Refining Oneself Into A Corpse

Within Chen Xing's Qi Sea, the Corpse Pearl refined the surrounding Yin energy. The Yin energy in his Qi Sea diminished, but it was quickly replenished by the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus.

The Corpse Pearl grew slightly larger, and Chen Xing's Qi Path cultivation also broke through to the mid-stage of the Third Revolution.

After the breakthrough, wisps of Corpse Qi surged from the Corpse Pearl, wandering throughout Chen Xing's body, strengthening his physique and spirit.

Just then, Chen Xing's body suddenly shook, and the surrounding snowflakes were disturbed by him, flying in all directions. Then, Chen Xing slowly opened his eyes, a faint ghostly light flashing within them.

"Essence, Qi, and Spirit, all three simultaneously broke through to the mid-stage of the Third Revolution. The current me might even have a chance against those ordinary Third Revolution peak cultivators, but when facing those Third Revolution peak cultivators who have mastered killing moves, it's still best to escape."

Chen Xing slightly clenched his fist, estimating his strength.

Of course, his estimation wasn't without basis. After all, Feng Liuchen was a genuine peak Third Revolution cultivator, but he hadn't mastered any killing moves; otherwise, Old Ghost Wen Shi might not have been able to trouble him back then.

Afterward, Chen Xing looked behind him, only to see the White Willow Boat quietly停在那裡, unmoving in the wind and snow.

"This breakthrough couldn't have come at a better time."

Chen Xing thought to himself, then turned his gaze to the old man beside him who had already completed his zombification.

"You can go ahead and scout the way for me."

Chen Xing grabbed the old man's arm and then flung him violently towards the direction of the White Willow Boat.

The constable who had been watching the movements of the awning boat only saw a black shadow flash on the boat, and then another black shadow flew towards them.

"What the hell!" A constable shouted.

"Quick, shoot that thing down!" Another constable said.

A constable stood at the bow of the boat, slowly drawing out the Hundred-Forged Blade from his waist. Spiritual power surged on the blade.

He was the only Spirit Master among them with an offensive spirit treasure.

The Hundred-Forged Blade was a standard spirit treasure unique to the Great Wu Dynasty, belonging to the Great Wu official forces. Among First Revolution spirit treasures, its offensive power could definitely rank among the top in the Great Wu forces.

The black shadow was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had approached within a few zhang of them, but its speed also decreased at this moment, baring its teeth and brandishing its claws in the air.

The constables also clearly saw the face of the black shadow, and they all perked up, focusing their attention.

They were very familiar with this thing; it was the zombie they had encountered in Black Stone Town.

The awning boat owner also recognized the zombie's identity.

"That's that old man! How did that old man turn into this ghostly thing!" he shouted at the constables.

Just then, the constable standing at the bow of the boat had completed his attack preparation. He swung his blade.

Then, the constable shouted: "斩！ (Chop!)"

A stream of spiritual power surged from the blade once again.

The zombie was close at hand, and the constable slashed out again.

The blade aura once again swept up the sky full of snowflakes and slashed at the zombie. The zombie was instantly split in half, and its body fell into the Tide River, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Hoo--finally..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw a hand stretch out from the Tide River, heavily slapping the hull of the White Willow Boat.

The White Willow Boat swayed for a while, and the constable standing at the bow of the boat lost his balance and was about to fall down. Fortunately, he was supported by the constable behind him, and he stabilized his body, not falling into the Tide River.

"Splash--"

A figure jumped out of the Tide River and landed steadily on the White Willow Boat.

Upon seeing this, everyone was terrified, wishing they could jump into the Tide River, but with their strength, that would only result in a faster death.

"I advise you not to act rashly, otherwise, otherwise..." One person said, while moving away from the position where Chen Xing was standing.

Chen Xing looked at the few people on the boat, a mocking smile rising on the corner of his mouth.

"You guys are really unlucky!"

As his words fell, his figure suddenly flashed and arrived in front of the Spirit Stone wielder holding the Hundred-Forged Blade, snatching his Hundred-Forged Blade.

Then, Yin energy was injected into it, and holding the Hundred-Forged Blade, he killed from the bow of the boat to the stern.

This process was only a short breath.

After killing everyone on the boat, the Hundred-Forged Blade also shattered because it couldn't withstand Chen Xing's tyrannical Yin energy invasion.

Chen Xing helplessly curled his lips and casually threw the hilt of the Hundred-Forged Blade into the Tide River.

Afterward, he placed the relatively complete corpses on the boat neatly. Although these people were not under his control after becoming zombies, they could still be used.

Then, Chen Xing carefully examined the White Willow Boat. This boat was about two zhang long and one zhang wide, with pointed ends that could both be used as the bow.

In the middle area, there was an erected high platform, and a First Revolution Spirit Gathering Array was arranged on the high platform, inlaid with three spirit stones.

