Chapter 74: Mountain Ghost: So, are we also a part of your play?

【Longyintan and the Mountain God. These two are definitely the key to clearing the Da Luo Mountain Gui Tan!】

【You don't need to tell us, we can all see that!】

【The key to the problem is whether Fude Kaier should actually drink the water from Longyintan!】

【As a crucial part of the Deng Shan Jian Bu Dao, the role played by the water in Longyintan must also be incredibly important!】

【Whether the choice made here is correct will directly affect Fude Kaier's survival from here on out!】

【Yeah.】

【But there wasn't much content regarding Longyintan in the previous hints, so it's hard for people to make a judgment.】

【The sign says "Water is deep and dangerous, do not approach," while the map says "Drinking the water from Longyintan can provide protection." Which of these two points should one believe?】

【.】

As Fude Kaier stepped into Longyintan.

A more difficult choice appeared.

Regarding the question of whether or not to drink the water from Longyintan, both reality and Fude Kaier himself fell into deep thought.

Also in the Da Luo Shan Fengjingqu.

Su Qiu's choices along the way were much more straightforward than Fude Kaier's.

Two-thousand-step zone—

Da Luo Mountain Scenic Area hint: You have completed 2,000 steps of exercise. We wish you physical and mental health and a pleasant workout! 【One: Forest scenic area, please do not carry fire sources, tools, or other dangerous items up the mountain to avoid causing a forest fire.】

【Two: The mountain forest is dangerous, please stay within the safe range of the Deng Shan Jian Bu Dao.】

【Three: The water is deep and dangerous, please do not approach the water pool.】

【Four: The original villagers of Da Luo Shan have moved away, please do not trust anyone you meet along the way who claims to be a villager of Da Luo Shan.】

These were the original hints.

But the system, just like before, replaced the hints that should have appeared on this sign.

The content was:

(Trial-taker, you have completed the climb of two thousand levels up the Shenlu!)

(You will receive a 500-point rating reward!)

(Your current rating is: 510 points!) (From this point on, the density of spiritual energy on the Shenlu will rise to another level, and the ratio of time flow compared to the outside world will increase accordingly!)

(Please note!) (From this point on, you must spend 10 rating points for every minute you stay!)

(When your rating is insufficient, you will be unable to receive the spiritual protection of the Wanjian Jing, and you will be exposed to the Blood Clan from outside the domain!)

(Of course, you can obtain points by hunting the Spirit Beasts and Blood Clan from outside the domain in this area.) (Friendly reminder: The water of the Shenlu can allow you to avoid the bewitchment of demons, and the Eternal Fire can drive away demons; please use them reasonably!)

Su Qiu's speed of advancement was not as fast as Fude Kaier's.

The reason was simple.

As an ordinary player, Fude Kaier's only goal in coming here was to reach the summit.

The only thing he could do here was move forward!

But Su Qiu was different.

As a cultivator, he came to the Shenlu to seek opportunities to strengthen himself! This Shenlu spiritual energy, which was countless times richer than the outside world, was one of the opportunities he needed!

By absorbing this dense spiritual energy to improve his own cultivation realm!

This resulted in Su Qiu's pace of advancement being slower than Fude Kaier's!

"Starting from here."

"Has the rating consumption increased tenfold?"

After reading the hints provided by the system.

Su Qiu frowned slightly.

The rating in his pocket was 510 points, which meant he could stay in the 2,000-level Shenlu zone for 51 minutes!

51 minutes was truly too short, so short that he couldn't properly utilize the spiritual energy here for cultivation!

Thinking of this, Su Qiu couldn't help but turn his gaze toward the depths of the mountain forest, and he murmured: "It seems that if I want to cultivate properly in this place, I won't be able to avoid dealing with them more..." Hunting the Spirit Beasts and Blood Clan from outside the domain in this area could earn rating points!

I don't know.

Whether his Foundation Establishment cultivation is enough to slaughter the fierce beasts here... 【Ding!】

Just as Su Qiu stood up.

Preparing to go deep into the mountain forest to meet the Spirit Beasts rooted here, the system's notification suddenly rang out! Unlike all previous notifications, this time, the Immortal Cultivation System actually issued a task! 【Issuing Shenlu Trial Task!】

【This task cannot be refused, cannot be avoided!】

【Shenlu Trial Task: Please have the host find the Huangcun in the 2,000-4,800 meter altitude area, and assist the Huangcun in resolving their difficulties!】

【Shenlu Task Reward: You will receive important intelligence provided by the Huangcun!】

"Huangcun?"

Su Qiu was slightly stunned where he stood.

He didn't expect.

That this Shenlu area, which the Feathered Immortal Sect used as a place for young powerhouses to undergo trials, actually had original inhabitants! What kind of secret was hidden within the Huangcun? Did the Feathered Immortal Sect know of their existence? What would be the predicament the Huangcun faced? After assisting the Huangcun in breaking through this predicament, what was the important intelligence they would provide him? These four questions surfaced in Su Qiu's mind one after another.

"I definitely have to go to the Huangcun."

"But before heading to the Huangcun, I need to hunt some Spirit Beasts and Blood Clan from outside the domain."

Su Qiu could not guarantee whether he could find the Huangcun within 51 minutes.

He could guarantee even less whether his limited time would allow him to assist them in breaking through that problem after finding the Huangcun.

Therefore.

Before searching for the Huangcun, he needed to pull his rating up! The simplest and crudest way to pull up his rating was hunting, hunting fierce beasts, hunting the Blood Clan from outside the domain! "Boom—!!!"

Thinking of this, Su Qiu began to circulate the spiritual energy within his body.

The terrifying aura of the Foundation Establishment realm began to permeate this area; Su Qiu used his own body as bait, preparing to attract fierce beasts on a large scale! It was just a pity that the fierce beasts living in this area clearly had much higher intelligence than those in the lower-level areas.

Even though they sensed Su Qiu's spiritual energy, they still remained hidden in the shadows without making any moves.

"These bastards are really smart!"

Su Qiu felt somewhat helpless.

Judging by the current situation, the fierce beasts in this area were likely not going to show themselves easily.

His hunting method.

Or rather, his target needed to change—the Outland Blood Clan! These monsters that always followed behind the trial-takers would attack as soon as one turned around!

Perhaps he could use this rule to farm a wave of points!

Thinking of this.

Su Qiu turned around directly in front of the world's audience, preparing to face the terrifying Outland Blood Clan head-on! 【He's crazy! This Destiny Person from the Great Yan Empire is truly crazy!】

【He escaped a disaster before because of the Mountain God, but now that the Mountain God has fallen back into slumber, he doesn't think he can still escape unscathed, does he?】

【Turn around, and you die!】

【Baka! That damned Destiny Person from the Great Yan Empire deserves to die!】

【The things he did earlier are enough to have him sliced into a thousand pieces; dying at the hands of a Mountain Ghost is truly a blessing!】

【Damn it, well said!】

【Someone as ruthless and disregardful of his compatriots as Su Qiu deserves to die in the Dier Shijie!】

【.】

While the barrages of comments flashed by one after another.

Su Qiu had already completed the action of turning around.

He gazed calmly at the area behind him, quietly waiting for the appearance of the Mountain Ghost (Outland Blood Clan).

(End of this chapter)