Chapter 183: News Arrived
With the five-elemental yin items gathered, the Earth Malevolent Qi was sufficient, but there was still one thing missing—the soul of a demonic beast.
The malevolent corpses, born of natural malevolence, thrived for years in the atmosphere of yin qi. The metamorphosis from a zombie to a malevolent corpse took a long time, during which the corpse would gradually develop intelligence. Eventually, it could awaken its consciousness, becoming as sentient as human cultivators.
However, the process of corpse refinement was different. Hermit Baiyun had recently died, and neither the five-elemental yin items nor the Earth Malevolent Qi could bestow intelligence upon the refined corpse.
A malevolent corpse without intelligence was no different from a lifeless object.
In actual combat, Qin Sang could not always focus on manipulating the malevolent corpse; more often than not, he would let it act on instinct. Therefore, it was essential to instill it with intelligence during the refinement process.
The Heavenly Yin Corpse Art contained methods for corpse refinement, including techniques for attaching souls and bestowing intelligence. During the refinement process, incantations would draw in the soul, allowing it to be incorporated into the malevolent corpse's body. Thus, once completed, the malevolent corpse would possess spiritual awareness.
Of course, this step was unnecessary when refining living corpses.
The ideal source of a living soul was a human cultivator's primordial spirit, though the souls of demonic beasts could also be used. There were no strict requirements regarding the strength of the demonic beast's soul. When Qin Sang traveled to Mingqin Island, he collected a few but still lacked enough.
After leaving the Sunken Cave and delving deeper into the Yuncang Marshlands, he spent several days gathering enough souls from demonic beasts. Just as he prepared to return to his cave dwelling for a period of closed-door training in corpse refinement, he unexpectedly discovered a Sound Transmission Talisman at Huilong Temple, left behind by Granny Jing.