The footsteps came closer and closer, and the teammates stopped beside the charred and carbonized humanoid corpse. Brother Red Chicken kicked the corpse, kicking out a cloud of black ash.

"He's really dead, finally dead," Brother Red Chicken laughed three times, "I can go home and drink soup now."

Except for Yin Ji who was relatively calm, everyone else had a look of joy on their faces. Looking at the little emperor who was completely dead, they all had a dreamlike feeling.

S-level mission, just like that!

"From now on, we have also achieved the S-level medal for clearance." Xia Shuzhilian's cold face could not hide the smile, and said:

"This is a hidden rating. I mean the official rating. Sometimes, even if the merits are not enough, members who have passed the S-level will get more attention and attention from the leaders than others."

Xiahou Aotian's face was full of joy, and he raised his chin. "This is the honor and medal that is indispensable for the protagonist."

He was very happy, no, extremely happy. Experience points and rewards were secondary, and the S-level medal for completing the game was the main point.

Xiahou Aotian had only cleared A-level twice in the past, and had never achieved the glory of S-level, which he had always deeply regretted.

Now that the protagonist has received the honor that matches his status, he is extremely happy.

"S-level..." Freedom Eagle whispered to herself. She took a deep breath and couldn't suppress the joy on her face.

The "hidden score" mentioned by Xia Shuzhilian also applies within the Tianfa organization. This dungeon experience will become a stepping stone for her promotion to a second-level gold executive.

"Yuanshi Tianzun, you are so awesome. It would be great if I could match you in the future." Yunmeng said happily.

Due to the internal structure and ethnicity of the Qinghe branch, positions and interests are not valued. Her joy is purest, and she survived a disaster!

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Yuanshi Tianzun and the Demon-Subduing Pestle in his hand.

At first, their impression of Yuanshi Tianzun was that he was indeed quite capable.

But Jue Tan was full of admiration and dependence until the battle at the bottom of the sea, when he stood out and played an important role among the three people: Xiahou Aotian who analyzed the formation, the Plague God Free Eagle, and Yin Ji who restrained the army of Yin corpses.

After going ashore, the captain's position was actually transferred to him invisibly.

So after the plan was made, almost no one objected and put their lives and property in his hands.

Thinking about it now, it is extremely incredible.

He is only level 4, but in the dungeon, he suppressed Xiahou Aotian who is level 5 and Yin Ji who is level 6. He is a true genius and is far superior to the best players of the same level.

That can only be considered elite.

Xiahou Aotian was silent for a moment, then praised, "Yuanshi Tianzun, you, um...the props in your hand are very good."

I’ll die if you praise me a few times... Zhang Yuanqing was speechless and could only snort.

Without the Demon-Subduing Pestle, even with the Yin-Yang Wheel to restrain it, half of the team would still die.

No, in fact, at the bottom of the sea, if he and the Yin-Yang Turntable had not had similar personalities, half of the people would have died by then. Even so, Xia Shu and Yun Meng still died once.

Zhang Yuanqing said:

"Speaking of props, this rule-based prop of the Xie family belongs to me. Is that okay with you?"

Everyone looked at each other, some frowned or hesitated.

Zhang Yuanqing added, "I will distribute the two items as rewards to you according to their efforts. You can exchange contact information."

After hearing this, everyone felt better and nodded.

In fact, even if Yuanshi Tianzun embezzled the items, they would be unable to do anything because the items were all stored in the inventory, and they could not even do the most extreme thing of killing people to steal the treasures.

Seeing that he is willing to share part of the reward, what else can I say?

Immediately, everyone exchanged contact information.

"The protagonist has made the greatest contribution, so giving him 80 million is not too much, right?" Xiahou Aotian said expectantly.

80 million? You want me to pay for the energy pack for you, right? Zhang Yuanqing saw through Xiahou Aotian's shallow intentions and asked with a pleasant face:

"Your main quest is completed, why hasn't it been settled yet?"

"It's already being settled." Xiahou Aotian said.

"Get lost, I won't see you off"

"..." Xiahou Aotian was about to retort, but suddenly his whole body stiffened. A miniature alchemy furnace surrounded by clouds and mist appeared on his forehead, and his brown pupils turned purple.

