Wild Dogs

Just as the puppet retreated, the fear on Yang Fan's face suddenly turned into mockery.

He then swung his hand forcefully, sending several black beads hurtling towards the group.

At the same time, the puppet lunged at the person closest to it.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye; the four of them were struck hard before they could even react.

The puppet behind Yang Fan is a powerful Foundation Establishment stage puppet.

Dealing with these Qi Refining stage cultivators is naturally a piece of cake.

The puppet rushed forward and tore open the man's chest with a single claw, tearing out his heart.

At the same time, the black bead that Yang Fan threw out exploded in front of the group.

A moment later, the black mist clung to the group, and screams of agony rang out.

"Ah! What is this?"

The group screamed incessantly as black energy continued to seep into their bodies.

These black pills were what he found on the Black Fiend Cult youth when he rescued Xu Longyue.

It is very effective against enemies.

The poisonous gas seeped into the bodies of several Qi Refining stage disciples, causing streams of black blood to flow from their bodies.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Fan took out the small drum and gently tapped it.

"Bang."

As the drumbeats ended, a group of rats scurried out from the side.

"Damn it."

The men screamed in agony, and the rats immediately pounced on them, tearing their flesh apart.

Before long, the rats had eaten them all.

Seeing this, Yang Fan smiled with satisfaction, then tapped the small drum again, and the rat immediately retreated.

After being elevated by the small cauldron, he was able to control the swarm of mice with ease using this small drum.

After the rats retreated, Yang Fan stepped forward, picked up the four people's storage bags, and began to count their spoils.

After searching through it, Yang Fan disappointedly tossed the storage bag aside.

There wasn't anything valuable in the four people's storage bags.

The total number of spirit stones added up to less than twenty.

Only one weapon was decent, which Yang Fan reluctantly accepted.

"These four guys are too poor. This is all they have after robbing and looting."

Yang Fan complained for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved.

If someone truly had a large fortune, they wouldn't risk going out to rob others.

After thinking it over, Yang Fan gave a cold laugh.

These people who wanted to rob him should be prepared to be killed instead.

The saying goes, "Too much scheming can backfire and cost you your life."

After doing all this, Yang Fan quickly left with his hands behind his back.

As he flew towards the Blood Fiend Sect, he pondered his next move.

He now has enough materials to refine the Gu worm, so he can focus on refining the Mind-Capturing Gu.

Once the Mind-Capturing Gu is successfully refined, one can try to control this puppet, which is equivalent to having an extra helper.

The premise is that we must be careful not to let Xue Ming and Xue Wang know about the creation of Gu worms.

Otherwise, he would be completely finished.

As Yang Fan pondered this, he flew towards the Blood Fiend Sect.

Upon returning to the Blood Fiend Sect, Yang Fan first hid the supplies in a secluded cave before heading back to the Skinning Cave.

Xue Wang was very satisfied to see Yang Fan return.

"Oh, you've finished shopping?"

"Yes, Elder, please take a look."

Yang Fan respectfully handed over the storage bag, without holding anything back.

Xue Wang looked through the items and was delighted to find that they were complete and of good quality.

He patted Yang Fan on the shoulder heavily.

"You're not bad, kid. Your cultivation level is low, but your eyesight is excellent. The materials you've chosen are all quite good."

"From now on, I'll have you run errands for me whenever I need to buy something."

After saying that, he took everything away, only throwing the empty storage bag back in.

He then casually tossed a few spirit stones to Yang Fan.

"Consider these spirit stones your payment."

Then, he looked at the puppet behind Yang Fan and smiled.

"That old bastard Xue Ming is really something, still playing these tricks even now."

Yang Fan's eyes lit up.

"May I ask, Elder, what is this puppet?"

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

"Alright, this is Xue Ming's arrangement, I have no right to interfere, and I won't say anything more."

"You just stay by his side and do your job. I'll let you know if I need anything."

Seeing that Xue Ming had no intention of helping him, Yang Fan could only obediently retreat. After returning to his cave with the puppet, Yang Fan went to see Xue Ming.

"Oh? You're back. How did the Blood Forgotten matter go?"

Seeing Yang Fan return obediently, Xue Ming asked curiously.

"Yes, disciple has already purchased the items for Elder Xuewang and handed them all over to him."

Upon hearing this, Xue Ming nodded and then gently beckoned to Yang Fan.

"Come here."

Yang Fan's heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong, but he still gritted his teeth and went over.

Xue Ming raised his hand and gently placed it on Yang Fan's wrist.

His spiritual energy was like a cold, venomous snake, invading Yang Fan's body along his meridians.

"Master, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to see if you were hiding any strength."

Xue Ming let out a strange laugh, and his spiritual energy circulated faster within Yang Fan's body.

Yang Fan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar; he had indeed been hiding his true strength.

If Xue Ming finds out, things won't end well today.

What should I do? Yang Fan was trembling with nervousness.

Just as he was about to grit his teeth and fight desperately, Xue Ming suddenly withdrew his hand.

"Hmm? Your cultivation level is really only at the first level of Qi Refining. That's strange."

Xue Ming was somewhat surprised; he circled Yang Fan's meridians once.

They discovered that Yang Fan's meridians were blocked and his spiritual energy was scarce, which was a sign that he was at the first level of the Qi Refining stage.

"It seems your spiritual root is indeed a hidden spiritual root. That's interesting."

Xue Ming stroked his chin, his gaze towards Yang Fan revealing a hint of fervor.

Yang Fan feigned fear and quickly bowed to Xue Ming.

"Master, your disciple would never dare to deceive you. Please see the truth."

Xue Ming waved his hand.

"It's nothing, I just felt something was off about you, so I checked you out."

A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"Even if someone at the first level of Qi Refining is dissatisfied, what trouble can they possibly cause?"

Xue Ming patted Yang Fan on the shoulder with a smile.

Yang Fan felt a cold sweat run down his back and awkwardly clasped his hands in a gesture of respect.

"Master, you flatter me. How could I dare to be disrespectful? I admire you from the bottom of my heart."

Xue Ming chuckled.

"Alright, stop flattering me. I was a disciple myself, and I know exactly what's going on."

"You stay put and don't try anything funny, and don't even think about escaping the Blood Fiend Sect."

"I have plenty of ways to catch you, do you understand?"

"Yes, of course not."

Yang Fan hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting.

"I was originally a beggar in the mortal world, who never had enough to eat or wear."

"Now that I have food, clothing, and cultivation techniques to practice in the sect, I can't ask for anything more."

"How could this disciple possibly leave the Blood Fiend Sect?"

Yang Fan hurriedly expressed his loyalty.

Xue Ming laughed loudly.

"It's best if you think that way. Go and cultivate."

"You must reach the third level of Qi Refining within two months. If you fail, don't blame me for being impolite."

Xue Ming's words were gentle, but the hidden meaning sent chills down Yang Fan's spine.

Yang Fan glanced at Xue Ming, and seeing his serious expression, could only nod hesitantly.

"Yes, disciple will do his best."

Xue Ming nodded and casually tossed down a few bottles of pills.

"Take this; it contains pills to aid your cultivation."

"With these pills, it should be no problem for you to advance to the third level of the Qi Refining stage within two months."