Target: Ghost Wither Branch Hall

Su Yitang greatly admired Yang Shan; he was truly too rational.

The cub of the Amethyst Winged Lion King sold for over a million.

It still holds the top spot on the Blood Pact Magical Beast Ranking.

The value of these two King of Beasts must be several times higher, right? But Yang Shan remained incredibly calm.

"Signing a blood pact is inevitable, so there's no need to rush. What's meant to be will be! Just stick to your original plan. If you can get more opportunities in Central Plains, dealing with the Black Moon Ridge matter will be easier."

Su Yitang nodded:

"Got it! Shall we start now?"

Yang Shan nodded. "Okay, I'll level up the Sea Heart Flame's origin here to the Dou Emperor level, and then I'll have to report to the Soul Palace Branch Hall."

As the only Earthly Fiend Grade branch hall in the Northwest Continent, the Ghost Wither Branch Hall must have a "Venerable Elder" at the Dou Zun level presiding over it.

The concealment effect of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning is currently so high that it can ignore those below the Dou Zun or Heavenly Rank soul level.

Facing Dou Zun expert, they were still somewhat powerless.

Yang Shan wanted to keep his identity as "Cheng E" a secret as much as possible.

Therefore, it would be best to nurture the Sea Heart Flame to the Dou Emperor level as well.

With the cover of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning and the illusion of the Sea Heart Flame, Yang Shan felt more confident when facing the Venerable Elder.

Black Moon Ridge is definitely one of the Golden Leveling Grounds for Black-Corner Region players after version 3.0.

Yang Shan isn't just a version ahead of time now, he's a year ahead of time, he's here to level up!

Tier 5 magical beasts are everywhere, and Tier 6 magical beasts aren't too hard to find either.

Even though it wasn't the Seventh Order King of Beasts leading the team, most of the sixth-tier King of Beasts monsters appeared alone.

However, this leveling efficiency is already very fast for Yang Shan, who is currently only One Star Dou Huang.

Sea Heart Flame is only two million experience points away from being there.

Yang Shan managed to stay online in the game for a full eighteen hours, which is equivalent to 3.75 days in the game.

Finally, the remaining two million experience points for the Sea Heart Flame were filled.

Yang Shan's strategy was correct.

During this period, he supported two Heaven and Earth Oddities and accumulated ten million experience points.

That's enough to raise his level to Nine Star Dou Huang.

But in reality, if Yang Shan chose to upgrade first...

These ten million experience points will definitely be greatly reduced.

Because the higher your level, the less experience you gain from killing the same monster.

The experience points gained from killing the sixth-tier King of Beasts in the late stage of Dou Emperor were less than half of those gained by One Star Dou Huang!

Perhaps at most he will only be Seven Star Dou Huang, or even just Six Star Dou Emperor.

Now, although Yang Shan's level has been slowed down, he has managed to fully nurture the two Heaven and Earth Oddities with minimal experience loss.

Overall, Yang Shan earns more experience points!

Meanwhile, Su Yitang, who had been teaming up with Yang Shan and wreaking havoc in Black Moon Ridge, successfully filled up her experience points as Nine-Star Dou Wang.

She planned to log off to adjust herself before logging back in to undergo the Heart Demon Trial!

The two left Black Moon Ridge as quickly as possible.

Su Yitang went to Rakshasa City, while Yang Shan went to Black Seal City.

Su Yitang is now the second-in-command of the Rakshasa Gate, and Yang Shan is now the right-hand man of Hun Dan and Luo Xie! The Black-Corner Region is too dangerous; we need to find a safe place to log off.

During his journey, Yang Shan received a message from Xiao Aotian:

"Boss Yang! I've become Dou Emperor! You didn't expect that, did you! Right now, on the rankings, I'm the most awesome person besides you!"

"After all this time, you're still only One Star Dou Huang? Hehe, sorry, I'll definitely grind my level like crazy to surpass you!"

