The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 3839: Chapter 3839: The Mysterious Thatched Hut (Third Update)

On this pile of bones, waves of evil and resentment surged, making one’s skin crawl. Even a martial artist as strong as Ye Chen felt a slight discomfort, yet Chen You casually placed this pile of bones in the room?

Sipping his tea, Chen You smiled and said, ”I apologize for the fright, Young Master Ye. These bones were dug up from the Ten Thousand Destruction Forest. They likely belong to someone who died here long ago, so they’re heavy with resentment. I hope you understand.”

Ye Chen asked, ”Why have you placed these bones in your room?”

Chen You replied, ”To be frank, Young Master Ye, my background is somewhat connected to the Ancient Heavenly Corpse Sect, and I’ve been practicing the Ancient Corpse Dao. However, my level of cultivation has not advanced in years. That’s why I’ve been living in seclusion in this Ten Thousand Destruction Forest, excavating bones for study, hoping to improve my Corpse Dao skills.”

Ye Chen nodded and asked, ”I see. Have you gained any insights in this forest, Brother Chen?”

With a wry smile, Chen You said, ”What insights could there be? If this Ten Thousand Destruction Forest were truly that mystical, it would have long become a holy land for Corpse Dao and Ghost Dao practitioners. I’m simply out of options and trying my luck here. However...”

”However what?”

Chen You continued, ”Although not exactly a gain, having spent over a decade here, I’ve made a few discoveries...”

Ye Chen shifted his gaze from the bones to Chen You and asked, ”Do these discoveries involve the Eight Treasures Ghost Buddha?”

Chen You smiled and said, ”Exactly!”

”Recently, while digging up bones in the Ten Thousand Destruction Forest, I inadvertently discovered a massive underground palace beneath it!

At the time, I was so thrilled, believing my moment had arrived, eager to explore it!

But once I actually entered the underground palace, I found it guarded by numerous powerful ghosts! Among them were several Eight Treasures Ghost Buddhas, and even a Ghost Buddha King of overwhelming might!

Once they noticed my presence, these ghosts, hungry for flesh, charged at me like rabid dogs. Although I managed to kill some, including a few Eight Treasures Ghost Buddhas, and escape, I found myself with no means to truly enter the palace!”

Ye Chen asked, ”So, you want me to collaborate with you?”

Chen You replied, ”Exactly. You just need to keep those ghosts at bay for a while, giving me a chance to kill the Ghost Buddha King. Once the king is dead, the other ghosts won’t pose much of a threat.”

Ye Chen frowned and inquired, ”Why me? We barely know each other—we only met at an auction. Aren’t you worried I’ll leak the information?

Moreover, how are you so sure I have the strength to hold off those ghosts? If you couldn’t eliminate them entirely with your power, they must be quite formidable?”

Chen You laughed and said, ”I believe that since Young Master Ye desires the Ghost Buddha Relics so much, it’s likely you’re practiced in Ghost Control Technique. Such martial artists, like the Corpse Dao practitioners, are feared even in the Dark Domain, and rightly so. Nobody wants to become a ghost servant or a refined corpse out of nowhere, right?

Hence, I believe we can become partners. As for your circumstances, I don’t know, but I genuinely don’t have any friends. Who I cooperate with is merely a matter of interest, so what’s the difference if they’re strangers?

As for leaking the information, I’m not too concerned. There’s probably no one more familiar with the Ten Thousand Destruction Forest than I am. Without my help, it would be tough for others to find the underground palace!

Lastly, regarding strength, I’m not sure how powerful Young Master Ye is, but it would have been challenging for someone without considerable ability to find this cabin in the first place, right? Having late-stage Heavenly Repairing Realm strength would be enough to hold off those ghosts for a moment.

Even if there are many ghosts, martial artists practicing Ghost Control Technique naturally have strong suppression power against them!”

Ye Chen wasn’t a Ghost-controlling Warrior but didn’t explain further. After contemplating for a moment, he asked, ”What’s my reward then?”

Chen You said, ”Once inside the underground palace, all materials from the killed ghosts will belong to you, including the Ghost Buddha and the Ghost Buddha King’s relics!”

Ye Chen’s eyes flickered and replied, ”Deal.”

He was quite curious about what this underground palace held, but for now, obtaining the Eight Treasures Ghost Buddha and the Eight Treasures Ghost Buddha King’s relics was his primary goal!

The divine light in his eyes intensified. If he truly obtained an Eight Treasures Ghost Buddha King’s relic, after Xuan Han Yu absorbed it, he should be able to unleash power in a short time that could rival the third or fourth-level Divine King realm!

Chen You was overjoyed and said, ”In that case, no time to waste, let’s set off now, Young Master Ye!”

Ye Chen slowly stood up and headed towards the door, but just then, Xuan Han Yu’s voice suddenly echoed in his mind: ”Ye Chen, this Chen brat is not as simple as he seems.”

”Oh?” Ye Chen’s eyes flickered as he asked, ”What’s the matter?”

Xuan Han Yu replied, ”Did you notice the carpet in this cabin?”

Ye Chen glanced at the carpet beneath his feet, sensing its strange aura. He asked, ”What’s wrong with this carpet?”

Xuan Han Yu sneered coldly and said, ”If I’m not mistaken, this carpet is a human skin carpet! This Chen fellow has used a human skin carpet to cover his cabin. The number of people he’s killed is surely not small!”

Ye Chen’s heart trembled!

From the outside, this cabin seemed small, yet inside, it was incredibly spacious, even enormous!

But Chen You had covered thousands of square feet with a human skin carpet?

How many people had he killed?

Chen You had stepped out of the cabin but saw Ye Chen still standing there, looking at the carpet, and couldn’t help but ask, ”Young Master Ye, what’s wrong?”

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, ”Nothing.”

With that, he walked outside.

Chen You shut the cabin door and advanced with Ye Chen through the Buddhist Formation, suddenly saying, ”Young Master Ye, are you perhaps interested in my carpet?”

Ye Chen glanced at Chen You and replied, ”The carpet is indeed peculiar; it feels quite comfortable underfoot, unlike any ordinary beast fur. I couldn’t help but take a few more looks. Brother Chen, that carpet must be made from some kind of beast skin, right?

Could you tell me what kind of beast skin it is? I might want to get one myself.”

Chen You smiled faintly and said, ”I don’t exactly know. I bought it from someone years ago.”

Hearing this, Ye Chen didn’t press further.

Soon, under Chen You’s guidance, the two arrived at a cave within the Ten Thousand Destruction Forest.