90: Join Ghost Gate

Host: Lu Xingchen was pensive.

One could only gain enlightenment by defeating a guard for the first time, but there were so many Disciples coming and going within the Heaven Burning Tower.

This was because battling the guards could improve the Disciples' practical combat abilities; even if they couldn't gain experience points, it could still enhance their strength.

That's why the Tower Spirit would ask whether to continue or proceed to the next stage.

The Cangxuan Sect's approach was brilliant; relying on a single Heaven Burning Tower, they could mass-produce Martial Dao masters.

Host: Lu Xingchen softly said, "Continue forward!"

Now that the Heaven Burning Tower was here, Host: Lu Xingchen also wanted to know his own limits.

Host: Lu Xingchen slowly walked up to the second floor.

Spiritual Qi gathered, and a guard appeared.

This time, the guard's Realm was a Two-Star Martial Spirit, wielding a long Blade.

Host: Lu Xingchen, holding his shadow sword, charged forward.

Upon engaging in battle, Host: Lu Xingchen immediately sensed the guard's extraordinary nature.

Besides its fighting Qi intensity increasing to a Two-Star Martial Spirit, its Blade Art was also more refined, clearly much stronger than the first floor's guard.

However, Host: Lu Xingchen's Shadow Sword Art had already been upgraded to earth rank low grade, so dealing with the second floor's guard was not a big problem.

A quarter of an hour later, Host: Lu Xingchen's sword pierced through the guard's chest.

【Congratulations to the host for killing a Two-Star Martial Spirit, gaining two thousand experience points and two thousand exchange points!】

【Congratulations to the host for gaining two thousand experience points!】

Host: Lu Xingchen smiled slightly; the feeling of rapidly increasing experience points was truly exhilarating!

Host: Lu Xingchen continued to challenge the stages, and without exposing any of his trump cards, he defeated the guards on the third and fourth floors. His Realm also advanced to a Nine-Star Great Martial Master.

However, the guard on the fifth floor had already reached the Realm of a Five-Star Martial Spirit, and the gap in their Realms was simply too vast.

Host: Lu Xingchen could use the shadow sword's displacement to maneuver around it, ensuring he wouldn't get injured, but he also couldn't inflict any effective damage.

After another unsuccessful attack, Host: Lu Xingchen used the Purple Crystal Flame.

As a Spirit Flame nurtured by heaven and earth, the Purple Crystal Flame not only possessed extremely high temperatures but also had the ability to burn fighting Qi.

Relying on the power of the Purple Crystal Flame, Host: Lu Xingchen successfully defeated the guard on the fifth floor.

With the help of the Spiritual Qi enlightenment, his Realm advanced to a Ten-Star Great Martial Master.

Host: Lu Xingchen checked his System panel.

【Host: Lu Xingchen】

【Realm: Ten-Star Great Martial Master】

【Experience Points: 3000 / 15000】

【exchange points: 31220】

【Talents: Eagle Eye (50), Strong Strike (50), Berserk (50), Blade Edge (50), Jade Shatter (50), Devour (50), Army Breaker (50)】

【Profession: Fourth-Grade Alchemist (60000 / 100000), Third-Grade Spirit Formation Master (6000 / 10000)】

【Mount: Nether Dragon (Fourth Tier)】

Not bad; he had advanced two minor Realms in just one day.

His decision to come to the Cangxuan Sect was indeed correct!

Moreover, Xiao You had entered the Fourth Tier at some unknown point, and with Xiao You's help, his combat power could also greatly increase.

Host: Lu Xingchen did not choose to continue challenging the stages.

Because "Heaven Swallowing Art" and "Jade Shatter" were both trump cards for saving his life, there was no need to use them in such a place.

He walked out of the Heaven Burning Tower; it was already quite late, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on his face, giving him a warm feeling.

Host: Lu Xingchen arrived at a tavern in the Outer Sect, had a few drinks, and at the same time gathered information about his three Senior Brothers.

