Chapter 56: Trial of Tribulation, Heart of Oak

  Hei Shi Mi Gong, starting point only has two roads south and north, later on more and more, fork in the road countless, practitioners extremely easy to lose way.

  Of course, no matter how many detours, the ultimate correct goal will eventually return to a single endpoint.

  That is under the ancient oak tree of ten thousand years.

  Those who can walk under the ancient oak tree for thousands of years are lucky enough to get the heart of the oak.

  However, the "Oak Heart" that enhances the Plant-type Beastmaster's abilities is a relatively unpopular reward compared to other types' "Earth Crystal", "Beast Spirit Soul", and "True Sight Pupil". Ordinary people are not willing to go through the trial of the Blackstone Labyrinth, which does not provide much help to their own Beasts. Unless someone has a Plant-type Beastmaster like Yue Bing, few people mainly develop Plant-type Beasts. Nevertheless, over the thousands of years, countless Plant-type cultivators have come to this Blackstone Labyrinth, and the directional marks carved on the black stone are so dense that they make one dizzy...

  Yue Yang was sweating slightly; in the Blackstone Labyrinth, there were also restrictive taboos.

  He still can't move his hands.

  Time has only passed for a day, if the Wild Ox Shadow is summoned, then the Five Elements Golden Mouse cannot be summoned. On the other hand, if the Five Elements Golden Mouse is summoned, then the Wild Ox Shadow can only wait until tomorrow.

  It's okay, there is a contractless gray wolf.

  "You three go together, if you find Yueling first, be sure to protect her safety well, I am willing to pay extra rewards. If you reach the end point and haven't found Yueling yet, then go out and wait for me at the Wu Zhe Association!" Yueyang parted ways with Ye Kong, Li Qie and Li Ge brothers, he chose to head south, while Ye Kong and the other two headed north, searching for Yueling who had been missing for two days.

  Ye Kong originally wanted to let Li Gou stay by Yue Yang's side to protect him, but thinking that he had entered the White Sheep Palace safely, he stopped himself from saying anything.

  Furthermore, Yueyang also has a bronze fourth-level gray wolf.

  In the Blackstone Labyrinth, there are many monsters, but most of them are level one or two, and there are few level three monsters. There aren't any particularly strong monsters, so generally speaking, you won't be in danger of losing your life.

  "If you get lost, use the teleportation scroll!" Yueyang said to Ye Kong and the others. Although the teleportation scrolls were expensive, priced at one gold each, he had still prepared one for each person.

  "Yes." Ye Kong nodded in response, his heart slightly sweating. The one who would truly get lost was probably this Third Young Master of the Yue family, who had never left home before?

  "Don't worry, I have no problem navigating the maze!" Yueyang knew what Ye Kong and the others were worried about, and he smiled slightly.

  He has five mice searching for gold, and finding a fork in the maze is naturally no problem.

  Even without the five little mice, Yueyang's sense of direction was still good. As long as he had walked through a place once, he could remember about 70-80% of the roads. This was before his transmigration. After transmigrating and practicing the Innate Breaking Body Formless Sword Qi, Yueyang felt that his wisdom, intuition, and perception had greatly improved. He had a kind of photographic memory and deductive ability, so he didn't worry about getting lost at all. To take a step back, he still had the second-level Wisdom Eye talent, which was somewhat helpful in recognizing roads and directions.

  Yueyang walked quickly, releasing five small mechanical mice to search ahead.

  With their exploration of the surroundings, Yueyang has no possibility of getting lost. Even some malicious cultivators who intentionally gave wrong directions would not be deceived, and they directly chose the most correct route to advance.

  What made him feel slightly regretful was that Wu Xing had been searching for Jin Shu all the way, but he hadn't found any trace of Yue Bing's scent or her footprints.

  Just now at the first fork in the road, Yueyang couldn't summon the Five Elements Golden Mouse in front of Ye Kong and the others, so he relied on his intuition to choose the south path. Now it seems that Yue Bing might have taken the north path, which is exactly opposite of what he did.

  Otherwise, Wu Xing Jin Shu searched for so long and had no reason not to find the trail she left behind.

  Thinking of this, Yueyang quickly accelerated forward, preparing to wait for Yuebing in front of the thousand-year-old oak tree and give her a surprise!

