After hanging up the call, Ye Tian went to Baozhi Company. The company had moved to a new address, and the staff had increased tenfold. Now, the headquarters alone had over five hundred employees.
He spent the afternoon with Lin Ziyi at the company. As soon as it got dark, he picked her up to go home.
Around 8 PM, Li Yuankun and Guangji finally arrived. These two didn't even stop for tea, they directly got into Ye Tian's car and headed for Taolin.
It was already 9 PM when they reached Taolin. Ye Tian first glanced at the cement house and said, "There are people monitoring inside. I'll take care of them first."
Guangji waved his hand, "No need. Just find the evidence, and the Zhang family won't escape."
Ye Tian nodded. He brought tools and quickly dug open the ground, revealing a cement slab. He lifted the slab, and a foul stench rushed out. If Ye Tian hadn't held his breath, he would have passed out from the smell.
He turned his head, his face contorted, and said, "There are corpses below!"
Li Yuankun shone his flashlight inside and saw that beneath the cement slab was a pit ten meters deep, filled with rotting corpses. But strangely, although these corpses were rotten, they remained intact.
After a few glances, Li Yuankun actually jumped down and rummaged through the corpses.
Ye Tian stayed far away; the sight was too disgusting.
A few minutes later, Li Yuankun climbed back up and said, "Cover it up for now."
Ye Tian put the cement slab back and then asked, "Master Li, why did the Zhang family kill so many people?"
Li Yuankun sighed softly and said, "The other party is refining corpses!"
Ye Tian was startled, "Refining corpses?"
Li Yuankun nodded, "The inheritance of this corpse refining technique was lost long ago. I didn't expect the Zhang family to learn it."
Ye Tian said, "I've seen methods of corpse refining in ancient texts, but the success rate is not high."
Li Yuankun explained, "That's why the Zhang family killed over a thousand people, using their resentment to refine corpses and increase the success rate. Heh heh, it looks like they succeeded."
Guangji added, "The Zhang family should have extracted quite a few corpse worms."
Ye Tian didn't know much about corpse refining, so he asked, "Master, what are corpse worms used for?"
Li Yuankun replied, "We'll talk about it when we get back."
Before getting into the car, Li Yuankun took off his jacket and shoes, as they were stained with corpses and reeked of their smell. Even so, he still carried the stench, but they couldn't afford to worry about that now.
"Master Li, is it the corpse worms that the Zhang family wants?" he asked.
Li Yuankun explained, "The cultivation of an Earth Immortal is fraught with danger at every step, so some people have thought of shortcut methods. Consuming corpse worms is one of them, using the poisonous power within the corpse worms to advance to Earth Immortal."
Ye Tian mused, "Using the poisonous power of corpse worms? That's possible. Corpse worms are yin. If a person consumes them, it's like pouring a bowl of water into a hot oil pan; it will boil immediately."
Li Yuankun agreed, "Yes, that's the principle. However, cultivating corpse worms is not easy, it costs a fortune, and many people have to die."
Ye Tian asked, "The person from the Zhang family wanted to break through to Earth Immortal using this. I wonder if they succeeded?"
All three fell silent. What if that person had already broken through? Who could control an Earth Immortal?
After a while, Ye Tian asked, "Are you taking action tonight?"
Li Yuankun replied, "The sooner the better. This person must be eliminated!"
Ye Tian suggested, "How about I ask someone for help?"
Li Yuankun inquired, "Who?"
Ye Tian explained, "A member of the Hidden Dragon. Hidden Dragon is a mysterious organization, and they should have ways to deal with such masters."
Li Yuankun and Guangji exchanged glances and said, "We've heard of it. If they are willing to help, that would be best."
The car drove directly into a hotel. As soon as they entered, Li Yuankun's first priority was to take a shower; he smelled too strongly.
Ye Tian took out his phone and dialed Xu Longxiao's number.
The call connected, and Xu Longxiao said with a smile, "Mr. Ye."
Ye Tian asked, "Xu Longxiao, do you have a way to deal with Earth Immortals?"
Xu Longxiao was silent for a few seconds and then replied, "Mr. Ye, you'd better tell me the whole truth, so I can judge whether I should help you."
Ye Tian did not conceal anything and explained the situation.
Xu Longxiao responded, "As a member of the public service, this is our responsibility. Please give me five hours. Within five hours, I will bring people to Haicheng!"
Ye Tian expressed his gratitude, "Thank you!"