You were made to take the blame and go to jail, but you weren't made a master of both medicine

The Purple Flame of the Sky burned the dense reed forest to ashes.

What came into view were rows of ghostly soldiers holding spears.

They stared wide-eyed at Qin Ran and the Ma brothers.

His eyes held an eerie light.

Upon closer inspection, Qin Ran realized that these were not ghost soldiers.

These are all living corpses.

Someone is controlling these zombies from behind the scenes.

"These are..." Ma Jitao couldn't tell what these things were for a moment.

Qin Ran said, "These are all corpses. Someone behind the scenes is using corpse refining techniques to control them."

"I see, that explains why they didn't look like ghost soldiers."

Qin Ran warned, "I just used the Spirit Purple Flame, but they weren't burned to death. This shows that these living corpses are not easy to deal with. You need to be careful."

Upon hearing this, the Ma brothers quickly assumed their stances, ready to strike at any moment.

Suddenly, a living corpse stepped forward and let out a strange cry: "You audacious descendants of the Ma family, how dare you oppose the Yinshan Sect! I order you to immediately lead all the villagers away from here, or you will be killed without mercy!"

Qin Ran sneered, "This village has a history of over a hundred years. They've lived here for generations. You want them to leave? Where do they think they're supposed to go?"

"This is not something our Yinshan Sect should concern itself with. In short, you can live if you leave, or you will die if you stay. The choice is yours."

"Tell me, why did the Yinshan Sect force these villagers away? What exactly is in this village?" Qin Ran asked.

"You talk too much, you're going to die."

As soon as he finished speaking, the living corpse thrust its spear at Qin Ran.

Qin Ran gathered his strength and unleashed a palm strike directly at Qin Ran's face.

The ancient divine power instantly turned the living corpse into ashes.

Upon seeing this, the other zombies flew into a rage and charged forward, spears in hand.

Qin Ran shielded the Ma brothers behind him.

At the same time, several blue streaks of light burst forth behind him.

The streaks of light pierced the living corpses like sharp swords.

These living corpses were burned to ashes upon encountering the ancient divine power.

The ancient divine power was pure Yang divine power.

Qin Ran has now mastered the first part of the Nine Revolutions Divine Dragon Technique.

The ancient divine power within him is even purer.

These living corpses belong to the Yin category.

Such insidious things will be instantly destroyed once they encounter pure Yang divine power.

After the zombies were eliminated, the surroundings returned to normal.

Ma Jitao praised, "Brother Qin Ran, you're really amazing. You wiped out these beasts in one move."

"This is just the beginning; we won't be able to leave anytime soon!"

"You're right, the Yinshan Sect should reveal their true forms next," Ma Jitao said.

"I discovered some problems today."

"What's the problem?"

"There's something underground in this village; I can feel a mysterious power surging beneath the ground."

Ma Jitao frowned: "You mean, what the Yinshan Sect wants is underground?"

"It should be. I tried it during the day. I couldn't feel that power when I left the village, but I could feel it as soon as I entered the village. This means that there is indeed something underground in the village."

The three chatted for a while and then left.

Upon seeing this, the village chief and several young men who were hiding in the distance hurriedly came forward.

"The three of you truly live up to your reputation; you killed all these ghost soldiers with a single move," the village chief complimented.

Qin Ran put his hands behind his back and said, "We can save you for a while, but we can't save you forever. Perhaps you can consider taking the people of the village and leaving this place."

"What do you mean? I gave you money, and you promised to help us settle things completely." The village chief was a little anxious.

Ma Jisong, however, looked displeased and said, "Old man, we only took 100,000 yuan from you. Do you expect us to fight the Yinshan Sect to the death for a mere 100,000 yuan?"

"That's not what I meant, but you did promise before, and once you've promised, you can't go back on your word," the village chief said irritably.

Qin Ran chimed in, "Alright, that's enough. Let's see about it tomorrow."

After saying that, Qin Ran walked forward.

The crowd followed behind him.

As Qin Ran passed by a house, he inadvertently peeked through the window and saw people meditating inside.

A black miasma seemed to be swirling inside the room.

Qin Ran remained calm and immediately looked away.

He realized something was wrong.

There's something wrong with the people in this village.

After returning to the village chief's house, Qin Ran was extra careful.

At the same time, the village chief's wife also arranged rooms for Qin Ran and the Ma brothers.

Because the house is quite simple.

The three people can only share one room.

After entering the room, Ma Jisong began to complain: "Damn it, that village chief really doesn't act like an outsider. We took 100,000 yuan from him, and he thinks he can take care of the Yinshan Sect for him? He's dreaming."

Qin Ran whispered, "Be careful, there's something wrong with the people in this village."

"What's the problem?"

"Just now, when I passed by a house, I accidentally saw someone cultivating inside. There was also a black miasma in the room. The person must be a demonic cultivator. It's very likely that everyone in this village is a demonic cultivator," Qin Ran said seriously.

The Ma brothers gasped in shock upon hearing this.

The people in the village are all demonic cultivators.

If it's true, that would be terrifying.

"Since they are demonic cultivators, they are fully capable of fighting against the Yinshan Sect, so why did they call us here?" Ma Jitao asked.

Qin Ran looked thoughtful: "There's only one truth. These demonic cultivators deliberately lured us here. They wanted to use the Yinshan Sect to kill us."

"As for those little devils and zombies, they were indeed arranged by the Yinshan Sect. They probably didn't know that everyone in this village was a demonic cultivator, so they wanted to scare them away."

"The Yinshan Sect's goal is still to obtain what lies beneath the village!"

After listening to Qin Ran's analysis, the Ma brothers both looked thoughtful.

Qin Ran said that there is a magical power beneath this village.

The villagers are likely practicing their spiritual cultivation through this power.

Now they are increasingly curious about what lies beneath the village.

After chatting for a while, the three of them went to meditate and cultivate themselves.

They remained silent.

Qin Ran had also come up with a plan.

……

The next day.

After the three of them got up, Qin Ran prepared to say goodbye to the village chief.

"Village chief, we've taken care of the problem for you, so we should be going now."

"You can't leave, the trouble isn't completely resolved yet," the village chief shouted.

Qin Ran chuckled awkwardly, "Then tell me, what other trouble is there?"

"Those little devils and zombies were all arranged by the Yinshan Sect. You wiped them all out. The Yinshan Sect will definitely come looking for revenge. If you leave, our whole village will be doomed."

"Wow! You seem to know quite a lot."

"I...I heard it from you guys." The village chief's throat bobbed.

Qin Ran continued, "If you want us to stay, tell me what's beneath this village?"

"Beneath the village? What else could there be but dirt?"

"If you don't tell the truth, then I'll have to take matters into my own hands."

After Qin Ran finished speaking, he kicked the ground.

A tremendous force slammed into the ground.

A crack appeared in the ground instantly.

Immediately afterwards, a plume of black gas emerged from the crack.

Qin Ran knew this was chaotic demonic energy.

Why does chaotic demonic energy surge from underground?

The only explanation is that there are Chaos Demon Stones underground.

Upon seeing this, the village chief angrily shouted, "What do you think you're doing? You're destroying the land! Someone come quick!"

At the village chief's call, the villagers gathered around.

Seeing the chaotic demonic energy leaking out, they all looked at Qin Ran and the other two with malicious eyes.

Ma Jitao angrily retorted, "Old man, stop pretending. We've known all along that you're all demonic cultivators."