Chapter 61

"Show me all the suitable armors you have." Bai Cangdong didn’t care if they were a complete set; he just needed something to conceal his figure and face.

"It’s the time of the winter wind now. If the guest is going to the Hurricane Abyss, this small Flame Armor can both defend and keep you warm, making it a good choice. This Spring Sun Left Gauntlet is also nice, as well as this Dragon Mouth Right Gauntlet, plus the Red Cloud Battle Skirt and Jade Flower Helmet..." The shopkeeper took out over a dozen armors, most of which were baron-level bronze armors, with a few being ordinary armors without a rank.

"I don’t need belts or rings; I just need armor, helmet, battle skirt, boots, and gauntlets." Looking at the messy armors, Bai Cangdong immediately felt a headache.

"That’s fine, these armors are all good." The shopkeeper put away the other armors, leaving only the helmet, armor, battle skirt, a pair of gauntlets, and a pair of boots.

However, no matter how Bai Cangdong looked at them, they still seemed off. It was fine that the helmet, armor, and battle skirt had different colors and styles, but why were the gauntlets one red and one green, and the boots one high and one low?

"Shopkeeper, don’t you have a matching pair of gauntlets and boots?" Bai Cangdong asked, his eyes twitching.

"There are matching pairs, but if you’re going to the Hurricane Abyss, this combination is better." The shopkeeper smiled and took out two pairs of gauntlets and three pairs of boots, but they were all very ordinary, and although they were a pair, they were less useful than the previous mismatched gauntlets and boots.

"Since no one will recognize me, it’s fine if it’s a bit ugly." Bai Cangdong gritted his teeth and decided to take the colorful set of armors.

"It’s a total of eighteen years of life span, I’ll waive the remainder." The shopkeeper collected the life span and his face bloomed into a flower.

After equipping the armors, Bai Cangdong found himself adorned in red, yellow, blue, green, and indigo, looking like a circus clown from a distance.

"Fortunately, the helmet is full-face, so outsiders can’t see my face." Bai Cangdong could only console himself this way.

"Guest, do you need any weapons? I have a few nice baron-level weapons here." The shopkeeper continued to promote his goods.

Bai Cangdong thought for a moment. The Lingluo Sword and Evil-Breaking Sword couldn’t be shown, so having a weapon for self-defense wasn’t a bad idea.

"What weapons do you have? Show me." Bai Cangdong said.

The shopkeeper quickly took out seven or eight weapons, including knives, swords, spears, and bows, but they all looked like baron-level bronze weapons. Holding such weapons, Bai Cangdong felt he would be more powerful without them.

"How much for those two knives?" Bai Cangdong didn’t choose those weapons but pointed to two bronze陌刀 (陌刀: a type of long, heavy sword) hanging on the wall, crossed with a shield as decoration.

Bai Cangdong’s idea was simple: if it was just for show, he might as well buy something more casual and not waste life span on useless baron-level weapons.

"Those two knives are not for sale." Seeing Bai Cangdong point to the two bronze陌刀, the shopkeeper’s expression became strange.

Noticing the shopkeeper’s tone, Bai Cangdong carefully examined the pair of bronze陌刀. At first, he didn’t think much of them, but the more he looked, the more he felt they were extraordinary. Although they looked like decorative items with no sharpened edges, he eventually noticed a hidden killing aura emanating from them.

Bai Cangdong removed the shield in front of the pair of陌刀 and was shocked to see the imprint on the blades: "Viscount-level gold armors!"

"Guest, you have a keen eye. These陌刀 have been hanging here for over a decade, and you are the first to recognize their uniqueness." The shopkeeper sighed.

Bai Cangdong’s face turned slightly red. If it weren’t for the shopkeeper’s reaction, he wouldn’t have recognized them as viscount-level gold armors and would have considered them ordinary, unranked items.

The shopkeeper, with a complex expression, took down the pair of陌刀 and swung them a few times. The movements were simple, but the techniques were smooth and refined, far beyond what a typical baron could achieve.

"So, the shopkeeper is a viscount. I apologize for not recognizing you." Bai Cangdong said.

"Whether I’m a viscount or not, I’m just a shopkeeper." The shopkeeper hung the陌刀 back on the wall and the shield as well: "Please forgive me, but these陌刀 have been with me for many years, and I have never thought of selling them."

"Seeing your skills and these gold-level weapons, why are you running such a small armor shop instead of fighting the undead and possibly advancing to marquis?" Bai Cangdong, recognizing the shopkeeper’s extraordinary nature, asked curiously.

