Corpse Burier: I Can Nourish Corpse

But in the end, it still couldn’t reach the shore.

It seemed to be blocked by some force.

"Fortunately..."

Wen Jiu glanced at the Li Long Dragon Bone, which was completely depleted of the Jinhua Evil-Slaying Divine Thunder, and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. All of this was thanks to the great benefactor Longteng Liyi; this Li Long Dragon Bone was indeed quite useful.

Although it couldn’t become his Magical Artifact, it had helped him multiple times at critical moments.

Wen Jiu’s gaze then fell on the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother. Noticing that it could be stored in a storage bag after leaving the black pool, Wen Jiu didn’t hesitate to put it away to avoid unnecessary complications and continued to refine the Nine Corpse Infant Fetuses, waiting for the midnight settlement each day.

As for the Li Long Dragon Bone, Wen Jiu directly stored it within the East Spring Undying Bone Corpse Body. The scant amount of Jinhua Evil-Slaying Divine Thunder was very easy to suppress. As for why it wasn’t stored in a storage bag, it was because Wen Jiu still needed that small amount of Jinhua Evil-Slaying Divine Thunder to fuse with the Demon Corpse.

...

Soon.

Midnight arrived, and the simple information about the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother appeared before his eyes.

[Yellow Springs Corpse Mother]

[A special Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object born in the Sixth Abyss, it is also an Undying Evil Object that only exists in the Sixth Abyss, possessing the powerful ability to turn all evil origins into nourishment for its embryonic contents. Unranked and untiered, undying and immortal, it can never leave the Sixth Abyss, forever imprisoned by the Yellow Springs Undying Shadow Fire.]

[Note: Nothing is absolute. When the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother breaks free from the Sixth Abyss, it too gains liberation, correspondingly losing its undying and immortal abilities, but its other abilities remain unchanged, and it becomes a tiered object.]

Then, Wen Jiu saw the experience bar of the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother.

[Yellow Springs Corpse Mother (Tier Four Middle Grade——0/1000000)]

"Having lost the undying and immortal abilities but gained freedom and the ability to ascend in rank, its ability to process evil origins and nourish its contents should grow stronger as its rank increases. Overall, the gains outweigh the losses." Wen Jiu sighed. It is worth mentioning that nothing in this world seems absolutely undying and immortal. Take the Demon Soul, for example, which claims to be undying and immortal, yet it can be devoured by the Soul Capturing Divine Techniques. Furthermore, the summary above also indicates that nothing is absolute.

Replacing absolute lack of perishability with an experience bar that can be increased, the benefits definitely outweigh the losses.

"However, for the moment, it doesn’t seem suitable to become an external entity but is fit to be a container for Ghost Cultivation, Corpse Nourishing, and Gu Cultivation. The ability to convert all evil origins means it can devour evil qi, Yin spiritual qi, and other origins of evil techniques, turning them into nutrients to nourish its contents. This is a boon to the Five Ghosts and the Law-Devouring Yin Insect, meaning they no longer need to be picky about their nourishment grounds... however, it’s uncertain if the nourishment efficiency will surpass specialized objects like the Ghost-faced Butcher and the Earth Demon, which are tailored to Ghost Cultivation and Gu Cultivation."

Putting aside these thoughts, Wen Jiu decided that the actual effect could only be determined when the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother is brought back to the Celestial Yin Mountain Range. However, being a Tier Four Middle Grade object, the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother should handle Ghost Cultivation and Gu Cultivation better than the Ghost-faced Butcher and Earth Demon.

Following this, Wen Jiu continued reading on, finally seeing the changes he had anticipated for so long.

When all that karmic power violently poured into the corpse body of the East Spring Undying Bone, the bloodline of the Undying Corpse Demon in the East Spring Undying Bone finally changed, embodying the path of extremes mentioned by the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother before its death.

The Soulless True Monarch intends to pursue the path known as the Path of Extreme Evil, and the evolution direction of the East Spring Undying Bone’s bloodline has also become the Extreme Undying Corpse Demon. The term "extreme evil" is likely closely related to that enormous karmic power.

"Is this truly a good thing, or a bad thing?" What was certain was that the bloodline evolution direction was undoubtedly stronger, yet the Path of Extreme Evil undertaken by the Soulless True Monarch required so much murder, it was utterly inhumane. Could it be that in the future, the East Spring Undying Bone would need to embark on this path and obtain a large amount of karmic power?

With such doubts and concerns, Wen Jiu sought out more information. However, the simple information displayed for the daily settlement did not showcase any for the Undying Corpse Demon or the Extreme Undying Corpse Demon either.

