Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

He picked up the pickaxe again, his gaze filled with envy.

Although they did not know what the two were saying, they were well aware of the difficulty of the Taoist priest's guidance in cultivation.

However, just as Gu Qing withdrew his gaze and prepared to focus on his work, a night wind suddenly rose from the tomb, stinging his neck and giving Gu Qing a strong sense of crisis. But when he looked up, all he saw was darkness.

The less she could see clearly, the more uneasy Gu Qing felt.

Li Fu, who had been leisurely reclining in his chair, suddenly sat up, frowning as he looked into the depths of the graveyard. "Why did a cold wind suddenly rise?"

Just as Li Fu got up, a thick fog swept in with the speed of a night wind, comparable to an adult running at full speed.

"A chilling wind carries the scent of corpses... Oh no, it looks like a zombie has risen from the graveyard!" Li Fu frowned and his expression changed drastically.

No hesitation.

Li Fu immediately reminded the young Taoist disciples, "Retreat quickly and avoid the corpse aura."

The moment he finished speaking, Li Fu made a hand seal and cast a spell, and a faint golden light emanated from his body, tightly protecting the group of Daoist disciples.

The stench of death carried by the night wind lashed against us, hissing and crackling as it burned.

Upon seeing this, the young Taoist disciples were so frightened that they threw down the iron weapons they were holding and ran back into the desolate forest they had come from without looking back.

But they hadn't run two steps when the corpse aura carried by the night wind overwhelmed the golden light generated by Li Fu's spell, engulfing the Taoist disciples like a raging flood. Someone screamed as a mouthful of corpse aura filled his stomach, instantly making him dizzy and disoriented. He didn't run far before crashing headfirst into a tree trunk, half of his face becoming a bloody mess.

Hold your breath!

Li Fu shouted loudly, and with another wave of his hand, he swept out a golden light that dispelled most of the corpse energy that had caught up with the Daoist boys.

Upon hearing Li Fu's voice, the other Taoist disciples immediately held their breath and ran away.

Gu Qing was no exception.

However, since he had eaten the flesh of Lengshan Zun, even if he didn't hold his breath immediately, the breath of corpse energy he swallowed was not a big deal.

But he hadn't run more than a few steps when Li Fu called him back.

"Gu Qing, come back!"

Gu Qing was taken aback.

Li Fu continued, "Since you ate the flesh of Lengshan Zun, this corpse energy is harmless to you. Help me protect the Dharma. This humble Taoist must find the corpse, otherwise, by tomorrow morning, at least seven or eight mortals in Changping County will die."

Remove the body?

Upon hearing these two words, Gu Qing hesitated for a moment.

However, after confirming that the corpse energy would not have any effect on him, Gu Qing immediately turned around and quickly went to Li Fu's side.

It's better to do something than to talk a good game.

"Master Li, what do I need to do?"

Li Fu shook his head and said, "You can't do anything, and you don't need to do anything. Just keep an eye on the surroundings and don't disturb my spellcasting."

"OK."

Gu Qing immediately picked up a shovel from the ground.

next moment.

Li Fu immediately made a hand seal and cast a spell, and a yellow talisman appeared in his hand.

After Li Fu made several hand seals and tapped the yellow talisman, it immediately burst forth with a golden light that pierced the sky and broke through the thick fog.

As the golden light flashed, most of the seemingly endless graveyard came into view.

But when Li Fu looked closely, he couldn't see anything unusual.

"Come on, follow me inside."

Li Fu made a hand seal and rushed into the cemetery, quickly moving between the tombs.

Gu Qing followed closely behind, carrying a lantern and a shovel.

But after searching for most of the area with Li Fu, they still couldn't find any trace of a corpse, nor any footsteps on the ground.

However, they did find a tomb that had already collapsed.

The wooden coffin is still there.

But the body has disappeared.

"They really ran fast. Where am I supposed to find them?" Li Fu frowned. He was not good at tracking, and he had never learned how to track corpses.

