Chapter 322: Straight to Red Rock Territory, Dream Weaver Ritual, Xiao Bai's Evolution

Upon learning that Qin Chuan had a large number of Legendary Stones in his hand, Feng Yin did not delay in the slightest, personally made a trip, and took all the Legendary Stones away.

"The next batch won't be given to the Special Affairs Group first." Qin Chuan smiled. "The members of the Luoyue Guild also need it."

"Good." Feng Yin had no objection.

The Luoyue Guild had many strong members, and demand for Legendary Stones was high; Qin Chuan being able to hand over the first batch to the Special Affairs Group already satisfied him, as for the later…

Once the Special Affairs Group had more Legendary Stage members, they could themselves find ways to obtain more Legendary Stones.

After Feng Yin left, Qin Chuan and Lin Yue were sitting at home when they suddenly noticed a problem.

They seemed to have become idle.

During the previous instance descent stage, the two would occasionally have to act to handle the descended instances; even if there were no instance descents, spending a large amount of time each day on attacking high-level instances was the norm.

Now that instances have completely disappeared, they instead have a feeling of having nothing to do.

"Since we have nothing to do, let's go pick a new home." Lin Yue looked at their home, which had become a bit cramped after the addition of twelve little ones, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Good." Qin Chuan had no objection.

Choosing a house turned out to be simpler than expected.

After all, for the two of them, money was something that could not be used up.

They purchased the best villa in Yanjing's urban area, and with the help of the twelve little ones, the moving work was completed in just a day.

It is worth mentioning that during the moving process, the two dragons Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, who were in charge of carrying luggage, also attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

After all, these are currently extremely rare spirit beasts that exist in reality.

The difference between demonic beasts and spirit beasts is still significant, and moreover the Special Affairs Group has already disclosed the changes that players will undergo after entering the Heavenly Stairway, so no one will have any misunderstanding.

Furthermore, their contracted players are highly recognizable.

When night fell, Qin Chuan and Lin Yue had already settled into their new home.

The villa they bought had a huge yard, easily able to accommodate spirit beasts of large build like Xiao Hei, Xiao Bai, and Pan Shi, let alone other spirit beasts.

Standing by the window of the master bedroom, they saw Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai lying close together on the ground outside, Xiao Lü flying excitedly among the garden flowers, Pan Shi with its body fully sunk into the earth exposing only its head, and a few other little ones huddled on top of Pan Shi's head; the two exchanged a smile.

"I have long awaited a life like this." Lin Yue leaned against Qin Chuan's chest and spoke softly, "If only it could continue like this."

"It will happen." Qin Chuan nodded, gazing at the moon outside the window, "We will win this battle."

Other races may have entered the Heavenly Stairway thousands of years earlier than humans and have ample preparations and backup there, but humans are not without advantages.

At the very least, administrator privileges are not something other races possess.

Once the Race War begins, all members of a race cannot escape disaster.

However, according to the rules of the Heavenly Stairway, the victor of the Third Level can descend to the Second Level and influence its battle situation, and the victor of the Second Level can descend to the First Level and influence its battle situation.

Ultimately, this battle will be decided by top-tier combat power.

Lin Yue let out a soft "hum," and after a moment a blush appeared on her face, "What… do you want to do with your hands?"

"Want." — First Level of the Heavenly Stairway, Red Rock Territory.

Qin Chuan and Lin Yue stopped their steps, gazing into the distance at a fortified city whose outline could faintly be seen.

That is the main city of Red Rock Territory, Red Rock City.

It has over a hundred thousand members of various races.

And it is also the site they selected for Xiao Bai's evolution ritual.

【Dream Weaver: Dancing above the city where ten million spirits sleep, absorbing dream power to evolve】

This is Xiao Bai's evolution ritual.

To achieve this, Qin Chuan and Lin Yue need to make all the spirits in Red Rock City fall into sleep.

This is difficult.

Not only is the consumption of energy enormous, but there is also a chance of leakage midway; if any spirit awakens halfway, it could cause many spirits to be roused.

With Lin Yue and Xiao Bai's current strength, the highest they can hypnotize is up to the Legendary Stage; the Mythic Stage cannot guarantee the hypnotic effect.

Therefore, they still need to first deal with the Mythic Stage.

"Red Rock City has six Mythic Stage beings." Qin Chuan's expression grew somewhat solemn, "Because the population here is larger, each race has a Mythic Stage guardian stationed."

"This might also be related to the Lan Tribe from a thousand years ago."

