Corpse Burier: I Can Nourish Corpse-Chapter 43: The Fall of the Peak Master

After everyone above steward level entered the ground hole, many disciples of Feixian Peak immediately dispersed to search for the Peak Master’s whereabouts.

All the disciples of Feixian Peak firmly believed that the Peak Master must be injured and was healing somewhere at the moment.

No one believed that anything bad had happened to the Peak Master.

Wen Jiu also followed the others out.

He wandered and searched through the forest alongside the others.

But he was very clear that Ji Qiubai, the Peak Master of Feixian Peak, most likely wouldn’t survive. He didn’t know what the Ender Poison was, but he believed that the remnants of the Blood Robe Tower and the three of Gong Chi would never allow any accidents to happen.

Not finishing someone off with a final blow was just a dramatic setup to serve the protagonist; the three of Gong Chi would never act like that, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to stay hidden around Ji Qiubai without being noticed. However, Ji Qiubai must have been suspicious too.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken precautions against Gong Chi at Feixian Peak, and Gong Chi wouldn’t have called him over for questioning at midnight.

What a pity.

Ji Qiubai ultimately made one wrong move.

"In the future, I must have a thousand eyes in my head," Wen Jiu silently resolved in his heart.

He didn’t want to end up with nothing after years of hard work.

Suddenly.

Only two hours had passed.

The signal talisman resounded in the air.

Upon returning to the Chen Clan Territory, Wen Jiu found that Gong Chi and the others had already returned. They seemed to have found Ji Qiubai’s body, as most people’s faces showed dejection, bitterness, and some shock.

"Let’s bring the Peak Master home!" At this moment, Gong Chi stepped onto the flying ship, calling out loudly with a voice full of solemnity and sadness.

The sun was setting in the west.

The dusk suddenly turned half the sky crimson.

As the hoarse and solemn voice of Gong Chi echoed, the disciples of Feixian Peak quietly stared at the flying ship in front of them, watching the body laid on a thick white cloth boarding the flying ship, speechless for a long time.

No one could believe that the Peak Master had fallen.

Nor could anyone believe that the remnants of the Blood Robe Tower could actually kill Peak Master Ji Qiubai.

After all, Ji Qiubai was a main peak elder disciple, and his magical techniques were all top-secret arts. How could an enemy like the Blood Robe Tower, whom they had been pursuing and who couldn’t withstand even one move from the Peak Master, possibly turn the tables?

But despite the disbelief.

Ji Qiubai’s body was right in front of them.

Very soon.

Everyone boarded the flying ship.

Every step was taken slowly, as everyone was feeling very down.

The joy and satisfaction from victory and gains vanished with the death of the Peak Master, with the toll of knowing that more than two hundred disciples had fallen in the battle. Looking back, yesterday’s friends were now reduced to bones.

Wang Nian was the same. After boarding the flying ship, he silently walked to Wen Jiu’s side and sighed, "How could the Peak Master die at the hands of the remnants of the Blood Robe Tower? Those remnants were only at Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer... Even if there were some hidden tricks, couldn’t the Peak Master, with all his main peak’s secret arts, at least escape?"

Wen Jiu replied, "Perhaps this is just the unpredictability of life."

"The unpredictability of life... Your words make sense." Wang Nian sighed, "Even someone as strong as the Peak Master has fallen. As for us minor characters, who knows how long we can survive in this Cultivation Realm."

After the sigh.

Wang Nian appeared exceptionally melancholy.

The happiness from earlier Spirit Stone gains had completely vanished.

Wang Nian sighed once again, sounding quite pessimistic, "I survived this time, but what if it’s me next time..."

Wen Jiu originally didn’t want to speak.

He just wanted to quietly watch the sunset, the dusk.

But seeing the atmosphere getting heavier, he chose to speak.

"The moon waxes and wanes. People experience fortune and misfortune at unexpected times. No one knows how far we can walk on this path or how long we can live in this world. But with each step we take, with each day we live, we can see more of the world, ten thousand miles in view, getting closer to longevity... Even if we fall halfway, this life will not have been in vain."

"I don’t ask for a smooth and easy path to immortality, but only to see the rainbow after the storm."

After he spoke.

Wang Nian was startled.

Liu Xiao, who had been silently standing by, couldn’t help but look at Wen Jiu and then suddenly applauded, "Well said, Wen!"

