"However, those coffins were destroyed by a highly skilled sword energy," Elder Yin said coldly.
"Indeed, the coffins were destroyed by a sword expert," Elder Qiu nodded.
"Honored Elders, two days ago when we were tracking that old corpse, we seemed to sense it had several accomplices. We were too far away at the time, but we vaguely sensed that several living beings were with that old corpse. By the time we arrived, they had all fled, so we couldn't be certain. Now it seems that old corpse does indeed have allies!" a middle-aged man in black suddenly spoke up.
"Some time ago, more than ten Corpse-Nourishing Lands were destroyed, using the exact same method. At that time, that old corpse was still in the core region of the Land of Life and Death. Therefore, that old corpse must have accomplices," another middle-aged man in black said.
"How many Corpse-Nourishing Lands have been destroyed in total?" Elder Yin asked gravely.
"Fifty or sixty, approaching two-thirds," a man replied.
"Damn it!" Hearing this, both Elder Yin and Elder Qiu gritted their teeth in fury.
"The people responsible for guarding this Corpse-Nourishing Land, bring them all here!" Elder Yin pondered for a moment and then ordered sternly.
Moments later, over a hundred people stood before Elder Yin. His furious gaze swept over them, causing them to tremble uncontrollably.
"Did I not issue an order that every Corpse-Nourishing Land must have at least one Tribulation Birth Realm expert personally guarding it? Why are there none here? Not even a single Origin Creation Realm cultivator? How did you handle this? Speak! What in the world happened!" Elder Yin suddenly flew into a violent rage, turning around and fixing a furious glare on the Corpse World experts around him. His roar shook those nearby, filling their ears with rolling thunder, and even their Soul Bodies were affected.
"Please calm your anger, Elder Yin! We carried out your orders. We assigned at least one Tribulation Birth Realm expert to guard each Corpse-Nourishing Land. It's just that... those Tribulation Birth Realm experts all seem to have been killed. Moreover, their Origin Essence Blood was completely drained, leaving behind only desiccated, energy-less flesh. That's why you didn't notice them, Elder Yin. Please look there," a middle-aged man in black nearby gathered his courage, took a step forward, and carefully pointed to the ground in the distance.
Elder Yin's gaze followed, and indeed he saw scattered on the ground some withered, rotten remains—like putrid flesh fallen from a corpse.
*After Ye Yunfei killed those Tribulation Birth Realm experts guarding the Corpse-Nourishing Lands, he had his Blood Clan Clone suck dry their Origin Essence Blood, leaving behind only rotten flesh.*
"You mean to say... all the Tribulation Birth Realm experts assigned to guard the Corpse-Nourishing Lands have been killed?" Elder Yin's voice trembled slightly.
Those Tribulation Birth Realm experts were the backbone of the Corpse World, each cultivated with immense effort and resources. Losing so many was a devastating blow!
"Yes," the middle-aged man in black replied softly, bowing his head.
"Who! Who did this! Who dares to provoke our Corpse World like this!" Shocked and enraged, Elder Yin could no longer control his emotions and roared.
Boom...
A mighty energy pressure erupted like a volcano, soaring into the sky, making the sky seem to shake and the earth to quake.
"You lot, tell me exactly what happened!" Elder Qiu's cold gaze fell upon the over hundred people responsible for guarding this Corpse-Nourishing Land and asked.
By now, these hundred-plus people were pale with fright, trembling as they stood. The energy pressure released by Elder Yin had left their minds blank and chaotic, unable to speak.
"You, speak!" Elder Qiu reached out with a telekinetic grasp, pulling out one of the men with late-stage Chaos Origin Realm cultivation.
"Honored Elders, esteemed masters, we have been patrolling and guarding outside the valley this whole time, never stepping foot inside. The seven squad leaders with Origin Creation Realm strength seemed to hear strange noises from within the valley. They told us to guard outside while they went to investigate. After that, we never saw them come out. We didn't dare enter casually, so none of us know what really happened," the man answered nervously.
*In truth, these hundred-plus people had long become Ye Yunfei's slaves. Ye Yunfei had also taught them how to respond to potential inquiries from the Corpse World higher-ups.*
"Honored Elders, I have already interrogated them. They know nothing," a middle-aged man in black nearby spoke up. This group technically fell under his command, so he naturally wanted to absolve himself of responsibility.
"Enough wasting time. Immediately mobilize forces to protect the remaining Corpse-Nourishing Lands. There must be no more incidents. Also, we will proceed at once to the Number One Corpse Refining Grotto! That old corpse escaped from the Number One Corpse Refining Grotto. There's no guarantee it won't return there to cause trouble," Elder Yin suddenly declared.
"That is possible! The Number One Corpse Refining Grotto is of utmost importance. It houses many ancient corpses of great age and immense value. We absolutely cannot let anything happen there!" Hearing this, Elder Qiu's heart couldn't help but tremble.
"Let's go! We must check the Number One Corpse Refining Grotto immediately!" Elder Yin and Elder Qiu hurriedly led a group of Corpse World forces towards the Number One Corpse Refining Grotto.
*At the same time.*
"Both of you seniors escaped from the Number One Corpse Refining Grotto back then. So besides you two, there should be other ancient corpses within that refining grotto, right? And those corpses are likely extremely precious treasures to the Corpse World?" Inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei asked the green-clad elder.
The old corpse was also by their side.
*During these past few days, this old corpse had followed Ye Yunfei, devouring much of the corpse aura energy from the Corpse Nurturing Pools, greatly increasing its strength. Unlike the green-clad elder, who wished to purge the corpse aura from his body and become a living being again, this old corpse specialized in the Corpse Dao, relying on devouring corpse aura energy to increase its power. Currently, in terms of combat prowess, this old corpse was far stronger than the green-clad elder.*
"Yes. Besides the two of us, there are eight other ancient corpses within that refining grotto. Including us, there were a total of ten ancient corpses originally placed there. The Corpse World highly valued our ten ancient corpses and dispatched their most skilled corpse refinement craftsmen to refine us," the green-clad elder answered.
"Excellent. Then let's go and destroy this Number One Corpse Refining Grotto," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"What?" Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, both the green-clad elder and the old corpse were greatly shocked.
*After all, they had escaped from that very place back then. Now, Ye Yunfei wanted to take them back there!*