The Situation in the Jia Ma Empire

In the evening, Zi Yan, who had gotten some good things from Great Elder Su Qian, had been sleeping in Xiao Xun'er's courtyard for two days.

Xiao Xun'er's small courtyard has several rooms.

The main room was always reserved for Xiao Xun'er, while Zi Yan slept in a guest room.

"It smells so good! There's something delicious here!"

Zi Yan got up sleepily and went outside the courtyard, where she saw Yang Shan and Su Yitang cooking hot pot.

Su Yitang waved to Zi Yan:

"Senior Sister Zi Yan, come quick!"

Zi Yan: "How did you know I was hungry?"

Without any hesitation, Zi Yan took the bowl and chopsticks from Yang Shan, immediately picked up a piece of beef, and put it in her mouth in one bite.

Warcraft, at this temperature, definitely won't burn her.

Zi Yan used to not eat.

Because she felt that her stomach was only so big, and once she ate a meal, she wouldn't be able to eat any more spiritual plants.

She wants to use spiritual plants to quickly increase her strength.

So after arriving at the Inner Courtyard, despite her cravings, she still refrained from touching the delicious dishes.

But things are different now.

She has begun to learn to love herself and to be less forceful with herself.

Zi Yan ate heartily, and Yang Shan and Su Yitang would occasionally put food on Zi Yan plate.

After eating until she was half full, Zi Yan asked:

"Yang Shan, are you leaving again?"

Yang Shan: "Oh, Little Zi Yan, you guessed so accurately?"

Zi Yan: "It's not a guess. It's just that you're always like this. As soon as you return to the Inner Courtyard, you're busy with things, and once you're done, you leave. Even Xiao Xun'er can't stop you!"

Yang Shan: "."

Zi Yan: "When I become Dou Emperor, take me out for a stroll. The old man said that it's not good to just bury myself in cultivation all the time. I owe you so many favors, I have to find a way to repay them!"

Yang Shan laughed and said, "That won't do. I think you'll be a Dou Zun someday, and I'm counting on you to protect me then! Besides, if I take you out to play, you'll owe me a favor, right?"

Zi Yan: "Huh? Is that how it's calculated? I'm not stupid, don't lie to me!"

"Why would I lie to you for no reason? Think about it!"

Yang Shan then began his deceptive tactics. "Can you cook?"

Zi Yan: "No!"

Yang Shan: "Do you know what the outside world is like?"

Zi Yan: "I don't know."

Yang Shan: "So that means you depend on me for everything, from food and clothing to shelter and transportation. Doesn't that mean you owe me a favor?"

Zi Yan: "I'll beat them up for you!"

Yang Shan said seriously, "Help? Little Zi Yan, not to mention myself, I have a Dou Zong puppet. I can walk sideways in the Black-Corner Region now. Who dares not give me face? Why would I need your help?"

Yang Shan said earnestly, "The Great Elder asked you to come with me so that I could protect you on your training journey!"

Zi Yan's beautiful purple eyes sparkled with clear innocence. "That's what the old man said?"

Yang Shan: "Of course! Haven't you noticed that you've been doing more real combat lately, and your cultivation has progressed much faster?"

Zi Yan frowned. "What you said seems to make a lot of sense!"

Yang Shan: "Yes, if you come with me, I'll take care of everything, from your food and clothing to your shelter and even your cultivation. I'll also have to find you spiritual plants to help you cultivate."

After saying that, Yang Shan put some Cold Mixed Houttuynia into his mouth.

Zi Yan really couldn't stand houttuynia cordata. Hearing the crunching sound of Yang Shan chewing it, Zi Yan felt a chill run down her spine. "Okay, okay, I'll pay you back later."

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully persuading Zi Yan. You will now be able to trigger a special storyline where you take Zi Yan away from the Inner Courtyard. Please proceed with caution!]

Su Yitang watched as Yang Shan completely fooled the young girl, and she no longer simply thought Yang Shan was shameless.

Instead, they secretly saved the video recordings to study later.

Yang Shan has so many ways to increase NPC favorability!

Although Su Yitang had no intention of dating any handsome men like Mei Yangyang.

But that's precisely why Yang Shan's tactics are so worth learning! Because Yang Shan's tactics are specifically designed for female NPCs.

Su Yitang wanted to increase her favorability with female NPCs! Men and women are two different kinds of beings!

Yang Shan's tactics might not actually work when it comes to picking up men! Su Yitang also fantasized about learning Yang Shan's tactics thoroughly and getting some good stuff from some powerful NPCs.

Especially after she Dou Emperor, she may need to use the Strange Wind opportunity left behind by the Sky Luan Demon Beast to travel to the Central Plains.

The experts of Central Plains are far superior to those of the Northwest Continent!

We must thoroughly investigate Yang Shan's background before heading to Central Plains!

She desperately wants to improve!

After the meal, Yang Shan left Zi Yan a Perfect Break Emperor Pill.

With Zi Yan's bloodline talent, breaking through to the Dou Emperor is a certainty.

