“Three Immortal Masters, this is our Bai Manor’s Second Master, Bai Jinchuan. Second Master, these three are Immortal Masters who have specifically answered the notice. This is Immortal Master Yun Qinghe, Immortal Master Xia, and Immortal Master Zhuang. They have come to our Bai Manor this time to inquire about the strange occurrences.” The Bai Manor’s butler, Bai Shan, looked prosperous and very kind. He was a born servant of the Bai family and was naturally loyal and unwavering. His actions, speech, and demeanor were all seasoned and experienced.
In just a few words, he had made a good impression on both parties.
“Second Master Bai, we have come this time to understand the strange events. Bai Qianqian was a member of the Bai family in life, and after her death, she was first Sealed by a Spirit Master of the Bai family. This time, she broke the Seal and reappeared. We want to know how Bai Qianqian was first Sealed back then, where she was Sealed, and how she broke the Seal.” Zhuang Buzhou calmly asked.
“To be honest, it was my third uncle who personally Sealed Qianqian. My third uncle is a painter. His cultivation has reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, and he has extremely high attainments in the Dao of painting. Bai Qianqian, after all, came from my Bai family. After suffering this calamity and transforming into a strange entity, my Bai family also bears an inescapable responsibility. Therefore, he acted to suppress and Seal her. She was Sealed within a spiritual painting, then contained in a golden treasure box, and a tomb was dug for her burial. However, she was ultimately not considered respectable to my Bai family and could not enter the ancestral land, so she could only be buried on a nearby desolate mountain. But every year, my Bai family still offers sacrifices and incense.” Bai Jinchuan said with a somber expression.
After all, she was a daughter of the Bai family. Even after transforming into a strange entity and being Sealed, she still had to be buried.
“Contained in a golden treasure box and Sealed with a painter’s spiritual painting, it should, by rights, be safe and sound. Even a strange entity should not be able to easily break free. Gold has an indestructible quality and can suppress strange entities, weakening their power by more than half, making it difficult to break free easily. Such a Seal could potentially last for hundreds or thousands of years. Breaking free in just a few decades seems a bit off.” Yun Qinghe said after a slight frown.
He was a Sword Cultivator, but strange entities were a subject that any Cultivator had to study.
How to contain strange entities, how to Seal strange entities, and so on—these were all essential knowledge.
Afterward, they talked about Bai Yutang, the Bai family’s eldest young master.
Although it was a bit awkward, some truths were eventually revealed.
Bai Yutang was handsome, extraordinary, and a talented man. Equally matched with his appearance was his philandering nature. He enjoyed frequenting places of pleasure, and eventually, he fell in love with a pure courtesan named Qing'er from a brothel. At that time, they were deeply in love, regretting that their time together was too short, wishing they could stick together every day, talking about love, making vows, and exchanging in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. At that time, it was also widely discussed in the town.
It made countless women envious and was passed down as a beautiful story.
It made others green with envy!!
However, when their relationship was at its peak, Qing'er proposed to buy her freedom from the brothel. Over the years, she had accumulated a lot of money, so buying her freedom was no problem at all. After buying her freedom, she proposed to stay with Bai Yutang forever, to marry and spend the rest of their lives together.
She even said she didn't need a formal title, just to be together for life.
But when Bai Yutang heard this, his face changed.
He had been betrothed since childhood to a powerful and prominent family in the imperial court. Once the time came, he would have to marry her and bring her into the manor. If he were to buy Qing'er's freedom and settle her outside, even without a formal title, it would still be a de facto act of keeping a mistress. Such a matter would inevitably affect his own marriage.
After all, this was completely different from visiting a brothel. Going to a brothel was a romantic affair; taking a mistress was 'keeping a beauty in a golden house.' The nature was entirely different.
How could Bai Yutang agree? He could only prevaricate, then shut himself in his home and directly cut off contact with Qing'er.
Qing'er was also infatuated. She went to the Bai family repeatedly, wanting to meet him, but she never did.
She only received a letter of rejection from Bai Yutang.
After returning and reading the letter, Qing'er’s face turned pale. She vomited blood and fainted on the spot, staining the letter paper red.
That night, after waking up, she jumped into the White Sand River and drowned.
And Bai Yutang, after her death, didn't even come to take a look.
His heartlessness and cruelty were such that, at the time, it also caused widespread discussion among the townspeople, which did not subside for a long time. Bai Yutang also became a notorious heartless man, and his reputation was largely ruined.
After hearing the narration, Zhuang Buzhou and Yun Qinghe exchanged glances, both shaking their heads, their eyes showing disdain.
Such behavior was truly not that of a man.
“If the three of you can Seal her again, then any of you can choose one treasure from my Bai family’s secret vault. I only hope that this matter can be resolved soon to avoid chaos in the town. It would be a sin if the people were to suffer.” Bai Jinchuan said with sincerity.
“Don’t worry, we take people’s money and help them resolve their troubles. We will still abide by this.” Zhuang Buzhou said with a smile.
“Indeed, once a strange entity runs rampant, the harm is too great. It must be Sealed as soon as possible.” Yun Qinghe nodded in agreement.