After glancing around a few more times, Li Fu's gaze fell on the direction of Qishan. "It seems I can only go to the temple and ask a fellow Daoist skilled in tracking numbers for help."

That's all.

Li Fumai took a step and was about to leave.

But Gu Qing did not follow immediately.

He hesitated.

The Subduing Insect Control Techniques include the art of controlling insects, making it easy to use insects to track and capture corpse energy.

So he hesitated about whether or not to show himself.

Once you make a move, they will know you've entered the sect within a day.

"Hey kid, what are you daydreaming about?" Li Fu quickly reminded Gu Qing when he saw that Gu Qing hadn't followed.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing immediately made up her mind.

It must be performed.

Only by performing well can one prove their worth to Li Fu.

Only if he demonstrates value will Li Fu be willing to lend him a hand on his spiritual path.

"Master Li, I know several insect control techniques. There are many tiny insects in this graveyard. We humans can't sense or smell the subtle changes in the corpse's aura, but the insects can. I can try to control them to find the corpse's whereabouts."

Upon hearing this, Li Fu was taken aback.

"How do you know how to control insects?"

Gu Qing answered truthfully, "It was obtained from practicing the wonderful method of subduing evil and controlling insects."

"Have you studied this before?"

"No."

"Um?"

Li Fu frowned as he looked at Gu Qing, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Then he hurriedly asked, "You mastered the wondrous method of subduing and controlling insects in less than a day?"

"Just entered the first level."

Gu Qing used the word "talent".

Li Fu's gaze towards Gu Qing suddenly changed. "You're quite bold, kid, to prove your worth, you're even willing to sacrifice yourself to cultivate the wondrous technique of subduing evil and controlling insects... But this move is quite to my liking!"

Li Fu's first thought wasn't about Gu Qing's extraordinary talent in unorthodox methods, but rather the considerable price Gu Qing had paid.

After all, how could someone with talent be strong when they only entered the first level of the Dharma on the day they received it?

However, it would be much more reasonable to sacrifice one's own vital energy and blood to enter the Subduing and Controlling Insects Wonderful Method on the same day.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing did not insist on explaining.

"Master Li, I'll give it a try now."

After speaking, Gu Qing began to perform hand seals and chant incantations according to the Subduing Insects Technique, starting to attract the tiny insects under the surrounding withered leaves.

He has only entered the first level and has no internal power, so his method of controlling insects can only be the simplest one.

However, using insect-controlling techniques to drive tiny insects to find clues about the disappearance of a corpse is not a problem.

soon.

Numerous tiny maggots, as small as grains of rice, began to wriggle wildly, converging into a stream that flowed to multiple locations, forming several footprints.

It was the traces of corpse energy left by the corpse's feet.

Very faint.

But to insects, it makes no difference whether they are facing a durian or not.

"In this direction!"

Gu Qing hurriedly spoke.

Then he picked up a shovel and took away a handful of maggots. He hadn't gone far when he used his insect-controlling technique again to find several more footprints.

This process was repeated over and over.

In no time at all.

The whereabouts of the body have been determined!

It wasn't heading towards Changping County, but deeper into the dense forest.

"You even knew to hide first." Li Fu's eyes flashed with murderous intent. After praising Gu Qing, he rushed into the forest. "Well done! You don't need to come to bury bodies at night anymore. I'll give you a new job."

Upon hearing this...

Gu Qing was secretly delighted.

You did the right thing tonight!

While a new job doesn't mean things will be easy, it represents the beginning of a new chapter of faith.

Having worked for many years in his previous life, he had already seen through a certain truth.

If you're not the main character, you have to make yourself useful; otherwise, no matter how hard you work or how well you do your job, you'll just be someone to be used like a beast of burden. In this world, it's probably more than just being a beast of burden.

If they cannot be used by me, then they can only die!

Gathering his thoughts, Gu Qing immediately turned back, running through the chaos until he saw the group of Daoist disciples outside the forest, at which point he stopped.