The thumb-thin tree root quickly burst into golden flames and then turned into charcoal.

The tree roots that covered the walls of the corridor were suddenly stimulated and all "came to life", like a dense group of snakes crawling on the wall.

The locust tree spirit had never expected that this mortal from outside could have such extraordinary wisdom. Seeing that his lie had been exposed, he simply stopped pretending and said sternly:

"Since you don't want to come, then go die."

The ground of the cave cracked open with a sound, and fragments rose up. Thick tree roots broke out of the ground and rolled towards Zhang Yuanqing like twisted tentacles.

At this distance, Zhang Yuanqing could escape even without the red dancing shoes.

As expected, he wanted to trick me into getting closer... Zhang Yuanqing did not retreat but advanced, slid to avoid the entanglement of the tree roots, shortened the distance between himself and the locust tree, then jumped up several meters high and avoided the sweep again.

More and more tree roots broke through the ground and danced wildly in the cave.

Zhang Yuanqing leaped and jumped among the tentacles with great grace, and no matter how hard the tree roots tried, they could not catch him.

If the Red Dancing Shoes are not subdued and only the Demon-Subduing Pestle is used, the mortality rate for a novice facing this level is extremely high.

Thump, thump, thump... The red dancing shoes ran fast on the wall, avoiding the entanglement and slapping of the tree roots. With a bounce of his knees, Zhang Yuanqing was pushed through the encirclement and blockade of the tree roots like a sharp arrow and crashed into the tree trunk.

Seeing the human rushing towards him, Shukui's face showed obvious fear.

boom!

The rocks at the base of the tree roots cracked, and more roots emerged like a gusher, forming a wooden wall.

Zhang Yuanqing used the demon-subduing pestle to strike hard.

The golden flames spread across the surface of the wooden wall, burning the locust tree spirit and causing it to scream in anger.

Zhang Yuanqing took advantage of the situation to break through the carbonized wooden wall and thrust the sharp three-edged edge of the Demon-Subduing Pestle into the tree trunk.

Duh!

The three-edged spikes penetrated deeply into the tree trunk, and a bright and scorching sun burst out from the dark cave.

The golden light twisted the tree trunk and the human face, causing it to scream miserably and emit green smoke.

In an instant, the souls hiding in the tree trunks turned into smoke amid screams.

All ghosts and monsters disappeared without a trace, vanishing in the golden light.

The golden light faded and the cave returned to darkness, but it suddenly became clean and clear.

The first thing Zhang Yuanqing did was not to check whether the locust tree spirit was dead, but to quickly remove the red dancing shoes from the wearing state and put them into the inventory.

It has been almost five minutes since we entered the cave.

After putting away the red dancing shoes, Zhang Yuanqing turned his attention to the big banyan tree. It was withered, its bark was cracked, it had lost moisture, and its roots were scattered all over the cave.

A cold voice sounded in Zhang Yuanqing's mind:

[Ding, congratulations on completing the S-level trial mission, the character card is activated, and the rewards are being calculated. ]

[Obtained items/props: Demon-Subduing Pestle. ]

[Bonus Experience Points: 100%]

【You have become a night wanderer. 】

[Bonus Experience Points: 20%]

[Role card reward activated, reward item: red dancing shoes. ]

[Leave the spiritual realm in five minutes...]

It’s finally over... Zhang Yuanqing felt exhausted both physically and mentally, as if he was about to collapse.

He cleared the Sheling Tunnel, accomplishing something that no one had been able to do in decades.

As the prompt sounded, the black moon mark on Zhang Yuanqing's forehead became prominent, and a strange and mysterious force was released from the hot mark, rushing into the body in an almost brutal and unreasonable manner.

His skin was red like a cooked shrimp. A strange and mysterious power washed over his body, blending into every cell and every bone. The injury on his arm recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He twitched involuntarily, and two illusory black moons appeared in his eyes and then disappeared.

The pain soon disappeared, and was replaced by a comfortable feeling like running into a hot spring.

So comfortable... Zhang Yuanqing just felt lazy all over and wanted to stretch comfortably. He looked down instinctively and was surprised to see his body standing still.

Am I having an out-of-body experience?

Panic arose in his heart, and he subconsciously wanted to return to his body. As soon as the thought came to his mind, his soul immediately sank and merged into his body.

After regaining control of his body, Zhang Yuanqing discovered that this body had something extra, something called talent.

He accepted this talent naturally, as if it was born in him.

At the same time, I felt that my body was filled with endless energy and strength, and I even had the illusion of blowing up a planet with one punch.

Zhang Yuanqing opens the character attribute panel:

[Name: Yuanshi Tianzun]

[Race: Human]

[Occupation: Night Wanderer]

[Level: 1]

[Skills: Night Walk, Soul Devouring, Spirit of the Moon]

[Experience value: 20%]

[Moral value: 60 (initial value)]

[Night Wandering (Active): Concentrate the power of the moon to cover yourself and enter the Night Wandering state. During the release of the skill, you will be temporarily invisible and contain your own smell and breathing to cover up the sound and heat emitted by your body. The time limit is six seconds.]

[Soul Devourer (Active): Devour souls to enhance your own spirituality. 】

[Spirit of the Moon (Passive): The Night Wanderer has a strong physique, abundant vitality and powerful self-healing ability. In the night, the Night Wanderer's various abilities will be greatly enhanced. ]

He officially became a Night Wanderer, and gained 20% more experience points. With the item rewards, the harvest from this trial in the spiritual realm was extremely rich.

