You call this the way of the sword?

The conversation was suddenly interrupted. Yang Qingfeng's gaze darkened slightly, and he felt that the visitor looked somewhat familiar.

There were four people in total, all of whom looked like young men and were not newly promoted cultivators.

If he remembered correctly, these people had been in the exchange since Yun Sheng appeared, watching from the sidelines. Now that they heard he was going to the secret realm, they immediately came over.

Moreover, they were originally a full team of five, but now they are one person short...

"Is this young man the one who wants to go to the secret realm?"

The young man at the head of the group maintained his composure with a smile. He glanced at Yang Qingfeng, then turned his gaze to Yun Sheng. "Miss Yun Sheng, may I ask who this young man is...?"

As soon as the young man threw out the bait, his companions chimed in, "Who else could it be? Senior Sister Yun Sheng chatted with him quite happily. If it's not a brother from her family, then it must be a junior in the camp. It can't be Senior Sister's lover, can it?"

After saying this, the group of people laughed as if no one else was around, as if they thought they were very funny.

Yang Qingfeng looked at them with a strange expression, and probably understood what was going on. Unfortunately, Yun Sheng remained calm and obviously wasn't buying it.

The young man at the head of the group, oblivious to the situation, said solicitously, "Miss Yun Sheng, we've been preparing for quite some time and are planning to venture into the Ghost King's Secret Realm. Why don't we take this young man with us? It would save you the trouble of finding someone else, which would be time-consuming and laborious, wouldn't it?"

Before Yun Sheng could even ask for a reply, Yang Qingfeng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, senior brothers. You have been preparing for a long time, but I suppose you are not very confident. If I were to replace another senior brother, I'm afraid we would all die in the secret realm."

Yun Yao has already made it very clear that the Ghost King's Secret Realm is very dangerous.

These guys wanted to take this opportunity to curry favor with Yun Yao. Yang Qingfeng neither cared nor wanted to, but they were playing with his life. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, it wouldn't be an option.

At this moment, Yun Sheng suddenly smiled and asked with a playful tone, "Really not going to consider it? Even if it's just a formality, it would be nice to go with them to take a look inside the secret realm."

Upon hearing this, the young men's expressions changed slightly.

Yang Qingfeng was relatively tactful, but Yun Sheng directly saw through their thoughts, making them feel ashamed and embarrassed.

The young man in the lead wanted to say something to make amends, but Yang Qingfeng shook his head and said, "The senior brothers have it tough too, so please don't make things difficult for them, senior sister. I'll handle it myself."

After asking about the exact location of the Ghost King's Secret Realm, Yang Qingfeng bowed to Yun Sheng in farewell.

As soon as Yang Qingfeng left, Yun Sheng gracefully walked towards the inner hall. From beginning to end, she didn't glance at the young men even once, and the young men didn't leave in time, becoming a unique and amusing sight in the exchange.

"Who is Senior Sister Yun? She is a first-rank lieutenant colonel who has killed countless enemies."

"Don't they realize that if Senior Sister Yun were so easy to get close to, would they even have a chance?"

"It's also Senior Sister Yun's fault, isn't it? Why didn't she go to the battlefield? What was she doing here at our little outpost? And dressed up so beautifully, wasn't she just asking to be targeted?"

"Where did this country bumpkin come from? What nonsense are you spouting? The exchange is the face of the empire, its main selling point is to be pleasing to the eye and provide the best service. Otherwise, would Senior Sister Yun give these guys a friendly face? Even a smile would be superfluous."

Yang Qingfeng had no idea what happened at the exchange after he left. He headed straight for the North Gate and soon left the stronghold, heading towards the core area of ​​the Void Mist Canyon.

During this time, Yang Qingfeng was processing the information he had just received.

According to Yun Sheng, there is only one way for newly recruited cultivators to level up quickly: by running dungeons. There are quite a few dungeons in the canyon, but you need to be at least level 10 to enter them, and dungeons have cooldown periods. Finding a team is also not easy, further increasing the difficulty of leveling up.

However, Yang Qingfeng does not need to team up. For him, the only insurmountable difficulty is the dungeon cooldown, so he needs to make the most of every second.

"Arriving a moment early might mean getting one more chance to fight, and one more chance might mean leveling up one more time than others. It's not enough to just be one step ahead; you have to be faster than the last!"

Yang Qingfeng felt that he was spending too much time in the city. Besides running dungeons, he also had to complete the exchange's commissions, farm materials to exchange for money to buy secret manuals, and make time to go to the Ghost King's Secret Realm to get his hands on the Little Ghost King's jewelry.

The tasks may seem few, but the core area is quite large, the journey is long, and the tasks are numerous. Considering the expenses incurred along the way, I only have less than five days, so I must hurry.

Filled with a sense of urgency, Yang Qingfeng had no time to practice flying on his sword. After leaving the city, he immediately summoned his flying sword and let it carry him away.

With the help of the map given by Yun Sheng, we finally saw the first instance 20 minutes later.

This instance is called Empty Mist Peak, which is the level 10 instance that Qiao Wanyi mentioned, and it is also the only instance that Yang Qingfeng can enter at present.

At the entrance to the instance, many sect cultivators were organizing teams.

"Hard difficulty, with healing and support, waiting for an efficient main attacker."

"Any fellow cultivators who want to challenge the Hell level? No limit on physical body, level 15 required, those with a full set of Rank 9 equipment will be given priority."

"Come on, any level, I'll take you!"

Amidst the clamor, a sudden gust of sword wind howled.

Yang Qingfeng's arrival immediately drew everyone's attention.

Although he is only level 10 now, swordsmanship is the main offensive method in the mainstream, and the method of flying on a sword is naturally high-end, which makes people ignore his level.

"Young man, looking for a team to run dungeons? Join our team, we'll handle the hard difficulty, and we guarantee you'll level up incredibly fast!"

"Kendo buddy, come join our team for Hell difficulty, we'll guarantee your damage output..."

Facing the group of team captains who surrounded him, Yang Qingfeng quickly walked past, leaving behind the words, "Sorry, I'd like to try soloing first."

The term "solo" possesses a certain magic in this world, and its appearance always leaves people astonished.

The team leaders exchanged glances, then stepped forward with a wry smile to dissuade him: "Young man, is this your first time running a dungeon? Don't be so reckless. The monsters in dungeons are different from wild monsters."

"Yeah, swordsman buddy, the monsters in the dungeon are above average, and there are so many of them, they're not easy to deal with. Why don't you team up with us?"

Having already said it, Yang Qingfeng didn't want to repeat himself. He went straight to the entrance to check the three difficulty levels of the dungeon.

They are Normal, Hard, and Hell difficulty, respectively.

The dungeons have minimum and maximum level restrictions, but the challenge difficulty does not. The key point is that the cooldown for the three difficulties is shared. If you complete the normal difficulty, you cannot challenge other difficulties during the cooldown period.

Without hesitation, Yang Qingfeng, relying on his Sword Soul, directly chose Hell difficulty.

With a flash of light, Yang Qingfeng vanished, leaving everyone around him stunned once again.

"So...he really went in?"

"Good lad, you've got guts! Just like me back then, you don't know your place until you suffer a loss."

"What kind of courage is that? Going solo is gambling with your life. If he's lucky, he might escape alive, but if he's unlucky, he might die inside."

"He's probably relying on the high damage output of swordsmanship; he might actually succeed."

"Absolutely impossible! There are so many monsters in Void Mist Peak. If he could really solo it, I'd just eat him..."