"Since the bloodline evolution direction is confirmed, there’s no turning back now. I trust the daily settlement panel will allow for progress, even if the Extreme Undying Corpse Demon truly requires a large amount of karmic power to break through, there should naturally be a way to achieve that." The biggest benefit of the daily settlement panel was avoiding bottlenecks; even if the experience gain slows down, as long as one is willing to grind, improvement is inevitable.

It’s simply a matter of speed.

As long as the main body’s improvement remains unproblematic, then even if the External Nascent Soul encounters issues, they’ll remain manageable.

At worst, one doesn’t advance to Tier Five.

Or one can hijack others, just like this time. The Soulless True Monarch must have had precedence in taking the Path of Extreme Evil. Thus, others may also choose this path.

When the time comes and one’s strength is substantial enough, they can be the yellow bird once again, turning the evil cultivators into Corpse Nourishing Materials.

A win-win situation, indeed.

Of course.

This issue requires pondering beyond the Nascent Soul stage, but by then, wouldn’t there already be better solutions available?

...

Clearing his thoughts, Wen Jiu walked away from the darkness, choosing not to continue refining the Thousand-Li Soul-Sealing Extreme Resentful Corpse, but instead intending to make a trip back to the Celestial Yin Mountain Range. The aims were twofold: test the effects of the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother on Gu Cultivation, Ghost Cultivation, and Corpse Nourishing.

And to also examine the situation with the Lu Family, meeting with Nangong Huan to boot. This Divine General Nangong Huan, by now, had sure trampled over the Lu Family’s threshold already. However, seeing him wasn’t the main objective.

Seeing him was merely incidental.

Because he and Wen Jiu shared the same goal—the core area of the Celestial Yin Mountain Range.

Yet, just as Wen Jiu was about to control the East Spring Undying Bone and leave the Spiritless Death Secret Realm Cave Heaven, he discovered two people kneeling respectfully outside the Grotto Heaven. The two were, in fact, Lin Hai and Pei Wuxing.

Clearly.

The two had been kneeling outside the Grotto Heaven for some time.

"Junior Pei Wuxing, pays respects to the Lu Family Corpse Ancestor!" Upon seeing the East Spring Undying Bone emerge from the Grotto Heaven, Pei Wuxing hurriedly bowed his head in greeting.

Lin Hai followed suit, hastily offering an explanation: "This junior has already made Pei Wuxing swear a Heart Demon Oath and a Silencing Spell; he will not disclose anything about this place, I plead for the Corpse Ancestor’s forgiveness."

Lin Hai was visibly nervous and trembling, reminiscent of a child who had done something wrong and was now deeply anxious.

"You sure have some sense of loyalty, to expose this place to others for the sake of your fellow sect Golden Core’s injury." Wen Jiu’s expression darkened, even though he understood Lin Hai’s reasons, it was still unforgivable.

He brought Pei Wuxing today,

Who else might he bring next time?

This precedent must not be set!

Amidst Wen Jiu’s rebuke, Pei Wuxing swiftly bowed again, admitting his wrongs, "I implore the Corpse Ancestor not to blame, it is all the fault of this junior. The Great Elder could no longer endure the junior’s pleading... it’s all the junior’s fault."

Even though he was banging his head loudly on the ground, the flame of hope within Pei Wuxing’s heart burned even brighter.

Li Family Corpse Ancestor had so little acquaintance with him, yet had already discerned his injuries. Because of that, the hope for his relief grew greater.

As Pei Wuxing furiously admitted his mistake, Lin Hai beside him quickly took full responsibility.

With a wave of his hand, Wen Jiu stopped them, merely warning Lin Hai, "Remember, the relationship between me and Qi Guang Sect is purely transactional, should anything happen to this transaction, Longteng Liyi’s fate will be yours."

Lin Hai was shocked, cold sweat breaking out over his back, "Corpse Ancestor, please forgive me..."

Just as Pei Wuxing wished to assume further blame, the cold gaze of the East Spring Undying Bone fell upon him.

Previously, he indeed had no way, but post acquiring the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother, multiple solutions occurred to aid Pei Wuxing. For instance, the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother could nurture the Nine Corpse Infant Fetuses, certainly restoring an injured Golden Core.

Alternatively, Pei Wuxing could become a Ghost Cultivator; Wen Jiu could employ the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother to assist him in cultivating a Ghost Pill, reconstructing a Golden Core Zhenren. However, the ultimate concern lay in why Wen Jiu should expose the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother to assist Pei Wuxing?

Even though they were once acquaintances, could be considered past friends, the Yellow Springs Corpse Mother, a Tier Four Middle Grade object, how could it be revealed to others?

"To be honest, there are many ways I can help you, but when Lin Hai first sought me out, I never demanded the Qi Guang Sect’s ancient mechanisms of two to three thousand years, nor did I take anything from the Qi Guang Sect’s treasury. Why, then, should I help you?"