Chapter 161: Top-Grade Ghost Weapon

Ores, black jade, and ghosts—the items the paper army can bring back from the Yinjian are becoming more and more numerous.

"Crack, crack, crack."

A large quantity of ore is carried away by the heavy-armored Zhiren, while Lin Feng takes the black jade directly for himself.

Another surprise today is that the Zhiren generals of the military camp have joined forces to suppress two Fierce Ghosts; this is more than the number of Fierce Ghosts suppressed in the past.

"One of them will be made into a Zhiren general, as the dark gold mine we are about to take will need a Zhiren general to guard it. The other one will be used to craft a ghost weapon."

"Also, the number of heavy-armored Zhiren is now under fifteen thousand. I must produce another batch. As the Yinjian requires more territory to be garrisoned, our troop strength is gradually becoming strained."

After some thought, Lin Feng directly summons the ghosts from the *Corpse-Raising and Ghost-Cultivating Scripture* to set them to work.

"Sasha~"

Accompanied by the paper continuously spreading from the Qianmian Zhi Gui, a new Zhiren general takes shape. At the same time, the Li Gui sent over by the Zhiren army are also crafted into Zhiren Xiaowei.

Only about fifty-odd Great Ghosts remain, but they, too, will soon be sacrificed by Lin Feng to the various ghosts.

"Go cut down a batch of timber and make them into wooden figures!"

However, these Zhiren generals and Zhiren Xiaowei alone are not enough. Lin Feng gives the order directly to the heavy-armored Zhiren guarding the graveyard.

"Swish~ Crack, crack!"

While waiting for the heavy-armored Zhiren to fell the timber, Lin Feng begins to complete the sacrificial offerings for each ghost.

"The Tou Gui should be advancing soon; if not tonight, then tomorrow."

After dismembering a Great Ghost and placing it in the underworld-soil ceramic bowl before the Tou Gui's grave, Lin Feng has this feeling, though he cannot be certain of the exact time.

Furthermore, besides the Tou Gui, the Shuangzi Gui are also about to advance. As high-grade corpse seeds like the Death-Defying Herding Ghost, the advancement speed of these two ghosts is not slow.

One stick of incense before the grave, three bowls of offerings; the only regret is that the candles before the graves of the Tou Gui and the Xi Gui have been exhausted, leaving only a few remnants of wax oil.

Thanks to the supplies from Li Yanbing and the Qingyuan County Princess, the main ghosts Lin Feng is raising now all possess their own graves.

Only the Shuzhuan Gui is not being carefully cultivated by Lin Feng, remaining all alone...

Not long after, the heavy-armored Zhiren return with a large quantity of timber and begin crafting more heavy-armored Zhiren. Two hours later, five thousand heavy-armored Zhiren once again fill this graveyard to capacity.

Subsequently, the Ghost Gate appears again, and this newly forged Zhiren army steps directly into the Ghost Gate to begin completing the tasks Lin Feng has assigned.

Only after finishing these matters does Lin Feng feel a bit more at ease. He now possesses five Zhiren generals, sixty-four Zhiren Xiaowei, and over twenty thousand heavy-armored Zhiren in the Yinjian.

"At some point, I should arrange for the Zhiren to go elsewhere to get some saplings to plant, otherwise this place will be chopped bare sooner or later."

On the way to the stone house, Lin Feng notices the barren landscape around him and cannot help but shake his head. The heavy-armored Zhiren do not care about big trees or small trees; as long as they can be used, they will chop them all away.

"Ding~ Ding~"

Arriving in front of the stone house, the sound of hammer strikes reaches his ears. Once the new ore was delivered, the blacksmith Zhiren immediately began forging.

Lin Feng does not enter the stone house directly but goes to the room next door to check the situation.

"Clatter~ Swish~"

Inside the stone house, rows of ghost-weapon sacrificial pools are neatly arranged. Yesterday, he used a batch of Great Ghosts for weapon sacrifice, and thirty ghost-weapon spears are currently undergoing fusion.

