Devour

Chapter 262 The Lord's Conditions

The Ghost Car Immortal stepped forward and greeted Cheng Baidao: "Boss Cheng, thank you for your help. It helped us vent our anger."

Shen Yao smiled and said, "That bald donkey looks so hypocritical. It's really fun to make him lose face."

Cheng Bai bowed and said, "It has been a long time since we last met, both seniors. You seem to be particularly familiar with the Nine-Layered Abyss."

The Ghost Car Immortal whispered, "The Ancient Emperor Qiongqi said that your name is Cheng Bai. I also have a name. As the king of the Ghost Car tribe, my name is Zhai Xufei. Don't call me senior anymore."

Shenluo bowed and said, "My name is Bei Tingjun, and I am participating in the examination as the king of the Shenluo clan. We have been to the Nine-Layered Abyss in our previous lives and know some of its secrets."

Cheng Bai was quite surprised. It turned out that the two ancient gods were old hands. They had sneaked into the imperial examination in the name of the kings of their own race. He asked curiously, "You two are not human, but you also want to compete for the position of the wise man in the imperial examination?"

Zhai Xufei said: "The imperial examination has never prohibited the demon race from participating, but the human race has always been the majority. However, we have no intention of competing for the championship. It is very convenient to travel to Shanhui City in the name of candidates. We can just customize a race-specific token. We are the only one left in the Qiongqi Continent. Isn't it great that no one is competing? Otherwise, if we find a candidate to be a family general, we will lose our identity."

Cheng Bai breathed a sigh of relief. With their strength, if they entered the final battle of the imperial examination, wouldn’t they be able to defeat all the other competitors?

Bei Tingjun said: "You have obtained the corpse of Miaoyuan, the elder brother of Miaoyin Dharma King. This is a rare opportunity and will be of great use in the future. Miaoyuan had already reached the state of Nirvana and formed a holy fetus, which was no less than the two of us. His corpse is pure and immortal, like a human-shaped inner elixir, and its value is immeasurable."

Cheng Bai said: "Thank you both for the gift of meeting you."

Zhai Xufei's nine heads all showed strange smiles and said, "The Nether Wind is not unavoidable. Each of the Nine Layers of the Abyss has its own unique features that can be used to temporarily avoid it. For example... the weaker Nether Wind in the upper layers can hardly erode the vicinity of Miao Yuan's corpse! If you want to increase your lifespan and improve your cultivation as quickly as possible, you can also eat it."

Bei Tingjun said: "The remains of the Miaoyuan Holy Fetus are pure and flawless. The evil spirits will be annihilated after eating them. It is like a poison that penetrates the intestines. Therefore, they dare not eat it and cannot eat it. You don't have to worry about this."

After saying this, the two ancient gods left the White Bone Villa.

Cheng Bai was stunned for a moment, thinking in his heart: "It means that I got a treasure that can temporarily avoid the dark wind. But why do they remind me again and again that I can eat it? Do they know that the gluttonous body will eat everything in heaven and earth? But how can I eat humans?" But he didn't take it to heart.

Seeing that the dispute was over, Ju Gong came over with a smile on his face and said earnestly, "Master, you are looking for the divine ice iron. There is probably an 80% chance of it in front. Please follow me."

Cheng Bai walked into a private room in the villa. Before he even entered, he was hit by a cold air that made him feel like he was on the top of a snowy mountain. He looked around curiously and muttered to himself, "Is there some kind of cooling technology hidden in there?"

The various regions of the alien continents we have seen so far are all strange and varied. Some are so ancient and backward that people only eat raw meat and drink blood, while some places are so advanced that it is jaw-dropping. The multiverse is so rich and colorful.

Soon Cheng Bai realized that he was overthinking. The cold air came from an icy beauty in the room.

The black armor on her body wrapped the key parts just right, highlighting her elegant and round shoulders, slender waist, and well-proportioned and slender thighs. Her delicate and smooth skin was as white as snow, and her temperament was as cold as ice. However, her eyes were full of affection, waiting for someone who could melt her to appear.

The ice beauty was five feet five inches tall, which should have been about the same height as Cheng Bai, but the dragon-head-like metal helmet and blade-like high-heeled combat boots made her slender figure several inches taller, making the man in front of her look somewhat dwarfed.

Cheng Bai was thinking wildly, "I seem to meet tall beauties a lot recently. Will Ningxiang look so charming and graceful in this outfit... What am I thinking about? Does she have some bad habits?"

When Ju Gong saw the Ice Beauty, he bowed his head to a standard right angle and said with a flattering face: "Ju Gong greets the Ice Demon Lord. I have brought a big client."

Cheng Bai saluted and said, "I am Baidi, they are my family generals."

Hei Long and Yan Gui also bowed in greeting.

The ice beauty raised her pretty face slightly with pride, took light steps, made crisp and pleasant croaking sounds, and turned half a circle around Cheng Bai.

