The purpose of devouring spirits

Originally, Yang Jian had always considered the Abyssal Monsters in the dream world as rare resources.

That's why he always wanted to clear them all out himself.

But if they were to become commonplace in the future, even the kind you couldn't avoid... Seeing that Yang Jian was fine, Mo Ren started the next topic.

"Interested in running a dungeon?"

"A dungeon?"

"Yes, the Iron-Eating Beast Clan's racial dungeon... or, in terms you might understand better, a 'guild dungeon'!"

Yang Jian was a little surprised and uncertain.

"Iron-Eating Beast Clan? Pandaren?"

"Yes, they used to be called Iron-Eating Beast, but now everyone basically calls them Pandaren!"

Mo Ren hadn't expected Yang Jian to have already heard of Pandaren...

"Why would a racial dungeon be open to me?"

"They want to test your strength... to decide whether or not to arrange for one of their clan members to sign a contract with you!"

This... this really made Yang Jian's heart pound!

Not to mention, the second generation of the Tian Yao Realm generally had deep roots.

Each of them had incredibly powerful ancestors.

Having such a background and strength also meant they could advance with the least cost.

Little Sea Turtle, despite having a trace of demon beast bloodline, was actually a 'three-no' product, a mass-produced item by the system.

For it to advance from green to blue, too many things needed to be completed.

The materials required were almost as much as what Mo Song needed to advance from blue to purple!

Even if it advanced, it would still only be an ordinary blue-quality pet.

Then look at Mo Song; he had a profession, a panel, and could even equip a backpack... So later, Yang Jian looked down on those wild spirits and monsters!

Even setting all that aside, who could refuse to contract a panda?

Everyone in Sichuan and Shu had a panda, and Yang Jian had been jealous for many years.

Now he had a chance to get one himself...

"Go! Absolutely must go! What difficulty is the dungeon?"

Mo Ren thought for a moment.

"Since you'll be soloing... if you can clear one of the same level, they should arrange for one of their descendants for you!"

"Actually... since they proposed it, whether you win or not, Zhu Xi will arrange a descendant for you, but! I suggest you show your full potential!"

Hmm?

Hiding one's light is a fine tradition of Chinese civilization.

You say give it your all, and I should just give it my all?

There are always treacherous people trying to harm the emperor!

"I said giving it your all is truly for your own good!"

Perhaps he saw through Yang Jian's little thoughts.

"The Pandaren have a Half-God powerhouse overseeing them; their strength and foundation are more than a cut above our Howling Moon Wolf Clan! Since they've decided to arrange a descendant to sign a contract with you, they will invest in you based on your performance after testing you!"

Yang Jian frowned.

Such a choice was understandable.

After all, who would entrust their descendants to someone clearly unreliable?

And it's this kind of contract signing!

If Yang Jian lacked strength and character, wouldn't that be pushing their descendants into a fire pit?

So, necessary tests were a must!

Investment (compensation) after the test was also a given!

Mo Song's advancement would still take quite a while.

Yang Jian directly departed with Mo Ren for the Ten Thousand Bamboo Forest Sea.

From afar, Yang Jian saw a burly figure, over two meters tall, standing at the mountain gate!

Yang Jian was flown there by Mo Ren.

To be honest, this flying experience wasn't good at all... Just as he stood firm, the burly figure walked towards Yang Jian.

"Welcome, welcome! I am Zhu Xi, the clan leader of the Iron-Eating Beast Clan of the Ten Thousand Mountains!"

The Pandaren opposite introduced himself.

"Greetings, Clan Leader Zhu! I am Tianmu Zhenjun!"

"A good name; it can be used directly as an honorific in the future!"

Honorific?

Yang Jian heard a new term at this moment.

But that's not important; it's probably for showing off... Following Zhu Xi into a bamboo forest.

Not many Pandaren were visible here, only about a dozen!

But there were many little pandas crawling all over the ground!

