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Chapter 555 The Terrifying Guardian

Zhou Wen's heart skipped a beat as he sensed something amiss. He subconsciously switched to the Inverse Ancient Emperor and used the Demon Dragon True Body. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon roared and spewed out dragon breath.

Boom!

The blood-colored avatar and Six-Winged felt as though they had been struck by lightning. The blood-colored avatar's hands involuntarily released the Golden Battle God Halberd as his body flew backward. Like a cannonball, they slammed into the mountain wall, producing a large and small hole.

Zhou Wen felt that the blood-colored avatar was seriously injured, but thankfully, it wasn't dead. This time, it wasn't instantly killed by the creature inside the cocoon. Just as he was about to leave the cave, he saw a golden beam flash in front of him. The Golden Battle God Halberd flew over and nailed the blood-colored avatar's body. It penetrated its chest and the game screen instantly turned black.

This fellow is a little too strong. The six-winged seraphim should be much weaker than her, right? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed. He only wanted to get a drop of blood, but he still ended up being killed.

However, Zhou Wen realized something. His encounter with her this time was clearly different from before. Her body seemed to have grown quite a bit.

When he first came, the creature in the cocoon was still sleeping. She only woke up after he had injured her.

This time, it was obvious that she had completely woken up. Her body had also developed more perfectly. Every time he saw her, she was somewhat different. This was clearly different from the other dimensional creatures in-game.

According to The Thearch, the creatures in the cocoons should be the guardians of the various species. Then, can I drip my blood on the cocoon like John? If I can obtain her approval, will she become my guardian? It looks like she's clearly much stronger than the six-winged seraphim. This thought flashed through Zhou Wen's mind.

However, it was only for an instant. He had many secrets. He definitely could not let an intelligent being who could betray him follow him around 24/7.

Since I can't do it by force, I'll have to sneak an attack. Zhou Wen entered Ant City again, but he had learned his lesson this time. He didn't directly face the creature inside the cocoon.

First, he used the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon as bait. The blood-colored avatar and Demonic Neonate hid in the ant honey pool, silently waiting for an opportunity.

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon blasted open the white cocoon. The creature inside the cocoon only took a glance at it before it was sent flying.

From the perspective of the third party, it was even more shocking. The powerful Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was already considered a top-notch Mythical creature, yet its huge body was actually blasted away by her gaze.

Zhou Wen and Demonic Neonate didn't sit idle. The blood-colored avatar held the Golden Battle God Halberd and instantly teleported behind the creature inside the cocoon. The tip of the Golden Battle God Halberd was about to touch her back. As long as Zhou Wen thrust it a little further forward, the Golden Divine Light could stab through her skin and cause a drop of blood to drip out.

However, just as Zhou Wen teleported out, he saw the creature turn her head to look at him.

Boom!

Zhou Wen's body flew out like a cannonball. Soon, the game screen turned black again.

Is the guardian really only at the Mythical stage? Apart from The Thearch whose strength is unknown, she's many times stronger than any Mythical creature I've ever seen. Zhou Wen felt that this fellow wasn't as simple as a Mythical creature.

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was considered a top-notch Mythical creature. Although it did not have any offensive miracle, it should not have been so easily killed by someone of the same level.

Zhou Wen suspected that the guardian could break through the limits of the Mythical stage. If not, it meant that her skills, Life Soul, and other aspects were already heaven-defying.

After dying twice, Zhou Wen didn't head to Ant City again.

"Thearch, how can the guardian you mentioned last time be contracted?" Zhou Wen sent a probing message to The Thearch.

However, The Thearch didn't reply. He didn't know what she was doing. He hadn't seen her appear recently.

Before Zhou Wen headed to Ant City again, he needed to think of a perfect solution. Making blind attempts was pointless.

I wonder if the crystal mirror transformed from a Sun Beast can reflect her gaze. Zhou Wen thought as he grinded.

Ding!

Suddenly, a strange sound entered Zhou Wen's ears. He turned his head and saw a Companion Egg drop beside the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. It was a Sun Beast Companion Egg.

Zhou Wen was delighted as he hurriedly went over to pick up the Companion Egg. After hatching it, he had another Sun Beast Companion Beast. Their stats were about the same.

Unfortunately, the crystal mirror was too small. Even with two crystal mirrors, they couldn't completely block Zhou Wen's body.

There are two crystal mirrors. I can try fusion. Zhou Wen decided to give it a try. If he could produce a full-body mirror armor, his entire body would be equivalent to a mirror. Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World would naturally be useless to him.

However, the crystal mirror's compatibility with armor beasts was too low. With a fusion compatibility of about 40%, failure was easy.

Typically, armor is made of metal while the crystal mirror is crystal. Could this be the reason why the compatibility is relatively low? Zhou Wen thought for a moment before heading to the Curse Demon Palace and grinding out a Stone Armor Companion Beast.

He placed them together, and indeed, the compatibility was much higher, reaching 61.

Indeed, this is the case. However, the skills and Life Providence of this Stone Armor are lacking. Most importantly, this isn't a full-body armor. There's no way to cover my whole body. Zhou Wen searched online and discovered that there were quite a number of jade-type Companion Beasts that could become full-body armor.

After looking through a lot of information, Zhou Wen decided to buy a jade armor-type Companion Beast to fuse.

He still had a large number of Essence Crystals. It wasn't difficult to buy an Epic Companion Egg. Zhou Wen decided to head to the Companion Egg shop. Whatever Companion Eggs were online might also be on sale at the local Companion Egg shops.However, Zhou Wen didn't go to Qin Xiyuan's shop. He had a nagging feeling that there was something wrong with Qin Xiyuan. If he could avoid him, he would rather not interact with him.

Zhou Wen remembered that his classmate, Luo Xuan, owned a Companion Beast shop. Therefore, he contacted Luo Xuan and asked him about jade armor-type beasts.

Luo Xuan said that his shop should have one, but he still needed to take a look at the specific ones before he could tell him in detail. He told Zhou Wen to visit his shop.

When Zhou Wen arrived at Luo Xuan's pet shop, Luo Xuan rushed back.

"Jade armor-type Companion Beasts are considered quite common. Compared to metal and wood armor, the price of the jade armor is relatively cheap, but not by much. After all, you want an Epic Companion Egg." Luo Xuan personally led Zhou Wen to his store to see the jade-type Companion Beast.

"Is there jade armor that can wrap the entire body? It's best if there's no gap at all." Zhou Wen asked as he looked around.

"It's really not easy to find. Jade armor is heavy to begin with. If it's full-body armor, it's inconvenient for movement." Luo Xuan thought for a moment before saying, "However, we do have an Epic Companion Egg like that in our shop, but in terms of price, it might be more expensive than the typical Epic Companion Egg."

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Chapter 556 Killing Torch Dragon

Zhou Wen left the shop with a crystalline jade-type Companion Egg in his bag.

This Companion Egg was an Epic jade terracotta. It had dropped from an ancient tomb dimensional zone. There were more clay terracotta and bronze terracotta. Jade terracotta was a rare breed.

This type of terracotta had armor as their companion forms. Because jade terracotta was rare, it was much more expensive.

Zhou Wen used his phone to look at the stats of the jade terracotta Companion Egg. It was pretty good and could be considered quite a top-notch Epic stage.

Spirit-Protecting Jade Terracotta: Epic

Life Providence: Unaging Undying

Life Soul: Guardian Spirit.

Strength: 39

Speed: 28

Constitution: 40

Essence Energy: 40

Talent Skill: Clear Jade Shield.

Companion Form: Armor

Apart from speed, the Spirit-Protecting Jade Terracotta was top-notch at the Epic stage. However, Zhou Wen only wanted its companion form. Speed didn't matter.

He had used his phone to match with the Sun Beast. The Spirit-Protecting Jade Terracotta had a compatibility of 91% with the Sun Beast, which was much higher than the Stone Armor.

After returning to his dorm, Zhou Wen couldn't wait to hatch the Spirit-Protecting Jade Terracotta. Then, he placed it in the same panel with the Sun Beast.

I hope there will be a good outcome. Zhou Wen had spent all his money to buy the Spirit-Protecting Jade Terracotta.

Although he had a lot of Essence Crystals, he could not cash them out. Naturally, he couldn't use them for direct payment.

Would fusing the armor and mirror together have a perfect ending—a mirror-surfaced armor—like Zhou Wen's imagination? Zhou Wen didn't have any confidence. However, he had no choice but to give it a try.

Seeing the two pets emit a resplendent glow and gradually fuse into one, Zhou Wen's heart leaped to his throat.

The fusion easily succeeded, but success wasn't the main point. It was very difficult to fail with 91% compatibility. Whether it could become what Zhou Wen needed was the crux.

After a while, Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss. Why didn't the light dissipate? On careful look, it had already been successfully fused. However, the new pet emitted a resplendent glow like the sun, preventing Zhou Wen from seeing it clearly.

After taking a closer look, he realized that the new pet was like a crystal and was emitting a dazzling light. It was still in the form of the jade terracotta.

Please let it be armor... Armor... He was delighted and quickly checked the information about his new pet.

Jade Crystal Spirit: Epic

Life Providence: Unaging Undying

Life Soul: Guardian Spirit.

Strength: 40

Speed: 31

Constitution: 40

Essence Energy: 40

Talent Skill: Jade Crystal Light Shield.

Companion Form: Armor

Zhou Wen was overjoyed as he hurriedly summoned the Jade Crystal Spirit in companion form. Soon, a crystal armor appeared around him, enveloping his entire body.

Zhou Wen looked at himself in the mirror and nearly jumped up in excitement. The armor on his body was like a crystalline mirror, clearly reflecting everything around him. At a glance, he imagined that his body had vanished.

Zhou Wen felt as though he had eaten the Fruit of Life. All his pores effused with pleasure. He had never had such a smooth, successful fusion of pets. To Zhou Wen, it was a miracle.

He could not wait to enter the game and go to the temple in the Jade Crystal Spirit armor. He wanted to see if such armor could block the Bright Torch Vision World.

Just like before, Zhou Wen flew behind Torch Dragon and stabbed the Golden Battle God Halberd into its back. Amidst the pain, rows of eyes appeared on both sides of its body. Each eye had the Bright Torch Vision World ability.

Almost instantly, the dragon wings on Zhou Wen's back and the Golden Battle God Halberd in his hand vanished. They reflected in Torch Dragon's eyes, but the blood-colored avatar in the Jade Crystal Spirit armor was fine.

It really works! Zhou Wen felt relieved. He knew that he could finally kill Torch Dragon.

As expected, Torch Dragon's enraged state did not last for long. In just a minute, other than its pair of snake eyes, the rest of its eyes closed.

However, that minute felt like a century to Zhou Wen.

Without the speed augmentation of the dragon wings, Zhou Wen found it a struggle to dodge using only Transcendent Flying Immortal. He was nearly killed a few times.

Thankfully, with Slaughterer's infinite Essence Energy supporting him, Zhou Wen maintained his Transcendent Flying Immortal state. At the same time, he used Ghost Steps. Under the high pressure, he fused the two Essence Energy Skills and constantly shuttled through the pillars in the palace. He managed to survive until finally, the eyes on Torch Dragon's body closed.

After Torch Dragon closed its eyes, its aura weakened greatly. It was as if it had been drained of all energy.

However, without the Golden Battle God Halberd, Zhou Wen couldn't kill it. In the end, he was still killed by Torch Dragon.

Zhou Wen didn't feel depressed about the death. He was calm. He knew that he could finally go to the ruins to kill Torch Dragon.

He dripped another drop of blood to revive and entered the game dungeon. Now, Zhou Wen was especially calm because he knew that Torch Dragon was no longer his obstacle.

He came in front of Torch Dragon once again. The instant the Golden Battle God Halberd stabbed Torch Dragon, Zhou Wen unsummoned it and the dragon wings and rapidly retreated.

As expected, Torch Dragon's eyes opened all across its body like before.

Zhou Wen kept using his movement technique to circle around the metal columns. Torch Dragon, who was covered in eyes, chased after him desperately like a lantern.

Seconds passed. After barely holding on for a minute, the eyes on Torch Dragon completely shut. Its body seemed to shrivel as its massive body seemed to shrink.

Now... it's my turn... Zhou Wen summoned the dragon wings and Golden Battle God Halberd again as his eyes burned.

After working hard for so long, he had finally overcome this seemingly impossible mountain.

As though sensing the change in Zhou Wen's aura, Torch Dragon shrank back in fear.

"It's too late to be afraid now." Zhou Wen flapped the dragon wings on his back and instantly appeared beside Torch Dragon. The Golden Divine Light at the tip of the Golden Battle God Halberd tore through the poison fog around Torch Dragon and stabbed at its body.

Blood splattered as the Golden Divine Light tore through Torch Dragon's scales and flesh.

Amidst a sharp cry, Torch Dragon spewed out poisonous smoke as black beams shot out from the scales on its body. However, it was already at the end of its rope. Its might was much weaker than before, making it impossible for him to injure Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen's figure flashed as the Golden Battle God Halberd constantly tore apart Torch Dragon's flesh. The palace was filled with dragon blood.

The powerful Torch Dragon finally collapsed at Zhou Wen's feet. When the gigantic body collapsed, the entire palace seemed to tremble.

Looking at Torch Dragon's corpse in the pool of blood, Zhou Wen felt an indescribable sense of joy.

Ding!

As Torch Dragon's corpse slowly disappeared, a black crystal dropped.

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Chapter 557 The Last Day of the Exchange

'Killed Mythical Creature, Torch Dragon youngling. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'

This thing... is a youngling... Zhou Wen couldn't help but be astonished. If it were an adult Torch Dragon, he wondered how strong it would be.

Only one dimensional crystal dropped. When Zhou Wen saw the number, he thought it was just an ordinary dimensional crystal. He couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. However, upon careful scrutiny, he saw that it was a 37-valued Spatial dimensional crystal.

It's a rare spatial stat, and it's 37 points. Zhou Wen was overjoyed as he hurriedly absorbed the Spatial Crystal.

Strands of strange energy fused into Zhou Wen's body, making him feel like his body had changed, but he couldn't tell what changes had happened.

After the Spatial Crystal was completely absorbed, Zhou Wen saw the Spatial state of his rare stats reach 37.

Spatial stat of 37. The requirement for the Jade Lute Crystal is 41 Constitution, 21 Spatial stat, and a Spatial Life Providence and Life Soul. In other words, as long as I raise my Constitution to 41 points, I can absorb the Jade Lute Crystal skill. Zhou Wen was still eyeing the Jade Lute Crystal.

Although no Companion Egg dropped, a special stat was still extremely valuable. Zhou Wen was satisfied and planned on doing it again. Unfortunately, Torch Dragon was the same as the Golden Battle God Halberd. It didn't appear immediately after he respawned the dungeon. It would probably take 24 hours before the Torch Dragon youngling would appear again.

It's time to go to Zhuolu. Zhou Wen planned on heading to Zhuolu while waiting for the dungeon to respawn. As long as he grinded twice and confirmed that he could kill Torch Dragon safely, he would immediately enter the ruins.

He could ignore the chick and antelope. If the two of them didn't see Zhou Wen return, they would definitely head to Wang Lu's place for free food and drink. They wouldn't starve themselves.

Zhou Wen planned on purchasing some items before heading to Zhuolu.

Just as he walked out of Four Seasons Garden, he bumped into Ming Xiu and Tian Zhenzhen, who were looking for him.

"Coach, our exchange is about to end. I came to say goodbye before we leave," Ming Xiu said.

"So fast?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. He didn't think it had been three months since Ming Xiu had arrived. His days of gaming really passed quickly.

"The three months are up the day after tomorrow. I'm afraid that the school will have other arrangements and that I won't be able to bid you farewell, so I came ahead of time," Ming Xiu said.

Zhou Wen didn't know what to say. He wasn't good at words, nor did he like to make farewell speeches.

"Coach, if you have the time, can you fight me again before I leave?" Ming Xiu clearly wasn't the kind of person who would invite others to a farewell dinner. He wasn't just here to bid Zhou Wen farewell.

"I can do it now," Zhou Wen said with a nod.

"Then let's go to the training ground. I've improved a lot recently. Although I haven't advanced to the Epic stage, I already have some insights," Ming Xiu said excitedly.

The three of them arrived at the training ground and found an empty room. Tian Zhenzhen stood by the side and watched the battle. Zhou Wen and Ming Xiu took their practice weapons and stood there.

"Coach, please give me your guidance." With the sword in hand, Ming Xiu's temperament changed instantly. The warmth from before vanished. His being was even more terrifying and cold than the sword in his hand.

Zhou Wen wielded the practice sword and displayed the stance of Transcendent Flying Immortal. Since Ming Xiu specially came to spar with him before leaving, Zhou Wen didn't want to brush him off.

Ming Xiu held his sword. At the instant his aura reached its peak, he unsheathed his sword and transformed into a stream of light that stabbed Zhou Wen.

It was like the last ray of light on the horizon during sunset. Ming Xiu's sword was gorgeous and resolute. It was the last ray of light, and also the final bloom.

Although they were both focused on speed, Ming Xiu's sword techniques and Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques exuded a completely different feeling.

Tian Zhenzhen watched Ming Xiu's strike from the side. Her eyes were filled with anticipation, hoping that the strike would surprise Zhou Wen.

She had been practicing with Ming Xiu the entire time. She knew how much hardship Ming Xiu had suffered in order to hone his sword, and she also knew how much Ming Xiu had improved in such a short time. Although she knew that Ming Xiu couldn't defeat Zhou Wen, she also wished to see a look of surprise on Zhou Wen's face. That was the greatest reward for Ming Xiu's hard work.

Tian Zhenzhen knew very well that Zhou Wen's shocked expression was more important than any other person's praise for Ming Xiu.

However, Zhou Wen didn't show any expression. With a slight movement of his practice sword, he blocked Ming Xiu's sword. Although Ming Xiu's sword was fast and ruthless, it was still too slow for Zhou Wen.

Ming Xiu couldn't help but feel a little discouraged when he saw Zhou Wen easily block his sword that was infused with everything. He stood there with his sword in hand.

"What are you waiting for? Continue," Zhou Wen said when he saw Ming Xiu pause.

Ming Xiu's eyes narrowed. He gripped the sword in his hand tightly and swung it again. Like before, his sword was as fast as lightning.

However, Zhou Wen still casually brandished his sword and blocked Ming Xiu's sword. However, this time, Ming Xiu didn't hesitate or stop as he struck again.

Tian Zhenzhen was filled with disappointment. Ming Xiu had clearly put in so much effort, but Zhou Wen was still able to easily block his sword art.

Ming Xiu constantly attacked Zhou Wen from all directions. His sword technique was like meteors that streaked across the sky, but Zhou Wen didn't use his strongest strike. He even remained in place. All he did was wave his sword and block Ming Xiu's incoming strikes.

Tian Zhenzhen could not help but smile bitterly. She knew that the difference between the two of them was too great. It was so great that it left one in despair.

Looking at Ming Xiu, who constantly attacked Zhou Wen but failed to make him even take a single step, Tian Zhenzhen felt her heart almost shatter. She really didn't wish to see Ming Xiu suffer such a blow.

Ming Xiu had put so much effort into improving his sword techniques that when they failed she wanted to rush forward and stop him from continuing the battle. She didn't want Ming Xiu to suffer such humiliation again.

"If I were you, I wouldn't disturb him." A voice sounded beside her. Tian Zhenzhen was too engrossed and hadn't noticed someone standing beside her.

"President Wei?" Tian Zhenzhen turned around and realized that the person was the president of the student council, Wei Ge.

Wei Ge looked at the battle between Zhou Wen and Ming Xiu and said, "No one is born to be a winner. Every man will experience countless failures in his life. However, some men will never get up again after failing. As for some men, they will get up and continue advancing after failing, ultimately becoming geniuses in the eyes of others. Trust him. Don't stand in front of him. Don't block his path. Just trust him."

Tian Zhenzhen didn't understand him, but his words dispelled her urge to rush over.

Ming Xiu's sword constantly slashed out, but it was also constantly blocked by Zhou Wen.

Wei Ge's eyes narrowed. He could tell that Ming Xiu's sword technique was evolving. He was searching for all possibilities. As long as he could get up and continue advancing, he would not lose.

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Chapter 558 Tomorrow Sword Ar

Zhou Wen's sword art looked ordinary, but he had already used Transcendent Flying Immortal's technique. However, he didn't take the initiative to attack and only used it to defend. No one could tell what was so profound about it.

However, even defense alone gave Ming Xiu a lot of pressure. Just like when Zhou Wen and Xia Xuanyue fought, Xia Xuanyue used the Path to Snatching Heaven to pressure Zhou Wen.

However, Zhou Wen's movement technique wasn't the Path to Snatching Heaven. It wasn't that aggressive. He was only defending, but it made Ming Xiu feel as if he would be killed by Zhou Wen if he didn't attack.

Therefore, Ming Xiu could only continuously attack and attack. If it was an ordinary person, under such pressure, they would probably be scared out of their wits. Their willpower would soon collapse, and they would give up on resisting or end up risking their lives.

However, Ming Xiu didn't give up. Under such pressure, he constantly searched for an opportunity to defeat Zhou Wen. He constantly attacked with his sword.

This won't do... Not this either... Ming Xiu kept trying, but no matter how fast his sword was, no matter how gorgeous his technique was, or how brilliant his strikes were, they were perfectly parried by Zhou Wen.

What do I have to do to break through the Coach's defense? Ming Xiu had already tried his best. He had already tried everything he could, but he couldn't think of any better methods.

Ming Xiu knew that this couldn't continue. Once his train of thought was severed, his sword's might would weaken. When that happened, Zhou Wen would counterattack.

This was his last battle with Zhou Wen before he left. He didn't wish to leave it just like that.

What should I do... what should I do... Countless thoughts flashed across Ming Xiu's mind.

Ming Xiu suddenly felt that this situation was a little familiar. He seemed to have experienced this before.

Soon, Ming Xiu remembered why this situation was so familiar. It was because he had faced the same predicament when he was young.

At that time, he had only been practicing his sword techniques for a short period of time. He was small and weak in strength—he was only three years old. The other students who practiced with him were already six or seven years old. Therefore, during any sparring, the difference in strength was huge and Ming Xiu was always defeated by his classmates because he was too weak.

He lost terribly in the daily sparrings. With Ming Xiu's temper, he naturally couldn't accept it. At that time, he often thought that if he could grow up faster and become as strong as his classmates, he would definitely not lose.

Unfortunately, it was impossible for him to grow up overnight. However, ever since then, Ming Xiu constantly upped the ante when it came to training. He kept honing his skills. Although he was very young, after a few months he was able to fight against his classmates who were a few years older than him. A year later, no classmate was his match.

The predicament back then was the same as the present predicament. Zhou Wen was much stronger than him in every aspect. The difference was that even with technique, he still couldn't beat Zhou Wen.

When I was young, I couldn't fulfill that fantasy. But now, it's not impossible to realize it. I can do it in another way... Ming Xiu seemed to have made a decision in his heart, and his gaze became sharper.

"His gaze is different," Wei Ge said with narrowed eyes.

"What do you mean his gaze is different?" Tian Zhenzhen asked doubtfully.

"Watch his next move. Perhaps this will be a very important moment in his life," Wei Ge said without elaboration.

Tian Zhenzhen had no choice but to stare at Ming Xiu. She wanted to know how different his next strike would be.

Ming Xiu held his sword as sword beams flashed like meteors. From Tian Zhenzhen's point of view, this strike was no different from many of his previous strikes. They were all so fast and furious, but such strikes couldn't defeat Zhou Wen.

She had already seen it countless times. Such a magnificent sword art had been easily blocked by Zhou Wen. There had been no exception.

Indeed, Zhou Wen's sword blocked Ming Xiu's sword again, but at the instant the two swords clashed, everyone was astonished to realize that Zhou Wen's sword had missed. It failed to block Ming Xiu's sword.

As for Ming Xiu's sword, it acted as a late student. After Zhou Wen's sword swept over, his sword stabbed towards Zhou Wen's heart.

"Alright! Zhou Wen made a mistake!" Tian Zhenzhen jumped up in excitement. She thought that it was Zhou Wen's mistake.

Clang!

However, in the next second, Zhou Wen's sword hilt slumped downwards and struck Ming Xiu's sword tip. It sent Ming Xiu's sword to the side, preventing him from stabbing him.

"That wasn't Zhou Wen's mistake, but a result of Ming Xiu's deliberate actions. The late sword wasn't even seen by Zhou Wen. It nearly hit him. It's really interesting." Wei Ge revealed a teasing expression.

Ming Xiu had already ceased his attack. He did not continue fighting and sheathed his sword.

Zhou Wen's sword-wielding hand drooped down as he allowed the tip of the sword to stick to the ground.

"Nice sword art. What's the name of that strike?" Zhou Wen asked Ming Xiu.

"It doesn't have a name yet. Coach, if you don't mind, you can give it a name," Ming Xiu said.

Zhou Wen didn't decline. After some thought, he said, "Since it's a late strike, let's call it Tomorrow Sword Art."

"Sword of Tomorrow... Tomorrow Sword Art... Alright... I'll call it Tomorrow Sword Art..." Ming Xiu seemed to like this name very much and decided to go with it.

"Then, let me see how far your Tomorrow Sword Art can go." Zhou Wen narrowed his eyes as he stared at the sword in Ming Xiu's hand. He felt his confidence and inspiration erupt due to Ming Xiu's strike. His mind was at peak activity.

"Coach, please appraise my Tomorrow Sword Art!" Ming Xiu gripped the hilt of his sword. It was as if he had entered a mysterious realm that was surreal.

Ka-Cha!

The practice sword and scabbard in Ming Xiu's hand actually broke apart. Cracks spread out on the scabbard. In the blink of an eye, the scabbard shattered, along with the sword hilt that Ming Xiu was holding.

