Chapter 43: Don't Mess with Me!

Half an hour later, Fang Yu arrived at the entrance of the forest.A fence had been built around the outer periphery of the forest, with a large warning sign at the entrance, bearing four big characters."No Entry!"A black jeep was parked at the entrance, indicating that someone had entered before Fang Yu.These people hadn't gone far.Fang Yu could still clearly sense their presence, the same people he had seen yesterday, Zhong Liyu and the other three.Fang Yu wasn't in a hurry to enter the forest; instead, he stood at the entrance, gazing towards the deep fog that covered the forest.In front of him was a path, flanked by towering trees that reached about thirty meters in height.But Fang Yu wasn't interested in the plants and scenery.He discovered that this forest was a massive formation.Starting from the entrance, about a hundred meters inwards, was the range of the formation.Although there was still some distance, Fang Yu could still feel the faint power of the formation.From this power, it could be seen that this formation had been in existence for a long time and was about to collapse soon.To set up such a large-scale formation, it would require at least three Foundation Establishment cultivators working together.What could such a formation be used to suppress?Could it be a seventh-level demonic beast?Thinking about this possibility, Fang Yu's eyes lit up as he walked forward.After walking about a hundred meters, he reached the range of the formation.Without any hesitation, Fang Yu stepped into it.After entering the formation, Fang Yu immediately caught a whiff of a refreshing medicinal fragrance.With just one sniff, Fang Yu knew that it was the fragrance of a thousand-year-old Ice Soul Snow Lotus.The direction indicated by the fragrance was quite obvious, deep into the forest.Fang Yu furrowed his brows slightly but continued to walk towards the depths of the forest.After walking for about fifteen minutes, Fang Yu saw a hot spring emitting steam ahead.In the center of the spring, about thirty meters from the shore, was a white rock protrusion, with a sky-blue Ice Soul Snow Lotus growing on it.Next to the hot spring was a stone tablet.Fang Yu knew that it was the focal point of the formation!At this moment, Zhong Liyu and her group had already arrived at the shore, their eyes filled with delight as they gazed at the Ice Soul Snow Lotus.Although they didn't know the specific species of the snow lotus, they could tell from its fragrance that it was definitely a precious treasure!Zhong Liyu didn't expect that they would find such a priceless medicinal herb just shortly after entering the forest!"Miss, let's go and take it!" Zhou Bei looked at the Ice Soul Snow Lotus, his eyes filled with greed.He knew that he wouldn't be able to keep the snow lotus for himself, but as a member of the team, he could at least get a substantial share of the money!"Yes, Miss, we'll make a fortune this time! If we auction off this snow lotus, the price won't be less than a billion yuan!" Zhu Lingshan's eyes were ablaze as she spoke."What fools would sell it?! Does my Zhong family lack money?" Zhong Liyu sneered and said.She would have to present this snow lotus to her family elders to exchange for her position and influence in the Zhong family.Compared to that, one or two billion yuan was nothing.But obtaining this snow lotus was clearly not going to be an easy task.Otherwise, why hadn't anyone taken it away when so many people came in? Instead, they lost their lives?Zhong Liyu wasn't an impulsive person. She looked at Tu Feng and sought his opinion.Tu Feng was a half-step Grandmaster, the strongest among them, so naturally, his words carried the most weight."Let me give it a try first," Tu Feng said in a deep voice.He picked up a small stone from the ground and threw it into the hot spring.The stone sank directly to the bottom of the spring without any special reaction.Tu Feng furrowed his brows, then picked up a nearby tree branch with intact green leaves.He threw the branch into the hot spring.The branch floated on the surface of the hot spring, still without any reaction.It seemed that there was nothing wrong with the water in the hot spring.But Tu Feng felt that caution was still needed, after all, so many people lost their lives in this forest.He wanted to find a living creature to throw into the hot spring to ensure absolute safety.Thinking this way, Tu Feng looked around and suddenly noticed Fang Yu standing not far behind them, his eyes narrowing."It's you!?" Following Tu Feng's gaze, the other three also turned their heads and