I Can Extract Everything

An hour later, Shi Ming came out of the Patriarch's study room.

Meanwhile, Qin Yi, hiding in Shi Ming's shadow, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Patriarch of Shi Clan is truly powerful. During his conversation with Shi Ming, Qin Yi did not dare to breathe at all for fear of being discovered.

All in all, he's glad that the Patriarch of Shi Clan couldn't detect his presence. With this, the infiltration was considered a success.

From the conversation between Shi Ming and the Patriarch of Shi Clan, Qin Yi got a lot of information, including why Nether Son stayed in Shi Manor.

'So, that guy wants to use the Great Spirit Compass to find me?'

The Patriarch of Shi Clan said Great Spirit Compass could only be used once more... using it to find him, isn't it a bit too wasteful?

If Nether Son wanted medicines, he could have spoken to the Black Water Auction House. Unless he wants something else...

So, what does that guy wants?

Qin Yi is deeply concerned about this.

One thing he was sure of was that Nether Son wanted something he bought from the auction. After all, all this haunting started after the auction was over.

Heart Purity Lotus?

Soul Nurturing Grass?

Great Sky Mirror Formation?

Or... that mysterious stone?

That living-unknown thing that even Qin Yi dared not touch carelessly. He hid it safely somewhere in Mystical Garden.

Could it be that Nether Son wanted that thing?

Is that thing even valuable?

Qin Yi doubted that.

Anyway, he needs to get close to Nether Son so that he can leave Shadow Mark on Nether Son's shadow.

Shadow Mark is a martial skill that can leave a mark on the target's shadow. Simply speaking, it's like installing a tracker on the target.

What's more, this martial skill can work together with Void Jump. Basically, he can teleport wherever the target he has marked is located.

Qin Yi also could monitor wherever that guy went as long as he left a Shadow Mark on Nether Son. Moreover, this mark is undetectable and untraceable unless they have Shadow Bloodline.

Shi Ming slowly headed to the Nether Son residence, but he was intercepted by one of the guards.

"Nether Son is in cultivation. Please go back!"

Shi Ming had no other choice but to go to his quarters.

After entering the room, he immediately sat on the bed and focused on cultivation.

An hour later, Qin Yi secretly emerged from the shadow. He took out an incense stick from the Storage Ring and secretly burned it in Shi Ming's room.

This incense stick is made of Rank 2 materials and the power of [Sleepy, [Soothing], and [Relax]; its smoke is enough to make Qi Condensation cultivators sleep in a minute.

Time is ticking; after making sure Shi Ming is fast asleep, Qin Yi immediately transforms himself into Shi Ming using the Bone Shrinking Technique and Face Changing Art; he even adjusts his voice accordingly.

Qin Yi viewed himself in the mirror and took a better look; he couldn't help but mutter: "I didn't realize this guy is quite handsome..."

After enjoying his new face for quite a while, Qin Yi finally came out of the room and headed towards the Nether Son residence.

The guard frowned and said coldly, "I told you, Nether Son is cultivating."

Qin Yi flinched for a second; the aura of Golden Core is something he can't brush away like a gust of wind.

"Report to your excellency, this one forgot to change the incense stick in Nether Son's room..."

"No need. A servant has already replaced the incense."

"I see. It seems I have neglected my duty. Please forgive me."

The guard looked at Qin Yi profoundly and said, "As a direct descendant of Shi Lan, you don't need to bother yourself with servant jobs. You only need to be there when the Nether Son calls you."

Qin Yi cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for the kind reminder, your excellency."

After that, Qin Yi returned to Shi Ming's room. He removed the incense stick before hiding again in Shi Ming's shadow.

When the sunlight penetrated the window, birds chirping, Shi Ming opened his eyes.

"Did I fall asleep?"

It's weird... he clearly remembers cultivating last night, but how did he end up sleeping?

"Maybe you're too tired..." Shi Ming shook his head before getting up from the bed.

"Hm? My body feels light..."

For some reason, Shi Ming felt his body feel good. Maybe sleep helped him relax his muscles.

He immediately washed his face and changed his clothes. Next, he went to the field to practice swordsmanship.

Shi Ming's life was quite monotonous; apart from sitting cross-legged and practicing swordsmanship all day, he had nothing else to do.

When night fell, Shi Ming went to the lake in the forest behind the manor and bathed himself there.

Qin Yi used this opportunity to transform himself into Shi Ming and go to the servants' quarters.

He looked around and asked, "Who's in charge of changing incense sticks in the guest room?"

The next moment, a fair-faced servant girl came forward and hurriedly bowed to Qin Yi.

"Young Master Shi Ming, this servant is the one who is responsible for changing the incense sticks in the guest room."

Qin Yi nodded, took out an incense stick, and said: "This is the new incense stick I brought from my friend. He said many high-level cultivators use this incense every night, and it never leaves them disappointed. The Patriarch asked me to hand this to you, and you will take it to the Nether Son's room..."

The female servant's eyes widened as she soon understood the young master's meaning.

"I see, Young Master!"

"Huh?" Qin Yi was surprised.

It's easier than he thought.

"I'll only give you one for now. If Nether Son is satisfied, I'll give more tomorrow."

"Don't worry, young master. This servant will definitely satisfy Nether Son." The servant's face blushed a little when saying this.

"???"

For some reason, Qin Yi had a bad feeling about this. Thus, he asked the female servant again, "Do you really understand your task?"

"I understand, young master!"

Seeing her resolve herself like that, Qin Yi could only nod and leave the servants' quarter.

The incense stick he gives to the female servant is not ordinary; it's poison. Moreover, it's a slow-acting poison.

Under the disguised, pleasant aroma and relaxing effect, the smoke produced by the incense contained untraceable and colorless poison.

In the short term, people who inhale its smoke will not feel anything. However, in a long time, they will feel that their cultivation is slowing down, slower and slower, to the point that they cannot progress at all.

The affliction will not stop there; over time, their cultivation base will regress gradually; it will continue until they become entirely powerless mortals.

For someone like Nether Son, who views power above everything, this kind of punishment is simply too cruel; it's like a death sentence for him.

The Medicines Saint Journal records not only a lot of things about pills and medicines but also various kinds of poisons.

Qin Yi read them a lot. Thus, he began to try to concoct his poison with them as references.

Also, since this poison is original, only he has the antidote.

After watching Qin Yi leave, the female servant's face blushed again. She hurriedly ran to her room and prepared herself.

Qin Yi once again watched Shi Ming cultivating in the lake. It's pretty dull, but what else can he do?

Unlike him, who just needs to walk around, extract people here and there, and then surprise... breakthrough!

On the other hand, normal cultivators like Shi Ming need hard work to get a small breakthrough, and sometimes, hard work alone is not enough...

Half an hour later, Shi Ming came out of the lake and dressed up.

When he arrived at the manor, he heard a commotion from the direction of the Nether Son's quarters.

He quickened his pace and finally saw the scene where the Patriarch and several clan members faced off against the Nether Son and his two guards.

"Nether Son, what is the meaning of this? We treated you like honorable guests, but you unexpectedly killed our servant." The Patriarch glared at Nether Son.