Chapter 1 What do you call a midfield destroyer?

“What’s so special about the Yin-Yang Town dungeon that she doesn’t think she can just submit it to the database?” Ling Jun asked suspiciously. “Planning to have the Fu family secretly pocket it?”

Fu Qingyang picked up his knife and fork and resumed enjoying his breakfast, saying, “Even if that were the case, there would be nothing wrong with it.”

Guan Ya was not only a member of the Five Elements Alliance but also a direct descendant of the Fu family. It was only natural that she would notify her family first if she found something “good.”

Fu Qingyang also thought that his cousin might have discovered something unusual in the Yin-Yang Town dungeon. The two continued to eat, chatting casually.

“When are you going back to Jing City?”

“In about a year and a half. Going back to Jing City means dealing with my girlfriends. It’s too annoying.”

“In a year and a half, your girlfriends in Songhai will also be too numerous to deal with.”

“Actually, they’re not all girlfriends. I like spending time with women, talking about romance and life, giving them small gifts. It’s a Platonic relationship. But they always think they’re my girlfriend, sigh.”

“Like father, like son!” Fu Qingyang sneered.

“You can insult my father, but you can’t insult me. That man only had children to cultivate Spirit Realm practitioners. I’m different. I pursue romantic relationships, a fusion of souls. Occasionally, when I can’t restrain myself, I also crave physical fusion,” Ling Jun said indignantly.

At this moment, the bunny girl returned with a computer, placing it carefully next to Fu Qingyang. He unlocked the computer screen, opened his email, and downloaded the email Guan Ya had sent.

A few minutes later, Ling Jun watched as Fu Qingyang, who had been sitting relaxed, suddenly straightened his back, his calm face turning solemn, and his serene eyes suddenly sharpening.

This was rare for Fu Qingyang. From what Ling Jun knew of him, it meant either something big had happened or something had shocked him. Otherwise, the poker-faced man wouldn’t have reacted this way.

“What did the report say?” Ling Jun asked.

“Guan Ya said that Yin-Yang Town has a hidden storyline. Teams with different strengths experience different storylines. Last night, they experienced the most difficult one, and that storyline has never been cleared.”

“That’s it?”

“The difficulty of that storyline is probably close to an S-rank dungeon.”

“I didn’t expect Yin-Yang Town to have such a deep hidden storyline. But there are thousands of Spirit Realm dungeons, and countless ones haven’t been explored yet. There’s nothing to keep secret about that, right?”

Fu Qingyang glanced at him and said flatly, “The enemy they encountered was Li Xianzong.”

Ling Jun, who was drinking milk, spat it out.

The fastidious Fu Qingyang frowned.

Ling Jun wiped his mouth casually and asked, “Are there any strong players in the Lawful faction?”

Fu Qingyang shook his head. “It was Yuan Shi who killed Li Xianzong.”

Ling Jun was stunned for a moment, then sighed:

“This kid’s growth rate is giving me goosebumps. When we were young, we were only at this level, right? Give him another year or two, and wouldn’t he be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with us? Then the Four Young Masters of the official faction would become the Five Young Masters.”

He immediately cheered up:

“Ever since the trials of the Evil faction began, the bastards in the Transcendence stage have been getting beaten up all the time. This time, they can finally vent their anger. Haha, I can imagine the wonderful expressions on the faces of the Evil faction practitioners when they hear the news.

“However, Elder Sun will definitely be unhappy again. Elder Sun cough cough, I won’t use that meme anymore.”

Fu Qingyang cast a questioning glance. “Hmm?”

Ling Jun sighed:

“Didn’t Elder Sun come out of the Spirit Realm a while ago? He took a stroll through the forum and suddenly lamented that the younger generation of the Taiyi School was slacking off in their cultivation, so he summoned Yuan Ting to Jing City and personally trained him. A few days ago, he even posted a special training video on the Taiyi School’s official website, and no one dared to use that meme anymore.”

Fu Qingyang said flatly, “Let’s hope so.”

He picked up the computer and left the dining room.

In the report, Guan Ya described Yuan Shitianzun’s performance in the dungeon in detail, including all sorts of details, and mentioned the existence of a hidden item.

Guan Ya didn’t give detailed information about the item, but she clearly pointed out that Yuan Shitianzun had relied on that item to turn defeat into victory.

And what he had to do now was to “polish” the report, making certain deletions and revisions, while preserving the fact that Yuan Shitianzun led the team to clear the dungeon and kill Li Xianzong, he needed to conceal the existence of the item.

