Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 253 - 58: Only by Leaving My Wife’s Protection Can I Grow Stronger

Chapter 253: Chapter 58: Only by Leaving My Wife’s Protection Can I Grow Stronger

"What smells so awful?"

A half-day later.

In a forest over two hundred li from Cloud Pattern Mountain.

Liu Su was crouching by the creek washing dishes when she suddenly wrinkled her nose and frowned.

Not far behind, the master was being urged to practice by the young lady after enjoying a good meal and drink.

The master’s cries of anguish and the young lady’s cool guidance could be heard now and again.

Liu Su was listening with amusement, but suddenly caught a strange stench that was nauseating.

She instantly stood up, her face slightly changed: "Spirit Corpses!"

At this moment, Qiu Zhihe stopped scolding her husband, and Si Minglan also stood up, her expression solemn, while the Hammer Girl looked thrilled.

Qin Gengyun also smelled it, and after a brief moment, said, "This smell, is it Spirit Corpses?"

He had only encountered Spirit Corpses once, so he wasn’t too familiar, and moreover, the scent wafting through the wind differed from the Spirit Corpses summoned from the Thousand Corpses Painting in Xingluo Town.

Qiu Zhihe said coldly, "The Spirit Corpses from the Thousand Corpses Painting are just inferior products, far less than the genuine Spirit Corpses driven by Spirit Corpse Mountain."

"Spirit Corpse Mountain?" Qin Gengyun naturally had heard the name, the leader among the hundreds of northern wilderness mountains, notorious for its evil reputation.

Because Spirit Corpse Mountain excelled in refining people into Spirit Corpses.

The higher the cultivation of the person being refined, the higher the combat power of the resulting Spirit Corpse.

Therefore, Spirit Corpse Mountain particularly favored capturing cultivators of high cultivation or collecting remains of Great Power individuals to refine into Spirit Corpses for personal use.

Within the Northern Wilderness, dangers abounded, crises lurked everywhere.

Yet the perils and malice of miasma, fierce beasts, relic traps paled in comparison to Spirit Corpse Mountain.

Even disciples from Major Sects would be warned by their masters to avoid conflicts with Spirit Corpse Mountain unless absolutely necessary.

"Isn’t Spirit Corpse Mountain in the far north of the Northern Wilderness? We’ve just entered the wilderness, how could we encounter Spirit Corpses here?"

Si Minglan’s expression was grave, having visited the Northern Wilderness several times and witnessed Spirit Corpse Mountain’s horror.

Qiu Zhihe looked towards the south side of the forest, and coldly said, "Come out."

The woods rustled, and a slender bare foot stepped out, but it was an eerie pale color of a woman’s foot.

This seemingly delicate foot pressed into the hard ground, leaving a shallow footprint in solid rock.

The woman emerged from the covering trees, wearing only simple cloth garments, exposing much of her skin, still that ghastly pale hue.

Her face was delicate, with quite remarkable features, except the beautiful face had lost any semblance of human expression.

Blood-red pupils and a beast-like growl emitted from her mouth.

"Spirit Corpses!"

Qin Gengyun felt shaken, not from fear, but from realizing this Spirit Corpse differed entirely from those in Xingluo Town.

The Spirit Corpses in Xingluo Town were like zombies from old games and movies, with low intelligence and ordinary strength and agility.

Yet this female Spirit Corpse’s mere aura surpassed most late-period Qi cultivators.

Judging by her physical strength, it rivaled Qin Gengyun at Dragon Scale Technique mastery in Yunling Town.

Just how powerful are true Spirit Corpses?

How many Spirit Corpses boasting such strength does Spirit Corpse Mountain possess?

As if answering his inquiry, six Spirit Corpses followed the female out, male and female alike, all exuding potent killing intent, evidently former late-period Qi cultivators.

Qiu Zhihe still targeted the treeline, casually said:

"These Spirit Corpses are no match for us."

As her words ended, another man, cloaked in black robes, stepped from the forest.

His face hid behind a pale mask, making himself appear like a Spirit Corpse, his voice hoarse:

"Since you saw us, blame your unfortunate fate."

With his words, the seven Spirit Corpses began roaring, even demonstrating spirit pressure akin to cultivators.

The first emerging delicate female Spirit Corpse showed the power of Second-Layer Foundation Establishment!

"Which sect’s female disciple was refined into a Spirit Corpse?!"

Si Minglan exclaimed.

"Hehe, since you all must die, I’ll tell you this is my Love Slave, named Yin Qiaoqin."

"Yin Qiaoqin?!" Si Minglan cried out, "Feiyun Sect disciple?"

Si Minglan had briefly met Feiyun Sect’s Yin Qiaoqin years ago during the Three Great Sects’ disciples’ Northern Wilderness Trial.

Back then, Yin Qiaoqin led a small squad from Feiyun Sect’s Outer Sect and had some fame as a sect’s fairy, even garnering admiration from some Zhenyang Sect male disciples.

But during that trial, Yin Qiaoqin encountered danger and vanished, causing quite a stir, leading Feiyun Sect to search everywhere, yet in vain.

Unexpectedly, she was refined into a Spirit Corpse by Spirit Corpse Mountain!

The black-robed man chuckled: "You actually recognize her, all the better. My Love Slave is obedient, usually I’m reluctant to use her, but I’ll let you taste her for a trial."

"You brute!"

Si Minglan recalled Yin Qiaoqin’s former grace, not expecting her as a living dead Spirit Corpse now, even exposed to shame, her posthumous dignity stripped.

A fairy reduced to such miserable fate, truly pitiful, truly tragic!

Despite being grievously injured, only left with Second-Layer Foundation Establishment, Si Minglan took a step forward, ready to act.

The Hammer Girl appeared excited, raising her hammer: "Wow, so many monsters, finally a good fight!"

Qiu Zhihe instinctively shielded Qin Gengyun behind, displaying arrays with her hands.

"Husband, this person is also Third-Layer Foundation Establishment, those Spirit Corpses are formidable, be careful."

As Qiu Zhihe spoke, she noticed the space behind her empty, Qin Gengyun already moved forward to stand before her.

"Husband?"

Qin Gengyun turned back, giving Qiu Zhihe a gentle smile:

"Wife, you’ve always urged, taught, and defended me. This time, I’d like to try protecting you."

"Husband, no..."

Before Qiu Zhihe could oppose, Qin Gengyun continued:

"Wife, I know you have a knot in your heart, it’s my weak power leaving you troubled, but I want to try."

"Try standing not under your wing but before you, to see if I can become... the one who protects you for life?"

"Husband..." Qiu Zhihe’s eyes widened, staring blankly at Qin Gengyun.

Since meeting him, she always viewed him from a height, growing fond in their interactions, but she stood too tall.

Her instincts often to shelter Qin Gengyun, letting him experience less of the cultivation realm’s storm.

Even when intentionally training her husband, she cautiously guarded near.

Feeling similar to the Hammer Girl’s jest: Did you raise a son or a husband?

She never considered her husband’s desires on this cultivation path.

Indeed, I shall leave someday, unable to shield him forever.

Moments later, a smile graced Qiu Zhihe’s face, "Husband, go ahead."