Corpse Burier: I Can Nourish Corpse

Hearing Wen Jiu’s words, Eastern Celestial City’s expression tightened. He didn’t transmit a query back, because if Wen Jiu could say more, he definitely would have told him more things, and he had unconditional trust in Wen Jiu’s words.

Putting away the Sound Transmission Talisman and quickly removing the Sound Insulation Barrier, Eastern Celestial City immediately stopped the crowd from stepping forward to gather the herbs.

"Don’t touch a single spiritual medicine!"

Ye Chen and others stopped in their tracks.

"Senior Brother, what’s wrong?" Ye Chen asked quickly, but after glancing briefly at Eastern Celestial City, his gaze returned to the Earth Power Fruit.

Eastern Celestial City explained through voice transmission, "Just now Fellow Daoist Han sent me a message, warning me to be wary of all opportunities at the top of Celestial Extinction Mountain. If this old man is not mistaken, Fellow Daoist Han must have found something among the Demon Cultivator Remains."

Upon hearing Eastern Celestial City’s transmission, the joy in Ye Chen and the others’ eyes gradually subsided and turned clear.

If Han Li’s words are true.

We must believe.

The opportunities on the mountain top are most likely peculiar.

Otherwise, Han Li wouldn’t suddenly remind them at this time; if he wanted to, he would have reminded them earlier.

"Pass them by and continue forward." Eastern Celestial City did not hesitate, acting first and no longer giving the spiritual medicine in the spirit field a second glance, instead steadily moving away, not daring to come within thirty zhang of them.

Ye Chen and others followed closely, continuing upward.

After proceeding a bit farther, they began to hear cheers and shouts of excitement behind them. It was the disciples of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks rushing into the spirit field, exuberantly harvesting spiritual medicines.

Eastern Celestial City and others paused to observe, but as one spiritual medicine after another was collected, and even as the disciples of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks began to squabble over them, nothing happened in the spirit field, no anomalies at all.

Though somewhat pained, Eastern Celestial City chose to trust Wen Jiu, for Wen Jiu would never deceive him.

"Continue up the mountain."

Eastern Celestial City strode upward.

As they ascended the path, various spiritual medicines and fruits appeared one after another, with many buildings nearby exuding an unusual aura, hinting at hidden treasures. There was even a device pool in sight.

The device pool was full of magical artifacts, both damaged and intact, and even quite a few Tier Two Spiritual Artifacts stood within.

Although killing arrays provided some protection around them, after a thousand years, the arrays had fallen into complete disrepair, losing their lethal force.

Every time he saw these items, Eastern Celestial City would silently recite Wen Jiu’s words, not reaching out to touch any of them, only continuing upward.

Before long.

They reached the mountain top.

A grand and sprawling series of halls appeared before their eyes, and as they ascended the steps, Eastern Celestial City and his group arrived at a massive plaza, surrounded by dozens of towering dragon columns, majestic despite most being broken, still exuding an imposing aura that inspired awe.

The palaces and buildings ahead were resplendent, with no sign of demonic aura, even more upright than Deadman Peak. Yet, signs of a battle could be glimpsed in the ruins scattered everywhere.

When Eastern Celestial City and others extended their Divine Sense inside, the barrier outside the hall slowly opened, and a voice surged out, echoing throughout Celestial Extinction Mountain, "Celestial Extinction Mountain Mansion, established by Celestial River Zhenren in the complete ten thousandth year of the Great Cang Calendar, stood firm for eight hundred years before falling to a demon calamity, a truly regrettable affair.

Yet, amidst the eternal River of Time, what does the fall of one mansion matter? However, this old man cannot bear the severance of the Celestial Extinction Mountain Mansion lineage. If any of you desire our cultivation technique, you may enter the hall.

Those who pass through the Three Halls can obtain a Fake Pill Method and cultivate in the Five Elements Spirit Liquid Pool for a year; those who pass through the Five Halls test can acquire the Celestial Extinction Mountain Mansion True Pill Method and cultivate in the Yin Thunder Pool for a year.

The Five Elements Spirit Liquid can increase cultivation, enhance the Spirit Body, and a year inside is equivalent to a hundred years of external cultivation, establishing a foundation for the Fake Pill; the Yin Thunder Pool refines the Spirit Body, tempers the will, strengthens Divine Sense, and hones the mind, forming a foundation for the True Pill..."

After the speech.

The voice inside the grand hall repeated these words once again.

When it repeated for the third time, the voice abruptly ceased, leaving no sound. Eastern Celestial City attempted to extend his Divine Sense inside, yet still discerned nothing. However, cultivators attracted by the voice began ascending the mountain one after another.

Eastern Celestial City did not enter immediately.

Instead, he chose to watch and wait for developments.

And found a place to hide, using Talismans to conceal his aura, quietly observing the happenings before the grand hall from afar.

Half a day later, initially, disciples of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks arrived one after another, and some chose to wait and watch like them, but as nothing happened, the disciples of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks gradually entered.

