Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Legend has it that the Celestial Corpse Ancestor was dismembered and sealed beneath the stone platform.

Now, a wisp of Celestial Corpse Qi from within the boy had triggered the Celestial Corpse Qi deep beneath the stone platform.

Using the boy as a focal point, it surged out and swiftly enveloped him.

Celestial Corpse Qi was the Origin Power of the Celestial Corpse Ancestor.

Even after countless ages, it remained undying.

In the Stone Forest, the Ghost Girl grew worried and was about to make a move.

Jiang Jichen stopped her, sending a telepathic message, "Wait. The boy’s consciousness hasn’t been devoured yet!"

He possessed the Seven-Colored Divine Soul and had already survived two battles of soul devouring, so he had experience in these matters.

He could sense at a glance that the boy’s Divine Soul was only temporarily suppressed, not yet devoured.

But if this continued, his soul would likely perish, and his body would be truly possessed by the Celestial Corpse Qi.

At that moment, the boy had already walked into the Ancient Coffin Blood Pool. He was about to lie down and sink into it.

Bai Zihua’s hands were still a blur of motion.

As patterns of blood appeared one after another, he accelerated the surging of the Celestial Corpse Qi from beneath the platform.

As the Celestial Corpse Qi emerged, a portion of it gathered toward the boy, but the vast majority fused with the blood on the stone platform.

The next moment, the blood became saturated with dense Celestial Corpse Qi.

If this Celestial Corpse Qi could be refined, it could make a person incredibly powerful.

For example, Lin Qing was currently situated within a faint cloud of Celestial Corpse Qi.

He circulated the Living Corpse Dao Scripture, slowly refining the Celestial Corpse Qi and absorbing it into his body.

His Cultivation then began to increase at an astonishing rate.

This... for them, was a tremendous stroke of fortune.

However, they could only absorb and refine the Celestial Corpse Qi drifting through the air. As for the Qi within the blood on the stone platform, they wouldn’t even dare to dream of it.

As for the blood itself, it all belonged to the Celestial Corpse Ancestor.

Of course, the Celestial Corpse Ancestor’s physical body had long been shattered, leaving behind only an immense and endless supply of Celestial Corpse Qi.

But the Celestial Corpse Ancestor’s Realm was boundless. With just a single wisp of Celestial Corpse Qi carrying his lifebound will, he had a chance to be resurrected.

And the wisp of Celestial Corpse Qi nurtured within the boy’s body was precisely the one that carried the Celestial Corpse Ancestor’s lifebound will.

With it as a catalyst, his resurrection could be completed.

Of course, this was a combination of the three great heretical arts of the Southern Continent: the Living Corpse Dao Scripture, the Living Ghost Dao Scripture, and the Blood Refining Dao Scripture.

Its power was profound and extraordinary.

Sensing the flow of the Celestial Corpse Qi, Lin Qing chuckled viciously. "This time, when the Ancestor returns, he will surely bring back the glorious sight of living corpses filling the Southern Continent."

From the shadows, Jiang Jichen prepared to strike!

The boy was continuously absorbing the blood, which was saturated with Celestial Corpse Qi.

Jiang Jichen knew that once the boy absorbed all the blood containing the Celestial Corpse Qi, the Celestial Corpse Ancestor would be resurrected.

He would be reborn through the boy’s body.

That could not be allowed to happen.

Even if it meant launching a surprise attack to kill the boy and sever the Celestial Corpse Ancestor’s path to resurrection, Jiang Jichen would do it without hesitation.

’Of course, I can never let the Ghost Girl know I’m thinking this.’

’Otherwise, she’d try to kill me on the spot.’

’In this situation, saving the boy is impossible.’

’Going up there would just be suicide.’

Both the beautiful woman and the eerie man had recovered some of their strength.

They were strong. Very strong. Definitely peak experts of the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm.

And this was only with their power partially restored. If they were at their peak, Jiang Jichen would have retreated immediately, not daring to linger for even a second.

