As soon as these words were spoken.
Wen Jiu's heart skipped a beat, even though he had lived through two lifetimes, he couldn't help but feel a bit panicked, and also a bit tense.
"Senior, let me think again..." Wen Jiu immediately began brainstorming, instinctively thinking of that corpse, that soul-devouring blood pearl, his heart couldn't help but become more uneasy, he could only shake his head bravely, "Senior, there's truly no movement at all. I only recite the corpse nourishing spell at 9:00 PM, during that time there was indeed no movement."
After speaking.
Wen Jiu's heart kept pounding.
Could it really be because of that corpse?
However, the black-armored cultivator seemed unwilling to believe Wen Jiu's words, with a deep coldness in his eyes.
In the next moment, he turned and spoke to the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer black-armored cultivator, "Steward Mu, should we take him back to the Night Patrol Department for a thorough interrogation, this child was the only one who appeared in the Corpse Remains Death Land last night, he must know something."
As soon as these words were spoken.
Wen Jiu's face changed suddenly.
Wang Nian beside him also showed the same reaction.
Then he hurriedly stood out and explained, "Steward Mu, this child's sister is Steward Xu's concubine, and his parents sacrificed themselves for Deadman Peak. If he really heard anything, discovered anything, he would definitely tell everything without holding back, absolutely not dare to hide."
"Steward Xu's brother-in-law?" The mid-stage Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer cultivator scrutinized Wen Jiu for a few moments, then waved his hand, saying to the black-armored cultivator, "Forget it, give Steward Xu a favor."
The black-armored cultivator clasped his fists and finally let it go, but the look in his eyes towards Wen Jiu remained cold.
Seeing this, Wang Nian quickly signaled Wen Jiu, "Thank Steward Mu."
Wen Jiu also followed suit and bowed.
"Thank you, Steward Mu, junior is grateful."
The Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer black-armored cultivator waved his hand, allowing Wang Nian to take Wen Jiu away, "Continue questioning the next one."
After being taken away.
Wen Jiu's heart couldn't help but thump non-stop.
Unable to calm down for a long time.
Very soon.
Over a hundred corpse buriers were all questioned.
To Wen Jiu's surprise, the black-armored cultivator did not trouble anyone else, only him.
After the Night Patrol Department's cultivators left, Wen Jiu was relieved, quickly expressing gratitude to Wang Nian for speaking for him.
At the same time, he smiled helplessly in his heart, unexpectedly relying on the reputation of Steward Xu to save himself.
He really didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a helpless smile, Wen Jiu suddenly realized, why did the black-armored cultivator only target me?
Could it be because I practice the Heterodox Dao?
Is the Heterodox Dao this untrusted?
While thinking.
Wang Nian spoke.
"Don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you, just work normally, I'm here in this Corpse Remains Death Land!"
"Thank you, Wang... Senior."
Seeing others around, Wen Jiu immediately changed his tone to express gratitude.
Then asked, "Senior, what exactly happened? Why did the Night Patrol Department stewards personally take action."
When Wen Jiu asked this question, other corpse buriers also cast curious glances.
"Last night at 1:00 AM, three Night Patrol Department disciples were killed around the Corpse Remains Death Land during their patrol." Wang Nian sighed, a hint of worry in his eyes, but then turned into impatience, "Hurry up and work, knowing so much is useless, it's none of your business."
The shocked group of corpse buriers quickly left.
Only to see Wang Nian suddenly turn around, changing his impatient demeanor, speaking very gently to Wen Jiu, "You go busy too, if the Night Patrol Department people look for you again, let someone send me a message."
"Thank you, Senior."
Wen Jiu once again bowed in thanks.
...
Above the Corpse Remains Death Land.
The Night Patrol Department's four people were hovering with sword control, led by Steward Mu, his gaze shining as he continuously scanned below.
Seemingly looking for something.
After a long while, the Qi Cultivation Third Layer black-armored cultivator spoke again, "Steward Mu, why don't we send more manpower to search the Corpse Remains Death Land one more time? Those inner traitors took the risk to kill our Night Patrol Department disciples here, they must be looking for something in this Corpse Remains Death Land!"
Steward Mu shook his head, "When the battlefield was cleaned, the Side Peak disciples already swept over three or four times, last night the Night Patrol Department brothers also searched all night, continuing to search again is meaningless."
"Then..."
"During the day, there are corpse buriers here, and Wang Nian those stewarding corpse buriers guard this place, the inner traitors shouldn't dare appear... strengthen patrols during the night these days. Now we can only hope those guys haven't found what they're looking for."
After speaking.
Steward Mu withdrew his gaze.
Then fell on the black-armored cultivator who had spoken, "Did that corpse burier Wen Jiu offend your Li Family?"
"No..."
The face of the black-armored cultivator instantly froze, quickly shaking his head.
