Most of the people in the Corpse Yin Sect were men. That was why I didn't think much about it when I thought about the peeping technique. I also forgot that Lin Xue was a woman. Now, I felt embarrassed.
Of course, I wouldn't do something like peeping while someone was bathing. However, I didn't want to leave just like that. After all, every time I came to the Yin Qi passage, I had to open the wall of the cave. Also, to prevent people from noticing, I had to fix the wall. If I returned without any results this time, it would be troublesome to come back again.
I leaned against the wall and pondered for a long time. In the end, I didn't leave, but I didn't want to peep either. I put my ear to the wall and listened to the movements inside.
My luck was not bad. In the first hour, there was only the sound of Elder Lin bathing. Just as I was getting annoyed and was about to leave, I heard a crisp voice. "Who is it?"
I was startled and thought that Elder Lin had found me. I was scared and wanted to run away. However, I soon heard a vague voice. "Junior Sister Lin, it's me."
The voice obviously came from far away. I immediately realized that Lin Xue hadn't found me. Someone was knocking on the door.
Soon, I heard Lin Xue getting out of the shower and putting on her clothes. When I heard her open the door, I put my eyes on the small hole in the wall and peeked inside.
Elder Lin had put on her clothes. She was wearing a white gauze dress. Her wet hair draped over her back, and I could see that she had just gotten out of the bath. She looked even more beautiful than during the day.
Looking at her appearance, I couldn't help but remember the first time I saw her bathing. A strange feeling arose in my heart.
Aside from Elder Lin, there was also a middle-aged man about 40 years old inside the cave. His face was rosy, his body was burly, and he looked a bit manly. However, from his expression, he seemed to admire Lin Xue a bit. His words were a bit weaker for no reason as he asked Lin Xue, "Junior Sister Lin, I heard that you accepted Wang Lin as your disciple today. I presume you have already tested the corpse puppet?"
Lin Xue's expression was cold, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking. She nodded calmly, "I've verified it. It's indeed a Host Corpse. However, it's a little strange. The corpse puppet's body doesn't look special on the surface, but it's extremely talented.
Even if we couldn't see through the Host Corpse, it doesn't make sense for us to be wrong about this corpse puppet as well … "
Her words made me frown. Possessed corpse?
What was that?
Are they talking about sacrificing evil spirits?
Before I could think further, the middle-aged man shook his head and said, "It's hard to tell the aptitude of a corpse. Since this corpse puppet looks ordinary, it's possible that it was overlooked during the examination.
Moreover, the Host Soul's cultivation base is terrifying, so it's possible that it altered the aptitude of the corpse puppet. "
Lin Xue fell silent for a moment as if she had accepted the middle-aged man's words. She then continued, "Senior Brother Zhao's words make sense. If that's the case, I'll report this to Sect Leader Chen."
"Senior Brother Zhao" nodded with a smile on his face. He changed the topic and asked Lin Xue, "Junior Sister Lin, a few days ago, I heard you say that you encountered a bottleneck in your cultivation. At that time, Sect Leader Chen and the others were there, so I didn't ask much. Why don't you tell me now, and I'll help you?"
From his expression, it was obvious that he wasn't trying to help Lin Xue, but was trying to please her. I quietly moved away and tiptoed away from the wall. I turned around and returned to my cave residence.
Through the conversation between Lin Xue and Elder Zhao, the doubts in my heart gradually became clear.
At first, I didn't understand what "Host Corpse" and "Host Soul" were, but later on, I suddenly remembered the shocking secret of the Corpse Sect that Yan Nantian had told me about, which was the "Seizing the body to extend one's life" technique.
When I thought about it, the meaning behind Lin Xue and Elder Zhao's words was very clear. They obviously thought that the Host Soul was the body of an extremely strong expert that was residing in the corpse puppet!
That was why Lin Xue suddenly accepted me as her disciple. That was why she told me to pay close attention to the corpse puppet's situation. If there was any abnormal movement, I had to immediately report it to her.
