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

"I don't plan to sell it; I plan to keep it for myself!"

Cao Meng rejected the Blood Cloud Ancestor's offer. This was the corpse of a Nascent Soul stage ancestor from the Xuan Tian Sect. If it were the corpse of a Nascent Soul stage ancestor from another sect, Cao Meng would definitely sell it.

However, Wen Jing is a Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Xuan Tian Sect, so she cannot be sold and must use herself.

Moreover, even if he were to sell, he wouldn't go to that unscrupulous merchant, Blood Cloud Ancestor.

"Kid, you've only had time to play with it for a few days. Once you get tired of it, there's not much point in keeping it!"

The Blood Cloud Ancestor thought Cao Meng had a peculiar hobby, so he tried to advise him against it.

According to what the Blood Cloud Ancestor knew, Cao Meng was only twenty years old this year when he developed this peculiar fetish.

If we wait another few hundred or a few thousand years, who knows how many bad habits we'll develop.

Cao Meng covered his head, his face darkening. Was he, Cao Meng, that kind of person?
I am a bit lustful, but not to that extent, am I?

"If I were to refine that Nascent Soul stage corpse into a corpse puppet, I could then launch a massive attack on the Xuan Tian Sect!"

Cao Meng felt that this matter needed to be explained clearly, otherwise who knew how it would spread after they left the house today.

"You can even refine corpses?"

Blood Cloud Ancestor looked doubtful; he dared not believe that Cao Meng could refine corpses.

Although the Hehuan Sect is a demonic sect, some of its techniques for crafting corpse puppets are not particularly profound.

According to Elder Blood Cloud, the Hehuan Sect's corpse-refining techniques could at most create corpse puppets at the Nascent Soul stage.

They couldn't even create a corpse puppet at the Void Refinement stage, let alone a corpse puppet at the Integration stage.

"Old man Blood Cloud, I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve!"

Cao Meng chuckled inwardly, thinking that with the system in his possession, he was practically cheating, able to get whatever he wanted.

"Kid, let me give you a word of advice: if you ruin the corpse of a Nascent Soul cultivator and then come back to me to sell it, don't blame me for lowering your price."

Blood Cloud Ancestor feared that Cao Meng's reckless actions would leave the Nascent Soul stage corpse with missing parts.

The Corpse Yin Sect often has junior members who are overly ambitious and recklessly refine corpses, resulting in the corpses exploding during the refining process.

Blood Cloud Ancestor estimated that if Cao Meng continued to refine things haphazardly, even the corpses of those at the Integration Stage would not be able to withstand his reckless refinement.

"hehe!"

Cao Meng chuckled and left the Blood Corpse Hall.

……

No sooner had Cao Meng left than the Blood Cloud Ancestor took out the Immortal Inquiry Scroll and sent a message:
"You brat, I've recommended Cao Meng from the Hehuan Sect to you."

His talent surpasses yours; he achieved the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage in just four years of cultivation, seemingly possessing the potential to transcend tribulation, and also has the Sacred Body of a Furnace Vessel!

That's right, the woman that Blood Cloud Ancestor introduced to Cao Meng was his daughter.

With a furnace-cauldron holy body and the potential to transcend tribulations, who else would Old Ancestor Blood Cloud introduce to if not his own daughter?
Are you suggesting I introduce him to someone else, so they'll have another son-in-law who'll reach the Tribulation Stage in the future?

The Blood Cloud Ancestor thought that if Cao Meng and his daughter got together, then the other party would be his son-in-law. Wouldn't it be right for him, the father-in-law, to help him achieve some success?

According to what Elder Blood Cloud knew, the higher-ups in the Corpse Yin Sect were considering recruiting Cao Meng into the sect.

If he marries his daughter, Cao Meng will become a member of the Corpse Yin Sect, and he will have made a great contribution to the sect.

……

Cao Meng felt he had been tired for so long and should take a rest, so he went to the Xuantian Pavilion to listen to music.

Just as Cao Meng was listening to music in the brothel, his divine inspiration suddenly stirred.

Cao Meng saw that someone had added him as a friend and accepted.

"Lord Cao, I am Ma Zouri, a direct disciple of the Soul Refining Sect!"

Cao Meng had barely agreed when the other party sent him a message.

"I, Fellow Daoist Xing Lan, have already told me about your matter!"

Cao Meng knew Ma Zouri; he was Liu Ruyan's beloved younger brother!
"Now you keep a close watch on the situation of the Liuyun Dynasty and Liu Ruyan. Report to me and Empress Huang Yu of the Zhuyue Dynasty as soon as possible."

