Wild Dogs

Especially since Yang Fan had offended some of the disciples above him before, going up Corpse Puppet Peak now would most likely result in him being targeted by them. However, he had no choice but to nod repeatedly in agreement.

"Yes, thank you, Master."

The two then chatted about things to be careful about on Corpse Puppet Peak.

Then, Yang Fan carefully lowered his voice.

"Master, when we arrive at Corpse Puppet Peak, will I also be able to learn the art of corpse refining?"

"That's natural."

Xue Ming glanced at Yang Fan and nodded with a smile.

"Once you get to the mountain, you absolutely must learn how to make corpse puppets."

"Not only do we need to learn the crafting methods, but we also need to craft many more corpse puppets."

Seeing that Yang Fan was a little nervous, Xue Ming comforted him.

"You don't need to worry too much. There are many benefits to going up the mountain, and the corpse puppet you create will be of great help to you."

"Besides crafting corpse puppets, I will also arrange some tasks for you."

After saying that, Xue Ming turned his head away and ignored Yang Fan.

Yang Fan wisely lowered his head and remained silent.

He didn't know what the other tasks Xue Ming had told him about were, so he could only obediently follow Xue Ming as they flew towards the Blood Fiend Sect.

Before long, the two arrived near the Blood Fiend Sect.

Although disciples immediately flew up to try to stop the two, they obediently stepped aside after seeing Xue Ming clearly.

Xue Ming then took Yang Fan directly to Corpse Puppet Peak, and soon they arrived at the summit.

His cave dwelling is there.

Then Xue Ming threw Yang Fan in front of his own cave.

"Alright, you stay inside for now. I'll go tell your master, and I'll make other arrangements for you when I get back."

Then he looked at Yang Fan, who nodded in agreement and obediently entered the cave.

Then a huge rock fell in front of Xue Ming's cave, sealing off the entire cave.

Then Xue Ming hurriedly flew to the medicine garden.

Meanwhile, Yang Fan remained in the cave and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Staying here is not a good thing.

Although the entrance to Xue Ming's cave was sealed off, the cave itself was brightly lit.

The walls of the cave are inlaid with many bright pearls, illuminating the entire cave.

Just as Yang Fan was looking around, a corpse puppet walked over from the side.

"What level of corpse puppet is this?"

Yang Fan carefully examined the corpse puppet, and after a long while, he felt a chill run down his spine.

He felt a powerful pressure emanating from the corpse puppet.

Clearly, this corpse puppet is at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, much stronger than the corpse puppets of the Corpse Puppet Sect encountered in the Blood Cave.

Seeing this, Yang Fan clicked his tongue in amazement.

Although the Corpse Puppet Sect certainly obtained a more complete Corpse Puppet inheritance than the Blood Fiend Sect, Xue Ming was, after all, a Core Formation stage elder.

The worst corpse puppets he can create are at the Foundation Establishment stage, and Xue Ming might even have one or two Core Formation stage corpse puppets on him.

Yang Fan shook his head slightly and obediently stood guard to the side.

Half a day later, Xue Mingchun returned triumphantly.

"Alright, kid, I've already spoken to your master, and they don't have any objections."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If the two sides were to fight, he would be in the most difficult position, being in the middle. It's not bad that the conflict was resolved peacefully.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan immediately bowed to Xue Ming.

"Yes, thank you for the arrangement, Master."

"Alright, now that we've become master and disciple, you don't need to be so polite."

"Come on, I'll take you to see your cave."

Xue Ming waved his hand, then gestured for Yang Fan to follow him.

Then he led Yang Fan out of the cave and to a cave about ten feet away.

Then he pointed here.

"Look, this cave originally belonged to one of my disciples. He left the Blood Fiend Sect for some reason, so the cave has been idle ever since. I'll hand it over to you from now on."

Immediately afterwards, Xue Ming waved his hand and opened the cave.

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

Although he didn't know much about the Blood Fiend Sect, he was clear that disciples couldn't just leave whenever they wanted.

Under these circumstances, Xue Ming still claimed that his disciple had left, but Yang Fan didn't believe him.

However, Yang Fan also knew that when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head, so he could only obediently follow Xue Ming inside.

However, upon entering the cave, the scene before him was beyond his expectations; the cave was far more luxurious than he had imagined.

