I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Chapter 051 Entering Hell

Zhou Yunshen stretched out his finger and clicked on the "agree" option, joining the group chat called "Hell Trial Strategy Group".

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yunshen reached out and clicked into the group chat.

The group seemed very active. As soon as Zhou Yun Shen joined, he saw several pictures and texts welcoming him.

Zhou Yunshen smiled and typed a thank you.

At this moment, an administrator named Bai Qing tagged Zhou Yunshen: "Newcomer, please change your nickname in the group. The format should be your country name in the game, plus your in-game name."

"Okay." Zhou Yunshen replied, changing his nickname in the group to Zhou Erzhu of Xuannan Kingdom.

After changing his nickname, Zhou Yunshen checked the number of people in the group chat.

The group currently has 36 members, including 3 administrators and the rest are regular members.

"Those who can join this group are probably all Foundation Establishment players."

"I don't know if the administrator is a player. If the administrator isn't a player but just a forum staff member, then the number of Foundation Establishment players in this group is 33."

There were very few Foundation Establishment players on the forum, but when I joined the group, wow, there were more than thirty Foundation Establishment players in the group.

It seems that the vast majority of players, like him, quietly develop their skills and don't like to post or show off.

But then Zhou Yun Shen thought about it again and realized that the number of Foundation Establishment players wasn't actually that many.

"If this is the only Hell Trial strategy group, it means that all the Foundation Establishment players in the entire Xia Kingdom are probably here."

So far, only a dozen or so Foundation Establishment players have emerged in the entire Xia Kingdom. Is that a large number?

The thought that he had wasted so much time in Dazhu Village, yet was still able to surpass most players and achieve Foundation Establishment first, made Zhou Yunshen's heart race.

What does this mean?

This means that his cultivation aptitude is definitely among the top few in the players.

If he hadn't wasted so much time in Dazhu Village, he would have been in the top ten, or even the top five, if not the first to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

This is definitely a top-tier player!

Who would have thought that Zhou Yunshen, who had remained unknown for over twenty years, would one day stand at the top...

At this moment, in the group chat, a person nicknamed Nie Yun of the Ancient Ming Dynasty sent a message: "Ah, I'm dead. Damn it, these ghost messengers are disgusting. Not only are they unpredictable, but the moment they get close to me, chains are put on me, and I only have less than half my strength left. How the hell am I supposed to fight them?"

Youyun Kingdom's talisman, Zuo Cheng: "Haha, I was the same way. Once I was bound by those chains, I instantly collapsed and was brutally killed by those ghost messengers."

"Me too, I was killed by the ghost messengers. Forget about clearing the trial dungeon, I can't even get into Fengdu City."

"Let's take it slow. We're still weak right now, only at the early Foundation Establishment stage. Once we're stronger, we should be able to defeat this ghost messenger."

"Since there are ghost messengers and Fengdu City in this Hell Trial, do you think there are also the Five Ghost Emperors and the Ten Kings of Hell?"

"I think so."

I think so.

"Forget about the Five Ghost Emperors and the Ten Kings of Hell; those are too far removed from reality. Let's deal with the ghost messengers first and see who can take the first hit."

……

Although there weren't many people in the group, they chatted very frequently, and in no time, there were more than a dozen messages in the group.

Zhou Yunshen, as usual, went offline and browsed through these messages.

Administrator Bai Qing tagged Zhou Erzhu of Xuannan Kingdom: "Newcomer, there's some information about the Hell Trials in the group files. It's all been compiled by everyone. You can click to take a look."

"Okay," Zhou Yunshen replied.

Administrator Bai Qing: "If you make any new discoveries during the Hell Trials, you can share them in the group."

"Okay," Zhou Yunshen replied again.

He found the group file, clicked on it, and began to read it carefully.

After observing for a while, Zhou Yun thought to himself, "This Hell Trial seems very similar to the Hell in Xia Kingdom's mythology. Could it be designed based on the mythical Hell?"

"The wandering ghosts in hell possess Qi Refining level power, and the ghost messengers they just mentioned have Foundation Establishment level power. If that's the case, then the bosses in hell must have Golden Core level power?"

"However, this instance has a cultivation level restriction for players. Only players at the Foundation Establishment stage can enter the Hell Trial. Once you exceed the Foundation Establishment stage, you can no longer enter. Does this mean players need to kill monsters above their level...?"

"Apart from natal spirit treasures that have recognized their owner, spirit stones, pills, talismans, formations, and the like are not allowed inside."

"There is no spiritual energy in the Hell Dungeon, but the Yin energy and death energy are abundant. Ordinary cultivators cannot absorb spiritual energy to replenish themselves, but ghost cultivators thrive there."

"After death, it takes three days before you can enter the Hell Trial again..."

After reading the documents in the group chat, Zhou Yunshen couldn't wait to experience the Hell Trial.

The main advantage is that you can be resurrected after dying in this hellish trial, which is a great feature.

This means that in this hellish trial, he can go all out and fight to his heart's content without worrying about the consequences.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, his strength increased dramatically, and he was looking for a place to test his skills.

In his view, this hellish trial was a pretty good place.

Zhou Yunshen picked up the gaming phone, took a deep breath, and tapped the trial icon with his finger.

Soon, the image of the Hell Trials popped up, along with introductory text that was exactly the same as the one provided by the government.

Zhou Yunshen stretched out his finger and tapped the Hell Trial icon. Instantly, a line of red notification text appeared on the phone screen: When you start the Hell Trial, both your Earth body and your Xuan Yuan body will be in an unconscious state. Please place them in a relatively safe environment to avoid any accidents.

Zhou Yunshen's gaze swept over the line of text, and he lightly tapped the screen. The red notification text disappeared, and a huge gray-black vortex appeared on the screen.

Zhou Yunshen took another deep breath and pointed his finger at the gray-black vortex.

A line of text appeared before his eyes: Cultivation Realm Detection in Progress...

Soon, another line of text appeared: Player strength detected as early Foundation Establishment stage, meeting entry requirements, teleportation initiation...

At this moment, a familiar sense of disorientation washed over me.

When Zhou Yunshen regained consciousness, he was already standing in an extremely dark world.

The world was shrouded in a thin layer of gray mist, making it appear hazy and indistinct.

The place is desolate and silent, filled with an indescribable smell of decay, making people feel depressed and unable to breathe.

Is this hell...?

Zhou Yunshen stood still, cautiously surveying his surroundings.

Just then, a dark shadow drifted towards them.