Lin Qingyang quickly read the expression on the man’s face and pretended to be disappointed, “Can’t do it? Eh… I thought Senior Brother looked so powerful, turns out even Senior Brother can’t get close to the Earth Yin Cave?”

The man in the gray robe felt a bit embarrassed, and he realized that this little brat wasn’t actually brave enough to want to enter the Earth Yin Cave. He probably just wanted to get close enough to brag about it to others later.

Kids are like that, always wanting to do something others don’t dare to do.

“Alright, I’ll take you to see the area near the Earth Yin Cave!” The man in the gray robe thought he had figured it out.

He definitely didn’t have the guts to enter the Earth Yin Cave, but getting close was no problem.

Since the Earth Yin Cave was a forbidden area, there weren’t many people around.

If they went there, it would be perfect for him to dispose of a body. Tossing a body into the Earth Yin Cave would ensure it would be completely destroyed.

In fact, the Earth Yin Cave might be even more suitable than his Seven Peaks.

“Then let Senior Brother show you around, let’s go.” The man in the gray robe tossed out a cloud-like magical artifact.

Lin Qingyang put Cheng Hui into the corpse-raising space and then jumped onto the cloud. Within the Corpse Puppet Sect’s territory, he wasn’t worried that the man in the gray robe would dare to kill him.

After all, the Corpse Puppet Sect wasn’t a demonic sect. Regardless of what happened in secret, it was absolutely forbidden to harm fellow sect members on the surface.

Even if the man in the gray robe had ill intentions, he would have to find a secluded place to act, and Lin Qingyang was thoughtfully providing him with such a location.

Riding on the small cloud, Lin Qingyang wore a bright smile, looking very excited, but in his heart, he was quickly considering various possibilities.

This person had offended Huihui and also had bad intentions towards him. Given his personality, he would definitely want to eliminate him to prevent future troubles.

However, killing someone wasn’t that simple. Or rather… killing someone was easy, but not getting into trouble afterward was the most important thing.

Back when he rose through the ranks in the Blood Slaughter Sect to become a formal disciple, he did so by stepping over countless corpses. Many people secretly hated him, but no one could openly accuse him of anything.

This time, he was thinking just as carefully. At least on the surface, he couldn’t be linked to this person’s death.

This person wasn’t very old, and his Foundation Establishment cultivation was decent for his age. But judging by the mixed aura around him, it was clear his cultivation was propped up by pills.

Moreover, the white cloud he took out was quite special, both offensive and defensive, and very difficult to refine. The price at the Purple Frost Pavilion wasn’t low, and a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn’t afford it.

Considering his earlier attempt to lure him back to the Seven Peaks, it wasn’t hard to deduce that he had a backing, likely an elder, possibly a family elder or his master. Given his cultivation, it was more likely a family elder.

After all, for the powerful figures in the cultivation world, a cultivator who relied on pills to reach Foundation Establishment was a waste. No one would want such a disciple.

Since Lin Qingyang got on the white cloud, the man in the gray robe considered him as his possession, continuously praising his eyes along the way.

Lin Qingyang deliberately acted naive, accepting his praises and even agreeing with them.

He vaguely remembered someone once complimenting him on his beautiful eyes.

Suddenly, a pang of pain struck his heart, and a scene flashed in his mind. A man, a tall man’s voice was sternly scolding him. What was he saying? It seemed like he was saying his eyes had become ugly?

No… he said his gaze had changed, becoming fierce and terrifying, no longer familiar…

Familiar… who? Who was familiar to him?

“Junior Brother? Junior Brother?”

“Ah? Sorry, Senior Brother, it’s my first time flying this high, I’m… a bit scared.” Lin Qingyang quickly collected his thoughts, suppressing the memories, and put on a shy and embarrassed expression.

“Hehe… Junior Brother, you can’t be like this. As cultivators, how can we be afraid of heights? But if you’re really scared, you can come into Senior Brother’s arms, and I’ll hold you, okay?”

Lin Qingyang: … Hehe, you’re quite ugly, but you have quite the imagination.

He shyly shook his head, a bit embarrassed, “No… no need, thank you, Senior Brother. You’re right, I… I need to get used to it.”

The man in the gray robe showed a slightly regretful expression. He really liked this pretty Junior Brother. His eyes would make a perfect collection, but if this Junior Brother was sensible, letting him live a few more days wouldn’t be a problem.

After all… such good-looking kids were rare. Especially in a place like the Corpse Puppet Sect, where everyone lived in an environment filled with yin energy. Even if someone looked good initially, after a while, they’d become lifeless, making people lose their appetite.

