The Rigidly Stratified Public Zone, New Feature Sections Unlocked

Within Phantom Star Grotto-Heaven.

After the one-star clone sent out to carry out the mission returned, Chen Yi's true body calmly opened his chat group account and began tallying the gains from this trip.

First came the 500 million points. That was no small amount.

Although it was still not enough to exchange for those showcase items at the top of the Myriad Worlds Mall rankings, it was more than sufficient to exchange for basic Immortal Essence Stones.

At 200,000 points apiece, he could buy 2,500 of them. Added to the more than 53 million points accumulated from the previous two missions, he could exchange for a total of 2,765.

That was already enough to let twenty-seven one-star clones transform their bodies into Immortal Bodies!

However, considering the imbalance among his clones, Chen Yi did not intend to immediately exchange for Immortal Essence Stones and begin nurturing their transformation.

After all, the three one-star Immortal Body clones constantly nagging him and telling him what to do were already quite the headache. If another twenty-seven appeared, he would simply be unable to manage them all.

It would be better to wait until he had saved enough points to transform every clone to the same level before doing so.

Having decided not to use the points for now, the greatest gain from this trip was these 30 million group experience points.

The higher a chat group's level, the more functions it unlocked and the greater its weight in the public zone!

For instance, the group leader communication channel had been unlocked as early as level five. Yet when he, as the leader of a level twenty-two chat group, greeted the leaders of other groups, not a single one paid him any attention.

There was no other reason than the public zone's exceptionally rigid hierarchy.

That day, at level twenty-two, he stood in the public zone like a mere lackey.

Seeing that the leader of Group 98, a level twenty-eight group, was online, he politely greeted them, intending to have a friendly exchange.

Three days passed, yet they still left him on read without replying.

Who knew what they were putting on airs for?!

Wasn't it just that they had created their group a little earlier and completed a few more missions?

They had been in the group for over thirty years and were only level twenty-eight. What was there to act so high and mighty about?!

Yesterday, you ignored me. Today, I'll be beyond your reach!

"Claim rewards!"

Chen Yi's true body immediately had the one-star clone carrying the chat group begin the operation.

Ding! 500 million points have been credited. Your current point balance is: 553.15 million.

Ding! 30 million group experience points have been added to Group 108's level system.

The next second, a string of system announcements rang out in the silent chat group.

Ding! The group leader has claimed the mission rewards. Group 108 experience +30 million.

Group 108 has risen to level 32. Over 7 million experience points are needed to reach level 33.

The group welfare check-in system rewards have been upgraded. Group members may receive 3,200 points through daily check-ins.

The group red packet system has been upgraded. Daily group red packets may contain points, with a maximum limit of 320,000 points.

Feature section—"List Items in the Myriad Worlds Mall"—unlocked. Group members may list some idle items for sale on the mall's secondary pages.

Feature section—"Team-up Evil Extermination Instance"—unlocked. Group members may form teams and travel to special secret realms to slay evil entities. The better the results, the more generous the point and group experience rewards!

Note: Minimum Combat Power requirement: 30 million. Teams must contain at least three members.

"Oh?" Chen Yi raised a brow, instantly intrigued.

He had long expected this "List Items in the Myriad Worlds Mall" section. After all, the mall had many items not directly operated by the system, such as "Saintess's Personal Undergarment," "Three Moves to Make a Man Devoted," "Dragon Root Special Horned Gentleman"... and other items listed anonymously by group members.

They were all flashy and bizarre, with no after-sales guarantee whatsoever. Whether one could unearth a treasure depended entirely on luck.

To be honest, he did not think much of this secondhand mall, because practically every item had scathing negative reviews from suckers full of blood and tears.

Its reputation had already been ruined. Even if he listed some genuinely valuable idle items, few people would likely be willing to buy them.

Besides, could anyone in the other chat groups even afford the things he brought out?

Take the simplest example: the "Great Evolution Heaven Swallowing Art" he had shared with the group for free sold for 800 million points in the Myriad Worlds Mall's official store. He could not possibly lower his standards and dump it at a massive loss, could he?

Rather than waste time managing this thing, he might as well take on a few more high-value missions and run a few more instances!

Speaking of instances, one had to mention the second section unlocked after the chat group reached level thirty.

Team-up Evil Extermination Instance!

The minimum Combat Power requirement was 30 million, which meant the point and group experience rewards would be higher than those of ordinary missions!

