This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 262, Section 261: The Divine Tree Underground City

After the Hunter made the decision to submit, although there were some dissenting voices in the tribe, they were all persuaded by the demonic descendants who had already been connected to the fungal network.

These doubts naturally disappeared after everyone was transformed into mushrooms.

The little pig actively participated in the initiation ceremony of the demons and collected a large amount of blood. She knew that this was probably all the food she had stored for the foreseeable future.

As for the newborn ceremony, after communicating with Xinghuo and Shou, Lin Jun asked them to temporarily stop holding the ceremony.

It's not too late to verify my guess first. In any case, the arrival of the two new demon descendants has successfully awakened the confidence of the other demon descendants in the tribe for the future.

Since they were all family, Lin Jun naturally wouldn't be stingy and decisively increased the contribution points salary of the demon descendants by 50%.

So, Qiong, who had just finished her work, inexplicably received triple contribution points...

The addition of the entire Demon Tribe increased the capacity of the Puji by several thousand, directly solving the Puji shortage problem that had existed since Lin Jun took control of the dungeon.

Now, there are many more demonic figures in the Deep Zone.

They are involved in everything from planting and raising animals to harvesting magic crystals and patrolling to clear out slimes.

Lin Jun was also able to use more Puji for other tasks, such as maintaining the operation of the first few floors, and even began to release some relatively harmless-looking Puji onto the surface to allow humans to gradually adapt...

……

On the other hand, Lin Jun did not stop exploring the fissure.

The new exploration location is a dense forest, and the location of the crevice is quite special, as it opened in the ruins of the original fish people on the seventh floor.

When it was discovered, only a few bloated corpses of drowned monsters were scattered around the crevice, clearly none of them could swim.

The fifth floor also has a fissure connecting to the dense forest, but that fissure is too conspicuous and not as good as this one, so Lin Jun sealed it off.

Lin Jun had also investigated the so-called "dense forest". Based on the types of monsters that came here, it could be basically determined that it was a dungeon called "Esogar" located in the elven forest.

"Esogar" is the Elvish pronunciation, which translates to "Sacred Tree," hence it is also known as the Sacred Tree Dungeon by humans.

Putting everything else aside, just the name itself makes Amethyst look inferior...

Lin Jun still has high expectations for Shenmu Underground City.

Unlike Scarecrow Abyss, this place is clearly richer in species resources, not to mention there are elves!
You might even find one or two elf corpses and learn some nature magic and Elvish.

With a splash, the scout leaped across the crevice and appeared directly beside a quiet little lake.

The lake water was crystal clear, yet not a single fish could be seen, clearly indicating that it was a newly formed lake created by water leaking from a crack.

Looking around, apart from this small body of water, there is a forest, a forest of huge trees!
With a soft thud, it vanished without a sound, fluttering to the top of the giant tree. Its senses expanded, and within its range, there was only the forest!
Above the forest, instead of the sky, lies a massive dome over a thousand meters above the ground.

The trees here all have the ability to photosynthesize; however, the sunlight does not come from above the dome, but rather from the intersection of the dome and the end of the forest, shining obliquely in.

Therefore, only a very small portion of the branches and leaves at the very top of the tree can receive this precious gift.

No wonder these trees grow so tall, they're all wrapped up here...

The slanted sunlight is related to the unique structure of the Shenmu Underground City.

Unlike dungeons like the Amethyst Dungeon or the Scarecrow Abyss, which are located in special spaces, the main body of the Sacred Tree Dungeon is situated inside the main world.

According to the intelligence Lin Jun gathered, it was a magnificent spiral that extended downwards in a layered manner. The dome that Puji was looking up at was actually the ground of the next level.

The slanted sunlight came from a huge magic array at the center of the spiral structure. It acted like a giant prism, collecting and refracting the sunlight that entered from the entrance and spreading it to every layer.

This magic circle is part of the rules of the Divine Tree Dungeon itself.

