Chapter 42: Chapter 42: The Peak Master Disappears

Rumble! Rumble!

The mountain began to shake violently, as if an earthquake had descended.

Wen Jiu turned his head, only to see collapses start to appear all around the Red Maple Forest.

Everything happened so suddenly, catching Wen Jiu off guard, with only the surrounding Chen Clan Territory remaining unharmed.

Wen Jiu quickly took the Black Corpse and headed there, then saw sword-controlling cultivators flying out one after another from behind the stone cave.

They were from the Night Patrol Department.

"Quick, quick, quick!"

Mu Canglong was the first to fly out, holding several Night Patrol Department disciples of Qi Cultivation Second Layer who couldn’t fly.

After throwing them down, Mu Canglong quickly turned back.

Following that, most of the Night Patrol Department disciples rushed out wildly, followed by other Feixian Peak disciples. Once on the ground, everyone was relieved, but their faces still showed panic.

Because if they had been a bit slower and got buried underground, even though they were cultivators, they couldn’t withstand the crushing force of so much earth and rock.

As the collapse speed increased, more and more Feixian Peak disciples rushed out of the tunnels.

In less than a hundred breaths.

There were already four to five hundred people.

Very soon.

Wen Jiu saw Wang Nian.

Wang Nian also looked shaken, but the smile on his face couldn’t hide his anxiety, clearly having gained a lot this time. Upon seeing Wen Jiu in the crowd, Wang Nian immediately approached.

"Your brother struck it rich!"

Wang Nian clapped Wen Jiu on the shoulder.

Then said happily, "Three remnants of Qi Cultivation Second Layer from Blood Robe Tower, and one from Qi Cultivation Third Layer, just from the three of them, I got over a hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones, plus the Peak Master’s reward, half a day’s earning is like a year’s worth of Spirit Stones!"

"Congratulations, Brother Wang."

Wen Jiu said heavily.

Wang Nian’s smile froze, and he asked, "What’s wrong with you? You look weird?"

"It’s nothing." Wen Jiu quickly adjusted, if even Wang Nian could see it, how could the spy from Feixian Peak not? "I only managed to kill a few Chen Family members, nowhere near as much as Brother Wang."

"I told you to follow me, but you didn’t dare... Let me tell you, cultivating immortality is like this, the timid starve, and the bold feast." Wang Nian said cheerfully, completely forgetting that the mountains and forests around the Chen Clan Territory were still collapsing.

Before Wen Jiu could speak, Wang Nian added, "If it weren’t for that damn Blood Robe Tower shutting down the array and causing the collapse, I could have killed more!"

His words were full of excitement.

Seemingly unsatisfied.

Seeing Wen Jiu silent, Wang Nian gradually calmed down.

Very soon.

Liu Xiao, Mu Canglong, and others appeared one after another.

Seven elders also rushed out of the tunnels, among whom three elders had withered auras, seemingly having suffered significant injuries.

Elder Gong Chi from Night Patrol Department was one of them.

Seeing their own elder injured, the stewards immediately stepped forward, taking out healing elixir pills from their storage bags.

"No worries, I can still hold on," Gong Chi said, and Wen Jiu only felt a memory in his mind ignite instantly.

It’s him!

It’s most likely him!

The voice was different from the one in the cave, but the tone, the way of speaking was too familiar to Wen Jiu.

Because that night was unforgettable, the sense of insignificance and humility under Gong Chi’s hand was something he’d never forget in his life.

But there was another person.

Who could that be?

Wen Jiu’s gaze swept over the other six people.

But he dared not linger, and quickly asked Wang Nian beside him, "Brother Wang, are you okay?"

"I’m fine, and I’m planning to go back and have a child!" Wang Nian said righteously, then chuckled, "I like daughters..."

Wen Jiu nodded.

His face was full of smiles, but his heart was riddled with thoughts.

Feeling uneasy.

But thinking about the description of the Three Rivers Ghost Concealment and the Blood Corpse Escape on the daily settlement board, knowing that nothing could be found, any investigation would only lead to ghostly aura, Wen Jiu became much more at ease.