This was far more interesting.

One had to know that after reaching level thirty, every subsequent level required 10 million group experience points!

There was no way to earn that much group experience just by relying on group members courting death and triggering assistance missions!

After all, the top experts of other worlds were not idiots. They would not knowingly charge to their deaths against a little bug darting around overhead that could summon a powerful Outer Realm Demonic God.

Moreover, as the group members' strength increased, the likelihood of triggering assistance missions would decrease. They could only stir up more trouble and rapidly develop while they were weak in the early stages. Once they became powerful later on, that path would naturally no longer work.

Thus, the "Demon Extermination Instance" section unlocked once the chat group reached level thirty was especially important.

In theory, this should be the main source of farming points and group experience after passing through the weak early stage and reaching the middle stage!

So the question was—

Had Group 108 truly developed to the middle stage already?

Other than Chen Yi, the overpowered group leader, Fang Zheng had the highest Combat Power among the members at only 1.3 million.

And that old fellow was even hiding his true strength in the group, claiming he only had 1.1 million Combat Power. Who knew whom he had learned that act of playing the pig to eat the tiger from—reveal a little, hide a little, cultivate a little more...

Of course, none of that mattered. What mattered was... Group 108 could not even gather the three group members needed to enter an instance as a team!

Wasn't that awkward?

The group leader was an absurdly overpowered carry, yet all the group members were primitive men.

How long would it take for them to develop to 30 million Combat Power?

Take Fang Zheng alone, whose cultivation aptitude had already begun turning freakish. To break through from just over 1 million Combat Power to 30 million Combat Power was roughly equivalent to going from newly entering the Divine Transformation realm to the early Fusion realm. It would take at least ten years!

And that would only barely provide one teammate. As for the other crooked melons and cracked dates... who knew how long it would take them to break through!

"Sigh, I really can't carry them much longer. Teammates, teammates, hurry up and develop. Stop being so timid..."

Chen Yi let out a faint sigh, glanced at the exceptionally quiet chat group, and casually sent out a red packet filled to the brim.

The group leader sent a password red packet worth 320,000 points. Claim password: The group leader is the most handsome!

It happened quickly!

Fang Zheng replied instantly!

I Really Don't Want to Sacrifice to Heaven: The group leader is the most handsome!

'I Really Don't Want to Sacrifice to Heaven' snatched 90,000 points.

I Really Don't Want to Sacrifice to Heaven: Love you, Group Leader. See you later—I'm about to push into the Supreme One's lair!

The Immortal Ascension Tribulation is Still Chasing Me: No rush. This can be delayed; let them stew in fear for a while longer. It won't matter if you deal with them later. Your main task right now is to cultivate diligently and strive to break through to 30 million Combat Power as soon as possible!

I Really Don't Want to Sacrifice to Heaven: Don't worry, Great Group Leader, I know what I'm doing. Going into secluded cultivation is far less effective than taking the Star Suppressing Seal and fighting the Supreme One. Nurture battle through battle, fight to the pinnacle—this is the Dao path that suits me best!

I Really Don't Want to Sacrifice to Heaven: With a Supreme One who once proved the Dao and became a Great Emperor serving as my whetstone, I am confident I can break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm within ten years—the so-called 30 million Combat Power!

I Really Don't Want to Sacrifice to Heaven: When that time comes, your will shall be the direction of my struggle. Wherever you point, I shall be the vanguard!

"Hiss~"

Chen Yi could barely suppress the curve of his lips. Those pretty words left him feeling utterly refreshed.

Heh heh, this Fang Zheng truly pleased him!

The group leader shared the file "Fighting Character Art." Only the designated group member 'I Really Don't Want to Sacrifice to Heaven' may download it.

The Immortal Ascension Tribulation is Still Chasing Me: Fang Zheng, take it and study it well. Do not disappoint me!

I Really Don't Want to Sacrifice to Heaven: Many thanks, Great Group Leader. I will certainly live up to your expectations!

"Ahhh!!!"

"Fang Zheng, Fang Zheng, Fang ZhengFang ZhengFang Zheng!!!"

"You truly deserve to die!!!"

"This feels worse than killing me!!!"

Some muted group members roared, their eyes red with envy.

And at that moment, Chen Yi dealt them another blow.

The Immortal Ascension Tribulation is Still Chasing Me: Why isn't anyone else talking? Do you just not like talking?