Chapter 71

Back then, the ability that Sandro possessed was called the Undying Contract.

At that time, Sandro could almost make a contract with any undead creature, sometimes even ignoring the difference in levels. Everyone knew that even when Sandro was still an Archmage, he had a Bone Dragon to help him fight, which was a formidable combat force at the level of an Archmage.

By the time Sandro became an Archmage, the undead army under his command was enough to make every enemy feel despair. It was the most powerful undead army in Noscent's history. Relying on this extremely powerful undead army, Sandro conquered dozens of planes over several hundred years, including the famous Undead Plane.

For an undead mage, the ability of the Undying Contract could truly be described as heaven-defying.

Even Lin Yun felt that if he were to obtain such an ability, he would likely not resist the temptation and would directly choose to become an undead mage.

Of course, this was just a thought...

In Noscent's history, many people have entered the Garden of Death, but the one who gained the most was Sandro. As for the others, some obtained some decent abilities, while others only got some resources. The Garden of Death itself is like a roulette wheel; no one knows what they will gain until the end.

Lin Yun put the Blood Succubus' essence of soul into his pocket and took out a bottle of Ink Spring potion to drink. After finishing all this, he slowly walked to the end of the corridor. Under the light of the Light spell, Lin Yun could clearly see that there was nothing unusual at the end of the corridor except for a hanging oil painting. The thick stone walls were covered with dust, just like the rest of the corridor, showing no difference at all...

But Lin Yun knew that this place must be different.

Because Lin Yun remembered very clearly that the vision of the stone golem changed right here...

Lin Yun stared at the thick stone wall for a long time, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face: "It's like this..."

After saying this, Lin Yun no longer hesitated and walked straight to the end of the corridor. Strangely, although it was clearly a stone wall, when Lin Yun walked through it, his entire body passed through it as if it were not a stone wall but empty air.

"Truly the Garden of Death." Lin Yun walked straight through the stone wall and appeared in a lush garden. At this moment, Lin Yun had completely understood. There was no stone wall at all, and the corridor might have been just an illusion. Everything was just an illusion created by the Garden of Death.

The stone golem did not experience this because it had no soul, and illusions naturally had no effect on it.

But what Lin Yun saw was a long corridor and a stone wall at the end.

However, an illusion is still an illusion and can never be the same as reality. When Lin Yun stood there, although he saw a stone wall, his magic power did not encounter any resistance. As a mage, Lin Yun always trusted his magic power more than his eyes.

Because Lin Yun knew that for a mage, the eyes might sometimes deceive you, but your magic power would never deceive you.

So, Lin Yun walked out without hesitation...

Then, he saw a lush garden.

At this moment, Lin Yun was standing at the edge of the garden. He only needed to take one step forward to experience everything that Sandro experienced back then.

But Lin Yun stood there for a long time, and that step was never taken.

Lin Yun was recalling everything related to the Garden of Death...

Throughout Noscent's history, many people have entered the Garden of Death, and of course, Sandro was the most influential among them. In fact, when Lin Yun saw the Garden of Death, the first person he thought of was this Undead Overlord.

But the most influential does not necessarily mean the most valuable...

There was no way to know why, but in Sandro's notes, the records about the Garden of Death were only a few brief sentences that Lin Yun could recite from memory. However, these few sentences had no real reference value. "Danger and opportunity coexist," please, anyone would know that...

After recalling for a long time, Lin Yun found what he wanted in a Master's notes.

Compared to Sandro, who conquered the Undead Plane, this Master's presence was much weaker. In fact, if this Master had not participated in the construction of the Shelter Tower, his notes might not even have qualified to be placed in the library.

Moreover, the Master's gains in the Garden of Death were far from comparable to Sandro's.

Back then, when Sandro entered the Garden of Death, he not only obtained the ability of the Undying Contract but also the Soul Stone, which every undead mage dreamed of. The Soul Stone could convert the soul's flame into magic power, a heaven-defying existence. With the Soul Stone in hand, Sandro, supported by his undead army, had almost infinite magic power.

As for that Master...

What he obtained in the Garden of Death was merely some rare resources.

The difference was so great, even though they both entered the Garden of Death.

However, in Lin Yun's view, that unfortunate Master was much more likable than Sandro. No matter how unlucky the Master was, he at least left some clues in his notes, unlike Sandro, who only said some useless things like "danger and opportunity coexist."

Lin Yun remembered that the Master once mentioned in his notes that the Garden of Death was a real and dangerous illusion. Each person entering the Garden of Death encountered a different illusion. At the end of the notes, the Master, after many years, made some speculations about the Garden of Death. The Master believed that every choice in the illusion might determine the final gain.

Just this speculation was hundreds or thousands of times better than Sandro's useless words.

After confirming that he had not remembered incorrectly, Lin Yun took a deep breath and drank another bottle of Ink Spring potion. Then, he finally took the last step...

Almost as soon as Lin Yun took this step, a strong stench of decay hit him. The originally lush garden instantly turned into a hell of corpses. The surroundings were filled with rotting bodies, and the ground was covered with coagulated blood. Every step made a "squish squish" sound that made his scalp tingle.

Above was a cold crescent moon, and ahead was a steep slope. Behind Lin Yun was a sheer cliff...

The most critical thing was that Lin Yun clearly saw a group of skeletal warriors, black and dense, clumsily and laboriously climbing up the slope.

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Similarly, a roll from 5:30 AM...

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