Notes and a Showdown

Chapter 28: Notes and a Showdown

The first page of the note contained a single sentence.

"Live for the living, die for the dead. Uphold your heart, carry out your creed."

The next page was an introduction to God Statues.

There were sixteen common God Statues for Favored Ones.

Three of them were Emperor Statues. They usually didn't appear inside Blessed Lands but would manifest when a Favored One entered or left. These three Emperor Statues were:

"First Rank Heavenly Official Ziwei the Great of the Upper Yuan"

"Second Rank Earth Official Qingxu the Great of the Middle Yuan"

Upon hearing Shi Ji's suggestion, the Su Sisters' expressions faltered. However, Wu Xian and Wen Chao began considering its feasibility!

This guy blew up a septic tank on his first Blessed Land. He'd developed a dependency.

She and her sister looked somewhat disheveled, with several small palm prints on their bodies. It seemed they had been harassed by a Child Wraith last night.

"So, after tonight, only one room will remain."

Wu Xian's lips curled. "Now that it's come to this, you two should be more honest. No one here believes you're weak women. Everyone is wary of you, so stop pretending."

Just as the plan was about to veer in a dangerous direction, a voice suddenly came from downstairs.

But despite their disheveled state, they looked even more alluring.

"I have a way! Blow up the dung! I know where a septic tank is!"

For this alone, Wu Xian felt no debt towards him.

Su Huilan pulled her clothes up, covering her exposed skin. Since she could no longer deceive them, she wouldn't let these three men gain any advantage.

Wu Xian was silent for a moment. "We could seek help from the native survivors within the Blessed Land. They must have methods for escaping from evil spirits."

Another example was that God Statues and items had ranks: Miscellaneous Common Grade, Silver Rare Grade, and Gold Immortal Grade.

For instance, the Outer God - Many Treasures Tathagata Statue's function was shopping. By offering Netherworld Notes to Many Treasures Tathagata, one could open the Many Treasures Pavilion. With Netherworld Notes, one could purchase Divine Abilities, Talismans, and Magic Treasures in the Many Treasures Pavilion.

After reading the contents of the note, Wu Xian finally understood Qi Zhiyong's logic.

Besides these sixteen, other God Statues also existed. However, those statues either appeared too infrequently or were tied to specific mechanisms within certain Blessed Lands, so the note didn't elaborate on them.

Wu Xian glanced at it and immediately cursed.

Some of the chains originally on that thing had been removed. This likely meant it had broken free from some rule restrictions. It might not appear at the scheduled time anymore, or it might be able to open multiple doors in one night.

After finishing the note, Wu Xian felt much better. His eyelids finally felt heavy.

Wen Chao showed no reaction upon hearing this; he had long suspected as much.

Wu Xian snorted after hearing this.

Another example was that the rules of each Blessed Land were different. However, as long as an evil spirit was bound by chains, it meant that the evil spirit was restricted by rules. These restrictions were a ray of hope for the Favored One.

The Su Sisters exchanged glances, a hint of shock in their eyes. They said in soft voices, "Then everything will be as you decide. We sisters..."

In addition, the note contained much useful information.

She asked with a hint of mockery, "Then tell me, what can we do besides hiding from you? Qi Zhiyong is already dead!"

"I can try to mix some explosives. Although there are only four blocks here, perhaps I can gather enough materials. As long as the yield is large enough..."

Shi Ji suddenly became excited as he said this.

I've already laid my cards on the table. Do you still intend to keep up the pretense?

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Wen Chao and the Su Sisters standing in the corridor, their faces grim.

Wu Xian sighed.

If Wu Xian hadn't held back his strength from the start, but had generously displayed his value, perhaps the story's direction would have been different...

But this was better than facing an enhanced Breaking Door Wraith unprepared.

On the last page was Qi Zhiyong's handwriting.

The cover of the book had a photo. It was a family portrait of three. The male master was Qi Zhiyong. The female master's head was cut off, and the child's head was rubbed until it was blurry.

Su Huilan was taken aback. "But earlier..."

The damage to her clothes revealed her delicate body intermittently. Her red, tear-filled eyes made her look pitiful, evoking a desire to protect her.

[Letting the more valuable person live is my creed.]

Although he said this, he wasn't very confident because Yue Mei, who had gone to seek help from survivors, had long since disappeared.

The remaining thirteen God Statues would appear in most Blessed Lands. They were the Five Heavenly Officials, Four Earth Officials, Three Water Officials, and one Outer God, Many Treasures Tathagata.

The suggestion for everyone to live together was their plan from the start.

The Su Sisters' current state...

Today, two rooms were marked: Wen Chao's 401 and Shi Ji's 403. This proved that the rules of the Breaking Door Wraith had indeed changed. Starting tonight, it could break open two doors every day!

Things were getting bad.

Lower Yuan Grade 3 Water Official Emperor of Dongyin

The Su sisters felt wronged when they were spoken to like that. Their eyes instantly turned red, and they had already prepared their act of crying and attempting to hang themselves. But when they saw that Wen Chao and Shi Ji had no intention of refuting Wu Xian, they knew their pretense was meaningless.

Wu Xian shook his head, "Qi Zhiyong said that only magic treasures, vile weapons, and fierce weapons are effective against evil spirits. Explosives might not work."

Wu Xian rubbed his sleepy eyes and walked out of the room.

"Damn!"

Shi Ji's heart itched at the sight, but Wu Xian was very displeased.

"Since it's come to this, let's all speak openly."

Seeing this, Wu Xian thought of the Breaking Door Wraith.

Last night was too difficult to bear, so he didn't wake up early this morning.

Wen Chao made a suggestion.

Wu Xian, now carrying his copper coin spear, could no longer hide his strength. He decided to lay all his cards on the table, explaining his previous arrangements and his deductions about the blessed land's rules one by one. He concluded by saying:

"In short, we can't be turtles hiding in our shells anymore. Otherwise, tonight will be our last night."

A moment later, Su Huijin spoke, "Since two rooms have been marked, and we don't know the order in which they will be attacked, let's all take shelter in our room tonight..."

This message made Wu Xian's mood much gloomier.

Early morning.

"Actually, the monsters don't mark rooms in any particular order. Except for the first day, the rooms marked in the morning have all been opened at night."

Qi Zhiyong wanted to use the rule that a Greater Wraith could only kill one person per day to find a scapegoat. However, he was too deeply injured in the process, while Wu Xian and the other were in good condition. Therefore, he judged that his value was lower than theirs, and he reluctantly chose to face death.

Then there was the information from Qi Zhiyong's divination and his guesses about the blessed land, all of which were still useful. As Wu Xian flipped through, he reached the end.

But Wu Xian still felt a bit wistful.

Qi Zhiyong's corpse had already disappeared, clearly having been eaten by something hidden in the inn.

But what made Wu Xian curse wasn't about the corpse.

"I have a way!"

I had finished writing this chapter earlier, but when I looked at it this morning, I was not satisfied, so I deleted a lot of words, basically rewriting it. It took a lot of time, so the next chapter might be a little later.