But as things stood, Jiang Jichen was confident he could kill the boy in a single strike and immediately make his escape.

With that thought, Jiang Jichen prepared to lunge.

BOOM!

But in the next moment, something unexpected happened.

On the stone platform, the endless blood suddenly shot skyward before reversing its flow, surging toward the Ghost Blood Person, Bai Zihua.

"Bai Zihua, what do you think you’re doing?"

The eerie man, Lin Qing, seemed to realize something and demanded furiously.

Even the little boy in the Ancient Coffin roared madly as a red light flared in his eyes.

Cracks appeared on his naked body, seeping blood.

It was as if a Hellish Fierce Beast was about to burst out from within him.

"He’s going to... refine the blood containing the infinite Celestial Corpse Power! With the Blood Refining Dao Scripture, he can absorb all the blood here in one go! This is bad, stop him!"

Lin Qing roared as he moved, conjuring a powerful attack of Destruction and blasting it at Bai Zihua.

The beautiful woman, the eerie man, and the red-eyed boy all charged at Bai Zihua simultaneously.

Even the living corpses performing the ritual were roused, and they too turned on Bai Zihua.

In that brief instant, Bai Zihua became the enemy of every living corpse, drawing countless terrifying attacks.

"Kid, you’ve been following me in secret for this long. Now’s your best chance, what are you waiting for? Take the boy and lead some of these living corpses away for me. Otherwise, I’ll keep tailing you wherever you go!"

That was Bai Zihua’s voice!

’He actually spotted me!’

Jiang Jichen was utterly stunned. He had estimated Bai Zihua’s Cultivation before.

Two years ago, he should have only been at the Foundation Establishment Realm. But now, he had actually stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm, and his strength even surpassed Nangong Wanyu’s.

Bai Zihua’s rate of progress was simply terrifying.

What was even more frightening was that he dared to snatch food from the jaws of a tiger.

He was using the resurrection of the Celestial Corpse Ancestor as a cover to devour the Celestial Corpse Qi in the blood.

This... This was an act of absolute, utter madness.

ROAR!

At that moment, the stone platform they stood on began to tremble. A terrifying roar echoed up from deep beneath it.

It was the rage of the Celestial Corpse Ancestor’s will!

His Celestial Corpse Qi was being plundered, and he wanted to burst forth to destroy Bai Zihua.

Just then, Lin Qing suddenly roared, "Ancestor, possess my body! Grant me boundless power, and I will destroy him for you!"

Standing on the stone platform, he pushed the Living Corpse Dao Scripture to its absolute limit.

The roaring will seemed to understand Lin Qing’s intent. Endless streams of Celestial Corpse Qi appeared and surged into Lin Qing’s body.

At that moment, Lin Qing completely surrendered himself, even allowing the Celestial Corpse Qi to seize his body.

Such an act was utter madness.

But the results were undeniably astonishing. The aura around him skyrocketed, climbing endlessly as he grew infinitely more powerful.

Finally, Lin Qing’s eyes rolled back into his head, leaving only the whites.

"You, insignificant ant, you dare devour my Celestial Corpse Qi? I will eat you!"

The voice came from Lin Qing’s mouth.

But it was no longer his voice. It was ancient and raspy.

He was... the Celestial Corpse Ancestor!

At that instant, Jiang Jichen shot out without hesitation, appearing beside the boy.

One Sword Life and Death Technique—Life Sword!

Facing the boy, Jiang Jichen acted without hesitation, moving to slash away the wisp of Lifebound Corpse Qi on him.

PFFT!

The Life Sword cuts away deathly qi and bestows vitality.

In that moment, endless vitality surged into the boy’s body.

The boy, whose eyes had been flashing with a vicious red light, suddenly shrieked as the Power of Vitality entered him.

At the same time, a Star Spirit Grass appeared in Jiang Jichen’s hand. He used his Spiritual Power to instantly turn it into a fine powder and sent it into the boy’s mouth.