...

Night fell.

The flying ship landed on the main peak.

The disciples of Feixian Peak gradually dispersed, and the news of the Peak Master’s death began to spread from the main peak outward.

This night was destined to be restless.

"Wen, come have a drink at my place," Wang Nian called to Wen Jiu as soon as he got off the flying ship.

After Wen Jiu’s advice, Wang Nian’s depressed mood had eased considerably and he hadn’t sighed again on the way, so it seemed to Wen Jiu that this drink wasn’t just for drinking.

Sure enough.

After arriving at Wang Nian’s house, Wang Nian shut the door.

As soon as he picked up his wine glass, Wang Nian solemnly said, "Brother Wen, once the Peak Master’s funeral is over, Feixian Peak is going to undergo a major change. You’ve chosen to follow Mu Canglong; who knows whether it will be a blessing or a curse."

"Why?"

Although he asked, Wen Jiu had an inkling.

It was just like when a company’s leadership suddenly departs; wouldn’t those in deputy positions fight tooth and nail to rise to the top?

Wang Nian continued, "Mu Canglong is a man from the Night Patrol Department under Elder Gong Chi, but Elder Gong Chi was not a close aide of Peak Master Ji, but rather a confidant of the previous Peak Master. So, people from Peak Master Ji’s faction will certainly suppress Elder Gong Chi and definitely suppress his people... Shouldn’t I take a trip to my second uncle and have you transferred to the Alchemy Room to watch the fire or something?"

"Thank you, Brother Wang, but there’s no need. I like nurturing corpses at the Corpse Remains Death Land," Wen Jiu shook his head in refusal.

Wang Nian insisted once more, but Wen Jiu still refused.

Helplessly, Wang Nian had to give up.

He couldn’t understand why Wen Jiu was so fixated on the Corpse Remains Death Land; if it wasn’t for the Spirit Stones, he wouldn’t even go there.

Very soon.

After three rounds of drinks.

Slightly intoxicated, Wen Jiu left and first went to the Corpse Remains Death Land to re-bury the Black Corpse in the Corpse Nourishing Land. He cultivated for a while in the Corpse Remains Death Land because the corpse aura and death energy could make him calm.

When he was about to return late at night, suddenly a bell rang atop Feixian Peak, summoning the disciples to gather.

"What now?"

Wen Jiu was somewhat puzzled.

Filled with doubt, Wen Jiu hurried to Feixian Peak, following the other disciples straight to the peak, where he witnessed an unforgettable scene. In front of the main hall at the peak, three gigantic Spirit Beasts with double wings stood proudly, exuding Spiritual Qi and aura not inferior to any elder of Feixian Peak.

Standing before the three gigantic Spirit Beasts were three golden-clothed individuals far superior to Gong Chi and the others.

Only slightly weaker than Peak Master Ji Qiubai.

Evidently, even if they weren’t at Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer, they had reached the limit of Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer.

The other golden-clothed cultivators who came with them were slightly weaker, but there were quite a few of them, totaling thirty, all at Qi Cultivation Third Layer. Although their overall strength didn’t match up to Feixian Peak’s, their presence overwhelmed everyone at Feixian Peak.

Just at that moment, the oldest of the three golden-clothed cultivators, an elder with a long beard, spoke coldly, "The Inspection Hall orders, all elders, stewards, and managers of Feixian Peak are to be detained in the main hall immediately!"

At these words.

The faces of all the disciples on Feixian Peak changed dramatically.

A female elder of Feixian Peak wanted to argue, but she was coldly interrupted by the elder with the long beard, causing everyone to freeze.

"Three Inspectors, the Peak Master’s death was the work of the remnants of Blood Robe Tower, and we..."

"Anyone who disagrees, the Inspector Hall Main Peak Elder has ordered... slash!"

At this moment, Gong Chi stepped forward, calmly taking the lead to walk into the main hall, "I believe the three Inspectors will certainly discern the truth, I will take the lead, and won’t leave the main hall until the truth is uncovered!"

[Apologies.

That’s how Mondays are, busy with many things..

No time to write during the day.

Starting tomorrow, will resume normal updates at 12 and 17 o’clock.

Begging for a monthly ticket!

Begging for readers to follow!

Thank you, everyone!

Next Monday, we’ll strive for Sanjiang, please make sure to follow daily and read the latest Chapter!

Thank you!]