All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 139 Taking the Corpse (Part 1)

"Whether we can dominate the southern frontier or not depends on this one move!"

With his increased strength and foundation, Zhou Qing no longer doubted his ability to break through to the Blood Exchange Realm.

However, after absorbing a little bit of the power of heaven and earth, he directly felt the difficulty of breaking through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm.

Instead of going to great lengths to cultivate a corpse worm that may not even evolve to the second tier, it's better to try your luck with a ready-made supreme wood spirit corpse.

Anyway, the Corpse Worm King wasn't cultivated by him, so he had no feelings for it.

If one can obtain the Wood Spirit Corpse, there will be hope for breaking through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm in the future.

Zhou Qing gritted his teeth.

At worst, we'll lose the Corpse Worm King; if this succeeds, we'll be on the verge of heaven!
Zhou Qing's mind raced, and he ordered the golden silkworm worms to clean up the battlefield.

As a result, a bloodstained jade pendant was found not far from Mu Yuan's body, with the red string on it broken.

Looking at Mu Yuan's belt again, there was still half a red rope left.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Qing took the remaining signal flare from Mu Yuan's pocket.

A rough outline of a plan quickly emerged in his mind.

"The key is to lure Mu Renjie away."

Zhou Qing was deep in thought.

As Mu Yuan's father, Mu Renjie would definitely be able to notice that something was wrong with Mu Yuan. Even if he pretended to be seriously injured and spoke less, it would be easy to spot the flaws.

But once Mu Renjie is lured away, the others probably won't have that same sense of familiarity with Mu Yuan that they've spent so much time with, which should be enough to fool them for a while.

Enter through the Shengmen Gate in the southeast corner and exit through the Jingmen Gate in the due west direction.

Zhou Qing picked up the Corpse Refining Manual again and looked at the small print next to the map on the back.

This must be some kind of formation.

"Life Gate. View Gate: Open, Rest, Life, Injury, Block, View, Death, Shock"

Zhou Qing muttered to himself, guessing that it was probably a formation related to the Eight Trigrams.

He knows nothing about battle formations.

"It seems I have to go back to the Demon Suppression Division and ask Yao Xuewei for help."

When it comes to intelligence gathering, the Demon Suppression Division is the best.

While Yao Xuewei is still here, we can definitely get access to this level of intelligence by leveraging her authority.

Since there are readily available methods to break the formation, he only needs to find the corresponding formation and have a general understanding of it.

Having come up with a plan, Zhou Qing immediately took action.

After the Golden Silkworm Gu worms finished cleaning up the battlefield, he put Mu Yuan into the Wooden King Cauldron, and then took Er Qing and Chi Yan with him.

After descending Black Wind Mountain, he headed straight for Yellow Dragon Mountain.

Upon arriving at Huanglong Mountain, he contacted Ruyan through telepathy.

A moment later, a wisp of smoke rose from the grass in front of Zhou Qing, and a stunningly beautiful woman with fair skin emerged from the smoke.

"Ruyan greets Your Majesty." Ruyan curtsied, wearing the white robe given to her by Zhou Qing. As her divine power increased, the bewitching aura around her faded, and a holy temperament emerged.

Zhou Qing's expression turned solemn, and he went straight to the point:
"Ruyan, I have something very important that I need you to do."

"Please give your instructions, Your Majesty," Ruyan said respectfully.

After a year of getting to know each other, she also understood the personality of the deity in front of her. He was very easy to get along with and rarely showed such a solemn expression.

"I need you to investigate the exact location of the Heavenly Fiend Corpse. Is that difficult?"

Zhou Qing said seriously.

He has already informed Ruyan about the Heavenly Fiend Corpse.

"Your Majesty, I deduce that the Heavenly Fiend Corpse is likely located in the volcanic cave we discovered earlier."

However, that place was guarded by a martial artist at the Blood Transformation Realm, and the cave was also shrouded in a large formation.

"My subordinates' earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that allows one to escape from danger) is useless inside the cave. Even if we find the exact location of the Heavenly Fiend Corpse, we cannot move it."

Ruyan looked troubled.

After becoming a servant of the mountain god, her cultivation and divine power increased greatly in the past year. Now, on Huanglong Mountain, her strength is comparable to that of a martial artist in the Bone Refining Realm.

However, even with her life-saving skill like Earth Escape, she could easily perish on the spot when facing a martial artist at the Blood Exchange Realm.

