9: This is truly a treasure trove for cultivation! Corpse Control Sect!

Shen Tianxing did not linger at the entrance.

He continued forward along the canyon entrance, and the deeper he went, the more concentrated the Yin Sha Death Qi became within the canyon.

As far as the eye could see, there were low, short graves everywhere, most of which had no gravestones; the few gravestones that did exist were merely carved with a few words on withered wood, exuding a sense of desolation.

Decayed white bones, combined with the surrounding chilling air, and the lingering stench of corpses in the air, made this place profoundly eerie and terrifying, as if Hell had descended upon the human world.

It was unknown how many people had died here.

Just the white bones scattered visibly were countless, and the small grave mounds were even more innumerable.

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood, bones like mountains, had long since merged into one!

Shen Tianxing traveled about a li further, and the Evil Qi, Yin Qi, omnipresent Death Qi, and Soul Qi inside had already condensed into wisps of mist, so dense that they were visible to the naked eye.

There were numerous black grave mounds, formed by dried blood seeping into the ground and then undergoing the sedimentation of time.

As Shen Tianxing reached this point, the robust True Qi within him began to boil, and even goosebumps appeared.

"Evil Qi, Yin Qi, Soul Qi, Death Qi, Essence Qi... I never imagined it could be so concentrated. Let alone ordinary people, even a Mortal Transformation Realm Cultivator would not be able to withstand this erosion if they stayed here too long."

He did not intend to go any further.

His blood Qi was boiling, and the True Qi within him surged wildly; he could feel that the Seven Absolutes Yin Fiend Art had reached a state of extreme hunger and thirst.

It desperately wanted to absorb all the Qi here!

"Perfect!"

Shen Tianxing sat down cross-legged; the ground had already frozen into black ice crystals, showing how concentrated the Yin Sha Death Qi was here!

The Hundred Battles Heart Method began to circulate, and a scorching Qi burst forth, while the Seven Absolutes Yin Fiend Art, like a wild horse unbridled, started to operate at full power!

Boom—

Shen Tianxing himself transformed into a massive vortex; the surrounding Yin Qi, Evil Qi, Death Qi, Soul Qi, Essence Qi... rushed in from all directions like rivers flowing into the sea!

As Shen Tianxing immersed himself wholeheartedly in Cultivation, the progress values of both the Hundred Battles Heart Method and the Seven Absolutes Yin Fiend Art began to jump rapidly, quickly climbing and increasing... At this moment!

Another part of the Mass Grave welcomed several uninvited guests.

This Mass Grave had existed for several centuries, and its vast area was immeasurable; such a large place had many entrances.

Several people dressed in black robes, holding strange soul summoning banners, appeared.

"Third Senior Brother, this Mass Grave is only about eight hundred li from the Great Qi Imperial City. Isn't it too dangerous for us to come here?"

There were five people in total, and the speaker was a thin, pale young man.

These people were of unknown origin; their black robes bore a strange blood-red skull, and their cuffs and collars had eerie cyan cloud patterns.

If these features were seen by a Cultivator, they would immediately recognize them as members of the Corpse Control Sect, one of the Six Sects of the Ghost Path!

"Sixth Junior Brother, what are you afraid of? Do you think the people of the Great Qi Dynasty come here every day?"

Another black-robed youth, whose face was tattooed with Ghost Path cloud patterns, said disdainfully.

Demon and Monster Cultivators and Ghost Path Cultivators had always been in opposition to the Great Qi Dynasty, fighting ceaselessly for thousands of years.

This Mass Grave had been formed for centuries and was a very suitable place for Ghost Path experts to Cultivate.

But precisely because it was too close to the Great Qi Imperial City, neither Demon and Monster nor Ghost Path Cultivators would appear here.

The Great Qi Dynasty had many experts; the prestige of the Demon and Monster Division, the Martial Suppression Division, and the Qimen Division within the Imperial City meant they dared not provoke them easily.

The Chief of the Three Departments were all Peak Divine Profound Realm Ninth Level experts; anyone who came would tremble, not to mention the Soul Palace Realm powerhouses long enshrined within the Great Qi Imperial Family!

Coming here would be equivalent to courting death!

"I have been investigating for many years; the people from the Demon and Monster Division will not appear here."

"With our meager Cultivation, Divine Profound Realm and Soul Palace Realm experts won't bother with us. Just Cultivate here in peace, and once we find a suitable corpse puppet, we will leave immediately!"

The Third Senior Brother, who was standing at the front, turned around and said sinisterly.

Over the years, the Mass Grave had buried countless experts here. After being refined into corpse puppets, even if their Cultivation and strength were greatly reduced, they would certainly be higher than their own Cultivation.

This was one of the main methods of the Corpse Control Sect.

The Third Senior Brother would absolutely not miss this opportunity.

"Alright, then let's begin!"

With the Third Senior Brother's words, the other Junior Brothers of the Corpse Control Sect said nothing more.

Looking at the treasure mountain before them, they also did not want to return empty-handed.

The five, holding their soul summoning banners, plunged into the Mass Grave... As the sun set in the west, the lingering rays of the sun scattered like shattered gold across the mottled earth.

It was already dusk!

However, during Cultivation, one does not perceive the passage of time.

Shen Tianxing sat majestically, showing no sign of waking up.

In a blink of an eye, another two hours passed!

A bright, clear moon had quietly climbed into the clouds.

During the day, the Mass Grave was already eerie enough to send shivers down one's spine; now, under the night sky, the misty black Qi was even thicker, like un-dissolvable ink, and the piles of white bones, combined with the desolate sounds of branches swaying in the wind, made one feel as if they were in a ghost realm.

"Hoo..."

With a long exhalation of turbid Qi, the intense scorching Qi burned the black Qi in front of him, making crackling sounds and even emitting faint sparks.

When Shen Tianxing, sitting cross-legged under the big tree, opened his eyes from Cultivation.

"It's already this time..."

Looking at the surrounding black Qi, which had not thinned at all after a day of his absorption, but instead had grown thicker, Shen Tianxing was momentarily stunned. Then he looked at the faintly blurred moonlight in the sky, shook his head, and was surprised that a day had passed so quickly.

"Let's see the results of today's Cultivation."

Shen Tianxing looked at the soul slaying platform.

punishment master: Shen Tianxing

Cultivation: Mortal Transformation Realm Fourth Level (Experience 583 / 5000)

Cultivation Technique: Third-Grade Low-Tier Seven Absolutes Yin Fiend Art, Second Level, Upgradeable (1237 / 4000)

Fifth-Grade Low-Tier Great Yin Soul Refining Guide, Second Level, Upgradeable (0 / 3000)

Sixth-Grade High-Tier Impermanence Saber Technique, Mastered, Upgradeable (0 / 4000)

Sixth-Grade Low-Tier Hundred Battles Heart Method, Third Level, Upgradeable (1310 / 1600)

Cultivation progress increased by one-tenth.

The progress of the two Cultivation Techniques surged by a large margin!

"One more time, and both Cultivation Techniques will be upgradeable. At that time, my Cultivation will also greatly improve. This Mass Grave truly is a treasure trove for Cultivation."

Shen Tianxing was overjoyed. This was just after entering one li. If he were to enter the depths of the Mass Grave, wouldn't the effect be even more astonishing?

Moreover, with this experience, his Cultivation would no longer rely solely on experience points for advancement.

Any extra experience points in the future could be used to improve other attributes!