Du Qiu Captured

Nighttime surveillance is a very troublesome task. You can easily expose yourself if you're not careful. Visibility is poor at night, and to avoid losing track of someone, you have to get close enough, but getting too close makes you easy to be spotted.

Although Song Wen was only a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator, and his strength was far inferior to his, which cultivator didn't have some means of self-preservation?

Song Wen was able to survive the dangerous Withered Blood Secret Realm, so he must be no ordinary person.

Highly poisonous, insidious magical Law Artifact, hidden weapons, etc...

If he were to fall into Song Wen's trap, he might even lose his life.

Then, Du Qiu recalled the scene a few days ago when Shi Shou flew into a rage upon learning that Song Wen had suddenly entered the Withered Blood Secret Realm. Du Qiu shrank back in fear.

At that time, he even suspected that if Song Wen could not leave the secret realm alive, he might be blamed by Shi Shou and die without a burial place.

Having survived the near-death experience of the Withered Blood Secret Realm, Song Wen left the sect overnight without a moment's rest, which must mean he had something extremely important to do.

If I cannot find out the reason why Song Wen left the sect and report it to Shi Shou, I fear I will suffer severe punishment from Shi Shou.

After weighing the pros and cons, Du Qiu followed.

This made Song Wen, who was closely monitoring Du Qiu's movements, beam with joy. He had just been somewhat worried that Du Qiu wouldn't follow.

In order not to lose Du Qiu, Song Wen chose to take the main road instead of venturing into the desolate wilderness.

The Corpse Demon Sect has many Qi Refining Stage disciples. These disciples mostly travel on foot, and over time, they have gradually worn down main roads in the main directions leading out of the sect, making them passable by horse-drawn carriages.

After traveling for more than an hour and covering nearly a hundred miles, Song Wen released the Black Armor Gu to confirm that there was no one within a radius of several miles.

Song Wen stopped and turned around to call out.

"Senior Brother Du, you've been following us for so long, come out now."

Du Qiu was startled, but since Song Wen was on the main road, he wasn't worried about losing him and stayed a few hundred meters behind Song Wen.

Logically, at such a distance, Song Wen, whose cultivation level was only at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, should have had a hard time detecting it.

However, since their identities have already been revealed, there's no point in continuing to hide.

He took two steps at a time and quickly walked to a spot several dozen meters away from Song Wen, where he stood still.

"Extreme Yin Brother Jiyin, you've just come out of the secret realm and you're already in such a hurry to go out? Where are you going?"

Song Wen smiled faintly, "That's no trouble for you, Senior Brother. But what brings you to follow me around so late at night?"

Du Qiu said, "Junior brother, your cultivation is not high, but you have quite the courage. In the dead of night, in the desolate wilderness, with no one around, aren't you afraid I'll kill you? After all, you just came out of the secret realm, you should have quite a few spirit medicine on you, right?"

Song Wen scoffed, mocking, "Kill me? You probably don't have the guts. If you kill me, Elder Shi Shou won't let you off, will he?"

Du Qiu's expression immediately turned to astonishment, and he exclaimed in surprise.

"How did you know? Elder Shi Shou asked me to follow you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Qiu did not hear Song Wen's reply. Instead, he saw Song Wen suddenly rushing towards him from not far away, and at an extremely fast speed. In the darkness, Du Qiu could only barely see a blurry afterimage.

He didn't have time to think about why Song Wen, who was only at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, possessed such terrifying speed. He subconsciously patted the Corpse-Nurturing Bag at his waist, about to release the Corpse Puppet to fight back.

A flash of cold light pierced the darkness.

"Ah!" Du Qiu cried out in alarm.

That cold glint had just struck his right hand, which was aimed at the Storage Bag, severing it at the wrist, and a large amount of blood spurted out from his wrist.

Before Du Qiu could make a further move, he felt his neck being gripped by a hand as strong as an iron clamp.

Song Wen gripped him tightly, and Du Qiu felt as if his throat was about to be crushed.

"Behave yourself, or I'll crush your neck," Song Wen said coldly.

"Okay... drink... drink." With his neck gripped and his breathing difficult, Du Qiu's face instantly turned bright red. He tried to speak, but could only manage a 'drink' sound.

With a flick of his other hand, Song Wen retrieved Du Qiu's severed hand, which had fallen to the ground.

He unleashed another burst of spiritual energy, shattering the ground where Du Qiu's blood had dripped, thus concealing the traces of blood.

Summoning a flying boat, Song Wen, carrying Du Qiu, leaped aboard and headed into the depths of darkness.

Song Wen channeled a stream of spiritual energy into Du Qiu's body.

"Puff!"

Du Qiu spat out a mouthful of blood. Song Wen's spiritual power not only caused his meridian spiritual power to collapse, making it difficult for him to mobilize spiritual power for a short time, but also caused him serious internal injuries.

Du Qiu was injured and unable to use his spiritual power for the time being, Song Wen simply threw him onto the flying boat.

"Senior Brother Du, tell me, why did Shi Shou ask you to spy on me?"

Du Qiu finally accepted the fact that Song Wen, who seemed to have only Qi Refining Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, was actually far stronger than him. He looked at Song Wen with some fear and said bitterly.

"Do you think Elder Shi would tell me why he's spying on you? I'm just a lowly henchman."

Song Wen's eyes turned cold. "So, in that case, keeping you around is pointless."

As soon as he finished speaking, a chilling glint appeared again!

Du Qiu's left leg was severed at the root.

"Ah!"

Du Qiu let out a painful wail.

"Extreme Yin Brother Jiyin, I truly know nothing. Please, just give me a quick death."

"Does he really know nothing at all?"

Song Wen was somewhat suspicious. After pondering for a moment, two ordinary beetle Gu Worm flew out of Song Wen mouth.

The Gu Worm flapped its wings and flew to Du Qiu's eyes.

"This insect is called the Beetle Gu. It likes to eat human Essence Blood, and internal organs. The two Gu Worm in front of you are only at the Qi Refining Level One. They are weak and eat slowly. They will slowly gnaw at your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and then your brain."

"Don't worry, I will do my best to keep you alive and conscious during this process, and I will let you slowly experience the process of your internal organs and brain being devoured."

Du Qiu's eyes were filled with terror. The two tiny insects flying in front of him looked like evil spirits crawling out of hell, which made him shudder.

"I said, I only ask that you, junior brother, give me a quick death."

"The <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art> that you cultivate was given to you by Shi Shou through me."

"Shi Shou instructed me to monitor your movements and cultivation progress. As long as you don't switch to other Cultivation Method or deliberately seek death, Shi Shou told me not to interfere with your cultivation."

"A few months ago, your cultivation broke through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, Shi Shou instructed me to strengthen my surveillance of you. If your cultivation breaks through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, I must report it immediately."

"Your sudden entry into the Withered Blood Secret Realm has greatly angered Shi Shou."

That's all I know.

After saying this, Du Qiu closed his eyes and awaited his death.

But then Song Wen asked, "Do you know what's so special about the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art>? And who else is practicing this Cultivation Method?"

Du Qiu said, "I don't know that. The <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art> is not a sect's inherited Cultivation Method, but rather something Shi Shou obtained outside. I once saw Shi Shou practicing it, and it was somewhat similar to your state when you became a corpse."

"It seems that Shi Shou also cultivates this Cultivation Method. As for whether there are others in the sect who cultivate this Cultivation Method, I have no idea."