Yang Shan: "I suggest you take a look at your experience bar for nurturing the Fallen Heart Flame before you talk to me properly."

Five seconds later, Xiao Aotian replied:

"Damn! Five million experience points! One-Star Dou Emperor only gets one million experience points!"

Yang Shan: "I've already filled up all the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning and Sea Heart Flame. Want to catch up with my progress? Brother Xiao, you'd better go to sleep early. You can have anything in your dreams!"

Xiao Aotian: "Could you please use a different form of address? It seems harmless, but it's ambiguous when you pronounce it!"

Yang Shan: "I'll switch when you catch up to my level. If there's nothing else, I'm logging off, little brother!"

Xiao Aotian's eyes nearly turned bloodshot when he saw Yang Shan's reply, "Damn it! Your input method has already given away your intentions!"

Yang Shan knew from Xiao Aotian's reply that Xiao Aotian was really alright.

So Yang Shan floored the gas pedal and sped all the way to the Bloodshed Hall's headquarters, where he found a room and went to sleep.

This left both Hun Dan and Luo Xie completely bewildered.

As Xiao Aotian stared at Yang Shan's fading profile picture, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

He originally intended to show off his muscles to Yang Shan, but unexpectedly, Yang Shan showed off his six-pack abs instead! They were both One Star Dou Huang, but there was a difference of ten million experience points between them! Xiao Aotian analyzed carefully. "So, if we don't count the Heaven and Earth Oddities, Yang Shan is already Nine Star Dou Huang? Damn! I'm going to grind! I'm going to grind!"

[Ding! Player, please note that you have 15 minutes left before your health expires. Please take care of your health and manage your game time accordingly.]

Xiao Aotian's lips twitched. "Damn it! I'm logging off! I'll come back after I've eaten and drunk my fill!"

Eight hours later, Yang Shan went online on time.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Hun Dan and Luo Xie staring at him from outside the courtyard.

Yang Shan subconsciously touched his face.

Unseeable it's being worn.

Could it be that this Hun Dan is now so powerful that even the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, the Sea Heart Flame, and the Unseeable cannot block him?

Yang Shan checked the level of the Hun Dan.

Nine Star Dou Huang.

At this level, it would be a miracle if anyone could see through it!

Yang Shan immediately felt relieved, then paused, and asked in surprise:

"How did your cultivation level increase so quickly?"

That Hun Dan's smile is harder to suppress than an AK:

"Well, now you know Young Master talent, don't you?"

Seeing the Hun Dan, Yang Shan felt it necessary to give this illegitimate second Young Master a warning. "Your talent is indeed high. Will you come with me to the Ghost Wither Branch Hall later?"

Upon hearing this, Hun Dan's face immediately fell. "No way. I definitely won't go back until I reach the mid-stage of Dou Zong. Otherwise, before I even see the Heavenly Venerable of the Soul Hall, that old bastard Hun Xian will send someone to take my life!"

Yang Shan sneered:

"Then what are you so smug about! I've already elevated you to this level, and you, a dignified Seventh Grade Bloodline, are still stuck in the Dou Emperor. I'm ashamed for you!"

The Hun Dan's face turned bright red; he wanted to argue, but couldn't seem to find a reason.

"Well"

Yang Shan sighed, walked over to Hun Dan, and patted Hun Dan on the shoulder:

"Don't blame me for being harsh, Hun Dan. You can't be careless right now. Hun Xian might break through to Dou Zun at any time. Besides, he's the eldest son, so your advantage isn't that great."

"You must endure humiliation and remain hidden in the shadows, improving your cultivation both quickly and steadily! Only in this way can you contend with him in the future!"

Even the Hun Dan person calmed down.

After all, he had indeed been cultivating very diligently during this period.

Many times, he hardened his heart and "Smashing Bird Severing Thoughts" in order to maintain his firm will!

Hun Dan said seriously, "I know, you're right! I still need to keep working hard! I'm going to beat Hun Xian to a pulp!"

