Devour

Chapter 269 The Secret of the Belly Ghost

After a while, the second day patrol reported: "Prince Cai and Grand Tutor Wu were wandering around, and I don't know how they took the stone tablet away, and they looked very happy."

"What's the secret of the stone tablet?" Gao Lu was surprised at first, then he slapped his thigh and suddenly woke up.

"Not good! Could it be the Exorcism Stele that the Immortal Realm buries as a custom? There actually is one... but it's just a legend. Even I don't know where it is buried, so how would they know? The Exorcism Stele that the Immortal Realm buries is extraordinary. Even if it's made of ordinary material, it's still a common immortal artifact. At the very least, it must be taken away with an immortal artifact of higher quality. It's a bargain for them!"

The third day patrolman hurried over to report: "After the stone tablet disappeared, the poisonous insects of Hell rioted. The insect queen acted abnormally and took the initiative to launch an insect tide and fight against the Cai family's ghost army."

"Oh? A fight really broke out. So, the useless soldiers were used to take away the Exorcist Tablet and resist the insect tide. That makes sense... But that's not right! They just got the Exorcist Tablet and ran away. Can the Insect Queen stop them with their ability to defeat others with force?"

The more Gao Lu thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed, and he waited patiently for reports from other people.

After waiting for a long time, the last day patrolman finally came in a hurry to report: "Prince Cai and Master Wu lost about 300 ghosts to attract the insect tide, bought a short opportunity, and captured the Hellworm Queen. The insect tide was forced to disperse. Then the Cai family army retreated."

Gao Yu stood there in shock for a moment, then exclaimed, "Why didn't I think of that? It turns out that the useless soldiers were used as bait, and the real goal was to catch the Hellworm Queen."

The ghost messenger beside him didn't understand what he meant, but the blood demon's eyes were bloodshot, as if he saw the bloody storm on the battlefield. He couldn't help but dance with joy and shouted: "With the Exorcist Tablet to suppress it, the tamed insect mothers can continuously reproduce the poisonous insects of hell and launch an insect tide at any time. A few insect mothers can be cycled back and forth, so the soldiers will be endless, right? It only cost one million taels of black gold, and we got an inexhaustible and excellent army... Awesome! Awesome!"

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The light ahead gradually grew brighter, guiding Cheng Bai and the others through the long and desolate corridor.

But that was not an exit, it was just an area where a large number of moonstone minerals gathered, illuminating part of the cave.

Cheng Bai was just about to collect enough minerals, so he suggested, "Let's go take a look at the Moonstone Mine."

Ju Gong hurriedly said: "I am taking the safest road, there is some trouble over there."

Cheng Bai asked nonchalantly, "Is the little devil blocking the road?"

Ju Gong explained, "Master, you don't know that we are walking in the belly of the gatekeeper ghost. At a certain time in the Nine-Layered Abyss, a group of stone-eating beasts with profound cultivation came in and tried to gnaw on the continent and devour the essence of the spirit stones, drilling through the upper layers."

Cheng Bai learned from the Weapon Sect and the inherited magic cube that Moonstone deposits are often buried deep underground and not exposed on the surface, so they are difficult to find without special abilities. Stone-eating beasts are one of the few species that can easily find mineral veins with their keen perception.

Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Ju Gong felt quite accomplished, and explained the origin of the mine with more interest: "Unexpectedly, the commotion got so bad that it alarmed the great master at the bottom. In a rage, he ordered all the great masters to kill all the stone-eating beasts, turn them into gatekeeper ghosts, and register them. From then on, many spiritual stone deposits were left in their bellies."

Cheng Bai noticed the key point in the words and asked, "Who is the great master?"

Ju Gongdong looked around, extremely alert, and lowered his voice and said, "I have never paid homage to a real big shot, I don't know his name, I don't see his face, I only know that all the lords obey the orders of the great master."

Cheng Bai asked, "Is this Lord of the Nine Abyss a ghost or a demon?"

"A ghost among ghosts, a demon among demons." Ju Gong knew little about the big man behind the scenes, so he couldn't talk too much. He smiled and said, "In addition to the ore, there is also a mysterious belly ghost. I don't know if it was formed after the stone-eating beast died or existed before it died. It uses the mine cave in the belly of the gatekeeper ghost as its nest and lingers there."

The team approached the mining area. The rock was filled with large chunks of moonstone in various shapes, like owls, beasts, and clouds. They emitted a soft glow, making the cave look like a dream and adding a touch of romance and warmth to the dark world.

