The most secure job in Dajin

After entering the city gate, the red sedan chair procession did not stop in the noisy streets and alleys, but went straight through the most prosperous ghost market and headed to the deepest part of a street.

As you go deeper, the number of ghost lanterns around you gradually decreases, but the area illuminated by each ghost lantern increases, and the air is no longer filled with noise and clamor, but with a silence that makes you hold your breath involuntarily.

Looking out through the sedan curtain, Hua Changxi saw a towering black building rising from the ground at the end of the street.

That was the residence of Lady Chiyan in Ghost Realm Fortress—Lady's Tower.

The Niangniang Tower is five stories high and is made entirely of black crystal. The eaves of each floor are upturned, and dark green lanterns hang from the corners of the eaves.

The lights flickered, casting an eerie and sinister glow in the darkness, making people afraid to approach.

The buildings within Ghost Realm Fortress were not built haphazardly; their heights were determined by the cultivation level of their owners, serving as the most direct symbol of their status and absolute power.

The realms of the Ghost Clan are divided according to the strength of their Ghost Body and Soul (Primordial Spirit).

From lowest to highest rank, they are: Little Ghost, Big Ghost, Ghost Lieutenant, Ghost General, Ghost Commander, Ghost King, Ghost Emperor, Ghost Venerable, and Ghost God.

The Lesser Ghost Realm and the Greater Ghost Realm are the lowest-ranking ghost soldiers and ghost troops.

Only when one reaches the Ghost Commander realm can one be considered a mid-level Ghost Clan member.

The fact that the Empress's building is five stories high means that the Crimson Flame Empress's strength is at the Ghost General realm, which is the Spirit Platform realm for humans.

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"Your Majesty has broken through to the Ghost General realm. Now, Your Majesty's Tower can be built to the sixth floor."

The maid's obsequious yet respectful voice rang out.

The five-story building only represents the past. The Crimson Nightmare Lady, who was killed by Hua Changxi in the Chaotic Stone Forest, had actually entered the Ghost King Realm!

The reason why Lady Chiyan entered Ghost Realm Fortress at this time was not only due to the appearance of Lord Huangquan, but also because she had successfully advanced to the Ghost King realm. Her real purpose in entering Ghost Realm Fortress was to seize a territory that could support her ambitions.

The reason is simple: although Ghost Nightmare Village is adjacent to the Ghost Realm Forbidden Area and is rich in ghost energy, its territory is ultimately too small to support the cultivation needs of Ghost Kings.

It should be noted that after entering the Ghost King Realm, Lady Chiyan can create her own 'small ghost domain', similar to the dojo of human cultivators.

The larger the 'small ghost domain', the more ghosts it governs, the greater its strength, and the higher its chances of advancing to the Ghost Emperor realm. Therefore, any ghost who reaches the Ghost King realm faces a very real problem—the struggle for territory.

The size of one's territory directly relates to the amount of cultivation resources available, and it is also a symbol of status and power.

As Hua Changxi was thinking about these things, the scarlet sedan chair slowly came to a stop at the main entrance of the Empress's Tower.

Sensing the subtle, almost imperceptible, intent of being spied upon in the surrounding air, she did not immediately appear and alight from the sedan chair, but instead leaped into the building.

The other demons in the group did not react in any particular way, but entered the building in an orderly manner.

After entering the building, Hua Changxi calmly surveyed everything inside. Before she could look around much, she suddenly felt countless burning gazes fixed on her.

Following the gaze, they found it was the ghost clan members who were serving them.

At this moment, these ghost servants were staring at her with intense hunger and anticipation in their eyes, which made her face stiffen slightly.

She wasn't surprised by the ghost servant's reaction.

There's no other reason than that whenever Lady Chiyan entered Ghost Realm Fortress, she would use the Nightmare Bell to manipulate the low-ranking ghosts around her building into a dream, and then turn them into 'food' to reward the ghosts who followed her, allowing them to 'have a good meal'.

There are two paths for the Ghost Clan to increase their strength: one is to cultivate step by step, and the other is to devour their own kind to seize their power.

Compared to the time-consuming and laborious process of arduous cultivation, devouring one's own kind is undoubtedly a shortcut, which is why the vast majority of ghosts are eager to do so.

"Please, Your Majesty, bestow a reward upon me."

Seeing that Hua Changxi was standing still, the ghost servants were puzzled. Then, they all knelt down to 'beg for a reward'.

Hua Changxi looked at the kneeling ghost clan members but did not take immediate action.

The fact that Lady Chiyan bestowed food upon them was not only anticipated by the ghost servants, but also accepted by the other ghost forces around the Lady's building. If she did not comply, it would definitely attract attention and scrutiny.

Shaking the Nightmare Bell is easy, but does she really want to do it? (End of Chapter)