The next morning, Shen Zui simply ate some barbecue, took the prepared dried meat, and then walked into the depths of the forest in the direction pointed by his master.

Now his strength is close to the peak of level eight Yuanli, coupled with a strong body and unique source energy, he will not be at a disadvantage even against a level nine Yuan beast.

There are not many Yuan beasts in the area of ​​Lan Valley that have reached level nine, so he doesn't have to worry about anything.

Even if he leaves Lan Valley and encounters Yuan beasts that have reached the strength of human Yuanshi, he has a way to fight them.

That is to use the iron rod on his back.

The iron rod can even suppress the source energy that is more powerful than Yuanqi, not to mention those Yuan beasts that use Yuanqi. His current physical strength is extremely strong, and with the Yuanqi suppression of the iron rod, he is confident that he can fight those Yuan beasts.

An hour after Shen Zui left, several people in black clothes came to the place where he had practiced hard for nearly a month.

There is a "wen" character tattooed on the clothes on the chest of these people.

They were the Wen family generals sent by Wen Guang to find Shen Zui.

The leader was Yue Yang, the man who received orders from Wen Guang that day.

Yue Yang frowned and swept his sharp eyes around. In a small ditch, he found several corpses of Yuan beasts, some of which were only skeletons, and some were rotten and smelly.

Looking at the corpses with only skeletons, Yue Yang's mouth twitched slightly: "Eating Yuan beasts? But most of these Yuan beasts are above level five. With his strength, I'm afraid he can't kill them?"

Looking carefully, his face was a little dull: "Two level eight Yuan beasts? The young brother-in-law is only level five Yuan power. Even if he has the blood of his ancestors, he can only improve by one level in such a short time? How did he do it?"

"Is there any adventure? Or is there a mysterious master helping him?" Thinking of this, Yue Yang nodded slightly. This explanation seems to be the most reasonable. It is reasonable for someone to help a seedling with the blood of the Yuan Emperor to grow.

It seems that they have left here.

Yue Yang turned his head and looked at a family general behind him: "Wen Lin, you quickly return to the Wen family and inform the family head of the situation here. I will lead people to continue searching."

The family general named Wen Lin nodded slightly, then turned and left.

After Wen Lin left, Yue Yang waved his hand and led the remaining family generals to the depths of the forest.

As soon as they left, another figure slowly appeared on a tree.

Shen Xiaoming!

There was a little gloom on the old face.

Looking at the pile of Yuan beast corpses, his face was not very good.

"Is there really a mysterious master helping Shen Zui? If so, it will be very difficult for him to grow up and take revenge on the Shen family." He raised his eyebrows, revealing a sinister look: "If so, I can't let you grow up."

However, Yue Yang's guess was based on the fact that Shen Zui's ancestral bloodline was still there, but he knew very well what kind of waste Shen Zui was without his ancestral bloodline. Which mysterious master would be so blind to help a waste grow up?

He shook his head and didn't think too much. If he found Shen Zui, everything would be clear.

Shen Xiaoming flashed and followed the direction where Yue Yang and others left.

Let's talk about Shen Zui.

Along the way, he carried an iron rod and shuttled through the dense forest, as light as a monkey. After nearly a month of hard training, he had completely adapted to the weight of the iron rod on his body.

Two hours later, he walked out of the dense forest after avoiding countless Yuan beasts and appeared in front of a deep pool.

The pool was dozens of square meters in size, the water was bottomless, and it was located under a small cliff.

At the junction of the pool and the cliff, there is a half-man-high hole, and the water in the pool comes from this hole.

"Master, is this the place?"

I asked in my heart.

"This is the entrance, you need to go through this hole." The master replied.

Go through?

He reached out and touched the pool water, which was a little cold. Surrounded by dense forests, the temperature of the pool water that never sees the sun is not high.

If it were in the past, he might not dare to step in easily. But now, there is no need to be afraid.

Take off the clothes on the upper body, roll up the trouser legs, and bend down to get into the cave.

The temperature in the cave is much lower than outside. Without the protection of the source of energy, he can still hold on.

But after only advancing ten meters, he couldn't hold on.

"Master, it's too cold here." Shen Zui's teeth started to fight while he was talking, and he was obviously very cold.

"Take off the stick." Sun Dasheng's voice sounded coldly, as if he was not very satisfied with Shen Zui who was so cold-resistant.

He trembled as he took off the iron rod, and the suppressed source energy in his body instantly flowed through his body, instantly dispelling the shrouded chill.

At the same time, the originally black iron rod suddenly made a buzzing sound, and golden light flashed at both ends, illuminating the originally dark passage. The golden light also made him feel warm.

Looking at the iron rod in his hand, Shen Zui was extremely surprised. This thing was really extraordinary!

The chill was gone, and the passage was also illuminated, so Shen Zui walked forward with confidence.

After about half an hour, he finally saw a white light in front of him.

Finally, it was the end.

After walking for so long with his back bent, even though Shen Zui was strong, he felt a little sore in his waist and back.

After walking for dozens of steps, he finally walked out of the cave.

