After three days of preparation, five people finally boarded the plane to Kun City.

Upon disembarking, a commercial van was already waiting on the tarmac.

After another three days of bumpy travel, they finally reached their destination, Ba Mountain Primitive Forest.

Ba Mountain Primitive Forest is one of the best-preserved primeval forests. Due to the perennial rain and the forest being infested with poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, it was rarely entered by humans.

However, recently locals had noticed batches of explorers entering the forest.

Lin Chen and his group found a farmhouse to rest briefly before they also ventured into the forest.

As soon as they arrived, Lin Chen found several people blocking a path.

"Are these official people?" Lin Chen asked.

"No!" Xie Wanling shook her head.

The group continued on and finally reached the mountain pass.

By then, quite a few people had gathered at the pass, all showing signs of resentment.

This mountain pass was the closest entrance to the primitive forest from Kun City. If they didn't go through here, they would have to travel dozens of kilometers to find another entry point into the forest.

"Let's just go, we can't afford to provoke the families!"

"Yeah, it's too much, they've blocked the whole road."

Lin Chen frowned, walked over and pulled someone aside to ask, "Bro, what's happening up ahead?"

A young man with a resentful look said, "The Xu, Miao, Zhao, and Wu families have teamed up to block this mountain pass. They say only members of those four families are allowed entry, or else they will kill without mercy."

"I see!" Lin Chen's gaze slightly narrowed.

These four big families were indeed very arrogant, daring to treat the entire primeval forest as their own, and even threatening to kill. Didn't they know that murder was illegal?

"Director Xie, it looks like they've completely blocked this road. What do we do?" Lin Chen asked with a smile.

Xie Wanling glanced at Lin Chen, "You are the team leader, you make the decision."

Damn, Lin Chen felt depressed; now he finally understood what being a team leader meant. It was clearly just a manual labor role!

Lin Chen sighed, knowing that arguing with her would get him nowhere, and walked towards the entrance of the pass.

At that moment, about a dozen superhumans stood at the mountain pass, with a huge log lying across, and several people were standing in front of the log.

Among these people, two were early-stage Innate Realm cultivators, and the rest were Nascent Soul Realm.

Such a lineup was enough to suppress any ordinary force; no wonder these people were all angry but dared not speak up, reluctantly looking for another exit.

Lin Chen approached, offered a cigarette to one of the burly leaders, and said with a bright smile, "Brother, could you let us through?"

Wang Bin glanced at Lin Chen and snorted, "Go through? Are you blind? Didn't you see the sign? No entry for anyone but the Xu, Miao, Zhao, and Wu families, or else you will be killed without mercy."

Lin Chen's eyebrows furrowed as he thought, "What the hell, aren't we official here? I'm at least a director, and while it's fine if you don't respect me, why be so rude?"

After looking at the burly man, Lin Chen's gaze turned cold, "Do you have a toll fee permit? Do you have a work ID? Do you know what you are doing? This is illegal extortion, do you understand?"

Hearing Lin Chen's words, several people instantly laughed, looking at Lin Chen as if he were a fool.

"Illegal extortion? Here I am the law. Get lost now or don't blame me for being rude," Wang Bin impatiently glared at Lin Chen.

Wang Bin's gaze suddenly shifted to Xie Wanling and Wu Shitong behind Lin Chen, then he smirked viciously, "You definitely can't pass, but if these two chicks spend some good time with us, then there won't be a problem."

"I actually agree with that. Why don't we discuss this, let the two of them spend some time with you guys, and you let us all pass?" Lin Chen sheepishly smiled.

Before Lin Chen could finish speaking, he felt his love handles painfully pinched by two hands.

"Ouch!" Lin Chen cried out in pain, turning to see two women glaring at him with fiery eyes.

"Just kidding, you two didn't have to be that harsh," Lin Chen moaned as he rubbed his now swollen waist.

By then, Zhang Yu and Xu Ye were snickering on the side, having already experienced the fierceness of these two older sisters.

Zhang Yu and Xu Ye, spurred on by Lin Chen, tried to peek at the ladies bathing, and just when they were excitedly peeking through the gap of the hotel bathroom, Xie Wanling miraculously appeared behind them, and beat them until their faces were blue and swollen.

Seeing Lin Chen in disarray, they both felt extremely satisfied.

Under the threatening gazes of the two beautiful women, Lin Chen dared not utter nonsense anymore and wore a serious expression on his face, "Are you going to let us through, or am I gonna lose it?"

"Wow, the sun must have risen from the west today. Someone dares to cause trouble?" Seeing Lin Chen playing tough, Wang Bin's face revealed a vicious smile.

"Haha, haven't beaten anyone in a few days, my hands are itching, it's just right to deal with these youngsters."

"Leave the two chicks behind, it's been days since I touched a woman, I can't take it anymore,"

Hearing the burly men's words, the onlookers looked at Lin Chen and his group with pity.

There were those who resisted over the past few days, but the outcomes for the resisters were always dire, generally left crippled and thrown into the primitive forest.

They said to fend for themselves, but with broken limbs and amidst wild beasts in the forest, it was akin to feeding them directly to the animals.

That was why although many were dissatisfied, no one dared step past that barrier.

They didn't expect that today someone fearless would attempt to break through the checkpoint, knowing that those guarding it were strong cultivators from the four big families, and considering Lin Chen's group appeared young, their strength couldn't be much either.

In their eyes, Lin Chen's actions were nothing short of courting death.

Just as everyone was waiting to see Lin Chen getting beaten and crippled, they suddenly stared in shock at Wang Bin's legs.

Wang Bin, with a vicious smile, clenched his fists with a cracking sound, ready to jump forth and break Lin Chen's limbs, when suddenly he smelled something burning.

"What's going on?" Wang Bin hesitated.

At that moment, one of his companions suddenly changed his expression, "Wang Bin, your pants are on fire."

"What!"