Banshee Family Training Record

The other two also removed their illusions, transforming into monks wearing robes and holding prayer beads.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator who had been pointing at him also sheathed his sword. Yun Chu'an was terrified and stammered, "Buddhist people? You...aren't you merchants? What are you here for?"

Then, one of the Foundation Establishment stage Buddhist disciples spoke up: "Benefactor Yun, we are very sorry that we deceived you before."

"Actually, we are not merchants, but disciples of the Qingyun Sect and Buddhism. We have come here to find the whereabouts of the remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect."

Chapter 62: Concealing the truth

The Corpse-Transporting Faction? Remnants?

Upon hearing this, Yun Chu'an's heartbeat, which had slowed slightly due to his excellent acting skills, began to race wildly again.

Damn it, they came here specifically for Granny Huaishan and Qi Qiao!

For a fleeting moment, he really wanted to report to the people in front of him that he knew where the remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect were, and use them to kill Granny Huaishan as soon as possible.

However, this plan was far too unreliable. Firstly, he was unsure of the strength of the people in front of him, and secondly, he was unsure whether they would also eliminate him as a follower. Therefore, he remained silent, only showing a look of astonishment as he continued to listen.

"It's just that the rogue cultivators and demons in these mountains often avoid us when they see us. We have no choice but to resort to this tactic, disguising ourselves as merchants so that some people will be willing to talk to us," the Buddhist disciple continued to explain, seemingly genuinely regarding him as a trustworthy and honest person, providing detailed information about the situation.

Yun Chu'an stood there, stunned, as if he couldn't process all the information at once, remaining motionless.

Seeing this, the monk sighed again and continued, "We acted rashly tonight because we suspected that this place might harbor ghosts and zombies. We had no intention of disturbing your workshop or prying into your secret of printing large quantities of explosive talismans. We are truly sorry for frightening you."

He had regained his position as the leader of the small team. After saying this, he turned and walked out: "Let's go, it's time to explore the next place."

The Foundation Establishment stage Qingyun disciple sheathed his sword, revealing an embarrassed expression, and turned to leave. Their junior sister, seeing that she had messed things up, was angry but helpless, and turned to leave as well.

Yun Chu'an was covered in cold sweat, but his act wasn't over yet; he had one last line to say: "Wait a minute!"

Outside, the six people stopped and turned to look at him. The junior sister's initial disappointment was rekindled, thinking that he might have some new clues to report, so that she wouldn't have returned empty-handed tonight.

Then they heard Yun Chu'an ask, "Do you still want those thousand explosive tags?"

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances, immediately feeling extremely embarrassed and unsure whether to laugh or cry.

The junior sister stomped her foot, turned around and left: "Never mind, you can keep it and find someone else to sell it to!"

With that, she stopped talking and fled as if escaping. The leading Foundation Establishment Buddhist disciple looked embarrassed and finally sighed, "I'm sorry to have made you happy for nothing and wasted your time. I feel bad about it."

As he spoke, lotus flowers suddenly bloomed from his mouth, and he chanted several grand mantras. A golden light of Buddha shone forth, encircling Yun Chu'an's body before disappearing into it.

"This is a Buddhist protective technique. When you face a life-or-death crisis, it will appear and roar like a Vajra," the Buddhist disciple said. "At that time, enemies below the Foundation Establishment stage will be stunned, and you will be able to escape."

“If we were still in these mountains at that time, we would have followed the sound and come to lend you a hand.”

He said this, then turned and left quickly without saying anything more.

The six figures quickly disappeared, and Yun Chu'an watched them go into the distance.

Once they had completely disappeared from sight, his tense body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, his heart pounding, gasping for breath, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

Passed.

The six people were unaware that the so-called "remnants of the corpse-driving sect" they were searching for, the zombie, had actually been right beneath their feet, separated from them by only a wooden plank.

However, their exploration could not detect that place, because before that, Yun Chuan had spent three thousand low-grade spirit stones to build a brand new family property building underneath.

Seal the prison!

Although this is only the smallest size, it does not diminish its powerful function: its effect is to create a prison that completely isolates spiritual energy. Those sealed inside cannot restore their spiritual energy through meditation, but similarly, those outside cannot detect what is inside.

Now, Qi Qiao's coffin lies inside, quiet and still. Yun Chu'an has already made arrangements for her, so she is inside with her eyes closed, waiting patiently, absolutely not making a sound.

