What shocked Tang Rao even more was that this was an adult Despair Nightmare.

Even in the seventy-two domains of the nine realms, Despair Nightmares are extremely rare Heavenly Demons, and adults are even rarer.

To hunt one down, Tang Rao could only describe it in four words: a fool's errand.

The Despair Nightmare possesses no attacking capabilities, but its danger level is absolutely among the top three Heavenly Demons from beyond the domains.

Regardless, even at his peak, Tang Rao would choose to flee when encountering an adult Despair Nightmare.

This creature is a fusion of space and illusion realm; once you are mesmerized by it, sorry, but you will gradually grow old and die amidst endless illusions.

Your body will become a part of the Despair Nightmare.

And here, there actually lay the corpse of an adult Despair Nightmare, the shock of which was immense for Tang Rao.

To have killed an adult Despair Nightmare, what kind of power would that require? Great Perfection? Or perhaps, an immortal?

What exactly is going on with this Blue Star…

"Tang Rao, I think you should quit your job at the Special Ninth Department. You have a sect recommendation letter; with your strength and talent, you can definitely be recruited," said Ye Xiaobai.

"Here, it's yours." Tang Rao took out a token and handed it directly to Ye Xiaobai.

Ye Xiaobai was a bit stunned, looking at the sect token in his hand, utterly amazed.

Although one can participate in the selection without a sect token, unless you have excellent talent, it's extremely difficult to be noticed by a sect.

But with a token, it's different; unless you are excessively worthless, they will give you some face.

After all, these sect tokens are only issued by elder-level figures within the sects.

"Really for me?" Ye Xiaobai asked.

"Don't give it back; I'll go exchange it for some money," said Tang Rao.

Ye Xiaobai grasped the token tightly, then stretched out his hand, presenting the milk tea in front of Tang Rao.

"Tang Rao, you're my most beloved person. Come receive the saliva in my milk tea, let us merge!" Ye Xiaobai said seriously.

Of course, he received a roll of the eyes from Tang Rao.

Nuts, merge with whoever you love, can't stand even thinking about it.

Tang Rao, feeling a shiver, looked at Ye Xiaobai; this guy, he doesn't really have that kind of fetish, does he?

"Tang Rao, which sect do you think I should join?" Ye Xiaobai, holding the sect token, was extremely excited.

If he could join a sect, his future would be limitless.

Perhaps, after a few decades, he could also achieve Foundation Establishment.

Foundation Establishment, to put it bluntly, is simply astonishingly awesome.

Poor Ye Xiaobai, if he knew he was standing next to someone capable of overwhelming someone at the peak of Foundation Establishment, I wonder if he would lament the world's unfairness and then lose the will to continue living.

"How about Yin Yang Valley?" blurted out Tang Rao.

He was quite familiar with Yin Yang Valley, and Fang Rujing, the Valley Master, was a decent person; Tang Rao would feel reassured if Ye Xiaobai could join Yin Yang Valley.

"You've gone mad…" Ye Xiaobai rolled his eyes, "The token I hold is for a second-tier sect; Yin Yang Valley is a first-tier sect, they won't even bother with me."

Tang Rao: "…"

So, the sects are also tiered, ah, what a hassle.

"Then just decide on your own, I'll go check out the Heavenly Ladder," Tang Rao's eyes hardly left the tail of the Despair Nightmare.

"We'll go together, I'm not in a hurry," Ye Xiaobai immediately followed Tang Rao, considering the sect selection lasts a month and it's only been ten days so far.

Within minutes, the two had already reached the foot of the Heavenly Ladder.

The area was crowded, and everyone was very excited.

"Tang Rao, look over there, that's the Heavenly Ladder List, updated in real-time," Ye Xiaobai pointed to the side.

It was a huge screen, displaying forty-five names from top to bottom, each followed by the representing Sect's power.

"Can only one person occupy each layer?" Tang Rao asked.

"Isn't that obvious? You first have to overcome the obstacles on each layer of the Heavenly Ladder, and then prevent others from pushing you out. My dream is to reach the tenth layer!" Ye Xiaobai's face was full of anticipation.

Tang Rao: "..."

Ye Xiaobai, your wish is really simple.

"Two young lads, are you interested in an exclusive evaluate?" Just as Tang Rao was about to ask how to sign up for the Heavenly Ladder, a pitch-dark guy approached them.

"I'll take one." Before Tang Rao could react, Ye Xiaobai skillfully pulled out a Blood Vein Pill and took a booklet from the dark-skinned guy's hand.

"What's this?" Tang Rao was a bit puzzled.

Exclusive evaluate?

"Hehe, this is a grand event in the Cultivation World, with so many people and resources, do you think betting would be missing?" Ye Xiaobai chuckled as he flipped open the booklet.

The booklet densely recorded names of experts from various Sects, along with their deeds.

Behind each name, there were numbers.

"Are these numbers the odds?" Tang Rao's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Bingo!" Ye Xiaobai snapped his fingers, "Every person has odds, for instance, if you bet on this person to win, his odds are 19; if he reaches the highest level of this climbing event, you'll get nineteen times the reward; of course, you can also directly bet on how many layers someone will reach, and the organizers will calculate the odds for you."

Tang Rao's mouth curved into a smile.

"Tang Rao, want to make a bet?" Ye Xiaobai asked.

"Of course." Tang Rao nodded, "But before betting, I need to take care of something first, wait for me."

After saying that, Tang Rao suddenly left, making Ye Xiaobai blink twice, damn, Tang Rao this guy is pulling off a big trick again.

Can't you leave normally...

Ten minutes later, Tang Rao returned to Ye Xiaobai's side.

"Let's go, place the bet." Tang Rao put his arm around Ye Xiaobai's shoulder, laughing joyously.

Ye Xiaobai thought Tang Rao had gone crazy, just went to take a dump, and came back this happy?

According to Ye Xiaobai, Tang Rao had just gone to relieve himself.

"Tang Rao, who are you betting on?" At the betting point, Ye Xiaobai was somewhat conflicted; during the ten minutes when Tang Rao was away, he had learned that many people were rooting for the Sect Master of Sword Sect, Ba Wang.

Of course, Wang Changsheng from Futu Mountain was also a hot favorite.

Foundation Establishment realm cultivators could participate in climbing the Heavenly Ladder, so many experts from various Sects would take part.

"I... am betting on number 199." Tang Rao took out a bag from his chest, containing about fifty Blood Spirit Pills.

The staff at the betting point was slightly startled to see so many Blood Spirit Pills.

But they quickly started checking it.

"Hello, betting on number 199 to win, the odds are 110 times, are you sure you want to place this bet?" the staff asked.

"110 times? Lao Tang, are you insane, betting so much on an underdog?" Ye Xiaobai grabbed Tang Rao, asking the staff to hold off on placing the bet.

"Just bet on 199." Tang Rao ignored Ye Xiaobai, giving the staff a confirming look.

"Okay." The staff didn't talk nonsense and proceeded with Tang Rao's bet.

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