7: Depressed Ge Chaoqun, Miscellaneous Affairs Hall!

In the Corpse Refining Cave, inside the stone chamber.

Shi Chuan scanned today's intelligence report, not expecting that this intelligence information would be linked to the matter of Ge Dawei.

He had opened Ge Dawei's Storage Pouch and killed the Silver Dragonfly Insect; the subsequent Karma had already begun to trigger.

Shi Chuan's only goal now was to quickly raise his Cultivation, with the Crimson God Art, such a top-tier Cultivation Technique, and without any flaws or Karma, to quickly advance to Qi Refining Third Layer.

In this Corpse Refining Cave, he would then have enough power to protect himself.

...

【zi shi (11 pm - 1 am) has arrived】

【Received a white intelligence report】

【White intelligence report: Ge Chaoqun successfully hatched the Soul-Chasing Insect and, using a blood sacrifice method, successfully found a clue pointing to Qiu Qi.】

...

【zi shi (11 pm - 1 am) has arrived】

【Received a white intelligence report】

【White intelligence report: Fairy Yu Jiao of Corpse Refining Peak seems to be very lucky; she found a corpse mound token that had long been placed in the bamboo forest outside the Talismans Production Hall of Corpse Refining Peak.】

...

【zi shi (11 pm - 1 am) has arrived】

【Received a white intelligence report】

【White intelligence report: Ge Chaoqun used a damaged second-tier Magical Artifact and all his wealth to persuade an Inner Sect Disciple of Corpse Refining Peak to kill Qiu Qi!】

...

In a flash, ten days had passed.

Crack!

The Spirit Stone in Shi Chuan's right hand shattered into dust, and his own aura suddenly increased significantly, with the Spiritual Qi in his body doubling.

“Qi Refining Second Layer!”

“This Profound Yin Banner truly is a treasure for aiding Cultivation; to advance to Qi Refining Second Layer in such a short time, this Profound Yin Banner deserves all the credit!”

Shi Chuan was in a good mood.

It was just that hisBigu Pills (Bìgǔ Wán) were almost used up, so he had to go to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to collect some.

As for buying Medicinal Pills, for Shi Chuan, someone who originally had no background and was a Utility Disciple snatched here halfway, to suddenly take out Spirit Stones to buy Medicinal Pills would be asking for trouble.

Once his Cultivation advanced to Middle Stage Qi Refining, he could try going to the sect's market to buy some Medicinal Pills to aid his Cultivation.

These past ten days, all the intelligence reports were white.

Qiu Qi, who had harmed Ge Dawei, had already been killed; this uncle of Ge Dawei truly went all out, even possessing a damaged second-tier Magical Artifact.

The Inner Sect Disciples of Corpse Refining Peak all had Aptitude of double Spiritual Roots or higher; each was a future Foundation Establishment seed, and their status on Corpse Refining Peak was second only to the various Hall Masters.

An Inner Sect Disciple personally killing an Outer Sect Disciple, as long as there was a reasonable reason, would not be punished by Corpse Refining Peak.

Moreover, everyone knew that offending a living Inner Sect Disciple for a dead Outer Sect Disciple would be foolish...

“Li Jiang’s brother, Li Meng, will definitely investigate once he learns of Li Jiang’s disappearance.”

“However, finding Li Jiang’s whereabouts is not an easy task; his corpse was burned to ashes, and his Divine Soul was taken away, so finding him would be quite difficult.”

Shi Chuan stood up and walked out of the stone chamber, preparing to go to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

At the same time, he began to recall the intelligence information from the past few days.

Among them, Fairy Yu Jiao's luck in finding a corpse mound token was too outrageous.

Her identity must hold a mystery.

Fairy Yu Jiao had been mentioned in Ge Dawei's communication Jade Slip; if Qiu Qi was the one who acted after Ge Dawei's death, then Fairy Yu Jiao was the one behind the scheme.

And the most valuable item in Ge Dawei's Storage Pouch was the corpse mound token.

“In the future, if I encounter this Fairy Yu Jiao, I should stay far away!”

Shi Chuan had already smelled danger in this intelligence.

