novelzi Chapter 117: Seizing the Ghost Altar
Chapter 117: Seizing the Ghost Altar
Chapter 117: Seizing the Ghost Altar
"Yang Yuansen, why do you insist on clinging to this matter?" Zhao Ling sneered. "Just now you told the Sect Leader that all those women you forced yourself upon before meant nothing to you. People like you only think about themselves. Why harm others even in your final moments?"
"Because that's just the type of person I am!" Yang Yuansen grinned shamelessly at the Bai sisters. "We're all going to die anyway. You two can't escape, so why not make the most of your final days and experience a real man? I may not be good at much else, but I'm an expert in this area. I guarantee you'll have the time of your lives!"
"We don't want to be with you!" Bai Wei screamed. She was on the verge of tears.
Bai Zhi mustered her courage and said, "Our master told us that we belong to Hong Jian."
"That's right, our master said we would be given to Hong Jian!" Bai Wei added defiantly, grabbing her sister's hand to hide behind Pang Jian.
This act made it clear that the one they truly cared for was the young man who had rescued them from their suffering.
"I made myself clear. When Hong Jian returned, the sisters would belong to him," Meng Qiulan stated firmly, shooting the sisters a look of approval.
Although she could not suppress the vicious Yang Yuansen with her cultivation realm, Pang Jian could.
Pang Jian had originally intended to use the Shadow Specter Sect's connection to exchange for some rare spiritual materials. When Bai Wei and Bai Zhi hid behind him, he shifted his attention away from the Ghost Altar to Yang Yuansen.
"I heard that only hall masters in the Shadow Specter Sect can possess a Ghost Altar. Yang Yuansen, since you've prepared to die, why not give your Ghost Altar to me?" Pang Jian said.
This statement puzzled Zhao Ling and Meng Qiulan.
Yang Yuansen grinned.
In the blink of an eye, Profound Yin Stones, Ethereal Spirit Jade, and several small colorful flags were spilling out of Yang Yuansen's spatial pouch.
"You have to reassemble the Ghost Altar. These things mean nothing to me now. You can have them," Yang Yuansen said to Pang Jian. Then, raising his voice, he shouted, "Old Meng! You heard him. This kid is willing to give up the sisters for my Ghost Altar. Now you can't say anything!"
Meng Qiulan looked at Pang Jian with a frown, unsure of his intention.
Zhao Ling and Wu Yi also stared at him with confusion.
Despair washed over Bai Wei and Bai Zhi, leaving their eyes dull and lifeless.
They knew their master, Meng Qiulan, could not protect them from Yang Yuansen. They had placed their hopes on Pang Jian, but now they feared he was abandoning them for the Ghost Altar.
"Kid, I want what you don't. It seems there won't be any conflict between us," Yang Yuansen said, stepping forward to seize the pair of sisters.
"I said I want your Ghost Altar. I never said I would trade it for anything." Pang Jian stared at Yang Yuansen like he was an idiot. "Don't assume things."
"Kid, are you playing with me? Why would I give you my Ghost Altar just because you want it? Even if I don't need it, I'd rather destroy it than give it to you for nothing!" Yang Yuansen roared.
The Startling Slaughter Spear appeared in Pang Jian's hands!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Bai Wei and Bai Zhi stood unmoving. Their eyes welled up with tears as they processed Pang Jian's words.
A glimmer of admiration appeared in the depths of Zhao Ling's bright eyes as she lightly nodded in agreement.
With his piece said, Pang Jian silently returned to gathering the scattered materials, wondering how to assemble them into a Ghost Altar.
Seeing this, Zhao Ling stepped forward.
"I'll teach you!" she said, crouching by him and instructing him on the assembly process. As she taught him, she patiently explained, "Typically, we need to send a note through the Ghost Altar first, informing the Sect Leader when we plan to activate it. We can specify what we want to discuss or what materials we wish to exchange.
"Then, at the appointed time, we simply activate the Ghost Altar and wait for the Sect Leader to appear. If he sees the note and deems it necessary to meet or is willing to trade with us, he'll show up at the specified time. It's not guaranteed he'll show up every time as he's also extremely busy.
"The Ghost Altar allows us to send information to the Sect Leader and transfer or trade items as small objects can be sent and received directly through the Ghost Altar. But the Ghost Altar is not all-powerful and living beings with physical bodies cannot be transported through it."
Hall Master Zhao Ling guided Pang Jian through assembling Yang Yuansen's Ghost Altar then helped him place the small colorful flags around the altar's edge.
Finally, she pointed to a spot where he could place a note detailing his request and said, "You can write your request on a piece of paper and place it here. The Sect Leader will look at it when he has time."
"Alright." Pang Jian nodded.
He borrowed a piece of paper and a brush from Zhao Ling, wrote down his request, and placed the note in the designated spot.
Zhao Ling then instructed him to activate the Ghost Altar with his spiritual power. Following her guidance, Pang Jian infused green spiritual power into the altar. He felt the jade stones within come to life as a mysterious array activated.
The note vanished.
"That's it. The Sect Leader will look at your request when he's. You just need to activate the Ghost Altar at the agreed time and wait for him to appear. If he doesn't show up, it could mean he didn't notice the request or isn't interested in responding," Zhao Ling explained.
Pang Jian nodded once more.
***
Inside an expansive cavern, deep within the mountains of the Dark Abyss Continent in the Third World, was a large Ghost Altar.
Colorful flags and spirit materials surrounded the altar. The setup was several times larger than the one Meng Qiulan and her group had used.
An emaciated man named Han Zhiyuan left the center of the Ghost Altar and turned to Dong Tianze.
"The people of the upper worlds need a sect like the Shadow Specter Sect. That's why it exists in the first place.
"The Shadow Specter Sect and these painstakingly constructed Ghost Altars allow us to communicate with beings from the Fifth World at specific times or barter with them.
"This is because many rare spirit materials only exist in the Fifth World. The people of the upper world cannot conveniently travel there or interact with its beings, so they need a secret channel.
"My work in the Sinister Soul Temple is similar to what you do in the Dong Clan. Both involve unsavory, clandestine activities, such as controlling the Shadow Specter Sect."
"In the future, I want you to help share the burden of these matters," Han Zhiyuan said, gazing intently at Dong Tianze.