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Gu Qing Shan didnât intend to say anything else.
With every minute, the Earth swordâs death came closer.
The Lord of Total Distortion had already agreed to the transaction.
And he has already displayed his Mystic-type ability.
It was time to get what he came for.
âVenerable Lord of Total Distortion, do you think we can complete our transaction now?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
The Lord of Total Distortion replied: ă There is no need to hurry, I want to show you something first ă
He waved his hand.
Then the entire observatory began to sink.
The brick walls around the observatory were quickly moving up.
Various rooms full of fiends and devils who were doing business with one another as well as countless strange and precious treasures, quickly flashed by as the room went deeper.
The light gradually dimmed.
Until finally, the observatory stopped on top of a glowing sea of darkness.
ă Look below ăthe Lord of Total Distortion told him.
Gu Qing Shan didnât understand what the other party was trying to do so he tried asking: âThis seems to be the seabed where the mainland and the ocean meetâ
ă That isnât the case ăthe Lord of Total Distortion replied.
He waved his hand again.
A long spiral staircase made of up stone appeared at the edge of the room.
The Lord of Total Distortion took out a torch from the void of space and began to walk down the stairs.
Gu Qing Shan could only follow.
The two of them went down the ancient and tattered stone steps and reached the border between the steps and the sea water.
The Lord of Total Distortion stopped.
Gu Qing Shan also stopped next to him.
ă This is the lowest floor of the cathedral, a completely sealed space that isnât connected to anywhere outside. I brought you here to take a look at the thing underneath it ăthe Lord of Total Distortion told Gu Qing Shan.
Hearing that, Gu Qing Shan released his inner sight and scanned the water below.
It was now that he noticed his inner sight was being blocked out by the water, unable to see anything below even a little bit.
He could only see with his eyes a dark shadow far underneath the water surface.
What is that?
This is a secret area within the cathedral, why did the Lord of Total Distortion have to show this to me?
With a lot of doubt, Gu Qing Shan tried carefully observing the dark shadow below the water.
Unfortunately, there was a layer of something that covered the shadow, obscuring what it really was.
Gu Qing Shan could only tell that it was a living thing with his intuition.
âI cannot see it clearyâ Gu Qing Shan honestly replied.
The Lord of Total Distortion tossed the torch into the water and muttered: ă Release taboo ă
The fire began to illuminate below the sea, revealing what was being obscured.
Gu Qing Shan carefully looked back.
It was a finger.
A magnificent giant finger the size of a 3-story-tall building.
The finger had a sharp nail that looked like the claw of a giant creature.
The giant finger was being restrained by hundreds of tiny black chains, pinned tightly to the bottom of the ocean.
Even more frighteningly, the finger was still struggling, attempting to escape from the restraints of the black chains.
Gu Qing Shan noticed that about 3-5 chains had already been broken and were lying still on the seabed.
ă After carefully and thoroughly studying this cathedral for many years, I discovered that the ultimate goal of this whole cathedral was to trap this finger here ăthe Lord of Total Distortion explained.
After witnessing Gu Qing Shanâs [All Crossing Sea of Bitterness], the Lord of Total Distortion was speaking a lot more with a clear change in attitude.
âIt doesnât seem like the cathedral will be able to trap this fingerâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
3-5 chains being broken wasnât a lot compared to the total number of chains that were restraining the finger.
But the fact that they were broken represented a certain factâââ
If it was able to snap 3-5 chains, it would eventually be able to snap all the black chains and escape from the bottom of the cathedral.
ă No matter, as long as there are powerful lifeforms that keep being supplied to the cathedral and become a part of it, the number of black chains would only keep increasing and this giant finger would keep being restrained ăthe Lord of Total Distortion replied.
Gu Qing Shan was surprised to hear that.
No wonder this cathedral kept on absorbing more evil creatures into it.
So it has been draining their power.
But instead of killing them, the cathedral turned the evil creatures into a source of renewable powerââ- or to be more accurate, crops that were constantly being harvested.
Thanks to the ever-increasing number of evil creatures, the cathedral has been able to maintain the seal over this black finger.
âWhich creatureâs finger was this?â Gu Qing Shan couldnât help asking.
ă Iâm not sure. I once tried to attack it with my full strength, but I couldnât even leave a dent on the outside ăthe Lord of Total Distortion replied.
As he looked at the finger, he had a clear look of madness and desires in his double pupils.
