The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

Chapter 482 The Unwelcome Guest Instigates the Monkey (Please Subscribe)

"this--"

Wei Long's smile froze. He exchanged a glance with Fang Cheng, hesitated for a moment, and then said with a forced smile, "I didn't originally intend to hide it from Brother Gui."

He gathered his thoughts and explained, "It's like this: the original owner of the 'Crimson Flame Ghost Field' spent a considerable amount of money to raise a nest of ghost seedlings, the 'Crimson Flame Ghost Serpents,' which are considered top-tier even in the 'Blood Realm.'"

"He had planned to make his fortune from this nest of 'Crimson Serpents,' but—"

He hesitated for a moment after saying this.

Fang Cheng, annoyed by his rambling, added, "Below the 'Crimson Flame Ghost Field' waters, for some reason a pit appeared, leading to an unknown destination. All the 'Crimson Flame Ghost Snakes' that person kept have escaped."

"Because he owed 'blood money,' he fled back to the inland."

"During this time, some more things happened. The 'Crimson Flame Ghost Field' changed hands several times and finally ended up in the hands of the 'Sea Patrol Guard'—"

Bai Jingjing, who hadn't intended to interrupt, immediately became enraged upon hearing his explanation, angrily retorting, "What kind of haunted place is a place with holes in it?!"

She then said sarcastically, "Based on what you've said, my master might as well just let the monsters roam freely in the open sea; at least he wouldn't have to spend a hundred million 'blood money'—"

Having said that, ignoring the two men's embarrassed expressions, he turned to Zhu Yu, who was deep in thought and remained silent, and said angrily, "Sir, I think they just want to swindle your 'blood money' because they think you're easy to talk to. We're not selling them the monsters in this haunted place—"

These words were spoken.

"Please don't—"

Wei Long and Fang Cheng immediately panicked and hurriedly said, "We didn't say it had to be Brother Gui who bought it. It was our brother and I who mortgaged it to Brother Gui. The 30,000 mu of 'ghost farm' doesn't have too many flaws and is being repaired. Even if it's damaged, we can easily sell it for 40 to 50 million 'blood money'."

"hehe--"

Bai Jingjing sneered and said quietly, "Someone just asked for a hundred million 'blood money' without even asking."

Wei Long chuckled awkwardly, "Miss Bai, you misunderstood. I meant valuation, valuation—"

As he spoke, he gave Fang Cheng a wink.

Fang Cheng glanced at Zhu Yu, who remained silent in thought, and cursed Wei Long under his breath for being so greedy. Fearing that this big deal would fall through, he quickly chimed in, "Brother Wei may not have expressed himself clearly. The 'Crimson Flame Ghost Field' is valued at one hundred million, but if Brother Gui wants to buy it, it naturally can't be at that price."

Wei Long interjected, "Brother Gui, if you want to buy it, you only need 50 million 'blood money'."

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He paused, then added, "If Brother Gui doesn't want to buy it, we'll pawn it to you first, and redeem it as soon as we've made our 'blood money'—"

Hearing them drastically reduce the value of the "Crimson Flame Ghost Field," Bai Jingjing lost all hope in it. She looked at Zhu Yu earnestly and said, "Sir, nothing compares to real 'blood money.' Let's sell the monsters to the 'Black Dragon Gang' instead—"

"Brother Weird!"

Wei Long and Fang Cheng immediately became anxious.

Once Zhu Yu chooses to sell the monster to the "Black Dragon Gang".

They ran around doing nothing, only to find it all for nothing. The favors they'd done were irreparable.

Zhu Yu waved his hand, signaling Bai Jingjing to be quiet for now. He looked up at the dimly lit world outside the eerie arena and smiled, "Another guest has arrived—"

"A guest has arrived?"

Bai Jingjing, Wei Long, and Fang Cheng all turned to look.

Then a flickering electric light appeared in the dim world.

A few breaths later, a ship slightly smaller than the "Sea Patrol Guard" with a dragon-patterned flag on its flagpole sailed to the gate of the ghost field.

