One Tower, One Hall?

[Ding! Player, please note that Luo Xie intends to introduce you to the mysterious force behind him. Please act accordingly.]

In some special storylines, specific objectives and information will not be given.

Players need to explore step by step and gradually uncover the secrets.

Yang Shan was very familiar with these procedures.

As long as this special storyline continues, joining the Soul Hall is a sure thing! Yang Shan hopes that when he reaches the Dou Wang level, he can report to the Soul Hall and become a fearsome "Soul Envoy".

After all, no matter which branch of the Soul Hall it is, it at least has Dou Zun expert in charge. Their cultivation resources are so plentiful that even Dou Wang, let alone Dou Zong, can acquire a great deal of good stuff! Yang Shan: "Thank you for your guidance Tower Master!"

Luo Xie: "It doesn't matter. Every power likes geniuses. I must be out of my mind to let a genius like you slip away!"

Yang Shan extended his hand.

Luo Xie: "What are you doing?"

Yang Shan: "Assassination mission."

"You're in such a hurry, kid? Don't kill anyone else in Black Seal City."

Luo Xie thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll stay in Black Seal City for a few more days to finish things up, and then you can come with me to Skull City to accept a mission."

Yang Shan: "Give me the task, I'll go first."

"You really can't stay idle, huh? Fine, fine, I'll find you one!"

Luo Xie picked one out from a pile of booklets.

Yang Shan looked at it and saw Four-Star Dou Ling.

It seems that in Luo Xie's eyes, his actual combat strength is only enough to deal with those who are one star higher than him?

So how dare Luo Xie say he has a sharp eye?

Yang Shan didn't say much; words are usually rather weak, and actions are always more appropriate.

Yang Shan put away the booklet. "Then Tower Master, I'll head to Skull City now."

"Go."

After Yang Shan left, Luo Xie sighed:

"Now there should be peace and quiet."

Skull City and Black Seal City are adjacent cities, and Skull City is the headquarters of the first-class power "Black Skull Tomb".

Although the leader of the Black Skull Tomb did not make it into the top ten of the Black Ranking, he was still a genuine Dou Huang expert.

In the original story, the Black Skull Tomb doesn't have many scenes. Its main appearance is at the auction in Black Seal City, where its elders bid for "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" and were ambushed by Fan Ling, the young sect leader of the Blood Sect, after leaving the city.

Seven days later, in a small alley on the south side of Skull City, the dilapidated door of the pawnshop was kicked down! The shopkeeper, who was dozing behind the counter, immediately sat up. "Who dares to be so presumptuous? This old man pays his respects to the Tower Master the pawnshop!"

Luo Xie's face was ashen. As soon as he entered the pawnshop, he asked, "Where is Cheng E? Where did Cheng E go?"

The shopkeeper was so frightened that his legs trembled uncontrollably.

"Lord Cheng E went out this morning."

Luo Xie stepped forward, grabbed the shopkeeper by the collar, and spat in his face. "That brat Cheng E has been doing so much in Skull City lately, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

In the last seven days, over a hundred people have died in Skull City, more than forty of whom were at the Dou Ling level.

Aside from other forces within the city, over twenty Dou Ling died at Black Skull Tomb alone!

I heard that the leader of the Black Skull Tomb was so angry that he injured his newly acquired concubine and ordered a citywide curfew.

When Luo Xie entered the city, he felt completely unwell.

That's why he came to find the shopkeeper in a fit of anger.

The shopkeeper was so frightened that his face turned ashen.

"Tower Master, I am only a silver medalist, Cheng E is a gold medalist. How dare I interfere with him?"

This shopkeeper's rank is actually a little higher than Yang Shan's.

But the gold medal in Yang Shan's hand was enough to make the shopkeeper bow and scrape.

"Hey, you're here early, Tower Master."

Luo Xie was about to question him when he heard Yang Shan's voice. His head snapped around like a machine, his expression ghostly.

