Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 375: Immortal Finger Bones, Eastern Demonic Locust

Inside the ghost market cave, the cool breeze lifts people’s spirits.

"Sixth-level mid-grade, Ruyi Monkey."

The appearance of this thing made the atmosphere in the field heated up again.

He possesses seven sixth-tier spells, which is more than the sixth-tier spells that many Nascent Soul cultivators in the early stage are proficient in. Of course, Nascent Soul cultivators can use magic weapons to make up for it, and are limited by the upper limit of material carrying capacity, so the level of their spells is bound to not be that high, but they are very adaptable.

Puppets are actually more suitable as family heirlooms, or as self-defense items for monks who are not good at fighting.

With a fourth-order puppet and the help of a formation, four or five foundation-building cultivators can defend against a purple mansion cultivator and protect their station while waiting for reinforcements from their master.

There are four or five sixth-order puppets. A cultivator who has just been promoted to the Nascent Soul stage can sacrifice the puppets. As long as he provides magic power, he can be regarded as an expert in fighting among the cultivators in the early Nascent Soul stage. This is what is called making good use of objects.

Because puppets are in great demand, consume a lot of energy, and are difficult to refine, puppets of the same level are more expensive than magic weapons of the same level. And each time a puppet is used, the higher the level, the more spirit stones it consumes.

"The starting price is eight million spirit stones."

"Ten million!" A sound like the friction between metal and metal came from the right.

Lu Cheng tapped the jade chair beside him with his fingers and watched the twelve monks around him bidding again and again.

“Eleven million.”

“Twelve million.”

As time goes by, when the price gradually stops increasing.

Lu Cheng just leaned forward and whispered, "Fourteen million."

He has many wives and concubines and many disciples at home. It is not easy to come across a puppet of such high quality. If you encounter one, you should try your best to take it.

"..."

There was a long silence. Although this puppet was good, the price of 14 million sixth-grade middle-grade puppets was already at the upper limit.

All those present were old monsters who had practiced for many years and had no shortage of means. Although they were bidding, most of them were like Lu Cheng, giving them as rewards to his wives, concubines, or disciples for use.

"Twelve million, but I can give you the merit of hunting demons."

At this time, a hoarse voice spoke in such a way that it was difficult to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

The ghost-faced monk with bronze mask was stunned when he heard this. The value of the merit of hunting monsters in Haiyuan City is far higher than that of spirit stones.

"Sixteen million."

Lu Cheng did not wait for the bronze ghost-faced monk to think it over, but directly raised the price. In the eyes of some monks, 12 million monster hunting merits are more valuable than 16 million spirit stones, but since the other party hesitated just now, it was obvious that he was not such a monk.

Not all monks in Haiyuan City are in urgent need of merit.

"make a deal."

Lu Cheng used his spiritual sense to point out 16 million spirit stones, put them into a Qiankun bag, and then pushed them towards the bronze ghost-faced monk. The other party also pushed the Ruyi monkey puppet over.

It is inevitable that someone must have tried to snatch spiritual objects from this ghost market, but the current value of the items being traded is obviously not higher than the value of allowing the ghost market to continue to exist.

After buying this puppet, Lu Cheng also felt a little painful.

A few years ago, he had just spent 100 million to sign a contract to buy the spiritual vein of Canglong Mountain. In recent years, he had accumulated merits in hunting monsters and had no time to earn spirit stones. There was not much left in his Qiankun bag, only about 70 million. However, he still had to practice in Haiyuan City for many years.

Lu Cheng took out 200 million spirit stones from the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace back then, which was considered wealthy among the Yuanying Zhenjun cultivators, but he spent it casually.

Next, several more top-quality treasures appeared at this Nascent Soul cultivators' trade fair:
A cultivator on Lu Cheng's right hand side clapped his hands lightly, and an ice cage slowly descended from above the crowd. Inside was a pair of merman and woman: the upper half was a human body, and the lower half was a mermaid. The man was handsome and the woman was pretty.

What’s even more mysterious is that these two mermaids actually have dragon horns growing on their foreheads.

However, the merman was clearly dying. Her abdomen was stained with blood and her face was as pale as paper.

As the talisman on the ice cage was opened, the roar and curses of the merman were suddenly heard from inside. There were many slang words in it, but there were also the words of the human race in this region. Of course, they were all filthy and insulting words, but no one among the cultivators present cared.

"A mermaid with dragon blood? How interesting."

"It seems that the bloodline is quite pure. It won't cause any trouble, right?"

"What kind of trouble can it cause? Dragons are naturally lustful. Those sea creatures who have been favored by the Dragon King can't even remember it themselves. The weak sea creatures have the custom of offering their beautiful members to the Dragon King for his enjoyment. If a dragon seed is conceived, it will be an opportunity for that sea creature to rise."

