Chapter 339: The More He Thought, The Angrier He Got; The Angrier He Got, The More He Thought

The Bitter Sea.

Surrounding the Bitter Sea within the Rootless Secret Realm was a vast forest.

This forest was known as the Labyrinth Forest.

The Labyrinth Forest itself formed a Formation.

Neither compasses nor perception-type Spells functioned within this Labyrinth Forest.

Furthermore, one could not fly more than five meters above the ground in the Labyrinth Forest, which made exiting the forest even more difficult.

Cultivators who had entered the Rootless Secret Realm in the past had also studied this Labyrinth Forest.

Some believed the Labyrinth Forest was created by a Formation master from an extremely ancient era.

Others believed this Labyrinth Forest was a natural creation, a product of nature’s course and the evolution of the Dao, rather than man-made.

These two schools of thought had been debated in the cultivation world for many years, with neither side able to convince the other.

As for the solution to the Labyrinth Forest, there were no records of it.

This was because every time the Rootless Secret Realm opened, the solution to the Labyrinth Forest would change.

At this moment, within this Labyrinth Forest, three young girls had been wandering for three days, yet they still hadn’t found their way out.

Unlike ordinary people who would have been flying into a rage after three days of being lost…

Among the three girls, two of them hadn’t been anxious from beginning to end.

Originally, the other girl would have been worried, but infected by their calm demeanor, she also felt it didn’t matter.

It was like having a roommate who had taken a Buddhist vow and spent a whole month transcribing sutras, eating vegetarian, and chanting every day; when you were playing a ranked match and wanted to curse, you’d find yourself not even daring to.

Among the three girls, one wore a plain white dress and a light veil over her face, her cat-tailed peach-blossom eyes overflowing with endless tenderness and charm.

Another girl held a strange little beast that looked like nothing in particular; she wore a Buddhist Kasaya, and her sense of holiness was as if a true Buddha had descended into the world.

Although the third girl was quite ordinary compared to their beauty, she was extremely concerned about the veiled girl.

They were Ruo Wangchen of the Bodhi Holy Land, and Bai Luoxue and Lan Shanshan of the Huanxi Sect.

As for how these three girls met, it was entirely by chance.

When they first entered the Rootless Secret Realm, the map Wang Chen was carrying was accidentally eaten by the Dream-Eating Tapir.

So, for Wang Chen to reach the rootless tree, she could only ask for directions; if possible, she wanted to buy a map from someone else to copy.

As it turned out, the first person she found was Bai Luoxue.

Upon meeting, the two of them stared at each other for a full three minutes.

Neither side said a word.

Lan Shanshan, standing to the side, didn’t know what was happening either.

Then, Wang Chen spoke: “I am lost.”

Then Bai Luoxue nodded: “Where are you going?”

Wang Chen blinked: “The rootless tree.”

Bai Luoxue blinked: “Me too.”

Wang Chen: “Can I go with you?”

Bai Luoxue: “You can.”

Finally, before Lan Shanshan could even react, the two had agreed to head through the Rootless Secret Realm together.

Even if Lan Shanshan wanted to object, it was too late.

Along the way, the three encountered various Demonic Beasts, even coming across a Nascent Soul Realm Hanging-eyed White-browed Tiger.

But this Hanging-eyed White-browed Tiger only let out an “Awoo” before being knocked unconscious by the two girls.

Lan Shanshan felt that if she wasn’t mistaken, this person was the Buddhist Saintess Ruo Wangchen, and the one in her arms was the Primordial Beast, the Dream-Eating Tapir.

Truth be told, as a member of a Demonic Sect, Lan Shanshan felt a bit uneasy walking alongside the incredibly holy Buddhist Ruo Wangchen.

She was afraid the other would suddenly decide to “eliminate evil for the people.”

However, from start to finish, Bai Luoxue never asked who Ruo Wangchen was, nor did Ruo Wangchen ask who Bai Luoxue was.

They didn’t even ask for each other’s names.

Lan Shanshan even felt that this Ruo Wangchen seemed a bit dazed.

Just as dazed as her own Senior Sister.

“We’ve circled back to the same spot again.”

Ruo Wangchen looked at the mark she had made earlier and spoke slowly.

In the Labyrinth Forest, the three had returned to their starting point once more.

Bai Luoxue nodded: “Then let’s try a different path.”

“Mm, okay.” Ruo Wangchen didn’t object, and the two continued on a different path.

Only Lan Shanshan couldn’t help but look up at the dense forest.

In three days, they had already tried a hundred and eight different paths.

She felt she might spend the rest of her life in this Labyrinth Forest with these two girls who were so different yet so similar.

*Crack, crack.*

Just as the three girls took a step forward.

Suddenly, the trees shook!

Before the three girls, patches of trees opened their crimson eyes.

After leaving the Melting Mountain, Lin Xun found a small river.

Under the moonlight, he relieved himself, changed his clothes, and only then did Lin Xun continue rushing toward the rootless tree.

Lin Xun was still lost, so he was still constantly asking for directions.

Otherwise, Lin Xun felt it wouldn’t be long before he ended up back at the Melting Mountain.

Gradually, however, Lin Xun found himself asking for directions less and less, because he seemed to have figured out how to read the map.

Thus, after determining a direction, Lin Xun sped toward the Bitter Sea.

By now, there was less than a month left before the exit of the Rootless Secret Realm would open; Lin Xun had to hurry.

Because neither Nong Qin nor Wang Xing were in the Nascent Soul Realm, they couldn’t break through the Realm and be actively expelled by this Secret Realm.

After he obtained the rootless fruit, he would still need to lead them out.

But soon, upon entering a forest, Lin Xun realized he was wrong.

His specially-made Compass was useless.

He could fly at most five meters above the ground.

The same applied to his flying Magical Artifacts.

Not only that, when he tried to perceive his surroundings, he could only sense a thick mist!

After wandering around based on his intuition for a few laps, Lin Xun found that he returned to the same spot every time!

What was this like?

This was like when you’re Grinding the Abyss, and every time you get one-shot by Maguu Kenki and have to start all over again.

WDNMD!!!

Lin Xun was very frustrated and angry.

If this were his past self, he would have long since torn down this Labyrinth Forest and hauled it back to the Ten Thousand Demon Sect to use as firewood.

But now, Lin Xun, who was only in the Golden Core Realm, would probably need several months to clear out this forest of unknown size.

The more he thought, the angrier he got; the angrier he got, the more he thought.

In his extreme rage, Lin Xun punched an old tree down.

The polite old tree sent its polite regards.

However, after knocking down that old tree, Lin Xun was surprised to find that the fallen leaves pointed roughly in one direction, as if converging into a path.

Lin Xun struck another old tree with his palm, shaking down its leaves; sure enough, these leaves could lead the way.

Lin Xun walked forward while hammering trees, feeling incredibly refreshed.

Just as Lin Xun was walking, he suddenly felt that the trees ahead were a bit off.

Abruptly, these trees opened their crimson eyes.