Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Three Battles at Chaotic Burial Mound
Outer Sect Main Hall, Household Court.
A cultivator clad in green rushed hurriedly to the registration office.
He looked around and asked the supervisor sitting behind the desk in astonishment, “Where are the people?”
The supervisor, busy writing in the ledger, replied without lifting his head, “They’ve left.”
“What?”
The green-clothed cultivator’s eyes widened as he shouted, “How could you let them escape!”
He was anxious and angry, his rather handsome face turning red with fury, as if fire was about to burst from his eyes.
“Hmph!”
The supervisor snorted coldly, putting down his cinnabar pen, and arrogantly replied, “When I, Wang Chen, handle matters, I don’t need to explain myself to you!”
The green-clothed cultivator was left speechlessly choked up.
But he didn’t dare to confront the other, only able to lower his voice and say, “Supervisor Wang, please excuse me, this person could very well be the fiend that killed my uncle!”
The green-clothed cultivator had received news last night that his uncle’s Soul Tablet had shattered.
He immediately sought out this Household Court supervisor and requested his help in keeping an eye on the situation of his uncle’s property.
The green-clothed cultivator had long coveted this piece of real estate in Cloud Mountain City!
Now that his uncle was dead.
The first thing he thought of was to use his connections to see if he could secure the inheritance rights.
Even if it meant parting with a large share of the benefits, it would be completely worth it.
Yet before the green-clothed cultivator could take action, he had just received a Crane Message from the supervisor, saying that someone had come to handle the transfer procedures for the house.
How could he tolerate this!
“How can you accuse someone of being a fiend without any proof?”
Supervisor Wang answered expressionlessly, “This is the Household Court, not the Punishment Hall. They had the deed, I acted according to the rules; everything’s legitimate and proper.”
“If you think there’s an issue, go report it to the Punishment Hall and have them capture the fiend. Why come here making a fuss?”
The green-clothed cultivator was left without a comeback.
He squeezed out a smile with effort, bowed with his hands folded, and said, “I’ll go report to the Punishment Hall now, and I’ll have to ask for Brother to be a witness at that time.”
Supervisor Wang pinched his goat beard, responding indifferently with a noncommittal grunt.
After the green-clothed cultivator left.
He curled his lips and pulled a mocking smile.
Having sent a Crane Message to the other party was already more than kind. Did he really think he could pull him into confronting an Inner Sect Disciple?
It was a pipe dream!
…
“Meep meep!”
As soon as Wang Chen stepped into his home, a tiny Yuanyuan pounced and grabbed his pant leg, quickly climbing onto his shoulder.
Wang Chen turned his head to ask, “How did you get on top of there? It’s very dangerous.”
Being so tiny, it probably couldn’t even beat an Earth Rhinoceros Beetle.
Yuanyuan: “Meep meep~”
Sounding a bit wronged.
Wang Chen gently grasped the little creature in his hand and took it into the room.
He tossed a strip of spiced dried meat onto the table for the little one to gnaw on.
Sitting down, he began to sort through the Pure Yang Virgin Boy Water he had bought at the grocery store.
The so-called Pure Yang Virgin Boy Water is actually boy’s urine.
But after being filtered through rice straw ash, it becomes devoid of the fishy and foul smell, thus very clean.
Cleaner than some people’s hearts by far.
After processing, Pure Yang Virgin Boy Water can be used as supplemental material for Artifact Refining or formation setup.
It also has Evil-Repelling effects.
Common mortals often sprinkle it in front of and behind their homes, to keep evil wraiths at bay.
This method has some effect against the lowest level of evil wraiths.
But the Pure Yang Virgin Boy Water Wang Chen bought was incomparable to the common mortal variety.
Five thousand jin cost him a total of one hundred Spirit Stones!
In fact, compared to Pure Yang Virgin Boy Water from the Shedding Mortality stage, the effect of Qi Cultivation Realm water was undoubtedly much stronger.
But it was far too expensive.
Qi Cultivators, as long as they do not consume large amounts of non-spiritual-energy-inclusive food, such as Tribute Rice and the like, rarely need to worry about the troubles of the mortal coil, avoiding both small and big callings of nature.
And to obtain Pure Yang Virgin Boy Water.
You must drink specially prepared medicinal water daily, which is necessary to produce an eligible “product.”
Because it damages both health and kidneys.
Therefore, those making Spirit Stones from this are mostly Qi Cultivators who are hopelessly stuck and have nowhere else to turn!
Like the female cultivators sold into the Ruyi Fang.
The high price was within reason.
As for the Shedding Mortality Pure Yang Virgin Boy Water Wang Chen bought, it comes from natural emissions, less effective but low cost.
An entire barrel, five hundred jin, totaling ten big barrels.
He planned to use it to deal with the boss of Chaotic Burial Mound!
As night fell, Wang Chen armed with his supplies, set out once again for Chaotic Burial Mound in the Outer Domain.
Tonight, he was determined to bring an end to this Evil Nest!
