Chapter 317 Base

In the dark cave, cold water drops dripped down the stone wall, making a "tick-tick" sound.

As soon as I walked in, I smelled a pungent smell. The cave was dark and damp, and there was a pungent odor. A huge black snake collapsed in the middle of the cave, and blood was still gushing out of its head. The body was already stiff and motionless. With Chen Luo's strength, the curse was naturally not something the snake could resist. Not to mention that it also ate Chen Luo's talisman paper man, making the curse bloom inside, and the effect was naturally better.

There was a pile of bones in the corner, some of which were from wild animals and some from humans. In addition to the bones, there was a lot of debris, but these things were smashed by the black snake's struggle before death. The top of the cave was also bumpy, and there was a large hole more than three meters wide diagonally above, which was stained with some blood. It should be the giant snake that hit it with its head at the last moment.

"A demon beast in the foundation building stage."

Chen Luo sensed the power emanating from the black snake's body and determined its strength when it was alive.

A second-level demon beast is very rare in the territory of She Country. If it weren't for other things this time, Chen Luo would not have discovered it.

'Contacted with the brain waves of a dead person, damage degree 57%, do you want to read it?'

Walked over and touched it with his hand, and collected a brain.

The brain of a demon beast is also different from that of a human. Although it is only in the foundation building stage, it also has its uses.

After collecting the brain, Chen Luo searched the cave again and soon found the bone with Xue Ning's breath in the pile of debris. This bone fell next to a skeleton and was covered by mud. If it weren't for the divine sense to explore, it would not be found at all.

'The soul is back.'

Chen Luo called Xue Ning's brain and gently drew two circles on the skeleton.

Soul summoning technique.

One of the skills that Xue Ning is good at. Chen Luo inherited Xue Ning's legacy, so he naturally read this knowledge.

The cold wind blew, and a hazy figure condensed on the bones. This figure was the mute slave left by Xue Ning. This guy was really unlucky. He hid in the mountains to practice, but he ran into a second-level big snake and was swallowed by the other party as prey. The token left by Xue Ning was also swallowed into its stomach.

"Where are my things?"

Chen Luo looked at the ghost of the mute slave and asked.

The ghost of the mute slave was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't recognize Chen Luo's identity. However, the effect of the soul summoning technique is not subject to personal will. He instinctively raised his hand and pointed to the pile of debris on the side.

Chen Luo looked over.

The pile of debris was knocked into a mess. Under a pile of black rotten wood, there was a small black iron box hidden. There was a layer of soul restriction on the surface of this iron box, which could only be unlocked by the mute slave.

This iron box was the second treasure that Xue Ning asked the mute slave to prepare.

The first one was soul liquid, which was used to practice the Thousand Silk Technique.

Chen Luo stretched out his hand, took the iron box out of the pile of debris, and hung it in front of him. With a "click", the iron box opened, revealing a crystal clear bead inside. This bead is the gem prepared by Xue Ning for the "Upper Realm Skills", which can enhance spiritual awareness and is a must-have for subsequent practice of the Thousand Silk Technique to control puppets.

"Not bad."

After putting the things away, Chen Luo walked over and picked up the dominoes. The dominoes were buried in blood and smelled bad. Chen Luo was too lazy to clean it up, so he raised his hand and extracted the energy from the dominoes.

A pale white light spot merged into the palm of his hand.

This thing is the core of the dominoes. After putting the things away, Chen Luo also put the giant snake corpse next to it into the storage bag.

The corpse of the foundation-building monster should be able to sell for some money in another place.

After sorting these out, Chen Luo got up and walked out of the cave. When several woodcutters outside saw him coming out, they couldn't help but shout out in joy.

"Immortal."

Under the guidance of the first woodcutter, the other woodcutter made similar sounds. They kowtowed to Chen Luo, hoping to get more rewards. Unfortunately, Chen Luo did not reward them again, as he had already paid for the guide.

He ignored the woodcutter who kowtowed, and his figure leaped and disappeared into the sky as a stream of light.

A few days later.

Chen Luo stood in a small courtyard.

He glanced around and stopped beside a plant on the side. He had never seen this kind of plant in Sheguo before.

The dominoes recorded a mundane gang.

Xue Ning had been laying out here for more than two hundred years, and the people he used were all trained by himself, not the ghost temple's minions before. From this point of view, Xue Ning had already laid out everything here before joining the ghost temple. Unfortunately, no matter how long the plan is, people must be able to live to that day.

"Meet the Lord!"

Soon, a group of people outside heard the sound and rushed back. These people came back to report after receiving the signal. Xue Ning's existence is a secret to the people here. Many of them know that there is a leader behind him, but no one knows who this leader is and what he looks like.

This is also a means for Xue Ning to avoid being traced. With the ghost cultivation secrets she left behind, she is not afraid of these people rebelling.

"Why are there only a few of you? Where is the altar master!"

