Dare to Cancel the Engagement? I Will Marry Your Ancestor! - Chapter 20

Gu Kewai was worried. The white smoke seemed far more dangerous than any miasma. He suggested to Mo Ling, “Should we send someone to investigate?”

Hu Xin waved dismissively. “There are so many people inside. If something’s wrong, we’d hear about it.”

Hu Xin told the disciples, “I don’t like this place. Let’s pack up and move.”

The disciples, feeling uneasy, quickly began packing without waiting for Mo Ling’s orders, preparing to leave.

Mo Ling, with authority in his voice, said, “We can’t show fear right after arriving. How will we enter the secret realm later? If there’s a problem, we solve it. Put everything down!”

The disciples, hearing this, reluctantly put their things back. Hu Xin, feeling embarrassed, mockingly asked, “So what does the Sect Leader suggest?”

Before Mo Ling could answer, they heard a strange rumbling from all directions.

“W-What is that sound?”

A timid disciple asked, but before he could finish, he was suddenly engulfed in the white smoke. He screamed and tried to escape, but seven or eight black hands pulled him back.

“Ah—”

Mo Ling quickly flew over and grabbed only a severed hand. “I didn’t even use much force…”

As he moved, the wind blew the white smoke away, revealing the scene within.

The captured disciple lay on the ground, surrounded by seven or eight disfigured, wounded individuals tearing at his corpse and eating it.

Some had open chest cavities, their insides visible, still devouring flesh. The consumed meat fell through their exposed ribs to the ground.

Long Qianqian and the female disciples couldn’t help but cover their faces and retch.

More disfigured beings emerged from the forest, looking like anything but the living.

“What’s going on?”

Hu Xin shouted, his temper flaring, and stepped forward, drawing his sword to attack.

Gu Kewai pulled him back. “If I’m not mistaken, these are corpse demons!”

Mo Ling was puzzled. Corpse demons?

Long Qianqian, suppressing her nausea, explained, “The miasma in Jinghuan Mountain might be reanimating corpses into mindless corpse demons that attack the living and eat flesh.”

Gu Kewai, anxious, asked, “Are these controlled or uncontrolled?”

Long Qianqian, seeing the approaching corpse demons, shook her head. “It’s unclear, but these corpse demons can’t be killed and are incredibly strong. We should avoid them for now.”

Mo Ling remained calm. To him, it was like a scene from a zombie movie—just aim for the head.

Gathering Qi in his dantian, he unleashed a crimson seal that crushed a horde of corpse demons with each strike.

Hu Xin, shocked and bewildered, thought, How did he get so much stronger in such a short time?

Gu Kewai, thrilled, exclaimed, “Sect Leader, have you improved your technique to generate qi faster? Otherwise, how could you use such a high-level skill with this intensity in combat?”

“Wow, what’s happening here?”

Others came to see what was going on, shocked to see Mo Ling alone, hovering and suppressing the emerging corpse demons.

“Is that Mo Ling, the Sect Leader of Tianyun Sect? When did he become so powerful?”

Ding! Gu Kewai’s emotion value +1500

Ding! Long Qianqian’s emotion value +1499

Ding! Hu Xin’s emotion value +1498

Ding! Disciples’ emotion value +1497

Mo Ling stood in mid-air, shouting to the people below, “Everyone, get back! I’m going to explode them!”

The disciples and onlookers all ran away.

Mo Ling clasped his hands tightly, and the crimson seals suppressing the corpse demons exploded, disintegrating them into a bloody mess.

The area fell silent, and the onlookers stood up, many turning to vomit.

Mo Ling landed and asked his disciples, “Is everyone alright?”

The disciples gathered around Mo Ling, feeling safe with him.

Gu Kewai, frowning, said, “Sect Leader, I saw many of those people wearing other sects’ clothes. These corpse demons might be the people who entered the secret realm and perished.”

Long Qianqian’s pale face became even paler. “This is ominous. The more people enter, the more corpse demons there will be, killing each other and multiplying.”

Mo Ling nodded and ordered, “Pack up and leave this place.”

Everyone quickly gathered their belongings. Mo Ling wrapped the severed hand in his robe and placed it in a box. “We couldn’t save him, but we’ll give him a proper burial.”

Back at the campsite, Tianyun Sect set up their tents. Mo Ling instructed Gu Kewai to gather information.

Gu Kewai and three disciples went to investigate.

They soon returned.

Gu Kewai reported, “Disciples from the three major sects were the first to enter and haven’t come out. It’s no wonder, as no one who entered has returned.”

“Also, they didn’t know about the corpse demons until we encountered them. The news is spreading, and many small sects are afraid to go in.”

Gu Kewai hesitantly suggested, “Sect Leader, should we wait and see how the three major sects fare?”

This meant letting the three major sects take the risks and claim the treasures.

Gazing at the increasingly thick miasma over Jinghuan Mountain, Mo Ling felt drawn to it, as if something was calling him.

He couldn’t let others take it!

With resolve, Mo Ling addressed his disciples. “Don’t worry, I’ll go in first to scout. You stay here.”

Gu Kewai protested, “Sect Leader, the secret realm is dangerous, and this mountain is even more so. You can’t take the risk!”

Hu Xin, coughing, encouraged, “No risk, no reward. Our Sect Leader is strong, and we can’t let the three major sects take everything. We’ll wait for your triumphant return!”

Mo Ling had anticipated their thoughts. From the start, he planned to go in alone.

Unexpectedly, Long Qianqian held his hand and firmly said, “I’ll go with you.”