It was not strange that the practice sword shattered. The strange thing was that after the practice sword and scabbard crumbled, he still held a sword in his hand. It was a transparent sword of light, and a terrifying sword intent radiated from it.

"Life Soul... Is that a Life Soul?" Tian Zhenzhen could not believe her judgment and asked Wei Ge.

"Yes, that's a Life Soul. It's really enviable. He's still so young, but he has already comprehended a Life Soul," said Wei Ge. He was truly envious.

If he had met Zhou Wen earlier and come to a realization earlier, he wouldn't have wasted so much time doing other meaningless things. Perhaps he could have been like Feng Qiuyan and Ming Xiu, with such shocking achievements at a young age.

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Chapter 559 Peerless Duo

When the terrifying sword intent reached its peak, it suddenly retracted. In an instant, it completely converged, and the transparent sword beam in Ming Xiu's hand stabbed out.

This wasn't a late strike, but a strike from the future. Ming Xiu's sword was unbelievably fast as though it had broken through his limits. It transcended space and time as it stabbed at Zhou Wen.

The eruption of this strike was so sudden, fast, and bizarre that Tian Zhenzhen was unable to keep up with it. She did not even see how the strike was thrust out when she heard a clang.

The practice sword in Zhou Wen's hand had already snapped. As for the transparent beam sword in Ming Xiu's hand, it had been sheathed at some point in time.

"Tomorrow after tomorrow. How many tomorrows would there be? If you have the will, why wait until tomorrow? Live in the moment, and let the Sword of Tomorrow slay all grudges. Good sword technique!" Wei Ge praised.

Tian Zhenzhen only knew that Ming Xiu's strike was very powerful, but she did not know how strong it was or which aspect of it was strong. She kept staring, but she couldn't tell.

"Thank you for your guidance, Coach. I'll be leaving." Ming Xiu bowed seriously and then turned to leave the practice room.

"Ming Xiu, you have finally won. Furthermore, you have condensed a Life Soul. You are only seventeen years old. It's great that you reached the Epic stage at seventeen," Tian Zhenzhen chased after him and said excitedly.

"No, I lost." Ming Xiu shook his head.

"How can that be? I saw you snap Zhou Wen's sword. You definitely won!" Tian Zhenzhen exclaimed.

"That's because Coach used a practice sword, while mine was a Life Soul Sword. That's why he blocked my sword. It was only because the practice sword was too weak that it snapped. Even so, my sword still failed to injure him, nor was it able to force him to attack. Indeed, I'm still too inferior. However, I now have a direction. There will come a day when I will catch up with Coach," Ming Xiu said confidently.

"I see. However, you are already very powerful. You are at the Epic stage at 17 years old. If your father knew, he would definitely be overjoyed," Tian Zhenzhen consoled.

"That's right. It's time to go back and make the old man happy. I have to let others decide if the sword art my father passed down is weak or strong." Ming Xiu's eyes were filled with excitement. After all, he was only a seventeen-year-old. He had the zeal of youth.

After Ming Xiu and Tian Zhenzhen left, Zhou Wen was about to leave when Wei Ge stopped him.

"Zhou Wen, can we have a chat?" Wei Ge asked.

"President, what's the matter?" Zhou Wen didn't feel anything special about Wei Ge. He didn't have any negative feelings towards him or a good impression of him. He was just a schoolmate he wasn't familiar with.

"I have a question for you," Wei Ge said.

"Just say whatever you have to say. However, I might not necessarily answer you," Zhou Wen said.

Wei Ge smiled and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. I just want to ask you. After graduating, do you plan on staying in school or going out to make a name of yourself?"

"Everyone's choices are different. I only wish to return to my hometown to game," Zhou Wen said.

When Wei Ge heard Zhou Wen's answer, he was stunned for a long while before he suddenly laughed. "Not bad, not bad. Everyone's choices are different. I was overthinking it."

"Zhou Wen, what game are you playing? I should have a lot of free time in the future. I want to play it too," Wei Ge asked.

"Recently, Huang Ji and I have worked together to develop a new game. If you're interested, you can download it to play. This is the download address." Zhou Wen sent the download address of the game, Dimensional, to Wei Ge.

"Alright, I'll go back and play." Wei Ge downloaded the game and waved goodbye to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen went to the supermarket to buy what he needed before storing them in the chaos space. Then, he informed Li Xuan and company before leaving the school. He headed to Zhuolu alone.

He didn't contact An Sheng. Firstly, An Sheng was still hatching the Companion Egg. Secondly, if he contacted An Sheng, he would definitely enter the temple with him. It would be a meaningless risk.

Zhou Wen already had the confidence to kill Torch Dragon, so it was better for him to do it himself.

Before he left the city, his phone suddenly rang. He took a look at the number and realized that it was from Ouyang Lan. He could not help but mutter inwardly, Don't tell me Ouyang Lan found out so quickly?

"Little Wen, how's your exchange with your schoolmates at the moment?" Ouyang Lan asked out of the blue after he picked up the call.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Wen was puzzled and didn't understand what Ouyang Lan was getting at.

"I'm talking about the exchange student from Bright Prospects College. Aren't you his student tutor? How are you two getting along? Are you close?" Ouyang Lan asked.

Zhou Wen was even more puzzled. Why would Ouyang Lan actually care about this?

He had no idea that Ouyang Lan had arranged for him to become Ming Xiu's student tutor.

"Our relationship isn't bad, I suppose?" Zhou Wen felt that their relationship wasn't bad. At the very least, they hadn't quarreled.

"That's good. What do you think if I let you live with Ming Xiu in the future?" Ouyang Lan asked again.

"Wait, Sis Lan, what do you mean? What do you mean by letting me live with Ming Xiu?" Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss.

Ouyang Lan said, "Do you know what Ming Xiu's Life Providence is?"

"I don't know." Zhou Wen had never cared about this.

"Didn't you say that you have a good relationship with him? Why don't you even know about his Life Providence?" Ouyang Lan didn't wait for Zhou Wen to reply before continuing, "His Life Providence is Peerless Duo. Do you know what it means? It means that there will be two peerless geniuses in the same era."

"And then?" Zhou Wen still didn't understand what this had to do with him.

"Little Wen, I think that you should read more brain-teasers in addition to your cultivation to strengthen your imagination. That's a Peerless Duo. Of course, it requires two people to be able to be called a duo. In other words, those who practice with him will be augmented by his Life Providence. Both parties will have their cultivation speed accelerate. Don't you think that you've improved faster in the past three months?" Ouyang Lan said.

"There's actually such a thing..." Zhou Wen really wasn't aware. Furthermore, he had never cultivated with Ming Xiu. Instead, it was Feng Qiuyan who practiced with Ming Xiu all day.

"Forget it, forget it. Your emotional quotient and reaction are too slow. My relationship with Ming Xiu's family elders isn't bad, so if you can get along well, I can consider letting you live together and cultivate together..."

"Sis Lan... Thank you for your kindness... There's really no need. I'm more used to living alone..." Zhou Wen finally understood why Wang Fei said that the school had designated him as a student tutor and that he couldn't reject it. So it was Ouyang Lan's arrangement.

Unfortunately, he had missed Ouyang Lan's good intentions.

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Chapter 560 Unexpected Discovery

After hanging up, Zhou Wen left Luoyang and rode a Chi towards Zhuolu.

He had been to Zhuolu before, so naturally, he still remembered the way. However, compared to the last trip, the probability of seeing people outside the city was lower.

Many of the roads were already abandoned and lush vegetation could be seen everywhere.

Unless there was a large convoy or a pet transport team passing by, it would be hard to see a lone traveler.

On the way, Zhou Wen encountered some break-out creatures. Although they weren't very strong—at the Legendary stage—it made him even more uneasy.

As the level for break-out creatures dropped, it was very likely that the dimensional zones' seals would weaken further. Wang Mingyuan had said that in another ten years, the dimensional zones would completely have their seals released. From the looks of it, it wasn't a lie.

The Chi's speed was rather fast. Although it wasn't as comfortable as sitting in a car, it could traverse complicated terrain, unlike cars that were easily restricted.

Many roads were destroyed by dimensional creatures. It was getting harder and harder to drive outside the city.

There were also many vines and plants that covered the roads. Other than some roads that often had cars drive through them, it was hard to guarantee smooth-flowing roads.

Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of exhaustion as he traveled day and night. On the third day, he set up a tent and planned on sleeping for a while.

Although he was full of energy and had endless Essence Energy, a person's body and mind wouldn't feel good if they did not sleep for prolonged periods.

The path Zhou Wen took wasn't one visited by convoys, so there weren't many people around. Furthermore, this was a mountain path in the mountainous area, so the chances of encountering people were even lower.

Zhou Wen set up a tent on a platform by the side of the road. It just so happened that the area was empty. Beside it was a cliff without any obstructions. If any foreign creature appeared, it could be discovered ahead of time.

He summoned Six-Winged, Banana Fairy, Doctor Darkness, and other Companion Beasts and got them to guard him. Only then did Zhou Wen feel at ease to fall asleep.

At midnight, Zhou Wen was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly awoken by a pair of tiny hands.

Opening her eyes, he saw Banana Fairy patting his face with her tiny hands. Upon seeing Zhou Wen wake up, Banana Fairy pulled his hand and pointed outside the tent.

"What happened?" Zhou Wen asked Banana Fairy.

Banana Fairy spoke, but he couldn't understand what she was saying. It left Zhou Wen somewhat depressed. After all, she was a Mythical pet. It had been so long, yet she couldn't even learn simple human language.

Zhou Wen could only get up and leave the tent. Six-Winged was sleeping outside the tent, sleeping even more soundly than Zhou Wen.

Doctor Darkness stood at the entrance of the tent without any expression, as though he was in a daze.

These two fellows aren't reliable when compared to Banana Fairy, Zhou Wen thought to himself.

Banana Fairy flew in the air with her banana leaf and pointed at the bottom of the cliff. She made a series of sounds as though she wanted to tell Zhou Wen something.

Zhou Wen walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down. With the help of the moonlight's illumination, he saw something glowing in the forest below.

The flickering light looked very regular. It didn't look like fireflies. Firstly, fireflies weren't that bright. Secondly, Zhou Wen had never heard of a firefly being able to emit red light.

Looking at it from above, it felt like a red alert alarm was flashing under it.

What's down there? A dimensional creature? Although Zhou Wen's eyesight was good, he couldn't see what was glowing red from so far away.

Banana Fairy pulled Zhou Wen and flew down as though she wanted him to follow her down.

Zhou Wen hurriedly pulled Banana Fairy. The world was too terrifying. Many unknown things could cause people to die without knowing why. It wasn't that Zhou Wen wasn't curious, but he couldn't risk his life out of curiosity.

After grabbing Banana Fairy, Zhou Wen summoned more than ten Poison Bats and made them fly down to take a look.

The dozen or so poison bats quickly flew to the forest below the cliff and tore apart the trees and vines, making the red light even clearer.

Zhou Wen switched to Eight Perfections Wisdom and enhanced his vision. He could vaguely see that there seemed to be a red object glowing underground. As it was buried in the soil, only a tiny portion of it could be seen. Zhou Wen couldn't tell what it was.

He ordered the Poison Bats to dig up the soil near that object. They lay on the ground, their claws piercing into the soil covered by fallen leaves as they dug up the soil.

Seeing that the object didn't have any reaction, Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief. However, he didn't dare to be careless. He kept staring at the object and the Poison Bats. Once the Poison Bats had any abnormal reaction, he could immediately react.

Thankfully, the situation that Zhou Wen had expected didn't happen. After digging for a short while, the Poison Bats had dug out a huge hole.

However, from above, he could only see a red ball that was more than four meters in diameter. It was shining brightly, but he could not tell what it was.

Before confirming what it was, Zhou Wen didn't dare let the Poison Bat touch it. After some thought, he put away the tent and other things. Then, he got Six-Winged to fly down the cliff with him.

Looking from the side, it was really a huge ball. It looked like a piece of jade that was half-buried in the soil. The blinking light in it was constantly changing, sometimes strong, sometimes weak. That was why from afar, it looked like it was flickering. In fact, it was constantly glowing.

A dimensional creature? It doesn't look like it. A Companion Egg doesn't seem like it either. What is it? Zhou Wen sized it up but couldn't tell what it was.

Banana Fairy couldn't help but fly above the red ball. Then, she jumped down from the banana leaf and landed on the red ball.

She jumped on the red ball a few times, then with a pop, the red ball cracked.

Zhou Wen jumped in fright. It was already too late to stop her. Thankfully, there wasn't any danger after the red ball split open. The red ball turned into a flower.

The jade-like outer shell was actually its petals. After peeling open layer by layer, the pink pistil inside was revealed, and the glowing object was the pistil.

The moment the flower bloomed, Zhou Wen immediately smelled a rich floral fragrance. With the augmentation of the Eight Perfections Wisdom, he felt that the fragrance was refreshing, one that relaxed his mind.

Banana Fairy had already landed in the pistil. Her tiny hand grabbed some pollen and placed it in her mouth, as though she was eating cotton candy. She quickly swallowed it.

There was a lot of pollen in the flower. After Banana Fairy ate one blob, she grabbed another with both hands. She stuffed it into her mouth and stuffed her cheeks.

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Chapter 561 Competition for the Pollen

A plant-type dimensional creature? Zhou Wen noticed that the flower didn't show any abnormal reaction. It didn't react to anything the Banana Fairy did. He found the plant-type dimensional creature rather strange.

When Zhou Wen saw Banana Fairy enjoying the pollen, he wondered if he should get some flower pollen to give it a try, but that was when he suddenly heard a strange sound nearby.

Zhou Wen looked around and his expression changed slightly. He saw that in the nearby forest, snakes, insects, rats, and ants were all approaching.

Zhou Wen recognized rats, caterpillars, venomous snakes, and centipedes. However, there were many insects that he didn't know at all.

These weren't likely to be real dimensional creatures. Most of them were ordinary creatures in the forest. Some of them were mutated creatures, but they were still a little far from the level of dimensional creatures. They could only be considered mortal.

The snakes, insects, rats, and ants struggled to crawl over. They all rushed towards the huge red flower. As they stepped over each other, many of them either got injured or died.

However, they still charged at the red flower as if they were possessed.

Is it the fragrance of the red flower that attracted them? Zhou Wen thought.

Many insects flew over, but before they could reach the red flower, even more terrifying creatures appeared. They scared the snakes, insects, rats, and ants away. However, the former were unwilling to leave. They loitered around the area.

A caterpillar coruscating with blue light crawled out of the forest. When the ants saw it, they immediately hid far away. They would rather squeeze together and trample on each other than get near it.

Even the temptation of the floral fragrance didn't stop them from fearing the blue-light-emitting caterpillar.

Another break-out creature. Is there a dimensional zone nearby? When Zhou Wen looked up, he realized that another dimensional creature had appeared. It was a butterfly that was as large as a crane. Its body and wings were golden in color. As it flew, it scattered golden specks of light and dust. It was rather eye-catching in the dark night as though it was dancing in a golden galaxy.

However, when the golden dust landed on the snakes, insects, rats, and ants, they all died immediately. Their bodies also turned a faint golden color.

Both the blue-light-emitting caterpillar and the gold-dust butterfly rushed toward the red flower. Clearly, their target was the same.

Banana Fairy, who was enjoying the pollen, saw the gold-dust butterfly and blue-light-emitting caterpillar rushing over. She reached out and grabbed her banana leaf before fanning at them.

The terrifying Grand Yin Wind immediately sent the two flying. However, they remained uninjured, so they quickly rushed over again.

The gold-dust butterfly swooped down at the red flower from the sky. The gold-dust on its body constantly scattered. Unfortunately, it met Banana Fairy and with a wave of her hand, the gold-dust along with the butterfly was sent flying.

Wherever the blue-light-emitting caterpillar crawled, the leaves and soil burned, leaving a blue trail on the ground. However, the blue mark did not seem like a real flame.

However, it shared the same outcome. Before it even approached the red flower, it was blown away by Banana Fairy.

Banana Fairy's Grand Yin Wind was extremely powerful. The two dimensional creatures were sent flying, but didn't suffer any serious injuries. They quickly crawled back, shocking Zhou Wen.

Banana Fairy stuffed flower pollen into her mouth as she waved the banana leaf at the two of them. She didn't allow them to approach the red flower. Clearly, she was afraid that they would snatch the flower pollen from her.

When Zhou Wen saw that the blue-light-emitting caterpillar and the gold-dust butterfly weren't a threat to Banana Fairy, he didn't take action and just watched from the side.

Apart from those two dimensional creatures, no other dimensional creatures appeared. Instead, it was the ordinary snakes, bugs, rats, and ants. No one was willing to leave, but they didn't dare approach. They just watched helplessly from the side.

The butterfly and the caterpillar tried to charge forward many times, but they were blown back by the Grand Yin Wind. However, they still did not give up and continued charging forward.

It seemed a little boring. After a while, Zhou Wen yawned, feeling a little sleepy.

Just as he was thinking about whether he should go back and take a nap, he suddenly felt that something was amiss. Sweeping his gaze over, he saw that many of the snakes, insects, rats, and ants were lying there motionless as if they were dead.

The insects that were flying in the air also staggered and fell from the sky.

Zhou Wen took a careful look and realized that they weren't really dead. They were just asleep.

Something's wrong... Could it be the floral fragrance... Zhou Wen immediately realized the problem.

Zhou Wen hurriedly stopped breathing. Indeed, he felt much less sleepy.

From the looks of it, there is poison in the floral fragrance. Thankfully, my Poison stat is high enough, so I didn't fall asleep like those snakes, insects, rats, and ants. Zhou Wen saw that Banana Fairy, the butterfly, and the caterpillar weren't affected by the floral fragrance and were still warring for the flower pollen.

The ordinary creatures around them had all fallen to the ground and were asleep.

Although Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of the floral fragrance, he felt bored. He drew his saber and slashed at the blue-light-emitting caterpillar and the gold-dust butterfly, killing them.

The gold-dust butterfly didn't leave anything behind, but the blue-light-emitting caterpillar rolled out a sapphire-like bead. It was a Companion Egg.

I never expected my luck to be so good. Zhou Wen took out his phone and snapped at the blue-light-emitting caterpillar's Companion Egg.

Netherworld Caterpillar: Epic

Life Providence: Netherworld Envoy

Life Soul: Netherworld Poison

Strength: 26

Speed: 28

Constitution: 27

Essence Energy: 40

Talent Skill: Myriad Poisons Augmentation

Companion Form: Pill

These stats are rather interesting. Zhou Wen looked at its stats. It was an Epic creature with three attributes that didn't reach 30 points, but its Essence Energy stat was maxed out.

Furthermore, its companion form was something he had never seen before. After some thought, Zhou Wen picked up the Companion Egg and hatched it before turning it into its companion form.

Soon, a blue lotus seed-like pill appeared in Zhou Wen's hand. It looked like a blue medicine pill. It looked beautiful, but Zhou Wen didn't know what effects it would have if he ate it.

What's the use of this thing? I wonder if I can feed it to other dimensional creatures and poison them to death? Zhou Wen stored away the pill and planned on giving it a try when he had the chance.

Banana Fairy was about to finish all the flower pollen. Her stomach swelled. However, she didn't have any intention of stopping. She only stopped when she had finished all the flower pollen and then she returned to Zhou Wen's side.

The next morning at dawn, the morning sun shone on the red flower. The flower instantly withered at a speed visible to the naked eye. It didn't take long before it turned into ashes on the ground and was gone, leaving behind a red crystal.

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Chapter 562 Entering the Underground Ruins Again

Before Zhou Wen could see what the red crystal was, Banana Fairy had already flown over. She blew a breath and sent the red crystal flying into her mouth.

The red crystal melted in her mouth and was swallowed by Banana Fairy. She licked her lips as if she hadn't had enough.

It was only at this moment that those sleeping snakes, insects, rats, and ants woke up. They scattered and returned to the forest.

Seeing that there was nothing else there, Zhou Wen continued on his journey and headed straight for Zhuolu.

It had only been a few months, and this road was very different from the last time he took it. Previously, he had not seen so many break-out creatures on the way, but he could see them now.

Although they were low-level dimensional creatures, it also indicated that the dimensional zones' sealing powers were rapidly weakening.

When Zhou Wen arrived at Zhuolu again, he didn't head to the encampment. He headed straight for the battlefield and circled around the soldiers stationed there before arriving at the entrance of the ruins.

Zhou Wen didn't see the chariot at the entrance of the underground ruins. For some reason, there was a chariot in reality, but there wasn't a chariot in-game.

After grinding so many Zhuolu instance dungeons, Zhou Wen still couldn't find the chariot.

He entered the underground ruins which he was extremely familiar with. After passing through the maze-like underground passageway, he went to the Longevity Tree.

There was no Longevity Tree in-game either, but the Longevity Tree in reality was still fine. The fruits on the tree were as many as Zhou Wen had seen before. No one had touched it.

He aimed his phone at them, but there was still no reaction. He knew that it was impossible to store the Longevity Tree on his phone.

This Longevity Tree is so similar to the Dead Man Tree, but it can't be shown in-game. I wonder what its origins are. Zhou Wen looked at the fruits. Although he knew that eating them would give him immense strength, he wasn't willing to try.

Lord Alcohol's fate made it evident. There were definitely unseen consequences of eating it.

Since he couldn't store away the Longevity Tree, Zhou Wen was preparing to leave when he suddenly felt a burning sensation on his tattoo. Demonic Neonate was throbbing.

Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he summoned Demonic Neonate. The moment Demonic Neonate landed, she ran towards the Longevity Tree. Before Zhou Wen could call out to her, she had already jumped onto it and opened her mouth to bite the fruit.

Ka-cha! Ka-cha!

One fruit was swallowed by Demonic Neonate in a few seconds. She continued to bite at another fruit.

Zhou Wen was surprised. Ever since Demonic Neonate had been born, she hadn't eaten or drunk. Even when Zhou Wen fed her the best Epic Companion Egg, she wasn't moved. She even showed disdain.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that she didn't eat at all, but who knew that she would eat the fruits of the Longevity Tree? In just moments, she had swallowed three to four fruits.

Back then, Lord Alcohol only ate one fruit and his body was restored to its youth. He almost broke through to the Mythical stage.

Demonic Neonate had eaten three or four fruits, but she still looked fine. She continued crawling around the tree, looking for fruits to eat.

The Longevity Tree was likely a terrifying Mythical creature. It easily turned Lord Alcohol into fertilizer. Demonic Neonate jumped around its body and ate many fruits, but the Longevity Tree didn't react at all.

Zhou Wen stared at the Longevity Tree for a long time as he thought to himself, Could this tree be waiting for Demonic Neonate to finish eating before dealing with her?

Zhou Wen stood far away and focused. If the Longevity Tree stirred, he would immediately summon Demonic Neonate back and escape.

It was a strange object, and it wasn't in-game. Zhou Wen didn't wish to take the risk to fight it.

However, nothing Zhou Wen imagined happened. Demonic Neonate jumped around on the tree and ate many Longevity Fruits, but the tree didn't react at all.

Demonic Neonate finished more than ten Longevity Fruits and was about to eat more, but she suddenly fell from the tree, giving Zhou Wen a fright.

He immediately summoned her back. Demonic Neonate transformed into a stream of light and returned to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen felt that Demonic Neonate's tattoo was burning hot, like a piece of burning iron. It was so hot that Zhou Wen nearly cried out. All he could do was summon her out again.

When Demonic Neonate landed in front of Zhou Wen, the Longevity Tree in the distance didn't move. It made Zhou Wen heave a sigh of relief as he hurriedly checked Demonic Neonate's body.

Her face was flushed red, and there was even a hint of white air coming out of her body. It was like steam.

However, Demonic Neonate's aura was completely uniform, and she didn't appear to have a problem. Instead, her vital energy was constantly surging, as if she was about to advance.

Don't tell me she's about to advance to the Legendary stage? Zhou Wen felt that there was a high chance that he was right. However, he didn't know what changes would happen if this happened.

She already had a Life Providence, Life Soul, and Wheel of Destiny. If she advanced to the Legendary stage, he didn't know if she would condense a new Life Providence.

The white gas on Demonic Neonate increased in amount as it enveloped her body. Her temperature was shockingly high, so Zhou Wen could only watch from the side. He could do nothing.

If those Longevity Fruits really can make Demonic Neonate evolve, why don't I pluck them and keep them for her? Zhou Wen looked at the Longevity Tree as many thoughts flashed through his mind.

It was impossible for him to eat them himself, so in the past he had had no intention of doing anything to the Longevity Tree. However, since Demonic Neonate was willing to eat the fruits, he couldn't just sit around and do nothing.

After some thought, Zhou Wen summoned a Poison Bat, hoping to see if it could pluck the Longevity Fruit.

The Poison Bat flapped its wings and flew over. Before it could pluck the fruit, a tree root emerged from the ground. It wrapped around the Poison Bat's body like a flood dragon and pulled it into the ground. Then, nothing else happened.

From the looks of it, not anyone can pluck the fruits. Zhou Wen summoned some of his other Companion Beasts, but the outcome was the same. They were killed by the Longevity Tree the moment they approached. They couldn't even touch the tree, much less the Longevity Fruit.

Zhou Wen didn't wish to touch the Longevity Fruit himself, nor did he wish to take the risk with a Mythical pet. All he could do was wait for Demonic Neonate to complete her evolution. If there was nothing he could do, he would get Demonic Neonate to pluck the fruit herself and take everything away. It would be her food for the future.

After a while, the white gas on Demonic Neonate's body gradually dissipated, and her body temperature also gradually decreased. However, it didn't seem like her body had undergone any special changes. She was still tiny, and she was still hugging the ancient sword in her arms.

After Demonic Neonate had fully recovered, she stood up and looked in the direction of the Longevity Tree. However, she seemed to hesitate and did not go over immediately.

