Xue Mo San Qian

As for the Spirit Stones to buy the experience-boosting talisman paper, he can now earn them by selling low-grade Soul Seizing Talismans.

Low-grade Soul Seizing Talismans don't fetch a high price, only about a hundred taels each, and ten only worth one Low-grade Spirit Stone.

But their low cost makes up for it.

For every Low-grade Spirit Stone, you can buy thirty sheets of low-grade talisman paper.

Even with the cost of low-grade demon blood ink, one Low-grade Spirit Stone can be used to draw twenty low-grade Soul Seizing Talismans.

With a ten percent success rate, twenty low-grade Soul Seizing Talismans can stably earn one Low-grade Spirit Stone.

The only drawback is that they aren't easy to sell.

Because Flying Immortal Peak doesn't have many mortals, and Corpse Peak prohibits transactions with mortals, even wealthy mortals can't buy them. Only the descendants of cultivators have the money and willingness to spend it on Soul Seizing Talismans.

The next morning.

Wen Jiu arrived at the trading market with his low-grade Soul Seizing Talismans, found a corner to set up his stall, and quietly listened to others chat.

To be honest.

After listening a few times.

Wen Jiu found that he quite enjoyed gossip.

The ones setting up stalls in the trading market were almost all old cultivators. Their aptitude and cultivation were average, but they lived long lives and had more acquaintances, so they always knew things Wen Jiu didn't.

"Did you hear? Steward Zhao from the Demon Suppressing Division hasn't been seen for some time."

"Who?"

"Zhao San Dao."

"You mean the Steward Zhao who can slay demons in three strikes? Maybe he's out on a mission."

"But there's no record of him being on a mission in the Demon Suppressing Division, and he's not at the Dead Corpse Land either. My nephew works at the Demon Suppressing Division, so I suspect he's a spy and has already been secretly dealt with by the Peak Master!"

"Those scoundrels have infiltrated even the stewards!"

Listening to the hushed discussions of the old cultivators, Wen Jiu was not surprised.

The Night Patrol Division was like that back then.

Those with problems were taken away on the spot.

And never heard from again.

"Who could it be, coming for the corpses and the Yin Sha Blood Curse Body?" Honestly, Wen Jiu really wanted to cultivate the Yin Sha Blood Curse Body.

If he had the Yin Sha Blood Curse Body, he wouldn't need to cultivate any Yin Mana techniques and wouldn't fear a 'capture the leader first' strategy.

But he definitely wouldn't dare to cultivate it now.

So, he was itching to know.

And he was very curious about who those people were.

After waiting for an hour or two, Wen Jiu's forty low-grade Soul Seizing Talismans were all sold out.

He casually bought twenty sheets of grade-level talisman paper from a stall and then returned to his residence.

He continued to refine his body with Earth Fiend Yin Energy and infuse Mana into his Corpse Eye. In fact, over the past ten-plus days, Wen Jiu had infused a large amount of Yin Mana into it, more than ten times the total amount of Yin Mana in his dantian.

Yet, it had only reached half of the Corpse Eye's capacity.

If the Corpse Eye were filled with Yin Mana, Wen Jiu didn't know how powerful it would be at full burst.

Could it instantly kill a third-level Qi Cultivator?

And so, he continued cultivating until evening.

As night fell, Wen Jiu suddenly felt a vast, immense surge of Yin Energy and Corpse Qi spread out.

Like ripples, the diffusion area reached twenty to thirty li. Ordinary cultivators might not be as sensitive, feeling at most a cold wind, only those with some understanding of Corpse Qi and Yin Energy could discern it immediately.

For Wen Jiu.

It was no different from drinking water.

As soon as it spread, Wen Jiu sensed it.

"So much Yin Energy and Corpse Qi bursting out at once. If this were given to my Black Zombie, wouldn't it explode?"

However, after his initial exclamation, Wen Jiu was more surprised.

What had happened?

Wen Jiu intended to go and check the situation, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw cultivators flying past on their swords overhead.

And also magic tool flying boats.

There were more than a hundred people in total.

This instantly extinguished Wen Jiu's desire to investigate.

Half an hour later, Wang Nian suddenly returned. As soon as he arrived, he hurriedly called Wen Jiu into his room.

"Big news! Something big has happened!"

Wang Nian shut the door.

He then activated a Soundproofing Talisman.

Wen Jiu quickly asked, "Brother Wang, what is it?"

Wang Nian took a sip of water, his eyes full of surprise. "The Peak Master and the others found the corpse of Xue Mo San Qian, the master of the Blood Robe Tower, in an underground cave while exploring the Dead Corpse Land!"

"Blood Robe Tower? Xue Mo San Qian?"

Wen Jiu looked confused.

But he could feel the significance from Wang Nian's expression.

