Chapter 1 What Are the Conditions for Entering the Second Level?

Killing monkeys? Killing tree demons? Obviously, neither. Otherwise, everyone would have entered the central forest long ago. Why bother being trapped on the outer layer, facing the Tree King's revenge? Zhang Yuanqing believed that the condition for entering the second level was choosing a faction.

At first glance, the requirements for entering the second level (the conditions to be met) seem to be without a clue, with messy and contradictory information. There's no danger if you don't provoke the mountain monkeys or tree demons. The information is complex and the danger doesn't match the difficulty of the dungeon. This makes the entire strategy process feel both confusing and easy, as if one is just here for mountain climbing and sightseeing.

There is no strong main objective for the Lingjing Xingzhe (Lingjing Xingzhe), so most people are currently in a state of confusion. What conditions must be met?

But if all the information is summarized and refined, you will find that all the information in the outer area is actually telling the Lingjing Xingzhe one thing: the contradiction comes from the different factions.

The choices made by the Lingjing Xingzhe in the primeval forest are the faction choices. There are two major factions in this dungeon: one, the Lost City; two, the Primeval Forest.

Zhang Yuanqing always thought that he had not made a faction choice, because it was by seeing through this point that he did not hunt tree demons for points. But after seeing that message just now, he realized that killing monkeys was the same as killing tree demons. Monkeys are the guardians of the forest.

Now, like those Lingjing Xingzhe who kill tree demons for points, he is in the Lost City faction. So, how should people in the Lost City faction meet the conditions to enter the second level? The answer is obvious: clear out the bosses of the opposing faction, that is, kill the Tree King and the Monkey King.

But Zhang Yuanqing felt that the choice of faction could be changed. There are two reasons to support his guess: the conditions for the forest faction are too harsh.

Looking back now, the condition for becoming a forest faction should be not violating the contents of the precautions. These precautions are not a single notice board, but the contents of all the notice boards.

Because there are always a few guys in the dungeon who haven't killed tree demons or monkeys, such as the few oddballs at the bottom of the points list, still at 3 points. But these people obviously haven't entered the second level either.

From this, it can be inferred that they should have violated the precautions on the notice board, just like Zhang Yuanqing had a conversation with the mountaineer. At the time, he didn't feel anything unusual, but now that he thinks about it, he had already become a Lost City faction at that time.

Choosing the Lost City is so simple, choosing the forest faction is so difficult, so difficult that no one has done it. This is very unreasonable. Second, faction confrontation.

Since it is a faction confrontation, there must be an opposing faction, but the reality is that no one can enter the second level, and everyone is in the Lost City faction. Of course, it is not excluded that the so-called faction confrontation is the Lingjing Xingzhe confronting the dungeon Boss. If the faction can be changed, how can it be changed?

Based on the information collected so far, Zhang Yuanqing discovered a clue: precautions.

He found two special pieces of content in the precautions.

"During long treks, if you feel unwell, you can pick wild fruits to fill your stomach. If you encounter a Shangui (mountain spirit), you can ask the monkeys for help."

The rest of the precautions warn you not to do something. Only these two tell you what you should do. The Shangui (mountain spirit) will appear after dark, so it's not a consideration for the time being. Perhaps you can try the precaution about picking wild fruits to fill your stomach...

He hadn't noticed this before because picking wild fruits conflicted with the rule against eating brightly colored fungi and fruits.

However, the information obtained from divination just now made Zhang Yuanqing realize that "wild fruits" refers not to the fruits that are everywhere in the forest, but to the fruits in the territory occupied by the monkey groups. This explains why there would be contradictions in the precautions, because they are not the same kind of fruit at all.

Anyway, there's no other way. Try picking the fruit. If it doesn't work, go push the boss. Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing looked at the young woman and the girl beside him, and said in a deep voice, "I need to verify a guess. If it succeeds, we can probably enter the second level."

