Chapter 81

This guy is testing me. Zhang Yuan is no longer a rookie; the characteristics of the Demon Lord's successor are hard for outsiders to know.

The only suspicious point is the frequent entry into high-difficulty spirit realms, but it's just a suspicion. There have been new Night Roamers entering the She Ling Tunnel, and their trial missions are S-rank, which can't be used as evidence of being the Demon Lord's successor.

As for the Golden Water Amusement Park, the spirit realm has a matching mechanism. The stronger the person, the higher the difficulty of the matched instance. This is very reasonable.

Therefore, this Ling Jun is definitely testing him.

The Taiyi Sect won't easily give up on finding the Demon Lord's successor. This kind of testing will likely continue. Zhang Yuan chuckled, showing a certain pride to fit his genius identity, and said disdainfully:

"Who do you think you're looking down on? What's so great about being the Demon Lord's successor?"

Ling Jun smiled, "Then I must have guessed wrong. If you were the Demon Lord's successor, Elder Sun would be even more confused."

This guy has a thick skin. Zhang Yuan didn't continue the topic, and asked curiously:

"Is it really okay for your Taiyi Sect to frame an elder like this?"

"Of course not, but everyone says it, so it's as if it's nothing. No matter how angry Elder Sun gets, he can only go after the instigator, Captain Yuan Ting, who is in charge of the Kangyang District." Ling Jun said with a sense of schadenfreude:

"But Elder Sun is in an instance and hasn't come out yet."

Poor Captain Yuan, I'll light incense for you. Zhang Yuan mourned for Yuan Ting in his heart.

At this moment, Fu Qingyang returned with a cold expression, followed by Guan Ya, who looked furious.

After leaving a few elite personnel to clean up the scene, the group left. Li Dongze and others returned to rest, while the support team went to search for the true hiding place of Heng Xing Wu Ji.

The location of that apartment, Zhang Yuan had seen in the memory footage.

In the returning business car, Guan Ya lay lazily on the leather seat, frowning and said:

"Fu Qingyang must have eaten something wrong today, he scolded me."

Zhang Yuan laughed, "Maybe because he's stupid and rich?"

Guan Ya was taken aback, looking at him suspiciously, "Did you say something to him?"

Zhang Yuan laughed, "Maybe because I have the desire but not the courage?"

"Alright, you little brat, you dare to betray me. Are you ready for a fight?"

"Bring it on!"

"Bring it on!"

Li Dongze silently glanced at the two subordinates who were full of killing intent but didn't move an inch.

Wolong and Fengchu.

Fu Qingyang returned to the luxurious villa, silently climbed to the second floor, and entered the study.

After closing the windows and doors, he called Elder Teddy, who was in charge of the Black Wuchang incident.

Elder Teddy is not a teddy bear; his spirit realm ID is "The Old Man and the Dog," a respected senior who, according to legend, lost his parents at a young age and grew up with a dog.

Therefore, he often possesses various dogs and rarely shows his true form.

Of course, this is also a way to hide himself.

The call was quickly connected. Fu Qingyang heard a dog bark from the speaker, followed by a cough, and then Elder Teddy's voice:

"What is it?"

His tone was gentle but authoritative.

"Tonight, my spirit realm walkers' squad, while capturing Heng Xing Wu Ji, encountered an ambush." Fu Qingyang calmly narrated the events.

"Someone leaked the information," Elder Teddy said slowly. "What are the losses?"

His tone was serious.

"Three severely injured, the others only lightly injured." Fu Qingyang deliberately said, "They should have been wiped out."

"Hmm?"

"The new Night Roamer killed Heng Xing Wu Ji, saving the entire team." Fu Qingyang emphasized this to claim credit for the Primordial Celestial, increasing his weight in the elder's mind.

This way, many troubles from the Taiyi Sect would be handled by the elders.

Elder Teddy was silent for a few seconds, then laughed, "Well done. It's been a long time since we've had such an interesting new recruit. We can't let the Taiyi Sect have him."

He sighed, seeming much happier, and asked, "Anything else?"

Fu Qingyang then recounted the intelligence obtained from the spirit realm.

Elder Teddy didn't speak again, and the other end of the phone was silent, even the faint dog barks disappeared.

"Elder?" Fu Qingyang's eyes flickered, "Do you know the details of the 'Dark Night Rose'?"

A sigh came from the other end, "The last time I heard about this organization was over twenty years ago, during a turmoil involving a spirit realm family."

"A turmoil involving a spirit realm family?" Fu Qingyang pondered, seemingly remembering something, "One of the three music families was destroyed twenty-one years ago."

"This isn't something you should know, at least I can't reveal it here. If you want to know, ask your family." Elder Teddy said coolly:

"Marshal has approved my application. In a while, the Tiger Talisman will be sent to Songhai, and the annual 'Great Inspection' is coming soon. I plan to combine the two events, hah, to see how many bad apples are in the Five Elements Alliance."

At two in the morning, Zhang Yuan took the elevator home, circled to the blind spot of the corridor surveillance, and used the Night Roamer ability.

He opened the corridor window, nimbly climbed out, used the air conditioner unit as a stepping stone, leaped with all his might, grabbed the window ledge of his bedroom, and climbed in.

Before the mission, he had deliberately left the window open.

Next, Zhang Yuan changed out of his damaged clothes, turned the doorknob, pretended to go to the bathroom, and took a shower.

