All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 140 Taking the Corpse (Part 2)

"I'm leaving soon. As long as you don't make this a public spectacle, Lord Xiao will turn a blind eye," Yao Xuewei said calmly.

"Thank you, sir." Zhou Qing's face lit up with joy.

It's best if he can check it himself, so that no one will know what he checked.

“However, you only have half an hour, and you cannot take the books and files out, nor can you make copies. No one can make an exception for this,” Yao Xuewei added.

"Understood, sir," Zhou Qing replied hastily.

"Go ahead," Yao Xuewei waved her hand.

"This subordinate takes his leave." Zhou Qing clasped his hands in a salute, then looked at Wei Hongyu beside him, "Senior Sister, this junior brother will take his leave first."

"Mm." Wei Hongyu nodded.

Zhou Qing left the main hall.

After Zhou Qing left, Wei Hongyu asked, puzzled, "Xuewei, why were you so fierce to Aqing?"

Yao Xuewei's cheeks flushed slightly upon hearing this. "Where's the fierceness? You're already starting to protect your own?"

Wei Hongyu teased, "Why are you blushing? Have you taken a liking to A Qing? If you like my junior brother, I, as your senior sister, can play matchmaker. We're all family anyway."

"What nonsense are you spouting? You're asking for it!"

Yao Xuewei pouted coquettishly.

The two started playfully fighting like young girls.

On the other side, Zhou Qing, with Xiao Kang's tacit permission, entered the file room and found the Bagua formation.

"Eight Gates Mountain Locking Formation!"

Zhou Qing looked at the description of the Eight Gates Mountain Locking Formation and felt a chill run down his spine.

This formation absorbs the earth's energy to form an array, strong enough to withstand the siege of five Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters for a day and a night.

If all the earth's energy were extracted at once, it could hold off a top expert at the peak of the Blood Exchange Realm for a short time.

In this region of southern Xinjiang, it is almost impossible to be breached from the outside.

The Eight Gates Locking Mountain Formation is divided into eight gates: Open, Rest, Life, Injury, Block, View, Death, and Shock. The most troublesome aspect of this formation is that those who enter the formation will be disturbed by illusions.

One wrong step and you will be attacked by a massive amount of earth vein energy.

Even a master of external martial arts would find it difficult to withstand such an attack.

Moreover, the entrance and exit gates of the formation can be changed by the person who set up the formation; there is no fixed pattern.

However, once this formation is completed, it is quite difficult to change it.

Therefore, this formation is easily breached from within.

The map and route that Zhou Qing possessed were the key.

What he wanted was not to break the formation, but simply to enter it, find the Heavenly Fiend Corpse, and bring it out; that would be considered a great success.

After repeatedly reviewing and memorizing the precautions for the Eight Gates Locking Mountain Formation, Zhou Qing did not leave immediately but instead began to examine other formations.

He quickly found information about the Earthly Fiend Yin Formation in the files.

The Earthly Fiend Yin Formation is a formation purely for assisting in absorbing Earthly Fiend Qi.

The formation is described in the text; the complete Earthly Fiend Yin Formation comes from 'Tianmen', one of the ten major sects of the previous dynasty.

This formation can assist Martial Saints in cultivating to the Five Elements Convergence Realm, and it is also the key to refining some special Gu worms. It is the strongest type of high-level auxiliary formation.

The current Earthly Fiend Yin Formation is just a simplified version after the destruction of the Heavenly Gate. It can be used for refining Gu and corpses, but not for anything else.

"There is no complete deployment procedure"

Zhou Qing put down the file, secretly regretting it.

The file only contains a general description of the formation and some ideas on how to break it. Like the Eight Gates Locking Mountain Formation just now, it does not contain detailed methods for setting up the formation or breaking it.

"If we want to get our hands on the Earthly Fiend Yin Formation, we have to start with the Witch God Cult."

Zhou Qing pondered to himself, even if he obtained the Heavenly Fiend Corpse, he would still have to continue cultivating it.

If we could obtain the method for setting up the Earthly Fiend Yin Formation, the valley of Black Wind Mountain would be a natural place of malevolent energy.

However, this matter needs to be considered carefully.

This trip may not necessarily yield the Wood Spirit Corpse, and if the Witch God Cult loses the Heavenly Fiend Corpse, they will definitely take significant action.

