Chapter 498: The Realms of the Ghost Clan

After entering the city gate, the red sedan procession did not stop in the bustling streets, but went straight through the most prosperous ghost market, heading towards the deepest part of a street.

As they went deeper, the number of ghost lamps around gradually decreased, but the range illuminated by each ghost lamp became larger, and what filled the air was no longer noise and clamor, but a silence that made one hold their breath involuntarily.

Hua Changxi looked out through the sedan curtain, and at the end of the street, a towering black giant building rose from the ground.

That was Lady Chi Yan's residence in the Ghost Realm Fortress—the Lady's Building.

The Lady's Building was five stories high, built entirely of black crystal, with the eaves of each floor tilted high, and oil-green lanterns hanging under the corners of the eaves.

The lamps flickered, emitting a bewitching and strange light in the darkness, making people afraid to approach.

The buildings in the Ghost Realm Fortress were not built randomly; their height was determined by the cultivation of the owner, which was the most intuitive symbol of status and absolute strength.

The realms of the Ghost Clan were divided according to the strength of the ghost body and the soul (primordial spirit).

From low to high, they were: Little Ghost, Big Ghost, Ghost Lieutenant, Ghost General, Ghost Commander, Ghost King, Ghost Emperor, Ghost Venerable, Ghost God.

The Little Ghost realm and Big Ghost realm were the lowest-level ghost soldiers and ghost troops.

Only when reaching the Ghost Lieutenant realm could one be considered a mid-level Ghost Clan member.

The Lady's Building was five stories high, meaning Lady Chi Yan's strength was in the Ghost Commander realm, which was the Spirit Platform realm of the human race.

However...

"My Lady has broken through the Ghost Commander realm. Now, the Lady's Building can build a sixth floor."

The maid's flattering and awe-filled voice sounded.

Five stories high only represented the past; the Lady Chi Yan who was killed by Hua Changxi in the stone forest had actually already stepped into the Ghost King realm!

Lady Chi Yan entering the Ghost Realm Fortress at this time, although the appearance of the Lord of Huang Quan was an inducement, the true core was that she had successfully advanced to the Ghost King realm—entering the Ghost Realm Fortress was actually to compete for a territory sufficient to carry her ambition.

There was no other reason; although Ghost Nightmare Village was adjacent to the Ghost Domain Forbidden Land and had rich ghost energy, the territory was ultimately too small to support the cultivation needs of the Ghost King realm.

You must know that after stepping into the Ghost King realm, Lady Chi Yan could open up her own "small ghost domain," similar to the dojo of human practitioners.

The larger the "small ghost domain" and the more Ghost Clan members ruled, the stronger the strength would be, and the greater the possibility of advancing to the Ghost Emperor realm.

Therefore, as long as a Ghost Clan member entered the Ghost King realm, they had to face a very realistic problem—competing for territory.

The size of the territory was directly related to the amount of cultivation resources, and at the same time, it was also a symbol of status and power.

While Hua Changxi was thinking about these things, the scarlet sedan chair had slowly stopped at the main entrance of the Lady's Building.

Sensitively capturing the faint sense of prying in the surrounding air, she did not appear to get out of the sedan, but flew into the building.

The other Ghost Clan members in the procession did not have any special reaction to this, but entered the building in an orderly manner.

After entering the building, Hua Changxi quietly looked at everything in the building. Before she could see much, she suddenly perceived countless hot and scorching gazes stuck firmly on her body.

Following the gazes, it turned out to be those attending Ghost Clan members.

At this moment, these ghost servants were staring at her eagerly, their eyes revealing deep hunger and anticipation, making her expression stiffen slightly.

She was not surprised by the reaction of the ghost servants.

There was no other reason; in the past, every time Lady Chi Yan entered the Ghost Realm Fortress, she would use the Nightmare Bell to control the low-level Ghost Clan members around the Lady's Building to fall into dreams, and then turn them into "food" to reward the attending ghost servants, letting them have a "full meal."

There were two paths for the Ghost Clan to improve their strength: one was step-by-step cultivation, and the other was devouring their own kind to seize their power.

Compared to the time and effort of hard cultivation, devouring their own kind was undoubtedly a shortcut, so the vast majority of the Ghost Clan were eager for it.

"Please reward us, my Lady."

Seeing Hua Changxi standing still, the ghost servants were a bit confused, and then knelt down one after another to "beg for a reward."

Hua Changxi looked at the kneeling Ghost Clan members and did not take action immediately.

Lady Chi Yan rewarding food was not only expected by the ghost servants, but other Ghost Clan forces around the Lady's Building also tacitly accepted this "rule." If she didn't follow it, it would definitely attract attention and prying.

Shaking the Nightmare Bell was easy, but did she really want to do it? ===== CHAPTER 499 =====