The next morning, I woke up at 8 am and woke up early in the morning...
We had a very important quest to do today. Yes, we were going to unlock the Dragonlight Canyon map with the four girls and enter it with the help of the treasure map. Let's see what kind of rewards we could reap from this trip. In any case, grinding like crazy was a must. Level 150 was the minimum level requirement to enter the map, so it was obvious that there was going to be a lot of EXP in the map. Fans of the novel loved to read: Dragonlight Canyon.
Inside the workshop.
"Lu Chen, how did it go after Beauty Lin last night?" Murong Mingyue teased me while chewing on her bread.
I replied while holding a bowl of plain porridge, "Nothing much. Yiyi left the country, so I went to the airport and didn't see her."
Beiming Xue said, "What a pity. Sister Lin Yixin must miss you."
I smiled. "It's okay."
"It's all my fault …" He Yi looked at me apologetically and said, "If it wasn't for me, Yiyi wouldn't have stood in the rain for so long …"
Murong Mingyue exclaimed, "Are you okay?
Yiyi is your little love rival, but you're apologizing? "
He Yi pursed her lips. "In my heart, there's no love rival. We just fell in love with the same idiot at the same time …"
Me: "No personal attacks!"
He Yi smiled. "Fine, I won't attack you ~"
I continued, "It's fine, you don't have to worry about it. Yiyi isn't that narrow-minded. The quest we're going to do today requires a treasure map. Even this treasure map was given to us by Yiyi."
"Wow …"
The girls expressed their surprise. Beiming Xue said, "Big bro, if I were Sister Lin Yixin, I'd beat you up for making me stand in the rain for an hour!"
Murong Mingyue and He Yi nodded in agreement.
"Fuck, are we going to Dragonlight Canyon or not?"
I glared at them. "If you want to go, then shut up and eat. If you don't want to go, then don't worry. I'll party up with Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng and the others. It'll be the same. Maybe our party will be even stronger!"
"No, let's go together …" Murong Mingyue giggled.
…
After breakfast, we all returned to our rooms and began our journey in the game. Right now, every player in the world was rushing to Level 150, and Sky City was flooded with sixth-promotion Earthfire Realm players. If we didn't increase our levels as quickly as possible, we would soon fall behind the times.
I logged back into the game and repaired my equipment. Then, I brought 200 Rank 10 Saint Spirit Potions and nearly a hundred stacks of Rank 9 Saint Spirit Potions with me. Rank 9 Saint Spirit Potions were still better than Rank 9 Saint Spirit Potions. Rank 10 Saint Spirit Potions required Divine Daydew Grass, but harvesting Divine Daydew Grass wasn't a viable option. It could only be used during PvP or boss fights.
I also brought 10 Bloodknight Cards, which increased max HP by 40%. Good stuff!
Also, I brought 450 Stamina and Strength buff potions with me. Since we had a high-level bard with us, these potions might come in handy.
After that, I added He Yi, Beiming Xue, Murong Mingyue and Moonlight Stone into the party. Then, I said in the party channel, "Alright, bring a full supply of potions. We don't know when we'll be coming out of Dragonlight Canyon again, so pack a tent and as many supplies as you can fit in your bag space. Don't worry about wasting money, we'll only be able to leave Dragonlight Canyon after we've reached at least 3 levels!"
"Mn mn!" The girls nodded in agreement.
"Once you're done, we'll gather at the eastern gate of Dark Moon City. Dragonlight Canyon is about an hour and a half to the east of Dark Moon City."
"Got it, party leader!"
I immediately teleported to Dark Moon City and arrived at the eastern gate of the city. I felt a little uncomfortable standing in the middle of the wilderness, so I summoned the Armored Ice Qilin Horse and mounted it. I slung the Cyan Netherworld Sword over my back and summoned the Phantom Wolf King. The little wolf immediately scurried around me and sniffed the air in a very alert manner.
Dark Moon City had grown a lot, and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was famous. This place had become a leveling and supply point that was as good as a tier 2 city. Players were streaming out of the city in droves, and a lot of people were looking at me in surprise. I didn't hide my ID, so I simply put the words "Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand" on my forehead and the eye-catching emblem of the vice leader of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls on my shoulder. I looked way too eye-catching, and book buffs loved to look at me.
The good news was that none of them came to talk to me, or I would've felt really awkward. I could grind mobs with you, but I would've died if you asked me to chat with strangers.
It wasn't long before the four girls walked out of the city.
He Yi was riding on the Snow Domain Windchaser. Everyone's levels had increased, so the Snow Domain Windchaser was no longer a top-tier mount. However, it still looked beautiful, so He Yi couldn't bring herself to change it.
