Chapter 1 The Encounter

Da Hufa then reported to the Master of Taiyin the encounters during his investigation of Yuanshi Tianzun.

"Yuanshi Tianzun is a man of deep emotions and unyielding spirit. As long as we control his family, eliminating this boy will be easy," Da Hufa said excitedly. "The unknown power can interfere with me, but it may not be able to interfere with you."

The misty figure formed by the black Yin energy said faintly, "Put this matter aside for now."

"What?" Da Hufa almost doubted his ears, and said urgently, "Yuanshi Tianzun has unlimited potential and will definitely become the second Fu Qingxuan in the future! Leader, I know that you are the esteemed Master of Taiyin and don't care about a level 7 Riyoushen, but please don't be careless. Your subordinate is willing to nip this threat in the bud for you."

Ling Tuo's cold and majestic voice sounded, "Abandon all actions against Yuanshi Tianzun. Not only will this seat keep him alive, but also lend him a hand."

"Send someone to Songhai to keep an eye on that teacher and prevent anyone from approaching him. When the time is right, this seat will personally go there."

Da Hufa said with a face full of unwillingness, "Leader, Yuanshi Tianzun is advancing too quickly and must be eliminated."

On Ling Tuo's blurred face, those empty eye sockets stared silently at Da Hufa, "Mountains and rivers last forever. Your malice towards Yuanshi Tianzun is not shallow."

Da Hufa lowered his head sharply, "Your subordinate obeys."

The figure collapsed and shrank back into the spiritual power scroll. Da Hufa silently put away the scroll. Chunyang Zhangjiao, who had been constantly calming his emotions, suddenly let out an uncontrollable, sinister laugh, "What is your leader up to again? The reason I am willing to cooperate with your Dark Rose is because the conflict between you and Yuanshi Tianzun is irreconcilable."

"Now your leader is telling me to abandon all plans against Yuanshi Tianzun and even help him."

A hoarse voice came from Da Hufa's cloak, "I understand the leader's thoughts. The government wants to collect all the fragments of the Light Compass, open the Sun dungeon, and help the Master of Taiyi Sect obtain the Sun authority. However, the Merchant Guild and the Goddess Association refuse to hand over the fragments because they are supporting Yuanshi Tianzun."

Hearing this, Chunyang Zhangjiao's emotions surged with jealousy, "So your leader wants to help Yuanshi Tianzun, so that the Goddess Association and the Merchant Guild see hope and continue to confront the Five Elements Alliance!"

Da Hufa nodded, "It seems that the leader will still need some time to wear down the power of the sun on the Merit List."

The next morning, Zhang Yuanqing, who got up early, deleted all the chat logs in his phone, exited the login status of the chat software, then plugged in the charging cable, placed it on the desk, and sat at the desk, waiting silently.

A few minutes later, a Lingjing notification sounded in his ears:

Type: Multiplayer instance (Death type)

Note: Non-Lingjing items cannot be brought in.

The picture suddenly blurred, and when his vision returned to clarity, Zhang Yuanqing found himself standing at the foot of a mountain. In front of him was a cracked stone staircase, above him was a blue sky, and in front of him was a majestic and towering mountain.

At the top of the mountain, there was a vague cluster of buildings.

He retracted his gaze and looked again at the winding steps in front of him, none of which were intact, and clusters of weeds grew out of the cracks.

"Finally, it's not a large dungeon," came the sigh of the Devil's Eye Heavenly King.

Zhang Yuanqing turned his head and saw the Palace Master, Devil's Eye, Fu Qingyang, and Xiahou Aotian behind him, three or four meters away.

There were only five dominators entering this instance.

"Although small dungeons are short, the density of danger is higher than that of large dungeons. Professions without endurance have a slim chance of survival," Fu Qingyang said in a deep voice.

While the two were talking, the Palace Master, wearing a bright red long dress, pointed to another mountain in the distance and said, "Is that where the Shushan Main Hall is located?"

About three hundred meters away from the mountain where they were, was a taller and more majestic main peak, where the cluster of buildings was even denser.

"A sect broken down into two instances. Such instances are rare, which means that the danger level of Shushan exceeds S-level."

Xiahou Aotian took out a black metal box, "I'll send a drone to investigate."

He opened the lid of the box, and miniature drones automatically took off and hovered in the air. Xiahou Aotian pulled out a nerve connection cable, attached it to his temple, and manipulated the drone swarm to fly towards the main peak three hundred meters away.

His drones ran on electricity and had built-in cameras and recording equipment, which were no different from ordinary drones. The only black technology was that after his improvement, the videos transmitted back by the drones did not rely on signals, but on his mental power.

The picture would directly enter his brain. Facing this extremely difficult instance, Zhang Yuanqing and others all had sufficient patience, even if they felt that Xiahou Aotian's behavior of investigating the main peak was superfluous and unnecessary.

The drone swarm left Nanyuan Mountain and passed through the mountains and forests. As they were about to approach the main peak, they suddenly encountered an invisible barrier, and several drones exploded on the spot.

"There's a restriction, we can't get through," Xiahou Aotian immediately controlled the remaining drones to return.

Fu Qingyang said, "Go to the top of Nanyuan Peak and take a look."

Xiahou Aotian, with his eyes closed, nodded and manipulated the drones to fly over the mottled and cracked stone steps, over the mountains and forests, and quickly approached the buildings on the peak.

Soon, in his overlooking view, the cluster of buildings in Nanyuan became closer and closer.

He saw the golden temple roofs, the collapsed pavilions, the tile roofs covered with dead branches, and the ground paved with flagstones, bricks, and pebbles, covered with thick decaying leaves and growing verdant weeds.