Chapter 23 – Ghost Wood Boat! A Chance Encounter with Zheng Gang!

Several days later, deep within the wilderness.

A figure was traveling at extreme speed.

This figure resembled a savage dragon, its aura formidable, hurtling forward at a speed of 236 meters per second, stirring up violent gusts of wind along the way.

Whenever it encountered some Ghost Creatures along the path, the figure would simply charge straight through.

Then, those Ghost Creatures would be violently scattered upon impact, as if struck by a meteor, instantly dissipating.

They died without even understanding how they had perished.

Boom!

Ye Sheng’s figure came to an abrupt halt. He casually found a large rock to sit cross-legged on, restoring his internal energy.

Traveling continuously for several days while maintaining such high speeds had taken a massive toll on his energy reserves.

Panting heavily, Ye Sheng chuckled bitterly, “Traveling like this really is exhausting!”

Though he complained, Ye Sheng didn’t have any better methods for traveling.

There were only three ways to travel long distances.

The first was the Teleportation Array.

But Teleportation Arrays weren’t available everywhere, and they couldn’t necessarily reach every location.

The second method was the ‘Flight Treasure.’

Flight Treasures were exceptionally adept at covering long distances.

When piloted by a Cultivator, one only needed to channel internal energy into the Flight Treasure, and it could travel at incredible speeds.

Not only did it conserve the Cultivator’s internal energy, but it was also extremely fast, with remarkably high conversion efficiency.

But Ye Sheng didn’t have a Flight Treasure.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered buying one.

However, Flight Treasures were exorbitantly expensive.

A casual search on the Federation’s trading platform revealed that even the cheapest Flight Treasure cost 500 million!

This left Ye Sheng astonished!

He currently only had 100 million Federation Coins in his account, far short of 500 million, making it completely unaffordable.

Previously, Ye Sheng had thought that owning 100 million Federation Coins made him immensely wealthy. But now, seeing this, 100 million Federation Coins seemed pitifully small.

At higher realms, 100 million Federation Coins couldn’t accomplish much.

A single piece of 2nd Revolution Dark Gold Equipment cost more than 100 million Federation Coins.

As for the third method, Ye Sheng didn’t even dare to think about it.

That was promoting to the 3rd Revolution Ghost General Realm!

Upon reaching the 3rd Revolution Ghost General Realm, due to the vastness of internal energy, one could achieve Aerial Flight under their own power.

But Ye Sheng had only just stepped into the 2nd Revolution Ghost Master Realm, still an entire major realm away from the 3rd Revolution Ghost General Realm.

“Better just restore my energy and continue traveling honestly!”

Sitting cross-legged on the large rock, Ye Sheng focused on restoring his energy. He couldn’t utilize any of the three methods.

His destination for this journey was the ‘Netherworld Ghost Domain.’

After some contemplation several days prior, Ye Sheng had ultimately decided to head to the ‘Netherworld Ghost Domain.’

He believed the ‘Netherworld Ghost Domain’ was the most suitable place for him to Level Up next.

The Netherworld Ghost Domain!

It was a vast regional secret realm. Compared to the ‘wilderness,’ where the highest were 1st Revolution Ghost Creatures, the Ghost Creatures within the Netherworld Ghost Domain were extremely terrifying.

1st Revolution Level 100 Ghost Creatures were merely the lowest-level beings there.

Even 2nd Revolution Ghost Creatures were as common as tides, nothing remarkable.

3rd Revolution Ghost General-level Ghost Creatures could be seen everywhere.

Even… 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm and 5th Revolution Ghost King Realm Ghost Creatures were numerous!

The Netherworld Ghost Domain was an immensely grand secret realm.

Countless factions were stationed within, a mix of good and bad, yet also teeming with Experts!

From what Ye Sheng understood, many of his classmates were in the ‘Netherworld Ghost Domain.’

This included a group of classmates at the 3rd Revolution Ghost General Realm…

‘Jiang Hao’ was one of them.

Even Shangguan Ying, the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm School Belle, was in the Netherworld Ghost Domain.

