Wild Dogs

Looking at the puppet that kept following him, Yang Fan was getting a little angry.

This puppet was clearly used by Xue Ming to monitor him and prevent him from escaping.

Yang Fan felt a surge of resentment and clenched his fists.

He was just an ordinary blood servant, so why was Xue Ming so fixated on him?

Could it be that he's got his eye on it because I helped him find some medicinal herbs?

Yang Fan clenched his fists. He had indeed performed better than the others in the Blood Cave, but it didn't deserve such attention.

More importantly, if Xue Ming wanted to harm him, he wouldn't need to resort to so many tricks; after all, he was a Core Formation cultivator.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment.

After thinking for a moment, he quietly took out the Emperor's Banner, told Zhou Peng the whole story, and asked him what to do next.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng pondered for a moment before slowly transmitting his voice to Yang Fan.

"In my opinion, this puppet is probably used by your cheap master to keep an eye on you. If you try to escape, this puppet will take action and control you."

Yang Fan felt a chill run down his spine. Although he already had a suspicion, Zhou Peng's words only confirmed his suspicions.

"What should I do? Won't this thing be able to see everything I do in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng directly denied it.

"Not at all. This thing wouldn't report your every move to Xue Ming."

"In my opinion, this thing is probably meant to prevent you from escaping. As long as you don't run away, it won't cause any trouble."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as the puppet didn't reveal his secret, everything would be fine.

However, Yang Fan still felt uncomfortable being stared at by such a thing.

After pondering for a while, Zhou Peng suddenly spoke to Yang Fan.

"Master, if I'm not mistaken, you want to escape the Blood Fiend Sect, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan nodded.

"Of course, I don't want to stay in this godforsaken place for another second."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng lowered his voice.

"In that case, Master will probably have to be patient."

"This puppet was crafted from the corpse of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, with the addition of various rare materials."

"Its actual combat strength is equivalent to that of a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

"With your current combat strength, Master, you are no match for him at all."

"To defeat him, you'd need to be at least at the Foundation Establishment stage."

"So it's best for the master to wait patiently for now."

"Once you successfully establish your foundation, and learn some secret techniques, dealing with this corpse puppet will be more than enough."

Zhou Peng lowered his voice as he said this.

"Master, didn't you obtain the Blood Spirit Sect's method for crafting corpse puppets?"

"That method of creating corpse puppets is far superior to that of the Blood Fiend Sect."

"Once you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, you might be able to use the Blood Spirit Sect's corpse puppet control method to control this corpse puppet in return."

"Wouldn't that mean Xue Ming would end up losing more than he gained by trying to steal a chicken?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan's eyes lit up; how could he have forgotten about this?

He had previously obtained the Blood Spirit Sect's method for crafting corpse puppets in the Blood Cave, which contained detailed instructions on how to control them.

If he can master the Blood Spirit Sect's method of controlling the corpse puppet, he might be able to turn the tables and control the corpse puppet himself.

The more Yang Fan thought about it, the more excited he became.

"You're right. This thing is an inanimate object after all. As long as I'm patient, I'm sure I can find a way to break its control."

"I'll use this thing to my advantage when the time comes."

The more Yang Fan thought about it, the more a smile appeared on his lips, and he no longer had such a strong aversion to the puppet behind him.

"But you said you'd help me refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, that shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Yang Fan asked Zhou Peng.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng readily agreed.

"Master, please rest assured, I am very confident in my alchemy skills."

"Although my cultivation level isn't particularly strong, my expertise in alchemy and formations is by no means weak."

Zhou Peng said this with considerable pride.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan nodded.

"Alright, then I'll see what you're capable of."

After returning to his cave, Yang Fan tidied himself up a bit and then hurriedly headed to the Skinning Cave.

Upon arriving at the Skinning Cave, Xue Wang sneered as he looked at the puppet behind Yang Fan.

"That old bastard Xue Ming really likes this trick. He's too lazy to look after his disciple, so he just lets the puppet follow him around."

Upon seeing this, Yang Fan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly looked at Xue Wang.

"May I ask Elder Xue Wang, do you know the origin of this puppet?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Wang glanced at him and patted Yang Fan's shoulder heavily.

"Kid, don't ask any more questions. Just go inside and skin your dead."

As he spoke, he gently pushed Yang Fan into the skinning hole.

Seeing that Xue Wang wouldn't say anything, Yang Fan could only take the puppet and walk down.

Everyone was surprised to see Yang Fan bring down a puppet to skin it.

However, these people were quite knowledgeable and didn't say much. They just quietly processed the human skin on the side.

Seeing this, Yang Fan also found a stone platform and began to carefully process the human skin.

In the days that followed, Yang Fan repeated almost the same work.

Every day, after processing the human skin, they would return it to the Blood Forgotten side.

Fortunately, what really bothered him during this period was this puppet.

This puppet had followed him to the point of never leaving his side.

Even when he sat cross-legged in meditation, diligently cultivating his skills, the puppet would stay by his side and follow his example.

This annoyed Yang Fan.

Fortunately, in the past few days, Yang Fan successfully broke through to the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage, and is only one step away from stepping into the tenth level of the Qi Refining stage.

This gave Yang Fan confidence, and he knew that all he needed to do next was to cultivate diligently.

That day, after he finished processing the human skin as usual, he was about to leave when Xue Wang called him back.

"Hey kid, come here."

Seeing Xue Wang greeting him, Yang Fan felt a sudden surge of unease.

But he had no choice but to go over, so he braced himself and respectfully bowed to Xue Wang.

"Greetings, Elder. May I ask what your instructions are?"

Xue Wang glanced at Yang Fan, then handed him a storage bag.

"Take this to the Banner Hall; they need it."

Yang Fan was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening.

It seems that Xue Wang wanted him to send the human skins he had peeled off during this time to the Banner Making Hall to make the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.