Afterward, they chatted for a while longer, asking some questions, and then the three of them left the Bai Manor.
They found an inn in the town and rented three rooms. No one knew when the strange entity would appear, so they had to find a good place to stay. After entrusting the Black Donkey to the inn's waiter for care and feeding, Zhuang Buzhou entered his room. Xia Sangong had left midway, saying he wanted to go to town to gather information. Yun Qinghe went to the desolate mountain, wanting to see the situation at Bai Qianqian's grave.
As soon as he entered the room and closed the door, he immediately entered the Other Shore.
Upon entering, he saw Li Yueru and Xiao Cui happily planting and watering vegetables in the garden, showing no signs of boredom. Zhuang Buzhou smiled slightly, not disturbing them, and walked towards the treasure vault.
The vault was underground.
“Once the space expands again, the buildings here must be completed more quickly. There must be a dedicated place to house those treasures and store various cursed relics and rare treasures.” Zhuang Buzhou pondered to himself.
He walked into the secret vault.
The space of the secret vault was very large. Of course, in the Other Shore, anything could be realized with a thought. Creating a secret vault was just a thought away. Walking in, he saw that the vault was filled with a large number of rare and exotic treasures.
They were arranged on shelves.
He had gained a lot during this time, and Zhuang Buzhou was still constantly sending out invitation cards. After granting Li Yueru trading authority, even when he was not in the Other Shore, transactions could still proceed normally. The other shore coins generated by time were directly stored in the Time-Space River and could be withdrawn and used for transactions at any time.
Therefore, in these few days, there were still traders completing transactions.
Among them, there were quite a few Spirit Masters.
The number of those exchanging for time was also not small.
Looking at the cursed relics stored in the secret vault, there were already no less than a hundred pieces.
Although most of them were ordinary Rank cursed relics, this quantity was already astonishing if placed outside.
“Now I have three companion Spiritual Roots, opening up three companion spaces. Each world can serve as the basis for a World Spirit Master. The most important thing is how to condense a suitable World Spirit Pool.” Zhuang Buzhou pondered to himself.
There were too many intricacies involved, making it impossible to fully comprehend them.
But haphazardly condensing would only lead to waste. With the current size of the space opened up and the Origin power contained within, it was only enough to condense one World Spirit Pool.
If it were wasted, he would truly regret it too late.
Fortunately, he had three companion spaces, so even if he tried, he could try three times.
This was much better than other World Spirit Masters.
He looked at the cursed relics in front of him, preparing to select the cursed relics needed for the first World Spirit Pool.
One sovereign, two ministers, three assistants, four envoys.
“Since the affinities must match, then I will use the simplest combination method.”
“Weapons and armor as the main components, supplemented by a cape and a pearl.” Zhuang Buzhou pondered to himself, then first selected four cursed relics.
These were the ones he thought would have good affinity.
A spear.
Breaker Spear.
Rank: Yellow Rank Five.
Contained Trait: Armor-piercing.
Derived Divine Ability: Endless Flying Spears.
Derived Curse: Loss of Control.
This was a short spear, also a flying spear. Controlling it allowed one to release an endless stream of flying spears, which contained the powerful trait of armor-piercing. Once hit, within its destructive range, it was virtually indestructible and could pierce armor, rendering solid defenses useless. Of course, the prerequisite was that you had to hit. And the most troublesome thing about this flying spear was its curse: the flying spear only had destructive power when it hit an enemy, but this curse caused the flying spear to lose control, flying out not only failing to hit but also potentially hitting one's friends.
No matter how you looked at it, it was an inauspicious flying spear.
Silverlight Armor.
Rank: Yellow Rank Six.
Contained Trait: Solid.
Derived Divine Ability: Silverlight Flash.
Derived Curse: Weakness.
This was a battle armor from the battlefield. Its solid trait was enough to guarantee its powerful defensive capability. Moreover, the Divine Ability Silverlight Flash could allow the wearer to shimmer and move like silver light. If used well, it would definitely be extremely lethal. However, the curse was troublesome: wearing it would constantly make one weaker, no matter how strong, eventually becoming so weak that even walking would cause heavy breathing.
Soaring Cloak.
Rank: Yellow Rank Seven.
Contained Trait: Wind Spirit.
Derived Divine Ability: Flight.
Derived Curse: Lightning Strike. As long as one flies into the sky, there is a very high chance of attracting lightning and thunder. If one cannot resist, one will be struck to death.
Seeing this cloak, Zhuang Buzhou's mouth twitched.
These cursed relics truly were not ordinary.
naling pearl.
Rank: Yellow Rank One.
Contained Trait: Naling.
Derived Divine Ability: Spirit Gathering.
Derived Curse: The user’s luck will progressively worsen, encountering misfortune and being prone to sudden death.
Once this cursed relic is integrated and used, it will cause one's luck to decline. You might even choke on water, and even if you can swim, falling into water might cause you to drown. Ultimately, you will be plagued by bad luck.
Looking at the Divine Ability traits and curses of these cursed relics, even Zhuang Buzhou couldn't help but sigh.
Spirit Masters truly had it tough.