"Cheng E, so you finally decided to come back?"

Yang Shan was completely baffled. "Tower Master, who messed with you? Tell me, and I'll kill them!"

Luo Xie: "Who dared to provoke us? Who else could it be? You come here right now!"

Luo Xie caught Yang Shan and went straight to the inner building.

"Didn't I only give you one task? Tell me! What have you been doing these past few days?"

Yang Shan was secretly delighted, but on the surface he still looked completely bewildered. "Huh? Murder?"

Luo Xie: "Why would you kill someone if you had nothing better to do?"

Yang Shan: "He just had nothing better to do, so he committed murder and robbery."

Luo Xie: "."

Luo Xie knew Yang Shan liked to cause trouble, but he didn't expect him to be this good at it.

Luo Xie originally thought that after giving Yang Shan a mission, he should focus on cultivation.

He's a damn cultivator!

But Yang Shan's answer left Luo Xie speechless.

Yes!

In the Black-Corner Region, the most chaotic area in the Northwest Continent, murder for profit is the prevailing theme.

However, Yang Shan's combat strength is truly outrageous.

In seven days, more than forty Dou Ling were defeated.

Is this guy invincible below the Dou Wang level? Yang Shan took out the golden token. "Tower Master, why don't you help me complete the task first?"

Luo Xie thought to himself:

"Alright, alright. Tell this kid from now on not to go too far with his killings, or else we'll kill a few people and move him to another place."

Luo Xie was taken aback after receiving the token. "Why is there only one soul?"

Yang Shan: "I killed too many people. I found it too troublesome. Anyway, those people never knew what I looked like until they died."

Luo Xie instinctively covered his forehead.

He felt a little short of breath.

Luo Xie really wanted to give Yang Shan a piece of his mind.

However, considering that Yang Shan may develop very well in the Soul Hall in the future.

Moreover, Luo Xie had never told Yang Shan about these things, and even the Soul Hall referred to them as a "mysterious force."

There is no plausible reason to blame Yang Shan.

Luo Xie had no choice but to confront Yang Shan: "Remember to collect the soul into the token after you kill someone in the future. This thing is very useful."

Yang Shan frowned:

"You want Soul Body?"

Luo Xie: "What?"

Yang Shan: "When I was in the Jia Ma Empire, there was a deeply hidden force called the Azure Cloud Association. They also secretly killed people and collected Soul Body. Tower Master, are you also a member of the Azure Cloud Association?"

Luo Xie: "Azure Cloud Association?"

The people assigned by the Soul Hall may not necessarily be clear to each other.

The Black-Corner Region is still quite far from the Jia Ma Empire.

Luo Xie might not even be from the same branch hall as Protector Wu, so it's perfectly normal that he doesn't know.

Yang Shan took out a black bead from his Storage Ring: "They use this to collect souls."

"Soul Gathering Pearl?"

Luo Xie took the bead and examined it carefully. After confirming its authenticity, he said, "It seems that the Jia Ma Empire also has some of my colleagues! What is the strength of the higher-ups of the Azure Cloud Association?"

Yang Shan: "I don't know. I only know that the Third Leader are at the Dou Wang level."

Luo Xie pondered to himself.

If the Third Leader are at the Dou Wang level, then logically the First Leader should be at the Dou Emperor level.

Luo Xie asked:

"Did you have any grudges with the Azure Cloud Association before?"

Yang Shan: "Yes, we killed quite a few."

Luo Xie: "How come you kill wherever you go?"

Yang Shan: "There's no other way. There are too few cultivation resources, and relying on hard work to cultivate on your own is too slow."

As expected of someone favored by Luo Xie, this style of doing things is indeed very "Soul Hall"! Luo Xie: "So, will you still go back to the Jia Ma Empire in the future?"

Yang Shan: "I must go back. I still have enemies over there, and they're very powerful. I'll go back and kill them every now and then, and I'll wipe them all out sooner or later!"