saw Fang Yu."How did you...!?" Zhong Liyu looked at Fang Yu, a bit confused.But then she realized that Fang Yu must have wanted to follow them all the way and try to get a share of the benefits!By doing so, Fang Yu wouldn't have to take any risks.Because whenever danger arose, it would inevitably be the four of them who were in front.Fang Yu could follow behind them, ready to escape at any time, or take advantage of the situation!This guy!When she realized this, Zhong Liyu's face turned extremely ugly."Miss, this guy must be thinking..." Zhu Lingshan, who was standing beside her, spoke up angrily."I know," Zhong Liyu raised her hand, a cold smile on her face, "Boy, I clearly said yesterday that this is not a place for you to come.""But since you're here and following us, don't blame us for being ruthless!"Tu Feng took a step forward and said coldly, "It just so happens that we need a living creature to verify whether the hot spring is safe or not.""Master Tu, please," Zhong Liyu said with a clasped fist."It's a small matter," Tu Feng replied coldly, then rushed towards Fang Yu at a high speed!Fang Yu's face remained indifferent as he stood in place with his hands behind his back, not moving an inch."Is this guy giving up resistance?" Zhou Bei looked at Fang Yu's non-resistant appearance, surprised."Resistance? That's Master Tu we're talking about! Just standing without his legs going weak from fear is already good enough," Zhu Lingshan sneered.Zhong Liyu, seeing Tu Feng's formidable momentum, immediately shouted, "Master Tu, don't beat him to death. We still need him later!""I know what to do." Tu Feng replied coldly, then threw a punch towards Fang Yu.This punch directly hit Fang Yu's right chest with a powerful force!But Fang Yu didn't even blink, he simply lifted his foot quickly.Before the fist hit him, his foot kicked Tu Feng's abdomen."Boom!"With a loud bang, Tu Feng was sent flying dozens of meters away, finally lying not far in front of Zhong Liyu and the others.Zhong Liyu and her three companions had frozen expressions.What... what is going on?"You want to take the snow lotus, then take it. Don't mess with me," Fang Yu calmly left these words behind and turned to walk away.He didn't sense any demonic beast aura nearby, so he decided to explore other parts of the forest.As for that Ice Soul Snow Lotus, he wasn't particularly interested.Firstly, the location where the snow lotus appeared seemed very strange.It was like bait.From the moment he stepped into the formation, he could clearly smell the fragrance of the snow lotus.An ordinary person would inevitably be unable to resist the temptation and would follow the fragrance to this place.What would happen next?It was already quite obvious.Once so many people came in here, they could never leave again.What would happen had become apparent.Fang Yu's purpose in coming here was for high-level demonic beasts. He didn't care about anything else....Beside the hot spring, Tu Feng struggled to stand up, clutching his abdomen, his face pale.He looked at Fang Yu's departing direction, his eyes filled with disbelief.This kid only had the fifth stage of the Innate realm, so why did he have such great power, and his speed was so fast?Zhong Liyu regained her senses, looked at Tu Feng, her face filled with shock, but also with some doubt in her eyes.Tu Feng had a prominent reputation in the underground world of Jianghai City, but he had just suffered a loss in front of a mere Innate fifth stage cultivator like Fang Yu, making him seem unworthy of his name."Master Tu, is that kid really that strong...?" Zhong Liyu asked.Tu Feng felt extremely embarrassed to be kicked away by Fang Yu in front of their employer.Naturally, he wouldn't admit how powerful Fang Yu was.He shook his head and said, "That kid just has an unusually strong strength, and I was too careless just now, which led to my injury... If he dares to show up again later, I will take his life!"Zhong Liyu nodded and didn't say anything more.Her purpose in coming here wasn't to deal with Fang Yu. Since Fang Yu had left, she would put him aside for now.The top priority now was that snow lotus!"Master Tu, what should we do now?" Zhong Liyu asked."I think we still need to use a living creature to test..." Tu Feng said, clutching his painful abdomen."Miss, I think it's unnecessary to be so cautious. This is definitely just ordinary hot spring water! Didn't we just test it with leaves and stones? Testing with a living creature? Let me give it a try!" Zhu Lingshan grew impatient and walked directly to the edge of the hot spring, reaching her hand into it.