Chapter 1 The Yin-Yang Town Instance

“What's so special about the Yin-Yang Town instance that she doesn't think the data can be submitted directly to the database?" Ling Jun asked suspiciously. "Is she planning to let the Fu family secretly pocket it?"

Fu Qingyang picked up his knife and fork and resumed enjoying his breakfast. "Even if that's the case, it's understandable."

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 suspected that his cousin had discovered something unusual in the Yin-Yang Town instance. The two continued eating and chatting casually.

"When are you rolling back to Jing City?"

"In about a year and a half. Dealing with my girlfriends in Jing City is too annoying."

"In a year and a half, your girlfriends in Songhai will also be annoying, right?"

"Actually, they're not all girlfriends. I enjoy spending time with women, talking about romance and life, and giving them little gifts. It's a kind of platonic relationship, but they always think they're my girlfriend, sigh."

"Like father, like son!" Fu Qingyang sneered.

"You can insult my dad, but you can't insult me. He only had children to train Spirit Realm walkers. I'm different. I pursue romantic relationships, a meeting of minds, and occasionally, when I can't help myself, I also crave physical fusion," Ling Jun said indignantly.

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

A few minutes later, Ling Jun watched as Fu Qingyang, who had been sitting comfortably, suddenly straightened his back. His indifferent expression became solemn, and his calm eyes suddenly sharpened.

This was rare for Fu Qingyang. Knowing him as well as he did, Ling Jun knew that 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 hidden storylines. Teams with different strengths experience different storylines. Last night, they experienced the most difficult storyline, and that storyline has never been cleared."

"That's it?"

"The difficulty of that storyline may be close to an S-grade instance."

"I didn't expect Yin-Yang Town to have such a deep hidden storyline. But there are thousands of Spirit Realm instances, and the number of instances that haven't been explored is countless. There's nothing to keep secret about that, right?"

Fu Qingyang glanced at him and said indifferently, "The enemy they encountered was Li Xianzong."

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

The fastidious Fu Qingyang frowned.

Ling Jun casually wiped his mouth 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 he'll be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with us. Then the Official Four Young Masters will become the Five Young Masters."

He immediately cheered up.

"The Evil Faction's trial has been open for so long, and the Transcendence stage rookies 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's practitioners when they hear the news."

"However, Elder Sun will definitely be unhappy again. Elder Sun, cough cough, I won't use that joke anymore."

Fu Qingyang looked at him suspiciously. "Hmm?"

Ling Jun sighed.

"Didn't Elder Sun come out of the Spirit Realm a while ago? He went to 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 joke anymore."

Fu Qingyang said indifferently, "Let's hope so."

He picked up the computer and left the restaurant.

In the report, Guan Ya described Yuan Shi Tianzun's performance in the instance in detail, including all the details, and mentioned the existence of a hidden item.

Guan Ya didn't provide detailed information about the item, but she clearly pointed out that Yuan Shi Tianzun had relied on that item to turn defeat into victory.

And what he had to do now was to "polish" the report, make some deletions and revisions, and hide the existence of the item while preserving the fact that Yuan Shi Tianzun led the team to clear the instance and kill Li Xianzong.

Reports on clearing Spirit Realm instances were equivalent to guides. After being uploaded to the database, official practitioners with sufficient permissions could view them. This included possible members of the Night Rose and black sheep who had dealings with evil professions. That was what Guan Ya meant by bypassing Li Dongze and giving him the report to make the decision.

Scattered Province, Crab City.

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

She was wearing sunglasses, and the whiteness of her face, the blackness of her sunglasses, and the lipstick on her lips created a charming mature woman vibe.

At the moment, she was looking down and 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 to type furiously on the keyboard.

Mission reports could be written later. Surfing the internet was 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 Shi Tianzun and Guan Ya from the Songhai Branch. Yuan Shi Tianzun, a big star! I finally got to see him in person. Let me tell you my first impression of him. Hmm, 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 details. I can only write about it in the report. I can only tell you that this level was very thrilling. Thanks to Yuan Shi Tianzun, we were able to survive.

"The second level was a widow. It's said that she's very promiscuous. One of our teammates was unfortunately seduced by the widow and almost, you know, almost did that. Again, it was because of Yuan Shi Tianzun that the entire team survived unscathed.

"Next is the main point. Everyone, sit tight. The main point is coming. The third level was a joint battle against a boss by both factions. You'll never guess who the Evil Faction's leader was—Li Xianzong.

"What a coincidence! I didn't expect these two to encounter each other in the instance. If Li Xianzong were a woman, I'd suspect they had some kind of karmic relationship.

