570: Chapter 80 Four Spirits Blood Array

"The current situation is very unfavorable for the Ghost King Sect. Does the Master have a good plan?"

Hearing Wan Wanwang's words, Ghost Master thought for a moment and calmly uttered two words: "Heavenly Tome."

Then, he spoke specifically: "Looking at the current situation, whether it is the Black-Hearted Old Man or that Qingyun Sect Prodigy, neither can be defeated by human strength alone. If the Ghost King Sect wants to deal with them, it can only be done by borrowing the power of the Beast God."

Wan Wanwang frowned and said: "I think so too, but the whereabouts of the Heavenly Tome from Wanfu Ancient Cave are unknown. It is likely with the Black-Hearted Old Man, and there is a small chance it was obtained by that Meng Li."

"Regardless of the possibility, it will not be easy for us to seize the Heavenly Tome."

"At the same time, looking at the current situation, the Ghost King Sect does not have much time to plot."

Ghost Master said: "That volume of the Heavenly Tome in Wanfu Ancient Cave is indeed difficult to obtain, but we can start with another volume."

"Another volume of the Heavenly Tome?" Wan Wanwang looked surprised.

"Correct," Ghost Master affirmed, then explained: "As far as I know, the Black-Hearted Old Man not only obtained one volume of the Heavenly Tome back then but also gained clues regarding the whereabouts of another volume. However, those clues were stolen by two of his slaves."

"One of them became the City Lord of Yudu City, and the other was captured back by the Blood Refining Hall many years later. This matter is also recorded in the ancient texts of the Azure Fire Celestial Ice Lake."

Hearing this, Wan Wanwang's brow furrowed even more: "According to what the Master said, the Black-Hearted Old Man likely knows the whereabouts of the other volume as well, and it's even very possible he has managed to obtain it during these eight hundred-plus years. In that case, how do we go about getting it?"

Ghost Master replied: "The whereabouts of the Heavenly Tome are not so easy to find, and the Black-Hearted Old Man has been in secluded cultivation for these eight hundred years."

"If what he said is true, it is highly likely he hasn't found that volume of the Heavenly Tome yet."

"However, after the Black-Hearted Old Man appeared in Yudu City, he met with Old Nian of the Blood Refining Hall and left shortly after, not even bothering with the matters of Wanfu Ancient Cave. If my guess is correct, he is most likely searching for the other volume of the Heavenly Tome."

"Therefore, if we want to obtain that volume of the Heavenly Tome, we must act quickly and find it before the Black-Hearted Old Man does."

Seeing him say this, Wan Wanwang felt a sense of urgency and said: "In that case, I will personally go to Yudu City. As for the clues recorded in the Azure Fire Celestial Ice Lake, we can only have Xiao Yicai find a way to obtain them."

Ghost Master nodded.

Immediately, Wan Wanwang had Azure Dragon, who was also in the know, summoned. He took out a small porcelain bottle and gave it to him, telling him to go to the Blood Refining Hall to find Xiao Yicai.

The small porcelain bottle contained medicine to suppress the Beast God's blood.

As for why Xiao Yicai, an undercover agent in the Blood Refining Hall, would have a connection with the Ghost King Sect?

It was because, in order to gather more intelligence, he wasn't satisfied with staying in the Blood Refining Hall and secretly played the role of a double agent, further running to the Ghost King Sect to act as an undercover agent under the guise of being a Blood Refining Hall spy.

As it turned out, he made one wrong move; someone in the Ghost King Sect had seen him during the last Righteous-Demonic War.

Although his cultivation was shallow and he wasn't prominent back then, by a stroke of bad luck, that person remembered him.

Thus, not long after he entered the Ghost King Sect, his identity was discovered by Wan Wanwang.

Wan Wanwang simply beat him at his own game, tricking Xiao Yicai into drinking the Beast God's blood, which could increase magic power but had the side effect of becoming a beastman Incarnation.

In this way, Xiao Yicai's attempt at being a double agent failed; instead, he was controlled by Wan Wanwang and became a pawn planted in the Blood Refining Hall and the Qingyun Sect.

Wan Wanwang's intention this time was to have Xiao Yicai go to the Azure Fire Celestial Ice Lake to search for the ancient texts that recorded the whereabouts of the other volume of the Heavenly Tome.

After Azure Dragon left, Wan Wanwang thought of his recent discovery. He summoned the Magic Treasure, the fulong cauldron, and then said to Ghost Master: "Master, I have made new progress in deciphering the ancient script on this fulong cauldron. It mentions a Formation that seems capable of resurrecting the Beast God."

Ghost Master was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously: "Truly?"

"Truly."

Wan Wanwang affirmed and then turned to fetch the corresponding reference materials to share and verify with Ghost Master.

Soon, Ghost Master confirmed it was true and said softly: "Four Spirits Blood Formation. By sacrificing the four beasts—the Yellow Bird, Kui Bull, Taotie, and Blackwater Xuan Snake—one can gather the Beast God's soul to resurrect him. This is the first time I've heard of this method, but since it is described in the ancient script on the fulong cauldron, it should be feasible."

"In that case, we can make preparations on two fronts."

Wan Wanwang nodded slightly: "While searching for the other volume of the Heavenly Tome, we will also search for the Yellow Bird, Kui Bull, Taotie, and Blackwater Xuan Snake."

As for whether they could subdue these four great exotic beasts once found?

Neither Wan Wanwang nor Ghost Master was worried.

Because the fulong cauldron had unique properties in suppressing exotic beasts, subduing them would not be an issue.

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The next day, Wan Wanwang and Ghost Master made some preparations and headed to Yudu City together.

After entering the city, they didn't immediately try to find clues about the other Heavenly Tome in the City Lord's Mansion. Instead, they went to the place where Azure Dragon had previously broken the barrier of Wanfu Ancient Cave and then slipped into the cave.

The two planned to pay a visit to the Dripping Blood Cave.

After all, some people won't give up until they've reached the Yellow River.

What if the Heavenly Tome was inside?

Furthermore, as far as they knew, besides the Heavenly Tome, there was also the Beast God's blood in the Dripping Blood Cave.

It would be equally useful for the two of them to resurrect the Beast God.

In the current underground palace, the tens of thousands of bats and the Blackwater Xuan Snake were gone. Although there were many Yin Spirits in the Dead Spirit Abyss, they hadn't amounted to anything and posed no threat to Wan Wanwang and Ghost Master, who were proficient in Ghost Path arts.

The Bubble Illusion was also nothing to them.

Thus, it didn't take long for the two to reach the Dripping Blood Cave, only to find... nothing.

Meng Li hadn't touched the Beast God's blood.

He had no idea that thing was in the Dripping Blood Cave.

Jin Ling, who had Lady Jin Ling's memories, did know, but because of what happened back then, she was very repulsed by this evil blood. She had disposed of it entirely while burying the remains of Lady Jin Ling and the Black-Hearted Old Man, leaving nothing behind.

Disappointed, Wan Wanwang and Ghost Master had to return to the city and then found an opportunity to sneak into the City Lord's Mansion.

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