"I have something important to report!"

Hearing the sounds coming from the courtyard, Feng Bingwen's transformed servant remained expressionless and continued shouting.

The guy in the courtyard was no longer a threat to him. He had changed into no fewer than ten different forms on his way here, but he had only used them briefly to verify the wonders of the Myriad Transformations Demon Embryo.

So far, the effect has been very good, and it has not been discovered. As for the young master of the Shen family in the courtyard, who has already obtained the qualification to go to the Holy Sect for cultivation, he naturally cannot just make a simple change.

Signing that damned blood pact and sneaking in as a servant is nowhere near as good as sneaking in as the person in question. It's better to just take his place. Correspondingly, the original young master of the Shen family would have no reason to exist anymore.

"Get in here!"

A gust of cold wind blew in, and then the tightly closed courtyard gate was flung open. Feng Bingwen walked in, and even though he didn't feel any threat, his face couldn't help but twitch.

The Shen family, which possesses considerable power in a place like the City of Corpses, is naturally even more sinister. The young master of the Shen family who was selected to enter the so-called Holy Sect for cultivation is even more outstanding.

Walking into his residence, if one were unaware of the situation, one might think they had entered a wax museum, where one after another, lifelike wax figures of women, each with their own unique features, stand.

But Feng Bingwen knew at a glance that it was not a wax figure at all, but a living corpse made from living people using special techniques!

In appearance, it was no different from a living person. Its skin was rosy and shiny, and in terms of complexion, it was a hundred times better than most of the living people who were barely surviving in this underworld city.

Unfortunately, these are all living corpses, their bodies filled with yin energy, and they have lost their consciousness. In some ways, they are even worse than walking corpses. They are purely playthings specially created with inhumane and ingenious methods!

"You'd better have some news that will interest me, or I don't need to say more about your fate!"

A gaunt, naked body lay on a meticulously crafted toy. The young master of the Shen family, who was thrusting rapidly, looked at the servant who had transformed into Feng Bingwen with a sinister expression. Disturbed, he was in a very bad mood.

"Reporting to the young master, we have found a top-quality item!"

As Feng Bingwen looked at the two sworn brothers, he uttered some hastily made-up nonsense and steadily approached the young master of the Shen family.

"You're bothering me over something like this?"

Upon hearing the servant's report, the young master of the Shen family, with his peculiar tastes, turned completely gloomy.

"No, this time the goods are of the highest quality, unlike anything you've ever seen in your life!"

"I've never seen anything like this in my entire life?"

Hearing the footsteps of the servants who used to fawn over him approaching him without stopping, he vaguely sensed something was wrong. However, listening to their exaggerated and deliberate words, the young master of the Shen family still couldn't help but laugh in extreme anger.

"What kind of superior goods could you ant-like lackeys possibly find?"

"That's because you're blind, young master!"

Feng Bingwen had already walked up to the young master of the Shen family. Looking at the beautiful, lifeless corpse beneath him, who was being tormented by him, Feng Bingwen's suppressed rage was no longer concealed. As he grabbed the young master of the Shen family by the neck, his boundless anger burst forth at that moment!

"I was prepared for this, you fool!"

Seeing the hand reaching for his neck, the young master of the Shen family grinned maliciously. He hadn't gotten to where he was today because of this worthless young master status.

"Did you think you could lower my guard by pretending to be my servant?"

As he spoke, a snow-white crystal around the young master of the Shen family shone with a faint light. Then, a layer of bone began to spread across his body, transforming in the blink of an eye into a set of bone armor that covered most of his body.

Almost simultaneously, from all directions of the courtyard, eight blood-red figures burst out of the shadows, rushing towards Feng Bingwen with speed comparable to that of tigers and leopards.

In just a moment, this fool who dared to sneak into his courtyard would be torn to shreds by the blood corpses he had cultivated.

Kacha!

All his beautiful fantasies vanished without a trace with a clean, crisp shattering sound. Feeling the terrifying force gripping his neck, almost tearing his head off his body, the once confident young master of the Shen family stared in horror at the figure before him.

