The darkness of the night forest made the already complicated labyrinthine path even more difficult to identify, and at the intersection of the two forks, Pei Qiu and Yan Zhiyu looked at each other, and both of them looked extremely surprised.

"Ahem...... It seems that we have succeeded in getting rid of the Sword Tiger Beast. Yan Zhiyu gasped, trying to squeeze out a smile.

"Don't be happy too early, I don't know if Master Jiang is out of danger. Pei Qiu shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Anyway...... Let's save our lives first. Yan Zhiyu stepped on a branch under his feet, but found that the breaking sound was mixed with the grinding sound of wild beasts, and hurriedly waved his hand to signal Pei Qiu to stay still, "Wait a while...... You listen ......"

Three crystal monsters jumped out of the bushes, baring their teeth and pounced on the two of them, one of them hugged him from behind, and just as the blood mouth was about to bite down on his neck, the sharp blade went straight through the throat of the crystal monster, causing it to fall to the ground in pain, the famous sword was about six feet long, the sword body was crystal clear, the shape was like flowing water, but it was as sharp as steel bar.

Pei Qiu recognized at a glance that this sword was the last of the top ten famous swords in the world, but how could it be in the hands of an unknown person like Yan Zhiyu? This person's cultivation is mediocre, if he doesn't help him, I'm afraid he will be swallowed alive by this group of crystal monsters. At this critical juncture, he had an idea and thought that the way to escape lay in a high place.

Crystal monsters have no climbing skills, as long as two people jump up a tree, they can avoid their attacks, and they are very afraid of fire.

Pei Qiu motioned for Yan Zhiyu to pick the fruit of the Cuiluo vine, cast a fire spell to ignite, and through the continuous throwing of the two of them, the fireball formed a wall of fire under the tree, making it difficult for the crystal monster to get close to the trunk, however, the negative effect of this move was particularly obvious, just listening to the sound of the trunk "crackling, cracking, splitting", it became more and more difficult to support their own weight, and the two had to transfer from one canopy to the next in a flash step.

However, the group of crystal monsters still pursued relentlessly, seeing that the terrain in front of them was flat and the trees were sparse, Pei Qiu decided to pin his hopes on a towering ancient tree in the center of the open area, it grew extremely tall, and if you climbed to the canopy, you could overlook the entire Purple Mist Forest.

Some mysterious power caused the crystal monsters to flee as soon as they approached the ancient tree, and the two people who had found a foothold in the tree finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Was it his own strategy, or did Mo Lose Sword save their lives? After Pei Qiu recalled the Yan Curse, he began to think about this question, and he seemed very unnatural, causing Yan Zhiyu's suspicions.

"You want me to thank you for saving your life?"

"Master Yan, can you lend me the sword in your hand? During our fight with the crystal monster just now, I was afraid that I would look away and confuse your sword with another famous sword. Pei Qiu rolled his eyes, and his gaze moved down to the scabbard in Yan Zhiyu's hand.

"Uh- it's just a normal iron sword I bought at the market. Yan Zhiyu slightly hesitated and handed the scabbard into Pei Qiu's hands.

Pei Qiu drew his sword out of the sheath, and the blade looked featureless in the night light, it was indeed not a lost sword, could it be that he would be wrong if he memorized the appearance of the top ten famous swords in the world?

Yan Zhiyu saw that Pei Qiu hadn't returned it for a long time, and immediately became suspicious: "Do you want to exchange it with me with the Tianyu bottle?"

"How is that possible? Don't be cranky. Pei Qiu put the sword back into its sheath, handed it back to Yan Zhiyu, used his hands as pillows, lay on the treetops, and closed his eyes quietly.

At this time, it was getting late, and Yan Zhiyu, who was already physically and mentally exhausted, didn't bother to figure out Pei Qiu's thoughts, and after fixing his body with a few vines, he lay on his side and fell asleep.

