My Misfortune Crushed Instances

Outside Wolf Fang Cliff, perpetual ferocious winds have been blowing since ancient times.

A sudden change occurred one night decades ago—a thunderous noise erupted from the cliff not far from the Central Chief clan.

The ferocious wind then swept into the plateau, dragging several small tribes living by the mountain into the depths below the plateau, leaving no bones behind. That place became a forbidden zone; any members of the Demon Race who entered could not resist the winds that felt like the hand of death.

For many years, all nearby tribes maintained a tradition of sacrifice, throwing death-row criminals into the forbidden zone on specific days, offering them up to the Wind God.

However, despite this, the gap torn open by the ferocious wind remained unsealed.

The elder whimpered, "I don’t know much more than that."

"Go, call all the elders of your tribe. I need to question each one of them."

Li Rui thought that the thing from decades ago might be what he was looking for, something related to the Cave Profound Yin Yang Umbrella, possibly another inset item.

After careful questioning, he confirmed that twenty li south of the Central Chief clan was the forbidden zone.

The area was originally sheltered by the peak of Wolf Fang Cliff, protected from the ferocious winds. But after the Wind God got angry decades ago, it formed a wind tide. The winds outside the plateau’s cliff would periodically pour in and sweep everything away.

The exact time had become vague, but it should be around the same time as Ghost City’s meteorite.

Li Rui called Ju Ye to the side and whispered, "How will you deal with the people of the Central Chief clan?"

The vengeance-hungry Ghost General didn’t hesitate: "Chief Central Chief Su went down the mountain with the false king. I will go down for revenge. As for those left here, I’ll only execute those involved in the coup back then. There’s no point in killing the rest of the civilians."

Li Rui said, "Alright, the forbidden zone he mentioned is likely related to what I’m looking for. I need to go there once."

Ju Ye said, "Benefactor, be extremely careful."

Being a local, he understood what the term forbidden zone meant. Although he hadn’t lived nearby back then and was unfamiliar with the customs of the nearby tribes, the tradition of sacrificing convicted prisoners each year indicated that it was not to be underestimated.

Li Rui said, "I understand."

He paused and continued, "There are not only Royal Court armies down the mountain but also many outsiders hostile to me. Acting on your own might be difficult."

"What do you mean?"

"If you’re willing, you can wait for me to return, and we can go down the mountain together."

Li Rui still wanted to recruit these nearly a hundred ghost riders—their combat power was indeed formidable.

Ju Ye pondered for a moment and said, "I’ll first control the Central Chief clan and prevent them from sending messages out. When you come back, we’ll go down the mountain together."

"Great!"

After agreeing, Li Rui took Kawina and others, including the elder who broke a table with his head, southward.

"Hero, warrior, what exactly do you plan to do?"

Under the restraint of the giant force soldier, the elder was very uneasy. "That place is a forbidden zone, and fooling around carelessly under the Wind God’s pressure will leave you with no resting place."

The wind tide blew in from outside the mountain wall. Not to mention that the wind itself held immense killing power, even if one could withstand it, they’d be tossed beneath the plateau, their bodies shattered.

Of course, Li Rui wouldn’t tell him the reasons; he just gave him a huge slap to shut up.

The group quickly reached the edge of the forbidden zone.

"No further, no further!"

The elder finally couldn’t hold it, "If we go forward less than a li, it’ll become dangerous, and all of us will die with no resting place!"

Li Rui noticed a trapezoid altar ahead, three zhang high and five zhang wide, with an extremely tall wooden pole erected on it.

"Is this where you have your sacrifices?"

"Yes, yes, we hang the criminals on the wooden pole and then hide behind the altar. When the wind starts, they are naturally blown in," said the elder.

"Quite the spectacle."

Li Rui walked up the altar and looked down, seeing the entire plain beneath sinking along the wind’s pathway. After years of erosion, the terrain had become relatively smooth, like half a funnel, with the end leading to a foggy cliff, plunging thousands of meters into the void, requiring another several thousand meters to touch land again.

Anyone could see that an extremely powerful natural force had devastated this place—destroying even mountains and land was not something ordinary people could resist.

He took out the guiding map and glanced at it, seeing the original big question mark turn into a golden treasure chest.

Great! This is the place.

He said to Kawina, "I need to go down and take a look. Keep an eye on this guy and don’t let him escape."

These words shocked everyone’s hearts among the demons.

Rossi said, "Li, do you know what you’re talking about?"

"I’m speaking in Banluo Language."

"....."

"That’s not what I meant...."

Li Rui certainly knew what he meant, but his resolve was firm—I’ve made up my mind!

"Don’t worry, I will come back."

The elder from the Central Chief clan, although not understanding the language, saw that he intended to explore the ferociously deadly forbidden zone, but did not stop him.

To him, Li Rui was an enemy, not a friend. If the man were determined to die, he was glad to see it happen. If he weren’t worried about getting slapped, he might even have cheered him on.

Unlike a Holy Land, he wasn’t concerned about outsiders defiling this place.

This time, even Kawina felt a bit worried. This forbidden zone was a natural barrier feared by nearby clans, possibly tens or hundreds of thousands of demons, making it visually more intimidating than the vicious winds in Ghost Cave.

She didn’t think entering this place would have a good outcome.

"Li, are you sure about this?"

"Of course."

Li Rui said, "I’m very afraid of death."

Kawina nodded vigorously: "I believe you will return safely."

Li Rui said to the giant force soldier, "If there’s an accident, follow Kawina and the others."

The giant monkey also felt uneasy, "Sir, please, be careful."

"Okay."

Li Rui waved and grabbed Yuan Erliang, "Are you ready?"

?

The little monkey demon looked bewildered, "I have to go too?"

Li Rui said, "I’m afraid there’s something alive inside; I’ll need a translator."

"Sir, I’m scared ToT."

"Don’t worry; as long as I don’t die, you won’t either."

"What if you die?"

"Impossible."

Li Rui caught him, wrapped him in a caretaker’s coat, and jumped from the high platform like a kangaroo.

Kawina and others instinctively stepped forward, only to see his figure rushing towards the gap blown by the ferocious wind, followed by a gust that swept by, even the people on the altar felt a strong pull.

"Hide behind!"

The Central Chief clan elder, tied like a dumpling, could only hope someone would take him to a safe place.

Everyone, including the giant force soldier, dared not withstand the ferocious wind head-on and hid behind the high platform.

When the gale subsided, they rushed back to the platform, finding the ground below empty, his figure vanished.

"Ha, he’s dead."

Unable to hold back, the elder laughed out loud.

Kawina and the others, though not understanding what he said, knew he was gloating and proceeded to beat him up.