Refining Oneself Into A Corpse

Chen Xing quietly watched this scene in his sea of Qi, feeling immensely satisfied.

With the Three-Colored Underworld Lotus, he could cultivate and improve his cultivation like ordinary cultivators, no longer needing to deliberately seek out places with dense Yin energy to absorb.

“The Three-Colored Underworld Lotus continuously generates Yin energy, which is then absorbed by the Corpse Pearl to produce Corpse Qi. When the Corpse Qi in the Corpse Pearl is full, it will overflow, and this overflowing Corpse Qi will subtly strengthen my physique. My soul and physique merge, complementing each other.”

“From now on, I will cultivate the three paths of essence, Qi, and spirit simultaneously. My current strength is probably unmatched among those at the third stage of refinement.”

This was the path of cultivation that Chen Xing had decided on for himself after reading the books in the library.

Because his physical body and soul had already merged, a strong body meant a strong soul, but this inevitably had a drawback: it would require more resources to break through.

Later, after following Feng Liuhen here, the Yin energy here was so dense that he couldn't imagine it. With the help of the Yin energy here, his Qi cultivation broke through to the third stage of refinement first.

After his Qi cultivation broke through to the third stage of refinement, a Corpse Pearl formed in his body. The appearance of the Corpse Pearl further confirmed Chen Xing's path.

Then, the appearance of the Three-Colored Underworld Lotus further strengthened the idea in Chen Xing's heart.

Now that the Three-Colored Underworld Lotus has been refined by him, it continuously produces Yin energy in his sea of Qi, and his essence and spirit are constantly becoming stronger.

After the essence and spirit become strong, they will nourish the Qi, allowing the Corpse Pearl to absorb and accommodate more Corpse Qi, and his Qi cultivation will become even more tyrannical.

Over time, even if Chen Xing stays here, his cultivation will steadily improve.

Thinking of this, Chen Xing shook his head. This is not a place to stay for long.

Feng Liuhen and Old Ghost Corpse were not simple characters, and according to what Feng Liuhen said before his death,

Chen Xing stood up, looked around at the surrounding scenery, and said, "It's time to leave."

He decided not to return to Black Stone Town, but to leave Black Stone Town directly, follow the map, leave through Black Stone Town, go to White Willow Town, then enter North River County from White Willow Town, cross North River County, leave the Great Wu Dynasty, and go to the Corpse Sect.

Having made a plan in his heart, Chen Xing immediately decided to leave.

He stood up and walked towards the exit.

What he didn't know was that the entire old burial ground was already surrounded.

Outside.

The edge of the old burial ground.

“Officer Lu, all personnel are in position and have surrounded the entire old burial ground.” A bailiff in a black uniform came to Lu Chuan and said.

“Good, remember, don’t let anything leave. If they try to force their way out, take action directly, no need to be lenient.” Lu Chuan said.

“Yes.” The man took his orders and left.

Then, Lu Chuan looked at the spiritualist with the tracking flower beside him and said, "Let's begin."

The spiritualist nodded, then opened his palm, and a small flower swayed gently in his palm.

On one of the petals, black and red gases intertwined, as if trying to break through the petals and fly away.

“Good, it seems that Old Ghost Corpse is indeed here, follow me!” After saying that, the man took the lead and shot off in the direction the petals were pointing.

County Governor Li saw this and followed, stepping lightly on his toes.

Lu Chuan was slightly stunned and followed.

The man and County Governor Li were in the front, and Lu Chuan followed behind them.

County Governor Li had a third stage of refinement peak cultivation, and the spiritualist also had a third stage of refinement early cultivation, while Lu Chuan was only at the second stage of refinement mid cultivation, and he was doing his best to barely keep up with them.

The two of them didn't intend to wait for Lu Chuan. In their opinion, even if Lu Chuan could keep up, he definitely wouldn't be able to help in the battle with Old Ghost Corpse. The main force was still County Governor Li.

They had already fought with Old Ghost Corpse and knew that Old Ghost Corpse's current strength was only a strong physical body, barely reaching the third stage of refinement peak level, so County Governor Li was not worried that Old Ghost Corpse would pose any threat to him.

After all, even against a fourth stage of refinement early spiritualist, he was not without the power to fight. This was the benefit of having a powerful backer.

Although it was not free, the channels for obtaining resources were much more, far beyond what those loose cultivators could compare to.

Old Ghost Corpse was a loose cultivator. Being born as a loose cultivator, he was able to cultivate to the fifth stage of refinement, which shows his extraordinary talent, but in the end, he could not avoid the risk of death. This is the cruelty of the cultivation world.

Once you step into the path of cultivation, your life is no longer your own.

Soon, they arrived at the grave mound under the guidance of the tracking flower.

The traces around the grave mound had long been covered by heavy snow, but this could not stop them. The petals of the tracking flower swayed gently, continuing to guide them.

At this moment, Chen Xing also arrived in the passage, and he quickly climbed upwards.

Gradually, his upward climbing movements became slower and slower, and gradually he stopped moving.

He twitched his nose and suddenly smelled the air.

He smelled a familiar smell, and two unfamiliar smells.

“This smell… should be that of Lu Chuan. Why would he be here, and it just so happens to be near this grave mound.”

