Chapter 537

Snowy Mountain blessed land is the northern plains nest of demonic path Gu Immortals, with tens of them on different peaks. Xue Song Zi owns one peak. He is a famous rank six demonic path Gu Immortal, and Xue Song Pavilion stands there. This year the peak produced close to three hundred rank five Gu, with surplus ice path and water path Gu to sell. His main income is the sale of snowmen slaves from the six snowman tribes he raises. ^{ch. 537}

Snowmen very rarely shed tears, and their icy tears are precious Gu refinement material that Gu Masters like deeply. Many Gu Immortals torture or massacre snowmen for their tears. A snowman can shed tears at most three times, each costing a huge amount of lifespan and life essence. Xue Song Zi once killed snowmen for their tears, then found that selling them to other Gu Immortals in treasure yellow heaven, for torture, paid more. He is wealthy in the Gu Immortal circle. Yet decades after reaching rank six he has no Immortal Gu, which immortal essence stones cannot buy, and thinks that if Ma tribe prevails, perhaps he can obtain his first from Eighty-Eight True Yang Building. ^{ch. 537}

A letter Gu brings Ma tribe’s request for help. Xue Song Zi smiles, since the request amounts to agreeing to the conditions he set earlier. He sends divine sense to three snowman tribes, and Xue Wa, Xue Mi and Xue Ming, snowman Gu Masters, kneel before the pavilion. Unseen, he gives them Gu worms and orders them to take battle troop D to Ma tribe and help it win. Hei tribe’s Gu Immortals notice the troop before it reaches Ma tribe. ^{ch. 537}

In Xiao Hun blessed land, Hei Bai tells Hei Cheng that Ma tribe’s ties to Snowy Mountain’s demonic path Gu Immortals are proved, as Liu tribe’s external supreme elder Tan Bi Ya had said. Hei Cheng, the father of Hei Lou Lan, replies that demonic path Gu Immortals are lone wolves, so at most two or three will back Ma tribe. Hei Cheng orders Hei Bai to investigate which Gu Immortals back Ma tribe, and to buy for Hei Lou Lan five hundred thousand wolves, three hundred mutated wolves, two wolf emperors and thousands of Gu worms. Hei Lou Lan is also to end the battle quickly. ^{ch. 537}

Hei Bai and Hei Cheng feel an extremely heavy burden, since the war needs enormous resources, mostly bought with immortal essence stones. Many Gu Immortals stake huge sums for an Immortal Gu and lose disastrously if their side fails. A win that obtains an Immortal Gu from Eighty-Eight True Yang Building repays everything. ^{ch. 537}

Ten days later, Hei tribe and Ma tribe begin another round. Hei Lou Lan vows to teach Ma tribe a lesson, since his side did not cause it huge damage the previous two times. Water Demon Hao Ji Liu asks to go first. He has served Hei Lou Lan since the heroes assembly and made huge battle contributions. Though Pei Yan Fei also joined Hei tribe after Liu Wen Wu lost, Hao Ji Liu keeps his place as first general. If nothing unexpected happens, Hei tribe will take him in as an external elder once it owns Imperial Court. ^{ch. 537}

Hao Ji Liu taunts, and the boorish Cheng Hu, Ma tribe’s rank four transformation path general, asks to fight him. Rare Gu bought with battle merits have made Hao Ji Liu far stronger than before, and after over ten rounds he takes the upper hand. Cheng Hu roars and uses his killer move to transform into the slant-eye tiger. The tiger turns the fight around. Hao Ji Liu can only retreat, defend and counter-attack. ^{ch. 537}