"If you can't eat anymore, why don't you pluck the fruits now and I'll help you keep them?" Zhou Wen suggested.

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Chapter 563 Take Everything Away

Demonic Neonate thought about it for a moment before finding it feasible and nodding.

Zhou Wen was delighted as he hurriedly took out a huge cloth bag from his chaos space and handed it to Demonic Neonate. He patted her head and said, "Try your best to pick more fruits. I'll store them for you. You can eat them anytime in the future."

Demonic Neonate was too short, so she had to drag the cloth bag to the Longevity Tree. Zhou Wen held the Bamboo Blade and stared at the Longevity Tree. If it made any abnormal movements, he would be able to react in time.

However, Zhou Wen's worry was unnecessary. The Longevity Tree seemed to treat Demonic Neonate exceptionally well. It allowed Demonic Neonate to pluck the Longevity Fruit from its body without any reaction.

Demonic Neonate was even more greedy than Zhou Wen. Regardless of its size or ripeness, she plucked all of them and stuffed them into the cloth bag.

As expected of an existence with a Supreme True Demon Life Soul. She sure is greedy and ruthless. Zhou Wen didn't find it strange considering how Demonic Neonate dared to bite him and Xia Xuanyue before her death.

Zhou Wen saw Demonic Neonate pluck dozens of fruits from the tree. If the energy of a Longevity Fruit was at the peak of the Epic stage and close to the Mythical stage, these fruits would be impressive.

Demonic Neonate finished plucking all the Longevity Fruits and stuffed them into the large cloth bag before dragging it back. She placed it in front of Zhou Wen, indicating for him to help her put it away.

"Alright, alright. I'll help you store it away now." Zhou Wen picked up the cloth bag and threw it into his chaos space. He glanced at the bald Longevity Tree and thought to himself, I wonder when this Longevity Tree will grow new fruits. I'll bring Demonic Neonate to pluck the fruits when that happens.

After putting away the items, Zhou Wen also unsummoned Demonic Neonate. At the same time, he launched the game on his phone and took a look at Demonic Neonate's stats.

Demonic Neonate: Legendary (Evolvable)

Life Providence: Child of Dimension

Life Soul: Supreme True Demon

Wheel of Destiny: One Spin.

Strength: 21

Speed: 21

Constitution: 21

Essence Energy: 21

Talent Skill: Demonic Sword

Companion Form: None

Demonic Neonate's stats disappointed Zhou Wen. Apart from her stats increasing to 21, nothing else changed. It was identical to before.

How can this be? She's clearly so special. Why isn't there much difference between her and an ordinary Mythical creature after advancement? Zhou Wen looked over and felt that the problem was most likely her Wheel of Destiny.

The Wheel of Destiny of the other Mythical Creatures were all kinds of miracles. Even if it wasn't a strong Mythical creature like the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, it still had the miraculous ability to take his place in death.

However, Demonic Neonate's Wheel of Destiny didn't seem to have any miraculous abilities. The words "One Spin" didn't explain anything.

Demonic Neonate had a Life Providence, Life Soul, and Wheel of Destiny from the beginning. This means that she has already evolved to the Mythical stage. However, for some reason, she has returned to the Mortal stage and needed to evolve again. According to the words of the Wheel of Destiny, would One Spin mean that she has re-evolved once? If that's the case, what benefits does it bring her to evolve again? Her Life Providence hasn't increased, and her stats haven't increased. If there are any benefits, they're likely to be on the Wheel of Destiny... Zhou Wen couldn't figure out why. He probably had to wait for her to advance to the Mythical stage before he knew what secrets her Wheel of Destiny had. All he could do was ignore it for now.

Even without a miracle, Demonic Neonate was already quite strong by relying only on the demonic sword.

After leaving the region where the Longevity Tree was, Zhou Wen passed through the Poison Bat Cave and arrived at the underground sea. He didn't dare provoke the black dragon which pulled the wagon. The black dragon was bound, so it couldn't catch up to him. Soon, Zhou Wen crossed the underground sea.

He arrived in front of the temple without any danger. After all, Zhou Wen had made countless runs of the Zhuolu underground ruins. Unless there was something that wasn't in-game, nothing could harm him.

Upon arriving outside the temple, Zhou Wen saw the chariot. It was parked in front of the temple door and people were moving things.

Some of them were wearing military uniforms, while others were wearing ordinary exploration suits or companion beast armor. Judging from their ages, they must be the experts.

"Who's there?" When Zhou Wen approached, they immediately discovered him. The soldiers all picked up their weapons and aimed at him.

"Battalion Commander Lu, it's me," Zhou Wen said when he saw someone he knew.

Lu Yunxian heard Zhou Wen's voice and took a closer look. He recognized Zhou Wen and immediately said in delight, "It's Young Master Wen. Lower your weapons. He's one of us."

Lu Yunxian had risked his life with Zhou Wen, so their relationship naturally wasn't ordinary. He welcomed Zhou Wen over and said warmly, "Young Master Wen, why did you come here alone? Didn't Adjutant An come with you?"

"No, Ah Sheng has something on and can't come. I came by myself." Zhou Wen looked at the temple entrance and asked, "How's the situation inside?"

"It's not very optimistic. The experts have studied it for a long time and determined some of Torch Dragon's and Qiongqi's skills. However, just knowing these skills doesn't mean we can deal with them. We have attempted to use Companion Beasts to probe. Basically, they are instantly killed. Only some Companion Beasts that are slightly smaller than insects can live longer and obtain some information," Lu Yunxian explained the situation to Zhou Wen.

"Battalion Commander Lu, this is?" An expert walked over and sized up Zhou Wen.

"Professor Lei, let me introduce you. This is Zhou Wen, Madam Lan's son. Previously, it was all thanks to Young Master Wen for finding the stone artifact that we were able to open the temple's door... Young Master Wen, this is Professor Lei Zhiguo, a folklore professor. Now, the research work of the temple is handled by Professor Lei," Lu Yunxian introduced the two of them.

Lei Zhiguo nodded and said to Zhou Wen, "Zhou Wen, it's too dangerous for you to walk through the cave passageway alone. Don't go that way when you return. Go back on the chariot."

Lei Zhiguo believed that Zhou Wen had come from the passageway Lord Alcohol and company had found, but he didn't know that Zhou Wen had crossed the underground sea without the chariot.

"I don't plan on returning. I want to enter the temple to take a look," Zhou Wen said.

"That won't do. We haven't researched the situation inside the temple yet. It's too dangerous to enter the temple," Lei Zhiguo refused immediately.

"Didn't we already conquer the front temple? I'll just go there and take a look. There won't be any danger." Zhou Wen didn't wish to create unnecessary trouble and planned on entering the temple first.

"Crossing the Aoyin stone statue requires sacrifices to appease it. It's not easy to make a trip back and forth here. It's also very troublesome to transport the offerings here. There aren't many offerings left here, and there's only enough for one use." Lei Zhiguo still didn't agree. He paused for a moment before saying, "If you really want to go in, just wait two more days. We'll be doing the next round of research then. When the time comes, you can come with us."

What Lei Zhiguo said was reasonable, but Zhou Wen wasn't willing to wait another two days.

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Chapter 564 Folklore Exper

"I'll figure out a solution for the sacrifice myself. Battalion Commander Lu, please take me in to have a look," Zhou Wen said to Lu Yunxian.

Before Lu Yunxian could say a word, Lei Zhiguo shook his head and said, "I'm in charge of this place. I have to ensure the safety of everyone here. If you wish to enter, you have to wait two more days. Otherwise, I will not give you permission to enter."

Lei Zhiguo was just too stubborn. Zhou Wen and Lu Yunxian couldn't convince him at all. Furthermore, he was the one in charge here, so Zhou Wen couldn't barge his way in.

"Alright, I'll wait another two days then." Zhou Wen thought that although he had already killed the Torch Dragon youngling a few times on the way, killing it two more times to familiarize himself with the process wasn't a bad thing. Therefore, he agreed to wait two days before following them into the temple.

Zhou Wen had recently farmed the Torch Dragon youngling, Medusa, and the Golden Battle God Halberd a few times, but the drop rate wasn't as high as An Sheng had described. Most of the items dropped were stat crystals. Occasionally, an Essence Energy Skill Crystal would drop. Due to the limitations of his stats, Zhou Wen couldn't use them nor take them out. All he could do was watch them disappear with each respawn.

Up to now, the Companion Egg that had dropped was only the Golden Battle God Halberd.

"Young Master Wen, the conditions here are rather poor. You can rest in my tent now." Lu Yunxian took Zhou Wen into his tent.

Lu Yunxian didn't have a tent for himself because space was limited. Typically, it was three people to a tent. Lu Yunxian's tent originally had two people living in it, so it was perfect for Zhou Wen to stay there.

The two of them chatted for a while about what happened after they had parted previously. It was mainly Lu Yunxian speaking. Zhou Wen mostly listened silently.

Lu Yunxian had been stationed at the ruins all this while, having been responsible for cleaning up the dimensional creatures and protecting the experts.

Those comrades who had been with him previously had been transferred. Most of them were promoted and were deployed to other places.

As the two of them were chatting, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked in. Lu Yunxian introduced, "Young Master Wen, this is Professor Lei's student, Qu Qingyun. He is also an expert in folklore. During his research on Torch Dragon and Qiongqi, he gave us quite a few valuable opinions."

Lu Yunxian introduced Zhou Wen to Qu Qingyun. Qu Qingyun only said a few polite words before he went to bed. Clearly, he wasn't interested in chatting with Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen and Lu Yunxian didn't wish to disturb him, so they went out of the tent for a stroll. They slept immediately after they returned.

The next day, when Zhou Wen and company woke up, they heard the commotion outside. They went out to take a look and saw that the logistics team had sent their supplies over. Everyone was busy moving things.

Qu Qingyun also walked out of the tent. When he saw someone in the logistics team, his eyes lit up. He went over with a smile. "Head Nurse Xu, why are you here alone? It's so dangerous."

"We got a batch of newly-made medicine which needs to be injected into the soldiers. I'm afraid that they will get the dosage wrong, so I came here myself," Xu Wen said to Qu Qingyun. When she saw Lu Yunxian, she immediately saw Zhou Wen, who was standing beside Lu Yunxian. She immediately revealed a look of delight.

"Young Master Wen, when did you come to Zhuolu? Why didn't I see you at the encampment?" Xu Wen quickly walked towards Zhou Wen and asked in pleasant surprise.

"I didn't go to the encampment because I came straight to the ruins. I only wanted to take a look and leave, but I was delayed by some matters. I still need to stay for another two days," Zhou Wen said.

"Young Master Wen, that's not very nice of you. Since you're here in Zhuolu, how can you not visit us?" Xu Wen and Lu Yunxian were the same. They had been through thick and thin with Zhou Wen, so their relationship with him wasn't something ordinary comrades could compare with.

Qu Qingyun couldn't help but frown when he saw how friendly Xu Wen was with Zhou Wen, but he didn't say a word.

"Xu Wen, deliver the injections to the soldiers first. Young Master Wen will be here for two days. It won't be too late to catch up later," said Lu Yunxian with a smile.

"Alright, I'll get back to work then. Young Master Wen, let's have a good chat later." Xu Wen returned to her work.

"Go ahead and busy yourself." Zhou Wen's mood improved significantly. To be able to meet such sincere friends in such a dark place made him feel better than getting a treasure.

Two days quickly passed. Zhou Wen had grinded the Torch Dragon youngling twice in this period of time. Although it was a harrowing experience each time, Zhou Wen was confident that he could kill it safely.

Professor Lei and company were already prepared. They brought Zhou Wen and entered the temple. Even Xu Wen followed Lu Yunxian in.

"The dangers in the temple are unimaginable. Remember not to act on your own. You must abide by the arrangements, or you will harm others and yourself." Lei Zhiguo was a little worried about Zhou Wen as he repeatedly told him.

"I understand." Zhou Wen agreed seriously.

Only then did Lei Zhiguo feel a little relieved. He was afraid that Zhou Wen was the kind of scion who would disregard everything just because of his temper. He had no idea that Zhou Wen's understanding of the temple far exceeded his.

Under the lead of Lei Zhiguo and the other experts and professors, Zhou Wen and company finally headed for the passageway where the Aoyin stone statue was.

"Head Nurse Xu, the Aoyin stone statue is extremely evil. If you touch it, it will hurt people. Stay by my side. If there is any danger, I can protect you," Qu Qingyun said as he walked beside Xu Wen.

Anyone could tell that Qu Qingyun was interested in Xu Wen.

Xu Wen shook her head slightly and said, "Mr. Qu, you must be joking. I'm a soldier. It's my duty to protect you."

Qu Qingyun smiled and said, "Outside, you are naturally the one protecting me. However, in such a place, many problems can't be solved by brute force. I should be the one assuring you."

He paused for a moment before saying, "Just like this Aoyin stone statue. Even if the Overseer personally came, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do anything to it. A blood sacrifice is needed for safe passage..."

Qu Qingyun kept trying to show off, but he did not know that Xu Wen was not a woman who lacked a sense of security.

On the contrary, she was a qualified soldier. Qu Qingyun's words were actually questioning her ability as a soldier. This naturally displeased Xu Wen. However, she didn't say anything.

Lu Yunxian, who was walking at the back, whispered to Zhou Wen, "Qu Qingyun was born into a rich family. His family background isn't inferior to the An family's, and he's rather talented. Unfortunately, he's too conceited. He's not the type Xu Wen likes. I'm afraid he's just wasting his efforts."

Zhou Wen nodded slightly. Even someone with a low EQ like him could tell that Xu Wen didn't have a good impression of him.

When everyone arrived in front of the Aoyin stone statue, Lei Zhiguo got Qu Qingyun to use a living creature as an offering to the Aoyin stone statue. Zhou Wen naturally wasn't unfamiliar with this method. He was the one who had informed An Sheng of the method.

"It's done. Everyone, please come this way." Qu Qingyun bowed to the Aoyin stone statue before heading towards the Qiongqi temple.

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Chapter 565 No Need for Offerings Anymore

Zhou Wen, who was walking behind, said to Lu Yunxian and Xu Wen, "I wish to visit Torch Dragon, so I won't go with you to Qiongqi."

"Let's go with you," Xu Wen said.

Although their conversation was very low, it still attracted Qu Qingyun's attention.

"Didn't Professor Lei say that you have to follow the arrangements and not walk around randomly? Are you sick of living?" When Qu Qingyun spoke, Professor Lei and the rest turned around and looked at them.

"What's going on?" Professor Lei came over and asked.

"Professor Lei, I'm here to see the Torch Dragon temple. I won't be going to the Qiongqi temple. Now that there's an offering, it shouldn't be a problem to go anywhere, right?" Zhou Wen said.

Professor Lei said, "Although that's true in theory, the temple is very strange. Anything can happen. It's best if we act separately. If anything happens, we can still collectively think of a solution. Why don't we go to the Torch Dragon temple after our work is over?"

Zhou Wen shook his head and said, "Those offerings just now can only last less than an hour. When you return from the Qiongqi temple, I'm afraid there won't be much time left. I'll go on my own. I'll just take a look. Nothing will happen."

"Don't pretend to know what you don't. The offerings we offered can last for at least two hours. If you don't understand anything, don't spout nonsense." Qu Qingyun laughed coldly.

"More than two hours? Professor Lei, is that true?" Zhou Wen ignored Qu Qingyun's sarcasm and asked Professor Lei with a frown.

"That's right. For safety reasons, the offerings we provide each time will be enough to last for more than two hours. And our working hours must be controlled to be within one and a half hours. Today, we can end work earlier and take you to the Torch Dragon temple to have a look," Professor Lei said.

"Professor Lei, I think it's best if you examine the offerings again. I'm certain that your offerings can only last for an hour at most. If you really wish to stay in there for an hour and a half, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult for you to come out alive," Zhou Wen said seriously.

Qu Qingyun sneered and said, "The quantity of the offerings were carefully calculated. It has never gone wrong. As a layman, how can you be so sure?"

The offerings were personally placed by Qu Qingyun. Therefore, wasn't Zhou Wen's claim that there was something wrong with the offerings indirectly implying that Qu Qingyun had made a mistake?

Xu Wen couldn't help but speak up for Zhou Wen. "Young Master Wen isn't someone who speaks without reason. He definitely has his reasons for saying that there's a problem."

"What's the logic behind this? Could it be that the results of our expert plans are wrong?" Qu Qingyun said disdainfully.

Professor Lei pondered for a moment before asking, "Zhou Wen, why did you say that the offerings can only last for an hour?"

"Professor Lei, the blood you used was obtained from the Poison Bat, right?" Zhou Wen asked after some thought.

"That's right. In the past, we used living sacrifices. Later on, we discovered that it was also possible to use fresh blood. Because it was too difficult to capture the Poison Bats alive, we switched to using blood. The amount used is calculated precisely, so mistakes usually do not happen," Professor Lei said.

"There's nothing wrong with the quantity, but there's something wrong with the blood. The bat's blood isn't pure and has been mixed with other things. Therefore, the time it can last will be much shorter than you expected." After Zhou Wen said that, he looked at Lu Yunxian and said, "Yunxian, this shouldn't be a coincidence. Check everyone related to this matter carefully. It might be that someone had tampered with it."

"What gives you the right to say that there's a problem?" Qu Qingyun still felt that Zhou Wen was being unreasonable because Professor Lei hadn't allowed him to go to the Torch Dragon temple.

"Zhou Wen, how did you know that there's something else mixed in the bat's blood? This is a very serious problem," Professor Lei asked Zhou Wen with a heavy expression.

"Professor Lei, was it Adjutant An who told you about using a live sacrifice?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Yes." Professor Lei nodded.

"I told Adjutant An the method," Zhou Wen said.

"You really dare to say anything. How many times have you come to the temple? How dare you say that you discovered the method of the live sacrifices? Why don't you just say that you have found a way to kill the Mythical creatures?" Qu Qingyun pouted.

"This matter is of paramount importance, but the blood has already been absorbed by the Aoyin stone statue. There's no way to test it now." Professor Lei looked at the Aoyin stone statue and pondered for a moment before saying, "Safety first. Since Zhou Wen said there's a problem with the blood, let's temporarily cancel the research."

"Teacher, why do you have to listen to a layman like him spout nonsense? We have used it so many times with no problems. Why would there be a problem with the blood the moment he's here? Isn't this nonsense? Wasting the offerings this time and retrieving the bat's blood again will take a few days. We can't do a thing for the next few days." Qu Qingyun said unhappily.

Professor Lei insisted, "Safety first. Since there are doubts, we can't take the risk regardless of whether it's true or not."

Since Professor Lei had already said so, what else could Qu Qingyun say? He could only feel frustrated.

"Since you said that the offerings can last for about an hour and we have given up our plans for today, let's go to the Torch Dragon temple to take a look. We can return in about ten minutes. Even if there's a problem with the blood, it won't hinder us," Professor Lei said to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen thought to himself, I'm going to kill Torch Dragon. If I take you along, I'm afraid Torch Dragon will be able to kill all of you in one breath.

"Professor Lei, I think it's best you head to the Qiongqi temple. I'll go to the Torch Dragon temple myself," Zhou Wen said to Professor Lei.

Qu Qingyun retorted angrily, "You were the one who said that there's something wrong with the offerings. You are also the one who said we shouldn't go. Now, you are also the one saying we should go. You are basically playing every possible role!"

Professor Lei frowned and said, "If what you said is true, the offerings can only maintain the passage for less than an hour. Our preparatory work already takes half an hour. There's no point in going."

Zhou Wen didn't say a word as he looked at the Aoyin stone statue and walked in front of it.

No one knew what he was trying to do as they looked at him. Qu Qingyun opened his mouth to say something, but before he could say anything, he saw Zhou Wen standing in front of the Aoyin stone statue. Wielding the Bamboo Blade in hand, he suddenly unsheathed it.

Everyone was shocked. It wasn't that they hadn't tried to destroy the Aoyin stone statue, but the result was a terrible loss.

Inside the temple, the Aoyin stone statue was strengthened by some kind of power. Despite being attacked by several Epic Companion Beasts, it could devour all of them.

If Zhou Wen were to alarm the Aoyin stone statue, they would probably die.

Someone had already opened their mouth to stop Zhou Wen, but before they could say anything, the Bamboo Blade in Zhou Wen's hand flashed and returned to its scabbard.

Boom!

Professor Lei was shocked. The Aoyin stone statue split into two and collapsed on both sides.

"There's no need for any offerings for the time being," Zhou Wen said as he took two steps back.

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"Yunxian, you should stay here instead. Let's investigate the problem with the blood offering first. Before we figure it out, don't let anyone leave the temple. Also, find some reliable people to protect Professor Lei and company. Don't let others have a chance of sneaking an attack," Zhou Wen said to Lu Yunxian.

"Yes, Young Master Wen. I'll do it now." Lu Yunxian saluted and left.

Professor Lei and company still hadn't reacted. Zhou Wen's splitting of the Aoyin stone statue had shocked them greatly.

"Professor Lei, when Yunxian comes again, you can head to the Qiongqi Temple. Xu Wen, come with me." Zhou Wen walked towards the passageway to the Torch Dragon temple.

Xu Wen hurriedly followed, leaving Professor Lei and the rest standing there looking at each other.

"I've only heard of Zhou Wen causing trouble for the An family in the past, causing the relationship between the An family and the Federation's upper echelons to worsen. From the looks of it, the rumors are unreliable. The An family's protection of him does make sense. He should still be in school, right?" Professor Lei sighed as he looked at the two halves of the Aoyin stone statue.

"I heard that he's only in his freshman year," another professor said.

"That makes him only seventeen or eighteen years old. To have such achievements at this age, if he were in my Lei family, we would be even more protective of him than the An family," Professor Lei said.

Qu Qingyun snorted coldly. "He's Wang Mingyuan's disciple. Who knows what he has done in private? Otherwise, how could a student produce such achievements?"

Professor Lei glanced at Qu Qingyun and said meaningfully, "Qingyun, as researchers, the greatest taboo is to let our emotions affect our judgment."

Qu Qingyun's expression changed slightly when he heard that, but he quickly calmed down. He said respectfully, "Teacher is right. I know what to do."

"Everyone, let's rest for a while. When Battalion Commander Lu brings his men over, we'll head to the Qiongqi temple again. Now that there are no restrictions from the Aoyin stone statue, we can work for longer periods. We have to replan our working arrangements..." Professor Lei picked up a notebook and began studying it.

Zhou Wen led Xu Wen into the passageway to the Torch Dragon temple. After walking for a short distance, he stopped and said to Xu Wen, "Help me guard this place. No matter what happens inside, no matter what you hear, don't come in. Don't let anyone pass. Do you understand?"

"Young Master Wen, what are you going to do?" Xu Wen was alarmed. She immediately knew that Zhou Wen's trip wasn't as simple as taking a look at the Torch Dragon temple.

"To kill Torch Dragon." Zhou Wen didn't hide it from her. He couldn't hide it either. With that said, he headed for the tunnel.

Xu Wen was taken aback. By the time she reacted, Zhou Wen had already walked into the tunnel.

Although he had been in the game countless times, he had a different feeling coming here in real life.

After all, he wasn't in-game. If he made any mistakes, he might die.

Standing in front of the temple's metal door, Zhou Wen took a deep breath and closed his eyes, allowing his body and mind to calm down. It wasn't to adjust himself to an optimal state, but to make himself treat what lay ahead normally.

If one needed to use 120% of their abilities to complete something, it would be a gamble. As for Zhou Wen, he didn't need to gamble. As long as he completed what he needed to do like he always did, he could obtain the results he wanted.

When he opened his eyes, Zhou Wen had already calmed down. He summoned his armor and Six-Winged and was prepared to release the other crystal mirror at any time.

With the Golden Battle God Halberd in hand, Zhou Wen pushed open the temple's door.

With the creaking sound of the metal door being pushed open, Zhou Wen saw the snake-like Torch Dragon youngling inside. It was even more ferocious and terrifying than in-game. It was also bigger and more oppressive.

Amidst the swirling poisonous smoke, Torch Dragon opened its mouth and spewed out billowing poisonous smoke.

The six wings on its back flapped as Zhou Wen circled behind Torch Dragon at an unbelievable speed. Torch Dragon swept its tail out, but everything was within Zhou Wen's control. His body moved in a perfect trajectory, dodging Torch Dragon's repeated attacks before he finally approached it.

The Golden Battle God Halberd stabbed into its scales with Golden Divine Light. Blood immediately gushed out from where the Golden Battle God Halberd hit as Torch Dragon let out a terrifying cry.

In an instant, rows of lanterns-like eyes lit up on its body. Their eyes reflected light like mirrors, illuminating the entire metallic temple.

The six wings on Zhou Wen's back and the Golden Battle God Halberd in his hand were immediately unsummoned. The power of the Bright Torch Vision World shone on his armor and was reflected by the mirror, preventing him from being sucked into the vision world.

With his experience in-game, Zhou Wen knew very well that the next minute was the most critical period. As long as he could withstand this one minute, the Torch Dragon youngling would enter a weakened state. It would be incapable of using the Bright Torch Vision World again and all its assortment of skills would be greatly weakened. That would give him the confidence to kill Torch Dragon.

However, this one minute was difficult even in-game. He had to ensure that he didn't make any mistakes.

He activated Transcendent Flying Immortal not to kill the enemy, but to escape. Zhou Wen's speed was raised to the limit as he dodged behind a metal pillar. His every move had been carefully calculated and he knew the optimum way to stall for time.

The Torch Dragon youngling chased after him with all its might and circled around the metal pillar. The beams of monstrous lights shot out from the eyes like laser beams that crisscrossed in the temple.

Without any pause, he constantly moved. With the help of the metal pillar in the metallic temple, Zhou Wen dodged the Torch Dragon youngling's lethal attack time and time again.

