Zuo Lin'an's specter body vanished instantly and soon appeared at the location the other party had mentioned.
Indeed, he spotted a crevice here.
And if someone were to fall from above, there was indeed a chance they would land right inside it.
Especially since the surroundings consisted of vertical, ninety-degree cliffs.
After examining it closely for a moment, he realized how ingenious the location was. Whether descending from above or climbing up from below, it would be an incredibly arduous task.
Moreover, even if one stood on another mountain not far away and looked in this direction, they would only see a crack, with the corpse inside remaining completely hidden from view.
“Not bad. It really is a good spot.”
Zuo Lin'an stuffed the corpse into the crevice, roughly adjusted its posture, and then coated it with a thin layer of specter aura before finally leaving.
After recalling his specter body, he went to inspect the steps leading down the mountain.
The group walked down the steps. Around the halfway point of the mountain, they came across a pavilion.
“Is this a complimentary addition?”
“Yes, it was built using the leftover construction materials.”
“After all, transporting them back might have cost even more in shipping fees. But leaving them lying around wasn't ideal either, so we figured we might as well put them to use.”
Zuo Lin'an looked at the stone table and benches inside the pavilion, which were covered in dust and withered leaves.
“Looks fine to me.”
The group continued their descent, walking all the way to the foot of the mountain.
There, dozens of people were walking back and forth in a line.
They were literally using their feet to trample out a path.
This small path stretched forward from the foot of the mountain, winding around five mountains ahead before reaching the edge of the white mist.
“The weeds along this path have already been cleared. Now, we just need to pack the dirt down firmly.”
“As for the width, it's just wide enough for one person. Any wider wouldn't be appropriate.”
Zuo Lin'an nodded. “Single-file width is perfect.”
“In that case, is there anything else you think needs improvement?”
“No, you are very professional. Many details were handled exceptionally well.”
The young man clearly let out a sigh of relief.
“That's great to hear. There are still some tasks to wrap up on the mountain, so I'll head back up first. If any issues come up, you can let me know directly.”
“Sure.”
The man walked back up the steps and quickly vanished from sight.
This left only Zuo Lin'an, Feng Xingyun, and Xu Youyou, who had been playing on his phone the entire time.
“What do you think?”
Feng Xingyun was somewhat critical of the old residence. After all, he was the only true ancient person present.
He had seen plenty of grand manors, especially his own Feng family's grand estate back in the day.
However, he had also researched the state of things in this world a century ago. Comparing the two, he had to admit there wasn't anything historically inaccurate about this old residence.
It was just that by his high standards, it fell a bit short.
“It fits the plot you've set up, Young Master.”
That was all he could say. Expecting him to praise the estate as magnificent or excellent?
He couldn't bring himself to do it.
On the side, Xu Youyou didn't really care about this. He handed his phone to Zuo Lin'an.
“Brother An, look at this.”
Zuo Lin'an leaned in and glanced at it.
“You want to make a guest appearance as an NPC in the Ultimate Dungeon?”
Xu Youyou replied, “Yeah.”
“Bai Yuan has been talking about this in the chat group all the time lately. With the Ultimate Dungeon about to open, I wanted to go take a look and broaden my horizons, but...”
【Bai Yuan: My brother's dungeon is his domain. He doesn't need any NPCs at all; he can handle it entirely on his own.】
【Bai Yuan: Oh, right, let me tell you. My brother has a Death Rule: anyone who sees him in any manner, dies! So these players are absolutely doomed!】
【Bai Yuan: Also, my brother's domain only allows entry and no exit. Any player who leaves the domain's boundaries without authorization will drop dead instantly. Yet, he still set up a quest to find the path of survival.】
【Bai Yuan: Haha!】
【Bai Yuan: And that's not all. The endless prison originally didn't have an exit, but he went out of his way to create a locked-down gate.】
【Bai Yuan: Because of that, basically all the players will assume this locked-down gate is the path of survival.】
【Bai Yuan: Just thinking about them going through all that hardship, matching wits and courage with the warden, surviving by the skin of their teeth, and finally unlocking the gate to escape, only to be greeted by death... it gets me so excited!】
Zuo Lin'an handed the phone back to Xu Youyou.
“A pity. I would have liked to see it too.”
Xu Youyou had a look of deep yearning.
“I didn't expect Brother Bai's rule to be so twisted. Just seeing him means death, and it's triggered even if they don't look at him directly, as long as it's in any manner.”
For example, seeing his reflection in a mirror.
The key was that Bai Mo also had a rule that allowed him to leave his image behind in mirrors.
【Bai Yuan: It's starting! My brother's dungeon has begun.】
【Bai Yuan: What a shame. I wanted to livestream it for you guys, but my brother kicked me out, saying I was in the way.】
【Song Yangxia: Did you forget that you're also a specter?】
Xu Youyou's fingers flew across the screen as he chatted enthusiastically with Bai Yuan and the others.
Zuo Lin'an didn't disturb him, instead leading them away from the area.
However, after only half a day, he saw a message from Bai Yuan in the chat group.
【Bai Yuan: The Ultimate Dungeon has ended.】
So fast?
Before he could even ask, he suddenly noticed that some changes seemed to be occurring in his own dungeon.
Zuo Lin'an stood up instinctively and walked out the door.
He squatted down to inspect the ground, not letting a single detail slip past him.
Originally, the ground had been entirely covered in withered grass.
After all, this dungeon was completely devoid of life!
But now, he spotted a tiny speck of green.
Though it was only a tiny speck, he knew that this bit of green was merely the beginning.
In the future, it would only get better and better.
“Grass is growing?”
Xu Youyou also leaned in to take a look.
Zuo Lin'an stood up, a smile spreading across his face.
“Yeah, grass is growing. More will grow in the future.”
At that moment, all the dungeon bosses received a notification.
【The Ultimate Dungeon has successfully wiped out all players. The Wuxia World has completely fallen. Assimilation successful. Initiating the reclamation of the bridge!】
Zuo Lin'an knew that the so-called bridge did not refer to an actual, physical bridge.
Instead, it was a passage constructed from various dungeons that linked and connected the two worlds.
Through this bridge, the supernatural world could funnel specter energy into the Wuxia World at any time.
The reclamation of the bridge occurred in complete silence.
Or rather, with Zuo Lin'an and the others' current level of strength, they were not yet capable of perceiving it.
【Bridge reclamation successful. Extracting energy from the World Furnace to search for the next world!】
At this moment, virtually all the dungeon bosses were closely monitoring the messages on their phones.
They all wanted to know what the next world would be like.
The search did not take very long—only about a minute.
【World search successful. Capture successful. Constructing the bridge!】
【Bridge construction successful. World connection established!】
【Attention all members: The target world this time is modern, and its power system is paranormal.】
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