Especially within the range of the great formation, the earth's energy stagnates, preventing her from using earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique).

Zhou Qing asked, "If we're outside the great formation, do you have a way to use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in Chinese magic) to bring people away?"

Ruyan immediately explained: "This year, thanks to the teachings of the High God, my divine power has greatly increased, and I can now use the Earth Escape Technique to carry people away."

However, the Earth Escape Technique is a bloodline talent of his subordinates, who are born with the ability to merge with the earth of Huanglong Mountain, a skill that others do not possess.

If they were to burrow underground together, the other party would need a strong physical body and must constantly protect themselves with true energy; otherwise, they might be injured by the earth and rocks underground, in accordance with the master's wishes.

Ruyan hesitated for a moment.

Zhou Qing shook his head: "The person you're bringing isn't me. Isn't the physical strength of a Grand Martial Master sufficient?"

"enough."

Ruyan nodded repeatedly.

Zhou Qing released Mu Yuan, who was possessed by the Corpse Worm Gu King.

"I will have him lead you into the formation from the cave entrance. You will help him find the location of the Heavenly Fiend Corpse, and then use the Earth Escape Technique to move the Heavenly Fiend Corpse. Once that is done, the mission will be considered a success."

Ru Yan focused intently on Mu Yuan in front of her and quickly realized that something was wrong with him, and then she reacted.

"Ruyan obeys and will do her utmost to complete the mission."

"If you can bring out the Heavenly Fiend Corpse, I promise you, I will do everything in my power to help you become a true god!" Zhou Qing made a promise.

"Ruyan thanks Your Majesty!" Upon hearing this, Ruyan bowed down excitedly. Due to the large movement, a large expanse of snow-white skin was exposed at her neckline, revealing a surge of breasts. Her devout face displayed an astonishingly seductive charm.

However, Zhou Qing was focused on obtaining the Heavenly Fiend Corpse and showed no reaction to this. He stepped forward and helped Ru Yan up.

"No gift."

"Thank you, my lord." Ruyan stood up.

"Stay here and do not wander around. Do not go to the volcanic cave entrance to alert the enemy. Wait for my orders." Zhou Qing said solemnly.

"Ruyan obeys." Ruyan knew that this matter was of utmost importance and dared not be negligent in the slightest.

Zhou Qing left Huanglong Mountain and headed towards the county town.

Due to the recent curfew in the county town, all four gates are tightly closed at night.

Zhou Qing took a small elixir in the forest outside the city, meditated for a night to recover some of his true energy, and then entered the city at dawn.

After entering the city, he went straight to the Demon Suppression Division branch in the inner city.

In the past, Yao Xuewei would often stay in the side hall of the branch office, and sometimes she would work on official documents all night long.

However, Zhou Qing couldn't find Yao Xuewei today. So, he went to Jinshifang in the east of the inner city, arrived at Yao Xuewei's residence, and knocked on the door.

bang bang bang!
"Who is it? So early in the morning?!"

A slightly sleepy voice came from inside the door. As the door opened, revealing a crack, a servant yawned and walked out.

"So it's Lord Zhou! Greetings, Lord Zhou!"

When the servants saw that the visitor was Zhou Qing, their sleepy eyes widened instantly, and they quickly bowed respectfully.

Although Zhou Qing had only been here a few times, as a doorman, the most important thing was to have a keen eye.

"Has Lord Yao gotten up this morning?" Zhou Qing asked.

"Little Green and Little Red, who serve Miss, haven't gotten up yet. Miss probably hasn't gotten up either," the servant replied.

"Is that so?" Zhou Qing nodded.

It was rare to see Yao Xuewei sleep in; most of the time, when he went to the Demon Suppression Division branch in the early hours of the morning, Yao Xuewei was already up.

"Should I go and inform them?" the servant hesitated.

Disturbing the master's peaceful sleep so early in the morning might result in punishment, but he knew that the relationship between this Lord Zhou and his young lady was special, so he thought he would try to curry favor with him.

"No need. Just mention it to Lord Yao when he wakes up. I'll come back later."

Zhou Qing shook his head.

After saying that, he took out a small piece of silver from his pocket and threw it to the servant.

"This is a reward for you."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" the servant said repeatedly.

Zhou Qing left the inner city and returned to his house in the west of the city to continue refining the medicinal power of the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill.

When it was fully light, he went out for breakfast before heading to Yao Xuewei's house.

