Chapter 91 – The Awkward Situation of Xuanming Pavilion!

“Xuanming Pavilion? Hahaha!”

Huang Wenyue laughed heartily, his face full of disdain.

Ye Sheng looked at him, unsure what he found so amusing.

Huang Wenyue explained, “Xuanming Pavilion is currently in a state of transition, especially in the 3rd Revolution Realm. They used to have two 3rd Revolution Invincible Realm experts holding the fort, establishing two Ghost Market Factions. But now…”

Huang Wenyue shook his head. “With ‘Xuan Qi’ promoting to the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm, Xuanming Pavilion is left with only the useless ‘Xuan Qing.’ They can hardly maintain a foothold in the Shadow City Secret Realm anymore! Hahaha!”

Huang Wenyue laughed uproariously, treating Xuanming Pavilion as nothing more than a joke. A top-tier faction in Netherworld City had actually fallen into such a state of disarray.

“Is that so?” Ye Sheng frowned and asked, “If ‘Xuan Qing’ is an Invincible Realm expert, how can he be considered useless?”

If Xuanming Pavilion still had an Invincible Realm expert, they should still be able to support a Ghost Market Faction and not struggle to survive in the Shadow City Secret Realm.

Huang Wenyue chuckled. “It’s true that Xuan Qing is an Invincible Realm expert. But each Invincible Realm expert excels in different areas! That fatty Xuan Qing is only good at taking hits, with an astonishing 800-fold defense! He’s exceptionally gifted in that regard. But his combat power in offense is only 500-fold!”

Huang Wenyue continued, “When ‘Xuan Qi’ was still around, the two could cooperate. Fatty Xuan Qing would tank the damage upfront while Xuan Qi dealt damage from the back. This made them quite troublesome for other Invincible Realm experts—no one could do anything about them. But now, with ‘Xuan Qi’ promoting to the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm, only the punching bag ‘Xuan Qing’ remains, and Xuanming Pavilion is effectively crippled! Not long ago, Xuan Qing was hunted down and fled deep into the Shadow City Secret Realm with some of Xuanming Pavilion’s Elders, disappearing without a trace. Even their Ghost Market was taken over. They’ve completely collapsed! Unless they can cultivate another 3rd Revolution Invincible Realm expert skilled in offense to pair with that fatty Xuan Qing, they’re done for. But how easy is it to find such an Expert?”

Ye Sheng said, “With Xuanming Pavilion’s resources, couldn’t they just stack Red Mythical Grade Equipment to create an Invincible Realm expert?”

Huang Wenyue shook his head. “It’s not that simple. Without Invincible Means, even if you boost combat power with Mythical-grade Equipment, you’d just be a larger version of a Red Nether Soldier. You’d be toyed with by other true Invincible Realm experts, and they might even kill you to take your Mythical-grade Equipment! You’d be nothing more than a walking treasure trove!”

“A larger version of a Red Nether Soldier?”

Ye Sheng was taken aback and couldn’t help but laugh. Huang Wenyue’s analogy was quite fitting. Red Nether Soldiers also had 600-fold combat power! But that didn’t make them Invincible Realm experts. When faced with true Invincible Realm Experts, they could still be slaughtered—it would just be a bit more difficult. If Xuanming Pavilion used equipment to create an Invincible Realm expert, their combat power might be sufficient, but without special means—Invincible Means—they’d still be easily defeated. Invincible Means not only add 100-fold combat power but are also the true foundation that allows an Invincible Realm expert to survive and thrive. They cannot be overlooked!

Huang Wenyue added, “Moreover… Brother Ye, Mythical-grade Equipment is called ‘mythical’ because it’s extremely rare. How could it be as common as cabbage, readily available? Many people think that after reaching the 4th Revolution Realm, they can discard their 3rd Revolution Mythical-grade Equipment. But such equipment bonds with its owner!”

Once bound to a master, it becomes unusable by others. Unless the master perishes and their cultivation dissipates, it will follow them for a lifetime.

It’s true that Xuanming Pavilion has deep heritage, but Mythical-grade Equipment is also something that decreases with each use. How could they be so extravagant?”

Ye Sheng nodded, thinking of the ‘Shadow Demon Sword’.