Zhang Yuanqing opened the inventory and saw the red dancing shoes lying quietly in the first grid. The half-hour countdown had disappeared.

He officially became the owner of the red dancing shoes.

Two minutes later, he had initially adapted to his physical condition and the wounds on his arms had healed.

Then, Zhang Yuanqing turned his gaze to the sarcophagus.

The mission is over, which means the exploration level has reached 100%, so the sarcophagus is empty?

"It seems that the locust tree spirit is the temple priest. In this way, all the "characters" have appeared. How did he become a tree spirit? What is in the sarcophagus is his body?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing walked to the sarcophagus and planned to loot it. Maybe there were treasures buried with him in the coffin.

There are still more than two minutes left before exiting the spiritual realm, so there is enough time.

To be on the safe side, he summoned the red dancing shoes again and chose the wearing mode.

The sarcophagus was entangled and wrapped by dry tree roots. Zhang Yuanqing waved the Demon-Subduing Pestle and cut off the dehydrated tree roots one by one, only then could he see the whole picture of the sarcophagus.

It is about two meters long, with delicate patterns carved on the coffin body and a light layer of dust on the coffin lid.

“Zaza….”

He slowly pushed open the coffin lid and looked inside. As a night-wandering god, he could easily see through the darkness even without the power of the Demon-Subduing Pestle.

There lay a female corpse in the sarcophagus, wearing an ancient silk skirt that had long since decayed, with her arms crossed over her flat belly. Her waist was as thin as a willow, her figure was graceful, and there was no sign of decay.

The female corpse had a beautiful appearance, with lines on her cheeks outlining a perfect face shape, a tall and delicate nose, sexy and pale lips, her eyes were closed, and her eyelashes were thick and intertwined.

Stunning beauty.

This... Zhang Yuanqing stepped back in shock, with only one thought in his mind:

Is she really the Goddess of Sandaoshan? !

Compared with the sculpture in the main hall, this female corpse is less charitable and more cold, less round and more slender like a young woman.

But their facial features are definitely 70% similar.

"Could it be that the locust tree spirit is telling the truth? Is the source of the disappearance of the temple disciples the Three Dao Mountain Goddesses?"

For a moment, he was inexplicably panic-stricken and began to doubt his own judgment, and wrong judgment would inevitably be accompanied by a huge crisis.

"No, that's not right. My mission has indeed been completed, which means my speculation is correct. Then, is the goddess in the sarcophagus a hidden mission?"

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly regretted opening the coffin.

Since the Three Mountain Goddesses are lying in the sarcophagus, the mountain temple must be hiding a deeper plot.

This is very likely to trigger a series of bad chain reactions, such as triggering a hidden task.

He was just about to put the sarcophagus back on when he suddenly saw a dark luster between the lips of the female corpse.

Got something?

After a slight hesitation, he pinched the pointed chin, opened the plump and sexy lips, and saw the dark luster clearly.

It is a pure black bead.

[Name: Spirit Crystal]

[Type: Consumables]

【Function: None】

[Introduction: The soul crystal purified by the power of the sun god contains a huge amount of spiritual power and is the tonic that the night wandering god desires most. ]

[Note: The Three-Mountain Goddess has purified the distracting thoughts in the crystals, please feel free to consume them.]

Zhang Yuanqing stretched out two fingers and picked up the bead.

The bead quickly dissolved into a sticky energy that rushed into the center of the eyebrows.

[Ding, you gain 22% experience points. ]

Zhang Yuanqing's strength surged, and he once again had the illusion of blowing up a planet with one punch.

He felt that he had become noticeably stronger, and he could clearly sense the improvement in his skills without even checking the attribute panel.

The delay time for night travel has been increased by three seconds, from six seconds to nine seconds.

You have become unexpectedly stronger. My queen, please rest in peace... Zhang Yuanqing silently closed the sarcophagus again, as if he had never opened it.

Next, while waiting for the countdown, Zhang Yuanqing felt a little restless and extremely anxious, fearing that something bad might happen, such as touching a hidden task and interrupting his return.

Fortunately, nothing happened. Zhang Yuanqing watched the timer on the fluorescent blue panel begin to count down:

5, 4, 3......

Suddenly, a long breath sounded in the dark and silent cave.

Zhang Yuanqing: “…”

The coffin lid was pushed open from the inside, and a pale and delicate hand reached out and grabbed the edge of the coffin. Immediately, the beauty in the sarcophagus sat up.

The female corpse's eyes, as deep as a pool, swept across the cave and looked at Zhang Yuanqing, who had a stiff expression.

She stared at Zhang Yuanqing for a few seconds and raised the corner of her mouth.

This smile almost frightened Zhang Yuanqing to death on the spot.

At this moment, the scenery was torn apart by the wind like a reflection on the water, and the countdown ended.

Everything between heaven and earth was blurry.

After a while, the picture gradually became stable, and the bright white incandescent light shone down from the top of the head. There were white walls, desks, computers, TVs, double beds...

The curtains fluttered in the wind and outside the window there was the sound of birds singing.

He returned to the human world.

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ps: It's gone today, Lian Geng feels that the plot is coherent, so that you can have a better reading experience. The typos will be corrected later.