"Half dragon, half mermaid, purify it, refine it into a magic weapon, and mimic the dragon to increase its spiritual power..."

"Half-dragon blood! If we can find a cultivator who is good at 'bloodline inheritance spells' and cast spells on the children of the clan, it will be the foundation of the family for ten thousand years."

Seeing this, Lu Cheng closed his eyes and meditated again.

His sword energy transformation technique no longer requires this kind of external support, and the dragon vein transformation has also been refined into the Taoist transformation and ascension technique.

This merman and woman aroused great interest among many True Lords present, and the price rose all the way to 64 million spirit stones before the deal was completed.

The next lot is another magic weapon:
A sixth-level top-grade magic weapon of the devil, the Nine Sons Linked Together.

This magic treasure is composed of nine circles of the same size, pitch black as ink. The rings emit a cold dark light, dark and deep, and it seems that countless wronged souls are struggling and screaming in them.

This magic weapon was made by using an extremely cruel and vicious method. It is inherently evil and extremely powerful. Even ordinary sixth-grade magic weapons cannot resist it.

However, Lu Cheng already had the Yuanshi Tianmo Seal which best matched his physical cultivation, and his main cultivation was not orthodox magic, so he could not fully unleash the power of this magic treasure, so he still did not participate in the bidding.

The damp mist was filled with the smell of blood and copper rust. Lu Cheng pulled his black robe closer and continued to wait for the transaction to proceed.

The thirteen monks present traded seven or eight items again, some of which Lu Cheng found strange. When most people present felt satisfied and were ready to leave, the third black-robed ghost-faced monk on Lu Cheng's left suddenly raised his hand:
"Please wait for a moment, fellow Taoists."

Then he took out a jade box and used his magical power to make it float in the air.

When this person opened the jade box, the green light floating in the box actually burned the surrounding stone walls, leaving scorch marks.

A strong and violent wave of magical power spread out, and it turned out to be an object that looked like a human finger bone. Inside the topaz-like finger bone, images of crawling insects emerged from time to time and were placed on a piece of purple-black jade in the jade box.

Because of this magical power and this finger bone, the entire cave became suddenly silent, and even the sound of water drops falling in the dank river below could be clearly heard. "What is this?"

"This is the finger bone of an immortal, and also the secret realm of the Eastern Locust." The ghost-faced monk's voice trembled, his knuckles tightly clasped the edge of the jade box.

"Eastern Locust? Isn't this the vicious insect that broke out in Dongcheng Continent three hundred years ago, obscuring the sky and giving birth to a seventh-level demon locust, which almost wiped out all the creatures on the continent? This thing is called a disaster locust, right..."

"Yes, it is this insect."

Seeing that someone recognized the insect, the ghost-faced monk seemed to reveal a hint of pride in his voice.

"Back then, all the creatures and mortals in Dongchengzhou were almost extinct, and the endless plague locusts covered the sky. Even the Yuanying Sect and Yuanshen cultivators had to flee far away to avoid the disaster. Finally, a Yuanshen Sect cultivator used a secret method to invite an immortal from the upper realm to descend to the earth and possess him. Only then did he kill the seventh-level demon locusts and seal most of the insect swarms. Even the immortal from the upper realm cut off one of his fingers and merged with a secret realm. The Yuanying Zhenjun who was possessed also passed away soon afterwards.

Whether it is the Taoism of the upper realm or the peerless vicious insects, they are all in it. As long as you get one or two points of their power, you can dominate the world."

The ghost-faced monk finished his speech with an excited look on his face, only to find that the other monks present were not as excited as he was.

On the contrary, they all revealed a hint of fear and apprehension.

Although the seventh-level locust mother is dead, the quality of the Eastern Locusts that can be sealed by the immortals in the lower realm will not be low. It is obvious that after killing the locust mother, they are no longer able to kill these evil insects.

The reason why the Yuanying Zhenjun of Dongchengzhou was able to summon the immortals from the upper realm to the lower realm was because he was the direct descendant of the immortal from the upper realm, and he also had to rely on the magical treasures left by the immortal to do this, and it also came at a huge cost.

"Where did you get this thing? And you better be careful. The calamity fire caused by the self-detonation of the demon pill by the seventh-level locust mother burned 30,000 miles of mountains and rivers to ashes. Moreover, the locusts sealed in this finger bone are probably three times more poisonous than the sky-burning calamity fire back then."

The ghost-faced monk retorted, "There are indeed hundreds of thousands of mature locusts in this finger bone, but they are suppressed by the black water jade."

"If the Black Water Mysterious Jade can suppress it, why would you, the Insect Demon, use this treasure?"

The identity of this monk who wanted to sell the immortal's finger bones was exposed on the spot.

"..."

