The news of Zhu Yu and Xiao Fei being expelled from the sect spread like wildfire, turning their once bustling and crowded tent into a desolate and lonely place.
Only Huang Feifei came to see them off.
As the two walked out of the camp, any cultivators they encountered actively avoided them, unwilling to be associated with them in any way.
Fortunately, both had some background. Since the Dan Xin Sect did not execute them, outsiders were hesitant to openly attack them.
"Look at Zhu Yu, with that appearance, you can tell he's not a decent person."
"And Xiao Fei, I heard he even commands zombies. That's clearly the method of an evil cultivator!"
"The two of them together, they truly look like a pair of adulterous lovers."
"If I were a high-ranking official of the Dan Xin Sect, I would have them drowned in a pigsty!"
"Pah! Shameless!"
"..."
When one falls, everyone pushes. Yesterday, they were practically begging Zhu Yu to call them 'father,' but today, the tide had turned, and everyone was verbally attacking them.
Even Zhu Yu's peerless beauty had become a mark of indecency.
The world is unpredictable, and human relationships are fickle, even in the cultivation world.
As they walked out of the camp, Zhu Yu took out a jade slip and silently recorded the names of all the cultivators who had mocked him earlier.
"Let's go!"
Xiao Fei called out, releasing his flying fish and soaring into the distance. Zhu Yu put away the jade slip and quickly followed.
Twenty days later, the duo successfully bypassed the front lines and entered the territory of the Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
"You can't go around looking like that. Your smile is too bright; it screams 'good person.' You won't survive in the Eagle Mountain Kingdom. You should look like this..."
By this time, both had changed out of their Dan Xin Sect robes. Zhu Yu altered his appearance and suppressed his aura to the Foundation Establishment level. Xiao Fei was instructing Zhu Yu on how to properly portray an evil cultivator.
As Xiao Fei spoke, he put on a necklace of human bones, then hunched his neck back, his eyes glinting sinisterly as he looked upwards.
"Heh heh heh..."
His shoulders also bobbed up and down as he laughed.
He now looked like someone who could scare a child into tears.
Zhu Yu, who was not exactly a saint to begin with, grasped the concept quite quickly.
However, this was merely imitation of the surface. Only by surviving in the world of evil cultivators could one truly understand their essence.
Just then, both of them simultaneously suppressed their auras and hid in a grove of trees.
Shortly after they concealed themselves, they saw a group of shifty-looking cultivators approaching.
"It's indeed this group."
A smile crept onto Xiao Fei's lips.
After entering the Eagle Mountain Kingdom, he had gone to inquire about the whereabouts of the battlefield scavengers from before.
He learned that after Xie Gu's death, these scavengers, having lost their restraint, had formed a group and fled on their way back.
Xiao Fei had spent a long time searching before finding this place to intercept them.
"Bold! How dare you flee the battlefield without authorization? What crime do you deserve?"
Xiao Fei leaped out from the woods with a loud shout, thoroughly startling the group of scavengers.
Upon realizing there were only two of them, fierce glints appeared in everyone's eyes. They were by no means benevolent individuals and subtly began to close in on the duo.
"Heh heh heh..."
"So it's the corpse-driving daoist friend. You've scammed us badly!"
"You betrayed the Eagle Mountain Kingdom; we all have the right to kill you."
"Hand over your antidote, and I might consider sparing your life!"
"..."
These evil cultivators had all been poisoned by the Soul-Corrupting Bone-Melting Pill of True Man Xie Gu. If they couldn't find an antidote, they wouldn't live much longer.
Back on the Cui Hua Mountain Range, Xiao Fei had promised them an antidote.
Now that Xiao Fei had appeared himself, and their lives were at stake, they absolutely could not let him leave.
"Oh! I see your courage has grown quite bold!"
Xiao Fei snorted coldly and turned to give Zhu Yu a look.
This time, Zhu Yu was very understanding. He immediately restored his original appearance, revealing his powerful Golden Core stage aura.
"Ah!"
"So Senior has personally arrived!"
"How have you been, Senior?"
Evil cultivators were shameless individuals, completely lacking in integrity. Upon seeing Zhu Yu, they immediately cowered.
This was the formidable expert who had successfully slain Xie Gu, and they dared not offend him.
As for Xiao Fei, being merely at the Foundation Establishment stage, they didn't hold much reverence for him.
During the battle on the Cui Hua Mountain Range, they had also held back. They could always escape if they couldn't defeat Xiao Fei.
Zhu Yu merely stood by to maintain order and did not speak. Xiao Fei, leveraging Zhu Yu's imposing presence, stepped forward and cupped his fists.
"Fellow daoists, where are you planning to go?"
Of the evil cultivators who were forced to ingest the Soul-Corrupting Bone-Melting Pill, over thirty had gathered here, most of them present.
"To be frank, daoist friend, we were planning to try our luck at the White Bone Sect."
As one of the Ten Great Villains, the Skeleton Daoist naturally became the leader of this group of evil cultivators.
After Xie Gu's death and failing to find Xiao Fei, they could only try their luck at the White Bone Sect, as Xie Gu was from there.
They were overjoyed to encounter Xiao Fei here, and even more so to find the one who had killed Xie Gu present.
"Does the corpse-driving daoist friend's previous promise of an antidote still stand?"
"Rest assured, everyone. My previous promise remains valid."
Xiao Fei was very generous. He immediately took out a pill bottle and poured out over thirty pills, distributing them to everyone.
His overly generous promise, however, made the evil cultivators suspect that the antidotes were fake.
"Are these antidotes fake?"
"Believe it or not. However, I will also tell you the truth: no antidote was found in Xie Gu's corpse.
These are antidotes I developed and formulated myself. I have also taken one myself and experienced its effects.
Currently, these antidotes are not yet perfect; they can only suppress the toxicity for about 100 days. After 100 days, another dose will be required."
Xiao Fei stated frankly. Although he hadn't taken it himself, he had derived this data from killing a large number of Iron Fire Ants.
"Does this mean we will be forever dependent on you, daoist friend?"
More than thirty pairs of eyes fixed on Xiao Fei, with an intense gaze that seemed as if they wanted to devour him.
Xiao Fei remained unfazed, meeting their gazes with calm eyes. Having a Golden Core stage bodyguard was not just for show, and with zombies and Iron Fire Ants in his spatial ring, he truly wasn't afraid of these evil cultivators.
"You can think of it that way. If anyone believes they have the strength, you can make your move now and kill me right here."
"However, if I die, whether you can find an antidote in the future will depend on your fortune."
The world of evil cultivators was this simple and direct; there was no need for beating around the bush.
Xiao Fei revealed a smug expression at this point, making no effort to conceal it.
Considering their own lives, the more than thirty evil cultivators exchanged glances and could only reluctantly lower their heads.
"Since you were planning to go to the White Bone Sect, coincidentally, I also need to go there. Let's go together!"