After a long period of light sleep, there was a sudden sound of "gurgling" spring water, which made Yan Zhiyu suddenly open his eyes, get up and look at the Tianyu bottle placed in Pei Qiu's clothes, the mouth of the bottle flashing with blue light, aroused a strong desire in his heart.

There will inevitably be three winners in this selection competition, he and Pei Qiu are still rivals, since the other party has the intention of seizing the sword, why doesn't he strike first? With the Tianyu Bottle, he can survive on the day when the time limit for the remaining four days comes, and he will do whatever it takes to survive.

When Yan Zhiyu hesitated, a cold voice in his heart told himself: If you don't start now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have another chance in the future.

So he slowly opened Pei Qiu's coat pocket, picked up the Tianyu bottle, endured the right hand that was stung by the morning light, stuffed it into his arms, and then took advantage of Pei Qiu's yawn to confirm that the other party had not woken up, and quickly raised his sword and jumped off the giant tree with a flash step, and ran to the place where Jiang Jianfei was in danger last night.

Just as Yan Zhiyu's feet hit the ground, the end of the scabbard he was carrying highlighted a vision, puffing out a puff of white smoke and turning into a young man with a handsome face.

The silver-haired man used the tree as a cover, followed Yan Zhiyu to the vicinity of the cliff, and hid in the dark part of the forest to look.

I saw that there were blood stains of crystal monsters everywhere near the rock pile, as well as the claw marks of the beast, and there was a bag hanging from the tree that was born on the edge of the cliff, and its owner was Jiang Zhifei, who had fallen off the cliff before.

Could it be that Jiang Jianfei was unfortunately killed...... Yan Zhiyu couldn't help frowning, and after a long time, someone patted him on the shoulder, and he turned his head to see Pei Qiu, who had just woken up.

"Don't worry, Master Jiang has a great fortune, and it will definitely be fine. Pei Qiu rubbed his eyes and said with a smile.

"Then what should we do?" Yan Zhiyu asked without raising his head when he unpacked his bags on the ground and found an empty bottle.

Pei Qiu pointed in the direction of the forest where the footprints of the Sword Tiger Beast extended: "Of course, continue to attack 'that thing' and try to win the selection tournament with a high score." ”

"You don't have any other plans than to defeat it?" Yan Zhiyu pursed his lips, obviously dissatisfied with Pei Qiu's answer, "Regarding the 'hidden mission', do you want to try it?"

"After last night's battle, it is known that the flames can only serve to keep the crystal monsters at bay. Pei Qiu touched his chin, "As for the method of killing them, let's wait until Wang Zhaolin comes back from the Youkang Sanatorium." ”

"Since you are so resolute, I will not accompany you. Yan Zhiyu smiled and said, "In order to protect the safety of the other players, I have changed my mind, and I should destroy the crystal monster first." ”

Although Yan Zhiyu said this, he wanted to leave as soon as possible before Pei Qiu noticed it. Without waiting for Pei Qiu's consent, he fled with a dodge step, causing Pei Qiu to freeze in place, feeling strange for his abnormal behavior.

Next, Pei Qiu will face this cruel wilderness alone, the lack of water and food in the forest, as the temperature rises, he will have to walk instead of flashing to save energy, he has not eaten for four days, it is not easy to stay alive, and follow the footsteps of the beast to find out the whereabouts of that guy.

He chose a route that was diametrically opposed to Yan's: turning west to the 4,000-metre-high ridgeline of Sukyu Mountain, but the higher he climbed, the darker it became, so he had to slow down his pace in order to observe the terrain.

The mountains were strewn with gravel and dirt slopes, and the unsettling purple mist poured up the hills, and visibility was so low that he had to use the mountains to the north as a reference, clinging to the soft rocks and making careful progress, as he would fall into the abyss if he was not careful.

When Pei Qiu finally climbed to the end of the ridge, the fog in front of him gradually faded, and a silver-haired young man walked out of the white smoke.

"Heavenly Barbarians—Who are you?" The person who came didn't know whether it was an enemy or a friend, a human or a ghost? Pei Qiu unsheathed the Tianshi sword in his hand and put on a fighting posture.

