"Hmm?"
Chu Fan, who had turned and walked only a few steps, suddenly turned back to face the giant gate behind him, his expression alert, the surging aura on his body making his clothes flutter, a phenomenon that occurred only when his entire strength was mobilized.
"What's wrong?"
Chu Fan's sudden movement startled Cui Fu, his questioning voice trembling.
He knew Chu Fan must have sensed something.
And the danger that made even him so nervous was real danger.
Could it be an illusion?
Chu Fan frowned, a trace of doubt appearing in his eyes.
Just moments ago, his scalp had suddenly tingled, and he felt as if he were being stared at by a powerful entity.
But when he looked back, the feeling had vanished without a trace.
After observing carefully and finding nothing, the surging aura on Chu Fan's body gradually subsided.
"Let's go!"
With a low command, Chu Fan suddenly reached out and grabbed Cui Fu's arm, accelerating to his fastest speed and pulling him away, wanting only to leave this place that felt very wrong as soon as possible.
Intuition, Chu Fan never doubted.
The feeling that made his whole body prickle just now made him certain that there was something dangerous about the giant gate that he couldn't detect. He also felt fortunate that he hadn't rushed forward out of momentary unwillingness, otherwise, the outcome now would be hard to say.
The rapid withdrawal was to inform the other party that they had no intention of offending and did not wish to offend.
As their figures gradually disappeared into the darkness, the eyes of the giant gate statue opened again, but quickly closed.
Rapidly retreating and breaking through the encirclement of ferocious wolves, Chu Fan only slowed down and stopped upon reaching the forbidden zone designated by the Demonic Sect.
"Was there something in front of that giant gate?"
Cui Fu looked at the depths of the forbidden zone with lingering fear, his expression flustered.
He had been in contact with Chu Fan for more than a day or two, and it was the first time he had seen him so panicked and nervous.
"Not sure!"
"But I definitely felt danger!"
"This place, without absolute strength, it's best not to risk coming here!"
Although he said this, Chu Fan knew very well that even if he removed his own crisis and increased his strength to the ninth-rank Grandmaster, he would still have difficulty leaving alive if he forced his way in.
Earlier, when he was still in the Eternal Hall, he had chatted with his master, asking if the ninth-rank Grandmaster was the number one in the world, an absolute peak expert.
He remembered his master shaking his head and smiling immediately, saying, "Xiao Fan, this world is far more complex than you imagine."
"The ninth-rank Grandmaster can indeed be called a peak expert, but there are existences stronger than the ninth rank in this world. However, such existences will not show themselves unless absolutely necessary."
"Your master didn't want to tell you this, but thinking that you might encounter such existences when you venture out in the future, I'm telling you in advance not to be too ambitious."
...
The words from before echoed in Chu Fan's ears, and at this moment, he was completely certain that his master had not lied to him back then.
"Let's go, we'll see about the astral compass if fate allows!"
Having thoroughly understood the situation with the giant gate, Chu Fan knew that obtaining the astral compass in this life was likely impossible.
Since things had come to this, he could only find another way to find a pill that could solve the strange poison, instead of fixating on a box whose contents were uncertain whether it was a pill or not.
Cui Fu sighed, completely caught off guard by the outcome.
He had finally found the astral compass, only to be unable to obtain it. As the sole heir of the Dharma Sect, he was very reluctant.
But no matter how reluctant he was, the astral compass was an inanimate object, and there was no need to risk his life for it.
...
"Hmm, his life is really tough, still alive?"
"To go to such a deep place and still be able to come out, it seems luck is on his side."
The members of the Underworld King Hall who were busy in the outer perimeter saw Chu Fan and Cui Fu appear again, their faces filled with surprise.
In the minds of many, the depths of this place were extremely dangerous, and it was virtually impossible to come out alive after entering.
"Quick, notify the captain, those two are still alive and are coming out!"
"To be able to sneak in here silently, enter the depths, and then come out, their strength is not ordinary!"
Soon, the high-ranking members of the Underworld King Hall guarding this place were informed of Chu Fan and Cui Fu's survival and their emergence.
"Manager Liu, you go handle it!"
"Make sure to capture these two, so we can get a sense of the current situation in the depths!"
Bai Xi, looking as if he hadn't slept, casually gave the order.
"Yes!"
The middle-aged man called Manager Liu immediately left, leading his men to wait at the exit to receive Chu Fan and Cui Fu.
However, when both sides were about fifty meters apart, Manager Liu and his men couldn't help but narrow their eyes.
Since when was the depths of this place so easy to trespass?
A Grandmaster bringing a young man, and they could go in for a tour?
Because Chu Fan had long since sealed his own aura, preventing everyone from sensing any fluctuations from him, they instinctively regarded him as Cui Fu's subordinate.
"It's most likely just good luck!"
"Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to come out alive!"
As for the notion that the two possessed absolute strength, no one believed it, because they had already tried, triggering the remaining formations and dangerous traps, which immediately resulted in the loss of two Grandmasters and the severe injury of a third-rank Grandmaster.
It was precisely because they recognized the danger of this place that they chose to advance inch by inch in a nibbling manner.
Therefore, the fact that Chu Fan and Cui Fu could enter and come out alive was only attributed by everyone to their good luck.
"Two gentlemen, your luck is truly exceptional, being able to run to the depths and still come out. I wish we had asked you to bring filming equipment inside, so we could have seen what it was like in there!"
Cui Fu rolled his eyes, too lazy to bother with these people blocking their path, and turned to look at Chu Fan, wanting to know his intentions.
"Call your person in charge!"
Since the astral compass was not obtained, the next step was to investigate what kind of organization the Underworld King Hall was.
From the appellation, it made Chu Fan feel somewhat like the Eternal Hall, but he knew very well that when he learned about external forces in the Eternal Hall, he had never heard any information about the Underworld King Hall.
Chu Fan's words, imbued with a commanding tone, made many people burst into laughter.
"Kid, who do you think you are? Our boss isn't someone you can just meet whenever you want?"
"That's right, kid, don't talk so arrogantly, be careful you don't sprain your tongue from talking too much."
Manager Liu frowned, his gaze fixed directly on Chu Fan.
As the second-in-command of this base, a fourth-rank Grandmaster, his eyesight was extremely sharp.
Just now, despite Cui Fu's subtle glance, he had noticed that Cui Fu, a Grandmaster, was clearly asking for the opinion of Chu Fan, who seemed like an ordinary person.
This situation was very unusual.
Coupled with the fact that they could sneak in silently and then come out after a trip to the depths, Manager Liu's vigilance suddenly surged.
He was very sure that his previous speculation was wrong.
These two were not able to stand here alive due to sheer luck, but possessed considerable strength.
However, no matter how he tried, he couldn't sense any aura fluctuations from Chu Fan, which left Manager Liu somewhat perplexed.
Could it be...
As he thought, a possibility flashed through his mind, and Manager Liu's expression suddenly changed.