Standing at the cave entrance, Shen Zui widened his eyes.

What caught his eyes was a huge lake.

The lake is so clear that you can see the bottom. The breeze makes the lake sparkle and shimmer, and the blue sky and green trees are hidden in it. The tranquility is full of vitality.

The distant shore is surrounded by trees. The lake, trees and blue sky together form a beautiful picture.

Shen Zui, who has almost never left the Shen family, is a little obsessed with such scenery.

The scenery can move people. Moved by the tranquility, a smile like a breeze appears on his face.

This world is not only about the survival of the fittest, but also has such a beautiful and peaceful side.

Shen Zui was sighing in his heart, and the master's voice suddenly came, interrupting his mind: "Do you see the small island in the lake? There is a spiritual grass on the island. It will mature in about a month. When you pick it, you can use it to strengthen your body and improve your strength."

Shen Zui came back to his senses and looked carefully. Sure enough, he saw a small island in the center of the lake.

The island is not big, only about a hundred square meters, with green grass on it, as if it is an emerald in this quiet lake, appearing there just right.

Looking around again, Shen Zui said to himself: "Is this Jinyuan Lake? Why is it so quiet?"

From the mercenaries, I learned that there is a huge lake called Jinyuan Lake at the junction of the Jinyuan Mountains and the outer forest.

Usually, mercenaries will choose to camp by the lake for a night before entering the depths of the Jinyuan Mountains, and then step into the mountains after they are ready.

In this case, the surrounding area should not be so peaceful. After all, there are many mercenary teams entering the mountains every day to hunt Yuan beasts, but there is no one around the lake.

"Here, there is a certain ban set up. What you see now is half true and half false." The master's voice sounded again, which shocked Shen Zui.

"Do you know why I asked you to come in from that cave? Because that is the only passage that can lead to the middle of the restriction. So, you are in the restriction now, so you can naturally see things in the restriction, such as the island. If you go to the lake, all you can see is an empty lake."

"So magical?" Shen Zui exclaimed, and then asked: "Who would set up a restriction here? Why do you do this? Is it for the spiritual grass you mentioned, Master?"

"The restriction is naturally formed by spiritual objects, just to protect their own growth." The master's answer shocked Shen Zui again.

He sniffed and looked at the island in the lake, thinking: What is the origin of this spiritual grass? It actually set up a restriction to protect itself?

But it is true that if there was no restriction, it might have been picked by the mercenaries passing by.

"The environment here is good, and with the birth of spiritual objects, the concentration of vitality around is not bad. Before rushing back to the appointment, you can rest here and feel the hard work of these days." After the voice fell, there was no movement.

Shen Zui nodded slightly. This place is indeed good. It is suitable for a person to stay quietly for a while.

After practicing hard for more than a month, it is time to calm down and feel himself.

When Shen Zui made a decision.

On the outskirts of Jinyuan Lake, Yue Yang led a group of Wen family generals to the lakeside, looking at the calm lake surface and fell into deep thought.

At the beginning, they could still track some signs of Shen Zui, but there was no trace since the pool.

He also took people to explore the cave entrance, but they could not stand the coldness in it and retreated after less than a hundred meters.

The family generals were at least Yuanshi-level masters, and Yue Yang himself was a great Yuanshi, but he could not hold on in the cave. Naturally, he would not think that Shen Zui could hold on.

So he determined that Shen Zui would not go to the cave. After all, it was pitch black inside, there was nothing, and it was useless to go there.

So they chose to bypass the pool, pass through the dense forest, and finally came to the lakeside of Jinyuan Lake.

After Jinyuan Lake, it is the Jinyuan Mountains. The strength of the Yuan beasts inside will be greatly improved. It is difficult for them to enter. Shen Zui, will he enter the mountains?

Yue Yang hesitated, looked up at the towering mountains in the distance, and finally chose to give up.

This time he came in a hurry, and he didn't expect Shen Zui to have the courage to run to such a far place, so he was not well prepared.

"Let's go back to Yuancheng." Without any hesitation, Yue Yang turned around and left with everyone.

Not long after they left, Shen Xiaoming's figure floated down from a tree and stood by the lake.

He also looked up at the mountains in the distance, his eyes narrowed, and his expression was gloomy.

"Is there really a strong man helping you? This Jinyuan Mountain Range is not as simple as it seems. In addition to experienced mercenaries, only those who are strong enough have the ability to enter here."

"What does this kid want to do?"

"Hmph!" Shen Xiaoming waved his hand, and a stream of energy shot out from his sleeves, splashing a large area of ​​water on the lake: "No matter what you want to do, as long as you dare to show up, I will not keep you any longer."

He knew very well how earth-shaking a growing Yuanhuang would be. At that time, the situation would not be under his control, and the Shen family would face a catastrophe.

"It seems that I need to go to the imperial capital and discuss it with Elder Sun."

After saying that, he turned around and flew out, disappearing into the woods.

What he didn't know was that in fact, on the other side of the lake hundreds of meters away from him, Shen Zui was sitting cross-legged on a rock, enjoying the breeze, like an old monk in meditation, feeling everything around him.