"I know what to do …" Lingxiao sighed. Being softhearted would only lead to a horrible death.
"What do you plan to do next?" Long Chen asked directly.
"I'm not in the mood to fight. I'll just follow you guys. When you go out, just bring me along," Lingxiao said.
Based on his understanding of Long Chen during this period of time, he already had an impression of him. This young man might really be able to do amazing things. Lingxiao did not know where he should stand in this regard.
"I owe you a favor for what happened today. I'll definitely return it in the future." Lingxiao cupped his hands and said.
Long Chen was always the same. He said, "I heard from Zong Yue and the others that after gathering a hundred, there will be two choices. One of them is to go to the black castle, and I'll choose to go in."
Lingxiao waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as you can bring me out in the end."
"That's good too. With Wang Chao's personality, he might target you again." Long Chen nodded.
As such, Lingxiao followed Long Chen and Zong Yue to get the remaining twenty or so Luminous Pearls. With the help of a swordsman like Lingxiao, the efficiency was much higher. After five or six days, the three of them gathered a hundred Luminous Pearls. When it was time to collect the last Luminous Pearl, Long Chen let them all enter the Taixu Realm to avoid any accidents.
He was very curious about what would happen next.
On an empty street, Long Chen placed a hundred Night Illumination Pearls on the ground. When the light of the hundred Night Illumination Pearls converged, the entire street was lit up.
Footsteps could be heard in front of them.
Long Chen knew it was about time.
Under the illumination of the Night-Luminescent Pearl, a human figure stood 20 meters in front of Long Chen. When he walked, the metal chains made a clanking sound as they dragged across the ground. Different from normal ghosts, this kind of sound gave Long Chen a sense of fear.
The figure that appeared in the darkness wore a set of old armor and a helmet. He had a green face and sharp fangs. Hidden in the darkness, a black aura wrapped around his body, giving off an eerie feeling.
That's right, it was one of the ten great Ghost Kings, King Chu Jiang who had always been following Long Chen.
The Ten Great Ghost Kings were King Chu Jiang, King Qin Guang, King Yama, and so on.
This time, Long Chen did not feel any hostility from the other party, but he still paid 120% of his attention. What kind of secrets did this guy have?
If he did not have the Nirvana Energy to rely on, Long Chen would definitely not be as calm as he was now.
King Chujiang's fanged mouth trembled, as if he hadn't spoken for countless years. After a period of time, an extremely aged voice that sounded like it was filled with the marks of time came out of his mouth.
"Leave … or be a guest …"
Long Chen didn't hear wrongly. Those were the words he said.
He knew that the Ten Great Ghost Kings would come out when there were a hundred Night Pearls. It was just as he had expected.
The so-called guest should be going to that black ancient castle.
"I'm a guest," Long Chen said straightforwardly.
King Chujiang shook his head for a while, then continued, "Twenty days … later … I'll … come and bring you …"
Long Chen was a bit depressed. Why did it have to be twenty days later? Couldn't it be now? Thus, he raised this question. Just as he said this, King Chujiang turned around and left.
"What will happen in twenty days?" Long Chen didn't know where he got the courage from, but he actually blocked King Chujiang's path.
Crack, crack.
King Chujiang's teeth opened and closed, his body trembled, and his face was expressionless. Long Chen originally thought that he was going to make a move, but he didn't expect him to say, "The Ghost Gate … is wide open. Those who … don't leave … will die …"
After saying that, his figure flashed, and his figure floated to who knows where.
Long Chen's face was filled with shock.
"There's actually only twenty days left. After twenty days, I reckon that all the stone gates will open. At that time, this place will truly become a ghost city. There won't be many who can survive here. Even if they do, they will probably never be able to leave, unless they can last until the next appearance of the City of Wronged Deaths …"
This was also the reason why he found some people among the skeletons that died of old age. Those who could persevere in the ghost tide would only die of old age in the end.
After returning to the original place, Long Chen discovered that the hundred Night Pearls had completely lost their luster. It was probably because of the arrival of King Chujiang that they changed. These Night Pearls had probably lost their effectiveness.
"What should we do next?" Mo Xiaolang asked.
"Anyway, we have plenty of time. Let's seize the treasures."
Long Chen suggested. They hunted ghosts, obtained treasures, and cultivated at the same time. These twenty days passed very quickly. Long Chen would usually leave behind the original Night Pearls after defeating the ghosts. Those who were lucky would presumably be able to obtain them. Coming to the City of Wronged Deaths, ninety percent of the time, meant death. Whether they could survive or not depended on themselves.
