The tree root as thin as a thumb quickly sprouted golden flames, then turned into charcoal.

The tree roots climbing the walls were stimulated all at once and came to "life," like a dense swarm of snakes crawling on the wall.

The Sophora tree spirit did not expect this outsider to have such remarkable wisdom. Seeing that his lie was exposed, it stopped pretending and said in a stern voice:

"Since you don't want to come over, then die."

The ground of the grotto cracked with a bang, and chunks of debris rose up. Thick and sturdy tree roots broke through the soil and twisted like distorted tentacles, rolling towards Zhang Yuanqing.

Even without the Red Dancing Shoes, Zhang Yuanqing could escape from this distance.

Sure enough, they wanted to trick me into getting closer... Zhang Yuanqing did not retreat but instead advanced, dodging the entanglement of the tree roots with a slide, closing the distance between himself and the Sophora tree. Then he jumped up several meters high, evading the sweeping attack once again.

More and more tree roots broke through the ground, dancing wildly in the grotto.

Zhang Yuanqing moved and jumped between the tentacles, with an elegant posture. No matter how hard the tree roots tried, they could not catch him.

If it weren't for the Red Dancing Shoes, and only relying on the Demon-Subduing Staff, the death rate for beginners facing this level would be extremely high.

Dong Dong Dong... The Red Dancing Shoes ran swiftly on the wall, avoiding the entanglement and beating of the tree roots. With a bounce of both knees, they propelled Zhang Yuanqing like an arrow through the encirclement of the tree roots, slamming into the trunk.

Seeing the human shooting towards it, the trunk showed an obvious look of panic.

Boom!

The stone at the bottom of the tree roots cracked, and more tree roots spurted out, forming a wooden wall.

Zhang Yuanqing forcefully struck the Demon-Subduing Staff.

Golden flames spread on the surface of the wooden wall, burning the Sophora tree spirit to scream in anger.

Zhang Yuanqing broke through the carbonized wooden wall, sending the sharp triangular tip of the Demon-Subduing Staff fiercely into the trunk.

Duo!

The sharp triangular tip pierced deeply into the trunk, and a brilliant sun burst out of the pitch-black cave.

The golden light distorted the trunk, distorted the face, and made it emit a tragic scream, emitting a hissing blue smoke.

In an instant, those souls hiding in the trunk also turned into blue smoke in the screams.

All the ghosts and monsters disappeared and dissipated in the golden light.

The golden light dissipated, and the cave returned to darkness, but it suddenly became clean and clear.

The first thing Zhang Yuanqing did was not to check if the Sophora tree spirit was dead, but to quickly remove the Red Dancing Shoes from his wear status and collect them in his inventory.

From entering the cave until now, it had been almost five minutes.

After collecting the Red Dancing Shoes, Zhang Yuanqing turned his attention to the big banyan tree. It withered, the bark cracked, losing moisture, and the roots scattered throughout the cave.

A cold voice sounded in Zhang Yuanqing's mind:

[Ding, congratulations on completing the S-level trial task. The character card is open, and rewards are being settled.]

[Obtained item/prop: Demon-Subduing Staff.]

[Reward experience: 100%.]

[You have become the Night Travel God.]

[Reward experience: 20%.]

[Character card reward activated, reward item: Red Dancing Shoes.]

[Five minutes later, leaving the spiritual realm...]

Finally, it was over... Zhang Yuanqing felt exhausted both physically and mentally, as if he was completely drained.

As the prompt sound rang out, the black moon mark on Zhang Yuanqing's forehead became prominent. A strange and mysterious power was released from the hot mark, rushing into his body in an almost barbaric and unreasonable manner.

His skin turned red, like a cooked shrimp. The strange and mysterious power washed over his body, merging into each cell and each bone, and the injury on his arm recovered at a visible speed.

He involuntarily convulsed, with two illusory black moons appearing in his eyes, and then disappearing.The pain quickly disappeared, followed by a comfortable feeling, like running into a hot spring.

"So comfortable..." Zhang Yuanqing felt lazy and comfortable all over his body. He instinctively looked down and was surprised to see his body standing in place.

"Is my soul out of my body?"

Panic rose in his heart, and he subconsciously wanted to return to his physical body. With a thought, his soul immediately sank and merged into his body.

After taking control of his physical body again, Zhang Yuanqing found that there was something new about this body - a thing called "talent."

He naturally accepted this talent as if it had been born with him.

At the same time, he felt that his body was full of endless energy and strength, even giving him the feeling that he could punch a planet to pieces.

Zhang Yuanqing opened the character attribute panel:

【Name: Primordial Celestial】

【Race: Human】

【Occupation: Night Wanderer】

【Level: 1】

【Skills: Night Wander, Soul Devour, Lunar Spirit】

【Experience: 20%】

【Morality: 60 (initial value)】

【Night Wander (active): Condense the power of the lunar spirit to envelop oneself and enter a state of night wandering. During the skill release period, one can briefly become invisible and hide one's scent, breath, and the sound and heat emitted by one's body. The time limit is six seconds.】

【Soul Devour (active): Devour souls to enhance one's spiritual power.】

【Lunar Spirit (passive): The body of the Night Wanderer is strong, with a strong vitality and powerful self-healing ability. In the night, the Night Wanderer's abilities will be greatly increased.】

He had officially become a Night Wanderer, and he also gained 20% experience points. Plus the rewards from the props, the harvest from this trial in the spiritual realm was quite rich.