The six of them were completely unaware of this. They had discovered the secret here, but it was nothing more than Yun Chu'an's secret as a merchant—quickly printing explosive talismans, a low-level commodity that was of no value to them, who had already established their foundations, and had nothing to do with their goals.

Therefore, in the future, when they continue to search for zombies and the remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect, they will subconsciously ignore this place and never come to investigate again.

Therefore, Qi Qiao is safe for the time being.

Slumped on the floor, Yun Chu'an gasped for breath. His sweat-soaked sleeves were chilled by the night wind, but he didn't notice at all.

His heart was filled with relief. As expected of the Qi-observation method, the system's products were all top-notch.

If it weren't for this spell, I would never have been able to see through these people's cultivation levels, let alone realize that their questions were actually traps aimed at me.

If it weren't for the little wolf demons encountering them, which alerted them and allowed them to plan ahead and divert the attention of these guys, they wouldn't have been able to succeed.

As is customary, when night falls, Qi Qiao will run out by herself to make spirit stones at the spirit-gathering stone array, where she will run into these guys head-on!

At that point, she won't be able to escape, and neither will I!

Fortunately, at least for now, the crisis is over.

In the short term, these people will probably stop wasting time on their own hilltop and instead go to other hilltops to search.

For the time being, I am safe, but in the long run, it is not so certain.

He knew better than anyone who the remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect were—it was Granny Huai Mountain from his own mountain. If these guys didn't search here, they would search elsewhere. If they couldn't find her, they certainly wouldn't give up easily.

However, this level of trouble is beyond my ability to resolve on my own. After all, the other party is at the Foundation Establishment stage, and I would need to rely on someone else at the Foundation Establishment stage, or even someone at a higher level, to handle it.

He took a breath, then silently chanted a spell, calling out to Zhu Yunqing, preparing to report what had just happened.

At this moment, down the mountain, a group of people from the Qingyun Sect and the Buddhist sect descended the mountain. All six of them remained silent, and the atmosphere was very heavy. After a long while, the eldest senior brother from the Qingyun Sect spoke first, saying, "Let's set up camp down here at the foot of the mountain and make do for the night. We can continue our exploration tomorrow morning."

Several monks from the Buddhist temple nodded and said, "What you say is very true, benefactor. Let us rest for now."

Everyone else agreed, except for the junior sister of the Qingyun Sect. She lowered her head, pursed her lips, and suddenly looked up, saying, "No, everyone, we overlooked a lot just now. There are still many doubts here."

The others looked at her, and then they heard her say, "Although the doubts in the second half of the night can be barely explained, if you think about it carefully, these doubts were actually set up by him himself."

"On the contrary, the few suspicious points we observed ourselves have not yet been explained..."

She recalled the suspicious points she had discovered, but this time, even one of her fellow disciples couldn't keep his expression in check: "Wait, junior sister, did Yun Chu'an offend you? Why are you picking on someone who's only at the fourth level of Qi Refining?"

Beside them, a Buddhist monk sighed and finally couldn't help but say, "Yes, at first we pretended to be weak merchants, and the moment we met, he not only apologized to us, but also gave us such a large sum of spirit stones. That alone is enough to prove that he is a kind and benevolent person, isn't it?"

Chapter 63 He's a good person! (Seeking monthly votes)

Junior Sister Dongfang was speechless for a moment, unable to answer. But these Buddhist disciples weren't finished yet. They harbored resentment towards her and naturally wouldn't let it go, adding insult to injury: "He's only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Even if he really is hiding a secret from us, do you think he could have fooled the three of us Foundation Establishment cultivators just now?"

“He is a businessman, and it is only natural for him to keep his business secrets. On the contrary, he treated us warmly, but we have repeatedly deceived him and broken our promises. Monks do not lie, but we have gone back on our word to him time and time again. It is truly shameful.”

His cultivation level was his greatest asset. They had already searched the small town on the mountaintop, but still found nothing.

This in itself already speaks volumes.

The junior sister immediately said anxiously, "But he's clearly not honest. Who knows how many secrets he's hiding? There might be something behind this..."

Before she could finish speaking, the last monk interrupted, "Yes, we've suspected him time and time again based on hearsay, even taking a single glance as evidence. It's really laughable."

"Now the facts have proven that he really has no problems. He may have some little secrets of his own, which he is keeping to himself and does not want us to know, but those are harmless and have nothing to do with our goals. Why bother to find out everything like a voyeur?"