"We had a very hard time in this battle. Li Xianzong is worthy of being a Transcendence stage powerhouse who is at the top of the wanted list. I've never encountered such a fierce evil profession. In the end, for some unspeakable reason, the enemy became invincible, and our side's combat power was greatly reduced. We could only choose to escape.

"I was desperate at the time and was prepared to die in the instance, but, but I have to say, Yuan Shi Tianzun is worthy of being a genius who has cleared two S-grade instances. His abilities, his wisdom, his methods, are only stronger than you can imagine.

"He led us to turn the tables, won the faction confrontation mission, and personally killed Li Xianzong. Ahhh, I really love 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 sipped it gently.

Meanwhile, the notification sounds of incoming messages on the computer never stopped. At the most intense moments, there were even several messages replying every second.

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

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

The queen then 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.

[Lai Ri Fang Chang: Is this fake? You're going too far by using this kind of clickbait to get replies. At least make up something reliable, like Li Xianzong attacking Yuan Shi Tianzun again, but the quick-witted Yuan Shi Tianzun escaped his fate once again.]

[Jiang Yang: Is the poster a fan of Yuan Shi Tianzun? Writing a long essay to restore her idol's image and boost the morale of our official colleagues?]

[Binlang Jia Yan Fali Wubian: Indeed, it's too exaggerated. From the first level to the third level, it's all thanks to Yuan Shi Tianzun? Are all of you teammates trash? Why haven't I ever met such an awesome leader? Well, it's normal that I haven't met someone who has cleared two S-grade instances in a row. They're more precious than national treasures. Just a normal question, no hate.]

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

Until more people discovered this post and joined the discussion, some "internet friends" who were familiar with the queen began to reply:

[Xiao Zhu Qiao Zhi: First of all, the queen isn't a fan of Yuan Shi Tianzun. She doesn't even like the Four Young Masters, let alone Yuan Shi Tianzun. Also, based on my understanding of her, she wouldn't write this kind of long essay to deceive people for popularity. But having said that, if the content of the post is true, then I won't do anything today and prepare to watch the drama online.]

[Duo Qing De Zhen Ni: I remember the queen posting last week that the time to go to the instance was getting closer and closer. I personally feel that what she said is true. Holy crap, then this matter is getting big. There's really a good show to watch. Yuan Shi Tianzun is awesome!!!]

[Gua Ren You Ji: Perhaps my question shouldn't be asked now, but I still want to know, being seduced by the widow and almost doing that, does that refer to the golden needle piercing the peach blossom core? Is the widow beautiful? Is she juicy? Everyone, don't misunderstand. I'm about to enter the Spirit Realm too and want to do some academic research.]

The two factions with different opinions argued endlessly, pushing the post's popularity to a climax. Then, the Spirit Realm walkers from the Songhai Branch successively entered the scene to ask questions.

[Li Dongze: My god, aren't there any other strong players on your team? Did Yuan Shi really kill Li Xianzong? Oh my god, oh my god, I'm so excited that I want to smash your dog head with a stick.]

[Wang Fei: I remember that this person is Yuan Shi Tianzun's superior, right? What does he mean by this? He doesn't even know? 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's a multi-player Spirit Realm. We even discussed it yesterday.]

[Qing Teng: The queen isn't from Songhai. There's no way she would know that Yuan Shi will 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 surprising, too incredible.]

[Quan Wang: Damn it, I bet five million that Yuan Shi and Li Xianzong had a fifty-fifty chance of winning. I've lost everything.]

With the participation of colleagues from the Songhai Branch, the voices of doubt suddenly subsided. Everyone discussed while sitting in front of their computers and refreshing the strategies in the database.

Yin-Yang Town belonged to the Transcendence stage instance. Official Transcendence stage practitioners could search for it. Even if their permissions weren't enough to view it, they could still search for it.

When noon arrived, the forum administrator personally posted a post: #Yuan Shi Tianzun and Li Xianzong Encountered in Yin-Yang Town, Li Xianzong Died# It caused a sensation on the official forum.

Hua Yu Hotel.

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

Although she couldn't register an account, leave messages, or post because she wasn't an official member, she was already very excited and satisfied just by browsing those posts and comments discussing her Yuan Shi *gege*.

It's worthy of being the man I admire. He took revenge so quickly. I knew it. With Yuan Shi *gege*'s potential, there's no way he could fall on Li Xianzong. Xie Lingxi satisfiedly scrolled the wheel, immersed in the discussions that filled the sky like rain.

Those official Spirit Realm walkers were still pointing fingers and commenting on the gap between Yuan Shi *gege* and Li Xianzong before today, with a tone that was full of disappointment.

Hmph, now they're all calling him "Revered Celestial," shameless.

Yuan Shi *gege*'s popularity is getting higher and higher. The evil organization will definitely increase the bounty on him. That "Please Call Me Queen" seems to be from our Scattered Province. She keeps saying that she loves Yuan Shi Tianzun to death. It's so annoying.