Looking around, a jade bed stands in the very center of the room, covered with fine silks and satins, making it extremely luxurious.

Deeper inside the cave, there are several hidden chambers that have been carved out, and these chambers are built in an extremely magnificent manner.

Seeing this, Xue Ming began to explain.

"Look, that's the alchemy room, and the one behind it is the medicinal herb room."

"There are also some medicinal herbs inside; you can learn a little alchemy there too."

After thinking for a moment, Xue Ming took out a small booklet and handed it to Yang Fan.

"These are some pill formulas from our Blood Fiend Sect. They are very helpful for cultivating our Blood Fiend Sect's techniques. You can refine more of these pills."

As he spoke, he patted Yang Fan on the shoulder heavily.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan was overjoyed. He already had a pill-refining furnace, and now having a pill-refining room would make things even more convenient.

Then Zhou Peng can guide him in refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, which will save him a lot of trouble.

Then Xue Ming pointed to the side.

"Look, that's the training room. There should be a small spirit-gathering array inside, which I set up for your senior brother back then."

"You've gotten off easy now, but you must cultivate diligently and not let your master's good intentions go to waste."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan immediately nodded obsequiously, but deep down he was extremely wary.

What a joke! There's no such thing as a free lunch; those who offer unsolicited favors are either up to no good or are thieves.

This person is being so enthusiastic towards him; there's something fishy going on here.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan clenched his fist, but then he relaxed it and respectfully bowed to the other party.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master. I will do my best to cultivate and will never let you down."

"However, Master, I do not yet have a suitable cultivation method."

"Oh right, I forgot about that."

Thinking of this, Xue Ming waved his hand.

"I have several cultivation manuals here. Which one would you like to practice?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan nodded hurriedly, his gaze sweeping over the various cultivation techniques.

He then frowned slightly. Judging from their names, these techniques didn't seem to be anything special; they were probably just ordinary techniques.

After hesitating for a long time, Yang Fan cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Xue Ming.

"Master, I dare to ask you for a cultivation technique."

"Oh? You want a martial arts technique? Tell me about it."

Yang Fan immediately became extremely vigilant.

"I've heard some Blood Servants say that the best of these techniques is the Blood Spirit Technique. I wonder if I have the fate to learn it?"

"The Blood Spirit Technique?"

Hearing this, Xue Ming was not surprised at all.

"It's normal that you know about this technique, after all, the Blood Spirit Technique is one of the strongest techniques in our Blood Fiend Sect."

"However, the Blood Spirit Technique is normally passed on to core disciples. Someone like you who just joined is not normally qualified."

However, upon hearing Xue Ming say "no," Yang Fan knew there was hope and immediately stepped forward to bow respectfully once again.

"Master, if I could have this technique to help me, my cultivation speed would definitely be much faster, and I would be able to progress by leaps and bounds in a day."

Upon hearing this, Xue Xiang thought for a moment, gently tapped the back of his hand, and then nodded.

"Alright, since you want to cultivate the Blood Spirit Technique, I can try to get it for you from Blood Extreme."

"However, I can only give you the cultivation techniques for the Qi Refining stage right now. The cultivation techniques beyond the Qi Refining stage will be given to you when you are close to Foundation Establishment. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Master. This disciple will definitely cultivate diligently and will not disappoint Master."

Yang Fan was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed to the other party.

"Then you wait here for a moment, I'll go find Xue Ji and get you a copy of the cultivation technique."

Xue Ming then left the cave and departed in a hurry.

Seeing that Xue Ming actually went to ask for the Blood Spirit Technique on his behalf, Yang Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It has to be said that the mark on his heart still bothers him, but fortunately, there is finally a solution now.

After Xue Ming left, he carefully took out the Human King Banner and gave it a gentle shake.

Immediately, Zhou Peng fawned over Yang Fan, expressing his loyalty.

"What are your orders, Master? I will do my best to comply."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan glared at him irritably.

"I didn't call you out here so you could flatter me."

"I'm in a bit of trouble right now. Let me tell you what's going on, and you can help me figure out what's wrong."

Yang Fan then recounted everything Xue Ming had just done to Zhou Peng.

Hearing this, Zhou Peng frowned.

"You mean this person will take you as a disciple and teach you the Blood Spirit Technique?"

"Even within the Blood Fiend Sect, the Blood Spirit Technique is considered a high-level cultivation method. Is he really that kind-hearted?"

