Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 366 - 202: A Thread of Pill Qi (Part 4)

"Haha..."

The laughter of several people echoed above the Flame Lake Ridge, completely oblivious to the fact that their dreams were being watched clearly by someone.

"Elder Mu, those people and their corpse puppets are not something the two of us can handle."

"For now, we must report everything about them to the family and have them prepare."

He Zhongyi spoke in a deep voice.

Their ability to refine corpse puppets using ordinary people and cultivators is terrifying.

The Western Wilderness is vast, with countless large and small tribes.

Judging by the current situation of the Muhe Tribe, for every thousand people, they can refine more than a dozen of those Iron Corpses.

If left unchecked, it won’t be long before they have a whole army of corpse puppets, and the ones who will suffer then will definitely be the Several Yunzhong Counties bordering the Western Wilderness.

Mu Chang also nodded gravely, saying, "To deal with these people, only the Third Master can do it with certainty."

"Let’s hurry back now."

The two cautiously restrained their breaths and quietly retreated from the Chaotic Stone Forest.

...

Black Water Pool.

As deep autumn arrived, the pool’s water was calm.

A young girl in a plain silk dress sat barefoot on a smooth boulder, hugging her knees, staring blankly at the distant water surface.

Not far from her, a Silver Thread Centipede five feet long and a Golden Toad were feasting on a huge Tuo Dragon.

The gruesome scene starkly contrasted with the girl’s tranquility.

"Squeak..."

The Silver Thread Centipede suddenly raised its head to look at Shen Li.

The Golden Toad also poked its head out from the Tuo Dragon’s body, swallowed a tender piece of meat, and murmured, "The master is thinking about that old man."

"Never mind, let’s eat!"

"I’ve long been envious of these big fellows, finally got permission today."

With that, the Golden Toad burrowed back into the Tuo Dragon’s body, gnawing on its tenderest flesh.

Not far from the smooth boulder, Shen Yuan, with a slightly hunched back, approached slowly with his hands behind his back.

Hearing the noise, Shen Li snapped back to reality and turned her head to look.

"Grandfather."

She called softly.

Shen Yuan nodded as he approached, his gaze falling on the two beasts ravenously devouring, his brow slightly furrowed.

The Silver Thread Centipede sensed his gaze, paused in its biting, and looked at Shen Yuan with sycophantic compound eyes.

Inside the Tuo Dragon, the Golden Toad was still kicking and burrowing deeper, searching for the dragon’s most delicious parts.

Seeing this, the Silver Thread Centipede hurriedly jabbed the Golden Toad with one of its legs.

"Creeper, you stepped on me!"

From inside the Tuo Dragon, the Golden Toad’s muffled voice sounded.

The Silver Thread Centipede ignored, jabbing a few more times.

Swish!

The Golden Toad suddenly emerged from the Tuo Dragon’s belly, angrily saying, "Creeper, are you looking for..."

Before it could finish, its bulging eyes caught sight of Shen Yuan staring at them.

"Ha... Hahaha... The old man is here."

Shen Yuan frowned deeply without saying a word.

Seeing this, Shen Li quickly explained, "Grandfather, don’t blame them, it was Li’Er who had them catch it to eat."

"Xiao Yin is about to molt and needs some energy replenishment."

The Silver Thread Centipede immediately nodded its big head ingratiatingly.

Shen Yuan nodded slightly, "It’s fine to eat, but they should find a secluded den, not make such a bloody mess."

He had been cultivating in the Black Water Pavilion and came out because of the strong scent of blood. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Shen Li nodded, turned to the two beasts, and said, "Did you hear?"

The Silver Thread Centipede and Golden Toad were slightly dazed, then hurriedly dragged the massive Tuo Dragon into the mountains, away from the Black Water Pool.

After they left, Shen Yuan cast a Water Element Technique, washing away the bloody area, finally eliminating some of the strong smell of blood in the air.

"How long has it been since Elder Xu left?"

After a moment of thought, he looked at Shen Li and asked.

"Three years and one month."

Shen Li blurted out, then continued, "Li’Er is just worried something might have happened to the elder."

"Back then, I promised him that when he passed, I’d see him off..."

Hearing this, Shen Yuan sighed.

Since his granddaughter began cultivating, her personality changed significantly, with almost no contact with her brothers and sisters in the clan.

She spent all her time in the Black Water Pavilion.

During Xu Xiu’s years there, they became friends despite their age difference.

But later, when Xu Xiu left without a word, she lost her only companion.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan couldn’t help but curse silently.

Old scoundrel! Leaving without a farewell, truly leaving trouble.

"Grandfather, I want to go to the Hidden Dragon Mountain front line to have a look."

The breeze blew, lifting the young girl’s hair, as Shen Li slowly put on her shoes, jumped off the boulder, and said.

"To the mountains?"

Shen Yuan scrutinized her, somewhat hesitant.

Now eleven, Shen Li was only at the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer on the surface, but this was only her apparent strength.

If counting the Golden Toad and Silver Thread Centipede, her real strength should at least be at the Early Stage of Fetal Breathing.

Seeing Shen Yuan’s apparent concern, the little girl pleaded coyly, "Grandfather, Xiao Yin and Xiao Jin are demon beasts and need to fight."

"Staying cooped up in Yunshui City isn’t a long-term solution, Li’Er wants to take them to the mountains, to hunt other demon beasts, which can help quickly improve their strength."

Her beautiful eyes turned as she added, "With Sister You and Uncle there, Li’Er will be fine."

Seeing her pleading face, Shen Yuan’s expression softened into a grin, nodding, "Grandfather has no objections, but..."

"You’ll have to ask your mother to see if she agrees."