122: Demonic Corpse Refining!

Half a month later.

Shen Feiyang brought Yu Xuzi a rubbing of a corpse refining method: [Xuan Yin Transformation Corpse Refining Dao Technique] (Incomplete).

As he said, this was an incomplete method.

At most, it could only refine and control a Third-Order Corpse King.

However, it was sufficient for Yu Xuzi for the time being.

He originally intended to buy it with Spirit Stones, but Shen Feiyang adamantly refused to accept them.

He stated plainly that this Cultivation Technique had been gathering dust in the Shen Family for hundreds of years and no one practiced it, so it was worth nothing.

After saying that, he left directly.

For the first time, Yu Xuzi owed a favor... The Xuan Yin corpse refining method was not difficult to learn; the difficulty lay in nurturing and controlling the refined corpse.

Thus, in less than a month, Yu Xuzi had learned how to nurture a Second-Order Corpse General.

Yao-Demon Lesser Thousand World.

Pale yellow sky-light spilled over this long-dead land.

Yu Xuzi stood atop a semi-collapsed black cliff, his Daoist robe motionless in the gale carrying the aura of demons, his cold gaze fixed below.

His vast Divine Sense spread out like invisible tentacles, penetrating layers of surging Devilish Qi to lock onto a target ten miles away.

There, a massive figure stood.

It was about twenty zhang tall, as burly as a mountain, roughly humanoid in shape, its entire body covered in a heavy exoskeleton that was dark like black iron yet resembled some kind of chitinous shell, with hideous bone spurs growing at its joints.

Its head resembled a wolf's, and its dual pupils were as crimson as lava.

A spiral horn grew from its forehead, shimmering with a dark red luster; its standing form was eerie and terrifying.

This was a Second-Order Early Stage Peak demon.

"It's you then."

Yu Xuzi nodded and took a step off the cliff.

A moment later.

The demon lay on the ground, unable to move.

Countless hair-thin, night-black phantom chains bound it tightly; this was merely a simple Spirit-Binding Spell.

Yu Xuzi did not damage its body.

Next, he extended his index finger, and a speck of extreme darkness, a black light that seemed capable of swallowing all light, condensed at his fingertip.

The first step of corpse refining: first, ensure it is a corpse.

"Extinguish your demonic consciousness, imprison your Origin."

His fingertip lightly touched the base of that spiral horn.

"Awoo—!!!"

The demon let out an unprecedentedly shrill and miserable howl.

This was the ultimate agony of a Soul being forcibly torn and erased.

Its massive body convulsed violently, and dark red demonic light scurried frantically, yet it could not break free from its restraints.

The black light at Yu Xuzi's fingertip was like the most gluttonous bone-eroding maggot, invading the skull along the horn, peeling away and crushing its chaotic and violent demonic will bit by bit.

This process lasted for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

Its struggles grew weaker and weaker until its massive body stopped twitching; the crimson light in its eyes completely extinguished, becoming hollow and dull.

It was already dead.

Next, the corpse refining officially began!

Yu Xuzi sat cross-legged in the air directly in front of the shell, his hands beginning to form complex and ancient hand seals.

With every seal formed, a bit of Xuan Yin Dharmic power was struck into the demonic shell, corresponding to the brow, heart, or limb joints.

As the seals were continuously struck in, the black-iron-colored shells on the surface of the demonic shell began to vibrate slightly, with wisps of black gas seeping from the cracks.

This was Xuan Yin Evil Qi, the key to corpse refining!

Seven days later.

The demonic shell had been saturated with pure Xuan Yin Evil Qi, becoming a single entity inside and out, radiating a fierce might as heavy as a mountain.

But within that fierce might, there was no autonomous consciousness.

The time had come!

Yu Xuzi bit the tip of his tongue and forced out a drop of Essence Blood.

Next, with a solemn expression, he began to chant the core incantations from the [Xuan Yin Transformation Corpse Refining Dao Technique], his voice low and ethereal, as if coming from beneath the Nine Netherworlds:

"Xuan Yin is dark and deep, the Nine Netherworlds open wide; deathly evil as fuel, demonic remains as material!"

"Intelligence utterly extinguished, only to serve and obey; with my Essence Blood, I bind your Soul's trace!"

"Sinews and bones recast, evil meridians connected; hear my command, pulsate like a clock!"

"The Po does not enter Reincarnation, the Soul does not return to the heavens!"

"This body now becomes a vessel, the slaughter shall never end!"

"Xuan Yin casts your form, the Undying Command is complete!"

As the final word "Complete" was shouted, it was like a thunderclap exploding in a secluded valley!

That drop of Essence Blood suddenly burst with light, transforming into countless tiny and complex blood-colored runes that moved like living things, instantly imprinting themselves onto the demonic shell's brow, heart, limbs, and other vital points!

"Boom—!!!"

Dense Corpse Qi and Devilish Qi boiled violently!

The demonic shell emitted loud "crack, crack" sounds; its size remained unchanged, but the color of the black shell became even deeper and darker, as if it could absorb all light.

The bone spurs at the joints grew longer, becoming sharper and more hideous, with a faint black light flowing through them.

The Xuan Yin Refined Corpse was complete!

"Great Yin Branching Spirit Technique!"

With a thought, Yu Xuzi endured the intense pain and split off a wisp of his Divine Soul to inhabit the refined corpse.

Two clusters of ghostly blue flames suddenly lit up in its hollow eye sockets; the refined corpse's temperament became cold and pure, without a trace of demonic frenzy.

"He-chi-chi~"

The twenty-zhang-tall demon refined corpse let out an eerie laugh, its feet stepping out forcefully, making the earth tremble violently.

Just then, a group of demons attracted by the intense Devilish Qi fluctuations in the area came charging over with roars.

They were of various forms, baring fangs and brandishing claws, with Devilish Qi churning around them.

The refined corpse's ghostly blue gaze locked onto this group of "prey" and began an efficient slaughter.

"Boom— Boom— Boom—"

Every time a demon was killed, the dark shell on the refined corpse's body would brighten slightly.

The flesh and blood Evil Qi within those demons seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, turning into wisps of black-red gas that were absorbed into the refined corpse's body.

Its aura faintly became heavier and more solid, and its size even seemed to expand by an imperceptible margin.

At the same time, an imperceptible will began to sprout.

But in an instant, it was extinguished by Yu Xuzi's Divided Soul!

This was the will generated autonomously by the refined corpse; at the Second Order, it was still quite chaotic and hazy, and only at the Third-Order Corpse King level would it significantly improve, being able to understand simple commands.

A Fourth-Order Corpse Emperor possessed wisdom no different from an ordinary person.

Yu Xuzi's refined corpse did not need a self-will; once it sprouted, he would crush it without hesitation.

He would use the Great Yin Branching Spirit Technique to control it himself!

With his Divine Sense strength far exceeding those of the same level, it was more than enough.

"The Demon Realm is also a good place!"

The massive refined corpse let out an eerie laugh once again.

The flesh and blood Evil Qi required for the corpse refining method was everywhere here, and as long as there was enough of it, the level of the refined corpse would rise very quickly!

As for doing something against heaven and reason?

It didn't exist.

After killing so many demons, if he had a Golden Wheel of Karma above his head, it would certainly be glowing by now.

He wanted to see if he could nurture a Corpse King!

If he succeeded, then many things would no longer need to be as feared as they were now.

For example, with the Qingyuan Sect, he could directly control a Corpse King to charge in and test their depth.

"Jie jie jie~"