Chapter 818: Secret of The Cathedral

Gu Qing Shan didn’t intend to say anything else.

With every minute, the Earth sword’s death came closer.

The Lord of Total Distortion had already agreed to the transaction.

And he has already displayed his Mystic-type ability.

It was time to get what he came for.

“Venerable Lord of Total Distortion, do you think we can complete our transaction now?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

The Lord of Total Distortion replied: 『 There is no need to hurry, I want to show you something first 』

He waved his hand.

Then the entire observatory began to sink.

The brick walls around the observatory were quickly moving up.

Various rooms full of fiends and devils who were doing business with one another as well as countless strange and precious treasures, quickly flashed by as the room went deeper.

The light gradually dimmed.

Until finally, the observatory stopped on top of a glowing sea of darkness.

『 Look below 』the Lord of Total Distortion told him.

Gu Qing Shan didn’t understand what the other party was trying to do so he tried asking: “This seems to be the seabed where the mainland and the ocean meet”

『 That isn’t the case 』the Lord of Total Distortion replied.

He waved his hand again.

A long spiral staircase made of up stone appeared at the edge of the room.

The Lord of Total Distortion took out a torch from the void of space and began to walk down the stairs.

Gu Qing Shan could only follow.

The two of them went down the ancient and tattered stone steps and reached the border between the steps and the sea water.

The Lord of Total Distortion stopped.

Gu Qing Shan also stopped next to him.

『 This is the lowest floor of the cathedral, a completely sealed space that isn’t connected to anywhere outside. I brought you here to take a look at the thing underneath it 』the Lord of Total Distortion told Gu Qing Shan.

Hearing that, Gu Qing Shan released his inner sight and scanned the water below.

It was now that he noticed his inner sight was being blocked out by the water, unable to see anything below even a little bit.

He could only see with his eyes a dark shadow far underneath the water surface.

What is that?

This is a secret area within the cathedral, why did the Lord of Total Distortion have to show this to me?

With a lot of doubt, Gu Qing Shan tried carefully observing the dark shadow below the water.

Unfortunately, there was a layer of something that covered the shadow, obscuring what it really was.

Gu Qing Shan could only tell that it was a living thing with his intuition.

“I cannot see it cleary” Gu Qing Shan honestly replied.

The Lord of Total Distortion tossed the torch into the water and muttered: 『 Release taboo 』

The fire began to illuminate below the sea, revealing what was being obscured.

Gu Qing Shan carefully looked back.

It was a finger.

A magnificent giant finger the size of a 3-story-tall building.

The finger had a sharp nail that looked like the claw of a giant creature.

The giant finger was being restrained by hundreds of tiny black chains, pinned tightly to the bottom of the ocean.

Even more frighteningly, the finger was still struggling, attempting to escape from the restraints of the black chains.

Gu Qing Shan noticed that about 3-5 chains had already been broken and were lying still on the seabed.

『 After carefully and thoroughly studying this cathedral for many years, I discovered that the ultimate goal of this whole cathedral was to trap this finger here 』the Lord of Total Distortion explained.

After witnessing Gu Qing Shan’s [All Crossing Sea of Bitterness], the Lord of Total Distortion was speaking a lot more with a clear change in attitude.

“It doesn’t seem like the cathedral will be able to trap this finger” Gu Qing Shan replied.

3-5 chains being broken wasn’t a lot compared to the total number of chains that were restraining the finger.

But the fact that they were broken represented a certain fact——–

If it was able to snap 3-5 chains, it would eventually be able to snap all the black chains and escape from the bottom of the cathedral.

『 No matter, as long as there are powerful lifeforms that keep being supplied to the cathedral and become a part of it, the number of black chains would only keep increasing and this giant finger would keep being restrained 』the Lord of Total Distortion replied.

Gu Qing Shan was surprised to hear that.

No wonder this cathedral kept on absorbing more evil creatures into it.

So it has been draining their power.

But instead of killing them, the cathedral turned the evil creatures into a source of renewable power——- or to be more accurate, crops that were constantly being harvested.

Thanks to the ever-increasing number of evil creatures, the cathedral has been able to maintain the seal over this black finger.

“Which creature’s finger was this?” Gu Qing Shan couldn’t help asking.

『 I’m not sure. I once tried to attack it with my full strength, but I couldn’t even leave a dent on the outside 』the Lord of Total Distortion replied.

As he looked at the finger, he had a clear look of madness and desires in his double pupils.

