All players: I can choose my own dungeon rewards.

After traveling through Baiyuntian for a while, Wang Zhifan encountered all sorts of people, but he didn't interact with them because he felt they were too weak.

Some of these people look similar to the people of the Xia Kingdom on Earth, while others have rather distinctive features and don't look very human.

For example, some people have wings of different colors on their backs, some have a third eye between their eyebrows, and some have their heads on their stomachs with empty necks, showcasing the diversity of beings in the six realms and seven worlds.

At this moment, Wang Zhifan felt that he had traveled tens of thousands of miles, but he still hadn't found the boundaries of other areas, so he decided to ask someone else for directions.

This is because the armored giant from the Giant Spirit Realm didn't have enough geographical information in his mind. That guy had never been to any area outside of Baiyuntian, so naturally he couldn't guide Wang Zhifan to the correct route.

After passing over a dilapidated giant ship floating in white clouds, Wang Zhifan then appeared above a lake spanning a hundred miles in circumference. The lake was abruptly suspended diagonally below the giant ship, looking quite strange, but Wang Zhifan was already used to such sights.

He entered the lake area and activated his senses, discovering that there were quite a few people in this small place. Some were fighting on the lake, some were diving to retrieve something from the bottom of the lake, and others were leisurely fishing in small boats on the lake.

One of the old men sitting on a rotten log fishing with a bamboo pole quickly caught Wang Zhifan's attention. Wang Zhifan found that this guy's aura was much stronger than that of the others he had met along the way. He guessed that he was a master who had come to Baiyuntian to relax, so he decided to ask him for directions.

He appeared in the air above the old fisherman in a flash, deliberately making a noise to attract the old man's attention and avoid suspicion of a sneak attack. Then he asked the old man, who was sitting on a rotten log on the lake and looking up at him:
"Old man, I apologize for disturbing you. May I ask how far it is from here to Bingzukaten?"

The reason Wang Zhifan asked Hyozuka Ten was because he knew from the Armored Giant's mind that this place was relatively close to Baiyuntian, and it was suspected that it had attracted many experts for a long time because it produced divine weapons, making it one of his tentative destinations.

On the lake below, an old man sitting on a rotten log, leaning on a thin bamboo pole, glanced at Wang Zhifan who had asked him for directions, then lowered his eyelids and replied rather casually:

"Young man, can't you see I'm fishing? Your words have scared all my fish away."

As he spoke, he lifted the slender bamboo pole in his hand, revealing a thin, silvery line tied to the end of the pole. However, the line was rather short, and there was no hook or bait on the end, let alone any fish.

Seeing that this guy wasn't answering his question and seemed to be trying to scam him, Wang Zhifan smiled and replied:

“Old man, you’re wronging me. Not to mention that your fishing rod has no hook or bait and you can’t catch any fish, there were absolutely no live fish around here for a hundred feet. How could I have scared them away?”

"Hehe... kid, you have good eyesight. There really weren't any live fish around here just now..."

The old man listened and slowly replied, but then he changed the subject, looked up at Wang Zhifan in the sky, and continued:

"But how can you be sure that the fish I'm talking about is the same one you're describing? Do I look like an ordinary fisherman?"

After saying that, the old man suddenly threw the bamboo pole in his hand into the lake, stood up from the rotten wood at his feet, stretched lazily, and then said to Wang Zhifan with a somewhat puzzled look:

"Since you scared away my fish, then do me a small favor. I'm also on my way to Bingzukaten, so I can show you the way."

"Oh? What a coincidence... May I ask what favor you need, sir?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhifan narrowed his eyes, sensing that the old man, whom he perceived as having considerable strength, was pondering something. He had impulsively dragged Wang Zhifan, the person asking for directions, into the conversation, which was probably not for any good reason.

The old man listened but offered no answer. Instead, he leaped off the rotten log floating on the lake and soared into the distance, muttering:
“Young man, follow me and you’ll see. I don’t think you’re afraid of a mere old geezer like me.”

"Good heavens, this old man is no ordinary person. He saw right through me the moment we met."

Seeing this, Wang Zhifan muttered to himself, and then followed without hesitation.

The reason is simple: he is genuinely not worried that the old man will harm him, or more accurately, he doesn't believe that the old man can do anything to him. His absolute confidence in his own strength allows him to disregard potential risks.

