Chapter 261: Closed-Door Leveling, Tempting Light

Across the Wooma Continent, a certain legend seemed to echo through the ages.

"Legend has it that the Temptation Light was never a skill belonging to the three orthodox systems.

Mages were beguiled by the sinister Wooma demons, and it was precisely because of this that they learned the incantations of temptation amidst the chaos.

Much like those demon commanders hidden away for years, who cultivated thousands of loyal followers, these creatures are entranced by the magical light; once summoned by it, they will fight to the death against incoming foes, even if they must collapse from exhaustion at the very end!

They are the disciples of the devil, the remnant thralls of the curse."

Inside the game, Fang Qi began explaining the history of the Temptation Light to a few girls.

"That powerful?!"

"Why does it sound completely made up!"

"If it's true, why is my Temptation Light completely useless!" Xi Yue questioned, "This is just a trash skill!"

Fang Qi's face darkened: "A novice like you should be glad to tame small animals, yet you want to seduce monsters? Clearly, it's a user issue, don't blame the skill!"

He instantly dispatched her to tame chickens, telling her to return to archers only after she mastered it.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xiaoyue and Su Yao were sent off to practice Summon Skeleton.

Practicing Summon Skeleton had a specific quirk—if the skeleton didn't die, re-summoning would fail, and such attempts would not increase proficiency.

Furthermore, monsters were strictly forbidden from entering the city, including Taoist skeletons and divine beasts, so the Great Saber Guards would strike them down on sight.

However, the Great Saber Guards here weren't fools; if you did it dozens of times, they would take it as a mockery of the city guard and cut you down directly!

Consequently, Fang Qi decided to take them to the White Sun Gate's Tiger Guard Hall.

At this time, other players hadn't even finished exploring the Wooma Forest, and with the vast forest teeming with monsters, they naturally hadn't discovered this new map yet.

Even Fang Qi had stumbled upon it while leveling up, taking the connecting passage to the Path of No Return and walking all the way through the pitch-black secret tunnel.

The ancestors of the Tiger Guards had once assisted the Three Heroes against the Akuma Demon, and having been cursed by it, their descendants, the Tiger Guards, existed now like the walking dead.

Therefore, letting a Tiger Guard chop down skeletons was perfect, as this mindless creature naturally wouldn't cause trouble for the players.

Once their equipment was removed, the skeletons summoned by characters without Taoist arts usually had very low health, meaning they could be dispatched in just one or two strikes.

...

Meanwhile, at the Wuwei Daoist Alliance.

Batches of basic enchantments were being manufactured, initially distributed internally among the major factions, and once that market approached saturation, they began selling to various powers within the Great Jin Kingdom.

Those powers, in turn, resold them abroad!

Enchantments, this novel concept, soon caught the attention of many major factions around the borders, far beyond the domestic market and neighboring small countries!

On this day in Jiuhua City, many cultivators arrived wearing cyan robes with the Yushan emblem embroidered on their chests; these were disciples from Yuqiu Mountain across the Eastern Sea.

There were also Daoists clad in contrasting black and white robes, holding fly-whisks; these were cultivators from the Longhai Daoist Palace.

Cultivators dressed in brocade and jade belts, wearing magnificent attire, were from the three great clans of Linglang Mountain.

Where once only a few rogue cultivators and low-tier practitioners were commonly seen in the major cities of the Great Jin Kingdom, elites from various grand factions were now gathered in crowds!

Basic enchantments might not hold much value for grand cultivators, but which major faction did not boast tens of thousands of disciples?

Whether contesting for resources or training abroad, friction between these factions was inevitable; it was one thing to lose because of inferior cultivation, but if it was due to subpar spiritual artifacts...

In fact, several such incidents had already occurred recently.

Imagine using identical spiritual artifacts, yet one party's weapon possessed extra attributes like Spirit +10 or Agility +10.

Someone had even encountered a disciple of the Liuyun Daoist Palace who possessed low cultivation and knew few spells, yet with a wave of his artifact, a mid-tier spell was unleashed!

And it wasn't just one; word had it that several spells were stored within the weapon!

How could anyone compete with that?!