Although they looked no different from ordinary wild beasts.

But in fact... [Name: Huahua (Blue)]

[Description: A descendant of the Iron-Eating Beast Clan, dislikes conflict, lazy by nature, content with her lot!]

[Note: Although her bloodline is powerful, contracting her is not recommended.]

...[Name: Huaduo (Purple)]

[Description: A descendant of the Iron-Eating Beast Clan, irritable by nature, prefers action over words, she just wants to twist off her opponent's head!]

[Note: Although her bloodline is powerful, contracting her is even less recommended.]

...Yang Jian opened his Celestial Eye and scanned around.

Good heavens!

The little pandas' talents were basically all blue!

There were almost none with lower than blue talent.

But there weren't many with purple talent either, only four pandas in total.

Among them, one named Bamboo Leaf could be courted.

Her heart for the Dao was firm; she single-mindedly wanted to become stronger... But thinking about these things now... it was still too early!

After looking at the little pandas, Yang Jian then paid attention to the Pandaren present.

[Name: Zhu Xi]

[Description: A Hero-tier peak Pandaren clan leader, the Grandfather Giant Bamboo's youngest son, possesses good management talent.]

[Note: It is recommended to show him your skills! The more he expects from you, the more he will invest in you.]

Yang Jian saw this and thought, this is good!

This time, crossing realms to Tian Yao City, Yang Jian didn't plan to cause trouble.

He would listen to all arrangements from the host.

He had originally thought this trip was simply to get familiar with a world without a system.

He didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.

As Yang Jian followed Zhu Xi away, the group of little pandas behind them immediately started chattering.

"Bamboo Leaf, is that the legendary New World player?"

Bamboo Leaf was also looking at Yang Jian's retreating figure at this moment.

"How would I know... But, is the New World really as amazing as Grandpa and them say?"

"I don't know! Bamboo Leaf, don't leave, okay? If you leave, Huaduo will bully us every day..."

"If you don't want to be bullied, either cultivate diligently or learn to complain..."

The little panda's cute eyes looked at Bamboo Leaf.

"We did complain, aren't we complaining to you right now..."

Bamboo Leaf: ...

"After I leave, who will you complain to?"

"Can't you just not leave?"

"No... I want to become stronger!"

"But I heard that those taken by the Abyss never come back..."

Bamboo Leaf's eyes narrowed!

"Then I also want to become stronger! I want to fight the Abyss..."

"Then... then okay..."

Yang Jian didn't hear the murmuring of the two little pandas behind him.

He followed Zhu Xi to a small valley.

Inside, arranged in a circle, stood twelve dungeon portals!

"This is our Pandaren clan's dungeon!"

Yang Jian opened his Celestial Eye and looked.

Four level 15 dungeons, three level 30 dungeons, two level 45 dungeons, one level 60 dungeon, and one level 70 dungeon.

What surprised Yang Jian the most was that there was also a level 60 team dungeon on site!

"These dungeons... are they all formed by sealing dungeon stones?"

"More or less!"

Zhu Xi was not among the first batch of game players.

But in the era he grew up, the game system hadn't completely disappeared.

He could be said to have enjoyed some of the era's dividends brought by the advent of the game world.

"Elder Zhu, what are the strict requirements for these sealed dungeons? I haven't encountered any guild dungeons since then..."

"I'm not very sure about that... I'm considered a third-batch player! I don't know much about the top-level matters! You'll have to discover this yourself later!"

Zhu Xi thought for a moment, organizing his words.

"But to put it plainly, I once heard that guild dungeons are essentially a reward from the gods to the strong, a means to make the strong even stronger!"

Yang Jian...?

Recalling the two guild dungeons he had obtained... it really made sense!

In those two places, in the Newbie Village at that time, besides himself, probably no one else could have beaten them!

If you tried to overwhelm them with numbers, you could... but then they just wouldn't drop dungeon stones!