Her face flushed slightly, she bit her left index finger with her pearly teeth, and her laughter was as sweet as a yellow oriole singing out of a valley: "I am Yin Mei, tell me your real name."

Cheng Bai didn't want to say too much, so he said casually: "People who know me call me Dabai."

Yin Mei seemed very satisfied. She turned to Ju Gong and said, "I want this handsome man. What's the price?"

Ju Gong's face was covered with cold sweat, and he said hurriedly: "Master Lord, he is the big boss who wants to buy the divine ice iron."

Cheng Bai said leisurely: "Lord Yin misunderstood."

"Oh?" Yin Mei was a little disappointed. She put her finger down, rolled her eyes, and continued, "Dabai, come to my floating ice city. If you have enough ability, I will talk to you about the divine ice iron."

She turned and walked out of the room, leaving behind a message: "Ordinary people are not qualified to negotiate a deal with me. If you want a man who can do this, you have to prove that you... are very capable." The coldness in the room disappeared with her.

Skill? Which aspect?

Cheng Bai was a little stunned.

Ju Gong watched Yin Mei leave, turned back and smiled, "Three masters, it seems that the lord has agreed, but... but she wants more, so we must go to the Floating Ice City as she asked."

Cheng Baiqi asked, "What do you mean? Are you keeping us in suspense?"

Ju Gong said cautiously, "Master Bing Mo is the most unpredictable among all the lords of the Nine Layers Abyss. We need to discuss the details with her in private. If it weren't for your instructions, I wouldn't dare to enter here on weekdays."

Cheng Bai asked, "Where else can I get the Divine Ice Iron?"

Ju Gong said truthfully, "All the resources with owners are being negotiated at the White Bone Villa. Each private room is reserved for a master. For unowned resources, you have to search all over the mountains by yourself. The Divine Ice Iron is produced on the seventh layer of the Bone-piercing Glacier, which is the territory of the Master Binghu. There is no city or town, so it is extremely difficult to mine. Except for the Master Bingmo, no one else can get it."

Cheng Bai noticed the details: "Isn't there a city on every level of the Nine-Layered Abyss?"

Ju Gong smiled and said, "This place is a special case of a city-state society. The lower you go, the more chaotic it becomes. Starting from the fourth level of the Swamp of Hate, there are no cities, only caves and ruins. The best place for trading is the City of Steel. I have tried my best."

Cheng Bai thought for a moment and said, "Where can I find the Feiying Stone?"

Ju Gong blinked his eyes and said, "The second layer of the Jiaoshi Mountains produces Feiying Stone, which is under the control of the Demon Lord Baocha. I dare not enter his room, so I can only escort the master to the door."

"Well, you did a good job." Cheng Bai came to the door of the private room where the demon was being refined and took out ten taels of black gold and threw them to Ju Gong.

"Thank you, sir. If you need my help, just come to Chu Mingtang to find me." The green-faced ghost took the gold ingot, licked it greedily twice, and ran away happily.

This private room was much taller than the previous one, and waves of heat came out from inside the door, as if there was a boiling furnace inside that was constantly spewing out blazing flames.

Hearing the sound of someone approaching slowly, the Demon Lord shouted, "Has the meat I ordered been delivered?"

Cheng Bai stopped and looked up at the giant standing in the room.

He was as majestic as a hill, 70 meters tall, with hot flames dancing between the gaps between his heavy armor and red muscles. His scales stood upside down with excitement, reflecting the light like sharp blades. His rows of sharp fangs dripped with dark green venom, and his giant lantern-like eyes looked down at the tiny creatures.

Seeing the people coming, the Demon Lord shouted without thinking, "I am starving to death! If you don't bring out the meat, I will eat you alive."

Cheng Bai responded calmly. Remembering that there were still some prey left in the storage space, he casually took out a leg of a giant thunder insect and handed it over.

The Demon Lord picked up the limb of the Thunder Wrath Giant Insect, which weighed more than ten tons, and sniffed it. His eyes lit up, and he put it into his mouth, chewing it sweetly with the shell and meat, as if he was tasting a crispy and delicious hairy crab.

Cheng Bai's eyes twitched slightly. How hard was the Thunder Wrath Giant Worm's shell? The Thunder Wrath Armor, which was refined into a armor that was no less defensive than the vestments and armor made of incinerated star gold, was actually chewed and crushed into pieces and swallowed as food.

The Demon Lord was very satisfied, patting his belly and saying, "My teeth are constantly growing, so I have to chew on hard objects to sharpen them. After searching all over the Nine Abysses, it's rare to find a delicacy that is just the right combination of hard and soft. After all these years, White Bone Villa has finally satisfied me once."

Cheng Bai saw the opportunity and started a conversation, "I heard that Lord Baocha controls the Feiying Stone Mine in the Jiaoshi Mountain Range. Is it available for sale?"

The Demon Lord shook his head and said, "Of course there is a Feiying Stone Mine. The fee for mining it for one day is 100,000 taels of black gold. Pay the money first and I'll tell you the location."