As time passed, Zhou Wen remained calm. He knew that he was getting closer and closer to killing the Torch Dragon youngling.

...

Lu Yunxian quickly brought his men over and arranged for them to protect Professor Lei and company. Although it was a form of protection, it was actually a form of surveillance.

This was because those who could tamper with the blood would likely be Professor Lei and the others after excluding the ones who obtained the blood and transported it.

Although it didn't seem likely for them to do that since they had to enter too, who knew if someone among them would find an excuse to leave early?

Therefore, while protecting them, he also had to prevent any spies from harming them.

Lu Yunxian arranged his men and ran over to see Zhou Wen.

However, just as he reached the tunnel, he saw Xu Wen standing alone at the entrance. "Why are you here? Where's Young Master Wen?"

"Young Master Wen went in," Xu Wen said.

"Why didn't you go in with him?" Lu Yunxian felt that something was amiss.

"Young Master Wen didn't allow me to enter. He also said that no one is allowed in. He wants to kill Torch Dragon," Xu Wen answered truthfully.

Lu Yunxian's expression changed drastically. "Why didn't you stop him? You should know how terrifying Torch Dragon is. Although Young Master Wen is very strong, his chances of survival are still very slim when facing a creature like Torch Dragon..."

As Lu Yunxian spoke, he heard a sharp cry from the Torch Dragon temple.

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Chapter 567 Metal Block

"That's bad; something's really happened." Lu Yunxian rushed into the tunnel without any hesitation.

"Young Master Wen said that no matter what happens, we can't go in..." Xu Wen pulled Lu Yunxian back.

"Do you have any idea what's happening now? If Young Master Wen dies inside, how are we going to answer to Adjutant An and Overseer An? Furthermore, Young Master Wen saved our lives." Lu Yunxian shook off Xu Wen and rushed in.

Xu Wen gritted her teeth and charged in as well. She couldn't be bothered anymore.

As the two of them rushed over, they heard terrifying screams and rumbling crashing. They were even more worried. From the sounds, the dragon was probably enraged.

Terrifying sounds and collisions echoed in the tunnel. Even Professor Lei, who was setting up various equipment, heard them.

"Oh no, it's Torch Dragon. It has been stirred. Could Zhou Wen have opened the Torch Dragon temple's door?" Professor Lei's expression changed as he immediately ran over.

Qu Qingyun gloated when he heard that. "That Zhou Wen is so arrogant. He must have thought that he's amazing and opened the door to the Torch Dragon temple."

As researchers, they knew very well that Torch Dragon was a true Mythical creature. It wasn't something Aoyin could compare with. It was almost certain death. They had already sacrificed many Epic Companion Beasts in their attempts to kill it.

When Professor Lei and company ran back to the three forks where the Aoyin stone statue was, Torch Dragon's sharp cries suddenly stopped.

Lu Yunxian and Xu Wen had already run to the Torch Dragon temple and saw the gigantic Torch Dragon inside. This was the first time they had seen it with their own eyes.

Although they knew that Torch Dragon was inside, they weren't the ones who personally saw Torch Dragon. Instead, it was the Companion Beasts they had placed inside.

At that moment, they saw Torch Dragon's body. Its massive body and ferocious aura gave them immense pressure.

In front of Torch Dragon, they felt as tiny as ants.

However, in front of Torch Dragon was a man wearing silver mirror-like armor. He had six holy white flaming dragon wings on his back. He held a golden trident in his hand as he levitated in front of Torch Dragon.

And on Torch Dragon's body, there were bloody wounds everywhere. The most terrifying part was that blood gushed out like a fountain from its head.

Boom!

In front of the god-like figure, Torch Dragon collapsed to the ground, dead. Blood flowed everywhere in the temple.

However, the figure floating above Torch Dragon looked spotless. Its body emitted a holy glow.

After a long pause, Lu Yunxian gulped and asked in disbelief, "Young... Young Master Wen... Is that you?"

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you not to enter?" Zhou Wen was certain that Torch Dragon was dead. He unsummoned his Companion Beasts and revealed his body.

"Sorry, it's my fault." Xu Wen hurriedly apologized.

"It's nothing. Since you're here, help me look around. Is there anything in this temple left behind by the former principal and company?" Zhou Wen had searched the Torch Dragon temple in-game, but he hadn't found any other way out. If the former principal and company really came here, they would probably leave something behind unless they were eaten clean by Torch Dragon.

For example, paper, backpacks, or instruments. No matter how good Torch Dragon's appetite was, it probably wouldn't eat those things.

As for Lu Yunxian and Xu Wen, Zhou Wen didn't let them come in because he was afraid that they would die when Torch Dragon used the Bright Torch Vision World. Now that Torch Dragon was dead, it didn't matter if Lu Yunxian and Xu Wen entered.

Lu Yunxian and Xu Wen hurriedly searched the Torch Dragon temple with Zhou Wen.

All his attention had been focused on Torch Dragon, preventing him from observing the temple. Now, Zhou Wen carefully sized up the temple and realized that the layout and decorations were the same as in-game.

However, the game was cartoonish and this place looked even more real. There were metal pillars and metal carvings everywhere, as well as some metal statues.

The carvings depicted monsters. For example, the ChiMeiWangliang that Zhou Wen had encountered outside had its image engraved on the metal wall.

There were many other monsters that Zhou Wen couldn't name.

This wasn't the main point of Zhou Wen's observation. He wanted to find something, even if it was a skeleton, a piece of tattered cloth, or even a piece of paper.

However, there was nothing in the temple. Apart from the metal items, there was nothing else.

Zhou Wen had mixed feelings. He couldn't see the former principal and company's belongings. It was possible that they had been swallowed by Torch Dragon, but it was also possible that they hadn't come here. Therefore, there was still some hope. However, this hope was even more torturous.

"Young Master Wen, if you only look at it with your naked eye, you won't be able to see any problems. I wish to use some equipment and the powers of our Companion Beasts to examine the area. Perhaps we can discover something." Lu Yunxian looked around the temple before saying to Zhou Wen. Clearly, he hadn't discovered anything.

"Alright, go and prepare." Zhou Wen nodded.

"Xu Wen, help Young Master Wen look around and see if Torch Dragon dropped any Companion Eggs and crystals. If there are, get Young Master Wen to put them away. In a while, there will be too many people and it will inevitably be troublesome," Lu Yunxian told Xu Wen before leaving.

Xu Wen agreed and went to investigate Torch Dragon's corpse.

Zhou Wen knew that the chances of Torch Dragon dropping a Companion Egg were very low, so he didn't deliberately search for it. He just carefully observed the temple and compared it to his memories in-game.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen discovered something. It was identical to the metallic style of the temple. It seemed to be something from the temple, but Zhou Wen had never seen it in-game.

Zhou Wen walked to the side of the temple and saw a metal artifact. It looked cubic like a metal block. It wasn't too big and was about the size of a brick. Its color was the same as the metallic color of the palace. It was bluish-black.

This metal piece was placed above the head of a monster statue. The metal statue looked like a lion, a tiger, but nothing like them either. However, it looked like a legendary Qilin.

Zhou Wen had seen this statue in-game, but he had never seen the metal piece on its head.

He reached out to push the metal block and realized that it wasn't one with the statue. It was very easy for him to push it. Zhou Wen took it down and found it rather heavy. It was likely much heavier than a gold block of the same size.

The surface of the metal piece was very smooth and there was nothing on it. Zhou Wen flipped to the side to take a look, but there was nothing. However, when he flipped to the bottom, he realized that there was something different. There were a few carvings on the metal surface, splitting the metal into nine parts.

Zhou Wen seemed to have seen such a nine-part setup somewhere before. On careful thought, he immediately recalled that in Qin Xiyuan's shop, the chained silver-haired Companion Beast was connected to a metal block. The metal block had a similar nine-number keypad.

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Chapter 568 Torch Dragon Egg

However, the metal block that chained the strange person was many times bigger than this one. Furthermore, there were numbers on the nine-key pad. There were no numbers on the tiny metal block here. Each box was blank.

Zhou Wen thought for a moment and stored the metal piece into the chaos space. He planned on studying it when he returned.

"Young Master Wen... A Companion Egg... It's Torch Dragon's Companion Egg..." Xu Wen suddenly said in pleasant surprise.

Zhou Wen was just about to examine the temple again, to see if there was anything else that was different from the game, when he heard Xu Wen's voice. He couldn't help but be taken aback. He turned his head and saw Xu Wen holding a soccer-ball-sized crystal in her hand. It seemed to have billions of starlights circulating in it. It looked beautiful and surreal.

"Young Master Wen, quickly put it away. It's best not to let others see it." Xu Wen handed the Companion Egg to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen took the Companion Egg and looked at it. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. I've grinded so many times in-game, but nothing dropped. I never expected it to drop in real life.

...

Outside the tunnel, Professor Lei and company couldn't hear anything anymore. They were guessing what was happening inside.

From the looks of it, Zhou Wen should have been killed by Torch Dragon. Qu Qingyun gloated inwardly, but he said, "Teacher, Zhou Wen is probably doomed. How do we explain this to Overseer An?"

Professor Lei was also feeling vexed. The An family definitely placed great importance on a cultivation genius like Zhou Wen. Although this matter had nothing to do with him, he was still in charge here. He ultimately had to bear some responsibility.

"Let's head over to take a look first." Professor Lei summoned his Companion Beast and planned on figuring out the situation to see if Zhou Wen could be saved.

Although the chances were slim, he had to give it a try.

"There's really no need. Sending Companion Beasts over is just sending them to their deaths for nothing," said Qu Qingyun.

Professor Lei was about to say something when he saw someone rush out of the tunnel. It was Lu Yunxian.

"Commander Lu, how's the situation inside? Zhou Wen didn't enter the Torch Dragon temple, did he?" Professor Lei hurriedly asked when he saw Lu Yunxian come out.

"Young Master Wen is in the temple," Lu Yunxian answered.

"It's over." When Professor Lei heard Lu Yunxian say that, he felt that Zhou Wen was definitely dead.

"Professor Lei, where's your scanning equipment? Bring it with you. Follow me to the Torch Dragon temple," Lu Yunxian said.

"What's the use of taking in the equipment? Those instruments can only be used to gather data, not save someone," Qu Qingyun said with a twitch of his lips.

Lu Yunxian said with a smile, "Who are you saving? Young Master Wen has killed Torch Dragon. Hurry up and bring the equipment over. Check the interior of the temple carefully and see if there are any traces left behind by Old Mister Ouyang and the others."

"What?" Professor Lei and the others thought that something was wrong with their ears.

"Battalion Commander Lu, are you joking with us?" A professor looked at Lu Yunxian in disbelief.

"What do you mean joking? Young Master Wen is waiting for you in the temple. Quickly bring the equipment and follow me," Lu Yunxian said.

Professor Lei and company were doubtful, but seeing that Lu Yunxian didn't seem to be joking, they could only gather their equipment and follow him to the Torch Dragon temple.

When they arrived outside the Torch Dragon temple and saw the massive body lying in a pool of blood, everyone was dumbfounded.

They had studied the area for months, but they had never seen Torch Dragon in person. Now, they had seen it with their own eyes, but Torch Dragon had already turned into a corpse.

Qu Qingyun's expression was even more thoughtful, as if he couldn't believe it. He was also somewhat horrified.

Zhou Wen looked back and forth at the temple several times. After confirming that it wasn't different from in-game, he left the temple and handed it over to Professor Lei, Lu Yunxian, and company to deal with it. He returned to the encampment and waited for their results.

Although many electronic devices couldn't be used in Zhuolu, there were still some more rather practical investigative methods that could be used. For example, blood tests, fingerprint tests, etc.

Some tiny skin tissues could be collected and tested.

The entire team did a carpet sweep of the area. Since Zhou Wen couldn't do anything, he had to just wait for the results.

...

In Luoyang's An family, An Sheng had just returned to the office. Just as he was reporting the hatching of his Companion Egg to An Tianzuo, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

An Tianzuo gestured slightly and An Sheng answered the call.

"What?" An Sheng widened his eyes in shock after hearing a few words.

An Tianzuo frowned slightly as he waited for An Sheng to put down the phone before asking him, "What happened?"

"Young Master Wen... He went to the Zhuolu ruins..." An Sheng put down the phone and said to An Tianzuo with a look of shock.

"What did he do?" An Tianzuo asked with a frown. From An Sheng's expression, he knew that it wasn't as simple as going to the ruins. Something must have happened.

"Young Master Wen... He... He... entered the Torch Dragon temple..." An Sheng said with a pained expression.

"Nonsense... What are Lu Yunxian and Professor Lei doing? How could they let him into the temple?" An Tianzuo immediately slammed the table and asked, "How is he now? Is he dead?"

"Dead," An Sheng whispered.

An Tianzuo sat down on a chair and said through gritted teeth, "That bastard. How can I answer to the person at home? Does he think he's a hero? What a bullsh*t hero. He's just an ignorant boor. Does he think his life belongs to him? Thinking he can do whatever he wants. He doesn't take anyone seriously and is selfish..."

An Sheng hadn't seen An Tianzuo so angry in a long time. He realized that he had gone overboard.

"That... Overseer... I mean... Torch Dragon is dead..." An Sheng carefully said when An Tianzuo finally stopped.

An Tianzuo was taken aback. After a while, he stared at An Sheng and said, "What did you say? Say it again?"

"It was news from Zhuolu that Young Master Wen killed Torch Dragon. They have already entered the Torch Dragon temple to begin testing. They haven't found anything yet," An Sheng said.

An Tianzuo looked at An Sheng and his expression gradually turned cold. "Ah Sheng, it looks like you like you have become rather carefree recently."

"Overseer, I was stunned by the news of Torch Dragon's death. I couldn't think straight. It really wasn't intentional." An Sheng immediately felt that things were going south.

"Since you are so carefree, go and guard Chess Mountain. You are not allowed to return without my orders," said An Tianzuo coldly.

"Do I have a choice?" An Sheng said with a bitter expression.

"What do you think?" An Tianzuo said coldly.

"Yes, I'll be setting off for Chess Mountain immediately." An Sheng stood straight and saluted, but he didn't go out. He said, "Something strange happened over there as well. The blood they used to sacrifice to the Aoyin stone statue seemed to have been tampered with."

...

Zhou Wen returned to his tent and took out the metal piece he had obtained from the temple to study it. Apart from being a little smaller, it looked very similar to the things that chained the silver-haired Companion Beast.

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Chapter 569 Password Box

Zhou Wen tried using the mysterious phone's camera function to snap the metal block, but there was no reaction. Clearly, he couldn't store it on his phone.

Zhou Wen tried pressing the nine keys again and realized that although it didn't sink, there seemed to be a glimmer.

These grids can't really be buttons, right? Zhou Wen pressed a few other keys. As long as the pressure reached a certain level, each grid would emit a flash.

Could it be that this metal block is really a box with a code? Then what's the code? Could it be the ten numbers the former principal gave me? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that something was amiss.

There were no numbers on the nine-key grid. Even if the ten numbers given by the former principal were really the passcode, he didn't know which one corresponded to 1 or 9.

Typically, numbers are arranged in order. 123 is the first row. 456 is the second row. 789 is the third row. However, the nine-key grid is a square. I don't know which orientation is the first row. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that he could give it a try.

If it was really arranged in order, he should be able to get results from making a few tries.

Therefore, Zhou Wen tried using the ten-digit code. 5156942730. He remembered this number very clearly, but he soon realized that something was amiss.

As the grid only had nine buttons, and with one of the ten numbers being zero, there was no way to press this zero.

It doesn't work at all. From the looks of it, I'm overthinking things. Zhou Wen looked at the metal piece and suddenly recalled that he had seen a similar grid on the metal block that chained the silver-haired Companion Beast. However, there were numbers on that grid.

Zhou Wen carefully recalled what numbers were on the grid.

Thankfully, he had quite a good memory. Back then, he had looked at it carefully, so he quickly recalled it. He remembered that the numbers weren't arranged according to the order, but were seemingly random.

249... 715... 603... I remember that the numbers on the metal block should be distributed in this way. Strange, there's no 8 in the grid. Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he thought of the ten-digit code. Indeed, there was no number 8.

Although this didn't mean anything, Zhou Wen suddenly felt that he could give it a try.

If the numbers on this small metal block are the same as the large metal block, then I should press it this way. Zhou Wen followed the numbers in his memory and pressed the ten-digit code, but the metal block didn't react.

Zhou Wen spun the grid clockwise ninety degrees before continuing his attempts. After he pressed the tenth button, he suddenly heard a very soft click.

He was immediately delighted and hurriedly looked at the metal piece. Indeed, there was a crack on the side of it. With a gentle twist, the metal piece split into two.

It was different from the box Zhou Wen imagined. The metal piece was almost solid. Only in the middle was a circular crystal that was about the size of a small coin.

After the metal piece cracked, the crystal fell out and landed on the table.

The crystal was transparent, but there were many silver spots of light inside. They resembled countless swirling galaxies. It was extremely beautiful.

Zhou Wen picked up the crystal and took a careful look. It was slightly cold, but there weren't any special energy fluctuations from it. On the side he saw, there was a symbol of an anchor engraved on it.

Zhou Wen wasn't unfamiliar with the anchor symbol. He had seen it a few times before. A similar tattoo was on the large metal piece and Gu Dian also had a similar tattoo.

However, the symbol of the anchor was slightly different. There was no woman's side profile on it. It was just a simple anchor symbol.

Perhaps it's just a coincidence? Zhou Wen thought as he flipped the crystal over to take a look. He couldn't help but be stunned when he saw it.

The crystal looked transparent, but when he turned around, he realized that it wasn't the case. There was a woman's head engraved on this side. It was her side profile and she looked extremely beautiful. It was identical to the one Zhou Wen had seen on the anchor symbol.

It's really related, but what's the use of this item that looks like a commemorative coin? Why did the former principal tell me the passcode to the box? Why didn't he give me the box or the crystal coin? If I hadn't seen the metal block that chains the silver-haired Companion Beast, or if I didn't come here to obtain the small metal block, it wouldn't be of any use even if I had the passcode. Countless thoughts flashed through Zhou Wen's mind, but the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became.

From the looks of it, I won't be able to answer these questions unless I find the former principal. I wonder what use this crystal coin has? Zhou Wen studied it for a while, but he failed to find any use for it. All he could do was put it back into the metal block.

When the cracked metal pieces were placed together, it immediately seemed to have a powerful magnetic force that firmly sucked both parts together. Even the gap in the middle could not be seen.

Zhou Wen used his hand to try to pry it open a few times, but it remained solid, as though there was no gap.

This metal block sure is magical. I wonder if the large metal block that chains the silver-haired Companion Beast can be opened with the passcode. Although Zhou Wen felt that it was very likely, he didn't plan on attempting it.

After putting the metal piece into the chaos space, Zhou Wen was about to take out the Torch Dragon Companion Egg to try hatching it when he suddenly heard someone walk into the tent.

"Young Master Wen, someone has arrived at the encampment. He wants to see you immediately. Adjutant An wants to talk to you," Lu Yunxian said as he entered.

"Got it. How's the investigation of the blood offerings?" Zhou Wen asked casually.

"We're still investigating. There were more than twenty people involved, but we are investigating every one of them. We haven't found anything yet. Adjutant An said that he will personally investigate this matter. Before he comes, none of the people related to this matter can leave," Lu Yunxian said.

Zhou Wen was relieved when he heard that An Sheng was personally investigating the matter.

He took the chariot with Xu Wen, who was on her way back, and left the underground ruins. After returning to the encampment, Zhou Wen's phone finally received a signal.

Before he could call An Sheng, An Sheng had already called. "Young Master Wen, didn't you agree to wait for me to come back? Why didn't you wait for me? It's such a huge contribution. It's really sad that you took all the credit alone."

"Weren't you hatching the Mythical pet? I just didn't want you to be distracted," Zhou Wen said with a smile.

"Young Master Wen, you have to remember to take me with you next time if there's something this good. Look at how hard I've worked for so many years. Now, I'm only an adjutant. I also want to make a contribution. I want to be promoted. The next time you go to the Qiongqi temple, you have to take me along. Now that I have Love Letter, I should be able to help you," An Sheng said.

"Alright, I'll definitely take you with me next time." Zhou Wen knew that An Sheng was joking. Although An Sheng was only an adjutant and his official position wasn't high, his actual power was immense. He could be said to be a true figure of power in the Sunset army.

An Sheng said this mainly because he didn't wish for Zhou Wen to take the risk alone.

"Did Torch Dragon drop anything good?" Since he got his intent across, An Sheng didn't say anything else.

"A Companion Egg," Zhou Wen answered.

"Young Master Wen, you're really lucky. Over the past few years, Overseer has also killed some Mythical creatures. However, his luck with Companion Eggs isn't that good. When you went with us to kill Love Letter, a Companion Egg dropped. Now that you killed Torch Dragon, another Companion Egg has dropped. You're just so lucky. If I were to kill Mythical creatures again, Young Master Wen, you have to help me," An Sheng said with a smile.

Zhou Wen thought to himself, My luck is good? Joke's on you. I've killed countless Mythical creatures in-game, but none of them dropped Companion Eggs.

"By the way, Young Master Wen, we've obtained some information regarding the cube's ranking," An Sheng said solemnly.

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Chapter 570 Top Mythical

"Currently, there are internal rumors amongst the six families that as long as a Companion Beast enters the rankings, they will have a chance of being further improved in the future," An Sheng said.

"What do you mean by further improved? Enhanced?" Zhou Wen remembered that The Thearch had told him that only the first Companion Egg on the rankings would obtain the opportunity to be enhanced.

"I don't know. The rumors are all over the place right now. It's difficult to determine their authenticity. However, the Xia, Zhang, and Dugu families already have Mythical Companion Beasts on the rankings. Furthermore, there are also some unknown Companion Beasts on the rankings. Haven't you realized that your Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's ranking has dropped?" An Sheng asked.

"I really didn't notice that." Zhou Wen had no time to pay attention to those things. He had been studying how to kill Torch Dragon.

"Your Six-Winged's ranking has already dropped to fifth place. The number one pet is no longer the Death of the Underworld. It has been replaced by a Companion Beast named Primordial Sword Immortal. Death of the Underworld is second, Genie is third, Frost Giant is fourth, and your Six-Winged Guardian Dragon is fifth. There are already more than thirty Companion Beasts on the rankings. The number one Primordial Sword Immortal doesn't seem to belong to the six families. We haven't found out who it belongs to. The six families have a real headache now. The number of Companion Beasts that aren't from the six families on the rankings has increased significantly." An Sheng explained the situation to Zhou Wen in detail.

"Why didn't you let Love Letter give it a try?" Zhou Wen didn't care much about the ranking. After all, it was only a ranking for humanity's Companion Beasts. Compared to dimensional creatures, humans were still too weak. Just thirty Mythical Companion Beasts were nothing in the massive dimensional Mythical system.

"It doesn't make a difference even if I put it up on the rankings. The current rankings definitely aren't final. There are still many Companion Beasts from the six families that haven't been placed. The truly powerful ones haven't shown up. Furthermore, the bigwigs from all over the world might not be as rich as the six families, but they should have some Mythical pets. When the time comes, the rankings will definitely exceed a hundred entries. Even if my Love Letter gets on the rankings now, it'll drop out sooner or later."

After a pause, An Sheng said, "On the other hand, if you obtain the Torch Dragon Companion Beast, quickly hatch it. Its ranking will definitely be very high. It might even have a chance of reaching first place. Rumor has it that the higher the ranking, the greater the opportunities in the future. However, you have to be careful. The stronger a Mythical Companion Beast is, the harder it is to hatch. It might even kill you. I have a few ways to hatch a Mythical Companion Beast. I'll send you some information later."

After chatting with An Sheng for a while, Zhou Wen hung up and found a room to rest. He took out the Torch Dragon Companion Egg and planned on hatching it.

No one would mind having too many Mythical Companion Beasts. More importantly, every Mythical Companion Beast had different abilities. No matter how strong a Mythical Companion Beast was, it was impossible for it to be invincible. In different situations, it was best to have Companion Beasts with different abilities.

Just like Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World, it could instantly kill Mythical Companion Beasts of the same level, but an Epic Jade Crystal Spirit armor could restrain it.

Zhou Wen had infinite Essence Energy, so he naturally didn't need a special hatching method. He picked up the Torch Dragon egg and began injecting Essence Energy to incubate it.

The moment his Essence Energy touched the Torch Dragon egg, Zhou Wen immediately felt a powerful suction force suck his Essence Energy in like a whale.

Zhou Wen felt his Essence Energy suddenly empty. Thankfully, he quickly replenished it. If it were anyone else, they would probably be sucked dry.

As the Essence Energy surged in, the Companion Egg gradually lit up. It was as though countless stars were swirling around it. When it finally stopped absorbing Zhou Wen's Essence Energy, the Companion Egg transformed into a stream of starlight that flew towards Zhou Wen's left eye and fused into his pupils.

If one took a closer look, there was a Torch Dragon-like dark pattern in Zhou Wen's black pupils. As the color was similar, it was very difficult for ordinary people to tell.

Thankfully, the Torch Dragon tattoo didn't affect Zhou Wen's vision, so it didn't hinder him.

Zhou Wen switched on his phone and checked Torch Dragon's information. This might be the strongest Companion Beast he currently had. Even the Golden Battle God Halberd would be considered inferior.

Torch Dragon Youngling: Mythical (Evolvable)

Life Providence: Son of a World King

Life Soul: Eye of Spacetime

Wheel of Destiny: Bright Torch Vision World

Strength: 81

Speed: 81

Constitution: 81

Essence Energy: 81

Talent Skill: Torch Eyes, Dragon Breath, World King Transformation

Companion Form: Eye Mirror

Indeed, it's a top-notch Mythical. All its stats are 81. It's a pleasure looking at it. It's even stronger than the strengthened Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. Zhou Wen summoned Torch Dragon in-game.