A report on clearing the Spirit Realm was equivalent to a strategy guide. After being uploaded to the database, official practitioners with sufficient authority could see it. This included possible members of the Night Rose and black sheep who had dealings with evil professions. That was why Guan Ya bypassed Li Dongze and gave him the report, asking him to make the decision.

Loose Province, Crab City.

A high-end residential area in the city center, 16th floor, spacious balcony. A queen with bright and striking features, silver hoop earrings dangling from her earlobes, sat on a soft armchair. In front of her was a small glass round table with a small laptop on it.

She was wearing sunglasses, the whiteness of her face, the blackness of the sunglasses, and her lipstick-painted lips creating a heart-stirring milf vibe.

At this moment, she was looking down, replying to Guan Ya’s message:

“Understood, I won’t write about that robe when I write the report.” The queen put down her phone and continued typing away at the keyboard.

Task reports can wait, surfing the internet is more important.

“After entering Yin-Yang Town, I discovered that there were actually two official colleagues in the team. You’ll never guess who they are. That’s right, it’s Yuan Shitianzun and Guan Ya from the Songhai branch. Yuan Shitianzun, the big celebrity, I finally met him in person. Let’s talk about my first impression of him, um, he’s a very handsome shota…＂

The queen deleted “shota” and retyped:

“A very handsome young man, in his early twenties, clean and tidy, more handsome than I imagined. The first level we experienced was the Cursed Cat… I won’t go into the process, I can only write it in the report. I can only tell you that this level was very dangerous, and we were able to survive thanks to Yuan Shitianzun.

“The second level was a widow, said to be very promiscuous. One of our teammates was accidentally seduced by the widow and almost got… you know. Again, it was because of Yuan Shitianzun that the whole team survived unscathed.

“Next is the highlight, everyone sit tight, the highlight is coming. The third level was a boss fight between the two factions. You definitely won’t be able to guess that the leader of the Evil faction was – Li Xianzong.

“It’s such a coincidence that these two would encounter each other in a dungeon. If Li Xianzong were a woman, I would suspect that they might have some kind of ill-fated relationship.

“We fought very hard in this battle. Li Xianzong is worthy of being a Transcendence-stage powerhouse listed at the top of the wanted list. I have never encountered such a ferocious evil profession. In the end, due to some unspeakable reasons, the enemy became invincible, and our personnel suffered great losses, so we could only choose to escape.

“I was desperate at the time and was ready to die in the dungeon, but, but I must say, Yuan Shitianzun is worthy of being a genius who has cleared two S-rank dungeons. His ability, his wisdom, his methods, are only stronger than you can imagine.

“He led us to turn the tables, win the faction confrontation mission, and personally killed Li Xianzong. Ahhh, the poster really loves him to death!!”

After editing the post, the queen corrected a few typos and clicked send.

In the following time, she leaned lazily on the sofa, picked up her coffee, and took a sip.

And the ding-dong-ding of message replies on the computer never stopped. At the most intense moments, there were even several message replies per second.

Haha, as I expected, the heat is exploding. My post will definitely be pinned to the top. In another half a month, I will have accumulated enough points, and then I can apply to be the forum administrator. The queen thought happily.

When she leisurely finished her coffee, half an hour had passed.

The queen put down her cup, refreshed the post, and checked the replies. The forum had exploded. The post had been marked red and pinned to the top by the administrator.

[Long Time to Come: Fake, poster, you’re going too far with this clickbaiting. At least make up something plausible, like Li Xianzong attacked Yuan Shitianzun again, but the resourceful Yuan Shitianzun escaped doom once again.]

[Jiang Yang: The poster is probably a fan of Yuan Shitianzun, writing a fanfic to save her idol’s image and boost the morale of our official colleagues?]

[Betel Nut and Smoke, Boundless Power: Indeed, it’s too exaggerated. From the first level to the third level, it was all Yuan Shitianzun’s contribution? So, all of you teammates are trash? How come I’ve never met such an awesome leader? Well, after all, a person who has cleared two S-rank dungeons in a row is more precious than a national treasure. It’s normal that I haven’t met one. Just a normal question, no flame please.]

The subsequent dozen or so replies were questioning the authenticity of the post.

Until more people discovered the post and joined the discussion, some “netizens” who were more familiar with the queen began to reply:

[Piggy George: First of all, the queen isn’t a fan of Yuan Shitianzun, she doesn’t even stan the Four Young Masters, let alone Yuan Shitianzun. Also, from what I know of her, she wouldn’t write this kind of fanfic to deceive people for the sake of popularity. But having said that, if the content of the post is true, then I won’t do anything today and will prepare to eat melons online.]

