Killing God - Chapter 78

Chapter 78 Sacrifice To The Gods
Shen Shi smiled and said, “Senior Brother, are you joking? How can I return from the Demon Island in such a short period of time?”

Ji Liangcai stood behind the counter and smiled, “Since that’s the case, I wonder if Junior Brother has returned, but is there anything good to sell?”

Shen Shi replied, “To tell you the truth, Senior Brother, I actually came here to buy a small magic artifact to store things. Oh,” He thought for a moment and added, “The kind that can be used in the Qi Refining Realm.”

“Huh?” Ji Liangcai looked at him in surprise. Then, he nodded and took Shen Shi to a counter beside him. There was a row of magic treasures with different shapes. They were of different sizes and different shapes. Rings, bracelets, pockets, even jade tokens and talismans could be seen in a single glance.

Ji Liangcai’s gaze swept across these magical artifacts. Afterwards, he walked to the edge of the counter and took out a few rings that looked ordinary and dim from the row of magical artifacts in the corner. He placed them in front of Shen Shi and said, “Junior Brother, magical artifacts usually require Origin Condensation Dao Cultivators to be used normally, so we don’t need to look at the rest.” “As for the storage artifacts that you mentioned before that can be used at the Qi Refining Realm, only these few ‘Little Ruyi Rings’ are there.”

Shen Shi was a little curious. Ji Liangcai’s voice sounded in his ears as he carefully looked at the rings. “Junior Brother, this Little Ruyi Ring is specially made for Qi Refining Realm disciples of this sect by those senior brothers. Its function is almost identical to that of ordinary storage magic tools. It is also very convenient to activate and use it with your own Spiritual Energy,” Ji Liangcai said.

Shen Shi nodded. He had seen something similar on the first floor of Xilu City in the Yin Province a long time ago. There was quite a market for rogue cultivators, and many people would carry one with them. However, as far as he knew, complete and complete storage magical artifacts required Origin Condensation Dao Cultivators to be able to use them normally. As for the Little Ruyi Ring in front of him, there should be some flaws.

Sure enough, Ji Liangcai quickly went on to say, “However, this Little Ruyi Ring is different from those Origin Condensation Realm magic tools. It is specially made for Qi Condensation Realm disciples’ meager Dao Cultivation. Therefore, the spirit materials they chose are low-grade spirit materials. The magic formations inside are also incomplete, and the magic tools themselves are very fragile.” “Thus, although a Qi Refining Realm disciple can use it, a small Ruyi Ring can only hold about four feet of space. Furthermore, once it is activated, it can only be used for a maximum of one year. After the time limit has expired, the spirit material array within the small Ruyi Ring will almost collapse, and it will then turn into a pile of waste.”

He smiled and said, “After all, it’s a missing item. This is the only way. Junior Brother, I’ve told you everything you need to say. It’s right here. Do you still want to buy it?”

After a moment of silence, Shen Shi nodded and said, “Buy one.”

Ji Liangcai nodded and handed him one of the iron-gray rings. He then put away the other rings and said to Shen Shi with a smile, “Cheng Hui, fifteen spirit crystals.”

Shen Shi frowned and said, “So expensive?”

Ji Liangcai frankly admitted, “Yes, it’s a little more expensive than Floating Cloud City outside. However …” He smiled and said, “Look, there’s only one shop in Qingyu Island that sells these things.”

Shen Shi smiled bitterly as he nodded and took out the spirit crystal from his bosom.

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In the blink of an eye, more than half of the twenty-three spirit crystals that he had just taken out had been exchanged for an inconspicuous ring on his left finger. Shen Shi comforted himself in his heart that as long as he was lucky enough to go to the Demon Island and earn it back in a day, his mood would be a little better.

Leaving the Tool Hall Shop, Shen Shi found a remote roadside in Qingyu Fair. He concentrated on circulating a bit of his spiritual energy and touched the little Ruyi Ring in his hand. Sure enough, under the stimulation of spiritual energy, the little Ruyi Ring suddenly opened up a space to reveal itself in his mind. Just as Ji Liangcai said, it was a small space that was only about four feet square. The surroundings were gray and hazy, but it was relatively stable.

Shen Shi nodded and retrieved his Spiritual Energy. Although this small Ruyi Ring wasn’t very large and couldn’t be compared to the famous storage magic treasures such as the Xumi Bracelet and the Cosmos Bag that could be used behind the Origin Condensation Realm, it was still enough for him right now. However, a small Ruyi Ring could only be used for four months, which was truly regrettable.

After buying the Little Ruyi Ring, More than half of the spirit crystals were spent. There was another pause on Monster Island and he couldn’t go, Shen Shi suddenly fell into a somewhat boring and idle situation. Although he was a little concerned about Gan Ze and the others being trapped on the demon island, including the dazzling sword light in the sky on their way back last night, it seemed that no one knew about the aftermath of that incident until now, or that someone had spread the word. He didn’t know what was going on, so he could only wait.

After wandering around Qingyu Fair for a while, he strolled around, only to discover that he had unknowingly walked towards the direction of the Red Clam Village.

It had been a while since he had made up his mind to go to Demon Island to hunt demons. However, he had always had a good impression of this small Demon race village, which coexisted with humans secretly. Especially after three years, he had become good friends with that Hai Xing girl in the village.

We haven’t seen each other for a long time, so let’s go take a look.

