We soon 

created a hole in the ground

. It was 

around two meters wide. Li Mazi took the lead

; it seemed he 

was 

going

 to jump 

in

. I hurriedly pulled him back. Then, I sprinkled refined salt into the hole

.

Having worked

 in this business for quite a long time, I had created good habits. I didn’t want to admit it, but 

Senior Shu

 was right when he had reminded me to be more vigilant. My 

grandfather

 had also lost his life due to his carelessness.

As such

, I 

carried

 refined salt and black beans

every time I went out. 

After I sprinkled the refined salt, there was no commotion. I eased my mind

 and looked

 at Li Mazi. “Later on, I will ignore you every time you act

 impulsively.

” 

“Haha, 

aren’t you here with me

? I don’t need to be that cautious with 

you around

.” Li Mazi smiled bitterly then jumped. As soon as he landed, he screamed and wobbled. 

I was startled by his scream. I immediately jumped into the hole and withdrew my Sirius Whip

. I lashed it 

at the void in front of us. 

My whip 

didn’t hit anything.

 There was nothing in this place. I wanted to reprimand Li Mazi

, but 

after following his line of sight, I 

saw

 something. At first glance, I couldn’t help but take in a deep breath! 

Around five meters in front of us

was a pile of countless animal carcasses

. There were

 poultry, dogs, cats, and even big domestic animals like pigs and cows. 

The

 carcasses were piled up neatly as if someone had arranged them that way. 

Fortunately, 

apart from

the

 dead animals, there was nothing else in this chamber. I pulled myself together

. I knew 

that 

those bodies

 were the missing domestic animals 

from

 the village. 

I became bolder

. I walked 

forward 

and

 picked up a duck 

and

 checked it. The duck had one wound on 

its

 neck

 and 

its entire body was as stiff as a stone. I tried to squeeze it, but no blood oozed out. 

I checked a few more chickens. They 

were in

 the same condition. 

It was no

 wonder the smell of blood was faint, 

despite there being

 so many carcasse

s

. These dead animals 

had been

 sucked 

dry

. 

“Little 

B

rother Zhang, this… this House Immortal Protector is really cruel!” Li Mazi said 

in a shaky voice. 

After a long time, Li Mazi finally got a hold of himself

.  

I shook my head

.

 “No, the Yellow Immortal didn’t do this.” 

The 

Yellow Immortal liked to eat meat, but it didn’t like to suck blood. 

W

hen the weasels stole poultry, they would eat the entire chicken

 and leave the

 feathers and blood behind. 

Th

e 

dead animals in front of us had intact bod

ies 

and were laid neatly on the ground. 

It seemed the

 creature behind this liked to suck blood. 

With this thought, I lifted my head to assess the place. 

The

 chamber 

was nearly

 the same size 

as

 the Yellow Immortal Temple up there. 

W

hen the people constructed this temple, they might have deliberately 

created

 this space to 

make

 more room 

for

 the Yellow Immortal. 

Although I didn’t know what had created trouble here, it wasn’t 

a coincidence. After the silver spear was pulled out of the earth, i

t 

had come 

out to wreak havoc

. 

Li Mazi thought for a while then asked

 in a puzzled voice, 

“Would Luo Cheng cooperate with this thing? Or, 

did

 Luo Cheng 

suck

 these animals to death?” 

“

Nonsense

!” I scolded him. 

According to the

 unofficial history

, 

Luo Cheng was proud and noble

. How 

could he do 

something

 like this? 

If we wanted to

 see if there was a 

relationship

 between these two incidents, we needed to see the silver spear!

But the spear had run away 

by

 itself… 

While I was thinking about how to find the silver spear, I heard hurried footsteps above 

our

 heads. Li Mazi and I exchanged looks. Instinctively, we became more cautious. 

The Village Elder’s voice came from above our heads. “Master Zhang, Master, Li, are you in there?” 

I exhaled

 and answered 

him. The Village Elder had brought a few strong men along

. They were looking 

through the hole in the ground. 

It turned out that after we told 

him that we were going to the Yellow Immortal Temple, 

he was afraid that something bad 

would

 happen to us. He 

brought

 some men to help us. 

I didn’t want to let them know about the situation down here 

because

 I didn’t want to scare them. However, before I could say anything, some young men jumped into the hole. They immediately saw the 

pile of

 animal carcasses. They screamed, which made the Village Elder jump down, too. 

“Can we take them back home?” They were scared but still 

asked

. 

They had fed those domestic animals for quite a long time, and now they couldn’t sell them. 

T

hey thought they could still use the meat to somewhat make up for their losses. 

However, since I didn’t know what had caused this scene, I didn’t want to take 

any 

risks. “Village Elder, you should warn the villagers that 

no one

 is allowed to come here and take those dead animals.” 

The Village Elder agreed. Although the other men didn’t look pleased, they had to listen to the Village Elder. 

It was the afternoon now, and t

he village was still 

quiet. 

I had told the villagers to stay in their houses. 

Li Mazi frowned. 

“Little 

B

rother Zhang, what do you want to do now?” 

I looked at the deserted village

 and gritted 

my teeth. “We must find the one that 

stole

 the domestic animals first.” 

No matter what the relationship 

was between the silver spear and

 Luo Cheng, it had done 

nothing too serious

 until now. 

A

t the same time, that

blood-sucking monster had brought a serious threat to the folks in this village! 

