Even before entering Lanruo Temple, they had already obtained rare game items like the scepter and wood heart.
The Navy Alliance team was very much looking forward to the monsters inside the temple.
Vast, withered forests, with rotten yellow leaves covering the ground.
After passing through layers of tall, bare trees, a dilapidated temple appeared in everyone's sight.
Outside the temple,
None of the five rushed in, but instead pondered the task Master Ning had mentioned.
"Have we gathered two hundred Dark Treant tree hearts?"
"We already have fifty. Although the Dark Treants are strong and have energy resistance, they don't pose a threat to us yet."
All the Dark Treant hearts were thrown into Akainu's backpack slot.
Along the way, the five had hunted about two hundred Dark Treants. Although the tree hearts Master Ning needed were not a guaranteed drop, the drop rate was quite high.
Orochimaru proactively raised a point of doubt, sticking out his tongue and saying, "Haven't you noticed? The task Master Ning gave seems too simple."
"Although this old man doesn't like to think about troublesome things, it does seem a bit strange."
Kizaru bent down, his light flame gun sweeping a circle behind him, cutting the ambushing Dark Treant in half.
Thud.
Another Dark Treant heart dropped.
This kind of quest material didn't appear in a treasure chest; it would drop directly onto the ground.
Kizaru picked up the Dark Treant heart, handed it to Akainu, and said, "Given our strength, we can complete the mission before dawn and then go find Devilish Garment Scholar."
Then,
They would have an Dark Gold-tier boss as a helper?
Smoker's brows furrowed, sensing a faint unease.
The rules of the Reincarnation Game had always been about equivalent exchange: the better the quality of the treasure chest, the stronger the monster one had to hunt to obtain it.
Such an easy task for the Navy Alliance team made them feel that something was amiss.
"Also, the old woman Orochimaru just killed seemed to be hiding something."
"In that case, my idea is to first explore within Lanruo Temple, investigating information about the Dark Treants and Lanruo Temple…"
This would allow them to roughly deduce Master Ning's true objective.
To avoid being deceived.
Master Ning was Devilish Garment Scholar, an incredibly powerful and intelligent Dark monster boss, making it hard for players to fully trust him.
"Seconded."
Iron Fist Garp didn't think much of it; he was never good at things that required thinking.
Smoker nodded with a serious expression, taking two steps to stand at the forefront of the four.
Death Mist…
Within the withered forest, a purplish-red mist suddenly began to permeate the air.
The withered trees, rocks, and wandering Dark Treants covered by the mist all looked as if they were immersed in sulfuric acid, their surfaces showing signs of corrosion.
This wide-ranging mist could function as a perception-type skill; information about all life forms touched by the mist would be transmitted back to Smoker's mind.
Roar…
A Dark Treant flapped its branches, but instead of dispersing the mist, its stirring caused the purplish-red mist to gradually take on the appearance of a poisonous dragon, fiercely gnawing at its body.
"Are you finally showing your true abilities, Admiral Poison Dragon Smoker…"
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes with a smile, concealing the dangerous light emanating from his pupils.
"Follow me!"
Smoker closed his eyes, receiving the information transmitted back by the Death Mist.
Half a minute later, he suddenly opened his eyes and bypassed the decaying courtyard wall of Lanruo Temple.
"It's here."
As Smoker's voice fell,
Iron Fist Garp had already acted swiftly, smashing through the high wall of the backyard with a single punch.
Entering the backyard of Lanruo Temple,
Following Smoker's senses, they walked to an extremely thick peach tree, stopped, and said in a deep voice, "It seems there's an item related to the old woman ghost buried under this peach tree."
The peach tree grew very strangely.
Its trunk was very thick, and its cracked bark was dark red, as if fresh blood had been poured onto it and dried.
The branches at the top spread out in all directions, looking like hands.
This made the entire peach tree resemble a blood-red arm breaking through the earth.
"Found it…"
Orochimaru understood, releasing two Dead Spirit Curse Snakes that burrowed into the ground, moving around the roots of the peach tree.
Soon, the two Dead Spirit Curse Snakes pushed open the ground, bringing out a black ceramic jar the size of a head.
[Nie Xiaoqian's Urn]: Contains the ashes of the deceased, providing a dwelling for ghosts.
Hint: Consume two thousand reward points, and with the deceased's personal belongings, you can perform a summoning ritual.
"Two thousand reward points."
Akainu didn't hesitate, taking out the embroidered pouch the old woman had left behind earlier to perform the summoning ritual.
The pouch was placed inside the urn.
Faint gusts of ghostly wind began to blow.
The old woman's spirit, shattered by Orochimaru, began to gather in wisps above the black urn under its call, forming a phantom.
[Nie Xiaoqian].
This phantom no longer appeared as the hunched old woman from before.
Her loose brocade dress now fit her properly, and her delicate, pale face exuded a gentle aura.
However,
None of the five were interested in beauty. Iron Fist Garp only liked to train his body, Kizaru just wanted to finish hunting Grandma Tree Demon and get off work as soon as possible, Orochimaru was thinking of dissecting the vastly changed female ghost for research, Akainu only wanted to become a Fleet Admiral, and Smoker frowned, feeling the female ghost's revealing attire was very unjust…
Seeing their indifference,
Nie Xiaoqian's eyes welled up with tears, and she knelt on the ground like a weak willow in the wind, saying, "Thank you all for saving me and freeing me from Master Ning's control."
Orochimaru ignored her posture, smiling, "Tell us everything you know."
"Yes."
Nie Xiaoqian slowly narrated.
Everyone gradually understood the reason for the creation of this special space.
"My name is Nie Xiaoqian. In my lifetime, I was the daughter of an official. I encountered bandits in the wilderness and my body was exposed under Grandma Tree Demon's roots in Lanruo Temple. After being controlled by her, I was forced to absorb the living essence of people for her."
"Half a year ago, a scholar accidentally stumbled into Lanruo Temple…"
According to the development of the river of fate, this scholar named Ning Caichen would become entangled with the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian before them, and eventually, the lovers would be united.
But fate had long since deviated from its course.
Scholar Ning was seduced by the female ghost and had his life force drained. Fortunately, a chivalrous Taoist priest named Nie Xiaoqian arrived, saving him from immediate death, but his life span was also severely shortened due to the loss of his life force.
The chivalrous Taoist priest and Grandma Tree Demon fought fiercely, both eventually exhausting their strength.
In the entire Lanruo Temple, only Scholar Ning could move freely, watching the dying peach tree and the severely injured, immobile chivalrous Taoist priest.
Grandma Tree Demon promised Scholar Ning gold and silver treasures and beautiful female ghosts, ordering him to kill the immobile chivalrous Taoist priest.
The chivalrous Taoist priest urged Scholar Ning to do good, to light the peach tree on fire and completely kill Grandma Tree Demon…
Orochimaru scoffed, saying, "In the end, Scholar Ning agreed to Grandma Tree Demon's terms and killed Nie Xiaoqian?"
He had always distrusted human hearts, believing only inanimate objects were truly loyal.
"No…"
Nie Xiaoqian gently shook her head.
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