Cultivation: I have an omnipotent land

Chapter 33 Night Sneak Peek

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, I have also investigated the Shi family's information, and their background is indeed extraordinary," Xuan Leizi explained.

"How so?"

"About twenty years ago, the Shi family's house was a mass grave, and there were frequent rumors of evil spirits appearing there, causing a large number of people in Shiyang Village to flee. Until the Shi family arrived, they leveled the graveyard and built a house, and since then, no evil spirits have ever appeared in this place."

"It's really strange that someone would buy a cemetery plot to build a house."

"It is said that the ancestors of the Shi family were disciples of the upper immortal sect. Presumably, their ancestor must have passed down some secret techniques," Xuan Leizi said thoughtfully.

"You don't suspect that the demonic corpse was created by the Shi family, do you?" Jiang Tianshou said in horror. If that were the case, then he had just been on the verge of death.

"That's probably impossible. That demonic corpse looks like it has at least two or three hundred years of cultivation. It's not something an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator could control. Besides, that demonic corpse has intelligence. It doesn't seem like it's being controlled by a corpse-controlling technique." Xuan Leizi rejected the idea.

"Are there still cultivators in the Shi family?" Xiao Ming asked.

"I've never heard of that before," Jiang Tianshou shook his head.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, why don't we join forces to investigate this Shi family?" Xuan Leizi invited Xiao Ming.

"I'm sorry, I have no interest." Xiao Ming decisively refused.

"Why did you refuse so readily? Isn't it our duty as cultivators to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path?" The woman, dressed entirely in white, frowned as she looked at Xiao Ming.

"Shui Jing, you mustn't speak like that," Xuan Leizi rebuked.

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first." Xiao Ming did not explain anything, stood up, turned around and left.

"Little Immortal Master." Jiang Tianshou looked at the three of them, then at Xiao Ming who was leaving, gritted his teeth, and finally chased after him.

"Brother Jiang, what are you planning to do next?" Xiao Ming asked as he walked forward.

"I don't have any specific plans. I brought the little goose out to seek immortality and enlightenment, so I'm thinking..."

"Brother Jiang, do you believe me?" Xiao Ming suddenly stopped and turned to look at Jiang Tianshou.

Under Xiao Ming's intense gaze, Jiang Tianshou subconsciously swallowed and then nodded vigorously.

"My life was saved by the little fairy master, so of course I believe what the little fairy master says."

"Alright then." Xiao Ming nodded.

"Run away right now."

"What?"

"Take advantage of the midday sun and escape as far as you can. I understand your desire to seek immortality, but you need to be alive to achieve that." Xiao Ming said, his gaze lingering on the female corpse for a moment.

Hearing Xiao Ming's words, Jiang Tianshou felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end, and cold sweat poured down his back. He didn't know what Xiao Ming's basis was for saying this, but he had felt uneasy since before, and now he seemed to be awakened, and a sense of fear rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Thank you for your guidance, little immortal master. Mr. Lü's caravan has just left. I will go after them right away. I will repay your great kindness in the future." After saying this, Jiang Tianshou grabbed his wife and fled the village without looking back.

After persuading Jiang Tianshou to leave, Xiao Ming did not linger and chose another path to leave the village.

"Master, that person is really gone." On a rooftop, the woman said, looking in the direction Xiao Ming had left.

"Alas, this person is so young yet possesses such strength; he must be from a prestigious family, and his methods are far from ordinary. If he were to make a move, our chances of success would be much greater," Xuan Leizi sighed.

"Master, shall we still go and visit the Shi family?"

"Of course we must go. It is our duty to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path. This demonic corpse has already harmed countless people. We cannot let it roam free." Xuan Leizi said firmly.

After searching for so many years, we have finally found this prey that matches our goals. How can we let it go?

"To exorcise evil spirits... I'll help my master." The burly man nodded vigorously and stammered.

"This journey is dangerous; you two must be careful."

"I'm not afraid," the burly man patted his chest.

"I'm not afraid, Brother Huo Tai will protect me," the snow-white woman said, leaning on the burly man's shoulder.

"Mmm... I can protect my junior sister."

"Alright, you two listen up, next..."

While Xuan Leizi and his two disciples were discussing how to infiltrate the Shi family, Xiao Ming had already circled back to the outskirts of the village from other places. He naturally wanted to investigate the Shi family. They were descendants of disciples of a high-ranking sect, and he might be able to obtain some information that could be useful in the subsequent sect entry trials.

Moreover, his flying sword is still missing, so we should try to find it.

However, that's not the case at all; it's absolutely unacceptable for Xiao Ming to team up with these three.

These three people are just acquaintances, how can I trust them so easily? What if the whole thing is actually a honey trap, and I go along with them only to find that I am the prey?

He always kept Mo Lao's advice in mind.

Patiently waiting until nightfall, Xiao Ming arrived at the Shi family's house. From afar, two large red lanterns hung high, illuminating the gate in a blood-red light, making it look like a ferocious beast crouching in the darkness, ready to devour its prey.

Finding a section of the city wall, Xiao Ming flipped over it. He concealed his aura and spiritual power, relying solely on the superior hearing and perception of a cultivator to bypass the servants inside.

This house is indeed strange. As soon as you enter, you can clearly see that the temperature has dropped a lot. Even the servants who are walking around are wearing winter coats.

In front of the courtyard stood some mulberry trees, their branches adorned with will-o'-the-wisps. The servants, however, seemed oblivious to this, busily moving about. Their expressions were blank, their faces deathly pale, and a dark aura could be seen between their brows.

Xiao Ming chose a servant to follow them. The servant carried a bucket of wax oil and turned left and right to enter an inconspicuous, secluded room. Through the window, Xiao Ming saw people inside boiling wax oil and then applying it to a corpse. It seemed that they were making a wax corpse.

Several finished wax corpses were placed to one side and carried by another person into a secret passage that resembled a cellar.

To avoid being discovered, Xiao Ming couldn't go inside, but that didn't stop him. He lay on the ground and listened quietly to the location of the footsteps. When the person came out again, Xiao Ming immediately slipped into the tunnel.

Following the passageway of the cellar deeper and deeper, Xiao Ming finally arrived at an underground hall. The hall was densely packed with wax corpses, and various yin-gathering arrays and artifacts were arranged around it, making the place feel eerily cold and gloomy. A white mist rose from the ground, giving the impression of entering a subterranean hell.

"Xuan Leizi said this place was originally a haunted mass grave, but the Shi family built a mansion here after they came. Could this place actually be a place for raising corpses?" Xiao Ming felt very uncomfortable walking among these wax corpses.

"Placing a corpse in a place like this, a corpse that takes ten years to decompose to become a zombie, it'll probably turn into one in a year. What exactly is the Shi family trying to do?"