Urban Martial Saint

Chapter 1810 - 1810: Striking a Deal

As everyone waited, the cargo truck finally arrived at the manor's gate.Prince Wan Yan had been waiting impatiently, and when he saw the cargo truck approaching, he quickly went to greet it.

"Second Uncle, you've worked hard." Prince Wan Yan escorted Second Master out of the truck, but his gaze was mostly on the cargo truck behind. Inside it lay the hope of the Wanyan Family for so many years.

Second Master said, "No need to look anymore, Ye Qing was not captured. However, I've brought back most of the Corpse Ghost Dragon's body."

"Most?" Third Master walked over, puzzled, "What do you mean by most?"

"He was torn apart by Ye Qing, shattered into dozens of pieces, and it wasn't easy to recover them from the sea." Second Master said, "Moreover, the people from the Seven Rudders are also desperately trying to retrieve him. Luckily, we acted ahead and salvaged most of the body fragments, but they weren't complete. Also, we didn't capture Ye Qing. To avoid a direct confrontation with the Seven Rudders, we withdrew in advance."

Third Master had already heard of the Corpse Ghost Dragon's body being shattered, but he didn't expect it to be in so many pieces. Now, hearing this directly from Second Master was quite shocking.

"The power of The Honored Buddha's Relic Sharira is truly terrifying!" Third Master murmured in a low voice.

Prince Wan Yan seemed worried and whispered, "Third Uncle, this Corpse Ghost Dragon's body isn't complete, will it still be effective?"

"Its effectiveness certainly won't match that of a complete body, but it's still sufficient." Third Master said, "At least, its power still surpasses that of any Peak Master; those masters aren't its match at all."

Hearing this, Prince Wan Yan let out a long breath of relief, rejoicing, "If that's the case, let's quickly bring the body back. Second Uncle has worked hard along the way and should go back to rest!"

Third Master nodded in agreement, and the others lifted the large box from the truck, placing it on a small cart to move it into the manor.

Inside the manor, several Sect Leaders from the South Ridge Sect were already waiting there. Seeing the small cart enter, the Sect Leaders immediately came forward, leading the cart into a warehouse at the back of the manor.

After settling Second Master, Prince Wan Yan and Third Master hurriedly rushed to the warehouse. By the time they arrived, the Corpse Ghost Dragon's body had already been taken out of the large box, and several Sect Leaders from the South Ridge Sect were piecing the body together.

The Corpse Ghost Dragon's body was shattered into too many pieces, making it quite a challenge to piece it together. However, thankfully, these Sect Leaders of the South Ridge Sect had a background in tomb-robbing and were quite familiar with human anatomy, so it didn't take them long to piece the fragments together.

As Second Master had said, the body wasn't complete, and after being pieced together, it was evident that the left hand was missing, a large part of the waist was absent, a piece of the leg was gone, and even the head was missing a part, giving it a rather eerie and terrifying appearance.

Looking at this incomplete body, Prince Wan Yan frowned and whispered, "Third Uncle, this body is so fragmented. Can it still be used? Even the head is missing a part, which means the brain is gone. Even if pieced together, can it come back to life?"

"The Indestructible Demon Body is beyond your speculation," Third Master chuckled coldly and said. "The Corpse Ghost Dragon hadn't perfected the Indestructible Demon Body, so after its body was shattered, the essence died immediately. If it had reached the ultimate Undying and Indestructible state, even if the body disintegrated, it's said it could grow back together and resurrect."

"What?" Prince Wan Yan's eyes widened in shock, "Is... is this true?"

"Why else do you think it's called Undying and Indestructible?" Third Master waved his hand and said, "The Secret Techniques of the Demon Sect are beyond your imagination. Enough of this nonsense; the more you practice, the more you will understand. For now, bring Shen Qianyue over; it's time to resurrect the Corpse Ghost Dragon!"

"Yes!" Prince Wan Yan waved his hand, turning to instruct someone nearby to bring Shen Qianyue over.

Last time, after Shen Qianyue entered the Underground River from that tomb, he indeed made it out of the Underground River. However, his luck was bad, and after coming out, exhausted, he was immediately captured by Third Master and his men and kept in the Wanyan Family's secret base since then.

While someone was fetching Shen Qianyue, Third Master Wan Yan walked directly to the Corpse Ghost Dragon's body. He circled the body twice, suddenly pulling out a small black-red grass from his clothes, and inserted it into the location of the heart. Then, he covered this small grass with body fragments, stood up casually, and positioned himself beside it, as if nothing had happened.

"Third Uncle, what did you just plant?" Prince Wan Yan curiously asked from the side.

Third Master Wan Yan smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll find out soon enough."

