God of Pets

Chapter 216: Lord Ling

"What does this mean?" Chen Guan really didn't understand.

Jiu Yue explained with a smile, "The Yellow Springs Outpost is where the Yellow Springs River exits the mountains. Year-round, the winds are strong and the waters are turbulent. If one day, the winds suddenly turn calm, it must be that some incredible spirit has emerged from the mountains."

"If only the river has calmed down, then we'll be fine as long as we stay away from the riverbank. But if even the wind dies down, then we'll have to be careful. A terrifying and peerless secret spirit might have emerged from the mountain. We need to return to the outpost quickly and prevent it from targeting us."

"If we hear thunder, it will be terrible. We must quickly hide in the shelter below the outpost, otherwise our lives will be in danger."

"The last two sentences are easy to understand. If you see a dead fish spirit floating in the Yellow Springs River, don't even think about trying to retrieve it, or you'll surely die. If you hear someone calling your name in the Yellow Springs River, don't look back. Go straight back to the sentry post. Don't even look back once, or you'll die."

"These are all things our elder, Lao Mo, has summarized. I heard that those who don't follow these rules will most likely never be seen alive or dead."

Lao Mo said calmly, "Young people are curious and don't like to follow the rules, but here, the price of breaking the rules could be death. As long as you follow the rules, it won't be difficult to spend three years in peace."

"Don't worry, Director. I am a very disciplined person," said Chen Guan.

"Just call me Lao Mo. There aren't many outsiders in this shabby place. There's no need for us to be so formal with just the three of us. It's almost like we're living together." Lao Mo said with a smile, "As long as you follow the rules, there's actually quite a lot of money to be made here. You can go fishing for secret spirits in the Yellow Springs River. There are quite a few rare and precious secret spirits in there, such as golden-eyed turtles and silver-eyed fish, black-glowing toads, and horned snakes. They're all good stuff. The people from the Fiery Army love them the most. They often bring good stuff to us and want to trade with us. We're not afraid to do that..."

Chen Guan listened with great interest. Now he could be sure of one thing: there were indeed a lot of secret spiritual resources near the Huangquan outpost.

Moreover, according to the experience summarized by our predecessors, there are always signs when a peerless secret spirit appears.

When you are at a level, use the peerless skills; when the wind is calm, use the big boss; if there is thunder, you can only run away quickly.

Killing small fish and shrimps on a regular basis can also bring a lot of benefits.

Chen Guan summoned Zhan Guo out and let it play nearby by itself, which also served as a guardhouse.

After a day of rest, Chen Guan was assigned to the post and started his first guard duty.

Each of them stands guard for a day and a night, and then they can rest for two days. The seventh day of every week is a public holiday for everyone, and no one needs to stand guard on this day.

Chen Guan asked Lao Mo why he didn't have to stand guard on the seventh day of the week. Lao Mo just said, "You don't have to stand guard on this day," and then there was no further news.

When Chen Guan was on guard duty during the day, he saw Jiu Yue going to the river to fish from afar.

Because there are secret spirits in the water here, if you want to kill them, you have to fish them out first.

To catch different secret spirits, you need to use different baits and specially made fishing rods.

On the first day of standing guard, nothing happened during the day. Chen Guan took drugs and practiced martial arts all day long. However, even with the help of high-level elixirs, his progress was not very fast and he had not yet reached level 12.

At night, Chen Guan saw lights appear above the Yellow Springs River.

On the dark river, a large white ship with three sails, brightly lit, was seen slowly emerging from the canyon's mountain pass. Chen Guan peered closely and saw that it was crowded with people, but because it was too far away, he couldn't see clearly what they were doing.

"What is that thing? Is it a mysterious spirit or a human?" Chen Guan quickly sounded the alarm. Soon Lao Mo and Jiu Yue both climbed up the watchtower.

"Lao Mo, what do you see that?" Chen Guan asked, pointing to the big white boat on the river.

Lao Mo took out a cigarette, lit it, and took two puffs. He exhaled the smoke and said in a deep voice, "That's Lord Ling's Ling Wang ship."

"What is Lord Ling?" Chen Guan asked in confusion. He had never heard of this title.

"Lord Ling is the god of the Yellow Springs River. He is the only one who can lead people into the upper reaches of the Yellow Springs River." Jiu Yue said.

"So Lord Ling is a human being?" Chen Guan pondered.

"Lord Ling was originally a veteran soldier. When he was exploring the upper reaches of the Yellow Springs River with the army, he encountered a terrifying secret spirit. The entire army was wiped out, and only he survived. It is said that he signed some kind of contract with the terrifying secret spirit in an unknown area and became the Lord Ling on the Yellow Springs River. He could not get off the boat for the rest of his life and could only pick up and drop off practitioners on the boat." Lao Mo said.

"Pick up and drop off practitioners? Are you going to take human practitioners to serve as food for the secret spirits?" Chen Guan said with a smile.

"That's about right. The secret spirit that signed the contract with the Spirit Prince is a gambling addict. Unlike other secret spirits, he has an extremely rich fortune, with treasures piled high like mountains. If you can beat him at the gambling table, you can obtain many unimaginable treasures. But if you lose, you will most likely stay in the place where the secret spirit is and serve as a slave, never to return."

"If anyone dares to resist, the end is death. I have never heard of anyone who lost and came out alive. But the winner will bring back many priceless treasures. It is not an exaggeration to say that he became rich overnight. Chu Nan, the commander-in-chief of our Tianting Army, got an amazing secret treasure from the ship. He was able to rise from an unknown ordinary soldier to the position of commander-in-chief. This fact is known to everyone in our Tianting Army." Jiu Yue showed a fascination.

"There are actually such interesting secret spirits?" Chen Guan was a little surprised, thinking, "The world is truly vast and full of wonders. The descriptions of secret spirits in textbooks are too stereotyped. However, those are only for ordinary people to read. Ordinary practitioners don't have the opportunity to come into contact with them."

"Interesting? The secret spirit's gambling method can only win one-tenth or one-twelfth of his. Practitioners who go there are gambling with their lives. You'd better not even think about it." Lao Mo snorted coldly.

"What is he betting on?" Chen Guan asked curiously.

"Forget it. Even if we wanted to go, we wouldn't have the chance. The Spiritual Prince has his own standards for accepting people. Not everyone is qualified to participate in the secret spirit's gambling game."

Jiu Yue sighed and said, "If you want to board the Spirit King's ship, you must first be able to ring the bell on the ship. I don't know what material the bell is made of. No matter how hard an ordinary person rings it, it won't make any sound. Only those who have practiced peerless secret techniques can ring the bell, and then the Spirit King will let people on board.

"Furthermore, there are age restrictions for the Spirit King Ship. Practitioners over 20 years old will be rejected no matter how powerful their secret techniques are."

The more Chen Guan listened, the more interesting he found it. He was about to ask more questions when he saw that the big ship stopped at the shore after leaving the mountain pass. Soon, some people came to the shore and rang the big bell on the ship one after another. Then they got on board one by one. Most of these people wore hats and sunglasses, and it was difficult to tell who they were.

Chen Guan saw from afar a graceful woman who rang the big bell on the side of the boat. The dull bell sound immediately spread throughout the river.

"How could it be her?" Chen Guan vaguely saw the woman's appearance with the help of the light from the Lingwang ship. She was not wearing any coverings such as a hat or sunglasses.

(End of this chapter)