"Really?" The mature and beautiful face of Mudan Xianzi (Peony Fairy) bloomed with joy, but she was a little disbelieving.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, "Ling"

"You and the guide dog stay here first, don't move around." After saying that, he saw a hint of dimness flash in Asano Ryo's eyes. Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yuanqing said:

"I will leave this Yin corpse (undead) to help you. Don't underestimate her, she is stronger than you." Asano Ryo's pure face showed a smile. She felt that she had not been abandoned and said gratefully: "Wang Tai, you are indeed a partner of justice."

Feeling like he received a friend card, Zhang Yuanqing was too lazy to explain. He said "um" and closed his eyes, performing Spirit Travel. His spirit body left his body, pierced through the canopy, and went straight into the clouds, drifting higher and higher until he felt his spirit body's ascent reach its limit. Then, he stopped.

Zhang Yuanqing looked down at the primeval forest. The lush canopy covered the earth. Apart from the forest, he could hardly see anything else.

He concentrated his mental power, observing the movements nearby and far away, and soon found a small pool a few kilometers to the east. Near the pool, there was a fruit forest with strings of red berries hanging heavily on the branches.

Tiny monkeys, like ants, were happily playing on the branches and by the pool. Zhang Yuanqing happily withdrew his gaze and looked at the towering giant tree.

He found that the Tree King's attack frequency had dropped to its lowest. Most of the six or seven hanging vines were attacking under the tree, and trees were broken by its whiplash, clearing a vacuum zone with a clear view.

Zhang Yuanqing vaguely saw many figures gathering under the tree, braving the constantly splitting vines above their heads. Planning to push the boss together? That's not the right choice, he muttered.

Of course, if eating fruit doesn't change the faction, he will enthusiastically rush over to push the boss together.

Zhang Yuanqing's spirit body descended and returned to his body. He left the Yin corpse Xue Qiangwei (Blood Rose), issued an order to protect Asano Ryo, and ran wildly towards the east. At this time, at the bottom of the Tree King, a group of Lingjing Xingzhe finally successfully met after some sacrifices.

After arriving here, the attacks from above had basically stopped. Each Lingjing Xingzhe had resolved at least one attack and entered a brief safe period. The Lingjing Xingzhe who had met gathered together according to their respective organizations.

Led by Zhao Chenghuang, including Sun Sensen, the Maoshan Taoist priest, Yuan Ting, and eight Night Watchers.

Led by A Yi, including I Am the Master of My Fate, Human Nature is Evil, Nothing is Taboo, Trampling on the Lingxiao Palace, etc., a full eighteen evil professions. Led by Kou Beiyue, including A Good Minister Chooses His Lord to Kill, a total of two people.

Led by Jiang Jingwei, including Guo Hezu, Baihu Wansui, The Little Match Girl, etc., a total of twenty-four people. Six members of the Five Elements Alliance sacrificed themselves.

In addition, there are Wei Wuduzun, Tianxia Jiebai, Jiulouyu and other casual cultivators who belong to folk organizations or are alone, as well as foreign Lingjing Xingzhe. The largest number, as many as forty-four. A total of ninety-six people.

"Liangchen, why are you hanging out with an unknown nobody?" Bai Wujinji frowned slightly. Before Kou Beiyue could speak, the little fatty jumped out angrily and rebuked, "How dare you talk to my boss like that."

The evil professions around the fatty's boss looked at Kou Beiyue with eyes like "wish you good luck," "a walking corpse," etc. "I, I'm not his boss..." Kou Beiyue felt very uncomfortable. He wanted to explain, but the young man loved face and couldn't bring himself to do it. The "I Am the Master of My Fate," dressed as a mature and light woman, searched among the members of the Five Elements Alliance and frowned: "Where is Yuanshi Tianzun? Why hasn't he come?"

As soon as these words came out, the orthodox camp and the evil camp all looked at the members of the Five Elements Alliance.

Jiang Jingwei opened her mouth to retort with "Is it any of your business?", but was pressed down by Guo Hezu. The young man in camouflage pants said indifferently, "I haven't seen him since entering the dungeon."

Guan Zhongkuibao, who was sturdy and looked honest, echoed, "I looked around just now and didn't see Yuanshi Tianzun."

