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Chapter 256 Bargaining, Chi Liyu Appears! (Part 2)

In the main hall of the Xuantian Sect, the sect's top leaders gathered...

What are your thoughts on the corpse calamity in the Liuyun Dynasty?

Tian Cong summoned the Xuan Tian Sect's top officials because of the corpse disaster in the Liu Yun Dynasty.

The Liuyun Dynasty was a minor, second-rate power, and it was not worthy of the attention of the Xuantian Sect's high-ranking officials.

What they care about is the corpse calamity in the Liuyun Dynasty, which may be related to the Corpse Yin Sect.

Once Tiancong spoke, no one dared to speak up for a moment, fearing that if they did, they would be forced into this miserable task.

"Let's wait a few days until we find out whether the corpse disaster in the Flowing Cloud Dynasty is related to the Corpse Yin Sect!"

With no one else speaking, Huyan Ke, the master of the Great Sword Peak, finally spoke up.

"Senior Brother Huyan is absolutely right!"

Huyan Ke's outburst received the support of more than 60% of the hall masters.

The hall masters aren't stupid. If they send Nascent Soul stage cultivators to the Flowing Cloud Dynasty without investigating the situation, this arduous task will undoubtedly fall on their shoulders.

If it really is related to the Corpse Yin Sect, let alone the hall masters, even the peak masters would be throwing their lives away if they went.

After all, the Corpse Yin Sect has already captured one peak master and four hall masters of the Xuan Tian Sect, and they still haven't been able to redeem them.

"Alright, let's do as Junior Brother Huyan says for now!"

Seeing that the hall masters all sided with Huyan Ke, Tian Cong had no choice but to comply.

After all, if he were to object, he would not only offend Huyan Ke, but also those hall masters!
"Junior Brother Dan Songzi, you should have a communication jade talisman to contact the people of the Corpse Yin Sect, right?"

"Inquire with the Corpse Yin Sect whether the corpse calamity in the Flowing Cloud Dynasty is related to the Corpse Yin Sect!"

As the sect leader of the Xuantian Sect, Tian Cong couldn't afford to have any weaknesses exposed, so he didn't have a way to contact the Corpse Yin Sect.

After all, if he, the sect leader of a top-tier righteous sect, had a communication jade talisman to contact the Corpse Yin Sect, he could easily be accused of colluding with the demonic path and thus be dragged down from his position.

He knew that Xuan Dan Peak Master Dan Songzi often did business with the Corpse Yin Sect and must have a communication jade talisman to contact them, so he thought of asking the other party to contact the Corpse Yin Sect and inquire about the situation.

"Senior Brother Tiancong, ever since you scolded me last time, I've severed ties with the Corpse Yin Sect. Where can I find a communication jade talisman to contact the Corpse Yin Sect?"

Dan Songzi showed no respect to Tian Cong and directly denied the matter.

Previously, because he had made a deal with the Corpse Yin Sect, he was severely scolded by Tian Cong and even punished.

Considering how many pills Dan Songzi had provided for the sect, Tian Cong showed no gratitude whatsoever.

Now that we need him, we'll have him contact the Corpse Yin Sect? Dream on!
Dan Songzi denied the matter not only because he was angry with Tian Cong, but also for a very important reason: to protect his own reputation.

If he has a communication jade talisman and can contact the Corpse Yin Sect, it means that he, the peak master of the Xuan Tian Sect, is still colluding with the Corpse Yin Sect.

Tiancong knew that Dansongzi was going against him, but what could he say? He couldn't very well check the other party's storage ring!
In fact, some of the high-ranking members of the Xuantian Sect have communication jade talismans that can be used to contact the Corpse Yin Sect, but are they able to make the contact?

Doesn't this contact suggest they're colluding with the Corpse Yin Sect? It would be truly infuriating if they were accused of colluding with the Corpse Yin Sect.

Thus, no one from the Xuantian Sect could contact the Corpse Yin Sect using the communication jade talisman, making it impossible to quickly obtain information. They could only send people to investigate according to procedure.

