Chapter 48: Ambushed by the Corpse Sect!

  With Zhou Yan's departure, Wang Chen's life fell into a brief calm once again.

  But this tranquility didn't last for many days!

  This King Chen finished his meditation and lightly exhaled a breath of air,

  "This Golden Elixir's difficulty in condensing is getting bigger and bigger, now every time a new cave is condensed, the previous caves must be strengthened again, only then can they match with the new cave, but how long will it take to condense all 72 caves of Di Sha?"

  Wang Chen was very depressed, Tian Sha thirty-six orifices Wang Chen initially condensed two orifices a day, later quickly became one orifice a day, and now it's almost one orifice a year. This is also unstoppable, the further back you go, the more Qi and blood are needed, even if Wang Chen eats several kilograms of Linggu every day, which is rich in blood energy, it's not enough.

  However, this also indirectly shows that the potential of Jingyuan Jinshen Jue is enormous.

  Time passed for a while, and Wang Chen was contemplating the talisman when a transmission talisman floated into the warning array. Wang Chen put away his jade slip, crushed the transmission talisman, and Master Shi's calm voice came in.

  "Fuyue City's scattered cultivators have been ambushed by demonic cultivators! Come quickly to discuss countermeasures!"

  Wang Chen's face changed slightly upon hearing this, and after some thought, he felt that if he were to escape now, he would inevitably be punished by the school. Moreover, there was no need for him to take on the real danger himself, as it wasn't that great anyway.

  After a moment of contemplation, Wang Chen followed the attendant to the council chamber.

  Inside the hall, dozens of monks were already seated, with Fuxiu and Li Jiazheng sitting in the upper seats. Wang Chen stepped forward, bowed his head to apologize, then ignored the anger of the crowd of monks and stood behind Fuxiu.

  "Wang Shixiong, why are you so late? Both of our shifu have arrived before you!" Zhang Qishu said in a low voice.

  Wang Chen smiled awkwardly and didn't speak. Since breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage from the Sword Intent Realm, Foundation Establishment cultivators had much less pressure on themselves, at least they wouldn't be as revered as ordinary cultivators.

  Of course, Wang Chen also wouldn't express his own thoughts, and just quietly listened.

  "Now that everyone is here, let's start assigning tasks for this time!" Li Jiazheng spoke first, obviously having discussed it with Fu Shu. After glancing at Fu Xiushi, Li Jiazheng continued: "Below is the patrol arrangement for the next month!"

  "Lu Yunzong's disciples Wu Shixiong, Wang Shixiong and Li Jia... a total of five people in one group"

  "Lu Yunzong's disciples Zhang Shidi, Zhao Shidi and Li Jia... a total of five people in one group"

  "The Li Family..."

  In the time it took to sip a cup of tea, the young monks present were divided into ten groups, each taking turns patrolling and being on duty in Fuyu City every night. Of course, there was also extra pay for being on duty, 200 spirit stones at a time, which was quite generous.

  After assigning the tasks, Master Fu reminded a few people to be careful when performing their duties, as this was not the Luoyun Sect and many things required adaptability. He then turned around and left, leaving behind four people with different expressions.

  The four of them didn't have tasks for tonight and all had free time, three wanted to go out together, Wang Chen refused the invitation from the three and continued to stay in the house contemplating the talismans.

  Three days later, at night.

  The moonlight is like a thin silk spread over the earth, soft and quiet.

  "Wang Shidi, look at the moonlight tonight, we are quite lucky!" Wu Shixiong walked back and forth on the street with great enthusiasm, as if he had a strong desire to go for a night stroll.

  Wang Chen's mouth twitched, and he said, "Brother Wu, our mission tonight is to patrol, not to enjoy the night view. If we encounter any demonic cultivators and let them escape, Master Fu will be unhappy!"

  Upon hearing the words "Fu Shi Shu", Wu Shi Xiong immediately nodded, "Shi Di said it makes sense, we should be careful on patrol, lest the thief escapes!"

  Looking at Wu Shixiong's expression, Wang Chen couldn't help but feel a little amused in his heart. This Shixiong had unknowingly encountered good fortune and had a good master, but his own intelligence was too low! Among cultivators, there is no clear right or wrong, calling someone a demonic cultivator or an evil person, only someone as foolish as you would think that way, ah, it's just people with a simple and honest nature who would feel this way.

  Although Wang Chen was unhappy in his heart, he wouldn't show it and could only secretly be on guard.

  One night without incident, the two and three other Li family guards made their rounds.

  But after that, the situation changed. The next day, when Fifth Brother Zhang Qi and Third Brother were on patrol together, they encountered a magic cultivator in the Qi Refining stage. Although they finally drove away the magic cultivator, Third Brother was seriously injured, and the other three Li family cultivators who were also on patrol were even more unbearable, and were all killed without leaving any trace.

  In the cave of Third Master.

  Wu Shixiong, Wang Chen and Zhang Shidi surrounded San Shixiong and exchanged stories about yesterday's situation.

  "Third Brother, it's better to be cautious! After this, don't go out on patrol again. Although Master has stabilized your injuries, for the next few months, it's best not to use any spiritual power or martial arts!"