Chen Xing came to the high platform, looked at the three slightly dimmed spirit stones, and then looked at the Spirit Gathering Array.

He slowly placed his hand on the Spirit Gathering Array and injected a little Corpse Qi. The formation was instantly reactivated.

The Spirit Gathering Array absorbed the spiritual energy from the spirit stones, distributed it to the hull of the ship, and then transmitted it to the stern, propelling the boat forward slowly.

Chen Xing then mastered the method of controlling the White Willow Boat.

Afterward, he removed his palm from the Spirit Gathering Array, but the Spirit Gathering Array was still running, and the boat was still moving forward slowly.

"Not bad, it's quite simple." Chen Xing smiled slightly, looking at the Spirit Gathering Array and speaking.

However, due to being contaminated by his Corpse Qi, one of the spirit stones had become pitch black. Chen Xing was also very helpless about this.

After all, Corpse Qi was different from Spiritual Qi. These things needed to be driven by Spiritual Qi. If he used Corpse Qi to drive them, it would inevitably destroy their original structure, and contamination was inevitable.

Fortunately, he still had many spirit stones on him now, and even if those spirit stones were exhausted, they could be replenished; otherwise, if he used Corpse Qi to drive it, the Spirit Gathering Array would probably break down and become unusable before long.

Thinking of this, Chen Xing came to the corpses and searched them, and sure enough, he found a few more spirit stones.

"The value of the dead is often greater than that of the living at times," Chen Xing thought to himself as he looked at the corpses on the ground.

Then, he came to the Spirit Gathering Array again and began to study it. He had a feeling that this Spirit Gathering Array was the key for him to quickly leave the ferry this time when entering North River County.

Although the White Willow Boat was not traveling very fast now, it was still much faster than the awning boat Chen Xing had taken before.

The snow gradually lessened, and the wind also subsided.

Half an hour after Chen Xing left, in White Willow Town.

Bai Xu sat upright in the government office hall. She handed the written letter to the constable.

In the letter, she wrote down everything that happened in Black Stone Town in detail, and also attached Chen Xing's portrait wanted order.

Afterward, the constable left and came to a pavilion. In the pavilion, there were snow-white birds. These birds were all trained messenger birds, similar in size and appearance to pigeons.

The constable took out a messenger bird, put the letter into a bamboo tube at the foot of a messenger bird, and then took it to the window and released the bird.

These messenger birds were trained and had fixed take-off and landing locations, generally not flying elsewhere.

After releasing the messenger bird, the constable looked out the window and saw that the snow was gradually showing signs of stopping, and the wind had also stopped.

"Without the obstruction of the wind and snow, the messenger bird should be able to reach the other side faster." The constable muttered, then closed the window.

He went to report back to Bai Xu.

On the Tide River, Chen Xing looked at the Spirit Gathering Array that had been nearly half contaminated and the spirit stones that had turned into powder and dissipated, but a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He had just felt that this Spirit Gathering Array didn't seem as good as he had imagined, so he simply refined it without anyone knowing. After the plain refinement, the effect was indeed stronger.

As for the materials for the plain refinement, they were the spirit stones in his hand.

At this moment, there were no more spirit stones in the Spirit Gathering Array, but the White Willow Boat was still traveling quickly. This was the result of Chen Xing's plain refinement. Of course, if spirit stones were added, the spiritual energy in the spirit stones would be instantly devoured, and the speed of the White Willow Boat would also increase.

"I'm really a genius!" Chen Xing exclaimed.

He looked at the distant horizon and saw that he could already see figures swaying in his line of sight.

"Closer." Chen Xing secretly estimated the distance.

It looked close, but it wasn't close at all. After another quarter of an hour or so, Chen Xing's eyesight could clearly see the faces of the people on the shore.

He saw figures moving on the shore. The constables of Qi Town had already controlled the entire ferry. If Chen Xing was still traveling in the awning boat, he would inevitably have a fight when he arrived at the shore.

But now, he had a better way to leave.

Thinking of this, he looked at the Spirit Gathering Array and then threw a few spirit stones inside.

The spiritual power in the spirit stones was instantly devoured, and the Spirit Gathering Array emitted waves of spiritual power fluctuations. The entire Spirit Gathering Array also became somewhat unstable, as if it would collapse in the next moment.

After all, the materials used to refine this Spirit Gathering Array were not high-grade. If there was too much spiritual energy, it couldn't withstand it, and there would be a risk of collapse.

However, soon, the spiritual power inside was exhausted, and the White Willow Boat shot out like an arrow from a bow.

The White Willow Boat was extremely fast, leaving a long wake behind it.

Gradually, it got closer and closer to the shore, and the constables on the shore also noticed the commotion caused by the White Willow Boat.

Among them, one person stood on a high platform, his arms crossed in front of his chest, his eyes looking forward, watching the White Willow Boat speeding towards him.