Wang Yu couldn’t help but feel curious. Was the previous round of teams developed under such conditions? Sparring and combat actually bring great benefits to a cultivator’s growth.
If they continued fighting like this every day for five years, it would not be surprising if everyone reached the late stage of Qi Refining. The weak ones would die early, and the strong would naturally stand out, advancing in cultivation at astonishing speed.
The sect task required each person to mine ten thousand catties of Bonewood to hand in. If it was second-rank Bonewood, then one hundred catties would suffice.
That was the quota for five years. There was no need to rush.
After gathering the intel, Wang Yu felt a headache. Before next April, he must clear out several outposts where second-rank Bonewood grows, and they must include Bone Pods.
The higher the altitude, the better the growth condition. Second-rank Bonewood was almost always concentrated in the top few dozen levels. The lower it was, the scarcer it beca. For example, the entire 200th floor had only one second-rank Bonewood, and it was occupied by a swarm of bees.
When he returned to the surface, Gu Zhengshun and the others were commanding twenty-one copper-armored corpses, embedding formation nodes at designated points. As a series of triangular black flags were placed down,
The bottom thirty levels of the Blackbone Mountain were completely shrouded in a layer of black mist. This only covered the living and cultivation area used by disciples of the Heavenly Corpse Peak.
“This is to guard against Liu Jinxian and Situ Hong?”
“Who else?”
Gu Zhengshun countered and then sighed.
“We are few in number, so we must be cautious. I, Gu, don’t wish to compete with them.
“Counting Junior Brother Wang, there are only 22 of us. This 300 floor Blackbone Mountain is more than enough for each of us to reap huge rewards. Why fight for more?”
Greed leads to trouble. Guarding their small patch of land was enough. Gu Zhengshun’s perspective made Wang Yu click his tongue in admiration, and it greatly improved his impression of the man.
Avoiding trouble was a good thing. He also didn’t want trouble. Five years of secluded cultivation would be enough for him to undergo a transformation and take a step further.
Clap clap—
After clapping his hands and gathering everyone, Gu Zhengshun laid out the upcoming plan. He said:
“For now, don’t worry about Bonewood mining.
“Before next April, you must capture ten sites with Bone Pods and second-rank Bonewood. Only after that will the remaining ones belong to you. Understand?”
Hearing this, Wang Yu showed a strange expression.
“Senior Brother Gu, are you planning to...?”
“Hehe, Junior Brother Wang, don’t worry. Just focus on yourself. As for your senior brother, you don’t need to bother. These others were sent by the Gu family as consumables, solely to serve . Even if they die, they still have value.
“You and I cooperated first. So... our scores will be calculated separately.”
“That’s fine.” Wang Yu raised his brows. He was quite satisfied with this arrangent. It was better to rely on his own efforts.
“In that case, I’ll take my leave first.”
“Very well—”
Wang Yu once again flew upward on his black silk. He was alone, and even if he captured the lower floors, they were too sparse. His target was the uppermost levels.
That was where the second-rank Bonewood was most densely grown, with fewer bee swarms and more Bone Lions.
His abilities were better suited for dealing with Bone Lions. Capturing two floors would be enough for his needs. As for whether Gu Zhengshun might regret later and bring people to take his results...
Based on their interaction so far, Wang Yu believed he wouldn’t.
Gu Zhengshun was soone who understood timing and strategy very well. During the corpse-breeding ground battle with that Xu Jiaojiao, he had likely been observing from the shadows.
Unless he was absolutely confident he could kill Wang Yu, that man would never act recklessly.
Shortly after Wang Yu left—
A talisman ssage flew in from outside the newly set formation. A disciple brought it over and handed it to Gu Zhengshun. He muttered to himself.
“Situ Hong and Liu Jinxian are inviting to a gathering at the camp between the three Blackbone Mountains?
“A gathering of mountain lords? I suppose it makes sense since we’re new arrivals.
“But, eh—I’m not going.”
With a flick of his fingers, he burned the talisman to ash and continued with his work.
anwhile—
Central Camp
In the central camp, the elegant and handso Situ Hong was seated opposite Liu Jinxian. He said:
"It seems that pig Gu Zhengshun refuses to co out. What does Senior Sister Liu think?"
Liu Jinxian had green hair and a fairly attractive face, but unfortunately, her nose looked like it had been chewed by insects, exposing two black, gaping holes. It looked both absurd and disgusting.
Several gray pillbugs were crawling within the holes, making her resemble a corpse. When she opened her mouth, a sickly sweet scent wafted out, inducing hallucinations.
"Not coming?"
"If he won't co, then kill him. I want all three swarms of Corrosive Venom Bees from the Three Blackbone Mountains."
Hearing this, Situ Hong responded sowhat helplessly.
"He has set up a maze formation. Can Senior Sister break it?"
"Of course it’s simple. Are you coming or not?"
"I’ll pass. I’m still busy selecting suitable bonewood."
"Hmph, coward."
This blunt attempt to provoke him had no effect on Situ Hong. He even felt a little amused. It was still early and far from the blooming period of the Xuan Essence Flower. Why should he do sothing with no benefit?
"If Senior Sister Liu wishes to act, then go ahead. I will take my leave."
The two did not reach an agreent and parted peacefully.
Third Xuan Bone Mountain – Floor 290
Wang Yu was standing beneath a second-rank bonewood tree, his left hand radiating an icy blue spiritual power, firmly gripping the throat of a Dire Bone Lion.
Crack—
He twisted its neck and casually tossed it to the ground. Wang Yu found it surprisingly easy. An adult Dire Bone Lion’s strength was equivalent to a Qi Refining ninth-layer cultivator, stronger in realm than Xu Jiaojiao.
However, these wild demonic beasts had low intelligence. They lacked both nurous spells and powerful artifacts, and they operated alone.
With Wang Yu’s power, using a perfected Night Concealnt Spell, followed by restraint with Nether Spirit Iron Chains, and a single move from his corpse arm to choke the enemy, the beast was no match under such overwhelming force.
His true reliance lay in his powerful combat ability and versatile techniques.
His Divine Corpse Arm, a newly acquired trump card, gave him trendous support even without activating the death aura within.
Judging by the performance of the Dire Bone Lion, even a Qi Refining sixth-layer outer sect disciple from the Blood Reversal Sect could kill it one-on-one, wasting the realm advantage it should have had.
This clearly showed the difference between those raised in a sect and those that grew up wildly.
He should actually thank the thief who sold him to the Blood Reversal Sect. If not for that, he wouldn’t have grown to this level in just over three years.
There were around twenty second-rank Bonewood Trees on this 290th floor. Four Dire Bone Lions, three Corrosive Venom Bee swarms. Only four second-rank bonewoods had flower buds, but over a hundred first-rank bonewood trees showed signs of producing Xuan Essence Flowers.
Having secured a foothold, Wang Yu began setting up a formation purchased from the sect known as the Blood Mist Concealnt Formation, a classic high-grade first-rank maze formation.
It could completely conceal spiritual energy fluctuations within a hundred ters, block external surveillance, and isolate internal and external movents to prevent disturbances.
This formation flag set was not cheap. It cost two thousand spirit stones and required one stone per day to operate. In the case of encountering enemies, the energy consumption would double.
Wang Yu happened to have plenty of spirit stones on hand, so he did not mind this level of expense.
His collaboration with Zhao Shang had earned him over ten thousand spirit stones from the Ice and Snow Pavilion. Together with others, they had swallowed more than fifty thousand spirit stones from the pavilion. To a core disciple like Su, it was a trivial amount.
But if this continued, sooner or later they would be discovered.
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