Chapter 18 – 9 Wishes Abyss

At ten, Dugu Zhuo had nonetheless been an ignorant baby, and didn’t know the explanation for lots of the issues taking place round him.

He solely remembered that on the time, his mom had been deeply in poor health, and had not been conscious of her environment even when she was awake, hazily asking whether or not that man had deserted her.

Her thoughts wasn’t clear, and simply earlier than her dying, she had clung to Dugu Zhuo’s hand like she was possessed, saying she hated this life she had spent in lonely ready, and she or he hated having a toddler out of marriage. All of the struggling in her life had been led to by that man and that baby. In her subsequent life, she by no means wished to see these two individuals once more.

On her deathbed, she noticed Dugu Zhuo as his father, and her hateful eyes and phrases struck deep into Dugu Zhuo’s coronary heart.

Dugu Zhuo had by no means resented his mom. He had actually lived the primary ten years of his life in hardship, his mom being regarded down upon by everybody, spurned by the world for having a toddler earlier than marriage. She had been pushed away from dwelling by her dad and mom and traveled far to this small city. Arduous work had bent her again, and within the grips of sickness, she was very hardly ever completely satisfied.

Dugu Zhuo solely thought that possibly it could’ve been higher if he have been by no means born. Perhaps everybody round him can be happier, whether or not it was his mom or Ye Zhou.

“Why do you need to deliver the Xuan Sword’s wielder nearer to the 9 Wishes Abyss?” Dugu Zhuo requested.

The attendant shook his head. “I’m unsure, however we’ve achieved as such for 1000’s of years. However taking a look at issues now, we must always’ve killed Dugu Zhuo initially, and let the Qingtian Sect discover a new wielder. He was the one particular person most unsuited to wielding the divine sword.”

This NPC was out of the blue energetic, now not supplying predetermined solutions by rote. Worry stuffed his expression as he clutched the entrance of his robes. “We solely needed to push the Xuan Sword’s wielder nearer to the 9 Wishes Abyss, however we couldn’t have imagined that he’d be so excessive. He destroyed the divine realm and didn’t even spare the Netherworld. He’s a madman!”

Witnessing the attendant’s transformation, Dugu Zhuo knew that he had introduced one other particular person into the sport, solely this time, it was somebody he didn’t acknowledge.

“Who’re you?” Dugu Zhuo requested.

“Jiao Yan, the gatekeeper of the 9 Wishes Abyss within the Netherworld,” the attendant mentioned.

The Netherworld was the territory of ghosts and demons, governing the cycle of life and dying. Usually, it needs to be an orderly place just like the human realm, and despite the fact that typically depraved ghosts or demons would possibly wreak havoc, the Netherworld would ship individuals to apprehend them.

The 9 Wishes Abyss was completely different, nevertheless. It consistently collected the 9 wishes of the human realm, and the overabundance of malevolent intent may now not be purified, solely sealed. One of many roles of the Xuansu Twin Swords was to suppress the 9 Wishes Abyss, stopping its demonic power from corrupting the Netherworld and turning it into a real demonic realm.

When he had damaged the swords, regardless of his grief, Dugu Zhuo had not forgotten his mission. The collapse of the Pillar of Heaven had launched the heavenly hearth of the Canglan mountain vary, and with the Su Sword, which related to the divine realm, and the Xuan Sword, which related to the 9 Wishes Abyss, Dugu Zhuo guided the heavenly hearth into the Abyss, cleaning its depraved qi fully.

There was no extra 9 Wishes Abyss, and the remaining depraved qi which spilled out from it was progressively cleansed by the considerable non secular power of the human world following the autumn of the divine realm.

The human realm had reached a brand new equilibrium.

It should’ve been an end result that neither the divine realm nor the 9 Wishes Abyss may’ve imagined.

After saying his phrases, Jiao Yan vanished, as soon as once more turning into that unremarkable temple attendant. A knocking sound got here from outdoors the temple corridor. “Is anybody there? Can we are available in?”

