Wild Dogs

Then he patted Yang Fan on the shoulder.

Seeing this, Yang Fan could only nod reluctantly.

"Senior brother, where is the medicine-making hall?"

"The medicine shop is the pill shop. Haven't you been to the pill shop?"

The man glanced at Yang Fan.

Yang Fan shook his head; he really hadn't been to the Pill Hall.

"This is really interesting. Well, it's normal that a nobody like you has never been to the Pill Hall."

"I'll tell you, go down the mountain from here, then head east, cross two more hills, and that's where Dantang is."

"The Dan Hall is quite far from the sect because of the heavy evil energy there."

After he finished speaking, the man patted Yang Fan on the shoulder.

"You shouldn't stay there for too long. It's much worse than the skinning den you went to. Staying there too long won't be good for you."

Hearing the man's reminder, Yang Fan nodded his thanks repeatedly, but a slight doubt arose in his heart.

The Blood Fiend Sect's malevolent energy is already heavy enough; could the malevolent energy in the Pill Hall be even heavier?

Shaking his head slightly, Yang Fan hurriedly descended the mountain and headed in the direction the man had indicated.

After crossing two mountains, Yang Fan looked ahead.

Then he saw a valley not far ahead, and he could indeed see figures in the valley, with many Blood Fiend Sect disciples coming and going.

At the same time, wisps of green smoke from alchemy drifted out from above into the valley.

Yang Fan took a deep sniff. When he was at Qingyun Temple, he always stayed in the alchemy hall and could often smell the fragrance of various pills.

Each time the elixir is successfully refined, a rich fragrance wafts out, and the smell is quite pleasant.

However, upon smelling the stench nearby, Yang Fan immediately covered his mouth and nose. The smell was so foul and fishy that it made him very uncomfortable.

What exactly happened?

Alchemy should be a pure and ethereal pursuit. But the smoke here is not only murky and pungent, but also foul-smelling, which is clearly abnormal.

Yang Fan suppressed his disgust and continued walking into the valley.

Before long, Yang Fan entered the valley. To his surprise, no one stopped or questioned him.

He ignored Yang Fan as he walked in and noticed that he was wearing the clothes of the Blood Fiend Sect.

Yang Fan was completely baffled. After walking around inside, he found a disciple and hurriedly asked him for directions.

"Senior brother, I'm from the Banner Making Hall. I'm here on Master's orders."

Before he could finish speaking, the disciple nodded.

"Oh, you from the Banner Hall, go over there and find Elder Blood Mountain. Elder Blood Mountain will exchange the Soul-Devouring Pearl for you."

After saying that, the man left.

Soul-Devouring Bead.

Yang Fan was a little puzzled, so he followed the direction the man pointed and walked towards a wooden house in the center of the valley.

The wooden house looked quite ordinary, but the closer he got to it, the more he could feel the chilling aura emanating from it.

After a while, Yang Fan walked to the front of the wooden house and then bowed respectfully inside.

"Junior Yang Fan requests an audience with Elder Xue Shan."

"Come in."

A lazy voice came from inside.

Yang Fan dared not delay, so he hurriedly pushed open the wooden door and carefully went inside.

As soon as I stepped inside, a chilling aura immediately enveloped me.

The chill was so intense, it seemed to penetrate to the very bone, causing Yang Fan to shiver uncontrollably.

Yang Fan went inside and looked around carefully.

At that moment, an elderly man with gray hair was looking towards the door from inside the wooden house.

Seeing Yang Fan walk in, the old man waved his hand impatiently.

"Speak your mind, or shut up. I don't have time to waste with your nonsense."

Seeing this, Yang Fan nodded hurriedly and quickly took out the beads from his pocket.

"Greetings, Elder Blood Mountain. I am here on the orders of Elder Banner Hall..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xue Shan waved his hand.

"I know what's going on."

"That old bastard Yunming has mastered the Myriad Soul Banner again, and he needs the souls of living people, right?"

"Alright, take this with you, but give me your bead."

The old man lazily stretched out his hand to Yang Fan.

Upon seeing this, Yang Fan hurriedly handed the transparent bead in his hand to the other person.

Then the old man grabbed a bead from the side and casually tossed it into Yang Fan's hand.

Yang Fan quickly caught the bead.

The moment he touched the bead, he felt an extremely cold aura spread from his fingertips into his body.

