"What do you mean, it cannot be offended?"
A cold glint flashed in Ling Feng's eyes.
What could make Ba Yilan so wary when mentioning the Corpse Snatching Gathering?
Ba Yilan's face was indeed unsightly, and her gaze flickered.
"I heard from my family that the mastermind behind the Corpse Snatching Gathering is someone skilled in necromancy. Necromancy! Ling Feng, you must have heard of it, right?"
Ling Feng nodded.
"I have. In the arts of witchcraft and sorcery, necromancy is known as an evil forbidden art!"
Ba Yilan nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, it's precisely this forbidden art, and nowadays, only the master of the Corpse Snatching Gathering can use necromancy. Everyone calls him... the Underworld King!"
Underworld King?
This title made Ling Feng frown slightly, but he didn't interrupt, letting Ba Yilan continue.
"The name Underworld King originates from the legend that he cultivates an extremely powerful necromantic art, the Eye of the Underworld King!"
"It is said that being stared at by the Eye of the Underworld King will cause one's soul to be taken away, to another realm of the dead."
Ba Yilan's voice trembled slightly.
These rumors were stories Ba Yilan had heard from her grandfather when she was a child, and for the young Ba Yilan, they were undoubtedly terrifying childhood nightmares.
If Ling Feng understood these things, he would understand why Ba Yilan was so afraid when mentioning them.
"Are these all rumors, or has someone personally witnessed the Underworld King in action?"
Such matters were too bizarre and fantastical. Ling Feng remained skeptical of things without evidence.
He couldn't just give up the opportunity to enter the auction because of a rumor about the Eye of the Underworld King, could he?
Seeing that Ling Feng seemed a little disbelieving, Ba Yilan repeatedly shook her head, "My grandfather saw it. He saw it with his own eyes and told me himself."
"Oh?"
"Yes, this was about a decade ago. Grandfather had entered the Corpse Snatching Gathering and personally witnessed someone causing trouble there!"
Ba Yilan's expression was very solemn and serious, as if afraid Ling Feng wouldn't take her words seriously.
"The troublemaker at that time was also from a witchcraft family, rumored to be one of the Eight Great Families. However, even so, causing trouble at the Corpse Snatching Gathering and offending the Underworld King resulted in a terrifying punishment!"
"It was the gaze of the Eye of the Underworld King. Those people all died on the spot, their deaths extremely tragic. Their bodies shriveled, their whites rolled upwards, and their skin wrinkled towards their heads, as if... something had been pulled out from the top of their heads!"
As Ba Yilan spoke, her pretty face grew paler and paler.
Finally, she did not forget to repeatedly admonish, "So, Ling Feng, you absolutely must not go to this Corpse Snatching Gathering. You... should look for other clues. Since the Shi family is participating in the Corpse Snatching Gathering, they must have other traces that can be investigated."
In her haste, Ba Yilan instinctively grabbed Ling Feng's hand.
Ling Feng glanced down at his hand. Ba Yilan quickly came to her senses and let go of Ling Feng.
"Thank you for your reminder, but I will definitely go to this Corpse Snatching Gathering."
Ba Yilan's expression was a little dim. She had already prepared herself before coming, knowing that she couldn't dissuade Ling Feng.
So, biting her lower lip, she softly said, "If you insist on going, can you not bring my sworn brother and Xiuxiu?"
Ling Feng finally understood Ba Yilan's thoughts.
He calmly nodded, "I can persuade them not to go. However, you don't need to worry too much. I'm just going to make contact with the Shi family members, not to cause trouble at the Corpse Snatching Gathering or anything like that."
Hearing this, Ba Yilan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew, alright. As long as you're not going to cause trouble. Um, it's getting late, I... I'm going to rest too."
After receiving Ling Feng's assurance that he wouldn't cause trouble, Ba Yilan felt much more relaxed and no longer mentioned not going to the Corpse Snatching Gathering.
Sometimes people are like this; the more they fear something, the more they want to approach the truth of the matter.
As Ba Yilan left, Yang Fei also walked back.
"Heavenly Venerate."
"It's nothing. She knows a little about that auction and is worried we'll get into trouble if we go."
Ling Feng explained casually, then gestured for Yang Fei to rest.
However, Yang Fei bowed and said solemnly, "Your subordinate has already sent people to investigate this underground auction further. The progress is not slow, and we have already touched upon the next level of auction."
A sharp glint flashed in Ling Feng's eyes. Another breakthrough?
The more he understood about this Corpse Snatching Gathering, the more convenient it would be to act.
"Any news?"
"Yes! This auction is actually very closely linked to the Corpse Gu family, and it is called the Corpse Snatching Gathering!"
A cold smile curved Ling Feng's lips. It seemed Ba Yilan's words were not unfounded.
"The Corpse Snatching Gathering is gradually stratified, with at least four levels of underground auctions. Only by accumulating some auction consumption records in these lower four levels of auction specifications can one qualify to enter the final Corpse Snatching Gathering auction."
Yang Fei continued, "We can directly obtain the qualification for the third level of auction. That is to say, as long as we accumulate auction qualifications, we can enter the fourth level, and thus obtain the qualification to enter the Corpse Snatching Gathering!"
Ling Feng raised his hand slightly.
"With Qiu Ze Liang's entry qualification, there's no need for such trouble."
Yang Fei nodded, "Well, your subordinate means that this Corpse Snatching Gathering operates with extreme mystery and caution. These stratified auctions, the fastest way to go through the entire process takes at least a month, and a month is enough time for people to thoroughly investigate the background of the auction members."
"And there is a very terrifying rumor about the Corpse Snatching Gathering, that its mastermind is..."
Hearing this, Ling Feng directly interrupted Yang Fei, "The Underworld King."
Yang Fei's eyes widened in surprise, "Heavenly Venerate, you already know?"
"Ba Yilan mentioned it just now. Necromancy, the Eye of the Underworld King."
Ling Feng nodded slightly, the sharpness in his eyes intensifying. Necromancy was indeed very mysterious, and even the records in the Witch God Hall had very little information about it.
For Ling Feng, who had now accumulated a vast amount of secret witchcraft techniques, this inexplicably held an attraction.
If everything was true, then the mastermind behind the Corpse Snatching Gathering, the Underworld King! He was still worth getting to know.
Ordinary people might only know that the Eye of Death could strip away a person's soul and pull it into another realm of the dead.
But Ling Feng had read some records!
The Eye of Death was also known as the Eye of Reincarnation!
It could allow one to summon back the souls of those who had already died from the realm of the dead.
These records were too mystical, but if they were true, they would be of paramount importance to Ling Feng!
Let alone his closest relatives.
Even the brothers who had fought alongside Ling Feng on the battlefield and died there over the years, if their souls could return, even if only to briefly linger in the present space, it would be enough to make Ling Feng incredibly excited!