Yang Shan's harsh words won't affect Hun Dan's positive feelings towards him.

Firstly, the level of favorability is too high.

Secondly, Yang Shan has always been a practical person in front of the Hun Dan.

A thousand empty words are not worth a single tael of silver.

Therefore, the Hun Dan's tolerance for Yang Shan is basically at its maximum.

Yang Shan nodded. "I'll go to the Ghost Wither Branch Hall to check things out for you first, and try to get in touch with the Venerable Elder who is in charge. If we can get through the Venerable Elder to inform the Celestial Venerable you want to contact, things should go much more smoothly. Oh, by the way, which Celestial Venerable do you want to contact?"

Hun Dan: "Nine Heavens Venerable Mo Yu."

Yang Shan: "."

Within the Soul Hall, the "Celestial Venerable" is considered one of the most outstanding among the "Elders".

To become a Celestial Venerable, one's cultivation level must reach the Five Star Dou Zun.

The nine highest-ranking Celestial Venerables were revered as the "Nine Great Heavenly Venerates".

The Nine Heavens Venerable Mo Yu made his first appearance in the original work, possessing the cultivation of Seven-Star Dou Zun Peak.

He led a portion of the Soul Hall's elite forces to attack the Starfall Pavilion. In the end, it was only when Venerable Yao Chen broke through to the Half-Saint that the Starfall Pavilion was spared.

At that time, the Nine Heavens Venerable Mo Yu even called the Eight Heavenly Venerate Qiu Di as helpers, but he was still beaten by the Venerable Yao and fled in a sorry state.

But before the Venerable Yao emerged from seclusion, the Nine Heavens Venerable Mo Yu, when facing Xiao Yan, said something extremely arrogant, "My mission is to bring them back alive, but as long as they have a breath left, it counts!"

At that time, Xiao Yan was already Two Star Dou Zun.

It's worth noting that as the protagonist of the original novel, Xiao Yan routinely faced challenges beyond his level.

But he only exchanged one move with the Nine Heavens Venerable Mo Yu before being beaten to the point of vomiting blood.

Xiao Yan's assessment at the time was that he didn't have much power to fight back against Mo Yu!

Aside from the five-star level difference, it is probably also inseparable from the powerful methods of the Nine Heavens Venerable Mo Yu himself.

In the context of the game, this Nine Heavens Venerable Mo Yu possesses at least Golden Word Seal, and it's highly likely to be the seal of ""Golden; Rising" Character Imprint"! An ordinary Heavenly Venerable and Nine Heavens Venerable are completely different concepts! Yang Shan Shanren was utterly dumbfounded.

This is incredibly difficult! Luo Xie was somewhat embarrassed:

"Little Brother E Cheng E, why don't you wait a little longer? I'm about to go into seclusion to break through to the Dou Zong. Once I reach the Dou Zong, I can return to the branch hall to report for duty, and we can look after each other then."

Yang Shan's eyes lit up. "Brother Luo Xie is going to Dou Zong? I happen to have a Break Sect Pill here, how about you use it first?"

The Hun Dan yelled, "Why won't you give it to me?"

Yang Shan: "You Dou Di Bloodline, and you still need pills to help you break through to the Dou Zong?"

Hun Dan thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense!"

Luo Xie did not answer this time:

"Little Brother E Cheng E, no need. You've already helped me too much. During this time, I've taken your advice and been recruiting young talents from the Black-Corner Region. Perhaps the great opportunity is coming. These younger generations are all improving their cultivation at a rapid pace and are extremely enthusiastic about carrying out missions. They're just as energetic as you were back then, Little Brother E!"

At this point, Luo Xie smiled:

"There are many assassins, and the rewards are also high. Many of them will benefit me. Little Brother E Cheng E, you don't need to waste the Break Sect Pill. Keep it for yourself later!"

When a player joins a faction, the impact on the strength of the faction's NPCs is very direct.

