Chapter 76 – Extremely High Mortality Rate!

“Sigh~! Another team has failed!”

Before the black city, the crowd sighed as they watched the scene.

This Shadow City Secret Realm was truly too difficult to breach.

Ye Sheng frowned as he observed.

According to the intelligence from Guyue Tower,

the reason Yin City was called the ‘Shadow City Secret Realm’ was because it was not just a single city.

Rather, it was an independent space.

Within it were countless cities,

some filled entirely with 2nd Revolution Perfection realm Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals,

while others contained 3rd Revolution Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals!

However, to enter the ‘Shadow City Secret Realm,’ one must first pass through the first city’s formidable gate before truly entering the secret realm.

As for this first city gate before him, Ye Sheng’s gaze swept over it—the Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals within were all at the 2nd Revolution Perfection realm.

Such a gate was difficult for 2nd Revolution Cultivators to breach, but for 3rd Revolution Cultivators, it was much simpler.

As for Ye Sheng… naturally, it was even less of a challenge.

“What a pity!”

At that moment, a voice came from beside Ye Sheng.

Ye Sheng turned to look and saw a gray-robed Elder.

This gray-robed Elder was a 2nd Revolution Perfection realm Cultivator, piloting a flying ship.

On his ship stood several burly men, each with their arms crossed.

At the moment, the flying ship had stopped beside Ye Sheng’s Ghost Mist Boat.

“Young friend, is this your first time coming to the Shadow City Secret Realm?”

The gray-robed Elder sat cross-legged, smiling as he looked at Ye Sheng.

“What makes you say that?” Ye Sheng frowned.

He hadn’t revealed any flaws, so how could this gray-robed Elder tell it was his first time coming to the Shadow City Secret Realm?

“Hahaha!”

“This kid still says it’s not his first time…”

Hearing this, the burly men pointed at Ye Sheng and laughed heartily.

The gray-robed Elder waved his hand, signaling them to stop laughing, and explained to Ye Sheng with a smile, “Young friend, you don’t have the ‘Ancient City Seal’ between your eyebrows,

so naturally, it’s your first time here. Anyone can see that!”

“The Ancient City Seal between the eyebrows? What is that?!”

Ye Sheng was taken aback. This truly fell outside his knowledge.

Moreover, this detail was not mentioned in the intelligence from Guyue Tower, as if it were merely Basic information, not worth recording in the intelligence, which was why Ye Sheng hadn’t learned about it.

Whoosh!

Seeing Ye Sheng’s confusion, the gray-robed Elder and the burly men pressed a finger to the space between their eyebrows.

In the next moment,

a miniature earthen-yellow city seal appeared in the center of each of their brows.

The city seal emanated Mystic Yellow Qi, all in miniature form, appearing mystically and extraordinarily in the center of their brows.

“Young friend, this is the ‘Ancient City Seal’!”

The gray-robed Elder said with a smile, “Only those who have set foot inside Yin City can condense it between their eyebrows.”

“I’ve learned something new!” Ye Sheng cupped his hands in acknowledgment and then asked further, “May I ask, what is the use of this ‘Ancient City Seal’?”

The gray-robed Elder chuckled and said, “After entering the Shadow City Secret Realm, no matter how far or deep you go, with this seal, you can teleport directly back out to this first formidable gate.”

As he spoke, the gray-robed Elder pointed at his feet.

“I see.” Ye Sheng nodded, then looked at the Elder. “May I ask why you’ve sought me out?”

Ye Sheng’s expression was indifferent as he looked at these several 2nd Revolution Perfection realm Cultivators.

Their approach clearly had a purpose.

“Don’t misunderstand!” The gray-robed Elder waved his hand, glanced at the black city, and said, “Young friend, did you see the team of fifty people who attempted to breach the gate just now?”

“Naturally, I saw them!”

Ye Sheng nodded.

The grey-robed Elder continued, “We have come to invite you, young friend, to join our team.”

“Join your team?” Ye Sheng frowned, about to refuse.

A burly man chuckled, “Kid, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you. Otherwise, as a rookie, no other team would take you! Oh, I forgot to mention… we are a hundred-man squad!”

The other burly men also laughed heartily:

“That’s right, if you miss this chance, there won’t be another!”

“Others have to spend money and pull strings just to get into our team.”

“We’ll be setting off in another two hours.”

The burly men laughed as if Ye Sheng were taking advantage of them somehow.

While they spoke, the grey-robed Elder narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Ye Sheng.

But to his surprise, he found Ye Sheng somewhat unfathomable.

There were only two possibilities for this: either Ye Sheng’s cultivation realm was extremely high, making him impossible to read, or Ye Sheng had mastered the art of concealing his aura exceptionally well, or perhaps used some kind of aura-concealing treasure.

Regardless, anyone he couldn’t see through was no ordinary person, which was one of the reasons he had come to invite Ye Sheng.

“Young friend, our team has an extremely high success rate for entering the city, with a mortality rate of only twenty percent,” the grey-robed Elder said.

When mentioning the twenty percent mortality rate, a hint of pride flashed across his expression.

Twenty percent!

That meant only twenty out of a hundred would die!

Such a low mortality rate was hard for other teams to achieve, as many reached a staggering fifty percent—half of the members perishing.

The grey-robed Elder tempted him, “Once inside the city, we can hide. Those Yin Soldiers are foolish and won’t be able to find us. After that, we can work together to quietly hunt them down. The probability of dropping equipment is extremely high!”

A burly man added, “That’s right, kid! As long as one piece of Legendary Grade Equipment drops, this trip won’t have been in vain—we’ll all make a fortune! Hahaha!”

The burly men looked excited, as if they had already obtained some incredible equipment.

Ye Sheng observed them and realized that these people represented the mainstream of this world—the vast majority of low-level Cultivators!

For him, equipment was just a matter of time, but for these people, it was a priceless treasure!

They risked their lives to obtain equipment, hoping to rise to prominence!

Thus, places like Yin City, with their high drop rates, became a paradise.

Of course, the cost was an extremely terrifying mortality rate.

“So, what do you say? Take a gamble, and you might never have to worry for the rest of your life!” one burly man tempted him.

They told Ye Sheng stories, like how one of their brothers had once had heaven-defying luck and obtained a piece of Mythical-grade Equipment in Yin City.

It was later bought by a major faction for an astronomical price.

He gained wealth he could never spend in a lifetime.

Now, he lived a life of leisure, and they told Ye Sheng he could do the same—as long as his luck was good enough!

Ye Sheng sighed, about to refuse them.

After all, he and they were not on the same path.

The road he intended to walk was beyond their imagination!

At that moment, another wave of exclamations erupted in front of the imposing Yin City, drawing the attention of Ye Sheng and the others.

Ye Sheng thought someone else was attempting to break through and looked up.

Instead, he saw seven or eight figures in the distant sky, flying in formation. As they passed, the Void trembled, causing tens of thousands of Cultivators in front of the first Yin City to exclaim in awe.

The gray-robed Elder could no longer spare attention for Ye Sheng. Upon seeing those seven or eight figures, he gasped sharply and said:

“They are the 3rd Revolution Invincible Realm Prodigies from several major forces!”

Ye Sheng swept his gaze over them, and his expression quickly froze.

Because among those seven or eight figures, he actually saw two familiar faces!