Refining Oneself Into A Corpse

Shoubian Town leaned against the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

The Monster Beast Mountain Range, as the name suggests, was a place occupied by monster beasts. It contained all sorts of monster beasts, making it both a dangerous and a blessed place for humans.

It covered a vast area, stretching three thousand miles, separating the Great Wu Dynasty and the Great Sui Dynasty.

Inside, ancient trees towered to the sky, and vegetation flourished, making travel difficult.

Because it contained countless dangers and numerous monster beasts, it was a dangerous place for humans with weak cultivation.

Similarly, it also contained various rare treasures and precious spiritual materials, making it a blessed place for spirit masters with good strength who formed monster hunting teams.

Of course, the corpses of monster beasts were also scarce spiritual materials for humans.

Many people, for the sake of the resources inside, formed monster hunting teams to hunt monster beasts and collect the spiritual materials inside.

As the closest place for spirit masters in Beihe Prefecture to rest near the Monster Beast Abyss, Shoubian Town naturally attracted many spirit masters of all kinds.

"Brother Chen Xing, this is your first time in Shoubian Town. You don't know that although this place belongs to the Great Wu Dynasty, the order here is somewhat different compared to other places in the Great Wu Dynasty," one person slowed down and walked alongside Chen Xing, speaking.

"Oh? Why? Is this place not under the control of the Great Wu Dynasty?" Although Chen Xing knew of such a place, he really didn't know the situation inside.

In his opinion, the Great Wu Dynasty had a very high degree of control over its territory. He had deeply felt this on his way here.

Two days after he left Qi Town, the Great Wu Dynasty's order to suppress corpse path spirit masters came down. Every town received the message, and no chief constable dared to disobey openly, which caused a deep obstacle to his journey.

The Great Wu Dynasty gave him the feeling of being a unified entity, where moving one part affected the whole body, making it very united.

Now, hearing this person's meaning, it seemed that the Great Wu Dynasty's control over this place was not very strict, which made Chen Xing feel a little strange.

"Would the Great Wu Dynasty allow this town to be out of its control?" Chen Xing then asked.

After all, this town was still within the sphere of influence of the Great Wu Dynasty, and it was also a border town. Although it was separated from the Great Sui Dynasty by the Monster Beast Mountain Range, this did not mean that they could sit back and relax.

Chen Xing only knew of this location from that animal skin map, but he really didn't understand this town. After all, the map didn't even have the name of this town.

The reason why he joined this monster hunting team was because he accidentally heard their conversation in the wild, and then deliberately created some opportunities to meet them. After going back and forth like this, they became familiar, and Chen Xing revealed his destination and his identity as a spirit master, naturally joining this monster hunting team as a matter of course.

Hearing this, that person continued to explain to Chen Xing: "Brother Chen Xing, you don't know because this is your first time here."

"This Shoubian Town... although it is within the sphere of influence of Great Wu, it is not under the jurisdiction of Great Wu's constabulary, but the Great Wu army. The one guarding this town is a centurion with a peak three-revolution cultivation."

"His strength is formidable, his combat experience is rich, and with him guarding this place, some petty thieves don't dare to be presumptuous at all."

"But fighting is not prohibited inside, as long as it doesn't cause death or affect others."

Hearing this, Chen Xing was slightly stunned and said, "As expected of someone from the Great Wu army, this style is really..."

He had never heard of such a regulation that did not prohibit fighting during his journey through Nanhe Prefecture and Beihe Prefecture.

The Great Wu Dynasty's control over spirit masters was also very strict, prohibiting private fights in towns and affecting the lives of the people.

After all, for ordinary people, a spirit master's battle was like a disaster. If they were lucky, they could keep a whole corpse, and if they were unlucky, they might not even have a corpse left.

The fact that private fights were not prohibited in Shoubian Town alone determined that this place would not be too stable. After all, how could a spirit master's battle be as simple as imagined? Sometimes, when they got into a real fight, they couldn't control that much.

Although no matter what the final result was, damage was inevitable, and even innocent people being affected was expected.

"Haha, the first time I heard about the situation in Shoubian Town, I was even more surprised than you," that person heard the meaning in Chen Xing's tone and couldn't help laughing.

The group walked towards Shoubian Town in front, talking and laughing all the way.

The monster hunting teams on the road gradually increased.

"Why are there so many monster hunting teams on the road? Can't you rest in Shoubian Town?" Chen Xing asked, looking at those monster hunting teams.

"Brother Chen Xing, you don't know this. Although Shoubian Town can also be used as a place to rest and replenish supplies, there are too few entertainment venues inside, and the price of monster beast materials is not so satisfactory due to the relatively saturated market."

