Lie Huo muttered under his breath, "If only we could enter and leave the Dark Zone as freely as those ferocious beasts."
Zheng Jie shook his head slightly. "Now I remember. Qing Cheng, Chang Kong, Li Shan, and another Celestial Immortal Realm peak extreme expert named Chen Xin seemed to have captured more than a dozen Celestial Immortal-level ferocious beasts for research. They later created a camouflage artifact that could imitate ferocious beasts, but unfortunately, they never returned."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Huang Gong said repeatedly. "Now I remember too. Damn, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would've thought Chen Xin had long since set foot on the Path to Ascension."
Lu Ren listened silently from the side. He reckoned that he was like a drop of detergent. Under normal circumstances, once they had seen or heard information about the Dark Zone, they would probably selectively overlook whether any Celestial Immortals had gone there.
But after he brought it up, it seemed to have triggered some sort of awakening mechanism, jolting everyone awake and making them continuously recall the matter.
It was like some kind of triggered selection mechanism, a silent rule. Since he had mentioned it, he was probably already being watched by certain beings.
At this thought, Lu Ren's scalp tingled. Hanging Mountain looked like a safe zone, but the hidden dangers were anything but vague. Setting aside the fog tides that surged in every ten years, there was even a rule-like mechanism of forgetfulness.
All of this made the seemingly peaceful Hanging Mountain feel exceptionally bizarre.
This place probably isn't somewhere I can stay for long.
Having learned these crucial details, Lu Ren's expression grew somewhat grave. They made their way up Hanging Mountain without incident, only for Lu Ren to discover that its aura carried a faint