Zhang Yuanqing opened his inventory, and the red dancing shoes lay quietly in the first grid, with the half-hour countdown already gone.

He had officially become the owner of the red dancing shoes.

Two minutes later, he had adapted to his physical state, and the wounds on his arms had already healed.

Then, Zhang Yuanqing turned his gaze to the stone coffin.

The mission was over, which meant that the exploration degree had reached 100%, so was the stone coffin empty?

"It seems that Huai Shu Jing is the temple's caretaker. Now that all the 'characters' have appeared, how did he become a tree spirit? Is the body in the coffin his?"

Thinking this, Zhang Yuanqing walked to the stone coffin, intending to take a look. Maybe there were treasures buried with the body.

There were still more than two minutes left before he had to leave the spiritual realm.

Just to be safe, he summoned the red dancing shoes again and chose the wearing mode.

The stone coffin was wrapped in dry tree roots. Zhang Yuanqing waved his demon-slaying staff and cut off these dehydrated roots one by one before he could see the whole stone coffin.

It was about two meters long, with exquisite carvings on the coffin body, and a layer of shallow gray on the coffin lid.

"Za za..."

He slowly pushed open the coffin lid and looked into the coffin. As a Night Wanderer, even without the power of the demon-slaying staff, he could easily see through the darkness.

There was a female corpse lying in the stone coffin, wearing an ancient rosette skirt that had long since decayed. Her arms were crossed over her flat belly, her waist was slender like a willow, and her figure was graceful and uncorrupted.

The female corpse had a beautiful face, with perfect facial features and a straight and delicate nose. Her lips were sexy but pale, and her closed eyes were framed by thick and interlocking eyelashes.

A stunning beauty.

Zhang Yuanqing was so shocked that he kept stepping back, with only one thought in his mind:

"Is this really San Dao Shan Niang Niang?!"

Compared to the sculpture in the main hall, this female corpse was lacking in kindness, but had more coldness, less roundness, and more of the slimness of a young woman.

But her eyebrows and eyes were definitely about seventy to eighty percent similar.

"Could it be that what Huai Shu Jing said is true? The source of the missing disciples in the temple is San Dao Shan Niang Niang?"For a moment, he was inexplicably frightened and began to doubt his judgment. A wrong judgment would inevitably bring about great danger.

"No, this is not right. My task has indeed been completed, which means my speculation is correct. Then, the lady inside the stone coffin belongs to a hidden task?"

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly regretted opening the coffin.

Since there were three Mountain Goddesses lying in the stone coffin, there must be a deeper plot hidden in the Mountain God Temple.

This could trigger a series of bad chain reactions, such as triggering a hidden task.

He was about to cover the stone coffin when he suddenly saw a dark gleam between the lips of the female corpse.

Something was there?

After a brief hesitation, he pinched the sharp chin and opened the plump and sexy lips to see the dark gleam clearly.

It was a pure black bead.

[Name: Spirit Body Crystal]

[Type: Consumable]

[Function: None]

[Introduction: A soul crystal purified by the power of the Sun God, containing vast spiritual power, is the most desired supplement for Night Wanderers.]

[Remarks: The three Mountain Goddesses have purified the miscellaneous thoughts in the crystal. Please feel free to consume it.]

Zhang Yuanqing stretched out two fingers and picked up the bead.

The bead quickly dissolved into a sticky energy and rushed into his forehead.

[Ding, you have gained 22% experience points.]

Zhang Yuanqing's strength skyrocketed, giving him the illusion of punching a planet.

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He felt that he had clearly become stronger, without even needing to check his attribute panel, he could clearly perceive the improvement in his skills.

The delay time of Night Wanderer increased by three seconds, from six seconds to nine seconds.

Unexpectedly, he became stronger. Rest in peace, lady... Zhang Yuanqing silently covered the stone coffin, pretending that he had never opened it.

Next, during the countdown process, Zhang Yuanqing was restless and anxious, afraid of any bad anomalies, such as touching a hidden task and interrupting his return.

Fortunately, nothing happened. Zhang Yuanqing watched the timer on the blue panel start counting down:

5, 4, 3...

Suddenly, a long sigh sounded in the dark and silent cave.

Zhang Yuanqing: "..."

The lid of the coffin was pushed open from the inside, and a pale and graceful hand reached out and grabbed the edge of the coffin. Then, the beauty in the stone coffin sat up.

The woman's deep eyes swept across the cave and met Zhang Yuanqing's stiff expression.

She stared at Zhang Yuanqing for a few seconds, then smiled.

This smile almost scared Zhang Yuanqing to death.

At this moment, the scenery was shattered like a reflection on the water's surface being blown away by the wind, and the countdown ended.

Everything became blurry.

In an instant, the picture gradually stabilized. Bright and white lights shone from above, white walls, desks, computers, televisions, double beds...

The curtains swayed in the wind, and outside the window was the crisp chirping of birds.

He had returned to the human world.

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PS: That's all for today. I think the plot is coherent, giving you a better reading experience. Any typos will be corrected after the update.