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Chapter 283: Was He Scared Silly?

Heavenly Cloud Palace.

There wasn’t anything in particular that needed to be prepared for the trip to the Forbidden Area.

Nie Chen gathered a few magical treasures, smiled, and approached Chu Qingyue, saying, “Wife, will you miss me terribly during this trip?”

“Don’t be ridiculous!”

Chu Qingyue snorted, feigning aloofness.

“This Empress would rather you leave. Besides, the Forbidden Area isn’t far. Competing for magical treasures shouldn’t take long, just a few days at most…”

“Sigh, unexpectedly, I’m truly disliked.”

Hearing these words, Nie Chen deliberately shook his head with a hint of sadness.

“Very well, then I shall take my leave.”

With a long sigh, Nie Chen pretended to turn and leave.

But after only taking two steps, he felt his wrist gently grasped.

“Wait.”

Chu Qingyue’s soft voice drifted to him.

Looking at Nie Chen, her gaze quickly flicked away. She snorted softly, “Hmph, although this Empress believes this trip to the Forbidden Area poses no danger, you must still be careful.

And…

Take this pill.”

Chu Qingyue handed a small wooden box to Nie Chen.

Wondering what was inside the wooden box, Nie Chen sensed the Empress seemed hesitant to speak.

“Anyway, eat it on the way. It will nourish your body.”

She seemed unable to fully express herself.

With that, Chu Qingyue swiftly turned around.

Her waterfall-like hair danced in the air. Although she appeared aloof with her back turned, in reality, she simply couldn’t bear to look at Nie Chen any longer.

After all, personally giving such a thing to Nie Chen was simply too embarrassing!

“What on earth is it?”

Something that could make the Empress so shy piqued Nie Chen’s curiosity.

The moment he opened the box, he instantly remembered.

Resting inside the wooden box was a pill, the very same Dragon’s Roar Pill that Chu Qingyue had confiscated from him.

‘Unexpectedly, my wife truly cares about my health.’

Nie Chen couldn’t help but smile knowingly.

He appreciated the sentiment.

It was just a pity…

Nie Chen sighed deeply.

The Empress probably didn’t know that with her strength, his deficit was far beyond what a single Dragon’s Roar Pill could replenish.

Glancing back at Chu Qingyue, who pretended not to see him and whose gaze darted nervously, Nie Chen finally departed from the Heavenly Cloud Palace.

This trip to the Forbidden Area, besides the rumored treasure related to the Emperor’s Mausoleum, he also intended to see if there were any Beast Kings within the Forbidden Area that had reached the Transforming Sea Realm.

If there were…

Nie Chen rubbed his hands together, a fearsome smile spreading across his face.

Riding Ao Lan, they soared through the sky. Having reached the Transforming Sea Realm, Ao Lan displayed strength incomparable to before.

Soaring through the air, feeling her body far lighter than usual and the power she now possessed, Ao Lan showed extreme satisfaction and excitement, even her speed had increased significantly.

Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers flashed by in an instant.

But this time, Nie Chen didn’t directly ride Ao Lan into the Forbidden Area.

Because this desolate Forbidden Area was hidden extremely well, to infiltrate it and seize magical treasures, he couldn’t attract too much attention.

So, for the sake of discretion, Nie Chen took a rope and tied Ao Lan to a tree in a distant forest.

“I am a dragon, not a cat or a dog!”

Ao Lan cried out from the bottom of her heart.

However, her voice echoed through the forest, but Nie Chen had already vanished into the distance.

After all, if a dragon accidentally flew around in the sky, the Forbidden Area would likely descend into chaos.

So, using the Immortal Binding Rope was still comparatively reliable.

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Within the desolate Forbidden Area.

“Strange, do you guys feel something strange?”

“I feel it too. Why has the atmosphere in the Forbidden Area become increasingly eerie these past few days? Even the depths seem to be concealing something…”

“Not just the depths of the Forbidden Area. Recently, I keep hearing what sounds like the roar of a wild beast.”

Several middle-aged cultivators who had come together looked at each other in dismay, each showing apprehension and fear.

After thousands of years, the treasures within this desolate Forbidden Area had been almost completely excavated.

Moreover, since there were no dangerous beasts within the Forbidden Area, this relatively weak Forbidden Area had become open to the public.

Generally, only weak cultivators like them, who dared not wander around other Secret Realms, would come here for a simple challenge.

Besides gaining some experience, they would also hunt the lowest-level desert beasts and collect some low-grade magical treasures and materials.

Having come here several times, they were quite familiar with the place and knew there was no danger.

But this time, the situation was drastically different.

Even without going to the depths of the Forbidden Area, the occasional beast roars and the eerie pressure from an unknown source made their hearts pound with fear.

“Why are you all so scared?”

Just then, a figure approached from the distance, it was Nie Chen, who had just arrived.

“Hmm?”

The leading middle-aged cultivator was taken aback but quickly shook his head.

He hadn’t seen such a handsome person in a long time. For a moment, he almost thought the person entering the Forbidden Area was the legendary Nie Chen of Heavenly Cloud Palace, whose strength and talent were both terrifying.

But after a moment’s thought, how could this simple Forbidden Area, which even the lowest-level disciples disdained, attract such a figure?

After a moment of silence, the middle-aged cultivator sighed, lamenting helplessly, “Sigh, young brother, don’t laugh at us. Blame our incompetence. We are all weak in strength, low in cultivation. We desire to improve our cultivation and obtain magical treasures, but ordinary Secret Realms are simply beyond our capabilities. Only this desolate Forbidden Area, though extremely low-level, allows us to scrape by. But today, we keep sensing beast roars and pressure. Although we are weak, we do have a few magical treasure talismans. If it were ordinary beasts, it wouldn’t be a problem. But if there’s been a sudden change in the Forbidden Area, and a Beast King has appeared… Even if we were fully prepared, I’m afraid we would perish here.”

Saying this, the middle-aged cultivator sighed deeply.

As the lowest-level cultivators, this constant fear and anxiety was truly tormenting.

However, if a Beast King truly appeared, it wouldn’t just be them. Even cultivators from other sects with greater strength would only be able to flee in panic, with no guarantee of survival.

Beast Kings within Forbidden Areas were terrifying existences that inspired dread.

“You say… there might be a Beast King here?”

But just as he said this, the middle-aged man suddenly noticed that the young man before him seemed inexplicably excited and full of fighting spirit.

‘Was he… scared silly?’

The middle-aged cultivator was stunned.

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