Wind and Dust Twin Devils

Li Ye lifted the Corpse Wrapping Cloth and examined the two bodies one by one.

Judging by their clothes, they were members of righteous sects.

One was a young man in his twenties, the other a middle-aged man in his forties.

Both had fatal wounds to the heart.

"Heart-Eating Sword Technique of the Sword Sect?"

Li Ye was astonished. From the Holy Son's memories, he recognized the name of the sword technique that had killed them.

The Sword Sect was one of the Southern Region's great sects, as renowned as the Divine Concealment Sect.

Anyone who died by the Sword Sect's blade was no small fry.

Li Ye judged that the two dead men belonged to the Wind Sect.

It was weaker than the Sword Sect, but not by much. The two sects had long been at odds, partly because they were so close to each other.

"May you keep each other company on the road to the Yellow Springs. Farewell."

Li Ye stitched up their wounds. Once he'd completed the usual process, he pushed them into the Corpse Incineration Furnace one after the other.

Since the two men belonged to sects, their masters would likely want their ashes.

So Li Ye burned them separately rather than together.

Buzz!

Two clouds of Light Mist surged from the Corpse Incineration Furnace in succession, entering Li Ye's body and washing through his organs, meridians, bones, and muscles.

Li Ye's strength rapidly increased.

His power rose from thirty-one thousand catties to thirty-five thousand.

The door opened, and just as expected, Wu Qing came to claim the ashes.

Li Ye had already scooped them out and labeled them. Wu Qing was very satisfied when he saw this and carried them away.

After all the Black-Clad Academicians had left, Li Ye could hardly wait to head down the mountain to the Great Barren Forest.

Suddenly, a cry rang out from one of the courtyards. "A corpse has risen! A corpse has risen..."

Then came the sound of blades being drawn.

"Courtyard No. 6."

Li Ye recognized where the voice had come from. After a moment's thought, he went to take a look.

When he arrived at Courtyard No. 6, the Black-Clad Academicians had already pinned a Fierce Corpse to the ground. Its clothes were in tatters, its flesh torn open, and its face twisted into a savage mask.

Yet it kept roaring, refusing to submit.

"Reserve Corpse Incinerator, get in here!"

The person in charge of Courtyard No. 6 barked.

The Corpse Refining Courtyard usually kept a number of reserve Corpse Incinerators on hand. If something went wrong, they were supposed to step in immediately.

At the entrance to Courtyard No. 6, a skinny reserve Corpse Incinerator had gone pale. His legs trembled, and he instinctively backed away.

"I quit! I quit..."

He shouted.

After witnessing the Fierce Corpse burst through the door, the reserve Corpse Incinerator was on the verge of a breakdown.

How could he dare go forward?

The job was too dangerous. He'd be better off finding another way to make a living.

"Damn it, you've been eating the Corpse Refining Courtyard's food for days, and now you're just quitting?"

The person in charge of Courtyard No. 6 cursed and moved to force him.

At that moment, Li Ye volunteered. "Sir, let me do it."

The person in charge of Courtyard No. 6 was taken aback. Why were there two reserve Corpse Incinerators? He'd only arranged for one.

"You are...?"

he asked.

"I'm from Courtyard No. 3. I just finished my assignment."

Li Ye smiled.

What? Was this the Corpse Incinerator with the iron fate Old Wu had tried to kill over and over, but never managed to kill?

The person in charge of Courtyard No. 6 had heard all about Li Ye. His interest was immediately piqued.

"Good lad. In that case, you can handle this one."

"I'll pay you double."

The person in charge of Courtyard No. 6 said generously.

His name was Chen Tao. He was tall, with intimidating tiger eyes, and exuded an imposing presence.

"Thank you, sir."

Li Ye said.

Then he carried the pinned Fierce Corpse into the Corpse Incineration Hall. His practiced movements were a stark contrast to the reserve Corpse Incinerator's reaction.

Among the Black-Clad Academicians of Courtyard No. 6 was someone skilled in talismans. The Fierce Corpse had been immobilized by a yellow talisman.

There was also a bloodied corpse inside the Corpse Incineration Hall.

Li Ye remembered his name was Chen Liuzi. He was young and had been a Corpse Incinerator at Courtyard No. 6.

He hadn't expected him to die beneath a Fierce Corpse's claws tonight.

"Brother, rest in peace!"

Li Ye crouched beside Chen Liuzi and spoke softly.

He was seeing him off on his final journey.

He arranged the two bodies, completed the usual process, and silently called out: Corpse Incineration Furnace.

Buzz!