Furthermore, although the Divine Tree Dungeon is divided into fifteen levels, this is actually just a convenient way for the elves to describe the location; it does not actually have a clear division.

Monsters in adjacent tiers are often similar in type.

But as the spiral descends deeper, the concentration of magic increases, naturally giving rise to even more dangerous entities. Puji stood on the treetop, letting the slanting sunlight fall upon him. His magic was slowly recovering; this was undoubtedly real sunlight, not a substitute light source like fireflies.

Speaking of which, there are also firefly plants in this forest.

Unlike its counterparts in the Amethyst Dungeon, which prefer to grow on the dome, the Fireflies of the Sacred Tree are almost all rooted deep in the forest, providing a sliver of light in the dark depths where sunlight cannot reach.

Since we're going to explore, we naturally need to choose a direction.

Lin Jun loves the sun the most, so naturally she would first go to the sunny side to take a look, and also figure out roughly which floor she was on.

Before the scout could even move, a bird landed on its mushroom cap!
To be precise, it was a large blue parrot.

However, Lin Jun is currently invisible!
[Race: Azure Glowing Parrot]

[Level: LV30]

[Skills: Acceleration LV8, Evasion LV8, Peck LV5, Magic Perception LV4...]

Magic perception...

Since it's come to us, let's make it our first reward!

The blue parrot seemed curious about the unseen "platform" beneath its feet, and its hard beak began to peck at the mushroom cap with great ruthlessness.

The scout's mycelial tentacles rose silently, then suddenly coiled up as they approached.

Unexpectedly, a blue shadow flashed, and the parrot easily dodged it with a flap of its wings, moving so fast that it only left a blur in place.

So fast!

This thing is incredibly weak in both strength and constitution attributes, except for agility, which far surpasses the silver level.

Not to be outdone, Puji launched a series of attacks with its four mycelial tentacles, but the blue parrot was incredibly agile, narrowly dodging the tentacles each time with a composed demeanor.

What's even more infuriating is that after it dodged, it didn't fly far away, but instead landed lightly back on Puji's mushroom cap, tilted its head, and even let out a cry!
This is pure provocation.

As soon as the scout's mushroom cap deflated, hallucinogenic spores sprayed out from under the parrot's feet.

The parrot realized something was wrong and hurriedly flapped its wings to escape, but it still inhaled some. Its movements immediately slowed down, and its originally smooth flight path became shaky, as if it were drunk.

It tried to escape, but the scout Puji followed.

Although the parrot was still faster than Puji, its wobbly body and crooked path made it impossible for it to shake off Puji behind it.

Moreover, the effects of the hallucinogenic spores continue to ferment within its body.

Puji hung leisurely behind, and Lin Jun quite enjoyed the experience of slowly chasing her prey, especially after the other party had just tried to humiliate her!
The chase didn't last long. The hallucinogenic spores took effect, and the blue parrot could no longer hold on. It crashed headfirst into the forest, barely managing a shabby landing on a bush before completely losing consciousness.

The scout landed lightly with a thud, strolled over to the limp parrot, and unceremoniously stomped on it a few times to vent his anger before putting it away.

How dare this little monster look down on Puji? I'll take it back and pluck its fur to make chicken soup for the lizardmen!
Having dealt with the parrot, Scout Puji was about to take off to continue exploring when he suddenly stopped.

"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."

A faint, almost completely swallowed-up sound by the rustling of the forest was keenly detected by the scout, Puji.

[Sound Wave Detection] swept across the surroundings like invisible ripples, but failed to pinpoint the source. Lin Jun decisively switched to [Magic Perception].

We finally found it; it was inside a giant tree.

After circling the giant tree, which required several people to encircle, they found a hidden entrance to a tree hole in a tangled mess of roots.

After squirming inside, it took only a few steps to reach the source of the sound—a dying elf!

(End of this chapter)