[Passionate Jenny: I remember the queen posted last week saying that the time to go to the dungeon was getting closer and closer. I personally feel that what she said is true. Holy shit, then this matter has become big. There’s really a good show to watch. Yuan Shitianzun is awesome!!!]

[I Have a Disease: Perhaps, my question shouldn’t be asked now, but I still want to know, being seduced by a widow, does that refer to a golden needle piercing the peach blossom pistil? Is the widow beautiful? Is she juicy? Don’t misunderstand me, everyone. I’m about to enter the Spirit Realm too, and I want to do an academic study.]

The two factions with different opinions argued endlessly, pushing the popularity of the post to a climax. Then, the Spirit Realm practitioners from the Songhai branch came down to the battlefield one after another.

[Li Dongze: My God, were there no other strong players on your team? Did Yuan Shi really kill Li Xianzong? Oh, my God, my God, I’m so excited I want to smash your dog’s head with a stick.]

[Princess Consort: I remember this person is Yuan Shitianzun’s superior, what does he mean by this? He doesn’t know yet? Then the content of the post is very suspicious.]

[Bai Long: I don’t know if the content of the post is true or false, but I know that Yuan Shi will indeed be entering the Spirit Realm soon, and it will be a multi-person Spirit Realm. We discussed it yesterday.]

[Green Vine: The queen isn’t from Songhai, she couldn’t have known that Yuan Shi would be entering the Spirit Realm soon. The post is mostly true, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence? How did he do it? It’s too amazing, too incredible.]

[Boxing King: Damn it, I bought five million, betting that Yuan Shi and Li Xianzong were 50-50, I’ve lost everything.]

With the participation of colleagues from the Songhai branch, the voices of doubt suddenly subsided. While discussing, everyone sat in front of their computers and refreshed the strategy guides in the database.

Yin-Yang Town belongs to the Transcendence stage dungeon, and official Transcendence-stage practitioners can search for it. Even if they don’t have enough permissions to read it, searching is no problem.

At noon, the forum administrator personally posted a thread: #Yuan Shitianzun and Li Xianzong met in Yin-Yang Town, Li Xianzong died# It caused a sensation on the official forum.

Huayu Hotel.

Xie Lingxi was excitedly browsing the official forum. She had been sitting in front of the computer all morning.

Although as a non-official, she couldn’t register an account, couldn’t leave messages or post, she was already very excited and satisfied just by browsing those posts and comments discussing her Yuan Shi gege.

"As expected of the man I admire, he took revenge so quickly. I knew it, with Yuan Shi gege's potential, how could he have fallen for Li Xianzong." Xie Lingxi slid the scroll wheel contentedly, immersed in the discussions that rained down like the sky.

Those official Spirit Realm practitioners were pointing fingers and commenting on the gap between Yuan Shi gege and Li Xianzong before today, with a tone of disappointment.

Hmph, now they’re all calling him “Lord Tianzun,” shameless.

"Yuan Shi gege is becoming more and more popular. The evil organization will definitely increase the bounty on him. That “Please Call Me Queen” seems to be from our Loose Province, saying she loves Yuan Shitianzun to death. How annoying."

At this moment, the female assistant came over with her mobile phone and whispered, “Miss, the family head wants to talk to you.”

Xie Lingxi’s eyes didn’t leave the computer, and she said faintly, “Tell him that because of his teachings, I have broken off all ties with Yuan Shitianzun.”

“What?” An angry voice came from the loudspeaker. “Lingxi, you, how can you be so muddle-headed?”

“Dad, isn’t this what you wanted?”

“I…” The man on the phone choked and softened his tone. “Can it be salvaged?”

“I can try, but…” Xie Lingxi sighed. “Dad, you have to bleed a lot. Prepare two items and ten million cash.”

Shi Jing Farmhouse.

Bright lights cut through the darkness, and a white car parked outside the farmhouse.

Aunt Xiao Yuan, with her striking features, parked the car, turned off the engine, opened the door, and stood by the car, glancing at the brightly lit farmhouse hotel in the darkness.

Today, she was wearing light-colored jeans, a black vest, and a woman’s windbreaker. Her long legs, round hips, slender waist, and big breasts outlined a mature and alluring figure.

Shi Jing Farmhouse was familiar to her, another black market where evil professions gathered.