A glowing red furnace appeared. The Artifact Spirit of the furnace from Courtyard No. 3 had arrived.

Li Ye burned the two men one after another.

But he only received one cloud of Light Mist.

Chen Liuzi had been an ordinary person with no cultivation.

Li Ye gained another two thousand catties of strength.

He now had thirty-seven thousand catties.

"Hahaha, good lad! You really are the most experienced Corpse Incinerator in the Corpse Refining Courtyard. You get things done without any fuss."

"I'm Chen Tao. How about coming to Courtyard No. 6? I can talk to Old Wu for you."

In the courtyard, Chen Tao said, patting Li Ye on the shoulder.

Li Ye had never imagined that being a Corpse Incinerator would make him such a rare talent in the field.

They were fighting over him.

"Thank you for the kind offer, sir, but I'm doing well in Courtyard No. 3. Still, if this sort of thing happens again, I'd be happy to help."

"Oh, I left the ashes inside."

Li Ye politely turned down Chen Tao's offer.

Under Chen Tao's strange gaze, he left Courtyard No. 6 and headed down the mountain.

Li Ye was connected to the Corpse Incineration Furnace in spirit, so he could take out the ashes. If they weren't needed, the Artifact Spirit would purify them.

"Boss, isn't he a little crazy? Courtyard No. 3 is a good place?"

"Exactly. How many times has he walked through the gates of hell there? Does he not know?"

Having an iron fate sure makes him cocky.

The Black-Clad Academicians of Courtyard No. 6 watched Li Ye leave and talked among themselves.

Great Barren Forest, here I come!

After half an hour, Li Ye arrived at the Great Barren Forest once more.

He still traveled on foot.

Li Ye could refine flying swords, but that didn't mean he could fly on one. He'd tried, but had ended up sprawled on the ground.

He had Spiritual Power within him, but he hadn't reached the Qi Gathering Realm. They were two different realms.

Compared with the previous night, the Great Barren Forest was much livelier.

More sects had joined the scramble for the Golden Ginseng.

"Golden Ginseng, you're mine tonight."

"Let me check where you are first."

Li Ye murmured, about to use Daily Divination.

Suddenly, he sensed something and spun around. More than ten people had appeared silently behind him, standing on flying swords.

At the front stood a man and a woman, both in their early twenties.

The man was tall and thin, with handsome features and a faint smile at the corners of his mouth. There was something shadowy about it.

The woman wore red, alluring as a phantom. She was tall and voluptuous, with pale skin and delicate features. Her bewitching, peach-blossom eyes were captivating.

With her smiling expression, she seemed almost capable of stealing a person's soul. At that moment, she was staring at Li Ye with keen interest.

Both of them had an air of wickedness and eerie charm.

The Devil Sect!

These must be the experts who had arrived later.

Li Ye understood at once, and his expression tightened.

"What a handsome young man. What a coincidence! Which sect are you from? Do you have any elders here?"

the woman asked with a smile, her voice so gentle and sweet it seemed to melt one's soul.

To be fair, even the Snake Demon of the alluring Yihongyuan wasn't as seductive as she was.

That damn fake-sweet voice is messing with my resolve.

Li Ye cursed inwardly. He remained perfectly calm, seeing through her act.

"I belong to no sect. I'm alone, and I have no elders here."

he replied.

The woman paused, then exchanged a glance with the young man beside her.

"Come now, young man. Don't tell me you're trying to fool me."

The woman pressed him.

"I have no reason to lie to you."

Li Ye replied.

The man beside her suddenly burst into laughter. "Well, that's wonderful! In that case, you can be my Blood Slave."

Li Ye's expression shifted. "What's a Blood Slave?"

A strange blood-red glint flashed through the man's pupils. "Hmm, you can stay this calm in front of me. Interesting."

"A Blood Slave is a servant I use to draw blood essence for my cultivation. After each extraction, I'll use medicine to help you recover, then take your blood again. And again. I'll keep doing it until the life force in your blood has grown thin enough. Only then will I let you go."

Li Ye was stunned. "The Blood Demon Great Law? You're Mad Devil, which makes her Flower Demon. You're the Wind and Dust Twin Devils."

The Holy Son's memories contained information about the pair. The Wind and Dust Twin Devils were infamous. Their cultivation methods complemented each other, and they nourished one another through cultivation of a dual cultivation art.

Both devils were at the Object Manipulation First Layer, but together, they could unleash the power of the Object Manipulation Third Layer.

The Holy Son had tried to kill them more than once, but had never found them.

He hadn't expected to run into them himself.