Chapter 507: Equal Trade

These black swords did not have the cold yin energy attached to them; instead, an overwhelming death aura shrouded them.

It was clear that they had been drenched in blood for many years, and that they had killed numerous experts, bathing in their life force.

Such treasures, although not as important as the Night Luminous Pearl, were still precious.

It was impossible to find a treasure that exuded such strong death energy in the Ghost Realm, as no living beings could be sacrificed for the sake of creating them.

As such, they were very valuable. With a sword like this, one would be able to enhance its attack power by a noticeable amount, and in turn cause extreme damage to any ghost that they encountered.

Any merchant would happily accept such goods, and the middle-aged ghost was no exception.

He was not going to keep them for himself, but they were heading towards the capital of the region, where they would fetch a good price. This was a place where dragons and snakes were mixed together.

The powerhouses were always looking for goods like these swords, and if he could provide them with such a rarity, then he would be paving a road to success.

The powerhouses would remember him, and help him out in the future, and his business would flourish.

He had thought that Xue Wei would bring more yin energy related materials, but when he saw the swords, his eyes looked at them with greed and happiness.

Initially, Xue Wei and Lan had agreed on two swords, but Xue Wei changed his mind to three swords, as there were a few other gadgets he wanted to get his hands on.

The two looked at one another, and then at the table in front of the middle-aged ghost.

The middle-aged ghost picked up a miniature carriage and showed it to Xue Wei. "This is a travel kit," he began explaining. "The carriage will keep this size until activated. It drives on spiritual liquid, and while it is rather fuel efficient and can travel rather far, it will be useless if you have no spiritual liquid remaining."

Xue Wei nodded his head and accepted the small carriage. He quickly placed it in his storage treasure, and then he began haggling for the other treasures.

There were many exciting things, such as machines that could allow others to contact each other over a long distance, and mechanisms that allowed one to make small scale teleportation formations.

The middle-aged ghost looked at Xue Wei with narrowed eyes, and then he took out a few different machines from his storage treasure.

"This is a machine that condenses water from the air. It is not very useful for ghosts, but you can have it. I heard that living beings need to drink water to sustain their lives."

Xue Wei was at a level where he could eat some fastening pills, and he would not need to consume neither food nor water, but it was always best to have such a mechanism with him.

The machines that the middle-aged ghost gave them were all very common. Some of them had a mediocre attack system; others had rather decent defenses.

Most of them had auxiliary uses though. They did not assist in battle, but they were capable of helping him with his everyday life.

Xue Wei handed over the three swords, and put away the many gadgets in his storage treasure before returning to the carriage that they had been traveling in.

He was not very curious about the village. He had already seen it when they traveled through; there was nothing of interest in it, no restaurants, and not many stores either.

There was no reason to venture out of the mayor's residence, so he went to the carriage to talk with Lan. They had to come up with a way to solve the most significant issue they had right now. How were they going to find Li Zhiqing?

Lan and Xue Wei were seated opposite one another. The blue snake had its wings folded, and its body curled up, but even so, Xue Wei could feel the pressure that was emitting from the beast.

Although he had sealed most of his powers, he was still overwhelmingly powerful when compared to Xue Wei, and this also gave him a certain degree of safety.

However, they were not sure how cultivation worked for the ghosts. Until now, the middle-aged ghost had not been willing to go into details, so their knowledge of this topic was somewhat lacking.

"I have a way to locate her," Lan said after contemplating for some time. "I have her soul imprint in my body, and I will be able to recognize her instantly when she is close to me. I cannot impart this soul imprint to others though."

Xue Wei had expected this, and was not disappointed. "We will have to travel the Ghost Realm for quite some time then," he said casually, but he was not too worried.

He had around forty-nine years left to return to the Chang'an Continent and meet up with Wang Xiaoyun. Although it sounded like a lot, he knew that it might take them longer if they had to comb through the ghost realm, but he was still not dejected.

He believed that they would manage, one way or another, and even if they failed, Lan would somehow help him send a message to her.

Since he was here, he was going to focus on the task at hand entirely. He was going to help Lan reunite with his lover, and at the same time, advance his cultivation base.

The Ghost Realm was gloomy and desolate, but the air was so dense with heaven and earth essence that it was indeed a paradise for living cultivators. If he did not use this chance, then he would look down upon himself.