The sky gradually darkened as the camp was completed.
Not long after, Hai Yue walked over, her face flushed red.
Chu Tian glanced at her and chuckled.
She, in turn, shot him a glare.
Then, she called for Ah Biao and they left again.
Ah Biao, clutching the watermelon Chu Tian had provided as if it were a treasure.
He didn't dare put it down, fearing that A Tai, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, might snatch it.
It wasn't just him; A Tai and A Li were the same.
The little girl was even more so. Earlier, in a dispute over the watermelon, she had actually used her divine soul to create trouble for A Tai and Ah Biao.
Unfortunately, although her divine platform had been repaired by Chu Tian, it still required a long period of recuperation.
Using her divine soul just now had nearly made her faint.
Soon, faint sounds could be heard.
Hai Yue, Jin Ling, and Hu Biao returned.
Hu Biao carried Bu Shi Yi on his back. The latter had clearly received treatment.
He was no longer whimpering, and his complexion had also changed.
Upon seeing Chu Tian, he appeared quite embarrassed.
After Hu Biao set him down, Bu Shi Yi looked at everyone, hesitating for a long time.
"I... I'm sorry... it was my fault!"
Chu Tian smiled. Hu Biao and A Tai showed no reaction, seemingly unbothered.
Instead, A Li pouted and said,
"Brother Zu Tian said you were the most insidious, and he was right... Hmph... A Li won't play with you anymore."
Bu Shi Yi's face grew awkward after being chided by the little girl.
Jin Ling also looked awkward and quickly tried to smooth things over.
However, Bu Shi Yi looked at Jin Ling and then turned back with a silly grin.
Chu Tian couldn't help but roll his eyes.
In truth, he didn't harbor much animosity towards Bu Shi Yi.
He simply didn't agree with his methods.
If the situation had happened to him, he wouldn't have endured it for so long before finding an opportunity to eliminate the other party.
Suddenly, all of this reminded Chu Tian of his previous life.
The matter involving Huang Xueyi and Yu Xue.
Thinking back now, it seemed like a joke.
Upon careful reflection, all his encounters since his rebirth.
Meeting Luo Luo.
Meeting Zhang Chengcheng.
Meeting Chen Yu'er.
It seemed he even had to thank Huang Xueyi.
Chu Tian was still lost in thought.
Suddenly, Hai Yue appeared before him.
"Let's talk!"
The little girl didn't even try to hide her voice in front of Chu Tian.
"Talk?" Chu Tian was taken aback.
"Mm, let's go!"
Saying that, she took the lead without waiting for Chu Tian's agreement.
Chu Tian rolled his eyes.
He got up and followed her.
They moved away from the camp and went to a secluded spot.
"Speak, why are you following us?"
As Chu Tian landed behind Hai Yue,
Hai Yue turned around and asked directly, getting straight to the point.
"I was bored."
Chu Tian knew she would ask this.
He offered a casual excuse.
"You..." Hai Yue naturally didn't believe him, raising an eyebrow and glaring.
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you. Let me put it this way, I'm not here for the trial at all. I just want to leave here as soon as possible.
Initially, I wanted to get some information from you guys.
After all, you are natives of this place.
But I heard you say it was also your first time entering here.
Most of what you know comes from the older generation.
So I lost interest.
However, you mentioned that the entrance to the third level isn't open and requires triggering some mechanisms?
Also, that Zu Tian, I want to meet him!
Don't you say he's the supreme powerhouse of your generation?"
Chu Tian didn't intend to hide anything and directly stated his reasons.
"Is that all?" Hai Yue seemed unconvinced.
"What? Do you perhaps have any treasures? Afraid I'll steal them?"
Chu Tian sneered.
Hai Yue rolled her eyes. Dressed in men's clothing, she put on a girlish demeanor.
This made Chu Tian extremely uncomfortable.
Even though he knew she was a girl, dressing as a man,
And then rolling her eyes and acting like a little girl.
Imagine that, who wouldn't shudder!
"Zu Tian is indeed powerful... but..."
Hai Yue glanced at Chu Tian.
She didn't finish her sentence and changed the subject.
"You say you're not a trial participant, so how did you get here?"
When Chu Tian heard this question, he felt a surge of anger.
"I was tricked..."
His expression was initially indignant, but he could only express it with these four words in the end.
Hai Yue frowned.
"Tricked?"
"Yeah, I was supposed to trick someone, but I ended up being tricked myself."
Chu Tian felt extremely helpless.
"Who was the other party?" Hai Yue pressed.
