Night Chase Under the Moon [Seeking Reads!]

Dead Corpse Land.

Within the miasma of Yin energy.

Two men and one woman, dressed in the Night Patrol Division's night-patrol uniforms, each held a talisman. One held a Yin Dispelling Talisman to ward off the chilling Yin energy around them, another held an Evil Warding Talisman to avoid attacks from Yin Souls, and the woman controlled a Black Ghost Head.

The Black Ghost Head continuously released ghostly energy that spread downwards, creeping along the ground as if searching for something.

Soon.

The female cultivator stopped.

A hint of joy bloomed on her cold, stern face in the darkness.

The two beside her followed suit, their gazes fixed on her. One impatiently asked, "Did you find what the poster wanted?"

"No, I didn't," the female cultivator replied, her words met with disappointed sighs. But then she continued, making the other two rejoice, "Although I didn't find what the Host wanted, I discovered a newly formed Black Zombie... Its Corpse Qi is incredibly dense and profound, truly rare. It seems that Corpse Nurturer put in a lot of effort. If we take it, we can sell it for at least fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones. We'll make a fortune!"

"Fifty..."

The two men exchanged glances.

That's right.

They were tempted.

As members of the Night Patrol Division and working for the Sovereign, they only earned five Low-grade Spirit Stones a month.

After using five Low-grade Spirit Stones for daily cultivation and renting a cave dwelling, there was hardly anything left. They were quite strapped for cash.

Seeing the two still lost in thought, the female cultivator quickly spoke up. She pointed the ghost head in her hand forward. The ghost head suddenly seemed to go mad, opening its mouth wide and spitting out a large amount of chilling ghostly energy that surged into the ground, completely enveloping the Black Zombie beneath.

"Don't worry, I have a Ghost Law called the Spirit Extinguishing Technique, which specifically counters Corpse Nurturers and can block the telepathic link between them and the Black Zombie... Although this Black Zombie's Corpse Qi is exceptionally dense, it's only newly formed, comparable to Qi Refining Layer One... As long as the Corpse Nurturer isn't nearby, a few Corpse Suppressing Talismans will do the trick!"

With that said.

The female cultivator took out three Corpse Suppressing Talismans.

The other two exchanged glances and immediately began digging.

"Let's dig and get out."

"Mhm."

Suddenly.

A furious roar echoed from underground.

It was the Black Zombie!

Just as the two men dug down another foot and could see the corpse, the Black Zombie angrily burst out of its burial site, stirring up a surge of Corpse Qi.

Its aura also grew rapidly.

From newly formed to the middle stage.

In an instant!

"How did it suddenly reach the middle stage?" The female cultivator quickly threw out the three Corpse Suppressing Talismans, but they were all shattered by the Black Zombie's Corpse Qi.

The other two's expressions changed, and they quickly retreated.

"Don't retreat!" the female cultivator urged. "A middle-stage Black Zombie is worth at least a hundred Spirit Stones. We're rich... I still have a top-tier, first-grade Low-grade Corpse Suppressing Talisman, but you'll have to cover my expenses later!"

The two men's expressions changed again.

Great joy.

A hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones!

They were making a huge profit on this trip!

At the same time.

Wen Jiu could clearly feel that his telepathic link with the Black Zombie was being firmly blocked by a dense layer of ghostly energy.

It was like dark clouds obscuring the moon.

But fortunately, the Black Zombie was still an mutated Black Zombie, bound to his Corpse Nurturer System Panel, so Wen Jiu could still sense its existence.

He could also sense its surroundings.

Three people.

Two men and one woman.

All were at Qi Refining Second Layer.

Two were normal Qi Refining Cultivators.

The remaining one was a Ghost Cultivator.

"Three people..." After the Black Zombie was immobilized by the Corpse Suppressing Talismans, Wen Jiu didn't hesitate and crushed the signal talisman.

At the same time, he hurried towards the nearest stronghold where the Night Patrol Division disciples resided.

Although he could use Three Rivers Ghost Concealment to break free from the Corpse Suppressing Talismans and escape, Wen Jiu would not let the Black Zombie use it unless absolutely necessary.

Just after Wen Jiu explained the situation, Wang Nian arrived in a hurry.

His clothes were disheveled.

It was obvious he had been awakened from his sleep by Wen Jiu's signal talisman.

Before Wang Nian could even ask, Wen Jiu quickly said, "Brother Wang, someone is searching for something in the Dead Corpse Land late at night."

"Hmm!"

Wang Nian was startled.

Two words immediately flashed in his mind—spy!

He quickly asked again, "How do you know?"

"The Black Zombies I planted in the Dead Corpse Land discovered them." Wen Jiu explained the theft of the Black Zombies in a different way.

If the Black Zombies were stolen, seeking help from the Night Patrol Division and Wang Nian would mean he owed them a favor.

