Mass Grave

Chapter 9: Mass Grave

Lei Dong frowned slightly, "Then why did Senior Brother use six bottles of Lesser Vitality Pill to get one Soul Nurturing Pagoda?"

Lei Dong breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had a change of mind and came here to take a look. Otherwise, if he had impulsively exchanged two spirit stones for a Soul Nurturing Pagoda just now, he would have lost a lot. Seeing Zhao Baiwan seemingly looking forward to him exchanging spirit stones for the Soul Nurturing Pagoda, Lei Dong knew that spirit stones were indeed good things, and in high demand. With a thought, he asked, "Senior Brother, how many Soul Nurturing Pagodas do you have here? If possible, I'd like to pick one in better condition."

"Of course, no problem. I have three more here." Zhao Baiwan hurriedly rummaged through his cabinets and drawers, taking out the remaining three Soul Nurturing Pagodas. Suddenly, he slapped his forehead, "I almost forgot, there's one more here." Saying that, after searching for a long time, he seemed to pull out a grey Soul Nurturing Pagoda from a pile of junk.

Lei Dong examined the Soul Nurturing Pagodas several times. The first few looked similar, clearly Yin Sha Sect's standard goods, with varying degrees of newness and age. However, the one Zhao Baiwan dug out last looked very different. Compared to the previous ones, both the workmanship and style were much inferior. It was also extremely old and worn, like an ancient artifact that had existed for who knows how many years. Its appearance was unremarkable, yet when Lei Dong touched it, his heart inexplicably stirred. It felt as if this Soul Nurturing Pagoda had a connection to his bloodline.

"Junior Brother, don't mind that it's old. This is something with a great history." Seeing Lei Dong's interest in the last Soul Nurturing Pagoda, he began to talk about its history incessantly. However, to Lei Dong, it sounded exactly like a cunning merchant trying to push a slow-moving item in his hands onto someone.

In fact, Zhao Baiwan had his own grievances. This Soul Nurturing Pagoda was something he bought for one spirit stone when he first started his business, having naively believed the seller. He thought it was some kind of treasure. After repeatedly recommending it to his fellow disciples, they returned it within a few days, saying it was practically a piece of junk. Other Soul Nurturing Pagodas, even if of poor quality, would at least allow the Spirit Ghosts within to be nourished and grow slowly. However, keeping a Spirit Ghost in this Soul Nurturing Pagoda for just a few days would cause it to become listless, as if its vital energy had been drained. One Senior Brother's Spirit Ghost even died inside this Soul Nurturing Pagoda. If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Baiwan wasn't a disciple of the Yin Sha Sect, he would have been flayed alive. How could this be called a Soul Nurturing Pagoda? It was clearly a Soul Annihilation Pagoda.

Zhao Baiwan also didn't dare to sell this item to an auction house. He knew their methods; they wouldn't care if you were a Yin Sha Sect disciple or not. However, Zhao Baiwan considered himself a businessman, and he had the pride of a businessman. Having an unsellable item stuck in his hands was more uncomfortable than having a fishbone stuck in his throat and being unable to remove it. He encountered Lei Dong, a newcomer who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, cultivating with a Soul Nurturing Pagoda at the Qi Refining Stage first layer. 6̳9̳s̳h̳u̳x̳.̳c̳o̳m̳ Thus, he had an idea and planned to sell this thing to Lei Dong. After all, this kid was only at the first layer of Qi Refining. Even if something went wrong, he wouldn't dare to come back and cause trouble.

Lei Dong had lived two lives and came from an era where everyone was a shrewd businessman. He had seen this kind of face plenty of times. Normally, no matter how much the other person talked, he wouldn't bother. However, when he touched that Soul Nurturing Pagoda just now, the tremor in his heart, the feeling of a bloodline connection, made him instinctively feel that this thing was somewhat strange.

Of course, to avoid revealing any traces.

Lei Dong continued to act like a newcomer, his eyes shining brightly as he listened to Zhao Baiwan's blustering, looking reluctant to part with the item. In the end, he shook his head and said, "Senior Brother, I want this one."

Zhao Baiwan saw that he was picking an ordinary Soul Nurturing Pagoda and felt a pang of disappointment, but he was still somewhat unwilling to give up. "Junior Brother, aren't you going to reconsider? This one is top-quality."

