"Do you know what the plans of the Bone Erosion Sect are?" Ye Qingcheng suddenly turned her head to look at Ye Bufan as they walked.
Even Ling'er, who normally wasn't interested in anything, looked at Ye Bufan with curiosity.
"How can you be sure I know?" Ye Bufan asked.
Ye Qingcheng smiled faintly and said, "When I saw you talking to that Nun Qiongying just now, you looked like you had something to say but stopped yourself. I knew you must know something, but you didn't say it."
"I didn't expect you to see through me," Ye Bufan shook his head. "That's right. I just remember hearing my master mention before that an old ancestor of the Bone Erosion Sect once entered a secret realm left by a ghost cultivator."
At that time, Lin Xiaoyao kindly reminded him that it was a secret realm left by a ghost cultivator and not suitable for him, but the old ancestor of the Bone Erosion Sect didn't believe Lin Xiaoyao's words and barged in.
The result was that the old ancestor of the Bone Erosion Sect's physical body was destroyed in the secret realm, and only his soul managed to escape.
Although his physical body was destroyed, that old ancestor obtained a ghost cultivation technique from the secret realm. According to Lin Xiaoyao, that technique was extremely sinister.
The old ancestor of the Bone Erosion Sect became like an obsessed person. Upon returning to the Bone Erosion Sect, he began to cultivate frantically.
"Sinister? In what way?" Ye Qingcheng asked.
"Let me ask you, is the cultivation technique the Bone Erosion Sect is currently practicing sinister enough?" Ye Bufan posed a question to Ye Qingcheng, leaving a suspense.
Ye Qingcheng nodded and said, "How is the Bone Erosion Sect's cultivation technique not sinister? I heard it requires the bones of cultivators as medicinal ingredients. Such a technique should not exist in this world."
After speaking, Ye Qingcheng froze for a moment, looking at Ye Bufan in shock.
"That's right. The cultivation technique currently used by the Bone Erosion Sect is an improved version of the one that old ancestor obtained from the secret realm," Ye Bufan said. "However, since it's a ghost cultivation technique, cultivating it for beings other than soul bodies will have certain flaws, and it can even backfire."
Through various studies, the old ancestor of the Bone Erosion Sect discovered that the bones of cultivators could actually assist in maintaining a cultivator's body for practicing ghost cultivation techniques.
"So that's how the Bone Erosion Sect got its name?" Ye Qingcheng said. "Then that means."
Ye Bufan nodded and said, "As far as I know, the old ancestor of the Bone Erosion Sect has been alive for a long time due to being a ghost cultivator. He has always been in a soul body state."
"What?" Ye Qingcheng looked at Ye Bufan in disbelief. "So he's an immortal being close to a thousand years old?"
"Yes," Ye Bufan said. "My master once said that the improved technique was given to the disciples of the Bone Erosion Sect, but the original technique was always practiced by himself. The most sinister aspect of this technique is that it can reconstruct a physical body by piecing together the bodies of specific cultivators."
"Isn't that similar to the Yin-Yang Art and Fire Puppet Art of Sakura Island?" Ye Qingcheng said.
Ye Bufan pondered for a moment, recalling what Lin Xiaoyao had told him, and explained to Ye Qingcheng, "There is still a slight difference. This technique aims to create a perfect body."
As Ye Qingcheng thought about it, she couldn't help but shiver and curse, "Demonic sects are truly demonic sects. They never take the proper path for cultivation and always seek shortcuts to improve their cultivation speed."
"Why didn't you tell Nun Qiongying?" Ye Qingcheng asked. "If you had told her, all the sects would have been on guard, and the Bone Erosion Sect would have no way to commit evil deeds."
Ye Bufan waved his hand and said, "This matter should not be publicized. Just now, I have already informed Senior Song through the teleportation jade slip."
"Mr. Ye asked me to pass on the information about the Bone Erosion Sect to Sister Ye. However, Mr. Ye didn't tell me what it was about. I believe Sister Ye might know something," Ling'er said with a slight smile.
Ye Qingcheng couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Fine, so I'm the last one to know. I'm an outsider, right?"
"No, no, no. It's because your current strength is not enough," Ye Bufan teased. "It makes no difference whether I tell you or not."
"You, you, you!" Ye Qingcheng was so angry that she stood with her hands on her hips and shouted, "Ye Bufan, I challenge you! When we return to the City Lord's Mansion, you must be my sparring partner!"
"I'm sorry, your strength is too low, I don't find you worthy," Ye Bufan said with a smile.
"I'm so angry, I'm so angry!" Ye Qingcheng was furious. Ye Bufan ran ahead, and she chased after him. Ling'er saw this and shook her head helplessly, following behind the two of them.
Upon returning to the Capital City Lord's Mansion, Ye Qingyi had already emerged from his seclusion. Simultaneously, the City Lord's Mansion had used its information network to thoroughly investigate the information sent back by Ye Bufan.
Indeed, with the emergence of the Bone Erosion Sect in society this time, there had been many highly talented sect disciples who suddenly disappeared without a trace.
The mastermind behind this was the Bone Erosion Sect.
Following the clues, Ye Qingyi, with the help of Song Mingqin, found a stronghold of the Bone Erosion Sect in Huzhou.
They didn't know until they investigated, but Song Mingqin and Ye Qingyi's investigation discovered that behind this stronghold was a company from Sakura Island.
And behind this Sakura Island company was a cultivation sect from Sakura Island.
"So, it's highly possible that the Bone Erosion Sect is related to the people of Sakura Island?" Ye Bufan asked.
"Not highly possible," Ye Qingyi said with a slight smile. "Xun'er found traces of Sakura Island cultivators there. This matter is basically a certainty."
"This is truly detestable. As people of Jiuzhou, how can they engage in such unspeakable transactions with the people of Sakura Island?" Ye Qingcheng was furious upon hearing this and couldn't help but curse.
"What is the status of this Bone Erosion Sect among the demonic sects?" Ye Bufan continued to ask. "When we came out of the Taiyi Divine Sect's secret realm, the demonic sects, like us, were attacked by people from Sakura Island. They shouldn't be willing to cooperate with them."
"This Bone Erosion Sect is an insignificant figure among the demonic sects. This is because everyone in their sect looks sickly and carries a heavy aura of death. Everyone who comes into contact with them feels very uncomfortable. However, because their current sect leader has some relationship with Ding Yi, the sect leader of the Flying Scorpion Sect, they have remained in a rather awkward position," Ye Qingyi replied.
"So, the Bone Erosion Sect is now planning to find its own way out?" Ye Bufan murmured. "It feels like the old ancestor of the Bone Erosion Sect is getting impatient and wants to reconstruct his physical body."