But if he discovered the schemers himself, he would be making a great contribution to the Night Patrol Division.

Wang Nian's expression changed slightly. "Could it be the spies that have been causing such a stir recently? Let's go! We'll go take a look."

A disciple of the Night Patrol Division standing nearby also quickly spoke up, "I'll immediately send a message to the nearest Night Patrol Division disciples to come for support."

Soon.

Wang Nian took the two of them towards the Dead Corpse Land on his sword.

As they were about to reach the Dead Corpse Land, seven or eight black figures darted out from the darkness again. Their auras were restrained but extremely powerful.

They were disciples of the Night Patrol Division.

Among them was also a Night Patrol Division Manager at Qi Refining Third Layer.

His name was unknown.

But he was known as Manager Liu.

His aura was far above Wang Nian's.

Wen Jiu remembered him, as he had come to the Dead Corpse Land to question them a few days ago. He was not aligned with Li Ye.

"I already know the situation... How is it, can you still sense their presence through the Black Zombies?" Manager Liu's gaze fell on Wen Jiu.

When he saw Wen Jiu, he was somewhat surprised.

Because he knew of Wen Jiu. Recently, some disciples of the Night Patrol Division had mentioned him.

He practiced unorthodox paths.

Yet, he reached Qi Refining First Layer within a month.

However, he didn't find it particularly astonishing. Practicing unorthodox paths meant exchanging lifespan, foundation, and future for cultivation.

Reaching Qi Refining First Layer in a month was nothing special.

It was rather short-sighted.

He would have difficulty achieving much in the future.

But he hadn't expected that the spies they couldn't find a trace of had been stumbled upon by this kid.

Wen Jiu nodded. "Yes!"

"Lead the way!" Manager Liu gave Wen Jiu a satisfactory look, though his opinion of the short-sightedness of unorthodox paths remained unchanged. But the next moment, as he sized up Wen Jiu, his expression changed.

"Qi Refining Second Layer!"

Seeing Manager Liu's surprise, Wang Nian asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist Liu, what did you say? Qi Refining Second Layer?"

When he noticed Manager Liu looking at Wen Jiu, Wang Nian's gaze followed, and his Spiritual Sense immediately extended outwards.

Qi Refining Second Layer!

Holy crap!

So he was talking about Wen Jiu.

"Young Wen, when did this happen?" Good kid, he actually broke through to Qi Refining Second Layer so quickly.

This had simply broken the history of the side peak.

He truly was the person he had taken a liking to!

Wen Jiu quickly said, "I was fortunate enough to break through tonight."

But he didn't have the mood to listen to everyone's praise at the moment. He quickly pointed to the left of everyone. "Brother Wang, it's in that direction! They're trying to escape from the direction of the Valley of the Dead!"

"Behind the Valley of the Dead is the Hundred Mile Dense Forest. If they manage to escape in there, it will be difficult to find them again."

Wang Nian, unable to care about the shock and surprise, immediately flew after them on his sword.

The disciples of the Night Patrol Division quickly followed.

But they couldn't help but glance at Wen Jiu.

Qi Refining Second Layer.

Good heavens.

They haven't even become probationary disciples yet and are already at Qi Refining Second Layer.

The Night Patrol Division managers are only at Qi Refining Third Layer!

This is unprecedented on the side peaks.

Even though it's just an unorthodox path, it's still enough to amaze people. After all, there have been unorthodox cultivators on the side peaks before.

Meanwhile, the three of them sprinted through the Yin energy, already hearing the sound of swords cutting through the night sky.

They were heading their way.

"What's going on?"

"Their Spiritual Sense shouldn't be able to reach this far. They shouldn't have been able to find our trail, so why are they still chasing us?"

The female cultivator was also very surprised. She subconsciously glanced at the Black Zombie on the male cultivator's back, then shook her head.

Impossible.

He had already used Ghost Law to sever the connection between the Corpse Nurturer and the Black Zombie.

They shouldn't be able to sense each other anymore.

But if it wasn't the Black Zombie...

What else could be the reason?

"Don't worry about it so much. Give me the Black Zombie, and we'll split up and run!" The female cultivator reached out to take the Black Zombie from behind the male cultivator.

The two exchanged a look and ultimately decided to give the Black Zombie to the female cultivator, as they hadn't cultivated any techniques to suppress a Black Zombie.

If the Black Zombie broke free from the Corpse Suppressing Talisman, they would have no escape.

The female cultivator added, "Quickly pass through the Valley of the Dead and enter the mountains!"

With that said.

The female cultivator shouldered the Black Zombie and sped off in another direction.

Sensing this, Wen Jiu's expression tensed. Just as he was about to speak, a thought popped into his mind.

Perhaps tonight is an opportunity.

An opportunity to become a probationary disciple ahead of schedule!

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