  "Wu Shixiong's words make sense, if it wasn't for Third Shixiong blocking the demon cultivator in front of us at that time, my life would have been gone!" Zhang Qi said, still lowering his head in shame, feeling very embarrassed.

  "Don't blame Zhang Shidi, if it wasn't for him bringing me back, I reckon I'd be dead by now!" San Shige was actually pleading on Zhang Qi's behalf, and Wu Shige didn't seem to hold any grudges either. The relationships between the few of them seemed harmonious once again.

  But Wang Chen was a bit curious, as San Shixiong was brought back by Zhang Qi in the end, so it's hard to say who actually drove away the demonic cultivator!

  However, Wang Chen's doubts did not show up. Until everyone had said enough, Wang Chen slowly opened his mouth: "Zhang Shixiong, I don't know if you remembered the magic repair's divine ability when you were ambushed last night? Tonight, Wu Shixiong and I will patrol together, hoping that Shixiong can give some advice to avoid being busy at that time!"

  As soon as Wang Chen spoke, Wu Shixiong also became very interested and looked at San Shixiong, waiting for his answer. San Shixiong glanced around and his face turned slightly red, saying: "Actually... I haven't really seen the appearance of a demon cultivator, it's just that the ones who ambushed us two were several black-clothed cultivators!"

  After a pause, Third Master recalled for a moment before continuing: "These black-robed cultivators each have their own characteristics, but it's clear that they're all demonic cultivators. Some can emit demonic flames and are very eerie, while others have robust bodies and excel at close combat!"

  "It's precisely these close combat monks that greatly discount our strength, otherwise it would be much simpler to deal with them! Oh, and also, their physique is somewhat strange, looking not very agile!"

  "Not flexible!" Wang Chen cursed in his heart, and instantly thought of many things, "This time it might be troublesome!"

  Next, Wang Chen chatted with them for half a day, then found an excuse to slip away. After leaving San Shixiong's temporary residence, he hurried to the Fang City.

  An hour later, Wang Chen slightly furrowed his brow and returned to his residence. This time, he didn't buy anything good at the Fuyue City market, at least not the expected foundation-level Lei and Huo symbols, but it wasn't a complete loss either. He did manage to buy over a hundred mid-grade Lei and Huo symbols after practicing his Qi.

  However, what was most satisfying was not the seal script, but rather an unexpected encounter with a rare Thunder God's Child in Li's shop.

  Gently stroking the dark purple Thunderbolt, Wang Chen revealed a smile. The name "Thunderbolt" was quite domineering, but its effect was indeed not bad. According to the shopkeeper, this Thunderbolt was collected by a Great Circle Foundation cultivator during a thunderstorm on a rainy day and made through secret methods, with unpredictable power.

  I think it won't be too bad!

  Similar to the Thunderbolt, Wang Chen had also seen it on the Jade Slip in the Gongfa Pavilion. These items are mostly made according to the secret methods attached to the Gongfa, collecting some earthly fire and thunder from the heavens and earth, with varying degrees of power.

  This Shen Lei Zi has been boasted by Zhang Gui to be almost invincible, but I reckon it's only a threat to those in the foundation building stage!

  But even so, Wang Chen was very satisfied. For the rest of the time, Wang Chen sorted out the talismans in his storage bag, sorting out the thunder and fire talismans.

  After tidying up the seal script, Wang Chen's thoughts couldn't help but recall the scene that Grandpa Zhou Yan saw: "The dead miners all stood up and became zombies in a strange way, then continued to dig for ore in a daze... When leaving the mine, the entire mine began to be slowly surrounded by black mist, and there were also eerie ghostly wails that made people tremble with fear!"

  Wang Chen connected these words with the previous ambush of Third Brother, and added to the previous dissatisfaction of Fu Shu, it was clear that the Li family might betray the Luo Yun Sect, and the object was the Yin Shi Sect in the Nan Man Ten Million Great Mountain.

  Yinshi Sect, one of the three major sects near Nánmán. The Yinshi Sect, Yōu Guǐ Sect and Wàn Dú Mén are all sects that both Xian cultivators and Mo cultivators detest.

  Yin Corpse Sect and Phantom Ghost Sect don't need to be mentioned, they are both sects that cultivate using the cultivator's body and soul as materials, naturally they wouldn't be welcomed by cultivators. The Ten Thousand Poison Sect is even more bizarre, disliking spiritual flowers and grasses, instead being interested in poisonous flowers and grasses, these highly toxic substances.

  Three sects were driven out by monks from several countries a long time ago and ended up near Nanyuan. Moreover, the environment near Nanyuan was also suitable for the three sects to cultivate, so they coexisted peacefully.

  Yinshi Sect, among the three sects, should be the most powerful, with various strange materials forging zombies for battle and cultivation. Although Wang Chen didn't know the specific cultivation methods and divine techniques of Yinshi Sect, just like Xiuzhen Baiyi, each had its own strengths, even if it was mainly based on corpses, Wang Chen didn't underestimate Yinshi Sect at all, but instead paid more attention to it.

  "It seems that future patrol missions won't be easy!" Wang Chen thought to himself, and then began to meditate and rest, preparing for the night's patrol.