A New Corpse Sha Treasure Ground!

Inside the inn.

Yang Yang had returned and was sorting through his haul. "More than ten thousand taels of silver, over two thousand taels of gold, assorted jewels, and hundreds of stalks of spirit medicine. This guy really was rich!"

That much money was enough to feed him for a long, long time.

"All right, time to sleep."

Yang Yang went straight to sleep.

The next day.

Early morning.

The Black-Yellow Sect.

After Lin Ye woke up, he learned from a system notification that his fourth disciple, Yang Yang, had killed a sect disciple, filling one of the ten required slots.

"Yang Yang is pretty quick. I hope the kid can finish the task of killing ten sect disciples sooner rather than later. Spreading the Black-Yellow Sect's name won't be so easy, though. I'm afraid that'll take some time."

Spirit Yang City.

A group of constables arrived at Xu Can's residence and found his corpse. They also caught several of his servants who hadn't managed to flee in time.

"Speak. How did Xu Can die?"

Jiang Feng, the head constable leading them, questioned them.

"Head Constable, sir, this had nothing to do with me! Master Xu was killed by a masked man, who then stole the money from the residence's treasury..." The servants were terrified and told him everything, from beginning to end.

"A man in black who stole the money."

Jiang Feng frowned. It looked like a home robbery, but the victim was no ordinary man. He had been an outer sect steward of the Blazing Sun Sect, a Body Forging Realm martial artist!

"He crushed Xu Can's neck in a single move. The attacker's strength was most likely above the Seventh Layer of the Body Forging Realm. Our Spirit Yang City yamen can't handle someone that strong. Notify the Blazing Sun Sect and have them send their own people to investigate."

"Secure the scene and protect Xu Can's corpse."

"Yes, Head Constable."

Xu Can's death caused a stir in Spirit Yang City, but none of it had anything to do with Yang Yang anymore. He planned to spend the next two days eating his fill.

Before long, two days had passed.

The Blazing Sun Sect sent some people to investigate Xu Can's murder, but they found nothing. Xu Can had simply been crushed to death, and there was no way to tell what martial art had killed him. If they had known, they could have used the martial art as a starting point, but since they couldn't determine it, there was nothing they could do.

The Blazing Sun Sect therefore sent another outer sect steward to take charge here.

As for Xu Can's murder, the matter was dropped.

Black Spirit Town.

A woman arrived. It was none other than Xu Yan, who had come down the mountain from the Supreme Simplicity Sect. She had returned intending to wipe out the Ye Household, but when she arrived, she discovered that its residence belonged to someone else.

The Ye Household had fled!

"The Ye Household actually fled. Were they afraid I'd come after them for revenge?"

Xu Yan was furious. She grabbed several people and questioned them about the Ye Household's whereabouts, but none of them knew. They only knew which direction the household had fled in, and that might not have been the right direction. The world was vast, and finding the Ye Household's people would be incredibly difficult.

Unless she was willing to spend a great deal of time searching for them, but that would waste far too much cultivation time.

"The Ye Household can't have gone too far. They must still be in some town or village under Spirit Yang City's jurisdiction. Once I'm strong and have gained some standing, I'll have the Spirit Yang City Lord's Manor search for them. They'll definitely be able to find the Ye Household and that damned Ye Chen." Xu Yan left.

Another day passed.

Ye Chen came to a village and found that it had been attacked by bandits, who had stolen a considerable amount of money and taken several women. He immediately charged into the depths of the mountains, slaughtered everyone in the bandit stronghold, and freed all the women they had abducted. Some of the women were from other places.

He also distributed some money among the villagers and, before leaving, spread the Black-Yellow Sect's name.

"Everyone, I'm a disciple of the Black-Yellow Sect. If you want to thank me, please spread the word about our sect."

"Young hero, we'll remember the Black-Yellow Sect."

The villagers spoke with deep gratitude.

Throughout the rest of his journey, Ye Chen did good deeds whenever he could and spread the Black-Yellow Sect's name, making it known to more and more people.

While Ye Chen and Yang Yang were out gaining experience, Lin Ye's other disciples broke through to the Body Forging Realm one after another. Even with the tenfold backlash, Lin Ye still hadn't managed to break through and remained at the peak of the Ninth Layer of the True Qi Realm.

Breaking through from the True Qi Realm to the Innate Realm was not so easy. At the very least, his disciples needed to advance another layer or two before there would be any hope of pushing his cultivation into the Innate Realm.

The other disciples were another matter. They cultivated step by step, and raising their cultivation was difficult. But his fifth disciple, Han Bing, cultivated the Corpse Zombie Body Tempering Technique. If he found a graveyard of extreme Yin and buried Han Bing there, it would certainly help him rapidly increase his strength. Raising his cultivation by several layers in a short time would be no problem at all.

"As it happens, the Corpse Sha Qi in the graveyard on the Black-Yellow Sect's back mountain has almost been completely absorbed by Han Bing. It's time to take him somewhere else to cultivate."

Lin Ye immediately sent word to Han Bing, telling him to come over.

"Master." Han Bing came over.

"Han Bing, there's too little Supreme Yin Qi in the Black-Yellow Sect, and you've almost absorbed it all. I'll find you a place rich in Supreme Yin Qi to cultivate," Lin Ye said.

"Master, you're too good to me." Han Bing was thrilled. If he found a place rich in Supreme Yin Qi, wouldn't he be able to take off in no time?

Lin Ye gave his other disciples some instructions and told his junior sister what she needed to watch out for. Only then did he take Han Bing down the mountain.

As for where they were going, he already had a place in mind.

Changping Valley.

It was an ancient battlefield. According to legend, many years ago, when the Chu Kingdom was founded, a great general had buried thousands of people alive there. It was unquestionably their burial ground, and the Corpse Sha Qi it contained was bound to be dense.

Half a day later.

They arrived at Changping Valley. Night had yet to fall, but an eerie chill had already settled over the place. Ordinary people would have felt frightened coming here, but Han Bing was different.

"What a comfortable feeling."

Han Bing was excited. This was the treasure ground he had dreamed of!

Lin Ye brought Han Bing into the valley, found a suitable spot, and set up the earth-grade Corpse Sha Formation there to gather a large amount of Corpse Sha Qi.

"Lie down in it."

Lin Ye told Han Bing to get into a freshly dug pit, then buried him in it.

Han Bing lay down, and soil covered most of his body, leaving only his head exposed. He then circulated the Corpse Zombie Body Tempering Technique, and large amounts of Corpse Sha Qi poured into his body, helping him temper his flesh. The tempering effect was astonishing, as if he were constantly consuming heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

"Master, the Supreme Yin Qi here is so dense!" Han Bing felt he would soon be able to break through to the Body Forging Realm.

"Mm. Cultivate here. I'll go rest in a nearby town. If you need anything, send me a message through your identity token."

"Yes, Master."

After Lin Ye left, Han Bing immersed himself in cultivation, his body growing stronger and stronger.

On his second day of cultivation, Han Bing broke through to the Second Layer of the Body Forging Realm. On the third day, he reached the Body Casting Realm Third Layer.

On the fifth day, Han Bing broke through once more, reaching the Fourth Layer of the Body Forging Realm and achieving minor success in his Silver Body.