novelraw Chapter 880 - 744: Corpse Scavenging
Chapter 880 - 744: Corpse Scavenging
If it's not related to the Demon Path, that's good, otherwise it's quite hard to accept. Shen Moming breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying: "I know."
He gave a bitter smile, "Master, every time I go out with you, there's always something nerve-wracking happening. The increasingly bizarre feeling is truly thrilling. Can you give me a heads-up in the future? I'm really afraid I won't be able to handle it one day."
Shi Chun: "Some things I don't know either. This conflict with the Demon Path, I wouldn't be notified beforehand. Honestly, I'm also scared, who could have expected Wu Hong and them? Shen, many times we don't have the power to choose, you'll get used to it."
Wu Jinliang echoed: "That's right, you should learn from Xiao Sheng, he's gotten used to it long ago."
"Alright, let's go over first." Shi Chun left with Wu Jinliang.
Shen Moming looked at the group of bloodied people on the ground and felt a toothache.
Situ Zhen, who had been watching the floating altar for a while, swept a cold gaze over the severely wounded around him, finally focusing his attention on the black cloth bag at his feet. He grabbed it and soared into the air, directly flying into the soft white light on the altar.
Some of the severely injured who still had observational abilities were all surprised and shocked by this scene.
They clearly remembered Shi Chun had instructed him to watch over them, but who would have thought he'd abandon them and run into the Demon Altar.
Yet, Situ Zhen didn't care about these things at all.
When Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang urgently returned to this weightless space, they couldn't find a trace of Situ Zhen and understandably felt puzzled.
Before the two could ask, someone on-site spoke up to inform them: "No need to search, your companion took the black cloth bag into the altar, not sure what he's planning."
Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang exchanged looks. Even though they knew Situ Zhen had become a person of the Demon Path, they didn't expect he would dare to recklessly enter the Demon Altar, especially since even the many demon cultivators present wouldn't dare to barge in.
Moreover, going in is one thing, but why take Pang Tiansheng with you?
Yet, the matter had already happened. Shi Chun wanted to rescue Pang Tiansheng but was unable to focus on him; for now, these demon cultivators were far more important to him than Pang Tiansheng's safety. Missing today's opportunity might mean there's no other chance.
Naturally, he had to seize the opportunity tightly, prioritizing sending people back to safety.
But then again, Situ Zhen's absence had some benefits; he didn't have to be too concerned while working. After observing the area with his right eye superpower to confirm there were no spies, Shi Chun immediately started to check the injuries of those with remaining strength. After being hit with steel needles, they all quietly lay still.
With their cultivation, carrying dozens of people was no problem.
Not treating people like people, they directly stacked them together and carried them away, saving them the trouble of running back and forth.
After reaching the Crystal Stone Cave, the two once again brandished their blades, cutting and chopping where necessary, leaving Shen Moming's mouth twitching at the corners, wanting to ask if this was demon extermination or personal vendetta—was it necessary to go this far?
After clearing away the outer demon cultivators lacking Demon Essence, there were actually only about thirty demon cultivators with Demon Essence left.
There was none at the Earth Immortal Great Success Realm, nearly twenty were at the Small Achievement and Upper Grade, and about ten were at the Human Immortal Realm.
The biggest catch was the expert at the Heavenly Immortal Minor Realm.
With a fish in hand, Shi Chun still felt the Crystal Stone Cave was not safe, fearing that what he'd painstakingly acquired would slip away; he decided to change hiding spots.
He had to hide them because he couldn't immediately absorb all the Demon Essence from these demon cultivators, needing surely to divide them into many batches to slowly exhaust them.
The three soon tidied up the remnants of limbs left from the Crystal Stone Mine, stripped the dozens of demon cultivators bare, abandoning everything valuable aside from money, and thoroughly cleaned up, fearing anything with tracing capabilities.
After thoroughly cleaning up, they packed the dozens of limbless and naked demon cultivators to take away together.
Before leaving, there was a rumbling, leaving traces of the battle.
The three quietly snuck to the fork in the path leading to the Demon Altar and the exit, and there Shi Chun called out: "Jinliang, give Shen the map of the path you took here."
As he spoke, he observed the surroundings with his right eye superpower.
Regarding the matter of hiding things, he and Wu Jinliang could manage; manpower was short, no need for three to do it.
Wu Jinliang handed the previously recorded Jade Scroll to Shen Moming.
Shi Chun indicated a meeting point on the Jade Scroll and further instructed: "Shen, after you go out, bring that person down and simultaneously send messages to Lao Changtai and Chu Jingtang, tell them to all come this way."
"Alright." Shen Moming agreed.
"Go ahead, be careful along the way, don't rush, safety comes first."
"Running errands is simple, but you two should take extra care."
Leaving a caring remark, Shen Moming cast a spell to transform into a small figure, and quietly left in an unobtrusive manner.
Shi Chun, with his right eye superpower activated, took Wu Jinliang to roam independently within the Extreme Abyss, with one goal in mind, to get far away from this area.
Avoiding dangerous void devouring points along the way, they ran deep into the Extreme Abyss to another plane far from here and then found a cavern to hide entry.
After sealing the cave entrance, 'Death Refusing Incense' opened the Netherworld Channel, throwing all the demon cultivators into the Netherworld.
In terms of hiding people, currently nowhere was safer than hiding them in the Netherworld.
But someone had to stand guard, manpower insufficient, temporarily it's left to Wu Jinliang.
