From that day on, Ye Yu gained a new friend, Kong Ying.
Kong Ying was early-stage True God Realm; her cultivation wasn’t much higher, and she was also a newcomer who had joined Wuzhong Mountain not long ago.
(Again: from lowest to highest—New God, True God, Great God, Celestial God, Golden God, Ancient God, God Lord, God Sovereign.)
According to her, she had been observing Ye Yu in the Zangtian Pavilion for a long time and was very curious about his way of reading!
Normally, after finishing a divine technique, one would start to practice it, right? Even if one didn’t cultivate on the spot, at least run it through mentally to get familiar. But Ye Yu was completely different. After finishing one book, he moved straight on to the next, devouring them like dates.
“Are you really sure you can remember it?” she asked.
Ye Yu had already prepared an answer for such an inquiry. He explained that he wanted to find a divine technique he liked to practice, but after looking through all the techniques on the first floor of the Zangtian Pavilion, none were suitable—so he simply read them and put them back.
Kong Ying nodded in agreement. Indeed, there weren’t any good techniques on the first floor, so she didn’t think much of it. They agreed that in the future, when they went out to eliminate evil gods and inner demons, they could team up—after all, they were fellow disciples and should help one another.
Ye Yu was surprised by Kong Ying’s friendliness. She was enthusiastic and cheerful; giving her a chance wasn’t out of the question. But he still needed to observe her some more.
Two days later, Ye Yu selected techniques from the ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) Zangtian Pavilion’s first floor and, using the Immortal Technique Fivefold Devotion as a foundation, began fusing. In fact, this was an experiment. Back in the Celestial Realm, the upper limit of Immortal Techniques was just the limit—but now, fusing them with divine techniques should pose no problem, right?
As it turned out, when divine and immortal techniques collided, the result was still a divine technique. Although the tier was slightly affected, the difference was negligible.
With the continuous addition of various divine techniques, a completely new auxiliary-type divine technique emerged. Ye Yu named it Servitude of the Gods!
Now that he had created a divine technique, it was time to do something for Wuzhong Mountain. Exchanging evil god merits for a chance to ascend a level was only fair!
However, Ye Yu did not travel in a group like the duo he’d met in his dream. He chose to hunt alone. The reason was simple: he needed a justification for becoming stronger quickly. To make that reason hold, there could be no outsiders present—otherwise, many things couldn’t be explained.
For example, upon leaving Wuzhong Mountain, Ye Yu took out a fist-sized pill and began chewing it. Within it, the flicker of immortal herbs could be seen! Indeed, this was a fusion of cultivation resources distributed by Wuzhong Mountain. Ye Yu’s fusion was not a simple one-plus-one; rather, he orchestrated various resources to achieve perfect synergy—producing one plus one equaling three.
Sure enough, after finishing the pill and letting out a satisfied burp, his cultivation rose rapidly. He soon stepped from early-stage New God Realm into mid-stage New God Realm. Disappointingly, he did not break into the late stage. Though one foot had already stepped through, he still fell short by a hair.
If only he had more resources! He was certain he could break through two realms at once. But it was useless to dwell on that now—since there were no resources, he would fight for them. Within Wuzhong Mountain, merits from slaying evil gods could not only grant a chance to ascend another floor in the Zangtian Pavilion, but also be exchanged for heavenly materials and ground treasures—valuable cultivation resources!
Hence, Ye Yu ventured out to begin hunting. He took out Wuzhong Mountain’s unique golden compass, infused it with divine power, and saw a small red dot begin flashing. The hunt began!
Half a month later, Ye Yu had slain seven evil gods—six of New God Realm and one True God Realm—and recovered some cultivation resources from them, allowing him to successfully break into late-stage New God Realm! After devouring the seven godly bodies, Little White also entered the ranks of mid-stage New God Realm! Such progress was not slow.
Ye Yu had no intention of stopping there—having ventured out once, he at least wanted to step into True God Realm before returning, otherwise it would be too unprofitable!
But on that day, he received a distress call on his communication stone from Kong Ying: “Help, I’m in Yan Yu Ridge in the central Archgod Realm.”
Ye Yu frowned slightly, then opened his map to check. Yan Yu Ridge was not too far away; if he left now, he should still make it in time! He stuffed Little White into his bosom and vanished in an instant.
Yan Yu Ridge was a wondrous area, named for the misty rains that endured year-round. It was a popular rendezvous spot for Daoist couples! When Ye Yu arrived, he happened upon a couple entwined in an intimate embrace. That sweet scene was shattered by his arrival. The goddess lowered her head shyly, while the man glared at Ye Yu with annoyance and warning. Obviously, they resented the disturbance.
“Sorry, I’m just passing through; please continue. I’ll leave at once!” he said, waving slightly.
As Ye Yu was about to depart, Little White wriggled out of his bosom and tossed the golden compass forward.
“What the hell is this? So hot and burning—I almost thought my brother had leaked!” the man exclaimed.
The eyes of Ye Yu and the couple were all drawn to the compass. “So hot and burning?” That meant there was an evil god or inner demon nearby! Looking around, only the three of them were present. If it wasn’t him, then was it them?
The couple made no attempt to hide; they immediately started cursing. “Another mad dog from Wuzhong Mountain—why can’t you be exterminated?”
Ye Yu clearly caught the use of “you” in the plural. That suggested there was not only one disciple of Wuzhong Mountain here, but two! Ye Yu unhurriedly took out his communication stone and contacted her. “Kong Ying, where are you?” he asked.
Soon the reply came: “I’m sealed in a divine mountain; two evil gods are about to refine me—please contact the others in the Divine Alliance to come rescue me!”
Ye Yu asked again, “The two evil gods you’re talking about—one is a man with pockmarks on his face, and the other a woman with uneven eyes, right?”
“How did you know?” Kong Ying’s tone was tinged with shock. Having confirmed her identity, he realized he had met the right person!
Ye Yu put away his communication stone, drew out Little White, and softly spoke Wuzhong Mountain’s motto, “Evil gods must die!”