Thinking of this, Shen Shi quickened his pace and headed in the direction of the Red Clam Village.

He hadn’t come for a while, but the Red Clam Village still looked exactly the same as what he remembered. It was still the quiet little village by the sea. If it wasn’t for the strange red clam shells that everyone in the village carried, it wouldn’t be any different from an ordinary human fishing village.

Because he didn’t come here to peel shrimps recently, Hai Xing naturally wouldn’t wait for him at the entrance of the village, so Shen Shi also strolled into the village. The road in the village was bustling, From time to time, the Red Clam clansmen walking around saw that many of them knew Shen Shi, who had been peeling shrimps here for three years. They all smiled and greeted him. Shen Shi also greeted him along the way, but as he walked, he gradually noticed that something was wrong. Most of the Red Clam clansmen he saw on the village road were women.

Shen Shi pondered for a moment before turning his gaze to the side near the sea. Sure enough, he discovered that there were very few small boats left on the sandbank beside the village where many small boats often docked.

“Did you go fishing again today?”

Shen Shi was stunned. He had been busy with the matters of the Demon Island these past few days. He had barely moved around the Red Clam Village. He only remembered that a few days ago, when he was about to leave, Starfish had told him that there were a lot less fish in the sea around Blue Fish Island. This made the Red Clam tribesmen very annoyed, and they had no choice but to increase the number of times they went out to fish.

It seemed that even after these few days, the situation still showed no signs of abating.

Shen Shi walked all the way. He was familiar with the Red Clam Village. Of course, when he came here, he had to meet Hai Xing. She was the granddaughter of the Village Chief of the Red Clam Village and lived behind the altar in the village. She was considered the largest house in the Red Clam Village.

Along the way, Shen Shi quickly saw the altar in Red Clam Village. Of course, he also saw the statue of the pig-headed dragon on the altar. However, it was different from the usual silence. There was a large table placed in front of the altar today. There were quite a few offerings on the table, as if they were preparing for a sacrifice.

There were a few Red Clam Clan women busily preparing on the altar. Shen Shi approached and saw the figure of a starfish among them. He hurriedly greeted them.

Hearing Shen Shi’s call, Hai Xing lifted his head and looked over. He was stunned for a moment, and then a happy smile appeared on his face. He said something to an aunt beside him. The aunt smiled and nodded. Hai Xing put down the work at hand and quickly walked towards Shen Shi.

“Why are you free today?” Starfish smiled as soon as he walked up to him.

Shen Shi scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. He said, “I was too busy a few days ago. I just happened to be free today, so I wanted to come over and see you.”

Hai Xing glanced at him and smiled sweetly. “You have a wolf heart,” he said. “You haven’t forgotten about me as a friend.”

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he probed, “Isn’t what you’re talking about a’conscience ‘?”

Starfish waved his hand and said, “Almost there, that’s what it means.”

Shen Shi whispered, “There’s a lot of difference in meaning …”

Hai Xing led him to the side. Shen Shi turned his head to look at the altar and said, “What’s going on over there?”

“Oh,” said Starfish, “I’m preparing for the Sea God Sacrifice. When my grandfather and the others return from fishing tomorrow, they will sacrifice to the Sea God.”

Shen Shi was shocked and said, “They won’t be back until tomorrow. Where did they go fishing?”

For the first time, a trace of worry appeared on Hai Xing’s beautiful and youthful face. She sighed softly and said, “Grandpa, they went fishing in the outer seas a long time ago. The journey is too long. We have to return it every other day.”

Shen Shi frowned. As far as he knew, the Red Clam Clan had practically been fishing for a living for many years, and the sea area where they were fishing was basically in the sea area around Qingyu Island. They wouldn’t be far away at all, and they would be able to return it in just one day. Now that he heard Hai Xing’s words, it was clear that he had been forced to go far into the outer seas to catch fish. This situation was obviously not right.

Recalling the signs he had when he left, Shen Shi couldn’t help but feel a little worried. “Something’s wrong with this matter,” he said. “I think it’s best to tell the sect about it.”

Hai Xing nodded and said, “My grandfather has already told Senior Brother Wang Gen on this island. Two days ago, he personally went to the sea to inspect it. However, according to my grandfather, Senior Brother Wang Gen did not find out why. Even the fish stocks in the surrounding sea area suddenly decreased by a large margin, and the sea water was completely deserted.” Grandpa said that this was probably because the sea god was angry, so he prepared to be a sea god sacrifice.

Shen Shi was silent. He didn’t know what to say for a moment. Hai Xing glanced at him and smiled. “So, it’s actually right for you to leave the village. Otherwise, even if you want to peel the shrimp now, we don’t have any ghost-faced shrimp here to kill for you.”

Shen Shi smiled and nodded.

The two of them talked for a while on the road to the village entrance. Seeing the people coming and going in the village, many people went to the Sea God Altar to help. Shen Shi did not delay Starfish anymore and left. Starfish did not seem to have a particularly heavy heart. He did not know if it was because he was young and cheerful. After bidding farewell to Shen Shi, he jumped all the way to the altar.

Shen Shi watched her figure leave. When he turned around and prepared to leave, his gaze inadvertently swept across the altar and saw the tall “Sea God” statue. For a moment, he suddenly felt that the statue, that is, the pig-headed dragon’s appearance, was somewhat ferocious and ferocious.