On the other side, a hazy and mysterious nebula lit up on Yin Ji’s forehead, and the power of the stars overflowed from her body.

The process lasted for more than ten seconds. When the surging aura in the two people's bodies calmed down, Zhang Yuanqing found that their aura had become much stronger.

"It's worthy of being an S-level copy. It actually adds 18% of experience points at one time. If I clear another copy next month, I can reach level 6." Xiahou Aotian said excitedly.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at his teammates' envious and expectant expressions, and thought to himself - only 18%? Every time I clear an S-level copy, I get a reward of 30 to 40% experience points.

At this time, Yin Ji looked over and said, "I'll go back first. I'll contact you when I find the right props."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded and said, "I got the information about the props, don't leak it out for now."

He needs to discuss with Fu Qingyang how to use props to negotiate with the authorities, otherwise he will be in a passive position if the people from the headquarters and Jianghuai branch are not waiting in Fujia Bay during the copy.

What happened in Jinghai City made him realize that although the meritorious service was good, it had a fatal flaw.

It cannot offset bad deeds, and it is very likely that something unexpected will happen before the merits are redeemed, such as not being promoted within a year.

Of course, that was mainly because he leveled up too quickly and earned merits too quickly.

For ordinary official practitioners, the benefits of merit are greater than money and other benefits.

"Okay," Yin Ji nodded heavily.

The next second, she and Long Aotian disappeared from the copy and returned to reality.

Before the two left, Brother Red Chicken's face changed. "Oh no! Our main mission is to survive for 36 hours. We can't get out before the time is up. My chicken soup..."

Are you just reacting? Zhang Yuanqing glanced at him.

"We have been in the dungeon for about 16 hours, so we still have plenty of time. Let's search for materials together. There should be a lot of valuable materials in this dungeon." Xia Shuzhilian said.

These materials sold in the outside world are all collected by the Spirit Realm Walkers from the dungeons.

"It's a pity that it has been burned to ashes." Freedom Eagle looked at the remains of the little emperor with a face full of regret.

At this time, she found that Yuanshi Tianzun was walking towards the palace, so she immediately shut up and hurried to follow him.

Xia Shuzhilian took a few quick steps, walked side by side with Zhang Yuanqing, and speculated:

"The monsters in the dungeon are concentrated on the seabed, so the palace may not yield any rewards."

"I'm not here for the materials." Zhang Yuanqing stepped over the threshold and entered the palace.

"That's..." Xia Shuzhilian frowned.

Zhang Yuanqing did not answer, but walked through the courtyard overgrown with weeds and arrived outside the gate of the main palace, Ciyuan Palace.

The palace was very small, rectangular in shape, about 100 meters long and more than 30 meters wide, with a total of three halls. The central one was the Ciyuan Palace, which was the residence of the little emperor's mother.

The layout of the hall is simple, with the bedroom on the left and the outer room on the right. It is decorated with simple furniture and bookshelves, and is extremely poor.

Zhang Yuanqing walked around the bedroom and inner room and asked

"Natsuki, can you see anything?"

Xia Shuzhilian looked at the pile of documents on the bookshelf and said:

“Those are the most valuable ones.”

Zhang Yuanqing said "hmm" and walked straight to the bookshelf.

The furnishings in Ciyuan Palace were simple and clear at a glance. He could naturally tell that the most valuable things were official documents, but that was all he could see. If there were secret compartments, inconspicuous clues, etc., he would not be able to see them and he would have to scout out.

"Help me look at it." He pulled out a document and slapped it. "What are you looking at?" Xia Shuzhilian asked.

"I don't know, let's take a look first." Zhang Yuanqing shook his head.

The official documents contain a lot of content and cover a wide range of matters, but they can be divided into three categories: war intelligence, imperial court documents, and letters from the Yuan and Song dynasties.

Zhang Yuanqing saw a lot of information about ancient spiritual organizations in the war intelligence. In the late Southern Song Dynasty, the righteous path was weakened, and the Yuan army incorporated many evil sects and famous righteous sects active in the north and marched southward to conquer.

While the Southern Song court was negotiating with the Yuan army, it was secretly sending messages to those sects, hoping that the extraordinary people would return to the court and fight against the Yuan together.

