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

Moreover, based on Hong Qi's information and the various actions of the Corpse Yin Sect, Cao Meng had another deduction in mind.

In fact, the Eastern Region Dao Continent is not a barren land. The reason it appears barren is because there are few high-level cultivators.

It is very likely that a group of people monopolized the vast majority of resources and only released a small portion of them.

If Cao Meng's guess is correct, the person who monopolized the vast majority of resources is the Corpse Yin Sect!

Other top sects do not have Tribulation Transcending experts, but the Corpse Yin Sect does.

Coupled with the various actions of the Corpse Yin Sect, it seems that the Corpse Yin Sect is keeping the entire Eastern Dao Continent under its control.

……

"Kid, you're still young. What good will it do you to know these things?"

Faced with Cao Meng's questioning, Blood Cloud Ancestor's words were an implicit admission!
"Boy, let's get back to the point. You can take one million Immortal-Asking Machines and all the thousands of people from the Xuantian Sect with you. In addition, I will also give you an opportunity!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor backed down; although he didn't lower the price, he increased his bet.

"Old man Blood Cloud, don't give me that talk about opportunities. Last time you talked about opportunities, you swindled me out of five million low-grade spirit stones and all you got was a broken map!"

Cao Meng gets furious whenever the topic of fortuitous encounters comes up.

This old man with the Blood Cloud tricked me out of my spirit stones with the promise of an opportunity last time. Now he's trying to fool me again with the name of an opportunity, which is a bit too much.

After Cao Meng's loud shout, the Blood Cloud Ancestor also remembered and immediately retorted:

"Hey kid, what kind of crappy map is that? That's a complete map of the entire Yunfu Ghost Kingdom!"

"It's not that I look down on you top sects, but which of you top sects from both the righteous and demonic paths could produce such a detailed map!"

"There are certain areas in the Yunfu Ghost Kingdom that would be extremely dangerous for even a Nascent Soul stage ancestor from a top sect like yours to risk death if they dared to trespass!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor felt that young people nowadays were heartless and thoughtless.

Although that map wasn't anything of value to me.

However, that map is a priceless treasure for other top sects.

If we had that map, we could reduce the chances of encountering fierce corpses and evil spirits by at least 70% when exploring and searching for treasure in the Ghost Kingdom of Yunfu.

This kid is like a dog. He, the Blood Cloud Ancestor, kindly played the role of Lü Dongbin, but this bastard still tries to bite him.

"Old man Blood Cloud, you're making it sound so nice. I'll return the map to you, but you have to give me back my five million low-grade spirit stones!"

Cao Meng took out the old animal hide map from his storage ring and demanded a refund, asking for his five million low-grade spirit stones back.

"Kid, do you think I'm stupid? You've already memorized the map's contents. If I give you back the spirit stones, wouldn't that just be letting you get something for nothing?"

Blood Cloud Ancestor has been struggling in the cultivation world for thousands of years; he's no fool.

Once a map is shown to someone, the wine loses its original value.

This map showing the internal layout of the Yunfu Ghost Kingdom has been in their hands for so long.

Let's not even talk about the fact that the other party may have already memorized the contents of the map.

Who knows if the other party has engraved this map and handed it over to the Hehuan Sect?

If I were to return the goods to the other party now, I would be an unforgivable traitor.

!!!

Cao Meng's expression darkened when he realized that his little scheme had been seen through and he could no longer get the map for free.

Even if we see through each other, we won't say anything, and we can still be good friends.

Blood Cloud Old Man's behavior will leave him with no friends!
"Old man Blood Cloud, how about 700,000 Immortal Inquiry Machines? This is my final offer of sincerity!"

Seeing the opportunity, Cao Meng decided to take a risk and raise the price a bit!

After all, if that opportunity is truly valuable, it's definitely worth taking a chance!
"Young man, the opportunity I mentioned is related to the Xuan Tian Sect!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor did not rush to reject Cao Meng's offer, but instead added more details about the opportunity.

"Eight hundred thousand!"