After learning that Red Rock Territory was once the entrance to the Heavenly Stairway for the Lan Tribe, Qin Chuan also formed a corresponding speculation.

Perhaps it is precisely because battles once took place here, and after the battles ended the various races did not fully withdraw their forces from this area, leading to Red Rock Territory having more spirits of various races than other territories.

"Have all six Mythic Stage beings been killed?" Lin Yue spoke softly, her eyes showing a hint of contemplation.

"No." Qin Chuan thought for a moment, then shook his head, "We will observe propriety before resorting to force."

"If they are willing to cooperate, we will let them temporarily leave Red Rock City and, as a convenience, have their own tribe's other members assist with the hypnosis, and we will let them go."

"If they are unwilling to cooperate, we will take action again."

"I'm afraid no race will be willing to cooperate," Lin Yue said, her expression slightly odd.

They themselves would leave Red Rock City, leaving their entire tribe behind to cooperate with Qin Chuan and Lin Yue in the hypnosis…

This is practically handing over their lives to the two of them.

Qin Chuan heard this and revealed a kindly smile.

"No matter what, we have given them a chance." — "If it's just hypnosis, then it's fine."

The Moon Spirit Clan's Mythic Stage being in Red Rock City looked at the two, pondered for a moment, and then nodded slightly.

This made Qin Chuan and Lin Yue look at each other, unable to hide their surprised expressions.

This Moon Spirit Clan Mythic Stage individual named Dil'an was unexpectedly easy to talk to.

"Don't be so surprised." Dil'an smiled and said, "Our Ancestor has told us to maintain friendliness with humanity."

"Besides, I probably am not a match for the two of you." Dil'an spread his hands helplessly and guessed, "If I disagree, you two will likely take action."

"Indeed." Qin Chuan gave a light laugh and nodded.

Since they spoke openly, he didn't mind speaking frankly either.

Besides…

The Moon Spirit Ancestor's friendliness toward the Human Race also surprised him.

Logically, since the Human Race has successfully ascended the Heavenly Stairway, the Moon Spirit Clan's attitude toward the Human Race should accordingly change.

Can't figure it out, then let's not think about it for now. At this stage, the Human Race indeed needs one or two allies.

"Looking at your expressions just now, I seem to be the first to agree, so… how many races have you asked?" Dilain's eyes held a hint of schadenfreude.

"Half-demons, dwarves, and dragon race." Lin Yue smiled.

"Pretty good." Dilain's smile grew a bit, seemingly in great mood due to the death of three old rivals, "Pamier of the Crystal Clan should also agree, that's a wise and calm guy."

"As for the Nether Ghost Clan, they will likely refuse."

"I'll withdraw first; the rest of my kind will cooperate with you two." After saying that, Dilain shot up into the sky and flew straight out of the city.

He was quite straightforward, seemingly not at all worried that the two might be unfavorable to his kin.

"Moon Spirit Clan, indeed interesting." Watching the other's departing figure, Qin Chuan couldn't help muttering, "I actually look forward to seeing the Moon Spirit Ancestor in person after reaching the Third Level."

"Let's go, we'll next visit the remaining two Mythic Stage beings." Lin Yue grabbed Qin Chuan's hand.

As Dilain had expected, the Crystal Clan's Mythic Stage agreed to their request, while the Nether Ghost Clan's Mythic Stage flew into a rage and refused without hesitation.

Thus Qin Chuan had no choice but to use Time Stop, giving them a humane destruction.

Given Qin Chuan's current strength, an ordinary Mythic Stage First Realm actually doesn't need Time Stop, but to avoid disturbing other beings, some consumption is necessary.

The previous three races were handled in the same way.

After dealing with all the Mythic Stage beings, Qin Chuan and Lin Yue began to wander within Redrock City, an invisible power spreading from Lin Yue's vicinity; wherever they passed, nearby creatures would quickly fall asleep.

Once Redrock City fell completely silent, Lin Yue's power had been drained to almost nothing.

Switching the synergy from Little White to other spirit beasts, Lin Yue unhesitatingly summoned Little White.

"Ya—"

Little White let out an excited low groan, feeling the dream power growing strong in the city as tens of thousands of beings fell asleep, and without hesitation flew up into the sky.

Accompanied by its massive body twisting in the void, strands of invisible power condensed into substance and rapidly converged upon it.

"Rest well, I'll handle the rest."

Qin Chuan patted Lin Yue's head, then rose into the air, flying to a point not far from Little White, his gaze fixed on the Redrock City below.

