Surviving in the Demonic Sect, one begins cultivation by retrieving corpses.

Gu Zhao listened to the discussion among the corpse retrievers on the large ship, and they were talking about the same thing that the stable had mentioned.

The stableman sighed, "I've seen this man before. He was quite skilled in the water, but he died under mysterious circumstances."

"The guard didn't pursue the matter, and it was just dropped."

Gu Zhao secretly speculated that this person's amazing speed underwater probably came from the opportunity of the "incomplete water-walking talisman" that was sacrificed.

The stableman looked around, then lowered his voice: "Some corpse retrievers said that Shui Lijian had a flying sword pierce his chest, it looked like sword control, and he died in our corpse retrieval area..."

The stableman's gaze darted furtively towards the second floor of the large ship: "Some corpse retrievers suspect it's... Zhao Ge'er, you know what I mean."

Gu Zhao continued, "I suspect it's Fairy Ni."

The stableman quickly said, "Shh, Zhao-ge, you mustn't say things like that."

"Nobody in the morgue dares to talk about this."

Gu Zhao smiled; his guess was indeed accurate.

The stable master kindly reminded him, "Brother Zhao, we need to be careful."

"Yaomei is still waiting for me to marry her. There's still a year left, and I'm working my butt off at the morgue..."

Helpless, Gu Zhao stopped listening to the stable's "wonderful fantasies".

He immersed himself in his thoughts; an hour had passed, and he could now claim his reward.

The black gold cauldron trembled.

[Should I receive the Minghua Water Escape Talisman?]

【receive.】

The cauldron rippled like water, from which emerged a piece of dark yellow jade tablet, inscribed with runes written in tadpole script.

"Is this the Minghua Water Escape Talisman?"

The Xuanhuang jade tablet landed on Gu Zhao's left calf and slowly disappeared into it, leaving only extremely faint, tiny runes on his skin. Then, even the runes vanished.

"Huh? What's going on!"

Gu Zhao felt as if the talisman had already merged into his body.

He originally thought that this "Minghua Water Escape Talisman" was a magic talisman that needed to be activated with one's own internal energy.

Before entering the Qi Refining Realm, one has no magical power and can only rely on the innate Qi within the body.

Unexpectedly, it merged directly into the body and disappeared.

Gu Zhao got up, ready to go into the water and give it a try.

The stables had finished their rest and then went into the water.

As soon as Gu Zhao entered the water, his internal energy began to circulate with the "Corpse Water Azure Wave Scripture".

The stable boy followed closely behind, laughing, "Zhao-ge'er, where are you going?"

"I'll travel with you for a while."

The stable has been retrieving corpses from the morgue for six years. Aside from his average skill level, he is actually quite adept at swimming.

He was considered a skilled operator on the several corpse-retrieval boats under Cen Pan's command.

Otherwise, Cen Pan wouldn't have specifically invited him last time.

Seeing the stables following behind, Gu Zhao began to swim slowly.

Currently, he and Ma Fang are at the same cultivation level, both at the fifth stage of the fetal movement stage.

However, the stables were unaware of this matter.

The stables were hot on their heels, seemingly eager to test their strength.

Gu Zhao's heart skipped a beat: It would be a good time to try out this newly acquired "Minghua Water Escape Talisman".

How do we activate it?

He tried to circulate the internal energy in his dantian to his left calf, and tiny talismans appeared on his leg, glowing faintly.

next moment.

Gu Zhao seemed to be enveloped by the current, and suddenly accelerated.

Before the stables could react, they heard a sudden rush of water, and Gu Zhao had vanished from sight.

"Zhao-ge'er, are you there?"

He pressed on, fully utilizing the "Corpse Water Azure Wave Scripture" within his body, channeling his internal energy into the soles of his feet to accelerate his movement.

Ma Fang has mastered the "Corpse Water Blue Wave Scripture".

After a while.

The stables had been in such a state of turmoil that most of the internal energy in his dantian had been depleted, yet he still hadn't seen a trace of Gu Zhao.

He scratched his head, puzzled, and asked, "Did I go in the wrong direction?"

Knowing that retrieving the body was the priority, the stableman turned around and began searching for it.

He just thought to himself: When did Zhao Ge'er become such a good swimmer?

Gu Zhao rested on the other side.

They exclaimed how exciting it was.

It had only been activated for a moment when it swam dozens of feet away and had long since disappeared from sight of the stables.

He passed by other corpse retrievers, who even saw his figure clearly.

