I Can Devour Spirits

Chapter 708: Chapter 434: Iron Law (Part 2)

Upon waking up, it was already the next morning.

Duan Rong got out of bed, didn’t wash up, and just sat dazed at the desk for a long time without moving.

Perhaps it was because he encountered Lv Qingzhu in the Dark Forest, these days he kept thinking of Xiao Yu.

In last night’s dream, he kept dreaming of Xiao Yu smiling at him, sometimes serving him dishes, sometimes leading him for a walk in the garden.

Upon waking, he felt somewhat lost and melancholy.

Duan Rong sat there for quite a while, then suddenly got up and walked out of the room.

In a certain mountain recess of Iron Peak Mountain in the Endless Mountains.

Tower-like structures built of blue bricks, like fortresses, scattered throughout the dense forest.

At the edge of this mountain recess, a lone figure suddenly appeared, it was Duan Rong!

As soon as Duan Rong reached the edge of the dense forest, three powerful Divine Senses crossed and swept over him.

Before coming here, he had already asked Fan Hongjiao about the Tower Forest.

Fan Hongjiao told him that anyone who enters Tower Forest and does not achieve True Qi Realm Great Perfection can never leave Tower Forest.

After all, within Tower Forest, the sect has already poured considerable resources into you.

Those resources are not freely given!

The rule is set to push everyone to the brink. In this desperation, many people indeed break through.

The sect sees this method as effective and has continued to adopt it.

Of course, there is a cost, with countless white bones inside Tower Forest, sitting until they die.

Duan Rong truly worried about Xiao Yu, not knowing if she could leave Tower Forest, hence he came to see.

But just as the three crossing Divine Senses swept over him, Duan Rong knew he couldn’t enter the mountain recess, let alone Tower Forest.

Duan Rong hesitated a bit but still walked forward slowly.

Just as he was about to step into the dense forest of the mountain recess, suddenly a shadow flashed out from somewhere in the forest, blocking his path.

It was a middle-aged man with a square face, wax-yellow complexion. He glared at Duan Rong and shouted, “Where’s this scoundrel from?! You’re recklessly barging in at Iron Peak Mountain! This is a forbidden area! Get out quickly!”

Seeing the man, Duan Rong replied, “Senior, I’m not barging in recklessly. I know this is Tower Forest.”

The middle-aged man’s face became even colder, shouting, “You know and still dare to barge in recklessly? Which peak are you from?”

Duan Rong said, “Senior, I’m from Yunfu Peak.”

The middle-aged man’s expression changed slightly, but he said nothing more.

Duan Rong implored, “Senior, my wife is inside Tower Forest, I just want to go in and see her, say a few words. Can you make it convenient for me?”

Upon hearing this, the man’s face fell as he said, “Impossible!”

“Forget your wife! Even if your mother were in there it’s impossible. Without achieving True Qi Realm Great Perfection, you can’t leave Tower Forest, that’s the iron rule of the sect!”

“Leave quickly, don’t recklessly barge in! Otherwise, our fists and feet don’t care for obstacles!”

After he finished speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared from Duan Rong’s sight.

So fast! Duan Rong figured the man must be a Martial Artist in the Qi Vortex Realm.

He stood there for a while, but those three powerful Divine Senses remained locked on him.

Duan Rong sighed, ready to leave, when suddenly the sound of drums beating came from the dense forest.

It was the assembly drum sound!

Then, Duan Rong faintly saw figures flashing back and forth in the forest.

He knew among those figures, there must be one that was Xiao Yu.

Suddenly, Duan Rong moved to dash into the forest.

But just as he was about to leap in, he felt a strong force strike his chest; instantaneously, Duan Rong flew backward, landing on a large green stone outside the mountain recess, causing stone chips to fly everywhere from the impact.

Duan Rong jumped up from the stone, but looking around, there wasn’t a single figure.

The person who had made a move earlier, he hadn’t even brushed their garment when he was kicked away.

Duan Rong’s right cheekbone had a small bruise from where he had hit a hard corner on the large green stone.

He sighed, and left the place feeling somewhat frustrated.

With such strict defense and experts stationed, it was clearly impossible to force his way into Tower Forest.

And with so many experts here, there’s no way anyone could escape from Tower Forest.

Sitting until they die!

What’s the difference from being imprisoned?

Duan Rong lamented inwardly as his shape flickered like a mountain sprite traversing the mountains, soon climbing to a certain peak!

Duan Rong stood on that mountain peak, gazing over, just able to see the open space before Tower Forest in the mountain recess, was filled with a crowd.

But it’s too far, people were like black dots, he couldn’t distinguish which was Xiao Yu.

Duan Rong stood on that mountain peak, watching for a long time until the crowd dispersed.

Looking from afar, the open space in the mountain recess seemed empty, which made him feel dejected as he descended the mountain.

After descending, Duan Rong still moved toward the direction of the mountain recess.

However, this time he didn’t approach the dense forest but turned instead toward a nearby part of the recess.

What Duan Rong wanted to visit was the Training Camp near the mountain recess.

That place, the Tower Forest tutor Yao Che had once taken him to.

Duan Rong relied on his memory and explored in that direction.

Soon, he spotted from a high point a clearing in the distance.

That clearing was filled haphazardly with various sized wooden huts, along with several tents whose colors appeared somewhat weathered.

Once he confirmed the location, Duan Rong immediately moved toward it.