Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting

Chapter 523 - 305: Evil Spirits at the Door, The Essence of the Forbidden Land

"Does this happen often?" Wei Fan curiously looked at Liya.

Although Liya’s expression was sorrowful and full of anger, her tone was full of helplessness.

"There are many untouchable taboos in Cangwu Mountain. They mostly stay within their own territories but sometimes come out to hunt.

Be careful these two days, once you leave here, you’ll be safe."

Wei Fan wanted to ask more, but Liya seemed unwilling to mention or say more, and the young people in the tribe who were talking earlier were being scolded by the Elder for not discussing such matters.

"What kind of entities can’t even be talked about!"

Wei Fan was puzzled, but he knew that if he continued to ask questions, it might cause displeasure among the Bone Tribe members.

Though he hadn’t been here long, the people here were very straightforward and wouldn’t intentionally hide things.

Thus, it meant that these taboos in Cangwu Mountain were so severe that even mentioning them could bring disaster, hence why the tribe’s Elder forbade discussing them.

After a simple ceremony, the man was quickly buried.

At this point, Feng Hua’s second communication was received by Wei Fan, indicating just how far apart they really were.

Feng Hua’s message was simple: don’t leave Cangwu Mountain alone, wait to leave with the Bone Tribe people when they head to the outside world. Basically, Cangwu Mountain is dangerous, and Wei Fan must be cautious, can’t behave recklessly as if it were the Wilderness, and she mentioned that it’ll take her some time to arrive.

Wei Fan was puzzled, as for a Martial King powerhouse, flying hundreds or thousands of miles a day isn’t difficult, even if Feng Hua was a million miles away, it wouldn’t take too long.

However, Feng Hua sounded like it would take a long time.

And the distance between them couldn’t possibly be a million miles, for if it were that far, the Communication Token wouldn’t be able to send messages.

"We’re going hunting, would you like to join us?"

Liya came to find Wei Fan, even though someone in the tribe died, there were tens of thousands of people in the tribe, and work still had to be done; they wouldn’t stop everything just because of a death.

Wei Fan readily agreed.

Liya found a set of tiger skin for Wei Fan: "In the mountains, try not to wear outside clothes; many tribe people don’t like outsiders!"

Wei Fan showed surprise: "Are there other tribes in Cangwu Mountain?"

Wei Fan could understand this; if they liked the outside world, they wouldn’t stay in the deep mountains and forests.

Liya nodded: "Yes, there are many. Cangwu Mountain is not actually a single mountain but a range that stretches for hundreds of thousands of miles, such a vast area can’t be occupied by just our Bone Tribe."

Wei Fan was somewhat moved; the Wilderness was already quite large, but comparatively it was just a drop in the ocean. Hundreds of thousands of miles being just a mountain range spoke of the world’s enormity, far beyond his imagination.

He changed into the tiger skin clothes, revealing strong arms and legs.

But his delicate and fair skin was unlike the bronze-colored skin of the Bone Tribe men, making him look somewhat incongruous in the clothing.

"Let’s go!"

Wei Fan took out the Jiaolong Sunset Bow, as it was necessary for hunting.

Liya’s eyes lit up when she saw the Jiaolong Sunset Bow: "What a divine bow!"

The Jiaolong Sunset Bow was indeed a divine bow, made from a complete Flood Dragon corpse and various Divine Gold, now a top-level Martial King Divine Soldier.

The two left the stone house after a while and were met by four young men, all wearing leopard skin clothes.

Wei Fan now knew that in the Bone Tribe, only warriors wore leopard and tiger skin, leopard skin for Martial Venerables, tiger skin for Martial Kings, and wolf skin for those with a Golden Body Ninth Forging.

Leaving the tribe, the group of six entered the mountains, not flying but sprinting on foot through the hills.

"In Cangwu Mountain, not only the ground is dangerous, the sky is also dangerous, avoid taking to the air unless necessary."

Liya imparted some survival tips for Cangwu Mountain, which explained why even experts wouldn’t fly here; even when running, they maintained minimal noise.

After half a day, they collected quite a few old Spirit Medicines and encountered a Demon Tiger absorbing the essence of the sun and moon in a mountain pass.

This Demon Tiger hadn’t taken human form but was cultivating in its original form, lacking the extremely dark Demon Qi, its Demon Qi being just faintly black.

Clearly, this Tiger Demon had eaten humans but not many.

"Wei Fan, give it a try!"

The leopard-skin young man from yesterday, who had previously urged Wei Fan to leave, was now coaxing him, his attitude transformed after Wei Fan received the highest honor in the Bone Tribe, curious to see Wei Fan’s skills.

His name was Qi Yong, having drunk with Wei Fan last night, which indicated mutual recognition in the Bone Tribe.

"Alright!"

Wei Fan slung the Jiaolong Sunset Bow over his back and emerged from the jungle.

"Remember, only use your physical strength to fight, do not invoke the Power of Heaven and Earth, and do not cause severe damage to the ground!" Liya reminded Wei Fan.

Cangwu Mountain had many taboos, with strange rules everywhere.

This form of combat could only be undertaken with physical prowess, neither invoking the Power of Heaven and Earth nor using Martial King’s Power.

Wei Fan charged out of the jungle like a storm dragon, creating a violent wind as he rushed toward the Demon Tiger. With his Martial King physique, even refraining from using the Power of Heaven and Earth or other strengths, defeating a Demon Tiger was not difficult.

"Roar..."