I could even speculate that they definitely thought that my pure Yin bloodline was obtained because of the corpse puppet.
When I returned to my bed, I still felt that it was a bit unimaginable. But after thinking about it, the Host Soul was actually the same as the "Seizing the body to extend one's life" technique that Yan Nantian had mentioned. The only difference was that I didn't refine the small corpse puppet into a corpse puppet. It was no wonder that Lin Xue and the others misunderstood.
I was inexplicably shocked, not because of this matter, but because of the conversation between Lin Xue and Elder Zhao. It was obvious that this kind of thing wasn't rare in the Corpse Sect!
At the very least, it wasn't rare for Lin Xue and Elder Zhao.
Just how many of these corpse puppets were there in the Corpse Sect?
I could even imagine how many Yang God Celestial Masters and above were there in the Metaphysics world.
I suddenly felt that the Metaphysics world that I knew was only a corner of the world. Perhaps the people with profound cultivation were hiding in the corners of this world, scheming against the Heavens.
If the Corpse Sect was able to do this, then they must have obtained great benefits. Moreover, if the Corpse Sect could help others, they could also extend their own lives. Therefore, in this frightening Sect, the experts with Celestial Master cultivation weren't limited to the nine Grand Elders or the hidden "Ancestor". There were definitely more people with Celestial Master cultivation who didn't care about worldly affairs and didn't let outsiders know about them. Moreover, the number of people with Celestial Master cultivation wouldn't be small.
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but feel even more solemn.
Facing such a frightening Corpse Sect, I had to be even more careful.
After understanding this matter, I began to analyze the pros and cons of this matter.
The cons were obvious. I had officially entered the eyes of the higher-ups of the Corpse Sect. From now on, there would definitely be more eyes on me. This time, it was only Lin Xue. Because her cultivation wasn't high enough, she couldn't see that I had used the Yi Mo Bead to change my appearance. If it was an elder with Celestial Master cultivation, it was very likely that I wouldn't be able to hide it. I had to think of a solution as soon as possible.
The benefits of this matter were also obvious.
Just a while ago, I was still thinking about how to quickly increase my strength without arousing suspicion. At that time, the method I thought of was to quickly increase my strength by sacrificing an evil spirit. However, I couldn't think of a reason to do so.
Now, I didn't need to worry about this problem anymore. The higher-ups of the Corpse Sect had already determined that the Sacrificial Evil Spirit was a Parasitic Corpse with an extremely powerful Celestial Master's Yang Spirit. Therefore, no matter how much the Sacrificial Evil Spirit's cultivation increased, no one would doubt it.
This could be considered to have solved my urgent problem. After understanding this matter, I directly told the sacrificial evil spirit about my deduction, so that he didn't need to maintain his Seven Apertures Sealed Acupoints cultivation and could directly reveal his Glory of Knowledge cultivation.
Because the Sacrificial Evil Spirit couldn't enter the Heaven Grade Yin Qi range of the Yin Qi passage, he couldn't restore his Celestial Master cultivation by relying on Xuan Grade and Earth Grade Yin Qi. Currently, he could only maintain his Glory of Knowledge late stage appearance. Revealing his Glory of Knowledge early stage cultivation was actually the same as not concealing his cultivation.
After talking about this matter, I told the Sacrificial Evil Spirit about the Corpse Sect's "possession to prolong their lives." After listening to my speculation, the Sacrificial Evil Spirit didn't show the frightened expression I had expected. Instead, he disdainfully shook his head and said to me, "A group of people are about to reach the end of their lives, so they thought of this method in desperation. Don't think that possession to prolong their lives is too magical.
As for the specifics, I don't know the inside story, so I can't say for sure. However, in my opinion, they are just struggling at death's door. Life is to be fought, not to be avoided … Cowardly rats aren't worth mentioning. "
Sure enough, when one stood in a different position, their view was also different. When I heard about this matter, my heart was filled with horror, while the Sacrificial Evil Spirit was full of disdain.
I wryly smiled and didn't say anything else.