novelraw Chapter 64 : You Profiteer!
Chapter 64 : You Profiteer!
To date, no one has seen the entire layout of the ghost city, so this map is only a speculative drawing by Su Chen'an based on available information. It can barely serve as a reference.
The locations where different types and levels of ghost corpses gather are rather scattered.
Broadly speaking, the entire ghost city can be divided into the outer area, the inner area, and the central area where no one dares to tread.
Although ghost corpses occasionally wander in the outer area, their overall strength is relatively low. Powerful ghost corpses rarely appear there. They generally lack intelligence, not much different from the white zombies seen in the secret realm before. For those at the Golden Core stage like them, dispatching these with one strike each shouldn't be a problem.
The ghost corpses in the inner area are generally much stronger. It's even said that some high-level ghost corpses have developed intelligence and will actively ambush people, making them unpredictable and requiring extra caution.
Chu Sang frowned. She had read a wide variety of books, dabbling in a bit of everything and delving deeper into topics that interested her.
She had casually flipped through a few of the evil cultivator books they had confiscated when she was bored, gaining some understanding of these evil cultivators' methods.
The layout of this city seemed like...
Corpse nurturing?
Could there be someone behind the scenes deliberately pushing this along?
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After eating and drinking their fill, they had the energy to get to work. Chu Sang patted her robe and stood up straight. "We should get going now."
"Didn't you say we weren't going?" Zhao Yun was extremely reluctant. He really didn't want to go with them to his death, but unfortunately, he hadn't seen anyone from his sect or family along the way. They had probably already gone in.
"Do you want to stay here alone?" Chu Sang raised an eyebrow at him. "Although this place is considered the outer area, quite a few ghost corpses will appear at night. At that time..."
Zhao Yun stood up abruptly, his face unsightly. "I'll go with you."
Even before entering the ghost city, the ghost energy had already blotted out the sky. Now inside the ghost city, day and night were indistinguishable. Everything in sight was pitch black, making it very convenient for those evil spirits and ghost corpses to hide in the darkness and launch attacks.
Chu Sang gave everyone a stack of Light Talismans, which could illuminate their vision. At the same time, these light-attribute talismans also had some repelling effect on low-level evil spirits.
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Meanwhile, on the other side, the Tianyan Sect group entered the inner area, only to find the city streets empty, with no sign of the rumored hordes of ghosts and monsters.
Just as they were wondering if the intelligence was wrong, several sharp ghost energies attacked from behind!
Mo Qingchen turned and slashed with his sword, breaking the attack. The ghost corpse dissipated into a dense black mist and disappeared.
The other sneaking ghost corpses were also dealt with by the rest of the group. The remaining ghost corpses, perhaps seeing that this group was not easy to deal with, quickly fled.
"I thought they would be formidable, but they're nothing special," Qiu Xiude said disdainfully.
"The direction those ghost corpses fled in might be their lair. Let's chase after them and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"
Mo Qingchen felt something was amiss, but before he could stop them, Qiu Xiude and the others had already rushed off. Remembering the sect's instructions, he had no choice but to follow with his sword drawn.
When they hurriedly arrived, they found they had lost the trail.
Suddenly, a dense black abyss covered the ground beneath their feet. Countless ghostly hands broke through the earth, grabbing their legs with screams and wails, attempting to drag them into the depths of the abyss.
They had fallen into a trap.
Everyone was greatly alarmed.
Mo Qingchen slashed at the ghostly hands with his sword, but more hands emerged the next second, pouncing on him all at once like an impenetrable black net, attempting to drag his entire body underground.
A boomerang flew by with a "whoosh," slicing through these sticky ghostly hands in succession.
Mo Qingchen seized the opportunity to break free. He channeled all his spiritual energy into his sword and plunged the blade, imbued with powerful ice-cold force, deep into the ground. The surging spiritual energy swept across hundreds of meters, severing all the ghostly hands.