Hearing this, whether it was the orthodox profession or the evil profession, they were inevitably a little disappointed. Facing the Saint Realm boss, they needed top combat power like Yuanshi Tianzun. "Could it be that he was so scared that he hid?"

"Maybe he wants to sit back and reap the benefits. It seems that your official so-called genius is just a despicable villain." A sinister voice sounded in the evil camp. "Looking for death?" Jiang Jingwei raised her eyebrows. She took the opportunity to roll up her sleeves, posing as if she was going to take someone's head from the army.

Jiang Jingwei was in a bad mood. After coming here, she didn't see Yuanshi Tianzun or Sister Guan Ya. She was surrounded by some half-acquainted colleagues.

"Little girl, you're not old, but you have a big temper. I'll teach you a famous saying..."

When the Fire Master met the evil profession, the collision of two extreme personalities almost only resulted in a fight. Just as the evil profession was about to use his assassin's mace against the Fire Master, he saw Zhao Chenghuang of the Taiyi Sect take out a black handgun and pull the trigger. Bang bang!

The evil profession dodged sideways, nimbly dodging the bullet. Zhao Chenghuang, with a cold and stern expression, swept his cold gaze across the crowd and said, "A bunch of rabble, if you say any more nonsense, we'll start a war directly!"

Yes, if that guy said that sentence, all the Fire Masters present would declare war on him. Then the two major camps, orthodox and evil, could only start a war. Wei Wuduzun, in the casual cultivator camp, said in a deep voice,

"We don't have much time, give up meaningless conflicts. Whoever provokes, I'll kill him first." He obviously also understood the Fire Master's taboo.

Wei Wuduzun has a delicate appearance, but he is too feminine, with a fierce look between his eyebrows. Just looking at his face, you can feel that this person is both righteous and evil, and his emotions are unpredictable. Wei Wuduzun looked at the Five Elements Alliance and continued,

"I haven't fought against such a big guy before. I don't know how to fight. Which Wood Demon can come out and say a few words." While speaking, everyone looked at the Tree King.

They couldn't see the full picture of the Tree King at all. What was in front of them was a tree trunk as wide as a city wall, extending to a very far place, and they couldn't even see the arc of the trunk. The grayish-brown bark was in the form of obvious scales, densely pieced together piece by piece. In the Five Elements Alliance, a vigorous young man opened his mouth and said,

"The best way to deal with tree demons is fire attack and cutting down. The latter can be directly ignored. It's difficult to ignite it with fire for a while. You must know that there is moisture under the bark."

"The last way is that plants with self-awareness are no longer pure plants. A core of parasitic consciousness will be born. We call it the Tree Heart. Find it and destroy it." Everyone nodded repeatedly. The young Wood Demon walked to the tree trunk, stretched out his hand, and sensed carefully for a moment, said: "The Tree Heart is above us, fifty meters high, hidden in the tree trunk." At this time, a casual cultivator shouted:

"I suggest you do it earlier, it's watching us."

Everyone looked over, and they saw a pair of eyes without eyelashes and without emotion growing on the thick tree trunk like a city wall, coldly overlooking everyone. The young Wood Demon said:

"I have three minutes before the next attack. It's enough to climb to the Tree Heart's location. Are there any other Wood Demons going up with me?" The Lingjing Xingzhe in the Extraordinary Realm don't have the ability to fly, and the Wood Demons who are good at climbing just happen to have a use. Immediately, three Wood Demons, two men and one woman, came out from the casual cultivator group.

The four Wood Demons climbed up the steep tree trunk. They had almost no foothold and relied only on the grip of the uneven bark. But this did not affect their speed. The Wood Demons, who were good at climbing, were like geckos, nimbly moving upwards. The crowd below looked up, watching intently.

When the four Wood Demons climbed to a height of thirty meters, the scale-like bark on their chests and abdomens suddenly cracked open, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, as if the tree trunk had opened its bloody mouth. "Ah."

Three Wood Demons were caught off guard and were swallowed into the tree's belly in one bite. The screams stopped abruptly.