Luo Xie suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a smile appeared on his face:

"Since that's the case, then I'd like to make a deal with you. In the future, when you're in the Black-Corner Region, you should try to keep a low profile when killing people. In the same city, you shouldn't kill too many people in a short period of time. As you know, our Bloodshed Hall is a business of assassins, and we've offended quite a few forces over the years. If they surface, it will be a bit troublesome."

Seeing that he was about to refuse, Luo Xie took out a black token. "Since you want to kill people and seize resources anyway, why don't you kill more when you go back to the Jia Ma Empire to take revenge! If you encounter any trouble, take this token to the higher-ups of the Azure Cloud Association. I believe they will give me face!"

Yang Shan fiddled with the token in his hand and asked, "Is it reliable?"

Luo Xie roared, "Insolence! I am Soul Palace Soul Envoy, and I only have three of these tokens! With this token, you are my special envoy, with a status equal to that of Soul Envoy at the Dou Wang level. Who would dare to touch you?"

It seems that Luo Xie is indeed completely unaware of the situation in the Jia Ma Empire.

The Soul Envoy's special envoy is probably a joke in front of that Dou Zong -level Protector Wu!

But this token proved quite useful after we returned to the Jia Ma Empire.

Yang Shan: "So, the power behind the Tower Master is called the Soul Hall?"

Luo Xie said proudly, "That's right!"

Yang Shan: "Is the Soul Hall very strong?"

When Yang Shan asked about this, Luo Xie knew that his chance to show off had come!

"Cheng E, do you know about Central Plains?"

Yang Shan: "Uh, I don't know."

"You"

Luo Xie's mouth twitched:

"Alright, it's normal that you didn't know this because you used to live in the barren land of the Jia Ma Empire. Let me tell you, Central Plains is the most prosperous and spiritually rich region on the Dou Qi Continent!"

Luo Xie was quite interested in these matters.

After all, Luo Xie's strength, although not comparable to those reclusive old monsters in the Black-Corner Region, is still considered a top expert who can be ranked among the top five on the Black Ranking.

Luo Xie is only slightly better off than the lowest level in the Soul Hall.

"The Central Plains is larger than a hundred Black-Corner Region! It is the stage for the strongest people in the entire Dou Qi Continent. Not to mention Dou Zong Dou Emperor, even Dou Zong can be seen everywhere in the Central Plains. Only those who break through to Dou Zun can be considered to have a certain voice in the Central Plains!"

"There are countless forces in Central Plains, but the undisputed top forces are known as the One Tower, One Palace Two Sects, Three Valleys, Four Directions Pavilion!"

One tower, one hall Two Sects, Three Valleys, Four Directions Pavilion!

In her previous life, Tang Huo'er left Central Plains to gain experience in various places in order to inherit the "Nine Dragons Thunder Flame" of Burning Flame Valley, and accidentally met Yang Shan.

Yang Shan had also heard this phrase from Tang Huo'er.

The ten forces described in this sentence are completely consistent with those written in the original work.

However, the order is wrong! In the original story, it is not "one tower and one hall", but "One Hall, One Tower"! As for why, Yang Shan once asked Tang Huo'er, but Tang Huo'er did not say much. She only said that "one tower" is the Pill Tower, which is the holy land of all Alchemist in the Central Plains, while the Soul Hall has always been very mysterious, so it is placed later.

However, according to the original work, the generally accepted ranking should be that the Soul Hall should be in first place, followed by the Pill Tower.

Moreover, when facing the Soul Hall, Pill Tower would tolerate as much as possible and was unwilling to have any major conflicts.

If there are any changes from the original work, then it's naturally because the game planners at Tian Yao Company have other plans.

Being able to anticipate these changes in advance will certainly be beneficial for future development.

Now that Luo Xie has said those words again, Yang Shan wants to seize the opportunity to ask, "Is our faction one of these 'First Tower' and 'Second Tower'?"