Liuyun Dynasty: Xuantian Sect, you could have just asked using the communication jade talisman, but you insisted on going through the proper procedures. Are you trying to drag this out until we're dead?
Xuan Tian Sect high-ranking officials: The destruction of the mere Liu Yun Dynasty is nothing compared to our honor!
The Xuantian Sect spent another half a month investigating. Although it wasted half a month, they finally found out the truth.

The fact that the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng had no connection with the Corpse Yin Sect relieved the higher-ups of the Xuantian Sect.

However, before Xiao Yuanzheng became a fierce corpse, he was taken away by Cao Meng, and then he appeared in the Liuyun Dynasty as a fierce corpse.

This means that all of this is very likely a scheme devised by the Hehuan Sect to target the Xuantian Sect.

The Hehuan Sect was already no weaker than the Xuantian Sect. The other party was in the shadows, while the Xuantian Sect was in the open. If they were to wade into this mess, they might get stuck in the mud and be unable to extricate themselves.

However, if we ignore the Liuyun Dynasty and allow it to be destroyed by the corpse disaster, it will have some impact on the reputation of the Xuantian Sect.

After all, it's the style of demonic sects to take protection money and not do any work, not the style of a top-tier righteous sect like ours.

"Junior Brother Mo, as the head of the External Affairs Hall, you are in charge of handling this matter!"

Tian Cong knew very well that if he let other hall masters handle this task, they would definitely resist.

Left with no other choice, he had to pass the mess back to Mo Dian, the head of the Foreign Affairs Hall.

Tian Cong's words garnered support from many of the hall masters.

The External Affairs Hall was responsible for managing the Xuantian Sect's affiliated forces, which was a lucrative position with plenty of perks.

If someone eats a lot of oily and fatty foods, shouldn't they be working?
"Sect Master, I've been quite busy lately and haven't had the time!"

Mo Dian was speechless. He had brought this up in the first place, hoping to find a few innocent people to take the fall.

As a result, Tiancong threw the matter back at him again. Wasn't that just setting him up for failure?

"Junior Brother Mo, I know perfectly well how many affairs you have to attend to!"

Tian Cong frowned, clearly dissatisfied with Mo Dian's explanation.

What kind of things usually happen in the Foreign Affairs Hall? Even if there are things to do, Mo Dian basically doesn't need to do them personally.

Mo Dian, as the head of the Foreign Affairs Hall, usually rakes in huge amounts of kickbacks. Now he doesn't even want to do his job anymore, and Tian Cong will let him have his way.

“Junior Brother Mo, that fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng was only a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator in life, so it's not necessarily necessary for you to take action.”

You should take some elders and disciples with you; it'll be a good opportunity for them to practice their skills!

Tian Cong knew Mo Dian's concerns, so he subtly hinted at them.

If the other party still doesn't know what's good for them, then don't blame me for checking the accounts of the Foreign Affairs Department and removing him from his position as head of the Foreign Affairs Department.

"I will obey the orders of my senior brother, the sect leader!"

Mo Dian understood the hidden meaning in Tian Cong's words. He could hide in the shadows and let the elders and disciples test the waters. If things didn't go his way, he could run away.

After Mo Dian accepted the mission, Qingdie Peak Master Yu Mengshang spoke up:
"Junior Brother Mo, take Junior Sister Su's disciple Liu Ruyan with you to the Liuyun Dynasty, after all, the Liuyun Dynasty is her ancestral home."

Now that a calamity of corpses has struck the Liuyun Dynasty, she should go back and see!

Yu Mengshang's intuition told her that the corpse disaster of the Liuyun Dynasty was aimed at Liu Ruyan and the Xuantian Sect, and that the Liuyun Dynasty was just bait.

The Xuan Tian Sect's higher-ups all agreed to Yu Mengshang's suggestion, because anyone who wasn't a fool could see the problem.

Amidst the nationwide anticipation of the Liuyun Dynasty, the Xuantian Sect's rescue airship finally departed from the Xuantian Sect, but its arrival in the Liuyun Dynasty still requires patience.

……

While Cao Meng and his group were completing tasks on the outskirts of the Ghost Kingdom in Yunfu, they were also searching for resources.

As for the inner circle of the Cloud Floating Ghost Kingdom, according to Yu Rui, there are quite a few sixth-order beings, and their team simply does not have the strength to explore it.