Dugu Zhuo instantly eliminated the attendant’s outer garments, positioned a binding spell on him, and stuffed him, in his inside robes, behind the temple’s statue of Cheng Huang.

He placed on the attendant’s garments and picked up the broom. The plain grey gown did nothing to hide his otherworldly demeanor.

A participant wouldn’t be capable to do something to an NPC, definitely not take off their garments, however Dugu Zhuo was capable of. When Dugu Zhuo stole the attendant’s garments, the sport froze for a second.

It handed in a break up second, too quick for any of the gamers to note, and even the programmer who was at all times checking the info couldn’t discover a single quantity change so briefly.

Solely the substitute intelligence of 9 Heavens took a look at Dugu Zhuo’s knowledge, then continued with its rubbish assortment as if it had seen nothing out of the extraordinary.

“Enter,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned.

The veiled gang lastly dared to enter the temple, instantly taking off their conical hats and different cloaking objects upon coming inside. Dugu Zhuo may now see their options.

Two of them took off a bracelet and their our bodies instantly grew a foot in dimension. They have been over two meters tall, with bulging muscle tissue and two small horns atop their heads. Their fingernails have been sharp and their pores and skin was barely pink.

These have been low-level demons.

The remaining three individuals appeared sinister, and after their hats got here off, so did two of their shadows, to be thrown in a nook together with the hats. These two gamers forged no shadows, displaying they have been ghosts. The final participant had a shadow, however his pores and skin was pale and he gave the impression to be a jiangshi or some such.

“I used to be suffocating,” one of many demons mentioned. “This shitty recreation doesn’t give its gamers any dignity. What sort of demons are weak to daylight?”

“Chances are you’ll be weak to daylight, however no less than you received’t die in it,” mentioned the primary ghost.

The jiangshi checked out Dugu Zhuo, and after freezing for a second, began furiously patting Ghost Two on the shoulder. “Fast, take a screenshot!”

The jiangshi’s hand handed proper by way of Ghost Two’s physique. Under degree 20, ghosts didn’t have corporeal our bodies, being solely phantoms that couldn’t be touched by anybody strong.

Upon listening to the jiangshi’s voice, everybody’s consideration turned towards Dugu Zhuo, they usually all took a breath.

Holding the broom with an detached expression, Dugu Zhuo mentioned, “What enterprise do these younger heroes have?”

“We’re right here to take a display— er, no, we’re right here to do the principle questline. How come you look fully completely different from final night time?” mentioned Demon Two.

“One kind can have many expressions,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned calmly.

“It’s day now, isn’t it?” mentioned Ghost One. “It’s not unusual that the NPC can be completely different. Plus, we’re doing the principle questline now, so possibly we get particular remedy.” He rubbed his fingers.

None of them doubted Dugu Zhuo was an NPC, saying, “We’ve already suffused Widow Yang’s tofu with yin power. What’s the subsequent job?”

So that they hadn’t gone to purchase tofu, however to put yin power inside it.

If an extraordinary particular person ate that tofu crammed with yin power, their physique can be weakened and they might turn out to be bedridden with severe sickness. He didn’t know what the demons have been scheming.

Dugu Zhuo didn’t resent these gamers. He knew that they didn’t know why they have been doing these items, solely following the sport’s prompts. He may nonetheless trigger these gamers some hassle, although.

“Now that you just’ve infused yin power into the tofu, the bailiffs might examine. Go to the yamen[1] to trigger hassle, in order that they don’t smash the Netherworld’s grand plan,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned.

When he had seen the bailiffs on the store yesterday, their ranges had been no less than 25, so if a couple of gamers triggered hassle on the yamen, they’d die with out even understanding why.

“Okay,” the workforce responded, however none of them left, solely gathering round Dugu Zhuo and circling him.

“His eyelashes are so lengthy,” mentioned the jiangshi. “Is he an eyelash god?”