She had just learned a while ago that the black market in Tian Ling Ling had been wiped out, with corpses all over the floor, stinking and unattended.

In the end, it was the evil professions who frequented the underground bar who discovered the scene and called the Public Security Bureau, and the authorities came to clean up.

After a strict review, Aunt Xiao Yuan entered the farmhouse, passed through the hall where the drinkers gathered, and amid a series of stunning gazes, came to the backyard of the farmhouse, where she met the owner of the place.

The owner of the farmhouse was a plainly dressed village woman, with silver strands mixed in her jet-black hair, and was over forty years old.

She was sitting by the well in the backyard, making bean curd sheets. “Xiao Yuan ah.” The middle-aged woman looked up, then looked down and continued her work. “You rarely come here. What have you been doing these past few years?”

The middle-aged woman was a member of the Spiritual Energy Society and had once been Xiao Yuan’s guide. She had been quite good to her, but because of their conflicting ideals, Xiao Yuan had not joined the Spiritual Energy Society.

She had always felt guilty towards this guide and rarely came to see her.

“Working in a hotel.” Xiao Yuan said faintly, “Sister Yan, I’m here to buy some information.”

The middle-aged woman did not respond and continued to make bean curd sheets.

Xiao Yuan said, “I want information about Li Xianzong, what he’s been doing recently, the areas he’s hiding in, etc., the more details the better.”

She was collecting information about Li Xianzong to sell to Yuan Shitianzun, that guy still owed her money. She couldn’t let Li Xianzong harvest him before he paid her back.

“There’s no need.” The middle-aged woman looked down and worked.

“What do you mean?” Xiao Yuan frowned.

“Li Xianzong was killed in the dungeon,” the middle-aged woman said.

What? This news caught Xiao Yuan off guard. Although it was normal for Spirit Realm practitioners to die in the Spirit Realm, just like generals dying on the battlefield.

But hearing it now, it still felt absurd and ridiculous.

Such a strong genius died just like that? Yuan Shitianzun’s luck was a bit too good. Xiao Yuan pondered, “Is this news from the Soldiers’ Religion?”

“No, it’s the Five Elements Alliance.”

The middle-aged woman finally looked up, wiped her hands clean, and said seriously, “The news from the Five Elements Alliance forum is that Yuan Shitianzun and Li Xianzong entered the same dungeon, and that genius from the Soldiers’ Religion was killed.”

Xiao Yuan was stunned.

The middle-aged woman said unhurriedly:

“Yuan Shitianzun’s bounty has gone up another step, ranking fourth now. The rewards are very generous. If you’re short of money, you can try to hunt him down. Songhai and Jinshan City aren’t far away.

“Alas, with such a genius appearing in the official faction, many people can’t sleep, afraid that another Fu Qingyang will appear.” After she finished speaking, she examined the stunned Xiao Yuan and frowned quietly. “What’s wrong?”

This guy… Xiao Yuan came back to her senses, took a deep breath, and said casually, “I understand. If I have the chance, I’ll hunt down Yuan Shi.”

Bedroom.

Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes. The sun was setting in the west, and the setting sun was like blood. The time was 6:30 p.m.

He opened his eyes with vigor, feeling full of strength, wishing he could punch Shura and kick the Marshals, and shout back the master of the Taiyi School. He was in better shape than ever before.

He put on his slippers and came to the living room. The sound of his grandmother stir-frying ingredients came from the kitchen. “Grandma, I’m hungry, hurry up.” Zhang Yuanqing howled.

His grandmother ignored him.

Zhang Yuanqing greeted his grandfather and returned to his bedroom.

He picked up his phone, turned off airplane mode, and looked at the unread messages.

Guan Ya sent him a message at noon, saying that she had finished writing the strategy guide and told him to rest well.

Zhang Yuanqing exited the chat software and couldn’t wait to open the official forum. He saw posts praising himself and felt instantly happy, his lips twitched, and he was immersed in them, unconsciously spending an hour.

"The Queen is very sensible, taking the initiative to help me show off in public. Humans really need to show off, showing off in public can relieve depression."

After eating lunch, Zhang Yuanqing returned to his bedroom, sat at his desk, and took out the Yin-Yang Sanren’s cultivation record from the item bar. A person who lived in the same era as the Three Mountain Lady, the “notes” he left behind, I wonder what secrets they will record.

Maybe it can unlock the secrets of the Spirit Realm, even if it’s just a part. Zhang Yuanqing carefully opened the yellow and brittle cover.

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ps: Correct typos after updating.