With only one month left until the grand celebration set by the female demon Duanmu Fei, Cao Meng and his party had to leave the Yunfu Ghost Kingdom.

Since the red-haired old man, Cao Meng has not encountered any members of the Corpse Yin Sect on the outskirts of the Yunfu Ghost Kingdom. Now, Cao Meng can only go to the Corpse Yin Sect's stronghold.

Fortunately, a day's journey from the Ghost Kingdom of Yunfu, there is a city called Blood Corpse City, which is one of the many strongholds of the Corpse Yin Sect.

Blood Corpse City is the closest stronghold of the Corpse Yin Sect to the Yunfu Ghost Kingdom. Cao Meng and his group were quite surprised when they arrived at Blood Corpse City.

The fact that there were no guards at the gates of Blood Corpse City and that they didn't check cultivators at all is a bit too arrogant!

Corpse Yin Sect: We have the right to be arrogant, so why aren't we?

Besides, the Corpse Yin Sect does business with both the righteous and demonic paths, so what's there to investigate? "Cao Meng, why are they covering their faces?"

Shishi looked around Blood Pool City and noticed that many cultivators were concealing their true appearances, which puzzled her. So she asked Cao Meng a question.

"Those are all people from the righteous faction!"

"The Corpse Yin Sect belongs to the demonic path. People from the righteous path find it inconvenient to do business with the Corpse Yin Sect, so they conceal their appearance!"

Cao Meng exposed the identities of those people, thus resolving Shi Shi's doubts.

The righteous sects have an official rule that their members are not allowed to buy or sell corpses or to do business with the Corpse Yin Sect.

However, in reality, many people from the righteous sects still do business with the Corpse Yin Sect. Among them are the patriarchs of the righteous sects and their disciples.

However, since dealing with the Corpse Yin Sect is always dishonorable for these righteous people, they generally conceal their appearance.

As for those from demonic sects, they had fewer concerns.

The Blood Corpse Hall is the key to Blood Corpse City and the place responsible for transactions.

As soon as Cao Meng and his companions entered the Blood Corpse Hall, a maid from the Corpse Yin Sect greeted them and inquired:

"Fellow Daoists, is there anything you need?"

Despite the sinister-sounding name of the Corpse Yin Sect, the hospitality they receive is exceptionally warm.

"I want to see the person in charge here!"

Cao Meng wasn't there to cause trouble, but he simply didn't have time to waste with this little maid.

"Fellow Daoist, you can't just see the person in charge here whenever you want!"

The maid mistook Cao Meng for someone who had come to cause trouble, and thus her attitude turned cold.

"Is this qualified enough?"

Cao Meng took out a token, the very token that Chi Liyu had given him when they first met.

Now that we're on the Corpse Yin Sect's territory, we should naturally take it out and use it.

"This humble servant greets Your Excellency. This humble servant will go and report to Master Xueyun immediately!"

Upon seeing the token in Cao Meng's hand, the maidservant immediately trembled with fear, bowed, and withdrew.

A moment later, space distorted, and the red-haired old man that Cao Meng had seen before broke through the void and arrived.

"Young friend Cao Meng, it's been a long time!"

That's right, the red-haired old man is the Blood Cloud Ancestor, the master of the Blood Corpse Hall and Blood Corpse City.

Upon the appearance of the Blood Cloud Ancestor, Yu Rui subconsciously took a step back and hid behind Cao Meng.

"That senior is a bit unfair!"

Cao Meng looked at the Blood Cloud Ancestor in front of him and said sarcastically, "It was this old guy who stole Yu Rui's belongings and tricked me into believing that there was a chance for us."

"Hahaha!"

The Blood Cloud Ancestor stroked his beard and smiled, glancing at Yu Rui hiding behind Cao Meng, and said with a smile:
“Young friend, what are you saying? I originally planned to use the Corpse Fragrance Jade Stamen Flower to enhance the strength of the Corpse Puppet once it reached the sixth rank.”

"I've already been very generous by giving her to you!"

Yu Rui was able to escape from Blood Cloud Ancestor only because Blood Cloud Ancestor let her go; otherwise, given his strength, she would have had no chance of escaping.

"I wonder what brings young friend Cao Meng here?"