Hearing him say that, the junior sister of Qingyun Sect immediately became anxious: "I'm going to great lengths to help you find clues about the Corpse Driving Sect, and you're talking to me like that?!"

Just as she was about to explode, her senior brother suddenly used a sound-gathering technique to whisper to her, "Junior sister, calm down. We've already embarrassed ourselves enough tonight. Stop talking!"

Instead of offering advice, she became even more agitated: "What have I been busy with all day? I've finally made some progress, and yet you all say this about me!"

She was anxious, she was really anxious. She had been trying hard to think about the loopholes in Yun Chu'an's words and actions, trying to deduce that possible existence.

However, her fellow students and business partners did not believe her, and all her hard work was rejected. This made her think that she might as well give up and stop caring about this matter altogether.

Whether or not you can find the Corpse-Driving Sect is your Buddhist sect's business. Our Qingyun Sect is just an assistant. If we really fail, we won't take the blame!

She thought fiercely, but at the critical moment, another Buddhist disciple smoothed things over, saying, "However, Miss Dongfang's method is indeed useful. It's just that we were unlucky today and encountered Mr. Yun Chu'an, who is kind-hearted but also shrewd and cunning, and therefore always seems to be a bad person. This led to a misjudgment."

"We all misjudged him from the beginning; he was a trustworthy and good person. We can't blame Miss Dongfang alone. Besides, we did gain something today. Didn't Mr. Yun also mark some demon cultivator families in the mountains for us?"

As he spoke, he opened the map that Yun Chu'an had given them and continued, "Next, we will follow Miss Dongfang's strategy and focus on exploring these mountains. Those remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect who want to establish themselves in these mountains will inevitably have to rely on large local demon cultivator families. Starting from here, we will surely be able to make a breakthrough soon."

These words finally calmed down the agitated junior sister of the Qingyun Sect. Although she was still somewhat resentful, she lowered her head and said, "Well, this day wasn't entirely fruitless. Let's all rest."

The six of them found a patch of woodland in the mountains and set up camp to rest. Little did they know that at that very moment, just a hundred meters away, at the top of a large tree, Zhu Yunqing stood, holding Yun Chuan'an's shoulder with one hand, watching from afar.

Yun Chu'an had only a very thin branch under his feet to stand on. He couldn't keep his balance at all, and swayed precariously, almost falling off the tree several times.

Finally, having no other choice, he had to hold onto his fourth sister's arm tightly, which gave him a foothold and allowed him to stand up with difficulty.

The spider demon paid no attention to his little tricks, because at this moment, her attention was entirely focused on the six Qingyun Sect members and Buddhist disciples in the distance.

She observed the spiritual energy fluctuations of the three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from afar, noting their distinctive features, and listened to their undisguised conversation using magic. Her expression was extremely solemn, even somewhat grim.

Once the six people who had been arguing had finally calmed down and gone to set up camp to rest, she let out a long sigh of relief, as if she had finally put her mind at ease.

Then, she turned to look at Yun Chu'an, parted her lips slightly, and said, "You did a good job this time. You were able to identify them immediately and respond accordingly. As a result, they won't be able to trace us back to us for a while."

Yun Chu'an said modestly, "It was just luck. But Fourth Sister, is there such a force as the 'Corpse-Driving Sect' they mentioned in our mountains?"

He pretended not to know, but Yun Chuan had already deduced the answer from the techniques of You Wensi and Qi Qiao marked in the system.

He just wanted to find out what Zhu Yunqing was thinking.

He carefully observed the spider demon's expression, and then, to his naked eye, he could see that her expression was somewhat complicated, hesitant, and finally, she let out a sigh.

“There are indeed remnants of the Corpse-Driving Faction in the mountains,” she said. “But they are all extremely dangerous. With your strength, knowing too much about them will only bring you harm, not benefit.”

"But for Qi Qiao's sake, you should also be wary of these guys from now on, understand?"

As she spoke, her eyes gleamed, as if she were considering a solution. Yun Chu'an nodded in agreement, gaining a more accurate understanding of her current attitude towards him.

He carefully observed her beautiful profile, pondered for a moment, and cautiously asked, "Fourth Sister, what kind of sect is the Corpse-Driving Sect?"

Zhu Yunqing snapped out of her daze and continued, "It's a sect with a long history."

"Long ago, and of course now, war broke out all over the Central Plains. Many people died far from home, but their vengeful spirits did not dissipate. They became wandering ghosts, weeping all day long, which frightened people."