The gigantic Torch Dragon immediately appeared in the game's interface. It looked identical to the one in real life. Zhou Wen tried all kinds of skills.

Apart from having a few less skills than the real Torch Dragon, there was basically no difference. The few skills that were lacking were not important skills. The core abilities were all present.

The truly invincible ones were the Bright Torch Vision World and the World King Transformation. The Bright Torch Vision World could reflect all things. Once its gaze landed on someone, they would be sucked into the Vision World and vanish without a trace.

The World King Transformation was Torch Dragon's final transformation skill. With the Eye of Spacetime appearing all over his body and the Bright Torch Vision World, it was practically invincible.

However, after using the World King Transformation, Torch Dragon would enter an overall weakened state. Its combat strength would drop drastically to the same level as the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon in a short period of time. It would take a long time to recover.

Even if it doesn't use World King Transformation, Torch Dragon is still a top-notch combat force. I wonder if Torch Dragon will be ranked first if it enters the rankings? Zhou Wen guessed inwardly.

Bringing Torch Dragon along, Zhou Wen headed for the temple in-game. He wanted to give it a try and see what effects Torch Dragon and the Bright Torch Vision World had against the Bright Torch Vision World. It would definitely be exciting.

Finally, he arrived at the Torch Dragon temple. Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen ordered his Torch Dragon to use the Bright Torch Vision World. Torch Dragon's eyes immediately turned into a mirror that emitted a sun-like glow.

As for the Torch Dragon in the temple, it seemed to sense danger. It also used the Bright Torch Vision World. In the next second, a strange scene happened. The two Torch Dragons vanished into thin air. A strange spatial vortex appeared in the temple, sweeping everything in. The game screen immediately turned black.

The Bright Torch Vision World versus Bright Torch Vision World is an annihilative disaster! Zhou Wen realized something unusual as he had an ominous feeling. After entering the game again, Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush to head to the Torch Dragon temple. Instead, he headed for the Poison Bat Cave.

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Chapter 571 An Sheng"s Arrival

Groups of Poison Bats flew over. With Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World, large swaths of Poison Bats and a White Shadow of Poison were reflected into the Vision World, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The large number of Poison Bats in the cave vanished without a trace.

As expected! Zhou Wen's expression didn't look good. This was because at least two hundred Poison Bats had been sucked into the Vision World. They were nowhere to be seen, with no corpses indicating their deaths. The key point was that the game constantly indicated that the Poison Bat had been killed, but nothing dropped.

This was a very troublesome problem. The dimensional creatures that were sucked into the Bright Torch Vision World wouldn't drop anything, or they might have dropped something, only to have them vanish in the Vision World.

If it doesn't drop, so be it. Zhou Wen didn't feel overly conflicted. This time, he took the Torch Dragon to the Qiongqi temple.

Qiongqi was very powerful and Zhou Wen was no match for it with the Six-Winged Golden Battle God Halberd and the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General that restrained it. However, Qiongqi was no match for Torch Dragon Youngling.

The trouble was—Qiongqi's speed was too fast—allowing it to constantly avoid Torch Dragon's vision. However, by unleashing World King Transformation, Qiongqi had nowhere to run. It was directly sucked into the Vision World and instantly killed.

Unfortunately, the Bright Torch Vision World prevented anything from dropping despite killing Qiongqi.

From the looks of it, it won't be a problem to use Torch Dragon to kill Qiongqi. Zhou Wen was rather satisfied with the outcome. It didn't matter if anything dropped. As long as he could kill Qiongqi, he could enter the Qiongqi Temple.

If they couldn't find the former principal in the Qiongqi temple, it meant that he had most likely been killed.

In fact, after discovering the metal piece, Zhou Wen already felt that the former principal and company had gone to the Torch Dragon temple. The chances of them heading to Qiongqi temple were relatively low.

As for why he didn't discover the former principal and company's relics, Zhou Wen felt that they might have been sucked into the Bright Torch Vision World, so nothing remained.

Only the metal piece had been left behind for some reason. Or perhaps it was originally something from the temple—the former principal and the others had merely discovered it.

Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush to head to the Qiongqi temple. An Sheng said that he would head over in the next two days, so he planned on waiting for him.

After all, with Torch Dragon around, killing Qiongqi wasn't too risky. It was fine to wait for An Sheng.

Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed when he took the Torch Dragon with him to grind the Torch Dragon. If Torch Dragon used Bright Torch Vision World, he wouldn't obtain any benefits even if he killed Torch Dragon.

However, he wasn't a match for Torch Dragon in the temple without using Bright Torch Vision World. He would still be killed instantly by the Bright Torch Vision World, so Zhou Wen had no choice but to use the old method to kill the Torch Dragon.

When Torch Dragon appeared in his companion form, it gave Zhou Wen a pleasant surprise.

Torch Dragon's Companion Form was similar to contact lenses. It directly appeared in Zhou Wen's left eye. Under such circumstances, Zhou Wen's left eye could also use Bright Torch Vision World.

Although it drained him greatly, it wasn't a problem for Zhou Wen who had infinite Essence Energy.

Unfortunately, this move can only be used to kill enemies, but it can't drop dimensional crystals or Companion Eggs. Zhou Wen planned on using Torch Dragon as his trump card. He could also use it when grinding Mythical creatures, but without using the Bright Torch Vision World and World King Transformation, its combat strength was only slightly stronger than the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon.

An Sheng arrived very quickly. Zhou Wen didn't even wait two days before An Sheng arrived at the encampment.

Zhou Wen told An Sheng about hatching the Torch Dragon Youngling and found an uninhabited place. There, he demonstrated Torch Dragon's abilities to him, telling him that he could kill Qiongqi with Torch Dragon.

"This Torch Dragon Youngling is practically invincible. It's very likely to be first on the rankings. However, I have to do something before we kill Qiongqi," An Sheng said.

"Is it related to the blood offerings?" Zhou Wen guessed.

An Sheng nodded slightly. "I'm constantly updated by the news over here. I've roughly guessed who it is. If I don't deal with this fellow now, I'm afraid something will happen in the future. Let's head to the temple and settle this matter."

Zhou Wen entered the temple with An Sheng. Everyone related to the blood offerings was there.

When Professor Lei saw Zhou Wen and An Sheng, he came over and said excitedly, "Young Master Wen, Adjutant An, our research has made quite a bit of progress recently. From the murals and statues inside the Torch Dragon Temple, that palace should be related to the Mythical Chiyou..."

"Professor Lei, report the details to the Overseer in the future. Please gather everyone. I have something to say," An Sheng said.

"Alright, Little Zhao, call everyone over," Professor Lei said to one of his students.

Soon, the student called everyone over. When everyone was present, Professor Lei frowned and asked, "Where's Qingyun?"

"Senior Brother Qu was a little unwell yesterday and had been resting in the tent. When I called him just now, he seemed to be very sick. He was a little muddle-headed and didn't wake up," Little Zhao said.

"In that case, I'll get him." An Sheng seemed to realize something as he quickly walked towards Qu Qingyun's tent.

Everyone followed him. An Sheng pulled open the tent and saw Qu Qingyun sleeping inside with the blanket wrapped around him. His body seemed to be trembling like a patient suffering from a severe cold.

An Sheng walked over and reached out to pull the blanket away. He saw Qu Qingyun curled up into a ball as his body trembled.

"Qingyun, what's wrong?" Professor Lei saw that Qu Qingyun seemed to be seriously ill and wanted to go up to check on him.

However, An Sheng stopped Professor Lei and pulled out a flying dagger before throwing it at Qu Qingyun.

The flying dagger instantly stabbed into Qu Qingyun's body. With a bang, a white fog erupted from the body. After the white fog dissipated, they saw the dagger nailing the corpse of a fox to the ground.

"What's going on?" Professor Lei and the others were dumbfounded.

"Adjutant An, I'll lead my men to chase after him." Lu Yunxian's expression changed. Qu Qingyun slept in the same tent as him, but he had actually failed to notice anything amiss.

"There's no need. This person isn't simple. Furthermore, the terrain in the ruins is too difficult. It's easy for accidents to happen. Watch the vicinity of the temple and investigate the important areas. Don't let him have another chance," An Sheng said.

"Yes." Lu Yunxian went to make arrangements.

The matter was already very clear. Even Professor Lei and the rest had guessed that there must be something wrong with Qu Qingyun's sudden disappearance and him playing such a trick. It probably had something to do with the blood offerings.

"Adjutant An, I really didn't expect Qingyun to do such a thing..." Professor Lei said in embarrassment.

"Professor Lei, don't blame yourself. Everyone has cavities in their teeth. You weren't to know." Having settled the matter, An Sheng headed to the Qiongqi temple with Zhou Wen.

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Chapter 572 Killing Qiongqi

The duo went all the way to the Qiongqi temple. With Torch Dragon as their main force, An Sheng and Zhou Wen didn't even plan on entering.

Before the temple door opened, Zhou Wen summoned Six-Winged and Torch Dragon. At the same time, he summoned the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.

"Is this tiger-riding Companion Beast also at the Mythical stage?" An Sheng asked curiously as he sized up the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.

"It's not at the Mythical stage. It's just an Epic Companion Beast. However, his Life Providence has some restraining effects on Qiongqi. It will make killing Qiongqi easier," Zhou Wen said with a smile.

These words were very honest. Without the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, Torch Dragon could only kill Qiongqi in its World King Transformation state. And with the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, there was no need to use the World King Transformation. A single Bright Torch Vision World would seal the deal.

"There's actually a Life Providence that can restrain Mythical creatures. Although it's at the Epic stage, it's sufficiently precious," An Sheng commented.

"Yes, it wasn't easy to obtain it. It'll probably be difficult to find a second one," Zhou Wen said as he opened the temple door.

Qiongqi was inside the temple. The moment the door opened, it pounced forward. However, due to the influence of the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, its speed decreased significantly.

Under Zhou Wen's orders, Torch Dragon activated the Bright Torch Vision World to which Qiongqi dodged. Unfortunately, its speed was greatly reduced and it failed to escape. Torch Dragon immediately swept its gaze at it, making it disappear.

"Torch Dragon is really too strong! It will be unreasonable if it can't get first on the rankings," An Sheng praised when he saw Qiongqi being settled so easily.

Zhou Wen also felt that Torch Dragon was very strong, but he wondered if it could defeat the guardian of a white cocoon.

"Unfortunately, after being killed by the Bright Torch Vision World, nothing will be left. Even if dimensional crystals and Companion Eggs drop, I won't be able to take them out. There are a lot of limitations," Zhou Wen said.

"That's not too good, but it's still very strong. There are some mysterious dimensional zones with many good things inside, but they are protected by terrifying Mythical creatures. It's almost impossible to get the treasures out. Having this Torch Dragon makes things much simpler. When I'm free later, I'll take you to those places to take a look. After a spin through them, we'll definitely be able to obtain some good things," An Sheng said.

The duo entered the Qiongqi temple. Inside the stone temple, there were also many stone sculptures and murals. Many of the murals depicted a huge battle. Various creatures that looked like monsters and ghosts were fighting, while humans were just cannon fodder. The monsters were the main combat force.

The two of them carefully explored the temple several times, but they didn't find any passageway or any clues left behind by the former principal.

Zhou Wen didn't discover anything different about the temple versus the in-game temple. It was completely identical.

"Let Professor Lei and the rest come over and study it. They are the professionals in this area. If there are any clues, they will definitely discover them," An Sheng said.

"That's all we can do." Zhou Wen nodded helplessly.

He now knew that the former principal and company were doomed. They had either been killed by Torch Dragon or eaten by Qiongqi. No matter what the possibility was, there was no need to investigate further.

Zhou Wen planned on returning to school. The outcome was no longer important to him. No matter how the former principal died, it was impossible for him to come back to life.

"Wait another two days for me. When I'm done here, we can return together. I can also take you to kill a few Mythical creatures on the way. It's a crime not to use such a powerful Torch Dragon and Six-Winged Guardian Dragon," An Sheng said.

"What will you be doing here?" Zhou Wen looked puzzled as he asked.

"Of course I have to find Qu Qingyun," An Sheng said.

"Will he still be here?" Zhou Wen felt that Qu Qingyun had definitely escaped Zhuolu.

"According to the time, he was definitely still inside the underground ruins when we entered. The underground ruins only have one exit. I planted some Companion Beasts at the exit, but I haven't detected his departure. That means he's definitely still here," An Sheng said.

"When did you set up the Companion Beasts? Why didn't I know?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.

"It's an ordinary Companion Beast. Apart from being small, it doesn't have any special abilities. However, it's very useful for monitoring," An Sheng said.

"Alright, I also want to know why Qu Qingyun did that. Before I came, he hadn't done anything. Yet, he took action after I came. This clearly isn't a coincidence." Zhou Wen felt that Qu Qingyun was targeting him, not Professor Lei and company. Otherwise, he could have done it long ago.

"If I want to find him, I'll have to rely on Love Letter," An Sheng said as he summoned Love Letter.

Although its name was Love Letter, it looked like a huge scorpion. There were many strange blood-colored texts on its body. No matter how one looked at it, it had nothing to do with a romantic love letter.

"Does Love Letter have the ability to find people?" Back when An Tianzuo fought Love Letter, he was also present. He had never seen Love Letter display such abilities.

"It doesn't have the ability to find people, but its language skills will be useful." An Sheng left the temple with Love Letter.

Zhou Wen followed beside him and saw that Love Letter would open the wall or the ground at a fixed distance every time. The words quickly fused into the rock.

There were also some words that landed on the plants in the ruins, like grass. It was unknown what they could do.

"Although these words don't have any offensive power, Love Letter will naturally sense any creature that passes by. I left something in all the necessary areas. Unless Qu Qingyun doesn't move in the ruins, we will be able to catch him sooner or later," An Sheng explained.

"Take your time. I wish to visit the underground sea." Zhou Wen had nothing to do, so he wanted to take a look.

Zhou Wen had already explored most of the Zhuolu underground ruins. Now, he didn't even have a place to explore. All that was left was the underground sea.

Ignoring the nine black dragons and the cocoon in the war wagon, there was also something strange inside the sapphire sky. Zhou Wen planned on taking this opportunity to take a look. Perhaps, in reality, he could discover something he couldn't see in-game.

"Alright, I still need a while. You can take your time."

After separating from An Sheng, Zhou Wen headed for the underground sea. There weren't many things that could threaten him in the underground ruins. Even against the nine black dragons, Zhou Wen had the strength to fight them.

Of course, that was under the circumstances that the nine black dragons were chained. If their shackles were unlocked, Zhou Wen would have to rely on Torch Dragon.

When he passed the white desert, Zhou Wen saw the tattered flag and the skeleton sitting under it.

Apart from suddenly waking up the first time Zhou Wen passed by, the skeleton didn't react.

Zhou Wen carefully sized up the symbol on the animal hide flag. It was indeed the symbol of a ship's anchor. He wanted to ask the skeleton what their flag meant, but unfortunately, the skeleton remained motionless like a dead object.

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Chapter 573 Bone Sand

I wonder how the skeleton will react if I pull the flag away? Zhou Wen mused. Even if he pulled out the flag, he didn't know what he could do with it.

After sizing up the vine flag and beast hide, Zhou Wen suddenly realized that the sand beneath the flagpole was different from the white sand elsewhere.

When he walked over to take a closer look, he saw that the sand granules beside the flag pole were rather large. Some of them were about the size of table tennis balls, while the smaller ones were the size of glass beads. Furthermore, the shapes were irregular.

As the graphics in-game were cartoonish, he couldn't distinguish them clearly. However, when Zhou Wen looked carefully, he realized that the white sand wasn't sand, but bones.

Could it be that this white desert isn't a real desert, but made of weathered bones? Zhou Wen looked at the endless white desert and couldn't help but shiver.

If the sand in the desert were really bone granules, how many creatures had to die here to form such a huge desert?

Furthermore, it was obvious that things weren't that simple for their bones to become sand.

Zhou Wen grabbed a handful of sand and carefully looked at it. The more he looked at it, the more it looked like it was formed from shattered bones. However, the size and shape of the sand grains were very similar. It was unknown how it was formed.

Could it be that this is actually the main battlefield of Zhuolu back then? The dead creatures in the battle were buried here? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and summoned the Guardian Dragon and Torch Dragon. He made the two huge monsters dig open the sand to see if there was anything underneath.

In the Zhuolu battle back then, other than humans, any creature that participated in it was at the Mythical stage. Furthermore, they had quite a number of treasures. If he could dig up one or two, even damaged relics would have huge value.

Six-Winged and Torch Dragon were huge, and they had immense strength. They were even more powerful than excavators. The Guardian Dragon swiped its front claws and dug out a huge hole.

Torch Dragon plunged into the sea of sand and swam beneath it. Soon, it parted the sand, revealing a ravine.

At the spot Torch Dragon had dug out, something was exposed. It looked like ivory—a sharp horn. Zhou Wen hurriedly ordered Torch Dragon to continue digging.

Torch Dragon and Six-Winged dug a huge pit that was more than ten meters deep. Many parts of the object were revealed. They were not teeth, but a huge skeleton. What he saw was the tip of one of the rib cages. There were two rows of such a sternum on the skeleton. There were at least twenty to thirty bones.

The entire skeleton resembled the bones of a cow, but it was many times bigger than cow bones. Furthermore, it didn't have a skull.

Apart from the skeleton, there was nothing else. However, this left Zhou Wen somewhat expectant. Since there was really a monster's bones below, there might be something that had been left behind from the battle or some dimensional crystals left behind.

If he could dig up a few Essence Energy Skill Crystals, he would make a killing.

Zhou Wen got Six-Winged and Torch Dragon to constantly dig in the desert, hoping to find something.

Not long after, he had dug out quite a number of bones under the desert. The bones had different shapes, so they likely didn't belong to the same creature.

However, the strange thing was that the bones were crystalline, akin to jade. They seemed to have fossilized, but they maintained a moist texture.

Many bones shattered when Six-Winged and Torch Dragon touched them.

Unlike ordinary bones, these bones were like tempered glass. Once they shattered, they would turn into tiny particles that scattered in the white sand, becoming a part of the white desert.

Indeed, this white desert is a bone sand desert. Zhou Wen was alarmed.

From the scale of the white desert, the intense battle back then far exceeded anyone's imaginations. Many Mythical creatures had definitely died here.

Six-Winged and Torch Dragon dug holes in the sea of sand, almost turning half the desert over.

Unfortunately, other than some bones, everything seemed to have decayed and melted. The bones remained for some reason, but most of them had already turned into bone sand.

Most likely, those that hadn't turned into bone sand were terrifying Mythical creatures.

Suddenly, Six-Winged seemed to dig out something as it roared at Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen went over to take a look and saw a rhinoceros's head in the sandpit that was split open by the six wings. However, this head was much bigger than a rhinoceros on Earth. It resembled the size of a train engine.

Although it had turned into jade, the rhinoceros' head remained intact. It was still very lifelike and there weren't any scars on its head.

Zhou Wen got Six-Winged and Torch Dragon to dig out the rhinoceros' body. Although there were many bones here, it maintained its complete form like a giant rhinoceros. This was the first one.

However, this gigantic rhinoceros was like a jade statue. Its body had completely transformed into jade and there was no vitality left in its body. It definitely couldn't come back to life.

Wait, I don't see any injuries on its body. How did it die? Zhou Wen carefully sized up the rhinoceros and suddenly had an idea.

Perhaps the white desert's bone sand isn't purely bone. Instead, the creatures here are affected by some unknown force. Their bodies are like the rhinoceros, turning into stone. Then, they shatter and become bone sand... The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more convinced he was.

What kind of terrifying power made so many creatures turn into bone sand? Which faction does the expert who used this power belong to? Yellow Emperor or Chiyou? Zhou Wen guessed.

The rhinoceros was still intact after being fossilized. It didn't turn into bone sand like ordinary creatures. It must have been extraordinary when it was alive.

Even so, it still couldn't escape the influence of the terrifying power, turning into its present state.

Zhou Wen reached out and struck the rhinoceros a few times. With two clangs, the sound was extremely crisp as though he had struck a jade artifact or bone. The rhinoceros' body didn't shatter due to the external force.

Torch Dragon and Six-Winged dug the nearby area, but apart from some weak fossilized bones, they didn't discover anything.

It can't be? Could it be that only some primitive creatures participated in the battle? They only engaged in melee combat and didn't even use divine weapons? Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed.

Crack! Crack!

Cracks suddenly appeared on the rhinoceros' body. More and more cracks appeared as though it was about to shatter.

Perhaps Torch Dragon and Six-Winged collided into it while they were excavating. What a pity. Bringing it back as a specimen would have been good. After all, it's an ancient Mythical creature. To be able to participate in such a battle is definitely no trifling matter. Just as Zhou Wen was feeling poignant, the jade-like rhinoceros had already shattered.

Something dropped from the rhino's cracked abdomen. Unlike the shattered bone sand, the thing was still squirming.

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Chapter 574 A Snail

Zhou Wen was surprised that the thing which dropped from the rhinoceros' stomach was a living creature. Furthermore, it looked like a snail.

The fist-sized snail shell was crystalline and translucent.

The snail's body that was exposed was transparent like a flawless crystal. After the snail fell out, it slowly crawled on the sand with its shell.

Zhou Wen retreated as though he was facing a formidable enemy. At the same time, he ordered the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon and Torch Dragon to attack the snail.

Zhou Wen didn't know the origins of the snail, but he knew one thing very well. In such a terrifying ancient battle, even a powerful creature like the rhinoceros had fossilized. Yet, this snail had survived inside the rhinoceros' stomach.

No matter how it did it, it definitely wouldn't have been easy.

Of course, it was also possible that the fellow had crawled in later, but no matter what, Zhou Wen wasn't willing to take the risk.

Torch Dragon and Six-Winged simultaneously spat out dragon breath at the snail. The snail immediately shrank into its shell. Two terrifying dragon breaths sprayed on the snail's shell, melting away the surrounding bone sand and forming a huge crater.

However, after the dragon breaths stopped, the snail shell in the pit remained unharmed. The attacks of the two Mythical pets failed to penetrate the snail shell.

Bright Torch Vision World. Zhou Wen increasingly found the snail terrifying. He ordered Torch Dragon to use its Wheel of Destiny powers.

Torch Dragon's eyes turned into a mirror as it looked at the snail in the pit, but in the blink of an eye, the snail had vanished.

The power of the Bright Torch Vision World absorbed large amounts of bone sand. A large swath of bone sand vanished as though a huge hole had been dug out of the desert.

Zhou Wen carefully observed his surroundings, but he didn't find the snail.

Was it absorbed by the Bright Torch Vision World or had it escaped? Zhou Wen didn't dare be careless as he summoned several important Companion Beasts to prevent any mishaps.

If this lineup still allowed it to escape, it would be terrifying.

Torch Dragon and company stood around Zhou Wen and constantly scanned the nearby desert, but they didn't find any traces of the snail.

Now, Zhou Wen missed Truth Listener a little. If he had Truth Listener's ability, he wouldn't be at such a disadvantage. Now, he had to be more careful.

After waiting for quite some time, the snail still didn't appear. Zhou Wen felt that it was most likely sucked into Bright Torch Vision World with the bone sand. Otherwise, there was no reason for it not to appear.

However, Zhou Wen didn't dare be careless. He continued watching carefully. At the same time, he didn't dare stay in the bone sand desert any longer as he headed straight for the underground sea.

Along the way, he didn't see the snail reappear. When he arrived at the beach, Zhou Wen didn't head into the sea. Instead, he watched the sapphire sky from the side. It was a spectacular sight.

An Sheng said that they had people who also wanted to study the sapphire sky, but the Companion Beasts they had sent would die for no reason once they approached it. After losing quite a number of Companion Beasts with no results to speak for, they had to give up exploring the sapphire sky.

Zhou Wen looked at it for a while, but he didn't find anything in the sapphire sky. The gem-like crystal's body was entirely blue, looking beautiful and profound.

He attempted to summon a Poison Bat Companion Beast and make it fly towards the sapphire sky.

Back in-game, Zhou Wen had already done similar experiments numerous times. He would only see the Poison Bat flash a faint blue light when it approached the sapphire sky. Then, they would die. He saw nothing else.

This time, Zhou Wen wanted to see it happen in reality, hoping to find some clues.

Indeed, the moment the Poison Bat Companion Beast approached the sapphire sky, a blue light suddenly flashed from its body. In the next second, the Poison Bat's body turned into a blue transparent crystal. After it exploded into powder, it fell into the underground sea.

Zhou Wen looked carefully, but he failed to discover where the blue light had shot out from. From his point of view, the blue light appeared to come from within the Poison Bat's body.

He tried a few more times, but the results were the same. He couldn't identify the problem.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen felt his neck itch. He reached out to scratch it, but when his fingers touched his skin, it gave him a fright.

When his fingers touched the itchy spot, he found it extremely hard to the touch. It didn't feel like skin, but rather like jade.

Not good! Zhou Wen thought of something as he hurriedly summoned the crystal mirror and looked at his neck's reflection. Upon seeing the reflection, his expression changed drastically.

On the right side of his neck, there was a bulge the size of a fingernail. It was very strange. It was neither red nor swollen. It was translucent like jade and had spiral patterns on it. It was like the shell of a snail.

Is this the snail being up to no good? Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen pulled out his Orchid Blade and slashed at his neck, slicing off the jade-like flesh.

Seeing that the flesh under his skin remained tender flesh and blood, he felt a lot more at ease that it hadn't turned to jade.

Zhou Wen directly used the Orchid Blade to shatter the sliced piece of flesh. At the same time, he summoned the Fire Furnace Queen and burned it to ashes.

Although the wound on his neck still hurt, it didn't itch. Zhou Wen felt much better.