A winding, agile, and ferocious black shadow appeared and disappeared on his body, like a black dragon.

Black Dragon Breathing Technique!

Young Master Shen's eyes widened, almost popping out of their sockets. He recognized the origin of this technique and was immediately filled with doubt. However, he didn't even have the chance to ask a question, let alone get an answer.

Sizzle~

A chilling sound of flesh rubbing together rang out, followed by a head with a bloody spine attached being thrown to the ground. The eight blood-red figures that had rushed towards him immediately changed targets, vying to devour the head whose face still bore the marks of resentment and fear.

"You got off easy!"

Feng Bingwen's face was gloomy. He kicked the headless corpse in front of him to the ground, letting the eight blood corpses devour it... Once freed from its restraints, the original master was naturally the most delicious food.

Slaughtering demonic cultivators! Merit points: 5126

With just a casual pinch, over five thousand merit points were credited to his account. This should have been a joyful thing, but Feng Bingwen couldn't feel happy at all.

This amount of good deeds is enough to indirectly reflect how many evil deeds this young master of the Shen family has committed over the years. The living corpses and blood corpses in the courtyard alone are enough to give some indication of this.

"It's disgusting!"

Feng Bingwen frowned as he transformed into the pale-faced, thin young master of the Shen family. Apart from his clothes, there was almost no difference in his appearance or aura.

Even the eight blood corpses, devoid of any intelligence and vying to devour the flesh and blood of their former master, all raised their heads in unison, glancing at Feng Bingwen with some confusion before lowering their heads to continue eating.

Even without any powerful restraints, these eight blood-red creatures showed no intention of attacking Feng Bingwen. And Feng Bingwen, of course, wouldn't let them go.

Although the Myriad Transformations Demon Embryo has many wondrous aspects, it is still extremely difficult to use it to disguise oneself as a powerful cultivator. It is not enough to simply change one's appearance; to maintain the disguise for a long time, one must inherit the magical treasures and supernatural powers used, and even change one's cultivation method. Otherwise, one will inevitably reveal a flaw sooner or later.

Disguising oneself as an ordinary person is easy, but disguising oneself as a cultivator is much more difficult as one's cultivation level increases. In comparison, this young master of the Shen family is an excellent candidate.

At the very least, for Feng Bingwen at present, there is no better way than to disguise himself as the young master of the Shen family and infiltrate the Demonic Sect.

As for the guy who pretends to be someone with this disgusting fetish, it's a bit unpleasant, but he can change his identity as needed, so it's okay to put up with it for now.

Without much hesitation, Feng Bingwen, who had transformed into the appearance of Young Master Shen, bent down and picked up the bone pendant from the ground. Then, he used very basic demonic techniques to control the eight blood corpses.

Aside from his cultivation techniques and spells, Feng Bingwen had essentially completed his disguise, and he wasn't worried about revealing any flaws in the short term.

"Young Master..."

Nearly an hour later, a shout came from outside the courtyard. The gaunt young man with a sinister face stood up and summoned the servant he had just disguised as!

This servant was there to inform Feng Bingwen to go and collect blood offerings... that is, to attract those rogue cultivators of the demonic path who wanted to take this opportunity to infiltrate the Holy Sect by spreading the news that the young master of the Shen family had successfully joined the sect.

These demonic cultivators, who arrived full of anticipation, no matter how well-prepared or how vigilant they were, would basically be unable to escape the schemes of this young master of the Shen family once they entered the City of Corpses.

As for whether there are any powerful figures among these rogue cultivators, there is absolutely no need to worry. Perhaps there are, but their numbers are extremely rare.

Those demonic cultivators with even a little skill either infiltrate the Demonic Holy Sect or are recruited by the various families and forces that are affiliated with the Holy Sect.

The demonic forces, having been expelled from the Nine Provinces, were already dirt poor. The rogue demonic cultivators were even more miserable; without sufficient resources, even a dragon couldn't fly.

"good!"

Feng Bingwen naturally followed suit and continued to play his new role.