The Wood Demon youth from the Five Elements Alliance reacted the fastest. At the moment the bark cracked open, he decisively let go, lay back, and let himself free fall. He believed that his companions below would catch him. "Pa."

A black shadow swept across the sky and slammed into the falling Wood Demon youth. His flesh and blood exploded in mid-air. Limbs and internal organs mixed with blood fell down, splattering. They fell into the crowd, and onto the Five Elements Alliance colleagues who were trying to catch him. "Didn't he have three minutes of safety? What's going on, bull, they're all dead."

Exclamations rang out. Even the evil camp didn't look too good after seeing this scene.

In response to them, there were vines falling from the sky, and crackling sounds. One gully after another appeared on the ground, and the Lingjing Xingzhe present either used their agility to dodge, or used props to block...

But there were too many and too dense vines whipping over. In an instant, three people were torn apart. On the tree trunk, pairs of eyes still looked down indifferently, as if looking at ants.

Guan Zhongkuibao knelt on one knee, pressing his palms on the ground. Only a rumbling sound was heard, and the ground arched up. The mud condensed into two huge arms, with the palms facing upwards, sheltering the people below. Seeing this, the Earth Monsters present followed suit, using their earth control abilities to make the ground rise with pairs of arms, spreading out palms. "Du du du~"

Dense vines frantically whipped the giant hands, and clods of earth rustled down, and the palms kept collapsing.

"The boss's behavior pattern has changed, the safe time is invalid, hurry up, we can't hold on for long." Guan Zhongkuibao roared: "You few awesome guys, if you don't go up at this time, when will you wait?"

In his roar, Zhao Chenghuang's body surged with vigorous Yin energy, his skin turned blue-black from deep within, viscous black filled his eyes, his ten fingers grew jet-black sharp claws, his muscles rippled, and black blood vessels crawled all over his body.

Under his feet, frost quickly roamed, condensing into a thin frost on the ground.

"So strong..." Witnessing Zhao Chenghuang's transformation, and feeling the overwhelming Yin and cold aura, the casual cultivators and evil professions present were startled. Zhao Chenghuang was already so terrifying, what kind of monster was Yuanshi Tianzun, who defeated him? Zhao Chenghuang's figure disappeared.

Immediately, everyone saw a series of footprints condensing frost on the tree trunk, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, the trajectory erratic. The tree trunk kept opening mouths interwoven with barbs, but it was always one step too late, failing to bite the Night Watcher in his Night Travel state.

A dozen seconds later, there was a "smash" sound, and at fifty meters, a three-inch fist print suddenly recessed, tearing the hard scale-like bark and the hard fibers. "Pa!"

Zhao Chenghuang landed steadily, blood flowing from his fist, revealing the bone. He gasped for breath and said in a deep voice:

"The tree trunk is indestructible, it must be broken with combined force."

As soon as he finished speaking, A Yi's pupils contracted suddenly, his eye whites turned amber, his skin keratinized, covered with hard armor, his legs turned into strong hind limbs, and his back bulged, giving birth to elytra.

The thin wings vibrated, stirring up a strong wind, and soared into the sky. "Take me with you!" Jiang Jingwei shouted loudly.

She rushed forward a few steps, leaped up, trying to grab A Yi's feet.

A Yi's empty and indifferent vertical pupils glanced at her, and took the initiative to lower his altitude. He grabbed Jiang Jingwei's arm and took her straight into the sky. In the process, he was as swift as a fly, sometimes moving horizontally, sometimes swooping down, avoiding one vine after another. Before long, he reached a height of fifty meters.

A Yi suddenly dashed forward, throwing the red-haired girl towards the tree trunk as wide as a city wall, while he swooped down to meet the vines coming at him head-on.

His palm instantly turned into a bone sword, and he danced it towards the sky. Half of the thick vine was cut off and fell to the bottom. This created valuable time for Jiang Jingwei. The red-haired girl's body "whooshed" and a raging fire rose up. She was like a cannonball, dragging a tail of flames, and slammed heavily on the fist print made by Zhao Chenghuang. "Boom!"