Zhou Peng was clearly somewhat doubtful, and Yang Fan also sighed.

"That goes without saying, this person is definitely up to no good, but I still don't know what he's planning to do."

Hearing this, Zhou Peng thought for a moment.

"Could he be planning to use you to refine pills?"

"Alchemy? What's going on?"

Yang Fan was startled.

"Oh, alchemy. This is a common method used by our Blood Path Sect to improve cultivation, known as the Human Pill Technique."

"That is, to train one or two outstanding disciples, and then refine these disciples into pills."

"If combined with some precious medicinal herbs, it can help them break through their cultivation level, but this method is against the natural order."

"Even our Blood Path Sect rarely does this kind of thing."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan frowned.

"Could he really be planning to turn me into a pill?"

Yang Fan then muttered to himself, the more he thought about it, the more likely it was to be true.

Xue Ming first searched and interrogated him to confirm that he was not a spy and that there was nothing wrong with him before taking good care of him.

There's definitely something fishy going on here.

Now that Zhou Peng has said this, the most likely explanation is that he wants to refine him into an elixir.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh.

What are your thoughts?

"Besides turning me into a pill, is there any other possibility?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng thought for a moment.

"Other possibilities include possession or creating corpse puppets; in any case, you definitely won't have a good ending."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan glared at him irritably.

"Do you need to tell me this? You help me think of a solution."

Zhou Peng frowned.

"It seems Master wants the Blood Spirit Technique. Since he wants it, why not try to escape after obtaining it?"

"Although the Blood Fiend Sect's defenses are very tight, Master has already become a formal disciple of the sect, so there will be a reason for him to leave the mountain."

"For example, you could go down the mountain under the pretext of buying things at the market, and maybe you could take the opportunity to escape."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan's eyes lit up.

"Yes, this is an opportunity."

After obtaining the Blood Spirit Technique, he would cultivate it for two or three months to ensure there were no problems and that he could resolve his troubles before trying to escape.

If the trouble cannot be resolved, then the only option is to continue to stay obediently in the Blood Fiend Sect.

With this in mind, Yang Fan had an idea.

He then carefully put the King's Banner away again.

Having such a reliable person to guide you is indeed much more convenient.

After putting away the King's Banner, Yang Fan didn't have to wait long before Xue Ming hurriedly returned.

He handed Yang Fan a jade slip.

"Here, the Qi Refining stage version of the Blood Spirit Technique is kept. Take a good look at it, learn it, and start practicing it as soon as you've mastered it."

"I also need to return the copy of the cultivation technique to someone else."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan immediately picked up the jade slip and glanced at its contents.

Once he confirmed that it contained the Blood Spirit Technique, a hint of wild joy welled up in his eyes.

But he quickly suppressed his excitement and bowed respectfully to the other party.

After doing all this, Xue Ming smiled slightly and nodded.

He then waved his hand, setting up a barrier outside the cave.

"Alright, you can focus on your cultivation here for now."

"I'll give you one month. In this month, you must break through to the first level of the Qi Refining stage."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite to you."

"Once you successfully break through, I will release you and entrust you with important tasks."

Yang Fan's heart skipped a beat. This old guy was really ruthless, actually sealing him up here.

But he had no choice but to nod repeatedly in a humble tone to express his gratitude.

"Alright, just focus on your cultivation and don't let anything else bother you."

After thinking for a moment, Xue Ming waved his hand and threw out several bottles of pills and some spirit stones.

"These spirit stones and pills will be helpful to you. Use them for cultivation and break through your cultivation realm as soon as possible."

"I will come to check on your cultivation regularly, so don't cause any problems."

After saying that, Xue Ming turned and left. Only after Xue Ming left did Yang Fan clench his fist.

He was about to curse when Zhou Peng suddenly reminded him.

"Master, don't curse him here. He might have left behind a detection array. Check it carefully first."

Zhou Peng lowered his voice carefully, and Yang Fan nodded slightly before immediately searching around the cave.

He then discovered a detection array in a corner of the cave.

Seeing this, Yang Fan became somewhat exasperated.

Fortunately, he is now a cultivator and can communicate with Zhou Peng directly through telepathy, so their conversation will not be transmitted.

"That old guy really did leave behind a detection array. If I say anything bad about him inside, he can hear it all clearly."