The Opportunity Has Arrived

Lu Qingshan didn't say a word. He pretended to turn around casually, and a Heavenly Eye Technique was silently thrown at the woman.

—If I have a cheat, why should I rack my brain to think?

Wu Yi (Human)

Profession: Magic Cultivator (Main)

Cultivation Method: [Qi Guiding Technique] Lv4 (336/400)

Tier: Qi Refining

Attributes: Strength 1, Agility 1, Magic Power 3, Spirit 1, Charm 1, Stamina 1

Health: 11/11

Spirit Power: 40/40

Skills: Qi Concealing Technique lv1, ???, ???, ???

Talent: None

What a familiar panel, and... what a familiar name.

A smile tugged at the corner of Lu Qingshan's mouth.

Although the information he obtained from using the Heavenly Eye Technique on the middle-aged male cultivator beside Wu Yi was just a neat row of question marks:

??? (Human)

Profession: ???

Tier: ??? (Extremely Lethal)

Attributes: ???

Lu Qingshan knew very well that the middle-aged male cultivator beside Wu Yi was, in all likelihood, that Foundation Establishment cultivator, the boss of the Corpse Refining Cave instance, [Blood Corpse True Person].

Here was the opportunity to break the deadlock!

Lu Qingshan's footsteps didn't change, and he left the Great Xia Trading Company as if nothing had happened.

The Spiritual Sense Perception ability of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was very sensitive to others' prying.

To avoid attracting the attention of [Blood Corpse True Person], Lu Qingshan didn't dare to look at the two of them any longer.

—Besides, even if Wu Yi hadn't seen his face, since he could vaguely recognize her by her figure, why should he guarantee that Wu Yi wouldn't recognize him by his figure?

Therefore, it was best to avoid appearing in front of that woman.

Behind the seemingly calm Yuanshan City, a great storm was quietly brewing.

Strolling through the streets of Yuanshan City.

Lu Qingshan was in a good mood.

The Demon Cultivators planned to seize Qi Yuan's Heavenly Mystery Mirror Fragment in two days.

At the same time, the Blood Corpse True Person, whose lair had been completely wiped out, appeared in Yuanshan City.

The Blood Corpse True Person, who refined corpse puppets in his own lair, was undoubtedly also a Demon Cultivator who had been lurking for a long time.

Once was a coincidence, twice could still be considered a coincidence, but three coincidences must have some inherent connection.

And with the amount of information Lu Qingshan possessed, he could easily deduce the answer to this inherent connection.

—This Blood Corpse True Person was one of the members of the operation to seize Qi Yuan's Heavenly Mystery Mirror Fragment in two days.

All the dots had been connected into a line.

And Lu Qingshan, having grasped this line, didn't need to sever it; he only needed to make the line's extension deviate from the direction originally set by the Demon Cultivators.

Yuanshan City Myriad Treasures Tower.

A very famous trading company in Yuanshan City.

And at this moment, in the hidden basement of the Myriad Treasures Tower.

Two rows of chairs were neatly arranged, with nearly ten cultivators sitting in a dense crowd.

If Lu Qingshan were present, he would definitely discover that one of the cultivators was the [Blood Corpse True Person] he had encountered at the Great Xia Trading Company.

The atmosphere in the room was strange and heavy.

Sitting at the head of the table was an old man with white hair and beard and a body like a withered tree.

The old man at the head surveyed all the cultivators present and asked, "There are only two days left until the operation. Have the tasks I assigned you been completed without any mistakes?"

"There are no problems on my end. Asura sent people to deliver the War Beasts a few days ago."

"It's the same on my end. The Formation Flags have all been prepared."

"My side..."

The cultivators below responded in unison.

"However, Lord Rakshasa, Qi Yuan is a Spirit Cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, and he's from the Heavenly Mystery Temple. His divination skills are unparalleled in the world, especially his ability to avoid misfortune. Why are you so sure he'll rashly come to Yuanshan City because of the blood pool?" a burly cultivator below suddenly asked.

The other cultivators present also looked towards the elder upon hearing this question, clearly perplexed.

"Heh, the divination skills of the Heavenly Mystery Temple's Spirit Cultivators are indeed unparalleled. But it's precisely these unparalleled divination skills that often become a hindrance to them," the elder said with a hint of mockery in his tone.

"What do you mean by that?"

"The Spirit Cultivators of the Heavenly Mystery Temple tend to trust and rely too much on their divination. So, when faced with a situation, their first reaction is to cast a divination. Often, this causes them to lose their own judgment."

