The Demon Realm has no distinction between day and night. At least, in all the time Ye Yun had been there, he hadn't noticed any change in the red sun in the sky. It seemed eternal. If it weren't for the time displayed on his mobile phone, Ye Yun would have lost track of time.
"Kid, how is it? I'm telling you, this cultivation technique was painstakingly developed by the five patriarchs of my Southern Sect over two thousand years in the Demon Realm, combining it with various body-refining techniques from human history."
"If you cultivate it diligently, I can guarantee your physical body and strength will reach unprecedented heights!"
Ye Yun opened his eyes and tossed a black sphere in his hand. His eyes gleamed with light. He hadn't expected Xue Daoguang to possess such a monstrous body-refining technique. If he hadn't thrown a tantrum this time, the old man wouldn't have told him.
Although he had received a spatial ring from Xue Daoguang, it only contained a weapon and a change of clothes. The cultivation techniques and Daoist scriptures were all stored in Xue Daoguang's mind.
As for the black sphere, it was obtained by Ye Yun after killing Ba Shan. According to Xue Daoguang, this sphere was the crystallization of Ba Shan's entire demonic general cultivation, also known as a Demon Crystal, somewhat akin to a Golden Core for cultivators.
With this Demon Crystal, combined with the body-refining technique taught by Xue Daoguang, 'Nine Arts of the Dragon Body,' humans could use the pure energy within the Demon Crystal to cleanse their bodies and minds, maximizing the enhancement of their physique and strength.
"Senior, you should have told me about such good things earlier, hehe. Do you have any more? I don't mind cultivation techniques, martial skills, or spells." In the less than fifteen minutes of cultivation under Xue Daoguang's guidance, Ye Yun had already felt a significant improvement in his physical body.
"Kid, don't push your luck! I'm telling you, you're neither a person of Daoism nor a disciple of my Southern Sect. If I didn't find you likable, I wouldn't have given it to you even if you begged on your knees." Xue Daoguang immediately exploded upon hearing Ye Yun's words. His spiritual form rushed out of Ye Yun's phone and pointed at Ye Yun's nose, yelling.
"Hmph, I always said Daoism was declining. Turns out it's because you old bores are too obsessed with these tedious orthodox traditions. Look at Buddhism; as long as you have a willing heart, you're considered a fated person."
Ye Yun had many opinions about the traditions of Daoism. From Xue Daoguang's attitude towards Zhang Junbao, Ye Yun could see how disdainful the orthodox Daoists were towards people like him, even though Zhang Junbao had become a grandmaster.
Xue Daoguang didn't respond to Ye Yun's words. Clearly, he also knew that the Daoist system had issues, but such a system had been passed down since ancient times, and the longer it persisted, the fewer people dared to propose new systems.
Ye Yun leaped into the air and sat on a dark cloud. With such a body-refining technique, Ye Yun didn't need to waste time traveling. He simply let the clouds carry him wherever the wind blew.
Unfortunately, items like Demon Crystals could only be obtained by killing demonic generals, which meant the number of Demon Crystals in the Demon Realm would not be large. After all, it was one in ten thousand for someone to reach the level of a demonic general. In the Demon Realm, more demonic generals who wanted to break through were often ambushed by major powers, who then devoured their Demon Crystals.
"Master, what should I do next?" Black Ant became unusually restless as soon as it entered the Demon Realm, always looking for something to do.
"If you're bored, kill the demonic beasts or demons you encounter along the way." Ye Yun closed his eyes, the Demon Crystal spinning in front of him. Streams of black energy peeled off from the Demon Crystal and entered Ye Yun's body.
At this moment, the true essence in Ye Yun's dantian was like a vast ocean. True essence corresponded to the 'True Qi' in 'Tian Dao.' Ye Yun's True Qi value in Tian Dao was as high as 50e! Even with only 36% materialized, it was still a level that most players would never reach in their lifetime.
Ye Yun used the energy from the Demon Crystal to cleanse his physical body. Although pain was unavoidable, he got used to it.
In 'Tian Dao,' Ye Yun looked at the massive crowd on the square in front of the dungeon in Fengle Village and felt a bit surprised.
Thanks to Ye Yun's unreserved investment, the residential area of Fengle Village had more than doubled in size. However, the crowds seemed to have only increased, not decreased.
It seemed that the certification by national military and police in Fengle Village had significantly boosted its reputation. Many people had stayed, and he wondered if this would impact the legendary village controlled by the state.
"System notification: You have three unread emails."
Emails?
Ye Yun was startled. He then opened his mailbox.
"System notification: You have received the first installment of the 'Tiger God Demon Blade Tian Dao Installment Plan' of 2 trillion gold coins."
"System notification: You have received 40% of the operating income from 'Fengle Village,' totaling 187,593,121 gold coins."
"System notification: You have received an upgrade card as a gift from 'Uncle Long Ning.'"
Holy crap!
Ye Yun was utterly stunned.
Based on his 40% share, Fengle Village's revenue on the first day of the Enlightenment Tower's public opening had officially exceeded 450 million gold coins! Although the presence of military and police played a part, this revenue was already incredibly impressive.
Moreover, as Fengle Village's reputation grew, this figure would only become more astonishing! This was because a single Enlightenment Tower could drive an increase in dungeon runs and stimulate the entire village's economy!
Now, the gold coins he earned daily from dungeons alone exceeded fifty million. Ye Yun dared to say that his current income was undoubtedly unparalleled globally. The problem was, other than purchasing items and skills, he didn't have much use for his gold coins.
As for the upgrade card given by Zhou Ningdong...
Damn it, he only needed 1% to upgrade! What use was this to him!
Did everyone like to be a backseat driver these days?
With a sense of resentment, Ye Yun and Black Ant re-entered the fourth level of the dungeon, a place exclusively accessible to him and filled with monsters of level 40 to 50.
Compared to those still grinding on the second level of the dungeon, this was Ye Yun's only advantage.
"Master?"
As Ye Yun was busy grinding in the dungeon, he suddenly heard Black Ant's voice. He glanced at Black Ant, who was diligently farming in the dungeon, and knew that Black Ant in the real world was calling him for something.
The advantage of the Tian Dao Ring compared to the Game City was that one could log into the game anytime and set it to auto-farm. However, if it came to materializing strength, that was another matter.
"What is it?" Ye Yun opened his eyes and said to Black Ant.
"Master, I was patrolling the surroundings just now and discovered a human settlement about two hundred miles ahead."
Humans? A settlement?
Ye Yun's expression drastically changed upon hearing this.