Wild Dogs

"Yes."

Yang Fan nodded.

However, he knew that judging from Xue Wang's expression, Xue Wang had not reached an agreement with Xue Ming at all.

This left Yang Fan feeling disappointed.

After leaving the Skinning Cave, Yang Fan first went to the desolate mountain where Xiao Hei was staying.

After feeding the monster meat to Xiao Hei, Yang Fan patted its head with satisfaction.

Since embarking on the path to immortality, this little black dog has been his only companion.

Therefore, he has a deep affection for Xiao Hei.

More importantly, Xiao Hei has now turned into a demon beast.

Once Xiao Hei grows stronger, he can definitely become his helper.

After taking care of Xiao Hei, Yang Fan felt uneasy.

He thought for a moment and instead of rushing back to his cave, he took a stroll around the back mountain.

Arriving at the place where he had buried his body, he made sure that no one was around.

Yang Fan carefully took out the corpse refining furnace.

After being processed in the small cauldron, the corpse refining furnace has been completely renewed.

Yang Fan nodded in satisfaction and placed the corpse refining furnace aside.

He then continued searching through the small cauldron and finally took out the pair of straw sandals.

What he had thrown in earlier were straw sandals, but when Yang Fan took them out, he was surprised to find that they had changed.

The previously worn-out straw sandals have been transformed into a pair of long boots.

The boots were wrapped in green vines, and more importantly, they were inlaid with crystal-clear wind crystals around the edges.

Yang Fan was overjoyed.

Very good. He had thought these old straw sandals were still very useful before, and now it seems they are indeed quite good.

He couldn't wait to put on the boots and immediately started running around wildly.

After putting on these boots, Yang Fan's speed increased by at least 50%.

Although these boots aren't very useful for escaping, they would be much more convenient for Yang Fan during battle.

It's much easier to use it for surprise attacks or to deal with enemies.

After all, speed is the ultimate weapon in martial arts. As long as he is fast enough, Yang Fan can succeed before his opponent can react.

This is good stuff.

Yang Fan has already mastered the movement technique, and with these long boots, dealing with enemies will definitely be much easier.

However, looking at the gleaming wind crystals around the boots, Yang Fan thought about it and still felt they were a bit too conspicuous.

He took out several pieces of black leather from the side and carefully wrapped them around the wind crystal.

This makes the boots less noticeable.

He then took off his boots and carefully put them into the small cauldron.

You can't just show this to anyone, or someone will definitely try to steal it.

Then he changed back into his boots, and only then did he carefully take out his King's Banner.

"Master, have you obtained the corpse refining furnace?"

After Yang Fan woke Zhou Peng up, Zhou Peng immediately asked in surprise.

Each time he was taken back, Zhou Peng found it very difficult to find out what was happening outside.

Therefore, he was unaware of the situation regarding the corpse refining furnace.

Yang Fan smiled and nodded, then patted the corpse-refining furnace next to him.

"Here you go, the item is right here. Now we should be able to refine the corpse."

"Yes, with this, we can create corpse puppets."

"It's a pity that there's only one corpse now; it's a bit of a waste."

Yang Fan smiled, then threw another corpse out of his storage bag.

He secretly hid this corpse today, because with two corpses he could create two corpse puppets.

"Master is truly amazing; he managed to obtain another corpse without anyone noticing."

After examining the two corpses, Zhou Peng was quite satisfied.

"Master, one of these two corpses was even at the Foundation Establishment stage."

"In this way, the corpse puppets created will be even more powerful."

Yang Fan was overjoyed.

"Then hurry up and refine it, I can't wait."

"Yes."

Zhou Peng spoke hurriedly.

He has far more experience than Yang Fan in crafting corpse puppets.

After all, the Blood Spirit Sect used to refine corpse puppets and make various kinds of Gu worms, and he learned a bit of everything from them.

Yang Fan then moved the corpse aside and set up the corpse-refining furnace.

Then they threw the two corpses into the crematorium.

One of the two corpses had already been pre-processed, making the refining process much faster.

The other one will take longer.

Looking at the two corpses, Zhou Peng solemnly addressed Yang Fan.

"Master, the faster one of these two corpse puppets can be completed in seven or eight days."

"But the slower one will take at least ten days."

"Master, please be patient and wait a little while."

Yang Fan nodded.

"Don't worry, I understand that. Haste makes waste, and these things can't be rushed."

Zhou Peng was naturally overjoyed that Yang Fan was so understanding.

Yang Fan then threw the two corpses into the corpse refining furnace.

After the body was thrown into the corpse-refining furnace, Zhou Peng immediately gave instructions to Yang Fan.

"Master, add these medicinal herbs in."

As Zhou Peng spoke, he rattled off several kinds of medicinal herbs.

Yang Fan immediately added the medicinal herbs.

After these medicinal herbs were added, under Zhou Peng's guidance...

Yang Fan directed the earth vein fire to the area beneath the corpse refining furnace.

As the flames roared, the medicinal herbs inside began to release their liquid.

Immediately, Zhou Peng urged Yang Fan to add in all sorts of rare materials.

As these rare materials are added, the medicinal liquid inside gradually blends with them.

The liquid then began to seep into the corpse's body.

And so, under Zhou Peng's guidance, Yang Fan patiently crafted the corpse puppet.

As the refining process progressed, night gradually fell.

Zhou Peng then told Yang Fan to drip his semen into the solution.

Yang Fan then did as instructed and dripped his semen into it.

After doing all this, Zhou Peng took a deep breath.

"Alright, the corpse puppet is now at a crucial stage in its creation."

"Now let the flames and the corpse puppet be slowly refined."

"Master only needs to come and check on the refining process every day and add a drop of essence blood."

Yang Fan nodded, then looked somewhat troubled.

Where should we hide this thing?

This corpse-refining furnace needs to keep running, so burying it directly won't work; we need to find a safe place.

"Why don't we find a cave? Anyway, this is a deserted mountain, so we should be fine if we stay away."

As Zhou Peng spoke, Yang Fan nodded.

Then, carrying the corpse refining furnace and the earth vein fire, they carefully searched the mountain range.

After finding a cave, he carefully placed the corpse-refining furnace and flames inside.

Then he piled up several huge rocks at the entrance of the cave.

"Master, why don't we plant a few array flags and use an array to seal this place off? That way, no one else will be able to find it."

Formation?

Yang Fan scratched his head.

"I know absolutely nothing about formations."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng gave an awkward smile.

"Yes, I forgot about that."

"But didn't Master obtain a formation from the Blood Cave before?"

"With a slight modification, that formation can still conceal the aura here, making it undetectable to ordinary cultivators."