"Let's get our hands on the Heavenly Fiend Corpse first."

Zhou Qing reviewed other case files.

Half an hour passed quickly.

Zhou Qing saw some records about the sects of the previous dynasty and gained a more detailed understanding of cultivation realms.

The Blood Exchange Realm is also divided into four stages: Blood Veil, Blood Smoke, Blood Dragon, and Blood Furnace.

The "perfected Blood Exchange Realm" usually refers to the top-tier martial arts masters who have reached the fourth level, the Blood Furnace Realm.

"I wonder what stage Master and Mu Renjie are at."

Zhou Qing thought to himself.

At the same time, he learned that martial artists at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm could briefly fly, while martial saints at the Five Qi Converging at the Origin realm could fly and disappear into the earth, and were omnipotent.

As for the primordial mystical realm beyond that, it can only be described by the eight characters: chasing stars and the sun, moving mountains and filling seas.

The phrase "flying through the air" is already captivating enough.

"I must find a way to seize the Heavenly Fiend Corpse!" Zhou Qing made up his mind. This step was crucial to whether he could go further in the future.

Half an hour passed quickly.

Zhou Qing left the Demon Suppression Bureau and returned to his own house to make final preparations.

The three days passed in the blink of an eye.

That night, an uninvited guest arrived in Black Wind Mountain.

Mu Renjie, dressed in a black robe, appeared at the foot of Black Wind Mountain.

"Wow!"

A cry of an eagle rang out from above the clouds. A tiger eagle circled above Mu Renjie's head, monitoring his every move, before flying towards the summit of Black Wind Mountain.

"Hmph!" Mu Renjie snorted coldly and put away the flying needles in his hand.

He headed towards the summit of Black Wind Mountain and finally arrived at the peach blossom forest at the entrance of the valley.

"Huh?! This is..."

Upon seeing a pool of blood near the entrance to the valley, Mu Renjie's expression changed slightly.

"A battle has broken out here?!"

Mu Renjie's expression shifted several times. Mu Yuan had not returned for three days, and he was really worried. In the past, Mu Yuan would always inform him in advance before going out, but this time he went out without a word and there had been no response for so long.

Since losing his arm, Mu Yuan's personality has changed drastically, and he has become impulsive and reckless in his actions.

He was really afraid that Mu Yuan would do something stupid in a moment of impulsiveness.

Mu Renjie searched the mountain but found nothing else.

Meanwhile, Zhou Qing had already arrived at the Jiulian Mountains area, east of Huanglong Mountain and near the east of the county town, while Mu Renjie was entering the mountains.

When Mu Renjie returned to the foot of Huanglong Mountain, the tiger eagle flew straight east. "Bang!"

Just as Mu Renjie was preparing to return to the mountain and mobilize his subordinates to search for Mu Yuan, a signal flare rose into the eastern sky. The flare exploded in the air, revealing a bright red sickle pattern.

"Is it Yuan'er?!"

Mu Renjie's expression changed, and he immediately used his movement technique to rush towards the direction of Jiulian Mountain.

When he arrived at a dense forest east of Ping'an County, he found a large pool of blood on the ground, as well as fine cracks.

The surrounding tree trunks bear crescent-shaped knife marks, with smooth and even cuts.

"The Crescent Moon Blade Technique?!"

Mu Renjie followed the bloody footprints left on the ground and walked to the southwest side of the dense forest.

The entire route was littered with traces of battle and blood.

Finally, the bloody footprints disappeared at the exit of the dense forest, leaving behind fragments of clothing and a jade pendant broken in two on the ground.

"This is!!!"

Seeing the jade pendant stained with blood, Mu Renjie was deeply shaken.

"Yuan'er?!"

He looked at the nearest town, Ping'an County, and forced himself to calm down.

"The absence of a body means their goal is to capture Yuan'er alive and lure me out?!"

Mu Renjie's mind raced.

After a moment of contemplation, he decided to risk sneaking into the county town.

For the sake of his only son, he had to brave even a trap.

Ping'an County.

inner city.

The Demon Suppression Division branch, fourth floor side hall.

Xiao Kang was reviewing case files when a gust of cold wind blew in, rattling the windows.

Seeing this, he got up and went to the window.

Suddenly, the lanterns in the room went out in an instant, plunging the entire room into darkness, with only dim moonlight filtering through the window.

