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He had already saved up ninety-four entry-level Soul Seizing Talismans, one of them top quality.

Wen Jiu naturally kept the top-quality one for himself, but the other ninety-three could fetch at least two hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Before he obtained the Three Fiends Corpse Raising Method, Wen Jiu might have thought two hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones was quite a lot. But after getting the method, he felt that two hundred really wasn't much.

That was because the Three Fiends Corpse Raising Method required not only a Corpse Raising Coffin, but also three Fiends materials.

The Corpse Raising Coffin couldn't be lower than a First-order Low-grade Magic Tool, and the higher its quality, the better. Ideally, it should be a First-order Mid-grade Magic Tool.

An ordinary First-order Low-grade Magic Tool cost close to a hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones, and a slightly better one cost two or three hundred.

First-order Mid-grade Magic Tools were even more expensive. Even an average one cost four or five hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.

A custom-made one would cost even more.

As it happened, a Corpse Raising Coffin had to be custom-made. To get one of First-order Mid-grade quality would probably cost five or six hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.

If he hadn't struck it rich at the Chen Family's clan grounds earlier, he wouldn't have dared to try raising a Three Fiends Walking Corpse so rashly. As it was, he had more than five hundred Spirit Stones in his Storage Bag, and his other possessions were worth several hundred more.

Besides the Corpse Raising Coffin,

there were the three Fiends materials.

Earth Fiend Yin Energy was one of them, and he could get that for free using the Corpse Nurturing Incantation.

The other two had to be bought.

The first was Blood Fiend Crystal, an entry-level Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure produced in the Blood Fiend Abyss. Wen Jiu didn't know where the Blood Fiend Abyss was, but the Three Fiends Corpse Raising Method listed its price and where to buy it.

Each crystal cost ten Low-grade Spirit Stones.

No one knew how many Blood Fiend Crystals it would take to raise a Three Fiends Walking Corpse. It depended on the corpse; the stronger it was, the more crystals it needed.

Given the Black Zombie's condition, it would probably need the maximum amount.

The second was Heavenly Fiend Water, another entry-level Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure. Only seasoned ghost cultivators could prepare it, and the method was unknown. As with the Blood Fiend Crystal, the Three Fiends Corpse Raising Method listed where it could be bought.

Like the Blood Fiend Crystal, it was found in a city of mortals called Tianyin City, where a secret underground trading market for Wicked Path Cultivators operated.

It opened once a month.

Each opening lasted only three days.

Those who weren't Wicked Path Cultivators were forbidden to enter. First-time visitors also needed a familiar Wicked Path Cultivator to show them the way, or they wouldn't be let in.

However, Wen Jiu's first thought wasn't to go to Tianyin City. Instead, he immediately checked the trading market on Flying Immortal Peak, but sure enough, he couldn't find either of those two fiendish materials there.

Even if a ghost cultivator had a stall, they were only a low-level cultivator at the Qi Cultivation First or Second Layer.

They couldn't even prepare Heavenly Fiend Water,

let alone properly nurture a Yin Soul.

Over the next few days, Wen Jiu had planned to visit the Rogue Cultivator market, but after Si Kongbai took over the Night Patrol Division, he not only refused to let Wen Jiu keep taking leave, he also packed his night patrol schedule to the brim.

After nightfall, Wen Jiu had to patrol the Dead Corpse Land continuously until dawn, for a total of six hours.

And he was the only one on patrol.

If anything happened, he would be the first one held responsible.

Of course,

it wasn't Si Kongbai who was making things difficult for him.

It was Si Kongbai's subordinates. Many people knew Li Ye had been transferred away from Flying Immortal Peak because of Wen Jiu.

There was nothing Wen Jiu could do about people who couldn't keep their cool.

Weren't they afraid Mu Canglong would come back the very next day?

Or had they decided Mu Canglong wasn't coming back?

When Wang Nian heard about it, he was furious. The very day he learned what was going on, he found Wen Jiu. "Kid, how's your talisman-drawing coming along? When can you draw First-order talismans?"

"Brother Wang, what's this about?"

"I can't stand the way the Night Patrol Division is pushing you around. What kind of person is Si Kongbai? When Mu Canglong was here, would he have dared to so much as fart loudly? Now that Mu Canglong's away on a mission, he's started pushing around his own people."

"It's fine, Brother Wang. I'm doing well in the Dead Corpse Land." To Wen Jiu, patrolling the area around the Dead Corpse Land was just as good for cultivation.

It didn't matter.

Once it got late, he could slack off without anyone noticing.

"How is that fine? They're making you patrol the Dead Corpse Land alone. If anything else happens, you'll be held responsible for everything. What about your eligibility for the examination? Someone under punishment can't take it, you know that, right?"

"People from the Inspection Hall are on Flying Immortal Peak. Nothing should happen." In Wen Jiu's view, after what had happened last time, anyone from the Blood Robe Tower who went near the Dead Corpse Land again would have to be brain-dead.

And as he'd said, people from the Inspection Hall were there, and they'd already begun searching far and wide for members of the Blood Robe Tower.

How would anyone from the Blood Robe Tower dare show their faces now?

They hadn't been able to manage it at their peak. Now they had even less chance.