However, the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty was an inevitable trend and no one came to its aid.

"Hey!" Xia Shuzhilian suddenly handed over a document and said, "Take a look at this."

Zhang Yuanqing took the document and read it carefully. It was a military intelligence, but it did not talk about the movements of the Yuan army, but was related to practitioners.

It is said above that practitioners from the Nine Poison Sect in the north and the Shadow Tower in the western regions advised the commander of the Yuan army to refine the remaining dragon energy to suppress the mountains and rivers.

Just that one sentence, any details?

"This is what I'm looking for." Zhang Yuanqing smiled.

“Is that thing precious?”

Brother Red Chicken behind came up excitedly.

Xia Shuzhilian and others looked at him inquiringly. Why didn't Yuanshi Tianzun go to collect materials and go to the palace just to find this document?

Does it hold any secrets?

"It's not precious, it's just to satisfy my curiosity." Zhang Yuanqing looked around at his teammates, "Do you remember the introduction to the Spirit Realm?"

Yunmeng answered quickly: "In order to prevent the Southern Song Dynasty from reviving, the Yuan army sent strange men to set up a dragon-locking formation, which would keep the soldiers trapped in the seabed forever."

"But the real purpose is to refine a dominant-level Yin corpse and refine the remaining dragon energy to suppress the mountains and rivers. That's what it means." The Demon-Subduing Pestle said:

“At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was exhausted. Well, you should all know this secret, after all, you are all saints. If you don’t know, just think of it as a free gift to you.

“Let’s get back to the point. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, most of the masters of the cultivation world were dead. The strange men in the Yuan army wanted to take advantage of the change of dynasties and use the ashes of the Song Dynasty to refine a master-level Yin corpse.

"It's a pity that they failed. It was too troublesome to deal with tens of thousands of Yin corpses, so they simply abandoned them, and the little emperor was left at the bottom of the sea."

Brother Red Chicken suddenly realized, "So that's it, this is the complete plot of the dungeon."

"Yes." Zhang Yuanqing sighed: "It's a pity that this hidden mission has been triggered, and the reward has nothing to do with us."

"Hidden Mission" Brother Red Chicken was stunned.

Zhang Yuanqing said, "Why do you think the last team was wiped out here?"

Xia Shu's love suddenly realized:

"You mean that the previous team triggered a hidden mission and was wiped out, which led to the change in the difficulty of 'Sea of ​​Cliffs', not that they failed to clear the level and lost the items in the dungeon, so the difficulty of the dungeon changed."

The meaning is similar, but the cause and effect are the same.

In fact, the Demon Lord survived, but he didn't seem to tell Yin Ji about it. So, did that guy plot against his teammates? Otherwise, why would he sigh outside the Elvis speaker, "performance exceeded expectations"... Zhang Yuanqing's mind was turning, but he looked calm:

"That's it."

With a feeling of sudden enlightenment, Brother Hongji borrowed an extraordinary water ghost prop from Yunmeng and went to the beach with his teammates.

Not to mention anything else, just the materials inside those Yin corpses, tens of thousands of them, are enough for them to make a fortune.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked out of the palace, I saw the blue sky was covered with golden light without me knowing when.

A majestic, vast, upright and domineering aura enveloped the entire Yashan Sea.

"What's going on?" Brother Red Chicken was horrified, looking up at the sky with a panicked expression: "Has the dungeon started? Have we triggered a hidden mission?"

Under such overwhelming pressure, even the Fire Master would be inspired to fight.

Xia Shuzhilian's face was solemn, and he silently summoned the dagger.

Freedom Eagle and Yunmeng were facing a formidable enemy, and their faces were filled with fear.

"Don't be afraid. That is the supreme being you summoned, the great and holy, dignified and beautiful, noble and elegant mountain goddess, and I am her favorite junior." Zhang Yuanqing said in a more pious tone.

To everyone's ears, Yuanshi Tianzun's words sounded like the most beautiful sound in the world.

He was summoning this great being.

While everyone breathed a sigh of relief, an indescribable envy and jealousy rose in their hearts. Being able to summon a being of that level in the copy, it would be difficult for Yuanshi Tianzun to die.

