14: Fairy Yujiao guessed that crows fell from the sky!

In the Corpse Refining Cave, Yu Jiao, who was in the underground dark river, felt her limbs turn cold, and images of people began to surface in her mind.

But she dismissed each one.

Yu Jiao’s actions were very cautious; the last time she dealt with Ge Dawei, she had Qiu Qi, who was under her charm, make a move.

She just didn't expect Qiu Qi to not only mess things up but also alarm an Inner Sect Disciple from Corpse Refining Peak. Fortunately, Qiu Qi committed suicide beforehand, which cleared her of suspicion.

She had been so careful every step of the way, but what she didn't expect was that all her actions seemed to have been watched by that person in the dark.

For a moment, Yu Jiao felt like a clown performing on stage!

“No, if the other party is a Disciple from Corpse Refining Peak, why didn’t they report my identity?”

“Does the other party want to threaten me?”

“Or do they have other motives?”

After Yu Jiao’s anxious mood slowly calmed down, she felt as if a second-tier magic sword, charged for a long time, was suspended above her head, ready to strike down like thunder at any moment, splitting her to death.

This feeling of potentially losing her life at any moment made Yu Jiao's mood incredibly heavy.

“Who is it?!”

“If they are truly secretly spying on me, they will definitely leave clues. I refuse to believe I can’t find them…”

Yu Jiao gritted her teeth.

She could only report the loss of the Ghost God Sacrifice to the Elder of the Jiao Demon Sect. If she concealed it and messed up the Elder's important matter, she would definitely be severely punished.

Half an hour later, Yu Jiao searched many places near the underground river, aiming to find other traces left by the Demon Puppet.

The clues were pitifully few, so Yu Jiao could only give up and returned to the Talismans Production Hall with an uneasy mind.

…

Shi Chuan, who was in seclusion in the stone chamber, ignored everything outside and focused on Cultivating.

With the Jiao Demon and Ziyun Sects seemingly planning to attack the Yellow Springs Demon Sect, this was not a good sign. Once the three sects went to war,

and the conflict expanded, although the Corpse Refining Cave had some Utility Disciples, the Hall Master of the Punishment Hall directly reached into the Corpse Refining Cave and took twenty Utility Disciples to supplement their ranks.

It was inevitable that similar things would happen in the future.

Only by improving his Cultivation Realm and accumulating more trump cards could he have a chance to protect himself in the future chaos.

…

【zi shi (11 pm - 1 am) has arrived】

【Received a white intelligence report】

【White Intelligence Report: Tan Xinghuai, a Disciple from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, has returned to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall and plans to infiltrate the Corpse Refining Cave tomorrow to track you down and make a move against you!】

…

“I was just thinking about how to deal with you, but you came down to your own death. Excellent!”

Shi Chuan looked at the intelligence information and already had a plan.

Tan Xinghuai had held a grudge after being offended in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall last time. If it weren't for an issue with his Family's direct lineage delaying him, he would have already come down to the Corpse Refining Cave!

Coming at this time was perfect; the Corpse Crow Demon Puppet could ambush him on the necessary path from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to the Corpse Refining Cave!

This would ensure he never returned and also eliminate a threat that was hostile towards him.

Shi Chuan took out the Corpse Controlling Bronze Ring.

Ding-a-ling!

As the clear sound of the bronze bell rang, a spiritual glow began to appear in the eyes of the eight low-grade Corpse Puppets standing against the walls of the dimly lit stone chamber.

To prevent Tan Xinghuai from having any trump cards, the eight low-grade Corpse Puppets were hidden around as a second means of suppression.

…

The next day.

On Corpse Refining Peak, which was perpetually covered in dark clouds, at the back door of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, Tan Xinghuai, dressed in a black robe, rode a two-meter-long Rotten Dog Demon Puppet, sitting on a straw saddle on the Dog Demon Corpse Puppet’s back.

“Little Utility Disciple, I will grind you to dust today!”

“In this month or so, with that useless Corpse Raising Art Cultivation Technique, it’s impossible to even absorb the Spiritual Qi from half a bigu pill.”

