Chapter 1408 - Another Transaction (1/2)

Lin Yun was quite surprised that the fifth ancestor survived. Those people paid such a heavy price, and successfully lured Agalon and the others into the trap. It was difficult for them to get out of the Kingdom of Nightmares once they entered.

Lin Yun felt a strong headache when he considered how to rescue Agalon and the others.

It was quite easy to enter the Kingdom of Nightmares. Lin Yun knew of a dozen ways to enter that place. However, he needed to make full preparations in order to leave it.

After he entered the Kingdom of Nightmares, his Natural Demiplane would probably be blocked. In that illusionary world, everything might be fake. However, if he died there, he would truly be dead.

Lin Yun searched his memories for a moment, and remembered an item he saw at the auction of the undead. He didn’t know what was inside the box, but he remembered the special symbols on the box.

The symbols were meant to seal the power of nightmares. It was sort of a mental protection. He didn’t pay much attention to it when he last saw it. When he considered the Kingdom of Nightmares, he remembered the symbols he saw earlier. If his guess was correct, the box probably contained the Kingdom of Nightmares’ remains, likely a part of his body.

By assembling the pieces of the King of Nightmares’ bones and soul, he would have a key to open the Kingdom of Nightmares, and then get out of it. But that was just in theory…

What he needed was something else that was more important.

The cursed who had lost their souls walked in black nightmares. They were cursed forever, and couldn’t find any rest…

Lin Yun felt a headache when he remembered something he read before. In order to return, he had to make use of someone else’s power, to wit, that of the cursed who were soulless—vampire ancestors.

The vampires’ 13 ancestors were soulless, but lived a good life. It was said that their souls were extinguished because of the power of the curse. They lived eternally like liches, but could never have any rest.

It was said that the 13 vampires were servants who attended to the Kingdom of Nightmares when he was alive because they wouldn’t be affected by the power in it. To prevent the Kingdom of Nightmares from turning into a mess, the King of Nightmares needed someone to do the chores for him.

Therefore, he created the 13 vampire ancestors with his power.

That was just a rumor which might not be true, because the King of Nightmares’ power was always mysterious. However, it had been confirmed that vampire ancestors were unaffected in the Kingdom of Nightmares.

With the right method and the key to the Kingdom of Nightmares, the odds of a vampire ancestor leaving the Kingdom of Nightmares were the highest. They were guaranteed to escape as long as they didn’t die there.

When the Plane of the Undead was conquered, all the 13 vampire ancestors were caught and leashed like hounds. They were sent to help with the exploration of the Kingdom of Nightmares.

The crazy mages then figured out the way to enter and exit the Kingdom of Nightmares. A lot of mages even specifically visited the Kingdom of Nightmares for inspiration.

They had left a lot of notes about the Kingdom of Nightmares, so Lin Yun knew how to access the Kingdom of Nightmares and how to quit. However, the main problem was to catch a living vampire ancestor.

The living vampire ancestor would be like a seeing eye dog or a landmark. To leave the Kingdom of Nightmares, the best solution was to use a living vampire ancestor as coordinates.

Killing a weak vampire ancestor wouldn’t be a problem. A couple of high-ranking vampire ancestors had died. It shouldn’t be hard for him to kill one of the weaker vampire ancestors. However, to catch them alive…

That would be a major problem. Lin Yun scratched his head so hard that sparks burst from his skull continuously.

“Never mind. I should just pay another visit to the auction house, and see if I can gather a complete key…”

He arrived at the auction house that was made of the enormous obsidian again, and transformed into a human being, enshrouding himself in a black mist with the power of the Origin Chapter.

He saw a lot of undead creatures in the auction house, but the items to be auctioned were clearly not as impressive as last time. After Lin Yun came in, the skeleton who wore a ragged hat greeted him and led him upstairs.

He once more met Lilith, who was writing something quickly on the desk. The Forgotten Book was floating in front of her, along with a dozen more books. Those books were all turning quickly. It seemed that Lilith had encountered some sort of problem.

After Lin Yun walked into the room, Lilith immediately rolled the books with a few of her thick tentacles, and put them back to where they belonged.

“Oh, dear human being, you’re still alive. The Plane of the Undead hasn’t been very peaceful recently. I thought you had died, which would’ve been the most unfortunate news.

“It’s so great to see you again. We may continue our deal. Do you have more Kelingo spells? There are a lot of new things in the Forgotten Book that you may be interested in. Would you like to take a look?”

Upon seeing Lin Yun, Lilith expressed her enthusiasm with a cheerful tone. She even got an enormous chair that was more than three meters tall for Lin Yun with a tentacle.

Lin Yun put on a weird expression. It hadn’t been long since they last met. Why was Lilith so excited to meet him this time?

“Ah, did I say something wrong? Are you not a human expert? I’ve picked up a lot of knowledge about human beings recently. I have to admit that human beings are stronger than undead creatures in many aspects. You’re shockingly creative. You’re truly a species that’s favored by fate, although most human beings are truly vulnerable…”

Lilith was still speaking in the same cheerful voice as if she were a ballad. Lin Yun heaved a sigh.

“Alright, Lilith. Are you suggesting that we may continue our last deal? Have you found the rest of the pieces?”

Lilith raised her monocle, and extended one of her tentacles, fetching a black stone box from a shelf. On the surface of the fox, a tremendous number of weird patterns had been engraved with the features of the Plane of the Undead.

Lilith opened the stone box. Then, the most unbelievable aura of light emanated from the box. The gentle light enshrouded the box as a vague halo, which slowly expanded, as if it wasn’t suppressed by the obsidian building at all.

Lin Yun glanced at the pieces in the box, and nodded unhurriedly. Only one of them was missing in the box. Judging from its shape, it was exactly the one he acquired last time.

Although it was broken, it wouldn’t matter as long as all the pieces were here. The item was a component of the Book of Death anyway, and could easily be restored through the right method.

Also, that kind of purest light couldn’t have been faked. At the very least, none in the Plane of the Undead was capable of doing that. The fact that it was not suppressed in the obsidian building further proved its authenticity.

Lin Yun threw a space ring to Lilith.

“The Planar Path has been set up in it. I’ve made the Planar Path into a special magic tool. They only need to reassemble the items according to the instructions when they want to set it up. After it’s reassembled, it will be fixed, and cannot be moved again.

“According to our agreement, the buyer will decide where to put the Planar Path, and I won’t know it. Does this work?”

Lilith lifted her monocle, and stared at the space ring for a few seconds. She then quickly nodded.

“No problem whatsoever. Sir, you’re much more trustworthy than the human beings we know. It seems that we can strike more deals after this one.”