Chapter 1583 - 1108: Deep-Fried

Chapter 1583: Chapter 1108: Deep-Fried

The first task of constructing the Second Level Fuyun Space is to build a never-before-heard-of new building, the Refining Workshop.

Last time, Jiang Yuan hurried home for the New Year, and inevitably left in a rush, not taking a close look.

Now, clicking on the building details, he was instantly wide-eyed—Refining Workshop: a place where irredeemable ghosts can’t reincarnate. It can extract spirituality for future use in the Reincarnation Well to create new and pure souls for rebirth.

In the past, the Underworld had the Ghost God Meng Po, who was good at cooking soup, called Meng Po Soup; she liked eating Evil Ghosts. Every ghost taking the Yellow Springs Ferry into the Underworld, passing by the Mirror of Evil, was divided into three paths.

The most virtuous enter the Reincarnation Road. No judgment needed; their accrued blessings determine their rebirth, either as high-ranking officials and nobles living a lifetime of wealth or as part of a Cultivation Sect and Family, leading to Ascension to Immortality;

The most evil enter the Hell Road. They undergo Underworld judgment, are either cast into the Eighteen Layers of Hell to atone for thousands of years, or are never reincarnated;

Those in between enter the Yellow Springs Road, cross the Naihe Bridge, and meet Meng Po. They either drink a bowl of Meng Po Soup, erasing past life memories for reincarnation, paying off karmic debts; or, if they can’t reincarnate, are devoured by Meng Po.

However, the Underworld, which controls the Three Realms’ reincarnation, suffered a focused attack by the Outer Heaven Demon and was subsequently contaminated.

The Ghost God Meng Po fell and has yet to resume her position. There is an urgent need to build the Refining Workshop to use Divine Fire to purify the Evil Ghosts, cleanse the Three Realms, and create new, clean souls to descend into the world.

"This ’farming game’ is played on a large scale. It’s not only about reconstructing the Celestial Court, but constructing the third courtyard is essentially rebuilding the Underworld." Jiang Yuan finished reading with a head full of question marks; with the Underworld polluted, deserted, and sealed, how exactly does reincarnation work in Netherworld Fengdu City?

According to the introduction, there’s no Meng Po over at Fengdu...

Hey? Occasionally, when browsing short videos, I often see comments online joking about Meng Po Soup being diluted. Could it be that due to Meng Po not making soup, Fengdu City used some Elixir instead?

It’s time to quickly build the Refining Workshop. By then, I’ll probably have to run all over the mountains to capture ghosts for refining.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan walked to the entrance to look outside. In the distance, dark clouds gathered, with lightning and thunder; the sea of clouds surged engulfing the Fuyun Space, making it impossible to tell it’s atop a mountain; the howling winds mixed with ghostly wails sent shivers down his spine.

"Right, the instance rewards gave a Building Materials Gift Package. Let’s check it out first!" Just as he was about to go out, he suddenly remembered the previous gains and opened it with a click.

[Frost Stone +30]

[Blood Vine Grass +10]

[Mother-of-Pearl Soil +50]

[Snake Bamboo +15]

...

With a swish of golden light flashing by, his Storage Bag was filled with many unheard-of building materials. Clicking to view, they were indeed exclusive to the Fuyun Space. It seems the system is quite adaptable.

The first two courtyards are already built and do not require more building materials. The newly obtained gift package automatically converts into usable, urgently needed supplies.

This makes things much easier. The Mother-of-Pearl Soil needed for constructing the Refining Workshop is sufficient; only a Black Fire Crystal from the lava swamp near the mountain’s base is required.

The sky above Fuyun Space seems not to differ between day and night, somewhat similar to the Netherworld but also different.

The former is always a dull, foggy kind of gray. Even when the moon is out, it’s a blurry, fuzzy moon;

But here, the time of day is more distinct. When the moon hangs high, it resembles the bright moon of childhood memories, clear as water, illuminating even a needle on the ground as though it’s daytime in the Underworld; without the moon, it’s a weighty black, akin to nighttime in the Underworld.

But this distinction doesn’t matter much to Jiang Yuan, since the Earth Mirror Book passive skills come with night vision, allowing him to clearly see his surroundings regardless of darkness.

Following the winding mountain path downward, the sea of clouds gathered and dispersed, the nearing lightning occasionally crackled through the sky, making the surrounding area starkly white. The wind rustled through the forests, creating a whispering friction sound, compelling him to stay vigilant.

[Polluted Wandering Ghost: A Wandering Ghost from unknown origins, polluted for years, gender, and age indistinguishable. Unable to reincarnate, capture into the Refining Workshop; can be slain]

A faint white shadow emerged floating near the mountain base shrubbery, at times almost dispersing; at times solidifying in form. About two meters high, surrounded by a soft ghostly wail.

Walking and observing, according to the system map’s monster area display, most of the mountain is set for certain monsters to spawn. Without delving into the forest or taking the narrow paths, there is no chance of encountering those small monsters.

However, the mountain base area marks the random appearance of Low Level monsters: Wandering Ghosts.

Overall, it’s very beginner-friendly.

Even if starting upon login in this "game" here, it wouldn’t be too hard. At least this towering mountain currently meets the initial needs for courtyard construction and monster hunting for leveling up.

"Capture? How should this be done?" Jiang Yuan tried using the one-time Capture Net.

However, the Capture Net, which usually worked against the Demon Cultivators, stayed inert this time. With the gray button selected, it couldn’t capture anything.

Well, it seems Ghost entities have no physical form, requiring special tools, that is, the Magical Treasures awarded after building the Refining Workshop.

Forget it; the Refining Workshop is not yet built. Even if I could capture the Wandering Ghosts, there’s nowhere to store them.

Without waiting for the opponent to approach further, he took the initiative to strike by selecting and using the skill Ghost Immortal Scripture!

The Wandering Ghost’s health bar was noticeably longer. Although categorized by the system as Low Level monsters, they are evidently several levels above the Insect Ghosts. To level up the Ghost Immortal Scripture, Jiang Yuan used single-target skills wherever possible, resorting to other skills only when control seemed unlikely.