On the next day's noon, Yang Ling finally managed to rush into the Northern Glacier at his highest speed, and he managed to find smoothly the Three Heads of Darkness, Chief Elven Priestess, and the others who were already waiting for a long time.
On the way, Yang Ling consumed 200 Magical Beasts' Blood Orbs to replenish his Wizard Power and Mental Energy. It was fortunate that the Magical Beast Camp in the Wizard Pagoda's dimension had already gone back to the right track, and in the past few days, the Corpse Wizard King commanded the Magical Beast Army to capture many wild Magical Beasts before refining many Magical Beasts' Blood Orbs throughout the night. If he hadn't done so, their stock would have been depleted long ago because they weren't gathering anything.
The Plane Channel was situated in a deserted valley, and its surroundings were engulfed by ice. The valley was 2,000 meters above the sea surface. As a gust of wind blew over, the people were frozen, and a layer of ice was formed atop their skin. The temperature was extremely cold, and even Magical Beasts rarely passed by here, let alone the stoic and hardworking Orcs.
Yang Ling was surprised to see that there weren't just the Three Heads of Darkness, Golden Lion Barker, and the others here but there were also many new faces in the valley. Some of them sat cross-legged on the ground and were motionless like statues, while others were back to back, and there were even people walking around anxiously. The person with the highest power was on the verge of advancing into the High-Level Deity Stage, while the weakest had Sacred-Level power.
"Brother Yang Ling, why did you come so late?" When the Dark Cavalry Commander Barbosa saw the hasty Yang Ling, he shook his head.
The Graveyard of Gods and Devils' entry was a rare chance one would get once every thousand years, and people wouldn't just arrive here in advance by several days, there were some people that came to the Northern Glacier several months in advance to make ample preparations. They didn't expect that Yang Ling would only come at the last moment, and if Raymond didn't insist on waiting for another while, the crowd would have already left ahead.
"I'm sorry. I have gone previously through several battles, and I was so exhausted that I almost vomited blood. This is why I feet into sleep right after I went back to the Magical Beast Territory, and once I woke up, I realized that I was already late. It's fortunate that I have managed to rush over in time," Yang Ling smiled and whispered next to Barbosa's ear, "Brother Barbosa, why are there so many people? Didn't you say that only experts with Domain-Level power and higher can enter the Graveyard of Gods and Devils? Why even people with Sacred-Level power rushed over to join in the fun?"
"Hehe! Originally, people with Sacred-Level power wouldn't have been able to cross the Plane Channel, but Mr. Raymond constructed a large Ancient Magical Formation Spell. This Formation Spell wouldn't just protect the Plane Channel tightly; it would still lower the pressure greatly we will bear upon crossing the Plane Channel." Barbosa smiled and paused for a moment before he said, "After people got news about this, all great factions brought with them Sacred-Level experts and even some experts living in seclusion rushed over."
Yang Ling managed quickly to get a rough idea about the current situation thanks to the explanation of the Dark Cavalry Commander Barbosa.
The Bellimore family sent more than twenty people, and they were led by the graceful white-clothed Sword God. As for the Chief Elven Priestess, she brought with her five Elven Spellcasters and five Druids, while the Borg family brought the highest number of people, and their number reached fifty people, but most of them possessed power at Sacred-Level, and they were led personally by the Golden Lion Barker.
All great factions brought with them some people, and the sole exception to this was the Three Heads of Darkness and Raymond. Besides those people, there were still several Orcs, Dwarves, and human experts that lived secluded for many years. In total, their number reached a hundred people.
"We welcome the feudal lord."
"Feudal lord, please..."
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When the crowd saw Yang Ling that was accompanied by Barbosa walking over with big strides, they made way for him respectfully. There were only a few God-Level experts on Tailun Continent, and after the Demon Island's subsidence and the Church's destruction, Yang Ling's military fame became well-known, and he became a powerhouse recognized by everyone. He got the crowd's sincere respect!
"Well? Brother Yang Ling, did you advance into the Mid-Level Deity Stage?" When the Dark Elder detected the intense Energy Ripples in Yang Ling's body, he cried out involuntarily. He didn't expect that Yang Ling would make another advancement at this crucial juncture.
How much time elapsed since he crossed the Lightning Divine Tribulation until now?
Even if other people trained hard for several thousand years, or even several ten thousand years, they might not be able to advance from a Low-Level Deity to a Mid-Level Deity. Yet Yang Ling had unexpectedly made another advancement quietly as expected of a genius that crossed the Lightning Divine Tribulation!
"Yang Ling, did your Godhead get a layer of Heart Armor's protection?" When the Chief Elves Priestess received the news, she flew over quickly and walked in circles around Yang Ling two times in confusion. She didn't expect this like the Great Elder, and she didn't expect that Yang Ling would manage to make another advancement in a short time.
"This... It seems an armor-like object appeared around my Godhead after I woke up from sleep." When Yang Ling recalled his different Godhead, he smiled. "Priestess, now that you have mentioned it, I really must thank you for your teachings. If you haven't taught it to me, I wouldn't have even known what a Heart Armor is."
Could one make an advancement while sleeping?
The crowd almost fainted. Other people would work themselves to death, and they would even risk their lives, yet they might not necessarily make an advancement. As for Yang Ling, he got great benefits, yet he still acted carelessly as if he didn't take this seriously.
There were here several experts living in seclusion that racked their brains to train, yet had only reached the Domain-Level, and when they had heard Yang Ling, they all suffered a grave blow, and they exchanged several glances before they shook their heads and revealed a wry smile.
Comparing oneself to others constantly would only make one angry!