Given the atmosphere within this demonic sphere of influence, the probability of him accidentally killing an innocent person is probably lower than the probability of finding a celestial being on the street.

And the facts have basically verified the conjecture. The rogue cultivators of the demonic path who were attracted by the spread of the news and then captured by the servants of that young master of the Shen family, every single one of them provided Feng Bingwen with hundreds to thousands of merit points.

Because of this easy way to gain merit, Feng Bingwen couldn't help but order his servants to intensify their efforts. Although they looked very troubled, Feng Bingwen didn't care. He even planned to harvest some of their merits before infiltrating the so-called Holy Sect.

Three days later

Taking advantage of his current identity, Feng Bingwen quickly figured out everything he wanted to know, such as the fact that the young master of the Shen family he was now in was named Shen Bei, and that the Holy Sect he was about to join was called the Corpse King Palace, a sect that manipulated zombies for demonic purposes!

Of course, Feng Bingwen did not only investigate these trivial matters; in recent days, he also basically patched up the loopholes that might expose his identity.

Feng Bingwen had mastered all of the breathing techniques and several eerie spells practiced by this young master of the Shen family. Even if his own parents came, he was guaranteed not to find any mistakes. In fact, Feng Bingwen did indeed go and show off in front of the young master's parents.

However, neither of Shen Gongzi's biological father nor his biological mother noticed anything unusual. On the contrary, they were quite concerned about him, or rather, they flattered him. Their obsequious tone made Feng Bingwen particularly uncomfortable.

This made Feng Bingwen realize once again that this place was a demonic path different from the human race's Nine Provinces. Although the humans living here had the same appearance as the humans of the Nine Provinces, apart from that, they were no different in any way.

Their understanding, morality, and values ​​completely align with the common understanding of demonic paths held by ordinary cultivators.

Although the Shen family is only a local power in Jishi City, as a local tyrant, they control a considerable amount of resources. In particular, for demonic forces that mainly focus on corpse refining, people are also a kind of resource.

Even when resources were relatively abundant, the Shen family still used the method of raising venomous insects to cultivate the younger generation of the family.

The young master of the Shen family cultivated the "Gu King" through this method of raising Gu. As for his brothers and sisters who had competed with him and were related by blood, he had basically killed most of them.

For example, the eight blood corpses that Feng Bingwen now controls were made from Shen Bei's cousins. Because of their blood ties, they were even easier to command after being successfully refined.

In terms of their inhumanity, even a small family power was enough to leave Feng Bingwen in awe.

In the Nine Provinces, there are bound to be some forces that compete by raising Gu (a type of insect) due to the scarcity of resources, but they are generally not as bloodthirsty as this.

At the very least, it won't happen that absurd things like turning competitors into resources will occur. Only those who have abandoned human ethics and morality could do such a thing.

"We're about to head to the Corpse King's Palace. Should we sweep through the Shen family's territory before we leave?"

Having completed all the disguises and gathered the necessary information, Feng Bingwen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

His current disguised identity has passed the Corpse King Palace's test. He is only making final preparations now. In a few days, the Corpse King Palace will send someone to pick him up and bring him into the mountain gate.

Before that, Feng Bingwen considered whether to reap another wave of good deeds—to wipe out the entire family he was born into under a false identity.

However, doing this seems a bit too high-profile and might attract attention, which is not worthwhile.

This can wait until he successfully infiltrates the Corpse King's Palace before looking for an opportunity. Once he's inside, he can always get out again. It won't be too late to wipe out the Shen family then.

The waiting time wasn't long; only two days passed before a skeletal flying ship, hundreds of feet long, arrived above the City of Corpses. Feng Bingwen boarded the flying ship, accompanied by cartloads of resources heavy with yin energy.

Besides receiving new recruits from vassal states across the land, the most important function of this airship is to collect their resources.

Relatively speaking, the latter is more important than the former. What the demonic path needs most is resources. As for new blood, most demonic cultivators do not think that having more competitors is a good thing.

"They've infiltrated!"

Feng Bingwen, who had just boarded the flying ship, calmly followed a female ghost into a cabin. He had just passed through three layers of checks without exception.