Subsequently, Blood Eater Daoist and others quietly entered as well.

Including Ku Yue.

"Senior Brother, should we go in?" Ye Chen asked urgently.

Eastern Celestial City hesitated for a few moments, "Though this Celestial Extinction Mountain Mansion doesn’t appear demonic, caution is still paramount. Once inside, be extremely careful. Remember Fellow Daoist Han’s words, don’t be careless!"

"Understood!"

Ye Chen and others nodded immediately.

After waiting another hour to ensure no abnormalities, they finally filed inside.

...

By the East Spring Riverbank.

Regarding his desire for the Foundation Establishment Body Cultivation Demon Corpse, Wen Jiu chose not to fulfill it.

After careful consideration, Wen Jiu decided to save it for later, when the Corpse Nurturer upgrades and opens new slots for nurturing corpses, to use for nurturing a fourth zombie. Because with his current abilities, it’s indeed challenging to find a Golden Core Zhenren body for nurturing a corpse.

During this period, by probing the Demon Soul’s memories, Wen Jiu also gained a new understanding of East Spring River.

The first is that East Spring River does not only exist within the Celestial Extinction Ruins, as the ruins are merely one point where it appears.

Beyond the Divine Fall Mountain Range, heading east into the Hundred Floating Domains, East Spring River has also appeared under the Lifeless Abyss, appearing quite frequently. Over a century, it has appeared three times.

However, when examining this part of the soul memory, what brought Wen Jiu the greatest shock wasn’t the East Spring River.

But the Hundred Floating Domains.

Hundred Floating Domains, each domain stretches thousands of li, and they do not rest upon the earth but float in the air hundreds of zhang high. Beneath them is the Lifeless Abyss, ten thousand zhang deep.

The sight alone, barely glanced from the soul memory, deeply shocked Wen Jiu, the grandeur of thousands of li of mountains and rivers floating in the sky.

The bottomless abyss, ten thousand, even a hundred thousand zhang deep, was even more astonishing. The soul memory of the demon cultivator revealed even seen monsters and true demons comparable to Golden Core Zhenren.

There was even a fleeting glimpse of terrifying beings above the Golden Core.

As they merely flew through the sky, tens of thousands of beings prostrated themselves; a single spell, a technique, a punch, a kick could shatter mountains and rivers; in front of them, peaks hundreds of zhang high were as fragile as paper.

Such might, even seeing only a glimpse through soul memory, brought waves of shock to Wen Jiu’s heart.

"This world truly fascinates me!" While shocked, Wen Jiu was also excited, though after excitement came calmness.

Stay steady.

Proceed step by step.

He too sought to surpass the Golden Core, roam freely between heavens and earth.

In doing so.

His rebirth would not be in vain.

Nor would his daily settling panel go to waste.

...

In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.

The closure of the Celestial Extinction Ruins was expected within a day or two, and Wen Jiu promptly pulled back and sent the Three Thousand Blood Inks to block the exit.

As for the Foundation Establishment Body Cultivation Demon Corpse, the East Spring Undying Bone, and the Five Ghosts, Wen Jiu decided not to move them until the final moment.

And just after the Three Thousand Blood Inks set out, Wen Jiu suddenly received a transmission from Eastern Celestial City.

The trial within Celestial Extinction Mountain Mansion was about to conclude; thirty-six people had passed through the Three Halls, receiving the Fake Pill Method and the chance to cultivate for a year in the Five Elements Spirit Liquid Pool within the Celestial Extinction Ruins.

Among these thirty-six, most were disciples of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, with the rest belonging to the Two Sects and Six Peaks, as well as Blood Eater Daoist’s group.

There were five from Deadman Peak.

Shan Yue Ru, Yanyue, Ye Chen, Bai Jianxin, and himself.

However, he did not only pass through the Three Halls; he passed through the Five Halls.

Those who passed through the Five Halls could receive the Golden Core Technique and cultivate in the Yin Thunder Pool for a year, establishing the Golden Core foundation.

As for those who passed through the Five Halls, there were six in total.

Ku Yue was also among them.

But it seemed that Ku Yue’s achievement was not limited to merely passing the Five Halls, as the trial was nearing its conclusion, yet Ku Yue had not yet emerged.

"Elder Han, should we stay or leave?" Eastern Celestial City ultimately inquired.

Wen Jiu pondered deeply, attempting to scrutinize the demon soul’s memory again, yet gained little more insight.

Thus he asked in return, "Have you found any traces of demon cultivators?"

"No."

Eastern Celestial City answered truthfully.

Wen Jiu immediately responded, "Wait for me to arrive."

He decided to try if the Golden Core Technique could be taken down from the summit of Celestial Extinction Mountain. As for the powerful demon soul at the summit, Wen Jiu wasn’t overly concerned, as the soul memory indicated that the being seemed trapped at the mountain top.

If he could bring it down the mountain.

It would be best to make a swift getaway!

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