Compared to the envy of others, Free Eagle thought more, could this be the reason why Yuanshi Tianzun upgraded so quickly?

Where did he get this adventure?

This is extremely important information that will allow the organization to better understand the reasons for the rise of a genius.

I like the look in your eyes... Zhang Yuanqing remained calm and said, "You guys go to the beach first."

After everyone left, the golden light in the air quickly shrank and condensed into a stream of light, descending at the gate of the palace.

In the golden light, the cool and dignified goddess stood gracefully, wearing gorgeous clothes, her black hair like a waterfall, and her elegant and dignified face with a faint smile.

Like a flower growing in the fairyland, simple, elegant and noble words gracefully descended to the human world.

Zhang Yuanqing bowed his head and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Lady Sandashan was slightly surprised and asked:

"What crime have you committed?"

Zhang Yuanqing said, "Juniors should not comment on the Empress in front of outsiders. The Empress is peerless and unique. How can juniors describe her casually?"

The smile on the beautiful face of Badaoshan Goddess seemed to deepen a little, and she said lightly:

"Bring me the demon-subduing pestle."

Zhang Yuanqing held both hands down and raised them above his head.

The demon-subduing pestle turned into a golden light and disappeared into the body of the goddess.

Alas, our fate has ended, and I have to walk the same path on my own... Zhang Yuanqing felt a strong sense of reluctance. The Demon-Subduing Pestle and the Red Dancing Shoes were his original props, and also his important means of becoming famous and killing enemies.

It's emotional.

The old man snapped his fingers and a sheepskin scroll flew towards Zhang Yuanqing.

"This is a sacrificial ritual before it was simplified. Whether in the real world or in the copy, you can communicate with me, and it can be used repeatedly." The voice of the Goddess of Sandaoshan was clear, warm and pleasant.

"Your Highness, I have something to ask of you." Zhang Yuanqing put away the parchment scroll solemnly and said, "I have been suffering from inner demons lately, and I have been acting paranoid and unable to control myself. I would like to ask Your Highness for a magical tool."

"The devil is growing in my heart." You frowned slightly and asked, "What is it?"

"Princess Yin Yao's ghost mirror." said the Demon-Subduing Pestle.

The Sandashan Goddess said, "Okay, I will give you the mirror within ten days."

She didn't even hesitate and gave the disciple the important magical weapon.

After all, she would send her disciples away whenever she wanted.

Great! Zhang Yuanqing smiled and said tentatively:

"My lady, is there something that has delayed you?"

The Sanda Mountain Goddess shook her head and said, "I have long been outside the mustard seed of Mount Sumeru."

Without waiting for Zhang Yuanqing to speak, she warned him in a deep voice, "The way of cultivation is to fight against heaven and people. You can take advantage of the situation, but you can't rely on external forces blindly. I won't help you with anything outside the copy."

"Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty. I will keep it in mind." Zhang Yuanqing said in a good attitude.

Alas, I can’t cheat anymore.

He immediately asked, "My Lady, once you merge the Yang Soul in the Demon-Subduing Pestle, will you be able to leave the Spirit Realm? Have you ever thought about rebuilding the Pure Yang Sect in this world?"

"I will not leave the spiritual realm in the short term," said the Sandashan Goddess.

"Why?"

"If I leave the Spirit Realm, I won't have a character card and it will be difficult for me to come back. And the Spirit Realm contains the hope of becoming a human immortal." She was hiding something.

"I wish that Your Majesty will soon be promoted to a human immortal, live as long as the heavens, and be immortal." Zhang Yuanqing bowed his head.

Sure enough, that junior never let her down.

The Lady of Sandashan smiled faintly, "What else?"

"Farewell, Your Majesty." Zhang Yuanqing did not stand up.

The Sandashan Goddess nodded slightly, turned into a ray of golden light and disappeared into the sky.

…

After nearly twenty hours of collecting materials, the people sorting out the spoils on the shore heard the familiar dungeon prompt sound.

[Ding, congratulations on completing the rare spiritual realm mission - Sea of ​​Cliff Mountain, number: 012, difficulty level S, rewards are being calculated...]

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