The whole person was enveloped by the water, not like swimming, but more like shuttling through the water.

This speed is far beyond what the "water arrow" could achieve.

If the underwater arrow had that kind of speed, Ni Shengyan's flying sword might not be able to catch up with him.

Moreover, this Water Escape Talisman consumes very little internal energy, even less than the "Corpse Water Azure Wave Scripture" in the Yin Water River.

In other words, he can continue to perform his skills in the Yinshui River.

It's already a source of pride that Water Arrow managed to escape from the Water Monkey's clutches.

Now Gu Zhao can confidently say that when he activates the Minghua Water Escape Talisman, the water monkey can only see his taillights.

Moreover, this item is not like a magical artifact, but rather it is integrated into oneself and can be activated at any time while in water.

Out of curiosity, Gu Zhao tried it a few more times.

It felt like driving a sports car at high speed on a racetrack.

The only difference is that the venue has changed; it's no longer a running track, but the Yinshui River.

He regained his composure and stopped channeling his inner energy to that spot, and there were no marks left on his left calf; no one could detect them.

Gu Zhao was very satisfied with this.

With this Minghua Water Escape Talisman, he felt even more confident and had another way to save his life.

He also thought of something else: if he were to cultivate to the Qi Refining Realm in the future and use his magic power to activate the Minghua Water Escape Talisman, wouldn't its power be even greater?

Looking forward to it!

Gu Zhao regained his composure and began retrieving the body from the lake dam.

An hour later, it was already evening.

The radiance of the magic treasure shone on the lake dam, illuminating it brightly.

Clearly, the forces of Zhenhe Division, Tianzhu Prefecture, and Xunshan Hall had no intention of letting the corpse retrievers leave; they wanted them to keep retrieving corpses until the Yinshui River was sealed off at night.

If the Yinshui River didn't freeze over at night, the people retrieving the bodies would have to work day and night.

Ma Fang and the others were mentally prepared, but they didn't expect it.

Gong Yuzhou, Ni Shengyan, and the others went down to the second floor.

Yuan Shao announced, "Work is done for today, come back tomorrow."

"You shall all come here for the next three days."

"As for the construction schedule of the morgue, Senior Brother Gong will take care of it for you."

"Whether or not you manage to retrieve it in the end, you will all be rewarded three days later."

The group of corpse retrievers cheered and said, "Thank you, Commander Gong."

Gu Zhao, however, gleaned a crucial piece of information: the salvage operation would continue for another three days at this location.

The stableman looked delighted. "Time to finish work."

Jiang Xiubao, however, was getting impatient. He had to stay here with a group of corpse retrievers and go into the water for three more days, which was really hard to endure.

Ni Shengyan led Chen Mu and the other three past, and when they passed Gu Zhao, she stopped and smiled.

"Gu Zhao, see you tomorrow."

Helpless, Gu Zhao could only bow.

The group of corpse retrievers were somewhat used to it.

After Gong Yuzhou and the others left with the Taoist soldiers from the Zhenhe Division, all the corpse retrievers breathed a sigh of relief.

With several outer disciples present, the pressure is immense.

Boats carrying bodies back and forth on the lake dam never stopped.

They were actually the first to finish work on the lake dam.

Ma Fang hooked his arm around Gu Zhao's shoulder: "Zhao-ge'er, you've been busy all day, you're exhausted."

"Want to go to Shuiyuanju for some fun?"

Gu Zhao counted the money in his hand and suddenly felt emboldened.

"Let's go, let's go!"

~

On a government ship belonging to the Zhenhe Division.

Sun Chan's face was gloomy, and his Taoist crown was slightly crooked. Normally, this would be the most unbearable thing for him, but at this moment he was completely unaware of it.

A guard in blue robes knelt on the ground, his face filled with panic.

"My lord, I have failed in my duty. Please punish me."

Sun Chan snorted coldly before reaching out to straighten his Taoist hat.

Get up.

The steward in blue quickly explained, "Those two corpse retrievers were both skilled on the ship, I don't know what happened..."

"I'll send someone else."

Sun Chan interrupted, "Don't you think I'm embarrassed enough? One of you had a flying sword pierce your chest, and the other had demonic energy enter your body."

"They've already guessed it."

He paused, his tone growing increasingly displeased: "How did Gong Yuzhou get involved with that slut Ni Shengyan?"

"A mere corpse retriever makes me take action time and time again; if word gets out, I'll only lose face."

"Gu Zhao... I'll remember you."