Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Chi Liyu's gaze made Cao Meng very uncomfortable.

He secretly clutched the prayer beads given to him by the old Living Buddha in his hand, just in case this wicked little girl suddenly attacked him!

"Cao Meng, even if the Living Buddha Xuan Yu were here in person, he would still address me as a junior. Do you think his prayer beads can protect you?"

Chi Liyu saw through Cao Meng's little trick at a glance, so she gave him a warning.

???

Cao Meng was stunned; the words of the wicked and cunning little girl were a bit too domineering.

If what they say is true, then their strength is even above that of the old Living Buddha, at least at the Tribulation Transcending stage.

After thinking about it carefully, Cao Meng realized that it was indeed possible.

The old Living Buddha Xuan Yu did indeed say that the Corpse Yin Sect was not simple, and that the Corpse Yin Sect truly had a tribulation-crossing stage.

Cao Meng felt uneasy when he thought that Chi Liyu might be in the Tribulation Transcending stage. After all, being targeted by a wicked and scheming girl in the Tribulation Transcending stage was not a good thing.

Just as Cao Meng was pondering what to do, Chi Liyu suddenly shouted sternly:

"Cao Meng, how dare you! You actually orchestrated a corpse calamity in the Liuyun Dynasty to frame my Corpse Yin Sect!"

Chi Liyu knew all too well what Cao Meng had done.

This guy actually used the corpse poison he obtained from himself to create fierce corpses and cause a corpse disaster, to the point that many people thought it was the work of the Corpse Yin Sect.

This has made the Corpse Yin Sect take the blame for this shameless scoundrel for no reason.

"Chi Liyu, don't talk nonsense. I never intended for you to take the blame. It's just that they themselves wanted to pin it on your Corpse Yin Sect!"

Cao Meng wouldn't take the blame for this. After all, he never intended to frame the Corpse Yin Sect. It was others who wanted to pin the blame on the Corpse Yin Sect. How could he be blamed for this?

"Cao Meng, I can have someone refine the pills you want, but what price can you afford?"

"Given your greedy nature, you probably wouldn't be willing to part with spirit stones. In that case, I'll give you an idea!"

Chi Liyu had already decided what she wanted as payment, and she simply threw a divination machine in front of Cao Meng.

"Why are you asking about divine secrets?"

Cao Meng was immediately shocked when he saw the Inquiry into the Immortal Machine, because this thing should still be being processed within the Hehuan Sect. As for the outside world, he had sold it to those three unjust children!

Logically speaking, Chi Liyu, that wicked little girl, shouldn't have any divine secrets in her possession!

Could this girl have a spy in the Hehuan Sect?
"Two hundred thousand Immortal Inquiry Machines in exchange for one elixir!"

Chi Liyu stated her requirements directly, saying that the "Immortal Mechanism" was indeed quite good.

Therefore, she planned to purchase some and sell 200,000 Immortal Inquiry Machines to the other four continents.

Chi Liyu thought that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, especially in the Central Sacred Continent, would like it very much, since the Heavenly Mystery was perfect for them to gather intelligence.

Tianji Pavilion is a major sect in the Central Sacred Continent. If we were to use the terminology from Cao Meng's hometown, this sect would be a paparazzi organization whose main business is selling intelligence and secrets!
For intelligence sects like this, asking about immortal secrets is like adding wings to a tiger!

"Chi Liyu, why don't you just rob it? Do you know how many spirit stones 200,000 Immortal Inquiry Machines are worth?"

Cao Meng felt that Chi Liyu was making exorbitant demands and taking advantage of the situation.

Two hundred thousand Immortal Inquiry Machines, at a price of one thousand low-grade spirit stones each, he could sell them for two hundred million low-grade spirit stones!

"The cost price is less than 20 million low-grade spirit stones!"

Chi Liyu knew all too well the cost of the Immortal Inquiry Machine; the cost of one machine was at most one hundred low-grade spirit stones.

If we can lower the price of the materials, we can reduce the cost price significantly.

"how do you know?"

Seeing that Chi Liyu had figured out the cost of the Immortal Inquiry Machine, Cao Meng now suspected that there was a spy from the Corpse Yin Sect in the Hehuan Sect, and that the spy's status was not low!