The Demon Tiger noticed Wei Fan and instead of fleeing, leaped across the mountains with its jaws wide open to attack.

Wei Fan struck with a punch, sending the Demon Tiger flying dozens of yards away, its teeth scattering on the ground.

Swiftly, he flashed above the Demon Tiger’s head, pressing it into the ground, creating a deep crater.

"So strong!"

Qi Yong and the others were shocked, instantly taking down the Tiger Demon. Apart from Wei Fan’s strong physique, he also demonstrated his battle-hardened experience.

Flipping over and mounting the Tiger Demon, Wei Fan swung his fist and smashed it. After a few punches, the Tiger Demon’s brains burst open, and it died.

Seeing the Tiger Demon pulled out from the deep pit, Wei Fan walked towards Liya and the others.

"You are a true warrior!"

Qi Yong and the others looked at Wei Fan differently now, no longer treating him merely as a guest but genuinely admiring his strength.

At sunset, Wei Fan and the others returned to the tribe.

Apart from the Tiger Demon, they also hunted a giant blue wolf and brought it back to the Bone Tribe.

At night, the Bone Tribe quieted down. Wei Fan also returned to his stone house, but tonight he dared not sleep and sat in meditation on his bed, comprehending the Scripture of the Three Emperors.

Time quickly moved to midnight when Wei Fan suddenly felt a chill. In the Sea of Consciousness, his Primordial Spirit opened its eyes, warning him.

"Is that ghost thing targeting me?" A cold shiver ran down his spine.

If it weren’t for his Cultivation of the Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, with his unique Primordial Spirit, he might not have detected the approach of this thing.

Without hesitation, he instantly awakened the dormant Human Emperor Bell to guard his body, dashing out of the stone house like a breeze.

Swoosh!

Just as he rushed out of the stone house, a phantom outside his stone house flickered and disappeared, heading towards the center of the tribe.

"Who is it!"

Wei Fan shouted, but all he saw was a retreating figure, seemingly an illusory presence, like a ghost.

In a single thought, Wei Fan’s figure vanished from the spot.

Form Follows Heart!

Reappearing, he was already in the center of the Bone Tribe, just in time to see a phantom rush into the massive Temple and vanish.

Wei Fan’s heart trembled. That malevolent spirit harming people wasn’t from outside but was within this Temple?

For a moment, he hesitated whether to enter the Temple as its door was tightly shut and was the most sacred place of the Bone Tribe. Entering rashly would be the greatest offense to the Bone Tribe.

Moreover, everything seemed bizarre.

His shout, although not loud, wasn’t soft either. By shouting, he intended to alert the Bone Tribe, yet, no one appeared at such a time.

"Young friend, you have quite the skills to discover it and even chase it here!"

A voice suddenly spoke from behind; it was the Clan Leader of the Bone Tribe. Beside him were two elders of the Bone Tribe. The three of them stood behind Wei Fan, their expressions a mix of surprise and uncertainty.

Wei Fan turned around, his expression dark: "Is it the god you venerate in your Temple? Why don’t you open the Temple and eradicate it?"

He scrutinized the Clan Leader and the two elders of the Bone Tribe, but there was no reaction on the panel.

This could mean two things: either the other party had no problem, and the thing in the Temple wasn’t theirs, or the panel had an issue and couldn’t identify them.

However, the latter was nearly impossible!

The Clan Leader shook his head: "We can’t open it. If we do, it would be a disaster. The Temple is not only a place of worship but also a place of suppression.

If we could eliminate it, our tribe wouldn’t have endured a hard life for ten thousand years on Cangwu Mountain!"

Hearing this, Wei Fan’s expression improved slightly, frowning: "Senior, are you saying that the Bone Tribe’s mission on Cangwu Mountain is to suppress the malevolent entity in the Temple?"

Malevolent entity?

The Clan Leader was taken aback, shaking his head: "It’s not an entity but a taboo!"

This time, it was Wei Fan’s turn to be stunned: "What do you mean by taboo?"

He had heard the term taboo many times, but clearly, he misunderstood its meaning; this taboo wasn’t what he thought it was.

The Clan Leader said: "A taboo is unspeakable!"

Again with the unspeakable, Wei Fan felt slightly displeased, but seeing the Clan Leader’s appearance, it wasn’t as though he was deliberately being mysterious but genuinely seemed unable to explain.

"Young friend, if you wish to know, come back to our tribe beyond the Martial Saint Realm. Then, I will provide a detailed explanation. Telling you now would only do you harm, not good. Remember, once you surpass the Martial Saint Realm, come to our tribe first!"

The Clan Leader added another sentence.

"Alright!"

Wei Fan asked no more. After saluting the three, he turned and returned to the stone house, not sleeping for the rest of the night.

"A Forbidden Land, with the Bone Tribe venerating and suppressing some enigmatic taboo, are the other tribes the same?"

"Since these taboos are suppressed within the various tribes, why is it forbidden to wander outside them, and what is the taboo outside the tribes?"

Wei Fan pondered many things but ultimately reached no conclusion. That taboo never visited him again.

However, when day broke, he once again heard cries, not because nothing happened after his discovery last night.

Although the Bone Tribe’s Clan Leader said the Temple suppressed a taboo, it was clear that it wasn’t completely suppressed, as it occasionally emerged to harm people.

This time, the one who died was one of the four men who went into the mountains with them yesterday.

Wei Fan felt angry, filled with killing intent, but he was helpless. He could only wait until his Cultivation surpassed the Martial Saint, and then he would return.