Chapter 79

Wu Yu's face showed a pleading expression as he bowed repeatedly and said, "I cannot leave here. I beg you, young friend, to go to the Corpse Yin Sect and find my senior brother, Ye Zizai, to come and save me."

Wang Lin remained expressionless and said, "Do you have a way to avoid the corpse puppet and leave this place?"

Wu Yu nodded hurriedly, his face earnest, and said, "I can use the last bit of my nascent soul's energy to activate a secret method to open a teleportation array leading to the Corpse Yin Sect. You can directly reach the main headquarters of the Corpse Yin Sect."

Wang Lin stared at him, half-smiling, and said, "Oh? If you can open the teleportation array, why don't you go back yourself?"

Wu Yu sighed and said, "The corpse puppet cannot leave me by more than a hundred miles, and the same applies to me. If the distance between us exceeds a hundred miles, it will die immediately. If I still had a physical body, my mind and spirit would be greatly damaged, but now, as a nascent soul, the outcome would be the dissipation of my soul. I don't want to die, and I especially don't want to die with the corpse puppet."

At this moment, the statue began to vibrate more intensely, showing signs of instability. Seeing that Wang Lin still had no expression, Wu Yu gritted his teeth and said, "I, Wu Yu, swear by my nascent soul that if what I have said to you is even slightly false, I will be devoured by the corpse puppet. Young friend, please help this old man. I can give you Ah Dai, who has nine talismans on his body. These talismans existed when I found him and possess unfathomable power."

"Furthermore, I noticed that your spiritual energy leans towards the yin-cold attribute. The cultivation techniques of the Corpse Yin Sect are also yin-cold. Since you have come to this desolate forest, you must have cultivated using the yin-cold energy here. The yin-cold energy in this ruin is of the yellow yin quality in the universe, and if you go to the Corpse Yin Sect, it will greatly benefit you. Inside the sect, there is a secluded place with yin-cold energy of the earth yin quality."

Wang Lin narrowed his eyes and said, "If the main headquarters of the Corpse Yin Sect has yin-cold energy of the earth yin quality, why did you come here to break through?"

Wu Yu looked deeply at Wang Lin. To him, this young man was extremely cautious, and no matter how much he pleaded, Wang Lin remained calm.

Hearing Wang Lin's question, he smiled bitterly and said, "Young friend, I just swore by my nascent soul. Sigh, the corpse puppet is different from a living person. Once it reaches a certain level, it must absorb yin-cold energy of the yellow yin quality. That's why I brought it here."

At that moment, the statue shook violently, cracks appearing densely. The cracks multiplied, and it was about to collapse. Wu Yu's face changed drastically, and he said anxiously, "Young friend, if you want to cultivate in the Corpse Yin Sect, you can say you are my disciple. I will use a special secret technique to send you there, and the Corpse Yin Sect will not suspect. Young friend, time is running out, please consider it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the statue shook violently again, cracks spreading all over it, and some parts began to fall off.

Wang Lin's mind raced. He knew that if he didn't leave, he would be in danger when the corpse puppet entered, as it clearly had a penchant for killing.

Thinking of this, he nodded without a word.

Wu Yu took a deep breath, formed seals with his hands, and continuously cast spells. A pentagonal halo slowly appeared in front of him.

The halo shimmered with seven colors, and a faint suction force emanated from it.

At that moment, the statue shattered with a loud boom, and the corpse puppet's cold voice echoed, "Master, this time, I'll see where you run."

Wu Yu's face showed fear. Without waiting for the teleportation array to be fully activated, he screamed, "Young friend, go quickly. Whether I can escape or not depends on you." Saying this, he disappeared instantly, entering the stone statue that was floating nearby.

At the same time, Wang Lin moved and rushed towards the teleportation array. The array was fluctuating, showing signs of collapse.

The strange man hesitated for a moment and then followed Wang Lin into the teleportation array.

Just then, the statue collapsed with a loud boom. The man's eyes showed a mocking expression, but as he was about to speak, he suddenly stared at the teleportation array, his face changing repeatedly.

As for Wang Lin, after entering the teleportation array, he found himself in a circular tunnel. He felt his body being stretched infinitely, and countless light points flashed around him, like stars.

Looking back, he saw Ah Dai, who looked surprised, following him, looking around. When he noticed Wang Lin's attention, he bared his teeth at Wang Lin, his eyes no longer wary but showing a hint of confusion.

After an unknown amount of time, a bright light appeared at the end of the tunnel. The light grew larger, eventually filling the entire tunnel. Then, a powerful suction force emerged, and Wang Lin and Ah Dai were quickly sucked in.

The Corpse Yin Sect, a demonic sect within the territory of the Zhao Kingdom, was not as powerful as the Heavenly Dao Sect, the first sect of the demonic path, but it was renowned for its mysteriousness. It was no exaggeration to say that the Corpse Yin Sect was the most mysterious sect in the Zhao Kingdom.

