Eh? Something’s not right…

Cheng Hui suddenly snapped back to reality. I think I just said something a moment ago.

He tried hard to open his mouth, attempting to say something, but unfortunately… it was still that frustrating “aba aba” sound…

Cheng Hui: …

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“Huihui, what’s wrong?” Lin Qingyang asked with concern.

Cheng Hui didn’t want to talk and threw him a side-eye.

“Huihui!” Lin Qingyang was exceptionally surprised: “Did you… did you just roll your eyes at me?”

Cheng Hui: …

Forget it, this kid is beyond saving, getting so happy even when someone rolls their eyes at him.

“As long as you’re happy…”

“Ah, Huihui, you really can talk, I thought I misheard just now.” Lin Qingyang held Cheng Hui’s face in his hands, looking him up and down, unable to believe that his life-bound corpse could already speak just after starting cultivation.

According to the records of the Corpse Life Profound Luo Skill, an ordinary life-bound corpse is initially just like a regular walking corpse.

And what is a regular walking corpse like?

Basically, it’s just a moving corpse.

Don’t even mention attacking, even a half-grown child, if brave enough, could deal with it using a stone.

But his Huihui not only immediately gained intelligence but could also speak, which indicates that his aptitude is extraordinary.

Or rather, he is very suitable for cultivating this skill.

Indeed, Huihui is a gift from heaven, a compensation for all the hardships he endured in his youth.

Lin Qingyang hugged Cheng Hui, laughing non-stop, and that pure joy infected Cheng Hui, making him unable to resist smiling too.

One has to admit, Lin Qingyang is really good-looking, and when he smiles, there’s a layer of fine sunlight flickering in his eyes.

Looking at his smile, Cheng Hui suddenly felt relieved.

Eh, isn’t it just a speech impediment? If it can make this kid happy every day, it doesn’t seem like such a big problem.

After laughing, Cheng Hui always felt that Lin Qingyang’s attitude towards him seemed to have changed a little bit.

He became very fond of hugging him and kissing his cheeks.

At first, Cheng Hui refused.

What’s the deal, he’s a grown man, always being hugged and kissed, what’s that about?

However, this kid is really good at acting. After being refused the first time, he didn’t speak for two whole days, constantly exuding an aura of “Ah, I’ve been abandoned, I don’t want to live anymore.”

Cheng Hui: …

The kid’s performance was obvious, and Cheng Hui knew he was acting, but seeing such a cute kid looking so sad like a resentful wife, he eventually gave in.

However, as the saying goes, give an inch and they’ll take a mile. No, that’s not right, anyway, since then, Lin Qingyang would often hug his neck and give him a passionate kiss.

In the end, Cheng Hui simply let it be, treating it as if he had gained a little nephew. What’s there to fear about a kid giving him a peck on the cheek? Once he can speak clearly, he’ll explain the difference between familial love and romantic love to the kid.

Recently, Lin Qingyang has been in a great mood.

He’s not really a child; he was sold into the Blood Slaughter Sect at the age of ten and stayed there for fifteen years.

During those fifteen years, he climbed from the lowest status of a blood slave to the position of a formal disciple, enduring hardships countless times more than ordinary people.

This led to a significant distortion in his mentality.

For him, anything that belongs to him must be completely under his control.

The more thoroughly he controls it, the more affection he can give.

Undoubtedly, Cheng Hui is an exception.

He doesn’t know why he likes this man so much, nor does he care.

The only thing he cares about is that Cheng Hui is his life-bound corpse, and their fates are tightly intertwined.

In this world, anyone could betray him, but Cheng Hui wouldn’t, so he confidently invests more affection in this person.

Although… it seems this isn’t something he can control.

As for suddenly arriving at the Corpse Puppet Sect, he does have doubts, but his instincts vaguely warn him not to delve into it.

Sooner or later, everything will be revealed, and all he needs to do is enjoy this carefree life.

“Huihui! Why are you out again?” Lin Qingyang activated the protective runes of the small courtyard and walked in, immediately spotting Cheng Hui who was diligently working.

He had just gone to ask Senior Brother about some cultivation questions, not that he really had any doubts about the Corpse Life Profound Luo Skill, but because an eight-year-old child, no matter how talented, couldn’t possibly have no obstacles in cultivation.

So having questions is necessary, and that’s when he needs to seek Senior Brother’s help.

Even though it’s only been a few days, he’s already grown fond of the Corpse Puppet Sect, so he needs to work hard to create the appearance of a “normal” eight-year-old boy.

“Aba aba…” Cheng Hui opened his mouth, great, still doesn’t know what he’s saying.

Honestly, his ability to speak is completely random and without any logic. The more seriously he wants to speak, the less he can, but sometimes he can speak clearly without thinking.