But NPCs also need resources.

With the Perfect Break Emperor Pill, Zi Yan's speed in breaking through to the Dou Emperor will be much faster.

Unfortunately, even using the valuable Broken Break Emperor Pill, this time it didn't increase Zi Yan's favorability by even a little bit.

Although Zi Yan is not the Great Female Lead in the original work, her identity is too sensitive.

The Royal Daughter of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan!

Her future potential is in no way inferior to Xiao Xun'er's!

Because her thighs are so thick, Zi Yan's favorability is much harder to increase compared to the other female supporting characters.

Before leaving, Xiao Xun'er's favorability rating with Yang Shan was set at 27 points.

Zi Yan currently has 30 points, which is already very good.

After the meal, Yang Shan and Su Yitang did not linger.

"By the time you come back next time, I'll definitely be Dou Emperor!"

Zi Yan expressed her reluctance to part in this way.

Now Zi Yan understands the feeling Xiao Xun'er had when she left.

She had a vague and inexplicable dependence on Yang Shan.

It's like being with Yang Shan makes you feel especially at ease; you don't need to think, you just need to follow his train of thought.

Moreover, that line of thinking is often the one she chooses to follow!

According to Su Yitang's "Notes on Picking Up Girls", Yang Shan's behavior is called "taking control".

The prerequisite for taking the lead is: don't be a sycophant! Yang Shan's current favorability with all the female NPCs is not at all obtained through flattery!

Even when giving gifts, you have to expect a return gift! Otherwise, the other person will feel indebted! It's all about making friends on an equal footing.

But thinking about it, it makes sense, not to mention Xiao Xun'er.

Even Nalan Yanran and Ya Fei would only face certain death if they tried to lick their boots! They are both extremely outstanding figures in their respective small circles.

Even back in the background setting, countless simp NPCs were assigned to them!

These sycophantic NPCs are meant to be used as a pretext for players who will later pursue Nalan Yanran and Ya Fei to humiliate themselves!

This isn't something players should use as an example! Yang Shan and Su Yitang left the Inner Courtyard and rushed to the Space Wormhole.

The Misty Cloud Sect has made a grand display this time, and the rewards for the missions they've issued are extremely generous, so more and more players are accepting the missions.

According to information previously provided by Jin Shankao, there were 100,000 players.

It has now grown to 200,000! Without Xiao Yan, strictly speaking, there are no naturally born "villains" in the entire Dou Qi Continent!

There are far too many things that Tian Yao Company can adjust.

Take the Misty Cloud Sect for example.

Yun Shan did not appear before. Misty Cloud Sect was led by Yun Yun and also included popular NPCs from the original work, such as Nalan Yanran.

The earliest version featured popular NPCs Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran.

How could the popularity of the Misty Cloud Sect be low?

As for the previous versions, Azure Cloud Association offended many players. In the end, this debt will be attributed to Protector Wu! Even Yun Shan has to step aside.

Moreover, players naturally prioritize their own development.

The legacy of the Misty Cloud Sect is unmatched even by the Jia Ma Imperial Family.

Especially for Wind Attribute players, there is a chance to obtain Mystic Rank Advanced Dou Skills with Golden Word Seal in the Misty Cloud Sect, or even Di-rank Dou Technique! The attraction is simply too great.

As players spend more time in the Misty Cloud Sect and develop good relationships with the NPCs within the sect, they become even more reluctant to the Misty Cloud Sect.

It's worth mentioning that Yun Shan didn't even die in the previous version 3.2! In fact, with the help of Protector Wu, Yun Shan almost unified the Jia Ma Empire! The reason he ultimately failed was due to external threats!

The Four Great Empires, and the Serpent-People tribe of the Tagor Desert.

The conflict among the five great powers forced the various factions in the Jia Ma Empire to put aside their internal strife and join forces again.

Knowing the course of events from his previous life, Yang Shan had no intention of changing the course of events in the Jia Ma Empire unless he had absolute self-interest.

His trip back to the Jia Ma Empire was solely to protect Ya Fei! In Yang Shan's plan, he would never deliberately target the Misty Cloud Sect.

The core reason is Yun Yun! Yun Yun was not originally in Yang Shan's initial development plan.

But Yun Yun already has 36 points of favorability.

The future Flower Sect Leader has delivered himself to our doorstep; how could we possibly let him go?

But Yang Shan was certain that if he dared to kill Yun Shan, Yun Yun's favorability towards him would drop to a negative number!

Yan Yi in the original novel, Yang Shan doesn't harbor a blood feud with the Misty Cloud Sect and Yun Shan. Yang Shan can kill Protector Wu, but he absolutely cannot kill Yun Shan! Helping Yun Yun regain control of the Misty Cloud Sect and using this opportunity to gain favor with her is Yang Shan's current plan!

When Yang Shan and Su Yitang arrived at the entrance of the Space Wormhole, Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng were already waiting there.

Chao Bafang: "Hey hey hey! Great God, you guys got here so fast?"