Blood Cloud Ancestor didn't want to beat around the bush and asked the other party directly.

Most of the people who come here are selling corpses in exchange for resources. He was curious about what resources Cao Meng needed.

"Senior, I need a pill that can turn someone into a bloodthirsty monster while preserving their sanity. They will appear no different from humans, thus evading detection by those in the Void Refinement stage..."

Cao Meng told him what kind of pills he needed. If the Corpse Yin Sect didn't have them, he would have to go to the Blood Demon Sect.

"Young friend Cao Meng, the pill you requested can be obtained by my Corpse Yin Sect!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor agreed. At the same time, he also guessed what Cao Meng wanted the pill for and who Cao Meng wanted to give it to.

Blood Cloud Ancestor suddenly changed his tone and said:

"Young friend Cao Meng, the pill you requested is no ordinary one. It would require my sect to dispatch a sixth-grade alchemist, or even a seventh-grade alchemist, to refine it. So, what price are you willing to pay?"

The Blood Cloud Ancestor felt that the biggest problem with the pills Cao Meng wanted was that they would turn the users into bloodthirsty monsters while also being able to evade detection by those in the Nascent Soul and Void Refinement stages.

"Senior, I have some corpses here!"

Cao Meng decisively pulled out the corpses of cultivators he had collected during this period, intending to use them to pay off his debts.

Blood Cloud Ancestor carefully examined the corpses that Cao Meng had pulled out.

"Young friend Cao Meng, these corpses of yours are either mutilated or have been dead for too long and are not fresh enough."

It's only worth 20 million low-grade spirit stones, far less than the price of a single pill!

Upon hearing this, Cao Meng's face darkened. This was the first time in his two lifetimes that he had gone to the Corpse Yin Sect's hall to sell cultivator corpses, and he had already encountered price-cutting!
Shouldn't I offer some perks to a new customer? Why is Old Ancestor Blood Cloud trying to lower the price?

You should know that among these cultivator corpses, there was one who was at the half-step Void Refinement stage!
"Senior, I have a good relationship with your Venerable Chi Liyu. How about we exchange these corpses for a pill?"

Left with no other choice, Cao Meng could only reveal the name of the cunning and shrewd young girl, Chi Liyu, intending to use her influence to his advantage.

Just as Cao Meng was using the tiger's power to his advantage, a cold voice came from the void.

"Cao Meng, you certainly know how to embellish yourself. How dare a mere ant try to claim kinship with me!"

Chi Liyu broke through the void and arrived. The Blood Cloud Ancestor had already informed Cao Meng of the situation, which was why Chi Liyu came here.

"I've met His Holiness!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor bowed respectfully to Chi Liyu.

As soon as Chi Liyu appeared, Shishi quickly protected Cao Meng, fearing that Chi Liyu would attack him.

Cao Meng's face darkened. It was true what they said, Chi Liyu had arrived just like that. He should have known better than to say it.

Although Cao Meng was somewhat afraid of Chi Liyu, he still pulled Shishi behind him to protect her.

After all, Shishi is a living corpse, which is quite tempting to the Corpse Yin Sect.

"Afraid?"

Seeing that Cao Meng was afraid, Chi Liyu couldn't help but sneer, and then began to look Cao Meng up and down.

"Your cultivation has reached the half-step Nascent Soul stage, and both your innate Geng Metal Body and the mutated Great Sun Sacred Body have improved. Your cultivation speed is quite fast!"

Chi Liyu immediately saw through Cao Meng's improved cultivation and physique. She remembered that the Longevity Sword Sect's secret realm had only ended a year ago, and he had already reached such a level. It was indeed impressive.

To be honest, Chi Liyu didn't really notice Cao Meng's rapid improvement in cultivation level; the only thing that surprised her was that Cao Meng's physique had broken through.

It is important to know that cultivation level is easy to increase, but physical constitution is very difficult to break through.

For example, some people with a naturally occurring Geng metal constitution may spend their entire lives trying to achieve the initial stage of their constitution, but they may not be able to reach the minor stage of their constitution.

In just one year, Cao Meng's innate Geng Metal body has already reached the great perfection level, which is astonishing!
(End of this chapter)