I Am A Corpse Collector In The World Of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 79: Aftermath of the Storm (Seeking Subscriptions)

"I think this person named Xiao Chen must have had a premeditated plan, or perhaps he has cultivated some kind of Divine Ability related to corpses, like refining corpse puppets or something," Chen Feng quickly said.

From Lei Dui's memories, it was indeed because his people had provoked the other party for no reason, which led to the death of this Soul Formation Ancestor. However, this reason is completely insufficient.

If Lin Xuan had died at the scene, it would be easier to explain. But Jiang Xingyue was completely innocent, as he was fighting with Xiao Chen at the time.

So Chen Feng felt that this Xiao Chen had premeditated the incident, and he enjoyed refining corpses, especially the corpses of peerless geniuses.

"So, the death of my disciple has nothing to do with you?" The Soul Formation Ancestor's gaze was sharp as he coldly stared at Chen Feng.

"It has nothing to do with me at all. I believe that no matter whether my subordinate provoked Xiao Chen or not, he would have taken action. The cause of the incident only gave Xiao Chen a reason and opportunity to act. I even think that Xiao Chen deliberately ran to the presence of those two True Immortals, giving him an excuse to kill and seize their bodies," Chen Feng quickly distanced himself. Lin Xuan and Jiang Xingyue were not only disciples of this Soul Formation Ancestor, but also geniuses of the Fire Leaving Sect.

A huge storm is likely to arise later.

"You're talking nonsense!" However, as Chen Feng explained, Lei Dui felt somewhat unhappy.

Xiao Chen was with the entire team, how could he deliberately run to the True Immortals? It was the True Immortals who came over to court death.

But he didn't dare to say this out loud, especially since the famous Jiang Xingyue was indeed killed by Xiao Chen. What exactly happened, he probably had to ask the parties involved.

But would Xiao Chen dare to show up? He probably wouldn't be able to see him again in this lifetime.

"You have been with this person for a long time, how do you view his killing and seizing of bodies?" At this moment, the Soul Formation Ancestor looked at Lei Dui.

The latter's face turned pale, trembling slightly, and nervously said, "Is it possible that Xiao Chen just likes to collect corpses?"

During the time he spent with Xiao Chen, the other party did indeed only like to collect corpses. Every time, he would take the initiative to volunteer, and sometimes after burying them, he would even laugh foolishly.

"Nonsense!" Before the Soul Formation Ancestor could speak, Chen Feng spoke first.

"How could someone who appears to be a Soul Formation expert have a hobby of collecting corpses? If he likes collecting corpses, why doesn't he go to the poor district where people often die?"

"But..."

"That's enough!"

Lei Dui was about to explain, but the Soul Formation Ancestor interrupted directly.

"I'll be back soon, you all stay here."

Neither Lei Dui's words nor Chen Feng's explanation made any sense.

He decided to personally find some clues.

According to Lei Dui's memories, the Soul Formation Ancestor turned into a streak of light and went far away in the direction Chen Shen had left.

"Cemetery?" Passing by a cemetery, he stopped.

Buzz!

Still in a daze at the Moon Mansion, Lei Dui and Chen Feng suddenly felt dizzy, and then appeared next to Soul Formation Patriarch.

The two of them looked confused.

"These newly raised graves, are they all buried by you?"

The Patriarch looked at Lei Dui, who nodded slightly, and then looked down at the graves below.

Then, his face changed slightly, "In my memory, there weren't so many graves last night. These should have just been buried."

Lei Dui pointed to the dozens of graves below and said.

Following his words, Soul Formation Patriarch landed directly on the ground.

Boom!

The newly erected graves all exploded, and fresh corpses covered in soil emerged from the ground.

"Xuan'er, Xingyue!"

Soul Formation Patriarch immediately found his two disciples.

The two bodies had their eyes wide open, obviously not at peace in death.

"Could it be that the scum killed my disciples just to bury them?"

The Patriarch's face was filled with killing intent as he spoke with a dark expression.

Chen Feng's previous speculations were all wrong. The other party not only killed people but also buried the bodies.

If it was for refining puppets, the bodies would not be buried here.

But the other party not only killed but also buried the bodies. What kind of person does that?

Not destroying the bodies to cover up the evidence, not refining puppets, just burying them.

How could there be such a peculiar person in this world, killing people just to bury them?

Killing for treasures? There was no need to bury the bodies either.

"Do you know where this person lives in Lingxi City?" Soul Formation Patriarch looked at Lei Dui again.

Lei Dui quickly shook his head. They usually went their separate ways after their duties, and the other party had never gone to brothels with them. Their relationship was good, but not particularly deep.

"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly, don't let go of any clues. Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground in Lingxi City, we must find that scum. If we find him, I will tear him into pieces and exterminate his entire clan!"

After making his threats, Soul Formation Patriarch left with the two bodies.

"It seems that Lingxi City is going to experience a major earthquake." Chen Feng muttered.

The next day!

Lingxi City shook, and the news of the death of the peerless genius Jiang Xingyue, who was killed by a mysterious person, spread like a thunderbolt, causing all cultivators to discuss it.

"I originally thought that day was just a dispute between the city lords, but I didn't expect that Lord Jiang would actually die."

"Such a figure being killed, his master Soul Formation Patriarch will definitely be furious. The Fire Sect will probably make a big move. I guess Lingxi City won't be peaceful for a while."

"Who is it? So fierce, a future Soul Formation expert was killed just like that?"

"He may be fierce, but he has caused trouble for us. We won't be allowed to leave the city for some time."

...

Three days later, countless experts from the Li Fire Sect descended upon Lingxi City, spreading throughout the entire city and conducting continuous investigations.