When Wang Chen was about to reach his destination, a thin fog arose in the wilderness, blurring the surrounding landscape.
The moon above was veiled with a thin layer of mist, its radiance no longer bright.
But this did not affect Wang Chen’s advancing steps.
He had spotted the Wandering Night Spirits emerging around the periphery of the Evil Nest!
This time, Wang Chen did not employ the fishing tactic he had used in the past; instead, he executed his movement technique and charged forth boldly.
Getting to an adequate distance, he flicked his wrist, releasing two Evil-Repelling Talismans.
Now, Wang Chen’s talisman application had reached a level of mastery; the two Evil-Repelling Talismans flew out to the left and right, taking over a dozen steps before abruptly bursting into Spiritual Light, simultaneously striking two Wandering Night Spirits he had locked on to.
Fast, precise, and fierce!
With that display of talisman technique alone, Wang Chen could easily go by the title of “Talisman Cultivator.”
[Human Virtue +2]
[Human Virtue +2]
Four points of Human Virtue were effortlessly gained.
There was another Wandering Night Spirit ahead, which, as if waking from a dream, hastily made its escape deep into the Chaotic Burial Mound.
But Wang Chen had already closed in to within ten steps!
He reached out and grabbed a dark, inconspicuous net, casting it at the Wandering Night Spirit.
Having fought three battles at the Chaotic Burial Mound that night, aside from confronting the boss, he also wanted to validate a theory of his own.
A conjecture about the “Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net” in his hands!
The Demon-Slaying Net, unable to be infused with mana, was indistinguishable from an ordinary fishing net, and its unfolded area was only the size of a washbasin, showing no extraordinary power.
Yet, under the control of Wang Chen’s grandmaster-level Object-Controlling Technique, it neatly ensnared the Wandering Night Spirit by covering its head without deviation.
The next moment, a strange scene unfolded!
Since Wandering Night Spirits, as Spiritual Body Evil Wraiths, are immune to ordinary weapons’ hacking and slashing, one could say they are impervious to pure physical attacks.
Under normal circumstances, if a fishing net were cast over it, it would simply pass through without any resistance and fall to the ground.
It couldn’t inflict even the slightest damage to a spirit body, nor hold it back in any way.
However, upon contact with the Demon-Slaying Net, the latter vanished like snow being splashed with boiling water, melting away in an instant!
Wang Chen gathered the falling Demon-Slaying Net back into his hand.
He then summoned the Immortal Cultivation panel.
He hadn’t received Human Virtue, but there was a change in the data for the Demon-Slaying Net in his equipment slot.
[Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net (Sealed): 99482/100000]
Six points!
The decryption points of the equipment had just increased by six!
This discovery sparked a revelation in Wang Chen’s mind, as if he had unearthed a tremendous secret.
The Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net could truly vanquish Evil Wraiths!
And more than that, it could use this to lift its own seals.
Wang Chen could obtain two to three points of Human Virtue for killing a Wandering Night Spirit.
If it’s struck with the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net,
Then one point of Human Virtue is one point.
He initially planned to grind out three hundred points, adding to his existing savings, to unseal this piece of equipment.
Only now did Wang Chen realize that letting the Demon-Slaying Net unseal itself was more efficient!
A couple of Evil Wraiths wouldn’t be enough.
He immediately began a search around the outskirts of the Chaotic Burial Mound.
Whenever he spotted a Wandering Night Spirit, he charged at it, treating the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net like a cudgel to ensnare their heads.
And the Demon-Slaying Net controlled by the grandmaster-level Object-Controlling Technique never missed its mark.
Any spirit Wang Chen set his sights on…
Could not escape!
The Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net was incredibly effective against these Gray Roam Level Evil Wraiths.
Each small net was cast, and the spirits were obliterated in an instant.
Wang Chen felt no sense of accomplishment; there was no fun in this kind of farming.
But the continuously increasing decryption points thrilled him, and he eagerly anticipated the moment of full unlock!
After hunting over a dozen Wandering Night Spirits, the total points had already increased by just over a hundred.
The majority were six points, with a few at nine points, precisely three times the Human Virtue Wang Chen himself would have earned.
At this moment, Wang Chen could not help but think of Lv Defang.
This nominal uncle had obtained the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net and kept it buried at the bottom of the Storage Bag, seeing it as a source of grievances.
Had he only used this net to touch an Evil Wraith, he surely would have uncovered the secret of this treasure!
Perhaps it would have allowed him to clear his heart demons and successfully achieve a Breakthrough Mansion.
Unaware of the treasure in his possession, suspecting the possession in others, truly a sad and laughable matter!
As he pondered, a cold wind arose in front of him.
Three graceful ladies carrying colorful lanterns, their figures shrouded in the hazy moonlight, advanced towards Wang Chen.
Lantern Carrying Puppets!
Perfect timing!!
With a sinister laugh, Wang Chen flung two Evil-Repelling Talismans, intercepting two of the Lantern Carrying Puppets.
Then he cast the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net at the enchanting woman in the middle!
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Second update, delivered!