Steward Mu glanced at him again.
Said no more.
Left with sword control.
...
In the days that followed.
Panic spread through the Corpse Remains Death Land because the news of the three Qi Cultivation Second Layer Night Patrol Department disciples being killed had spread.
Some say it's the Blood Robe Tower remnants seeking revenge.
Others say there are adversary spies among the Side Peak.
In any case.
The rumors are varied.
Wen Jiu went to chant the Corpse Nourishing Spell for several nights, and he ran into disciples from the Night Patrol Department, but fortunately Wang Nian had put in a good word for him, so the people from the Night Patrol Department saw Wen Jiu genuinely came to nurture corpses and didn't make things difficult for him.
Yet Wen Jiu felt anxious for several days, his mind filled with the corpse of that male cultivator in Qi Cultivation Perfection.
And that Tier One High-Grade Soul-devouring Blood Pearl.
Because that person hid his corpse underground and used a talisman to conceal the aura, which was very suspicious in itself.
Now someone had killed people from the Night Patrol Department in the Corpse Remains Death Land, which made it even more suspicious.
Adding the two suspicions together, Wen Jiu couldn't see it as a coincidence, there was a connection in eight or nine out of ten cases.
"Could there be something on that corpse, or in the soul-devouring blood pearl that I haven't discovered?"
Wen Jiu boldly guessed.
He couldn't help being curious.
Still, no matter how curious, Wen Jiu didn't dare to delve into it.
Even when searching for Yin Souls during the day, he dared not approach the burial grounds, keeping as far away as possible, unsure if people from the Night Patrol Department might be watching.
Just like that.
Another few days passed.
After experiencing ten days and consuming over 400 cultivator essence blood, the Blood Transformation Body of the white zombie broke through to the second layer.
[Black Zombie Skills: Blood Transformation Body Second Layer (0/1000)]
Wen Jiu tried using a bit of cultivator essence blood.
Still able to add a point of experience.
But Wen Jiu didn't continue adding.
Because the cultivator's essence blood balance was only 890.
Wen Jiu thought he should save it first.
It can be used anytime, no rush for now.
Meanwhile, after capturing three newly formed Yin Souls, the white zombie successfully transformed into a black zombie.
Achieved a true transformation.
Though still afraid of sunlight, it was no longer afraid of other things, and with Blood Transformation Body present, sunlight damage was extremely limited, merely weakening its fighting capability by thirty percent in sunlight encounters.
But it was no big deal.
Because in the Corpse Remains Death Land, it's mostly places that sunlight doesn't reach.
From this point.
Wen Jiu formally became a Corpse Nurturer.
A true practitioner of the Heterodox Dao!
At the same time.
The black zombie's panel underwent some changes.
No longer so simple.
[Wen Jiu]
[Age: Twenty-three]
[Lifespan: 23/73]
[Realm: Qi Cultivation First Layer]
[Cultivation Technique: Yinzhou Corpse Nourishing Technique (Second Layer 61/1000)]+
[Spell: Corpse Nourishing Spell (Beginner 210/500)]
[Body Refining: Strengthening the Body (1.7/1000)]
[Level 1 Corpse Nurturer (16/100)]
[Secret Technique: Mutated Corpse]
[Black Zombie—In Corpse Nourishing (Initial Stage 0/500) PS: Black Zombie is divided into Initial Stage, Middle Realm, Upper Realm three phases, after reaching Upper Realm it can transform into a Walking Corpse, gaining the ability to walk and no longer fearing sunlight.]+
[Black Zombie Skills: Blood Transformation Body Second Layer (1/1000)]+
[Death Aura Balance: 210]
[Corpse Aura Balance: 60]
[Cultivator Essence Blood Balance: 890]
However.
White zombie transformed into black zombie.
Blood Transformation Body stepped into the second layer.
None of these made Wen Jiu too happy, because his mind was still fixated on that male cultivator's corpse and the soul-devouring blood pearl.
He had a strong intuition.
There's certainly something undiscovered.
Or rather.
The soul-devouring blood pearl is peculiar.
Then three days later, Wen Jiu had a chance as there were no longer many Night Patrol Department disciples patrolling the Corpse Remains Death Land at night, but Wen Jiu felt it was still not safe enough, so he went four more nights consecutively.
For four consecutive nights, Wen Jiu didn't encounter any disciples from the Night Patrol Department again.
Wen Jiu then consulted Wang Nian again to confirm that the Night Patrol Department was busy dealing with the serial killings occurring elsewhere, and only then did Wen Jiu stealthily venture into the Corpse Remains Death Land on this night, bringing the black zombie to find the burial grounds.
[On the recommendation list.
Currently, all the stats are very impressive.
Not daring to hope for too much.
Just hoping everyone could follow and read.
Thank you very much!]