Zhu Jiu was sure that there was indeed a thick earth essence bead in the box, and he was very happy. This thing is a good treasure!
When the right time comes to refine the beads into the Sea of Consciousness Talisman, many related spells will be nourished by the thick earth essence, becoming as heavy as a mountain, and their power will double and skyrocket.
Zhu Jiu put the box away happily and took out the nine-hole ghost-eating stove with his backhand.
After the Ghost Furnace absorbed a large amount of ghost power and yin energy in the ruined temple last time, a layer of cold ghost mist has always lingered on its surface.
It feels cold when held in the palm of the hand. This ghost furnace currently has sufficient Yin energy, but unfortunately it lacks Yin spirits and ghosts to guide it. Otherwise, the furnace can be opened immediately to refine ghosts.
I wonder if the ghosts promised to be sent by the major empires under the abyss have been caught?
The second round of the competition has ended, and today is the day agreed to send ghosts off. Zhu Jiu has some vague expectations in his heart.
Towards evening, someone came to visit as expected. The first one was the prince named Tang from the Demonic Corpse Kingdom.
Prince Tang knocked on the door lightly and stepped in. When he saw Zhu Jiu, he didn't show off and said directly:
"First of all, I would like to congratulate Shao Zhu on his victory and entering the main peak as expected. I wonder how sure Shao Zhu will be in the top spot in the next three rounds of battle?"
Zhu Jiu frowned slightly. Prince Tang asked this question a little suddenly, so he asked:
"Is there some secret here?"
A hint of appreciation flashed in Prince Tang's eyes and he said:
"There is some saying, hehe, in fact, the person who gets the first place can have a chance to enter the fourth floor of Yuanting Treasure Pavilion to select treasures, and occasionally in the future, when there are some tasks that need to be carried out as a team, each generation of students will be treated as one
Groups, the leader of each group should naturally be the first one."
Zhu Jiu's eyes brightened when he heard this, and he asked:
"Why is it that no one in the sect reminded me of such a huge difference?"
Prince Tang chuckled and said:
"Things like this have always been reported to the disciples of the Three Rounds War by our subordinate empire in order to effectively make friends with the core disciples we like. The elders in the sect who know this matter have already been dealt with by us, so naturally they will not be notified in advance.
Mr. Zhu hasn't answered me yet, how sure are you of getting the top spot?"
Zhu Jiu's eyes shone with strange light, hesitated for a moment, and said slowly:
"To tell you the truth, before I heard what you said, I was just thinking about being able to enter the main sect, and I didn't want to fight for the top spot with all my strength. But since the first one can enter the fourth floor of the Treasure Pavilion, it's completely different.
As for how certain we are, it’s hard to estimate!”
Then he frowned, as if he was comparing the odds of winning between himself and his opponent. After a while, he raised his head and said to Prince Tang:
"None of my five opponents are ordinary. I will try my best and I should be able to have a 20-30% certainty."
When he heard that Zhu Jiu's confidence was only 20 to 30%, Prince Tang's eyes lit up. Instead of feeling disappointed, he actually said with excitement:
"Since the other five Mr. Zhu have already met, I can still be 20/30 sure, which is beyond my expectation. I don't think Mr. Zhu is a person who talks casually. I'm afraid I should have some reservations about this estimate, hehe
!”
After saying this, he was still excited and continued:
"I won't hide it from you. I only brought two spirit ghosts this time because it is extremely difficult to catch and find them. Our Demon Corpse Kingdom tried our best to find only three that are suitable for Mr. Zhu's current use of mana.
I originally wanted to keep one of the ghosts privately, but now I have changed my mind and decided to take them all out to provide more support for Master Zhu San in his future battle."
Zhu Jiu's eyes brightened slightly and he said with a smile:
"Does the Demonic Corpse Kingdom actually have the ability to capture three Yin spirits that are suitable for me to use in refining ghosts? Could it be that all three of them have reached the third level? How is their quality?"
Prince Tang looked a little proud and said:
"They are indeed three third-level ghosts of the demon corpse admiral level, and they happen to be one each of the upper, middle and lower levels!"
Zhu Jiudaxi said:
"This is the best thing. This time I went out and found extremely pure Yin-cold ghost power, which can be used as firewood when refining ghosts. It is really great to find Yin-cold ghosts at this time. Please invite Prince Tang
Take it out, I'll make some preparations, and then I can start refining the ghost Gu. More than two days should be enough, just in time for the three-round battle."
Prince Tang was also very excited and said:
"Okay, but Mr. Zhu has to wait for a while. Firstly, I have to go back and bring the third ghost to present to Mr. Zhu. Secondly, there will be people from other empires coming to give gifts in a while.
, I can conclude that each of the other four empires will definitely donate a third-level ghost to Mr. Zhu, no more, no less."
Zhu Jiu understood as soon as he heard this. These countries were not placing their heavy bets on themselves. If they gave away a ghost, they would not offend themselves, and their own consumption would not be big.
