Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 305 - 104 Immortal Prohibition - Pine Forest Maze_2

Chapter 305: Chapter 104 Immortal Prohibition - Pine Forest Maze_2

Thinking of Xiao Jie, he directly summoned his mount and galloped toward the northwest of the Pine Forest.

No matter how bizarre the design of the maze was, he was not afraid, as he had a small map. His direction, however, could not be changed; he just had to keep running northwest, right?

Shortly after rushing into the Pine Forest, Xiao Jie noticed something unusual. Looking down from the mountain yesterday, the Pine Forest obviously grew on a flat plain. The forest he passed through on his way here was also even. But now, all around him, there were many strange rocks, earthen hills, ditches, and ravines, with the terrain crisscrossing erratically and the roots of the pine trees tangled. It was as if he had entered a different world.

Fortunately, Xiao Jie was an excellent horseman. He jumped when he needed to jump and dodged when he needed to dodge, fortunately avoiding any accidents.

However, it was impossible to maintain a straight line in this direction. From time to time, he had to detour, but Xiao Jie always kept the overall direction northwest.

Yet, after running for a few minutes, Xiao Jie suddenly felt that something was not quite right. Why couldn’t he see any shadow of Konglao Mountain?

Logically speaking, the mountain was very high. Although the Pine Forest was dense, he should have been able to see it if he got a bit closer.

That’s right, chasing a mountain only to tire the horse. Perhaps it’s farther than it looks.

He spurred his horse on, picking up speed once again, and suddenly, the view opened up before his eyes. A small, run-down village appeared in front of Xiao Jie.

Huh, back again!

Xiao Jie opened the map to confirm, and damn, he had indeed taken a big detour and arrived too late.

The old man was air-drying mushrooms on a rack made of pine branches. He seemed unsurprised to see Xiao Jie return.

"How’s it going, young man? Found the way out yet? Came to pick up this old man?"

Faced with the old man’s mocking tone, Xiao Jie responded in kind.

"Of course, I even had breakfast and took a bath along the way. I was worried about your legs, so I hired a carriage for you, someone will come to pick you up soon."

The old man burst into laughter as if genuinely amused by the not-so-funny joke.

Xiao Jie thought to himself that he refused to believe it was unsolvable, turned his horse around, and charged off toward the northwest again.

This time, he was wiser. The terrain was so complex it was likely a deliberate design, meant to create some sort of visual misplacement or a maze constructed in a similar way to throw him off course.

Just like the Pan Tuo Road at Zhu Family Mansion in Water Margin.

So, should he just keep going straight, regardless of whether it’s mountain or ditch, and just fly over it?

Soon after he encountered an earthen hill, Xiao Jie dismounted and with a Flying Cloud Chasing Moon, he leapt upwards, flew over the hill, and then found himself facing a dangerous gorge. Xiao Jie leapt again, and truly, the scene before his eyes changed.

Looking back, as he observed the complex terrain behind him, Xiao Jie felt a hint of pride in his heart. Still thinking you can trick me? Let’s see how you’ll trap me now.

In the journey that followed, he would dismount and use his Qinggong to cross slopes and strange rocks. Whenever he found flat terrain, he would let his mount run wild. After all, he could summon his mount any time he wanted, and there was no need to worry about whether the horse could pass through as in the real world.

This time, Xiao Jie was absolutely certain he was maintaining a straight line, occasionally opening the small map to confirm his direction.

However, fifteen minutes later—

The sound of horse hooves rang through the trees, and Xiao Jie abruptly pulled the reins, staring at the familiar village before him with a dumbfounded expression. Damn it, how did he end up back here again?

This wasn’t right; he had been going in a straight line this time, so how did he still end up back at the starting point?

Could there be some sort of teleportation mechanism within this Pine Forest? Was he being teleported back every time he reached the edge?

If that were the case, then it would indeed be lethal.

No, that can’t be! Teleportation would come with a spell effect. He checked his battle records again—Xiao Jie was sure he had not been teleported.

Then it was an issue with the map itself. It seemed that the Immortal’s prohibition was not a mere maze after all.

"How do you feel now?" the old man gloated with a smile, seemingly quite pleased at seeing others in distress.

"Heh, quite interesting." Xiao Jie also laughed along.

Xiao Jie got down from his horse, standing in front of the Pine Forest, hesitated for a moment, then turned and ran toward the southeast. He decided to try leaving the Pine Forest by the same route he had come. If that worked, he would take a big detour and pass by the other side of the mountain. However, he suspected that he would probably end up back where he started, just like before.

As expected, fifteen minutes later—

Xiao Jie looked at the familiar run-down village before him and sighed. Alright, it seemed the old man wasn’t exaggerating at all.

This Pine Forest was proving to be rather tricky.

However, although Xiao Jie was somewhat surprised, he was not panicked.

In games like this, if there’s a difficulty, there must be a solution. The system would never give players a task that couldn’t be completed or a puzzle that couldn’t be solved. In fact, this only spurred his interest. He loved decrypting and exploring secrets.

Moreover, although the Immortal’s prohibition was somewhat difficult, it was not dangerous, with not even a monster in sight, allowing him to boldly attempt to break it. And if he really couldn’t make it, he could always use the Escape Light Talisman to escape. So there was no need to panic.

He just needed to think hard about a way to break the prohibition.

Soon Xiao Jie thought of several plans. Although he was not very confident about them, it wouldn’t hurt to try them out one by one.

Plan 1: Marking.

Xiao Jie took the Firewood Axe out of his bag, walked up to a pine tree, and chopped a branch with a single swift motion.

Looking at the gash on the branch, he nodded in satisfaction.

He moved twenty steps forward and chopped again.