This kind of strange stone isn’t of much help to an individual.

But using it to seal a channel offered a substantial reward—a full one hundred Great Merits!

Eliminating the Domain of a channel before it fully formed was worth fifty Great Merits.

Sealing a channel that had already materialized, however, was worth one hundred Great Merits, double the amount.

Gu Zheng had currently accumulated two hundred Great Merits. Another hundred would bring his total to three hundred.

Three hundred Great Merits was already enough to exchange for a high-grade Spiritual Soldier!

...

"Good, good!"

Gao Liezhan took a deep breath to calm himself. Then, facing Gu Zheng, he bowed and said, "On behalf of all the Demon Suppression Guards and Warriors at Lu Shou Pit, I thank you, Lord Gu!"

"It’s too early for thanks," Gu Zheng said, shifting his body to sidestep the bow. "Although we have the Earth Spirit Cover, sealing the channel requires a specialist. I’m not familiar with that field. I was planning to contact Master Meng. Lord Gao, do you have any connections?"

"...Er, no, I don’t."

Gao Liezhan had been about to suggest asking around, but he immediately shut his mouth when he heard Gu Zheng mention Master Meng.

’Who else could Master Meng be?’

’Meng Taiqi, of course!’

’In terms of connections, how could I possibly compare to a Demon-slaying Grand General like Meng Taiqi?’

’Not even when it came to mobilizing personnel.’

"I’ll contact Master Meng then."

Gu Zheng nodded without giving it much thought. He put the Earth Spirit Cover back into his Storage Pouch, stored the Crystal Ball away as well, and took out his Communication Bamboo Token. Divine Wondrous energy surged as he transmitted the message.

After sending the message, he waited a moment before the Communication Bamboo Token vibrated.

It was Meng Taiqi’s reply. He was already sending someone over!

"Master Meng has already notified someone."

Gu Zheng finished reading the reply and said with a light chuckle, "They will arrive at Lu Shou Pit in two days at most."

"Good, good."

Gao Liezhan paced back and forth on the ground excitedly.

’It’s a good thing I didn’t mention I might know someone,’ he thought to himself.

’As expected, a Demon-slaying Grand General is incredibly efficient.’

’Gu Zheng had just sent the message, and he’d already found someone and told them to hurry over.’

...

The person arrived quickly.

In less than a day, they reached Lu Shou Pit and sought out Gu Zheng.

"I am Song Biao. Lord Gu can just call me Old Song."

Song Biao, whose hair and beard were both white and disheveled, gave Gu Zheng a bow before grabbing him and running into the house. "Quick, quick, let me see the Earth Spirit Cover!"

"...Alright."

Gu Zheng smiled faintly. He called Gao Liezhan into the room as well, closed the door, and brought out the Crystal Ball to block all sound and aura.

Then, he took the Earth Spirit Cover out of his Storage Pouch again and placed it on the ground.

"Haha, hahaha!"

THUD~

Song Biao threw himself down, sprawling on top of the stone disk. He examined it with his face practically touching the surface, his expression filled with excitement. "It really is the Earth Spirit Cover!" he shouted ecstatically. "Heavens, that I, Old Song, would live to see a real Earth Spirit Cover! Good, good, good! Hahaha!"

Song Biao was so excited he became incoherent.

Gu Zheng stood to the side, watching calmly.

Gao Liezhan had already had his moment of excitement the day before, so he could understand Song Biao’s reaction now.

After all, a rare treasure like the Earth Spirit Divine Stone was exceptionally uncommon.

The royal treasury of Jing Country might not even have two of them, let alone one so large.

"Good, good!"

After sprawling on the stone disk and inspecting it for a long time, Song Biao slowly got up. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself, scratched his head, and said, "The Earth Spirit Cover is real, so sealing the channel won’t be a problem. However, I’ll need the help of four people at the Super Body Realm—at least Super Body·Celestial Ladder."

"Well, Lord Gu and I make two,"

Gao Liezhan said quickly. "We’ll have to find the other two. In terms of time..."

"It doesn’t have to be that troublesome."

Gu Zheng interrupted, "I’ll ask Mr. Li and Mr. Xing on the Guerrilla General Order to see if they’re free."

’Li Shangjia? Xing Zhilong? That would be for the best!’ Gao Liezhan thought to himself. ’They are both Thousand Households at the Super Body·Radiant level.’

BUZZ BUZZ~

The Guerrilla General Token vibrated nonstop.

Gu Zheng’s Divine Wondrous energy surged as he sent and received messages.

A moment later, he put away the Token and said with a faint smile, "Our luck is good. Mr. Li and Mr. Xing both happen to be free, and they’re already on their way here."

"Excellent!"

Upon hearing this, Song Biao clapped his hands in excitement. "With four Spirit Suppressors, three of whom are at the Super Body·Radiant level, the chances of successfully sealing the channel are even higher!"

"Spirit Suppressors?" Gu Zheng asked.

"Yes, sealing a channel naturally relies on an Array."

Song Biao explained, "The Array I’ll be using is called the ’Four Seasons Rotation Spirit Suppression Array.’ It requires four Super Body experts positioned at four cardinal points to suppress the Spiritual Qi of the earth’s veins according to a specific pattern when the Array activates. Only by mobilizing all the earth-vein Spiritual Qi, supplemented by the Earth Spirit Cover, can we seal the channel’s entrance."

"The process itself is simple, but the execution is a bit tricky. However, with three at the Super Body·Radiant level, you’ll just need to follow my commands when the time comes."

"Alright, then we’ll be counting on you, Lord Song," Gu Zheng said.

"Hehe, getting my hands on an Earth Spirit Cover is the kind of good fortune I’d welcome more and more of," Song Biao said with a grin, his face full of excitement.

Gao Liezhan gave him a thumbs-up.

Experts who specialized in Arrays truly had little resistance to special materials.

...

Li Shangjia and Xing Zhilong arrived at Lu Shou Pit one after the other.

The former was a yellow-faced Han, tall with sharp features and bright eyes.

The latter was a burly Great Han, equally powerfully built and exuding a wild aura.

"Gu, you’re really something. To think you’d stumble upon a treasure like the Earth Spirit Cover," Xing Zhilong said with a sigh, clapping Gu Zheng on the shoulder as soon as he arrived.

"I was just lucky."

Gu Zheng smiled. "Who would have thought such a large Earth Spirit Cover would be casually buried under a sand dune?"

"That’s still your opportunity," Xing Zhilong said in admiration. "But speaking of which, Gu, you just finished pacifying the channel at Old Dragon Bay, and now you’re about to seal the one at Lu Shou Pit. If you succeed..."