With Zhou Wen's current physical strength, the tiny wound quickly contracted and stopped bleeding. It wouldn't take long to heal itself.

However, after a while, Zhou Wen felt his wound itch again. He thought that it was the itch from the scab, but when his fingers touched it, his expression immediately turned ugly.

He picked up the crystal mirror and took a look. The wound had completely healed, but a snail shell had protruded out.

Zhou Wen immediately cut it off and summoned Doctor Darkness to inject large amounts of poison into his wound.

Zhou Wen's body's poison resistance was already very high, so the poison couldn't take his life. He wanted to see if it was effective on the wound or rather, be effective on the snail-like lump.

However, he was disappointed. Despite injecting him with a large amount of poison, making him almost unable to take it, it didn't take long for the wound to automatically heal, producing a spiral-shaped jade lump. A strange itch also triggered Zhou Wen's nerves, making him have the urge to grab it.

I'm in big trouble. Zhou Wen knew that things were rather serious. It was definitely the snail's doing, but he didn't even know where the snail was. It was unknown when the snail had attacked him.

He switched to Zero Taboo and used all sorts of methods to deal with the jade lump, but it was to no avail. No matter how he tried, the jade lump would regrow and become itchier. It made Zhou Wen have the urge to chop off his neck.

Damn it. Truth Listener is still evolving. Otherwise, its Evil Nullification Life Soul might be useful. Zhou Wen felt his neck itch more and more as he clenched his fists. However, he didn't dare grab it. He was afraid that the more he scratched at it, the worse it would become.

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Chapter 575 Cultivation of Small Perfection of Wisdom

Zhou Wen knew that he couldn't delay any further. He had to think of a way to resolve this problem.

Perhaps The Thearch knows what it is. Zhou Wen wanted to leave the Zhuolu battlefield and return to the encampment to contact The Thearch to see if he could obtain any useful information regarding the snail from her.

However, after taking a few steps, Zhou Wen felt his neck itch to the point of being unbearable. He wished he could slice off his neck.

What was even stranger was that Zhou Wen felt his body become heavier as though an invisible boulder was pressing down on him. Every step he took felt extremely difficult. He left deep footprints on the bone sand as his calf sank into it.

Zhou Wen knew that it wasn't an illusion. There really was something pressing down on him. He could clearly sense the pressure, but there was nothing on him.

Plop!

Zhou Wen's body was pressed into the bone sand. He struggled to stand up, but he couldn't move.

Not only could he not move, but his neck was getting itchier. He couldn't even scratch it.

I have to leave this place as soon as possible. Zhou Wen got Six-Winged and Torch Dragon to pull his body back.

However, even with Six-Winged and Torch Dragon's immense strength, they were unable to move him. Or rather, they didn't dare use too much strength, afraid that they would directly snap his body.

Indeed, I'm not suited to enter a dimensional zone in real life. Something happens every time. Zhou Wen was beginning to regret digging around.

Perhaps it was because he had just obtained a powerful Companion Beast like Torch Dragon that it had gone to his head. He believed that with Torch Dragon around, he could deal with any unexpected situation, but he never expected to have no chance of using it.

Zhou Wen could only endure the itch and let Torch Dragon burrow beneath the bone sand to prop him up from above.

However, when Torch Dragon tried to prop up Zhou Wen's body with all its might, it nearly flattened Zhou Wen. It still failed to lift his body up even a centimeter.

However, Zhou Wen was pressed down on Torch Dragon's back. As Torch Dragon retreated, Zhou Wen immediately fell into the sandpit, incapable of moving.

Zhou Wen had thought of all the solutions he could, but they were useless. He was trapped there, unable to move.

The pressure on his body was secondary. The itch on his neck was unbearable. It was so itchy that it nearly reached deep into his soul.

All his strength was useless. All Zhou Wen could do was switch to the Small Perfection of Wisdom and circulate the Eight Perfections Wisdom Life Providence.

It wasn't that the power of the Small Perfection of Wisdom could reduce the pressure on him, nor was it that the Eight Perfections Wisdom could stop the itch. Instead, the Small Perfection of Wisdom had one benefit—it had a high tolerance.

Daoists cultivated life as it was, while Buddhists cultivated their future incarnation. They pursued the great release of the future.

Although Small Perfection of Wisdom was an Essence Energy Art that cultivated his constitution, it was different from the Invincible Connate Divine Art that directly strengthened one's body. Small Perfection of Wisdom focused on the mind's management of one's body.

The Six Perfections Wisdom had all sorts of wisdoms that allowed one to pursue an epiphany mentally without being limited by one's body.

Zhou Wen didn't circulate the Small Perfection of Wisdom to relieve the pain on his body, but to prevent himself from focusing on his pain. He hoped to reduce the itchiness by employing this method.

Although this method didn't treat the root of the problem, Zhou Wen really didn't have a better solution. If he didn't stop the itch, he was afraid that he would go crazy.

If I don't have Truth Listener with me, I will not touch anything randomly in the future, Zhou Wen thought.

After the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra circulated, the Eight Perfections Wisdom made his six senses sharp. It made the itch go deeper into his bones.

Zhou Wen knew that this was only temporary. He had read quite a number of Buddhist scriptures, so he knew that this was an inevitable process. He needed to first experience pain before he could fully gain enlightenment and achieve the liberation of his body.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had once said that one cannot become a Buddha with hell empty. It was a form of great enlightenment and liberation.

Resisting the almost lethal itch, Zhou Wen constantly circulated the Small Perfection of Wisdom, hoping to achieve a great liberation of his mind. At the same time, he had absolute control over his body, preventing it from being limited by his six senses and circumstances.

If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't be able to calm down and think about the meaning behind the scriptures when suffering from such an itch. They wouldn't be able to fully focus on circulating the Essence Energy Art.

However, Zhou Wen was clearly not an average person. His talent at focusing allowed him to think and gain insights without being affected.

The scriptures he had read previously weren't for nothing. Zhou Wen had taken the right path. With the circulation and comprehension of the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, Zhou Wen's senses became sharper. The itch on his neck still existed, but the mental effects on Zhou Wen decreased significantly. It made him feel less uncomfortable.

This is indeed feasible! Zhou Wen continued studying from this angle, hoping to break through the Small Perfection of Wisdom's bottleneck and condense a Life Soul.

Unlike ordinary Essence Energy Arts that strengthened one's constitution, the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra could not eliminate the pain in one's body. Instead, it used one's wisdom to understand the pain.

Of course, being able to understand something didn't mean that he could resolve it. However, the separation of his body and mind made Zhou Wen feel less pain.

The pressure on him remained as the itch grew more intense. However, despite clearly sensing the pain, Zhou Wen felt that his body wasn't his. The pain wasn't that unbearable anymore.

This feeling was very odd. It was clearly his body, but it didn't feel like it belonged to him. His mind seemed to be taking on an outsider's view.

If this continues, will I really become a Buddha? Zhou Wen could sense that his body was emitting a treasure glow.

And the source of this treasure glow was not from his physical body, but deeper.

Zhou Wen didn't wish to become a Buddha without any desires, but in this situation, he could only continue cultivating. Otherwise, just the itch would drive him crazy.

In such an environment, Zhou Wen quickly separated his mind and body. It sounded contradictory, but it was indeed Zhou Wen's present state.

It could control his body while his mind wasn't restrained by his body. The pain from the pressure and itch was already nothing to Zhou Wen.

However, even if Zhou Wen was no longer fazed by it, nor had it affected his mind, the pressure on his body still existed. His body had already been pressed into the bone sand and was about to be flattened.

With his body dead, it was useless no matter how powerful his mind was. Wouldn't he just be waiting for Buddha to take him into Paradise? Zhou Wen clearly didn't follow this belief.

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Chapter 576 Hell King

What should I do? If Small Perfection of Wisdom can't resolve my predicament, it's akin to drinking poison to quench my thirst. Zhou Wen racked his brains, hoping to find a complete solution.

Although the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and the Eight Perfections Wisdom couldn't free Zhou Wen from the pain, it made his mind and six senses sharper. He could observe the details he couldn't sense before.

His neck protruded. Even without looking in the mirror, Zhou Wen could sense everything that was happening, including the details beneath his skin.

Under the effects of the Eight Perfections Wisdom, Zhou Wen felt as though his body had turned transparent. It allowed him to see many physical details through his consciousness, or it could be said that he could sense the minute parts of his body. That wasn't a true vision.

This should be the seventh sense mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures, right? Zhou Wen could clearly sense that the spiral jade beneath his neck wasn't as simple as a lump.

Beneath the lump, there were many invisible silk objects that penetrated his blood vessels and muscles. As they were too minute, one couldn't see them with the naked eye.

The silk-like objects seeped into his body like a spiderweb and coiled around his flesh and bones. His entire neck was enrooted by the silk as it spread throughout his body. Even his brain was penetrated.

Now, Zhou Wen finally knew why it was useless to slice off the lump. As the saying went, if one didn't remove the roots when cutting grass, the grass would grow again once the spring wind blew.

He needed to get rid of the threads inside to truly resolve the danger.

However, the power of the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and the Eight Perfections of Wisdom could let him see the problem, but not resolve it.

Such a force that directly penetrated his body made formidable powers like Torch Dragon useless. Unless Zhou Wen wanted to be killed by the Bright Torch Vision World, he could only come up with another solution.

Doctor Darkness was the best in this area, but even his poison couldn't destroy the fine threads. This showed how powerful this thing was.

Thankfully, I still have the Substitute Talisman on me. Furthermore, I still have the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. If I have no choice, I'll perish together with this strange snail. With the Substitute Talisman and the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, I should be able to survive. It might not be the case for the snail, Zhou Wen thought to himself.

However, that was the final step. As long as there was a way, Zhou Wen didn't want to take that final step.

Since the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra can let me see it, is there really no way to resolve it? Furthermore, my comprehension still hasn't allowed the Small Perfection of Wisdom to advance to the Epic stage or condense a Life Soul. Clearly, it's because my comprehension isn't completely correct... Zhou Wen tried hard to meditate.

The treasure glow on his body became more and more crystalline. However, due to the immense pressure, his body was almost unable to withstand it. His bones creaked from the pressure as though they would snap at any moment.

Zhou Wen could sense a huge snail shell pressing down on him. It couldn't be seen with the naked eye or touched, but the pressure existed. It was extremely odd.

Since my mind can't control my body, why don't I do the opposite? If I can't even live this life, what's the point of a future incarnation? With a thought, Zhou Wen reversed the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra.

Zhou Wen originally believed that reversing the Small Perfection of Wisdom would definitely damage his body, but he soon realized that after the Small Perfection of Wisdom was reversed, it could also smoothly circulate without any obstruction. It was as though it should have been that way from the start.

Zhou Wen's heart suddenly stirred as he thought of the three-faced Buddha in Small Buddha Temple. The three-faced Buddha had three faces, but they weren't all smiling benevolently. They were somewhat different from ordinary Buddha statues.

Could it be that the... Small Perfection of Wisdom isn't a pure Buddhist Essence Energy Art... One body with three sides... Then what's the last side? Zhou Wen seemed to figure out something.

As the Small Perfection of Wisdom reversed, the Eight Perfections Wisdom also changed. Zhou Wen, who was originally in a state of separating his mind and body, once again fused his mind and body.

The extremely itchy feeling immediately returned to Zhou Wen, making him nearly go crazy.

However, almost at the same time, this crazy itch made Zhou Wen feel like he was brimming with strength. The more painful and itchy his body was, the more mentally sharp he became. Not only did he not feel the pain, but he also felt a sense of pleasure, as though he wanted to tear apart everything.

Humans have three sides. One side is Buddha, the other side is the devil. When Buddha arrives, I will be Buddha. When the devil arrives, I will be a devil. When Buddha and the devil are not present, I am my true self...

As Zhou Wen constantly gained insights, his essence, vitality, and spirit, as well as his Life Providence, erupted with terrifying power. It made his body glow and emit a shocking treasure glow, as though an indescribable power was building up in his body.

Zhou Wen wasn't unfamiliar with this power. It was the condensation of a Life Soul.

However, it was different from the previous times when he condensed a Life Soul. This Life Soul was not an incorporeal object in the consciousness like Zero Taboo, nor was it a corporeal entity like Lost Country. It also wasn't an independent entity like the Inverse Ancient Sovereign.

Zhou Wen's Life Soul seemed to be his body—his body being the Life Soul. It was probably unprecedented.

Crack! Crack!

As his Life Soul condensed, the jade lump on Zhou Wen's neck cracked. Wisps of invisible threads peeled out from his body.

It was as though invisible transparent strands of hair had automatically crawled out from his body. However, it wasn't that the silk that had crawled out by itself. It was because of a strange change in Zhou Wen's body that prevented any external object from attaching to him. Therefore, the threads had no choice but to leave his body.

The threads separated from Zhou Wen's body and gathered together. Soon, they transformed into a transparent snail with a milky-white shell on its back. It was the same snail that Zhou Wen had dug out from the rhinoceros' stomach.

Its tiny eyes sized up the glowing Zhou Wen as though it was pondering over something. However, when it looked at Torch Dragon beside it, it ultimately bowed its head and burrowed into the bone sand. It seemed to be invisible as it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

As for Zhou Wen's body, it had already turned crystalline, like jade. He looked like a mighty being, as though he was nurturing an immense amount of energy. A vertical eye appeared at his glabella. At the instant the vertical eye opened, it was as though a door to the endless hell had opened. Countless vengeful and ferocious ghosts roared in it.

Zhou Wen himself seemed to have become a demon king as he emitted a terrifying aura of death.

Little Perfection of Wisdom had finally condensed a Life Soul, but this Life Soul looked somewhat odd.

Zhou Wen dispelled his Life Soul and returned to his normal state. The bulge on his neck had vanished, and the pressure on him had vanished. At the same time, he came to realize something.

"Hell King?" Zhou Wen muttered to himself as he read out the name of the Life Soul.

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Chapter 577 The Thearch"s Drug

Zhou Wen had naturally sensed the snail's departure, but he didn't chase after it.

The Hell King Life Soul could only prevent the tiny threads from clinging onto his body, but if the snail unleashed its strength, it could still destroy Zhou Wen's body.

The snail's retreat without fighting Zhou Wen wasn't due to the Hell King Life Soul.

Although the Hell King Life Soul was good at strengthening his body, even Torch Dragon and Six-Winged's attacks couldn't injure the snail. Zhou Wen didn't believe that the Hell King Life Soul could really threaten it, so he was still somewhat puzzled when the snail retreated.

However, no matter what, he had finally resolved a huge problem. Zhou Wen quickly left the bone sand desert, not daring to stay any longer.

He used his phone to look at his information and realized that the postfix—Guilt—of his Constitution had vanished. The Life Soul that Small Perfection of Wisdom had condensed was also Hell King. It had the effect of strengthening his mind and body, but this wasn't the most important ability. The strongest aspect of the Hell King Life Soul was turning the body into a Life Soul. Zhou Wen didn't know what use it had, for now, so he could only slowly study it.

After returning to the temple, Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief when he didn't see the snail appear.

I should just game in the future. Zhou Wen wasn't willing to give up. He lay in the tent and launched the game before heading to the bone sand desert to get Torch Dragon and Six-Winged to continue digging.

However, Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed. He didn't find the fossilized rhinoceros in-game, neither did he find the snail. He only found a few bones.

There's no snail in-game? Zhou Wen spent two days searching the bone sand desert, but he still failed to find the snail or encounter any other danger.

As for treasures, he found nothing.

...

The hidden forces An Sheng had set up, failed to capture Qu Qingyun. It was unknown if Qu Qingyun had covered his tracks well or if he had already used some method to escape the ruins.

An Sheng didn't have the time to be stationed here. All he could do was send someone to guard the ruins and bring Zhou Wen back to Luoyang.

On the way, Zhou Wen used his phone to check the Internet. Indeed, just as An Sheng had said, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's ranking had dropped to fifth place. There were already 37 Companion Beasts on the rankings. There were a few more than what An Sheng had said.

Should I get Torch Dragon on the rankings as well? Zhou Wen had been pondering over this question.

Beep! Beep! A message was sent by The Thearch.

"I have a gift for you. Accept it with the Void Flower." Zhou Wen immediately had an ominous feeling when he read the message.

Zhou Wen refused to believe that The Thearch would take the initiative to deliver something good to him.

"I'm driving now. The Void Flower isn't with me. What gift did you send me?" Zhou Wen probed.

"It's a world-shaking invention that I came up with. You lucked out," The Thearch replied.

What shocking invention? Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief. If it was just an experimental product made of chemicals, Zhou Wen felt that it couldn't be too dangerous.

"You'll know when you get back." The Thearch kept him guessing.

After returning to school, Zhou Wen took out the Void Flower pot from the chaos space. The Void Flower couldn't open a portal in the chaos space; therefore, when Zhou Wen took it out, a portal appeared on the flower. Something floated out.

Zhou Wen took a careful look and saw that it was a glass bottle. It was one of the items he had bought for The Thearch. It wasn't dangerous, so he reached out to catch it.

Inside the glass bottle was half a bottle of purple liquid. It was unknown what it was.

He didn't know what the purple liquid was, but Zhou Wen definitely didn't dare use it. Just as he was about to put it into the chaos space, he received a message from The Thearch.

"Have you received it? Let your Companion Beast drink it. Then, it's time to witness a miracle."

No matter how Zhou Wen looked at it, The Thearch's tone was like a scammer online.

However, since it wasn't for him to drink, Zhou Wen didn't mind. It didn't matter if he gave it a try. After all, he had plenty of Companion Beasts.

After randomly summoning a Chi and letting it drink The Thearch's medicine, Zhou Wen stared at it with widened eyes.

According to what Zhou Wen knew, ordinary chemicals didn't have much use for Companion Beasts. Instead, they had a certain effect on dimensional creatures that could make them mutate.

Unfortunately, Companion Beasts were pure energy bodies, so their composition was relatively stable. The possibility of mutation was very low, so chemicals were useless.

However, after the Chi drank the medicine, its body seemed to be dyed purple—the same color as the drug. Its body also rapidly transformed as it underwent a significant change.

After the transformation ended, its body hadn't appeared to have undergone many changes. Even the purple color faded.

Zhou Wen took a look at its stats and realized that its stats had greatly increased. It had gained another skill, making it one of the best at the Epic stage.

Ignoring the increase in stats, it had actually allowed the Chi to comprehend a new skill. It went from two skills to three skills; a shocking feat.

"Thearch, what drug did you give me?" Zhou Wen sent a message to The Thearch.

"The Pet Skill Insights Agent I invented can stimulate the potential of a Companion Beast, allowing it to comprehend a hidden talent ability. The effects aren't bad, right? I'm guessing you didn't dare give it to your Six-Winged and Truth Listener. Instead, you let an ordinary Companion Beast drink it. Are you regretting it now?" The Thearch seemed to see through Zhou Wen's thoughts. It was as though she had seen Zhou Wen's actions with her own eyes.

Zhou Wen knew that The Thearch was deliberately trying to see his regret by not mentioning the effects of the drug in the beginning. Zhou Wen naturally wouldn't let her wish come true.

"Who knows if your drug is really useful. Perhaps it's only effective on low-level Companion Beasts and useless for high-level ones?" Zhou Wen deliberately said.

"Goading me on is useless. You're too old-fashioned. If you want a Pet Skill Insights Agent, you have to exchange it with something." The Thearch's words were filled with contempt.

"No thanks then," Zhou Wen immediately replied.

Who knew if The Thearch's medicine had any side effects. Zhou Wen found it unreliable no matter how he thought about it. How could ordinary chemicals allow a Companion Beast to gain insights into a skill? It was highly likely that she had added something else.

"It's fine if you don't want the Pet Skill Insights Agent, but you have to return me the items." The Thearch directly sent a list.

"How much Pet Skill Insights Agent can these items get?" Since he couldn't reject it, he naturally had to try his best to benefit himself.

"One bottle," The Thearch replied.

"At least ten bottles. I was the one who bought all the ingredients you used to make the drug, right? It's not worth that much money." Zhou Wen deliberately said this to know if The Thearch had added anything else.

However, The Thearch didn't answer him. "Two bottles. It's up to you whether you want them or not, but you have to buy and deliver everything on the list in a month."

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Chapter 578 Nine-Headed Pheasant Spiri

Zhou Wen looked at the list. The items The Thearch wanted this time weren't very expensive. They were all relatively common items. Most of them were electronic products. He had no idea why she wanted them.

When Zhou Wen was in Chess Mountain, many electronic devices couldn't be switched on, much less get any reception. Occasionally, he would switch on the phone only to have it crash with a black screen.

The Thearch clearly had a way to resolve these problems, but it was unknown how she did it.

Now that I have Torch Dragon, I might be able to explore Deer Terrace Pavilion. Even if I can't get anything to drop, storming my way in to see what's inside would be good too. Zhou Wen decided to head to Deer Terrace Pavilion in-game.

After getting Li Xuan to help get someone to buy the items on the list, Zhou Wen entered Chess Mountain's instance dungeon and headed for Deer Terrace Pavilion.

With the Demon God Catalog, Zhou Wen successfully ascended the Deer Terrace Pavilion. However, he didn't sneak up this time. Instead, he summoned Six-Winged and Torch Dragon to kill all the fake fairies and immortals.

After the fake fairies and immortals were killed, they revealed their true forms—foxes, night cats, rats, and wolves. Killing them wasn't difficult.

With the two pets leading the way, Zhou Wen soon arrived at the ancient building on the Deer Terrace Pavilion. He could see six male and female immortals drinking and enjoying themselves inside the ancient building.

One of them was the fake fairy who had chased after Zhou Wen last time. When she saw Six-Winged and Torch Dragon, the six fake immortals inside were alarmed. However, Zhou Wen didn't give them a chance. Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World opened and instantly reflected all six fake immortals into it, instantly killing them.

The phone indicated that he had killed the Mythical Creature, Fox Demon, but unfortunately, they were all pulled into the Vision World. Even if something dropped, it would be impossible to get it out of the Vision World.

Zhou Wen wasn't too concerned about this. After killing six Mythical fake immortals, he circled the first level without finding anything valuable.

He headed for the second level of the ancient building through the stairs. Upon reaching the second level, he saw a colorfully dressed fairy sitting in the hall.

The fairy looked extremely beautiful, but she wasn't as otherworldly as an immortal. Instead, she was just extremely beautiful.

When the fairy saw Torch Dragon and Six-Winged, her expression changed. She flicked her sleeve and flew up. At the instant she flicked her sleeve, she let out a cry as a terrifying sound wave blasted out.

Torch Dragon and Six-Winged could still withstand her sound blasts, but the blood-colored avatar's body wasn't that strong. It was shattered by it.

The blood-colored avatar didn't die, but the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon died in its place. However, the sound blast didn't stop. Unable to escape death, the game screen turned black.

Indeed, I have to launch a preemptive attack. Zhou Wen entered the game again and charged up Deer Terrace Pavilion. He slew six fox demons on the first level and rushed to the second level.

This time, Zhou Wen didn't give the colorful-robed fairy any chance. He got Torch Dragon to use the Bright Torch Vision World.

The colorful-robed fairy turned into a colorful giant bird. It looked like a colorful phoenix, but there were nine heads on its neck.

The nine-headed phoenix flapped its wings and flew out as though it had teleported, avoiding Torch Dragon's gaze. Its speed was much faster than Zhou Wen's peak speed.

Seeing the giant, nine-colored, phoenix-like bird about to cry out again, Zhou Wen ordered Torch Dragon to use World King Transformation as he charged down the second level's exit and returned to the first level.

Just as Zhou Wen heard a sound wave blast down from the second level, the sound came to a halt as his phone gave a notification.

'Killed Mythical creature, Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit.'

The notification was very simple, and there weren't any indications of dimensional crystals. It was probably stored in the Vision World.

Zhou Wen sent the blood-colored avatar back up to the second level and indeed, he realized that the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit was gone. Only the weak Torch Dragon was lying on the ground. Clearly, it was draining for it to use the World King Transformation.

This building has a total of three levels. The second level is the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit. Could the third level be the legendary Demon Consort? Zhou Wen really wanted to head to the third level to take a look.

However, Torch Dragon was too weak. Without Torch Dragon, Zhou Wen couldn't even defeat the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit, much less the Demon Consort.

Could The Thearch be that Demon Consort? Zhou Wen guessed inwardly.

Instead of continuing upstairs, he logged out of the game. Zhou Wen planned on heading to the top of Deer Terrace Pavilion after Torch Dragon recovered.

He first went to other dungeons to grind all sorts of rare dimensional creatures. Just as he was grinding Medusa, his phone suddenly rang.

He took a look at the number and saw that it was an unknown number. It continuously rang a few times before Zhou Wen picked up the call.

"Junior Brother, how have you been recently?" A clear and gentle voice came from the phone.

"Jiang Yan..." Zhou Wen nearly jumped up.

Ever since they separated at Holy City, Zhou Wen had not heard of Jiang Yan again. He never expected Jiang Yan to suddenly call him.

"I'll wait for you at the same old place," Jiang Yan said before hanging up.

Zhou Wen knew where Jiang Yan was referring to. Unable to hold himself back, he went out and headed for Dragon Gate Grotto.

When Zhou Wen arrived at the former laboratory in Old Dragon Cave, he saw Jiang Yan sitting on a stone slab. He was looking at Zhou Wen with a harmless smile.

Zhou Wen and company had used the stone slab as a table to eat and play cards. When he saw Jiang Yan sitting there, he couldn't help but recall the times they had spent here.

"Senior..." Zhou Wen called out, but he didn't know what to say.

Ask him if he was doing well? That was nonsense. How could he be living well while being pursued by the bureau?

Ask him what he had been doing recently? Zhou Wen felt that he shouldn't ask. That would put Jiang Yan in a difficult position.

