Capítulo 1088: Chapter 404: I Burn My Soul for the Righteous Path (Part 3)
“The one I hold doesn’t have Red Lotus Karma Fire; it uses Sinborne Fire as a substitute. The materials for the base, body, and top of the tower are only of Golden Core Level.”
“The statue of the main body and the ‘Merit and Achievement Book’ must be of even higher levels.”
This is the Artifact Combination Technique.
Normally, magic treasures and artifacts are crafted by using and refining various treasures to forge them into a tightly unified whole. Even Ning Zhuo’s Buddha Heart Demon Seal can’t help him determine the exact materials used.
For something like the Merit and Achievement Slaughter Tower, it’s about constructing a basic framework and then filling it with treasures or magical items.
The base is the Good Leaf Lotus Platform, the body is the Formless Glaze, and the top is the Karma Mantra Pearl, forming a basic framework. The first layer’s Red Lotus Karma Fire is a treasure; the second and third layers can be interchangeable depending on the person.
This approach has its pros and cons. One obvious advantage is the ability to combine magic treasures and materials to produce new wonders.
Following Ning Zhuo’s instructions, Chef brought the prepared Spirit Food Locking Array. Accompanying him into the array was Sun Lingtong.
“These are the souls that Yu Heye and I bought together.” Sun Lingtong handed Ning Zhuo several gray clay pots.
Chef’s eyes lit up when he saw this and immediately requested some for making dark cuisine.
Ning Zhuo shook his head, “I have use for all of these.”
With that, he took out the Merit and Achievement Slaughter Tower and, in front of them, activated this magic treasure.
As a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it was naturally strenuous for him to operate the magic treasure. The Five Elements Qi Regulation Art isn’t renowned for its storage capacity either.
However, Ning Zhuo chose only to detect souls in the Qi Refinement Realm, which was akin to using a cannon to shoot a mosquito.
Therefore, in just a few moments, the Merit and Achievement Slaughter Tower responded.
The tower buzzed and trembled, the Karma Mantra Pearl at the top flashing in black and white, constantly changing.
The Sinborne Fire blazed fiercely.
The ‘Merit and Achievement Book’ on the second layer started turning pages automatically. On the blank pages, bloody words surged like a waterfall, with each crime manifesting itself.
Kicking over a beggar’s bowl for amusement…
Falsely claiming a decrease in Spirit Grain yield to exploit tenants…
Massacring a mortal village to refine a Hundred Soul Banner…
Luring a fellow cultivator to explore an ancient tomb as a scapegoat…
Stealing the Foundation Establishment Pill from a master and blaming a junior brother…
There were rarely any golden words, for instance:
Sharing half a piece of cake with a dying old dog…
Returning a lost hairpin to a crying girl…
Finally, the Merit and Achievement Slaughter Tower ceased trembling, and the Buddha Beads at the top were pitch black. The ‘Merit and Achievement Book’ was covered in blood-soaked words. The glow of the statue gradually faded away.
Ning Zhuo nodded, confirming that the seller did not deceive him, at least these Qi Refinement Realm souls were extremely wicked, with crimes indefensible by any standard.
The young man in charge dismissed Chef, leaving Sun Lingtong behind, and began to use the Boat Burning Soul Crossing Technique.
Even though he could draw from the soul cloth for sustainable development, he still needed to use it fully at least once to accumulate valuable experience.
The souls ignited, screaming miserably in the flames.
Ning Zhuo extracted his soul and cast it into the midst. The burning souls transformed into a soul boat, still ablaze, carrying Ning Zhuo’s soul.
After a few breaths, the soul boat dissipated, and Ning Zhuo’s soul grew heavier by at least a few taels, smoothly returning to his physical body.
Ning Zhuo opened his eyes and righteously declared, “Good! It is said that evil must be eradicated completely; such criminals deserve more than death. Eradicating them is a contribution to the Righteous Path of Humanity.”
Sun Lingtong looked around, puzzled, “There are no outsiders here, just the two of us. What’s the point of saying all this?”
“Ahem, ahem,” Ning Zhuo coughed twice.
Sun Lingtong rolled his eyes at him; he had watched Ning Zhuo grow up, knowing him all too well. He urged directly, “Quick, tell me, what gains did you achieve this time?”
Ning Zhuo explained truthfully, leaving Sun Lingtong dumbfounded.
After a while, Sun Lingtong finally reacted and exclaimed, “Little brother, you’re going to soar!”