Even though the giant lizard is hideously ugly and full of poison, it is, after all, a Nascent Soul Realm-level demon beast, which holds great value and absolutely cannot be wasted lightly.
The group collected the giant lizard’s carcass into a space artifact. As for the allocation, it could be discussed after they left; everyone had the stomach and patience for it. A Nascent Soul Realm demon beast’s carcass wasn’t enough to make anyone lose their composure.
"But, right from the start, it’s a Nascent Soul Realm demon beast. This place... is not simple!" The group suddenly thought of another issue.
There is a strict hierarchy among martial artists. A Divine Infant Realm going against a Nascent Soul Realm would be a sure and swift defeat. Now, the first thing they encountered was a Nascent Soul Realm demon beast. Might there be Divine Infant Realm ones to follow?
In such a case, it would already be a great luck to escape unscathed; as for retrieving the magical treasures from this lair? That would be sheer folly!
"We have prepared thoroughly this ti. Even if we do encounter a Divine Infant Realm demon beast, we’ll be able to escape unscathed!" Soon, soone spoke up to encourage everyone.
Everyone nodded. Though they were youthful and spirited, none were fools. How could they act on impulse alone? They had not spent the past month playing around; each had made preparations to handle unexpected situations.
"Have you all noticed, there’s soone here who’s been slacking off!" Zhong Yutian suddenly pointed the spear at Zhou Heng. Although he spoke of soone, his gaze was fixed directly on Zhou Heng.
Zhou Heng yawned, showing no intention of responding.
"Zhong Yutian, what do you an by this?" Before Sang Qingshan could speak, Xing Yewu had already jumped in, full of indignation, "We were able to set up precautions early thanks to Zhou Heng’s reminder, which is already a great contribution! Besides, dealing with that giant lizard only took at most five people; whether Zhou Heng stepped in or not made no difference!"
She naturally sided with Zhou Heng unconditionally!
Kidding aside, this guy could already slay Quasi-Immortals back on Xuanqian Star; he’s even more remarkable now. Who wouldn’t want his friendship?
"Exactly, exactly!" Zhai Jieyu also nodded repeatedly, "Zhong Yutian, you’re just jealous!"
Zhong Yutian, having his little sche called out, blushed with embarrassnt. He actually bore no grudge against Zhou Heng, but he just couldn’t stand the attention Zhou Heng was getting, even the Pure River Fairy occasionally glanced over.
Frustrated and embarrassed, he retorted, "Zhou Heng, do you only know how to hide behind won, letting them stand up for you?"
Zhou Heng sighed, shrugged, and said, "I can’t help it; I just have a particular charm for won. Your jealousy is useless!"
Jealous? ?
Does the young prodigy of the Zhong Family need to be jealous of you? You’re just an affiliate of the Sang Family; what status could you possibly have? Can you even compare with ?
Bah, comparing them two together is an insult to him!
Zhong Yutian rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward, saying, "Zhou Heng, do you dare to spar with ?" As he said the word "spar," he deliberately gave a glance at Sang Qingshan, serving two ends with one arrow, aiming to strike two with one blow!
Sure enough, Sang Qingshan’s face imdiately turned red, and his fists clenched tightly.
"Zhong Yutian, do you have any sense of the larger picture? Is this the ti to act recklessly?" the four won, Zhai Jieyu among them, rebuked him.
Zhong Yutian never actually intended to spar with Zhou Heng at this mont. He simply wanted to suppress Zhou Heng a bit to elevate his own status. It was like a male peacock spreading its feathers: one part courtship to the female, another part a warning to other males.
But apparently, the outco wasn’t as he imagined. All four won stood up for Zhou Heng, and as a man, how could he argue with four won without losing face in front of the Pure River Fairy?
Annoyed, he turned around and marched ahead.
Besides Sang Qingshan, the remaining eight n also looked at Zhou Heng with so disapproval. There’s nothing to be done; having too much good fortune with won can arouse public resentnt among n.
Of course, this little episode didn’t weigh on Zhou Heng’s mind. Given his current level, he wouldn’t care about so "young man’s" petty rivalry. Moreover, he had no intentions toward the five beauties here and just considered it a bit of entertainnt.
The group continued forward, and after half an hour, suddenly they encountered eight forked paths!
"Which way should we go?" The group was thoroughly puzzled.
Since entering, everyone’s divine sense had been significantly impaired, unable to detect beyond ten feet ahead. Hence, there was no way to discern which fork was the correct one and which paths were wrong.
"Hey—" Soone tried shouting, hoping to use the echoes to determine if it was a dead end. But these eight paths were so long that this tactic was utterly ineffective.
"Let’s just pick a path and go!" Sang Qingshan suggested.
The group nodded in agreent, randomly taking the first path on the left. After walking five or six minutes, they faced another set of eight forked paths ahead. Everyone looked at each other and simultaneously stopped.
"Let’s go back and try another path!"
