Chapter 1 In the Spirit Realm Walker's Level Division

In the Spirit Realm Walker's level division, levels 1-3 are the Extraordinary stage, 4-6 are the Saint stage, and 7-9 are the Overlord stage.

The level of a deacon is in the Saint stage, while an elder is an Overlord. Zhang Yuanqing wasn't quite sure what was above the Overlord stage, as he didn't have the authority to look it up. However, he guessed that it was the level of the five alliance leaders.

In addition, judging from the number of deacons, the Demon Lord and the Judge of the Uncanny Eye should be in the Overlord Realm. If they were only in the Saint Realm, the Five Elements Alliance wouldn't attach so much importance to them.

It's worth mentioning that within the same stage, there's a significant difference in strength between different levels. For example, in the Extraordinary stage, level 2 can crush level 1, and level 3 can easily defeat level 2, not counting items and class counters.

Illusionists are one of the peak classes, stronger than Fire Masters. Even in the Overlord Realm, Master Wuhen is not considered weak... Zhang Yuanqing had thought that this Illusionist was unusual, but he didn't expect him to be at such a high level.

Thinking about it from another perspective, being able to hire this Overlord-level figure to take action once is equivalent to having an extra death-exemption token.

It's a pity that it can't be used in the Spirit Realm.

"That's understandable. The Spirit Realm is a single-player instance. Even high-level Spirit Realm Walkers can't break in halfway through. Except for indigenous bosses like the Three Daoshan Niangniang."

While sighing, Zhang Yuanqing closed the page and then searched for the mechanics of Spirit Realm missions.

[After clearing a trial mission, a multiplayer Spirit Realm opens once a month, and a single-player Spirit Realm opens once every three months. In the month when a single-player Spirit Realm opens, the multiplayer Spirit Realm will not open. The interval between each mission is no less than half a month. The pattern for Spirit Realm Walkers entering instances is: multiplayer—multiplayer—single-player... and so on.]

"In other words, Spirit Realm Walkers face a life-and-death crisis every three months. If they're lucky, they'll be matched with a low-difficulty single-player Spirit Realm, and the death rate won't be high. At most, they'll level up slower. Well, that's okay..."

"The interval between each mission is no less than half a month. I just cleared Goldwater Amusement Park, so I don't have to worry about a mission coming within half a month..."

He continued to read:

[Upon reaching the peak level of each stage, if you want to advance to a higher stage, you must participate in a large-scale slaughter instance. Participation in this instance is optional. The large-scale slaughter instance opens twice a year.]

[Note: The core of this instance is the mutual hunting between the Lawful and Evil factions, but the instance itself has great dangers and rewards.]

The large-scale slaughter instance, Brother Bing left me a message saying to find him after clearing at least one slaughter instance... Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood. He had previously thought that the "large-scale slaughter instance" was a high-risk, high-reward single-player Spirit Realm.

He spent the afternoon in the office until 2:00 PM, took a taxi to the hospital, and tried to transcend the souls of the dead to increase his experience points. To his astonishment, he discovered that the spirits of ordinary people yielded negligible experience.

Zhang Yuanqing transcended ten spirits in one go, and the experience gained was less than 1%.

The small monsters in the newbie village can no longer satisfy me. It seems I have to devour Spirit Realm Walkers... He sneaked into the bathroom and used the Demon Subduing Pestle once to purify the spiritual pollution brought about by the spirits.

..........

7:00 PM, dinner table.

Zhang Yuanqing summoned Little Doubi and let him stroll around in the living room.

"Ahem!" Grandma cleared her throat and announced:

"I have an old friend. Her granddaughter is about the same age as Yuanzi and is a sophomore in college. I'm planning to introduce her to Yuanzi."

Auntie opened her mouth wide, looking at her mother in astonishment.

Grandpa and older cousin picked at their ears.

Such a good thing? Zhang Yuanqing was overjoyed.

Grandpa frowned and said, "He's focused on his studies right now. You can't just want to find balance in Yuanzi because Yu'er and Yuanjun are unmotivated."

Unmotivated? Chen Yuanjun glanced at Grandpa. Grandpa usually didn't care about his and little aunt's blind dates. It turned out he was watching and getting anxious.

Grandma waved her hand, overruling everyone: "I've already decided. I'm thinking of Yuanzi."

Grandpa's expression remained unchanged as he looked at his wife: "I'm thinking of you. Yuanzi is indecisive, so it's hard for him to be single-minded in a relationship... You and your old friend have been friends for so many years. Don't make a mistake."

Grandpa, are you saying I'm a playboy? You must be saying I'm a playboy!! Zhang Yuanqing was unconvinced. He hadn't even had a girlfriend since he was a child. There weren't many boys in the world as chaste as him.

But he didn't dare to argue with Grandpa. Grandma had a bad temper, but she rarely hit people. Grandpa never scolded people, but he would suddenly give you a slap in the face.

"I object!" Auntie also joined Grandpa's camp: "Mom, why are you meddling in other people's business? If Big Sister knows you're arranging a girlfriend for him, she'll definitely call and scold you. She said she's taking Yuanzi abroad to study next year."

Hearing Auntie mention his mother, Zhang Yuanqing's face darkened.

Grandma thought about it and felt that her husband and daughter were right, so she didn't insist anymore. She glared at Zhang Yuanqing and scolded:

"Useless thing, it's a waste to give you such a handsome face."

Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head to eat, feeling guilty. Auntie and older cousin looked suspicious.

After dinner, Zhang Yuanqing's eyes swept around the house, and finally he found the koala-like infant spirit on Auntie's calf.

For some reason, this little guy was particularly clingy to Auntie, probably because she was the most like his mother in this family?

Now that he had received enough Yin energy nourishment, the little guy could control his abilities and wouldn't "exchange" things aimlessly.

.........

At 12:00 AM, Zhang Yuanqing played a game and turned off the game console contentedly. He crawled into bed and forced himself to fall asleep by counting sheep.

A long time later, he finally felt sleepy. In a daze, he suddenly woke up, and an unexplainable fear arose in his heart, a strong fear.

This fear was similar to the female receptionist he had seen at the Wuhen Hotel this morning, but it was even more majestic and distant.

What's going on? He lifted the blanket and came to the window, feeling a little lost and frightened. He pulled back the curtains and gazed at the brightly lit night scene of the city.

About five minutes later, that majestic fluctuation disappeared, and everything returned to calm.

Lacking experience, Zhang Yuanqing couldn't determine what had happened. He muttered silently, climbed back into bed, and continued to cultivate sleepiness.

Geez, now I have to count sheep again...

At 7:30 AM the next day, he got up on time and saw Jiang Yu'er sitting listlessly at the table, looking very pale and sickly.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.

"My period came..." Auntie said aggrievedly.

Zhang Yuanqing looked around. Grandpa wasn't there, and Grandma was in the kitchen, so he leaned over and whispered, "Come on, let your nephew rub your tummy for you."

"Get lost!" Jiang Yu'er angrily slapped him on the head.

At this moment, Grandma came out, and the two immediately fell silent.

After breakfast, Zhang Yuanqing pretended to go to work and took a taxi to his workplace.

Only Wang Tai was in the office area.

"Brother Wang Tai, where's Old Driver?"

"In the squad leader's office."

"Oh!" Zhang Yuanqing sat down at his seat. A dozen minutes later, Guan Ya came out with a solemn expression and a slight frown.

"Yuanshi, I was just about to call you."

Guan Ya picked up her teacup and took a sip, leaning her round bottom against Zhang Yuanqing's desk. She said:

"Did you notice anything strange last night?"

You mean that thing that almost scared me to pee my pants...? Zhang Yuanqing said, "Yes, I was startled awake, but I don't know if that's what you're referring to."

Old Driver nodded lightly:

"Last night, the experts from the Xiahou family clashed with the Palace Master of the Zhisha Palace. The location was in the Kangyang District Industrial Park. The fighting caused an office building to collapse. Fortunately, it was at night, and there weren't many people there anymore.

"But the security guards inside and several employees who were working overtime were killed. Alas, these high-level Spirit Realm Walkers are just blinded by killing and don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all."

But I didn't receive a wanted notice issued by the Spirit Realm. Hmm, no notice, probably because the moral values of both sides weren't below 60... Zhang Yuanqing's expression became solemn.

Moral values have no upper or lower limits. Evil people have no bottom line, and saints have no upper limit.

High-level Spirit Realm Walkers of the Lawful faction accumulate merit over the years, so they must have some foundation. But if things get to this point, it's not just a matter of deducting moral values. The authorities won't let it go.

"What does the organization plan to do?" Zhang Yuanqing asked. That industrial park wasn't far from his home. No wonder he felt a terrifying fluctuation last night.

Guan Ya stroked her teacup and said:

"The Xiahou family's expert has been temporarily taken into custody, but the punishment won't be too severe. It'll probably just be paying money and a warning. After all, the Xiahou family is a behemoth of the Lawful faction, practically half the government, and has close cooperation with the Five Elements Alliance and the Taiyi Sect.

"As for the Palace Master of the Zhisha Palace, the Council of Elders has ordered her arrest. Her real-world identity hasn't been locked down yet. They're currently communicating with the Xie family."

Zhang Yuanqing said "Oh" and stared at her charming oval face, asking, "But what does this have to do with me?"

Old Driver said helplessly:

"The Xiahou family borrowed information on the registered wild Spirit Realm Walkers from our branch to lock down several Spirit Realm Walkers from the Zhisha Palace. Wang Qian is among them. The Xiahou family might come to find you later. I was just discussing this with the squad leader."

Seeing Yuanshi frown in confusion, she explained:

"The Xiahou family wants to force the Palace Master out by capturing members of the Zhisha Palace. This method is too extreme. The high-level officials of the Songhai Branch didn't explicitly agree, but they tacitly allowed it. Anyway, it's best if they find her. If they don't, the Xiahou family will bear the responsibility."

"But didn't they get Wang Qian's identity information? Why are they looking for me..." Zhang Yuanqing's heart skipped a beat, and he understood: "Oh, the Xiahou family wants me to help them lure Wang Qian out?"

Guan Ya nodded.

Wang Qian isn't stupid. How could he be easily caught...? Zhang Yuanqing refused outright:

"Impossible. I won't betray my informants."

Guan Ya thought for a moment and reminded him, "The Xiahou family is a bit domineering. Don't say anything later. The squad leader and I will help you withstand the pressure."

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ps: Fortunately, I managed to finish a chapter.