Yun Fan asked, "What opportunity to atone for my crimes?"
"Since you were able to break in, the Lord of the Forest should have sensed you long ago, yet he did not intervene. Therefore, I need you to do something for me. If you can find a way to make this pill reach the sleeping Lord of the Forest, then I will let you go!"
Hearing this, Yun Fan said, "You underestimate me too much. If I go to the Lord of the Forest, I will have no chance of survival. I will die either way, so dying here is the same!"
Yun Fan did not agree.
But Jie Huang said, "The Lord of the Forest is sleeping. He didn't even detect you when you entered this time, so you might be able to get close to him without waking him. There's at least a seventy to eighty percent chance!"
"But if you don't do as I say, you won't have even a one percent chance!"
After a long consideration, Yun Fan said, "Alright, I agree!"
"That's more like it!"
He said to Yun Fan, "Go! But if you are discovered, you absolutely cannot expose my identity!"
"Okay!"
Yun Fan nodded. Although he agreed, whether to expose or not was up to him.
Jie Huang sneered, "Don't try any tricks on me. Your friend is still in my hands. If you expose me, your friend will surely die!"
The friend he was referring to was naturally Ouyang Mingyue. Yun Fan would never stand by and watch someone who had shown him kindness.
Therefore, he said, "If I succeed, you must not only let me go, but also release my friend!"
"Of course, if you can keep your word, then I have no problem with that!"
Jie Huang sneered.
After that, Yun Fan stopped wasting words with him and left directly.
"Kid, I've placed all my bets on you. Don't disappoint me!"
Jie Huang sneered.
As long as the Lord of the Forest could be made to sleep for another thousand years, that pill was the best way to achieve it.
...
A day later, Yun Fan arrived at the place where the Lord of the Forest was sleeping.
This was a forbidden area within the Black Water Forest, where no one was allowed to approach. Not even the Four Great Lords could get close.
Because anyone who approached was doomed to die.
Yun Fan had expected this to be a journey of nine deaths and one life, but he did not expect that even though he had approached, there was no danger at all.
This left only two possibilities. One was that the Lord of the Forest had not discovered him, and he possessed the ability to remain undetected.
The other possibility was that he had already been discovered by the Lord of the Forest, but he had not killed him.
As for the reason, Yun Fan himself did not know.
For now, he could only steel himself and walk forward.
"Kid, what are you doing here?"
A voice echoed, startling Yun Fan.
At this, Yun Fan quickly asked, "Who are you?"
"The Lord of the Forest!"
The next moment, an aged figure appeared before Yun Fan, to his great surprise.
Yun Fan then asked, "Since you already know I'm here, why didn't you kill me?"
This was what puzzled Yun Fan the most.
"Before I kill you, I must clarify who sent you here and what your purpose is."
He asked Yun Fan.
In the face of a Saint Emperor like the Lord of the Forest, Yun Fan was less than an ant, so he didn't even have the thought of escaping.
There was no choice; this was the cruel reality.
Yun Fan said, "I apologize, but I cannot say due to my promise!"
"You cannot say?"
The Lord of the Forest sneered, "Do you know that if I make a move, you will surely die?"
"I know!"
Yun Fan said, "I am your prey now. You can kill me whenever you wish!"
"But do you know why I haven't killed you?"
He asked Yun Fan again.
Yun Fan shook his head, "I don't know."
"Because you exude the power of the Void!"
"What?"
Yun Fan gasped. He never imagined that the means of his survival was the power of the Void.
"Then, may I ask what the mystery of the Void power is?"
In response to Yun Fan's question, he said, "Because the Ancestor of the Void is my close friend! What is your relationship with the Ancestor of the Void?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan felt a sense of relief. He had thought he would never have a chance to live.
But now it was different. Since the other party was a friend of the Ancestor of the Void, letting him go would be no problem.
Yun Fan said, "I am the inheritor of the Ancestor of the Void, his only direct disciple!"
To prove his relationship with the Ancestor of the Void, Yun Fan deliberately described their relationship as very good.
However, the Lord of the Forest said, "So you are his disciple. Then his debt will be repaid by you. How do you wish to die?"
"What?"
Yun Fan was instantly dumbfounded. What was going on now? Weren't they close friends? He realized he had fallen into the Lord of the Forest's trap.
He never expected that even the Great Thousand World had its schemes. It seemed that schemes were ubiquitous in this world!
Yun Fan didn't even have a chance to cry foul. If the Lord of the Forest had not spoken halfway and had finished his sentence, Yun Fan would not have been so hasty in his response.
Therefore, Yun Fan asked, "Aren't you close friends?"
"That's right!"
The Lord of the Forest said, "But he ambushed me, causing me to be trapped in this dark and lightless place, existing as neither human nor ghost!"
Fine! Yun Fan thought. He had been wondering how someone like the Ancestor of the Void could be a good person. As expected, the Ancestor of the Void was the culprit for turning the other party into this state.
Helpless, Yun Fan had to rephrase, "Actually, my relationship with the Ancestor of the Void is not that good. He forced me to become his inheritor!"
The Lord of the Forest sneered, "I didn't expect you to change your tune so quickly. It seems you and the Ancestor of the Void are neither of you good people!"
At this, Yun Fan said, "Really, senior. I can swear!"
"Is that so?"
Just then, the Lord of the Forest became enraged. He knew he was doomed, and that he had been tricked by the Ancestor of the Void again.
If he could escape this ordeal alive, he would definitely settle accounts with the Ancestor of the Void later.
