Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

Old Mu got up helplessly, paced around for a couple of steps, and didn't know what to do.

"She is still at the twelfth realm!"

The restless yellow sand instantly quieted down. The old man's magic power, which had been channeled into the earth, was cut off inch by inch by the sword blade, and his skill was destroyed!

How can this be?

Each blade possesses deadly power, and the angle at which they are pierced through the air is undeniably insidious.

He gathered the golden sand from his feet and raised his short staff: "No need to trouble you."

The old man looked up at the bird's dazzling golden eyes and asked, "Your eyes... can see the flow of magic?"

He held the book in his hands and sighed softly, "It's over... I messed up again! The job I finally found..."

Old Man Mu was clearly determined!

He nearly emptied his body of magical power, intending to turn the entire domain upside down! He wanted to turn the earth upside down and send everything on the surface underground!

Having achieved a great victory in his first battle, Fei Niao looked at Zuo Chang with a beaming smile and bright eyes, as if waiting for praise.

She stopped what she was doing, looked directly at Zuo Chang, and said, "If the General loves everyone, why does he only favor Chief Rose? On the day we arrived in Sky City, Chief Rose didn't leave your room until late at night. Although she was very careful not to make a sound, I still heard her. What games were you playing in the first half of the night?"

Old Man Mu looked solemnly at Fei Niao's wooden clogs.

The lightning swords suspended above the yellow sand were summoned and flew clockwise in unison. One electric blade trembled and attacked the old man's face.

Old Man Mu glanced at them hastily and concluded that the number of Thunder Swords had exceeded three hundred.

The entire swirling sandstorm trembled. Beneath the yellow sand, a colossal beast seemed to lurk.

Asuka smiled and said, "I am old and faded, and I am afraid I cannot compare to Mayumi or Chief Rose."

Zuo Chang couldn't help but raise his hand, bend his fingers, and rub the bird's fair cheek with his knuckles.

The giant beast awoke, shook its body, and lifted the earth up.

"fall!"

Thus, no matter how she traveled and attacked, she always maintained a cultivation level of the twelfth realm.

Amidst the swirling sand and dust, birds flew about with ease, their bodies remaining untouched by dirt.

The Sand of Deception contains trace amounts of metal. The woman with golden eyes in front of me must have converted lightning into magnetism to attract the Sand of Deception to her wooden clogs.

"Not at all. Compared to the White Scale Knight, I am somewhat inferior."

only--

What kind of talk is that!

The old man's short staff clashed with the flying bird's thunder sword, and both took a step back, showing that they were evenly matched.

This……

What is Zuo Chang?

"General, wait a moment, let me wipe your face."

He woke up unharmed in the Triple Gate Adventure Team with a start.

To onlookers, however, the scene appeared dazzling and magnificent, as if it were not a means of murder, but a grand performance!

In an instant, the space was filled with lightning swords of various shapes, vibrating and roaring.

"……Ugh."

Old Man Mu sighed helplessly.

Because she was standing on golden sand!

"Soar high!"

Old Man Mu clasped his hands together and activated his skill—

The bird was just laughing.

With Old Man Mu's "death," the realm he created naturally disappeared.

Such an intimate gesture startled Zuo Chang slightly.

Zuo Chang and Fei Niao rejoined the game, appearing by the Cold Spring.

Zuo Chang smiled and said, "It's nothing, you're really beautiful."

"..."

No one dies in the Whispering Forest. Old Man Mu committed suicide, and his body quickly turned into a pile of charred remains.

He didn't know what was going on, he guessed—

“I think there should be a ‘death gate’ in your sword formation. Once I step into it, you can be sure of my death! Your current loose offensive is nothing more than a sweet treat scattered along the way to lure me into a trap.”

He tried to relax as much as possible, watching the birds flying so close to him.

This is a "sandstorm funeral".

The yellow sand surged like ocean waves, one wave higher than the next. Zuo Chang lost his footing and quickly crouched down to regain his balance.

It might get lost.

She went too far.

"This is not your mercy, nor is it your underestimation of the enemy; you are weaving a trap..."

