I Am A Corpse Collector In The World Of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 36: Constant Disputes

One month after the destruction of the Yunhai Sect.

Chen Shen went out at night to buy and sell elixirs in the market. While eating at a restaurant, he overheard some cultivators talking.

"It seems like something is about to happen in the Yunhai Sect."

"Yeah, my younger brother didn't listen to advice and insisted on going there. Now he can't come back. It looks like there's going to be a fight."

"I heard it's because of a spiritual mine that couldn't be negotiated. Both sides' high-level members wanted it and almost flipped the table. In my opinion, it would be best if both sides compromised and split the profits from the mine equally. Making money peacefully is better, isn't it?"

"You don't understand. My senior brother from the inner sect said that it's a high-grade spiritual mine, and neither of the Gold Core True Immortals is willing to compromise."

"Then there's nothing to talk about."

"I just don't know if it will affect us here."

"..."

"Both sects have similar strength. If they fight, neither side will benefit. I just don't know how Brother Lu is doing over there."

Chen Shen muttered to himself, then finished paying the bill and returned to Heaven Burial Mountain.

Half a month later.

Ding Ling.

A huge flying boat sailed from the sky towards Heaven Burial Mountain, getting closer and closer.

Before long, bodies fell like dumplings.

"These disciples all died in battle for the sect. Regardless of their status, they will be buried with the treatment of inner sect disciples. Inscriptions will be carved on their tombstones."

On the boat, a voice spread near the gangway. Then, a huge wave of spiritual power fluctuation rippled, and the flying boat swiftly circled and disappeared into the sky.

Chen Shen counted and there were about forty to fifty bodies.

Standing beside him was a Qi Refining fifth-level cultivator, a new corpse collector.

When this corpse collector saw the flying boat leaving, he turned around and went back to the attic.

He lived in the same house as Lu Changqing. Chen Shen didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he dismantled the array in the courtyard to avoid any inconvenience.

The Spirit Gathering array left in the house was not removed. This person stayed in his room day and night to cultivate, and this was his first time going out.

Chen Shen felt relieved by this indifferent attitude. As long as it didn't cause trouble for him, the other party could do whatever they wanted.

Five days later, Chen Shen completed the burial of all the bodies, averaging ten graves per day.

Although it was said to be five days, he could have finished it in minutes, and he did.

First, he moved about ten bodies to the inner sect burial plain, then used spiritual power to dig graves and inscribed wooden tombstones with a brush.

The remaining time was spent cultivating in the underground palace. He had almost dug one-third of Heaven Burial Mountain, from the gangway to the inner sect burial area, ten zhang deep underground.

In the central area, there were a huge martial arena and cultivation rooms, among others, while the rest were long corridors like a maze.

To avoid danger, he also dug several escape routes leading to the overhang of Heaven Burial Mountain.

Ten days later, on the winter solstice, it snowed.

Chen Shen saw the flying boat coming again, and more than thirty bodies fell.

"This spiritual mine belongs to my Cangwu Immortal Sect. How dare you secretly mine it without notifying us? Is your Tianmo Sect seeking death?"

Through the images before the bodies died, he saw a brief scene of what happened in Yunhai.

The Gold Core True Immortal was furious, and a great battle broke out between the Tianmo Sect and the Cangwu Immortal Sect over the high-grade spiritual mine.

Boom!

Chen Shen saw from the images that a dazzling light radiated within a radius of ten li, and the terrifying pressure of the Gold Core True Immortal swept through the heavens and earth.

The Gold Core True Immortal fought as if thunder exploded, the sound deafening, and the dazzling light flickered one after another.

Then, a residual wave shot towards the bodies, and the images were interrupted.

January.

After Chen Shen's cultivation breakthrough to the late stage of Foundation Building.

"For the sacrifice of our sect, the disciples of the inner sect should hold a funeral!"

There was another small-scale conflict between the Cangwu Sect and the Yunhai Sect, resulting in more than ten casualties.

January 15th.

Ye Long, the True Lord stationed in Yunhai, returned to the sect.

Chen Shen took the opportunity to visit the Manxiang Tower and learned about the situation from the cultivators there.

"Have you heard? The True Lord Ye Long, the first peak, has returned from Yunhai."

"It seems that he returned with serious injuries. Elder Ye Long had a fight with a Gold Core cultivator from the Tianmo Sect. Both True Lords almost died. In the end, they didn't want to continue fighting, so they agreed to split the spiritual mine evenly, with each side taking half of the profits."

"That's good. It's better to avoid further conflicts and deaths. I still have a beloved over there."

"You talk as if you have several beloveds."

"Don't be jealous. As a senior brother, I am also handsome and talented."

"..."

In February, Chen Shen celebrated the New Year at Heaven Burial Mountain.

He bought some ingredients and made a hot pot in the courtyard to enjoy.

The fragrance filled the air, reaching the neighboring courtyard. The cultivators there meowed a few times.

Listening to the continuous sound of footsteps from the opposite courtyard, they hesitated to speak.

Mainly because Chen Shen had his back turned to them, and as cultivators, they couldn't lower their dignity to initiate a conversation.

Time flew by, and three months passed in the peaceful cultivation life in the mountains.

Early May.

"Enemy attack! The Tianmo Sect is invading. Yunhai requests support from the sect!"

"Yunhai is facing a formidable enemy. The elders request the Young Sect Master to go and support!"

In the Cangwu Immortal Sect, two figures swiftly flew by, spreading the call for help to all the peaks.

Ye Shuang was greatly alarmed and quickly opened his eyes from his cultivation, heading to the council hall.

In the hall, all the Gold Core True Lords had already gathered. Ye Shuang noticed two disciples lying on the ground, covered in blood.

"What happened in Yunhai?" Ye Shuang hurriedly walked over and asked in a deep voice.

The two disciples had already passed out, but a Gold Core True Lord explained his confusion:

"In Yunhai, one of our disciples and several others discovered a top-grade spiritual stone, ten meters wide, in the spiritual mine."

"We intended to keep it for ourselves and bring it back to the sect, but one of the disciples accidentally let it slip and the Tianmo Sect overheard."

"The Tianmo Sect demanded an explanation, but our sect couldn't possibly admit it. We executed the disciple who let it slip."

"But the son of the Tianmo Sect's Sect Master had already been there for several days, accompanied by several Gold Core True Lords. The Tianmo Sect had the advantage in numbers, and a direct battle broke out. Our Gold Core elders who were stationed there were no match at all. We need to immediately send more True Lords over."

After listening, Ye Shuang's face turned extremely ugly. He wanted to tear the executed disciple into pieces.

But now was not the time for anger. Ye Shuang looked at one of the True Lords and said:

"Elder, please go and bring Elder Zhi Jian here."

The True Lord pondered for a moment, about to speak, when a cultivator walked in from outside the hall.

"Reporting to the Young Sect Master and all the elders, the Law Enforcement Peak's true disciple, Yun Qingying, requests an audience."

"Oh?" Ye Shuang's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Please come in."

After a while, a young man with a heroic appearance walked in, carrying a long sword and sharp eyes.

"Junior Brother Yun, is Elder Zhi Jian going to take action?" Ye Shuang asked eagerly.

"No, he is not!"

Upon hearing this, the hope in Ye Shuang's eyes turned into disappointment. "Then?"

"Master told me to inform the Young Sect Master that he is only responsible for guarding the Cangwu Sect. He won't interfere with anything outside the sect."

Yun Qingying said expressionlessly, then slightly bowed and left without any hesitation.

(End of this chapter)