ă Now, let us get to the point ă
He abruptly turned around and faced Gu Qing Shan:ă Xie Qi Fiend King, I can order the Black Bone Witch King to cast [Death Suspension] on your weapon and prolong its collapse ă
Gu Qing Shan felt glad and quickly answered: âThen please, as soon as the technique is cast, I will dedicate both evil realms to youâ
ă No need ăthe Lord of Total Distortion replied.
Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
The Lord of Total Distortion continued: ă Two evil realms are certainly precious, but what Iâm more interested in is your ability ă
âWhat exactly do you mean?â
ă Tomorrow, I will organize another expedition into the deep of the Chaos Demonic Seaââ- that is the price, as long as you join my expedition team, then I donât need you to offer your Strings of Law, our transaction will be considered complete ă
âSo you arenât willing to take the Strings of Law as the price?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
After seeing the giant finger, he was more than willing to offer the two Strings of Law instead of joining some deep-sea expedition team.
Donât be ridiculous, if this cathedral was already this eerie, who knew what sort of things would lie deeper in the Chaos Demonic Sea.
But the Lord of Total Distortionâs answer caused Gu Qing Shan to feel disappointed.
ă Xie Qi Fiend King, your Strings of Law are truly precious, but I have more important things in mind right now, and that is exploring the Demonic Sea ă
The Lord of Total Distortion continued: ă Your ability is exceptionally useful in the ocean. I will need your helpââ- this way my expedition will be much safer and I will reach my goal a lot easier ă
Gu Qing Shanâs thoughts quickly turned.
Seems like I wonât be able to refuse, otherwise, the Lord of Total Distortion wouldnât help me.
If I want to save the Earth sword, I have to accept this.
Since thatâs the caseââ-
Gu Qing Shan replied without issue: âI can join this expedition of yours, as long as you can fulfill my requestâ
ă Very fair, then we have a deal? ăthe Lord of Total Distortion replied.
âThere is one more thing. As Iâve shown you earlier, I need to killâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
The Lord of Total Distortion grinned: ă There are many demonic sea creatures in the ocean, I shall allow you to help me clean some of them up ă
âThen all is fineâ Gu Qing Shan confirmed.
ââindeed, this was a fair deal, although I will be put into danger, the Earth sword will be saved.
This is also a chance, since I have no other choice, I can borrow his great forces to quickly gather more Soul Points.
The Lord of Total Distortion asked again: ă So, it is decided then? ă
âYour Excellency, please save my weapon first, because it canât afford to wait any longer. After that, I will fulfill my end of the dealâ Gu Qing Shan answered.
ă Very well, I shall resolve your issue first ă
The Lord of Total Distortion looked up and spoke to the void of space: ă Tell the Black Bone Witch King to come see me ă
ă Understood ăa voice replied.
Not too long after, the Black Bone Witch King arrived.
ă Master, how may I serve you? ăthe Black Bone Witch King asked.
The Lord of Total Distortion glanced towards Gu Qing Shan: ă You tell him ă
Gu Qing Shan then told him his request.
The Black Bone Witch King listened to him with a solemn expression and nodded: ă Take out your weapon ă
Gu Qing Shan then carefully took the long rectangular box that contained the Earth sword and lifted it in both hands.
The Black Bone Witch King knelt on the ground, looked up at the Lord of Total Distortion and said: ă Master, then I shall be on my way ă
ă Feel at ease ăthe Lord of Total Distortion replied.
The Black Bone Witch King nodded and put one hand on top of the box.
He then took out an antique clock from the void of space with his other hand.
The Black Bone Witch King loudly roared and crushed the clock.
As soon as the clock shattered, his body slowly became transparent and vanished into nothingness.
The only people that remained on the observatory were the Lord of Total Distortion and Gu Qing Shan.
âWhat just happened?â Gu Qing Shan couldnât help but ask.
The Lord of Total Distortion coldly replied: ă He could only use his Mystic-type ability to indefinitely delay death a total of three times in his entire life. Since he used it for the third time just now, he died ă
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the long rectangular box in his hand and carefully sensed inside.
He could sense a power similar to Xie Dao Lingâs temporal spell affecting the box.
Thatâs great, the Earth sword wonât have to die.
Since the Lord of Total Distortion had given up the life of his subordinate to help me save the Earth sword, I also wonât go back on my words and fulfill my end of the deal.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the Lord of Total Distortion and said sincerely: âThank you for Your Excellencyâs helpâ