Then, they arrived at a remote courtyard with the grey-robed elder. Hao Junchen was already waiting for them. There were two Heavenly Ghosts in front of him. One was an old man, and the other was a middle-aged man.
Qin Yu and Liu Yongzheng entered the courtyard with calm expressions.
"Wang Xingchen, Liu Yongzheng, come, let me introduce you. This is Li Tingtao, and this is Zhang Qingsong."
Hao Junchen greeted Qin Yu and Liu Yongzheng. He pointed at the old man and the middle-aged man. Then, he introduced Qin Yu and Liu Yongzheng to the two Rakshasa Ghosts.
Because there were other people from Heavenly Spirit City entering the Ghost Realm, Qin Yu did not want to expose his identity because of the name "Li Youcai", so he changed his name to Wang Xingchen.
"As everyone knows, there is an inner city and an outer city in the Eternal Life City. You were able to kill your way out of the Rakshasa Purgatory, which is enough to prove that you are outstanding. However, the outer city is the outer city after all. It is not as good as the inner city."
"And you are my personal guards. As long as you are loyal, I will do my best to provide you with any cultivation resources you need. I will let you raise your strength to the limit before you participate in the inner city qualifiers."
"And you only need to give me a drop of soul blood. However, this soul blood is not used to sign a master-servant contract."
Hao Junchen suddenly paused. After a while, he said, "One must always be wary of others. This is not because I do not trust you, but because we have not known each other for long. When the time is right, I will return the soul blood to you."
Originally, Hao Junchen wanted to sign a contract. However, after weighing the pros and cons, he gave up on signing a master-servant contract because that was not what he wanted. Although it could exchange for absolute obedience, it could never exchange for loyalty.
Hao Junchen's gaze swept across the four people. His expression was sincere. These words were undoubtedly lowering his status. However, for someone who had just begun to develop his own wings, this was undoubtedly the most sensible thing to do.
Qin Yu and the other three fell into deep thought after hearing this. Although Hao Junchen's action was giving them candy first and then hitting them with a stick, the four did not have any objections. In fact, those who were able to distinguish themselves in the Rakshasa Purgatory were not fools..
There was no free lunches. When Hao Junchen said that he would provide them with cultivation resources, they had more or less guessed it.. Hao Junchen's was, but his attitude. Hao Junchen's attitude...
Qin Yu glanced at Hao Junchen. He was not moved at all by Hao Junchen's words. On the contrary, he guessed that Hao Junchen's current situation was not good. However, Qin Yu did not refute. After all, when he agreed to become Hao Junchen's personal guard, Qin Yu had already thought of all this.
If Hao Junchen could provide them with cultivation resources, so what if they had to hand over a drop of soul blood?
Taking ten thousand steps back, did they even have the leeway to refuse?
That grey-robed old man was definitely a top expert. If they refused, there would only be one outcome.
Immediately, the four people looked at each other and handed over a drop of soul blood. At the same time, they said, "We are willing to serve the Ninth Prince like dogs and horses."
"Very good!"
Hao Junchen's face revealed a trace of excitement. After receiving the four drops of soul blood, he said, "Elder Li, reward everyone with a hundred soul blood essence stones. Whoever can pass the inner city's qualifiers will be rewarded with a soul tool!"
Soul tool!!
The four people's eyes lit up. Even Qin Yu's heartbeat sped up. In this Ghost Region, weapons of the past could not be used. Only soul tools could be used. However, soul tools were extremely precious … It was almost impossible for an ordinary person to obtain one.
"Many thanks, Ninth Prince." The four people cupped their fists and said.
"Alright, this is my cultivation area. All of you go in and cultivate. Prepare for the inner city's qualifiers. Oh right, your cultivation area is the few houses at the foot of the mountain. As for the houses on the mountain, do not set foot in them for the time being." Hao Junchen leaned to the side and waved his right hand. One of the houses in the small courtyard automatically opened.
Qin Yu looked at the house and directly walked in. Only then did he realize that this house was actually a different world. It was actually an independent small world. This small world was not big. There were only three big mountains. However, the soul power here was so dense that it seemed to have solidified. It formed a gray cloud that spread between heaven and earth and covered the three big mountains.
Through the cloud of soul power, one could vaguely see a few houses at the foot of the mountains and at the waist of the mountains.
"It seems that Hao Junchen is really loved by the Saint Dynasty's Emperor Emperors."
Qin Yu transmitted his voice to Liu Yongzheng. To be able to have such an independent small world in the Ghost Region, Hao Junchen's position in the hearts of the Saint Dynasty's Emperor Emperors was obvious.
"Yes, from what Ninth Prince said, the people living at the waist of the mountain should be extraordinary. I wonder who they are." Liu Yongzheng glanced at one of the houses at the waist of the mountain and transmitted his voice.
Qin Yu also raised his head to take a few glances. He was not interested in who lived at the top of the mountain. Instead, he was a little excited about the inner city. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Brother Liu, how much do you know about the inner city's qualifiers?"
"If there are no accidents, I have no chance of passing." Liu Yongzheng thought for a moment and said helplessly.
Qin Yu looked at Liu Yongzheng in surprise. Although they had not known each other for long, Liu Yongzheng's attainments in formations were extremely high. Qin Yu did not expect Liu Yongzheng to conclude that he would not pass before even taking part. Was the inner city's qualifiers really so difficult to pass?
"Why do you say so?" Qin Yu asked.
"For countless years, the number of Heavenly Ghost Tribe members who could pass the inner city's qualifiers can be counted on one hand. To put it bluntly, the Four Great Ghost Emperors, the 29 Ghost Kings, and the top experts of various major forces have all taken part in the inner city's qualifiers, but all of them ended in failure." Liu Yongzheng said.
Qin Yu's pupils shrank sharply. He found it hard to believe. Even the Heavenly Ghost Tribe's Emperor could not pass?
How could the inner city's qualifiers be so difficult?
"I am not exaggerating. I heard that the first two stages are easy to pass, but the third stage … is a battle with a Battle Spirit of the same level in the Spiritual Warfare Division. It is this stage that prevents countless Heavenly Ghosts from entering the inner city." Liu Yongzheng said slowly.
In the past, there would still be Heavenly Ghosts taking part in the inner city's qualifiers, but today … there were not many who took part. That was because the disparity in strength was too great. Moreover, if they failed, their souls would be scattered.
"Battle Spirits are that strong?" Qin Yu frowned. Even if Battle Spirits were born in the Primordial Battlefield, they should not be that strong.
"That is not the case. The main reason is that in the third stage, the Spiritual Warfare Division will send out a person who is one level higher than the challenger. Moreover, the challenger is the strongest existence of the same level. It is because of this that there are so few who can pass!
However … I have high hopes for you. Perhaps there is hope for you to pass the inner city's qualifiers. "Liu Yongzheng looked deeply at Qin Yu and said.