HBWnovel Chapter 540 - 531 United Heart Gu
Chapter 540 - 531 United Heart Gu
In the depths of the Southern Liang Mountains, a cave was brightly lit.
Sun Ke sat before a round stone table, on which lay a small wooden box filled with White Jade Coins.
He grasped a handful and let them fall back, listening to the crisp clinking of the White Jade colliding, his excitement indescribable.
The rebuilding of Pingfu Square went smoothly, and just the entrance fees brought in over three hundred White Jade Coins.
In the past, hustling around for an entire year would net him just fifty or sixty White Jade, nowhere near this current fortune.
"Fatty’s two and a half percent cannot be shorted," Sun Ke reluctantly counted out seventy or eighty White Jade Coins.
That fellow was a former Pingfu Square staff member who possessed a Secret Technique for wide-range transmission of sound that could elude the Lock Dragon Courtyard’s detection, perceivable only by Qi Cultivators. It was his ability to advertise that swiftly attracted nearly two hundred Qi Cultivators.
"And there’s the half that belongs to Gongsun, the demon cultivator," Sun Ke gritted his teeth and separated out the majority of the remainder.
As he watched the White Jade Coins rapidly diminish, his eyes turned bloodshot.
"What if I just take this money and run?"
The moment the thought arose, Sun Ke’s heart thudded rapidly, and he reached for the large portion of White Jade Coins he’d just separated. Stay tuned to novelhall.Côm
But as his hand extended halfway, a tickling sensation suddenly spread along his spine as if a thin snake were wriggling inside it.
Sun Ke’s face blanched immediately, as though doused with a bucket of ice water in the dead of winter, and his covetous thoughts dissipated instantly.
His own life was in someone else’s hands, and moreover, the successful rebuilding of Pingfu Square relied entirely on the Breath Ending Divine Ability for concealment. If he indeed took this money, the consequences would likely be unpleasant!
"But handing over this money to Gongsun, the demon cultivator, won’t be straightforward either."
Simply inform the other party that he had set up a Market District?
Sun Ke immediately shook his head.
Although their interactions had been brief, he knew clearly enough that, despite being powerful and ruthless, the demon cultivator acted in a remarkably cautious manner.
With the Lock Dragon Courtyard scouring the world and Qi Cultivators trembling like frightened hares, he had gone against the current and brazenly established a Market District. If the demon cultivator were to find out, he’d probably demand the immediate dissolution of the Market District.
Glancing at the box of White Jade Coins, a glint of determination flashed in Sun Ke’s eyes.
"The Market District must not break up!"
"So, the money must be delivered. But the matter of the Market District... must be concealed!"
...
In the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, within the City Divine Main Hall.
A long offering table covered with soft cotton blankets was laid out, and Chen Mu lay sideways, propping his face with his left hand.
On his right index finger, a black rope bracelet spun in circles as he stared blankly at the divine statue.
After a while, he came back to himself, his eyes regaining focus.
"This Sun Ke has run quite far, to the point where my sense connection fails to reach him."
"Though I can’t share the five sensations nor employ the Seven Souls Return to Origin, the connection between the United Heart Gu and the United Heart Rope hasn’t been severed in the slightest," Chen Mu muttered, glancing at the black rope bracelet on his finger.
In his idle time these past few days, he had started to contemplate the United Heart Gu inside Sun Ke’s body.
He increasingly suspected that the force that pulled him to Qiluo Mountain was related to the United Heart Gu implanted in Lu Ku and the others.
"After all, this thing is refined from Netherworld Thread; its power can penetrate through the boundaries of the Netherworld to the Ghost Gate, so it’s not impossible to accomplish that."
"The Thousand Mountains Sutra is no trivial matter," Chen Mu exclaimed.
"Then add another hundred times to it."
"As you wish!"
Indeed, as always, he knew when to bow and when to stand tall.
Chen Mu shook his head and chuckled.
With such a timid look, even if he was hiding something, could he really stir up trouble?
Ha!
...
As the weather gradually warmed, the withered yellow Qiluo Mountain unknowingly turned into a lush greenery.
In the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, Chen Mu lay sprawled on a long offering table, sighing.
"It failed."
In the past period, he had tried multiple times to implant Netherworld Thread into the Heavenly Demon Body, hoping to link their vital energies with the United Heart Gu in order to leave the Divine Statue Cave Heaven.
However, every time the Netherworld Thread entered the Heavenly Demon True Form, it was instantly devoured and absorbed, disappearing without a trace.
"That’s right, the essence of the Heavenly Demon True Form is actually a Ghost, which naturally devours Netherworld Worms," he reasoned.
Having experienced the Netherworld for several years, he understood very well that Ghosts and Netherworld Worms were co-dependent yet antagonistic, two sides of the same coin.
When Netherworld Worms are strong, they can suppress Ghosts. When Ghosts are strong, they will kill Netherworld Worms.
The United Heart Gu, after all, is made from Netherworld Thread, the larval stage of a Netherworld Worm. Being devoured by the Divine Fetus Realm Heavenly Demon Body is thus inevitable.
"Looks like I have to think of another method," Chen Mu muttered, shaking his head slightly as the United Heart Rope he was fiddling with on his finger flew above his head, once again transforming into a loop for his hair bun.
With a thought, the grey walls revealed themselves.
Netherworld Grand Summary: 5991/10000/Ninth Rank;
Giant Spirit Divine: 9264/10000/Fifth Rank;
Nine Cups Calculation Scripture: 6334/10000/Second Rank;
Yin Wind Escape: Perfection;
Lingbao Pivot Scripture: 6400/10000/Fourth Rank;
Looking at the rising experience on the wall, Chen Mu couldn’t help but smile.
During this time, White Jade Coins were flowing in steadily, propelling his Qi Cultivation practice. The Netherworld Grand Summary’s progress was delightful, already more than halfway there. Based on the current pace, in another three to four months, he could perfect the Primordial Talisman Condensation stage.
"Join Jade Seed, Gathering Talisman, Condensing Spirit Orifice, it took me over a decade to tackle the first three barriers of Qi Cultivation. Now, I am finally about to complete a major stage, truly a cause for celebration."
The Giant Spirit Divine Secret Technique he picked up alongside the Divine Orifice Condensation was also on the verge of progressing.
This secret technique could amplify the strength of the entire body and still had boundless applications to this day.
He hadn’t neglected the Yin Spirits’ side of secret techniques either; the previously near-perfect Yin Wind Escape was now officially perfected.
The Nine Cups Calculation Scripture that he toyed with in his spare time had also made no small progress.
The Lingbao Pivot Scripture that he pondered daily had over half of its experience accumulated. The Heavenly Net that enveloped the world in the City God Dojo became increasingly clear and visible to his perception.
"The Divine Statue Cave Heaven is hidden and safe, with Sun Ke continuously providing me with White Jade Coins to support my cultivation."
"The future is promising, looks very promising indeed!"