Hadn’t it also bound itself to Bai Zijian?

But when he encountered it, he directly enslaved the Artifact Spirit within using Spirit Binding and Commanding.

However, such a feat could likely only be accomplished by him alone in this world, right?

…

The two walked and chatted as they headed deeper into the Ghost Market.

Ye Sheng asked, “What about those ‘Giant Level’ experts?

In the Shadow City Secret Realm, how many ‘Giant Level’ experts are there in the 3rd Revolution Realm?”

Huang Wenyue said, “Giant Level experts are extremely rare. From what I understand, there are fewer than twenty Giant Level experts in the Shadow City Secret Realm!”

As he spoke, he glanced at Ye Sheng and smiled, “But now there’s one more!”

Ye Sheng ignored him and instead asked curiously, “Since these ‘Giant Level’ experts possess such formidable Combat Power, why don’t they Breakthrough to the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm?

Why do they linger in the 3rd Revolution Realm?

Tribulation Crossing should be easy for them, right?”

Ye Sheng couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

Giant Level experts like him possess Thousandfold Combat Power, so Tribulation Crossing shouldn’t be an obstacle for them.

Yet they hesitate to Breakthrough, which is somewhat strange!

After all, after Breaking through to the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm, their Base Combat Power would receive another terrifying Increase!

Far beyond what the 3rd Revolution Realm could compare to!

The benefits are far too many!

Huang Wenyue chuckled.

He naturally knew the reason behind this.

“It’s not that they don’t want to Breakthrough! It’s that the factions behind them don’t allow it!”

Huang Wenyue explained.

“How so?”

Huang Wenyue narrowed his eyes and said, “Brother Ye, have you ever considered… as long as there are Giant Level experts, they can continue to dominate the Shadow City Secret Realm in the 3rd Revolution Region.

This way, the factions behind them can obtain an endless supply of 3rd Revolution Resources.

For example, 3rd Revolution Mythic Tier Equipment,

to supply newly rising disciples.

Thus, the underlying strength of their factions would grow stronger and stronger!

Therefore, Giant Level experts no longer exist for themselves alone; they must burn for the entire faction.

Dominating this Domain, monopolizing Resources, supplying their backing factions, and nurturing more outstanding disciples!

That is the meaning of their existence!”

Upon hearing this, Ye Sheng instantly understood.

So that was the reason!

Huang Wenyue looked at Ye Sheng and couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Brother Ye, which faction do you actually belong to?”

“No sect or school, just a wandering individual!” Ye Sheng replied indifferently.

…

As the two spoke, they arrived in front of an Assembly Hall.

Even in this desolate Shadow City Secret Realm, the Assembly Hall before them was lavishly decorated.

Ye Sheng naturally paid no attention to this. Instead, his gaze swept over the Experts entering and exiting the Assembly Hall.

The Experts who appeared here were undoubtedly no ordinary individuals!

Each exuded a powerful aura!

Judging by their auras,

even the weakest 3rd Revolution Cultivators possessed 200-fold Combat Power!

3rd Revolution Cultivators with 300-fold, or even 400-fold Combat Power were also ubiquitous.

“A Cultivator with 400-fold Combat Power!”

Ye Sheng was astonished, his eyes flickering slightly.

To reach 400-fold Combat Power, such Cultivators must at the very least possess a complete set of 3rd Revolution Legendary Set Equipment!

Ye Sheng had gone through considerable effort to acquire a set of ‘Golden Monolith Series’!

“Brother Ye, this Assembly Hall is the headquarters!” Huang Wenyue said with a proud expression, “What do you think? Isn’t my Ghost Market Faction quite powerful?”

Ye Sheng nodded, “Indeed extraordinary!”

Just the numerous powerful 3rd Revolution Cultivators passing by before him showed that Huang Wenyue commanded many skilled experts.

“Of course!”

Huang Wenyue chuckled, “Ghost Markets of my scale, with a thousand people, are rare throughout the entire Shadow City Secret Realm!

I am one of them!”

“Chief, you’ve returned!”

At that moment, a group of cultivators emerged from the main entrance of the Assembly Hall. The leader, built like an iron tower, spotted Huang Wenyue and rushed out with a delighted expression.