Chapter 869: 869
The figure was a lithe woman . She had appeared rather mysteriously . Even Mo Wen did not seem to notice her .
“Is he Mo Wen? Junior Sister Lin Qing told me to take care of him during the Heaven List Tournament, but she seemed to have underestimated his abilities . Given his current cultivation levels, he might be able to pass easily even without my help, as long as his luck is not too bad . ”
The mysterious woman stretched out a pale, slender finger and curled it around her long hair coyly . Then she turned into bubbles and disappeared .
If Mo Wen had heard that, he would definitely be shocked . The person had mentioned Lin Qing . What was her relationship with Lin Qing?
The leader of the criminals, Bao Xun, was vicious and heartless . In order to survive and butter up to Mo Wen, he had lied and said that he managed to escape Mo Wen . Then, he called for all his subordinates and killed them all personally .
Those living in the Red Stone forest were almost all cruel and vicious . They did not care much for life .
Bao Xun had more than 30 subordinates, all in the Golden Elixir realm . Together, they came up to about 250 points .
Of course, they did not measure up to Bao Xun, who was a martial arts grandmaster . He was far more valuable than the warriors in the Golden Elixir realm .
Mo Wen was in the Red Stone forest for less than an hour but already had almost 300 points . To the ordinary competitors, it was almost impossible for them to even imagine .
However, Mo Wen was shocked to realize that he could not even make it to the top ten with his current points .
Mo Wen was seated cross-legged on a red rock . He held his teleporting magical treasure — the jade pendant . His thoughts traveled through the jade pendant and transmitted into a different space .
A mysterious great hall appeared before him . On a wall in the great hall was a ranking list with 30 names on it .
Mo Wen realized that he was only in 19th place . There were still more than 10 people who ranked ahead of him .
It was the Red Stone leaderboard . One could check it through the special jade pendant from Huatian Palace . The points each competitor gained were added onto the board immediately and their rankings would be adjusted .
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Mo Wen was pretty lucky . He encountered a group of criminals not long after he entered the Red Stone forest and his points increased greatly . The criminals in the Red Stone forest all knew how to hide and some of the unlucky ones would not have encountered even one criminal yet .
Even so, Mo Wen was still ranked 19th only . There were 18 people ahead of him .
“The Heaven List Tournament has a lot of strong competition this year . ”
Mo Wen thought to himself . In the last tournament, his points would have put him firmly in the first place . If he was not wrong, more than one martial arts grandmasters criminals had died in the hands of his competition .
Luck only played a small part in ranking . Most of it depended on a person’s ability . One might be able to get on the leaderboard for a moment based on luck, but it would not be long before others squeezed them out of the running .
Bao Xun sat on the ground obediently ten meters away from the rock Mo Wen was sitting on . There was quite a bit of a distance between the two . While it seemed respectful and courteous on the surface, Bao Xun’s eyes glimmered as if he were feeling uncertain .
As a martial arts grandmaster who had been locked up in the Red Stone forest for more than 20 years, he knew some of the secrets of the jade pendant . Mo Wen’s thoughts had entered the ranking space . If he were to attack Mo Wen now, he might be able to defeat and kill the young man . However, it was a possibility that he might succeed . He was not certain .
After a moment of hesitation, he decided to give up . He did not dare to take the risk . He only had one chance, and if he failed, he would die .
Having lived on the brink of death for several years, Bao Xun understood the need to be composed . He would not wager his life for a possibility .
Mo Wen slowly retracted his thoughts . He glanced at Bao Xun, stood up, and said, “lead the way . I hope you are not lying . Otherwise, you know what will happen . ”
After some time with Bao Xun, Mo Wen had found out quite a bit of information regarding the Red Stone forest .
The Red Stone forest was a little bigger than Mo Wen had imagined . There were many criminals living in it and they came from everywhere . The main space, inner worlds, foreign countries, mysterious places… However, those who appeared on the savages list were almost all locked up here .
As such, the criminals who were locked up in this space came from all over the world . There were all kinds of people here . Meeting foreigners and people of odd races were normal .
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There was no exact count on the number of criminals in the Red Stone forest . Even Huatian Palace might not have an accurate count . This was because the people in the forests fought every day and death might occur at any moment . A large number was locked up here and a large number would die here . If one did not intentionally count the number of people here, no one would know how many criminals there were exactly in the Red Stone forest .
Bao Xun had estimated the number of criminals in the Red Stone forest . The number should be maintained at about more than 10,000 .
This was a large number of people . Mo Wen was shocked . He had thought that having a few thousand criminals locked up in this place was already a lot . It seemed that he had underestimated the world-class prison .