A round of crimson flames exploded, and the high temperature instantly carbonized the bark in the area. The terrifying shock wave tore off a large area of hard fibers, and the fist print expanded, creating a deep crack. Jiang Jingwei suffered a thousand losses to the enemy and eight hundred to herself. Her mouth was bleeding and she fell with a muffled groan.

Severely injured, the inside of the tree trunk as wide as a wall let out a dull and angry roar, shaking the mountain forest and rustling. Countless vines danced like angry whiskers, whipping the ground, whipping A Yi and Jiang Jingwei in the air.

Seeing the overwhelming vines whipping towards him, A Yi decisively retracted his elytra and curled up his knees. The keratin on his body grew wildly, wrapping around him to form a hard bone ball. "Pa pa pa..."

The vines whipped frantically, causing the hard keratin ball to be covered with cracks, oozing dark green blood. The keratin ball fell rapidly.

Also falling rapidly was Jiang Jingwei. She held a yellow jade pendant in her hand. This prop, originating from the Earth Monster profession, increased Jiang Jingwei's mass while forming a defensive barrier, allowing her to fall quickly to the ground.

Although Jiang Jingwei's brain wasn't smart, her innate combat talent allowed her to naturally know when to choose what prop without thinking. "The gap is healing!"

A scout with amazing eyesight reminded loudly.

The gap that Jiang Jingwei had just blown out was rapidly healing. The Tree King in the Saint Realm naturally excelled at recovery. At that moment, Wei Wuduzun, who had a feminine appearance, held a black seal in his palm. The surface of the seal was carved with waves, and the material was jade-like but not jade, stone-like but not stone. "Boom!"

A water column with a diameter of several meters spurted out from the seal and shot into the sky.

Wei Wuduzun's body became semi-transparent, as if merging with the water, and rode against the sky on the soaring water column, ignoring the vines that were whipping during the process. He soon reached the gap blown out by Jiang Jingwei.

His body returned to substance, and he raised his hand to summon a long blade condensed from blue ice crystals, and fiercely chiseled into the constantly shrinking gap. There was a "crack" sound, and ice shells covered the gap the size of a head and spread around. The recovery was immediately effectively curbed. "Bang!"

A loud and powerful gunshot came from a distance, echoing in the forest. The ice shell condensed on the tree trunk gap immediately exploded, accompanied by splashing wood chips. "Bang... shatter..."

Gunshots rang out one after another, and bullets kept hitting the same spot. Each shot deepened and widened the gap. The shooter hidden behind the scenes not only had a terrifying weapon, but also had superb marksmanship. Under the tree, the Maoshan Taoist priest took out a mourning stick wrapped in white cloth strips, threw it to the Yin corpse, and manipulated him to run towards the Tree King. Sun Sensen opened her small mouth and spit out wraiths, which intertwined with each other, weaving into a illusory long whip composed of wraiths. The mourning stick and the God-Beating Whip tacitly whipped the tree trunk.

The fangs and claws waving vines above suddenly froze, and then drooped softly. The Tree King's soul was injured and fell into a daze.

Seizing the opportunity, the Witch Gu Masters transformed into Gu one after another, spread their elytra and wings, and led the Fire Masters and Enchantment Demons into the air, rushing towards the fifty-meter high place. For a time, fireballs, fire spears, and fire knives exploded one after another, with heat waves rolling and flames soaring into the sky. And Enchantment Demons used armor-piercing blades to create a bleeding effect, curbing the Tree King's recovery.

The Lingjing Xingzhe of the evil camp and the orthodox camp rarely fought side by side, working together and dealing tons of damage.

At the gap fifty meters from the tree trunk, wood chips flew, constantly deepening and widening, gradually flowing out crimson liquid. There were fewer and fewer fibers, and tender red flesh appeared.

"I see the Tree Heart! Wrapped in a layer of flesh wall, it can't be pierced!" An Enchantment Demon fell rapidly and shouted.

The next second, he was torn apart in mid-air by a vine, and more and more Fire Masters and Witch Gu Masters were slapped into a bloody mess like mosquitoes. The Tree King broke free from the influence of the God-Beating Whip and the mourning stick, felt a strong crisis, and counterattacked frantically.

