Chapter 191 The Aftermath

In the hierarchy of Lingjing Xingzhe, levels 1-3 are the Extraordinary stage, 4-6 are the Saint stage, and 7-9 are the Dominator stage.

The level of an Executor is in the Saint stage, while Elders are Dominators. What lies above the Dominator stage, Zhang Yuanqing was not sure, as he didn't have the authority to access that information. However, he guessed that it should be the level of the five Alliance Leaders.

Furthermore, judging from the number of Executors, the Devil Monarch and the Judge of the Devil's Eye should be in the Dominator realm. If they were only in the Saint realm, the Five Elements Alliance wouldn't place so much importance on them.

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

Illusionists are one of the peak occupations, stronger than Fire Masters. Even in the Dominator realm, Grandmaster Wuhen is not weak... Zhang Yuanqing had thought that this Illusionist was unusual, but he didn't expect the level to be so high.

Thinking about it from another perspective, being able to get a Dominator-level figure to take action once is equivalent to having an extra get-out-of-jail-free card.

Too bad it can't be used in the Lingjing.

"That's understandable. The Lingjing is like a single-player dungeon. Even high-level Lingjing Xingzhe can't break in halfway, except for native bosses like the Third Dao Mountain Goddess."

While Zhang Yuanqing was sighing, he closed the page and continued to search for the mechanism of Lingjing missions.

[After clearing a trial mission, multiplayer Lingjing open once a month, and single-player Lingjing open once every three months. When a single-player Lingjing opens, the multiplayer Lingjing will not open that month. The interval between each mission is no less than half a month. The pattern for Lingjing Xingzhe entering dungeons is: multiplayer - multiplayer - single-player... and so on in a cycle.]

"In other words, Lingjing Xingzhe face a life-and-death crisis every three months. If you're lucky, you'll be matched with a low-difficulty single-player Lingjing, and the mortality rate isn't high. At most, it's just a slower level-up. Hmm, that's good..."

"The interval between each mission is no less than half a month. I just cleared the Jinshui Amusement Park. I don't have to worry about a mission for half a month..."

He continued reading:

[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 dungeon. Participation in this dungeon is optional. The large-scale slaughter dungeon opens twice a year.]

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

Large-scale slaughter dungeon. Brother Bing left me a message, telling me to find him after clearing at least one slaughter dungeon... Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood. He had previously thought that the "large-scale slaughter dungeon" was some high-risk, high-reward single-player Lingjing.

He hung around the office until 2:00 p.m., then took a taxi to the hospital to try to transcend the souls of the deceased and increase his experience points. He was shocked to discover that the spiritual bodies of ordinary people provided negligible experience points.

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

The monsters in the newbie village can no longer satisfy me. It seems I have to devour Lingjing Xingzhe... He slipped into the bathroom and used the Demon Subduing Pestle once to purify the spiritual pollution brought about by the spirit body.

..........

7:00 p.m., dinner table.

Zhang Yuanqing summoned his little dork and let him wander around the living room.

"Ahem!" Grandma cleared her throat and announced:

"I have an old friend whose granddaughter is about the same age as Yuanzi and is a sophomore in college. I plan to introduce her to Yuanzi."

Auntie opened her mouth wide and looked at her mother in astonishment.

Grandpa and his cousin picked at their ears.

Is there such a good thing? Zhang Yuanqing was overjoyed.

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

Unpromising? Chen Yuanjun glanced at his grandfather. Grandpa usually didn't care about his and his aunt's blind dates, but it turned out he was watching and getting anxious.

Grandma waved her hand, dismissing everyone's opinions: "I've already decided. I'm doing this for Yuanzi's sake."

Grandpa's expression didn't change as he looked at his wife: "I'm doing this for your sake. Yuanzi is fickle and it's hard for him to focus on having a girlfriend... You've been friends with your old friend for so many years, don't ruin it."

Grandpa, are you saying I'm a playboy? You must be saying I'm a playboy!! Zhang Yuanqing was unconvinced. He had never had a girlfriend since he was a child. There were not many boys in the world as clean as he was.

But he didn't dare to refute his grandfather. Grandma had a bad temper but rarely hit people. Grandpa never scolded people but would suddenly slap you across the face.

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

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

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

"Useless thing, what a waste of those handsome looks."

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

After dinner, Zhang Yuanqing glanced around the house and finally found the koala-like infant spirit on Auntie's leg.

For some reason, this little guy was particularly attached to Auntie. Was it because she was the most like his mother in this family?

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

.........

At midnight, Zhang Yuanqing played a game and turned off the game console with satisfaction. 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 a sense of fear rose from the bottom of his heart, an intense fear.

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

What's going on? He lifted the quilt and came to the window, feeling a little lost and a little scared. He pulled back the curtains and looked out at the brightly lit city night.

About five minutes later, that vast 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 brew sleepiness.

Seriously, I have to count sheep again...

The next day at 7:30 a.m., he got up on time and saw Jiang Yu'er sitting listlessly at the table, looking pale and unwell.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.

"Auntie's here..." Auntie said aggrievedly.

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

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

At this moment, Grandma came out, and the two of them 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 the old driver?"

"In the Section Chief's office."

"Oh!" Zhang Yuanqing took his seat. A dozen minutes later, Guan Ya came out, looking solemn with a slight frown between her brows.

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

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

"Did you notice anything strange last night?"

Are you referring to the kind that almost scared me to pee... Zhang Yuanqing said, "Yes, I was awakened, but I don't know if that's what you're referring to."

The old driver nodded slightly:

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

"But the security guard inside and a few employees who were working overtime were killed. Sigh, really, these high-level Lingjing Xingzhe, when they get bloodthirsty, they don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all."

But I didn't receive a wanted notification from the Lingjing. Hmm, no notification, probably because the moral values of both sides weren't below 60... Zhang Yuanqing's expression became serious.

There is no upper or lower limit to moral values. Evil people have no bottom line, and saints have no upper limit.

High-level Lingjing Xingzhe of the Lawful faction accumulate merit over the years, so they must have a certain foundation, but for it to escalate to this point is not just a matter of deducting moral values. The authorities will not let it go.

"What does the organization plan to do?" Zhang Yuanqing asked. The industrial park was not far from his home. No wonder he felt such terrifying fluctuations last night.

Guan Ya caressed her teacup and said:

"The one from the Xiahou family has been temporarily taken into custody, but the punishment won't be too great, just a fine and a warning. After all, the Xiahou family is a behemoth of the Lawful faction, a semi-official organization with close cooperation with the Five Elements Alliance and the Taiyi Sect."

"As for the Palace Master of the Zhisha Palace, the Elders have ordered her arrest. Her identity in the real world hasn't been confirmed yet. They're communicating with the Xie family."

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

The old driver said helplessly:

"The Xiahou family has borrowed information on the filed wild Lingjing Xingzhe from our branch, targeting several Lingjing Xingzhe from the Zhisha Palace. Wang Qian is one of them. The Xiahou family might come looking for you later. I was just discussing this with the Section Chief."

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 higher-ups of the Songhai Branch didn't explicitly agree, but they tacitly approved it. Anyway, it would be best if they found her. If they can't, the Xiahou family will bear the responsibility."

"But they already have 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 hooked... Zhang Yuanqing refused outright:

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

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

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ps: Fortunately, I managed to rush out a chapter.

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