“She’s already dead, so there’s no point thinking about it.”

Personally, Ye Qing didn’t think it was a waste. What use did he have for a resurrectedrpse? He was more interested in the Resurrection Stone’s capabilities. “Tell me about the Resurrection Stone. How can it be of use to us?”

“Oh, plenty.”

Yi Pin’s tone grew excited. “The Resurrection Stoneuld be used to nourish one’s physical body and strengthen one’s physique. It can also be used to eliminate disease, restore severe injuries like a lost limb, extend one’s life, and even bring someone back from the dead.”

“Tell me more about its resurrection powers,” Ye Qing said with great interest.

Yi Pin explained, “To put it simply, if you feed a dead person the Resurrection Stone on the seventh day after they died, then there is a chance their soul would remanifest, their physical body would resurrect, and the person wouldme back to life to live another sixty years.”

“Seriously?” Ye Qing lifted his eyebrows.

“Seriously.” Yi Pinnfirmed. “That said, it is not as simple as it sounds. After all,ming back to life is akin to changing your fate. It is not something thatuld be donenfidently even if you possess the Resurrection Stone.”

“Generally speaking, a fortunate person who has never practiced before possesses the highest chance of resurrecting through the Resurrection Stone. On the other hand, an unfortunate person who possesses great cultivation has the lowest chance of resurrecting.”

“Take you for example, brother. Your fortune is great thanks to the Profound Yellow Mother Qi, but if you die, then there is little chance you can resurrect using the Resurrection Stone. That’s because you’re a Great Grandmaster.”

Ye Qing: “...”

Why does it sound like he’s cursing me?

Ye Qing gave Yi Pin a look. “You can just ask for the Resurrection Stone, you know. You didn’t need to curse me like that!”

“What are you talking about? I am not such a person! You are as strong as you are fortunate, so your chances of dying is practically zero. I’m just making an example.”

Yi Pin grinned. “You are right that the Resurrection Stone is useless to you though. If you have no objections, then I shall happily take it off your hands.”

Yi Pin then put away the Resurrection Stone before Ye Qinguld say anything.

“Old Man of Snowy Mountain.”

Ye Qing ignored Yi Pin and turned to look at his new Heavenly Demon Dependent. “You’re familiar with this region, right? Take us to the nearest town.”

“As yoummand, young master.” Old Man of Snowy Mountain saluted him. “This way.”

When Ye Qing noticed that Yi Pin was still gushing over the stone, he called out, “Stop dreaming andme already, brother.”

“Don’t you want to catch a short break?” Yi Pin asked after returning to reality.

“Later. Right now, we should leave this place as soon as possible.”

His battle against Old Man of Snowy Mountain and Snow Corpse was quitenspicuous. Assuming that Xiahou Zun or the other Sages had decided tome after him, they would have noticed it for sure. Although he didn’t know if they were actuallyming after him or not, it was better to be safe than sorry.

“Very well,” Yi Pin replied thoughtfully.

Ye Qing was more or less fully rvered, and Old Man of Snowy Mountain was a local. Therefore, it only took them several hours to travel over fifty kilometers of distance.

“It’s getting dark, young master. The nights of the snowy mountain are rife with danger, and the weather gets even worse. We should find a place to rest and wait for dawn to break before we resume our journey!”

Beneath a snowy mountain, Old Man of Snowy Mountain looked up at the sky and stopped in his tracks.

Yi Pin looked at the bright, clear sky innfusion. “What do you mean, it’s getting dark? It looks just as bright as it was hours ago.”

Old Man of Snowy Mountain explained, “You don’t know this, Reverend, but the weather here is quite unusual. For starters, daylight is much shorter than daytime. Since it is midday already, the sun is about to set very soon.”

“We’ll do as you say.” Ye Qing nodded in agreement.

“Give me a moment, young master.”

