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

Gu Zhao agreed.

Without exception, all the corpse retrievers around him did not have a high opinion of Gu Zhao.

Sixty wandering corpses every day, at least three of them are black zombies!

This number would be difficult to achieve even under normal circumstances, let alone in the past month, when the number of corpses in the Yinhe Dingzi area has decreased sharply, making it difficult to even find wandering corpses.

Yesterday, the entire ship carrying the body retrieval vessel failed to retrieve even a single black zombie.

Everyone felt that Gu Zhao was still young and not mature enough.

Provoked by the words of Cen Heilian and Zhao He, that lackey, he impulsively agreed to this difficult task.

Given Cen Pan's ruthless and meticulous nature, if Gu Zhao fails to meet his quota, he will definitely be held accountable for it.

He had just taken up the position of supervisor, and now he was about to give it up and be held accountable.

Among the crowd, besides those who were worried, there were also quite a few who were secretly pleased.

Gu Zhao has been enjoying great success lately, which has aroused the jealousy of many people. Now that he has put himself in danger, these people are eager to see him suffer a major setback and completely lose power.

Zhao He coldly swept his gaze across the entire room and spoke in a deep voice:

"Anyone willing to follow Gu Zhao, step forward!"

Upon hearing this, the deck, which had been making slight rustling noises just moments before, fell silent once more.

The group of corpse retrievers all lowered their eyes and looked away, keeping their minds at ease.

At this critical juncture, anyone who dares to stand up and follow Gu Zhao is tantamount to openly opposing Cen Pan, the powerful steward, and the ruthless Zhao He.

On the body retrieval boat, they will inevitably be targeted at every turn, and their lives will never be peaceful again.

Looking at the scene where no one responded or dared to move, Zhao He had a contemptuous smile on his lips.

Zhao He was about to make a sarcastic remark about Gu Zhao.

Right now!

Suddenly, a footstep stepped out from the crowd.

The stableman came out, followed by the three corpse retrievers who had been drinking with him at Jingyuan Cave the night before, and stood behind Gu Zhao.

Zhao He glared at the four people in the stable.

"You dare to do this!"

The stableman, head held high and chest puffed out, patted his chest and declared in a loud voice, "From now on, I, the stableman, will follow Brother Zhao!"

The remaining three body retrievers also stepped forward.

One of them spoke in a muffled voice, "If it weren't for Zhao Ge'er's rescue yesterday, I would have already perished in the Yin River."

"I should have died long ago, what's there to be afraid of?"

Zhao He's face was gloomy, and a cold smile tugged at the corner of his mouth: "Fine, very well. I've noted all of you down."

He then scanned the room again and asked in a cold voice:

"Is anyone else here?"

The group of corpse retrievers looked at each other, their eyes flickering with uncertainty. They were also wary of Cen Pan and Zhao He's imposing presence and dared not take a step.

After a moment of silence!

Five more people finally emerged from the crowd.

Three of them were former associates of Zhao He who had inadvertently offended him and had long been secretly ostracized, so they decided to step forward.

Zhao He's face grew increasingly ashen and grim.

The remaining two were newcomers who had only been working at the morgue for two years.

"Brother Zhao, we want to learn how to retrieve corpses from you."

Gu Zhao looked at the nine people behind him and smiled, "Steward Cen, I'm very satisfied with these nine people."

Cen Pan nodded slightly, said no more, and led Zhao He and the other corpse retrievers to another ferry.

As he was leaving, he turned back and gave Gu Zhao a deep look.

"I hope that Supervisor Gu will remember his promise today and not break his word."

Gu Zhao watched Cen Pan's departing figure in a black cloak, then turned around and smiled.

"Brother Ma, you didn't embarrass yourself."

The pride that had been in Ma Fang's heart had now largely dissipated, replaced by a sense of unease.

"Zhao-ge, can we really make it work?"

"Three black zombies every day, that's probably difficult."

These words were spoken.

Those who were just moments ago confident now all looked unwell.

Gu Zhao slowly took out the supervisor's mirror that the boy had just given him, condensed a wisp of internal energy at his fingertips, and gently channeled it into the mirror.