"Therefore, when we monster hunting teams carry out a large hunting operation or have a relatively rich harvest, we will choose to leave Shoubian Town and go to the towns within the Great Wu Dynasty to trade."

"Moreover, the price there is much higher than in Shoubian Town," a tall, handsome middle-aged man said.

He was the captain of this monster hunting team, named Hu Li, the strongest, and also a late-stage three-revolution spirit master.

“What's going on? We usually don't encounter this kind of situation.” One person looked at the strict inspection by the soldiers and asked in confusion.

“I seem to have heard something. It's said that a town near Nanhe Prefecture was harmed by a Corpse Dao Spiritualist, and now the Great Wu Dynasty is cracking down on Corpse Dao Spiritualists.” One person looked at the others and explained, raising his head as if proud to have attracted everyone's attention.

“Don't worry about so much; this matter has nothing to do with us. Let's enter the city as soon as possible.” Hu Li didn't stop because of the soldiers' inspection.

“But Brother Chen Xing…” Luo Sen looked at Chen Xing, wanting to say something.

Chen Xing followed behind him with an unruffled expression.

“Brother Chen Xing strayed down the wrong path, but now he's focused on cultivating his physical body. I don't think there should be any problems, right?” Du Lei looked at Chen Xing and said.

“Alas… we rogue cultivators can only do our best to use the resources at hand. The cultivation technique I obtained wasn't an orthodox method for cultivating spiritual energy, but what else could I do? If I hadn't cultivated that kind of technique, I might have lost my life long ago.” Chen Xing sighed, speaking with a helpless tone, as if he truly regretted cultivating that technique.

Then, his tone turned stern as he said, “However, I believe that there is no good or evil in techniques; as long as we have a clear conscience, that's enough. The world's opinions will only make me work harder to cultivate.”

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at him with admiration.

“Good! Well said, Brother Chen Xing! You are remarkable. Abandoning the cultivation of Qi and instead cultivating physical strength, you have already reached the peak of the Second Transformation. It shows that your talent and temperament are both extraordinary. With you joining our team, we will definitely be stronger than before.” Hearing Chen Xing's words, Hu Li couldn't help but want Chen Xing to integrate into their team as soon as possible and hunt monsters with them.

“Don't worry, Brother Hu, I've already prepared.” Chen Xing said, revealing the spirit stones he held in his hand.

Although Chen Xing was older than them, he disguised himself as a teenager and fabricated an extremely tragic background, easily gaining their trust.

He had already disguised himself well, wrapping his entire body tightly, claiming that his body was burned, and large areas of his skin couldn't be exposed to the wind.

He also tried his best to restrain the corpse energy in the Corpse Pearl, leaving only the Yin energy produced by the Yin-Nether Tri-Colored Lotus in his Qi Sea. Moreover, he displayed the physical strength of the Second Transformation's peak, making him the second strongest in the team.

Ask yourself, a teenager with a tragic background, who, after straying down the wrong path, can turn over a new leaf and rely on extraordinary talent to cultivate physical strength to such a level, who would doubt or blame him?

Hu Li looked at the spirit stones in Chen Xing's hand, smiled slightly, and said, “Since you're joining our team for the first time, we won't let you spend money. I basically know those soldiers checking for Corpse Dao Spiritualists; I can just say hello, and they won't make things difficult for us.”

This was also the reason why Hu Li clearly knew that Chen Xing's identity was not good at the moment, but he was still so confident.

Of course, all of this was not only because Hu Li knew them but also because of Hu Li's strength. A Third Transformation Spiritualist, whether in the Great Wu Dynasty or the other two countries, was someone who could establish a sect.

In this Shoubien Town, a Third Transformation Spiritualist was already at the top, and no one would provoke such a powerful enemy without a reason.

Chen Xing and his group of five arrived at the place where the soldiers were checking. Some people who knew Hu Li took the opportunity to greet him, trying to become familiar, hoping that if they were in trouble in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, Hu Li would be willing to help.

Hu Li greeted everyone with a smile, appearing extremely amiable.

“Centurion Zhang, you still look as radiant as ever!” Hu Li looked at the middle-aged man at the front of the inspection team and said.

“Oh! Spiritualist Hu, you've been gone for quite a few days. I see that your aura is long and steady; you must have made another breakthrough.”

“Congratulations, congratulations!”

When Centurion Zhang saw Hu Li, his previously serious expression instantly became lively.

“Alright, I won't chat with you this time. We've been traveling for several days in a row, and it's time to rest well.”

As Hu Li spoke, he led the few people behind him towards the city gate.

Centurion Zhang replied with a smile, “Spiritualist Hu, after I'm done, we must have a good gathering!”

“No problem.”

Hu Li didn't even turn his head, waved his hand, and led Chen Xing and the others into the city.