Chapter 92: Undercurrents Surging

In the end, no one jumped out to arrest Du En and the others.

On the contrary, the corpse-buriers spent the following few days having a good time with no corpses to bury.

Ning Caize and the others did not feel happy about this; instead, they were full of doubts, feeling that the matter was strange and their hearts were filled with unease.

Even those in other segments of the corpse-handling business felt it was abrupt, assuming that the manager He Bo was going to conduct a rectification and shake-down of those below, focusing on things like seizing the wealth of the dead.

Consequently, they were also trembling with fear.

Facts proved that it was all just a false alarm; a few days later, everything returned to normal.

Piles of decaying corpses were transported to the burial wasteland, which even allowed Du En's side to unexpectedly make a small fortune.

Now that Du En is at the perfection of Qi Refining and in a good state, he naturally dares to take the opportunity to muddy the waters, force the evil cultivators out, and see exactly what kind of caliber they have.

The air also became stagnant as a result.

Even if those evil cultivators can keep their cool, if he commits crimes again here, he will likely slaughter another eight or ten overseers. In that case, no matter what, these managers won't be able to continue sitting idly by, right?

A murky look appeared in the eyes of the person who had arrived, and they quietly left the place.

The night was deep, and the room was pitch black.

Based on this incidental scheme, Du En must perform the task beautifully.

【Divine Ability: Burying the Dead for the Glory of the Living (Beginner 0/10)】

The person in the shadows spoke again at this moment, causing the atmosphere to loosen, though the tone remained light and casual, which made the newcomer frown in dissatisfaction, but they immediately heard a reply that was quite satisfactory: "But it doesn't matter, I already have an idea, and it will definitely satisfy the great Sovereign~"

At the same time, because of the influence brought about by Du En's later bloodbath of the upper and middle echelons of the Green-Clothed Gang, some hall masters were frightened, repented, and dared not continue to do evil, withdrawing from those bully gangs.

【Cultivation: Qi Refining Perfection (26/100)】

Although they are very busy now, precisely because of that, their moods must not be very good; by stimulating them in this way, it should be able to trigger an explosion and prompt them to take action!

"A total of three hundred and fifty-three low-grade spirit stones... For the sake of prudence, I still need to keep a low profile in the near future and cannot go to accumulate proficiency for the divine ability."

The person in the shadows began to busy themselves with their own affairs again, appearing uninterested in serious matters, which made the newcomer's face twitch, and their tone became stiff.

Time arrived at the end of December of this year.

"This is very convenient for our actions; we cannot miss the opportunity."

The figure in the shadows paused their movements, stopped humming the self-composed tune, and fell into silence, as if dissatisfied with being interrupted.

In this darkness, a light tune was ringing out.

Fortunately, the grinding of the Earth Bullet Technique has come to an end, and there is no need to continue ravaging this place.

【Cultivation Method: Firm Spirit Art (Small Achievement 193/1000)】

Therefore, in the next few days, he roamed around in the dark, observing and selecting targets, ensuring that when the action truly unfolds, it can be a quick victory with no room for error.

"Hum~ hum-hum~"

That is why Du En thinks this way now, feeling the need to go find the overseers to make up the numbers.

The traces left by practicing the Earth Bullet Technique, although he tried his best to fill them in, inevitably left behind a scene of devastation.

Du En turned and left calmly, his heart beginning to calculate the selection of corpses.

He left the rest for Ning Caize and the others to do; he clapped his hands, moved his magic power to cause the Shadow-Cloak of Lacquer to clean itself, and then walked to his old spot to sit cross-legged and cultivate.

【Spirit Root: Low-grade】

From the mouth of the figure whose features could not be seen, such joyful humming flowed out.

【Spells: Earth Bullet Technique (Perfected), Sand-Raising Technique (Perfected), Breath-Concealing Technique (Perfected), Earth Armor Technique (Perfected), Object-Control Technique (Proficient 180/500)】

"Since this period has been calm and without waves, it can be confirmed that it really hasn't attracted attention, so next, let's officially start burying corpses to stack proficiency."

As they turned and walked, it sounded as if they were stepping on water, making a slight pattering sound.

The person in the shadows also just buried their head and continued with their own business.

In the end, he still had to find a way to use the current situation, carefully drill in from outside the border, and appear tonight to urge them directly!

"La la la~"

"My lover, oh my lover~ I want to give you a bouquet of fresh flowers~ Won't you open the door for me~"

After making such a decision, Du En rarely participated in the corpse-burying work; his speed was extremely fast, and he buried more than half of the accumulated corpses in just one morning.

【Hundred Arts: Appraisal (Proficient 0/50), Culinary Arts (Small Achievement 0/100), Spirit-Seeking (Beginner 0/20), Artifact Refining (Beginner 0/20)】

However, an accident still happened.

Because of an unfounded misunderstanding, the upper and middle segments chose to hold back and observe; by the time they discovered it wasn't what they thought, the accumulated corpses were already too many and needed to be handled quickly, so they couldn't search them thoroughly and could only let the downstream side benefit.

【Age: 23/150】

"I know~"

Days with a little interlude returned to a state of calm.

"I hope it can really be like this!"

"Has it been checked clearly?"

"... That's right, for the great Sovereign."

Then, he had other ideas.

"This period of time has been unusually calm; normally speaking, this stage where the border city is busy filling gaps is the perfect time for evil cultivators to cause trouble, but they haven't."

At this moment, in front of him, this valley deep in the mountains and forests could be described as a mess, covered with all kinds of large pits.

Actually, these corpse candidates are quite easy to find; they are the hall masters and leaders of those bully gangs.

"It is for the great Sovereign~"

"If we are to take action, it is best to get it done in one night, so as to avoid any accidents if the subsequent time is dragged out. If the number of corpses is not enough, then, go to the overseers to make up for it..."

"Relatively speaking, I can first concentrate my energy to grind the Earth Bullet Technique and Earth Armor Technique to perfection."

Just as he was busy, suddenly, a third party's voice intruded.

"Everything for the Sovereign!"

"Still haven't found them yet~"

Du En had also already achieved his established goal on this side.

With the end of the year approaching, it was once again the time period when the overseers began to increase their exploitation, causing the laborers at the bottom to cry out in misery.

Gathering the spirit stones, he pondered the current situation.

Although it was still only possible to add two, it seemed like a drop in the bucket.

The reason why the Green Clothes Gang had so many people before was mainly because they had swallowed up two other gangs in one go.

"Oh lover~ oh lover~ carving a bouquet of flowers~ to give to my good lover~"

The person who came spoke with earnest advice, though in reality, they were just one step away from saying directly: what the hell do you know!

If you had known, you wouldn't have wasted this period of time for nothing!

"What exactly are the lurking evil cultivators doing? I can't see a single clue at all. Perhaps, by taking advantage of this operation, I can lift their veil."

The tone of the person who came softened, appearing calculating and quite rational: "Because of the usual incompetence of the managers in the outer city, every aspect appears lax, to the point that this time, the aftermath of the transferred battle has caused leaks everywhere."

A thought stirred in Du En's mind, and the interface faded away.

"Facts have proven that when a low-grade peer-related spell reaches the state of absolute perfection, it still has a promotional effect on the mid-grade Minor Success Firm Spirit Art."

The third party became somewhat impatient: "To think someone would dare to frame us; this absolutely cannot be tolerated!"

These guys are all people who deserve to die; it just so happens that this time, I will eliminate the evil completely and slaughter them all to make up the numbers.

Humming, he raised his head and looked smilingly into the darkness.

Over there, there was a heavy door that was tightly shut.

(End of this chapter)