Those merfolk look delicious! It's lived all these years and has never eaten merfolk flesh before.

Glug glug.

As he was thinking, the peeping beast's stomach started growling involuntarily.

"I'm not interested in mermaid flesh, but I am interested in yours." Liu Yue crossed her arms and looked at the stalker beast, whose stomach was rumbling, with a leisurely air.

"Who am I? Where am I? Ouch, my stomach hurts so much!"

The spying beast clutched its belly, its eyes rolling back in its head.

"If you keep playing dead, I'll throw you out. Think of a way to get out of here." Liu Yue looked around. She kept walking north, but before she had gone far, the fog became thicker and thicker.

The path beneath my feet was obscured, and soft rustling sounds came from all directions, somewhat like the treading of a monster on a withered tree branch.

Whoosh! A silver needle hidden in the sleeve slipped to the fingertip, piercing the throat of a demonic beast that was trying to ambush Liu Yue from behind.

He fell down with a thud.

"Here comes the food to fill our stomachs, doesn't it?"

Although he has already cultivated to the Profound Realm, he no longer needs to eat.

But Liu Yue felt that if she never ate anything in this life and relied solely on absorbing spiritual energy to survive, what would be the point of living?

The actions of piling up firewood and starting a fire were all done in one smooth motion.

Without any hesitation, the spying beast was dumbfounded. By the time it reacted, Liu Yue had already prepared the beast's meat and placed it on the rack to roast.

A rich aroma of meat wafted out.

Not only did it make people's mouths water, but it also attracted the nearby monsters.

The spying beast's stomach let out a whine, much to its dismay.

"Still haven't figured out how to leave this godforsaken place? Then you shouldn't eat."

Liu Yue took the tenderest part of the demon beast, which was then roasted by the Netherworld Karmic Fire until it was charred on the outside and tender on the inside!

Surprisingly, this rather unattractive monster tastes quite good.

The dead monster: ...

Are you polite?

The spying beast completely collapsed. If it knew how to leave this hellish place, it wouldn't have tried so hard to dissuade Jun Liuyue from entering the Enchanted Forest.

Once you get into this godforsaken place, you can only rely on luck! If you're unlucky, you might have to stay in this godforsaken place for the rest of your life.

Watching Liuyue eat in small bites, the beast's mouth watered.

It smells so good!

In the misty forest, many monsters caught a whiff of the scent and unconsciously moved closer, fraught with danger.

These demonic beasts, who had lived here since childhood, were already immune to the mist and were eyeing the girl's direction with predatory intent.

These mists are nothing to them.

In other words, Jun Liuyue couldn't see them, only hear their footsteps, but these demonic beasts could clearly see Jun Liuyue.

Just then, a magical beast rushed out of the forest and targeted the girl sitting cross-legged on the ground.

This human looks so delicate and tender, he must be delicious!

The spy beast was gnawing on scraps of food on the ground when it saw a monster rush out.

Just as it was about to bite Liuyue's shoulder, the next second... something unexpected happened, and a pebble flew out from somewhere.

The attack struck the monster squarely in the face. Although the monster had gained sentience, its thinking was still not quick enough, and it roared angrily.

The Phoenix Sword shot out from the void and, with a whoosh, pierced into the body of the demonic beast.

In the shadows, the restless monsters, seeing their companion pierced through, abandoned their plans to attack.

Involuntarily, I stepped back.

A man dressed in black emerged from the woods; he was of average appearance.

They weren't outstanding, the kind of person you'd easily blend into in a crowd, but the aura they exuded was extraordinary.

Thank you.

Liu Yue spoke coldly. The man who threw that pebble earlier was the one with profound inner strength. His cultivation level should not be underestimated.

"You're welcome, it was nothing." Upon hearing Liu Yue's voice, the man paused slightly, then said with a smile.

“I stumbled into this Enchanted Forest by accident. I didn’t expect to meet anyone here. This Enchanted Forest is full of dangers. Why don’t we travel together…” After the man finished speaking, he saw Liu Yue looking at him and quickly added, “This will greatly increase our chances of leaving this place.”

"No need, I prefer to work alone." Liu Yue said calmly. For some reason, she felt a strange sense of familiarity when she saw this man, but she had never seen him before.

The man was surprised to be rejected and looked somewhat embarrassed. When he looked over again, Liu Yue had already left with her sword.

He murmured; Are you so cold and heartless to everyone?

A bitter smile appeared on the man's lips.

Immediately, he followed.

Liuyue quickly realized that she had an extra tail.

This man... is really quite annoying.

However, it didn't affect her, and she didn't take it to heart, since she didn't sense any murderous intent from the man.

Along the way, they hunted down several more monsters and demons that dared to charge at them.

Liu Yue now possesses a total of fifty beast cores!

Meanwhile, outside...

The weapon refiner finally managed to repair the Qiankun Mirror, and was able to barely see the scene in the secret realm.

But the huge crack could not be repaired, and the whole scene was split in two.

The viewing experience has plummeted.

Elder Qiu Chang used his spiritual power to search for Wang Dazhuang's aura, eventually pinpointing it to the location of the Enchanted Forest.

"Did Wang Dazhuang enter the hallucinogenic forest?"

"That's the most dangerous place in the secret realm! Is he out of his mind?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger."

Over the years, almost no cultivators who have ventured into the Enchanted Forest have ever returned! Even those who are lucky enough to eventually escape are often mentally unstable.

Nobody knows what happened inside.

Even the Wang family's supervisory elders didn't know what exactly was inside the Enchanted Forest.

"What a pity."

...

Along the way, Liu Yue hunted down many magical beasts with decisive and ruthless actions, killing them with a single blow! However, she did not exterminate those magical beasts that did not attack her.

The man followed behind her like a transparent person, only intervening when attacked by monsters.

However, he didn't seem interested in the beast core.

Liu Yue casually grabbed a few beast cores and threw them towards the man; "These are yours."

"I didn't mean to..." the man tried to explain.

The girl didn't even glance at him, picked up her sword, and turned to leave.

The man standing there looked at the few beast cores floating in front of him, a bitter smile appearing on his lips. She was still like this... not wanting to owe anyone anything.

Although I'm reluctant to admit it, it seems... there really is no possibility for them.

That's right, this man is Bai Yichen.