Upon hearing that this opportunity concerned the Xuan Tian Sect, Cao Meng increased the price by another 100,000 units of the Asking Immortal skill.

For Cao Meng, the Xuantian Sect was a thorn in his side.

This opportunity concerns the Xuantian Sect, and Cao Meng felt that even if he couldn't obtain it himself, he would destroy it and prevent the Xuantian Sect from getting it.

"Nine hundred thousand!"

Seeing that Cao Meng was interested, Blood Cloud Ancestor also revealed his lowest acceptable price.

"Old man Blood Cloud, tell me what this opportunity is first, and I'll see if it's worth the price!"

This time, Cao Meng did not try to lower the price. Instead, he inquired about the circumstances of the opportunity to determine its value.

If it's really worth that price, Cao Meng wouldn't mind writing another IOU for 900,000 Wenxianji units, and paying it back slowly later!

"The secluded cultivation site of a Nascent Soul stage ancestor from the Xuantian Sect!!"

The Blood Cloud Ancestor revealed the opportunity, and this was the opportunity he spoke of!
"Old man Blood Cloud, you want to kill me? You want me to go and die!"

Cao Meng probably understood what the other party meant, and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Among cultivators, the most difficult to deal with are not those in their peak state, but those who are in seclusion.

Those cultivators who are in seclusion will fight to the death if disturbed!

Not to mention a Nascent Soul stage cultivator who has entered seclusion for life-or-death cultivation; if you go to the other party's secluded cultivation place to seek opportunities, it would be fine if the other party were dead.

If he hadn't died, and had been disturbed from his seclusion, he would have definitely fought to the death, regardless of the cost.

It's possible that the opponent could fight their way all the way to the Hehuan Sect and then simply self-destruct.

Cao Meng was also a little surprised. It turned out that the current Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Xuantian Sect was in seclusion for life-and-death cultivation!
Thinking about this, Cao Meng felt that things were a bit difficult. The lifespan of the Integration Stage was not long and it was really dangerous. Otherwise, his plans and so on would be in jeopardy!

"Kid, don't worry, she's definitely dead!"

Seeing that Cao Meng was afraid and still had wild thoughts, Blood Cloud Ancestor made a promise.

“How come you see?”

Cao Meng seriously suspected that the Blood Cloud Ancestor was deceiving him, after all, if the current Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Xuantian Sect really was dead.

Why is the Xuantian Sect still so arrogant lately, with its tail still wagging instead of tucking its tail between its legs?

"Nonsense, they've been around for tens of thousands of years. Let alone the Integration Stage, even a Mahayana Stage cultivator would have exhausted their lifespan!"

"Moreover, according to the information I have found, she was severely injured and unable to be healed, so she went into seclusion to intimidate the enemies of the Xuantian Sect!"

Faced with Cao Meng's questioning, the Blood Cloud Ancestor once again revealed some unimportant information.

Only those who have survived five tribulations during the Tribulation Transcending stage and condensed a half-immortal body can reach the Mahayana stage, also known as a half-step immortal!
It should be known that the lifespan of a typical Mahayana cultivator is only around 30,000 to 40,000 years, not to mention that the lifespan of a Body Integration cultivator is only 10,000 years!

Therefore, Ancestor Blood Cloud guaranteed that the Xuan Tian Sect's Nascent Soul stage cultivator, who was severely injured, would be absolutely dead after tens of thousands of years!
"Oh!"

"That's it!"

Cao Meng gave an "oh," and roughly understood the situation. Since Blood Cloud Ancestor said the other party was someone from tens of thousands of years ago, then he definitely wasn't the current Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Xuantian Sect; the person must be dead!
"Kid, if you manage to dig up the corpse of a Xuan Tian Sect Nascent Soul stage ancestor, you'll make a fortune. I'll buy it back for you at a high price!"

Seeing that Cao Meng was making plans in his mind, Blood Cloud Ancestor gave him another injection of adrenaline.

The goal was to get Cao Meng to sign the agreement immediately, in a moment of impulsiveness.