After all, in his opinion, this old man's aura was not weak, but only relative to the other people in this world he had seen so far. To him, the old man was still as weak as an ant.

So for the rest of the time, Wang Zhifan began to follow the old man.

They passed one after the other over the lake, entered the omnipresent white mist, and traversed various terrains and ruins scattered within the mist. Their speed increased, eventually covering almost ten thousand miles in a single breath, as they headed towards a specific location.

Wang Zhifan fully activated his senses, constantly detecting the surrounding situation, and gradually confirmed that the old man was indeed leading him away from Baiyuntian, because they were approaching a region completely different from Baiyuntian.

Before long, the two arrived at a spatial cross-section one after the other. On one side of the cross-section was the White Cloud Sky where they were currently located, filled with white clouds and mist. The other side was quite strange, with countless weapons flowing at high speed, as if it were a sea of ​​weapons.

"Young man, the place you're looking for, Hyozuka Ten, is just ahead, but do you have a way to get there? You can't force your way through."

Turning back to look at Wang Zhifan, the old man squinted his old eyes and smiled, wanting to test how Wang Zhifan could break through the spatial divide, because it was really very difficult. For ordinary people, breaking the laws of space was nothing short of a pipe dream, and they would be instantly annihilated once they got close.

But Wang Zhifan didn't answer the old man at all; instead, he chose to respond with his actions.

With a flash, he crossed the spatial cross-section forged by the laws and appeared in the sea of ​​weapons on the other side. Then he looked back at the old man as if to say: I've come, what about you?
The old man, who had intended to show off at this point, looked utterly dumbfounded upon seeing this. He stared wide-eyed at Wang Zhifan, who remained calm and collected amidst the sea of ​​weapons on the other side of the spatial divide, for several seconds, suddenly feeling a cold sweat break out on his forehead. The reason was simple: he himself couldn't possibly cross the divide in the blink of an eye like Wang Zhifan. Generally speaking, to cross a divide, one would need to find a weak point in the space left by a master, and then carefully pass through using special secret techniques or tools. The fact that Wang Zhifan could pass through so easily meant only one thing: he was very strong, belonging to the level of a master in the old man's understanding.

"Old sir, are you coming over or not? If you're not coming, I can't help you anymore."

At this moment, on the other side of the ocean of weapons, Wang Zhifan looked at the old man whose expression had become somewhat dazed, frowned slightly, and urged him on.

He could have left on his own immediately, but because he was interested in the old man's purpose, he decided to continue acting with the old man to see what tricks he was up to. However, he did not expect that the old man would run into trouble before a mere spatial cross-section and be so shocked that he lost his composure.

Perhaps Wang Zhifan's words reminded the old man, for the dazed old man suddenly nodded and said:

"Please wait for me, young hero! I'm coming right now!"

After speaking, a strange white talisman appeared in the old man's hand. The talisman spontaneously combusted, turning into a faint, colorless flame that quickly spread to the surrounding area. When it came into contact with a spatial cross-section, part of the flame took the form of a vortex. The old man then decisively chose the largest one and used a secret technique to slowly drill into it. After some time, he finally arrived at the Weapon Ocean, which was also the side of Bingzuka Ten, and met up with Wang Zhifan who was waiting.

This time, the old man, who had been incredibly arrogant and haughty not long ago, was much more respectful to Wang Zhifan, and directly confessed to him:
"To be honest, young hero, I originally invited you to come along because I wanted to use your extremely masculine energy as cover to sneak into the Boundless Divine Palace to find the Boundless Divine Weapon. But now I realize that I was blind to your abilities. With your skills, you could probably easily break into the Boundless Divine Palace."

Therefore, I hope that you, young hero, can help me search for the Boundless Divine Palace. If you can find a suitable Boundless Divine Weapon, I am willing to pay a high price to buy it..."

After hearing the old man's explanation, Wang Zhifan learned about his original plan. It turned out that the old man did indeed have ill intentions. He had taken a liking to Wang Zhifan's strong masculine energy unique to young people and planned to take him to a place called Wuliang Divine Palace to act as a shield to draw fire. However, after witnessing only a fraction of Wang Zhifan's strength, the old man changed his mind and made it clear in advance to avoid being chopped up by Wang Zhifan later.