"I can't produce 200,000 Immortal Inquiry Machines in a short time, otherwise, I'll give you a discount!"

Cao Meng planned to negotiate with Chi Liyu, hoping to cut the price by one zero and settle the matter with 20,000 Wenxian machines.

Do you think your pride is worth that much?

Chi Liyu rolled her eyes at Cao Meng, then added:
"Cao Meng, I'll give you five installments, 40,000 units per month!"

"By the way, I don't like being rejected. Xuan Yu can destroy the Golden Buddha Temple with a wave of his hand, and I can also wipe out the Joyful Union Sect with the same ease!"

Chi Liyu also threatened Cao Meng, after all, this guy has always been very bold.

"Ugh!"

Left with no other choice, Cao Meng nodded in agreement.

Chi Liyu has already made a harsh statement: if you refuse, someone will die!

"Cao Meng, let me tell you, don't try any tricks on me, or you'll regret it!"

"I'll have someone give you the pill once it's been refined!"

After warning Cao Meng, Chi Liyu began demanding the Immortal Inquiry Machine that Cao Meng possessed as a deposit.

Under the threat of Chi Liyu's fists, Cao Meng had no choice but to pay a deposit of one thousand Wenxian Machines even before seeing the goods.

Damn it, they want me to pay a deposit before even seeing the goods? What kind of logic is that?

Cao Meng thought Chi Liyu was going to leave, but the other party flicked her fingernail, and a gust of wind sliced ​​through Cao Meng's body, which was comparable to a fifth-order spiritual weapon.

Cao Meng's essence blood gushed out from the wound on his wrist and was frantically absorbed by the jade bottle in Chi Liyu's hand.

"Chi Liyu, what are you doing?"

Cao Meng saw Chi Liyu collecting his own essence blood and questioned him sternly.

"Charge some interest!"

Chi Liyu sneered. She had come here specifically to break through the Void Realm, so naturally she wanted to bleed Cao Meng dry.

After collecting enough of Cao Meng's essence blood, Chi Liyu put away the jade bottle and left through the void.

Haha, they really do turn their backs on people once they've had their fun!

"You've made me anemic!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Cao Meng, who had lost a lot of blood, went limp and quickly grabbed a handful of blood-replenishing pills to show off!
Cao Meng vowed that once he reached the Tribulation Transcending stage, he would definitely pin that cunning and immoral little girl, Chi Liyu, to the ground and have his way with her!
Shishi felt very sorry for Cao Meng when she saw him like this.

He himself was willing to refrain from drinking Cao Meng's essence blood, yet this wicked woman actually released Cao Meng's blood, and so much of it at that! How despicable!
"Senior, please exchange it for spirit stones!"

After suppressing the side effects of losing his essence and blood, Cao Meng continued to negotiate with the Blood Cloud Ancestor, wanting to exchange the corpses of those cultivators for spirit stones.

Blood Cloud Ancestor didn't rush to give Cao Meng spirit stones, but instead smiled and said:
"Young friend Cao Meng, I have some information about you. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

Blood Cloud Ancestor has some very interesting news that he thinks Cao Meng will be interested in.

"Senior, please speak!"

This intelligence is related to Cao Meng; how could he not be interested?

“Young friend Cao Meng, Wu Hui, the peak master of the Xuan Tian Sect, wants to transplant your Furnace Saint Body. He is currently searching everywhere for a way to do so, and he has already approached my Corpse Yin Sect.”

Some time ago, Wu Hui secretly visited a branch of the Corpse Yin Sect to inquire about the method of transplanting the Sacred Body of the Furnace Cauldron. The Blood Cloud Ancestor told Cao Meng about this purely out of curiosity and a desire to watch the drama unfold.

"That old sycophant wants to transplant my physique, I'll make him wish he were dead sooner or later!"

