Corpse Recovery Diver

Wooden nails are not difficult to make, and there's no need for intricate carvings, so they don't take much time.

A high-end hieroglyph plaque, even in its raw, original state, can have a remarkable suppressive effect.

"Pshh!" "Pshh!"

Li Zhiyuan opened two bottles of Jianlibao, giving one to Alii, and they started drinking.

"Alii, you should get some rest."

Alii nodded, her eyes lingering on the boy's Jianlibao can.

She wouldn't collect ordinary drink cans anymore, since her collection standards had risen.

But cans that were opened and shared together, she still wanted.

Li Zhiyuan had no choice but to look up, finish the remaining drink in one gulp, and hand the can to Alii.

Alii took the can, her eyes shining with satisfaction, and left the workshop.

"Brother Run Sheng, take your clothes off."

"Okay."

Run Sheng took off his clothes.

Once, Uncle Qin used sixteen coffin nails to forcibly open Run Sheng's Qi Gate and taught him the Body Refinement Realm in the most rudimentary way through the Qin's Jiao Observation Method.

Today, the old wounds had long healed, and the circle marks left by what resembled cupping were now very faint.

But today, Li Zhiyuan had to reopen the Qi Gate.

Li Zhiyuan picked up the wooden nails and hammer, aiming at the Qi Gate location, and began to nail.

"Ding ding ding! Ding ding ding! Ding ding ding!"

Li Zhiyuan's hands were sticky, covered in Run Sheng's blood.

Fortunately, the bleeding happened only when the nails were first hammered in, and once they were in, Run Sheng would contract his muscles and stop the bleeding himself.

Run Sheng didn't feel pain, he didn't even frown, he just said apologetically: "Xiao Yuan, I won't eat recklessly next time."

"Actually, the body of the Gu child you ate was just a catalyst. The Qin's Jiao Observation Method continues to refine your muscles, bones, and skin, even while you eat and sleep. Once you refine to a certain degree, what's in your bones will inevitably be activated."

If Run Sheng spent his life as an ordinary Corpse Recovery Diver with Mr. Shan, his innate traits wouldn't be activated. Though odd, he could live this life stably.

But instead, by following me into Zou Jiang, through battle after battle, grievous injury upon injury, with his Qi Gate fully opened each time, his true nature has been forcibly brought out.

Run Sheng's expression was slightly dim, his gaze lowered.

For the first time, Xiao Yuan nearly told him clearly that he wasn't human.

Though he was long aware of this fact.

What normal person can't eat without appetizing smells? Which normal person has such a strong craving for that foul meat?

Li Zhiyuan continued nailing as he spoke:

"It's nice. Both you and I aren't human; we're monsters wearing human skin."

Run Sheng looked up at the young man.

The young man was smiling.

But within that smile, Run Sheng noticed the pain within the young man as he spoke those words.

He knew that being labeled a monster wearing human skin was the most grating thing to the young man, yet to comfort him, the young man willingly brought it up, even made a joke of it.

"Xiao Yuan."

Just a call was enough, no more words were necessary, nor could they be spoken.

The scenes from that dream, neither of them remember now.

In the dream, even when controlled by the Dream Ghost and turned into a puppet, Run Sheng still didn't follow the "master's" orders to attack Xiao Yuan.

If it's forgotten, so be it. Some things don't need to be dwelled upon; they're imprinted in the heart anyway.

"Alright, Brother Run Sheng, now you can start the Qin's Jiao Observation Method anew, follow the rhythm I command. When I tell you to speed up, you speed up; when I say stop, you stop; when I say reverse, you reverse."

"Alright."

Li Zhiyuan hadn't started martial arts practice, but his understanding of the Qin's Jiao Observation Method exceeded even Uncle Qin's.

Under his guidance, Run Sheng commenced the magic technique anew.

"Ugh... ugh... ugh..."

Run Sheng let out painful growls.

"Pause for a moment."

Li Zhiyuan gestured with his hand, then set up a simple soundproof array in the workshop.

"Alright, now no one outside can hear, continue."

"Ah!!!!!!"

Run Sheng began to howl in agony.

This was akin to an animal needing to grind its teeth, and Li Zhiyuan was virtually doing the same for Run Sheng.

He forcibly ground down the growing evil energy within him.

In reality, this meant Run Sheng was effectively grinding his own flesh and bones.

The pain here surpassed even the most severe poison-scraping treatment.

Nevertheless, Run Sheng endured it.

"Alright, that's enough."

"Huff... huff..."

Run Sheng gasped for air, looking up, his eyes brimming with a deeper intensity.

The huge muscles had become compact and refined, and although he was still large, he appeared slimmer.

In terms of demeanor, there was now a faint resemblance to Uncle Qin.

The transformation of "beastliness" into humanity not only didn't make him weaker; it made him stronger. Only humans can use power rationally while being conscious.

The change in demeanor also signified that Run Sheng's Body Refinement Technique was truly at an introductory stage.

Although he used brute force to break through, he ultimately broke through.

The most important thing is that the evil energy around him was suppressed. When Xiao Hei bit him again, it wouldn't create those damage-breaking wounds.

Li Zhiyuan took out a talisman paper he had drawn and applied it to the wound on Run Sheng's wrist; the talisman paper didn't change.

"Brother Run Sheng, thank you for your hard work."