At the same time, the surrounding trees showed human faces, staring at everyone with hatred. Dense vines and roots either wrapped or wound around, attacking everyone. The casual cultivators were powerless to deal with the Tree King and tried their best to entangle the attacks from the tree demons. "Send me up!"

A young man holding straight knives in each hand shouted in a low voice. "Jiulouyu, I'll leave it to you,"

Guan Zhongkuibao pulled his palms towards the ground, and the mud under Jiulouyu's feet bulged, and a towering giant hand broke through the soil, holding him high. Just as the giant hand rushed up a dozen meters, several vines crossed and slapped down, crackling and snapping, and the hand made of soil and stone was torn apart. Jiulouyu leaped forward, seemingly dangerous but actually nimbly leaping out of the intertwined gaps of the vines, and inevitably fell downwards. "Whoosh..."

A water column soared into the sky, spraying on Jiulouyu, and pushed him up a few meters, and just happened to avoid a sweeping vine. At the same time, Jiang Jingwei strode out, condensing a white fireball in her palm, and threw it out with all her strength like a shot put. Boom!

The fireball exploded below Jiulouyu, and the unimaginable violent air wave instantly pushed him away, but the disordered air wave also caused Jiulouyu to lose his balance and uncontrollably roll in the air.

At that moment, A Yi, who had repaired his wounds, flapped his wings and came, like a fighter jet, caught Jiulouyu, took him and rushed straight, sending him into the gap with a diameter of one meter. Pa da.

Jiulouyu stepped on the edge of the gap with both feet, his spine arched back like a bow, and the two knives burst out with dazzling white light, and with a splitting posture, he desperately chiseled the two knives into the heart wrapped in the flesh wall. Large streams of blood spurted out of the gap, staining Jiulouyu with blood.

The vines waving in the sky suddenly stagnated, and then drooped weakly. The pair of cold eyes embedded in the snake-scale bark slowly closed and hid back into the tree trunk. The surrounding tree demons also lost their activity and returned to ordinary plants. Approaching the pool, Zhang Yuanqing used Night Travel, hid his figure, and moved forward quietly.

Soon, he saw the pool, and the fruit trees growing around the pool, with strings of heavy berries hanging on the branches.

But Zhang Yuanqing didn't immediately pick the berries, not because of the mountain monkeys climbing on the branches or scratching lice and playing by the pool, but because he was afraid of the Monkey King sleeping soundly on the bluestone by the pool.

The Monkey King is about three meters tall, with thick and dense white fur covering his body. His palms and fingers are black, and his face is also black. A monkey with bright yellow fur leaned lazily in the arms of the white-haired Monkey King, wagging its tail from time to time and calling softly. At this time, a male monkey slightly larger than the yellow-haired monkey quietly approached, snatched the monkey with bright fur away, dragged it a few meters away, and then cocked its tail, lay on the monkey with bright fur, and moved rapidly.

The female monkey was unwilling at first and called a few times, then lay on the ground, raised its buttocks, and was half-hearted. "Is it too brave to steal the king's woman? The Monkey King hasn't even woken up." Zhang Yuanqing was more confident.

However, the Monkey King in the Saint Realm must have powerful and terrifying senses. If he is discovered while picking secretly, he will not be able to escape at all. Night Travel can cover up the smell and sound, but it cannot cover up the movement caused when running, such as the body touching leaves and shrubs, causing them to shake. For safety's sake, he had to find a way to lead the Monkey King away. Zhang Yuanqing's heart moved and he retreated silently. When he retreated to a distance he felt was safe, he canceled Night Travel and spat out Little Doubi. "Aba!"

Little Doubi lay on the ground, tilting its head and looking at its owner.

Zhang Yuanqing squatted down, touching the sparsely haired head, entrusting the baby, who was only a few months old, with an important task: "You crawl over there, pick a bunch of fruits, and run away quickly after picking them. Run as far as you can." Little Doubi made an "Aba" sound and deftly drilled into the bushes. Zhang Yuanqing used Night Travel again and groped towards the pool. He returned to the original place and waited silently.

