After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

The lean, middle-aged man driving said calmly.

"Bai Rusu and I have talked. The person we're going to bring this time is extraordinary. We might have to rely on him for food and drink for the rest of the year, or even for the next few years."

The two awakened individuals in the back seat were delighted.

"Who could it be? It can't be those six True God Awakeners who have come here!"

In the forbidden zone of humanity, unless it's someone like Suzaku who can crush everything with sheer strength, other demon-level awakened beings and demigod-level awakened beings are no match for experienced professional awakened beings pioneering teams.

Those who died in forbidden zones of humanity, including demigods and awakened beings below that level, can all testify to this.

The lean, middle-aged man driving shook his head.

"This is a secret and I can't reveal it, but I'll oversee it. Tomorrow I'll take some people to check it out first. If there are no problems, I'll bring Wolf Three and Wolf Four along to do something big."

The others in the car gasped.

If your boss tells you to pull off something big, that's really something.

The car pulled up in front of a bar. The two young men in the back seat and the bearded man in the front passenger seat got out and went to the bar to relax.

Only the lean, middle-aged man in the car drove to the nearest barbecue restaurant, ordered a barbecue set meal, and a case of beer. Before the barbecue arrived, he opened the beer bottles first.

The lean, middle-aged man muttered as he drank.

"The Six-Eared Macaque?"

"interesting."

How much benefit can you bring me?

Chapter Seven: Ghost Mist

The next morning, at eight o'clock.

The cuckoo flew to Zhou Yan's computer desk and started cooing.

Zhou Yan took out beef and chicken from the refrigerator he brought to the dormitory, filled two bowls with them, and placed them on the computer desk for the two auspicious beasts to have as breakfast. Just as he put them on the desk, there was a knock on the door outside the dormitory.

Then came a deep, middle-aged voice.

"Is Zhou Yan here? I'm Wolf One, the person Teacher Bai arranged to receive you."

"Oh, yes, wait a minute."

Zhou Yan got up and went to the dormitory door. He opened the door and saw a lean man in off-road gear standing outside.

The man smiled at Zhou Yan.

Have you had breakfast yet?

Zhou Yan opened the man's profile.

Name: Wang Xin.

Personal attributes.

Power: 850

Neural reaction speed: 900

Agility: 900

Stamina: 2000

Intelligence: 80 (Speed ​​only)

Spirit: 600

Perception: 300

Bloodline: Sword Ape (Awakening Level 85%).

Innate ability.

Sword Mastery: Increases the efficiency of learning all sword techniques by 500%.

White Ape Swordsmanship: So what if there are three thousand Yue soldiers?

Sword Qi: Sword Qi is all-encompassing and indestructible; when protected by sword Qi, one is indestructible.

What kind of Wolf One is this? His bloodline is actually the same as Bai Yuan, who was eaten by the Taotie?

Zhou Yan shook his head at the wolf.

"Not yet, I'll wash up and eat now."

Wolf One smiled gently.

"I'll wait for you on the first floor. Come down after you've finished washing up, and I'll take you for a walk around the neighborhood."

"Okay, thank you for your help."

The wolf turned and left.

Once the wolf was gone, Zhou Yan went to the bedroom and woke up Lin Anru. After they washed up, they took out their own energy bars, ate them, and took the elevator downstairs.

……

Lobby.

Wolf sat on the sofa, counting down the time.

Time is the best way to see a person's temperament. Now that I'm here and we've met, I'm still waiting downstairs. If Zhou Yan can make me wait for an hour and a half, and then come down for a delicious breakfast, or even not leave until lunchtime, Wolf One can be sure that Zhou Yan will definitely cause trouble in the future.

However, Zhou Yan was better than Wolf One had predicted. In just ten minutes, Zhou Yan came down with Lin Anru, who was munching on an energy bar.

Wolf One waved with satisfaction, waiting for Zhou Yan and Lin Anru to arrive. Wolf One then led the two to the off-road vehicle outside the dormitory and got in.

Wolf inserted the car key and casually handed a map to Zhou Yan, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"This is a topographical map that our elite team measured on foot. The dangers are clearly marked. Take a look, and then tell me where you want to go."

Wolf One started the vehicle and drove towards the outpost's gate.

Zhou Yan unfolded the map, and Lin Anru, who was sitting in the back, also peered over.

The map Wolf One provided was more detailed than the one Zhou Yan had seen on the computer's local area network the previous night. The local area network map only showed the mountain peaks, but here it had descriptions like "zombie village," "hanging ghost forest," and "graveyard of withered bones," indicating that someone had explored it and figured out the dangers inside.