"You ignorant brat, what do you mean by 'one tower' and 'two towers'? It's 'one tower and one hall'!"

Luo Xie patiently explained, "This sentence lists the ten major powers and ranks them. The tower is the Pill Tower, and the hall is the Soul Hall. Behind me is the Soul Hall!"

"Soul Hall? The name itself contains the character for 'soul,' no wonder it requires Soul Body!"

Yang Shan thought for a moment, "That's not right, Tower Master."

Luo Xie: "What's wrong?"

Yang Shan: "The Soul Hall is for collecting souls, so isn't the Pill Tower for refining pills?"

Luo Xie: "Yes, the Pill Tower is a holy land recognized by Alchemist. Many of the higher-ups in the Pill Tower are legendary Eighth Grade Alchemist!"

Yang Shan: "I'm almost Fifth Grade Alchemist. Wouldn't it be better to join the number one ranked Pill Tower in the future?"

"You bastard! What do you know?!"

Luo Xie seemed particularly agitated when he talked about this. "If it weren't for..."

Luo Xie forcibly held back after saying three words, only saying:

"It's just that my Soul Hall is keeping a low profile. Otherwise, what's the Pill Tower worth!"

Luo Xie patted Yang Shan on the shoulder. "All you need to know is that my Soul Hall has far more resources for cultivation than the Pill Tower! Moreover, my Soul Hall has quite a few Eighth Grade Alchemist! If you enter the Pill Tower, you can only become an Alchemist, but in my Soul Hall, you can get the best development!"

"Once you break through to the Dou Wang, I will introduce you to someone. If you're lucky enough to catch the eye of some important figure, your meteoric rise to power will be just around the corner!"

Luo Xie was painting a rosy picture for Yang Shan, and Yang Shan pretended to be excited, saying:

"Really? I will certainly never forget your Tower Master!"

Luo Xie nodded repeatedly.

This simpleton finally said something that pleased him! Yang Shan, however, felt it was a pity.

Luo Xie clearly knew something, but he didn't say it out loud.

In the original novel, the protagonist Xiao Yan formed the "Heavenly Mansion Alliance" with the "Starfall Pavilion," one of the top ten forces, and the three top forces of Pill Tower, Burning Flame Valley, and Flower Sect. He also recruited many powerful individuals, which gave him the qualifications to compete with the Soul Hall.

Now, with just a Pill Tower, they're already riding high on the Soul Hall? How can Hun Miesheng tolerate this? Yang Shan tried to get more information out of Luo Xie.

However, Luo Xie remained silent about this and told Yang Shan that he would naturally understand when he joined the Soul Hall and went to Central Plains.

During his conversation with Luo Xie, Yang Shan "finally" agreed to Luo Xie's request to keep a low profile in the Black-Corner Region in the future.

Because Luo Xie took the initiative to reveal the matter of the Soul Hall, specific information appeared on the black token in Yang Shan's hand.

Soul Envoy Personal Decree: A special token given by Soul Envoy of the Soul Hall at the Dou Emperor level. Seeing the token is like seeing the Soul Envoy! Along with the "mysterious force" in the description of the opportunity list, it has now been changed to "Soul Hall".

With this Soul Envoy Personal Decree, Yang Shan can now use the identity of "Cheng E" to visit the branch of the Azure Cloud Association!

However, Yang Shan has no plans to return to the Jia Ma Empire at the moment.

The matter of the Ghoul Lord Token is still unresolved. Yang Shan has practically searched every toilet in Skull City these past few days, but the Ghoul Lord Token still hasn't responded.

We need to visit at least two or three more cities.

Even if the other half of the Ghoul Lord Token is in the hands of Dou Wang or even Dou Emperor, at least one can be mentally prepared and make plans earlier.

At worst, we can just accumulate enough points to get Luo Xie, the Tower Master, to take action himself!