They returned to the starting point and tried the remaining seven paths one by one, discovering the sa result. After walking a certain distance, there would be another set of eight forked paths ahead.
They also tried the second section of forked paths, finding again that more paths awaited them.
No one knew how vast this area was, or how complex these paths were, forming an intricate labyrinth.
"Just charge straight ahead!" Zhong Yueshan said proudly.
The strategy "One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws" applies in every scenario!
As long as you have enough power, you can break through any formation! Including this maze!
No passage? I’ll carve a path straight through with brute force! Moving forward in a straight line, disregarding the maze entirely! It’s only when you’re trapped in the maze that you need to solve it! But with enough power, just break through with force!
He struck with his palm, smashing it against the rock. Boom, there was a muffled sound as a hand-sized piece of rock fell off the cliff face, quite obligingly.
Zhong Yutian’s face imdiately turned black!
The rock here was incredibly hard. With his strength, he could only knock off such a small piece with one strike. How long would it take to forcibly carve out a passage?
"Pfft!" The four won, Zhai Jieyu and her companions, all burst into laughter. They were dissatisfied with how these n were bewitched by the Pure River Fairy, so they took the chance to mock him a bit. It wasn’t that they truly held any grudge against Zhong Yutian.
Zhong Yutian’s face turned sour. He thought the four won were mocking him because of Zhou Heng, and he glared at Zhou Heng.
This was truly a case of being shot even while lying down!
Zhou Heng sighed inwardly. His patience was notably poor at this mont; he wasn’t interested in slowly unravelling this maze with these people. He said, "I think I’ve seen this formation before, follow !"
— Of course, he hadn’t seen such a formation before. In fact, it wasn’t a formation at all; it was just a maze. This was rely an excuse he made. His divine sense couldn’t be limited here and had already found the only correct path through the impossibly complex roads.
If he were to explain truthfully, apart from Sang Qingshan and Xing Yewu, no one else would probably believe him.
How could soone have such a powerful divine sense?
Hearing what he said, apart from Sang and Xing, the others showed skeptical expressions. They feared Zhou Heng was just pretending to understand, leading them aimlessly and wasting ti.
"Since my cousin said he understands, then he definitely does. He wouldn’t talk nonsense!" Sang Qingshan quickly stood up to support him.
Xing Yewu also declared her support unambiguously. Seeing her speaking out, Zhai Jieyu and the other three won naturally sided with Zhou Heng.
Zhong Yutian and his group of nine were indecisive and ultimately turned their eyes towards the Pure River Fairy, asking, "What does the Fairy think?"
"Let’s follow Brother Zhou and see where it leads," the Pure River Fairy said lightly. She couldn’t fathom Zhou Heng, and this might be an opportunity to probe his secrets.
Zhou Heng went to the front and began to lead the way.
They constantly encountered forks in the path, making choices at each junction without stopping, as a day went by quietly.
"Zhou Heng, do you really understand?" soone couldn’t help but complain.
This wasn’t really a formation at all, without any danger. It was purely a maze. Only the person who laid out this underground palace would know the exact way to go; others could only guess.
Zhou Heng walked gracefully and smiled, "Be a little more patient. It will take at least two more days to get out of here!"
Two days?
How big is this place?
Everyone was uncertain, but seeing Zhou Heng’s confident expression seed to give them a bit more confidence.
Let’s keep going then. Since Zhou Heng said two days, let’s give him two more days. After all, for Nascent Soul Realm martial artists, two days pass in the blink of an eye.
But this cave looked the sa everywhere, whether they turned left, right, east, or west. The scenery remained unchanged, and after so ti, they couldn’t help but wonder if they were going in circles.
Another day passed, and the confidence in Zhou Heng was growing weaker. This guy didn’t even pause or think when encountering a fork, which made it seem like he was wandering aimlessly!
Zhong Yutian and the others started to doubt again, but Zhai Jieyu and the other three won continued to support him, not because they believed in Zhou Heng, but just to oppose the n.
Of course, this didn’t include Sang Qingshan and Xing Yewu; they had absolute faith in Zhou Heng! Even if Zhou Heng claid the sun was square, they would believe him!
— He is an Immortal, why would he need to deceive them?
Soon, two days passed, but they were still wandering in this dark cave without any sign of a bright new world opening before them.
Zhou Heng, aren’t you going to admit you’re just leading us randomly!" Zhong Yutian shouted angrily. It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford to waste three days, but he hated feeling like a fool being played.
At this point, aside from Xing Yewu, Zhai Jieyu and the other three won also stopped supporting Zhou Heng. After all, they had already exceeded the three-day limit Zhou Heng had claid, and their current predicant proved his error.
So why continue blindly following Zhou Heng?
Zhou Heng shrugged and said, "Suit yourselves. Those who trust can keep following, and those who don’t, just drop it!"
"I believe you!"
No one expected that the first one to speak up was the Pure River Fairy. (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian) to vote with recomndations or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please access m.qidian to read.)
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