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Not getting the response she wanted, Zhou Siyi frowned deeply.
"Junior Brother Wu, could you demonstrate the corpse refinement in your cave? It's quite troublesome to bring the human-snake back and forth."
Song Wen thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"Alright, then I will notify Zhang Bing and Li Shi to come over as soon as possible."
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Wen took hold of two communication jade slips.
"Junior Brother Wu, wait a moment."
Zhou Siyi hurriedly stopped him from sending the message.
Song Wen looked up at her, puzzled.
"Senior Sister Zhou, is there something else?"
"Could you demonstrate the corpse refinement for me alone?" Zhou Siyi requested.
Song Wen narrowed his eyes slightly, scrutinizing her.
He felt that Zhou Siyi was acting a bit strangely today, giving off an unsettling vibe.
Zhou Siyi opened her mouth several times but hesitated, not saying a word.
"This isn't the place for conversation. Can we talk in your cave?"
Song Wen's expression gradually became serious.
"Senior Sister Zhou, what are you really..."
Before Song Wen could finish his sentence, he noticed Zhou Siyi signaling him with her eyes, indicating that he should not continue.
At the same time, Song Wen sensed that Zhou Siyi's communication jade slip in her storage ring had vibrated.
They stood facing each other.
Zhou Siyi neither spoke nor used spiritual sound transmission; instead, she communicated with a more discreet jade slip.
She could only ask one question.
She was worried that someone might be eavesdropping on them, fearing that their conversation could be overheard.
Song Wen's mind raced, and he discreetly took out the communication jade slip.
[Someone wants to take your life.]
Song Wen's thoughts turned sharply as he quickly ran through the names of those who might hold a grudge against him in his mind.
He realized that in the Beastmaster Sect, the only person he had a deep enmity with was Leng Tianlu.
Since Leng Tianlu was aware of his corpse-refining activities, which were related to the First Supreme Elder, he probably wouldn't dare to take action against him.
Who else could it be besides Leng Tianlu?
Why did Zhou Siyi know that someone wanted to kill him?
Could it be that the murderer had some connection to Zhou Siyi?
Song Wen glanced at Zhou Siyi and gestured for her to enter.
"Senior Sister Zhou, please come in."
Once inside the cave, Song Wen deliberately kept a certain distance from Zhou Siyi.
First, he activated the "Concealing Spirit Formation" and "Nine Palaces Yin Array" before
"Senior Sister Zhou, who wants to kill me?"
Seeing Song Wen's cautious and guarded demeanor, Zhou Siyi let out bitter smile.
Zhou Xuelin had sent her to kill "Wu Sheng," which was simply a fanciful idea.
With "Wu Sheng's" cautious nature, how could he possibly be easily ambushed?
She organized her thoughts and slowly replied.
"It's Zhou Xuelin who sent me to kill you."
"Zhou Xuelin! Sent you to kill me!"
Upon hearing this, Song Wen suddenly radiated a powerful killing intent.
This killing intent was like the cold winds and snow of winter, chilling to the bone.
Zhou Siyi couldn't help but shiver deeply, staring at Song Wen in shock.
At that moment, Song Wen resembled a god of slaughter emerging from a battlefield,
exuding an overwhelming aura of death.
This was a stark contrast to his usual timid and cautious demeanor.
Zhou Siyi realized that everyone at the Alchemy Peak, including Zhou Xuelin, had likely underestimated the situation.
"Wu Sheng" is definitely not an easy opponent.
"Is it because I integrated the Mystic Qi and refused to join the Spirit Beast Peak that Zhou
Xuelin wants to kill me?"
Song Wen questioned sharply.
"Yes, the Mystic Qi is related to the selection of the next sect master. If you achieve full integration of the Mystic Qi first, the position of sect master will fall to the Golden Core cultivator of the Alchemy Peak."
"Zhou Xuelin is obsessed with power and naturally doesn't want to see that scene. Therefore,
he wants to eliminate you to slow down the progress of Alchemy Peak's integration of Mystic
Upon hearing this, Song Wen suddenly recalled.
The peak master of Alchemy Peak, Fang Pengyi, had suddenly come to him and increased his
The monthly salary for the elders of the Xuan Hall was one thousand spirit stones, plus two hundred sect contribution points.
As the person in charge of the human-snake cave, Song Wen received an additional one thousand spirit stones and two hundred contribution points as a reward.
Fang Pengyi had doubled Song Wen's salary on top of what he was already receiving.
Now, Song Wen could receive four thousand spirit stones and eight hundred contributions
For a foundation-building cultivator, this was undoubtedly a huge income.
The matter of refining the Mystic Qi involved the selection of the next sect master, which
explained Fang Pengyi's actions.
Fang Pengyi was being so generous just to allow Song Wen to focus on corpse refinement and
achieve full integration of Mystic Qi as soon as possible.
He wanted to compete for the position of sect master himself.
Song Wen looked at Zhou Siyi with a puzzled expression.
"Then why didn't you make a move against me? Instead, you chose to betray your kin and
inform me of this matter."
Zhou Siyi did not answer. Instead, she loosened the belt around her waist and took off her
What he saw was that her skin was as smooth as jade, but her body was covered in countless
hideous scars, like disgusting worms crawling all over her.
Perhaps it was her first time revealing her body in front of others.
Zhou Siyi's face flushed slightly, and she hurriedly put her clothes back on.
"These scars were left on me by Zhou Xuelin over the past twenty years."
"They are evidence of Zhou Xuelin's inhuman abuse and a testament to my suffering. I keep them, hoping that one day I can return them all to Zhou Xuelin."
Zhou Siyi said through gritted teeth, filled with hatred.
However, to Zhou Siyi's disappointment, when Song Wen looked at her bare upper body, he
felt no pity for her horrifying scars and harbored no improper thoughts. His expression remained cautious and guarded.
"Since you have suffered such inhumane treatment from Zhou Xuelin, why don't you escape
from the Beastmaster Sect?"
Zhou Siyi's face was filled with despair as she forced a bitter smile.
"Escape? Since childhood, my soul has been cursed with a Soul Locking Spell by Zhou Xuelin.
Where can I possibly escape to?"
Song Wen said, "Then why are you telling me all this?"
Zhou Siyi replied, "Zhou Xuelin wants your life, and similarly, he doesn't plan to spare me.
Right now, he is an enemy to both of us. Naturally, I want to invite you to deal with Zhou
Song Wen's brow furrowed deeply.
If what Zhou Siyi said was true, then she really had no way out.
She clearly understood that if she killed him, she would certainly be doomed as well.
If she didn't kill him, she would surely suffer even more abuse from Zhou Xuelin.
It seemed that Song Wen was also under the threat of death, but his situation was much better
He still had options.
Song Wen could seek help from Fang Pengyi or hide in the human-snake cave, where he would
be safe for the time being.
But neither of these was a long-term solution.
Currently, Song Wen had immense value to Fang Pengyi, and naturally, Fang Pengyi would
find a way to protect him.
However, when Fang Pengyi no longer needed Song Wen for corpse refinement, Song Wen
didn't believe that Fang Pengyi would risk everything to confront Zhou Xuelin for his sake.
Of course, Song Wen could also choose to leave the Beastmaster Sect entirely, but he wasn't at
Moreover, within the Beastmaster Sect, there were things that Song Wen wanted.
The follow-up techniques for the "Longevity Technique."
The methods for forming golden cores and refining them.
The insights from the predecessors of the Beastmaster Sect regarding core formation.
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