Unfortunately, the unclear whispering of ghosts turned some beautiful things into weird ones.

"The treasure that Gao Li cares about most is hidden in his teeth. The teeth are hidden on the fourth floor... hehehe."

"Bao Cha is most afraid of eating the Soul-Restoring Grass. Once he eats it, he will have diarrhea and even his intestines will come out. Hahaha."

"The Ice Demon's mating season has arrived. Yin Mei can't help herself when the midnight comes. She will drag away any man she meets, no matter how handsome or ugly he is. So she is collecting handsome men in case of emergency. It's a big secret!"

"It's nothing. Gui Mang pretends to sleep at night and really sleeps during the day. When the hour of Wei comes, even the gods and the gods can't wake him up. How is it?"

"Hehehe...If you want to calm down Kwa'e, give him an Ice-Clearing Spirit-Calming Pill. It will work wonders."

"The Red Dragon always tries to find mistakes and flaws to defeat others. If she is confident and calm, she will make many mistakes instead."

"Ice Hounds look down on the weak, but if you win in some way, and ask for something when they are guilty, they will usually give it to you. No more than three people will know about it."

"I've heard you say it countless times. There are more than three of us. As for the number, the Yali only actively hunts and kills three creatures a day. If the number is enough, it will ignore you."

"Prince of Night Demon...shh...someone is coming..."

Three fat naked boys were talking and laughing in the moonstone mine, and their murmurous mumbling was incomprehensible and could not be heard by ordinary people.

Cheng Bai heard it clearly with the help of the secret art of communication.

They are belly ghosts, with loose pink fat piled up all over their bodies. At first glance, it is impossible to distinguish the head, chest and stomach. The bloated head that is almost buried in the fat chest cavity looks like a wrinkled meat bun, which is extremely ugly. It is not the mouth in the head that speaks, but the huge mouth on the round belly that opens and closes.

Seeing everyone approaching, one of the belly ghosts opened its big mouth and was about to let out a death howl.

Ju Gong took the lead and said, "Three handsome young men, I was allowed to pass through the road by the gatekeeper. Please forgive me."

A belly ghost shouted, "You have overheard a secret, an important secret, this is unforgivable!"

Another belly ghost roared: "If we want to live in peace, we must compensate for the losses and tell us new secrets."

The third belly ghost added: "Six people tell six secrets, and I will forgive you."

Hei Ling said in dissatisfaction: "You guys were talking so vaguely that I couldn't hear anything clearly. What kind of secret is this?"

"That's right, that's right!" Gou Yifan and others looked at Hei Long and nodded in agreement, saying that they had no clue at all.

The fact is, except for Cheng Bai, everyone else was confused and didn't understand what the belly ghost had just said.

"No, don't play tricks! Anyway, I heard it, so you must compensate." The belly ghosts shouted one after another, as if they would not give up until they achieved their goal.

Cheng Bai had a clear mind and said directly, "I only heard you stop talking about 'Night Demon Prince', so what you said was incomplete. If I can complete it, I will tell you a secret that no one knows."

Lu Xiaoxi widened her eyes. She didn't expect that there would be such a bold and courageous person who dared to openly put forward conditions and demands to the evil ghost.

The belly ghost was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Okay. You speak first, speak quickly."

Cheng Bai said calmly: "I have just told you one thing. Let me tell you that I did not hear this sentence clearly. It is a secret that no one else knows."

The belly ghosts looked at each other in silence, revealing a trace of confusion. Thinking carefully, the words just now seemed to be an endless loop, as if they were reasonable and irrefutable.

The magic of the secret art of communication is that it can shake the beliefs of the person being talked to without them realizing it, and guide the other person towards the practitioner's ideas and goals.

The three belly ghosts were silent for a moment, as if they had accepted this so-called "secret". One of them muttered, "The secret you mentioned is too small. The other five are not allowed to be careless and perfunctory."

He went on to say, "Prince Night Demon would pour the life fire he collected into the Deep Abyss every night to allow the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire to re-fuse. At this time, the Divine Fire Source is the weakest, and after the fusion, everything will return to normal. Therefore, the Nine Heavens Abyss rotates day and night."

Night Demon Prince? Is that the Great Master that Ju Gong mentioned? What does this mean?

Cheng Bai pondered in silence.

The belly ghosts looked at the other five people and urged them, "Hurry up and tell us. There are five more secrets. Tell us one each."