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He spent an entire day wandering around the sect until he was sure enough time had passed. Under the cover of night, he sneaked back to the corpse cave. Only after confirming there was no more smoke did he approach the reservoir.
The first thing he saw was that the smoke had indeed completely vanished. The redness in the water had somewhat faded, and red hair could be seen on the corpse's head. It was truly a terrifying sight, making the corpse appear even more murderous than before.
"Red hair?" With eyes wide open, he walked closer to the corpse. Suddenly, he felt like he wasn't alone. At the same time, the corpse's eyes opened, red as blood. There was no life in those eyes; they were cold, almost as if death itself was staring at him. Emitting a strong, cold aura, the corpse began to rise from the water.
