Chapter 296 - Chapter 296: Chapter 265 Task_1 (1/2)

Chapter 296: Chapter 265 Task_1

Xu Mu left the vineyard of Li Youlan, accompanied by two maids, walking towards his own residence at the Falling Star Courtyard, his mind still pondering over the task assigned by Li Youlan.

The task seemed easy enough with no potential dangers; it could even be seen as an opportunity.

The job was to assist the officials of the Palm Immortal Office in purging the lingering spirits and resentments from the celestial prison.

Ever since the establishment of the Da Yuan Dynasty, the celestial prison was built and every year, numerous cultivators were incarcerated within. Many were secretly executed over the years, leading to the build-up of lingering spirits and resentments in the prison.

If these spirits and resentments were not cleared out in time, there was a likelihood of them coalescing into some sort of terrifying creature.

To avoid such a situation, the Da Yuan Dynasty had crafted nine colossal cauldrons and one Heavenly Spirit Treasure. The celestial prison was cleansed once every century with these.

As a hundred years were about to pass, the Palm Immortal Office was in the process of gathering people for controlling the nine giant cauldrons to cleanse the celestial prison once more.

The controller of the cauldrons had only one requirement, they must be an Alchemist and at least at tier seven.

Li Youlan had managed to secure this opportunity thanks to her mission to hunt down fugitive cultivators, initially intending to hire a rogue cultivator alchemist to complete the job.

Though she qualifies for the requirements, her status as a princess inherently prevented her from entering the celestial prison due to the public attention.

Now that Xu Mu met the prerequisites, the opportunity naturally shouldn’t go to waste.

As for the resources mentioned by Li Youlan, they too were related to the purging of the lingering spirits.

The Heavenly Spirit Treasure could purify the resentment within the lingering spirits and extract the pure Soul Power within, condensing it into a miraculous pill called the Lianhun Pill.

This pill could quickly replenish the Soul Power of the one who cultivates, having miraculous effects when consumed during breakthroughs in cultivation.

If he could acquire this pill, his chances of breaking through the late stages of the Golden Core were almost certain.

“I must get my hands on this pill!”

Xu Mu swore silently to himself.

“Sir, we are here!” Rou’er said with a smile.

“Oh!”

Xu Mu nodded, activated the Formation and walked in.

His next impression caused him to pause.

Glowing spots were everywhere, on the ground, the walls, the roof, giving the illusion that he was in a vast expanse of a starry sky.

Xu Mu finally understood the naming of the Falling Star Courtyard.

“Sir, when this courtyard was being constructed, a large number of ‘Star Drawing Stones’ were added. Not only does this fill the area with dense Spiritual Energy, but it also draws upon the power of the stars to emit starry light every night. It’s as if the stars from the sky have fallen down, hence the name, Falling Star Courtyard!” Rou’er explained with a hint of pride in her voice.

“It certainly is quite interesting!”

Xu Mu chuckled, scratching his nose.

Li Youlan’s courtyard was named Vineyard because it had a thousand years old Wisteria vine. Not only was the Spiritual Energy the richest amongst all courtyards, but the fragrance of the vine also had a calming effect.

His courtyard had Star Drawing Stones that could enhance the Spiritual Energy and also increased the defensive power of the courtyard.

He was curious about the uniqueness of the other two courtyards.

“You two can go rest! You don’t have to attend to me anymore!”

Once in his room, Xu Mu spoke.

After a glance at each other, Rou’er coyly said, “If the master needs anything, we can…”

“What are you waiting for then!”

“Ah!!!”

Wasn’t that way too straightforward?

Wasn’t that quite different from what they had imagined?

The older man was disregarding martial virtue!

The two women were a bit stunned.

Xu Mu did not care about their reactions, these were gifts delivered to his doorstep and he had no reason to refuse. It would also put Li Youlan’s mind at ease.

Being viewed as a lecherous and greedy person would obviously make him easier to control.

It was indeed a long night!

…

Within his room, Xu Mu was studying the white butterfly he had snatched from Wang Yongan.

“It really is a puppet made from a corpse. This Corpse Puppet not only combines the advantages of durability and easy manipulation of puppetry techniques but retains some of the original body’s inherent divine abilities, exhibiting various effects. Those who can be recruited are indeed not simple!” Xu Mu couldn’t help but praise while observing the various skills displayed by Corpse Puppet.

“The manufacturing technique of this puppet somewhat resembles that of my White Fox Puppet. Sadly, with only these corpses, it is impossible to research the manufacturing technique. Otherwise, it would be great to upgrade my White Fox Puppet!”