He would lay low in this Corpse Refining Cave, using the Profound Yin Banner and Spirit Stones, as well as intelligence information to slowly Cultivate and pick up scraps, and only leave the Corpse Refining Cave when his Realm could no longer improve.

Shi Chuan left the ordinary First-Tier Low Grade Corpse Puppet in the stone chamber and commanded the powerful Corpse Puppet to follow him up the mountain to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

Having such a Corpse Puppet follow him could also deter some ignorant Utility Disciples and Corpse Servants, reducing some trouble.

Although ordinary Storage Pouches could temporarily store Corpse Puppets, long-term storage would affect the Corpse Puppet's advancement!

Only a corpse raising bag could nourish the Corpse Puppet while storing it, increasing the Corpse Puppet's chance of advancement.

However, corpse raising bags were only provided to Outer Sect Disciples; otherwise, one would have to spend Spirit Stones to buy one.

Soon, Shi Chuan saw someone stepping on black clouds, moving at a speed like a galloping horse, flying out from the black mist of Evil Qi behind the Corpse Refining Cave and soaring towards the Corpse Refining Peak above.

Above the black clouds, the figure of an Outer Sect Disciple in a black robe was vaguely visible.

...

“Where is Dawei’s Storage Pouch?”

“The location Senior Brother Wang, that Inner Sect Disciple, mentioned was clearly...”

“Could it be...”

“This is impossible; Senior Brother Wang made a Heart Demon oath.”

Ge Chaoqun, stepping on black clouds, in just a few days, his hair had already turned gray, as if he had aged more than ten years.

He had practically emptied himself, even selling the damaged second-tier Magical Artifact that Dawei's father had given him.

Although his goal was achieved, his pockets were also empty.

Not only that, but he also owed a debt of a hundred Spirit Stones.

He had originally hoped to sell the corpse mound token from Dawei's Storage Pouch for hundreds of Spirit Stones to pay off his debt.

But he didn't expect that after searching for two full days, he found absolutely nothing, no tree-shaped rocks at all, which left him utterly speechless!

He suspected that the location Senior Brother Wang, that Inner Sect Disciple, mentioned was very likely fake.

But Ge Chaoqun dared not question it now; after all, that was an Inner Sect Disciple on Corpse Refining Peak, of noble status, not comparable to him, an Outer Sect Disciple.

Even within their Family, no one had managed to become an Inner Sect Disciple.

As for that corpse mound token, it was valuable and not something that could simply be bought with Spirit Stones.

Even if Senior Brother Wang, that Inner Sect Disciple, had taken it in advance, what could he say?

Ge Chaoqun was somewhat dejected.

During his flight, his gaze also swept over a gray-robed Disciple on the mountain path, and the Corpse Puppet beside him.

However, it was just a fleeting glance, and he ignored it.

He owed a hundred Spirit Stones; for now, he could only go and borrow from the other three Outer Sect Disciples in his Family.

...

Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

It was located on a relatively open cliff halfway up Corpse Refining Peak, surrounded by blue Cold Soul Grass, and a breeze passing through could stir up ripples of blue.

The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was a seven-story wooden building, with each floor's eaves adorned with dark skulls, and tiny crimson soul fires burning within their heads, like lit red torches.

Copper bells for summoning souls hung from the eaves, and a series of crisp bell sounds echoed around the cliff.

At the entrance of the first floor, two burly Corpse Puppet guards stood; one was a tiger-headed Corpse Puppet, the other a wolf-headed Corpse Puppet, each nearly ten feet tall, clad in profound iron black armor, and wielding a large spear.

From their slightly heavy aura, it could be judged that both were First-Tier Medium Grade Demonic Corpse Puppets.

To one side in front of the building, there was also a two-zhang tall stone tablet, with the words 'Miscellaneous Affairs Hall' written on it in black and red characters.

Among the Disciples entering and exiting the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, most were gray-robed Utility Disciples like him, and one or two tenths were Outer Sect black-robed Disciples.

Without exception, all Utility Disciples kept their distance from Outer Sect Disciples, not daring to approach them.