However, Lin Feng's goal now is not these ghost weapons, which will only end up as mid-grade, but the Ruyi Golden Cudgel that was crafted long ago.

After so many days of fusion, the sacrificial pool for the Ruyi Golden Cudgel has finally calmed down.

"Click, click~"

Pushing open the bluestone lid of the sacrificial pool, the black water inside has completely calmed down, though the volume of the black water is much greater than at the beginning, now almost overflowing.

"Clatter!"

Lin Feng, however, turns a blind eye to this and reaches out to grab the Ruyi Golden Cudgel from the sacrificial pool, pulling it out.

"So heavy!"

The moment he grips this top-grade ghost weapon, Lin Feng has this feeling.

Once the Ruyi Golden Cudgel is fully retrieved, a ghost weapon that appears dark gold, with intricate patterns on its surface and evil ghost heads carved at both ends, comes directly into view.

The entire ghost weapon is as tall as a person and as thick as an infant's wrist; held in the hand, it feels bone-chillingly cold, and it is also incredibly heavy!

"Bang!"

Gently setting the ghost weapon down, it immediately cracks the stone floor tiles. Lin Feng feels that this thing must weigh several thousand catties; otherwise, given his current strength, he would not feel it to be so heavy.

"Just this weight has a bit of the feel of the Ruyi Golden Cudgel. But in the end, it's not the real thing; otherwise, I wouldn't be able to lift thirteen thousand five hundred catties!"

Mocking himself, Lin Feng then has the Xi Gui possess him, instantly transforming into the state of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

Lin Feng then backhands the top-grade ghost weapon and begins to wield it.

"Swish~"

Emerging from the stone house, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand, under the influence of the Xi Gui's power, gradually begins to resemble the true Ruyi Golden Cudgel more and more.

With one swing of the cudgel, the massive Ruyi Golden Cudgel sweeps across instantly, and the power of the top-grade ghost weapon erupts. Everything the Ruyi Golden Cudgel sweeps past crumbles directly.

This is the power of that original two-headed ghost, now transformed into one of the abilities of this top-grade ghost weapon.

In other words, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel now possesses a one-hit-kill ability; as long as something is struck by it, it will shatter directly.

The next moment, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel begins to change under the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. The entire ghost weapon starts to ooze scarlet blood, and then a special ghost domain begins to form around the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.

In this ghost domain, blood surges like a tide, and countless ghostly figures float in the sea of blood. As the Ruyi Golden Cudgel is swung, this ghost domain also turns into an extremely intense ghostly power that spreads out.

Anyone touched by this blood will be entangled and tortured to death by countless ghostly shadows.

This is the second ability of this top-grade ghost weapon, the Xue Hai Curse, which is best used for dealing with difficult targets.

"Swish! Swish!"

A top-grade ghost weapon possessing two ghostly abilities—Lin Feng does not know if this is due to the uniqueness of the two-headed ghost or the extraordinary nature of this ghost weapon.

But clearly, this weapon is much better for the Great Sage Equaling Heaven than that previous Fierce Ghost bone.

"Whoosh~"

Withdrawing the Xi Gui, Lin Feng stands steady again. Looking at the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand, he feels quite satisfied.

"Next is to wait for the armor to be completed. Having two top-grade ghost weapons provides a decent boost, even for me when I transform into the Great Sage Equaling Heaven state!"

After putting away this weapon, Lin Feng also begins to look forward to the second top-grade ghost weapon.

"Next is a Painted Halberd of Heaven. Now that I have the Fierce Ghost, once it's completed, the strength of the Zhiren generals in the Yinjian will surely become even stronger!"

Lin Feng then directly takes out another forged weapon blank, dismembers the Fierce Ghost in his hand, and finally puts both the Fierce Ghost and the weapon blank into the sacrificial pool.

"It would be better to remove half of this black water..."

However, as he puts the Fierce Ghost and the Painted Halberd of Heaven into the sacrificial pool, the black water immediately begins to churn; if he doesn't remove half of it, it will likely overflow.