He quickly put the beads away and carefully placed them into his storage bag before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"Your physique is not bad, kid. Last time, the disciples of the Banner Hall lost their minds after receiving this Corpse Soul Pearl. I didn't expect you to be able to withstand such an impact. Not bad, not bad."

Hearing this, Yang Fan almost cursed out loud. This old man was obviously making fun of him on purpose.

However, Yang Fan knew he couldn't argue with these people, so he could only nod obsequiously.

"Go ahead, don't delay your important matters over there."

Seeing this, Yang Fan nodded and immediately came out.

However, Yang Fan stopped as soon as he stepped out of the wooden house.

There was no other reason than that he saw more than a dozen mortals being chained and dragged into the medicine-making hall.

Yang Fan stopped in his tracks.

"Hey. Why didn't you leave?"

Xue Shan peeked out of the wooden house and saw Yang Fan staring blankly at those people, so he couldn't help but laugh.

"Looks like you're new here, you can't stand these kinds of things."

"How about this, I'll take you inside to broaden your horizons. You'll get used to it after a few times."

Seeing this, Yang Fan hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "What are you joking about?"

He had certainly heard about the practice of using people to refine elixirs, and although he knew about it, he didn't want to see it for himself.

Seeing that Yang Fan didn't want to go, Xue Shan glanced at him, a cold glint in his eyes.

"Oh. What? You think we're barbaric?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan was startled and shook his head repeatedly.

"This disciple dares not."

"If you're too scared, then come with me, or I might use you to make medicine today too."

Clearly, Blood Mountain was somewhat angry, feeling that Yang Fan looked down on them.

Yang Fan dared not say anything more and could only obediently follow behind Blood Mountain as they entered the main hall.

After a while, Xue Shan led Yang Fan into the main hall.

At this moment, a huge medicine cauldron has been set up in the main hall, and more than a dozen medicine figures are standing there tremblingly.

Seeing this, Yang Fan turned his head away with a sense of pity.

"What are you afraid of? Just watch carefully. You're from the Banner Hall, I won't touch you."

Xue Shan said coldly, then turned to look in that direction.

Behind the enormous medicine cauldron, another elderly man with white hair and beard was chanting incantations. A moment later, he threw a large pile of medicinal herbs into the cauldron.

As the medicinal herbs were thrown into the cauldron, a strange smell emanated from it.

Then the old man waved his hand.

"Throw in the virgin boy born at midnight."

"Yes."

Several alchemists stepped forward, grabbed a boy, and threw him into the cauldron.

A scream rang out, then stopped abruptly a moment later, followed by a foul stench emanating from the entire medicine cauldron.

"Then throw in the girls born at midnight."

Several alchemists immediately grabbed a woman in white standing to the side and threw her inside.

As for the other drug users, they were so frightened that they trembled and knelt on the ground.

These alchemists guarded them tightly, giving them no chance to escape.

After the two medicine figures were thrown in, the old man instructed that, according to the appointed time, the corresponding people should be thrown into the medicine cauldron one after another.

Seeing this, Yang Fan couldn't bear it and lowered his eyelids.

He clenched his fist slightly, but then immediately relaxed it. In this place, any hatred could be detected by the other party.

Seeing Yang Fan's timid and cowardly appearance, Xue Shan also lost interest.

"Let's go, let's hurry back to the Banner Hall, don't waste any more time here."

After speaking, Xue Shan gestured for Yang Fan to leave quickly. Yang Fan felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly walked out of the main hall.

At this moment, he could still hear screams coming from behind him. Clearly, those medicine men had been turned into pills.

The further Yang Fan walked, the angrier he became.

Although sects like Qingyun Temple don't value the lives of mortals, none of the cultivators in Qingyun Temple would ever treat human life so lightly.

The cruelty of using human beings to refine elixirs was beyond his imagination.

Although Yang Fan had known that this would happen beforehand, seeing it with his own eyes was completely different from hearing about it.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Fan clenched his fists slightly; he didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a second longer.

With the Soul-Devouring Pearl he had obtained from the old man, Yang Fan hurriedly returned to the Banner Making Hall.

Then, he handed the bead to the old man. After taking the bead and glancing at it, the old man nodded and then smiled at Yang Fan.

"The Ten Thousand Soul Banners here are almost finished. I see you're quick-witted and efficient. Would you like to stay with our Banner Making Hall? You'll definitely get your share of the benefits when we make more Ten Thousand Soul Banners."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan felt a chill run down his spine.

He didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place any longer. Although the Skinning Hall was cruel, at least it was skinning the dead.