About half a minute later, he saw a sparsely haired head protruding from the bushes opposite the pool. Then, a baby less than an adult's arm length climbed up a fruit tree quickly.

Zhang Yuanqing's eyes were constantly alert towards the sleeping Monkey King. The reason he chose Little Doubi instead of using his own Spirit Travel or summoning the Ghost Bride was because Little Doubi's aura was weak. Although the Monkey King was not a Night Watcher profession, he was still a Saint, and his mental power was strong. It was hard to guarantee that the latter two would not be sensed by it.

"Good, it hasn't discovered Little Doubi." Seeing that the Monkey King was still sleeping soundly, and did not notice that a weak spirit body had come to its territory, Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief. Under his gaze, Little Doubi climbed up the tree trunk to a branch, hugged a string of red berries, and used its spirit body power to forcefully break it off. Crack!

The string of berries left the branch and fell straight down. Little Doubi successfully fell from the branch, with the berries on its head, and flailed its limbs, escaping quickly. "Squeak~"

Seeing this scene, the mountain monkeys on the tree were stunned and pointed at the string of berries that flew away on its own, making rapid and sharp calls. The squeaks attracted the attention of more mountain monkeys, followed by more squeaks, and finally awakened the sleeping Monkey King. A few meters away, the two monkeys who were intensely procreating suddenly froze. The male monkey looked blankly at the awakening Monkey King and scratched his head. "Roar~"

The Monkey King roared angrily, bared its sharp teeth, and bit the neck of the male monkey that was still deeply embedded in the female monkey's body, shaking it lethally. The nearby mountain monkeys jumped up and down, pointing at the distance and squeaking.

The Monkey King listened for a few seconds, a flash of anger in his black eyes. He spat out the dead male monkey, let out a deep growl, and his tall and heavy body leaped up, directly crossing the pool more than ten meters wide. In the "dong dong dong" of his mad dash, he pursued the little thief who dared to steal the clan's food. Seeing that the leader had set out, the mountain monkeys dared to chase after him.

Seeing that the situation was urgent, Zhang Yuanqing quickly ran towards the pool, approached the nearest fruit tree, leaped up, and broke off a half-meter long branch, with four strings of red berries hanging on it.

As soon as the branch was broken, it disappeared under the influence of Night Travel.

Zhang Yuanqing did not stop and turned around to run, while giving Little Doubi the instruction to discard the berries and escape quickly. The spirit servant had no physical body and would not make any noise. The Monkey King could not lock on to Little Doubi.

He ran hundreds of meters in one breath, and stopped with his back against a tall tree, waiting for Little Doubi to meet up, while examining the half-cut branch in his hand. "Is there any effect? I'll know after eating one."

Zhang Yuanqing picked a red fruit the size of a longan, put it in his mouth. The berry was sweet and sour, and melted in his mouth. A warm current poured into his stomach, and then led to his limbs and bones, bringing a lazy warmth and dispelling fatigue. "Chichi..."

A burst of illusory black smoke emerged from his body, and some filth in his body was purified.

The berries have the effect of treating injuries and restoring physical strength. No wonder it is said to pick wild fruits when the body is unwell. What is this black smoke? It seems like I've been purified. Zhang Yuanqing's heart moved and he had a guess:

*Controlling the Guard is Here*

The purification of black smoke means that his faction has been cleaned or has changed. "Go back and verify if I can enter the central forest."

Soon, Zhang Yuanqing met up with Little Doubi, swallowed the little spirit servant, and returned to the place where he separated from the guide dog and Mudan Xianzi (Peony Fairy).

The scene was a mess, with trees falling, gullies crisscrossing, and large chunks of soil overturned, as if there had been a large-scale logging operation, leaving behind a desolate scene.

Asano Ryo lay on the ground covered in blood, her chest rising and falling sharply. Her Ice Soul Knife was inserted diagonally beside her. Her left calf was bent, and the bone pierced the flesh, with blood flowing everywhere. Xue Qiangwei (Blood Rose) stood blankly aside, covered in mud, her T-shirt torn on her back, and the nano-bodysuit worn inside was also torn, revealing her snow-white jade back, with flesh and blood blooming on her back.

