchange glances.

Liu Yanran stepped forward, quickly catching up to Zhang Feng's pace, her voice drifting back.

"Stop dawdling. With the Senior here, it won't be a problem!"

"Hurry up and follow!"

Seeing that their Senior Sister had spoken, the others had nothing left to say, though they remained hesitant. "This path passes through several territories of innate-level spirit beasts. While it shortens the distance significantly, the danger is much greater."

"It's fine. As long as we are careful and don't make a huge commotion, those innate spirit beasts probably won't bother with us."

Liu Yanran mimicked Zhang Feng's gesture, waving her hand dismissively.

The group gritted their teeth and walked on, remaining cautious every step of the way.

However, it wasn't long before they stopped.

When everyone saw the scene before them, they were stunned, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets as they began to doubt reality.

"This... this place?"

"Did we take the wrong turn? No, that's impossible... holy sh*t!"

The group was so shocked they couldn't form a complete sentence.

Looking out, they saw a wide road, hundreds of meters across, leading straight into the depths of the forest, stretching as far as the eye could see.

On both sides of the road, the earth had been churned up, revealing a gruesome underlayer.

Towering trees had been uprooted, neatly snapped and collapsed in a single direction as if ravaged by a violent gale, forcibly plowed through and leaving nothing but a scene of utter devastation.

If one looked closely, they could see that every few steps along the road, there were large amounts of blood and shredded flesh, seemingly left behind by some kind of spirit beast that had perished.

"Gulp!"

It was unclear who had swallowed first, but it was immediately followed by a chorus of gulping sounds, one after another, rising and falling.

At this moment, gazing at this road that seemed to have been forcibly plowed out by a terrifying force, the shock in everyone's hearts was beyond words.

They felt as if they were dreaming.

But even in a dream, there had never been such a terrifying scene.

"Why are you all just standing there?"

Seeing that everyone had stopped, Zhang Feng turned his head in confusion and explained with a realization, "Oh, you're looking at this road? When I first saw it, I looked just like you! Haha, you guessed right—this hundred-meter-wide road was carved out by my Venerable along the way."

"Don't look at just this stretch; in reality, it probably spans over a hundred miles!"

"A hundred miles??"

"Doesn't that mean it cut straight through the entire Mist Forest? That's a forbidden zone of the Southern Region!!"

The group was suffocated once more, their hearts exploding from the shock of Zhang Feng's words.

"The Mist Forest?"

Zhang Feng laughed, shaking his head with a sigh. "You hit the nail on the head. I watched with my own eyes as the Venerable started from the edge of the Mist Forest and forcibly carved out a bloody path. Countless spirit beasts below the innate level paved the way with their flesh and blood, and more than ten innate-level great beasts were killed."

"Even the Foundation Establishment great beasts didn't dare to block my Venerable; they fled the moment they sensed his aura from afar."

"If it weren't for the fact that my Venerable had urgent matters and no time to deal with them, I fear those Foundation Establishment beasts would have bled out on the spot. The Venerable's strength... is far beyond what we could ever imagine."

By the time he finished speaking, the entire area was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone gasped in unison. Suddenly, someone spoke up, trembling as they pointed to a patch of flesh shimmering with golden light.

"That... that looks a bit like the one from the innate bear beast in the forest!?"