CHAPTER 773: CHAPTER 766 GHOST

Mang Mountain City West District, within an abandoned mansion, a secret chamber underground.

The candlelight was dim and flickered uncertainly.

In the chamber, four or five somewhat ethereal figures, which seemed unreal, either sat cross-legged or huddled together whispering softly.

"White Bone, how has your progress been these past few days?"

"We each have been allocated only five thousand living souls to devour."

"Although the City Lord Mansion here in Mang Mountain City surely turns a blind eye to our actions, if the number of living souls we devour exceeds this quota by too much, it certainly won’t do. Even our Soul Hall cannot explain such numbers."

"Brothers, with the aid of devouring living souls, how confident are you all in breaking through?"

...

Among those ethereal figures casually chatting, a beautiful young woman clad in red, Chi Lian, tentatively inquired of the people beside her.

This woman named Chi Lian belonged to one of the fighting divisions of Soul Hall in Nether Land.

Not just her, the others underground were also under the aegis of the Soul Hall.

Belonging to one of the topmost powers of the Primordial era, Nether Land had a fundamental difference compared to Heavenly Mansion Demon Palace.

After all, whether it was the Demon Palace or Heavenly Mansion, their members majorly comprised the human race.

In contrast, Nether Land was primarily made up of ghosts and goblins.

As a part of one of the great battle divisions of Nether Land, Soul Hall, its members were primarily ghosts.

This was why the figures of Chi Lian and White Bone in this underground chamber appeared ethereal and unreal.

After all, they were not humans but spirits left behind after creatures died, transformed into the ghostly clan through a certain metamorphosis.

"We have all been stalled at the Heavenly Immortal Perfect Realm for some years now, but breaking through this great realm doesn’t come so easily."

"Even though our ghostly clan inherently possesses the ability to devour spirits, devouring just a few thousand living souls would at most increase our chances of a successful breakthrough by fifteen percent, which is already quite impressive."

"I really don’t understand what those higher ups are thinking. If they could lift the restrictions and let us devour these human living souls freely, our chances of reaching the Golden Immortal Realm would at least be over fifty percent. Wouldn’t that be better?"

The one named White Bone had a slim figure, wearing a blue long shirt.

From his silhouette, he seemed like a frail scholar, but if one were to stand in front of him and see his fleshless skull, even the slightly faint-hearted might be terrified.

Brother White Bone speaks the truth. These humans inside Mang Mountain City are essentially bred by our Nether Land, and their greatest value lies in providing sustenance for our power enhancement."

"A few thousand or even tens of thousands to devour, we’ve already come this far into Mang Mountain City, yet they won’t let us freely act? That small quota of living souls, it’s useless!"

Another one spoke up following White Bone.

Although the human race of today on the Primordial Land falls far short compared to the ancient human race, they are still the leaders of all species.

For a cultivator like a ghost, devouring humans to gain spirituality is certainly most beneficial.

If we do not restrict them on the surface of the Nether Land, perhaps just these few in the underground chamber alone, given more time, would be enough to completely devour all the people of Mang Mountain City.

Raising the human race within Mang Mountain City, and harvesting them every few years, what they do is nothing more than sustainable development.

For the rules set by the upper echelons of the Nether Land, Chi Lian and White Bone, although disgruntled, would only murmur a few words at most, not daring to recklessly defy the rules.

"I can feel the yang qi between heaven and earth slowly dissipating. Is night about to fall and yin qi about to envelop the land?"

"In this underground chamber, after shrinking for a whole day, everyone, it’s time for us to feast again!"

"If the quantity is insufficient, we can make up for it with quality. If we could truly devour a few immortal-level living souls, the benefit to us would probably be far greater than devouring dozens or hundreds of ordinary people!"

"That’s right, let’s go, we’re setting off!"

...

Amidst ghostly howls and wolf cries, not just the few who were quietly chatting, even those who had been sitting cross-legged as if cultivating were also beginning to stand up and take action.

The entrance to this underground chamber had long collapsed, but for Chi Lian and White Bone, this was no obstacle at all.

After all, being part of the ghost tribe, they inherently lacked a physical form.

To leave the chamber and head to the surface, they didn’t need doors. Transforming into clusters of black mist existing in the void, they encountered no obstacles and directly passed through the ground.

After showing themselves above the chamber in that abandoned courtyard, this group of ghosts swept around the area with eerie laughter.

...

In the Zhuang Mansion, within the new house that Chen Hai had bought.

After Zhang Jin left, Chen Hai alone paced back and forth, walking around the entire mansion several times.

Originally, more than twenty people had lived here, and naturally, there were many rooms available for living within the mansion.

The bodies of the deceased from the Zhuang Family had already been cleanly dealt with.

As for who did it? In Chen Hai’s view, it must have been Zhang’s Agency who handled it, as they had taken full charge of selling the mansion, and naturally, they wouldn’t have left the bodies of the Zhuang Family in the mansion.

But this was hardly of much concern to Chen Hai. After all, in terms of money, he was very straightforward and clean, having paid in full, the entire mansion thus rightfully belonged to him.

If the bodies of the Zhuang Family had remained in the mansion unattended, with his disposition, he might have simply thrown them out onto the street outside.

Although the entire mansion looked clean, there was still a faint smell of blood lingering in the courtyard, especially near the rooms, where the smell of blood was even stronger.

Initially, Chen Hai planned to casually choose a room for his retreat. However, due to the smell of blood, he frowned slightly and changed his mind.

After pondering for a moment, he left the area where the rooms were located and headed straight towards the backyard.

Within the entire mansion, the backyard was naturally the most secluded.

Surrounded by green trees and blooming flowers, a crystal-clear pond nestled among the greenery and flowers, just stepping into it had already made Chen Hai feel a sense of refreshing ease.

He found a stone bench in the small pavilion near the pond and sat down.

After admiring the beautiful scenery around him, he adjusted his Mental State and slowly immersed himself in Cultivation.