Upon parting, Shi Chun said: "Once Lao Changtai and the others arrive, let them switch you out."
Wu Jinliang couldn't help but pitifully remind, "Master, during this time you definitely can't take risks, otherwise I'll never be able to get out."
"Since we're going to fight, then just keep it simple, 'Life and death are up to fate, wealth and honor are in the hands of heaven.' Overthinking is useless; helping me watch these 'fish' properly is what matters," Shi Chun said and then slipped out of the Two Realms Channel.
He then opened the seal of the cave entrance, exited the cave, and resealed it after leaving.
Even though there was nothing much left inside, he still needed to try to prevent too much 'Death Refusing Incense' odor from leaking out, though it couldn't be completely blocked.
Then he alone followed the marks left on the road and returned.
Upon returning to the Weightless Space, he flew outside the altar and found that there was still no one in sight around, amusing him. It seemed the Demon Path people had big hearts, with no guards outside, as if they weren't afraid of getting wiped out.
However, on second thought, it seemed a bit unfair to blame them.
It wasn't that they hadn't left any guards; they had all been lured away by Shi Chun.
It wasn't that the Demon Path was careless. With the guarding forces they left, dealing with those involved in the Battle of Great Pardon should have been sufficient, and if one of the other two lineages found them, even leaving half more experts wouldn't help.
Who told their Sect Hierarch, who could hold down the fort, to insist on personally going in?
Staring at the Demon Altar, Shi Chun was also somewhat curious, curious about what was hidden inside this altar that made the Three Sects of the Demon Path so eager.
He had asked Feng Chi before, but Feng Chi wasn't clear either; he only knew that whoever obtained the things inside could command the entire Demon Path.
Should he also go in and snatch it?
No, not at all. Although he was greedy, in this regard, he was quite self-aware. Competing with a group of top elites of the Demon Path at the Heavenly Immortal Realm for things was just crazy.
However, he still landed in front of the white soft light of the altar, lay on the ground, and reached into the white light, finally pulling out something and running down the layered steps, very heavy.
A clattering sound of metal collisions was dragged out by him.
It was the chain with intertwined gold and blue patterns that bound the six pillars of the Demon Altar.
The Three Sects of the Demon Path, in their rush to grab the things inside the altar, paid no attention to this item. So, he, who wasn't concerned with the things inside the altar, had to pay attention to this common item.
The item that had troubled the entire Demon Path for years and could only be broken by the 'Desolate Broken Blade' — it must be extremely sturdy. He figured bringing it back for Tong Mingshan to craft a set of armor could provide excellent protection.
"Crafting a set of armor seems like it won't use it all..."
As he dragged the clattering chain, he couldn't help but mutter.
This chain was as thick as a thigh, and judging from the distance when he dragged the end out, it was probably about ten zhang long. It wouldn't run out, crafting a set of armor would definitely not use it all.
Whether or not he could use it all, it was certainly a superior crafting material. After checking and piling it up, he waved his hand and stored it away.
Then he went to the nine layers of steps to fumble with the corpses of the zombie dragons, the only person cloaked in black bustling around the altar.
The chain binding the dragons seemed to be the same material as the one binding the six pillars. He drew his sword and chopped, finding it unyielding, so he could only pick up those that had been cut off the ground.
The creature that needed to be bound by such a chain was surely no simple creature, so he went on to flip the dragon corpse.
Holding a fallen dragon claw, he turned it over and looked at it, each claw seemingly extremely strong and potent, but unfortunately, it encountered the 'Desolate Broken Blade.'
He then walked to the fallen dragon head, flipped it with his foot to check, and pondered, muttering, "I wonder if it would be useful for Zhu Xiangxin's alchemy?"
Since it might be useful, naturally, it was best to collect it just in case, so he stored it away as well.
He picked these items with a clear conscience. Even if the Demon Path asked later, he had a reason, saying, you dropped these things on the ground that you didn't want, can't I pick them up?
Since he collected dismembered limbs, he naturally wouldn't miss out on the large dragon corpse.
He didn't know what those in the Demon Path were up to in the altar. Seeing they were still inside, he drew out a large knife and furiously slashed at the dragon corpse.
It wasn't that he had any special hobbies, but some parts of the dragon corpse were still bound by chains, and he had to dismantle the dragon corpse to take it out from the chains.
After a few hacks, with clangs and vibrations echoing, he was shocked, looking closely, and mused, gently touching the scale armor on the dragon corpse. Surprisingly, with such forceful slashes, only a few scratches were left.
Not even scratches; a wipe with his hand removed them, leaving a slight mark.
This hardness suggested it had been specially crafted, making it all the more worth collecting.
After a little consideration, he thought of a method, lifted a scale, and tried stabbing a knife in. After a few strenuous tries, it indeed went in.
He immediately climbed onto the dragon corpse to peel the skin.
Peeling the skin first made cutting much easier, and then he began digging from the wound.
As he dug, suddenly a bead rolled out from within the dragon corpse, clattering down the steps.
Shi Chun immediately grabbed it from a distance, retrieved it, and upon examination, found a pitch-black bead two circles larger than a fist, casting a spell to probe. Inside, a force rejected him; Mana couldn't penetrate for a closer look.
Now was not the time for a detailed inspection, not knowing when those inside would emerge; it was better to clear the scene first, so he stored it away and continued to quickly dissect the dragon corpse.