...

A moment later.

The collapse stopped.

Under Mu Canglong’s order, Wen Jiu started to clean the battlefield, gathering demon corpses and remnants from the Chen Clan Territory one by one.

Busy work gradually calmed Wen Jiu, shifting his thoughts from anxiety to the gains of this time.

Essence blood aside.

Although it was only half of the blood pool, the amount was extraordinary, and exactly how much would only be known after the daily settlement. But it was certain that whether it was cultivating the Black Corpse or practicing Yin Sha Blood Curse Body, his essence blood would last a very long time.

Furthermore, the essence blood was mixed with a lot of death energy, potentially raising his level.

Qi Cultivation Third Layer?

Almost certainly!

Besides that, he also acquired Chen Feng’s storage bag, as well as the storage bags of the three Blood Robe Towers.

While cleaning the battlefield, as he probed them with his Divine Sense, he found four hundred and seventy-three Light Spirit Stones.

Three Tier One Lower-grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Thirty-seven Tier One Lower-Grade Talismans, not to mention the elixir pills and other items worth at least a hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.

There were also some cultivation techniques and magic techniques, whose value should not be low.

Among them, it was imperative to mention Chen Feng’s storage bag, which contained a side-door technique.

Blood Ghost Hand.

Originating from Blood Robe Tower, it had six levels.

This was precisely the technique Chen Feng used to force Liu Xiao back with one move, far superior to any Corpse Technique in the Yinzhou Corpse Nurturing Technique. For the simple reason that it was created by the previous Pavilion Master of the Blood Robe Pavilion, Three Thousand Blood Inks.

One of the three major Heterodox Techniques of Blood Robe Tower!

"Whether it’s for cultivation or selling, it’s a very good option," Wen Jiu nodded secretly.

Besides these items.

Wen Jiu also found an unusual, exceptional-quality token with only two characters on it—Celestial Left.

Although he didn’t know what the token was for, Wen Jiu didn’t dare to take it out and look. The storage bag had the effect of isolating other’s Divine Sense—if someone had left a Divine Sense Mark on it, taking it out would mean exposure.

So it was best to hide it when no one was around, burying it somewhere in Feixian Peak with no connection to himself.

Once he knew its use, he would retrieve it.

...

A quarter of an hour later.

The Chen Clan Territory was thoroughly cleaned, not leaving a single item.

But just when the battlefield cleanup was over, a shocking news spread among the Feixian Peak disciples.

The Peak Master had not yet returned!

The stewards who were sent out to search at first had also returned, but there was still no trace of the Peak Master.

A thought instantly formed in everyone’s minds.

But everyone felt it couldn’t be.

"Those remnants of the Blood Robe Tower couldn’t withstand even one move from the Peak Master; how could they possibly kill him?"

"The Peak Master comes from the Main Peak, a direct disciple under the Main Peak Elder, masters of all top-level techniques from the Main Peak, and definitely has life-saving items given by the Main Peak Elder, so how could anything happen!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Maybe the Peak Master was just delayed by something, nothing bad happened."

As discussions erupted.

Gong Chi stood out with a heavy expression, coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood, causing those beside him to quickly support him, but he shook them off, declaring decisively, "All stewards and stewards of the Night Patrol Department, immediately come with me to the tunnels to search for the Peak Master!"

With Gong Chi’s words.

The elders of various departments also spoke out one after another.

A group of Qi Cultivation Third Layer, Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, plus seven elders plunged once more into the collapsed tunnels.

Wen Jiu watched this scene.

Only feeling irony.

This Elder Gong Chi, truly a movie king.

That vivid performance just now, no matter who it was, probably wouldn’t believe the Peak Master’s death had anything to do with him.

"No, I have to participate in that test... Go to the Main Peak to cultivate, I can’t stay on Feixian Peak anymore."

Wen Jiu immediately made up his mind.

As for exposing Gong Chi?

Forget it.

Not to mention the identity of the other person was still unknown.

Even if he knew, he didn’t want to risk his life on it.