"When Qi Yuan detected the matter of the blood pool through the Heavenly Mystery Mirror Fragment, before preparing to come to Yuanshan City, he would have definitely used his divination skills to predict if there would be any danger on this trip."

If the divination omen indicated danger, he naturally wouldn't have rashly come to Yuanshan City.

"But firstly, our plan this time targets the Heavenly Mystery Mirror Fragment, and we have no plans for Qi Yuan himself. Secondly, the highest cultivation among us is only Golden Core, and we pose no threat to Qi Yuan at all."

"Therefore, the divination omen Qi Yuan obtains must be safe. Even if the blood pool matter is riddled with flaws, coupled with the guiding nature of the omen and the Heavenly Mystery Temple disciple's compassionate heart that benefits all under heaven, Qi Yuan has a ninety percent chance of coming to Yuanshan City to investigate the blood pool."

"Techniques are dead, but people are alive," the elder said with a sinister smile and a chilling tone. "No matter how brilliant the Heavenly Mystery techniques are, they cannot predict the hearts of men."

"Lord Rakshasa, a brilliant plan!"

A chorus of exclamations followed.

The elder, known as Rakshasa, remained impassive. He looked at the Blood Corpse True Person sitting in the corner and suddenly frowned. "Blood Corpse, I heard your disciple suddenly came to Yuanshan City to find you yesterday. Did something happen?"

The Blood Corpse True Person's pupils constricted, and he replied respectfully, "Lord Rakshasa, please rest assured, it's nothing major."

The elder nodded and said, "It's best if nothing happened. With the Corpse Puppet Uprising and the Birth of the Demon Child imminent, your actions must be even more cautious. Not a single mistake can be made.

If this succeeds, our Qingzhou Branch Hall will have achieved an unparalleled feat, and the status of everyone present in the Underworld will undoubtedly rise rapidly!"

"You all go back and prepare well. In two days, when Qi Yuan uses the Heavenly Mystery Mirror, it will be our opportunity to act. Once we succeed, we will immediately abandon our years of arrangements in Yuanshan City and flee."

"Your subordinate understands!"

The elder waved his hand, and all the cultivators present quickly got up and dispersed through the underground passage of the Myriad Treasures Tower, disappearing into various parts of Yuanshan City.

The Blood Corpse True Person's expression was grim. He walked through the underground passage in silence, his thoughts unclear.

"Blood Corpse, please wait." Someone called out to the Blood Corpse True Person.

The Blood Corpse True Person turned his head and frowned. "Cry Soul, what do you want with me?"

Cry Soul True Person looked at the Blood Corpse True Person and chuckled, "I heard that your Corpse Refining Cave was ransacked by some unidentified cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, the Blood Corpse True Person's expression tensed. He stared intently at Cry Soul True Person and said word by word, "What do you mean by that?"

Cry Soul True Person shook his head and explained, "I don't mean anything else. If I wanted to make things difficult for you, I would have exposed you when Lord Rakshasa spoke to you just now."

"However..." Cry Soul True Person paused and said with a lecherous smile, "Your female disciple, if I'm not mistaken, she's a top-tier Cauldron. You know I've been practicing the Cultivation Technique of Harvesting Yin recently, and I'm in need of a good female cultivator Cauldron. I'd like to borrow your female disciple, what do you say?"

The Blood Corpse True Person remained silent for a moment before replying, "After this matter is concluded, I will lend her to you."

"Then I thank you in advance for your generosity, Blood Corpse True Person." Cry Soul True Person nodded with satisfaction before turning to leave.

Watching Cry Soul True Person's retreating back, a flicker of darkness flashed in the depths of the Blood Corpse True Person's eyes. He said he was lending her, but the Cultivation Technique of Harvesting Yin required the absorption of a woman's Yin energy. Wu Yi was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. After Cry Soul absorbed from her, would she even survive?

At this moment, besides a surge of anger, the Blood Corpse True Person also felt a trace of worry.

He had always been cautious. The raw materials for refining corpse puppets were always sourced from places far from his Corpse Refining Cave, no matter how troublesome it was.

His Corpse Refining Cave was also built deep in the mountains and concealed by a second-grade formation.

Yet, despite all this, his Corpse Refining Cave had been ransacked by someone of unknown identity. He vaguely felt that something was amiss, as if he were being secretly targeted.