But it might be used here to test the power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan hurriedly bowed and paid his respects.

"Of course I would like to come, but there are too many tasks at the Skinning Hall. I dare not neglect them, so please forgive me, sir."

As he spoke, Yang Fan humbly bowed in that direction. Seeing that Yang Fan was unwilling, the man did not waste any more words.

He waved his hand, signaling Yang Fan to leave immediately.

"Alright, you can go now."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly left the place.

After leaving, Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh.

This place is incredibly dangerous; something could happen at any moment.

After looking around, Yang Fan continued on his way.

At this moment, he immediately rushed towards the Skinning Cave. As he made his way there, Yang Fan clenched his fists, trying to find a way to escape and leave this place.

After returning to the Skinning Cave, Yang Fan briefly explained the situation.

"Um."

Upon hearing this, the old man nodded.

"Very good, the mission is complete. You can go home early today."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan shook his head.

"It's alright, I'm fine."

Yang Fan then immediately took the skinning knife and walked back to the stone platforms.

Seeing this, Xue Wang smiled slightly, nodded, and left without saying anything more.

Yang Fan naturally didn't want to continue skinning people here, but he had to hand over a certain amount of human skin and various good things to Xue Ming every day. If he couldn't hand over the goods today, Xue Ming would definitely get angry, which wouldn't be good for him.

Therefore, Yang Fan had no choice but to obediently continue skinning people here.

Arriving at the stone platform for skinning, Yang Fan obediently began to peel the skin.

After a while, just as Yang Fan was about to move the next new corpse, his gaze suddenly shifted and he looked at a corpse in the corner.

It was the body of an elderly woman.

It looked ordinary, but Yang Fan knew that the corpses dumped here must have something special about them.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan walked over, moved the corpse over, and placed it on the stone platform.

After placing the body on the stone platform, Yang Fan carefully examined it, raised an eyebrow, and then carefully began to peel off the skin from the back of the neck.

After a while, Yang Fan slowly stopped wielding his knife. Then, he slightly raised the tip of his knife and carefully peeled off half of the human skin.

He then discovered that beneath half of the human skin, there were several off-white insect eggs.

Seeing this, Yang Fan felt his mouth go dry.

"This...this could be some kind of insect egg."

Yang Fan had talked about insect eggs before and knew a little about them.

The Blood Fiend Sect has a peak that refines Gu worms, but that peak's strength in refining Gu worms is not very strong, far from being comparable to the Corpse Gu Sect.

After glancing at the insect eggs, Yang Fan looked around to make sure no one was watching him. Then, he carefully took out the porcelain bottle, gently lifted the eggs with the tip of his knife, and collected them all into the bottle. He then carefully put the bottle away.

Yang Fan then continued peeling off the human skin.

If this person can hide insect eggs on their body, they're most likely hiding something else as well.

However, after peeling off all the human skin, Yang Fan didn't find anything else, which puzzled him.

Could it be that I'm mistaken?

Yang Fan scratched his head in confusion, then raised an eyebrow as a thought popped into his head.

Since it's not under human skin, it's probably somewhere else.

Yang Fan then searched the old woman's body.

A moment later, he noticed that something seemed off about the old woman's left arm bone.

Yang Fan carefully tapped the arm bone, and then he heard a crisp metallic sound.

It was obvious that one of the old woman's arm bones had been replaced with something else.

Yang Fan carefully used the tip of his knife to cut away the layer of flesh on the outside of the arm, and then he saw that the old woman's arm bone was faintly golden.

Yang Fan suddenly felt his mouth go dry.

He carefully removed the golden half of the arm bone.

Without having time to examine it closely, Yang Fan carefully put the item away.

Just to be on the safe side, he put all of these things into the small cauldron and dared not make a fuss about them outside.

This thing is so mysterious, it absolutely cannot be given to Xue Ming.

After doing all this, he hurriedly threw the body into the crematorium next to him.

After doing all this, Yang Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the body has been destroyed and the evidence covered up, there's no need to worry about anyone discovering anything amiss.

After doing all this, Yang Fan suppressed his excitement and continued dissecting the body.

The subsequent task of dissecting the corpse was quite routine.

After completing the task, Yang Fan carefully kept a few pieces of human skin and a few miscellaneous treasures before leaving the Skinning Cave.

After leaving the skinning cave, Yang Fan walked around the area and then carefully took out the half of the golden arm bone.

Although it looks like an arm bone, judging from the golden light on it, there must be something inside.