“The other two smells are extremely unfamiliar…”

“It seems the situation is not good!”

“Could it be that Feng Liuhen's death has been exposed? That's impossible, how much time has passed.”

“That's right, Old Ghost Corpse. Those people must be here for Old Ghost Corpse.”

Chen Xing guessed at all sorts of possibilities based on the information he already knew.

He slowly climbed to the entrance of the cave, the Corpse Pearl spinning in his sea of Qi, and streams of Corpse Qi were brewing in his sea of Qi. He was ready to strike.

Outside the grave mound.

County Governor Li and the other two had arrived at the entrance of the cave under the guidance of the tracking flower, but the entrance of the cave was covered by snow, and the appearance showed no sign of anything unusual.

“It's here.” The spiritualist with the tracking flower said.

He pointed to the entrance of the cave, which was also the direction the tracking flower was pointing.

“This Old Ghost Corpse is really cunning, to think of such a way to avoid tracking, but I am still one step ahead.” The man said, stepping on the snow.

He stepped on the air, and stumbled, almost falling to the ground.

“It's empty inside.” The spiritualist shouted, and County Governor Li and Lu Chuan also came closer.

Just as the man was about to pull his leg out, he suddenly felt a huge force coming from his leg. He suddenly felt like he had lost something, and then a sharp pain came, and the whole person fell backwards.

County Governor Li and Lu Chuan did not react, and saw that the man had already fallen backwards, and the leg he had stepped into the grave mound had disappeared.

Fresh blood spilled, melting the snow, particularly glaring.

“Be careful!” County Governor Li reminded Lu Chuan, and then retreated violently.

Lu Chuan heard this and did not hesitate, turning around and fleeing.

Just as the two of them had taken action, a stream of black air spewed out from the entrance of the cave, instantly enveloping an area of about three zhang around.

A figure also shot out from it, fleeing into the distance.

Seeing this, County Governor Li did not hesitate and chased after the man.

At the grave mound, the Corpse Qi quickly dissipated.

Lu Chuan came to the spiritualist, and saw that the spiritualist was already on his last breath, obviously dying soon. The Corpse Qi on his body was extremely dense, and his face turned blue. Lu Chuan knew that this was a symptom of Corpse Poison infection, and the Corpse Poison was attacking his heart.

“Lu… Officer Lu, I’m infected with Corpse Poison, quickly… quickly feed me the antidote pill.” The man looked at Lu Chuan and said.

Hearing this, Lu Chuan hurried forward and asked, “Where is the antidote pill?”

“In my chest.” The man said weakly.

Hearing this, Lu Chuan felt a small cloth bag in his chest, and then took out a jade bottle from it, with the words “Antidote Pill” written on the bottle.

Lu Chuan poured out the antidote pill inside and fed it to the man.

After the man took the antidote pill, about two breaths later, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, and then had a violent cough.

“No, this Corpse Poison is too fierce, I need to go back for treatment quickly.” Seeing this, Lu Chuan quickly carried the half-comatose spiritualist on his back and headed towards the outside of the old burial ground.

At this moment, Chen Xing had arrived at the edge of the old burial ground, and County Governor Li was chasing closely behind him.

“Old Ghost Corpse, you can’t escape. If you know what’s good for you, surrender obediently, and you can avoid some physical pain.” County Governor Li shouted at Chen Xing.

But he always felt that something was wrong.

At this moment, two bailiffs in green uniforms suddenly jumped out and blocked the way forward.

The moment they jumped out, they released signals to the surrounding area. Seeing this, the surrounding bailiffs rushed towards this side.

“Trouble!” Chen Xing couldn't help but feel a little棘手.

He turned around and planned to bypass the two people in front from the other side. At this moment, he felt a strong danger approaching from behind.

Chen Xing couldn't care about anything else and turned around again to dodge.

A spiritual power wooden stick almost brushed past his body and was firmly fixed on the ground, and then slowly dissipated.

Chen Xing was also blocked by this attack and had to stop.

After this strike, County Governor Li gave a light sigh, and then said, “You are not Old Ghost Corpse, tell me who you are, where is Old Ghost Corpse?”

Hearing this, Chen Xing slowly raised his head, revealing half of his face, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He was wearing a large black robe that almost wrapped his entire body, and a hood on his head that almost covered his entire face.

“That old guy is dead.” Chen Xing said.

“You killed him?” County Governor Li's spiritual power surged, and the wooden stick reappeared in his hand.

This wooden stick is a third stage of refinement spiritual treasure—Mountain Suppressing Stick.

“No.” Chen Xing replied.

“Whether you killed him or not, you must come with me, surrender.” After County Governor Li finished speaking, he put away the long stick in his hand, and then a few slender red threads appeared in his hand.

These threads are extremely tough and are also a third stage of refinement spiritual treasure—Thousand Refined Silk.

“Hehe.” Chen Xing chuckled and did not reply.

More and more bailiffs surrounded him.

Then, Chen Xing opened his mouth wide, and a stream of Corpse Qi was once again spewed out by him, instantly enveloping the area about three zhang around him.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, he ran wildly again.

He was extremely fast, leaping a distance of about six zhang in one leap, and in the blink of an eye, he had already moved away from County Governor Li and his group.

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