#1214 - Chapter 1214: All-pervasive

Having made his decision, naturally no one could stop Ye Kong.

Elder Bai San personally led Ye Kong to the entrance of the Misty Forest, offering one last word of advice.

"Our Bai Clan has been here for hundreds of years, and no one has ever dared to enter the Misty Forest. One year, in order to break the curse that no one who enters the Misty Forest ever returns alive, we specially prepared a competition to cross the Misty Forest. We selected a thousand people from various sects, including our own clan, to enter the Misty Forest. The participants were all equipped with the most advanced positioning devices and compasses. We made thorough preparations, believing that if even one person came out, it would be enough to prove that the Misty Forest does not devour people.

However, not a single person emerged from the Misty Forest.

Ten days, a month, a year. No one can survive that long in the Misty Forest without water or food, so we concluded that everyone had perished. The competition failed, and since then, no one has dared to enter the Misty Forest again."

Elder Bai San finished speaking and looked at Ye Kong. Ye Kong still maintained his stubborn posture, as if he wouldn't rest until he threw his life away.

"Every profession has its own secrets; I wish you good luck."

Elder Bai San had said all he could.

Ye Kong simply said, "Thanks," and directly entered the Misty Forest.

Elder Bai San rubbed his forehead, suddenly realizing he was holding the fully automatic direction sensor he had prepared for Ye Kong. "Wait, I'll give you something."

But Ye Kong had already disappeared.

So be it. Elder Bai San turned and left, knowing that it wasn't his turn to collect the body just yet.

Ye Kong entered the Misty Forest. At first, a clear path appeared before him, but as he went deeper, the forest grew denser and taller, blocking out the sun and sky. A thick fog rose, blurring everything around him, reducing visibility to less than two meters. The misty darkness seemed like it could unleash a ferocious beast at any moment.

Zhang Tie and the others must still be trapped inside, but they would definitely try to move in the direction of the compass. Ye Kong used his divine sense, but the surroundings were a blur, with only a few moving red dots appearing within it.

Ye Kong was delighted. The fact that the red dots were still moving meant that Zhang Tie and the others were still relatively safe.

Ye Kong walked around the pit. A large area of burned bamboo lay scattered around, and the smell of blood was even stronger.

The bamboo ash had cooled, indicating that it had happened a while ago.

Ye Kong peered into the cave, but the endless darkness swallowed all light, and there was no sign of life.

Continuing on, Ye Kong stepped on something hard. He crouched down, and a pile of bones was exposed before him. The bones were scattered around, with traces of burning, but most of them were broken—broken hands, broken arms, and some even split in half from the ribs.

Many years ago, the Misty Forest Crossing Competition was held in Yunbian Town with great fanfare.

The rewards were substantial, including real money, land deeds, houses, and even the opportunity to join the Bai Clan.

It alarmed everyone in the surrounding area, and everyone was eager to try, completely forgetting the terror of the Misty Forest.

A total of tens of thousands of people signed up, circling around Yunbian Town. Later, a high registration fee weeded out half of them, and then through internal and external selections, a thousand people were finally selected to participate in the competition.

A sudden heavy rain fell on Yunbian Town, making it impossible to accommodate the participants.

This also prompted the hurried start of the competition.

The participants entered the Misty Forest.

The thick fog and heavy rain caused a large number of participants to experience adverse reactions as soon as they entered the Misty Forest. Soon, high fever, vomiting, and various diseases raged among the crowd.

At first, the crowd stayed together, but then, large groups of people fell behind. Soon, they encountered the first trap.

Cries of agony echoed through the dense forest, but they were quickly covered up.

The vast Misty Forest was like a giant coffin lid, pinning these people down to die.

Despair spread among the crowd, and some even chose suicide.

The once high-spirited and ambitious crowd was now lifeless.

But in fact, they had already traveled more than half the distance through the dense forest.

It's just that life is always fragile, and once there is any slackening, it will be infiltrated, easily overturning all possibilities.

Ye Kong suddenly woke up, realizing that he had somehow fallen asleep.

He was still lying on the bones, but he was resting on the vines, providing some support.

Night fell, and a huge darkness covered everything, making it even harder to discern directions. Ye Kong looked around and saw a very tall fruit tree.

The red fruits were bright and tempting, but no one picked them. Several had fallen to the ground. Ye Kong picked one up, wiped it casually, and put it in his mouth to chew.

Ye Kong climbed the tree, picked many fresh fruits, put them in his clothes, and jumped down.

As Ye Kong ate, he walked forward. Suddenly, he smelled a scent—the scent of Zhang Tie. It was from the sachet that Ye Kong had personally given him when they went to the Silk Road.

Eyes can deceive, but scents don't lie. The sachet contained herbs that Ye Kong had personally picked from Elder Wang's herb garden, making it unique in the world.

"Oh, right, the Misty Forest has great power to confuse people. For example, you two might be only a step away from each other, but you won't be able to see each other."

Ye Kong suddenly remembered Elder Bai San's words.

That is to say, Zhang Tie is nearby now.

Ye Kong reached out and pushed against the fog. The barrier around the Back Mountain suppressed the spiritual power in Ye Kong's body, and countless forces in the Misty Forest also came along, the two forces contending with each other, constantly colliding in Ye Kong's body.

Ye Kong struggled to push away the force in front of him, forcefully tearing a gap between the two, and the visibility in front of him increased to ten meters. Ye Kong saw several people sitting together.

Ye Kong spat out a mouthful of blood.

Zhang Tie and the others also saw Ye Kong.

"Ye Kong, Ye Kong, why are you here?" Zhang Tie and the others stood up happily.

But when they saw clearly what was in front of them, a look of horror appeared on their faces.

"Ye Kong, stand there, don't move."

Ye Kong's eyes were still covered with bandages, and his Heaven's Eye had been used too much, so he could only vaguely see Zhang Tie and the others, who were no more than ten meters away from him.

Just as Ye Kong was about to lift his foot, Zhang Tie and the others all stood up, waving at Ye Kong, "Don't move, it's dangerous, Ye Kong!"

In front of Ye Kong, a huge cliff stretched out between them.

Around the cliff, a swarm of snakes flicked their blood-red tongues.