Zhou Yan pointed to the zombie village, and the next moment he felt a chilling sense of crisis.

This place is off-limits.

I looked at the Bone Graveyard again, but it was still a chillingly dangerous place, so I couldn't go.

Zhou Yan clicked on each location one by one, and finally clicked on the one that he felt was the least dangerous at the moment, and he didn't even feel anything when he clicked on it.

Zhou Yan pointed to a mountain peak on the map and asked Wolf One, who was driving, a question.

What kind of place is this Ghost Mist Village?

Lin'an Ru, who was watching from behind, also turned to look at Wolf One. Wolf One, who was driving, tightened his grip and then turned to look at Zhou Yan.

"You want to go to Ghost Mist Village?"

Zhou Yan nodded.

Lin'an asked curiously.

Is Ghost Mist Village dangerous?

Wolf took a breath and said in a deep voice.

"Dangerous? Of course it's dangerous!"

The SUV arrived at the city gate, and after handing over the identification documents, Wolf drove out of the city gate.

"Ghost Mist Village is the most dangerous place around here."

The wolf initially shook its head.

"That place is shrouded in mist all year round. People who go in can't find their way around. Even if you go in with a rope tied to you, you can't judge the direction by the rope."

Wolf stepped on the gas and sped away from his outpost.

"For example, your teacher Bai Rusu's illusion magic is very advanced, right? She can even use illusion magic to distort reality. It seems that there is also a great illusionist in Ghost Mist Village who has shrouded the entire village in an illusion. Time and space inside are chaotic, and some monsters can even appear that you can't kill or fight."

Wolf patted Zhou Yan on the shoulder.

"In this first level of the Abyss Underworld, Ghost Mist Village is recognized as the most dangerous place. So far, only two teams have come out of Ghost Mist Village, and people have died in both of them. Kid, let's not try to defeat the Demon King right away. Let's fight a slime instead."

Zhou Yan looked disdainful.

"So this Ghost Mist Village is just a powerful illusion?"

Wolf One reminded him.

"It's an illusion so powerful it can distort reality. Even your teacher, Bai Rusu, might not be able to come back after going in."

Zhou Yan was immediately relieved.

This demon king can go and run a dungeon by himself.

Chapter Eight: The Treasure Boy

Half an hour later.

The closest mountain to Ghost Mist Village.

An off-road vehicle drove up to the top of the mountain and stopped. Zhou Yan was the first to get out of the off-road vehicle. Three kilometers away, Zhou Yan saw a small village in the basin.

The village seemed to have a small population, with only a few dozen houses inside. The houses surrounded a large tree with grayish-white leaves. The tree constantly shed gray leaves, which turned into mist upon landing, enveloping the surrounding area in a snowy white.

However, this snow-white color was only a blurry filter of less than 1% in front of Zhou Yan. He could see the fog, but the fog could not hide anything at all.

Zhou Yan opened the attribute panel of the gray tree.

Name: Paper Tree.

Type: Half magic artifact, half immortal plant.

Origin: A celestial plant carved with the Eighteen Hells by Judge Cui, a deity of the underworld. Inside, fireflies from the Nine Netherworlds burn continuously, infusing the essence of the Eighteen Hells into the falling ashes.

Supernatural powers.

Paper ash: Paper ash contains spirits; if one smells it, one will witness hell.

Nine Netherworld Firefly: Can smelt all Yin-attribute ores and immortal plants.

Wolf walked up to Zhou Yan and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, offering them to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan shook his head.

I don't smoke.

Wolf lit a cigarette and asked.

"Have you decided?"

Zhou Yan hummed in agreement.

"Can we go now?"

Previously, Zhou Yan insisted on coming to Ghost Mist Village, and Wolf couldn't refuse, so he brought Zhou Yan along. However, upon returning, Wolf had absolutely no intention of taking Zhou Yan inside to see the village.

Zhou Yan tilted his head, looking at it with amusement.

"What if I told you I could just walk in and come back without a care in the world?"

Wolf hesitated for a second.

"Go if you want, I won't go to my death with you."

Regardless of whether Zhou Yan is the Six-Eared Macaque or not, Wolf One would definitely not go to such a dangerous place as Ghost Mist Village to court death.

"Then you all wait here."

Zhou Yan licked his lips. Bai Ze's sense of danger told him that Ghost Mist Village across the way was not dangerous at all. In fact, he had just scanned Ghost Mist Village and could see everything inside clearly.

Apart from that paper tree, there was no other danger.

So, you can give it a try.

Zhou Yan descended the mountain and headed towards Ghost Mist Village.