So you trust him so much?

If this gets out, Master Pei might be so furious he’d kill everyone who’s seen him, right?

Nevertheless, Wen Jiu isn’t overly delighted; he’s still prepared for the worst.

Because Pei Wuxing is only attempting to reach the Middle Stage of Golden Core, which does not guarantee he’ll definitely succeed.

If breaking through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core were so easy, the Golden Core Ancestor of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks wouldn’t be nearing the end at the early stage.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Feng, for the information." Wen Jiu raised his hand in a fist gesture to show his gratitude. Since the other party trusts him so much, he must reciprocate by decisively casting the Silencing Spell on himself so the other side has no worries.

Upon seeing this, Feng Jue couldn’t hide his joy, and hastily added that if Wen Jiu hadn’t cast the Silencing Spell, Feng Jue wouldn’t have said the next, "Rest assured to cultivate in the Little Demon Realm, my friend. Although I cannot tell you the source, I guarantee this matter is undeniably true with my life."

Wen Jiu again cupped his fists and smoothly changed his tone, "I trust Brother Feng."

"Brother Han!"

Feng Jue was delighted.

He couldn’t be happier inside.

He called me Brother Feng!

Feng Jue’s delight left Wen Jiu unsure of what to say. An emotionless cultivator who abandoned his sect and family, yet was happy over a mere "Brother Feng." As for its sincerity, Wen Jiu couldn’t be bothered to delve into it.

As long as Feng Jue does not threaten him, the term "Brother Feng" is also genuine.

After some simple pleasantries and discussing the matter of planting corpse mushrooms, Wen Jiu sent Feng Jue off. Rather than speaking pointless words, it was better to send Feng Jue off to quickly plant corpse mushrooms to expedite his East Spring Undying Bone.

Soon after Feng Jue left, his servant visited again, delivering a storage bag.

Inside were a hundred stone coffins covered with secret text and overflowing with corpse qi.

When the stone coffins were opened, the eye was greeted by dead bodies emitting corpse qi. Wen Jiu probed with his divine sense; all of them were Late-stage Qi Cultivation Cultivators. Judging by their tattered garments, they were Qi Cultivation cultivators from Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks.

Just uncertain if they were killed by Feng Jue or commanded by Daoist Wei to be killed beforehand.

"Yan Zhen’s death, Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks cultivators merely speculated it was Wind and Cloud Immortal City, then Daoist Wei erupted in anger, even resorting to fighting the cultivators of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks to prove his innocence. One would think he was truly innocent, otherwise why such anger, and also issuing bounties.

Now it seems, Daoist Wei actually killed quite a few Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks cultivators secretly, his anger a few days back was probably because he disliked taking the blame. Or maybe he fears Master Qu."

Indeed.

What Heterodox Dao cultivators say about neutrality.

It’s all nonsense.

Wen Jiu arranged the hundred stone coffins inside the cave abode neatly, sacrificing part of his Corpse Nurturing Experience from Three Thousand Blood Inks and Blood Demon Undying Bone, determined to spare time to unleash corpse evil qi to corrode the dead bodies.

Because planting corpse mushrooms requires evil corpses as carriers; the better the evil corpse, the more effective and efficient the planting becomes. Although the corpses given by Feng Jue aren’t particularly outstanding, they were Late-stage Qi Cultivation Cultivators alive, so they weren’t bad.

If Blood Demon Undying Bone and Three Thousand Blood Inks exploit Absolute Spirit Corpse qi to convert Yin evil qi to corpse evil qi, it would surely be stronger than any evil corpse cultivated by any corpse cultivator, even if the Sect Leader from Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect comes.

This is because both are Undying Bones and equipped with Absolute Spirit Corpse qi, where the former is coveted by even Golden Core Zhenren, the latter is more sinister than the millennium records of corpse qi from the Divine Fall Mountain Range. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The transformed corpse evil qi can turn a dead body into an evil corpse within a day, equivalent to the results a normal corpse cultivator would achieve in six months. As for exposure of Absolute Spirit Corpse qi, Wen Jiu isn’t worried because he has tried before; Absolute Spirit Corpse qi does not merge into corpse evil qi nor enter the evil corpse’s body.

Though to hand over evil corpses to Feng Jue in just a day would be too incredible, bound to draw attention from Daoist Wei.

