Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 44 Corpse Poisonous Insect

Chapter 44: Chapter 44 Corpse Poisonous Insect

"Not good, Ji Yun is in danger."

Yan Rufeng took a step and instantly arrived inside the cave.

"Hurting my child, you all deserve to die." The Zombie King emitted a bone-chilling voice.

"Wicked beast, surrender now."

Yan Rufeng didn’t pay attention to Ji Yun lying on the ground; he quickly formed a magic spell with his hands, and golden runes instantly filled the air, falling towards the Zombie King.

"Roar... Ah..."

As soon as the golden runes restrained the Zombie King, it let out a painful roar.

After controlling the Zombie King, Yan Rufeng began to check Ji Yun’s injuries.

Seeing that Ji Yun’s life was not in danger, Yan Rufeng used Rejuvenation Technique to heal him. After a flash of green light, Ji Yun gradually improved.

"Brother Ji, with your cultivation, dealing with this Zombie King should be no problem. What happened just now?"

Ji Yun spat out a mouthful of clotted blood and then slowly said, "Brother Yan, I was about to successfully kill the Zombie King when it suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and its spiritual energy surged to the sky. The Zombie King’s battle strength increased tremendously, and I barely managed to fend off an attack with all my spiritual power before you arrived!"

After hearing Ji Yun’s description, Yan Rufeng fell into thought, "The Zombie King should only exude death energy. How could it suddenly have spiritual energy? This shouldn’t be possible."

Yan Rufeng suddenly remembered, "This place is in the Southern Border, and the Southern Border is rife with witchcraft. Could it be that this Zombie King was raised by an evil cultivator using corpse poisonous insects..."

In the treacherous and opportunity-laden cultivation world, there exists a sect inheritance passed down through millennia, where disciples raise corpses to enhance their battle strength. Such sects are generally despised by the righteous path of cultivation and are known as evil cultivators.

These evil cultivators, who rely on raising corpses, always carry a coffin no matter where they go.

However, Yan Rufeng was unsure of the difference between the evil cultivators who raise zombies on Earth and those in the cultivation world, but he knew this evil cultivator could not be far from the Zombie King.

Half an hour later, the cave was filled with people concerned about Yan Rufeng and Ji Yun. Yan Rufeng had also mostly healed Ji Yun’s injuries. Watching the Zombie King being suppressed motionless by the golden runes.

Yan Rufeng said, "Everyone, leave the cave. We will kill the Zombie King outside."

Outside the cave, to lure out the evil cultivator raising the corpse, Yan Rufeng had Ji Yun, who had just recovered, torment the Zombie King, while he concealed his presence and stood among the crowd, waiting for the corpse cultivator to appear.

Ji Yun looked at the immobile Zombie King on the ground and summoned his flying sword, slashing it incessantly. Seeing no movement from the corpse cultivator, Ji Yun’s attacks became more severe.

First, he severed the Zombie King’s limbs and then channeled his spiritual energy, the sword tip aiming straight at the Zombie King’s head.

"Evil creature, harming countless people, today I will sacrifice you to my sword." Ji Yun shouted sternly.

"How dare you, little thief! If you don’t stop, none of you will leave Sunset Valley alive today."

An aged yet commanding voice echoed.

Yan Rufeng, standing among the crowd, smirked slightly and thought, "Finally, he’s here."

The spiritual energy fluctuations grew stronger. Before the person arrived, Ji Yun was sent flying by the intense wave of spiritual energy.

An old man with a hunched back stood before the Zombie King. Seeing the Zombie King’s severed limbs, his eyes blazed red, his mouth quivered, and the next moment, he erupted in rage, "Very well, daring to destroy my life’s work—today, none of you will leave here alive."

The violent spiritual energy assaulted everyone. At this moment, Yan Rufeng’s body trembled as an overwhelming aura surged towards the old man. The old man thought he could annihilate everyone present with his released spiritual energy, but Yan Rufeng effortlessly neutralized it completely.

The old man was shocked, "This is bad, there’s an expert here."

He leaped onto his flying sword and attempted to escape; however, it was already too late.

"Peak of Middle Stage Foundation Establishment, what a waste of cultivation." As Yan Rufeng finished speaking, he cast a restraint, pulling the old man off his flying sword.

"For your selfish desires, you dared to disregard the lives of countless beings. You truly deserve to die."

Yan Rufeng walked up to the old man and kicked him in the face.