"Black Dragon Gang—"

Wei Long and Fang Cheng's expressions immediately turned extremely ugly.

"The Black Dragon Gang has come knocking to buy monsters—"

Bai Jingjing looked pleasantly surprised. After regaining her senses, she gave a smug snort to the two people whose faces were grim.

"Haha, congratulations brother, may your wealth flow in!"

With a burst of laughter, the bald man Zhao Da led a group of members of the Black Dragon Gang in black clothes onto the platform, ignoring the gloomy-faced Wei Long and Fang Cheng, and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhu Yu.

"Brother Zhao, what brings you here?"

Zhu Yu feigned doubt and asked.

"Of course, it's about acquiring the monsters."

Zhao Dali said it as a matter of course, then turned to look at the "Ten Thousand Souls Banner" gathering eerie energy in the sky. His eyes lit up. With his discerning eye, it was not hard to tell that it was definitely a top-notch "eerie artifact".

Turning around, he jokingly said, "Brother, this 'strange artifact' is really quite nice. It's quite tempting. Will you sell it to me? I promise I won't treat you unfairly—"

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Knowing his purpose, Zhu Yu was too lazy to argue with him and said indifferently, "You have quite the nerve."

"brother--"

Zhao Da instinctively wanted to say something, but he suddenly froze halfway through his sentence. The smile on his face gradually faded, and he frowned as he sized up Zhu Yu. He then abruptly laughed and said, "Brother, please don't be offended. I was drunk. These are just my words, my words after drinking—"

Having said that, he turned to the Black Dragon Gang members behind him, his face grim, and shouted, "What the hell are you waiting for? Bring the boat in and help my brothers catch adult monsters! Do you expect my brothers to catch them themselves?!"

"Yes, Master."

The Black Dragon Gang members all grinned, glanced at the silent Zhu Yu, and nimbly jumped back onto the boat.

But just as the boat was about to enter the strange place...

The seawater suddenly surged, and a stream of water shot into the sky, instantly condensing into a hundred-foot-tall "water ape" whose fists, carrying towering waves, smashed down on the boat.

boom--

The dragon-patterned flag hanging on the boat was torn to shreds in an instant. With a loud bang, the bow of the boat was immediately plunged into the sea. Before several members of the Black Dragon Gang could react, they were turned into a pool of blood.

"How dare you!—"

Zhao, who was slow to react, roared angrily, and his body suddenly burst into flames of blood. He took a step into the air, raised his claw and swung it down. A huge phantom of a blood-red tiger appeared and slammed it directly onto the water ape's head.

boom--

The water ape's head and half of its body exploded with a bang, but it quickly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Its scarlet eyes, as red as a carriage, looked at Zhao Da, roared, and clapped its hands together.

"This water ape has amazing self-healing abilities—"

Zhao Da's expression turned solemn. He dared not confront him head-on and vanished from the spot in a flash.

When it reappeared, it was already behind the water ape. It reached out and grabbed, and the phantom of the blood tiger reappeared, piercing straight through the water ape's chest.

A tremendous surge of blood energy erupted.

It directly melted half of the water ape's body.

"Now you're dead—"

Before Zhao Da could even breathe a sigh of relief, waves surged up, and the water ape's body healed at an even faster pace. Before it had fully healed, two arms, each several tens of feet long, slapped down.

"This is troublesome—"

Zhao Da glanced at Zhu Yu, who remained motionless on the stone platform, and Wei Long and Fang Cheng, who stood beside him, eager to try. Suddenly, he felt a desire to retreat.

He could disregard Wei Long and Fang Cheng.

But when it comes to provoking him, he really wouldn't dare.

If he is accidentally injured, the "Sea Patrol Guard" can skin him alive, and even the gang leader cannot protect him.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Zhao Da's figure flickered, landing on the dilapidated "Black Dragon Gang" boat. He looked up at Zhu Yu standing on the stone platform, grinned, and said in a sinister tone, "I'm easy to talk to, and I can give you some face, but the next person who comes might not be so lucky—"

Seeing that Zhu Yu remained unmoved, he gave him a deep look, raised his hand and waved, and the boat slowly sailed into the dark mist.

