Undead Mage from a Cell

Fearing that Gu Xi would say he was useless, Wu Liu racked his brains to come up with an answer when Gu Xi asked what the Mountain God could do.

This answer made Gu Xi look at Wu Liu somewhat unexpectedly.

”Oh, what did the previous Old Mountain God and that tiger do?”

”The Old Mountain God nurtured the Earth Qi, having a small Spirit Vein over there. If not forcibly mined, it could provide about thirty Spirit Stones a year, which was considered extra income.

The Old Mountain God relied on this to sustain a group of soldiers.

The tiger didn’t care about these; he didn’t rely on Spirit Stones to live, he needed to eat meat. So he left a large herd of deer on the mountaintop, where Spirit Grass was planted. Those deer were also filled with Spirituality, the tiger’s favorite.

Additionally, the Old Mountain God had a habit of seeking treasures in the mountains.

But the tiger did not; he was only responsible for eating.”

Wu Liu explained the situation here.

Upon hearing there were mineral veins in the mountain, Gu Xi thought this was exactly what he wanted.

”A Spirit Stone ore?”

”No, it’s not a Spirit Stone ore; it’s just a small Spiritual Qi Earth Vein. Spiritual Qi gathers every year, forming about thirty Spirit Stones, not a large quantity.”

Wu Liu quickly explained, as it was essential to clarify this.

After all, a Spirit Stone ore would be extremely valuable.

If Gu Xi really thought there was a Spirit Stone ore here, and Wu Liu couldn’t deliver, his position as Mountain God would be shaky.

”Oh, so it’s not a mine.” Gu Xi was somewhat disappointed but didn’t blame Wu Liu. Instead, he took out a piece of Negative Energy, transforming it into something resembling a coin.

”I don’t know the measurement unit here; how much can thirty Spirit Stones be exchanged for this?”

Wu Liu took the Negative Energy and, after feeling it for a moment, decisively said, ”One Spirit Stone can be exchanged for ten thousand of this.”

”Three hundred thousand?” Gu Xi calculated in his heart, ”That’s about the output of 800 Negative Energy, akin to a somewhat incomplete Gold Ore, still quite acceptable.

This way, I don’t care how much is produced each year; I’ll take twenty Spirit Stones. The rest will stay at the Mountain God Temple, used as resources for its development and construction.”

”Ah, thank you, my lord.”

Upon hearing this, Wu Liu understood Gu Xi’s meaning, realizing that Gu Xi wasn’t taking all the resources, which was a good thing.

At this point, Gu Xi continued, ”Apart from this small Spirit Vein, what other situations are there? Please tell me in detail. Let me make it clear to you, this Mountain God Temple is going to serve as a resource point, so report all resources to me.”

Gu Xi didn’t let Wu Liu guess back and forth, directly pointing out the purpose of the Mountain God Temple.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liu immediately spoke about all he knew.

”There is, there is, with two generations of Mountain Gods, I have always been following. I’m aware of what’s within the Mountain God Leader’s territory...”

Halfway through speaking, Wu Liu suddenly stopped.

”What’s wrong?”

Gu Xi curiously turned his head and asked.

”No, my lord, previously the Mountain God only controlled the outskirts of the valley; they never touched the area near the valley. I’m not very clear about the situation there.”

Gu Xi immediately understood what Wu Liu was referring to.

That was the core area of the Ten-sided Ambush Battle, where neither the previous Old Mountain God nor the tiger had ventured.

Now only Gu Xi and his group knew that the Ghost Soldiers previously suppressed here had left.

So this was an undeveloped virgin land.

What lay underground there, no one knew.

And because of over a thousand years of Blood Sacrifice and countless buried corpses, what has changed beneath is also unknown.

This requires the Mountain God to personally develop and handle.

Wu Liu had found himself a task and a purpose for the Mountain God’s continued existence.

At this thought, Gu Xi’s gaze towards Wu Liu changed.

He could elevate Wu Liu to the Mountain God’s position, but he needed to be able to hold it.

Now it was clear that Wu Liu was a bit quick-witted and had some brains, so making him the Mountain God didn’t seem like a wrong choice.

Gu Xi thus began to make arrangements around this point.

When Gu Xi brought Wu Liu near the Mountain God Temple, he had already arranged everything.

After entering the Underworld area of the Mountain God Temple, Elder Wu was stunned.

The Mountain God Temple, originally magnified a hundredfold to about over a hundred acres, had completely changed.

The originally cluttered tents had all been flattened.

The ground was paved with vermilion soil.

It was evident that all the soil came from the valley sealing and suppressing the Yin Soldiers.

These soils paved a thick layer on the ground, turning the entire Mountain God Temple area into a vermilion color.

In the center of this area, the original large bluestones were gone, and a massive tiger pelt, over three thousand square meters, was spread on the ground.

If approached closely, it could be seen that this tiger pelt was pieced together from many tiger hides.

Currently, the heavy blood energy on the tiger pelt mixed with the red soil on the ground, directly raising the temperature of the Mountain God Temple by several degrees.

Some Undead with weaker capabilities couldn’t stand steady here.

When Wu Liu stood on it, he could even feel the heat rising from beneath his feet. He looked at Gu Xi with some surprise.

The meaning was clear, ”My lord, are you sure this is okay?”

”Alright, let’s hurry over; we’re waiting for you.”

Ignoring Wu Liu’s gaze, Gu Xi led him to where the large bluestone used to be placed.

Only then did Wu Liu realize that a large pit had been dug here, and the large bluestone, the size of the outside Mountain God Temple, had been buried in the pit.

On top of the large bluestone were placed the tiger’s blood and flesh and the Mountain God’s corpse, which had not been completely consumed.

The Iron Cone that brought Gu Xi here now reappeared in Gu Xi’s hand.

”Are you ready?”

Gu Xi glanced at Wu Liu.

Wu Liu let out a sound and quickly said, ”All prepared.”

Only then did Gu Xi point the Iron Cone at the large pit.

[You have captured a territory. Please name this territory.]

Gu Xi had considered this question before; initially, he wanted to call it the Mountain God Temple.

But there were too many Mountain God Temples in this world, so naming it directly didn’t seem suitable.

Reincarnation Mountain or Mountain God Leader didn’t seem suitable either.

Reincarnation Mountain was named by the Great Feng Dynasty, and Mountain God Leader was associated with the Mountain God.

Neither could reflect the style of this land.

Gu Xi had been struggling with this matter.

Until now, he hadn’t thought of an appropriate name.

With this prompt, Gu Xi simply closed his eyes and casually said, ”Name this place Blood Sacrifice Ridge!”