"Spare me, senior, spare me!"

The old man begged from the ground.

"Humph."

Yan Rufeng snorted coldly, "For daring to commit such heinous acts, raising corpses to harm others, you should have foreseen this day."

"Senior, I will never dare again. Cultivation is not easy. Considering we are both cultivators, please spare me this time."

The old man incessantly begged, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

"You call yourself a cultivator?"

Yan Rufeng cast a beam of light towards the old man’s dantian and then removed the restraint, saying, "Ji Yun, he nearly ruined your cultivation. I have now crippled his cultivation. This evil cultivator is yours to deal with."

Without hesitation, Ji Yun’s hovering flying sword drew a perfect arc, instantly piercing the old man lying on the ground.

Immediately after, Ji Yun summoned his flying sword again and killed the Zombie King, then bowed and cupped his hands to Yan Rufeng, saying, "Thank you, Brother Yan, for saving my life. I, Ji Yun, can never repay your kindness."

"Brother Ji, we both work for the well-being of all living beings. No need for such words. The business here is concluded. Set the fire, let’s retreat."

Yan Rufeng ordered to burn the Zombie King and the old man’s shattered corpse. He captured the evil cultivator’s soul using the Soul Searching Technique, completely erasing him from the world before leading the group away from Sunset Valley.

This incident shocked the people at the base, making them realize that not only are there cultivators in this world, but also evil cultivators who harm others to enhance their cultivation. This event gave the base leadership a new perspective on Yan Rufeng, the Cultivator Inheritor.

When the people from the Five Bases returned to the base, adjustments were made. Due to Ji Yun from the First Base requesting to merge with the Fifth Base, his immediate superior naturally disagreed.

However, the other three bases merged, as they had initially planned to disband them for deserting during the battle.

After the instructors of the three bases reviewed and accepted punishment, they jointly requested to merge.

After careful consideration, the higher-ups decided to give them a chance for redemption in future missions, as they hadn’t caused severe consequences.

Consequently, Wen Tong exerted pressure on her father, allowing the First Base to merge smoothly with the Fifth Base.

Former Third Base instructor Hu Yixiang directed his anger from the humiliation he suffered towards Yan Rufeng. He immediately contacted Hou Tao of the Shushan Sword Palace to start plotting for the competition three months later.

At the base, Yan Rufeng guided Ji Yun for a while and then handed over the base’s affairs to him.

Yan Rufeng used several tons of metal to forge five flying swords before leaving the base.

Yan Rufeng controlled his sword, arriving above the Grand Canyon. Sweeping with his divine sense, he found Ye Lingtian and the others, whose cultivation had advanced a level in recent days. He smiled satisfactorily before entering the underground cave dwelling.

Waking the four, he said, "These four flying swords are forged according to your aptitudes. When you break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, promptly head to the base."

Ye Lingtian, puzzled, asked, "Instructor Yan, have things happened at the base?"

Yan Rufeng stood with his hands behind his back and said, "Nothing major, just that I might not be able to personally attend the upcoming competition. Everything will rely on you."

Cheng Hui said, "Instructor Yan, rest assured. I feel I can break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage in less than a month."

"Yes, Instructor Yan, I, Yin Zhiqiang, assure you that in the competition three months later, we will not disgrace you."

Fan Zhiwei said, "Zhiqiang, what are you talking about? Three months later, even without our full strength, we can easily overwhelm the remaining people from the two bases."

"Haha."

Yan Rufeng laughed, "There are only two bases now. Ji Yun from the First Base has already merged with us."

Ye Lingtian frowned, "Instructor Yan, does that mean the three bases have merged as well?"

Yan Rufeng nodded to Ye Lingtian, observing the four whispering in surprise, and said, "Stop discussing this. You will know when the time comes. Here are four Foundation Establishment Pills, refined using Great Magic. Take them when breaking through to the Foundation Establishment, as they will help you succeed."

The four accepted the elixirs, and Yan Rufeng briefed them about key points to note during the breakthrough before leaving.

In the underground spirit vein cave, Cheng Hui complained, "Why did Instructor Yan let Ye Lingtian break through first? I don’t get it..."

Fan Zhiwei also shrugged, "I don’t get why Instructor Yan wants me to break through last..."

"Who cares, let’s focus on cultivating," said Ye Lingtian.

The four didn’t speak anymore, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began their cultivation techniques.