Building a sect from scratch.

After all the players had finished engraving their spirit seals, Zang Pufang began to introduce Du Guangguo.

According to him, the entire Duguang Kingdom has two "cities": one is in the waters of Duguangze, called Daze City; the other is the "Duguang Kingdom" they live in, also called Duguang City.

"The residents of Daze City are mostly aquatic creatures and sea people. However, since half of Daze City is underwater and half is on the surface of the water, there are also some people with special backgrounds living there. In contrast, Duguang City is mostly inhabited by ordinary demon and ghost cultivators."

"I have a question..." [Three-year-old crawling tower guard] asked softly, "From what you're saying, there are many ghost cultivators in this Duguang Kingdom, but weren't ghosts once people too?"

Zang Pu replied, “Some are human, and some are demon cultivators. Their souls have used methods to continue cultivating after death. There is a place called Mulifang in the west of the city. It is full of ghost cultivators. If you are interested, you can go and take a look after nightfall... However, the yin energy there is very strong, so it is best not to stay there for too long.”

One player exclaimed in surprise: "Demon cultivators become ghosts after they die?!"

Before Zang Pu could answer, other players retorted, "We're all animals, so why can't people become ghosts after they die?"

Some players were quite curious about this claim: "So, it seems that this game doesn't even have a place like the underworld or the netherworld? You can't expect all living beings to come to the tombs of the Kingdom of Guang after they die, can you?"

Although Zang Pu didn't quite understand the words "game," "underworld," and "ghost realm" used by these Taiyin Sect disciples, he did understand the last sentence. He smiled and shook his head to explain: "There are only a few hundred households in the Tomb Lane. Besides, not all living beings can become ghosts after they die. Those with more profound cultivation and higher Taoist attainment are more likely to become ghosts. As for ordinary mortals, even if they become ghosts, they are special fierce ghosts or evil ghosts, with almost no consciousness, and they cannot continue to cultivate. They also cannot stay in the world for long."

Zheng Qian also said, "So that's how it is... But, since the establishment of the Duguang Kingdom, there must be more than just these ghost cultivators, right?"

Zang Pu replied, “Ghost cultivation is extremely difficult, requiring guidance from someone to cultivate. Therefore, ghost cultivators are extremely rare in the world. A few hundred households is indeed a lot. However, I have heard that in the Nine Netherworld, there is a mountain called Haoli Mountain, where souls forced to wander in the Nine Netherworld go... But this is just a legend. After all, even immortals and gods dare not easily go to the Nine Netherworld.”

The players asked many more questions before gradually logging off.

As the "guild leader" who was temporarily pushed out, Zheng Qian had no choice but to take on the task of explaining things to the NPCs again—something that most players were already familiar with, especially since many guides for hidden gold quests on the forums mentioned similar steps. Because many NPCs who had little contact with the Taiyin Sect did not understand terms like "logout" or "game," players had to explain things to them, which was quite troublesome.

However, from another perspective, this setting gives people a more immersive sense of immersion, as if the world in "Ten Continents Chronicle" is real and these NPCs are alive.

In fact, this is the reason why no one is willing to quit the game "Ten Continents Chronicles" despite its various crazy actions that ignore players' advice - it's too realistic, so realistic that it feels like time travel!
Of course, there are always players who are bored and argue with the NPCs in the game, trying to prove that the NPCs are virtual data and gain their acceptance, but the final result is usually just a few eye rolls or being treated like an idiot...

After explaining that the Taiyin Sect disciples could not travel from the Blue Star Realm to the Guixu Realm, they could only walk in the Guixu Realm through puppet bodies, and thus needed to frequently return to the Blue Star Realm to maintain their lives, Zang Pu finally understood why some Taiyin Sect disciples seemed to die after saying a few words to the person next to them, while the latter naturally carried them on his back, waiting for everyone to finish engraving the spirit seal.

Zang Pu arranged single rooms for everyone, just ordinary rooms. However, most players immediately dropped themselves off on their beds and logged off upon entering. A group of players went in for a quick look around, then excitedly ran out, intending to explore the Duguang Kingdom with Zheng Qian and [Three-Year-Old Crawling Tower Guardian]. According to Zang Pu, once the spirit seal was inscribed, they could move freely, and he even debunked a few rumors for the players—

"What? Cannibalism? Don't worry, that's forbidden. However, I have heard that some demon cultivators are raising human animals for food in private, but it is indeed forbidden in Du Guang Kingdom. If they are found out, they will be expelled or even punished."

"Slave contract...you mean spirit contract, right? Both spiritual contracts and contracts have to be reported to King Du Guang. Back then, we didn't actually go to King Du Guang to report, but rather offered incense and made a formal report. If it involves life and death like a slave contract, then naturally that won't work. To be honest, Du Guang Kingdom doesn't have slaves...but the custom of adopting relatives is very popular. Some powerful demons even force their adopted children to support them. Although King Du Guang once condemned this trend, but...it's hard for demon cultivators. If they don't band together, cultivation becomes even more difficult...For example, General Huang has more than a hundred adopted children..."

Having already guessed that General Huang was deliberately trying to scare them, the players were finally relieved and left the White Jade Pagoda Inn together.

However, although Duguang Kingdom is very beautiful, there's really nothing to do there.

Or perhaps, because the lifespans of demon cultivators vary greatly, those who live long often sleep or go into seclusion, while those with short lifespans desperately cultivate, resulting in the entire Duguang Kingdom being quiet, seemingly without any markets or shops.

After wandering around two streets with Zheng Qian and Three-Year-Old Crawling Tower Guardian without finding any excitement, an extremely extroverted player named [Green Tomato] finally couldn't contain himself any longer. He took to the air and called out to a cultivator who had just left the house and seemed to be heading somewhere, asking for some information—

"Fellow Daoist—Fellow Daoist, please slow down! Fellow Daoist!"

[Green Tomato] called out several times before the seemingly respectable cultivator realized he was being called. He turned his head in surprise and looked at [Green Tomato].

However, this sudden movement startled [Green Tomato] so much that it almost fell to the ground!

Because the cultivator didn't move his body at all, but just turned his head halfway around and stared straight at him!

It looked like his head had been severed!

"Oh my god!"

[Green Tomato] was startled, then realized it was impolite, quickly composed himself, and slowly approached the cultivator with trembling legs. He gave an awkward yet polite smile, clasped his hands, and asked, "May I ask, fellow Daoist, we are disciples from the Taiyin Sect who have come here for a visit. We are not very familiar with the Kingdom of Duguang, and we don't know much about it. Why is it that we see so few people in this city... cough, we don't see many demon cultivators or fellow Daoists?" (End of Chapter)