Chapter 2026

He Xianzi chuckled and replied, "I've had enough fun this time, but I could never have enough. Big brother, if you're not busy, I'll stay here a while longer—I plan to settle down here and become a divine couple with Xiao Qing!"

Xiao Feng and Feng Feng Shi's expressions stiffened at the same time.

Qing Nü quickly said, "Xiao Feng immortal, don't listen to her nonsense—we, we… are just ordinary friends." She was a little shy.

"Huh? How could we be just ordinary friends? We're the closest of companions, Xiao Qing—don't be shy. My big brother plays around even more than I do, so it's understandable. Your master is also an enlightened good fairy maiden; she won't blame us!" He Xianzi immediately corrected.

This silly bird eats bear hearts and leopard gallbladders every day—she's not afraid of being scolded at all.

Feng Feng Shi helplessly turned her head away, unable to look directly at their absurd relationship.

Xiao Feng, on the other hand, showed understanding, smiling and saying, "Do as you please—I'll summon you when I need you. By the way, I'll probably go offline tomorrow; the timing isn't fixed—it could be three to five days, or three to five months. During this time, you won't be able to come out."

"Ah? Three to five months that long?"

Hearing this, He Xianzi immediately put on a bitter gourd face.

Then, without caring that the two masters were here, she flung her arms around Qing Nü and said wistfully, "My dear little treasure, we're going to be apart for a long time—hateful big brother made the decision without consulting us. While we still have time, let's go play a bit more!"

"Huh? No, you… oh, I'm dying of embarrassment!" Qing Nü wanted to refuse, but she couldn't resist He Xianzi's practiced touch and soon gave in, being horizontally carried as she darted into a side room.

Soon after

, sounds that made one's face flush and ears hot came from inside the room.

"Your mount—do you really not manage it at all?" Feng Feng Shi said helplessly, and as she spoke, she added a soundproof spiritual barrier to the room next door.

Xiao Feng sighed endlessly: "I'd like to, but I can't control her—once she's out, she runs wild. If I lock her up, she can't level up, so I just let her be. Why don't you manage your own mount, forbid her from meeting my silly bird, and cut off their mischief?"

Feng Feng Shi thought for a moment, then shook her head: "Forget it—Xiao Qing is also my friend. Why tear them apart? Out of sight, out of mind."

Xiao Feng wore an expression of utter helplessness.

Actually, his heart was blooming with joy, secretly thinking his silly bird was doing quite well—after winning love through roguish means, she'd even won the in-laws' approval through shameless tactics.

Though her behavior might be a bit improper and her orientation not quite aligned with popular notions, it still wasn't a bad case of "loving birds finally become a couple"!

"Then let them be—if that silly crane of yours has offended you in daily life, feel free to discipline her; stewing her for food is fine too—I don't mind. My war zone still has a lost world to explore; I'll come visit another day—farewell for now."

Xiao Feng said this, rose, and prepared to leave.

Feng Feng Shi said nothing, rose, and saw him off.

After Xiao Feng left using the secret realm transmission permit, she then whispered to herself: "Stewing her for food—this threatening method isn't bad..."

……

Xiao Feng returned a bit early—manpower still hadn't been fully assembled.

The entry quota for the 5th-level lost world is 100 million people—this is no small number; even though the game world's communication and transportation are very convenient, mobilizing them still takes considerable time.

Qing

Feng Yan Yu chose the gathering point outside the five major cities of the Chaos Mi Jing—the "Fairy Plains"—this place is extremely vast, easily accommodating even 1 billion people.

But now, less than an hour has passed, and those who've arrived at the gathering point number around forty million or so—most are people who were already gathered nearby before the summons, while many others are still steadily coming from all over.

The guild leaders' tasks are already all filled—Blue Star No. 8 War Zone now has over a dozen elite guilds, with players above True God level exceeding 50%. These will be the main force exploring the lost world; legion skills are just enough to handle God-King-level monsters.

Those below True God level mainly handle resource gathering—mining, logging, herbal medicine, etc. —demand is quite high, and they'll be very useful later.

Of course, it's not unpaid labor—everyone gets corresponding compensation; otherwise, no one could endure 16 straight days of hard labor.

"Xiao Feng little brother, it's been over two months since we last saw you—you've given us quite a big surprise again."

When Xiao Feng arrived, everyone saw him and immediately greeted him.

He smiled: "I didn't expect the wish gift box could be used this way, and my luck was good enough—I actually got a 5th-level one."

"One 5th-level is already impressive—you brought two at once—other war zone players will be dying of envy, hahaha~"

Other war zones don't have enough points—they're reluctant to even exchange for blueprints.

Even if they did exchange, they're usually 2nd or 3rd level, with 4th being rare. So far, only Blue Star No. 1 and the Stone Civilization's Gai Yan Jie have opened 5th-level lost worlds—other war zones have none.

"Hope the mysterious treasure box can yield

some good loot—otherwise, just mining resources feels a bit unsatisfactory." Xiao Feng said.

"Best to get a full set of breakthrough pill recipes!" Battle Sky Hate said resentfully.

The demand for breakthrough pills is enormous—they've already pushed those who learned the pill recipes to work 24 hours nonstop, but supply still falls short of demand.

Shen Di said: "Just go with fate—after all, the mysterious treasure boxes in the 5th-level world definitely won't be bad. Come on, let's go in first—the entrance transmission gate can't take 100 million people all at once, so this batch goes in first; when the others arrive, they can just enter directly—no waste of the world."

Currently, around forty million players are nearby—entering will take considerable time anyway, so there's no need to wait until everyone's assembled before entering.

"Alright, open it." Everyone had no objections.

The lost world blueprint was still in Feng Yan Yu's hands—she came to the central area of the plains and chose to activate the blueprint.

A ripple of spatial fluctuation spread outward—the previously ordinary blueprint unfolded horizontally, transforming into a massive transmission array, and immediately, rings of light covered in magical patterns shot up into the sky.

The entrance to the 5th-level lost world is far more imposing than that of the 2nd level—not just a single door, but a large transmission array over 2000 meters in diameter, with an additional 3000 meters of height above it also serving as the array's sensing zone—anyone entering this cylindrical beam of light can be transmitted to the lost world.

Above the transmission array is a number display—currently 0 people have entered, capacity is 100,000,000.

"Go!"

Xiao Feng led the charge, flashing directly into it.

【System Prompt: You have entered the 12091st lost world, exploring

……】

【World Recycling Countdown: 383:59:58.】

The system prompt sounded—Xiao Feng focused his gaze: the surroundings were a world rich in spiritual energy, with quite a pleasant environment.

He glanced again at the dungeon information.

【12091st Lost World】

Map Exploration: 0%

Resource Acquisition: 0%

Monsters Slain: 0

World Master: Not Defeated (The World Master will recall the remnant souls of fallen lords and resurrect them)

Fallen Count: 0

Mysterious Treasure Chest: 0/1 (Must yield war resources)

The Lost World at Level 5 has added a World Master setting, which is a Venerable-level boss.

This boss must be killed; if not defeated, it will periodically collect the remnant souls of slain lords, causing the clues for the mysterious treasure chest to never be fully gathered.

Moreover, the position of the World Master is not marked on the map and must be found by oneself.