Fifty Thousand Mortals

"Elder!"

"Elder Gong!"

"Elder Gong, you are seriously injured right now. If you don't treat your wounds immediately, I'm afraid they will only worsen."

The disciples of the Night Patrol Division spoke urgently.

Gong Chi's expression tightened, and he coldly swept his gaze over Mu Canglong and the others who had tried to stop him. "Can't you distinguish between what's important and what's not? My injuries are nothing compared to the peak master's death! Which is more important? Hurry and follow me inside!"

Gong Chi's words were filled with anger.

If Wen Jiu didn't know Gong Chi's true nature, he would have certainly taken Gong Chi as a model and example for Flying Immortal Peak.

In fact, this was the case.

Gong Chi's speech earned him the respect of many disciples of Flying Immortal Peak.

Some even began to plead with the people from the Supervisory Hall, asking them to let Elder Gong treat his injuries first.

But the three supervisory envoys' eyes remained cold. They swept their gaze over the disciple who pleaded, scaring him into quickly retreating.

However, it also caused the leader to coldly speak again, "If anyone else babbles, they will be punished as remnants of the Blood Robe Tower!"

The supervisory envoys' ruthlessness made the disciples of Flying Immortal Peak dare not even breathe, and forced the elders and deacons to obediently enter the main hall.

At the same time, it made many disciples feel a sense of unease. In the past, they had only heard of the Supervisory Hall of the main peak and had never seen it. They never expected that the first time they saw the supervisory envoys of the Supervisory Hall, they would be so domineering.

And the following words made the disciples of Flying Immortal Peak's expressions change.

"From today onwards, all disciples of Flying Immortal Peak are forbidden to leave. Anyone who leaves without permission will be dealt with as betraying the sect!"

With that said.

The three entered the main hall.

The thirty golden-robed cultivators stood at the front and began to interrogate the disciples of Flying Immortal Peak one by one.

Each of them held a golden beetle spirit beast.

Every time a Flying Immortal Peak disciple answered a question, the golden-robed cultivators would glance at the golden beetle spirit beast in their hands.

It was clear that this spirit beast had a function similar to discerning the truthfulness of words, but they didn't know how it worked.

Thinking of this, Wen Jiu quickly held his breath.

He carefully observed the reaction of the golden beetle spirit beast when others answered questions, while preparing his own answers in his mind.

Soon.

A golden-robed cultivator arrived in front of Wen Jiu.

There was only one question.

"Where were you before and after Peak Master Ji's incident?"

Wen Jiu answered truthfully, "When the Peak Master was pursuing the remnants of the Blood Robe Tower, I was cleaning up the Chen family with the disciples of the Night Patrol Division... After cleaning up, I followed everyone inside, but because I was scared, I came out early. Not long after I came out, the cave began to collapse."

"Scared?"

The golden-robed cultivator's expression tightened, and he quickly looked at the golden beetle.

Seeing that the golden beetle did not react, a hint of displeasure appeared in the golden-robed cultivator's eyes.

It was obvious.

It was because Wen Jiu said he was scared.

But Wen Jiu didn't care.

Let him think whatever he wanted.

As long as it didn't trigger the golden beetle's reaction, and he was indeed scared. At that time, when he heard Gong Chi's voice, he was very afraid of being discovered, otherwise, he wouldn't have used Blood Corpse Escape twice.

The golden-robed cultivator said coldly, "You can go, but don't leave Flying Immortal Peak. Be prepared to be questioned at any time."

"Thank you, senior."

Wen Jiu cupped his fists.

Then he turned and slowly walked out of the crowd.

Before leaving, Wen Jiu looked back at the main hall.

He hoped that these supervisory envoys from the main peak's Supervisory Hall could really find something.

Even if they couldn't find anything.

It would be best if they caused some trouble.

Because there was still some time before the assessment for the probationary disciples of Flying Immortal Peak.

After returning home.

Wen Jiu informed Wang Nian, who was being interrogated in the main hall, of the situation through the door, so as to avoid Wang's Wife's worry.

It was impossible to go inside and tell him.

Wen Jiu still had a sense of propriety.

After being informed, Wen Jiu returned home, put the previous matter out of his mind, and began drawing talismans while waiting for midnight.

Soon.

Midnight arrived.

The daily settlement began!

The moment the settlement panel appeared, Wen Jiu's gaze immediately fell on the information about the Corpse Eye harvesting Essence Blood.

[Absorbed a large amount of Cultivator's Essence Blood through the Corpse Eye, Essence Blood condensed from fifty thousand mortals, Panel Experience +1, Essence Blood +173, +5000, Death Qi +2000.]

But what made Wen Jiu's expression change drastically was not the 5000 Essence Blood, nor the 2000 Death Qi, but the fifty thousand mortals.

The remnants of the Blood Robe Tower had actually killed over one hundred thousand mortals for that pool of Essence Blood!

What did they want to do?

One hundred thousand.

Perhaps a county in the mortal realm of this world only had a population of one hundred thousand.

