Ancient forest

the ancient forest is the first level in the lands of the guiding dlc for minecraft dungeons. it looks like a very big forest and has a few wide open field areas.
== story ==
the new world
mass amounts of bioenergy are causing tons of skeletal piglins to arrive to these ancient lands via a portal, travel through the forest and you will get further.
== progression ==
this level starts at the end of tokyo tronetese. there is a zipline which you must zip on to reach the new world. if you use the zipline, you will appear in a shadowy, forest area. if you walk out of the area, there is a big open field with no enemies but some emerald pots and a gold chest. after this area, there will be a huge forest area. through the foresty area, there will be a few ambushes but eventually you will find the tree of life (a very big tree that stands out to all others in the forest). you have to climb on the vines of the tree to reach the top, where there is a nest. walk over to that nest and you will meet the rathalos boss. after the boss is defeated you can ride a zipline to a not so foresty area with a gate and a village and complete the level. there is also a glitch where if you are fast enough, you can get through the ambush gate before it closes and complete the level without killing the rathalos.
== drops ==
gear:
iron greatsword
jagras mauler
scale mail
exploding crossbow (adventure)
soul scythe (adventure)
thief armor
ghostly armor (daily trials)
hunting bow
spear (apocalypse)
rath chargesword (apocalypse)
artifacts:
totem of regeneration
death cap mushroom
soul healer
gong of weakening (apocalypse)
== tricks ==
at the bottom of the tree of life, a doorway has a low chance to spawn and if you go through it you will reach an ambush room with another door. if you complete the ambush, the gates will lower and you will be able to reach the other doorway, which contains an obsidian chest.
there is a chance for a portal to spawn in the first area. if you go through the portal, you will appear in a bastion and you will have to survive an ambush. after surviving the ambush, a golden chest will spawn.
== Trivia ==
This level was originally gonna be set in the Nether, although a portal can spawn that teleports you to a Bastion remnant.