21: Draining my blood? The side effects are positive!
When Li Yan saw the Immortals corpse blocking his path, his heart leaped into his throat.
He instinctively struck out with his palm, but as Li Yan delivered the blow, he found the female corpse completely unmoving.
The palm struck the Fairy's chest, but the difference in strength was immense; Li Yan couldn't budge her a single inch!
The feeling was like trying to push a mountain.
Seeing that he couldn't move her, Li Yan immediately sidestepped and bolted.
Even a moment's hesitation would have been irresponsible with his own life.
Li Yan tried to use the mist to shake her off, but when he looked back, the Immortals corpse had already floated behind Li Yan, moving incredibly fast!
A two-legged creature simply couldn't outrun something flying, but at this moment, Li Yan had slowly calmed down from his initial panic.
The female corpse was extremely fast, constantly chasing him, yet she didn't attack to kill him.
Could it be…
Thinking that he couldn't shake her off anyway, Li Yan simply stopped.
Sure enough.
The female corpse quickly stopped in front of Li Yan, unmoving.
However, what happened next was that the female corpse slowly opened her mouth and began to try and extract Li Yan's blood Qi.
【Detected that the host triggered a side effect while collecting the corpse, being entangled by the evil 'Yin Corpse'!】
【Yin Corpse: A Cultivator who has lost their Soul, with residual energy in their body transforming into Death Qi, becoming a walking corpse-like existence. They do not actively attack but instinctively pursue the blood Qi of living beings.】
【System is converting the side effect!】
【Side Effect: Yin Corpse extracts host's blood Qi.】
【After conversion: Yin Corpse transfers Yin Qi to the host.】
He saw the female corpse in front of him, radiating Death Qi, begin to emit Yin Qi.
A warm current began to infuse Li Yan's body, making him feel as if he were bathing in a spring breeze, even while in the misty Broken Sword Valley.
“Hiss, this feeling… it's as comfortable as basking in the sun.”
Li Yan comfortably closed his eyes.
If anyone were to witness this scene, they would likely feel mentally disoriented.
A female corpse, emanating Death Qi, was exhaling Yin Qi towards Li Yan.
Warm Yin Qi flowed into Li Yan's body, causing his blood Qi to slowly increase.
Yin Qi entered Li Yan's blood vessels through his skin pores, transforming into golden blood threads that flowed into his Dantian.
Squinting his eyes, Li Yan looked at the Immortals corpse, feeling both amused and bewildered.
“This is somewhat comical; a Yin Corpse is constantly providing me with Yin Qi.”
“Which means, what would be like a malevolent spirit haunting someone else, is actually a great boon for me.”
He watched the female corpse desperately trying to absorb Li Yan's blood Qi, but the harder she tried to inhale, the more Yin Qi she provided to Li Yan.
This continuously infused Yin Qi into his Dantian made Li Yan feel as if he were bathing in sunlight, exceptionally comfortable.
In this ancient battlefield of good and evil, which was clearly filled with decaying corpses, bone mounds, and broken swords.
Li Yan, however, felt the warmth of the sun, and a Yin Corpse trying to extract his blood Qi was instead providing him with warmth.
Such a counter-intuitive scene was indeed occurring within this Broken Sword Valley.
After only a short while, Li Yan felt his Dantian slightly swell, and his crimson Qi Sea became mixed with golden Qi threads.
Breakthrough!
As a golden light flashed through his Dantian Qi Sea, Li Yan's cultivation broke through—Blood Condensation Realm seventh layer!
And unlike before, when there was only blood Qi, his Dantian Qi Sea now contained some golden blood threads.
This should be the legendary Yin Qi.
Although he still hadn't figured out how to use this power, he could clearly feel that the golden blood Qi was more vibrant and much more potent!
Compared to Li Yan's strengthening, the female corpse became increasingly weaker.
The female corpse wanted to extract Li Yan's blood Qi, but instead, she was being drained by Li Yan.
Realizing that the female corpse wouldn't pose a threat to him, Li Yan's lips curled into a smile.
“Oh well, compared to those highly decomposed corpses.”
“Having a beautiful female corpse by my side is better than those bloody messes; it's more pleasing to the eye.”
Since this Yin Corpse wouldn't attack him and would only instinctively extract his blood Qi, Li Yan no longer paid her any mind.
After all, he couldn't drive her away, and the female corpse's physical strength was very high; Li Yan, at Blood Condensation Realm sixth layer, couldn't harm her.
Secondly, this female corpse activated the side effect conversion System, which was beneficial to him instead.
“If I can find a Secret Manual on Corpse Refining Arts or something similar, perhaps I can utilize this female corpse.”
“Her Physical Body is formidable; even Old Daoist Xuan Wang probably couldn't do anything to her.”
Li Yan speculated that even if Old Daoist Xuanwang launched a full-power attack, this female corpse could withstand it.
If he could utilize her, this female corpse could even become his attendant.
Thinking of this, Li Yan began to search through the Secret Manuals in his Storage Ring, and he actually found a copy of the Heavenly Capital Corpse Refining Art.
With a flick of his hand, the Secret Manual flew out from the Storage Ring, and the book landed in Li Yan's hand.
He flipped to a page.
【Nine Nether's Yin awakens, the Corpse Gate opens wide, Yin Qi gathers, Spirit and Flesh divide.】
【Filth merges, the Corpse Body is unyielding, bones tremble, sinews stretch, obey my command.】
And on the second page, there was also a Talismanic Incantation.
He only needed to bite his index finger and draw two corresponding Talismanic Incantations on the female corpse's chest and three fingers below her navel.
“That's interesting; the text in these High Grade Secret Manuals is concise and clear, without all that unnecessary fluff.”
“Easy to understand, easy to learn. No wonder many Sects keep their secret arts hidden, not wanting outsiders to learn them.”
After flipping through a few pages, Li Yan already understood the most basic Corpse Control Art.
Corpse refining still required extensive preparation, but the first step, controlling the corpse to follow the caster, was the most rudimentary technique.
Looking at the female corpse in front of him, who still possessed some charm, Li Yan clasped his hands together: “Fairy, I apologize for the offense.”
Anyway, this corpse no longer had a Soul; it was just a walking shell.
Li Yan also didn't want to see this corpse rot here, her beauty fading away.
He bit his index finger and drew a Talismanic Incantation on the female corpse's chest, then unbuttoned her upper garment and drew the second Talismanic Incantation three fingers below her navel.
Throughout the entire process, the female corpse desperately inhaled, as if trying to suck all the air around Li Yan dry, leaving him no air at all.
Unfortunately, she was just an unconscious corpse; everything she did was futile.
The harder she inhaled, the weaker she became!
And so, Li Yan, without alarm or danger, drew the Talismanic Incantations on the female corpse according to the book.
Because the female corpse was just an empty shell, controlling her was relatively easy.
After drawing them, Li Yan formed a hand seal with two fingers and chanted, “Obey my command, solidify!”
As the incantation was recited, the female corpse indeed froze in place, unmoving.
“Stand still, turn left, turn right.”
Li Yan controlled the female corpse with his hand seals, watching her obey his every command, and his mind became active.
If he could control this female corpse to block Old Ghost Xuanwang, perhaps he would have a chance to counter-kill the Old Devil?
As he excitedly pondered this possibility…
Suddenly, a series of explosions echoed from afar.
Boom! Boom boom boom!
Violent explosions reverberated through the Broken Sword Valley.
Old Ghost Xuanwang must be plotting something sinister, and it definitely wasn't anything good!