My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 401 Infiltrating the Forbidden Zone, Spatial Trap

The Blazing Fire Tower roared into the sky, and scorching heat swept across the entire Skyfire Island.

Everyone's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the towering nine-story pagoda.

Chu Lengyu's heart stirred, and she immediately realized that this might be an opportunity.

Today's grand event is of extraordinary significance to Tianhuo Island. It has not only attracted countless cultivators to participate, but also caused the island lord, Venerable Qianyan, to devote most of his attention to the Blazing Fire Tower.

In this way, the stronghold of Venerable Qianyan—the Yang family of Tianhuo City—became her target to take advantage of the situation. She could use this opportunity to infiltrate the Yang family and investigate first.

She made a quick decision, and in a flash, she left the noisy crowd near the Blazing Fire Tower and instead mingled with the bustling crowd of rogue cultivators in Skyfire City.

Today, Skyfire City is much more bustling than ever before.

On the streets, cultivators came and went in an endless stream, some in twos and threes, others strolling alone, and everyone's face was filled with excitement.

Large crowds gathered in front of the stalls and shops, hawking their wares, haggling over prices, and creating a constant cacophony of noise.

Chu Lengyu's gaze swept casually across the crowd, noticing many powerful cultivators, as well as representatives from nearby families and sects, all dressed in fine clothes and exuding an air of grandeur, clearly of extraordinary origin.

This chaotic situation today is undoubtedly the best cover for Chu Lengyu.

She avoided the city's patrol teams. Although the law enforcement teams organized by the Yang family looked imposing, in Chu Lengyu's eyes they were nothing more than obstacles that could be easily bypassed.

She concealed her presence and figure, silently approaching the direction where the Yang family was located.

As the most prominent family on the island, the Yang family occupies a full third of the area.

Inside the residence, the buildings are arranged in a well-organized manner, with pavilions, terraces, and gardens, all showcasing its luxurious style.

However, for Chu Lengyu, the Yang family mansion, which seemed to be airtight, was not without its flaws.

She skillfully used the terrain for cover, nimbly evading the Yang family guards and moving swiftly through the Yang family mansion.

Chu Lengyu had already gathered intelligence and found that although the Yang family had a grand presence, their actual strength was not as great as imagined.

Apart from Venerable Qianyan, a powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, there are no other cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage in the Yang family.

The guardians of the family were merely a few cultivators at the early Nascent Soul stage.

Such a level of cultivation was nothing to fear in Chu Lengyu's eyes.

She thought to herself that the Yang family's bloodline talent was really mediocre, and even if Venerable Qianyan wanted to support them, it would be difficult to push them to a higher level.

Although Skyfire City appears to be incredibly prosperous today, it is actually like a castle in the air, lacking a solid foundation.

Upon entering the Yang family mansion, Chu Lengyu silently released her divine sense, which, like an invisible tentacle, gently brushed over every suspicious corner, searching for clues.

She knew that Venerable Qianyan would definitely hide those demonic beasts in an extremely secretive and difficult-to-detect place.

During the meticulous investigation, Chu Lengyu keenly detected several places with unusual auras, places that seemed to have unusual fluctuations.

However, she did not rush to take action, but chose to continue to lie low and quietly observe the Yang family's plans.

Chu Lengyu easily sneaked from the front yard into the back courtyard. In a corner of the back courtyard, she found a lone Golden Core cultivator.

The man was dressed in fine clothes and had an arrogant expression on his face. Just moments ago, he had been pointing and gesturing at a group of Yang family members and servants who had lower cultivation levels, acting all high and mighty.

Chu Lengyu then chose this person as her breakthrough point.

After confirming that no one was paying attention, she flashed and seized the Yang family's golden core, immediately using the Soul Searching Technique.

Unfortunately, this soul search did not yield much valuable information.

In the Golden Core cultivator's memories, apart from daily trivial matters and many internal disputes within the Yang family, there were no clues about the hiding place of the demon beast.

Chu Lengyu frowned, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

The failure to find the soul did not mean defeat; on the contrary, it strengthened her resolve.

The matter of Venerable Qianyan and that mysterious organization is something that ordinary clansmen cannot know; only its core members have the possibility of accessing this secret.