At this moment, the female assistant came over with a phone and whispered, "Miss, the family head wants to talk to you."

Xie Lingxi's eyes didn't leave the computer. She said indifferently, "Tell him that because of his teachings, I've broken off all ties with Yuan Shi Tianzun."

"What?" An angry male voice came from the speaker. "Lingxi, you, how can you be so confused?"

"Dad, isn't this what you wanted?"

"I" The man on the phone choked for a moment, and his tone softened. "Can it be salvaged?"

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

Shi Jing Farmhouse.

Bright lights pierced the darkness, and a white car was parked outside the farmhouse.

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

Today, she was wearing light-colored jeans, a black vest, and a women's windbreaker. Her long legs, round buttocks, slender waist, and large breasts outlined a mature and seductive figure.

She was familiar with Shi Jing Farmhouse. It was another black market where evil professions gathered.

She had just learned a while ago that the black market at Tian Ling Ling had been wiped out, with corpses all over the ground that were left to rot.

In the end, it was the evil professions who frequented the underground bar who discovered the scene and called the security bureau. Only then did the officials come to clean up the mess.

After a strict audit, Xiao Yuan entered the farmhouse, passed through the hall where the drinkers gathered, and came to the backyard amidst the amazed gazes. She met the owner of the place.

The owner of the farmhouse was a simple village woman with silver threads mixed in her black hair, in her forties or older.

She was sitting by the well in the backyard, making dried bean curd. "Xiao Yuan ah." The middle-aged woman looked up, then looked down and continued working. "You rarely come here. What have you been doing these 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 their ideas were different, Xiao Yuan hadn't joined the Spiritual Energy Society.

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

"Working at a hotel," Xiao Yuan said indifferently. "Sister Yan, I'm here to buy some information."

The middle-aged woman didn't respond and continued to make dried bean curd.

Xiao Yuan said, "I want information on Li Xianzong, what he's been up to recently, the areas he's hiding in, etc., the more detailed the better."

She was collecting information on Li Xianzong to sell to Yuan Shi Tianzun. That guy still owed her money. She couldn't let Li Xianzong reap him before he paid her back.

"There's no need," the middle-aged woman said while looking down.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Yuan frowned.

"Li Xianzong was killed in the instance," the middle-aged woman said.

What? This news caught Xiao Yuan off guard. Although it was normal for Spirit Realm walkers to die in the Spirit Realm, just like generals dying on the battlefield, it still felt absurd and ridiculous when she heard it.

Such a strong genius just died like that? Yuan Shi Tianzun's luck was too good. Xiao Yuan pondered and said, "Is this the news that the Soldiers of Light Sect is spreading?"

"No, it's the Five Elements Alliance."

The middle-aged woman finally looked up, wiped her hands clean, and said seriously, "The news on the Five Elements Alliance forum is that Yuan Shi Tianzun and Li Xianzong entered the same instance, and the Soldiers of Light Sect's genius was killed."

Xiao Yuan was stunned.

The middle-aged woman said unhurriedly:

"Yuan Shi Tianzun's bounty has gone up another step, ranking fourth now. The rewards are very generous. If you're short on money, you can try hunting him down. Songhai and Jinshan City aren't far away.

"Alas, now that the officials have such a genius, many people can't sleep at night. They're all afraid that another Fu Qingyang will appear." After she finished speaking, she scrutinized the dazed Xiao Yuan, and her brows furrowed slightly. "What's wrong?"

This guy…

Xiao Yuan came back to her senses, took a deep breath, and casually said, "I know. 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 as red as blood. The time was six thirty in the afternoon.

He opened his eyes with a radiant expression and felt as if his whole body was full of strength. He couldn't wait to punch Shura, trample the marshal, and scare the Taiyi Sect Master with a single roar. 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 had sent him a message at noon, saying that she had finished writing the strategy and told him to rest well.

Zhang Yuanqing exited the chat software and couldn't wait to open the official forum. He saw that all the posts were praising him, and he was instantly happy. He raised the corners of his mouth and immersed himself in them, unknowingly spending an hour.

The queen is very tactful. She took the initiative to help me show off in front of others. Humans really need to show off. Showing off in front of others can relieve boredom.

After eating lunch, Zhang Yuanqing returned to his bedroom, sat at his desk, and took out Yin-Yang Sanren's cultivation record from his inventory. He wondered what secrets would be recorded in the "notes" left behind by a person who lived in the same era as the Three Mountains Goddess.

Maybe it could unlock the secrets of the Spirit Realm, even if it was only a part of them. Zhang Yuanqing carefully opened the yellowed and brittle cover.

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ps: I'll update first and correct the typos later.