If Jiang Yan answered him, he would expose his past whereabouts. If he didn't answer, it would hurt his feelings.

However, Jiang Yan didn't seem to mind. He sized up Zhou Wen and said with a smile, "From the looks of it, you have been doing pretty well recently. Your strength has improved greatly. It seems like you have more than one Mythical Companion Beast."

"Can you tell?" Zhou Wen asked Jiang Yan in surprise.

Jiang Yan probably didn't know that he had the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon and Torch Dragon; yet, he was able to tell that he had more than one Mythical pet. If everyone could tell, he wouldn't have any secrets to speak off.

"Don't worry. There aren't many humans like me who can tell that you have Mythical Companion Beasts. Besides, I can't tell what your Mythical Companion Beasts are," Jiang Yan said with a smile as though he had seen through Zhou Wen's thoughts.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he heard Jiang Yan say that.

"I was trying to come up with a solution for a problem I have, but since you already have such strength, help me," Jiang Yan continued.

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Chapter 579 Speedy Solar Lunar Shuttle

"What help do you need?" Zhou Wen asked.

"I'm going to a dimensional zone to do something and need help. There's a Mythical creature guarding the area and it's rather powerful. However, with your help, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with it," Jiang Yan said.

"Alright." Zhou Wen agreed.

"Aren't you going to ask which dimensional zone I'm going to?" Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"There's no need. No matter which dimensional zone it is, I'll accompany you." Zhou Wen shook his head.

"Alright, go back and prepare. See you here tomorrow morning," Jiang Yan said.

"I don't have anything to prepare. I can go with you now." Zhou Wen brought everything he needed with him, so there was nothing to prepare.

"Let's do it tomorrow. I don't know if I'll be able to come back in the future. I want to stay here for the night," Jiang Yan said as he looked at the dilapidated laboratory.

"Alright." Zhou Wen didn't say anything else and returned to his dorm.

The next morning, Zhou Wen arrived at Old Dragon Cave again and saw a strange beast carriage in the laboratory.

The carriage looked ancient. Even the wheels were made of bronze. The carriage's box wasn't sealed with a baldachin over it. Pulling in front of it were two giant rabbits—one black, one white.

The rabbis were even bigger than an ordinary horse. They were almost the same size as an elephant. They sprawled on the ground, their bodies connected to the reins.

Jiang Yan was already in the carriage. When he saw Zhou Wen walk over, he waved at him. "Ah Wen, get in."

"Isn't it too ostentatious to drive this carriage out?" Zhou Wen got into the carriage and asked uneasily.

If they were to drive this carriage out of Old Dragon Cave, it would definitely attract the attention of countless people, even onlookers.

"No." Jiang Yan was very certain. He held a whip and whipped the two giant rabbits.

The two giant rabbits immediately began moving. They moved quickly, and finally, Zhou Wen understood what it meant to start a hare.

The two giant rabbits charged forward like arrows with the carriage in tow.

However, there was a cave wall in front of them. Just as the two giant rabbits were about to slam into the mountain wall, Zhou Wen almost jumped off the carriage to prevent himself from dying in the collision.

However, Zhou Wen ultimately held back the urge to jump. He knew that Jiang Yan wasn't such a rash person.

Indeed, the black and white giant rabbits slammed into the mountain wall, but the mountain wall didn't seem to exist. They pulled the beast carriage and charged in.

Zhou Wen watched the black and white giant rabbits pulling the beast carriage forward quickly. Streams of light rushed ahead of him and to his side, as though they had entered a spacetime tunnel. He couldn't see anything around him at all. There were distorted beams of light everywhere.

"What carriage is this?" Zhou Wen could tell that the beast carriage was extraordinary as he looked at Jiang Yan.

"Speedy Solar Lunar Shuttle." Jiang Yan continued when he saw that Zhou Wen was still in a daze, "The two rabbits pulling the carriage are Day, and the other is Night. When they are together, they can produce the ability to shuttle through space. Although they aren't strong enough to reverse the flow of time, they can cross space and travel great distances in an instant. It's best to travel with them."

Zhou Wen was alarmed when he heard that. The two rabbits were definitely at the Mythical stage. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to have such powers.

Although Zhou Wen had long felt that Jiang Yan wasn't a simple person, he was still somewhat surprised that he had obtained such a Speedy Solar Lunar Shuttle.

After a while, the Speedy Solar Lunar Shuttle stopped.

Zhou Wen looked out of the carriage and realized that he wasn't anywhere near Dragon Gate Grotto. He wasn't even in Luoyang. There were towering mountain peaks that pierced through the clouds everywhere. There were no signs of humans. There were primitive forests everywhere, and the air was so clean and fresh that it felt sweet.

"We must walk on our own for the rest of the journey. Even Day and Night won't be able to go up." Jiang Yan alighted the carriage and released the reins. The two rabbits flashed and escaped.

"Aren't they your Companion Beasts?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.

Jiang Yan shook his head and said, "No, I only temporarily invited them to pull the carriage. They aren't Companion Beasts."

Zhou Wen's expression turned odd again. To be able to invite wild dimensional creatures to pull carriages wasn't something an ordinary person could do.

Jiang Yan pointed at the mountain that went straight into the clouds and said, "We have to climb to the top of this mountain. However, this mountain is extraordinary. When we climb it later, we can only advance and not retreat. Under no circumstances are you to retreat. Otherwise, you will be doomed."

"Why is that?" Zhou Wen asked, puzzled.

"This mountain is called Immortal Seeking. Legend has it that immortals live at the top of the mountain. Anyone who wishes to become an immortal can be reborn as an immortal if they can climb to the top of the mountain. Although this is only a legend, this mountain is indeed different. It has a terrifying taboo protecting it. Once someone steps into this mountain, they will definitely die if they take a step back. There's no reason. That's the rule of this mountain," Jiang Yan said.

I wonder if my Zero Taboo can restrain the taboo of Immortal Seeking Mountain. Zhou Wen thought to himself, but he didn't plan on trying. All he did was look around the foot of the mountain, hoping to see if there was a tiny palm symbol.

Unfortunately, he didn't see one. All he saw was a stone staircase spiraling up the mountain. It was like a heavenly staircase that pierced through the clouds, with no end in sight.

"There are many obstacles along the way, but with your willpower, I believe there won't be any problems. Just remember that you can't retreat," Jiang Yan said as he stepped onto the stone steps.

Zhou Wen followed him. Just as he stepped onto the stone steps, he immediately felt an invisible force tugging at his body. His body sank slightly as he nearly fell onto the stone steps.

With every step Zhou Wen took to climb the stairs, he felt like he was carrying a mountain. After taking a few steps, his clothes were almost drenched in sweat.

Jiang Yan was no different. He could see that his hair was drenched in sweat.

The power on the stone steps was very strange. It didn't constantly grow stronger, nor would it constantly weaken. This power was just right to reach the limits of Zhou Wen's body.

In other words, Zhou Wen had to use all his strength to take every step.

After taking a few steps, Zhou Wen felt that he had expended a lot of his strength, but the power on the stone steps seemed to possess intelligence. It would also weaken relatively, but the effort Zhou Wen needed to walk was maintained at maximum.

The first step was the limit. If it was someone with a weak will, their will would quickly collapse and they would have the intention to retreat.

However, Jiang Yan had said that they absolutely could not retreat. Retreat meant certain death.

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Chapter 580 Immortal Seeking Path

They trudged up the mountain step by step. Although they could continue walking no matter how tired they were, seeing the stone steps that seemed to have no end threw one into despair.

As Jiang Yan walked in front, he said, "The ancients believe that there are immortals in the sky. Only by meeting immortals on high ground can one obtain the Great Dao's heritage. Therefore, since ancient times, the East, West, South, and North Districts have myths regarding the Ascension. For example, in the fairy tales of the West District that we are more familiar with, a young man planted magic beans that ended up growing high into the sky. Then, he climbed up the beanstalk to a giant castle in the sky. There's also the Foundational Tree legend of our East District."

"Those are plants. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with mountains, right?" Zhou Wen added.

"There are mountains too. Don't many deities in myths and legends live on the mountain? Like the gods of Mount Olympus, the Immortal Palace on Kunlun Mountain, and Mount Buzhou that connects the heavens and earth," Jiang Yan said as he walked.

Zhou Wen and Jiang Yan chatted not because they wanted to conclude anything, but it was a way to kill time. The mountain was just too tall. They had to do their best with every step and they couldn't walk fast. They did not know when they would finish climbing. It was really boring.

Furthermore, speaking could also eliminate some negative emotions, making one feel less despair.

"I wonder if these legendary things have corresponding dimensional zones? If there are, I really want to get a few magic beans to plant one. Then, I'll take a visit to the giant castle in the sky. I want to know if there's really a goose that can lay golden eggs and the beautiful girl trapped in the cage," Zhou Wen said.

"I'm not sure if there are any magic beans, but I've seen the Fusang divine tree of the three divine trees overseas," Jiang Yan said.

"Is there really a Fusang divine tree? Are there really ten Sun Golden Crows on that tree?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.

"I don't know if there are Sun Golden Crows, but that tree grows in the sea. It's so high that it's unreachable. It's covered in sun-like fruits. Just a glance from afar is enough to blind one. No human can approach it." Jiang Yan paused before continuing, "It's said that in ancient times, Hou Yi shot down nine suns while standing on the Fusang divine tree. If the legend is true, Hou Yi would definitely be the strongest among humans today."

"If Hou Yi really exists, doesn't that mean that the mighty figures in myths like Zhurong, Gonggong, and Kuafu exist as well? If we can also draw a bow and shoot down the sun in the future, drinking a river dry with a mouthful, and destroying a mountain with a single strike, that would be amazing..." Zhou Wen was somewhat excited when he thought of the scene.

"Why wait? If your Mythical pet is an offensive type, it shouldn't be a problem to slice off a small mountain," Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"It's possible, but it's just a tiny mountain. Even if it's sliced off, it would be meaningless. At the very least, it should be able to split five famous peaks into two or slice off the entire Mount Everest," Zhou Wen said.

"It's probably impossible for an ordinary Mythical stage to reach that level," Jiang Yan said.

As the two of them climbed up the mountain, they chatted, their stamina draining in the meantime. They panted heavily every few steps. Their clothes were drenched, as though they had just been scooped out of the water.

"What are you going to the mountaintop for? Don't tell me you want to become an immortal?" Zhou Wen joked.

"I really want to seek immortality," Jiang Yan said seriously.

Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback as he asked in disbelief, "Seek immortality? Aren't the so-called immortals dimensional creatures?"

"Not entirely. On this mountain peak, there's a cocoon. The creature inside the cocoon can be said to be a dimensional creature, but it's not completely one," Jiang Yan said.

"Guardian?" Zhou Wen exclaimed.

"I'm surprised you know about Guardians. That makes it easy to explain things. That's right. Although there aren't any immortals on this mountaintop, there's a Guardian. My goal is that Guardian, but there's a terrifying Mythical creature guarding it. I'm not its match alone, so I have to find helpers." Jiang Yan didn't seem surprised that Zhou Wen knew about Guardians.

"Why are you looking for a Guardian? Kill it? Or is there another way to use it for yourself?" Zhou Wen was somewhat worried. Could Jiang Yan also know of the Spirit Casting Skill? If he knew it as well, would he be following Wang Mingyuan's path in his search of a Guardian?

This wasn't impossible. Before Wang Mingyuan tore out of the realm, he had given his research information and experience to Jiang Yan. Perhaps the Spirit Casting Skill was included.

"I'm afraid we won't be able to kill the Guardian with our current strength. However, I've studied the information left behind by Teacher. As long as the method is right, we can obtain the Guardian's loyalty. Since you know about Guardians, you should have read the information, right?" Jiang Yan said.

"I haven't seen information about it, but I've seen a living Guardian before." Zhou Wen recounted John and the six-winged seraphim to Jiang Yan.

"Senior Brother, you have to be careful. Those Guardians are probably unreliable," Zhou Wen said.

Jiang Yan smiled again and said, "What's absolutely reliable in this world? It's just like how there are plenty of people who are betrayed by their business partners. There are also quite a number of people who have conflicts. Don't tell me that one can't earn money by not doing business? Everyone is just acting in their self-interests. Even blood relatives like parents and brothers can turn against each other and become enemies. Don't treat the Guardian as personal property and treat them as a partner. That way, it won't be so difficult to accept certain developments."

Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. Jiang Yan's words weren't without reason, but Zhou Wen didn't plan on choosing that path because he had too many secrets he couldn't let others know.

Jiang Yan continued, "Since this is a path to break past the Epic stage, be it right or wrong, someone has to pass it before we know. I'll try it first."

The two of them chatted as they walked and exchanged some information regarding Guardians.

According to Jiang Yan, there was indeed an azure silk cocoon on the mountaintop. The Guardian inside might be more compatible with his cultivation attributes and he might have a chance of contracting the Guardian inside.

However, according to the information left behind by Wang Mingyuan, the most basic condition to form a contract with a Guardian was to defeat the Mythical creature guarding the cocoon. Otherwise, there was no way to approach the cocoon, much less form a contract.

The Mythical creature guarding the azure silk cocoon on the mountaintop was a white guardian beast that resembled a horse or a sheep. It had two horns and vertical eyes. It could speak the human language. Every word it said could become reality.

Previously, when Jiang Yan went up alone, the guardian beast only glanced at him and said "Scram." Jiang Yan rolled down from the mountain peak, unable to control his body. He nearly died.

Jiang Yan had done a lot of research and guessed that the guardian beast was the legendary Bai Ze.

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Chapter 581 Immortal Opportunity Stone

"It's impossible for us to kill it with our present strength, but I have a way to stall it." Jiang Yan shared his thoughts.

Jiang Yan had an Epic Companion Beast known as Soundless Snake. It could block sounds from spreading within a small region. As long as they couldn't hear Bai Ze's voice, the power in its voice wouldn't be effective.

Then, Jiang Yan prepared a Mythical Dark Domain Heavenly King. It was a Mythical Companion Beast from overseas. It had the ability to transform a certain area into a region of darkness and could restrain all kinds of vision-type abilities.

As long as Bai Ze was in the darkness, its eyes' abilities would not be effective either.

Without the ability to speak and see, Bai Ze's strength would greatly decrease. It wouldn't even be able to see what Jiang Yan was doing.

At that moment, as long as Zhou Wen could hold back Bai Ze and attract its attention, Jiang Yan could take the opportunity to contract the Guardian in the cocoon.

"Is it impossible to use all vision-type skills in the darkness?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Probably so. I haven't discovered any vision-type abilities that can be used in the region of darkness," Jiang Yan said.

I wonder if Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World can be used in the region of darkness? Zhou Wen thought.

Their stamina consumption was immense, exhausting the duo. They stopped talking and walked forward without a word.

Zhou Wen gave it a try and switched his Life Soul to Zero Taboo. He realized that the strange force acting on him immediately vanished without a trace, making him feel much more relaxed. He couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Soon, Zhou Wen saw the Zero Taboo crystal emit a terrifying glow, as though it wouldn't last long before it burned to ashes. He knew that the taboo here was no trifling matter.

He hurriedly deactivated Zero Taboo. The strange force exerted on Zhou Wen again, tormenting him with every step he took.

Although Zero Taboo is useful, it's only in its Primordial Body form. It can only last for a very short period of time. If I can advance to a Perfect Body, I might really be able to use Zero Taboo. It might even be able to restrain all kinds of taboos in the world, Zhou Wen thought to himself as he wondered how he could raise Zero Taboo to a Perfect Body.

Currently, among Zhou Wen's Life Soul, only the Inverse Ancient Sovereign was an Evolved Body. The rest were still in their Primordial Body forms, so it was imperative to raise their levels.

The Zero Taboo is used to restrain the taboos of various mysterious lands. Doesn't that mean that as long as I have some understanding of those mysterious taboos, I can raise Zero Taboo? Zhou Wen didn't know if this conjecture was right, but there was nothing wrong with trying it.

It just so happened that the taboo power of Immortal Seeking Mountain was extremely powerful. Zhou Wen had nothing else to do, so he decided to study it.

Zhou Wen switched his Essence Energy Art to Small Perfection of Wisdom. Under the effects of the Eight Perfections Wisdom Life Providence, his senses became extremely sharp, allowing him to sense the taboo powers of Immortal Seeking Mountain.

If the Eight Perfections Wisdom couldn't resist the taboo powers, Zhou Wen only wanted to make his senses sharper to better understand the effects of the taboo power.

The taboo power of Immortal Seeking Mountain was indeed very strange. This kind of power didn't harm others. It matched the person's strength. It just happened to be at the peak that one could withstand. Every step one took required them to use all their strength. One couldn't hesitate or their legs might go limp and end up falling down the mountain.

Although the path to becoming an immortal was difficult, as long as one's willpower was firm, it wasn't a dead end. However, this path seemed to have no end. Every step one took was extremely difficult. Even a person with a firm will would inevitably show signs of weakness over time. Therefore, very few people could reach the top of the mountain.

Zhou Wen felt the changes in the power in his body and found it strange and unpredictable.

If I take a step back, what changes will this taboo power have? Just as this thought surfaced in Zhou Wen's mind, he immediately nipped it in the bud.

Goods of every variety are nothing compared to the value of survival. I definitely can't take risks. Zhou Wen hurriedly steeled his resolve and continued walking forward.

When the sun was about to set, the two of them had only managed to climb around a thousand meters. When they looked up, they still couldn't see the end to the path. The stone steps circled around the clouds like a coiling dragon. Just one look made them feel a little dizzy.

Zhou Wen was just about to take out a bottle of water to hydrate himself when he heard Jiang Yan say, "We're reaching the Immortal Opportunity Stone ahead. You have to be careful after crossing it. If you continue walking up, there will be something that will try to entice you. You have to remember that no matter what happens, you mustn't retreat or you will die."

Zhou Wen knew that it wasn't easy to deal with things that Jiang Yan said with such seriousness, so he asked, "What will happen?"

"That's hard to say. Everyone's situation is different. You have to experience it before you know what it is," Jiang Yan answered.

Zhou Wen looked up and indeed, he saw a small platform beside the mountain path. On it was a huge boulder with the words "Immortal Opportunity."

However, there was nothing special about the stone. It was exactly the same as the ordinary mountain rocks on Immortal Seeking Mountain. It just had two additional words engraved on it.

Soon, the two of them walked past the Immortal Opportunity Stone and took a few more steps. Zhou Wen didn't sense anything different from before.

Just as Zhou Wen was about to say something, he saw Jiang Yan suddenly turn and strike at his head. His expression was ferocious as he said coldly, "You've been fooled. Die!"

The mountain path was narrow to begin with—it only allowed one person to walk along. Jiang Yan's palm emitted a resplendent divine light as though a sun had smashed down. Zhou Wen had nowhere to hide. Apart from retreating, he could only take the brunt of Jiang Yan's palm.

Zhou Wen's expression didn't change as he continued moving up the stairs. At the same time, he used his arms to shield himself from Jiang Yan's palm.

Zhou Wen still remembered that Jiang Yan had warned him not to retreat no matter what happened. Furthermore, he believed that Jiang Yan wasn't such a person.

With Jiang Yan's character, even if he really wanted to harm him, he would have clearly explained why he was doing so. It was impossible for him to sneak an attack like this.

Therefore, Zhou Wen continued walking forward without any intention of counterattacking. If it was just an illusion, any counterattack would strike the defenseless Jiang Yan.

Indeed, Jiang Yan's palm passed through his arm before Jiang Yan's body dissipated.

Zhou Wen looked up and saw Jiang Yan walking in front of him. He had never turned his head.

If Zhou Wen hadn't thought things through and allowed his body to automatically counterattack, Jiang Yan would probably have died from his strike.

What crappy immortal opportunity is this? It's basically luring the demon in one's heart, Zhou Wen thought.

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Chapter 582 Different Methods of Death

Jiang Yan walked in front while Zhou Wen followed behind. He moved up step by step. After passing the Immortal Opportunity Stone, it was another long and arduous journey.

The two of them drank and ate a little occasionally, almost without stopping. Even so, they took four days to reach the mountainside.

In just four days, the two of them had lost quite a bit of weight. Their eyes and cheeks were sunken, making them look like skin and bones.

The two rather handsome lads looked like hunched old men.

This wasn't their fault. They used all their strength with every step. Their bodies were exhausted and they couldn't stop to rest. The reason they were able to last until now was because of their extraordinary physiques. If it were an ordinary Epic stage, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand it even if they didn't die of exhaustion on the Immortal Seeking path.

Looking up, they still couldn't see the mountain peak. All they saw was endless stone steps. Looking down, there was fog lingering around, and they couldn't see anything. In this godforsaken place that prevented them from seeing the sky or the ground, the reason they knew that this was halfway up the mountain was that there was the word 'Half-Cliff' engraved on a boulder beside them.

"Once we cross Half-Cliff, we still have halfway more to go. However, it's even more difficult than the first half of the journey. Can you still hold on? If you can't hold on, you can rest for a day on Half-Cliff's platform before turning around and leaving the mountain. You won't be affected by the taboo of Immortal Seeking Mountain. However, once you reach Half-Cliff's platform, you can never go up the mountain again," Jiang Yan said.

"We're already here. No matter what, we have to go up and take a look. It's impossible for me to give up halfway. I can still persist. Let's continue," Zhou Wen said.

"After Half-Cliff, if you continue walking forward, you will see things. When the time comes, no matter what you see, don't speak or make a sound. Just close your mouth and walk forward, or something bad will happen," Jiang Yan added.

"No speaking. Got it." Zhou Wen nodded slightly, but he was somewhat puzzled.

The taboos on Immortal Seeking Mountain weren't written anywhere. If Jiang Yan knew about these taboos, someone must have tried them. Otherwise, if it was really as Jiang Yan had said, he would have died if he took a step back. Zhou Wen refused to believe that Jiang Yan wouldn't retreat without knowing about the taboo.

However, Zhou Wen didn't dig into it since Jiang Yan didn't say anything more. He continued walking behind Jiang Yan.

The stone steps on the first half of the mountain were very narrow, but after Half-Cliff, the stone steps became much wider. It was more than enough for two to three people to walk side by side.

But now, the two of them couldn't speak. If they were to walk side by side, it would be even worse if they accidentally spoke. Therefore, they continued walking one after another without saying a word, like two mutes.

Every step Zhou Wen took made him feel like his legs were trembling. No matter how powerful his Essence Energy Arts and Essence Energy Skills were, they were useless in this godforsaken place. Using external forces to strengthen his body would also increase the strange power. It would still push his body to its limits.

As he walked, Zhou Wen's gaze accidentally swept across the stone steps in front of him. His pupils constricted as he nearly shouted.

If Jiang Yan hadn't warned him beforehand, he would definitely have shouted. This was because there was a corpse lying in the stone path above. The corpse's clothes and looks were identical to Zhou Wen's.

Zhou Wen was puzzled, but he couldn't say a word. All he could do was continue walking forward as he sized up the corpse by the side of the road. No matter how he looked at it, it was identical to him. However, the corpse had collapsed on the stone steps and wasn't breathing.

It's definitely the same as before—an illusion. Zhou Wen stopped looking at the corpse and continued walking upwards.

After walking for a while, he circled around a mountain ridge and saw another corpse on the stone steps ahead.

This time, he saw it even more clearly. It was Zhou Wen's corpse. What Zhou Wen couldn't tolerate was that it looked like his corpse but without any clothes covering it. Its limbs were spread wide open as it was nailed to the mountain wall by metal nails. It looked like it had died a tragic death.

Everything is an illusion... Everything is fake... I'll endure it... Zhou Wen secretly calmed himself down. Although he knew that it was only an illusion, it still infuriated him. The crux of the matter was that the person resembled him too much. Even the marks and scars on his body were identical.

As he walked further up, Zhou Wen saw several different ways of dying. Some were hanged to death, while others were cleaved into two. All the deaths were tragic.

However, he became immune to it after prolonged exposure. Along the way, he saw at least hundreds or thousands of different ways of dying. He was no longer surprised.

After walking for another seven or eight days, when the sun rose again, the two of them finally saw the top of the mountain. There were no buildings there, only a crooked tree of unknown species. The branches extended to the edge of the cliff.

On one of the branches of the crooked tree hung a huge green cocoon. On careful look, they saw that the cocoon wasn't in contact with the tree branch but was floating.

Beneath the crooked tree was a white beast. It was snow-white and had two horns on its head. There was a vertical eye on its forehead, but the vertical eye was closed. It was likely the Bai Ze that Jiang Yan had speculated.

Zhou Wen and Jiang Yan walked to the top of the mountain. Bai Ze had definitely discovered them, but it completely ignored them. It continued resting and lying there, completely ignoring them. It didn't even spare them a glance.

Zhou Wen had heard from Jiang Yan that the white beast wouldn't take the initiative to attack them. This was also one of the main reasons why he had determined that the white beast was Bai Ze.

Bai Ze was a kind-hearted auspicious beast. It was knowledgeable and capable of human speech. It could identify all kinds of supernatural beings. Legend has it that it had been entrusted by Yellow Emperor to create a map of tens of thousands of supernatural beings for humans to easily identify them and avoid danger. It was one of the ancient divine beasts that were good at exorcism.

"Did you see those strange corpses earlier?" Jiang Yan asked Zhou Wen.

"Yes, all the corpses looked like me," Zhou Wen answered.

"How many were there?" Jiang Yan asked again.

"I don't remember. There were so many that I didn't count them. There should be more than a thousand." Zhou Wen paused and asked Jiang Yan, "Why are you asking this? Aren't those illusions?"

Jiang Yan looked at Zhou Wen with a strange smile. "A thousand? That's impressive."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Wen didn't understand what Jiang Yan was getting at.

