On the other side, Blue Star, Huaxia, Xiaoyao Sect.

Yan Yu suddenly awoke in bed, looking around nervously and fearfully, only to relax upon realizing she was in her room. Yet she was puzzled, how did she get here?

"Wasn't I kidnapped? How did I wake up back here?" Yan Yu held her head, trying to recall, but she couldn't remember anything that had happened before.

Was she rescued?

Who saved her?

Knock, knock, knock.

Just then, the door was knocked on, and Gu Ying's voice rang from outside: "Yan Yu, you're back, thank heaven, you're finally back."

Yan Yu opened the door, and a figure pounced on her, holding her tightly in an embrace—it was Gu Ying.

"I thought you wouldn't return. I just used Divine Sense to check your room and found you were back. It scared me to death." Gu Ying cried like a pear blossom bathed in rain, truly frightened to death.

After all, it was she who took Yan Yu out to play, and something happened, making her extremely guilty.

"What happened? Wasn't I kidnapped?" Yan Yu asked, bewildered.

"I don't know either. I also passed out, but when I woke up, I was in my room." Gu Ying released Yan Yu and shook her head.

Yan Yu furrowed her brows, very confused.

"Do you think it might have been Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao who saved us?" Gu Ying suddenly suggested, suspecting that Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao had saved them.

"Probably not." Yan Yu wasn't sure, but she hoped it was Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao who saved them, as that would mean they mattered to Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao.

"Why don't we ask Tao Tian Demon Venerable to see if the venerable has been in seclusion?" Gu Ying suggested with a sly smile.

"Forget it. Let's not go."

After this incident, neither of them dared to go out again.

...

On the other side.

"The master is missing, I cannot sense his soul's presence." Tao Tian Demon Venerable said solemnly.

These servants, no matter the time or place, could always sense the presence of Chen Lan.

But now, they couldn't sense it, which could only mean one thing: the master is no longer in this universe.

However, they still couldn't betray Chen Lan, as the Soul Brand was imprinted on their souls, acting as a prohibition. If they were found to do something to betray Chen Lan, their souls would be immediately obliterated.

"I also can't sense it, don't know where the master has gone." Emperor Luo Tianlong said with a frown.

Almost everyone had gathered together. The instant Chen Lan stepped into the Ghost Realm, their senses all cut off.

"We don't know when the Sect Leader will return. During this time, we must take up the responsibility to protect Xiaoyao Sect," Master Qingxuan said.

The others nodded; even if the master were here, they would shoulder this responsibility.

...

Ghost Realm.

Chen Lan and the others arrived at the Ghost Extermination Association.

This association was hidden in a mountain range, using confusion arrays, Concealing Talismans, and other arrays or talismans to set up a protective shield so that ghosts wouldn't know it was here.

From the outside, it appeared to be an ordinary mountain range.

But as Chen Lan stepped inside, it was a whole different world.

"Hey, freshly caught Spirit Ghost Pearls, packed with Yin Power. Suck one and you'll be hooked, wanting more."

"Natural ghost arm, I tore it from a Ghost King's hand after a three-day and three-night battle. Still fresh. If you want it, come quickly, or it'll be gone."

"Speaking of that day, our President fought the Ghost Emperor for hundreds of years. That scene, those visuals, were downright explosive; the President pulled a monkey steals peaches move and snatched the Ghost Emperor's peach…"

"Hold on, how does a monkey steals peaches snag a ghost's peach?"

"Why are you looking for logic in storytelling? Stop listening, go watch your documentary."

Inside it was like a market, humans setting up stalls everywhere, various peddling voices, shouts, and storytelling sounds ringing in the ears, extremely noisy.

If he didn't know it was the Ghost Extermination Association, Chen Lan would have thought it was a vegetable market.

"Welcome to the Ghost Extermination Association, don't mind us, we're pretty ordinary here, but we have everything you might want to buy, except a ticket home," Li Jun said with a somewhat bitter smile.

People who come here basically don't return; it's either life or death—just two choices.

Chen Lan said nothing, moving forward, using his Divine Sense to explore the situation here.

Soon, he discovered several layers below; in the deepest room sat a young man whose realm was Immortal Emperor.

Not long after, he comprehended the situation here; the highest was Immortal Emperor, followed by quasi-emperors, then Saint Kings and Saints, most were True Immortals to Daluo Golden Immortals, hardly any below Ascension.

Clearly, the environment here was excellent, very suitable for cultivation; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many powerful beings.

When eliminating the landlord, he had searched the soul, understanding that besides Spiritual Qi in this world, there existed Yin Qi, which could also be termed Yin Power.

This Yin Power, much like Spiritual Qi, could help ghosts level up, but could also be used by humans, though human cultivation was more troublesome.

It required obtaining a Cultivation Technique to absorb Yin Power, and an Immortal Emperor had obtained one, using the technique to break through to Immortal Emperor and then begin to selflessly offer it to everyone who came here.

"So, how is it? Pretty good here, right? Does the boss have any interest in joining our Ghost Extermination Association?" Li Jun rubbed his hands, smiling.

If Chen Lan agreed to join, he'd immediately extend an olive branch, inviting Chen Lan to their team.

Having such a boss around, they'd surely not have to worry about food and drink.

Finding a Saint teammate now was very difficult; everyone scrambled for a lone Saint.

"No interest, I'm going back." Chen Lan shook his head, declining Li Jun.

Hearing this, Li Jun and the others had strange expressions but said nothing.

They were used to it; many newcomers thought about returning right away, just like them.

But as time passed, they'd discover they couldn't go back at all, even if they found an exit; it wouldn't be the world they came from.

Since it wasn't their original world, they might as well not go.

Thus, many people stayed, living and starting families, considering it a new life.

Anyways, they figured Chen Lan would soon despair upon realizing this, so they didn't say much more.

Little did they know, Chen Lan could leave whenever he wanted, and come when he wished because he already knew the space coordinates of this world.

With a wave of his hand, he could open a Space Tunnel and come over without wasting any time.

Chen Lan looked at the environment thoughtfully; perhaps this could serve as a second instance for the people of Blue Star. After he clears it, he'd let others in to cultivate.

Besides the terrifying ghosts, the resources here were quite abundant.

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