"My name is Mo Wu, and I'm here to warn you to guard against someone, or you'll regret it in the future. The man had no malicious intent, and smiled indifferently, "I don't believe you checked your body to see what was missing." ”

Pei Qiu put the sword back into its sheath, and then rummaged through his pockets, only to find that the Tianyu bottle was gone, and he was annoyed, thinking that it must have been stolen by Yan Zhiyu, this bastard, even the magic weapon of the Edoris Monastery dared to covet it, how should he explain it to the Holy Spirit Sister at that time.

Seeing that Pei Qiu turned around to leave, Mo Wu moved in front of him at an extremely fast speed: "It's too late to recover the Heavenly Owl Bottle now, besides, you still have a friend waiting for you to rescue." ”

"Who the hell are you, and why do you know that what I have stolen is a celestial bottle?"

"I'm just a passer-by who met you by chance, in the future...... Haha......"

With that, Mo Wu's figure disappeared into the purple mist, and his laughter echoed in the sky, full of unruliness and lies.

Pei Qiu hated dishonest people, but it was undeniable that Mo Wu did show him a clear path: after the purple mist cleared, a composite building appeared on the mountain in the distance.

This is the Youkang Sanatorium, different from the direction Wang Zhaolin came, overgrown with weeds along the way, Pei Qiu spent a long time to find a shortcut with his hands, and when he came to the outside of the hospital, the sky was getting dark, at this time it was not a good idea to take a long detour to the main gate, he decided to find a gap in the outer wall, so as to enter the sanatorium, if he really couldn't find it, he tried to create it again.

Fortunately, he was lucky, and he didn't walk long, and sure enough, there was a broken iron fence, just enough for one person to drill through, and there was a messy inscription under the stone wall:

I'm going to get out of this place, they're all crazy...... Why cannibalism...... Why can't I control my appetite......

Pei Qiu guessed that it should have been carved by the medical staff in the nursing home, and there must have been something extremely terrible in it, and from the extent of the destruction of the hospital wall, it can be seen that it was not the work of one person at that time, maybe the manager of the nursing home was negligent in taking precautions one day, and was taken advantage of by these people who planned to escape.

The back door of the sanatorium was connected to a pitch-black corridor leading to the basement, with a total of six iron doors on both sides, Pei Qiu took out the flashlight in his bag and unscrewed the doorknob closest to him, as a result, a smell of corpses came to his face, he immediately understood the purpose of these rooms, since there was no need to continue exploring, it was better to leave the morgue as soon as possible.

Who knew that when he opened the iron door at the end of the corridor, it was a long corridor, and the iron door at the end was unexpectedly open to the outside, and a blood stain extended into the room.

Pei Qiu's breathing suddenly became rapid, and he slowly approached the door, pressed the tip of the Tianshi Sword against the edge of the door, and through the light of the flashlight, he recognized that this was a crematorium, and when he turned to the right, he was almost frightened by a pair of human feet exposed behind the crematorium.

At first, Pei Qiu mistook it for a dead man, but it wasn't until the light shone on the man's face that he recognized it as Wang Zhaolin, and when he reached out and learned that Wang Zhaolin was still alive, he fed the other party a pill of "Su Sheng Dan" to make him sober up.

"Where am I!" Wang Zhaolin rubbed his dizzy head.

"Youkang Sanatorium - why did you faint here?"

"Oops—where are the sheaths of my Void Abyss Sword and Heavenly Kun?" After being reminded by Pei Qiu, Wang Zhaolin finally remembered the whole process of being attacked by the Sword Tiger Beast before, but Pei Qiu pointed to his side with a puzzled expression.

Everywhere he looked, there were swords and scabbards.

"This ...... It is impossible to ......" Wang Zhaolin clearly remembered that the Kongyuan Sword and the Tiankun Sword Sheath had been taken away by the Sword Tiger and the Beast, how could they be lost and recovered? Could it be that someone was secretly helping him?