Refining Oneself Into A Corpse

In the alley, snowflakes fell, obscuring the view ahead.

A lone figure walked in the wind and snow, a furry ball curled up on his shoulder—it was the human-faced monkey.

“Zhang Fan, you’re back so early today?” A passerby greeted him.

“Yeah, Brother Liu, the snow is really too heavy today, there’s hardly anyone over there, so I came back early. Is Aunt Liu home? I found some good stuff a few days ago, let you and Aunt Liu try it.” The young man named Zhang Fan paused slightly and replied with a smile.

“Good, good, come over at noon later, I’ll have your Aunt Zhang cook a few dishes, and we’ll have a little drink.” Brother Liu said with a happy expression, his face filled with a happy smile.

“Okay, Brother Liu, then I’ll go back first.” Zhang Fan smiled slightly, then strode forward.

“Don’t forget to come over at noon!!” Brother Liu said to Zhang Fan.

Then, as if thinking of something else, he quickly reminded him: “Don’t forget to bring that good stuff too, your Brother Liu’s happiness depends entirely on that thing.”

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Zhang Fan’s face, and then he replied: “Don’t worry, Brother Liu, I’m keeping that thing specially for you.”

After Zhang Fan finished speaking, he turned and left, afraid that Brother Liu would say something more inappropriate.

“Goodbye, Brother Liu.” Zhang Fan’s figure had already walked a distance away before his voice was heard.

“Hehe hey! This kid!” Brother Liu smiled as he watched Zhang Fan’s back.

Zhang Fan continued forward, completely unaware that he had been targeted.

Arriving in front of a courtyard, Zhang Fan opened the courtyard door.

The snow inside had been cleaned up, but because it was snowing again, a thin layer of snow had already accumulated on the ground.

“Creak…”

Closing the courtyard door, Zhang Fan rubbed his somewhat stiff hands and exhaled.

“It’s so cold!” Zhang Fan muttered, walked through the courtyard, opened the door, and entered the room.

This courtyard was left by Zhang Fan’s parents. His parents were both Spiritualists who unfortunately died while hunting demons with a team when Zhang Fan was eight years old, leaving behind the young Zhang Fan.

Fortunately, Zhang Fan’s parents had a decent relationship with their neighbors, and Zhang Fan gradually grew up with the help of his neighbors.

But since Zhang Fan awakened his talent, he rarely sought help from his neighbors, and instead, after he was able to cultivate, he often helped his neighbors.

“Hehe, you little fellow, you’re quite considerate.” Zhang Fan chuckled as he looked at the human-faced monkey jumping onto the table.

Then, Zhang Fan got up, came to a stove, and lit it.

After a while, the room gradually warmed up, and the human-faced monkey became a little more active.

“You little monkey, although you’re only a Rank 1 demon beast, your abilities are quite remarkable. You can actually find treasures and sense the location of spiritual materials. Meeting you is really a great opportunity for me!” Zhang Fan said with a smile as he looked at the active human-faced monkey on the table.

The human-faced monkey seemed to understand Zhang Fan’s words, showing a proud expression and pacing on the table.

“However, in the future, it’s best if you don’t appear in front of everyone in the city, it’s good for both you and me.”

“It’s not too late to appear in front of the world openly when we are strong enough.”

Zhang Fan thought of the girl who had taken a fancy to the human-faced monkey today, and his expression couldn’t help but become a little unsightly.

Looking at the girl’s attire, one could tell that she was not an ordinary casual Spiritualist like them. Today, by not selling the human-faced monkey to her, he must have offended her.

“Sigh… it seems that it’s not suitable to set up a stall there for a while.” Zhang Fan sighed as he thought of this.

Then, Zhang Fan stood up, came to the bed, lifted the bedding on the bed, knocked on the bed board, and then opened a hidden compartment.

Inside was a square wooden box. Zhang Fan took out the wooden box and opened it.

Inside was a cylindrical fruit, ten centimeters long, reddish-brown in color, emitting a faint fragrance.

This fruit is called Vigour Fruit, a Rank 1 spiritual material, and it is the good stuff that Zhang Fan and Brother Liu were talking about.

Vigour Fruit, judging by its name, one knows its use. It has the effect of increasing physical strength and endurance. After Brother Liu ate one, he turned over and became the master at home, subduing Aunt Liu.

Since then, Brother Liu often mentioned it, asking Zhang Fan to give him another one, and even offered to buy it with money.

But Zhang Fan really hadn’t encountered Vigour Fruit during that time, so he kept prevaricating and even avoided Brother Liu.

Just a few days ago, he entered the demon beast mountain range once, and the harvest was not bad, and he finally encountered another Vigour Fruit.

He didn’t give it to Brother Liu immediately, but planned to give it as a New Year’s gift, but he encountered him today.

“This thing is useless to me, it’s good to give it to Brother Liu and do him a favor.” Zhang Fan took out a piece of cloth, wrapped the Vigour Fruit, and put it in a small cloth bag on his body.

Just at this moment, outside Zhang Fan’s courtyard, two figures tiptoed to the base of the courtyard wall.

