Chapter 1752: Corpse Refining Sect Supreme Elder True Person Fengshan

Inside the forbidden zone behind the Corpse Refining Sect's mountain.

In front of a tomb, on the huge tomb there was nothing, and there were no tombstones around; within a radius of several dozen meters, only this tomb existed, surrounded by weeds that blocked the tomb; the tomb had nothing on it, looking just like a small mound of earth.

Under the small mound lay a coffin, completely still. The Undying Corpse Commander arrived at this place, gazed at the small mound before him, clasped his hands and bowed, saying: "Disciple Bu Mie respectfully invites the Supreme Elder to leave the mountain."

His voice echoed around, the corpse energy swelled, and the surroundings fell into silence; there was no movement beneath the tomb, nor any from the coffin, as if it were completely dead.

The Undying Corpse Commander waited a moment, but still there was no movement; he continued: "Reporting to Supreme Elder, our Corpse Refining Sect is now besieged by Tian Du Men and the Accumulated Dust Sect's Mangshan Demon Palace; we could be annihilated at any moment, the sect has no strength left to resist, I have no choice but to kneel and beg the Supreme Elder to leave the mountain and save the sect from fire and water."

"Supreme Elder, the sect needs you; if you don't come out, the sect will surely be destroyed."

The Undying Corpse Commander knelt with a thud; at this moment he dared not have any thoughts, only wishing to ask the Supreme Elder to leave the mountain—only then would the Supreme Elder emerge, rather than lying there forever, not emerging even when the sect faced annihilation, nor would he act.

The Supreme Elder who had been sleeping long, his vitality already extinguished; the Undying Corpse Commander knew he wasn't dead, certainly still alive.

A quarter hour passed.

Two quarter hours passed.

Half an hour later, the coffin beneath the tomb showed movement; immediately after, the tomb exploded, the coffin lid flipped up, soil flew everywhere, and the figure inside slowly sat up—a gaunt body like a dried corpse, wearing a gray robe, the face terrifying, utterly a desiccated corpse.

His aura kept shifting as heavenly spiritual energy and corpse energy swarmed toward his body; moments later, his gaunt, withered form began to return to normal, he opened his eyes—those cloudy pupils filled with deathly qi, giving the sense that death was near.

The Corpse Refining Sect's Supreme Elder, Elder Fengshan, had awakened.

He slowly rose, trembling as he stepped out of the coffin, then moved his body; the Undying Corpse Commander dared not lift his head, nor speak, nor even breathe, remaining kneeling on the ground as the Supreme Elder approached him; the Undying Corpse Commander's body shuddered, deathly qi enveloping him, making it impossible to breathe… or lift his head.

A feeling of death weighed upon his head; the Undying Corpse Commander choked back a sob, daring not to have any other thoughts.

The Supreme Elder lowered his head, his voice icy and unfeeling: "What has happened to the sect?"

The Undying Corpse Commander took a deep breath, steadied his mind, stabilized his emotions, and reported truthfully: "Reporting to Supreme Elder, the sect is on the verge of annihilation, surrounded by Tian Du Men, the Accumulated Dust Sect, and the Mangshan Demon Palace; over the past month, at least half of our Corpse Refining Sect's disciples have died, more than half of the sect's corpse commanders have fallen, and many elders have perished as well; currently, the sect's remaining fighting force is only a handful."

"'The Sect Master alone cannot hold out, we disciples cannot resist either; left with no choice, we have asked the Supreme Elder to leave the mountain to oversee the overall situation.'"

"'Please, Supreme Elder, save the sect and drive away the enemies.'"

The Supreme Elder said nothing, lowered his head, stared at the Undying Corpse Commander, and coldly said: "You are not telling the truth."

His voice sounded like it came from hell, echoing in the Undying Corpse Commander's ears, shaking his soul and making his body tremble; the Undying Corpse Commander struggled to steady himself, not letting fear show, nor revealing any weakness.

"'Supreme Elder, everything I said is true.' As the Undying Corpse Commander finished speaking, his body was flung backward."

"'Bang.'"

His body hit the ground hard, blood spraying; the icy voice of Supreme Elder Fengshan rang out: "This Elder hates being deceived, Bu Mie kid—you never liked telling the truth before, and even now, in front of me, you still want to fool me?"

"'I'll give you one more chance; otherwise—hmph.'"

He knew well the nature of the Undying Corpse Commander; this person had not spoken the truth.

The situation of the Corpse Refining Sect was indeed dangerous, though not yet at its most perilous; Elder Fengshan naturally had scanned the sect inside and out, instantly seeing through its condition, and moreover, he had noticed some clues.

The sect's clues always gave a vague sense of foreboding.

"'Supreme Elder, the list…'"

"'Huh?' The Supreme Elder's gaze turned cold as he fixed his eyes on the Undying Corpse Commander, saying indifferently: 'Undying Corpse Commander, remember this—you have only one chance; tell the truth or lie, this Elder can see through you; don't think you can deceive me.'"

"'What exactly has happened to the sect? And what is the sect's layout all about? What do you intend to do? What is the purpose of sacrificing the sect?'"

The sect's layout, as well as those external formation bases, he could sense without needing to look personally—the Corpse Refining Sect had changed, become different.

The layout had changed, everything else had changed, unlike what he had seen the last time he awoke.

Everything looked like a great sacrificial formation; what exactly were they trying to do? Were they intending to sacrifice the entire sect?

"'Supreme Elder, I know nothing.' The Undying Corpse Commander was truly frightened this time, genuinely panicked; he knew that his and the Sect Master's actions had been exposed, and realized he could not hide anything from this Supreme Elder."

He had thought his deeds were very secret, but that was all self-deception.

He knew the Supreme Elder was hard to fool, and certainly knew some secrets.

"'Are you sure you want to say that, Bu Mie kid? You only have one chance; you might as well tell the truth.' Elder Fengshan spoke coldly, his chill surpassing that of a thousand-year-old ice."

The Undying Corpse Commander's body trembled; he knew that if he continued to deceive, his fate would be only death.

"'Gurgle.' The Undying Corpse Commander knew the Supreme Elder would really act—killing him would be just that, with no consequences."

"'Reporting to Supreme Elder, all of this is the Sect Master's doing; he wishes to sacrifice everyone to nourish the Corpse-born Lotus.'"

Supreme Elder True Person Fengshan narrowed his eyes, murmuring softly: "Corpse-born Lotus? Is it really so? Where did he find the seeds of the Corpse-born Lotus, and how did he know how to cultivate it?"

"'The method for cultivating the Corpse-born Lotus has long been lost; even our Corpse Refining Sect has no secret technique for it.'"

"'Moreover, the seeds of the Corpse-born Lotus were lost thousands of years ago.'"

"'Could it be that Bai Zhongsheng stole them? Secretly cultivating the Corpse-born Lotus?'"

The seeds of the Corpse-born Lotus had gone missing; they were stolen during the previous battle, and True Person Fengshan never imagined they had been taken by Bai Zhongsheng.

Yet he had been secretly cultivating the Corpse-born Lotus, intending to sacrifice everyone to nourish it; over these years, just how much slaughter has he caused?

"'Yes, Supreme Elder, the Sect Master's senior brother is already near completion of his cultivation, lacking only the final step; he wants to use the disciples to find you, old sir, to come out of the mountain and help him finish that final cultivation step.' The Undying Corpse Commander dared not conceal anything; between life and death, he chose to betray Bai Zhongsheng."