He met the servant again, inquired about the situation, and learned that Yao Xuewei had just gotten up.

"Just started?" Zhou Qing was taken aback.

Sure enough, for working people, sleeping in late is the norm, and even a model worker like Yao Xuewei is no exception.

"Please wait in the main hall, sir. I will go and inform them immediately."

The servants led Zhou Qing into the main hall, served him tea, and then left.

"They're really rich." Zhou Qing glanced at the furnishings in the main hall. Most people don't have the means to own a large mansion with three courtyards in the inner city.

Once this matter is settled, he also intends to purchase a house in the inner city.

The security here is a level higher than that of the outer city.

Zhou Qing sipped her tea in small sips.

A moment later, he heard footsteps, put down his teacup, and stood up.

At this moment, a tall, beautiful woman walked in through the side door. She wore a fitted red dress, which made her look heroic and exuded a free and easy beauty.

The person who came was not Yao Xuewei, but Wei Hongyu.

Zhou Qing was taken aback.

Wei Hongyu smiled faintly: "What? Junior Brother Zhou doesn't recognize me?"

"Greetings, Senior Sister. It's been over a year since we last met, and you're even more radiant than before! I haven't had a chance to congratulate you on breaking through to the Blood Exchange Realm yet, so please forgive me," Zhou Qing said respectfully.

"It's been over a year since I last saw you. You've become more mature and have a touch of heroism."

Wei Hongyu looked Zhou Qing up and down, then walked up to him and gestured with her hand.

"Yeah, you've grown taller too, you're almost taller than me now. I remember when you first came to the martial arts school, you were dark-skinned and skinny, and you didn't grow any taller for a long time."

Wei Hongyu spoke as if she were talking to a younger brother she hadn't seen in a long time.

"People always need to keep improving. Senior Sister's cultivation is progressing by leaps and bounds. As her junior brother, I can't fall too far behind."

Zhou Qing sensed Wei Hongyu's affection and smiled.

"Speaking of which, your progress is remarkable. I heard you've mastered the White Cloud Serpent Palm and broken through your meridian barrier? I didn't have that level of comprehension at your age. No wonder your father values ​​you so much."

Wei Hongyu nodded.

"I wonder when Senior Sister returned?" Zhou Qing changed the subject.

“I entered the city before curfew yesterday to see Xuewei about some things, but I didn’t expect her to inform you of my secret return in advance. Since you came to visit today, I took the initiative to show myself.”

Wei Hongyu felt quite helpless.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister, Junior Brother will keep this a secret and won't reveal a word about it." Zhou Qing's expression was somewhat strange.

It seems their relationship is closer than he imagined.

Wei Hongyu returned secretly without informing anyone except Yao Xuewei in a letter.

And upon returning, he immediately went to stay at her residence.

Yao Xuewei also said that she wasn't very familiar with her, and that even her close friends said their relationship had become distant.

Wei Hongyu smiled and said, "It's alright, it's not your fault, it's all Xuewei's fault."

"Fine! As soon as I'm not around, they start talking about me behind my back."

At this moment, Yao Xuewei's voice rang out from the side door.

She was unusually dressed in a light green silk robe, her hair slightly disheveled, clearly having rushed over without tidying it up properly.

However, compared to her previous appearance, she looks more gentle and charming, with a touch of girlish naiveté.

"Greetings, Your Excellency," Zhou Qing said, clasping his hands in greeting.

Yao Xuewei looked at Zhou Qing standing to the side and cleared her throat. "Zhou Qing, why did you come to see me so early in the morning?"

"If I had known Senior Sister was here, I would have come later, I definitely wouldn't have."

Zhou Qing looked slightly embarrassed.

As if she had thought of something, Yao Xuewei glared fiercely at Zhou Qing.

"What do you mean? Why am I here?" Wei Hongyu asked with some regret, not understanding what the two meant.

"What brings you here?" Yao Xuewei asked irritably.

"I would like to use your authority, sir, to consult some classics and documents in the Demon Suppression Division," Zhou Qing immediately stated his purpose.

Upon hearing this, Yao Xuewei took out a pale gold token from her bosom and tossed it to Zhou Qing.

"This is my token. You can take this token to the records room."

"Isn't this against the rules?" Zhou Qing took the token, somewhat hesitant.

According to the rules, Yao Xuewei must investigate this level of intelligence on his behalf; he cannot enter the case file room himself.

(End of this chapter)