Yang Shan: "It's just that you guys are slower. By the way, is it alright that you left early?"

Zhu Tianpeng: "It's alright. We've been grinding through missions at the Black Emperor Sect these past few days, and we've already become deacons!"

Black-Corner Region is a special development point. For capable players, it's not a problem to develop to the Dou Zong here! Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng have already become "Generals" in the Jia Ma Imperial Family. They are just one step away from becoming Marshals, just like Nalan Jie, the head of the Nalan Family!

Therefore, it is natural to plan ahead for the development of the Black-Corner Region.

With Four Star Dou Zong in charge, the Black Emperor Sect is naturally a very good place to go!

Actually, it wasn't just Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng.

Players from other regions have also begun to gradually enter the Black-Corner Region.

However, Jia Nan Academy has a very special admissions process; it's not something players can just get into at will.

Moreover, Jia Nan Academy has recently begun to reduce its enrollment quota.

Tian Yao Company is gradually controlling the number of players from various factions in the Black-Corner Region.

Otherwise, Jia Nan Academy, with its millions of players, would have become the overlord of the Black-Corner Region sooner or later.

Players from other factions also need to join in order to achieve a balance among the various factions in the Black-Corner Region.

Yang Shan also instructed Luo Xie to expand recruitment, and to recruit any "new generation cultivators" (specifically referring to players), even if they are just Dou Zhe! The strength of NPCs within the faction is linked to the contributions of players.

The more resources a player occupies and the more tasks they complete, the faster the NPCs' strength increases! For example, the elders of the Misty Cloud Sect, who were originally only Dou Wang, were able to break through to Dou Emperor not because, as in the original story, their strength was forcibly increased by Protector Wu using secret techniques.

Instead, he took it one step at a time and finally broke through to the Dou Emperor using the Break Emperor Pill refined by Pill King Gu He!

The players play a crucial role in this!

"Let's not delay, let's get going!"

Yang Shan and the other three entered the Space Wormhole one after another.

At this moment, the Spirit Terraces in the northern part of Gama Holy City already seemed to be brewing a storm.

While the Misty Cloud Sect was gathering its forces in a grand manner, Mitier had just received the news.

The task was posted quite late.

In large-scale "Faction Blood War" like this, players must accept relevant tasks in order to obtain the unique rewards and points for participating in the "Faction Blood War".

This resulted in over a million players Mittel Family, but fewer than 50,000 actually coming to receive the mission.

Of course, many more players who were originally doing quests in other cities are already rushing to the Gama Holy City.

These players also feel a sense of belonging to Mitier.

We absolutely will not stand by and watch our faction, which has been there for so long, have its major resource points stolen!

However, the Misty Cloud Sect was undoubtedly better prepared.

Not only did it gather over 200,000 players, but it was also led by the Great Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect—

Yun Leng!

This character, Yun Shan's only designated "pig teammate" in the original work, single-handedly escalated the minor conflict between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran regarding their "Three-Year Agreement" into a "blood feud."

If Yun Leng hadn't targeted Xiao Yan in various ways, even sending assassins to try to destroy the Xiao Family, and if the Soul Hall hadn't secretly kidnapped Xiao Yan 'Xiao Yan father, how could they have gotten to the point of being irreconcilable enemies?

But in the game, at this very moment, this Great Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect is already Three Star Dou Huang with the (purple; rise) seal, enjoying unparalleled glory!

At the Spirit Terraces, knowing a great battle was imminent, Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, who had been closing his eyes to prepare himself, slowly opened them:

"They're here!"

Ya Fei, who was respectfully waiting to the side, looked at the three figures flying from afar with a worried expression. "Elder Hai, I will inform Grandpa immediately."

Hai Bodong: "Don't be silly, Ya Fei. If Teng Shan comes, there will be no one to guard our other resource points! Leave this place to me!"

After saying this, Hai Bodong, who originally looked like an ordinary old man, displayed an aura of dominance the moment he stood up.

Ice crystal-like Dou Qi Wings appeared behind him, and in a moment, he flew into the sky, looking directly at the three people flying towards him.

"Yun Leng! I didn't expect it to be you who came this time!"

Yun Leng smiled politely, "Senior Ice Emperor, I have come here on the orders of the Sect Master to take over the Spirit Terraces. I hope that Senior Ice Emperor will do me a favor!"

Thanks to the resources brought to Mitier by millions of players, Hai Bodong's stats have been restored to Golden Word Seal, and his level has reached Three Star Dou Huang.

Although there is still a gap between him Five Star Dou Emperor at his peak.

But that's enough to make Yun Leng treat customers with utmost respect!

After all, even with his greatly improved strength, Yun Leng would still be no match for Hai Bodong in a one-on-one fight! "You want me to retreat?"

Hai Bodong angrily flicked his wide sleeves:

"The Spirit Terraces are my Mitier's resource point! It's one thing for Yun Shan to come in person, but you? I don't even consider you a threat!"