"Must I do the corpse mushroom planting myself?" Wen Jiu hesitated briefly.

But thinking long-term, cultivating the skill of planting corpse mushrooms would yield innumerable benefits without harm.

"If I am to plant corpse mushrooms, I probably need to visit Chen Li and his wife to obtain the Gathering Yin Poison Technique."

Wen Jiu hesitated for a while.

Ultimately decided to make the trip.

As for what to trade, given Chen Li’s nature, it shouldn’t cost much, maybe even for free. Of course, nothing is truly free, as getting anything without return subtly creates karma.

What is gained today must be repaid later, so Wen Jiu decided to trade something.

However, before that, he needs to contact Ye Chen and the others, listen to their choices to stay or go. Ye Chen and the others aren’t Feng Jue, sacrificing sect or family for their own path.

...

Deadman Peak main peak.

Unlike before, the Sect Protection Array of Deadman Peak is now activated again, not under Ye Chen’s instruction.

Three days ago, Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks suddenly dispatched a Foundation Establishment powerhouse to reside in Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks. Now the inside and outside, up and down Deadman Peak is guarded by Qi Cultivation Perfection disciples from Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, with the Sect Protection Array continuously activated.

But the activation of the Sect Protection Array is seen by Deadman Peak elders as not to repel upcoming enemies, but rather to bind them.

Since the day the Sect Protection Array was activated, Deadman Peak disciples and elders from top to bottom could no longer leave the main peak freely.

No.

It should be said.

Absolutely cannot leave the main peak.

Simultaneously, war announcements plastered all over Deadman Peak main peak, stating that anyone reaching Qi Cultivation Third Layer must participate in the impending war. Qi Cultivation First Layer and Second Layer cultivators aren’t exempt.

All in all, the same applies to side peaks of Deadman Peak without exception.

What made Ye Chen most despairing is that Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks has explicitly ordered that the Cultivation Realm of Deadman Peak will become the first barrier of the Divine Fall Mountain Range. In the battle between two Golden Core-level influences, Deadman Peak is the forefront; on the very first day of the battle, Deadman Peak will likely cease to exist, and tens of thousands of Qi Cultivation disciples will face a life of nigh-certain death.

"I thought if the Divine Fall Mountain Range was in chaos, with Senior Brother, we’d possibly progress further. But now, Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks clearly intends to use Deadman Peak as cannon fodder..." Ye Chen felt anger.

Yet had nowhere to vent.

What made Ye Chen most angry is that despite this, Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks has no intention to let Senior Brother return to the sect.

Because when the Foundation Establishment cultivator arrived at Deadman Peak, he had already ordered—everyone on Deadman Peak must follow his commands, anyone who defies is considered a traitor and executed, even he is no exception.

At this moment, his silent Sound Transmission Talisman finally stirred, Ye Chen quickly took it out from his bosom.

"Junior Brother, I have applied multiple times to Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks for returning to the sect to prepare for battle, but all were rejected, and I have been re-assigned. I will be among the first batch of Foundation Establishment cultivators to head to the Far North."

Eastern Celestial City’s voice carried a hint of anger but mostly resignation.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen’s expression tightened, he quickly sent an audio reply, "Senior Brother, what should I do? Deadman Peak is in the line of fire, once Wusheng Three Life Gates breaks through, Deadman Peak will cease to exist in a few days.

People from Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks have completely seized control of us, we can’t even freely go outside, they’re clearly intending to throw us on the front line and let Deadman Peak perish in this battle!"

Before long, Eastern Celestial City responded via sound transmission, "Major events have ensued, and you, I, and even Deadman Peak have no choice. Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks is barely surviving day by day, how could they care about our life or death. Junior Brother... if you can leave, please do. As long as Deadman Peak’s seed survives, it will one day bloom elsewhere."

"Senior Brother..." Ye Chen sent an angry transmission, reluctant, "We’ve guarded the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss for eight hundred years, several generations of Peak Masters sacrificed for it. We’re only hoping for a path to live, yet why won’t they allow it."

After the transmission.

Eastern Celestial City remained silent for a while.

After a moment, he slowly replied, "Perhaps Deadman Peak’s existence was solely for guarding the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss from the start, otherwise there wouldn’t be any Foundation Breaking Method. Now that the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss is vacant, we who are of no value can only await being drained of our last ounce of value."