Monitoring

Before the three Bandit Cultivator even reached the top of the cliff, the released armored Gu Worm informed Song Wen of their presence.

Song Wen was in turmoil. He just wanted to hide here and quietly recover his spiritual power, but instead he encountered these three ignorant cultivators who came to rob him.

It's like when that little beggar tried to steal his steamed bun, Extreme Yin used him as a test subject for medicine, Shi Shou made him practice a flawed Cultivation Method.

It was as if the whole world was filled with malice at all times.

Perhaps this is what they mean by. "Once you're in the game, you're not in control of your own destiny."

Song Wen could choose to escape; with his speed, even the male cultivator at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer would have no chance of catching up.

However, he did not intend to slink away like that. He wanted to make those three pay a price, a bloody price!

He also got to replenish some of his Essence Blood.

"Big brother, there's a Cave here," said the second sister, who Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

The male cultivator stopped his second sister, who was about to barge in, saying, "Second sister, don't be reckless. If that person is hiding in this Cave, they will definitely have set a trap."

The second sister nodded, and a fireball appeared in front of her.

"Go!"

The fireball rushed into the Cave, only a few Cave deep, and quickly crashed into the stone wall.

Flames flickered inside Cave, which was completely empty, with no trace of any formations or magic arrays, making it seem unlikely that anyone could hide there.

"It shouldn't be in this Cave," the male cultivator said.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from overhead.

Looking up, I saw it was my younger sister.

At this moment, the younger sister had become a corpse. Her Essence Blood, internal organs, brain, and other organs had all disappeared, leaving only an empty shell.

The skin was intact, as if something had burrowed into the young woman's body and hollowed out her flesh from the inside.

This was naturally the result of the Black-Bellied Beetle Gu's attack.

"Little sister..." The male cultivator's eyes were bloodshot, filled with sorrow and hatred.

The male cultivator leaped forward and caught the little sister's corpse.

"Little sister..." the second sister cried out in sorrow.

"Who did this?" the male cultivator asked angrily, suppressing his grief.

They had just been at the bottom of the cliff and hadn't heard anything unusual—no sounds of fighting, nor any sign of spiritual energy erupting.

Everything indicates that the younger sister was ambushed and lost her life instantly, with almost no time to resist.

"Let's go up and take a look!" The male cultivator said to his second sister after collecting his younger sister's body.

From a Cave a hundred meters away, Song Wen poked his head out, watching the two figures disappear into the distance, his gaze gloomy.

The two searched the bushes at the top of the cliff, but found nothing except a few drops of blood on the grass, not even a footprint.

It's as if the murderer flew in from the sky, killed the little sister, and then flew away.

Who could have killed my little sister so silently?

Could he be Foundation Establishment cultivator?

Why would a Foundation Establishment cultivator choose to ambush three Qi Refinement cultivators?

The male cultivator looked around but found nothing. He then turned to his second sister and said...

"I'm going to take a look up in the sky. Be careful."

After saying that, the male cultivator used his Flight Technique to soar into the air, flying a hundred meters into the sky.

As they flew, the male cultivator shouted, "You shameless scoundrel who only dares to hide in the shadows, you dared to kill my little sister! I will definitely find you and tear you to pieces!"

Before he could finish speaking, the male cultivator suddenly flew away into the distance, and then flew further and further away.

Upon seeing her eldest brother flying away, the second sister suddenly realized something, her expression changed drastically, and she too took to the air, intending to leave.

The second sister had just lifted a few meters off the ground when she saw six needles, each half a foot long, fly out of the woods not far away.

The long, thin needle moves at an incredibly fast speed, like lightning!

The second sister dared not be careless. She summoned a ten-foot-long Red Silk Red Silk, which swirled and coiled in the air, about to snatch all the long needles away.

The long needle suddenly opened at the front, from which dozens of hair-thin needles shot out, each emitting a faint blue light, clearly coated with a potent poison.

The sudden turn of events left the second sister somewhat flustered.

She quickly cast Shield Technique, and a layer of spiritual energy shield appeared around her.