"A殿主 of the Divine Sea Palace!" Chu Tian didn't hide it.
"Ah? A殿主 of the Divine Sea Palace?"
Upon hearing this, Hai Yue's voice suddenly amplified eightfold.
Her exclamation was almost a scream.
Chu Tian was right in front of her, and they had been speaking in low tones earlier.
Suddenly startled by Hai Yue's shout,
"What... what are you doing?" Chu Tian almost reached out to cover her mouth.
"I... I'm crazy? Do you know this isn't a trial at all, this is imprisonment! You've been imprisoned here!
I was originally thinking of you... forget it!"
Hai Yue's voice didn't decrease much.
She glared at Chu Tian.
Her expression was one of helplessness and pity.
"Thinking of me what? What did you forget? Speak your mind! Don't put on that long face!"
Chu Tian, hearing her speak in half-sentences and seeing her expression, became impatient.
Seeing Chu Tian press her,
Hai Yue hesitated for a long time.
"Do you know what we are competing with Zu Tian for?"
Chu Tian shook his head.
"You don't know?"
After saying these three words, Chu Tian suddenly recalled something.
"But speaking of which, I saw many of you enter before, there were over a hundred people, right?
Don't tell me there are only a few of you left, and the rest are all with that Zu Tian?"
Hai Yue's response was somewhat awkward.
But she nodded affirmatively.
"Holy crap... you... you guys... are you kidding me?
Only a few of you, and you were all happily talking about going to trick someone?
And that Hu Biao... was so excited, saying he'd stuff Zu Tian in a sack and beat him up!
So all of this was just your fantasy?"
Chu Tian felt utterly speechless.
Hai Yue's team had five people in total.
And one of them was a traitor,
That was Bu Shi Yi, who was the most treacherous and had caused great damage.
He had intended to kill Hai Yue.
Without him, Hai Yue would not have been in such dire straits.
And these five people were planning to take down the leader of a hundred-person team and stuff him in a sack?
Was this not a fantasy?
Chu Tian's words made Hai Yue quite embarrassed.
However, she stubbornly retorted,
"What do you know? Zu Tian is indeed powerful, but as the only physician in my clan!
Besides my master!
In this second level of the secret realm, anyone who gets injured can only be saved by me!
Including Zu Tian himself!"
"Oh... your mediocre healing skills? Humph..."
Chu Tian was disdainful.
However, at this point,
Seeing that Hai Yue was about to lose her temper and explode, he quickly changed the subject.
"You said earlier that you were going to compete for something, what is it?"
Upon hearing Chu Tian bring this up, Hai Yue's expression turned serious, and she slowly said,
"The pass, the key to the third level!"
As she spoke, she took out a jade token. Chu Tian had seen this jade token before.
She had taken it out once before, when they discovered something was wrong with the path that didn't lead to the large tree.
She had taken it out, presumably to break through the illusion.
However, the object flashed with white light, and it was unclear if it had any effect.
In any case, A Li's illusion attack followed, and countless blood soul moths attacked them.
They appeared in front of them, yet Hai Yue decided to charge forward.
Then a swamp appeared, trapping them and making them unable to extricate themselves.
Only then was Hai Yue saved from the danger of falling into a bottomless abyss with every step.
At this moment, she said they were going to compete for the key to open the door, and she even produced this jade token.
It was likely that the two were related in some way.
"Here..."
After taking it out, Hai Yue hesitated for a moment before finally handing it to Chu Tian.
"What is this?" Chu Tian received it.
"This is a jade disc that opens the entrance. After so many years, only two remain, and the other is in Zu Tian's hands," Hai Yue explained.
"This thing can open the entrance? Then what are you competing for the key?" Chu Tian asked, holding the item, confused.
"You... try injecting your divine soul into it," Hai Yue said instead of answering.
Her expression held a hint of hope.
"Hmm?"
Chu Tian frowned.
His divine soul surged, pouring into the jade disc.
Hum...
At that moment, the jade disc emanated divine light.
It even unleashed a shockwave, with Chu Tian at the center, causing the surrounding trees and grass to all lean outwards.
"Holy crap!"
However, Chu Tian wasn't spared. In that instant, his body swayed,
His face suddenly turned pale, then flushed red, then turned green, before finally returning to normal.
Simultaneously, his hand trembled, and he almost dropped the jade disc.
In that instant, at least one-third of Chu Tian's divine soul power uncontrollably surged out.
It was all absorbed by the jade disc.
"Ha... as expected... haha!"