On the stone platform.

"They've completely broken off relations—"

Wei Long and Fang Cheng exchanged a glance, both with eager smiles in their eyes.

"What to do, what to do—"

Bai Jingjing was so frightened by the sudden confrontation that her face turned pale, her legs trembled, and water kept flowing down her body. She panicked for a moment. Zhu Yu looked at Bai Jingjing, who was stunned by the fright, and was speechless. She was too timid. He rubbed her head and, seeing her bewildered and panicked eyes, smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's alright."

After saying that, he looked at Wei Long and Fang Cheng and said directly, "Fifty million 'blood money,' and I'll take the 'Crimson Flame Ghost Field.'"

Wei Long and Fang Cheng were initially delighted, but then Wei Long licked his lips and said, "Well, Brother Gui, about the price just now—"

Zhu Yu glanced at him, pointed to the "Haiwei" ship, and said indifferently, "Goodbye, don't bother seeing me off."

These words were spoken.

This immediately stumped Wei Long, who wanted to raise prices. He blinked and turned to look at Fang Cheng in a daze.

Didn't he offend the "Black Dragon Gang"?

Why are you still so defiant?

Fang Cheng wanted nothing more than to kick him to death. He shoved him aside, raised his hand, and declared righteously, "Brother Wei, do you mean that with our relationship, why ask for fifty million 'blood money'? Forty-five million! That's the price, Brother Gui, please don't refuse."

"That's the price!"

"As long as Brother Wei and I can give our superiors a satisfactory answer—"

Zhu Yu's indifferent face instantly melted like ice, and he laughed, "I knew that with our relationship, there would be no need for a price increase at the last minute."

Wei Long blushed and stammered, "Yes—yes, definitely not."

After saying that, he took out a blood-red piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Yu with a reluctant expression, saying, "Brother Gui, you can check it first. It has the imperial seal and the 'Yangyan' mark on it. It can't be faked. We can go and see the 'Crimson Flame Ghost Field' in person later."

"it is good."

Zhu Yu didn't stand on ceremony. He took the blood pact and examined it. Just as the two had said, it contained information about the "Crimson Flame Ghost Field" and two imprints with powerful auras.

He tucked the blood pact into his sleeve, then turned to Bai Jingjing, whose expression had softened, and asked, "Want to go and take a look?"

"Go away—"

Bai Jingjing nodded vigorously. She dared not stay alone in the haunted place. If the "Black Dragon Gang" came, they would scatter all her ashes.

Zhu Yu nodded slightly, then turned to Wei Long and Fang Cheng, who were stretching out their hands as if they wanted to say something but hesitated, and said, "The seedlings in the Ghost Field need to mature in batches. Shall we go and take a look at the 'Crimson Flame Ghost Field' first?"

"it is good."

Fang Cheng, fearing that Wei Long might cause some trouble again, simply nodded.

Immediately, the group boarded the "Haiwei" boat and slowly sailed away from the haunted area. Instead of heading towards the market, they headed towards another exit of the haunted area.

journey.

Wei Long hesitated several times before finally unable to hold back and blurted out, "Brother Gui, aren't you afraid the Black Dragon Gang will wipe out your ghost territory? That water ape at the Blood Fiend Realm is strong, but to the Black Dragon Gang, it's nothing special."

Seemingly feeling more confident, he puffed out his chest and said, "The Crimson Flame Ghost Field does not yet belong to Brother Gui. If the Black Dragon Gang makes a move, Moon-Covering City cannot protect Brother Gui."

Fang Cheng's mind stirred slightly; he also wanted to know Zhu Yu's background, so he didn't interrupt Wei Long's somewhat harsh words.

After all, the "Black Dragon Gang" is no ordinary group.

Its leader, "Black Dragon," is a martial artist at the "Radiant Sun" realm, whose status in "Covering Moon City" is second only to a very small number of people.

Bai Jingjing hung her head, water sizzling out.

Zhu Yu glanced at Wei Long with a half-smile and said calmly, "When did I ever say that purchasing the 'Crimson Flame Ghost Field' was to seek the protection of 'Moon-Covering City'? —"

"As for the 'Black Dragon Gang'?"

