[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses":3,"chapter-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-392":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},315789,581,"Chapter 392 - 390: A Chance Encounter","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-392",392,"\u003Cp>In He City of Zhao Kingdom, seventy miles away from the Corpse-Driving Sect, it’s the nearest city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lou Yi left the sect for five or six miles, he confirmed that no one was following him, then changed his appearance, transforming into an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the nearby forest, he happened to find a black-skinned wild boar about ten feet long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its skin was covered with a thick layer of keratin, its eyes gleaming with cunning light, clearly not far from becoming a spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi was too lazy to run himself, so he used his Control Talent to harness the wild boar, sitting on its back as it rushed rapidly toward He City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oink oink!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild boar’s speed was fast, ’thudding’ as it dashed, leaving a trail of rolling gray dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, it reached the outskirts of He City, released by Lou Yi reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city tower of He City stands at forty to fifty feet tall, unusually equipped with many huge crossbows on the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the main road facing the city gate, four or five circular patterns outlined with black lines are engraved, flashing with white light as each pedestrian passes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was not all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a dozen soldiers came to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had a cold expression, wearing iron armor, holding sabers, with bows and arrows on their backs, checking the travelers strictly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you have a hand crossbow, what are you planning? Show your route pass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are... Excuse me, it’s the Immortal Master, please come in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi had passed through He City before on missions, but had never seen so many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only were there many martial artists carrying swords into the city, but also many loose cultivators in strange outfits, with cultivation generally above Qi Cultivation Middle Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were clearly attracted by the auction at Qinglong Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed this auction was far larger in scale than he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking into the city, various noisy sounds greeted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qinglong Manor Auction’s latest item list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It includes not only the Life-Restoring Pill to save dying people but also many rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guiyun Teahouse, taste good tea, listen to good music, here you can relieve fatigue, feel at home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yunqi Inn, reserve top rooms in advance, less than two miles from Qinglong Manor, wait two days and you won’t get them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good Luck Candied Haws, brings good luck, only five coins a string!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eat them and excel at the auction, get the treasure you want!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On He City’s main road, many local vendors were enticing customers, trying to convert the rare large influx of customers into bright silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi even encountered a heavily made-up madam who tried to drag him into an alley, saying her establishment had just welcomed young girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled free from the madam’s grip and entered a roadside teahouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guest, what would you like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The best wine, the best meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, a large bowl of dry-cut beef and a jar of fine local yellow wine were placed on the wooden table before Lou Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drank and ate meat while looking ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood a podium surrounded by wooden fencing, upon which an old man with a white beard stood, holding fast boards, speaking rhythmically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dear guests, many are here for Qinglong Manor’s auction right? Today I will tell the origin of Qinglong Manor’s name...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a thousand years ago, Qinglong Manor was a lake, inhabited by a man-eating azure snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This snake was a thousand feet long, its blood-red mouth could swallow houses, ordinary people weren’t even enough to fill its teeth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancestor of the Gu Clan roared, \"Hey, you demon, submit to your doom!\" Only to see a flash of sword light, the enormous azure snake was split in half, its blood dyed the entire lake red!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A thousand-foot-long giant snake?’ Lou Yi shook his head upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a long snake demon, probably not far from being a dragon. Not to mention Foundation Establishment, even a Golden Core cultivator might turn and flee upon seeing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer listened to the old man’s drivel, instead eavesdropping on the conversations around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he came to He City solely for the Wind Riding Fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Elder Wang, knowing his purpose, had certainly laid a trap here, waiting for him to walk into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Lou Yi had to gather as much information as possible, ideally finding out the whereabouts of other members of the Wang Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Wang has a large family serving him, most matters cannot be dealt with personally, certainly many Wang Clan members came to He City at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating the Profound Yin Technique, his ears opened wide, all kinds of tiny sounds poured into Lou Yi’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, the ancestor of the Gu Clan certainly contributed greatly, saving the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, his descendants have committed all sorts of evil deeds. Colluding with the City Lord’s Mansion, seizing land, abducting women...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shhh, keep quiet, do you want to live?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The auction list was only partially revealed, the rest will be disclosed on the spot, I wonder if there’s millennium-old Polygonum multiflorum...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just drank with a steward from the Gu Clan, he bragged to me, the pièce de résistance during this auction is extremely precious, sure to astonish everyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The competition for the centerpiece will certainly be intense, we should focus on a few other items. Treasures like the Wind Riding Fruit are extremely rare, not seen once in decades...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qinglong Manor’s auction this time is the largest this year, thus everyone’s discussions revolve around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi listened for a while and became clear about the auction process, even learning some dirty secrets behind the Gu Clan backing Qinglong Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he heard nothing about any Wang Family members, they must have hidden just like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a secluded residence in He City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a spacious hall, many people were either sitting or standing, several had cultivation reaching Peak of Qi Refining, only one step away from Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Patriarch, please drink tea.\" A servant-like man respectfully offered tea to a short, stout middle-aged man in black who exuded a sense of authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wenbo has been killed, this hatred is irreconcilable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My father said, the suspected killer must either come himself or send someone, surely to seize the Wind Riding Fruit, you must keep an eye on them!\" The black-clad middle-aged man ordered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Patriarch, rest assured, we will definitely avenge the young master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When will the old Clan Leader arrive?\" someone asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He will come on the day of the auction. This place is not far from the Corpse-Driving Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, it takes less time than drinking a cup of tea,\" the black-clad man said calmly, \"We’ve marked the Wind Riding Fruit, even Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators would find it hard to notice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter who gets the Wind Riding Fruit, they won’t escape our control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once we catch this young one, he will neither live nor die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice filled with intense hatred echoed in the room, its resonance lingering for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, Lou Yi had left the teahouse, intending to find an inn to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Osmanthus cake, sweet yet not greasy fragrant osmanthus cake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ancestral sugar figures, I’ll teach you to blow, if not then no charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scallion pancakes, scallion pancakes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On both sides of the main road, merchants eagerly hawked their goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, give me twenty meat buns.\" A dark-skinned, age-unknown man in gray clothes approached a stall and made his request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lou Yi was moving forward, suddenly his steps halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An electric shock seemed to flash through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This voice, why is it so familiar?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to look, coincidentally seeing the gray-clothed man turn his head, with eyes full of deep thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Su Yu?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one glance, along with the voice he heard earlier and the familiar figure, Lou Yi identified his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1332,"2026-05-30T02:45:59.888Z","2026-06-01T04:30:04.667Z",1,"novelbin.me","c8145955a523e6335973658409631f6fbff14f763fabc8b4e19b221e9ac9c075","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-393","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-391",784,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-cover.jpg"]