Xiao Kang calmly closed the window and then turned around.

Seeing the extra figure in the room, he returned to the table and relit the candle in the lantern.

The candlelight illuminated the area around the table again.

Looking at the mysterious man shrouded in black robes before him, Xiao Kang sat down: "You are a guest from afar, is there anything you are ashamed of?"

Wow!
The mysterious man removed his black robe, revealing himself to be a middle-aged man with a refined appearance, dressed in a green robe.

"Mu Renjie?!" Xiao Kang's expression changed slightly when he saw the newcomer. "How dare you! You actually dare to come to Ping'an County! Aren't you afraid of death?"

"My son has gone missing, he's right near the county town!"

Mu Renjie's face was gloomy and his voice was icy cold.

"Mu Yuan has disappeared?" Xiao Kang's gaze sharpened.

"Has Lin Tianzheng defected to the imperial court? Is this matter related to him?!" Mu Renjie seemed completely unafraid of Xiao Kang, his true energy surging forth like a lion about to go berserk.

Xiao Kang's expression shifted between light and dark. After a moment, he sighed and said, "Lin Tianzheng has been executed."

"What?! Lin Tianzheng is dead?! That Black Wind..." Mu Renjie's expression changed, and his words stopped abruptly.

"You're not lying to me?!"

“We haven’t released any information because we’re preparing to use this to deal with the Witch God Cult,” Xiao Kang said in a deep voice.

"Who killed Lin Tianzheng?" Mu Renjie asked again.

"No comment. I advise you not to push your luck." Xiao Kang's voice turned cold.

Are any martial arts masters out in the county town tonight?

Mu Renjie changed the question.

"No." Xiao Kang shook his head.

"Then who kidnapped my son?!" Mu Renjie's inner energy surged, and he assumed a fighting stance.

Xiao Kang paused for a moment, then tossed out a file. "We received news yesterday that Wei Sheng's eldest daughter, Wei Hongyu, has returned from the county town."

Mu Renjie took the file, his face ashen, and then clenched his fist, instantly turning the file into dust.

I hope you're not lying to me!

Mu Renjie snorted coldly, his figure transforming into a green shadow and disappearing from the room in an instant.

"A madman." Xiao Kang clenched his fist as he watched Mu Renjie disappear.

After much deliberation, he did not make a move.

The words are divided into two parts.

On the other side, Huanglong Mountain, was just as Mu Renjie entered the county town.

Zhou Qing had arrived at the foot of Huanglong Mountain. He used the Corpse Worm King to activate Mu Yuan's corpse and, led by Ru Yan, arrived at the entrance of the cave at the top of the mountain.

Ruyan transformed into a wisp of green smoke and slipped into Mu Yuan's sleeve.

Immediately afterwards, 'Mu Yuan' stumbled and ran towards the cave entrance.

Just as Mu Yuan reached a spot less than a hundred meters from the cave entrance, an elderly man in a purple robe with white hair and beard leaped out and struck Mu Yuan on the head with a palm.

The terrifying aura directly suppressed 'Mu Yuan', causing him to kneel on the ground and spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Master Mu?!"

The old man in purple robes, using the dim moonlight to see Mu Yuan's appearance clearly, immediately withdrew his palm strike, flew forward, and helped Mu Yuan up.

"Quick! Two Grand Martial Masters are coming down the mountain. My father! My father is... *poof!*"

Mu Yuan's face turned ashen as he explained the situation haltingly, but he coughed up a mouthful of blood halfway through his sentence.

"What?! How could a Grand Martial Master appear?!"

The old man in the purple robe's expression changed drastically.

"Pfft!" At this moment, 'Mu Yuan' spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Master Mu!" Seeing that Mu Yuan's injuries were too severe, the purple-robed elder quickly took out healing pills and gave them to him.

However, before the pill could even enter his mouth, Mu Yuan spat out another mouthful of black blood, mixed with fragments of his internal organs.

The next moment, 'Mu Yuan' tilted his head and then completely stopped breathing.

"Damn it!"

The old man in purple robes felt a chill in his heart. He checked Mu Yuan's breathing and pulse, and confirmed that Mu Yuan was dead. He had no more doubts and immediately flew down the mountain to provide support.

Shortly after the purple-robed elder left, the supposedly dead 'Mu Yuan' rose again, a strange smile on his face, and stepped into the cave.

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