Xiao Tao's words were better left unsaid. Yan Qing looked at the dense "mountain of corpses" in front of her and was completely at a loss for words.

She simply gritted her teeth and said, "Xiao Tao, come with me."

Without hesitation, Yan Qing pulled down all the white curtains behind her. Once the curtains fell, the entire room was laid bare before her.

"One, two, three... seventeen, eighteen, nineteen! Big sister, I counted them all, there are nineteen in total!" Xiao Tao excitedly showed off to her.

Yan Qing, however, showed no excitement whatsoever. She simply reached out and patted Xiao Tao's head in appreciation. In reality, she was in a state of near-bewilderment.

No one would be happy to see so many corpses at once, especially when they are arranged in a pyramid-shaped "mountain of corpses".

Yan Qing had another problem: once all the curtains were removed, the entire room was clearly visible. Therefore, she immediately realized there were no other exits.

In other words, she is now sealed in a secret room.

Despite this, Yan Qing remained unconvinced. The "mountain of corpses" before her actually gave her some inspiration. Yes, moving so many corpses in and out unnoticed must be no small feat.

Therefore, there must be a secret entrance/exit in this room, she just hasn't discovered it yet.

Yan Qing was instantly energized. After looking around, she finally turned her attention back to the corpses that made up the "mountain of corpses".

She randomly selected the base of a "mountain of corpses" and carefully examined the pale-faced bodies, discovering that there were indeed many strange things about them.

What first aroused her suspicion was the state of the corpse. Biology taught her that after death, a body gradually decomposes due to the degradation by various microorganisms. But the corpse before her looked as if it had just died.

The "mountain of corpses" that Yan Qing chose was located relatively deep inside, and it had obviously been there longer than the ones outside. However, after examining it, she found that apart from the corpses being a little paler and more bluish, they were no different from the ones at the entrance.

This was what struck her as the most strange thing. In addition, she discovered that many of the corpses were missing limbs, some even had an extra hand or foot, and others were missing a lot of things.

However, the person who created this "mountain of corpses" must have been incredibly patient; all the bodies were stacked neatly, like a perfect Lego puzzle. Only by examining each one individually could one discover that the corpses were incomplete.

"Big sister, look at this!" Xiao Tao suddenly shouted at her. Only then did Yan Qing realize that Xiao Tao had actually dared to run up the "mountain of corpses" next door.

This child, she's being naughty at such a crucial moment! Yan Qing was a little scared and quickly went over to pick her up. But when she got close, she was dumbfounded.

"Big sister, look! These people are all so strange! Some even have their heads on their stomachs!"

Yan Qing fell silent. All the corpses in this "mountain of corpses" seemed to have had their heads and limbs reassembled. Some heads were on their stomachs, others on their backs or buttocks... In short, these people had suffered extremely cruel fates. To be so defiled after death was simply too much!

A surge of immense anger welled up within Yan Qing, from the dismembered limbs of the previous "mountain of corpses" to the decapitated bodies of this one. She could sense the cold-blooded ruthlessness of the killer behind her; human life seemed to be nothing more than something to be used!

This man was not only audacious, but also incredibly reckless. Yan Qing didn't know what he wanted to do, but his blatant disregard for human life was enough to make her extremely wary.

Her gaze unconsciously swept past Xiao Tao, then she suddenly realized she seemed to have overlooked something. Yan Qing abruptly turned around and looked at Xiao Tao.

"Xiao Tao, what did you mean when you came in just now, saying, 'Anyway, they're not here'?"

Xiao Tao tilted her head back and smiled sweetly, "Big sister, they really aren't here! This room is just a bunch of useless shells."

"What does 'skin' mean?" Yan Qing had a bad feeling about it.

Little Peach pouted, "Big sister, I've already told you, this is just a room full of corpses. But besides the corpse, people also have three souls and seven spirits. Normally, after a person dies, these souls will automatically dissipate. However, this place is a little special."

She casually pointed to one of the corpses with her little hand, "Big sister, look, isn't there a lot of dense needle marks on the scalp above the brow? That's the real reason they died."

Following her instructions, Yan Qing examined the scalp of the female corpse and found that, hidden beneath the long hair, the entire scalp was indeed covered with very deep needle marks, bluish-black in color, a sign of coagulated blood.

Then, she checked another person, and the result was exactly the same. Yan Qing was not giving up, so she checked another "mountain of corpses," and after another check, it was still the same way of dying.

Her hands began to tremble. "Xiao Tao, do you mean that these people were drained of their blood from their heads and died?"

Xiao Tao nodded. "Big sister, in the Xuanmen, there is a secret technique called Soul Devouring. It is one of the highest punishments for erring disciples in the major Xuanmen sects."

Seeing that Yan Qing seemed not to understand, she explained it more clearly.

"We are now in the Dharma-ending Age, and even those in the Xuanmen sect can hardly cultivate spiritual power. Therefore, many ancient secret techniques have begun to flourish, and Soul Devouring is one of them."

"The Soul Devouring Secret Technique can forcibly separate a person's three souls and seven spirits. After extracting their consciousness using this technique, they can be used to do many things that normal people cannot do. Moreover, after a person's soul has been refined, it can become a kind of guardian in the sect's secret grounds, which is much more useful than a living person."

“Living people often have their own little schemes, but souls that have undergone rituals don’t. They only know how to obey orders; they’re truly the best watchdogs.” Xiao Tao’s tone was full of sarcasm.

"So that's how it is," Yan Qing thought, looking at the "mountain of corpses" in the room. Suddenly, she remembered what Xiao Tao had said in the dormitory. A thought struck her, and she said incredulously,

"Xiao Tao, could it be that the spirits of those people are all in our dormitory building?"