Chapter Eight Hundred and Sixty Three – Preparations (1/2)

Chapter Eight Hundred and Sixty Three – Preparations

This really was a land of death!

Zuo Mo couldn’t help but lament as he looked at the scenery outside. The grey mountain peaks in the distance appeared endless. Many of the peaks were shrouded in grey mist. Here the world was grey,black, and white. There were no other colors.

Seeing Zuo Mo’s interest in the distant mountains, the guard spoke up to introduce, “That is Billion Bone Peaks.”

“Billion Bone Peaks?” Zuo Mo was frightened by this name.

“Yes, that mountain is made entirely of bone, bones everywhere, innumerable. Sometimes, when it rains, the bones will flow down like water. Many of the bones here were washed over from there.” The guard was like a tour guide.

“Where did so many bones come from?” Zuo Mo was extremely interested.

“No one knows!” The guard shook his head. “Before, many people were interested in Billion Bone Peak, but after searching for a long time, they did not find anything. Some people dug into Billion Bone Peak to seek the source but they never came out alive. There are many bones there. Some people are interested in bone materials so they like to go there to harvest and gather. Gu Wu Shuang Daren lives there.”

Gu Wu Shuang, that skeleton that could talk.

Zuo Mo’s mind suddenly shifted. “Where are the best death energy pools?”

“The best death energy pools … …” the guard thought about it. “I’m not clear about that. But there is the Sea of Ten Thousand Boiling Pools. If Grandmaster is interested, you should take a look.”

“Sea of Ten Thousand Boiling Pools!” Zuo Mo noted that down.

This guard was skilled at talking and discussed many unique locations of the Ten Thousand Tombs of the Netherworld. It really broadened Zuo Mo’s view. The Ten Thousand Tombs of the Netherworld were unique even in the Nether Realm. There was a reason why the Yin Tomb Guards were the only ones here. Normal mo could not tolerate such thick death energy.

If one did not cultivate the Yin Tomb Guards’ unique scripture, they would be corroded by the death energy here and die.

Zuo Mo could hear from his tone that this guard was reverent of and faithfully loyal to the Yin Tomb Ghost Lord. Zuo Mo felt that the way the outside world saw the Yin Tomb Guards were not like what he saw.

Soon, they reached the residence of the Ghost Lord.

The Yin Tomb Ghost Lord’s residence was simple. If he had not been told, he would not know that one of the top people in the Nether realm was living in a very ordinary building.

There were no guards outside the residence.

The guard came to the door and said respectfully. “Ghost Lord, Grandmaster is here!”

“Come in.” The Ghost Lord’s dissonant voice came from behind the door.

The door opened on its own.

Zuo Mo walked in. The yard was also ordinary and did not have any decorations. The Ghost Lord was sitting at the center of the yard. He slowly stood up and nodded to Zuo Mo. That could be considered a greeting.

“Grandmaster has come, do you have any thoughts about the shen device?” The Ghost Lord was expressionless.

Two chairs and a table of bone rose from the ground. The Ghost Lord sat in one of the bone chairs and gestured to invite Zuo Mo to sit down. After Zuo Mo sat down, two cups of bone appeared on the table. The cups were filled with a bloody red liquid.

“Please.” The Ghost Lord picked up a cup and drained it.

Zuo Mo curiously picked up the bone cup. He smelled it. There was no strong bloody tang he had expected, but an unique fragrance.

The Ghost Lord saw Zuo Mo’s action and gave off dissonant chuckles. “This is one of the products of the Ten Thousand Tombs of the Underworld, Vermillion Red Marrow. It looks like blood, but it is actually the milk of a stone.”

Zuo Mo drained it. When it entered his throat, he felt extremely refreshed all the way to his heart.

Good stuff!

Zuo Mo became alert!

A presence slowly revolved around his flesh and blood in a comfortable manner.

The Ghost Lord seemed to be in a good mood. He laughed and said, “Grandmaster likes this. I have a batch here, and will give it to Grandmaster.”

“Many thanks!” Zuo Mo did not refuse. After savoring the taste, he spoke, “I have come this time for the matter of the shen device.”

“Please speak,” the Ghost Lord said.

“The forging of a shen device is both easy and hard. If the materials are good and the effort is there, that’s about all you need. Good materials are top materials. Those that can tolerate shen power, especially strong shen power, they will not be low in grade. Effort, that is the engraving of shen glyphs and seals formations have to be paired appropriately so that they can express the attributes of the materials and benefit the user,” Zuo Mo said casually.

“Good explanation.” The Ghost Lord nodded. “Then what kind of materials does Grandmaster need?”

“I’m not familiar with nether materials.” Zuo Mo said after a moment. “What kind of materials can Ghost Lord not destroy with your shen power?”

The Ghost Lord stilled. He tilted his head to think and said, “Grandmaster, please wait.”

Then he disappeared.

Zuo Mo was not in a panic when the other did not appear for a long time.

The Ghost Master appeared an hour later. Clack clack clack, some materials fell to the ground. The Ghost Lord said, “My shen power cannot destroy these materials.”

Zuo Mo first picked up a bone. This looked to be the femur of a human, but it was an unique dark gold as though it was carved from metal.

When it entered his hand, Zuo Mo suddenly felt a feeling of familiarity. Faint warmth came from the bone.

“Could you give this bone to me, I can trade for this with other things,” Zuo Mo lifted his head and said.

The Ghost Lord was slightly surprised when he heard this. But he shook his head and said, “There is no need to trade, I will give it to Grandmaster.”

Zuo Mo changed expression. He didn’t believe the Ghost Master could not see the extraordinary nature of this bone. He hadn’t expected the other to be so generous to give it to him. Zuo Mo smiled. “Then I will accept it.”

He had no more intentions of skimping. He decided to forge a good shen device for the Ghost Lord. Zuo Mo had a lot of materials to work with as he had the assets.

He put the dark gold bone into his ring. Zuo Mo started to inspect the other materials.

A pale skull. The empty eye sockets seemed bottomless. When Zuo Mo looked, he felt his body being pulled in. He was alarmed and he immediately woke up. He stood motionlessly where he was.