The number of imprisoned demonic beasts was so large that they wouldn't be carried around with them. No matter how secretive the matter was, there would always be some clues left for people to follow.

Chu Lengyu's gaze shifted slightly, finally settling on the forbidden area behind the Yang family's mountain.

In the memories of that Golden Core cultivator, the back mountain was not only the place where Venerable Qianyan secluded himself for cultivation, but also the most forbidden place for the Yang family.

Normally, even direct descendants of the Yang family cultivators wouldn't dare to set foot here.

She was determined to venture into this dangerous place.

So Chu Lengyu quietly arrived at the forbidden area behind the Yang family's mountain.

Before us, the peaks rise and fall, layer upon layer, the forests are lush and verdant.

However, behind this peaceful scene lurks a deadly danger.

Chu Lengyu remained hidden in the shadows, carefully observing the concealed formations and restrictions around her.

These formations and restrictions are more ingenious and complex than those found elsewhere in the Yang family's territory.

They are like a dense net, firmly enveloping the forbidden area in the back mountain. The difficulty of breaking through them is self-evident.

Since entering the Minghai Realm, she has used the Jubaolou trading channel to buy all the barrier-breaking talismans and teleportation talismans she had ever seen, spending spirit stones to do so.

However, at this moment, Chu Lengyu could not choose to use the barrier-breaking talisman.

Although the barrier-breaking talisman can quickly break through the array's restrictions, it will also cause fluctuations in spiritual energy at the moment of breaking, thus alerting Venerable Qianyan and revealing its presence.

This was an outcome she did not want to see.

Therefore, Chu Lengyu could only rely on herself, focusing intently on analyzing the structure of the formation and the flow of spiritual energy.

These seemingly powerful restrictions are not invincible; as long as their weaknesses are found, they can be broken in one fell swoop.

The array formations and restrictions are complex and mysterious, and are enhanced by illusions. Only those who are proficient in this art can enter them.

However, illusion was one of the earliest techniques Chu Lengyu acquired, and after years of study, she had already mastered it.

She observed patiently and carefully, not missing a single subtle change or faint breath.

Finally, beside a seemingly ordinary rock, Chu Lengyu caught a glimpse of a change in illusion.

The change was so subtle that she probably wouldn't have noticed it if she hadn't had a profound understanding of illusion.

She was overjoyed, knowing that this was the key to breaking the formation.

She immediately circulated her spiritual energy, and with a light tap of her fingertip, a tiny ray of light flashed.

The light, like a sharp blade, pierced through the surface, gently cutting through the illusion and revealing the true entrance hidden behind it.

At that moment, the scene before them suddenly changed.

The seemingly ordinary mountain forest suddenly became ethereal, as if a thin veil had been gently lifted.

In the blink of an eye, the forest vanished completely, replaced by a deep and mysterious canyon.

In the canyon, shrouded in mist, a magnificent, towering palace can be vaguely seen.

A faint spiritual light emanated from the palace, indicating that a powerful array was protecting it.

This is the true appearance of the forbidden area behind the Yang family mountain, and also the place where Venerable Qianyan secluded himself for cultivation.

With such tight defenses, Chu Lengyu was now even more suspicious that this was where he was hiding his demonic beasts.

With a flash, she transformed into a dim streak of light and sped off into the deep canyon.

The moment Chu Lengyu stepped into the deep canyon, she sensed a dangerous warning.

She felt a chill run down her spine, stopped in her tracks, and focused her spiritual energy into her eyes to see through the illusion before her.

Spatial rifts appeared on the road ahead, and white cracks covered both the sky and the ground, like ferocious beasts lurking in the shadows, silently opening their jaws and waiting for their prey.

The cracks varied in length and width, but even highly skilled cultivators found them difficult to withstand.

In addition, the spiritual energy here is exceptionally turbulent.

Seeing this, Chu Lengyu's expression turned serious.

Unexpectedly, Venerable Qianyan had set up a spatial rift in his secluded cultivation place as a means of guarding the cultivation.

It seems he possesses a high-level treasure or secret technique related to the realm of space.

This was something that had never been recorded in the intelligence jade slip.