Zombie Sister was crying.

The ancient corpse that couldn’t be awakened even by a cannon shot was pretending to be young. Chen Xuantian shivered and rolled his eyes,

"Alright, alright, we’ll buy you some candied haws when we get to town."

Candied haws seemed to work; Zombie Sister immediately stopped crying and pointed,

"There’s a village over there."

So Chen Xuantian wrapped his tentacles around her, carried Zombie Sister on his back, and rose with Qi Manipulation, kicking up a black wind, transforming into Crane Wings to soar.

The refining of the Netherworld Spring indeed added an extra step to using Qi, turning the True Qi black, but it was still perfectly usable.

It’s mostly in high-end Mystic Sect sword fighting where the mantra for Qi Manipulation might lag a bit, which could be a weakness. However, unless hit by battleship-grade Daoist Skills, it shouldn’t break the Nether Spring Path, making the flaw non-lethal.

Chen Xuantian realized there was no need for a separate Qi liquid conversion; he could simply fly using the refined Nether Spring wings.

He could even refine his Dao Body into a crane, an eagle, or a dragon, similar to Blood God’s Son or Primordial Spirit Method, allowing him to roam freely, protected, and with mystical agility.

"Someone’s fighting!"

Suddenly, Zombie Sister tugged on his tentacle and shouted.

So Chen Xuantian hurriedly turned to fly over there.

Zombie Sister was speechless,

"What are you doing? Why get involved just because someone is fighting? Keep your distance!"

Oh? Right, these ancient folks really have common sense...

Yet since they were already here, Chen Xuantian hovered in the air to watch for a while.

Hmm, a trash fight, a group of demons attacking a female swordswoman of the Golden Core Realm, nothing interesting.

Hmm? Beichen Sword Qi? Sigh, these days even a stray dog knows Beichen Sword Qi, not much to see.

Oh? But those sword skills are impressive. Almost no moves wasted, each strike killing like slicing melons and vegetables, scattering the demons in panic.

Oh, turns out it’s one person attacking a horde, now that’s worth seeing her next performance.

"Roar—! Sword Sect! My Heavenly Country and Nine Yin Mountain mind our own business! Why invade my territory? Killing my people!"

Then, a furious roar came, and a dog-like creature in armor led a group of demons as reinforcements.

Hmm, a dog-like creature, a dog-headed humanoid, probably a Golden Core dog monster. It can speak human language, clearly educated and reasonable, likely close to transforming.

And you know what, it carries a sword too—might even be a Sword Sect disciple...

What? Why another dog monster? Uh, dogs are numerous?

Anyway, the swordswoman paused her attack, standing with her sword,

"Demon! Monster! Is the village ahead the one you slaughtered?"

The dog said, "No!"

The swordswoman was furious, "And you dare deny it! I saw you with my own eyes, throwing, throwing bodies and dividing flesh!"

The dog rolled its eyes,

"Yes, and when someone dies on the road, shouldn’t we collect the bodies? Or else it’s plague. Besides, the dead are dead, why waste? You want us to eat the living?"

The swordswoman was speechless.

The dog continued,

"This village pays tribute to Heavenly Country annually; it’s my territory. I patrol here, and can eat for free, why slaughter them?

Moreover, I can smell it’s human here, and though you might not sense it, the flesh is untouched, while gold and silver were stolen.

This shows the culprits are not the Spiritual Clan, but your Human Clan’s rogue soldiers and bandits." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The swordswoman was momentarily speechless.

Zombie Sister nodded repeatedly,

"The dog is right."

The dog continued to press its advantage,

"You mindlessly attack any demon, but now knowing humans did it, why don’t you attack humans? Aren’t you human too? So noble! Why not draw your sword and commit seppuku?"

"This, this..."

The swordswoman thought for a bit and surprisingly bowed in apology,

"It seems, I was impulsive..."

The dog waved its hand,

"Death penalty is spared, but you won’t escape punishment! You’ve killed so many lives! Is an apology enough? At least compensate!

I see your gourd at your waist, smells fragrant, maybe it’s filled with Elixir Pills?

Alright then, offer those pills as compensation to the victims’ families, and the matter will settle."

The swordswoman thought it made sense and tossed the elixir gourd to the dog.

Uh, tossed it to the dog...

Unfazed, the dog opened the lid, sniffed, and then gulped it down entirely.

The swordswoman was shocked,

"You, you ate it! Weren’t you going to compensate the victims’ families!"

The dog patted its chest,

"They’re all my brothers! I’m the victim’s family! What’s wrong with that!"

Zombie Sister nodded repeatedly,

"The dog is right."

Then the dog drew its sword,

"Awooo~~ I feel an endless surge of Qi Power flowing in! Surely my moment has come! Come! Fight!"

The swordswoman was dumbfounded,

"No, wasn’t it settled after compensation?"

The dog looked extremely justified,

"You’ve settled with the victims’ families, but the villagers’ revenge must be exacted!

I’m the patrol leader, managing all local disputes, maintaining order is my duty!

I deduced earlier the culprits are your Human Clan!

Now, I only smell your scent in the village! Only see you rampaging, killing my brothers!

This clearly shows you are the real murderer! Do you get it?"

The swordswoman was bewildered,

"Seems... kind of reasonable?"