58: Yang Mingrong is dead!

"Lustful Joy Powder, Blissful Whip, Spirit Restricting Rope..."

Yang Mingrong counted his equipment while letting out an excited, lewd laugh, as if he couldn't wait any longer.

At this moment, he didn't notice that the sky outside the window had gradually darkened; just like his life, darkness was about to descend.

By the time Yang Mingrong finished counting all his equipment, the sky outside was completely dark.

After putting his things away, Yang Mingrong climbed into bed and prepared to sleep.

His cultivation method was different from ordinary people; just as the rumors outside said, he cultivated a technique that plucked Yin to supplement Yang.

He only needed to continuously pluck and supplement from female cultivators to Cultivate rapidly, with no need for the tedious process of breathing in Spiritual Qi.

Yang Mingrong had always been very satisfied with this Cultivation Technique. Being able to enjoy himself while also increasing his cultivation was simply the perfect technique tailored specifically for him.

Just as Yang Mingrong lay on the bed, fantasizing about the good show tomorrow, a wisp of white mist drifted into the room from the window.

This wisp of white mist seemed as if it possessed a life of its own, drifting straight toward Yang Mingrong on the bed.

Soon, without noticing a thing, a completely defenseless Yang Mingrong inhaled this wisp of white mist into his body.

The next second, Yang Mingrong, who was still fantasizing about a beautiful tomorrow, suddenly felt a piercing, bone-gouging pain sweep through his entire body.

Before he could open his mouth to scream, his throat rotted and collapsed first, making it impossible for him to make any sound.

In just ten short breaths, Yang Mingrong died on the bed with a Face full of hideous agony.

By his hand, a bottle of Medicinal Pills he had just taken out lay scattered.

Outside the house, after confirming that Yang Mingrong was dead, White Moon immediately flew out of the Yang Family estate.

Not long after, the Yang Family Elder guarding the Soul Lamps of the clan members discovered that Yang Mingrong's Soul Lamp had gone out!

Although Yang Mingrong's actions had brought shame to the Yang Family, he was still a direct descendant of the main lineage after all.

Therefore, the Yang Family Elder quickly reported this news upward.

Soon, a team of Yang Family guards found Yang Mingrong's still-warm corpse in his room.

After an inspection, they quickly concluded that Yang Mingrong died of poisoning.

The scattered pill bottle by his hand was kept as the only piece of evidence.

After all, the incident with the Tang Family's poisonous pills had only just passed; what if the pills were poisonous this time as well?

In the Small Courtyard,

Zhang Daobai sat alone in the yard, his eyes fixed on the sky beyond the walls, waiting for White Moon's return.

The moment White Moon confirmed Yang Mingrong's death, it reported the news to Zhang Daobai.

Zhang Daobai had expected this result, so he felt no surprise or shock.

Before long, White Moon flew back to the Small Courtyard, immediately deactivated its invisibility, and flew straight into Zhang Daobai's arms.

"Well done!"

Zhang Daobai stroked White Moon's head and praised it.

To reward White Moon, Zhang Daobai gave it all the Spirit Medicines he had obtained in Misty Fog Valley that helped Mist Concealing Worms grow.

After sending White Moon back into the spirit taming space, Zhang Daobai summoned Lin Luoxue.

"Yang Mingrong is dead. Once the news spreads, you'll be able to go out," Zhang Daobai said, getting straight to the point.

Lin Luoxue didn't speak upon hearing this. Instead, her eyes quickly scanned Zhang Daobai to ensure he wasn't injured.

"I wasn't the one who killed him; it was White Moon."

Noticing Lin Luoxue's gaze, Zhang Daobai followed up with an explanation.

White Moon?

Lin Luoxue thought about it, and a flash of realization soon crossed her eyes.

She had witnessed White Moon's stealth capabilities; it truly could have accomplished this feat without a sound.

Thinking of this, Lin Luoxue said softly, "Thank you!"

After all, this matter had started because of her; she was the one who brought the trouble.

Now that Zhang Daobai had stepped in to erase this trouble, she truly ought to say thank you.

"By the way, how many Spirit Stones are you still short of for purchasing the five elements spirit items?" Zhang Daobai suddenly changed the subject.

"I have about 1.3 million Spirit Stones right now, but the price for mutated attribute spirit items is higher than for five elements spirit items."

"The three types of mutated attribute spirit items should cost around 1.8 million, so I'm still short 500,000 Spirit Stones."

Lin Luoxue calculated carefully and gave a rough estimate.

"I'll lend you these 500,000 Spirit Stones first. Let's get you promoted to the Spirit Channeling Dao Body as soon as possible."

Looking at Lin Luoxue's exquisite Face under the moonlight, Zhang Daobai understood in his heart that such incidents would definitely not be rare in the future.

He could kill Yang Mingrong silently this time, but what about the future?

What if someone even more powerful or with a stronger background appeared?

Thus, Zhang Daobai decided to increase Lin Luoxue's cultivation as quickly as possible, which would also allow her to drive his own progress and help him Breakthrough his Realm soon.

Besides, considering Lin Luoxue had given him the Immortal Artifact, the void realm suppressing pagoda, what did a mere 500,000 Spirit Stones matter?

Lin Luoxue looked at Zhang Daobai and remained silent for a moment, then nodded gently.

She also didn't want such a thing to happen again in the future. Even if it did, she didn't want to have to solve the problem by hiding like she did this time.

At this moment, a hunger for strength rose within Lin Luoxue's heart once more.

She longed to quickly grasp the strength to protect herself and Zhang Daobai, and thereby control her own destiny.

"Alright."

Lin Luoxue did not refuse. In any case, she felt she already owed Zhang Daobai enough; one more debt wouldn't weigh her down.

The next morning, although the Yang Family did not make a public announcement, the news of Yang Mingrong being poisoned to death still spread rapidly.

For a time, many Loose Cultivators couldn't help but clap and cheer, especially the good-looking female Loose Cultivators, who felt a great sense of relief.

When the Yang Family investigated the cause of Yang Mingrong's death, they soon discovered that the Medicinal Pills on his bed came from the Tang Family Pharmacy.

Thus, the Yang Family suspected that Yang Mingrong had likely been poisoned to death after taking the Tang Family's toxic pills.

However, when the Yang Family later approached the Tang Family to demand compensation, the Tang Family people refused after examining Yang Mingrong's corpse.

This was because the Tang Family discovered that the poison Yang Mingrong suffered from was not the toxin produced by the purple maple spirit tree at all.

Since many people had been intentionally poisoning themselves lately to extort the Tang Family, the Tang Family treated the Yang Family as just another group of scammers seeking compensation and kicked them out directly.

After losing Face at the Tang Family, and hearing that many Loose Cultivators were cheering over Yang Mingrong's death, the Yang Family felt even more humiliated.

Consequently, upon returning to the Yang Family, most Elders spoke up in favor of giving up the investigation into Yang Mingrong's death, unwilling to lose more Face over this scourge.

Feeling the crowd's anger, the Yang Clan Chief could only choose to compromise, giving up the idea of further investigation and hastily burying Yang Mingrong afterward.