Chapter 1106 - 453: Malice_3

Chapter 1106: Chapter 453: Malice_3

There are quite a few Plane Natives scheming against players, but they need strength to succeed. Among the players assigned to the World Dungeon, there are as many as ten thousand, outnumbering the cultivators of the Human Dao Alliance. Aren’t they afraid of getting burned?

Erin said, "Since you’ve noticed his malice towards Celestial Beings, would you still choose to help him open the Celestial Gate?"

Wu Chang hung the badge on his waist and said, "Why not?"

"I just promised him that I’d break open the Celestial Gate before those Celestial Beings. I never said I’d let him have the grand encounter inside the gate."

"Madam, tomorrow morning, let’s first find Su Wangyou to upgrade the Item, then go to the city gate and wait for the next batch of players to enter the city, so we can recruit people to go to the Demon Realm."

While Wu Chang’s main body was dealing with Lü Changgeng, his True Self had just left the Megrez Immortal Mansion.

Unlike the Kaiyang Immortal Mansion, the Megrez Immortal Mansion now belonged to Wu Chang, so it was no longer unclaimed. The Four Seasons Reflection, which the Great Xuan Scholars were fond of, vanished with it.

When Wu Chang left the Immortal Mansion, he saw wailing outside Megrez Lake.

They were unwilling to miss out on the transmission of Literary Fortune and sighed over the disappearance of the Four Seasons Reflection.

Many were also writing feverishly, ready to compose poems to witness the "disappearance" of Megrez Lake.

Among the crowd, only one person was deeply focused, unaffected by others, sitting alone in a quiet spot, quickly flipping through a thick "Array Pattern Atlas."

Wu Chang looked at Duan Rui practicing the quantum speed reading method and hesitated whether to tell him the truth, but in the end, he shook his head and didn’t go over.

Leaving Megrez Lake along the path, as soon as he walked out of Megrez Mountain, he saw someone blocking the way to Zhenyue City.

The person was dressed like a chivalrous hero, standing on a sword in mid-air, with an air that was more like a Plane Native than the Plane Natives of the World Dungeon.

Wu Chang greeted proactively, "If you want to go to the Megrez Immortal Mansion, I’m afraid you’ll come up empty. It’s still early enough to go back to Zhenyue City and change your task."

Just now, he had thought about not letting others benefit since he planned to recruit players to explore the Demon Realm, so why not find a few acquaintances?

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, an acquaintance came to him on their own.

Sword Star rode his flying sword to Wu Chang, lightly leapt down from the sword, making the flying sword draw a curve in the air and then sheath it behind his back.

He said with a smile, "I didn’t come here to explore the Immortal Mansion but to find you. Director Hou wanted me and Leng Shan to join you as soon as we entered the World Dungeon and obey your commands."

"I heard rumors in Zhenyue City that Celestial Beings entered this morning and chose Megrez Lake as their exploration target. I guessed it would be you and came directly."

Wu Chang frowned slightly and asked, "Where did you hear this news?"

Sword Star said, "There’s no need to inquire; everyone in Zhenyue City knows about the first Celestial Being. When I took on the trial task and went to the Beast Pavilion to get a mount, two cultivators were talking about you and betting on how many trials you’d pass in the Immortal Mansion."

Wu Chang sighed. When he selected the Immortal Mansion task, the Human Dao Alliance executives present should have kept it under wraps.

Yet it didn’t take long for the news of him choosing the Megrez Immortal Mansion to spread all over Zhenyue City. No wonder Lü Changgeng didn’t tell all the Human Dao Alliance executives about the Celestial Gate.

If they had just discovered the Celestial Gate and immediately announced it to the Human Dao Alliance leaders, wouldn’t everyone in line to enter Zhenyue City be talking about the Celestial Gate?

After the Steam Phantom Dungeon, Sword Star was very adept at hugging thighs. Without Wu Chang asking, he joined the team and followed Wu Chang.

On the way, the two talked about what happened after entering the dungeon.

Wu Chang, as an outsider Celestial Being, had easily taken down the most challenging Megrez Immortal Mansion, which would undoubtedly surprise other players.

But Sword Star found it absolutely reasonable, as if it were the norm.

A mere Immortal Mansion, no matter how difficult to explore, could hardly compare to the Steam Phantom Dungeon—where he and Leng Shan did nothing, and yet at the mission settlement, could they rank among the top ten?

Not only them but almost all players who interacted with Wu Chang and were carried by him assumed one thing by default.

That is, when it comes to Dungeon Plane strategy, there is no reasoning with Peace.

On Sword Star’s side, he and Leng Shan had already reunited in Zhenyue City, both having completed the trial task, now at the Immortal Mansion exploration stage.

Upon receiving their tasks, they had heard that the Kaiyang Immortal Mansion had been breached by a Plane Native, and Peace had chosen Megrez.

With two gone, Leng Shan chose Tianxuan, while Sword Star chose Shaking Light.

However, neither hurried to enter the Immortal Mansion to complete the exploration.

Sword Star went directly to Megrez Lake to reunite with Wu Chang, while Leng Shan appeared because during their trial tasks, they discovered the Peaceful Sect’s Saint Heir, and Leng Shan went to tail him, planning to meet the two back in Zhenyue City.

Returning to Zhenyue City, the two arrived at the agreed location and met Leng Shan, who had been waiting there.

When they asked about the Peaceful Sect’s Saint Heir’s whereabouts, Leng Shan shook his head and said, "I lost track of him, not outside Zhenyue City, but within the city itself."

"The other person was already alert, and I didn’t dare follow too closely. He’s extremely familiar with the layout of Zhenyue City, as if he was born there, and vanished after a few twists and turns."

Wu Chang was not surprised by Leng Shan’s news.

The Bright Society, being an "Immortal," had a profound influence on the Human Dao Alliance and the Great Xuan. It’s not unusual for players associated with the Bright Society to have prior knowledge of the dungeon’s information or even establish ties with in-game forces beforehand.

Since tracking failed and they couldn’t ambush the Peaceful Sect’s Saint Heir, Wu Chang urged Sword Star and Leng Shan to head to the Immortal Mansion to complete their trials.

"You two should hurry and return without delay. No matter how many levels you break through, make sure to return to Zhenyue City by noon tomorrow."

Hearing the urgency in Wu Chang’s tone, Leng Shan said, "The two Immortal Mansions we chose aren’t close to Zhenyue City. With such a rush, have you found another hidden quest?"

Wu Chang nodded and said, "Yes, it’s a hidden quest—exploring the Demon Realm."