In an instant, ripples spread across the mirror's surface, and the water shimmered.

With this monitoring mirror in hand, the underwater location of the body retrievers can be fully controlled.

He already had a plan in mind.

The stables stared wide-eyed at the sight, their faces filled with shock.

The way Gu Zhao casually condensed his inner energy and controlled his magical artifacts just now was clearly something only someone at the sixth level of the Fetal Movement stage could do with ease!

He asked, somewhat incredulously, "Zhao-ge'er, you've felt the baby move six times?"

Gu Zhao nodded.

The group of corpse retrievers' eyes lit up immediately, and the previously gloomy and uneasy atmosphere was instantly awakened.

It should be noted that Gu Zhao had only been in the corpse retrieval room for two short years, yet he had already reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

They are extremely rare among corpse retrievers, and they definitely have a bright future ahead of them.

The crowd felt much more confident and perked up.

Especially the two newcomers who had only been working in the morgue for two years, who had previously been feeling anxious and regretful about their decision, finally felt a bit more at ease.

Only the stables remained standing there, stunned and speechless, utterly shocked.

The stable master asked Zhao Ge'er about his cultivation level, and he said it was the eighth level.

He didn't believe it on his own, but the six realms before him were truly real.

He knew better than anyone that Gu Zhao had just broken through to the third level of Qi Refining half a month ago, and in just half a month, he had broken through three levels in succession!

Such terrifying cultivation speed!

Could he really be a genius?

Gu Zhao smiled. "Everyone, let's get in the water."

"I need to finish work early today."

He had made a prior appointment with Pei Xiaoxiao from the tenement to go to Tianxiang Tower together.

The wealthy young woman Pei Xiaoxiao introduced him to the outer sect senior sister, but what he urgently needed right now was to obtain a genuine entry-level cultivation technique, which was the most crucial matter for his current cultivation.

As for Cen Pan, after being promoted to supervisor, he no longer concealed his hostility towards me.

Time is running out!

One must advance to the Qi Refining realm as soon as possible to have some capital.

The stables and others went into the water.

Gu Zhao walked to the edge of the ship's side, injected his inner energy into his fingertips again, and activated the supervisor's mirror.

The mirror's surface shimmered with light, revealing the location and movements of the group of corpse retrievers in the river.

~

The second floor of the corpse retrieval boat.

"Uncle, are we just going to wait for Gu Zhao to retrieve the body?"

Zhao He's voice came through, "What if he tries to renege on his promise later?"

"That number is simply impossible to achieve!"

Cen Pan smiled and said, "Although he has climbed up to Gong Yuzhou's big tree, there are many guards in Zhenhe Division who are at odds with Gong Yuzhou."

"That Sun Chan, the military commissioner, had already secretly instructed me to take this opportunity to get rid of Gu Zhao."

"If he fails to meet his quota this time and can't get away with it, he'll face severe punishment from the Zhenhe Division. Not only will he be removed from his post as supervisor, but he'll also be held accountable and punished."

Upon hearing this, Zhao He's face immediately revealed a sinister smile, his tone full of malice:

"Once he loses his supervisory status, we can decide what to do with him, whether he's dead or alive!"

"Uncle, that was a brilliant move!"

~

The lower courtyard, a secluded residence.

"What? Gu Zhao became a supervisor at the morgue?"

A rough, angry voice boomed out. The man who spoke had a sallow complexion, an ugly appearance, and a black dragon tattoo on his left arm. He slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"What makes Gu Zhao worthy of sitting in this position?!"

This person was none other than Ugly Dragon Xiao Jie, and they were discussing how to intercept and kill Gu Zhao again today.

But I never expected to find out about this.

The burly man standing to the side, his eyes bloodshot, frowned deeply and said thoughtfully, "If that's the case, this matter will be difficult to handle!"

"Once he becomes a prison guard, his name will be officially recorded in the Corpse Retrieval Office and the River Suppression Bureau. With this protection, trying to harm him would be openly defying both departments..."

Xiao Jie gritted his teeth, his tone fierce: "It has to be done, no matter how difficult it is!"