After Prince Tang left, other empires came to visit one after another. The four empires really had one for each of them, and they were all third-order ghosts suitable for Zhu Jiu.
These imprisoned ghosts and ghosts are packed in a special black cloth bag.
Zhu Jiu did not open it to check. He expressed his gratitude to the empire who gave him the ghost objects and sent them out one by one with great respect.
There is one ghost for each of the four empires, plus the three from the Demonic Corpse Kingdom, there are seven ghosts in total. These seven ghosts have been selected by the major empires in advance, and they are all in good condition.
Zhu Jiu was overjoyed, but also a little bit regretful. If he could gather nine of them, he could fully activate the nine-hole ghost furnace and perform the highest level of nine-ghost refining technique.
Then he laughed softly, thinking that he was a little too greedy. As soon as his thoughts turned around, the servant came to inform him that there were guests coming.
Zhu Jiuwei was surprised, and suddenly remembered that there was a small kingdom in the country that promised to send him ghosts.
The small mainland is sparsely populated, and it is said that there is an ancient ruin where ghosts are rampant.
When people from this country came to visit and promised to come again to deliver ghost objects, Zhu Jiu didn't pay much attention at that time. Could it be that he really came now.
Zhu Jiu asked people to hurry up and invite him. After a while, a middle-aged man in his forties walked in.
This man was dressed in a golden robe and had an extraordinary bearing. He introduced himself as the leader of this small country called Tianxu Country.
Zhu Jiu stood up and returned the greeting and said:
"Zhu Jiu is really flattered that the Lord of the Kingdom is here in person."
Then the two of them started talking. The reason why the king came in person was because Zhu Jiu had confirmed to enter the main peak Yuanting, and his status was different from before.
Secondly, in addition to sending a fierce ghost to Zhu Jiu, I also have something to ask for. I hope that Zhu Jiu can visit their Tianxu country when he leaves the sect one day.
Their country's national treasure was lost in a ruin that had existed for countless years, and Zhu Jiu was asked to go there because he wanted his help in trying to find the treasure.
People in this small country have asked for help in many ways before, but there are few people who are proficient in ghost ways, and no matter how high their status is, they cannot afford the price, so they are often unable to get what they want.
After Zhu Jiu thought about it, he nodded and agreed to go and have a look. The lord of the small country then left the ghost behind and left happily.
After a short while, Prince Tang came back with the ghost objects. Zhu Jiu didn't hesitate anymore, took out the nine-hole ghost-eating stove and placed it on the ground in front of him.
At this time, the surface of the ghost furnace is entangled with strands of evil spirits transformed by pure Yin power. The evil devil reliefs on the furnace wall are wandering around. On the three legs under the furnace are three bronze ghost sculptures with the image of evil spirits. They are bent together and carrying a burden.
The entire furnace body.
In the nine holes on the top cover, black mist is constantly evaporating and shrinking, just like breathing!
The entire ghost furnace was like a living divine object, which made Prince Tang's eyes light up and he praised it frequently. It was obvious that he did not expect that Zhu Jiu, at such a young age, would possess such a treasure for refining ghosts.
Zhu Jiu then opened one of the eight ghost bags, and the room was immediately filled with Yin Qi. A group of Mi Xu-sized ghosts with a body made of black mist instantly sprang out from the mouth of the bag. Its soul was bright yellow, and it was a third-level mid-level
Fierce ghost.
This ghost was ferocious and cold. The moment it came out, it sensed the vitality and yang energy of Zhu Jiu and Prince Tang. Its mist body trembled slightly, and it immediately wanted to fly over and absorb their flesh and blood souls.
Zhu Jiu snorted, and a burst of mana popped out from his fingertips and shot straight at the ghost-eating stove. The ghost stove, which was originally the size of a fist, quickly grew in size. In the blink of an eye, it became the same height as an adult, nearly two meters wide, and slid away.
The ground spins.
The three human-shaped devil-like furnace legs also changed to half a human height. One of the furnace-foot ghost sculptures had a distorted face, as if it had endless resentment, and its eyes were slightly green, as if it had come to life.
The arm made of bronze reached into the air, grabbed the fierce ghost with its teeth and claws, and stuffed it into one of the nine holes in the furnace cover with its backhand, making a clear ding sound.
This ferocious ghost whimpered and was detained without any resistance.
Zhu Jiu then opened the remaining ghost bags one by one, and eight Yin ghosts were thrown into the eight outer holes of the nine holes on the top of the furnace cover, leaving only the thickest round hole in the center that had not yet put any ghost objects.
Prince Tang was on the sidelines and said:
"Young Master Zhu can already practice eight ghosts at a young age? It's really amazing!"
But seeing Zhu Jiu smiling, the temperature of the room immediately dropped sharply. Although Prince Tang also had some cultivation, it was not advanced after all, and he shivered violently.
The ghostly purple thick fog body appears floating in the air!
Prince Tang's expression changed again. Could it be that the nine ghosts were practicing together?
This is not just the difference of one ghost. Nine is the ultimate number. With the addition of this spirit ghost, the difficulty will be doubled several times.