Most exasperating of all, a group met a team of Lingyun Academy disciples out in the wilds, who were merely ordinary warriors below the rank of Martial Grandmaster!

Cultivators usually had nothing to fear from warriors, let alone ordinary ones!

Yet they were blasted straight to the ground by some sort of firearm! It was fortunate that the other side didn't care to kill them, otherwise their lives would have been forfeit!

A cultivator beaten by a warrior—who would believe such a tale if told?!

The sect elders refused to send anyone out of wariness toward the Yundian Region, but that didn't matter; the disciples would simply form groups to buy it themselves!

If they didn't buy it, how could they survive out in the world later?

Thus, the scene before them unfolded! Cities like Jiuhua and Yanhai were swarming with disciples from various foreign sects and territories!

With so many people in the Great Jin Kingdom and so many shops under the Wuwei Daoist Alliance, who could possibly know which sect a buyer belonged to?!

Thus, what was originally the Wuwei Daoist Alliance exporting resources and spiritual artifacts to neighboring factions had transformed into disciples of major sects journeying specifically to the Great Jin Kingdom to buy their goods!

Moreover, they bought in groups, bringing them back in massive quantities!

Jiuhua City, Blue Flame Pavilion.

A wealthy young cultivator, seemingly in his twenties, had just stepped into the shop when he noticed a massive sign: Qixi Shopping Festival, 30% Off Storewide.

"???" His face was a mask of utter bewilderment.

On the other side, a clerk looked at Li Haoran with equal confusion: "Little Martial Uncle Li, will this really work?"

"I don't know either..." Li Haoran's face was stiff, "This was Boss Fang's suggestion."

"We don't seem to have a Qixi festival, do we..."

Li Haoran's face twitched: "Can't we just invent one for our shop? Those outsiders won't know any better."

The young master in his twenties quickly found a clerk and asked, "What is this Qixi Shopping Festival?"

"Greetings, young master, this is a new event launched by our shop, lasting for only three days," a sweet-smiling girl stepped forward to explain, "During these three days, every single item you see is thirty percent off! These are all curated spiritual artifacts from our shop, as well as exceptionally useful enchantments!"

"Thirty percent off everything?"

The girl nodded: "Yes, but only for these three days."

"I'll take them!" The young master, who had originally intended to buy only a hundred or so, declared on the spot, "Give me five hundred enchantment scrolls for Spirit! And three hundred for Agility!"

Since he had to bring a lot back anyway, he might as well buy a few more!

"..."

...

On the other side, Half City.

It was already the second day.

Xi Yue let out a heavy yawn: "Guild Leader, is practicing this really effective?"

"Nonsense! What level is it now?"

"Level three..." Xi Yue said, bored and drowsy.

"Come to White Sun Gate!"

At this moment, seeing Jiang Xiaoyue and Su Yao still frantically training their skeletons, Xi Yue looked at Fang Qi with a look of disinterest: "Guild Leader, why did you call me here? I'm not training skeletons."

Fang Qi pointed at the Tiger Guard ahead, who had just slain Jiang Xiaoyue's newly summoned low-health skeleton with a single strike, and said, "Temptation Light."

"Ah—?!" everyone exclaimed in sheer shock, their eyes locked onto Fang Qi. "Guild Master, is this really possible?! Can this thing actually be enticed?"

The two of them had witnessed the terrifying might of this Tiger Guard firsthand; not only did it possess astonishing speed, but its attack power was also incredibly high! Had it not been for that, they wouldn't have resorted to training skeletons out here.

Xi Yue cautiously cast a standard Shamanic Enticement light toward the beast.

Suddenly, her face lit up with a joy so radiant it looked as though she had just stumbled upon a fortune of spirit crystals: "It worked! I actually enticed it!"

"Now, I'll take you to entice an Eagle Guard," Fang Qi declared smoothly. "I caught sight of one earlier today while using a random teleportation scroll."

The Eagle Guard: once a fiercely loyal archer guard, it had fallen under the bewitching thrall of newly born demons, transforming into a stray soul. Now, they frequented and wandered the depths of the Jungle Labyrinth, striking terror into the hearts of men with their formidable offensive power and lethal long-range assaults.