"It came here on its own, is it my fault?"
Damn it, you think you can just say it's yours and that it's yours? I could also say all the pretty girls here are mine, and ask them if they agree!
Yang Zhen looked at the Third Lotus Seat with disdain, as if to say, "You were struck by lightning, and I'm already being very lenient by not holding you accountable."
puff--!
Third Lotus Seat coughed up a mouthful of blood, staring intently at Yang Zhen. His face was contorted with rage, and a venomous look of resentment fell upon Yang Zhen.
Everyone was startled. The few mouthfuls of blood that Third Lotus Seat had just vomited were either caused by heavenly lightning or by Yang Zhen. In any case, everyone was quite certain that it was caused by Yang Zhen.
It was literally caused by anger!
Seeing the venomous look in Third Lotus Seat's eyes, everyone felt a chill and secretly worried for Yang Zhen.
Under that gaze, the terrifying murderous intent was almost undisguised; clearly, the Third Lotus Seat had already regarded Yang Zhen as someone who must be killed.
That makes sense. This time, the tribulation was a powerful heavenly lightning strike. If one doesn't absorb the Heavenly Lightning Origin during such Heavenly Tribulation, then the next tribulation of the Third Lotus Seat will be dangerous. It's very likely that one won't even be able to hold on until the end and will die.
If that's the case, then the Third Lotus Seat are practically no different from being killed by Yang Zhen. Given such an irreconcilable hatred, it's natural that the Third Lotus Seat would show such an expression.
Yang Zhen, however, seemed completely unconcerned and mouthed something to the Third Lotus Seat. Everyone could tell it meant two words: "It's so delicious!"
"You..."
The Third Lotus Seat -bearer glared at Yang Zhen, then took a deep breath, looked at the old palace master and Palace Master Liu were still hiding to the side, as well as a group of Rogue Cultivator in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm and Tribulation Transcendence Realm experts from Ink Pool Peak, and said in a deep voice to the disciples of the North Maiden Academy beside her, "Let's go!"
A few disciples from the North Maiden Academy helped the bewildered Ning Wuque to her feet. The group then turned back to stare at Yang Zhen as they walked away.
No one expected that such a thing would happen at a perfectly good birthday celebration. The scene was silent, and everyone looked at Yang Zhen with disbelief on their faces.
The Shameless Cat suddenly appeared out of nowhere, stood in front of Yang Zhen, and said with a sour look on its face, "Kid, the Heavenly Lightning Origin is a good thing. You should refine it well; it will be of great use to you when you overcome your tribulations in the future. Damn it, next time there's something like this, don't forget to call me along, okay?"
Yang Zhen nodded, grinning, and said, "Okay, if this happens again, this Sage of Saunter will throw you in first."
The Flirtatious Chicken chuckled to itself, tilting its head and looking at the Shameless Cat with disdain.
The Shameless Cat's expression changed, and after thinking for a moment, it said with an awkward smile, "I've been thinking about it, and it's better if you do this kind of great thing."
Yang Zhen slapped the Shameless Cat on the head and sneered, "Damn it, you think being struck by lightning is comfortable?"
Only then did everyone notice that Yang Zhen's face was somewhat pale. It made sense; with Yang Zhen having just broken through to the Spirit Wandering Realm stage, how could he possibly be completely unharmed after enduring such a Heavenly Lightning Origin?
Hua Youyue walked up to Yang Zhen, took his hand, and a gentle aura entered Yang Zhen Yang Zhen's body, immediately calming down the Heavenly Lightning Origin that was still running rampant in Yang Zhen's body.
"Huh?" Yang Zhen was taken aback, stretched his body, and looked at Hua Youyue with a puzzled expression, asking, "Why does it listen to you?"
Hua Youyue smiled gently and said, " The True Essence within my body leans towards the Lightning Essence element."
Yang Zhen looked at Hua Youyue with surprise, finding the girl increasingly mysterious. Despite having condensed the Heavenly Fragrance Sacred Root, the power within her body was now leaning towards the Lightning Essence element. What kind of Cultivation Method had she been practicing?