“Tired?” Lin Qingyang casually took the hoe from Cheng Hui’s hand and pulled out a handkerchief to gently wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Cheng Hui looked at him expressionlessly. Sometimes he really wonders what kind of species this kid is. Although this action is quite considerate, the problem is… he’s a corpse now, where would the sweat come from?

Lin Qingyang, unfazed, put away the handkerchief, looking like a diligent little wife: “I told you, I’ll handle the work here, you go rest.”

Cheng Hui shook his head, indicating he wasn’t tired at all.

The piece of land in the small courtyard is a spirit field, considered a benefit given by the Corpse Puppet Sect to its disciples. It can be used to plant spirit rice or nurture corpse puppets.

Yes, you read that right. This piece of spirit field can be used to nurture corpse puppets. Burying a corpse puppet in the spirit field can slowly enhance their strength.

This effect is similar to the unique corpse-raising space that comes with the Corpse Life Profound Luo Skill.

Some might find it strange, thinking it’s redundant.

However, not every member of the Corpse Puppet Sect can cultivate the Corpse Life Profound Luo Skill.

As the life-bound skill of the founding big shot of the Corpse Puppet Sect, this Corpse Life Profound Luo Skill isn’t something just anyone can cultivate; it also has aptitude requirements.

Lin Qingyang himself has a Blood Fiend Body, naturally inclined towards these yin-attribute skills, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort, but others aren’t so lucky.

Moreover, as one of the major sects of the unorthodox path, the Corpse Puppet Sect doesn’t only have this one skill. They also possess a large number of other skills, and those skills don’t have that unique corpse-raising space.

Ordinary disciples who want their corpse puppets to be more powerful, besides feeding them rare treasures, can also bury them in the spirit field as a good method.

As the saying goes, little by little adds up.

However, for disciples who have cultivated the Corpse Life Profound Luo Skill, this spirit field is somewhat redundant.

In terms of effect, it’s not as good as the corpse-raising space, so they mostly plant some spirit plants on this spirit field.

Whether to feed the corpse puppets or sell them, it’s an income. After all, even the landlord’s family doesn’t have surplus grain.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that disciples of the Corpse Puppet Sect are considered strong in combat, only those who have experienced it know that their pockets are cleaner than their faces.

Especially those in the Profound Corpse faction, for their profound corpses, they feed them anything they can, and the biggest advantage of a profound corpse is that there’s no limit to its cultivation.

As long as you dare to feed it, it dares to eat… as much as you give it.

The phrase “pockets cleaner than faces” is just too accurate…

Ahem, all of the above was overheard by Cheng Hui when he wandered around while no one was watching.

Strangely enough, Cheng Hui found that his adaptation to the cultivation world was surprisingly fast.

If he hadn’t confirmed that he was just an ordinary college student from Blue Star in his past life, he’d almost suspect he grew up in the cultivation world.

For example, ever since he started cultivating with Lin Qingyang, he’s always had a sense of urgency.

It’s as if someone is constantly nagging in his ear, telling him to work hard on cultivation, because if his strength is insufficient, his life and death won’t be in his own hands. To freely enjoy life, he first has to ensure he won’t be easily killed.

Cheng Hui wholeheartedly agrees with this, especially since the moment he transmigrated, the demonic cultivators’ extermination actions gave him a good lesson.

Later, during his continuous reincarnations and deaths, there were several times he died because he was caught in the crossfire of passing cultivators’ battles. That feeling of dying inexplicably was really frustrating.

Therefore, Cheng Hui never slacks off in cultivation, even more diligent than Lin Qingyang.

After all, no matter how mature Lin Qingyang is, he’s still just an eight-year-old child. His physical condition means he can’t cultivate non-stop all day.

His strength is very low, and he needs to eat and sleep every day to survive, but while he sleeps, Cheng Hui can cultivate day and night.

Every time he improves a bit in strength, Cheng Hui feels genuinely happy, and he finds that he really has no bottlenecks in cultivation. As long as he works hard enough, he seems to be able to break through to the next level at any time.

Moreover, he seems to be particularly good at cultivation. Even though he’s only been cultivating for less than a month, he’s already mastered a strange skill.

Based on others’ descriptions, he deduced that he already possesses divine sense, and the most amazing thing is that his divine sense can be described as vast.

Initially, he was timid and only dared to use his divine sense to eavesdrop on some low-level disciples talking.

Later, he discovered that even some Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn’t detect his divine sense, so his courage gradually grew.

However, he still doesn’t dare to go too far, especially in places with formation protection, he never touches them.

He hasn’t forgotten what happened that day, and besides, the Corpse Puppet Sect has Nascent Soul cultivators. If they find out his divine sense is so peculiar, he might be taken away for research.

At that point, Lin Qingyang wouldn’t be able to help him either!

To keep his little life safe, it’s better to stay low-key!

Occasionally eavesdropping is fine, but don’t go looking for trouble!