"Old man Xueyun, could the place where the other party is in seclusion for life and death be the forbidden ancestral land of the Xuantian Sect?"

Cao Meng felt he needed to find out the approximate location.

If what I guessed was true, I couldn't possibly fight my way into the forbidden ancestral land of the Xuantian Sect, could I?
If I had that kind of strength, I would have destroyed the Xuantian Sect long ago. I could have dug up the ancestral tombs of the Xuantian Sect myself. I wouldn't have needed to cooperate with the Blood Cloud Ancestor at all!
"Young man, you can rest assured, I can guarantee that I will not be inside the Xuan Tian Sect!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor was speechless. If this were in the ancestral land of the Xuan Tian Sect, he would probably have been dug up and sold to the Corpse Yin Sect for resources by some unfilial disciple of the Xuan Tian Sect!

After all, it's common for cultivators from both the righteous and demonic paths to dig up ancestral graves and excavate the corpses of their ancestors to exchange for resources with the Corpse Yin Sect.

Moreover, there are several Nascent Soul stage ancestors in both the righteous and demonic paths. Back then, they dug up the corpses of their sect's ancestors and sold them to the Corpse Yin Sect in exchange for resources to reach the Nascent Soul stage, which is how they were able to reach the Nascent Soul stage!
Therefore, some sect elders often sought to prevent their bodies from being sold by unfilial descendants after their death.

Before his lifespan runs out, he will leave the sect without telling anyone and find a place to spend his last days!

"No, what if her body decomposes!"

Although Cao Meng was somewhat tempted, he calmed down, as he was now a little worried about the issue.

"Kid, a body in the Integration Stage doesn't decay so easily, and the other party had a special physique in life."

"A physical body, let alone tens of thousands of years, wouldn't decay even after hundreds of thousands of years!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor felt that the younger generation's cultivation only involved fighting, killing, and arson.

They don't even know some basic facts about the fusion period, they're practically useless!

Suddenly, Blood Cloud Ancestor remembered something, and in a flash, he appeared in front of Cao Meng, putting his arm around his shoulder and saying:

"Young man, according to the information I found, the other party was incredibly beautiful in life."

"If you dig her out, she'll probably be no different from a normal woman; you can still use her for a night!"

"Hehe~"

As he spoke, Old Ancestor Blood Cloud couldn't help but chuckle mischievously, his words carrying a deeper meaning!

"Old man Blood Cloud, you're playing a disgusting game. Please keep a safe distance of three zhang from me!"

Cao Meng quickly distanced himself from the Blood Cloud Ancestor. He was a pure young man and couldn't be corrupted by such a serious old man.

Moreover, his surname is Cao, not Ning, so he doesn't have the talent to be an undead knight!
"Kid, stop pretending. You've been keeping transformed demonic beasts, transformed spiritual roots, and living corpses by your side!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor gave Cao Meng a disdainful look. Was it appropriate for this lecherous bastard to pretend to be innocent?

Blood Cloud Ancestor glanced at the five women Cao Meng had brought: two women, two demons, and one living corpse.

Blood Cloud Ancestor still remembers one of Cao Meng's maids, who seems to be a rare variety of the Corpse Fragrance Jade Stamen Flower, a transforming spiritual medicine, and is now helping Cao Meng manage the Four Symbols City.

"Seriously, you're not human. Playing with transformed demonic beasts and transformed spiritual roots is one thing, but playing with living corpses is another. You're really playing with fire, you're a real beast!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor couldn't help but sigh. He had seen all sorts of fancy tricks, but he felt that he had never seen anything so fancy in his thousand years of life.

"When I was young, I was also dashing and handsome, attracting the admiration of countless beautiful women, but even I couldn't match your charm back then!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor felt that he had been truly foolish when he was young.

He actually listened to the elders of the sect and worked hard to cultivate, all for a better life in the future.

I should have learned from this kid back then and enjoyed life early, so I wouldn't have regrets when I'm old.

"Old man Blood Cloud, I'm listening to your boasting. With your cunning businessman's appearance, who would admire you? Hehehe!"