Wang Nian shook his head helplessly, then continued, "Why are you always so optimistic, kid? But with your Brother Wang around, don't worry. You won't lose your eligibility for the examination... I'll go talk to my second uncle and figure out a way to get you into the Talisman Room as an apprentice. There must be a First-order talisman master who's still looking for a disciple."

"Brother Wang, let's just take things as they come. Steward Mu and the others will be back soon." Wen Jiu hurriedly stopped him.

If he went to the Talisman Room, what would happen to the Yin Qi and Death Qi around the Dead Corpse Land, not to mention the Blood Qi in its center?

Wang Nian had no choice but to let Wen Jiu press him back into his chair, still seething with anger. Wen Jiu quickly changed the subject. "Brother Wang, apart from the examination, is there another way to get to the Main Peak?"

"Of course there is, but you can't do it."

"Why not?"

"You'd need a Mid-grade Single-attribute Spiritual Root. Do you have one?"

"Right."

"There's another way: a Main Peak Elder takes a liking to you. Then you wouldn't need to take the examination, and you could become an elder's disciple. But earning a Main Peak Elder's favor is even harder than having a Mid-grade Single-attribute Spiritual Root."

"Why?"

"Every Main Peak Elder is at the Late Qi Refining Stage, with extraordinary strength. There are plenty of talented people who want to become their disciples, including those with High-grade Spiritual Roots and High-grade Single-attribute Spiritual Roots. Those with Mid-grade Spiritual Roots don't even qualify to enter the door."

"Right."

Wen Jiu smiled helplessly.

It seemed he could only take the examination.

After chatting for a while longer, Wen Jiu got up to see Wang Nian out. There was nothing Wang Nian could do about his insistence, so he gave Wen Jiu some Signal Talismans and told him to crush one if anything happened at night.

Wen Jiu accepted them without hesitation. As he was seeing Wang Nian to the door, he suddenly heard two women talking outside.

Their voices were familiar.

One was Wang's Wife.

The other was his older sister, Wen Ya.

When he opened the door, he saw the two of them chatting animatedly outside Wang Nian's home. His older sister Wen Ya seemed a little reserved because of their difference in status, but Wang's Wife didn't mind at all. She took Wen Ya by the hand and led her inside.

"Don't be shy, sis. Your younger brother and our family aren't strangers. Stay for dinner tonight."

Wang's Wife was very warm and welcoming.

At the sight, Wen Jiu and Wang Nian exchanged a smile.

Wen Jiu didn't stop them. It would be good for his sister to get to know Wang's Wife and broaden her connections.

That way, if he wasn't at the sect, she'd still have someone to rely on.

"Big sis... Sister-in-law." Wen Jiu followed Wang Nian inside and greeted them.

When Wen Ya heard his voice, she started to rise, but then she saw Wang Nian.

She quickly stood up and bowed.

She didn't dare delay.

"Greetings, Manager Wang!"

Wang Nian smiled. "There's no need to be so polite. Sit down."

"Thank you, Manag—" As Wen Ya bowed, she suddenly noticed Wang Nian walking side by side with her younger brother.

The two seemed to have a very good relationship.

In that moment, Wen Ya understood a great many things. The doubts that had been building in her heart for a long time were finally cleared up.

So Manager Wang had helped explain things for her because of that kid, Wen Jiu!

Wang Nian headed for the kitchen. "You two siblings have a chat. I'll go cook with your sister-in-law."

"Thanks, Brother Wang."

Wen Jiu agreed without a trace of hesitation.

He sat down, ready to enjoy a meal someone else had prepared.

The more polite he was with Wang Nian, the more distant they would seem.

To maintain a good relationship like theirs, he had to be a little less polite. Real brothers didn't stand on ceremony. Only ordinary friends treated each other with such stiff courtesy, like honored guests.

During their conversation, Wen Jiu didn't hide anything. He told his sister the truth about his relationship with Wang Nian.

Wen Ya was both surprised and delighted. For a while, she didn't know what to say.

She was secretly astonished. What kind of fortune had her younger brother stumbled into to be on brotherly terms with Manager Wang?

When Manager Wang had visited the Xu Family, the Xu Family had treated him with respect ever since and never given them a hard time.

That showed how powerful Manager Wang's backing was.

Wen Jiu didn't say much about it. He only thought that once Steward Mu Canglong returned, he would find an opportunity to reach the Qi Refining Third Layer. Then he could pay the Xu Family a visit.

Soon,

the wine had gone around three times.

The food had been savored in five courses.

After eating and drinking his fill, Wen Jiu prepared to take his sister home.

Before they left, Wang's Wife gave Wen Ya several rather expensive outfits and even gave her one of Wang Nian's tokens, which would let her move freely around Flying Immortal Peak.

Wen Jiu saw it all and kept it in his heart.

But as they headed back to the Xu Family, he suddenly spotted a cultivator flying over on a sword in the distance, passing above their heads.

At just one glance, Wen Jiu recognized him.

He could never forget that face.

It was Li Ye.

"Did he come back for something, or was he transferred back to the Night Patrol Division?"

In Wen Jiu's view, if Li Ye had been transferred back, it wasn't good news.

After what had happened last time, he would surely hate Wen Jiu even more than before.

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