Chapter 514

Chapter 514: As Peculiar as a Ghost

“Nice to meet you, Fellow Daoist. I’m Lu Hao. I’ve discovered a secret force, and judging by their zombie attire, they’re definitely wealthy. However, there are zombies within at the Void Realm level, and I’m no match for them. Would you be willing to lend a hand? Once we succeed, it’ll be a 70-30 split—70 for you, 30 for me!”

Dark Yun shot a cold glance at Lu Ye.

He was pondering Lu Ye’s intentions.

This guy? He didn’t know him.

This guy was weaker than him in strength, and definitely weaker in realm.

So the question is, what did he want?

Did he simply want him to help grab the treasure, or was he luring him in to kill him?

When questions have no answers, they aren’t really questions anymore.

“May I ask your name, Fellow Daoist?”

Suddenly, Dark Yun lunged, and a spear shot towards Lu Ye like lightning.

Lu Ye…

The spear was quick, but it froze in midair.

Lu Ye’s hand had grasped the spear.

Even as Dark Yun roared, straining with all his might, the spear remained unmoved.

“Fellow Daoist, I just want to team up with you to seize treasures. Why the hostility?” Lu Ye asked calmly.

All of Dark Yun’s strength seemed to vanish like a drop in the ocean.

He realized he was no match for his opponent.

With that, he could only flee.

Dark Yun loosened his grip to retreat, but Lu Ye was faster, his hand already gripping Dark Yun’s shoulder.

Good grief, these cultivators are all so smart, it’s like they’re ghosts.

Can’t I find someone dim-witted?

“Fellow Daoist, I come from a prominent clan. If you kill me, a mark will definitely fall on you. We’re all here seeking treasure. I can give you everything I have if you spare my life!” Dark Yun pleaded urgently.

“Prominent clan? Which one?”

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow.

“Fellow Daoist, my clan is mysterious with a Great Emperor among us. I can’t tell you their name, but please understand, it’s unnecessary to kill me.”

“Just saying you’re from a powerful clan without revealing the name isn’t reason enough for me to spare you,” Lu Ye said with a smile.

However, his smile began to show a terrifying killing intent.

Dark Yun’s face paled.

“My clan really has a Great Emperor, I swear!”

“Then can you tell me your name?” Lu Ye asked.

Dark Yun hesitated.

He noticed Lu Ye’s other hand was already clenching.

“Dark Yun, my name is Dark Yun!”

“Real name or fake name?”

“Real name! I swear it’s my real name, Fellow Daoist. It’s unnecessary. Killing me won’t yield much gain for you, and my clan’s elders will lock onto your position. I urge you to think it over!”

“I can guarantee that even if you take my treasures, I won’t say a word and won’t oppose you!”

“Fellow Daoist, give it a thought!”

Lu Ye…

Damn, this guy’s as peculiar as a ghost.

“You’re from the Dark Clan, aren’t you?” Lu Ye asked.

Dark Yun’s pupils suddenly constricted.

How did he know?

The Dark Clan has always been quite hidden in the Nine Heavens, no, even in this realm; few people knew about them.

So, was he deliberately coming after him? Was his goal the Dark Clan?

“Since you know I’m from the Dark Clan, you should understand our strength. Wanting to oppose us is like an ant trying to shake a tree. Leave now, and I’ll pretend this never happened.”

“Even if you hold a grudge against the Dark Clan, we have no enmity between us. There’s no need for me to bear the brunt. I’m a nobody in the Dark Clan,” he said.

In truth, Dark Yun was speaking the truth.

In this generation, many powerful beings had emerged, and even though he had broken through to the Shattering Realm, his potential seemed to have been exhausted.

Among the Shattering Realm fighters, he couldn’t even beat the mindless zombies—enough said.

“You’re mistaken; I have no enmity with the Dark Clan. In fact, I know many of your people, like Dark Wuxing and Dark Wuhen.”

Lu Ye surprisingly released Dark Yun’s shoulder.

“Huh?”

Now, Dark Yun was genuinely bewildered.

“If you had mentioned you were from the Dark Clan earlier, I wouldn’t have attacked you; it was all a misunderstanding,” Lu Ye smiled.

Dark Yun…

“So, can I… leave now?” Dark Yun cautiously asked.

“Not so fast. Who led your Dark Clan this time?” Lu Ye inquired.

Dark Yun was filled with uselessness.

He had sensed something was off with Lu Ye, a hundred things were off.

But right now, his life was in another’s hands; what could he do?

“Fellow Daoist, since you know people from the Dark Clan, you should understand this is a matter I can’t discuss.” Dark Yun admitted.

“Not a single detail?” Lu Ye frowned.

Dark Yun firmly replied, “Not a single detail!”

Lu Ye’s expression darkened.

“I’ve never liked being refused, and you’ve turned me down more than once now!”

“I’m sorry, it’s the iron law of my clan.”

Dark Yun took a deep breath.

“If you must know, then do as you wish!”

Lu Ye’s interest in the Dark Clan was piqued.

What a united group! A cultivator was willing to go this far, ready to die.

Then I’ll just have to kill him.

Suddenly, Lu Ye slashed his sword.

Dark Yun roared in resistance, and the two engaged in a fierce battle. Lu Ye seized the opportunity to explore Dark Yun’s cultivation path and probed into it, eventually cutting him down.

After the kill, Lu Ye looked at the red blood.

The previous Dark Clan warrior he had killed had black blood, but this one was red.

He started checking Dark Yun’s corpse.

No abnormalities whatsoever.

If there were any signs of irregularities, he could have let the System run a simulation.

But at this point, it was one step at a time.

In a flash, he transformed into Dark Yun’s appearance.

Dark Yaner approached Lu Ye for a closer look.

“Identical!”

Lu Ye nodded.

“Continue!”

He began his slaughter again, his physical form continuously strengthening.

As his strength grew, confronting Shattering Realm warriors became easier.

Throughout the Ancient Land of the Heavenly Corpse, battles erupted everywhere.

Meanwhile, in the core area of the Ancient Land of the Heavenly Corpse, a group from the Dark Clan had just captured a large city and were resting.

“How many died in this battle?” Dark Wuxing asked.

He was the one leading this time.

Dark Wuxing was a Quasi-Emperor, and Lu Ye had once faced him head-on in his former life.

Back then, Dark Wuxing had brought people to retrieve Dark Li from Lu Ye’s hands.

However, they happened to stumble into a dark upheaval.

After dodging the turmoil, they went back to find Lu Ye.

Lu Ye… had become an Emperor.

Ultimately, Dark Wuxing intended to fight but changed his mind at the last minute to offer congratulations.

“Reporting to Elder, nine people died.”

Dark Wuxing nodded.

“What about the other Dark Clan members?”

“Six died, including Dark Fengyuan, Dark Chen, and Dark Yun…”

Dark Wuxing nodded.

“Remember, do NOT let anyone impersonate our clan. If anyone poses as a member of the Dark Clan, report to me immediately!”

Typically, the Dark Clan wasn’t so cautious.

However, they were now in a special period and had to be careful.

“Yes!”