After obtaining the barrier gemstone, Shi Feng did not linger in the palace and headed straight for the Forest of the Dead, where the first floor of the Bottomless Abyss was located.
The Forest of the Dead was the center of the Bottomless Abyss's first floor. Not only did large numbers of Level 70-plus undead creatures roam there, but it was also where the Power of Darkness was most concentrated on the first floor. Unless Tier 2 players possessed exceptionally high dark resistance, they could not remain there for more than six hours.
Although the Forest of the Dead was dangerous on the first floor, it was also one of the few places on the entire floor that could accommodate a Guild City.
The entire first floor of the Bottomless Abyss consisted of underground passageways connecting one cavern after another. Unlike the plains outside, there were very few places capable of accommodating a Guild City. Altogether, there might not even be ten such locations, while most places could only accommodate towns.
Thus, choosing a location early on was extremely important. If one chose wrongly, the Guild Town might be unable to advance due to its limited area.
Of course, Shi Feng had another reason for choosing the Forest of the Dead: it was close to the second floor of the Bottomless Abyss and was the Guild City residence closest to the stairway leading to the second floor on the entire first floor.
The Bottomless Abyss was a massive regional dungeon for Levels 60 to 100. It was larger than many neutral maps in the outside world and divided into three floors, each more difficult to raid than the last. The second floor, in particular, was a dividing line.
To everyone now, the first floor of the Bottomless Abyss already felt