Hai Yue suddenly jumped over, snatched the jade disc from Chu Tian's hand, and examined it repeatedly.
"You... what do you mean?"
Chu Tian's face was dark, feeling like he had been tricked.
"Do you know what key we are looking for?
It's a celestial beast with an extremely powerful divine soul. Only with strong divine soul power can the jade disc be activated!
An activated jade disc can then activate the formation at the entrance to the third level.
Now... we don't need to fight that celestial beast!
Let Zu Tian and his group play!
Quickly go back and pack up, we're heading to the third level entrance tonight."
As Hai Yue spoke, her body flickered.
She dashed back the way she came at extreme speed.
Chu Tian, still with a dark expression, understood,
But he felt he had been tricked again.
This damned girl.
He would definitely make her pay!
Chu Tian thought hatefully and then followed.
After all, reaching a higher level as soon as possible was also what he desired.
Soon, everyone had finished packing.
Chu Tian also directly collected the tents.
He had originally planned to spend the night here, but now it seemed unnecessary.
However, a problem arose.
Bu Shi Yi, this disabled fellow, could not move at all.
Ah Biao and A Tai had to take turns carrying him.
But this greatly affected their speed.
Hai Yue had tried healing him several times,
But with little effect.
She could only stabilize his condition and let Bu Shi Yi recover naturally.
An hour passed.
Chu Tian suddenly called out to Hai Yue to stop.
Everyone stopped, unsure of the reason.
Chu Tian walked up to Ah Biao.
"Give it to me."
Ah Biao was slightly out of breath from running.
For the first half of the hour, A Tai had carried Bu Shi Yi.
Seeing Chu Tian say this, Ah Biao patted his chest and said,
"It's okay, I'm still fine!"
However, Chu Tian, without further ado, yanked Bu Shi Yi off his back.
"Hiss..."
Chu Tian was extremely rough, causing the latter to gasp in pain.
Seeing this, Jin Ling felt a slight displeasure.
Her expression changed.
However, everyone assumed Chu Tian was going to carry Bu Shi Yi himself.
They did not expect him to simply throw the latter onto the ground.
"What are you doing?"
Jin Ling didn't speak, but Hai Yue quickly walked over.
She didn't yet fully understand Chu Tian's temperament.
She thought Chu Tian felt Bu Shi Yi was slowing them down,
And wanted to abandon him.
Chu Tian, however, said,
"The primary physician, is it? Let me show you what healing techniques are!"
Hum...
The Ancient Tree form was activated.
"Rejuvenation, Heal, Life Bloom, Wild Growth..."
This time, Chu Tian didn't release the power of his healing skills.
Instead, he condensed them in his palm.
Various healing skills were compressed.
An aura emanated from him.
Followed by a powerful suction force.
Centered on him, the grass beneath their feet,
And the surrounding trees,
Instantly turned withered and yellow.
It was as if their life force had been absorbed.
Meanwhile, a ball of green light appeared in Chu Tian's hand.
It continuously churned.
Countless wisps of vapor swirled around it.
"Go..."
Chu Tian felt it was ready.
With a casual wave,
The ball of light, combining numerous healing techniques,
Containing the essence of life from plants within hundreds of meters,
Slowly fell onto Bu Shi Yi's chest.
During this time,
Hai Yue's mouth was wide open.
If there had been a lightbulb, it could have been inserted.
Jin Ling, beside her, nudged her.
"Will he be alright?"
She was still worried.
After all, based on her initial impressions,
Jin Ling felt Chu Tian was very dangerous when she first met him.
Later, he was the one who crippled Bu Shi Yi.
Although Bu Shi Yi was at fault first,
Jin Ling still felt uneasy.
Seeing Chu Tian condense this ball of light filled with life force,
Although she felt there wouldn't be any problem, and that this guy was going to heal her Ah Bu,
She was still worried.
"He'll be fine, don't worry..."
Hai Yue replied softly.
However, her heart wasn't focused on this matter.
Instead, she looked at Chu Tian, thinking to herself,
"Who on earth is this man?
His physical body is powerful, his divine soul is powerful, and he even cultivates in a fringe profession like a healer!
And... he's even more skilled than my master!"
As a healer, Hai Yue could naturally see that the ball of light Chu Tian had condensed not only possessed healing properties.
But also had powerful effects such as extending longevity and reviving the dead.
"If only I could let him..."
Hai Yue thought of her master, who had entered the ancient past.
If Chu Tian could do this for her master,
Perhaps...
With this thought, her beautiful eyes flickered continuously.