No one knew how many disciples it had, where its mountain gate was located, or how many nascent soul cultivators were within the sect.

There were even rumors that the Corpse Yin Sect had been wiped out years ago, with no survivors.

In short, it was a very low-profile sect, but its low profile could not make people forget it, due to the only thing the world knew about the Corpse Yin Sect.

That was the cultivation techniques of the Corpse Yin Sect!

The disciples of the Corpse Yin Sect had only one chance in their lifetime to refine a corpse. Once successful, it would never change.

This was a cultivation technique filled with miraculous elements!

The disciples of the Corpse Yin Sect, in addition to their own cultivation, also focused on the cultivation of their corpse puppets. The reason this technique was considered miraculous was that five hundred years ago, a late-stage Foundation Establishment disciple of the Corpse Yin Sect had a nascent soul corpse puppet by his side.

Although this disciple eventually disappeared mysteriously, his appearance caused a sensation in the entire Zhao Kingdom's cultivation world, especially among those with low cultivation, who all dreamed of joining the Corpse Yin Sect.

However, no matter how much people searched, the mountain gate of the Corpse Yin Sect remained elusive, like a wisp of smoke, and no one could find it.

In the far west of the Zhao Kingdom, there was a vast plain, shrouded in yin-cold energy. Even cultivators rarely came to this place.

This was because, in addition to the yin-cold energy, there was also the nine earth qi, which even nascent soul cultivators were reluctant to touch. Below the nascent soul level, touching it would cause injury.

One would think that with such a powerful restriction, there should be a great treasure hidden here. Many cultivators had this thought, and under the leadership of several major demonic figures, a large number of demonic cultivators gathered, eventually breaking the restriction and searching the area.

However, to everyone's surprise, there was nothing in the plain, not a single remarkable thing. Some of the demonic cultivators, frustrated, expanded their search to underground, but they still found nothing.

This treasure hunt became a laughingstock, ridiculed by the righteous alliance.

Gradually, due to the powerful restriction and the lack of any treasure, the place was forgotten by everyone.

In the center of this plain, there was a mist-covered area.

Inside the mist, there was a vast swamp. Beneath the swamp was a large cave system with countless branches, each leading to a smaller cave, which in turn led to more branches. This cycle continued, and the entire plain's underground was densely filled with these large and small caves.

This was the location of the most mysterious mountain gate of the Corpse Yin Sect in the Zhao Kingdom.

The largest cave in the center was as big as several halls of the Hengyue Sect. Inside, eight purple giant trees formed a grand array, emitting a continuous ripple of spiritual energy.

The eight giant trees were carved with ancient symbols and patterns, looking solemn and dignified. Between the eight trees, several fluorescent light rays connected, forming overlapping light circles. Careful counting revealed that there were forty-nine light circles.

On each of the eight giant trees, a young man sat cross-legged, with a coffin floating behind each of them.

At this moment, five of the light circles in the array suddenly flashed, and a young man in blue, along with a coffin, appeared in the array.

One of the young men on the giant trees opened his eyes, glanced coldly at the person in the array, and said emotionlessly, "Where are you from?"

The young man in blue bowed hurriedly and said respectfully, "From the second-level cultivation nation, the Lu Kingdom, a branch of the Corpse Yin Sect. I am Lin Yi, here to participate in the promotion test."

The young man glanced at him and said coldly, "Cave eighteen on the right, go."

The young man bowed respectfully, walked out of the array, looked around, calculated for a moment, and then moved, entering one of the countless tunnels.

The young man nodded slightly and then closed his eyes again.

Over the next few hours, several more people emerged from the array. When the highest-ranking person appeared, thirteen light circles lit up, and two of the eight young men opened their eyes.

Time passed, and suddenly, the light circles in the array lit up again, this time six of them.

One of the young men on the giant trees opened his eyes and stared at the array. At that moment, the array flashed again, and seven more light circles lit up.

"Hmm?" Another young man opened his eyes, and the two exchanged glances, both focusing on the array.

Then, the array flashed again, and the number of light circles lit up increased from thirteen to twenty-eight.

"It seems a senior is here." Two more young men opened their eyes. The four pairs of eyes, cold but slightly respectful, looked at the array.

As soon as these words were spoken, the spiritual energy outside the array suddenly gathered, and a loud rumbling sound came from the array. The number of light circles lit up increased from twenty-eight to thirty, then forty, and finally, all forty-nine light circles lit up.

The remaining four young men opened their eyes, showing surprise. When the number of light circles reached forty, the eight of them stood up without a word, all kneeling on one knee, forming strange hand seals, and shouting in unison, "Welcome, senior..."