The gods' game had many means of macro-control.

"But my strength is also very strong now! Why haven't I encountered any guild dungeons since then?"

Young man, it's fine to boast, but asking this question is a bit impolite, huh!

How the hell would I know why?

After the pleasantries, Zhu Xi introduced his clan's guild dungeons to Yang Jian.

He didn't listen to the low-level ones, and Zhu Xi didn't introduce the high-level ones.

Yang Jian thought about the system prompt from back then.

Level suppression, it seemed to be gone in this world?

"After I clear the level 30 dungeon, can I still choose to try a level 45 dungeon?"

"Absolutely no problem! As long as you're willing, you can even try the level 60 ones!"

Before entering the dungeon, Yang Jian asked curiously.

"Do you still get experience points when you run dungeons now?"

Zhu Xi smiled.

"Without the game system's blessing, where would there be experience points? If there were, our next generation's cultivation wouldn't be so difficult!"

"Then why do you still keep these dungeons?"

You might as well give them to me... Zhu Xi immediately understood Yang Jian's thoughts!

He couldn't help but chuckle.

"Mainly it's to hone the team cooperation and combat abilities of our descendants! After all, the Abyss has never left us, so the cultivation of the younger generation in the clan cannot be done in isolation!"

Cultivating by myself... if they gave me a cultivation technique, I probably wouldn't even understand it!

However... "This cultivation technique..."

Zhu Xi's forehead was already sweating a little, and his eyes were unfriendly!

"Why don't you pass the test first?"

"Right, right, right!"

Yang Jian also felt he was getting a bit carried away!

This shouldn't be... Cultivation is difficult, and Yang Jian felt he had even less time to waste!

He had to seize the advantage of the current "salvation" game and quickly accelerate his leveling speed!

Without further hesitation, Yang Jian first selected a level 30 dungeon to test the waters... After all, Mo Song still had over a day before he could complete his advancement!

They might still have good things that even Yang Jian envied... So... come on! Show time!

The first level 30 dungeon Yang Jian entered was called the Icy Cave.

There was nothing else to say about this dungeon; it was a dungeon of the same level as Yang Jian... Before entering, Yang Jian already knew that the dungeons in the Tian Yao Realm had been severely nerfed!

It could be said that besides honing descendants, they neither dropped equipment nor granted experience...

When the two ice beasts guarding the entrance saw Yang Jian, they roared and charged forward.

Big brother, you're only level 30... why so brave?

With two swift arrows, the two ice beasts fell to the ground!

As a cold aura dissipated, Yang Jian felt something was off...

His talent skill, which had been focused on equipment, had remained unresponsive until now.

At this moment... Yang Jian felt as if he could absorb that cold aura.

Of course, there was no notification sound, but Yang Jian could feel himself getting stronger!

He quickly opened his personal panel in the Tian Yao Realm to check the situation.

[Name: Yang Jian (Tianmu Zhenjun)]

[Race: Human]

[Affiliation: Zhenhai City, Star Palace]

[Aptitude: Devouring Spirit Body, Orange (Upgradeable)]

(Life Energy +6)

[Cultivation Technique: None]

[Demon Race Bloodline: None]

[Life Energy: 48916]

[Overall Combat Power: 61607]

Indeed, awesome talents are awesome everywhere!

Two level 30 wild monsters increased Yang Jian's Life Energy by six points... When he returned to the Eastern Continent later and the system reloaded, how would these six points of energy be distributed?

But if this Devouring Spirit Body could be used this way, combined with [Authority: Cross-Realm Teleportation], the scope for manipulation would be huge!

With a harvest, Yang Jian immediately got excited!

He swiftly pulled all the dungeon's bosses and trash mobs together and AOE'd them down.

He checked again; one dungeon run increased his Life Energy by 660 points.

After clearing all the wild monsters in this dungeon.

He searched carefully again and confirmed that there were indeed no drops.