"Some vengeful spirits simply wish to return to their hometown and be buried next to their loved ones, returning to their roots. It was against this backdrop that the first Taoist priests who drove corpses came into being."

"They were not powerful cultivators, but a group of compassionate people who wanted to help these vengeful spirits find peace. So they took the initiative to drive away the corpses of those who died far from home and send them back home."

"This is the original Corpse-driving sect. However, there are many difficulties and dangers along the way. In order to achieve their original goal, the Corpse-driving Taoists had to find ways to enhance their self-protection capabilities—and the zombies they drove were the best choice."

"As time went on, the spells for refining zombies became more and more profound and their functions became more and more powerful. As a result, some cultivators discovered that driving zombies to fight for them had become a very cost-effective option."

"They then used this method to collect corpses everywhere, and even actively hunted powerful cultivators to refine them into zombies to assist them in battle. They even experimented with some unimaginably powerful techniques on them. Of course, at this time, the Corpse Driving Sect had become evil and demonic cultivators in the eyes of the righteous path, and it had nothing to do with the original ideals of the Corpse Driving Daoists."

Yun Chu'an understood. After hearing the story of this sect, he couldn't help but sigh. The former corpse-driving Taoists undoubtedly had lofty ideals and good intentions. It's just a pity that the achievements they left behind were exploited by other greedy cultivators, turning them into evil and demonic cultivators.

I wonder what they would think if they knew about this from heaven.

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Chapter 64 Appreciation and Doubt

Zhu Yunqing continued, "And in the end, you can probably guess the fate of the Corpse Driving Sect. The righteous cultivators of the Central Plains joined forces to launch a grand annihilation operation, uprooting the sect completely. The higher-ups were almost wiped out, and the remaining disciples scattered and fled."

However, even she didn't know anything about the immortal resurrected corpse, and therefore didn't know what these Buddhist disciples were investigating.

Yun Chu'an nodded slightly: "I see... And then, these guys kept chasing after us relentlessly..."

Zhu Yunqing said, "The Corpse Driving Sect is no longer a force to be reckoned with. The Qingyun Sect and the Buddhist sect have joined forces to attack. You must protect Qi Qiao well. You have already fooled her once today, but you can fool her for a while, but not forever."

"Chu An, if you are a remnant of the Corpse-Driving Sect, how do you plan to resolve this problem?"

Yun Chu'an knew that this wasn't a real question asking for a solution, since the two of them together couldn't handle those six people. It was just that his fourth sister was giving him a challenge as a test of his thinking.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "If we put ourselves in their shoes, the remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect are hiding in these mountains, but that doesn't mean these guys will necessarily hide in the mountains forever."

"So, if it were me, I would hide myself first, not revealing myself, and then secretly spread rumors, saying that the Qingyun Sect and the Buddhist sect came to the mountains to kill demons and monsters and to promote righteousness."

"In this way, they will inevitably clash with other demon cultivator families in the mountains and cause a commotion. Then we can spread rumors that many rogue cultivators and demon cultivators have fled the deep mountains because they are afraid of the righteous path. As a result, they will naturally think that the Corpse Driving Sect has also fled, and then they will leave and no longer waste time here."

Zhu Yunqing smiled, her eyes showing considerable satisfaction: "Why are you so timid? They are just a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, while Grandma is a Golden Core cultivator. Dealing with them would be a piece of cake."

Yun Chu'an quickly said, "Even if Granny is powerful, even Yan Shuiyi from that day would definitely not be Granny's match. But these people have the Qingyun Sect and the Buddhist sect behind them. They all have powerful backers. To be on the safe side, we should not confront them head-on."

Zhu Yunqing thought to herself, "That's not necessarily true."

She recalled the splendor of Yan Shui Yi that day. She killed a powerful snake demon in the late stage of Foundation Establishment with ease, seemingly without breaking a sweat, leaving one dead and the other injured. Her high talent and strength made people take her seriously.

As for her mother-in-law, although she herself didn't realize it, according to her elder sister, she might not actually be a true Golden Core cultivator.

Originally, Zhu Yunqing hadn't considered this matter. Her mother-in-law's power was undeniable, and at least her elder sister was no match for her.

But as time went on, she couldn't help but wonder why her mother-in-law was making excuses and refusing to help when her lifespan was severely depleted, a problem that could be solved with just a little help from a Golden Core cultivator.

Even though he had done so much for the family and brought her so much benefit, why was she unwilling to help him, even just once?