He looked towards the young woman who had come to their aid, a flash of surprise in his eyes.
The Eight Trigrams Sect disciples, who hadn't gone far, were also lured here by the little ghosts. Before the ghost corpses could gather, the five quickly formed hand seals to set up an array. "Hurry, let's go!"
The surrounding ghost energy grew increasingly dense. The ghost corpses that had been hiding in the darkness seemed to have gained consciousness and swarmed out en masse, surrounding the cultivators.
The ghost city was the territory of the ghost corpses. No matter where the cultivators fled, they couldn't escape.
In the ghost city, cultivators were like penned livestock, becoming great nourishment for these ghost corpses.
The Tianyan Sect group was the first to be lured over, and they were a bunch of sword cultivators who only knew how to fight and not think. They started attacking right away, consuming a great amount of spiritual energy. After continuously slaying dozens of ghost corpses, they were clearly starting to struggle.
Qiu Xiude's hand holding the sword was even trembling slightly. He now regretted being too hasty earlier.
In their moment of despair, a clear and pleasant voice reached their ears. "Hey, brothers, need some help?"
Upon hearing this voice, Qiu Xiude's face changed. He glared fiercely at Chu Sang, who was casually pulling out dozens of Golden Armor Talismans. "Improved Golden Armor Talisman version 2.1, universally applicable across all realms. Want a few?"
The entire Tianyan Sect group: "..."
What kind of person was this, still having the leisure to sell talismans in this situation??
But undeniably, talismans applicable across all realms were more precious than ordinary ones. As they ventured further, the ghost corpses would be of higher levels, and ordinary Golden Armor Talismans might not be sufficient.
"How many spirit stones?" Someone wavered.
Chu Sang's eyes curved into beautiful crescents. "Thirty thousand spirit stones each, no bargaining, no credit, okay?"
Qiu Xiude was so angry he almost cursed. "Do you really think we're fools? Whose talismans could be so expensive? Outside, we could buy three for ten thousand spirit stones!"
"Oh." The young woman's smile vanished instantly as she calmly withdrew her hand. "Then go outside and buy them."
"You—!"
Qiu Xiude was so angry he couldn't even curse. She was clearly certain they couldn't get out now, which was why she dared to raise prices so shamelessly.
Profiteer! He had never seen such a shameless one!
With the ghosts and monsters coming on strong, the situation was becoming increasingly urgent. Qiu Xiude gritted his teeth and bought several dozen.
Everyone knew sword cultivators were the poorest. Spending these hundreds of thousands of spirit stones nearly left him with nothing but his underwear.
Those surrounded by ghost corpses weren't just the disciples from these few sects, but also various other cultivators. At a glance, there were at least several hundred people struggling in the trap set by these little ghosts.
Chu Sang moved between the various groups, enthusiastically hawking her wares. "Come one, come all, don't miss out! Golden Armor Talismans, Speed Talismans, Explosive Talismans, we have it all! Fair deals for young and old alike. Buy quickly if you want them, first come, first served!"
With the Tianyan Sect group's enthusiastic orders, the other cultivators had no reservations and placed orders one after another. Several hundred talismans were snapped up in an instant.
So she came to the ghost city to set up a stall and sell goods??
Cui Xiu, usually a calm person, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He walked over and quietly reminded her, "...Wealth should not be flaunted, especially in such a perilous place cut off from the human realm. Many desperate individuals are lurking, waiting for an opportunity. Young friend, please don't be too ostentatious."
When it came to talismans, their Eight Trigrams Sect had more than enough, but every single one of them kept them tightly concealed, afraid of being targeted by those with ill intentions for robbery and murder.
"Thanks for the reminder." Chu Sang turned and shouted, "I've earned several million spirit stones today. Anyone else want talismans? Let me round it up to ten million today!"
Her voice was quite loud.
At least the several hundred cultivators present all heard it.
Cui Xiu: "...??" Didn't I just say not to be too ostentatious? What is she trying to do?!