Golden Toad squatted by the shore, watching his master avenge him, and felt utterly satisfied.
Served you right!
That was what you got for bullying Lord Golden Toad!
Before long, Zhang Mingzhen and the Wildsea Candle Dragon had cleared all the Seven-Leaf Grass around the lake, gathering fifty-six Nine-Fragrance Seeds in total.
Unexpectedly, only a handful of Seven-Leaf Grass plants grew in the vast sandy lake area. He could not help worrying about how long these spiritual plants took to regenerate.
After handing all the Nine-Fragrance Seeds he had gathered to Golden Toad, Zhang Mingzhen turned and headed toward the area where level 90 monsters appeared.
About ten minutes later, an area called the Red Leaf Forest spread out before him.
Ever since Earth had merged with this game world, both his flying speed and his summoned beasts' movement capabilities had improved significantly.
Perhaps the growing abundance of spiritual energy in the world allowed them to control their game powers more freely.
In the past, the same journey would have taken at least twice as long.
True to its name, the Red Leaf Forest was filled with trees whose leaves were as vividly red as fire.
Layers upon layers of red leaves covered the ground, as though he had stepped into a crimson ocean.
He slowly walked deeper into the forest, yet saw no sign of a single monster.
Could the Jade Toad's information have been wrong?
Or had I come to the wrong place?
While he pondered this, the red leaves beneath his feet seemed to have grown thicker than before.
He remembered that they had not been piled so deeply when he first entered. Had the wind blown in leaves from farther away?
Yet these red leaves were gathering only around him. It was truly strange.
Danger erupted