Any creature that awakens midway, he will immediately act, either knocking them out or outright killing them, to avoid affecting the ritual's progress.

Unlike Snow Cream, Little White's evolution ceremony did not last long.

Soon, accompanied by a burst of light more dazzling than the sun, the Mythic Stage Little White, with a cooler appearance than before, completed its final breakthrough.

Compared to before, Little White's body now bore ample golden armor adorning key parts, while its frame grew ever larger; its original size was already kilometers long, and describing it now as a giant dragon is most fitting.

Not lingering, taking advantage that the city's beings had not yet fully awakened, Qin Chuan brought Lin Yue, seated on Little White's back, and swiftly departed Redrock City.

Shortly after the two left the city, the beings within gradually awoke, their eyes filled with a dazed look, knowing nothing of what had just transpired.

The Mythic Stage beings of the Moon Spirit and Crystal Clans did not go far; after the two left, they quickly returned, began orderly arranging their clans' other members, and began harvesting the other four clans.

Without Mythic Stage beings, the other four clans could absolutely not contend with the Moon Spirit and Crystal Clans in a short time, and the order of the entire Redrock Territory would be reshuffled.

And this is nothing Qin Chuan and Lin Yue need to worry about.

After leaving Redrock City, the two headed straight for Redrock Mountain.

Soon, a peak several thousand meters high, covered in crimson rock and barren of grass, came into view.

After Little White landed, its form flickered and vanished from the spot, returning to reality; the now power-restored Lin Yue switched the synergy back to Little White, feeling its enhanced strength after evolution, a smile appearing on her face.

"This time, my strength should be enough to deal with the vast majority of First Realm opponents."

"This is just the beginning; once all spirit beasts evolve into Mythic Stage, even if a Second Level opponent descends, we can still put up a fight." Qin Chuan smiled and switched the synergy to Bedrock.

Wave after wave of yellowish undulations extended from his feet in all directions, soon encompassing the entire Redrock Mountain.

Moon Seismic Wave

This detection skill is just right to use now.

Soon, Qin Chuan's gaze turned toward a certain direction at the mountainside, his eyes flashing with a hint of surprise and astonishment.

"There."

The two's forms flickered and vanished from the spot, and soon they halted at a massive cave mouth on the mountainside.

"We need to be more careful." Qin Chuan took a deep breath, his expression slightly solemn, "The cave's interior blocks seismic wave detection; I can only roughly sense that this cave's depth exceeds ten thousand meters."

"Good." Lin Yue's expression also grew somewhat solemn; at the moment she followed Qin Chuan into the cave, a thought stirred, and a figure surrounded by seven cross-shaped stars appeared.

It was Little Gold.

As a light-element being, its appearance instantly illuminated the pitch-black cave interior, allowing Qin Chuan and Lin Yue to easily see the cave's situation.

Upon entry, the cave's interior closely resembled the exterior; whether the side walls, ceiling, or ground, everything in sight was crimson rock, as if Redrock Mountain were composed entirely of crimson stone inside and out.

But as the two gradually went deeper, the cave's interior situation quietly began to change.

Under their feet, the scattered rocks turned into a stone staircase with clear chiseling marks; the side walls and the ceiling of the cave also began to show various stone reliefs.

However, all of this was ruined.

The stone staircase was covered in cracks, and the reliefs bore large shattered fragments, making intact parts hardly visible, with only rubble scattered on the steps.

Moreover, on these shattered rocks, visible black solidified traces could be seen, like bloodstains left a thousand years ago.

"The rocks here seem redder than before." Lin Yue looked around and spoke softly, "Too bad the reliefs have all been destroyed, leaving no clues."

Qin Chuan gazed at the dark expanse ahead.

At this point, the two had already gone several thousand meters deep into the cave, yet they still could not determine just how deep the cave truly was.

This seemed like an endless stone corridor leading to an unknown mysterious place.

"The places we've walked through so far are ones other races can easily reach." Qin Chuan spoke softly, "Such places won't yield many meaningful discoveries."

Moreover, the second talent revealed by the cave sight points here, indicating that there are some things here that are helpful to us.

This means...

"Continuing downward will be dangerous." Lin Yue softly continued Qin Chuan's words.

If there were no danger, everything inside the cave over the past thousand years would have already been explored by countless beings; it wouldn't be their turn to come.

"Not bad." Qin Chuan smiled.

"Be more careful, we continue downward."

He wanted to see what secret was actually buried here.

(End of chapter)