Before Yang Zhen could ask, Palace Master Liu walked over and said with a light snort, "So, are you Yang Dingtian or Yang Zhen?"
Yang Zhen chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry about these details. A name is just a label. Why is Palace Master Liu so fixated on it?"
Palace Master Liu chuckled and shook her head, saying, "Your unconventional personality is unlike anything I've ever seen. I have heard of people cultivating this path, but the road ahead is fraught with difficulties. I hope you can remain steadfast, just like the calligraphy you've created."
Yang Zhen cupped his hands in greeting and said with a smile, "Thank you very much for your instruction, Palace Master Liu."
At this moment, Old Man Yao stepped forward, glanced at Yang Zhen curiously, and said to Palace Master Liu, "Palace Master, Palace Master Liu, there's no time to lose. Shall we discuss the matter of the Forbidden Zone of Life?"
The old palace master nodded and said, "This is no small matter, and we must act swiftly. However, this old woman will not participate in this matter; you all can discuss it yourselves."
After the representatives of various forces entered the council hall of the Spirit Learning Palace, Palace Master Liu took a deep breath and looked at everyone, saying, "Recently, there was news that the Forbidden Zone of Life has been experiencing frequent unusual activity. I also went to investigate the situation, but I was unable to enter within a hundred feet of the Forbidden Zone of Life."
Everyone was taken aback by these words.
"Even someone as powerful as Palace Master Liu couldn't enter, so what exactly happened to the Forbidden Zone of Life?"
"Since even Palace Master Liu cannot enter, what are we still discussing here?"
"Exactly, since we can't get in anyway, what's the point of discussing it?"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion, all hesitant and uncertain.
Yang Zhen turned his head and asked, "What exactly is the Forbidden Zone of Life?"
Yang Zhen had always heard that the Forbidden Zone of Life was a place where the life force of all living beings was cut off, a place fraught with danger and containing many unknown secrets of heaven and earth. However, until now, Yang Zhen still did not know why the Forbidden Zone of Life could not be entered, what dangers it contained, or what unknown secrets it held.
If you just rush in like that, wouldn't you die without even knowing how you died?
Yang Zhen asked Hua Youyue, who said she had a the Unseen doubt and needed to go to the Forbidden Zone of Life to find the answer, because she was sure she knew something.
As expected, Hua Youyue looked at Yang Zhen and explained slowly, "Within the Forbidden Zone of Life, there is a poisonous gas that is harmless to any living being under normal circumstances. However, the more one uses True Essence and other cultivation powers within the Forbidden Zone of Life, the more this poisonous gas can penetrate the internal organs and even the meridians throughout the body. Once it reaches a certain level, death is inevitable. To this day, no one has ever survived, which is why it is called the Forbidden Zone of Life."
Yang Zhen was stunned. He then waved his hand and said, "I thought it was some kind of danger, but it's just some kind of poison gas. Once we go in, we don't need to use our True Essence energy, right?"
Old Man Yao gave a wry smile and said, "If it were just a matter of not using True Essence essence, or even any other cultivation power, we could accept it. But the strange thing about the Forbidden Zone of Life is that people can die for no reason!"
"What?"
Yang Zhen looked at Old Man Yao with a strange expression. "What do you mean by 'people can die for no reason'?"
Hua Youyue said quietly, "Without any warning!"
"After death, no cause of death can be discerned, as if something forcibly ripped out their three souls and seven spirits!" Old Man Yao added, then hesitated before continuing, "But even if something could forcibly destroy the three souls and seven spirits, it shouldn't be without warning. This is the most deadly aspect of entering the Forbidden Zone of Life."
Yang Zhen's lips twitched, and he turned to Hua Youyue, asking, "Little girl, can we not go to such a creepy place? It's haunted!"
Hua Youyue looked at Yang Zhen, shook her head, and bit her lip, saying, "The closer you get to the Forbidden Zone of Life, the stronger that feeling becomes. I... I have a feeling that I absolutely must go!"
Yang Zhen looked at Hua Youyue Hua Youyue an uncertain expression. Seeing the confusion in her eyes, he grinned and said, "Let's do it!"