Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master - Chapter 1504

Chapter 1504: Chapter 618: Treating the Red Robe Guest

The Flowing Gold Guest, ignoring the blinding darkness before his eyes, boldly forced out ten Golden Blood Pill Pearls, all of which he fed into the mouth of the beast statue.

At the altar’s center, the beast statue opened its eyes.

Those eyes were not gold but black-gold in color. Deep within the pupils, there was no warmth of Spiritual Wisdom, only pure and extreme greed.

All offerings simultaneously collapsed.

Taibai Pure Gold lost its luster, Cold Blade Fine Gold cracked into gray pieces, and Geng Metal Sand scattered like wind-eroded Yellow Earth. Even two Treasure Rings placed at the four corners of Jin Mantang shattered with a snap.

The phantom of a giant mouth slowly opened above the altar.

Silently.

Everyone had an illusion that there was an invisible giant beast in the heavens and earth, devouring countless gold!

A black-gold brilliance flew out of the beast statue’s belly, entering the Flowing Gold Guest’s body.

Agony!

The black-gold radiance landed on his chest, where a beast-like Divine Pattern quickly emerged. The edges of the pattern were like interlocking gold teeth, central depths pitch-black, as if leading to an ever-hungry beast’s stomach.

The Flowing Gold Guest fell into hallucination.

He found himself in a metallic world.

Mountains were golden mountains, rivers were golden rivers, clouds were clouds of fragmented gold, and the ground was covered with swords, armors, copper coins, and broken artifacts. Countless gold qi detached from everything in the world, forming thin streams that converged into the belly of a colossal, boundless gold-swallowing beast.

The beast lay at the world’s edge, belly large as a mountain, mouth full of golden teeth.

It did not speak.

It simply lowered its eyes, glancing at the Flowing Gold Guest.

That glance nearly solidified all the golden blood within him!

A thought fell into his mind: “The Divine Domain can be borrowed, with gold as the sacrifice. Use the enemy’s items as my food.”

The Flowing Gold Guest suddenly awoke.

He knelt before the altar, gasping for breath, drenched in sweat as if just escaping a nightmare.

The other cultivators gathered around him, their eyes intensely fixed on the Divine Pattern on his chest.

It worked!

The Swallowing Gold Divine Domain was borrowed!

“Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Flowing Gold Guest.”

“The Swallowing Gold Beast God has favored you!”

“Once this Divine Domain is activated, any metal within the domain will slowly have its gold qi extracted. The gold qi enters the domain, first to the Beast God, then some is returned to you.”

“Ning Zhuo’s Mystic Armor, Mechanical Flying Birds, and Mechanical Accessories, as long as they are made of gold or iron, will be restrained within this domain! The third battle, secured!”

The Swallowing Gold Beast statue on the altar closed its eyes, the gold-black brilliance in its belly slowly receding, the divine spectacle of its moment of awakening seemingly just a dream.

The beast mouth Divine Pattern on the Flowing Gold Guest’s chest remained, lines like interlocking gold teeth hidden beneath the skin, with each breath, a faint golden light circulating.

The cultivators watched with excitement.

They had invested countless resources in the Flowing Gold Guest.

Raising his innate talent to the quasi-divine power level, providing a golden mesh robe, Blood Body Talisman, Fire Extinguishing Pill, Chaotic String Split Sound Fork, and now inviting the Swallowing Gold Beast God to grant the Swallowing Gold Divine Domain!

Almost everyone had strong confidence in the Flowing Gold Guest’s three battles against Ning Zhuo.

Lei Wangyue looked solemn, staring at the Flowing Gold Guest with a flash of lightning in his eyes.

Though the Flowing Gold Guest had greatly changed, the impression Ning Zhuo left on him was not easily erased.

Suddenly, Lei Wangyue said: “It’s not stable enough.”

Upon these words, several cultivators in the Cloud Cave furrowed their brows slightly.

Jin Mantang, having just hosted the ritual and spent a significant amount, was heartbroken as his facial fat trembled slightly, and he immediately looked at him: “Fellow Daoist Lei, is this still not enough?”

Lei Wangyue slowly said: “Just like we discussed before: the Flowing Gold Guest is the main blade, but we cannot rely solely on one blade.”

“It’s unwise to place all hope on the Flowing Gold Guest alone.”

Everyone was silent.

The Flowing Gold Guest let out a displeased snort.

The Golden Hairpin Old Woman leaned on her cane, her voice hoarse: “What are your thoughts, Fellow Daoist Lei?”

Lei Wangyue asked: “Xiang Si Sect friends?”

He looked towards the cultivators from the Xiang Si Sect present.

Lei Wangyue said: “I’ve long heard of the Three Brave of Xiang Sect. Triplets from the same womb, all Golden Core level, their innate talent and life and death together have achieved divine skills! Although the Fellow Daoist Flowing Gold Guest is only quasi-divine power, if they join in, Ning Zhuo will surely be defeated.”

Jin Mantang’s eyelid twitched: “The Three Brave of Xiang Sect? These three brothers are not easily hired.”

Everyone’s gaze turned to the cultivators from the Xiang Si Sect.

Present was the steward of the Xiang Si Sect, named Yin Baiming.

The person wore a gray hemp long coat, with half white and half black hair, a face like a long-unseen sunlit ghost. A string of bone plates hung at his waist, each inscribed with a name. When the wind blew, the bone plates collided, emitting not a crisp sound but a dull creaking, like teeth lightly chattering.

Yin Baiming slightly raised his eyelids: “The Three Brave of Xiang Sect are the aces of our sect, never easily moved. If you wish for their help, it can be done, but you must adhere to our sect’s rules and provide sufficient remuneration.”

Lei Wangyue said: “Name your price first.”

Yin Baiming then said: “Firstly, three hundred thousand Mid Grade Spirit Stones, just for the hiring.”

“Secondly, three Golden Core-level Magic Treasures, to enter the Xiang Si Sect’s treasury, regardless of the task’s success or failure.”

“Thirdly, if any of the Three Brave die in battle, compensation must include a Soul Continuation Golden Pill, a Life Returning Yin Ganoderma, and a jar of Hundred-year-old Dead Spring Water.”

“Fourthly, if the Life and Death Together Divine Skill is triggered, resulting in a reduction of the three’s lifespan, cracked Golden Core, or damaged Divine Soul, the employer must compensate according to the damages.”

“Fifthly, if the task involves intervention by Nascent Souls, the price doubles.”

Lei Wangyue’s eyebrow twitched.

The other cultivators looked at each other, all feeling it was costly.

Yin Baiming had expected everyone’s reaction, remaining calm: “The Xiang Si Sect is not a charity hall. We sell lives, and the price must match the value of life.”

Lei Wangyue paused for a moment, looked around, and said: “This matter is not just the concern of our Thunder Cloud Association. The threat from Nanming Village to the forces of Flowing Cloud Peak involves everyone. This expense could be crowdfunded.”