The insect demon was silent for a moment, then simply took off his bronze ghost mask, revealing a thin middle-aged face.

"As you know, this treasure is absolutely rare. If I were not about to die, I would never sell it. How about 120 million?"

"Insect Demon, it's not that we don't agree with your judgment, but we don't have your ability to control insects. Besides, even if it's you, you haven't unlocked the seal for so many years. Aren't you afraid of something? That's a swarm of fifth or sixth-order East Pole locusts. If we accidentally let some of them out, the karma and sins involved will be enough to refine a hundred Nine Sons Magic Rings.

I have always been reckless, but I dare not bring myself to do this."

Another True Lord spoke up, it was the voice of an old woman. It was obvious that she had used her real identity and was even acquainted with the Insect Demon Taoist.

"..."

The Insect Demon Taoist's face turned ugly and he turned around to leave.

At this moment, someone suddenly spoke:
"Sixty million! I only have seventy million spirit stones left. I always have to have some spirit stones on hand. If you don't mind it being too little, how about giving this treasure to me?"

The person who spoke was, of course, Lu Cheng.

"Sixty million spirit stones... Whatever. I really don't have any other treasures. This thing is yours."

The Taoist Master Chongmo looked down at the treasure in his hand that he had been studying for thousands of years, then closed the jade box and pushed the item to Lu Cheng. Lu Cheng also counted the spirit stones and pushed them to the other party.

"I used the Black Water Mysterious Jade to suppress this finger bone. At least within sixty years, there should be no worries about breaking the seal. But after sixty years, I hope you can find a solution. The method I thought of is to use insects to defeat insects. Kill all the remaining Eastern Locusts. Maybe I can keep one to drive away."

"Been taught a lesson."

Lu Cheng opened it and took a look at the finger bone, then put it away.

"My friend, I don't know who you are, but I want to tell you that since you have bought this beast today, if it causes trouble in the future, we old guys will find trouble with you."

The Eastern Locust Rebellion that year did not occur in the Fiery Realm, but in the Ju Mang Realm. The Insect Demon Taoist crossed the realm and spent a lot of time and effort to bring this thing back from the Ju Mang Realm. However, this thing is a treasure to the Insect Demon Taoist, but it is not a treasure to other True Lord cultivators in the Fiery Realm. If the Fiery Realm were to suffer another Eastern Locust Rebellion, the casualties would be more than billions.

"Dongji belongs to wood, and this world belongs to fire. I can guarantee with my life that the locust chaos in Dongji will never happen in this world."

Lu Cheng is a very confident person, but even he trusts the Jiuli Ding more than himself. Once someone falls into this legendary magic weapon, no demon or monster can escape.

Half an hour later, Lu Cheng and Gu Yunge met again in Heifang City.

Lu Cheng didn't know which one of the thirteen black-robed ghost-faced monks Gu Yunge was at that time, but Gu Yunge might have recognized him, after all, he had been too conspicuous before.

However, the Taoist did not show it, but asked:

"How did you harvest, fellow Daoist?"

"As the True Lord said, this trip is indeed worthwhile."

A sixth-order mid-grade puppet and a piece of immortal finger bone that sealed a large number of mature Eastern Locusts. Although it cost more than 70 million spirit stones, Lu Cheng felt it was worth it.

"Hahahaha, that's good."

The two returned to Haiyuan City together.

Seven days later, at the Golden Palace of Canglong Mountain.

Lu Cheng was sitting cross-legged in the Golden Light Cave, meditating. Suddenly, a ball of red light flew out from above his head, circled in the air, and then landed in his chest.

In the Jiuli world, Lu Cheng took out a piece of golden finger bone, and then broke it with a little force.

Normally speaking, not to mention the finger bones of immortals from the lower world, even the finger bones of a Nascent Soul True Lord would not be so fragile. However, the inside of this finger bone had been gnawed by vicious insects such as the Eastern Pole Locust for thousands of years, and it had already collapsed internally and was on the verge of reaching its limit.

Snapped.

The finger bones broke, and after a moment, a small chaotic hole seemed to appear in the void, and then: buzzing, buzzing, and from the chaotic hole, seemingly endless locusts poured out.

The smaller ones are only as thick as an ordinary person's finger, but the big ones are as big as cats, dogs, tigers, cows, elephants and whales, and are hideous, terrifying and extremely ferocious.

"Hahahahaha, what a spirit insect! If you didn't have such a vicious aura, what use would I have for you?"

Taoist Lu Cheng's body suddenly transformed into hundreds of thousands of golden silkworm Gu filled with hundreds of poisons, and they started to fight ferociously with these Dongji locusts. Gold overcomes wood, and Lu Cheng has been cultivating golden silkworm Gu for many years, so the quality may not be bad.

(End of this chapter)