Wang Nian stood up, excited. "The Blood Robe Tower, five years ago, swept through three mortal kingdoms around Corpse Peak. From county magistrates to the emperor, everyone had Blood Robe Tower agents. Corpse Peak couldn't do anything about them... The Dead Corpse Land was the place where the Blood Robe Tower and our Corpse Peak cultivators fought back then!"

"I see."

Wen Jiu sat up straight.

He listened attentively.

As Wang Nian recounted, Wen Jiu learned about the Blood Robe Tower, a terrifying wicked heretic force that, at its peak, had seven thousand Qi Refining Cultivators, five hundred thousand mortal followers, and one cultivator at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection.

If it weren't for the fact that the Peak Master of Corpse Peak had entered the Foundation Establishment Stage just before his lifespan was up during that battle at Flying Immortal Peak.

The ten thousand corpses on the battlefield would likely have been Corpse Peak disciples!

And not people from the Blood Robe Tower!

However, after that battle, the remaining disciples of Corpse Peak had cleaned the battlefield seven or eight times, and their Spiritual Sense searches numbered more than ten, yet they could never find the corpse of Xue Mo San Qian, the Tower Lord of the Blood Robe Tower.

Even though many people saw Xue Mo San Qian take a Spiritual Sense attack from a Foundation Establishment Stage Immortal Master of Corpse Peak.

Even though some saw Xue Mo San Qian fall down, on the verge of death.

But without finding the body, no one dared to be certain that Xue Mo San Qian was truly dead. After all, wicked heretics always had ways to survive.

Who would have thought that this time, after the Flying Immortal Peak spy caused trouble and dug up the ground, Xue Mo San Qian, who had turned into a Yin Corpse, would be discovered in an underground cave—the Flying Immortal Peak spy was after it!

This was because Xue Mo San Qian possessed the Blood Robe Tower's most powerful secret technique, which was also the reason he reached Qi Cultivation Great Perfection at the age of fifty-six.

Qi Cultivation Great Perfection at fifty-six.

Eight years faster than a certain astonishing ancestor of Corpse Peak three hundred years ago!

One could imagine how powerful that secret technique was!

"Brother Wang, was Xue Mo San Qian really at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection at fifty-six?" Wen Jiu asked.

If he remembered correctly.

The bone age of that corpse was fifty-six.

And it was at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection.

Wang Nian nodded. "Amazing, isn't it... Your talent for wicked paths is strong, but it's far inferior to his."

"Was Xue Mo San Qian the only one at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection in the Blood Robe Tower?" Wen Jiu asked again.

Wang Nian was asked somewhat inexplicably. He quickly replied, "Of course. Do you think Qi Cultivation Great Perfection is that easy to achieve? After the trouble with the Blood Robe Tower, it seems that the main peak of Corpse Peak has only cultivated two cultivators at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection so far."

After getting Wang Nian's answer.

Wen Jiu instantly understood.

The news was most likely false.

The corpse was also most likely false.

If there wasn't a second cultivator at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection, then the corpse buried underground was indeed Xue Mo San Qian's.

Wang Nian spoke again. "With Xue Mo San Qian's corpse dug up, the entire Corpse Peak will likely be alerted."

Wen Jiu listened from the side.

He remained silent.

To be honest, he smelled a hint of conspiracy.

The vast Corpse Qi and Yin energy that had spread through the sky just now.

And now this news about the Blood Robe Tower Master's corpse, which even Wang Nian knew about.

How could he believe this wasn't deliberately spread?

Next, Wang Nian continued to talk enthusiastically about the Blood Robe Tower, expressing both awe and anger.

Wen Jiu listened quietly.

But his mind was entirely on Xue Mo San Qian.

That secret technique was likely the Yin Sha Blood Curse Body.

Thinking of this, Wen Jiu couldn't help but touch the Storage Bag at his waist, because that item was currently in his Storage Bag.

Luckily, he hadn't rushed into Qi Cultivation back then.

Otherwise, he would have been the first to die.

"It seems the days ahead won't be so peaceful." The Flying Immortal Peak Master's grand performance likely had a significant motive.

Thinking this to himself, Wen Jiu felt a sense of relief.

It was fortunate he was only an apprentice disciple now.

The lower levels of Flying Immortal Peak.

He wouldn't get involved.

Nor did he have the qualifications to.

Over the next three days.

Flying Immortal Peak buzzed with discussions about the Blood Robe Tower, with even the laborers nearly aware of the incident where the Blood Robe Tower Master, Xue Mo San Qian, had his corpse dug up.

It was around this time that the Dead Corpse Land's seal was lifted.

The Corpse Burier could resume their work.

And he could continue cultivating within it.

It was a pity, though, that the central area of the Dead Corpse Land was shrouded by formations, preventing Wen Jiu from entering to absorb qi and blood.

And on this very day.

The Black Zombie's experience points reached fullness.

It broke through to the next realm!

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