Chen Luo is wearing a black suit and a mask on his face.

This is Xue Ning's previous look. When he looted, he scraped the ground three feet deep, so he naturally brought it out with him.

The environment here is very different from the scene in Xue Ning's memory. In the intermittent memory that Chen Luo read, Xue Ning arranged a lot of nodes in this area and trained a lot of people. The last time the mute slave reported to her, the island organization had grown to more than 200 people, making it the largest force on the island, and even many surrounding islands had minions. But in this yard in front of him, there are only about 20 people at most, and they are all malnourished. The strongest one is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and there is not even a Qi Refining cultivator in the perfect state.

"The altar master was eaten by the Black Horn King"

Someone in the crowd whispered.

Dead?

"Who is the Black Horn King?"

Chen Lou frowned.

These are not in Xue Ning's memory, and it is not known whether they happened later or have changed in recent years.

Hearing Chen Luo's question, several subordinates showed suspicious eyes.

They reported the matter of the Black Horn King thirty years ago. At that time, the Lord replied to them, telling them to be careful and dormant. As long as the basic base is not lost, he will naturally deal with the Black Horn King when he comes in the future. But now it seems that the Lord in front of him seems to be completely unaware of this. Looking again, it is found that this Lord is indeed a little different. His height and aura have changed. The Lord in the past was petite and had a cold aura, but the current person has no evil aura and looks more like a righteous cultivator.

"Are you really the Lord?"

The cultivator of the seventh level of Qi Refining showed a suspicious expression on his face.

Chen Luo's eyes behind the mask flashed a faint light, and the soul ban emerged. The cultivator who asked the question only felt a headache and immediately covered his head and screamed on the ground.

"Lord, spare me, Lord, spare me!"

After a long time, Chen Luo took back his power.

The controlled cultivator knelt on the ground in fear and dared not question it again. He could only lower his head and tell the story of the Black Horn King again.

"Seventy years ago, a black fish spirit in the archipelago successfully transformed into a dragon, calling himself the Black Horn King. Based on the archipelago, he annexed the entire island area. Because our name violated a taboo, the Black Horn King took special care of our Qinglong Gang. It was at that time that the leader and his friends were eaten."

"Where are the things I asked you to keep?"

Chen Luo interrupted these nagging nonsense. He came here to inherit Xue Ning's legacy, improve his cultivation, and pave the way for the Nascent Soul.

It was not in line with his original intention to trouble others for such trivial matters.

".It was taken away by the Black Horn King."

The stall owner of the seventh level of Qi Refining said in panic after noticing Chen Luo's impatience.

The three treasures left by Xue Ning.

The soul liquid corresponds to the soul, the gem corresponds to the consciousness, and the last one is a body refining treasure. The three things were collected by Xue Ning after going through untold hardships. Each one is a necessity for practicing the "upper realm skills". Although Chen Luo did not follow Xue Ning's path, he had already reserved these things.

How can I go back on my word when I promised to help Fellow Daoist Xue manage his estate?

"Everyone, go away. Do everything as usual, and don't let anyone know that I'm here."

Chen Luo turned back to the house, ready to learn more about the cultivation structure on the island, and by the way, start thinking about the practice of the Heart Demon Sutra.

"Yes."

Hearing Chen Luo's order, a group of people breathed a sigh of relief, leaving only the acting altar master still there.

"Bring me the news about the Black Horn King, and the information about other island gangs."

Chen Luo walked back to the house and sat down, looking at the acting altar master of the seventh level of Qi training waiting outside the door, and casually took out a pill and threw it over.

If you want your subordinates to do things, you naturally have to reward them. Beating them up and giving them a red date is the most basic way to control people. Although Chen Luo has never been a head, he still understands the basic principles.

"Also... recruit some extremely vicious people to come here, I can use them."

The acting altar master didn't understand why, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he could only take the pill and go to work.

After sending these people away, Chen Luo focused his attention back.

Xue Ning's relics were the first thing to do, and the second thing was to 'plant the demon'. The cultivation of the Heart Demon Technique required a large number of people with intense emotional fluctuations, and it didn't matter whether they had spiritual roots or not. He planned to find some people to try the first batch, and let the gang members help him spread it. He himself was going to go out to find some higher quality brains and 'heart demon materials'.

Chen Luo's arrival did not attract anyone's attention.

Under Chen Luo's orders, the members of the Qinglong Gang gradually became active. In just a few months, they recruited a large number of 'gang members', all of whom practiced the magic skills passed on to them by Chen Luo.

The demon seeds were successfully planted, and Chen Luo waited quietly for these seeds to take root and sprout like an old farmer.

There was also a lot of progress in the collection of brains. Because Chen Luo only wanted skulls, the Qinglong Gang bought a lot of skulls through the market. There were both Qi Refining Realm and Foundation Building Realm. After careful selection, Chen Luo selected a lot of special brains from them, and discarded all other low-level brains. (End of this chapter)