Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land

After a huge misunderstanding that would never be forgotten, Sha Xi was escorted out by Song Mu and his party, preparing to return to Five Saints Town.

Before setting off, Zong Shaoqing said in a deep voice, "First of all, escort the Goddess to leave," he deliberately slowed down his pace, his robe embroidered with gorgeous cloud patterns fluttering without wind.

A moment later, he departed.

After Zong Shaoqing left, the Chaos Mantis staggered out from the woods, a stream of light blue blood trailing from the corner of its mouth.

Just now, Zong Shaoqing had secretly used Divine Sense to attack, harshly warning the Chaos Mantis.

The Chaos Mantis had been closely following Sha Xi from the start of the journey, frustrated by the lack of opportunity to strike, had intended to stealthily eliminate the two from Divine Court upon entering the Greenland Black Forest.

Who would have known that it would be preempted by Yue Jinghua’s trap; it had wanted to use others to kill for it, but instead, this Divine Son from Divine Court who suddenly appeared had beaten it to the punch.

"How formidable, with him here, there’s no chance of making a move." In despair, the Chaos Mantis also harbored a hint of confusion in its belly eyes, "Why does that man from Divine Court feel eerily familiar, and why does his presence bear a scent similar to our kind? Why is there a feeling of distinct familiarity facing him, that feeling, yes, it is disdain, an extreme indifference to this world?"

The Chaos Mantis stood outside the Greenland Black Forest for a moment, then disappeared back into the thick jungle, clearly not abandoning its intentions to assassinate the people from Divine Court.

The people from Divine Court did not immediately leave Five Saints Town as Yue Jinghua had anticipated, instead, Zong Shaoqing and Sha Xi settled down in the town.

Although Li Rui tried to conceal it, the death of more than a dozen mercenaries ultimately could not be kept secret.

To escape mockery, Li Rui came up with a plan, pushing all blame onto the mysterious Demon Grass that had appeared.

Fueled by Li Rui’s exaggerated portrayal and the fact of the mercenaries’ deaths, from that day on, the terrifying legend of the Greenland Black Forest grew more and more intense.

The news that the elite of the Three Stars Mercenary Group led by Li Rui were almost completely wiped out within the Black Forest spread quickly throughout Five Saints Town and the entire Mercenary World.

The number of mercenaries daring to approach the Greenland Black Forest dwindled, and as time passed, the Black Forest became an absolute no-go zone for mercenaries, which conveniently allowed Yue Jinghua to designate the area as a Demon Grass cultivation base.

After successfully collecting Tusi Chrysanthemum and Arctic Sweet Yellow, Yue Jinghua still stayed in the Greenland Black Forest for a day and a night. She successfully learned and comprehended the special Dark Skill taught by Zong Shaoqing and erased the markings on the Prajnaparamita Needle she acquired.

To prevent future recognition of the needle’s origin, Yue Jinghua used Dun Qinglian Fire to refine the Prajnaparamita Needle, turning its original crimson needle body into a new Luminous Green needle. Thus, from outward appearances alone, even Sha Yan would likely be unable to recognize the Prajnaparamita Needle.

With a new needle in hand and inspired by the natural Spirit Wood Patterns of various attributes abundant in the Greenland Great Forest, Yue Jinghua studied the various Spirit Woods and a few Magic Wood Patterns in the Black Forest profoundly. She successfully outlined three new Spirit Wood Patterns.

One of them, a rare Five Elements External Wind Attribute Spirit Wood Pattern, had its initial pattern template taken from a Spirit Wood unique to Greenland called Hemostatic Bellflower.

This type of Spirit Wood was originally used by locals to produce Hemostatic Agents, as it could quickly clot blood on wounds and had some analgesic effects.

Yue Jinghua collected some spirit wood, and Feng Chuo used it for research. After improving the design of the Spiritual Wood Pattern, it evolved into a new type of Spiritual Pattern that could be engraved on both spirit wood and Dark Beasts. By using this newly named "Wind’s Blessing" Spiritual Wood Pattern,

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for the sake of easier drawing and memorization, Yue Jinghua began to compile her first personal Spiritual Pattern manual. Several years later, this manual, which was easy to understand and highly innovative, became a basic textbook in the hands of every Spiritual Pattern Master on the continent.

When Yue Jinghua set out to leave the Greenland Black Forest, Qian Luo and Hong Yao also received a message delivered by the Blood Mosquito King sent by Yue Jinghua, stating that they would arrive at the Greenland Black Forest in a few days to redraw the Transmission Array within the Black Forest.

Since then, Yue Jinghua had stealthily connected Fengdan County, Bailu County, Mazaro Mountain, and Greenland Black Forest together with the Transmission Array without anyone on the continent realizing it.

The resources developed in these locations, including the Star Falling Stones, abundant Spiritual Wood Herbs, and the increasingly convenient transportation, were playing to their respective strengths more and more.

However, the Dragon War Empire remained completely oblivious to this development.

After leaving the Greenland Black Forest, following the cryptic guidance previously given by Zong Shaoqing, Yue Jinghua did not head straight back to Five Saints Town but took a much longer route, crossing over several steep mountain ridges to arrive at a location marked on the map as "Longevity Bridge".

Regarding Longevity Bridge, it is a bridge located on a mountain cliff that has collapsed.

The Mercenary Branch had indicated that the area where the bridge is found is a notorious hazard near the Xuan Beast Ridge.

The bridge is also known as the Salamander Broken Bridge because behind the collapsed structure live rare Dark Beasts known as Color-changing Salamanders, which inhabit the steep cliff faces.

These Dark Beasts, which had bred in large numbers on the cliff a long time ago, were discovered about a hundred years ago to have the ability to change color. Although their defensive power was rather ordinary, the Protective Armor made from their skin could change in response to the surrounding environment.

This unique function was highly sought after by the Assassin Alliance as well as some Dark Practitioners, causing the Color-changing Salamanders to be intensely hunted over fifty years. Only the Salamanders in the area around Gangdao Cliff managed to survive, thanks to the cliffs and the terrain.

Now, Color-changing Salamanders can only be found in that region of the Xuan Beast Ridge.

Yue Jinghua didn’t understand why Zong Shaoqing wanted her to make a detour to the Salamander Cliff; she had no intention of catching any Color-changing Salamanders at the moment.

Just like the extremely high mountain range near the Xuan Beast Ridge, the mountain cliff where Longevity Bridge is located is very tall and steep.

Yue Jinghua, along with her two companions, peered down from the edge of the cliff, only to see clouds and mist swirling around, not allowing a clear assessment of the cliff’s depth.

Just as Yue Jinghua was trying to make sense of Zong Shaoqing’s words and surveyed the cliff, a frightening scene unfolded.

She suddenly felt the cliff tremble repeatedly under her feet, and the stones at the edge began rolling ceaselessly down toward the bottom of the cliff.

The situation made Yue Jinghua recall the scene at Fire Phoenix Peak, where a large flock of Dark Birds attacked. Could it be that there were also large groups of Dark Birds dwelling around Salamander Cliff?

While Yue Jinghua hesitated, a rumbling noise came surging up from the bottom of the cliff.