Tan Xinghuai’s body, seated on the straw saddle, undulated with the running of the Dog Demon Corpse Puppet. His eyes were cold and filled with dense Killing Intent.

For Outer Sect Disciples like Tan Xinghuai, Utility Disciples could be killed casually in the dark. As long as they didn’t kill more than two or three Utility Disciples at once, the Outer Sect Disciples in the Punishment Hall would turn a blind eye.

Tan Xinghuai’s Dog Demon Corpse Puppet had been cultivated to the Peak of the low-grade upon his return to his Family, just one step away from advancing to a mid-grade Demon Puppet.

However, this so-called 'one step away' was also the most difficult.

His direct descendant grandson was severely injured; although he was saved, all his Spirit Stones were spent. Now he could only think of ways to earn money.

Tan Xinghuai immediately thought of the Utility Disciple who had made him lose Face. That Shi Chuan had a bigu pill worth eight Spirit Stones, as well as several years' worth of bigu pills he had purchased.

In less than a quarter of an hour,

the Dog Demon Corpse Puppet entered the Corpse Refining Cave, which was filled with a black mist of Yin evil Qi.

“This Cultivation environment is truly terrible!”

Tan Xinghuai felt the Yin evil Qi, laden with corpse poison, surrounding him, and his brows furrowed slightly.

He could only activate the magical power refined from the Corpse Yin Skill within his body to protect himself.

“Little Bao!”

“Come out and sense the aura on that Utility Disciple. If you can catch him this time, I’ll reward you with two bigu pills to eat!”

Tan Xinghuai patted the yellow cloth bag hanging at his waist.

Croak!

With a crisp croak, a black frog, only the size of a baby's fist, leaped from the cloth bag onto Tan Xinghuai's hand.

Croak, croak, croak!!!

Suddenly, the Yin-Penetrating Toad that had just jumped out began to croak frantically, as if it had sensed something, its frog eyes filled with terror.

“What’s going on?!”

Seeing the Yin-Penetrating Toad acting so abnormally, Tan Xinghuai immediately felt a bad premonition.

Swoosh!

Instantly, Tan Xinghuai sensed a fierce gust of wind coming from above. When he looked up, he saw a massive black shadow tearing through the black mist, arriving in front of him in the blink of an eye.

Its pair of large, emerald eyes were filled with Killing Intent.

“This aura… it’s a mid-grade Demon Puppet!”

“How is that possible?!”

Tan Xinghuai immediately activated the magic talisman he was holding, and a golden shield firmly protected him. The Dog Demon Corpse Puppet beneath him, sensing the Corpse Crow's aura rapidly diving down from above, moving as swiftly as a tiger, also became dispirited.

If it weren't for Tan Xinghuai controlling it with corpse-controlling techniques, it would have long since collapsed to the ground in fear.

“This!”

Looking at the golden light talisman, whose defensive golden light was growing dimmer, Tan Xinghuai’s slightly calmer heart once again tensed up.

At this moment, amidst the black mist, accompanied by low growls, eight burly low-grade Corpse Puppets, all wielding swords, sabers, or long spears, and clad in ancient armor, were clearly Corpse Puppets refined in this Corpse Refining Cave!

“Eight low-grade Corpse Puppets!”

“This is bad!”

At this moment, Tan Xinghuai felt a bad premonition.

After twenty-odd breaths.

Tan Xinghuai’s head was largely crushed, his black robe was reduced to tatters, and his body fell stiffly to the ground. The Dog Demon Corpse Puppet also had its limbs broken.

The Yin-Penetrating Toad on the ground, being only a low-grade Yao Race spirit pet, played dead with its belly up under the intimidating aura of the Corpse Crow.

Immediately, the Corpse Crow stripped Tan Xinghuai of his Storage Pouch and corpse raising bag, then grabbed his corpse and threw it into the black river, where it was completely corroded away.

As for the Dog Demon Corpse Puppet and the Yin-Penetrating Toad, they were both taken away.