Great Emperor Dreamland of the Gold Taoist Sect.

The third act.

Ranges of mountains rose one after another, ancient trees towered, vines spread everywhere—this was a stretch of lush, steep ridges.

Within this wild mountain range, all kinds of large and small tribes had settled down.

Among them, the strongest was the Red-Gold Tiger Clan.

This Red-Gold Tiger Clan was divided into the Red Tiger Lineage and the Golden Tiger Lineage, each with a Great Saint sitting in town.

Because of the might of these two Great Saints, the Red-Gold Tiger Clan was a renowned overlord race in the Cangbei Region!

"Golden Tiger Lineage, his name is Golden Spear…"

"Born in poverty, parents missing, taken in and raised by the clan…"

"He wants to buy the Refined Gold Skill, but still lacks three hundred Energy Stones…"

In the B-rank-2 school of the Red-Gold Tiger Clan, a little Golden Tiger's eyes flashed with a clear light.

While watching the clan elder of the school teaching in front, he silently recalled all sorts of information in his heart.

This little Golden Tiger was precisely the transformed body of Hong Yuan.

Right now, he was residing in the third act of this Gold Tao Great Emperor's dreamland.

The clearance condition for this act was that he must purchase the Refined Gold Skill, which was worth five hundred Energy Stones!

Only by buying the Refined Gold Skill could he clear this act of the dreamland.

If he merely cultivated the Refined Gold Skill successfully, it would not count as passing, so his Great Emperor-grade talent and aptitude were almost useless here.

And because he was of mediocre birth and from a poor family, his current wealth in this body was only two hundred Energy Stones, far from enough to purchase the Refined Gold Skill.

Moreover, for various reasons, he had to stay within this Red-Gold Tiger Clan, stay in the school, obediently be a student, and could not go out.

But the problem was right here:

He had to purchase the Refined Gold Skill, yet where was he supposed to find that three-hundred-stone gap?

"Sometimes I really want to squat at the school gate and rob these classmates of their Energy Stones~"

"Unfortunately, the rules and hierarchy of this clan are too rigid, with almost no flexible bottom line. If I really did that, I'd probably fail outright."

"The righteous path won't work, Demon Tao won't work either, looks like I have to take the side door. So… should I go steal?"

After pondering for a moment, the little Golden Tiger Hong Yuan stuck out his tongue and licked his paw.

Around him, a bunch of little Red Tigers and little Golden Tigers lying on their meditation mats saw this and all lowered their heads, sticking out their tongues to lick their own fur.

"…" At this moment, Hong Yuan froze.

He gave up on the idea of stealing—he didn't even have the conditions for that, okay.

...

"Dong, dong, dong—"

It was already sunset. A massive wooden beam struck the Bronze Bell, producing a heavy, resonant sound.

The clan elder teaching at the school heard it and stopped his lesson.

The little Golden Tigers and little Red Tigers let out a cheer in tacit unison, energy restored, calling to their friends as they rushed outside.

At this moment, the school's clan elder, looking like an old Human Race grandpa, smiled kindly and patiently reminded the little tigers to pay attention to safety.

In the back, Hong Yuan glanced at the clan elder's慈蔼gaze toward the little tigers and immediately put away all the nasty thoughts in his heart.

If he dared to act recklessly, these old fellows really would make a move to set things straight.

After all, the Red-Gold Tiger Clan was an overlord race dominating the Cangbei Region, heavily guarded and valuing rules above all!

"Hoo~" Hong Yuan exhaled lightly, slowly stood up, and walked out, returning to his small cave dwelling shared by twelve little Red Gold Tigers.

There was no other way.

It seemed he could only use the ability of the Dream Tao Master.

Unless absolutely necessary, he truly didn't want to use the ability of the Dream Tao Master.

Because doing so would weaken the Dream Butterfly Fairy Worm, slow down the sublimation of his Original Body's Immortal Aperture, and make his pace of growth slower.

"Dream Tao combined with Luck Tao—Dream Comes True!"

After returning to the small cave dwelling where no one else was around, curling up in his own tiger den, Hong Yuan quietly activated this layer of Dream Tao Divine Power.

Dots of black radiance rippled from his tiger tail, surging into heaven and earth.

Along with it, he felt himself lighten considerably, as if he had received the favor of the Dream World.

The sound of rushing water rang out, and Hong Yuan immediately felt the world before his eyes begin to change.

When he blinked again, he had already been removed from the B-rank-2 school and, together with two other little Red Gold Tigers, promoted to the B-rank school.

At this moment, the three of them were standing outside the Six Tigers' Big Cave House, preparing to move in.

Unfortunately, Hong Yuan still only had two hundred Energy Stones, not enough to purchase the Refined Gold Skill, let alone clear this act of the dreamland.

"Hello, my name is Jin Shang." A little Golden Tiger revealed its silvery-white teeth and took the initiative to reach out with a smile.

"Hmph, my name is Red Fang, I am destined to become the Clan Leader!" Another little Red Tiger snorted coldly, turning his head aside, extremely aloof.

"Hello, my name is Golden Spear." Hong Yuan extended his paw to shake with the little Golden Tiger Jin Shang, and he swept an unobtrusive glance over these two little Red Gold Tigers.

Just as one could judge strength by the horn and body in the Flood Dragon Clan, in the Red Gold Tiger Clan one could also see a tiger's family background and strength from its fur and tail.

With a single look, Hong Yuan immediately judged that Jin Shang was far superior to Red Fang in strength, with extraordinary potential.

Barring any accidents, Jin Shang's family environment should be quite good.

Moreover, Hong Yuan could also see that Red Fang came from an ordinary background, yet was excessively proud and competitive.

Once he suffered some setback, if no one guided him, Red Fang would very likely become crooked in mind and step onto the side path!

"Mm, looks like I should take the initiative to build a deep friendship with Jin Shang, then borrow money. Even if I have to pay back nine for thirteen, it doesn't matter."