Old Man of Snowy Mountain sought out a flat land that was hidden from the wind. Then, he waved his sleeve and produced a small, octagonal pavilion in front of him. The pavilion quickly grew in size until it looked just as big as an ordinary pavilion.

“This way, young master, Reverend.”

Ye Qing and Yi Pin stepped through the pavilion’s entrance. The interior of the pavilion was elegant, refined, and warm like spring. It was also fully furnished.

The tables were currentlyvered in hot dishes and fine wine. Four attractive women were standing beside the tables.

“A million blessings upon you, honored guests.”

As soon as they saw Ye Qing and Yi Pin, the four women hurried forward and saluted them politely. Then, they bowed to Old Man of Snowy Mountain and said, “Weme back, master.”

“What are you waiting for? Take young master and the Reverend to the bath and wash them already,” Old Man of Snowy Mountain ordered.

“At once!” The four women replied and rushed forward.

“It’s fine.” Ye Qing gestured for them to stop before looking at Old Man and Snowy Mountain with a smile that did not reach the eye. “To think you have such a warm home in this frigid wasteland. You’re quite the enjoyer, aren’t you?”

Forgive me, young master!”

Old Man of Snowy Mountain hurriedly dropped to his knees and begged for Ye Qing’s mercy with a look of abject terror. The four women werenfused by his reaction but decided that there was no harm in emulating his behavior. They too dropped to their knees.

Ye Qing ignored Old Man of Snowy Mountain and walked over to a table. After he was done drinking a cup of wine, he finally said, “Get up. You will release them once we reach the town.”

These four women were all living, breathing humans. The snd he set foot inside the pavilion, he immediately sensed their fear, resentment, anger, and other emotions toward their master. Although their thoughts and emotions were extremely well hidden, they shone as bright as the stars to his adept level “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra”.

Clearly, Old Man of Snowy Mountain had kidnapped these four women from somewhere. That was why they harbored so much malice and hatred toward him.

Ye Qing was no good person, but there were lines he would never cross no matter what. Since this was something heuld fix, he did not mind lending them a helping hand.

“Yes, young master,” Old Man of Snowy Mountain replied respectfully.

“Please help us, young master! This old bastard killed our family and kidnapped us to his abode for his carnal pleasures. Please kill him and take revenge for us!”

Seeing how afraid Old Man of Snowy Mountain was toward Ye Qing, and hearing that Ye Qing was actually willing to set them free, one of the women suddenly pounced over to his side and begged at the top of his lungs.

“Yes! Please set things right for us, young master!”

“Please! Please!”

“We are willing to serve you forever if you take revenge for us, young master! Please!”

Spurred by theirmpanion’surage, the other three women also gathered their ownurage and begged Ye Qing to help them.

“Look at what you did.” Ye Qing looked at Old Man of Snowy Mountain.

The Great Trueman knelt on his knees again and pleaded guilty. “This old slave is deeply sinful. Please punish me however you like, young master!”

The four women looked at Ye Qing pleadingly as well.

Ye Qing watched the five kneeling people for a moment before breaking into a playful smirk. “I’m curious. What makes you think that I’m a good guy?”

The four women looked surprised for a moment. Then, their expression turned fearful.

“And what makes you think that I will take revenge for you?”

Ye Qing’s smile was warm and genial, and his voice gentle and soothing. However, both his expression and his voice only made the four women feelld from the bottom of their heart. For a moment, they were gripped by regret, anger toward their own foolishness, and terror.

A moment later, when the four women were snds away from fainting from sheer terror, Ye Qing finally set down his wine cup and said, “Rise. I won’t kill you. I will release you all once we’ve arrived in a town.”

“As for what you will do to take revenge after that, that is up to you to worry about. It has nothing to do with me, nor will I involve myself in your personal affairs.”

Technically, he had already taken revenge for the four women since he hadnverted Old Man of Snowy Mountain into his Heavenly Demon Dependent. In a sense, the Great Trueman was already dead. He saw no reason to tell them about it though.