Cao Meng was furious. Wu Hui, that old sycophant, wasn't trying to woo his senior sister Yu Mengshang, but instead was thinking about taking advantage of his physique. This was forcing him to take action against him!
No, we need to make a move on his goddess's senior sister, Yu, to make this old simp suffer the most.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Just as Cao Meng was plotting how to deal with Wu Hui, the Blood Cloud Ancestor suddenly coughed and solemnly said:
"Young friend Cao Meng, after deducting the intelligence fee of five million low-grade spirit stones, here is your fifteen million low-grade spirit stones!"

How could the Blood Cloud Ancestor possibly give Cao Meng intelligence for free? Of course, he would charge money.

Cao Meng's face darkened as he saw the Blood Cloud Ancestor hand him a storage ring containing fifteen million low-grade spirit stones.
"Senior, isn't it a bit excessive for you to charge me five million low-grade spirit stones with just a few words?"

Cao Meng felt that the Blood Cloud Ancestor was just robbing spirit stones and had no seniority whatsoever.

Chi Liyu, your Corpse Yin Sect is utterly unethical!

"Then this map of the Ghost Kingdom of Yunfu is for you!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor tossed a leather map to Cao Meng, then with a flick of his Taoist robe, threw Cao Meng and his group out of Blood Corpse City, giving them no chance to argue.

"Damn it, who said the Corpse Yin Sect is honest and trustworthy? They're just a bunch of swindlers!"

"That old bastard not only tried to lower my price, but he also ripped me off with spirit stones! Next time I see Chi Liyu, I'll definitely report him to her!"

Outside Blood Corpse City, Cao Meng was furious, holding the parchment scroll. If he weren't too weak, he would have stormed into Blood Corpse City and made Blood Cloud Ancestor spit out the spirit stones.

At the same time, Cao Meng had already blacklisted the Blood Corpse Hall in his mind, and he would never come to the Blood Corpse Hall to sell corpses again.

"Take a look at this map, is it real or fake!"

Cao Meng handed the map of the Yunfu Ghost Kingdom to Yu Rui, a native of the Yunfu Ghost Kingdom, to verify its authenticity.

“Master, it should be true. It matches all the places I’ve been to.”

Yu Rui checked the map, but she couldn't be sure, since she only dominated the outer areas of the Yunfu Ghost Kingdom and hadn't been to the inner and core areas much.

Cao Meng had almost finished his mission, and judging by the time it was, they should return to Huanzong.

……

Amidst the anticipation of everyone in the Liuyun Dynasty, the support team from the Xuantian Sect finally arrived.

Led by Mo Dian, the head of the External Affairs Hall at the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, the team consisted of ten half-step Nascent Soul elders, more than fifty Nascent Soul elders, and several Golden Core stage cultivators. Among them was a special person, Liu Ruyan!
Mo Dian brought so many people not because he valued the Liuyun Dynasty so much, but to prevent any unforeseen events.

"Seniors, you've finally arrived!"

Emperor Liu Mingsu bowed to Mo Dian. To be honest, if the Xuan Tian Sect hadn't sent anyone soon, he would have already prepared for the fall of his kingdom.

During this period, the Liuyun Dynasty lost several more cities.

As for General Ji Chengshi, who was in charge of protecting the country, he had already sacrificed his life for the country. His million-strong army only lasted for a little over a month before being completely wiped out.

Although Ji Chengshi was defeated, Liu Mingsu did not blame him, as Ji Chengshi had truly done his best.

Ji Chengshi led his troops to annihilate two cities of corpses, and fought to the very last moment.

Finally, he self-destructed, injuring the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng and buying precious time for the Liuyun Dynasty.

Emperor Liu Mingsu felt that although Ji Chengshi was defeated, he was worthy of the title of General Who Protects the Nation.

"Tell me about the corpse disaster!"

Mo Dian didn't give Liu Mingsu much face. It was true that the other party was the emperor of a country, but he was still just an ant.

Liu Mingsu truthfully recounted the recent corpse calamity.

They deliberately exaggerated the dire situation of the Liuyun Dynasty, hoping that the Xuantian Sect would ask for less tribute when collecting it!
After understanding Liu Mingsu's implied meaning, Mo Dian sneered inwardly:
It is impossible for the Liuyun Dynasty to reduce or waive the tribute!