"If it were that easy to advance to marquis, would I be here waiting to die?" The shopkeeper shook his head and sighed: "Young man, you probably haven’t seen a marquis-level undead."

Actually, Bai Cangdong had seen one. The white bear of the White-robed Marquis was a genuine marquis-level undead, though he hadn’t seen it in full power.

"In my youth, I was also ambitious and believed I would surely advance to marquis. It wasn’t until I encountered a true marquis-level undead that I realized how weak and foolish I was. One hundred and forty-three viscounts were all wiped out by that marquis-level undead in less than two hours. Some of them had better martial skills and armors than me, but I only survived because I fainted." The shopkeeper fell into a painful and sorrowful memory.

"What kind of undead was it?" Bai Cangdong, hearing about a marquis-level undead for the first time, couldn’t help but want to know more.

"I don’t know. I was escorting a shipment through the垂云山脉 (Chuizhun Mountains) with over a hundred other viscounts. Suddenly, we heard thunder in the sky, and a monstrous creature emerged from the clouds, spewing terrifying undead light like lightning. We were hit by a flood of undead light and thrown away. When I woke up, the battlefield was covered in corpses and blood. I was the only one who survived by chance."

Bai Cangdong was shocked. He already knew that marquis-level undead were incredibly powerful, but he never imagined that over a hundred viscounts could be wiped out by one in such a short time. This was a terrifying force.

"What was your strength at that time?" Bai Cangdong couldn’t help but ask.

"At that time, my gold life essence light had just reached 210 segments." The shopkeeper replied.

Bai Cangdong was even more shocked. The shopkeeper had gold life essence light and had cultivated it to over 200 segments. Facing a marquis-level undead, he was knocked unconscious without even seeing its form. This was truly astonishing, no wonder the shopkeeper had lost all fighting spirit and opened this small armor shop.

Bai Cangdong didn’t ask any more questions. After buying a baron-level thick-backed knife, he left the Seven Strings Armor Shop, feeling a mix of emotions.

The Hurricane Abyss had no mountain paths or stone steps, only an iron cable to descend. Bai Cangdong, dressed in his colorful armor, was quite noticeable.

However, this armor had its benefits. As the shopkeeper said, wearing this armor, he no longer feared the bone-chilling seasonal winds.

The place where the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord would resurrect was on the Green Stone Plateau, with a very complex terrain. The Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord didn’t have a fixed resurrection point and could also become invisible and fly, making it difficult to spot it immediately after resurrection.

Often, it was only after the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord had killed a few humans that its location was discovered.

Because the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord was so famous, many people knew the location of the Green Stone Plateau, but few dared to go there when it resurrected. Normally, there was no point in going there, as there were no other undead or valuable herbs and materials besides the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord.

"Surround him, don’t let him escape." Bai Cangdong landed on a platform and hadn’t even steadied himself when he saw a dozen people chasing an undead that looked like a leopard.

The undead, seeing Bai Cangdong, stopped, giving the people a chance to surround it.

Bai Cangdong frowned slightly because the positions of those people subtly included him in the center.

"Today, our luck is good. We’ve hunted so many Flying Cloud Leopards, and now we’ve encountered this foolish young man. It’s our turn to get rich." The group laughed and quickly killed the baron-level Flying Cloud Leopard, then continued to approach Bai Cangdong.

"What do you want?" Bai Cangdong glanced at the people, all barons, with no viscounts, and wondered why they had the nerve to target him.

"What do we want? Your colorful armor is so ugly, we want to help you get rid of it." A baron chuckled.

Bai Cangdong suddenly understood. Wearing such a messy set of baron-level armors, others couldn’t see the mark on his forehead and assumed he was a baron, and being alone, it was natural for them to target him.

"If you obediently take off your armor and give it to us, we can spare your life. Otherwise... you know what will happen..."

"Actually, I don’t know. What will happen?" Bai Cangdong looked at them coldly.

"Otherwise, we’ll skin you alive." As he spoke, the man slashed at Bai Cangdong, and the group followed suit.

They feared that Bai Cangdong would retract his armors into his life disk before dying, so they used ruthless moves to kill him instantly. This way, the summoned armors would become unowned and could be freely looted.

A white light swept horizontally from the thick-backed knife, and in an instant, all the barons were cut in half, leaving no survivors.

"If you want to kill me, you should also be prepared to be killed." Bai Cangdong unsheathed the thick-backed knife without mercy.

"You have a cruel heart, sir." A voice suddenly came from behind, making Bai Cangdong shudder, as he hadn’t noticed someone standing less than a meter behind him.

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**End of Chapter**