Wang Zhifan didn't care about the old man's so-called request. Although he didn't know what the Boundless Divine Palace was, he had a feeling it might be a gathering place for experts, so he pretended to consider it and replied:
"Old sir, I can help you venture into the Boundless Divine Palace, but first tell me your hefty price, and see if it's attractive to me."

The old man replied confidently upon hearing this:

"Young hero, you should be able to tell that I am from the Desolate Region. Our Desolate Region has three treasures: ginseng, beautiful women, and star iron ore. No matter which one it is, I can offer you a sufficient quantity..."

The old man was about to explain in detail to Wang Zhifan the special features of these three treasures, how extraordinary they were, but Wang Zhifan had no interest in these things and immediately interrupted him, asking directly:
"Can you get information on the top-ranked experts on the popularity chart? Like finding out where they are?"

"This... could it be that young hero is referring to the top 10,000 Jade Token masters on the Wind and Cloud Ranking? Does young hero intend to challenge them?"

Upon hearing this, the old man's face immediately showed a look of astonishment as he replied.

"That's one way to put it, so do you know where these people are?"

Sensing an opportunity, Wang Zhifan fixed his gaze on the old man's face.

“Finding them isn’t difficult. In the desolate region alone, I know several top experts with the Azure Jade Token. However… these people are often bloodthirsty and extremely dangerous. Ordinary people avoid them like the plague, and very few would willingly seek them out.”

Sensing that the old man was deliberately provoking him to challenge the master of the Azure Jade Token, Wang Zhifan still pretended to be a naive fool and replied:
"No problem! This is exactly the kind of dangerous thing I'm looking for. If it's not dangerous, I won't bother with it! Just give me directions after it's done!"

Upon hearing this, the old man knew he had achieved his goal. A barely perceptible glint of smugness flashed in his old eyes. He quickly stepped forward to lead Wang Zhifan through the dangerous sea of ​​weapons to his destination.

Half an hour later, the two arrived at a strange place in Bingzukaten. The sky here was no longer filled with various weapons moving at high speed like a school of fish, but instead there was a magnificent, dark palace sitting on an enormous flying sword, flying around erratically with the sword, which looked very strange.

"Young hero, that giant flying sword is the Boundless Divine Palace. Don't be fooled by its seemingly small exterior; its interior is vast and can accommodate millions of explorers. Within the palace are various traps and countless soldiers. These soldiers are most eager to attack those with vigorous blood and energy, so you will inevitably be besieged once you enter. While you are there, I will use this opportunity to search for the legendary Boundless Divine Weapon. I have already ascertained its approximate location, so it won't take too long..."

While Wang Zhifan was observing the Boundless Divine Palace members darting around with their flying swords, the old man beside him explained how they were cooperating: they wanted Wang Zhifan to draw aggro and act as a human shield.

However, Wang Zhifan's mind was not on the old man's plan. He focused his senses on the Boundless Divine Palace and found that there were indeed many people active inside, but most of them were not alive, which was very strange.

"The old man was definitely lying. He saw that I didn't know much about this place and tried to fool me. He pretended to be very sincere, but he must have had some ulterior motive."

Having made his own deduction, Wang Zhifan did not show it on his face, maintaining his naive and clueless demeanor as he flew towards the Boundless Divine Palace with the old man.

As Wang Zhifan approached the pitch-black Boundless Divine Palace, he saw the automatic translation of the Extraordinary Game appear before him. The plaque above the dark palace gate displayed the four characters "Boundless Divine Palace".

"Why is this palace called the Boundless Divine Palace? It must not be a name chosen randomly; perhaps it hints at something."

Based on his recent assessment that this shattered sky was the work of the Extraordinary Games, Wang Zhifan automatically made connections in his mind. Many things in the Extraordinary Games are traceable, and he seemed to understand the characteristics that this place might have.

At this moment, the old man very politely led the way, guiding Wang Zhifan through the gates of the Boundless Divine Palace, seemingly genuinely wanting to cooperate with Wang Zhifan.

Wang Zhifan also showed him great trust, following his guidance to the depths of the Boundless Divine Palace, where he encountered countless traps and dangerous Boundless Soldiers. (End of Chapter)