Even Mo Dian, the dignified head of the External Affairs Hall of the Xuan Tian Sect, came in person. It's already good enough that he didn't ask you to increase your offerings. You still want to reduce taxes? Go to hell!

Mo Dian also gleaned some information from Liu Mingsu: the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng seemed to have no helpers.

For a moment, Mo Dian was a little confused about what the Hehuan Sect was up to.

After Mo Dian and his group arrived at the battlefield, they saw that the army was still fighting off the zombie horde, so they gave the order:
"Liu Ruyan, I hereby order you to lead three hundred Golden Core cultivators and thirty Nascent Soul elders to assist the Liuyun Dynasty's army!"

After some thought, Mo Dian decided to test the waters first.

The Hehuan Sect was likely after Liu Ruyan, so he used Liu Ruyan as bait to see if he could lure them out.

"Follow me!!!"

Liu Ruyan knew she was being used as bait, but what could she do?
Officially, she is a disciple of the Xuantian Sect; privately, she is a princess of the Liuyun Dynasty. Now, both officially and privately, she is the bait she's been set up with.

With Liu Ruyan leading the Xuantian Sect cultivators into the battlefield, the zombie horde was quickly contained.

The Liuyun Dynasty itself has a large number of low-level cultivators. Golden Core cultivators are already considered great experts, and Nascent Soul cultivators are extremely rare.

How severe could the resulting corpse disaster be?

Ninety-nine percent of the corpse demons are at the first or second rank. They can wipe out a whole group of Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators of the Xuantian Sect with a single move.

Liu Ruyan and her group fought for a day and a night, slaying over a million corpse demons and completely bringing the Liuyun Dynasty's urgent crisis under control.

"Hoohoo!"

Just as Liu Ruyan and her group broke through three corpse cities and arrived at the fourth, a roar of corpses was heard, and a large number of corpse demons rushed out to attack Liu Ruyan and her group.

After noticing the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng, Mo Dian, who was watching from the shadows, gave instructions to the ten half-step Nascent Soul stage elders behind him:
“The ferocious corpse Xiao Yuanzheng is in this city of corpses. Go and kill it. I will cover you.”

"Remember, a swift and decisive victory is essential!"

Although Mo Dian did not detect any trace of the Hehuan Sect, just in case, he still had these half-step Nascent Soul cultivators take action.

If there really was an ambush, he would immediately use a teleportation talisman to escape.

"As ordered!"

The ten half-step Nascent Soul elders bowed to Mo Dian and then immediately charged into the battlefield.

After the ten half-step Nascent Soul elders locked onto the ferocious corpse Xiao Yuanzheng hidden in the horde of zombies, they each brandished their spiritual weapons and charged forward.

The monstrous corpse, Xiao Yuanzheng, was covered in hair and had a mouthful of fangs protruding from its body.

"Hoohoo!"

The ferocious corpse Xiao Yuanzheng had little intelligence, only a bloodthirsty nature. Seeing that food was delivered to its door, it directly spat out a breath of corpse energy at the ten half-step Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

The ten half-step Nascent Soul elders were no ordinary people either. They easily withstood the attack from the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng and simultaneously unleashed various supernatural abilities to counterattack.

Although fierce corpses are generally stronger than cultivators of the same level, they get annoyed when faced with a ten-on-one fight!
The fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng fought them for a few rounds but was no match for them and instinctively wanted to escape.

An elder wielding a spear directly unleashed his magical weapon, pinning the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng to the ground with a single thrust.

The other elders stepped in to finish off the remaining corpse, and in a short time, the ten elders worked together to reduce the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng to ashes.

"That's it???"

Xiao Yuanzheng, the fierce corpse of Mo Dian who was watching from the shadows, was easily killed. When the ten half-step Nascent Soul elders returned to report, he was stunned!
What's happening here?
Isn't this a scheme by the Hehuan Sect?

Why haven't the members of the Hehuan Sect shown up even after all the fierce corpses they created have been reduced to ashes?
Could it be that the Hehuan Sect has a backup plan in the other corpse cities?
Were they deliberately having our group kill the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng to lull us into a false sense of security, so they could then capture us all? (End of Chapter)