That idiot from the Sword Sect turned out to be a lucky charm.

After Qiuniu finished speaking, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially Lin Zhifeng, as long as it's not about music, he'll do anything you ask him to do.

He quickly reassured them, "What's wrong with that? It's just that this house is all made of wood, and it might not be very safe to light a fire here."

Qiuniu said, "What's so difficult about that? Let's go to the place where you entered the tower yesterday. Everyone else is trapped inside the tower now, and there's no one there."

Lin Zhifeng mentally screamed, "So the rumor that you like music was just that, right? You're actually a foodie, aren't you? You trapped everyone else and tricked me into cooking for you. I wonder if your dad will punish you if he finds out..."

Unaware of Lin Zhifeng's thoughts, Qiuniu grabbed Lin Zhifeng and teleported to the place where Lin Zhifeng and his companions had rested the day before.

Since Lin Zhifeng had agreed to cook for Qiuniu, and knew that cooking well would improve his relationship with Qiuniu, they were confident that he would be the one to get past them.

Before entering the tower, Lin Zhifeng had indeed caught quite a few fish, shrimp, crabs, turtles and other ingredients along the way, and only a small portion of them were prepared yesterday.

He wasn't a stingy person to begin with, and now he wanted to improve his relationship with Qiuniu. So he carefully selected each and every ingredient and showed them to Qiuniu.

Qiuniu finally chose king crab, lobster, and sea turtle for Lin Zhifeng to cook.

Lin Zhifeng followed yesterday's method and made simple adjustments to the three ingredients. Because he put in extra effort today, the flavor was even better than yesterday.

The ox didn't stand on ceremony; it took the food and began to chew it heartily, thoroughly satisfying its appetite.

Once Qiuniu had eaten his fill, he patted Lin Zhifeng on the shoulder and extended a sincere invitation to him: "Since you have such excellent skills, why don't you come with me to the heavens? I'll arrange for you to be the manager of my cave."

This is the second time that Lin Zhifeng has been chosen by people from the Upper Realm to serve as their servant.

Lin Zhifeng naturally wouldn't agree, but he also knew he couldn't refuse outright. After thinking for a while, he said with a hint of regret, "Senior is willing to give me this opportunity to ascend to heaven, and I shouldn't refuse. However, like you, I also have a father who causes me a lot of trouble. Many years ago, he disappeared during a large-scale battle between our cultivation continent and the demon realm. To this day, many years have passed, and his fate remains unknown. As his son, I have no choice but to cultivate diligently and improve myself. Only when I have the ability in the future can I go and find him and save him from his suffering."

When Qiuniu first heard Lin Zhifeng reject him, he was somewhat displeased. But when Lin Zhifeng mentioned his troublesome father, Qiuniu empathized with him.

So Qiuniu said, "It's rare that you have such filial piety, so I won't force you."

After saying that, he tossed a luminous pearl as large as a head to Lin Zhifeng and said, "Consider this pearl payment for this meal. Pack your things and come with me to the bottom of the pass."

Lin Zhifeng didn't dare to delay and quickly packed his things.

Qiuniu said no more, grabbed Lin Zhifeng and took him to Qiuniu's bedroom.

Qiuniu said, "Go out from here and meet up with them." He then specifically instructed, "Don't let anyone else know about our affair, understand?"

Lin Zhifeng quickly nodded: "I understand, I also passed the test normally. I didn't encounter Senior Qiuniu himself."

Qiuniu said with satisfaction, "Go. If you are able to ascend to the Heavenly Realm in the future, you can come to my cave to find me."

Lin Zhifeng said, "If I have the good fortune to ascend to immortality, I will definitely visit you then."

Qiuniu disappeared smiling before Lin Zhifeng's eyes.

Lin Zhifeng hurriedly pushed open the door, guessing that the stairwell leading to the second floor should be behind this door.

Sure enough, as soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw the steps leading to the second floor.

The rooms he had been in along the way had all disappeared, as if he had been respawned in a completely new area.

Longquan, his guards, and Ding Mo were already waiting there. When Lin Zhifeng appeared, Longquan said, "You've arrived? How was the journey?"

Lin Zhifeng said, "Sorry to keep everyone waiting. I tried my best, and I barely made it through. How was it, Brother Long? Did you have any adventures?"

Longquan said, "Behind that door was a huge maze. We wandered around inside for a long time at first and got lost. Luckily, there were many of us, and we brought ropes with us, so we finally found a way out. It's just that the minotaur guarding the maze was too powerful. If it weren't for Longyi, we would have all lost our lives."

Upon hearing this, Longquan realized that his experience was indeed very different from his own.

"And what about you, Uncle-Master? Did you have any extraordinary encounters?" Lin Zhifeng couldn't help but ask Ding Mo curiously.

Ding Mo said, "My side is the puppet. At first there was one; after defeating it, two appeared; then four... and finally there were more than a thousand."

"So you won in the end?" Lin Zhifeng asked.

"Ah."

Lin Zhifeng was impressed; a big shot is a big shot.

However, it seems that my own route was the best. Not only did I get pearls and corals, but Qiuniu also gave me a luminous pearl in the end.

Once everyone had arrived, Longquan said, "We're all here now. I wonder what kind of challenge will appear to test us next?"

Lin Zhifeng thought to himself: Thank me! A seafood feast has appeased Qiuniu, so we don't need to resort to violence to pass this level.

However, since he had promised Qiuniu to keep it a secret, he naturally wouldn't reveal their secret. So he put on a great performance, pretending to be reckless as he walked towards the stairs.

Longquan and the others did not expect him to be so reckless. By the time they thought of stopping him, Lin Zhifeng had already quickly walked up the steps.

Lin Zhifeng had already received Qiuniu's protection, so nothing happened to him on his way. He turned around and waved to the crowd below, saying happily, "Come quick! Nothing happened!"

Longquan and the others thought to themselves: He really got lucky; he actually guessed right.

However, they couldn't understand it. They had finally managed to escape the maze with great difficulty, and the guard they encountered was also very troublesome. Following this logic, shouldn't the guardian at the bottom of this first level of the tower be even more difficult to defeat?

Could it be that the minotaur they encountered at the end of the maze was the boss guarding the first level of the tower? Does that mean the people of the Divine Dragon Dynasty are in a bit of a predicament? On the other hand, Lin Zhifeng is incredibly lucky!

Ding Mo, on the other hand, wasn't surprised. Everyone in the Sword Sect was well aware of Lin Zhifeng's incredible luck, and they were used to it.

Therefore, he did not hesitate and followed the second person up the steps.

Longquan and the others followed behind the two, and together they made their way to the second level of the pagoda.