Lin Qingyang carefully observed the man in the gray robe controlling the white cloud, showing a faint, disdainful smile.

How did this guy manage to survive this long?

With his personality, he wouldn’t last half a year in the Blood Slaughter Sect before someone killed him.

This white cloud was an excellent magical artifact, both offensive and defensive. If he had such a good artifact back then, he would have mastered all its control techniques immediately.

But this person had only simply refined the white cloud. Judging by his clumsy handling, Lin Qingyang even doubted if he could utilize even thirty percent of its power.

But that’s good too. The weaker his skills, the easier it would be to deal with him.

With that, the two quickly arrived at the back mountain of the Corpse Puppet Sect.

The back mountain of the Corpse Puppet Sect might sound like just a mountain, but it actually covered a large area, with continuous mountain ranges. Besides the Earth Yin Cave, there were many other forbidden areas scattered throughout the back mountain.

Since the Corpse Puppet Sect was built on an ancient battlefield, even though there was a grand array to suppress the yin energy of the battlefield, the array wasn’t infallible, and occasionally small areas would have leaks.

Whenever such small leaks occurred, they would cause a minor yin energy tide. These tides could be detected in advance, so areas in the back mountain where they might occur would be sealed off until the tide passed.

The Earth Yin Cave was essentially a permanent yin energy tide, but what spewed from it was the extremely fierce Nine Nether Profound Yin Qi. This could be collected to refine magical artifacts, which is why the Earth Yin Cave was sealed rather than completely repaired.

To collect this Profound Yin Qi, one needed at least a Nascent Soul level cultivation. Anyone below this level, if engulfed by the yin energy, would at best end up with no remains, and at worst, their soul would be scattered.

The lower one’s cultivation, the less ability they had to resist the yin energy tide. Fortunately, the Earth Yin Cave was sealed, so as long as one didn’t actively approach the cave entrance, the danger wasn’t too high.

The man in the gray robe dared to bring Lin Qingyang here because the danger wasn’t as high as imagined.

The sect sometimes exaggerated to prevent low-level disciples from approaching, but his father was an elder of the sect, so he was very familiar with these matters. He knew that as long as the seal wasn’t touched, the danger here might be even lower than other small yin energy tides.

“Come, Junior Brother, this is the Earth Yin Cave.” The man in the gray robe descended the cloud, signaling Lin Qingyang to look down.

The Earth Yin Cave was half-buried underground, with a large entrance several zhang wide. In front of the entrance was a massive slope, and standing at the top, one could see the gray-black mist being exhaled from the cave entrance below.

These mists usually appeared calm, but once the Earth Yin Cave erupted, they would surge like a tide, spewing from the cave entrance, hitting the seal outside, and then rolling back.

With each impact, the semi-transparent seal at the entrance would be visible, the white light flashing as it firmly blocked the Nine Nether Profound Yin Qi inside the Earth Yin Cave, preventing any leakage.

“Senior Brother, this seal is amazing! Can we get a bit closer to see?” Lin Qingyang asked with a pleading look, seemingly very interested in the seal.

Perhaps his obedient behavior along the way pleased the man in the gray robe, he didn’t refuse his request, but his eyes showed a lecherous glint, “Sure, but Junior Brother, since Senior Brother brought you to see the Earth Yin Cave, how will you repay me?”

Lin Qingyang blinked, seemingly understanding his meaning, and shyly lowered his head, his face slightly red, “Senior Brother, what… what do you want me to do?”

The man in the gray robe was certain that an eight-year-old child couldn’t escape his grasp. He stepped forward, pulling Lin Qingyang into his arms, speaking softly, “Junior Brother, I think you’re really beautiful. Why don’t you stay with me?”

Lin Qingyang feigned shyness, but his half-lowered eyes were cold. He softly said, “If I stay with Senior Brother, will you take care of me?”

“Of course!” The man in the gray robe, teased by his alluring appearance, couldn’t resist wanting to touch him. “Senior Brother will definitely treat you well.”

Lin Qingyang grabbed his hand, and the man in the gray robe frowned, about to say something to intimidate him, when the pretty Junior Brother suddenly looked up with a bright smile, speaking in the gentlest tone with icy words:

“If Senior Brother really wants to be good to me, then go die!”

Before he finished speaking, the man felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He widened his eyes in disbelief, looking at Lin Qingyang, his lips moved as if to say something, but he felt all his strength drain away, collapsing softly to the ground, staring at Lin Qingyang with eyes wide open in death.