Chapter 722: Forbidden Celestial Materials, Infinite Marvels!

“This person is a hot potato… Two days later is the time to kill him.”

Su Mu thought silently in his heart, waiting for Yang Yunwen’s next words.

“As long as you release me, I will immediately order someone to bring you thirty catties of Sparrow Blood Secret Iron. The quality of this Sparrow Blood Secret Iron is even higher than that of Sparrow Blood Iron.”

“Continue.”

“I have purchased several houses in Wangshan County, a hundred miles east of the Commandery City. In one of the secret rooms, there is ready-made Sparrow Blood Secret Iron. As long as you release me, all these will belong to you.”

Yang Yunwen coaxed, but as soon as he finished speaking, his eyes closed, and Su Mu, who received the message, knocked Yang Yunwen unconscious with a karate chop.

At that moment, he casually stuffed Yang Yunwen into a burlap sack.

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South Wind Mountain, Ghost Market.

“Bang, bang, bang—”

Outside the house, someone suddenly knocked on the door three times.

“It’s me.”

Upon hearing the voice outside, Qingyunzi sighed quietly to himself. Was Zhang Tianbao returning with the intention of breaking his promise?

Just as Qingyunzi was contemplating how to persuade Su Mu again, Su Mu stepped into the courtyard and threw a burlap sack in front of him.

“This is…”

Qingyunzi looked closely and his eyes first showed doubt and then suddenly shrank. The outline of a human figure faintly showed through the burlap sack.

Could it be…

After closing the courtyard gate without a word, Su Mu opened the burlap sack. Upon seeing the person inside, Qingyunzi’s breath quickened. This person was none other than Yang Yunwen, the Defensive Army Captain of Sanshan County, who had wiped out over a hundred people in the Chen family village!

“I have brought you the person.”

Qingyunzi was speechless, staring blankly at the unconscious Yang Yunwen. In less than two days, the person in front of him had brought Yang Yunwen here, alive no less!

After a moment, Qingyunzi snapped back to reality, his face under the mask showing signs of panic.

“How did you bring him here?”

“Daoist Qingyunzi lacks offensive skills, so Zhang brought the person… Now, let’s discuss the subsequent transactions between us.”

Qingyunzi was at a loss for words. His casual remark had unexpectedly brought him trouble, and this person in front of him thoughtfully brought the man to his doorstep.

At that moment, Qingyunzi had no time to discuss future transactions. There must have been some family backup on this Great Noble Family descendant. If the Yang Family’s elder came looking for him, they would both be in trouble.

“Zhang, good tactics…”

After speaking, Qingyunzi hurriedly checked Yang Yunwen and was relieved to see that Yang Yunwen’s belongings had been taken away and a small Heavenly Mechanism Talisman was still attached to him. Immediately, Spiritual Qi surged, and he lifted Yang Yunwen to the Spirit Hall.

Qingyunzi continuously performed hand seals, driving several prohibitions into Yang Yunwen’s forehead, and then took out several mysterious talismans of unknown specific purpose, placing them on Yang Yunwen’s body.

During this period, Su Mu naturally retrieved the small Heavenly Mechanism Talisman, a life-saving item that could shield against the Great Cultivator’s sensing of vital energy.

Qingyunzi grimaced but pretended not to see it and continued his hand seals.

Half an hour later, Qingyunzi finally exhaled, and just as Su Mu thought it was over, Qingyunzi amazed him by pulling out a second coffin with a small tripod pattern carved on his Sumeru Ring from his right hand.

After placing Yang Yunwen in the coffin, he added dozens of talismans to the six surfaces of the coffin.

“It should be secure now…”

After another quarter-hour, with triple layers of strict prohibitions on Yang Yunwen’s body, the coffin, and the talismans outside the coffin, Qingyunzi finally wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief, stopping his actions.

Witnessing all of this up close, Su Mu could hardly sense that the coffin contained Yang Yunwen.

“Daoist Qingyunzi, well done.”

“I dare not claim credit; it is your profound abilities. My minor skills only allow me to proceed with caution… It’s better to be careful.”

Qingyunzi’s tone carried traces of anger and irony, but Su Mu didn’t mind; he simply waited quietly for what came next. Helpless, Qingyunzi took out a roll of beast hide.

As soon as the beast hide scroll appeared, the temperature in the already-cold room dropped further, and from the beast hide scroll wafted faint, sinister black aura.

“This aura… it’s somewhat similar to the aura on Wang Xuantian back then!”

Upon sensing this aura, Su Mu’s eyes slightly narrowed; he discovered it was indeed three parts similar to the aura when Wang Xuantian performed that bizarre Demon Technique.

As he held the scroll, a chill like solid ice, coupled with a slightly heart-palpitating sinister aura, tried to enter Su Mu’s body. But the Profound Demon Gang within him quickly shattered this aura.

Unrolling the scroll, he found a map drawn on the beast hide, marked with three places in Cinnabar. Judging from the ink, it had existed for many years.

“This item is tainted with Demon Fiend Qi, likely related to that Deadman’s Pit. Involving Demon Fiends is dangerous; if you plan to explore, be very cautious.”

Qingyunzi paused at this point, “The map has been handed to you; next comes the third piece of Demon Fiend intelligence.”

“Alright.”

Su Mu nodded slightly; he did not kill but brought the living, troublesome Yang Yunwen here, and Qingyunzi did not fully fulfill his initial promise, handing over a map potentially leading to the Deadman’s Pit.

They were quite even, not taking advantage of each other.

“The fundamental reason why Noble Families, Celestial Royal Families, and Cultivation Holy Lands are attracted to Demon Fiends is that the Demon Fiend Core within Demon Fiends has unimaginable uses.”

“The role of the Demon Fiend Core is enormous; for cultivators like us, it’s simply a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure. If directly refined into a pill or consumed with some Secret Technique, it can extend life and even provide a chance to acquire Demon Fiend abilities.”