I 

went b

ack to Yellow Immortal Temple with Li Mazi. If that brute had left the carcasses in that chamber, it would go back there.

Since

 it 

wasn’t

 there during the 

day

, 

did

 it go around to find more 

animals

 to suck their blood? 

When we arrived

 at the temple, Li Mazi and I carefully walked around to check. We 

felt

 t

hat

 the s

cent of 

blood 

was

 thicker this time. We jumped down and saw more dead animals. This time, 

there were

 even wild birds, hares, and deer from the mountain. They 

had

 all 

been sucked dry. 

However, we still didn

’t see 

the murderer. 

Since

 it was the second time we saw this, Li Mazi wasn’t scared anymore. He rubbed his chi

n and contemplated the situation

. “

What

 thing 

needs

 to drink a lot of blood like this? 

Will

 it come here again?” 

“

I’m sure

 it will. Otherwise, it wouldn’t keep the dead animals here. I believe it will need to use them for later,” I said instinctively. 

Since we didn’t know when that thing would come back, we didn’t want to linger and take any risks. We walked away from the temple and hid by a nearby swamp

. We waited

. 

After around one hour, nothing 

happened

. However, it started to rain heavily. 

Since

 Li Mazi and I were hiding by a swamp, we were in the low spot. 

We were shortly 

soaked in water. 

This weather was favorable 

for

 ghosts and evil creatures to come out. I didn’t mind my 

wet

 clothes or cold

. I continued to wait 

patiently. 

The rain became even heavier, 

which hindered

 our sights. 

W

hen I leaned against Li Mazi, we 

looked

 like a dim shadow in 

the

heavy 

rain. 

Around half an hour later, Li Mazi couldn’t put up with it anymore. He shivered in the cold. “Little 

B

rother Zhang, should we 

head

 back? I feel so cold. I’m completely drenched…” 

Although I didn’t want to leave, waiting here wasn’t a wise option. I nodded

 and was ready

 to depart. However, before we got up, a horrible thunderbolt came from the sky.

Then, we heard rapid footsteps

. It sounded as 

if there 

was

 an army of tens of thousands

dashing toward us. 

The noise drew closer. I became anxious. 

At this

 moment, several lightning bolts flashed in the sky. 

I 

was shocked

 and gasped 

at the sight of countless mice dashing toward this place from every direction. 

They all rushed 

into the Yellow Immortal Temple. 

After around three minutes, the horde of mice disappeared. Li Mazi also witnessed 

it

. He was so scared

 that he 

fart

ed a few times

. “W

-W

hat just happened?” 

“I guess 

it was

 a mouse monster.”

After the thrill was gone, I 

calmed

 down. 

The

 horde of mice had 

moved 

fas

t, just as 

though they were 

on

 a pilgrimage. 

It seemed t

he rat king was there. 

The rat king must 

have 

killed all those domestic animals. But 

why did it

 suck 

all that

 blood

? W

as it to overcome the heavenly tribulation? 

With this thought, I lifted my head to look at the sky again. Rolling black clouds started to congregate above the temple. At the same time, lightning strikes began to 

hit

 the temple! 

It

 wa

s the preparation before the heavenly tribulation!

I felt my 

butt

clenching

. 

It was no

 wonder it had to suck the blood from countless animals. It wanted to use the blood to strengthen itself! 

The blood and soul blended. If I 

was

 right, this place 

had

 a rat king. 

Since

 it had killed so many animals, it would have numerous souls

.

Those

 souls would increase the rat king’s 

survival

 rate! 

I couldn’t imagine how strong 

the 

rat monster would become 

after

 the heavenly tribulation. 

However, 

I 

knew 

that it would 

bring

 a disaster to the villagers in this area. 

I handed Li Mazi the Yin and Yang Umbrella and 

protected

 myself with the Sirius Whip and the Peach Soul Flower. 

After clenching

 our jaws, we dashed toward the Yellow Immortal Temple. 

I thought that those rats would 

try to

 stop us. However, they looked as though they didn’t recognize our existence. 

They

 lifted their heads

 and stood 

still

. They only looked 

at the wall 

of

 the temple. 

I followed their line of sigh

t

. There was a giant rat in front of the wall! 

“Blargh…” I 

had just taken

 a glance but couldn’t help

 vomiting

. That rat was the size of a small buffalo. It was standing on two legs like a human. The 

fur

 on its entire body had turned red. 

I

t looked extremely dangerous. Suddenly, the rat’s hairs began to fall off, which revealed the ruddy flesh 

beneath

. 

T

he body parts that didn’t have hair now twisted

 and were 

seemingly turn

ing

 into human skin. 

It

 was transcending 

the heavenly tribulation! I didn’t have the mind to care about my churning stomach

. I gritted my teeth and charged 

forward

. 

The rat saw me before I could reach it. It turned to look at me. The rat

’s

 head 

was

half-human

, hal

f-

rat. It gave me a sinister smile. Then, it faced the sky

 and roared

. The stunned rats seemed to have received an order

 and

 starte

d to crawl and attack 

us

 crazily

. 

“Damn it! Go away!” In just a blink of time, I 

had been bitten

 several 

times

! 

Since

 we didn’t have 

a

 way out, I didn’t care about anything else 

at this

 moment. I had to stop that rat monster from 

transcending

 the heavenly tribulation, even if it meant I had to die! 

I crazily lashed the Sirius Whip. All the rats in front of me 

were

 hit by it

. Their 

bodies 

bled

 and broke!