Cao Meng didn't believe the appearance of the Blood Cloud Ancestor at all; that old geezer was just spouting nonsense!

"Kid, what's your decision?"

Blood Cloud Ancestor should focus on settling things down first; there's plenty of time for idle chatter!

"Old man Xueyun, I have a question. Now that you know the location, why don't you go and dig out that corpse yourself?"

Cao Meng was indeed somewhat tempted, but he still had one last question in his mind.

"Hahaha!"

Blood Cloud Ancestor burst into laughter, then retorted with a question:

"Boy, do you really think my Corpse Yin Sect lacks corpses of Nascent Soul cultivators? If my Corpse Yin Sect were so lacking in corpses of Nascent Soul cultivators, would you top sects still have Nascent Soul patriarchs?"

The Corpse Yin Sect could slaughter the top-tier Red Academy with ease, just as easily as it could other top-tier sects.

The Corpse Yin Sect is in dire need of Nascent Soul stage cultivators' physical bodies, and could easily attack other top sects and kill their Nascent Soul stage ancestors.

The Corpse Yin Sect uses resources to collect the corpses of those cultivators, simply to distribute those resources as fodder, allowing the promising young talents to be well-fed and grow quickly.

"Kid, one sentence and you're offered 900,000 Immortal-Asking Machines, wanna take it?"

Blood Cloud Ancestor didn't want to waste any more time, after all, his time was very precious.

Moreover, Cao Meng brought five gluttons with him, and those five gluttons kept eating and feasting, especially the fox spirit who ate more than anyone else.

Every breath I delay means I'm losing a lot of spirit stones.

"Done!"

Cao Meng nodded in agreement. After all, if they really dug up the corpse of the Xuan Tian Sect's Nascent Soul stage ancestor, they would make a fortune!

As for selling it to the Corpse Yin Sect, well, may you become a ghost!

He'll keep her for himself, turn her into a puppet, and use her to deal with the Xuantian Sect.

After the matter was settled, Cao Meng and Blood Cloud Ancestor began to draw up a written agreement as proof.

After all, Cao Meng couldn't come up with 900,000 units of the Immortal Inquiry Machine in a short time, so he could only pay it off in installments by signing an IOU.

With the accounts added up, Cao Meng now owes the Corpse Yin Sect over a million Immortal Inquiry Machines.

The monthly debt repayments are a considerable sum!

"Old man Xueyun, but let me warn you, if you try to cheat me, don't deny it every time I see a corpse of a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

After Cao Meng signed the agreement, he said something to the Blood Cloud Ancestor.

Cao Meng's reason for paying in installments was because Blood Cloud Ancestor tricked him. If that guy tricked him, he shouldn't blame him for not taking responsibility!
Blood Cloud Ancestor didn't say much. He tossed a map to Cao Meng and then waved his hand, signaling Cao Meng to quickly lead his men away.

As for Cao Meng daring to renege on his debt, Blood Cloud Ancestor is not afraid. In the entire Eastern Region Dao Continent, who dares to renege on the debt of the Corpse Yin Sect!

Gu Teng watched as his group was sold to Cao Meng by the Blood Cloud Ancestor, and his heart sank.

After all, the Hehuan Sect and the Xuantian Sect have been enemies for many years. It would be better for them to fall into the hands of any other sect than to fall into the hands of the Hehuan Sect!
Now that they are in the hands of the Hehuan Sect, even if the Xuantian Sect is willing to redeem them, they will inevitably have to pay a heavy price.

Moreover, the time spent waiting to be redeemed will definitely be filled with suffering!
In this transaction, Cao Meng used 900,000 Immortal Inquiry Machines to buy more than 4,000 cultivators from the Xuantian Sect.

Of these, only twenty-four are truly valuable: one peak master, three hall masters at the Nascent Soul stage, and twenty hall masters at the half-step Nascent Soul stage.

The other four thousand-plus people were all given away as gifts, and their value was not great! (End of Chapter)