Assuming that an ordinary player can bring a "net profit" of 1,000 Spirit Stone to the faction with one task, then if 10,000 players all complete one task, that would be 10 million Spirit Stone!

The rewards that NPCs give to players, such as martial arts techniques and Dou Technique, are often "reusable." The "price difference" can be used by the NPCs to accelerate their progress in strength.

Don't underestimate ordinary players.

They are the biggest variable in this world!

After learning that the Bloodshed Hall had indeed recruited a lot of players recently, Yang Shan felt relieved.

With plenty of players "supporting" them, Hun Dan and Luo Xie's cultivation progress must be quite good.

Yang Shan doesn't need to worry about it.

As for waiting for Luo Xie to break through to the Dou Zong, Yang Shan didn't have that time.

Version 2.0 is nearing its end.

We must seize this opportunity and quickly go to the Ghost Wither Branch Hall to get our hands on "Dark Soul Mist".

Then they began preparing for the next version! Yang Shan didn't even have time to have a meal with Hun Dan and Luo Xie before he hurriedly left.

Seeing Yang Shan constantly busy and never stopping, Hun Dan felt inspired once again.

Clenching his fist, he aimed a punch at the crotch! The spineless bastard, cowering Hun Dan a limp shrimp, limped back into the room.

Luo Xie sighed:

"Following such Young Master, my future is limitless. Perhaps, I should..."

Luo Xie was a ruthless man; once the idea was formed, he had no reason to give up! Luo Xie clenched his fist, preparing to smash it down, when he heard someone shouting outside the courtyard gate:

"Tower Master! Sect Leader Su of the Rakshasa Gate has come to see you!"

Luo Xie was shocked. "What? Quickly, invite him in! No, I'll go! I'll go see him myself!"

Yang Shan, having left Black Seal City, flew southeast.

The Northwest Continent is dominated by "empires," with countless empires of varying sizes.

The "Heavenly Heart Empire" is located in the southeast corner of the Northwest Continent, relatively close to the Central Plains.

Between the Heavenly Heart Empire and Central Plains lie countless perilous places.

The most fearsome and dangerous place is called the "Ghost Wither Deep Domain".

It is said that the previous Great Elder of the Heavenly Heart Sect of the Heavenly Heart Empire, whose strength reached the Five Star Dou Zong, went to the Ghost Wither Deep Domain to obtain rare and precious materials because his lifespan was about to end, but he never returned.

Following the special Space Wormhole mentioned by Luo Xie, Yang Shan traveled directly to the Heavenly Heart Empire.

Even with the speed of the Space Wormhole, it still took a full five days of game time!

The Northwest Continent alone is so vast, which gives a glimpse into the sheer size of the Dou Qi Continent.

Upon setting foot on the land of the Heavenly Heart Empire, Yang Shan immediately received a notification:

[Ding! Player, please note that the map you are currently on is not the main operating area of the current version of the server. If you die, your death penalty will be increased to three times the original amount, and you will respawn at the nearest respawn point in the main operating area - Black Seal City (Black-Corner Region).]

The game company releases game content gradually, version by version.

But players are also free.

There will be areas of conflict between the two.

However, Tian Yao Company is still willing to respect the players and find a balance between the two.

As long as players are willing to take risks, they can roam freely in the Dou Qi Continent, whether it's flying in the sky or diving into the earth!

Entering the Ghost Wither Deep Domain rashly might result in being sent back to the Black-Corner Region by the terrifying demonic beasts within before even reaching the branch hall.

Yang Shan needs to go to "Blue Crystal City," the closest city to the Ghost Wither Deep Domain, to find the guide of the branch hall.

There was originally a chapter or two of leveling-up storyline, but I felt that it didn't have much interesting content.

So they cut that part of the content.

It's best to minimize or eliminate any potentially irrelevant or bloated content.

The leveling process will be covered in just a few words, and we'll move on to the Ghost Wither Branch Hall.