Ghost One mentioned, “The proportions of his facial options are flawless. Have a look at the straight bridge of his nostril, his lips at simply the best thickness, the proper corners of his eyes. His enamel are straight and even, his jawline is impeccable… his brow, the bridge of his nostril, and his jaw completely align to the golden ratio. His eyebrows look this good with out even being sculpted, and his eyes—”

“Alright!” mentioned Ghost Two. “What are you, a plastic surgeon? Your evaluation goes manner too deep!”

“How a lot work did the corporate put into his mannequin?” mentioned Demon One. “All his actions look so pure. I can virtually see all of the nights of sleepless work.”

“That’s too harsh,” Demon Two mentioned. “I don’t even really feel like taking a screenshot now.”

The group surrounded Dugu Zhuo, chattering whereas snapping footage, and even unable to carry again from wanting to the touch Dugu Zhuo’s face.

“Younger heroes, watch your manners underneath the eyes of Cheng Huang,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned coldly.

“Oh, what if we don’t?” mentioned Ghost One, grabbing for Dugu Zhuo’s arm, making an attempt to make the most of his personal incorporeality.

“Lowly ghost, watch your self!” Dugu Zhuo mentioned.

He mentally recited a command of the 5 Phases Swordplay, inflicting the broom in his hand to immediately break up aside, every straw of it turning into a pointy blade that flew towards the 5 gamers, impaling all of them in a flurry.

After killing all of the gamers, Dugu Zhuo acquired one other system notification that he had gained 5 Righteousness Factors for eliminating evil beings, in addition to sufficient expertise to deliver him to degree 13. He selected to not degree up, as he didn’t need to surpass Ye Zhou.

On the identical time, he acquired a message of “Ding! You’ve created a sword fashion. A clean jade slip has been despatched to your storage merchandise. Please identify your sword fashion and file it in accordance with system pointers, then submit it for approval. After approval, your sword fashion could be given to different gamers in a transaction.”

It appeared he may actually create a way by utilizing his personal swordplay to kill gamers.

Dugu Zhuo didn’t instantly file the 5 Phases Swordplay. With a sweep of his hand, he pushed the corpses of the 5 gamers out of the temple and closed the door, then dragged the temple attendant out from behind the divine statue.

He changed the attendant’s garments, launched his binding, and silently left the temple from the again door.

After leaping over the wall across the temple, he acquired a notification that “the beggar boss needs you to catch chickens”. These NPCs actually knew find out how to torment gamers.

Ye Zhou instantly grabbed Dugu Zhuo upon seeing him and dragged him to a hiding place a ways away, earlier than saying out of breath, “You’re lastly again. I used to be anxious you’d received caught.”

“All the pieces’s effective,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned. “I’ve the knowledge.”

Earlier than Dugu Zhuo may say it, Ye Zhou coated his mouth. “Wait till we meet up with Aotian and the others. They’re working onerous on the duties, so we are able to’t go away them out.”

“Okay,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned calmly. His lips unintentionally brushed in opposition to Ye Zhou’s palm as he spoke.

Ye Zhou, having been upset that he couldn’t really feel the night time breeze final night time, had set his ache and tactile sensitivity to 50% when logging on at the moment, so he felt Dugu Zhuo’s lips in opposition to his palm.

It was far lighter than it ought to’ve been, nevertheless it nonetheless despatched Ye Zhou’s coronary heart racing.

He withdrew his hand as if he hadn’t felt something, and after reuniting with Qingyue and contacting Aotian, they lastly met up close to Granny Wang’s hen coop.

“Are these chickens or sparrows?” Aotian mentioned, fuming and pointing to a hen sitting on the roof.

He turned to Black Cat. “And also you! Aren’t you probably the most nimble? Because you’re a cat, don’t you know the way to catch chickens?”

“I’m a cat, not a hawk!” Black Cat replied.

As they quarreled whereas coated in hen feathers, Dugu Zhuo’s group caught up. Dugu Zhuo leapt calmly onto the roof, caught two chickens, and tossed them to Ye Zhou.

His actions have been sleek, and he shortly captured ten chickens, two for every member of the celebration. He paid Granny Wang for them in silver, lastly finishing this chain of missions.