Within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, all suspicious individuals were interrogated, with a focus on those who had a tendency to interact with the corpses of cultivators.

Although Lingxi City was sealed off and no one could enter or leave, news of Jiang Xingyue's death still spread at an incredible speed across the hundred nations.

Almost all cultivators in the hundred nations were shocked and astonished by the news.

The last time Jiang Xingyue caused a sensation across the hundred nations was more than ten years ago at the Immortal Fate Conference.

However, after more than ten years, the news they heard was that this extraordinary figure had fallen, which amazed everyone.

And this news continued to ferment, even spreading beyond the hundred nations.

Unfortunately, a month later, the Li Fire Sect still had no clue.

There was no trace left by the killer who had killed Jiang Xingyue.

It seemed that apart from Lingxi City, there was no way to investigate outside.

"Feng Chen's governance of the city is ineffective, causing multiple battles between True Immortals, resulting in countless deaths and injuries among the wandering cultivators. He should step down as the city lord and someone else should be chosen!"

The Li Fire Sect spoke out, unable to swallow this anger, wanting to target Feng Chen.

After all, Feng Chen was the one who provoked the great battle at that time.

"Our sect believes that this proposal is feasible. Our sect's Sect Master Li Yinxian ranks in the top three of the Immortal Fate Conference and should be the city lord of Lingxi City."

Another sect coveted the benefits of Lingxi City and added fuel to the fire.

But the interests of Lingxi City were so great that all the benefits after Jiang Xingyue's death would go to the upper sect. How could they agree?

"Li Fire Sect, do you want to provoke a great war among the sects? Last time, your sect's Jiang Xingyue destroyed my Cangwu Sect. This account has yet to be settled."

"If you insist on doing so, then let's fight. Let's fight until everything is destroyed!"

It was not the high-level members of the sects who spoke, but the venerable Soul Formation ancestor of the upper sect who spoke personally.

The meaning was clear.

Either there would be a great war among the sects and chaos in the hundred nations, or they would investigate the killer themselves and not entertain any thoughts of attacking Lingxi City.

"Are you saying that my disciple's death will just be forgotten?" Jiang Xingyue's master shouted angrily from afar.

However, the response received was a cold laugh.

"Either fight or shut up. If you insist on attacking Lingxi City, I will be the first to kill you and wipe out your Li Fire Sect. You can give it a try."

And then, there was silence.

The upper sect did not want to easily provoke a great war among the sects, and the Li Fire Sect did not have the courage to swallow this anger.

The person was already dead, and besides regret and anger, overturning the entire hundred nations would not bring Jiang Xingyue back to life.

...

Meanwhile, as the Jiang Xingyue incident in Lingxi City continued to escalate, in the distant Cang Country, thousands of miles away, in a desolate and uninhabited mountain forest, there was a place fifty zhang underground beneath a thicket of bushes.

Chen Shen was practicing swordsmanship, accompanied by strange phenomena of the four seasons. Sometimes it was a mix of rain and snow, and sometimes it was desolate and scorching hot.

"I've been practicing this sword technique for over ten years, but unfortunately, I've only achieved a small level of proficiency. It will probably take another twenty years to reach mastery," he said to himself, stopping his movements.

After leaving Lingxi City, he fled at high speed with Mu Xiaojin, without stopping for a moment, running tens of thousands of miles until they reached the territory of the Ten Kingdoms. Then they arrived at this underground palace near Cang Country.

He wasn't in a hurry to leave, planning to wait for the storm to settle before making any plans.

"Jiang Xingyue's spirit stones are enough," Chen Shen said, opening the other person's storage jade hairpin after settling down here.

He was shocked at that time. Countless precious materials and treasures, with tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones alone. This was definitely an enormous windfall. It was estimated to be the person's earnings in Lingxi City.

However, the majority of it should be handed over to the sect.

Unfortunately, now it was all in Chen Shen's hands.

"No need to rush out. After obtaining the top-grade spiritual roots, it will probably be difficult for the deceased cultivators of the Hundred Nations to help me advance quickly, unless I massacre the entire Hundred Nations."

Spiritual roots talent was related to the cultivation limit and breakthrough probability. Otherwise, Chen Shen would have to wait until the end of time, becoming an immortal ancestor.

In this way, the two of them cultivated in the underground palace for over a year.

In fact, half a year later, Jiang Xingyue's matter had already settled down, rarely mentioned again. When it was brought up, it was often accompanied by a sigh.

In order to be more stable, Chen Shen stayed in the underground palace for a year before going out.

The two of them had a good meal in a small town ten miles away from the mountain.

As Gold Core Nascent Soul cultivators, they were already beyond worldly desires and could go without eating or drinking.

However, Chen Shen and the others enjoyed the taste contained in their taste buds.

It was to satisfy their taste buds.

It could be said that delicious food was spiritual nourishment for them, rather than mere sustenance.

...

Time flew by, another year passed, and Chen Shen became even stronger, advancing towards the later stage of Nascent Soul.

In the quiet mountain forest, a wisp of cooking smoke rose in the early morning, blending with the mist and rising into the sky.

Chen Shen no longer resided in the underground palace all the time. Instead, he set up several thatched huts in the woods.

The scenery here was beautiful, suitable for seclusion, and there were snakes, insects, and wild beasts roaming around, but no one disturbed them.

"Hiding in the city, hiding in the wild." Chen Shen was cautious and could only be considered hiding in the wild.

"Junior brother, it's time to eat," a woman walked out of the house where the cooking smoke was rising behind him and called out.

Chen Shen nodded slightly, turned around, and said to himself, "It's time to visit my family. It's been seven years since we last parted."

(End of this chapter)