『 Now, let us get to the point 』

He abruptly turned around and faced Gu Qing Shan:『 Xie Qi Fiend King, I can order the Black Bone Witch King to cast [Death Suspension] on your weapon and prolong its collapse 』

Gu Qing Shan felt glad and quickly answered: “Then please, as soon as the technique is cast, I will dedicate both evil realms to you”

『 No need 』the Lord of Total Distortion replied.

Gu Qing Shan was surprised.

The Lord of Total Distortion continued: 『 Two evil realms are certainly precious, but what I’m more interested in is your ability 』

“What exactly do you mean?”

『 Tomorrow, I will organize another expedition into the deep of the Chaos Demonic Sea——- that is the price, as long as you join my expedition team, then I don’t need you to offer your Strings of Law, our transaction will be considered complete 』

“So you aren’t willing to take the Strings of Law as the price?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

After seeing the giant finger, he was more than willing to offer the two Strings of Law instead of joining some deep-sea expedition team.

Don’t be ridiculous, if this cathedral was already this eerie, who knew what sort of things would lie deeper in the Chaos Demonic Sea.

But the Lord of Total Distortion’s answer caused Gu Qing Shan to feel disappointed.

『 Xie Qi Fiend King, your Strings of Law are truly precious, but I have more important things in mind right now, and that is exploring the Demonic Sea 』

The Lord of Total Distortion continued: 『 Your ability is exceptionally useful in the ocean. I will need your help——- this way my expedition will be much safer and I will reach my goal a lot easier 』

Gu Qing Shan’s thoughts quickly turned.

Seems like I won’t be able to refuse, otherwise, the Lord of Total Distortion wouldn’t help me.

If I want to save the Earth sword, I have to accept this.

Since that’s the case——-

Gu Qing Shan replied without issue: “I can join this expedition of yours, as long as you can fulfill my request”

『 Very fair, then we have a deal? 』the Lord of Total Distortion replied.

“There is one more thing. As I’ve shown you earlier, I need to kill” Gu Qing Shan replied.

The Lord of Total Distortion grinned: 『 There are many demonic sea creatures in the ocean, I shall allow you to help me clean some of them up 』

“Then all is fine” Gu Qing Shan confirmed.

——indeed, this was a fair deal, although I will be put into danger, the Earth sword will be saved.

This is also a chance, since I have no other choice, I can borrow his great forces to quickly gather more Soul Points.

The Lord of Total Distortion asked again: 『 So, it is decided then? 』

“Your Excellency, please save my weapon first, because it can’t afford to wait any longer. After that, I will fulfill my end of the deal” Gu Qing Shan answered.

『 Very well, I shall resolve your issue first 』

The Lord of Total Distortion looked up and spoke to the void of space: 『 Tell the Black Bone Witch King to come see me 』

「 Understood 」a voice replied.

Not too long after, the Black Bone Witch King arrived.

『 Master, how may I serve you? 』the Black Bone Witch King asked.

The Lord of Total Distortion glanced towards Gu Qing Shan: 『 You tell him 』

Gu Qing Shan then told him his request.

The Black Bone Witch King listened to him with a solemn expression and nodded: 『 Take out your weapon 』

Gu Qing Shan then carefully took the long rectangular box that contained the Earth sword and lifted it in both hands.

The Black Bone Witch King knelt on the ground, looked up at the Lord of Total Distortion and said: 『 Master, then I shall be on my way 』

『 Feel at ease 』the Lord of Total Distortion replied.

The Black Bone Witch King nodded and put one hand on top of the box.

He then took out an antique clock from the void of space with his other hand.

The Black Bone Witch King loudly roared and crushed the clock.

As soon as the clock shattered, his body slowly became transparent and vanished into nothingness.

The only people that remained on the observatory were the Lord of Total Distortion and Gu Qing Shan.

“What just happened?” Gu Qing Shan couldn’t help but ask.

The Lord of Total Distortion coldly replied: 『 He could only use his Mystic-type ability to indefinitely delay death a total of three times in his entire life. Since he used it for the third time just now, he died 』

Gu Qing Shan glanced at the long rectangular box in his hand and carefully sensed inside.

He could sense a power similar to Xie Dao Ling’s temporal spell affecting the box.

That’s great, the Earth sword won’t have to die.

Since the Lord of Total Distortion had given up the life of his subordinate to help me save the Earth sword, I also won’t go back on my words and fulfill my end of the deal.

Gu Qing Shan looked at the Lord of Total Distortion and said sincerely: “Thank you for Your Excellency’s help”