"Well done! I, the city lord, will reward you handsomely!" Cao Meng gave Ma Zouri his task: to plant a spy next to Liu Ruyan and to torment her to death.

"Lord Cao, rest assured, I will definitely complete the task you have assigned."

As soon as Cao Meng spoke, Ma Zouri quickly expressed his gratitude.

……

"Phoenix Feather, declare war on the Flowing Cloud Dynasty! Reinforcements will arrive soon!"

After Cao Meng finished sending messages to Huang Yu, he sent her a message in return.

After listening to music at the brothel, Cao Meng immediately went into seclusion to refine corpse puppets and snow maidens.

During Cao Meng's seclusion, various factions of the Hehuan Sect returned to the sect one after another.

Cao Meng was absent from the ceremony to reward meritorious service because he was in seclusion.

However, the ancestors of the Hehuan Sect still awarded the credit to Cao Meng for the Nascent Soul stage, after all, Cao Meng's achievements speak for themselves.

The second greatest contributor was Han Sijing. Although Han Sijing's achievements were not as high as Cao Meng's, they were still quite impressive.

Wanqing, the peak master of Qiongjiu Peak, ranked third. Interestingly, An Yingji and Qin Lin'er, two juniors, ranked fourth and fifth in terms of merit.

The peak masters and hall masters in the Nascent Soul stage were puzzled, but the old ancestors in the Void Refinement stage were very clear about the situation; they knew the details.

They knew that Cao Meng had given these two juniors a group of Xuan Tian Sect experts, thus helping them accumulate merit.

Because Cao Meng was in seclusion during the ceremony to reward merits, this time Cao Meng's reward was given by his senior sister, An Yingji.

Inside Suqin Peak, An Yingji and Qin Lin'er were discussing whether or not to keep Cao Meng's reward for themselves.

After the ceremony of rewarding meritorious service, the Void Refinement stage elders of the Hehuan Sect went into seclusion one by one, either healing their injuries or forging the Demon Sword.

……

In the blink of an eye, Cao Meng had been in seclusion for a month, and he finally emerged.

Although Wenjing didn't succeed in refining it as he did, he succeeded in refining other things.

His proudest creation was the Five Demon Corpses, which he crafted from the corpses of the five elders of the Qingtian Sect.

After Cao Meng left the pass, he did not hesitate at all and went directly to the Zhu Yue Dynasty. It was time to have some fun with Liu Ruyan.

During this month, the Zhuyue Dynasty and the Liuyun Dynasty have already engaged in direct combat, and their armies have fought several battles.

The Liuyun Dynasty was already short of troops because of the previous corpse disaster and this incident, which had caused the people to flee in fear.

With its strong army and the presence of Ma Zouri, an undercover agent, secretly providing intelligence, the Liuyun Dynasty lost several cities in less than half a month.

Originally, the Zhuyue Dynasty was riding high, but several forces suddenly came to the aid of the Liuyun Dynasty, helping the Liuyun Dynasty to hold off the Zhuyue Dynasty's army.

Those forces all have some connection with Po Jun Mansion and Xuan Tian Sect. Now, Liu Yun Dynasty has begun to organize a coalition army to prepare for a counterattack against Zhu Yue Dynasty.

Fortunately, thanks to Cao Meng's early support of skilled warriors, the Zhuyue Dynasty was able to retain its territory.

The Imperial City of the Moon Chasing Dynasty...

"Phoenix Feather greets Master!"

Empress Huang Yu bowed to Cao Meng. She had thought that Cao Meng would at most send some more people over, but she did not expect that Cao Meng would come in person.

"Have you thoroughly investigated the backgrounds of those who supported the Liuyun Dynasty?"

Cao Meng wanted to know who gave them the courage to oppose him.

“Master, three of these forces belong to the Po Jun Mansion, and two are affiliated forces of the Xuan Tian Sect.”

"According to the intelligence sent by Ma Zouri, Liu Ruyan's fiancé Ji Boda and the Po Jun Mansion are not as simple as they seem."

Huang Yu reported everything she knew to Cao Meng and asked him to make a decision.

"It seems the Po Jun Mansion has learned its lesson and is determined to oppose me, Cao Meng!"

Cao Meng's eyes were icy. Originally, he only wanted to deal with the Xuantian Sect, but since that's the case, he wouldn't mind adding the Po Jun Mansion to the mix. (End of Chapter)