By eavesdropping on the conversations of the Disciples in the tavern, he gained a preliminary understanding of the three Senior Brothers and the organizations they founded, and he made a decision in his heart.

After finishing a pot of wine alone, Host: Lu Xingchen returned to his room and had a good night's sleep.

Early the next morning, Host: Lu Xingchen arrived at the Spirit Gathering Pagoda.

This time, he directly entered the third floor of the Spirit Gathering Pagoda.

After passing the Heaven Burning Tower's stages for the first time, he received spirit value rewards. He broke through five stages consecutively, earning exactly one hundred and fifty spirit value, which allowed him to Cultivate on the third floor for one day.

Sitting cross-legged in the Cultivation room, Host: Lu Xingchen still used the "Spirit Burning Art" to temper his Soul Power.

An hour later, one round of Cultivation ended, and the System's notification sound rang in his ears.

【Congratulations to the host for being idle for one hour, gaining 150 experience points!】

Host: Lu Xingchen was delighted.

His guess was correct!

The consumption of spirit value and the experience points gained were directly proportional.

As long as he came to the Spirit Gathering Pagoda more often to be idle, wouldn't upgrading be a simple matter?

Host: Lu Xingchen stayed in the Spirit Gathering Pagoda for a day, gaining 3600 experience points and tempering his Soul Power, then he walked out of the Spirit Gathering Pagoda.

A day of continuous Cultivation was already his limit.

Moreover, his spirit value had also run out.

It was time to join an organization!

Host: Lu Xingchen arrived at the Ghost Gate's headquarters and said to the Disciples guarding the gate, "Two Senior Brothers, could you please announce my arrival? Just say that new Disciple Lu Xingchen wishes to see Senior Brother Li Gui."

Upon hearing this, both of them were greatly surprised.

"What, you are that Host: Lu Xingchen? The Fourth-Grade Alchemist that the boss said we must get at all costs!"

Host: Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "That's right, it's me."

"The boss gave instructions long ago that if Junior Brother Lu wants to see him, no matter when, it must be reported immediately. Junior Brother Lu, please follow me!"

"Okay."

Host: Lu Xingchen was also a little surprised; he didn't expect Li Gui to attach so much importance to him.

Host: Lu Xingchen followed the gate-keeping Disciple into the Ghost Gate headquarters, walking all the way to the reception hall.

A quarter of an hour later, the two arrived at the reception hall.

And Li Gui had already been waiting there for a long time.

As soon as he saw Host: Lu Xingchen, Li Gui suddenly stood up from his chair and laughed, "Junior Brother Lu, you're finally here! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Host: Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Senior Brother Li Gui, you've waited."

Li Gui laughed, "How is it? Have you decided to join our Ghost Gate?"

Host: Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "That's right. But I have a condition: I will only be responsible for refining Medicinal Pills for the Ghost Gate, and I will not participate in any other affairs. Can Senior Brother Li Gui accept this?"

Li Gui nodded heavily, "Of course, no problem! This is what I promised long ago. Junior Brother Lu, would you like to meet the high-ranking members of our Ghost Gate? It could also help you build your connections."

Host: Lu Xingchen frowned slightly, "Isn't that too troublesome?"

"Don't worry, I'll just call three people. Including you, the five of us are the decision-makers of the Ghost Gate."

Host: Lu Xingchen nodded lightly, "Alright, then let's meet them."

Li Gui immediately ordered his subordinates to call for them.

Host: Lu Xingchen asked in a deep voice, "Senior Brother Li attaches so much importance to me, are there other Fourth-Grade Alchemists in the Outer Sect?"

Li Gui said in a deep voice, "There are still some. Among the Outer Sect Disciples, there are a total of five Fourth-Grade Alchemists. Besides you, the Ghost Gate, Fan Sect (Mortal Gate), and Lang Sect each have one Fourth-Grade Alchemist overseeing them."

"There is also another Fourth-Grade Alchemist named Li Hua, who is the best at alchemy besides you, and also ranks fourth on the Earth Rank."

"The Hua Gate, which he founded, is the strongest Disciple organization in the Outer Sect."