My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

Chapter 233 The Opportunity for Dual-System Fusion

Passing through the three-layered array barrier passage, one feels a sense of temporal and spatial distortion.

When Gu Qing and the other two regained their footing, what came into view was countless densely packed, eerie deep wells, with ghostly light surging upwards from the bottom of the wells like clusters of churning will-o'-the-wisps.

Gu Qing walked to the edge of the shaft and looked down.

Instantly.

Then I witnessed a scene that sent chills down my spine.

On the walls of the eerie well, there were countless honeycomb-like structures, and in each groove was the image of a dead soul.

The faces of the departed souls were twisted in agony; they reached out towards the outside of the shaft, but remained trapped within the recess.

"Boss Gu, this shaft is not a simple prison."

Chen Ang walked to Gu Qing's side and said with a solemn expression.

Gu Qing nodded and asked, "What did you figure out?"

"The array of spiritual patterns inside these vertical shafts is based on earth, water, wind, and fire, and uses the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) as a lock, trapping the souls of the dead inside the shafts so they cannot escape."

Each layer of the formation releases a specific spiritual pressure, like an invisible hand, firmly pressing the souls of the dead to the bottom of the well.

The souls of the dead could neither rise nor sink, nor move left or right; they were trapped within this small space, enduring the crushing weight of the formation day after day.

"This is a special soul-type processing technique."

"Just like in the winemaking process, the grains need to be soaked first to allow them to fully absorb water and soften their outer shells before they can be steamed to extract their essence."

"Also, look at those pipes around here—"

Looking in the direction Chen Ang pointed, one could see pipes running through the gaps between each shaft.

These pipes, like those in an energy plant, carry various unprocessed liquids.

The difference is that in Gu Qing's previous life, the energy factory processed mostly materials such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

But the liquid flowing through these pipes is made from souls.

"Boss Gu, Old Chen."

"Come and look at these vertical shafts over here."

Jia Meiqian squatted at the edge of the shaft, carefully examining the attire of the dead souls. His voice became very heavy: "The armor worn by these dead souls in the shaft is the standard armor of the Immortal Kingdom's expeditionary force."

Five hundred years ago, the Immortal Kingdom's expeditionary force fought a great battle against the remnant soul of the Black Dragon. In the end, the remnant soul of the Black Dragon desperately detonated the dimensional dragon's nest, greatly reducing the dimensional's potential.

"In this battle, a continent in the Black Dragon Mountain plane was destroyed and sank into the sea, and the Immortal Kingdom's expeditionary force suffered heavy losses."

"I didn't expect that."

"The souls of these expeditionary soldiers sank to the bottom of the sea along with the continent, only to be imprisoned by the Church of Samsara."

The three of them looked at the ghostly figures inside the shaft, and their expressions became solemn.

This is the fate of those at the bottom of the immortal realm.

If they cannot go against the tide and become immortals or ancestors, one day they will also become like these souls of the expeditionary force, becoming materials for others to cultivate, having their blood extracted and their souls refined.

"Boss Gu, should we save these souls?"

Jia hesitated, saying he had no money.

"How can we save him?"

"With the strength of the three of us, if we alert the enemy's powerful figures, we'll be like clay bodhisattvas crossing a river, barely able to save ourselves."

"Moreover."

"These souls are of little value now."

"The soul is incomplete; even if it is saved, the path to enlightenment is severed."

After a pause, Gu Qing reminded him, "We infiltrated here to reap the benefits."

"Boss Gu is right."

"If we follow these pipes, we should be able to find the finished products of the soul-type processing."

Chen Ang shifted his gaze from the top of the shaft to the surrounding pipes, suppressing his excitement.

"I was just saying."

"In that case, let's go inside and take a look."

Jia, who had no money, chuckled awkwardly.

Afterwards, Jia, having no money to support the Dark Domain, and the three of them, hidden in the shadows, continued to explore the depths of the workshop along the shadows cast by the pipes.

About half an hour later, Gu Qing and the other two arrived at the processing area of ​​the workshop. Tens of thousands of souls were moving around in the workshop, processing the souls that had completed fermentation in the vertical shaft.

Although most of the figures were souls, there were a very small number of human cultivators. These human cultivators carried a strong aura of faith, and it was clear that they were all divine cultivators.

They are the absolute leaders of this city.

In terms of cultivation level, the vast majority of those dressed in white were cultivators at the Divine Platform Realm, equivalent to the Foundation Establishment Realm in the Immortal Kingdom.

In addition, there were several Golden Body Realm cultivators dressed in blue.

See here.

Gu Qing and his two companions became increasingly cautious, exploring along the edges and corners of the workshop's pipes, starting from the entrance of the soul-type raw materials and heading all the way to the workshop's final products.

When the three arrived at the end of the primary processing area production line, a door of light appeared in front of them, and a golden-body realm cultivator in blue clothes stood beside them.

"Boss Gu, what do we do?"

"The mysteries related to my Shadow Escape Technique haven't even broken through level 20 yet, so I'm afraid I can't hide them from that person."

In the shadowy space, Jia Meiqian looked grim and cautiously transmitted his voice.

Looking at the dozens of Divine Platform Realm guards around him, as well as the Golden Body Realm leader, Gu Qing felt somewhat unwilling.

If you go to such great lengths to sneak in, and then return empty-handed without making a fortune, you'll likely find your spiritual path blocked in the future.

Looking around, Gu Qing quickly noticed that the finished products produced in the primary processing area needed to be transported to the back of the light gate using a special sealed container.

"Old Jia, hide down there."

"I'll give it a try."

Looking in the direction Gu Qing pointed, the sealed container transporting the finished product was cylindrical and placed on a cart-like vehicle, being pushed by a cultivator at the Divine Platform Realm.

Jia gritted his teeth, controlling the shadow field to shrink continuously, and then followed the various shadows to approach the handcart, finally sticking to the shadow under the cart.

The trolley was pushed into the light gate, and as soon as it touched the light gate, the detection device of the light gate began to flash.

Seeing that the three were about to be exposed, Chen Ang immediately unleashed a series of Dao seals.

The light gate flickered a few times, but ultimately did not sound an alarm.

"Boss Gu."

"All the blood cells I just implanted into the array barrier have been completely used up. If I encounter an array barrier inspection again, I'm afraid I'll have to force my way through."

"Besides, our retreat will inevitably alert these people—"

Inside the Shadow Realm, Chen Ang gave a reminder.

"No rush."

"We'll figure out what to do next later."

Gu Qing smiled.

In fact, he had already prepared a backup plan outside the city.

After passing through the portal without incident, the three arrived at the workshop's deep processing area, where even more souls were bustling about.

I looked up.

Inside each of the containers, one could see a soul sealed away.

Divine fire burned at the bottom of these containers, and the soul separated into wisps of gas, which, after complex transformations, gathered into condensation towers.

The condenser towers in the central area are more complex.

Presided over by two Golden Body Realm cultivators dressed in blue, a stream of yellow and blue fluorescent liquid flowed out in front of the condensation tower in front of them.

"This is a Holy Soul Liquid with dual water and earth attributes!!"