“Miss, we still shouldn’t do this, right? Now that the young master is not here, if we are exposed, the Great Wu Dynasty will definitely not let us leave safely.” The middle-aged woman beside the girl worriedly advised the girl.

“Oh, aren’t you annoying? My brother asked you to follow me to take care of me, not to interfere with my decisions.” The girl said impatiently, her tone full of disdain.

Then the girl continued: “Besides, that person is only a Rank 1 Spiritualist. Both of us are Rank 2 Spiritualists. Isn’t it easy to take down that kid?”

The middle-aged woman wanted to say something more, but the girl quickly continued.

“That human-faced monkey has the ability to find treasures. We are about to enter the demon beast mountain range. If we can get this human-faced monkey, it will also help us on our next journey.”

After the girl finished speaking, she looked at the middle-aged woman.

The middle-aged woman’s expression changed for a while, and finally she sighed helplessly and said: “Alright then, we must make a quick decision and not reveal our identities.”

“Of course, with our strength, there is no risk of exposure at all.” The girl smiled confidently.

Then, spiritual power and Yin energy surged under the feet of the two, easily crossing the wall and entering the small courtyard.

Chen Xing was standing at a corner of the wall, watching the two people climb over the wall and enter the small courtyard, and also came to the outside of the small courtyard.

However, he didn’t follow closely behind, but put his ear against the wall, quietly listening to the movement inside.

After Chen Xing’s physical body broke through to Rank 3, all his abilities were strengthened.

His five senses were even more extraordinarily enhanced, far surpassing ordinary Rank 3 Spiritualists, which also allowed him to understand more information without exploration-type spiritual treasures.

The green hair on his body was like a set of solid defensive armor, enough to help him resist attacks from Spiritualists of the same realm.

His physical strength was also greatly strengthened. Chen Xing once tried his full blow, which could directly crack a boulder as tall as a person, and then gently push it, and it became pieces of stone.

If this punch hits an ordinary person, no matter which part it hits, it can definitely kill the person with one punch.

Even if the opponent is a Spiritualist, if they encounter those Spiritualists without defensive spiritual treasures, they would not dare to easily take this punch under the same level.

Moreover, after breaking through to Rank 3, his nails also became extremely sharp and tough, and can be retracted and extended autonomously, up to three centimeters long. If they are covered with corpse energy, it is simply more terrifying than spiritual treasures. In battle, if a Spiritualist is stained with it, it can greatly reduce their combat power. If they are ignored for a long time, they may be infected by corpse poison and become zombies.

The four sharp teeth in his mouth also became extremely slender and strong, and can also be retracted and extended according to his will, up to about two and a half centimeters long, and can also inject corpse energy to inject corpse energy into the opponent’s body.

The Corpse Pearl need not be mentioned, it is his greatest gain after breaking through to Rank 3.

Just at this moment, movement finally came from inside.

“Who are you? Trespassing on private property, aren’t you afraid of the Great Wu army!” An angry shout rang out, causing some birds to flap their wings and fly high.

“They are really two wastes, two Rank 2 ambushing a Rank 1, and they can still be discovered.” Chen Xing’s tone was full of disappointment.

In order to take away the human-faced monkey as soon as possible, he can’t control that much now.

He only saw him exert a little force under his feet, and suddenly jumped into the courtyard.

At this moment, the door of the house was wide open, and two Rank 2 Spiritualists were using their own methods, but were being played around by a monkey.

That monkey was extremely fast and its figure was exceptionally agile.

Not far away, Zhang Fan was slumped on the ground, a corpse-suppressing nail still emitting Yin energy inserted into his chest.

Fresh blood flowed from his chest, and Zhang Fan’s breath was weak, and it was obvious that he would not live long.

In front of the girl, a jade ruler emitting Yin energy was quietly suspended. She was full of anxiety and frequently attacked. The jade ruler flew back and forth in the air, but could not do anything to the human-faced monkey.

As for the middle-aged woman, she was holding a long whip emitting Yin energy. The long whip shook continuously, destroying the furniture in the house into pieces, but could not catch up with the human-faced monkey.

“They are still two Corpse Dao Spiritualists.” Chen Xing recognized their identities when he saw the spiritual treasures they were using.

And this small courtyard is not big, Chen Xing’s entry naturally attracted the attention of the people in the courtyard.

“Who are you? If you know what’s good for you, get out of here quickly, otherwise…” The girl looked at Chen Xing with a wary look.

Before she could finish her words, the corpse-suppressing nail nailed into Zhang Fan’s body suddenly flew out and shot towards Chen Xing. Yin energy permeated it, and it was obvious that she was going all out as soon as she made a move, without any intention of holding back.

Because she also knew that with Zhang Fan’s shout, their time was running out.

After the corpse-suppressing nail left Zhang Fan’s body, Zhang Fan’s face became even paler. In the end, he glanced weakly at the human-faced monkey, a weak smile on his face, and then he shattered the spiritual treasure in his Qi Sea, returning the freedom of the human-faced monkey.

And he himself, therefore, had no vitality left.