In order to survive, it was common for the criminals in the Red Stone forest to form groups . Even though they were vicious and evil, they knew the importance of working together . As such, the rise of a faction was commonly seen here, as was the fall of a certain faction .
A group like Bao Xun’s, about 30 people, was considered a low-level faction in the Red Stone forest . They were almost completely unknown .
The ten most famous factions all had third realm martial arts grandmasters . Some had more than one third realm martial arts grandmasters .
After killing all his subordinates, Bao Xun drew up a plan for their next target for Mo Wen .
That was also a small group of people . There were probably about 30 to 40 of them . The leader was a martial arts grandmaster . Other than that, the others were all warriors in the Golden Elixir realm .
Bao Xun’s group had once fought with the group and knew exactly where they were .
“My Lord, please come with me . The group is probably about 200 kilometers away . With our walking speed, we can reach them in an hour . ”
Bao Xun led the way respectfully . Using the Body Differentiation Technique, the scenery beside them sped by quickly .
They could not fly in the Red Stone forest . Even the most powerful cultivator could not fly in in the Red Stone forest . Even an immortal cultivator in the Primordial Soul realm, or a warrior who had become an immortal could not .
Huatian Palace had set up a large anti-air stratagem that covered the entire Red Stone forest . That was one of the reasons why the criminals locked up there could not escape .
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There was a red stone mountain 200 miles away . The mountain was steep and dangerous . There was only one path up the mountain .
In ancient times, it would have been difficult to attack such a mountain . It was the best place to build a stronghold .
Mo Wen and Bao Xun stood on a cliff on the red stone mountain . Tall peaks surrounded them .
“My lord, behind that metal chain bridge is where that group gathers . You might not be able to see anything from the outside, but past the bridge, along the cliff walls is a completely different world . ”
Bao Xun pointed at a bridge, which was 500 meters long, an arm’s length across, and stretched between two peaks . Below the bridge was a precipice .
The gravity in the Red Stone forest was very odd . If a martial arts grandmaster fell from such a height, they would be pulverized .
Without the bridge, Mo Wen would find it difficult to reach the cliff on the other side .
“Under the cliff walls is a fortress . It is rather well hidden, and we cannot see it from this angle . You can only see it when you walk up to the bridge . However, at that time, they will definitely discover us . ”
Due to the environment of the Red Stone forest, even a martial arts grandmaster would find it difficult to enter . Unless they had special skills, they would be discovered .
“We don’t have to hide . ”
Mo Wen waved his sleeve and turned into a flash of light that sped toward the metal chain bridge . If Bao Xun were to be believed, there was only one martial arts grandmaster there . There was no need for them to hide . If Bao Xun lied to him and there was an unknown danger, then he had a way to escape .
He had come to kill and gain points . He could kill swiftly and efficiently, why did he need to hide?
Mo Wen did not have any pity for the criminals in the Red Stone forest . If they were locked up there by Huatian Palace, they were not good people . Mo Wen knew that Huatian Palace was righteous . The palace took strict responsibility in maintaining order . The people locked up in the Red Stone forest all deserved death . There were a lot of foreigners in the forest who were wanted in their own countries .
Bao Xun looked at Mo Wen’s back . A cold cruel smile lit up his face . He had fought with the group for many years . However, his group had often been repressed because they were slightly less powerful . He had lured Mo Wen there because he wanted to use Mo Wen to eliminate them .
“Who is it who dares to barge into the lands of the Tiger Head Triad . ”
Mo Wen had appeared not far away from the metal chain bridge and was immediately discovered . The fortress was right beside the metal chain bridge, and there were figures in the fortress . There was someone guarding the place at all times . The metal chain bridge was the first defense so it was naturally guarded firmly .
Mo Wen ignored the person who yelled and walked across the metal chain bridge .
“You’re seeking death . ” The person in the fortress was enraged . He flew down and charged at Mo Wen .
“You are the one seeking death . ”
However, before the person could reach Mo Wen, a loud yell was heard, and a figure appeared . The person appeared before them in the blink of an eye . With a single slap, he tossed the person in the fortress into the air .
“Martial arts grandmaster… you are Bao Xun! Oh no, Bao Xun of the White Wolf Triad is here to attack the fortress . Sound the alarm immediately . ”
The person who had been tossed into the air vomited blood and stared at the person behind Mo Wen with wide eyes . He immediately recognized him as Bao Xun of the White Wolf Triad . The Tiger Head Triad and the White Wolf Triad had fought for many years . How could he not know who the leader of the White Wolf Triad was?
There was a commotion in the fortress the moment the man said that . A hurried alarm sounded the next moment . A martial arts grandmaster coming to attack them was no small matter .
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