Therefore, we can no longer hesitate.

This is true.

The birds ignored it.

She wiped Zuo Chang's face clean and asked, "General, does my performance today deserve a kiss?"

Zuo Chang lifted her chin and kissed her lightly: "Yaotai Vanguard, after I come out of the game, I want to discuss future development matters with you. That may take a long time, so please set aside one evening."

Asuka's cheeks flushed: "Yes, General."

Chapter 162 The Pearl

Attendants summoned by the moonlight will stay by your side for a maximum of one hour.

Any more, and you'll have to pay with magical power to prolong it.

Zuo Chang was in no hurry to let Fei Niao leave. The situation was fraught with danger, and if another troublesome opponent like "Old Man Mu" were to emerge, things might not go well.

There are about twenty minutes left until the end of the first phase.

Zuo Chang began, “After the countdown ends, all team members will be forced to return to my side, and then the game will enter the second phase. Therefore, we need to find a suitable location to cultivate the tree species before the second phase begins.”

Asuka had heard something: "The Whispering Forest is a highly competitive game, and the location for planting trees is very important. General—are you planning to find a place with abundant spiritual energy, or a secluded one?"

It needs to be both secluded and full of spiritual energy.

Zuo Chang obtained the Seed of Heavenly Dao, which cannot grow in barren land at all.

In most parts of the Whispering Forest, it cannot even sprout;

Only in a very few "blessed lands" can it grow relatively robustly.

One of the winning conditions in the game is to "cultivate the tallest trees," and naturally, a blessed land full of spiritual energy is something every team desires.

He said, “General Zuo, there are two blessed lands in the Whispering Forest, which would be perfect for planting seeds. I remember one called ‘Square Basin,’ which is the lowest valley in the entire forest. It is located in the very center of the forest, where all the spiritual energy converges, making it the most ideal planting site! Shall we go there now?”

"Of course I know. I've played in the Whispering Forest at least three times."

"A prodigy".

He raised his hand and pointed to a dam made of piled stones in the distance, used to block the river water.

A notification message flashed before my eyes.

Phase one has ended.

"How did the general know?"

Tang Yuan, Bai Lin, and Zuo Chang, who had his hands in his pockets, asked, "Father, where is Yoshijiro?"

Zuo Chang asked, "What tree species did you obtain?"

Feiniao straightened his collar, looked up, and said with a suggestive look in his eyes, "After we leave, you'll have to take up one of my nights... You said it yourself."

If an adventurer, like Mayumi, possesses innate "prodigy," then the focus should be on leveling up that talent.

Mayumi quickly pulled out a dark gray seed: "Father, is this a tree seed?"

Tang Yuan's white robe was somewhat torn, and there was blood and bits of flesh under his fingernails: "Indeed, we went through a fierce battle. There were quite a few people who coveted the Seed of Humanity. I was just lucky to win in the melee and take it."

Tang Yuan looked around and felt that the place was too wild and unsuitable for planting seeds.

Zuo Chang finally looked at Bai Lin and asked, "What about yours?"

Zuo Chang was confident. He didn't say much, but simply beckoned and led Fei Niao over...

Yes.

Zuo Chang touched his seeds as he said, "We'll plant them right here."

Mayumi felt slightly embarrassed. She believed that Kichijiro, as a senior retainer of the Yotai family, should have acted more professionally.

"..."

"...Kichijiro's combat ability is indeed relatively weak. For him, the Whispering Forest may be too dangerous."

The moment Zuo Chang took out the seed, an exceptionally pure spiritual energy emanated from it, invigorating everyone present and making them feel refreshed and relaxed.

But she didn't show her dissatisfaction.

Where there is desire, there will inevitably be struggle.

However, Tang Yuan believed that if they had tried to win in the past, they might not have failed.

The bird didn't understand, but she obeyed the instructions.

Zuo Chang was slightly taken aback and asked in surprise, "The seed of humanity?"

Zuo Chang said, "If you don't come, you've been eliminated. No one dies in the Whispering Forest, so there's no need to worry."