At this moment, the Lord of the Forest's rage suddenly subsided, leaving Yun Fan very confused.
"I am not killing you because you carry the bloodline of the Warring Heaven Clan!"
He stated directly to Yun Fan.
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan's expression changed instantly. He never expected that the thing saving him would be the Warring Heaven bloodline.
Of course, he could hide his Warring Heaven bloodline from others, but he could never deceive the Lord of the Forest.
After all, the Lord of the Forest was a Saint Emperor-level expert. If someone's strength far surpassed his, then all of his means would be useless in the eyes of the other party.
"I didn't expect you to discover it!"
Yun Fan said awkwardly, "That's right, I am a warrior of the Warring Heaven Clan!"
"Does senior have any relationship with the Warring Heaven Clan?"
Yun Fan asked tentatively. If there was another irreconcilable feud, then they would be completely doomed.
At this, the Lord of the Forest said, "No relationship."
"What?"
Yun Fan was completely stunned. This answer caught him off guard. Logically speaking, if there was no relationship, he would not let him go.
At this, the Lord of the Forest said, "Although there is no relationship, I know that the Great Thousand World needs the Warring Heaven Clan!"
"Needs the Warring Heaven Clan?"
Yun Fan looked at the Lord of the Forest in confusion. This answer caught him by surprise.
The Lord of the Forest said, "That's right. Because the Warring Heaven Clan is a race that survived from the Primordial Immortal Realm. I once performed a heavenly calculation, and the Great Thousand World has prospered for countless eons, but it has now entered a period of decline. After decline comes the end of days, and the Warring Heaven Clan is the turning point of the end of days, at least when the Great Thousand World was born. Therefore, I did not kill you, and I already discovered your presence when you entered!"
"No one can break the laws of the Black Water Forest, yet you are the only one!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan felt greatly honored. He never imagined that his identity would be what saved him.
At this, the Lord of the Forest said to Yun Fan, "There is no use in telling you more now, because your level is too low, and you are not yet qualified to know more!"
"Yes!"
Yun Fan nodded. In any case, as long as he could survive, that was enough.
At this, Yun Fan said, "Actually, I came here because..."
"It was that brat Jie Huang who sent you here, wasn't it?"
The Lord of the Forest asked.
"Senior, how do you know?"
Yun Fan asked in confusion.
The Lord of the Forest said, "I know everything that happens within the Black Water Forest. Jie Huang thought he could hide it from me, but in reality, I know everything!"
'He wants to replace me and become the new Lord of the Forest, and a conspiracy is being orchestrated by him. Unfortunately, he is destined to fail!'
"I see!"
Yun Fan asked, "Senior, what do you plan to do next?"
"Just watch the show with me!"
The Lord of the Forest smiled at Yun Fan.
"Yes!"
Yun Fan nodded.
At this, the Lord of the Forest said to Yun Fan again, "For what reason did you get involved with that scoundrel, the Ancestor of the Void?"
"Don't mention it, senior!"
Yun Fan had no words to express his suffering. Taking this opportunity, he began to pour out his grievances to the Lord of the Forest, explaining that his current predicament was all due to the Ancestor of the Void.
Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Forest was furious, "That dog is indeed a menace to others!"
"Senior, if you have the chance, do you want to deal with the Ancestor of the Void?"
Yun Fan asked, confused.
The Lord of the Forest said, "No need. In fact, I am good at calculations, and I have already calculated everything. Let the past be the past."
Yun Fan was somewhat bewildered. He always felt that the Lord of the Forest's abilities were even higher than Ling Jing's!
In fact, the Lord of the Forest was indeed powerful, but he was still inferior to Ling Jing. The reason why Yun Fan had not unlocked Ling Jing's more powerful abilities was because he was too weak.
At this, the Lord of the Forest warned Yun Fan, "That old rascal, the Ancestor of the Void, is not a good person. Don't associate with him!"
Yun Fan certainly knew that the Ancestor of the Void was not a good person! But some things had already happened, and even he could not change them.
At this, Yun Fan began to inquire, "Senior, can you calculate where my Warring Heaven Clan is now?"
His main purpose for coming to the Great Thousand World was to find the main base of the Warring Heaven Clan.
The Lord of the Forest said, "I am truly sorry, but your Warring Heaven Clan is from the Primordial Immortal Realm, so I cannot calculate anything about you!"
Although he could use all sorts of methods to do so, he would not be able to survive. This was also why no one knew where the Warring Heaven Clan had gone when they fled the Great Thousand World back then.
In this regard, the Lord of the Forest's capabilities were indeed slightly inferior to Ling Jing's.
...
At this moment, Jie Huang was waiting. He was waiting for the result from Yun Fan, so although he appeared calm and composed on the surface, he was incredibly anxious inside.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Four Great Lords competing for first place, he was determined to complete his plan.
As expected, just then, Yun Fan returned.
"Kid, your return alive proves that your plan has succeeded!"
He looked at Yun Fan with a playful expression.
Yun Fan nodded and said, "It was somewhat successful. I have done what I promised you. Can you now release me and my friend?"
"Of course!"
Jie Huang sneered, then struck Yun Fan with a palm.
At this critical juncture, a force descended, easily crushing his attack.
Jie Huang's expression changed immediately. Although the person had not yet appeared, he already knew who had intervened.
Apart from the Lord of the Forest, no one possessed such immense power.
As expected, the next moment, the Lord of the Forest made his appearance.