Gu Nancheng had no idea what Fang Ruotang, who had a tense expression, was thinking. He carefully reached out to take her hand, and seeing that she didn't refuse or get angry, he smiled and clung to her.
I have no idea how much hardship I will have to endure in the future.
Fang Ruotang patted Gu Nancheng's smooth lower back and said softly, "Hurry up and put your clothes on, we're going to the next level."
"good."
With a snap of his fingers, Gu Nancheng put on his magic robe and picked up the fairy flute from the ground.
Fang Ruotang said jokingly, "It's lucky I was here. You can't be so careless next time, you know? If you lose your weapons and get caught in a trap, you won't have enough lives to pay for it."
"I see."
Gu Nancheng moved on to the next level, becoming even more cautious and attentive.
Fang Ruotang was just saying it casually; after all, if she didn't have a special constitution, she would have fallen for it too.
To put it bluntly, it has little to do with them not being careful enough; it's because they lack experience and don't understand this continent.
After encountering this situation a few more times, you won't make the same mistake again.
Be careful.
Fang Ruotang immediately sensed that this level was different from the previous three.
The ghosts in this level are conscious. There may not be many of them, but they are not simply inanimate objects. When they suddenly appeared, all the ghosts turned their heads to look at them.
The entire courtyard was crammed with these things, and when they all suddenly looked over, the scene was somewhat eerie.
"Okay, you stand behind me." As Gu Nancheng raised the fairy flute he was holding, it transformed into a sword.
Fang Ruotang did not refuse and obediently stood behind Gu Nancheng.
Just like in the previous level, she would strike with her sword, leaving many dead or wounded, giving Gu Nancheng very little chance to hone his skills.
This kind of illusionary realm isn't too difficult; it not only provides training but also rewards. No wonder Little Mirror said many people want to find the entrance here.
There's a reason why this Netherworld Ghost Realm is so popular.
As Gu Nancheng drew his sword and stepped forward, he raised his hand to create a protective shield for Fang Ruotang. Fang Ruotang was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
Since arriving in the Cloud Deep Continent, she had always played the role of protector. Gu Nancheng's move made her feel like she had returned to the Great Yong Dynasty and was now a pampered young lady in the Prime Minister's mansion.
It felt pretty good.
Fang Ruotang smiled gently, her eyes fixed on Gu Nancheng, ready to rush out and save him at any moment. Her finger unconsciously tapped the protective shield, and accidentally, her finger pierced through it.
At the same time, Gu Nancheng noticed something and immediately turned around.
Fang Ruotang nervously raised her finger, then slowly pulled it back. Realizing that she had accidentally broken it while playing around, she breathed a sigh of relief and stopped staring at her, returning to her serious monster-hunting duties.
Fang Ruotang looked at her fair fingers, then at the protective shield Gu Nancheng had put on her, and muttered to herself with a hint of helplessness.
"How could it have been exposed so easily?"
[It's because you're the one poking at it. Why don't you put up a protective shield and let them try poking at it? It's related to one's individual cultivation level.]
I know, you don't need to tell me!
Fang Ruotang may lack in other areas, but she is really good at making this protective shield, since she uses it almost every day.
[Huh? Why did green liquid splatter on Gu Nancheng after we killed those ghosts?]
Fang Ruotang felt extremely disgusted.
That's their blood.
Do ghosts and monsters have blood too?
Ghosts and monsters are diverse; not all ghosts and monsters will turn into black mist and dissipate when stabbed with a sword.
Absolutely! It's so diverse.
Fang Ruotang felt a little uncomfortable in her eyes.
These monsters are just like humans; if you slash them with a sword, their arms will fall to the ground, and green liquid will splatter from the wound.
The little mirror said that this green liquid was the blood of a ghost.
This level wasn't particularly strong overall; the main challenge was the opponent's relentless attacks. Fang Ruotang grew increasingly bored while waiting, and seeing ghosts and monsters still emerging one after another from a well, she lost her patience.
He simply stepped out of the protective shield created by Gu Nancheng, stood by the well, and looked inside, where he met the gaze of the ghost that was about to float out.
Fang Ruotang smiled and drew her sword, plunging it into the well.
She seemed to hear a series of shrill screams. Fang Ruotang sheathed her sword, rubbed her ears, and then peered down.
Good, no new ghosts or monsters have appeared.
Without reinforcements, Gu Nancheng quickly cleared the area.
Then, a golden lotus flower grew beside the dry well.
Fang Ruotang stared at it for two seconds, then reached out to pick it, but Gu Nancheng grabbed her wrist and said with a charming smile, "How can we trouble Ruo Ruo to do such rough work! I'll do it!"
Fang Ruotang understood Gu Nancheng's thoughtfulness. She glanced at the golden lotus and, seeing no unpleasant aura about it, smiled and agreed, "Okay!"
【What's this? 】
[It is a twin golden lotus, capable of enhancing a cultivator's soul power.]
Gu Nancheng held it under his nose and smelled it; it smelled quite nice.
"Little Ruoruo, you should eat it! It's good for your soul power, so it should be good for you too." Gu Nancheng stared at Fang Ruotang with bright eyes.
There was a sense of joy, as if he had finally obtained a treasure suitable for Fang Ruotang.
"It's useless for adults to eat it; squeezing a drop of water into an ocean won't change anything." Little Mirror spoke the truth.
The light in Gu Nancheng's eyes dimmed instantly.
Fang Ruotang stretched her neck forward and bit directly into the golden lotus in Gu Nancheng's hand. It had a refreshing fragrance and a crunchy texture, somewhat like eating lotus seeds from the mortal world.
"It's delicious, thank you Nancheng, I really like it."
Gu Nancheng, like an easily coaxed puppy, immediately changed his expression and said happily, "I'll find you another one next time. It doesn't matter if the effect isn't as good; we can just eat it as a snack."
"Hmm, it's quite tasty as a snack."
Fang Ruotang's words are true. Ignoring the effects on her, judging only by the taste, it's really quite good. It's just that this stuff isn't easy to get, so it's a bit of a waste to use it as a snack.
Next, the two did not see a passage to the next level, so they turned their attention to the dry well and tried it out. It turned out that they could be teleported from there.
The fifth level begins with towering trees that block out the sky.
Each branch was extremely thick, comparable in size to an ordinary tree trunk, and they were all alive; as soon as they landed, the branches snapped at them.
While dodging the tree branches, the two also observed their surroundings.
"There's only this one strange old tree here, and every branch is black and red, which means that the branch has been on someone and should have pierced their body to suck blood." Gu Nancheng calmly analyzed as he cut off a branch.
Another branch quickly grew out, longer and thicker than the one that had just been cut.
Gu Nancheng said, "To pass the test, you have to destroy the tree trunk. I'll go and try. Be careful here."
After Gu Nancheng finished speaking, he dodged the branches that were getting tangled up and rushed towards the middle. He wasn't worried that Fang Ruotang couldn't handle these branches; he was just afraid of disappointing Fang Ruotang and holding her back. That's why Guan Guan was always at the forefront.
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