Worried that a mere Shield Technique wouldn't be enough to block dozens of fine needles, he produced a talisman in his hand and activated it.

A hurricane suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of the second sister.

The strong wind whipped up the fine needles, making them lose their aim.

Just when the second sister thought she could finally breathe a sigh of relief, she suddenly sensed two Gu Worm attacking from behind.

She turned around, brandishing the Red Silk in her hand, and swept it towards the Gu Worm.

Suddenly, Gu Worm attacked from all directions.

Two fists can't beat four hands!

The Black-Bellied Beetle Gu quickly got close and broke through the spiritual energy shield.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his back, and he plummeted from mid-air, lifeless.

Song Wen emerged from the dense forest, glanced up at the male cultivator who was almost disappearing into the horizon, put away the Vajra Talisman he was holding, and felt speechless.

If we're talking about being cowardly and afraid of death, this guy is the one to swear.

Sensing something was wrong, he turned and ran, even tricking his second sister into being his scapegoat.

Song Wen approached his second sister, devoured her Essence Blood, took out her Storage Bag, and turned the corpse to ashes with a fireball before turning and plunging off the cliff.

He now understood that there were probably many Bandit Cultivators in the vicinity, and traveling by flying boat would easily expose him. It would be safer to sneak through the dense forest.

Now that the cliff has been exposed, we definitely can't stay any longer.

Song Wen traveled for dozens of miles and found a wild animal's den on a slope, where he hid.

The next day, Song Wen, whose spiritual power had recovered to about 70-80%, piloted a flying boat and headed towards the sect.

There were five of them when they came, but he was the only one who returned. He no longer needed to be on guard against anyone and flew directly to the sect at full speed.

In just one day and one night, he successfully returned to the Corpse Demon Sect.

As he approached the entrance to the cave abode, he saw an unexpected person.

Du Qiu!

The inner disciple initially guided Song Wen and the other six into the Corpse Demon Sect.

"Extreme Yin greets Senior Brother Du. Is there something you need? Is there anything I can do for you?"

Song Wen first looked surprised, then put on a fawning expression.

Du Qiu said, "Oh, it's Extreme Yin. I'm nothing special, just passing by. Farewell, Junior Brother."

After saying that, Du Qiu turned and left.

Song Wen glanced at the cliff not far from his cave abode, and his lips twitched.

Just passing by? What the hell are you doing coming to the edge of a cliff for no reason?

Did he commit suicide by jumping off a cliff?

That's not right either. The cliff next to his cave abode is less than ten meters high; Du Qiu Qi Refining Seventh Layer, wouldn't have died from the fall.

Just now, Song Wen sensed that Du Qiu's cultivation level was only at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

When he first joined the sect, Du Qiu was already inner disciple, meaning his cultivation level was at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. Two and a half years have passed, and he is still at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

Song Wen curled his lip, "Useless!"

However, this good-for-nothing seems to be spying on me!

Was it on Shi Shou's orders?

A surge of hatred welled up in Song Wen's heart, along with a sense of urgency.

He guessed that when he revealed his cultivation level to be at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, Shi Shou would likely make a move against him.

The reason for this speculation is that the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art> is safe before reaching the Qi Refining Sixth Layer. After reaching the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, uncontrollable corpse transformation will occur.

Shi Shou was likely waiting for this moment.

However, this also indicates that he is safe for the time being and still has time to improve his strength.

For a moment, Song Wen considered escaping the Corpse Demon Sect, but when he thought of the wisp of soul he left behind when he entered the sect, and the sect's bloody and cruel methods against traitorous disciples, he dismissed the idea.

The Corpse Demon Sect preserves the soul essence of all its disciples, primarily to determine whether a disciple is dead or alive, but it can also be used to hunt down runaway disciples.

With the aura of a cultivator's soul, no matter how one conceals their cultivation aura or where they hide, the Corpse Demon Sect can find them through Secret Method, unless you can also alter your own soul.

Once you join the Corpse Demon Sect, you are a member of the Corpse Demon Sect for life, regardless of life or death.

While alive, disciples are expected to contribute to the sect; even in death, their contributions will not be wasted.