Long Chen had a feeling that everything he did was under the eyes of one person, including hiding others in the Taixu Realm. However, since the other person turned a blind eye to it, Long Chen could only go along with it. However, he knew that he couldn't go too far. If he brought everyone into the Taixu Realm, the ruler would definitely deal with him first.
Within 20 days, many people came in from the outside and joined the killing team. Many people snatched a lot of good things, but it was a pity that most of them didn't have the opportunity to bring these things out.
In Long Chen's hands, there were more than seventy Dao Tools, more than fifty Immortal Essences, and more than thirty other kinds of natural treasures. He also had more than twenty Connate Dao Laws. This time, he probably obtained the most things. As long as he could get out of here, with so many treasures, it wouldn't be a problem for him to become a peerless expert.
Of course, a weapon with three Dao patterns hadn't appeared yet. Similarly, there were no Immortal Essences with three Immortal Patterns.
The twenty days were about to arrive. Long Chen could already feel the haze descending on the City of Wronged Deaths. All the ghosts in the City of Wronged Deaths were restless. An uneasy aura reverberated in the City of Wronged Deaths.
"… Follow … me …" Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
Long Chen turned around and saw that King Chujiang had appeared once again. After saying a few words, his body floated into the darkness. Long Chen hurriedly followed. As he moved forward, he discovered that the yellow runes on the stone doors of the houses on both sides had already begun to burn. The moment of ten thousand ghosts rioting was about to arrive. The City of the Wronged would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.
The runes burned bit by bit. The tremors of each stone door grew stronger and stronger. The martial artists who hadn't left yet gathered together and looked at the scene in a daze. Their faces were pale with fright.
And at this time, Long Chen raised his head. The black castle in the clouds was getting closer and closer.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Behind him, countless black stone doors were broken open. A large number of ghosts rushed out. Most of the martial artists were instantly drowned by the ghosts. For a time, screams filled with despair and pain resounded. Long Chen felt very uncomfortable listening to them.
However, the City of Wronged Deaths was such a cruel place.
To tell the truth, Long Chen estimated that besides those who chose to come with him as guests, there shouldn't be more than five people who actually left.
The deaths of hundreds of people led to the success of four or five people. This was the rule of the City of Wronged Deaths.
The so-called 'guests' definitely had a master. Long Chen was very curious as to who this master was.
In the midst of the extreme panic and desperate screams, Long Chen stood under the black castle. Behind him was a bloody land. A large number of martial artists had been directly devoured by the ghosts, living a life worse than death.
Looking at the black castle from such a close distance, the gloomy black fog shrouded the sky above the castle. A gentle breeze blew past, sending out incomparably mournful cries of ghosts. The entire castle was piled up with a large number of skeletons. These skeletons were all complete, and each skeleton had the same expression. They were all looking at the sky in despair. Those empty eyes gave Long Chen an intense shock to his soul.
From their empty eyes, Long Chen saw too much unwillingness and despair, just like those who were currently being slaughtered.
The castle only had a small black gate. Behind it was a long passage, and one couldn't see what was inside. But at this time, King Chujiang was standing in front of the castle, not moving at all.
One after another, other people arrived. The first to arrive was actually Huang Yu. Seeing that it was Long Chen, he was surprised and asked, "I didn't expect you to also choose this path. You're really brave."
"You too." Long Chen didn't say much.
In front of Huang Yu was another ghost king. It was very short, only half the height of a human, but the degree of ferocity and terror was not inferior to King Chujiang.
Another person arrived. It was actually Long Xing.
"Haha, I knew you would come. My guess was right. Motherf * cker, this city is only so big. I've been looking for you for more than a month, but I still couldn't find you." Long Xing completely disregarded the presence of the three ghost kings. He rushed forward and hugged Long Chen.
"Be careful … if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have chosen to come to this damned place." Long Xing quickly said in his ear.
What he meant was that he had come because he had guessed that Long Chen would come here.
Long Chen felt that even he was a little nervous.
Long Chen had no choice but to come, because this was his purpose for coming to Nine Star Chaos City.
"Be careful …" Long Chen could only resign himself to fate. It could be said that if the ten ghost kings really attacked, they would probably all die.
Other than the two of them, three more people arrived one after another. These three were all old men. One of them was an old man from the Ancestral Sorcerer Realm. Although he was an old man, he was a full five meters tall. His arm was thicker than Long Chen's body. His body seemed to be cast from steel, and his whole body emitted a kind of savage aura.
The other person was a mermaid from the Thousand Mirror Sea. He had a human body and a fish tail. According to the legends, the mermaids were very beautiful. The old man in front of him had a crooked body, and clearly wasn't very good-looking, but he was undoubtedly very strong.