At first, they assumed that they were quite lucky and strong because they managed to train until the peak of the Domain-Level, but after they compared themselves with a genius practitioner like Yang Ling, they felt like they just wasted their lives for the past years.
"Good, pretty good! Yang Ling, come over." When Raymond detected the Energy Ripples in Yang Ling's body, he revealed a smile and spoke as he took out a bottle from his pockets. "Yang Ling, this is Black Marrow Essence, and it can increase the speed of fusion with Godhead. Take it!"
"Mr. Raymond, this is..." Yang Ling stretched his hands to feel around on his pockets, but he still couldn't take out any appropriate objects that he could give as gifts. The spatial ring was filled with the Crystal Ores and Crystal Coins seized from the Holy City, but those objects could only be offered to ordinary people, and it wasn't appropriate to gift them to a powerhouse such as Raymond.
"Just take it, I got this bottle of Marrow Essence long ago, and it became useless to me long ago." Raymond smiled and put the bottle filled with Marrow Essence in Yang Ling's hand. "The Graveyard of Gods and Devils is filled with traps, but opportunities can present themselves to you at any time, and it's up to whether you will seize them. Yang Ling, I hope that you won't disappoint me."
"Mr. Raymond, thanks!" Upon seeing that Raymond was so generous, Yang Ling didn't treat him politely any longer and just collected the precious bottle of Black Marrow Essence.
The Corpse Wizard King and beauty Sala would shortly advance into God-Level, and as long as they could find a Godhead in the Graveyard of Gods and Devils and fuse with it, they would manage to make an advancement quickly. The Marrow Essence could increase the fusion speed with the Godhead, and he surely wouldn't let such good stuff slip by.
"Oh, my God! Is that the legendary Black Marrow Essence?"
"Tsk, tsk, it's even a whole bottle. If he can give us a single drop, it will be too awesome."
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When the crowd saw Yang Ling getting a big bottle of Black Marrow Essence, they envied him so much that they drooled. The consumption of several drops of Black Marrow Essence wouldn't just increase one's training speed; it would also allow one to swallow a Godhead into his body to fuse with it. The fusion speed would be quicker than usual by much!
Other people couldn't get even a single drop, while Yang Ling had unexpectedly gotten a whole bottle.
"Fine, it's almost time. Let's go!" When the crowd was just pondering how they could get close to Yang Ling so that they could ask for some drops of Marrow Essence from him, Raymond took the lead and walked toward the large cave in the deepest region of the valley.
Swoosh!
The crowd led by Raymond advanced quickly, and they entered the cave without the least bit of hesitation. They stepped into the Plane Channel leading to the Graveyard of Gods and Devils.
The channel was quite big, and its ground had smooth slabs with complex decorative designs carved on them. They emitted wave upon wave of obscure Energy Ripples. The channel's sidewalls had realistic murals. One had a battlefield with a river of blood. One had a large number of devout believers praying, while another had bloodthirsty and berserk Magical Beasts.
"It's said that those murals hid the Graveyard of Gods and Devils' ultimate secret, but it's a pity that none managed to find the secret in the past years," Barbosa walked with Yang Ling and whispered several words near Yang Ling's ear in a low voice.
Ultimate secret?
After Yang Ling got Barbosa's reminder, he got an idea, and he took out an Illusory Crystal from his spatial ring. He took a photo of both sides' mural, and he planned to study them carefully once he had free time. Legends were often not just baseless stories, and a great secret might have been recorded on those realistic murals.
"Great! It's really great!"
When Barbosa saw Yang Ling's quick response, he couldn't help but admire him. The other people were observing the murals carefully as they walked, while Yang Ling had just taken a photo of all murals without letting off any suspicious region.
"Brother Barbosa, just look at these! Those murals are so realistic. Some depicted a bitter fight, while others had s.e.xy beauties that are prettier than real beauties. If you are bored with nothing to do, you can just take them out to observe them to relieve boredom, and if you are short in money, you can even broadcast them somewhere and take more than a dozen Crystal Coins fee for allowing people to observe them. It's pretty good!" Yang Ling looked at Barbosa that was next to him and smiled.
"Tsk, tsk. Is this fine?" Barbosa was won over thoroughly.
For the past years, he saw badass people that observed the murals for several hundred years, yet he had never seen someone so badass as Yang Ling. As he pondered over this seriously, he found out that this idea was pretty good, and if they announced that those were photos of the murals inside the Graveyard of Gods and Devils, they would manage to attract the attention of people.
"Brother Yang Ling, as a matter of fact, you should become a merchant, a merchant craftier than a Siberian Rabbit." Barbosa looked at the crystal ball in Yang Ling's hand and shook his head.
"Hehe! You are mistaken. I'm not interested in becoming a merchant" Yang Ling chuckled and said, "Dealing with Crystal Coins for the whole day is so boring, and it's better to go to the forest to hunt or go to the tavern to seduce some pretty women. We can just hand over Crystal Coins to both small and great merchants alike, set up some rules, and have them make money for us."
"Okay, when will we drink several glasses at the tavern together and see who is the best?" Barbosa loved vine as his life, and when he heard something about it, he became high-spirited.
"Barbosa, you are mistaken again. You are probably the best when it comes to drinking. But, when it comes to seducing pretty women, even if you practice for 10,000 years, you still won't be a match for me."
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Yang Ling attacked the frail heart of the 10,000 years old v.i.r.g.i.n Barbosa fiercely before he sped up to follow Raymond, the Chief Elven Priestess, and others. The more he walked, the quicker he became, and after an hour, he reached a vast plaza and reached the true entrance leading to the Graveyard of Gods and Devils.