I Am A Corpse Collector In The World Of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 75: Spiritual Roots on the Verge of Breaking

Over the course of ten years, the conflict between the two city lords has become increasingly intense.

Jiang Xingyue has almost half of Lingxi City under her control, but the actual total income is only a small portion.

For example, the lucrative Lingstone market has always been firmly controlled by Chen Feng.

He simply cannot infiltrate it.

The Four Arts, which generate a steady stream of Lingstone, have been monopolized. Even if he were to establish a new Four Arts alliance, very few would come to join, and they would also face suppression from the other side.

"Since you're making a move on the first day, don't blame me for making a move on the fifteenth day!"

On a pavilion in the north of the city, Jiang Xingyue's gaze looked into the distance.

At this moment, a battle between True Immortals was taking place in the sky above a certain shop in the city.

Over a dozen True Immortals were fighting, along with dozens of Foundation Building cultivators battling each other.

Blood was flowing, and radiance was shining.

Boom!

Bodies fell from the sky, and hidden among them was a group of people on the ground.

"Xiao Chen, since you're new here, let me tell you, when you encounter this kind of situation during your night patrol, don't rush up to intervene.

Wait for them to finish fighting, and we'll be responsible for collecting the bodies."

The captain of the patrol team, who was introducing the new recruits, spoke in a low voice.

"This is a conflict between the two city lords. We're just making a living with Lingstone. Don't act recklessly. If I hadn't stopped you just now, you might have stayed here on your first day."

The newcomer named Xiao Chen scratched his head and smiled foolishly.

This Xiao Chen was naturally Chen Shen.

He had now advanced to the fourth level of Nascent Soul cultivation, but his progress had slowed down, and his spiritual roots had not improved in over ten years, so he was eager to collect bodies.

Although not many people died in these conflicts, every step counts.

Without collecting enough bodies, how could he achieve the highest-grade spiritual roots?

Cultivation can be slowly improved, but the growth of talent cannot be stopped.

He used to fear the two city lords and hesitated to take action, but now that his cultivation had reached the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, it was time to take a risk.

There were body collectors in the slums, but they were only responsible for collecting the bodies of ordinary mortals who died without anyone claiming them.

For Chen Shen, in Lingxi City, only the night shift patrol team could collect bodies for cultivators.

"Let's go, let's carry the bodies."

The great battle quickly ended without a sound, and the patrol team emerged from the dark corners.

"In the past, when we patrolled, we only scared away some small fry. Now, with the conflict between the two city lords, we'll often come into contact with corpses."

There were about thirty dead cultivators, three True Immortals, and mostly Foundation Building and Qi Refining cultivators.

As they left, Captain Lei repeated:

"The conflict between the city lords is a struggle between the two major sects. Although we are the city defense army of Lingxi City, in the end, we only obey the city lords and have no connection with the sects.

So I hope you don't get involved in this dispute. Listen to the words of whichever city lord, but never take sides. Do you understand?"

Captain Lei was a late-stage True Immortal powerhouse, and his voice was like thunder, slightly serious.

In fact, Chen Shen understood that this was meant for him, the newcomer.

"When someone dies in the jurisdiction of either city lord, we will report to that city lord's mansion first. We must not act recklessly. The storage bags of cultivators cannot be taken at will. We must wait for the city lord's instructions before making any plans."

Although the two city lords were well aware of the casualties in the battle, the patrol team still had to report.

That was the rule, after all, the dead were not ordinary people, often Foundation Building cultivators and Gold Core True Immortals.

Two hours later, Chen Shen and the others, each carrying two or three bodies, arrived at the city lord's mansion.

"Captain Lei, City Lord Chen Feng is currently in seclusion cultivating. He said that if there are any dead bodies, you can handle them yourselves."

A servant in the mansion stopped Captain Lei and his group at the door.

"I see..." Captain Lei pondered for a moment, then turned to the patrol team members.

"Brothers, let's take the bodies to the cemetery."

Lingxi City had two places for burial and tomb construction.

One was the cemetery not far from the city lord's mansion, an open plain managed by dedicated personnel.

It can be said that prominent figures in the city like to bury their deceased loved ones here.

However, there is one condition, and that is the fee.

The amount of spirit stones collected varies according to the feng shui position of the cemetery.

And it is a sky-high price.

But for the sake of face and status, everyone is willing to spend these spirit stones.

This is the land that Chen Shen has been dreaming of, and he really wants to buy it at a high price.

Unfortunately, his strength does not allow it.

And another cemetery is a chaotic burial ground, where miscellaneous people are buried, mostly commoners in the poor district.

When Chen Shen stepped into the cemetery, he could no longer restrain his restless heart.

"Everyone, let me do it, let me do it." He eagerly offered to bury the bodies.

Boom!

His late Foundation Building cultivation burst out from his body.

"This big fool is not bad, he is a reliable person." Lei Dui showed a relieved smile.

On the way from the Lord's Mansion just now, his subordinates had already searched the bodies and looted their belongings.

Only Chen Shen did not take anything, and now he took the initiative to volunteer to bury all the bodies.

"Little Chen is good, work hard, after you're done, I'll treat you to a performance at the music pavilion." A seasoned patrol officer sat on the grass and said with a smile.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but it's not my cup of tea."

Chen Shen turned his head and showed a simple smile.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to find Senior Sister for dual cultivation.

Before long, all the bodies were buried, and the empty grassland was dotted with graves.

Successful collection of bodies!

Gained immortal cultivation experience, gained Divine Ability, gained partial spiritual roots!

The long-lost voice echoed in Chen Shen's mind, as if he had returned to the Heaven Burial Mountain in Cangwu.

Really nostalgic.

Feeling the gradual replenishment and improvement of his spiritual roots, he felt extremely satisfied.

This is the feeling!

Moreover, these cultivators are far superior to those in Cangwu. Most of them have intact low-grade spiritual roots, and many even have medium-grade ones.

After the burial, the group began to patrol the streets.

In the blink of an eye, dawn arrived.

"Little Chen, are you really not going? We just finished collecting the bodies, let's go to the music pavilion to wash away the bad luck. You don't have to worry about the cost, I'll treat you this time."

On his first day of work, Chen Shen received a warm invitation from his colleagues, and it was not just a polite gesture.

It seems that they made a good harvest from the dead.

"Little Chen, this time I'll treat you, why not have some fun." Even Lei Dui extended an invitation.

"No, you guys go ahead." He still firmly refused.

Back in the courtyard.

"Junior Brother, where did you go at night? Why did you come back at this hour?"

"Sister, I joined the patrol army, so I'm afraid I won't be able to dual cultivate with you at night."

"The patrol army?" Mu Xiaojin was puzzled, but she looked into the other person's eyes and probably didn't intend to ask further, so she just needed to trust him.

...

Time flew by, half a year passed, and there were more than a dozen major and minor battles in Lingxi City.

Chen Shen became more and more prosperous in the patrol army, gaining a lot.

"One more time, as long as I harvest another wave of bodies, my spiritual roots will improve again." He stood beside Lei Dui, looking up at the sky.

There are true immortals taking action in the sky, and the conflict of interests in Lingxi is becoming more and more intense.

(End of this chapter)