Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses - Chapter 489 - 474: Rapid Advancement
Chapter 489: Chapter 474: Rapid Advancement
Lou Yi planned to investigate the situation at night.
But unexpectedly, he didn’t have to wait until night.
That afternoon, someone hurried over to notify them that they were short-handed, and he and another newcomer had to quickly go and help.
In the central area of the estate, there were several kilns, each covered with tall wooden sheds, open on all sides for ventilation.
Inside each shed was a porcelain kiln made of rammed earth, resembling an upside-down giant bowl.
The bowl had a square opening, through which one could see the red flames burning fiercely. The heat waves rolled out through the square opening, causing the kiln workers, who constantly added coal around the perimeter, to sweat profusely.
Next to them were rows of wet clay pieces lined up orderly, waiting to be placed in the kiln, including bowls, bottles, and jars, each varied in shape and color.
Lou Yi and his partner passed by several large kilns without entering, only to be led to a dimly lit small kiln.
As soon as the two of them entered, they heard a ’bang,’ and the door shut tightly.
The tall young man, Shi Hai, shuddered all over in fright.
Lou Yi maintained a calm expression, but he still frowned, as he smelled a thick scent of blood.
’Has the main act come so soon?’ he thought with some surprise.
“Perfect timing, as we’re short on numbers, two fresh recruits just arrived,”
A playful voice sounded, followed by a few ’clattering’ noises, as oil lamps in the porcelain kiln lit up, illuminating the scene.
A skeletal, sinister-looking old man in gray clothes stood directly in front of Lou Yi and his partner, looking at them with fiery eyes, and chuckled sinisterly: “I hope you both can last a bit longer.”
He clapped his hands with a ’pop pop’ sound.
Then, two expressionless strong men dragged a bloody mass in front of the kiln.
To be precise, it was not just an object, but a bald man with all his limbs severed and hair plucked out.
His eyes had been gouged out too, blood oozing from the empty sockets, and ears and nose had been cut off. His entire body was bathed in blood and wounds, unimaginable what kind of torture he’d endured…
This was a human troglodyte.
Despite being tortured into a barely human shape, he still had a faint breath.
“Ah!!”
Upon seeing this, the tall young man Shi Hai turned and bolted for the door in fright.
But he was quickly overwhelmed and pinned down by several strong men, yet he continued to struggle fiercely.
“Youth always has vigor,” the old man in gray clothes saw Shi Hai’s vigorous struggle and, instead of getting angry, his eyes brightened.
He looked at Lou Yi, who stayed motionless, curiously asking: “Aren’t you scared?”
“Scared, but I can’t escape either,” Lou Yi said with a wry smile, “Can you tell us what’s about to happen, so at least we can die knowing.”
“That’s easy,” the old man in gray cracked a malicious smile, “I’m just forging a treasure.”
“This treasure, it’s extremely complex to forge.
First, you need to nourish some Profound Iron with spider demon venom until it’s half-corroded before forging it in the porcelain kiln, adding bone-eroding sand during the process…”
As the old man spoke, he spread his hand, and a dark green flame flew out from his palm, entering the kiln’s opening.
’Boom!’
Immediately, rolling green flames generated inside the kiln.
Strangely, those nearby did not feel any heat coming from it, but rather a bone-chilling coldness, as if their souls were on the verge of being frozen.
Inside the flames, a mass of black-red interspersed metal was being forged, emitting ’ching ching ching’ sounds.
“Next, you add jade marrow powder.”
A handful of white jade powder shot out from the old man’s sleeve, following a parabolic path into the kiln.
The green flames burned a few degrees stronger with the addition of the jade powder.
“You also need to add three ounces of Geng Gold, two ounces of Red Copper, and a scorpion bone…”
With the old man’s continuous operations.
The flames within the kiln burned more frenetically, with black smoke rising up high, mingling with the normal smoke from other kilns, making it indistinguishable.
“Alright, those before were just appetizers; it’s these final three ingredients that are the most crucial.”
In Lou Yi’s astonished eyes, the old man held a transparent jade bottle engraved with ancient symbols.
It held about 500 milliliters, filled with a yellowish oily liquid.
It looked almost identical to the one he had seen previously in the elder’s hand outside the Teleportation Array in the Yin Shaman World.
With the bottle stopper removed, a wisp of oily liquid flew into the kiln.
Immediately, hazy ghostly shadows filled the air, emitting sharp wails that directly caused the struggling Shi Hai to pass out.
“This is Demon Fluid, which fills the treasure I am creating with malicious ghost energy.”
A piece of purple wood, as thick and only three inches long, was thrown into the kiln.
Instantly, electric light flashed, making ’crackle pop’ sounds.
“This is millennia-old lightning wood; Thunder Power and the malicious ghost energy are diametrically opposed. Temporarily fusing them will cause an earth-shattering explosion when they erupt.”
The old man looked at the blood-soaked human troglodyte, his eyes suddenly bright with fervor: “The final step is to throw in this tormented creature filled with resentment.
As long as he can endure for three breaths and not die, my treasure will be completed!”
After speaking, the human troglodyte with its last breath was thrown inside.
Under the roast of the green flames, his flesh rapidly melted, leaving only a hazy white glow. On the glow, a face suffused with hatred could faintly be seen.
It was kneaded like dough, but soon it exploded with a ’bang,’ not even lasting into the second breath.
