With Supreme Elder Zhao leading the charge to clear the Wailing Revenant in each city, the vengeful spirit threat diminished greatly, and many warriors breathed a sigh of relief.

Apart from Zhao handling the major threat, the Dust Valley sect disciple moving from one village to another also reduced the weight of the burden.

Still, the vengeful spirits continued to increase with each passing moment.

With Netherworld gateways scattered around the region, if they were not shut down, the vengeful spirits would keep pouring out.

For this, the search for the Netherworld gateways was more important than killing the vengeful spirits.

Dust Valley City, inside the Thousand Wealth Chamber headquarters.

Mo Jian coordinated with all the powerful clans in the region—the Bai clan, the Xu clan, the Fang clan, the Lei clan, and the other smaller clans—in the search for the Netherworld gateways.

Since most of the clans were tied to the Thousand Wealth Chamber one way or another, his command was absolute.

Even those who did not want to leave their clan's protective array formation had no choice but to step out.

The Western Region might not be the largest region on the continent, but the distance between each city was not something that could be crossed easily.

It would require hours on the Cloud Chase Horse. And time, they did not have.

They were running against time.

The more they delayed, the more Yin energy from the Netherworld would corrupt the region, and the number of vengeful spirits would multiply.

On the Hi-Cloud, the Thousand Wealth Chamber made an announcement.

"Anyone who can provide the whereabouts of a Netherworld gateway will receive ten thousand lower-grade spirit stones."

When the news was released, those with Platinum and Noble Grade Spirit Links were stunned for a moment before their hearts pounded with excitement.

News spread quickly throughout the Western Region.

Those guarding the safety of the city defenses were forced to come out to search. This was ten thousand lower-grade spirit stones.

In addition, the Thousand Wealth Chamber released another notice.

"The Thousand Wealth Chamber is selling a weapon that is highly effective against vengeful spirits. With this weapon, warriors can earn commissions for killing vengeful spirits."

Whereas before people trembled at the danger, now almost all the warriors in the western region came out.

With the various incentives, Mo Jian rallied all the Western warriors to fight against the vengeful spirits.

Although the vengeful spirits were everyone's common enemy, many would have chosen to hide and wait for the sect and city guards to handle the situation.

But now, with money tied to the killing of vengeful spirits, no one wanted to miss such an easy windfall.

Quickly, many trooped to the Thousand Wealth Chamber to buy the weapon that proved effective against vengeful spirits.

The weapon was a special artifact capable of recording the number of vengeful spirits killed.

This gave people confidence that their hard work would not be in vain.

With morale high and money fueling their determination, hundreds of teams rushed out to confront the vengeful spirits.

With Spirit Link enabling real-time communication, coordinating and taking down vengeful spirits became much easier.

Two hours later, Mo Jian received the first positive news.

"Young Master, they've found a Netherworld gateway," Zhao Tian announced with an excited expression.

"Hmm. Good." Mo Jian was pleased.

This was the power of the people. With thousands of volunteers searching for the gateway's location, it would be impossible for their whereabouts to remain hidden for long.

"Where is the location?" he asked.

"Blade Wind Mountain Range."

"What an obscure location!"

The Blade Wind Mountain Range lay between the Dust Valley Sect and the Radiant Sect.

Moreover, the range scarcely saw visitors.

Those who planted the gateway's location were sinister and did not want the region to recover quickly, even if they desired it.

Unfortunately, the Western Region was unlike any other region.

"Gather the men and send a message to Elder Bai and Supreme Elder Zhao," Mo Jian commanded, and left the room.

Since he was the only one who could easily reverse-engineer the ancient formation, his presence was vital.

To shorten the time, Mo Jian decided to use the Lightning Wind Carriage.

Half an hour later, three Lightning Wind Carriages sped out of Dust Valley City.

An hour later, they arrived at the foot of the Blade Wind Mountain Range.

The Old Withered Man and Lonely Spear led their teams to clear the vengeful spirits rushing from the mountain range.

However, compared with the never-ending onslaught of vengeful spirits, the Old Withered Man's and Lonely Spear's teams were overwhelmed.

Without hesitation, Mo Jian joined the battle. Even the two Golden Core Experts could not stand idle.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Working together, they cleared the vengeful spirits and penetrated deeper into the mountain range with relative ease.

"I've found the gateway," Elder Bai declared.

With the gateway discovered, they knew a Shadow Lurker would be nearby.

Both Elder Bai and Supreme Elder Zhao shared a tacit understanding and played their roles perfectly—baiting the Shadow Lurker.

On the ground, Mo Jian and the warriors arrived before the ancient formation.

The Old Withered Man stood beside him to protect him, while the Lonely Spear team cleared the vengeful spirits emerging from the gateway.

As if sensing Mo Jian's intent, the Shadow Lurker could no longer remain hidden.

It knew the two powerful humans posed a greater threat than the weaker fighters.

Thus, it attacked Supreme Elder Zhao from behind. Unfortunately, its plan was foiled.

Whoosh!

Bang!

Before it could strike, Supreme Elder Zhao unsheathed his sword and struck.

The blazing sword formed an arc and cleaved it apart.

Howl! Howl!

The Shadow Lurker howled in pain, ready to retreat, but Elder Bai would not permit it.

A formidable runic energy erupted from his body, locking onto its location.

"Hundred meters to your left," he announced confidently.

Supreme Elder Zhao did not hesitate and struck again. The sky became an arena of terrifying sword energy.

Bang!

The Shadow Lurker was ripped apart, its energy vanishing into thin air.

On the ground, Mo Jian had also finished reverse-engineering the ancient formation. Without delay, he activated the formation.

Boom!

The gateway trembled violently and exploded. With the gateway gone, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, Mo Jian felt his Spirit Link vibrate. He took it out and checked the notification.

"Everyone, another gateway has been discovered," he announced.