blueteamnovel Chapter 451 - 444: Agreement Reached
Chapter 451 - 444: Agreement Reached
Time passed.
The Hai Character Camp gradually returned to its former rhythm, with ghost soldiers going out to hunt every day, while the auxiliary troops carried the water monkeys as usual.
Shi Zongqi, who had no choice but to personally oversee the Yi Third Banner due to the tense warfare before, immersed himself in brewing concoctions once again, hiding inside the camp and staying out of sight.
And so, half a month flashed by in the blink of an eye.
Late at night, inside the Underground Secret Chamber of the Yi Third Banner camp.
Chen Mu furrowed his brows and summoned the gray wall.
Netherworld Guide: 1133/10000/Third Rank;
"Something doesn’t feel quite right."
With a thought, a surge of Yin Spirit Divine Power flowed into the palm of his right hand, and strands of River of Oblivion Water slowly emerged, gradually converging until, after a while, they formed a mass about the size of a bedside table.
Chen Mu stared at the mass of water, his brows knitted into a Sichuan character shape.
"Why is there only this much?"
"Based on earlier calculations, a Second Rank Perfection Netherworld Guide should summon at least two masses of river water at a time."
"And it shouldn’t be as strenuous as it is now."
Chen Mu focused his gaze on the gray wall, carefully examining the fragments of insight brought about by his experience, but he couldn’t find the answer.
"Forget it, with the Essence from the water monkeys and the acceleration of cultivation through the conjunction of the Netherworld Guide and the Flight of Flame Scripture, it won’t be long before I reach the next stage."
"By that time, with more insights gained, perhaps I’ll be able to unravel this enigma."
He stopped dwelling on it and began pondering his next steps in cultivation.
"There’s enough River of Oblivion stones, but I need to stockpile more water monkeys."
All the water monkeys he had hidden in the Five Ghosts Bag were now depleted, used up by him.
"This time, I should store more. Just in case the Third Rank Perfection causes trouble again, having stock would allow me to continue training without frequently stealing water monkeys," Chen Mu silently calculated in his mind.
The battlefield was teeming with onlookers. Switching to his True Form to steal water monkeys always came with risks; if discovered, it would lead to serious troubles.
"I need to get a bigger piece of oilcloth."
"Gathering such a large batch is somewhat troublesome after all."
"Hmm... Should I visit Brother Hong Xiu again for a sponsorship loan?"
"Forget it, forget it; I can’t always keep targeting one person for this Robin Hood business."
"If he gets too irritated, he might bring me big troubles someday."
...
The next day.
In front of a certain hill.
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Hong Xiu, Fei Yong, and Niu Chengzong stood among a dark green forest.
Not far away, teams of auxiliary troops from the Flame Moving Division were lined up to turn in water monkeys.@@@@
Fei Yong said with a look of astonishment, "Hong brother really is clever."
"Old Niu ah..." A cheerful voice rang in the ears of the three men.
Hong Xiu’s face twitched violently, but had no choice but to speak, "Ah!"
Niu Chengzong, lying beside him, glared angrily at Hong Xiu, thinking, why did you have to report my name, darn it? Now I can’t even use my name!
"Did I hear you were looking for me?" Chen Mu’s voice was full of enthusiasm. "Do you have a gift for me?"
Hong Xiu’s eyes twitched, his face full of frustration, "Yes! You can take as many water apes as you like from the mountain below!"
"How embarrassing," said Chen Mu, sounding rather ashamed.
Then with a wave of his big hand, Five Ghosts Black Smoke descended from the sky, and the small mountain of water apes at the base of the mountain was swallowed up in the blink of an eye.
You’re acting so decisively, and you’re still feeling embarrassed, my ass!
Hong Xiu’s face turned red with anger.
"Where are your food bags?" Chen Mu sounded a bit displeased. "Weren’t you supposed to give me three food bags?"
Having experienced this before, I’d be an idiot to keep the food bags on me.
"My hands are a bit tight; I didn’t buy them," Hong Xiu lied through his teeth.
"You three, who make a living robbing others, are tight on cash?" Chen Mu said with a sneer. "So poor!"
The three men: "..."
Crap!
Just don’t let us find out who you are!
...
More than twenty days later.
In the secret chamber at night.
Threads of River of Oblivion Water slowly emerged, taking a while to gather into a mass.
Chen Mu took a deep breath and, seeing the water ball as tall as half a person in front of him, couldn’t help but smile.
"I’ve finally met the first condition."
For some reason, it’s been quite difficult to condense River of Oblivion Water lately.
At first, it was like scooping water from the riverbank, easily accessible with a slight bend. Now, it’s like drawing water from a deep well, requiring a long rope to pull up and spending extra Yin Spirit Divine Power.
That also delayed him quite a bit.
"Is it always like this with the Netherworld Guide, or is it because I tried to condense too much at once?"
"Forget it, overthinking is pointless. Better consider how to increase Yin Spirit Divine Power more quickly."
With a thought, his Yin Spirit Divine Power lightly touched the vertical pattern between his eyebrows, lighting up countless tiny lamp strips.
A flash of silver light started at his forehead, spreading rapidly along the silvery network in his subcutaneous blood vessels, making his entire upper body appear suddenly translucent. Organs, muscles, and bones shone brightly for a moment before dimming again.
"If the Divine Ghost Pattern could spread throughout my body, my Yin Spirit Divine Power would surely increase significantly."
"I could easily meet the condition of condensing ten pots of River of Oblivion Water."
"Though cultivating the Flight of Flame Scripture is painful and dangerous, I cannot stop."
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