Xu Sanhu sneered, his demeanor so casual and carefree, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
"What? Doesn't Village Chief Xu wish to tell us?"
Seeing that Xu Sanhu had no intention of speaking, Ye Fan asked coldly.
"For a dying person, is there a need to know so much?"
Xu Sanhu looked up, his eyes fixed on Ye Fan, and said indifferently.
"Can't I be a ghost who knows the truth?" Ye Fan retorted.
Heh~
A soft snort, filled with disdain and mockery.
"Very well, considering you are of use to me, it wouldn't hurt to tell you. Consider it my reward."
Xu Sanhu pondered for a moment, then looked up at Ye Fan.
"This Thousand Buddha Mountain is not as simple as it appears. Not only are there ancient tombs here, but there's also a special magnetic field. This magnetic field can create many things, provided there's a large amount of blood. For this, my father went mad, constantly hunting living beings. And I could only silently help him. But such deeds only drive a person crazier and crazier, beyond control."
Xu Sanhu's words sent a shockwave through Ye Fan's heart. No wonder Old Man Xu could create so many fragments of ancient artifacts; it was due to that special magnetic field.
"So, you orchestrated this whole charade to stop your father? But he's already dead."
Ye Fan was puzzled. If what Xu Sanhu said was true, then how did Old Man Xu die?
Xu Sanhu slowly shook his head. "He was already dead. Killed five years ago."
Boom~
Those words exploded in Ye Fan's and the others' minds like a bolt from the blue.
Old Man Xu had indeed died five years ago. The tomb was not the problem, but how did he come back to life?
Seeing Ye Fan look at him again, Xu Sanhu knew his confusion and shrugged.
"He came back to life because of that magnetic field. Of course, to revive him, I killed ninety-nine people. Using their blood as a sacrifice, it took eighty-one days to finally bring my father back to life."
If the previous news had been a thunderclap to Ye Fan and the others, then Xu Sanhu's current words had completely disoriented them.
So, it was true that people could come back to life after death.
"But you went through all the trouble to revive Old Man Xu, only to watch him die in our hands? Was this your plan?"
Shen Bao questioned furiously.
But Xu Sanhu burst into laughter, a laughter filled with madness.
"Why would I care about his life or death? If he hadn't died, how could I have gotten away? He died five years ago. After being revived, he was just a machine, a machine to make money for me."
As he laughed, Xu Sanhu's expression suddenly turned ferocious.
"To make money, I would pay any price, even killing my own kin. And now, I've made a clean getaway. After all, I'm technically already dead. For all this, I have you all to thank. If not for you, no one would have helped me complete this plan."
Xu Sanhu's eyes suddenly filled with intense killing intent. At this moment, like a phantom, a chilling cold emanated from him.
"Ye Fan, I've told you all I needed to. Now, you can die."
Saying that, Xu Sanhu waved his hand, and a handful of white powder was scattered towards the cave entrance.
"No good, this is corpse powder! Corpse powder has the effect of breaking light and locking in death energy."
Ye Fan exclaimed in alarm.
Shen Bao's face was filled with horror. "You mean those blood corpses can come out?"
Even Shen Bao, foolish as he was, understood the mystery.
"You'd better run, or we'll all die here."
Shen Tianyin was already preparing to flee.
But Ye Fan shook his head helplessly. "It's useless. Once tainted with corpse powder, these blood corpses can move freely in sunlight. No matter how fast we run, we can't outrun them. Rather than being hunted and tortured to death, it's better to stay and fight them to the death."
Ye Fan narrowed his eyes, his pupils shrinking. The blood within him began to boil again, and his aura gradually rose.
"Roar."
Just as he finished speaking, Qiao Ping rushed out ferociously, her blood-red eyes fixed on Ye Fan.
Using her hands and feet like a beast, she madly charged towards Ye Fan.
Seeing this, Ye Fan gritted his teeth and said, "Keep an eye on them, I'll handle this."
Saying that, he raised his climbing stick and swung it forcefully at Qiao Ping.
With this strike, Ye Fan poured all his strength.
Qiao Ping was incredibly fast, and in an instant, she was in front of Ye Fan, her hands transforming into sharp claws, lunging towards Ye Fan's chest.
If she managed to grab him, Ye Fan would be severely injured, if not killed.
Ye Fan frowned, his expression grim. Just as Qiao Ping's hands reached out, Ye Fan ducked sharply, evading her fatal blow.
The next moment, he quickly turned and swung his climbing stick with all his might at the back of Qiao Ping's head.
"Bang."
The stick landed heavily on the back of Qiao Ping's head, and her seemingly hard skull was actually split open, creating a bloody wound.
Blood spurted out.
"Great, Ye Fan won."
Shen Tianyin couldn't help but clap her hands and cheer.
At this point, any fear or panic seemed insignificant. The only thing that mattered was survival.
Shen Bao and Old Lei also breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Fan had truly won.
As long as these blood corpses could be dealt with, the remaining dangers would be nothing.
But at that very moment, Qiao Ping suddenly turned around, as if devoid of feeling, and once again thrust her hands towards Ye Fan.
"How can this be?"
Shen Tianyin exclaimed, "Ye Fan, be careful!"
Ye Fan, who had just swung with all his might, still had his back to Qiao Ping and hadn't had time to turn around.
And Qiao Ping's speed was incredibly fast, instantly reaching Ye Fan.
Hearing Shen Tianyin's warning, Ye Fan didn't have time to turn and see what was happening. He quickly sidestepped, trying to dodge.
But it was too late. Qiao Ping's five fingers dug deeply into his arm.
Blood immediately flowed out, and Ye Fan was sent flying back by the immense force. The sharp pain in his arm made his body tremble.
"As expected of a blood corpse, their abilities are indeed formidable."
Ye Fan muttered softly, but then a wave of dizziness washed over him.
Ye Fan staggered a few steps, almost falling.
"Ye Fan, I forgot to tell you, Qiao Ping's fingernails are hidden with poison. As soon as she breaks your skin, the poison will instantly enter your body, so you are bound to die."
Xu Sanhu on the side burst into laughter. In his eyes, Ye Fan was the leader of the group; once Ye Fan was dealt with, the others would be insignificant.
Hearing Xu Sanhu's words, Ye Fan's face grew even darker. He quickly tore off his sleeve and saw that the skin pierced by Qiao Ping had a purplish-blue hue, and this purplish-blue color was gradually spreading towards his shoulder.
"Such a potent poison."
Ye Fan thought, wielding his climbing stick, he used its tip to instantly cut open the wound.
Immediately, he took out a piece of yellow jade from his pocket and placed it on the wound.
The moment the yellow jade was placed there, the purplish-blue blood was rapidly absorbed by the jade.