He turned to look at the dim mist and said coldly, "Whether it will still exist after today is unknown—"

"Big talk—"

Wei Long instinctively wanted to retort.

Fang Cheng quickly stepped forward and covered his mouth, frowning as he asked suspiciously, "Brother Wei, did you eat something you shouldn't have?"

Since he came into contact with Weilong, he has always been measured in his words and actions. How come he suddenly seems like a different person, not only stingy but also narrow-minded?

"Things that shouldn't be eaten—"

Wei Long was stunned. As if he had thought of something, his expression changed drastically. He hurriedly rummaged in his sleeve again and again, and finally took out a bottle of pills. He opened the cap and poured the pills directly into his mouth.

In less than two breaths.

squeak-

Accompanied by screams of agony, two plumes of black smoke drifted from Wei Long's ears and materialized in mid-air into two palm-sized monkeys with old men's faces. They appeared to have been doused with sulfuric acid, their bodies billowing black smoke, screaming as they tried to escape.

"Suohou" (唆猴).

The moment Zhu Yu saw the human-faced monkey, information about it flashed through his mind.

Its name is listed as one of the hundred strange and bizarre things in the "Hundred Ghosts Record".

His cultivation level was merely that of a Black Wanderer, but he possessed an inconceivable ability: he could parasitize between a person's ears, unknowingly influencing the five poisons of "greed, anger, ignorance, pride, and doubt," gradually driving the person insane.

Wei Long's previous actions clearly showed that he had fallen for this trick.

"An interesting and eerie thing—"

Zhu Yugang wanted to capture him and study him.

squeak-

The two "monkeys" suddenly let out a scream, and a burst of blood flame erupted from their chests, instantly burning them to ashes.

Seeing this scene.

Wei Long, who had just woken up, turned ashen-faced instantly. How could he not know the famous "Suohou"? Moreover, he knew better than anyone that such a rare and precious monster was simply inaccessible to ordinary people.

He quickly realized who had poisoned him, suppressed his anger, bowed deeply to Zhu Yu, and said apologetically, "I was indeed poisoned by a villain. Please forgive my previous words, Brother Gui."

Zhu Yu waved his hand and said, "It's alright, as long as the 'Crimson Flame Ghost Field' works."

Wei Long looked embarrassed and quickly said, "Let's do it, let's do it."

Fang Cheng glanced at Wei Long but remained silent.

Just as the boat was leaving the "Black Dragon's Ghostly Field".

Black Dragon Market.

With a gloomy face, Zhao Da silently mounted a horse and rode into the dimly lit world, heading towards the Black Dragon Gang branch of the Kowloon Black Market.

But he didn't notice.

A handsome, otherworldly young man in a white robe floated behind him with his hands behind his back. Strands of pale blue silk threads fell from his palms, flowing through Zhao Da's seven orifices and into his mind.

Scenes of memory flashed by, like lines on the palm of my hand.

Are you in "Moonlit City"?

The God of Frost, Zhu Yu, stirred slightly.

Zhao Dayi, who was heading to the "Kowloon Black Market" to recruit people, pulled on the reins, spurred his horse, and headed straight for "Covering Moon City".

A short while later.

The outline of "City of Shadows" appears.

Like a colossal beast that dwells eternally in the dim world.

"Truly a powerful being—"

The "God of Frost" Zhu Yu gazed at the blazing sun above "City of Shadows." The stronger one's power, the more one could feel the terror of the "Sun Flame."

He had a feeling that if he stepped into the area covered by the "Sun Flame", he would be seen by the "Sun Flame", not by its clone, but by its true form.

With a sigh, he stopped and walked away.

Strands of icy blue silk emerged from his palm and flowed into Zhao Da's seven orifices. At the center of his brow, an icy blue rune filled with an ancient aura flashed by.

The invitations have been sent out.

It remains to be seen whether the "Black Dragon" gang leader, who appears to be from another region, can accept the challenge and dare to leave the city to meet him.