Chapter 3196: Almost Burned Out, Time for the Final Touch
Chapter 3196: Almost Burned Out, Time for the Final Touch
The Sun-facing Wood had been almost completely cut down, chopped into pieces, and stuffed into the Qiankun Bags. Now, they were waiting to throw them out over there and burn the Blood Corpse Worms.
Unlike their previous exploratory trip, this time they moved extraordinarily fast, and quickly reached the other end.
After a group discussion, they decided to take out the Sun-facing Wood from different directions. Even Min Yi got a Qiankun Bag, which was An Yilu’s.
Once all the Sun-facing Wood was emptied, they’d surrounded the entire pile of corpses.
Inside, the Blood Corpse Worms smelled the scent of Sun-facing Wood. What was previously a relatively quiet Corpse Pile Mountain instantly boiled over. Worms drilled in and out, causing the pile to crackle.
When everything was ready, they observed the seemingly passive, yet agitated Blood Corpse Worms, none willing to jump out of the pile, clearly wary of the Sun-facing Wood.
"Light it up!"
Qian Yizheng gathered everyone together and, watching those twisted crawling blood worms, he spoke to Little Nuonuo who was holding a torch.
There was no choice, the little baby insisted on holding the torch, and none of them could persuade him otherwise.
"Alright!"
The little baby joyfully responded to the eldest brother, and swung the torch towards the pile of Sun-facing Wood. Both the woodpile and the corpse pile had been sprinkled with White Phosphorus Powder, so the flames rose quickly.
In no time, the entire pile of corpses was ablaze.
"Let’s head back first."
Qian Yizheng watched the burning corpse pile and, worried about his third brother An Yilu, decided to lead everyone back first.
Once this place was burned thoroughly, they’d return to finish up.
"Right, we still need to get to Reflection Cliff," Little Nuonuo reminded everyone.
Everyone: "..."
They nearly forgot they hadn’t been to Reflection Cliff yet; those Blood Corpse Worms had delayed them for quite some time. Now, only one day and a little more was left for searching.
...
The blazing fire rose fiercely, yet within the Saintess Sect, it was completely unseen.
An Yilu glanced around, considering that his brothers should have ignited the corpse pile by now, but here, there was truly nothing visible.
In the passage, it was easy to lose direction, leaving him unsure of the ultimate path they had taken.
All around, it was silent enough to hear a pin drop.
"How about some cultivation?"
He retrieved a cushion, placed it on the ground, and sat down to think.
If only he’d left Nuonuo here; after all, Nuonuo could only spectate there, and his brothers wouldn’t have him do anything. Leaving him would at least offer someone to talk to.
"Better to cultivate. Is it possible the Saintess Sect’s treasures aren’t hidden here?"
He pursed his lips, feeling this was a possibility, wondering if the Sect Master might have acted rationally and hidden the items where disciples could easily access them to strengthen the Saintess Sect.
Where could the easiest place be?
"Could it be at the foot of Saintess Sect’s mountain?" he guessed, eyes wide open.
Regardless, once they scoured the Saintess Sect, if nothing was found, they’d search at the mountain’s foot. Better safe than sorry, they couldn’t let the hidden disciples of Saintess Sect retrieve anything.
"Cultivate, cultivate."
With that, he crossed his legs and began his cultivation.
Meanwhile, within the passage, Qian Yizheng and his team encountered Blood-sucking Bats.
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