Beiming Xue was clad in shining leather armor and wielding the Dragonbone String. Her blood-red eyes shone with a mesmerizing light, and her exquisite body was wrapped up in leather armor. She looked incredibly alluring, and her well-developed breasts looked as if they were about to break free of their shackles. Her long, snow-white legs were even more mesmerizing under the reflection of her battle robes.
Compared to Beiming Xue, Murong Mingyue looked a lot more mature. She walked toward us slowly with her scepter in hand. She was wearing a mage robe that had a slit in the front, and her breasts looked like they were made of silk. The sky-blue cape behind her seemed to be telling everyone that she was a super priest.
As for Moonlight Stone, she was dressed like a high-level mage and wielding a Dragonbone Staff. Apparently, it was a 2-star Outstanding Earth-grade weapon, so it wasn't a bad weapon. Anyways, Moonlight Stone had grown a lot compared to before. She was a stubborn girl, and she was determined to become the best mage in Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. Moreover, the gap between her and top-tier mages like God's Dance and Luo River God of the Capital was shrinking bit by bit.
… …
"Alright, everyone's here. Eve, I'll give you the party leader. Activate Royal Road. It'll boost everyone's stats by 50%, so we'll all be a little more tanky."
"Mn, got it!"
He Yi took over the party leader position from me and activated her stratagem. My HP immediately rose by more than 50%, and I tossed a Bloodknight Card into the air. The Bloodknight Card's effect applied to me, and it increased my max HP by another 40%. Now, my HP was pretty impressive.
Beiming Xue blinked a few times before asking me, "What's your max HP, big bro?"
I shot her a glance before replying with a smile, "135261."
"Wow?"
Moonlight Stone's mouth fell open. "That's insane! A warrior with 135k HP? How are Gui Guzi, Heaven's Rain and the others supposed to survive?"
I chuckled. "It's okay. Little Gui's HP can only be higher than mine with Royal Road. Oh right, Eve, how much HP do you have right now?"
He Yi shot me a glance before replying, "It's a little worse than yours. 104k HP. Your Armored Ice Qilin Horse is a Taiji item, there's no way it can compare …"
"Mn, it's over 100k HP. That's not bad at all. Let's go, everyone. We're not returning to Sky City until we get our hands on enough gold!"
"Alright, let's go!"
We excitedly began our journey into Dragonlight Canyon, and it was a journey without any worries. Only we had the treasure map, and no one else could enter the canyon. The boss, the spoils of war and so on belonged to us, and there was no one to steal them from us. It was such a blessing!
… …
Everyone felt a little emotional as we passed through Cyan Tiger Forest. The Cyan Battle Tiger was a symbol of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. Ever since the Cyan Tiger Cavalry was born, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had been invincible in the cavalry charge wars. This place was a milestone for us.
However, we couldn't stop moving forward. The Cyan Battle Tiger wasn't a Level 150 mount, so it wasn't a top-tier mount. It was only a matter of time before it was eliminated, and we needed to develop a new, mass-produced mount. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to compete with the greedy guilds.
The fact that Warsky Alliance was ranked second in the Dark Dragon Alliance Rankings was a very telling sign. Warsky wasn't a bad person, but his desire to replace Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and become the king of Sky City has never disappeared. If Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls becomes weak one day, I have no doubt that Warsky will come and take Dark Moon City from us.
A city was the foundation of a super guild. The reason Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was able to attract so many high-level players was because we had the best players in the world and one of the few player cities in the entire world. Dark Moon City was the only reason we had the prestige we had today.
… …
The Phantom Wolf King and I were the ones leading the way. The Armored Ice Qilin Horse was fast enough to charge back and forth, but the Phantom Wolf King was even faster than the Cyan Battle Tiger. Its Attack was also incredibly high, and it could easily tear apart a Level 160 Cyan Battle Tiger with its sharp claws. Beiming Xue and Moonlight Stone were dealing damage with their bows and arrows, so He Yi and Murong Mingyue could only happily eat experience.
About an hour and a half later, we arrived at a deserted, desolate area. The Great Necropolis Taunts, Undead Knights, Corpse Eaters and other high-level Night Creatures were everywhere. The Level 175 ancient Undead Knights were so powerful that it would take a lot of effort even for me to solo them. As a result, most players at the current stage of the game didn't dare to enter this place at all.
There were a few 50-man parties at the outskirts of the forest, and they were hunting some lone Level 175 mobs. However, after the Undead Knights killed a couple of their archers and mages with a single Charge, they learned their lesson and retreated. This was not a place they should have come to.
We didn't mind it, though. The average level of our party was over 150, and the girls were well-equipped. There was no way we would be afraid of Level 175 ancient mobs.
We arrived at the bottom of a black mountain range. The entrance to the mountain range was shrouded in darkness, but we couldn't enter it.
I took out the treasure map and activated it!
Swhoosh!
The treasure map turned into light and activated the magic formation in front of us. It was as if a door to an alternate dimension had been opened for us.