Washing away the dirt and blood, he felt refreshed, and with the Night Roamer's powerful vitality, as long as the injuries weren't fatal or missing limbs, no treatment was needed.

Back in the room, he sat at the desk, closed his eyes, and reviewed today's battle.

"With my current abilities, I can easily take on three Level 3 walkers. Hmm, Red Dance Shoes can take on one, Ghost Bride can take on three, Cat King speaker controls the battlefield, and Little Dopey provides support...

"Pity that the Bloodthirsty Blade and Demon Subduing Staff don't have self-awareness and can't fight on their own."

He opened his eyes, turned on his laptop, and logged into the official database.

Zhang Yuan typed "Spirit Realm Origin" into the search bar.

There were dozens of search results, but they were all guesses by official walkers about the spirit realm. The more reliable ones speculated that the spirit realm was a product of alien civilization or a remnant of prehistoric civilization.

The less reliable ones believed the spirit realm was a real parallel world, and cited their own experiences:

During a certain instance, he developed feelings for a warm and outgoing lady, couldn't resist pouring out his heart, and she welcomed him warmly, with no difference from reality.

Therefore, the spirit realm is a real parallel world.

"Damn, the content got dirty, no, yellow. Why wasn't this post edited?" Zhang Yuan helplessly exited the database.

The posts he found were all wild guesses by official walkers, and the organization didn't endorse them. There was no official stance on this matter.

This could mean either the official side had no relevant research or his access level wasn't high enough.

He could only wait until he was promoted to delve into this matter. For now, he needed to deal with the Taiyi Sect's questioning, the search for Black Wuchang, and revenge on Xiahou Tianyuan, that bastard. Zhang Yuan left the desk, about to go to sleep.

At this moment, the Cat King speaker in the drawer emitted a "buzzing" sound.

Was it going to sing or play a dirty audio clip? Zhang Yuan was startled, stopped, and opened the drawer. At the same time, a hoarse voice came from the speaker:

"Today I just finished a solo spirit realm, set in the Ming Dynasty. I learned a strange phenomenon: they obtain extraordinary powers through cultivation. Is this just a background design or is there another reason?"

"Never mind, I'm already Level 3. After experiencing the first killing instance, I can advance to the Saint stage. I haven't found a way to break the limit yet. I hope the Saint stage will yield some results."

Zhang Yuan's pupils constricted. It was the Demon Lord's voice.

He held his breath and listened intently.

"The biggest mistake was not joining the official side. Solo spirit realms for Night Roamers are too difficult, lacking instance strategies. An A-rank spirit realm can make your scalp tingle, and the death rate for S-rank is 90%. I don't know if there are even harder instance levels. Anyway, I can't join the official side, and I can't pass the Great Inspection.

"I heard the female marshal of the White Tiger Army, at the Extraordinary and Saint stages, repeatedly cleared S-rank instances. What a badass woman, I want to sleep with her."

No, you can't sleep with her, you were later beaten by her. Zhang Yuan couldn't help but comment.

It turned out that when the Demon Lord was at the Extraordinary stage, the female marshal of the White Tiger Army was already a marshal. How old is she now?

"The female marshal is the pinnacle of spirit realm walkers, too distant to be a grand goal, but now the most important thing is to be down-to-earth. I need to hunt evil professions. Without reputation points, I can't attack law-abiding spirit realm walkers. I must kill ten law-abiding professions each month; that's my task."

"This month's quota is one short. Today I captured a wooden demon from the Hundred Flowers Society. Tsk, soft and tender. She said she would trade her body for her life. I think the quota is more important."

"The wooden demon from the Hundred Flowers Society is really smooth, a beauty. As a trade, I didn't kill her. Hey, one must be honest."

Honesty, my ass! Zhang Yuan's eyebrows twitched.

He truly realized why Yuan Ting of the Taiyi Sect said the Demon Lord was a fallen Night Roamer. This person's mind was corrupt, definitely not a righteous person.

How could a soldier be associated with such a character?

The Cat King speaker buzzed, and the Demon Lord's voice gradually faded. Zhang Yuan waited a moment, and the second audio clip appeared.

This time, it wasn't the Demon Lord talking to himself, but in conversation with someone:

Demon Lord: "Today I killed an executive of the Five Elements Alliance and saw some interesting things in his spirit body."

Then, a somewhat sharp voice:

"Spit it out."

"That guy was a member of the Five Elements Alliance on the surface but secretly loyal to the Dark Night Rose."

"Dark Night Rose?"

"Oh, even you haven't heard of it. It seems this organization is deeply hidden. According to the intelligence I've gathered, the leader of the Dark Night Rose should be a Night Roamer. Hah, at that level, they probably don't call themselves Night Roamers anymore. I can give you their contact information. You've always wanted to overthrow the Five Elements Alliance, right?" the Demon Lord laughed.

"Sure! Don't lie to me, or I'll make you pay." The sharp voice said.

"Then give me the strategy for Spirit Realm 0029." the Demon Lord said.

After a few seconds of silence, the Demon Lord said satisfactorily:

"The deal is done. Black Wuchang, are you planning to enter a solo spirit realm soon?"

"What's it to you?"

"Don't die. I'm very interested in your head. One day, I'll personally take it, and of course, your boss's too."

PS: Typos will be corrected later.