In other words, the people of the Blood Robe Tower had killed an entire county for fresh blood.

"This..."

To be honest.

Wen Jiu was truly shocked at this moment.

He was speechless for a long time.

He truly understood why those Qi Refining Cultivators detested the Wicked Heretics.

Were mortal lives truly like grass, to be harvested at will?

Following that, Wen Jiu glanced at the remaining Essence Blood and Death Qi on his personal panel.

[Death Qi Balance: 57 + 2000]

[Corpse Qi Balance: 341]

[Cultivator's Essence Blood Balance: 2368 + 5173]

The Death Qi balance reached 2057, enough for him to directly step into the Qi Refining Third Layer.

The Cultivator's Essence Blood balance reached a terrifying 7541. If he wanted to cultivate the Yin Sha Blood Curse Body, he might be able to directly raise it to the fourth layer, allowing his physical body to directly withstand the spell attacks of Qi Refining Third Layer cultivators.

Among all the managers at the Qi Refining Third Layer on Flying Immortal Peak, no one would be his opponent anymore!

However, Wen Jiu couldn't feel happy. Although he had never considered himself a good person, knowing that the five thousand Essence Blood was the lives of fifty thousand mortals, he ultimately found it difficult to calm down.

If he were to absorb the Essence Blood of cultivators, even his own people, as long as they were already dead, Wen Jiu would absorb it without hesitation.

Without any psychological burden.

But if it were mortals.

Especially fifty thousand mortals.

Wen Jiu's mindset was slightly different.

After a long silence, Wen Jiu finally calmed down and stopped thinking about it, but he also made a secret resolution in his heart: once his strength was sufficient, he would kill every last remnant of the Blood Robe Tower he encountered, without mercy.

Following that.

Wen Jiu's gaze fell on another settlement, which was actually related to the Blood Ghost Hand.

He had only looked at it carefully before, but he didn't expect the daily settlement panel to directly make it his possession.

Under the "Skills" column, the Blood Ghost Hand was immediately added.

[Skill: Blood Ghost Hand - Novice (0/100)]+

It could be directly upgraded with Essence Blood.

But looking at the plus sign, Wen Jiu hesitated for a few breaths.

He definitely couldn't cultivate the Yin Sha Blood Curse Body now, and he couldn't use his Essence Blood balance to nurture a Black Zombie.

Instead of continuing to save this Essence Blood balance, perhaps he could use it to cultivate a new trump card first.

The Blood Ghost Hand might be a good choice.

After all, the Corpse Eye's Law Imbuement could only be used once, and his Soul Seizing Talismans currently couldn't be drawn to top-tier low-grade quality.

"If I cultivate the Blood Ghost Hand, it doesn't matter even if I'm discovered. I can just say it's spoils of war," Wen Jiu muttered, then made up his mind and immediately started adding experience.

In an instant.

The Blood Ghost Hand entered the first level.

[Skill: Blood Ghost Hand - First Level (0/500)]+

Wen Jiu added more experience.

The Blood Ghost Hand entered the second level again.

[Skill: Blood Ghost Hand - Second Layer (0/1000)]+

Then came the third layer.

[Skill: Blood Ghost Hand - Third Layer (0/2000)]

After reaching the third layer, Wen Jiu didn't choose to upgrade further. Three consecutive upgrades had already consumed 1,600 of his Essence Blood reserves. However, even if Wen Jiu wanted to upgrade again, it wasn't possible.

This was because although the Blood Ghost Hand didn't have high requirements for the Body Refining realm, that was only before the third layer.

To enter the fourth layer, one must possess Body Refining cultivation, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to withstand the backlash the Blood Ghost Hand inflicted on the body. It was powerful, indeed, but everything had its pros and cons.

Wen Jiu glanced at his Essence Blood reserves.

[Cultivator's Essence Blood Reserves: 5941]

"I'll save it for now and see if I'll use it to upgrade the Blood Ghost Hand or cultivate the Yin Sha Blood Curse Body later."

As he spoke.

Wen Jiu's gaze fell upon his Death Qi reserves.

If he wanted to.

He could step into the Qi Refining Third Layer at any time.

But stepping into the Qi Refining Third Layer at this juncture was not a good choice.

"Forget it, I'll think about it later. I can step into the Qi Refining Third Layer whenever I want anyway." After making his decision, Wen Jiu closed his personal status panel and began to sit on the bed, using Yin Mana to nurture Corpse Blood.

The Corpse Eye had absorbed the corpses of six Demonic Beasts. He wondered how much Corpse Blood it could nurture.

If he didn't immediately raise his Qi Cultivation, he would definitely cultivate the Black Zombie first, quickly nurturing it into a Walking Corpse.

On this trip, he discovered that after the Black Zombie concealed its aura, even Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivators couldn't detect its true realm.

This was undoubtedly fantastic news.

From now on, he could cultivate the Black Zombie discreetly.

The stronger the Black Zombie became.

The more discreetly it could operate.

The more discreetly it operated.

The stronger he would become.

Perfect!

[To all fellow Daoists, good night...]