Mudan Xianzi (Peony Fairy) squatted beside Asano Ryo, gently pressing her palm on the wound on her calf, with a soft green light flashing in her palm. This is the healing skill of the Recovery Artificer.

It can quickly stop bleeding and repair wounds, but it is not enough to reconnect broken bones.

"It seems she survived the second crisis." Zhang Yuanqing stepped forward, looked around, and confirmed that the guide dog was not in danger. Hearing a familiar voice, Mudan Xianzi (Peony Fairy) felt happy in her heart, turned her head, and stared in astonishment at the section of tree branch in Zhang Yuanqing's hand, and said, "You, you've been gone for so long, and you only brought back a few strings of red fruits?" Zhang Yuanqing dropped a few red fruits and said, "Feed her."

After saying that, he walked straight to the notice board in the distance, stopped by the board, took a deep breath, and strode forward. This time, he easily passed the notice board without encountering the obstruction of the invisible barrier. [Ding! You have entered the central forest. Side Quest 1 has been completed, reward 20 points] [Ding! You are the first traveler to meet the conditions, reward 100 points] [Ding! Your faction is the Mountain God! Please remember your faction] [Ding! Side Quest 2 is refreshing...please team up] The quest prompts ended here.

"You need to team up to refresh the quest? It's not possible to enter alone?" Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a few seconds, went back to the notice board, glanced at the notice board, and found that a map had appeared on it.

A very complex maze map.

"The lines are drawn messily, even ten brains can't remember it," Zhang Yuanqing muttered, retracted his gaze, and looked at the guide dog and Mudan Xianzi (Peony Fairy). Asano Ryo's pale face had gradually turned rosy, and her bent calf had returned to straight. Carrying the Ice Soul Knife, she walked limping, happily, and said,

"My leg is healed, Wang Tai, I will repay you. If I can leave the Slaughter Dungeon alive...um, you just entered the second level, right? I saw you go in, how did you do it?"

"How to repay? If it's a Yuki-onna-style repayment, I can look forward to it."

"You can enter by eating the fruit!" Zhang Yuanqing casually explained and looked at the buxom woman: "Mudan, have you eaten it?" Mudan Xianzi (Peony Fairy) nodded slightly, staring at him with an incredibly strange look. She had just seen Yuanshi Tianzun rush to the top of the points list.

"No way, it's impossible, the Yin corpse is wrong, and the personality is not right, but Wang Tai is so good at clearing dungeons..." Mudan Xianzi (Peony Fairy)'s heart was jumping "thump thump," and she didn't know what she was expecting. She took a deep breath and was about to ask the question in her heart, but found that the sky suddenly darkened. The last ray of afterglow sank into the horizon. Night fell.

The dungeon prompt came to Mudan Xianzi (Peony Fairy)'s ears.

[Ding! The mountain monkeys living in the forest have been brutally slaughtered by outside visitors. The Monkey King is furious. Prepare to welcome its anger!] [Ding! Night is falling, and the mountain ghosts hiding in the mountains are about to appear. Please escape from here as soon as possible and enter the central forest area.]

"Monkey King, mountain ghosts, it's exactly as he predicted..." Mudan Xianzi (Peony Fairy) couldn't help but look at Wang Tai again. Just as she was about to say something, her heart suddenly sank and she cried out, "The Five Elements Alliance colleagues are in danger."

"Success!"

Watching Jiulouyu destroy the heart wrapped in the flesh wall, watching the surrounding movements disappear, the Lingjing Xingzhe below were overjoyed. They used their strengths and sacrificed more than a dozen Lingjing Xingzhe, and the cost was very heavy. But fortunately, they finally pushed down this boss. With so many experts working together, even a Saint would be killed for you to see. "Damn, this is just the outer layer of the Slaughter Dungeon, it's more terrifying than an S-level dungeon." A Fire Master spat. "Wait, wait, why isn't there a quest prompt? No points reward?" A casual cultivator asked in confusion.

As soon as the words fell