  In the Blackstone Labyrinth, most of the monsters are insect or plant-based. It's common to see large groups of low-level magic insects swarming out to attack people. Although their attacks are weak, they look disgusting and come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they're accompanied by carnivorous plants like Tiger Thistle, Corpse King Flower, and Ghost Cage Grass, which can also be a real headache. Occasionally, you might catch a glimpse of second-level creatures like Green Snake, Grass Snake, Flower Snake, Swamp Snake, Blue-Tongued Lizard, or Terror Clawed Lizard bursting out of the darkness to ambush unsuspecting travelers.

  But even if there were no Grey Wolves, let alone none, Yueyang could also ignore these second-class and below war beasts.

  Although he can't take action personally, his innate skills are enough to avoid all dangers.

  The wolf is awesome at this time.

  The fierce cow's shadow doesn't come out, the beautiful small text rests, only it alone is domineering and bullying the small insects, small snakes, and small lizards, all the way making it enjoy the torture.

  Yueyang can now see that the main purpose of this Blackstone Labyrinth is not to obtain the 'Oak Heart', but to allow the cultivators to receive special training from the Plant System War Beasts throughout the entire trial process.

  There are many places where it is easier to pass through with the ability of a plant-based warrior.

  Otherwise, practitioners like Yue Yang would have a Bronze Rank 4 Ash Wolf, sweeping across the land and forcefully breaking through.

  Like Yue Bing, a contract holder of the treasure, if he were to rush through the Blackstone Labyrinth and fight continuously, he should be able to gain a significant boost. There are many battles that are specifically against plant-type warbeasts, such as some mechanisms and traps that are ice or fire attributes, which completely restrain plant-type warbeasts. If the cultivator's control is not good enough, they won't be able to pass... This initial trial ground also has the effect of cultivating team spirit. In a few dangerous places, teamwork is required to make it easier to pass through. Single-player rush, that requires ten times the effort.

  What surprised Yueyang the most was that this Blackstone Labyrinth completely prohibited flying warbeasts.

  Perhaps it was because the Plant Beast had no flying ability, the entire Blackstone Labyrinth had a power of prohibition. Yueyang sometimes wanted to jump onto the high black stone giant rock to gaze into the distance and find Yuebing, but found that he could not jump smoothly, and the height of the bounce was also much lower than outside.

  Six hours later, Yueyang finished the trial path that ordinary practitioners could not complete in at least three days and arrived under the ancient oak tree protected by dozens to hundreds of Tree Spirit Guards.

  At first, Yueyang thought that this tree had an old man's face, with a wrinkled face, a hooked nose, and a moving mouth that could speak. However, it was not the case at all. This tree, except for being extremely large, with dozens of people unable to encircle it, was only filled with a mysterious life energy, with a hint of spiritual light hidden in its canopy. Yueyang now somewhat understood that the heart of the oak tree was not a wooden tree core, but a life energy that was bestowed upon the Plant System War Beast's body. After accepting the task, the ancient oak tree would give rewards according to the level of completion of the task.

  In front of the ancient oak tree, there is a crystal pillar that emits a faint white light.

  Its base is wrapped with a strip of tree roots, and it seems to be connected to the ancient oak tree. The ancient oak tree gives out energy rewards called 'Heart of Oak' to practitioners according to their level of cultivation, as inscribed on the crystal pillar.

  Yueyang took a look and found that the first-level task was the simplest, which was to identify one hundred types of plant seeds behind the forest.

  The secondary task is to collect 100 kinds of mushrooms in the mushroom forest, but these mushrooms are not picked up casually, and you need to ask those spore-spraying mushroom beasts.

  The third-level task is to collect one hundred red apples in the apple orchard where the saber-toothed spider and flower-spotted tree snake roam; The fourth-level task is to slay ten alligators in the Black Swamp, each of which is at least a level-three war beast... If the practitioner has confidence, they can also go to the Blood Water Demon Marsh to deal with the nine-headed monster there. There are unknown numbers of nine-headed monsters there, but each one is at least a bronze-level seven or higher terror war beast. This task requires practitioners to slay only one nine-headed monster and offers the heaviest reward: a thousand-year-old 'Oak Heart'.

  "Should I wait for Yue Bing to arrive or should I go and test the strength of Jiu Tou Guai first?" Yue Yang hesitated for a moment, then took out a gold coin.

  The fate of the nine-headed monster is decided by the front and back of a coin!

  On the bright side, let's put it aside for now and talk about it when Yubing arrives; on the dark side, go chop that bastard!

  The gold coins were tossed high into the air...