Chapter 5 – Withered Grave Village!

The so-called deep wilderness typically lies over five hundred miles from Ghost Mountain City.

It is a true no-man’s land!

Silent and desolate, rarely visited by humans, with only Ferocious Ghosts running rampant!

It is a Forbidden Zone for humanity, only daringly entered by powerful Cultivators.

Of course, such places are not without their benefits.

The Ghost Creatures here are of extremely high Levels, and if one has the ability to slay them, the Chance of obtaining high-tier equipment is extremely high.

Whoosh!

Outside a dark forest, a strong violet light flashed.

Once the violet light faded, five figures appeared, landing on the ground.

“Haha, we’ve finally arrived!”

The burly man ‘Qiu Shan’ laughed heartily, pushing Ye Sheng forward.

Ye Sheng stumbled, nearly falling to the ground.

His head spun and vision blurred, a result of the teleportation that had traversed vast distances in an instant.

A moment later.

Ye Sheng felt somewhat better and looked up to observe his surroundings.

“So this is the ‘deep wilderness’?” Ye Sheng’s gaze turned grave.

He knew some basic facts about the wilderness.

The deep wilderness usually lies over five hundred miles from Ghost Mountain City, where Ferocious Ghosts run rampant, making it extremely dangerous.

He never expected that without doing much, he would be brought to such a perilous place.

“Brrr~~! So cold!”

Ye Sheng shivered, feeling an intense chill.

At that moment, the surrounding world was dark and gloomy, shrouded in ghostly mist.

Waves of Yin Energy, almost tangible, assaulted him.

Compared to Ghost Mountain City, the Yin Energy in this deep wilderness was clearly over ten times denser!

When Yin Energy envelops one, it easily induces a chilling sensation.

Ye Sheng knew that prolonged exposure to such Yin Energy could lead to severe illness at best, or even cost one’s life.

Meanwhile, the other four chatted and laughed casually, completely unaffected by the Yin Energy.

Ye Sheng couldn’t help but glance over, carefully examining the four.

Their auras were dense and solid; standing there, they resembled small mountains, their life force exceptionally vigorous!

Truly worthy of being 1st Transformation Level 90 Experts!

Moreover, in this Yin Energy-heavy environment, the equipment on all four of them automatically emitted a faint golden glow.

Ye Sheng looked at the burly man ‘Qiu Shan’.

Qiu Shan wore a full suit of battle armor. As the Yin Energy approached, the armor automatically radiated golden light.

Golden and brilliant, it made him appear extraordinarily majestic.

Ye Sheng noticed that the golden light effortlessly repelled the surrounding Yin Energy, leaving him completely unaffected.

Then there was the gray-robed female mage.

Her mage robe also glowed with golden light, and even the staff in her hand shone brilliantly gold, pushing away the Yin Energy.

The other three were no different; their equipment all emitted golden light!

“Gold Tier equipment?”

Seeing this, Ye Sheng’s eyes narrowed!

Equipment emitting golden light indicated its tier was ‘Gold Tier equipment’!

On Qiu Shan and the others, there was no trace of other colors—everything was uniformly gold!

This meant all four wore a complete set of ‘Gold Tier equipment’, an incredibly luxurious display!

In this world, equipment tiers are divided as follows:

Common (White), Bronze, Silver, Gold, Dark Gold, Legendary (Orange), Mythical (Red)!

Gold Tier equipment is already extremely rare.

Each piece of Gold Tier equipment is astonishingly valuable, providing powerful Attribute boosts.

Even wearing just one piece can drastically increase the wearer’s Combat Power.

Yet Qiu Shan and the other three before him didn’t have just one piece of Gold equipment—they wore complete sets.

If these were even set items, their Attributes would be off the charts.

Watching this, Ye Sheng couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.

The equipment on each of these four individuals was likely worth no less than several million Federation Coins!

“Kid, what are you looking at?”

Qiu Shan chuckled, thrusting his golden greatsword into the ground in front of Ye Sheng.

The extravagant golden light flashing from the greatsword nearly blinded Ye Sheng.

This golden greatsword alone, being a weapon, was worth close to one million Federation Coins!

Its attack power was extremely formidable, capable of annihilating Ghost Creatures as easily as slicing through melons and vegetables.

The gray-robed woman, however, remained expressionless and cold, glancing at Ye Sheng as if he were an ant before saying to Qiu Shan and the others:

“Let’s go. Don’t waste time. This person has no more use.”

“Alright, it’s time to set off!”

Qiu Shan laughed heartily, hoisting the golden greatsword onto his shoulder.

Then, under Ye Sheng’s gaze, the four of them cast a flight spell and vanished into the thick ghostly mist in the blink of an eye.

Only Ye Sheng was left standing there alone.

“Was I just abandoned?”

Ye Sheng stroked his chin.

Now he understood why everyone in the market had fled!

This place was a full five hundred li from Ghost Mountain City.

To return, one would inevitably encounter countless Ferocious Ghosts along the way.

Without a certain level of Combat Power, one would be trapped here and die, with no hope of returning alive.

“No wonder those people were scrambling to escape, afraid of being captured just to make up numbers.”

Ye Sheng sneered, not particularly worried.

Although the situation was as it seemed.

His Class, ‘Celestial Master,’ was ranked number one in the world.

He could easily handle such a scenario.

“Where should I go next?”

Ye Sheng pondered.

Since he had come to the ‘depths of the wilderness,’ he had no intention of leaving.

Having witnessed so many Experts, Ye Sheng was eager to grow stronger himself.

Raising his wrist, Ye Sheng looked at a Spatial Bracelet on it.

This was issued for free by the Federation.

It had storage functions as well as communication, maps, and other practical features.

Ye Sheng opened the electronic map, first pinpointing his own location, then observing the surrounding area.

Soon, his gaze settled on one particular place.

“Withered Grave Village?!”

Ye Sheng nodded. “I’ll go there! It’s not too far from me and is a gathering place for Ghost Creatures.”

Having made up his mind, Ye Sheng looked up to determine the direction before setting off on foot.

…

Over ten minutes later.

Ye Sheng arrived at Withered Grave Village, standing at the outskirts and looking inward.

Withered Grave Village was an abandoned settlement, filled with ruins and overgrown with wild grass and vines. It had been uninhabited for a long time.

In front of every household in the village stood grave mounds.

At that moment, the village was eerily silent, as if nothing was there!

Ye Sheng, however, thought otherwise. The more such an environment, the more dangerous it likely was.

Then, with a soft shout, he swiped his finger across his brow, and a flash of cyan light appeared.

“Heavenly Eye, open!”

The Heavenly Eye technique!

This was a common spell he had learned in school.

It didn’t require a specific Class; everyone could use it to see unclean things.

Whoosh!

A vertical eye opened on Ye Sheng’s forehead, emitting a clear light.

Then, Ye Sheng saw a chilling sight!

In front of every grave mound, a female ghost in white sat weeping, burning white paper with eerie green Ghost Flames.

The entire silent village had transformed as well. A chilling, eerie green aura drifted through the air, instilling fear in anyone who saw it!

Ye Sheng saw this scene, and his gaze involuntarily narrowed.

This was the first time he had come into such close contact with a large number of Ghost Creatures.

Whoosh!

Ye Sheng focused his gaze on a female ghost, and the information of the white-clothed female ghost immediately appeared before his eyes.

[Monster: White-Clothed Malevolent Ghost!

Level: 1st Turn, Level 52!]