"I'm short on cash." Lei Dong said with a wry smile, "To be honest, Senior Brother, I only have one spirit stone on me. It's the only one my family scraped together with all their savings before I came up the mountain."

"One spirit stone?" Zhao Baiwan hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, today, Senior Brother will make an exception to befriend you, Junior Brother. One spirit stone it is. Take it."

"But Senior Brother, I'm afraid if I take such an old thing back and it doesn't work, what then?" Lei Dong blinked his innocent eyes. This kind of acting wasn't difficult. Firstly, he was young. Secondly, ever since he transmigrated, he had been accustomed to acting innocent at home.

"How is that possible? This thing of mine..." Zhao Baiwan seemed to be greatly insulted, his face turning red as he passionately defended himself and lectured Lei Dong. However, no matter how much he talked, Lei Dong maintained a look of indecision.

Finally, Zhao Baiwan was probably hoarse from talking. Lei Dong then said shyly and awkwardly, "If Senior Brother can give this Soul Nurturing Pagoda as a bonus to assure me, then I'll pay the spirit stone."

"What? A bonus?" Zhao Baiwan was dumbfounded.

"Didn't Senior Brother Zhao say he wanted to be friends with me?"

After haggling with Zhao Baiwan for a long time, Zhao Baiwan finally couldn't stand it anymore and sold the two Soul Nurturing Pagodas and one spirit stone to Lei Dong. In the end, he was afraid that if Lei Dong couldn't use that Soul Nurturing Pagoda, it would be troublesome if he made a scene. Moreover, although he had lost some money, he had at least sold it. Keeping that Soul Nurturing Pagoda around felt like it was constantly mocking Zhao Baiwan's business acumen. However, before selling it to Lei Dong, he explicitly stated that there would be no returns or exchanges if he was not satisfied with the goods.

After leaving Zhao Baiwan, Lei Dong immediately returned to his room and carefully studied the ancient Soul Nurturing Pagoda. It felt warm in his hand, and he didn't know what material it was made of. Most importantly, every time he touched this Soul Nurturing Pagoda, that feeling of bloodline connection would arise. Bringing it back was indeed due to this feeling. Even if he was mistaken, at least he hadn't spent too much money, and he had a backup item to use.

However, after spending several days, he still couldn't figure out the special properties of this item. But without any Yin Souls in hand, further research would be fruitless. He tried to contact Chen Ge through the Gatehouse Restriction, only to be told that he was in Closed Door Cultivation. It seemed he would have to rely on himself for this matter.

Fortunately, the Yin Sha Sect's territory was one of the most notorious dangerous lands in the world. Countless people had perished here over the years, and it was also a place where Yin gathered, so Yin Souls should be relatively common.

After a brief inquiry, he learned that near Myriad Ghost City, a large human city within the Myriad Ghost Cave's jurisdiction, there were several Yin Sha mass graves. He packed his belongings and Lei Dong headed to the city first.

It was a magnificent city with walls dozens of feet high, inhabited by no less than a million Mortals, and it completely served the Yin Sha Sect's Myriad Ghost Cave. Lei Dong's identity as a Myriad Ghost Cave disciple, even just a newly initiated one, was quite valuable here. He easily found out that there was a Mass Grave not far to the west of the city. Many Myriad Ghost Cave disciples with low cultivation levels would go there to capture Yin Souls.

He had nothing valuable on him, let alone any flying magical artifacts. Fortunately, Lei Dong, at the first layer of the Qi Refining Stage, had undergone preliminary Marrow Cleansing and Hair Washing. He was as light as a swallow, and although he hadn't learned any movement techniques, his speed when running was not slow. In less than half an hour, he arrived at the desolate Mass Grave, where a chilling wind blew.

It was only noon, but the sky was already somewhat dim. The fog within the grave obscured vision, making it impossible to see far.

Lei Dong, not daring to venture deep, held his Small Sword and cautiously walked around a small portion of the Mass Grave, which was only a few miles in area. He hadn't seen a single Yin Soul. Looking at the sky, he suddenly understood. The sun was shining brightly at this time. Unless it was a very powerful Yin Soul, ordinary Yin Souls would not dare to come out and court such misfortune.

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