Jiang Yan said with a smile, "Legend has it that the path to immortality is a process of transcending one's mortal coils. Every corpse illusion you see is a crime you once committed. Only by purging the sins you have committed can you not be killed by the Heavenly Tribulation when you become an immortal. You saw more than a thousand corpses—which means that you have committed more than a thousand crimes."

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Chapter 583 Backup Plan

"It's just a legend. It might not be accurate. I think any human will see that many corpses, right?" Zhou Wen naturally didn't believe this. If it was really the process of transcending one's mortal coils, why hadn't he become an immortal considering how he finished the journey?

"I don't know if it's accurate, but I know a few people who once walked the Seeking Immortality path. One of them only saw three corpses, with the most being a hundred corpses," Jiang Yan said.

"Then how many corpses did you see?" Zhou Wen asked Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan glanced at the path they came from and said indifferently, "I don't know. I didn't count. The mountain wall along the way was filled with corpses. It's like a mountain of corpses. All I saw were corpses, without a single part of the mountain exposed."

"Then it's even more unlikely to be right. How many people can a student like us kill? How can there be so much sin?" Zhou Wen looked at Jiang Yan. He actually didn't believe that Jiang Yan could see so many corpses.

"Follow the plan." Jiang Yan didn't say anything else as he walked towards the crooked tree on the mountaintop.

As Jiang Yan walked, he summoned two Companion Beasts. The first was a black python with a mouth the size of a bowl. It was more than ten meters long and its entire body was pitch-black.

Strangely, the snake didn't have eyes. It kept flicking its tongue.

The other Companion Beast was also black, but it was dressed as a warrior in black armor. It wore a black mask and had two sabers on its back. The scabbard and handle were also black. It was probably the Dark Domain Heavenly King.

Zhou Wen didn't dare be negligent. He summoned Six-Winged and Golden Battle God Halberd while Torch Dragon appeared in the form of an eye mirror. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Zhou Wen didn't plan on using Bright Torch Vision World.

Firstly, Bai Ze's reputation was too terrifying. Zhou Wen wasn't sure if the Bright Torch Vision World was effective against it. If it didn't work and ended up provoking it, he would ultimately be the one suffering.

Secondly, Bai Ze didn't take the initiative to attack others. Previously, when Jiang Yan approached the range of the crooked tree, it had only said "Scram", causing Jiang Yan to roll down the mountain without killing him.

Only then did Bai Ze look up to glance at him. This glance left Zhou Wen alarmed. It didn't look at Six-Winged or the Golden Battle God Halberd, but straight into Zhou Wen's eyes.

Could it have already discovered Torch Dragon? Zhou Wen was alarmed.

Seeing that Zhou Wen was already prepared, Jiang Yan immediately ordered the Soundless Snake and the Dark Domain Heavenly King to use their powers.

The Soundless Snake opened its mouth. There were no venomous fangs inside, but visible ripples spread out from the mountaintop.

Almost at the same time, the Dark Domain Heavenly King pulled out the two sabers on his back and crossed them. A black light instantly devoured the entire mountain peak like a black hole.

Zhou Wen immediately felt his vision turn pitch-black. With the augmentation of Eight Perfections Wisdom and the Hell King Life Soul, his vision remained pitch-black. He couldn't see or hear anything.

Unfortunately, Truth Listener is still evolving. I wonder if Truth Listener's ability can break through the Soundless Snake's Soundless Barrier? As Zhou Wen thought about it, he suddenly felt his eyes light up again. He could see and hear.

However, he could see that the entire mountain was enveloped in black. Furthermore, the sound waves produced spread out like water ripples.

"Let's begin. Use your Companion Beast to attract Bai Ze's attention. Don't really fight it. Just attract its attention. It's best if it can't see or hear," Jiang Yan said as he dived towards the crooked tree.

Zhou Wen ordered Six-Winged and Golden Battle God Halberd to surround Bai Ze using a pincer movement. At the same time, he made some noise to attract its attention.

Bai Ze continued lying on a huge rock under the tree, motionless.

Six-Winged and Golden Battle God Halberd lunged from the left and right. One stomped on the ground with its huge feet, leaving huge footprints on the rocks, while the tip of the Golden Battle God Halberd slashed across the ground, leaving a deep mark. Wherever the halberd tip touched the rocks, sparks flew everywhere.

However, due to the Soundless Barrier, their actions failed to produce any sound. Only Zhou Wen and Jiang Yan could hear thanks to the Soundless Snake's special treatment.

Bai Ze still didn't react and continued lying there, but Zhou Wen and Jiang Yan felt that something was amiss.

If Bai Ze really couldn't see or hear anything, then it shouldn't be so calm, right?

Indeed, when the Six-Winged and Golden Battle God Halberd approached the crooked tree, Bai Ze suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a word. "Freeze!"

Then, Six-Winged and Golden Battle God Halberd froze. They stopped there as though someone had pressed a pause button in a movie.

As for the Soundless Snake's Soundless Barrier, it was instantly torn apart by a force and shattered. As though it had suffered a heavy blow, the Soundless Snake collapsed to the ground.

Zhou Wen's face darkened. The Soundless Barrier was completely useless as it was destroyed by Bai Ze.

What was even more depressing was that the Six-Winged and Golden Battle God Halberd were frozen there. No matter how Zhou Wen commanded them, they remained motionless.

Six-Winged's eyes could still move, but its expression remained ferocious with its agape mouth, and its body couldn't move.

The Golden Divine Light at the tip of the Golden Battle God Halberd kept flickering, but the halberd was also unable to move.

Even worse, Zhou Wen and Jiang Yan were also frozen. The Dark Domain Heavenly King couldn't move either. Although his dark domain remained effective, no one could move. What was the use of the dark domain?

"Sorry, I underestimated Bai Ze's strength. I originally thought that the Soundless Barrier would last for a while, I never expected it to break in the blink of an eye," Jiang Yan said.

Zhou Wen made an attempt. Although he couldn't move his body, there was no problem with speaking. "We should have expected this. A famous divine beast like Bai Ze isn't that easily restrained."

"Don't worry. I still have a backup plan," Jiang Yan said.

"What's your backup plan? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked when he heard that there was a way to turn the tables.

"There was no need to prepare for the backup plan. You just need to execute it. If I told you in advance, I'm afraid you wouldn't agree to it," Jiang Yan said with a strange expression.

"We can't move now. How do we execute it?" Zhou Wen asked.

"We can still move if we think of a solution. I'm just not sure if my backup plan will work," Jiang Yan said.

"What is your backup plan?" Zhou Wen asked.

"I studied many myths and legends, and I eventually came to a conclusion. Bai Ze... might be a clean freak..." Jiang Yan's expression turned odder.

"So what if it's a clean freak?" Zhou Wen was momentarily at a loss as to what Jiang Yan was up to.

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Chapter 584 Bacteria

"Usually, a clean freak wouldn't be willing to touch something dirty," Jiang Yan explained.

Zhou Wen was enlightened. "You mean to say that you want us to dirty our bodies? Then, Bai Ze won't be willing to touch us. You should have said so earlier. This isn't anything difficult. It would have been better for me to make preparations earlier though. I'd have got some pot-bottom soot before coming..."

"That's not the case. No matter how dirty our bodies are, it doesn't matter to Bai Ze. This is because it doesn't need to touch us at all. It only needs one word to finish us. If we're dirty, it might attract its annoyance. It could chase us off the mountain, but after seeing how dirty we are, it might just throw us down the cliff to our deaths," Jiang Yan said as he shook his head.

"Then what do you mean?" Zhou Wen really couldn't figure out what Jiang Yan meant.

"What I mean is that perhaps we have a way to make Bai Ze unwilling to even look at us or even say a word to us," Jiang Yan said.

"How is this possible? No matter how dirty we are, it's impossible for it to not even look at us, right? Even if it doesn't wish to look at us, it just needs to close its eyes. Then, it can just say a word to make us scram down the mountain." No matter how Zhou Wen thought about it, it was impossible for something like that to happen.

"Of course it's possible. As long as you do as I say, you can definitely do it," Jiang Yan said confidently.

"How?" Zhou Wen asked in disbelief.

"You'll know when you read this." Jiang Yan's glabella shimmered with a purple light. His originally immobile body, like Zhou Wen's, began moving. Then, he threw a book in front of Zhou Wen.

This only lasted for an instant. After doing all of this, the purple light between Jiang Yan's eyebrows vanished and his body returned to a frozen state.

"Take a good look at the content of the comic book and you will know what to do," Jiang Yan said.

Bai Ze clearly had absolute confidence in itself. Although it had heard Zhou Wen and Jiang Yan's conversation and could understand what they were talking about, it didn't mind at all. It looked at them as though they were two idiots.

From its point of view, no matter what Zhou Wen and Jiang Yan did, it only needed one word to finish off the two idiots.

Zhou Wen couldn't move his body. Thankfully, his mouth could still move. He blew at the comic book on the ground and used the airflow to flip the pages.

This was one of the volumes of a comic book. There was zero context to what was happening, and Zhou Wen didn't understand what it meant, but after reading for a while, his expression gradually changed.

The content of the comic book looked very normal, as though there was nothing special about it. It was just that the scene did not seem to contain any unbearable content.

Bai Ze lay there and secretly opened its eyes to steal a glance. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the drawing, it closed its eyes and leisurely continued resting.

"Are you sure this will work?" Zhou Wen asked Jiang Yan with a strange expression after reading it.

Jiang Yan said with certainty, "Definitely."

"Will Bai Ze kill us if we do this?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"Definitely not. Your blood will only make it feel that it has tainted its territory," Jiang Yan said.

"Wait, what do you mean by saying that I've tainted its territory? Shouldn't it be us?" Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss.

"Ah Wen, this matter can only be done by you. I can't do it," Jiang Yan said sincerely.

"We are all men. Why can I do it but you can't?" Zhou Wen immediately retorted. He didn't believe Jiang Yan's nonsense.

"Actually, I'm also a clean freak. The severity isn't any better than Bai Ze's. That's why I need your help. Otherwise, I could do it myself. I wouldn't have to bring you here," Jiang Yan continued sincerely. "It's also because I'm a clean freak that I know this method will definitely succeed."

"I don't believe you! If you want to do it, we do it together. No way I'm doing it myself," Zhou Wen said through gritted teeth.

"Sorry, Ah Wen. I'll make it up to you in the future." As Jiang Yan spoke, the purple light on his glabella lit up again, allowing him to temporarily escape Bai Ze's control.

In the next second, Jiang Yan flicked his hand and shot out a piece of paper. It landed right above Zhou Wen's head.

After doing this, the purple light between Jiang Yan's eyebrows dimmed again and he became immobile.

"What are you doing? What's that on my head?" Zhou Wen looked up diagonally, but he couldn't see anything above his head.

"This is an Epic Companion Beast named Head Paper Figurine. As long as it lands on your head, it can control your body. Then, whatever it does, your body will follow. Don't worry. The Head Paper Figurine's control of your body is similar to the control of a puppet. Your body is still fixed, but it doesn't affect what you are needed to do..."

As Jiang Yan explained, the Head Paper Figurine stood up. It was a paper figurine cut out of yellow paper. It didn't have a nose or eyes. It was a human-shaped paper figurine.

However, when it stood above Zhou Wen's head, his originally immobile body began moving like a puppet, but it looked extremely stiff.

"Don't worry. I've already gotten someone to teach it all the actions. It will complete them in one go at the fastest speed possible. Remember to say the lines..." Jiang Yan closed his eyes. He didn't even want to look at the scene or even imagine it.

"No... No..." Zhou Wen's eyes widened as he looked down. He watched helplessly as his hand pulled at his pants like lightning.

"Ah Wen, it will be hard on you. I'll make it up to you in the future." Jiang Yan closed his eyes with an ashamed expression.

However, all of a sudden, Jiang Yan's expression changed drastically as he suddenly opened his eyes. His pupils darted sideways, but he didn't see Zhou Wen.

The purple light between Jiang Yan's eyebrows immediately erupted again, but it was already too late. Zhou Wen appeared behind him, revealing a devil-like smile as he held the Head Paper Figurine with one hand as it constantly struggled. However, it couldn't escape his palm.

As for Zhou Wen's other hand, he had already grabbed Jiang Yan's pants and pulled them down. Then, he flew up and kicked Jiang Yan's buttocks. Jiang Yan's pupils immediately constricted as he rolled towards Bai Ze with a look of despair.

"Haha, Brother Bai Ze, take a closer look at the spot that this fellow has rolled over. Those places have already been contaminated by his filthy bacteria... The wind will cause the filthy bacteria to constantly spread... Soon, the entire mountain peak will be covered in dirty bacteria... Make sure you don't let him scram down the mountain... Wherever he rolls will be tainted by dirty bacteria..." Zhou Wen said smugly when he suddenly saw a purple whip wrap around his leg at some point in time.

"Ah!" Jiang Yan, who was rolling towards Bai Ze, gritted his teeth and pulled. Zhou Wen's pants ruptured as his body fell to the ground and also rolled towards Bai Ze.

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Chapter 585 Fairy Burial

What was an obsessive-compulsive disorder patient most afraid of? Of course, it wasn't something that could be seen. Whatever could be seen could be removed. For a patient with a serious obsession with hygiene, as long as something could be removed, it wasn't a problem. They could spend a lot of time getting rid of it.

What they really couldn't tolerate was the psychological hint.

Just like a clean freak who washed his hands after peeing. Turning on the faucet with his hand, he would feel that it was stained with bacteria from the balls. After washing his hands, his hands would be clean, but if he switched it off, he would be touching the balls' bacteria on the faucet. Such repeated actions made it impossible to feel completely clean.

Unless it was a faucet that had automatic detection, a patient with a severe obsession with cleanliness could struggle in front of the sink for a long time.

Now, two sources of the balls' dirty bacteria were rapidly rolling on the mountaintop. They tainted wherever they rolled with balls' dirty bacteria.

If Bai Ze said "scram" now, the two huge sources of infection would continue rolling down the mountain, infecting the entire mountain.

If Zhou Wen hadn't said the sentence, Bai Ze probably wouldn't have thought too much into it. However, after Zhou Wen's psychological cue, Bai Ze felt that no solution was appropriate to deal with the two dirty fellows.

He wanted to fix the two of them in place, but for some reason, it was useless against them.

Kill them? Bai Ze only felt that it would contaminate the entire mountain peak. Furthermore, it wasn't a creature that could easily kill.

Now, Bai Ze didn't even want to look at the two dirty sources of infection. It was as if it would be infected by the balls' dirty bacteria if it looked at them.

Retreat! Slowly retreat!

An existence as powerful as Bai Ze was actually retreating.

We're about to succeed... Zhou Wen was delighted when he saw that he and Jiang Yan were about to roll to the side of the crooked tree.

Although this move was rather despicable and shameless, it was good as long as it could achieve its goal. There was no one else here to see their sorry state, so there was no need to worry too much about it.

The only hateful thing was that Jiang Yan could clearly use this method himself, but he had dragged him over.

It took longer to describe, but it only took an instant for Zhou Wen to kick Jiang Yan to the point of the duo slamming into the crooked tree. The frightened Bai Ze failed to react in such a short period of time. It retreated from the mountaintop with a look of horror and contempt, as though it had all been contaminated by them.

When he slammed into the tree, Zhou Wen had already summoned the Jade Crystal Spirit Armor and put it on. At the same time, he shouted at Jiang Yan, "Senior Brother Jiang, don't put your clothes on. Otherwise, Bai Ze will definitely charge over when he sees you wearing your clothes. You won't have the chance to contract the Guardian. You mustn't fail."

Jiang Yan wasn't willing to listen to him. He was even faster than Zhou Wen. He had already summoned his armor and put it on. His first reaction wasn't to pounce at the black cocoon but to smack away the dirt on himself.

This fellow is really obsessed with hygiene... Zhou Wen immediately rushed over when he saw Jiang Yan's actions. He kicked him away and sent him flying towards the cocoon.

"Senior Brother, I'll help you..." Zhou Wen shouted at Jiang Yan who had flown out.

Jiang Yan slammed into the cocoon like a cannonball. He held back the extreme discomfort in his heart and the urge to clean his body. He bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood on the azure silk cocoon.

Zhou Wen watched as Jiang Yan's blood slowly seeped into the cocoon. This was the first time he had seen someone contract a Guardian. He didn't know if Jiang Yan's method would succeed.

Bai Ze stood above a sea of clouds and saw that Jiang Yan's blood had already fused into the cocoon. The expression on its face was abnormally complicated. It didn't move. It just stood there, looking at the azure silk cocoon.

The azure silk cocoon absorbed Jiang Yan's blood. There wasn't much blood, but it quickly dyed the huge azure silk cocoon completely red before cracks began to appear on it. Pieces of the cocoon that were wrapped in silk fell off.

Azure light shot out from the openings; they looked extremely pure.

As the cocoon constantly shattered, Zhou Wen saw a curled body inside the cocoon. However, it was different from what Zhou Wen had imagined.

It was an azure-robed fairy with fluttering clothes. She didn't share any characteristics with Bai Ze.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that the creatures inside the cocoon were typically related to the dimensional creatures protecting them. Just like the one in Ant City, she had some characteristics of an ant.

As for John's six-winged seraphim, he had heard that the Mythical creature guarding the cathedral was an angel.

However, he had used a trick to circle around the angel and formed a contract with the six-winged seraphim. He had never really fought the angel.

Under that situation, John hadn't truly obtained the six-winged seraphim's recognition. Now that Jiang Yan had used a trick, Zhou Wen was worried that he wouldn't be able to obtain the true recognition of the Guardian. It would be terrifying if he had to pay a certain price to contract the Guardian.

Could this guardian also be from the Association of Eunuchs? An indescribable scene flashed across Zhou Wen's mind as he looked at Jiang Yan with a strange expression.

As Zhou Wen was in thought, the cocoon had completely shattered. Azure vines appeared out of thin air and circled around the azure fairy.

When the azure vines transformed into beams of light that resembled dragons that rose into the sky, they shattered and fell, turning into flower petals that filled the sky.

The azure-robed fairy actually turned pink amidst the petals. The petals that filled the sky danced as the fairy moved.

The fairy's gaze was calm as she walked to Jiang Yan with the flower petals. She extended her hand and said to him, "My name is Fairy Burial. Are you willing to let me become your Guardian and fight with you?"

"I am," Jiang Yan answered seriously.

"As you wish." Fairy Burial's palm pressed on Jiang Yan's forehead. At the point of contact, a pink light spread out.

At that instant, Fairy Burial's body transformed into countless petals that surged towards Jiang Yan, condensing into a floral armor that completely enveloped Jiang Yan's body.

As more and more petals gathered on the armor, the original pink color turned red. The red gradually turned dark red before turning purple. When all the petals fused into the floral armor, the armor turned dark purple. It looked strange, yet gorgeous.

The floral armor looked extremely beautiful as though it was a perfect piece of art, but for some reason, Zhou Wen seemed to sense the aura of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood from the gorgeous armor. It left him horrified.

As the floral armor fused with Jiang Yan's body, an unimaginable power erupted from him. This power was no longer at the Epic stage. It was shocking.

The Thearch is right. The Guardian's power can indeed allow humans to enter the Mythical stage. However, this advancement is mainly due to the Guardian armor, not the human itself, Zhou Wen thought.

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Chapter 586 Two Ways to Advance to the Mythical Stage

"Sorry for disturbing," Jiang Yan, who was wearing floral armor, cupped his fists towards the clouds where Bai Ze was.

Bai Ze's eyes drooped as though it was pondering over something. A moment later, it glanced at Jiang Yan and Zhou Wen before turning around and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Senior Brother, congratulations on obtaining the Guardian as you wished." Zhou Wen hurriedly went forward to congratulate him.

"Do you think I'll forgive you just like that? What you did to me was unforgivable..." Jiang Yan stared at Zhou Wen as the corners of his mouth gradually curled up.

Zhou Wen cursed inwardly before turning to run down the mountain.

However, it was already too late. Jiang Yan's finger streaked across the void and a flower that resembled a rose appeared between his fingers. The blood-red flower was beautiful.

"Sixth Sacrifice of the Fairy Burial!" With Jiang Yan's voice, the flower flew out and instantly vanished.

When the flower appeared again, it was already stuck in Zhou Wen's hair. It stood straight as though it was a lone flower growing above a grave.

Zhou Wen immediately found himself immobilized as though he was a dead person. Not only was his body unable to move, but even his heart and breathing came to a stop. He collapsed flat on the ground.

Although his bodily functions had completely stopped, he was still conscious and could sense everything around him.

Jiang Yan's fingers moved slightly as the flower in Zhou Wen's hair tilted slightly. Zhou Wen opened his eyes and could move his mouth, but his body remained motionless.

"Senior Brother, stop fooling around..." Zhou Wen said.

"How can you call this fooling around? I'm doing this to thank you for your help..." Jiang Yan said through gritted teeth as he kicked Zhou Wen's ass.

...

When Zhou Wen returned to school, it was already half a month since he had left campus.

After Jiang Yan obtained a Guardian, his strength had indeed become very powerful. This strength was somewhat different from having a Companion Beast.

Companion Beasts were ultimately external forces, preventing them from truly improving their basic stats and bodily functions.

However, the armor transformed from a Guardian could fuse with one's body to a certain extent. It allowed a human's body to possess the attributes and characteristics of the Guardian. This was a fundamental improvement that directly pushed one into the Mythical stage.

However, this improvement was limited to times when fused with the Guardian armor. After separating from the Guardian armor, Jiang Yan would still be at the Epic stage. His body hadn't advanced to the Mythical stage.

However, Jiang Yan was indeed very strong when he wore the Guardian armor. The Guardian had Essence Energy Skills, Life Providence, Life Soul, and Wheel of Destiny.

With a Guardian, it was equivalent to having an additional Mythical body.

Jiang Yan used all sorts of powerful powers in a way far stronger than when John used the six-winged seraphim. It was unknown if the Fairy Burial was stronger than the six-winged seraphim, or was it because Jiang Yan was stronger than John, or perhaps both.

This left Zhou Wen somewhat tempted, but he quickly rejected this idea. Unless he was at his wits' end, he wouldn't be willing to take the path of contracting a Guardian.

Even if there was really no way out, he still had the method of Spirit Casting to try. However, Spirit Casting seemed to be harder and more dangerous than contracting a Guardian.

From what Zhou Wen knew, there were only two paths for humans to advance to the Mythical stage. He had never heard of anyone advancing to the Mythical stage purely with their bodies.

I should first raise my Life Soul to the Perfect Body. Perhaps there will be a solution when the time comes. Unless it's absolutely necessary, it's best I don't take those two paths. This trip to Immortal Seeking Mountain gave Zhou Wen some ideas.

He could definitely use the mysterious taboo power in the dimensional zone to train his Zero Taboo Life Soul.

However, since he couldn't find the tiny palm symbol on the Immortal Seeking Mountain, Zhou Wen couldn't run to Immortal Seeking Mountain himself. Therefore, he planned on giving it a try at Small Buddha Temple.

After entering the game, he switched to the Zero Taboo Life Soul. Without using Blood Meditation, the blood-colored avatar ascended the stone steps of Small Buddha Temple.

As expected, Zero Taboo lit up. However, it wasn't as terrifying as the other places. It was still within the acceptable range.

As Small Buddha Temple's forbidden power ate into him, Zero Taboo became brighter and brighter as though it was about to ignite.

This level of taboo power was still within the limits of Life Soul's tolerance. It was like steel that was undergoing tempering in a furnace. Although burning could reduce the crystal's size, it also became purer.

It's indeed useful... Zhou Wen was overjoyed. Zero Taboo could be said to be an excellent life-saving ability. In the future, when he headed to various mysterious dimensional zones, he would definitely encounter unimaginable taboo powers. When that happened, he would have to rely on Zero Taboo to save his life.

If Zero Taboo could be upgraded to a Perfect Body, it would undoubtedly be extremely useful to Zhou Wen.

However, Zhou Wen felt that it was a little too slow to raise Zero Taboo that way. Furthermore, staying in-game at Small Buddha Temple prevented him from farming monsters.

Therefore, Zhou Wen decided to head to Small Buddha Temple in real life to train his Zero Taboo Life Soul. At the same time, he could use his phone to farm monsters. This meant that neither action delayed the other.

Zhou Wen was about to pack his things and head to Small Buddha Temple when he heard the doorbell ring.

When he opened the door, he saw Wang Lu bringing the chick and antelope over. When Zhou Wen wasn't around, the two of them would run to Wang Lu. Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered to pick them up.

"I'll return Little Feifei and Little Yangyang to you. You have to take good care of them in the future. Don't just leave them in the dorm," Wang Lu said to Zhou Wen.

"Got it," Zhou Wen answered.

Wang Lu bit her lip and said, "I'm leaving."

"Where are you going?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. When he snapped to his senses, he said, "Didn't your uncle agree to let you stay in school to study? Did he go back on his word?"

Wang Lu shook her head and said, "That's not the case. I'm about to advance to the Epic stage, so I have to return."

"What does advancing to the Epic stage have to do with returning?" Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled.

"The Essence Energy Art I cultivate is different from others. Every advancement will result in a regression. After I advance to the Epic stage, I will return to the Mortal stage for a while. Only by cultivating back to the Epic stage can it be stable. During this period of time, my body will be prone to injury. Therefore, Father wants me to return home to advance to the Epic stage," Wang Lu said.

"So that's how it is. Then you really should return." Zhou Wen felt that it was too troublesome for Wang Lu to cultivate this Essence Energy Art. However, the might of such a troublesome Essence Energy Art definitely was extraordinary.

As though it understood Wang Lu's intention to leave, the antelope walked to her side. The chick also flew to her shoulder as though it was unwilling to part with her.

Wang Lu hugged the chick and stroked the antelope's head. She said with a smile, "If you can't bear to part with me, come home with me. After all, your master doesn't care much about you. I don't know how much hardship you will suffer if you follow him."

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