448: Chapter 92 Three Corpses Tu Junfang

Just as Meng Li finished speaking, a dark shadow pounced toward him.

Meng Li glanced and found it was a black flying insect shaped like a bee.

Without a second thought, he covered his palm with Qi and struck out with a palm.

As a result, the flying insect was sent flying, but some sticky, mud-like black substance appeared on his hand. Immediately after, this black substance directly bypassed his Qi and rapidly seeped into his body. Then, he felt the Beiming Fish move as if attracted, but it returned to normal in an instant, and nothing happened.

That's it?

Meng Li was puzzled and looked at the person who had attacked.

It was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, closely resembling a laborer who had worked on construction sites for years; his face and figure were thin but lean. However, there were dark circles under his eyes, and his gaze was dim, giving off a very weak feeling, as if he hadn't rested well for a long time or his body had been hollowed out, being a mere shell of himself.

However, his position was ahead of the others, only one step behind Ding Shanan, clearly a top expert.

And that was indeed the case.

The middle-aged man was named Tu Junfang, a descendant of the Three Demons Sect. His ability was to control the "Three Corpses" that governed "Greed, Anger, and Obsession" within himself and others.

The "Three Corpses" in the "Three Corpses and Six Thieves" referred to him.

Tu Junfang also had a nickname, "Corpse Demon," because he could cause the Three Corpses in others to materialize from illusory Corpse Gods into Corpse Demons, thereby interfering with and influencing his opponents. Those attacked by his Corpse Demons would be fine if they didn't use Qi normally, but once they used Qi, the Three Corpses would manifest and cause interference.

If they couldn't be eliminated, the victim would be troubled by their own Corpse Demons for the rest of their life.

In the original plot of under one person, he participated in Quanxing's attack on the Celestial Masters Residence and even faced off against Lu Linglong.

Now, for some unknown reason, he didn't face Lu Linglong on Longhu Mountain.

Otherwise, when Meng Li used the White Sword Immortal alias to save people, he would have encountered him.

At this moment, facing Meng Li's puzzled gaze, Tu Junfang was equally bewildered.

He had seen clearly just now that his Corpse Demon had succeeded.

Logically, at this time, Meng Li's Three Corpses should have materialized and manifested, then formed an interference against him; if it were serious, it might even cause him to sink into Greed, Anger, and Obsession, unable to extricate himself.

But after so long, he hadn't even seen a shadow of Meng Li's Three Corpses.

Ding Shanan, the Six Thieves, and even Lu Jin and others who understood Tu Junfang's methods also showed expressions of shock and suspicion.

Soon, Tu Junfang thought of a possibility, and his gaze toward Meng Li became fervent: "You've slain the Three Corpses?!"

Slain the Three Corpses?

Meng Li thought back and was certain he hadn't.

The "Slaying the Three Corpses" here was not the method of becoming a saint by "slaying the Good Corpse, Evil Corpse, and Self Corpse" in Primordial-style novels, but rather slaying the Three Corpse Gods that govern Greed, Anger, and Obsession.

They are:

The Upper Corpse God "Peng Ju," residing in the head, governing desires for fancy ornaments, vanity, and the like.

The Middle Corpse God "Peng Zhi," residing in the chest and abdomen, governing emotions like appetite and anger.

The Lower Corpse God "Peng Qiao," residing in the feet or lower abdomen, governing instincts like lust and carnal desire.

These Three Corpse Gods are detrimental to people, especially unfavorable for cultivation, but they are also part of the Spirit within the attributes of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Thinking of this, Meng Li vaguely understood.

He hadn't slain these Three Corpses, but in his previous life, when refining Essence, Qi, and Spirit to forge his Dao Foundation, he had merged them into one.

Therefore, the Beiming Fish reacted to Tu Junfang's methods.

As for it returning to normal in an instant...

The Beiming Fish was the result of the trinity of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, not just the Spirit attribute.

Tu Junfang's method only targeted the Three Corpse Gods; it was too singular.

Not to mention that he, Meng, had survived nine rounds of Heavenly Tribulation to advance to Foundation Establishment, and later even swam in the Minor Thousand Worlds River.

Thinking of this, Meng Li spoke up: "I haven't slain the Three Corpses, but looking at you, it seems you really hope they could be slain."

"In that case, I'll give you a hand."

After saying that, he took a step, activated the Swift Step, and instantly appeared in front of Tu Junfang's black bee-like Corpse Demon, grabbed it, and crushed it directly.

Along with the destruction of the flying insect Corpse Demon, Tu Junfang did not suffer a backlash or injury; instead, his entire state visibly improved.

This was because the Three Corpses are harmful to people; slaying them is considered removing a harm, which gives a person positive feedback.

Tu Junfang could control the Three Corpses, but he himself inevitably suffered from their harm, which was why he appeared thin and gave off a "weak" feeling. However, because he mastered the control techniques, his situation was much better than those who couldn't control the Three Corpses.

But to truly be immune to the harm of the Three Corpses, there was only one way—to slay them!

Slaying the Three Corpses was also the cultivation goal of the Three Demons Sect's Late Stage, and even a necessary step for the legendary Immortal Ascension.

However, to completely slay the Three Corpses, one must rely on oneself and use the correct method.

The Three Demons Sect originally had the correct method for Slaying the Three Corpses, but it was lost due to certain incidents.

Having someone else help slay the Three Corpses treats the symptoms but not the root cause; before long, the Three Corpses will resurge, causing even greater harm to oneself.

Meng Li crushed Tu Junfang's flying insect Corpse Demon, which improved his state for now, but when his Three Corpses were reborn later, it would become even more troublesome.

Tu Junfang understood this but was too late to stop him.

Because just as he was adapting to the positive feedback from the flying insect Corpse Demon being slain, Meng Li stepped on and exploded his other two Corpse Demons with one foot each.

This scene left many people present dumbfounded.

Since Tu Junfang became famous, most Inhumans have avoided his Three Corpses like the plague. Because once they are touched by them, their own Three Corpse Gods will be drawn out, becoming materialized Corpse Demons. The consequences are extremely terrible, especially for those with poor Heart-Nature; at best they are wasted, and at worst they go mad or even die.

Even Ding Shanan was unwilling to be touched by Tu Junfang's Three Corpses.

He believed he wouldn't indulge in Greed, Anger, and Obsession, but since he hadn't slain the Three Corpses yet, he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't be interfered with by them.

If his Three Corpses were drawn out and popped up as soon as he used Qi, he might not necessarily be injured, but he would definitely be disgusted.

Right now, not only was Meng Li fine after being tainted by Tu Junfang's Three Corpses, but he also destroyed them in a few moves.

This made Ding Shanan, Lu Jin, Feng Zheng Hao, and others greatly puzzled while being surprised.

Not having slain the Three Corpses themselves yet being unaffected by the Corpse Demon's ability—they hadn't even heard of such a situation, let alone seen it; it was truly a once-in-a-lifetime sight!

But soon, they turned their gaze toward Tu Junfang, because the aura on his body was rapidly rising...