Prince Wan Yan was intrigued but didn't ask further; after all, they were helping him.

Soon, several of Prince Wan Yan's followers carried over a crystal coffin. Inside lay Shen Qianyue.

Shen Qianyue seemed to be dead, with his eyes closed, not moving at all; it was unclear if he was asleep or truly dead.

"Third Uncle, as you instructed, we locked Shen Qianyue in this crystal coffin," Prince Wan Yan said. "However, during this period, Shen Qianyue hasn't woken up at all; is he... is he dead?"

"It's not that easy to die," Third Master Wan Yan coldly laughed, walked over, and patted the crystal coffin. His fingers tapped the coffin at a strange frequency, creating a sound that, although soft, was incredibly disturbing, making everyone involuntarily agitated.

After a short while, Shen Qianyue inside the coffin suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of ferocity crossing his face. His gaze swept over everyone present and finally settled on Third Master Wan Yan, flashing with resentment and hatred, clearly furious.

Third Master Wan Yan remained calm, cheerfully opened the crystal coffin, and said, "Grand Master, you've finally awakened!"

With the crystal coffin opened, Shen Qianyue immediately jumped out. He cautiously looked around at everyone and said solemnly, "Who exactly are you people? Why... why do you know the secret techniques of the Demon Sect? Where did you learn the Heart Demon Technique? Why use it to trap me!"

At this moment, Shen Qianyue spoke in a voice completely different from his own, resembling that of the Corpse Ghost Dragon. Clearly, Shen Qianyue's body was entirely controlled by the Corpse Ghost Dragon's avatar now.

"Grand Master, don't be agitated," Third Master Wan Yan said with a calm smile. "We are friends, not enemies."

"Friends?" Shen Qianyue, or rather, the Corpse Ghost Dragon's avatar, glanced coldly around and said, "Is this how you treat friends? Using the Heart Demon Technique to trap my avatar, sealing me for days, causing my main body to die in battle—is this your way of treating friends?"

"Grand Master, you've misunderstood. We aren't trapping you; we're saving you!" Third Master Wan Yan said. "Grand Master, you've surely witnessed Ye Qing's move, Buddha's Left Hand. Think about it, if your avatar had been in Shenchuan City then, what would have been the result? Do you think Ye Qing would have spared your avatar?"

This made the Corpse Ghost Dragon's avatar frown deeply; indeed, if the avatar had been in Shenchuan City, it surely would have faced death too. And if even the avatar died, then he would be truly doomed.

Seeing the Corpse Ghost Dragon's expression, Third Master Wan Yan smiled lightly and continued, "We are from the Demon Sect, of the same lineage. In this matter of dealing with the Buddhist and Taoist way, why would we harm you? Keeping your avatar was actually saving you!"

The Corpse Ghost Dragon's avatar glanced at Third Master Wan Yan and said solemnly, "So you already knew how powerful Buddha's Left Hand was? Yet, why did you not prevent my main body from dueling with Ye Qing? You say you want to help me, but preventing that fight would have helped more!"

"Grand Master, Ye Qing obtained Buddha's Relic Sharira specifically to confront you. Even if we warned you earlier and stopped the battle, what would have been the result?" Third Master Wan Yan shrugged and said, "With Ye Qing holding Buddha's Relic Sharira, you would be suppressed by him anyway. So it's better to fight him; Grand Master, you only shattered the main body, but kept the avatar, allowing you to resurrect. But by exhausting the power of Buddha's Relic Sharira, they won't be able to suppress you in the future. Once you recover your strength, who could restrain you?"

The Corpse Ghost Dragon's avatar was silent for a moment; Third Master Wan Yan's words made some sense to him.

"So you're saying you wanted to help me?" the Corpse Ghost Dragon's avatar asked coldly.

"Certainly!" Third Master Wan Yan said. "Look, we've brought over your main body's corpse too. As long as the Grand Master merges the avatar with the main body, and with the secret techniques of the Demon Sect, you'll be able to restore your main body. In this way, Grand Master, you simply lost an avatar but removed a major concern; this trade should be quite worthwhile!"

The Corpse Ghost Dragon's avatar had long noticed the pieced-together corpse nearby, and internally, he was excited. He knew exactly how beneficial this body was for him. All his power rested within it, and only by returning to this body could he truly be called the Corpse Ghost Dragon!

But he remained somewhat distrustful of the Yan Family, since they were previously strangers. He shot a glance at Third Master Wan Yan and said coldly, "We have no ties, why would you help me like this? Are you thinking of ambushing me once I begin merging the avatar into the main body?"

"Grand Master, if we wanted to kill you, why go through all this trouble?" Third Master Wan Yan laughed and said, "Directly killing this avatar would be child's play for us!"