“Compared to the ‘wilderness’ countryside, the Netherworld Ghost Domain is the true stage!”

Ye Sheng sighed with emotion.

His previous activities in the wilderness were just small-scale skirmishes. The Netherworld Ghost Domain, where Experts gathered like clouds and factions converged, was the real arena for strategic games.

Whoosh!

At that moment, a streak of light approached from afar, closing in on Ye Sheng at an extremely fast speed.

Hearing the commotion, Ye Sheng looked up and let out a soft exclamation.

“Huh? Is that a Flight Treasure?”

In Ye Sheng’s line of sight, a ghostwood boat was flying through the air.

This ghostwood boat was the most common type of Flight Treasure, valued at 500 million.

Yet even the most common ghostwood boat made traveling far easier than relying on one’s own efforts.

Looking at the ghostwood boat, Ye Sheng couldn’t help but feel envious. If only he had one, he wouldn’t have to endure such exhausting and laborious travel.

…

In the sky, the ghostwood boat transformed into a streak of light, speeding along at high velocity.

A figure sat cross-legged inside, continuously channeling energy into the ghostwood boat to pilot its flight.

“My luck isn’t too bad—I actually managed to gain Jiang Hao’s protection!”

Zheng Gang smiled, feeling slightly relieved.

But then he frowned again.

“Still, crossing the ‘Netherworld Ghost Domain’ to reach ‘Netherworld City’ won’t be easy!”

Zheng Gang felt a headache coming on.

Arriving at the ‘Netherworld Ghost Domain’ didn’t mean reaching ‘Netherworld City.’

There were still three thousand li to travel before reaching the renowned ‘Netherworld City’ within the Netherworld Ghost Domain.

And this three-thousand-li journey was extremely perilous.

Everyone knew the Netherworld Ghost Domain was a dangerous place.

2nd Revolution Ghost Tides were as common as daily meals here.

Occasionally, one might even encounter 3rd Revolution Ghost General-level Ghost Creatures.

Although Zheng Gang was a 2nd Revolution Ghost Master, facing a 3rd Revolution Ghost General-level Ghost Creature would still make escape difficult.

A single misstep could mean losing his life!

“Reaching ‘Netherworld City’ won’t be an easy journey over these three thousand li!

The best approach is to travel with companions so we can watch out for each other.

But all my classmates refused for various reasons!”

Zheng Gang said helplessly.

“Hmm? Someone down there?!”

Zheng Gang sensed it—a fellow Expert of the same realm was sitting cross-legged in the forest below.

In his perception, this seemed to be an Expert who had just stepped into the 2nd Revolution Ghost Master Realm.

Though not as powerful as his own 2nd Revolution 50th level, this was still a genuine 2nd Revolution Ghost Master Realm Expert, a rare sight in the wilderness.

“This person also seems to be traveling!” Zheng Gang looked down, then exclaimed in surprise, “But it looks like he doesn’t have a Flight Treasure?”

Zheng Gang found it strange.

Those who could Promote to the 2nd Revolution Ghost Master Realm usually had considerable wealth, enough to purchase a Flight Treasure for travel.

Especially for long journeys like this, where Teleportation Arrays were expensive, Flight Treasures were the most economical way to travel.

Even the cheapest ghostwood boat should be within reach.

Yet the person below seemed utterly destitute!

Without a single ghostwood boat, he sat there recovering energy, as if he had been relying solely on his own speed for travel.

Seeing this, Zheng Gang’s eyes gleamed as an idea formed in his mind.

Although the 2nd Revolution Ghost Master Realm Expert below had just stepped into the 2nd Revolution, he was still a 2nd Revolution Ghost Master Realm Expert.

If I brought him along on the journey, once we reached the Netherworld Ghost Domain, I would have someone to watch my back, allowing me to safely arrive at ‘Netherworld City’ and meet my old classmate Jiang Hao.

“Bring him along!”

With that thought, Zheng Gang steered the ghostwood boat downward toward the forest below.