Corpse Burier: I Can Nourish Corpse

Deng Lai hurriedly bowed upon hearing these words.

His head lowered even more.

A feeling of relief rose involuntarily; thankfully, he hadn’t taken direct action against Lu Feng initially.

"May I ask how to address you, fellow Daoist?" as he entered the Wangshan Pavilion painting, Nangong Huan voiced his curiosity.

He had wanted to ask earlier, but had been delayed by business.

"Lu Shi." The Inorganic Hidden Spirit Puppet spoke the new name arranged by Wen Jiu. Lu Shi was precisely the Artifact Refiner who had crafted the Corpse Nurturing Coffin for him during his Early Stage Qi Cultivation at Feixian Peak.

He is indeed the Lu Family Corpse Ancestor.

Thus, he naturally bore the surname Lu.

Moreover, the name Lu Shi was quite common, with countless people from the Lu Family bearing the name Lu Shi over the millennia. Therefore, making up a random reason would easily pass muster, especially with the Lu Family as backing, making it very plausible.

"So it is Fellow Daoist Lu Shi; the Lu Family, capable of producing a powerhouse like him, truly is blessed with fortune," Nangong Huan sighed with admiration, recalling the past marvel of the Top-Grade Golden Core.

Unfortunately.

That person disappeared.

Even the Lu Family couldn’t find him.

Not even the Spirit Suppressing Army’s divinations could predict him.

Otherwise, with time, the Lu Family might truly soar, and even now greatly impact all Golden Core Major Influences in the West Mountain Floating Domain.

Of course, except for the East Splendor Divine Palace.

"May it be spoken about now?" The Inorganic Hidden Spirit Puppet asked immediately after taking a seat according to the East Spring Undying Bone’s transmission.

"Naturally, it can be, but afterward, you need to swear a Heart Demon Oath," Nangong Huan cautiously said.

The Inorganic Hidden Spirit Puppet nodded.

Only then did Nangong Huan begin to speak, "Actually, I have already visited the core area of the Celestial Yin Mountain Range and sought out that Demon Lord. I can confirm that the abnormality in the Celestial Yin Mountain Range is certainly related to the Demon Cultivators. A strong demonic evil energy, which even I dare not directly face, is spreading underground. The Demon Lord informed me that previously the Celestial Yin Qi suppressed it, preventing the quick spread of this powerful demonic evil energy. However, ever since a mysterious cultivator formed the Undying Celestial Yin Golden Core here, the Celestial Yin Land’s essence became very thin, allowing it to spread.

The order given to me by the Domain Lord is to stop its spread, so I aim to use a giant array across the mountain range to invoke the Celestial Yin Mountain Range’s stance, controlling and blocking the spread of this demonic evil energy. You probably know what a mountain stance is, water has water stance, the land has land stance; it’s a kind of innate energy, similar to the Innate Death Qi in the Land of Death.

Unlike Innate Death Qi, which is simply a kind of energy, mountain stance is actually the foundation of the Celestial Yin Mountain Range. The stronger the mountain stance, the more easily spirit veins are born, and the longer the land can stand. Conversely, the weaker the mountain stance, the less likely spirit veins will form, and it may remain a mere hill even when flattened.

In the Celestial Yin Mountain Range, there are as many as thirteen Yin Spirit Veins over tens of thousands of miles surrounding it, illustrating the mountain stance’s immense strength. If I construct array eyes within all these surrounding Yin Spirit Veins and form a giant mountain array, I can invoke the surrounding mountain stance of the Celestial Yin Mountain Range, perhaps even manipulate the stance of the core area to halt the spread of the demonic evil energy... Fellow Daoist should know, the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect is growing increasingly restless, leading demon cultivators and evil cultivators from the Lifeless Abyss to continue battling various floating domains. Should there be internal failure now within the West Mountain Floating Domain, the problem’s magnitude will undoubtedly grow.

A slight misstep can cause sweeping effects; the Celestial Yin Mountain Range must not become a foothold for the Demon Dao in the West Mountain Floating Domain, so its spread must be denied till the Domain Lord returns and thoroughly resolves the issue."

Nangong Huan spoke at length, seemingly fully transparent.

Wen Jiu was hearing about the existence of mountain stance for the first time, but what he hadn’t considered was how the changes in the West Mountain Floating Domain somewhat related to him. If he hadn’t formed the Undying Celestial Yin Golden Core, the Dark Altar Lineage wouldn’t act within the core region of the Celestial Yin Mountain Range.

Could this be considered indirectly aiding them?

Amidst his thoughts, Nangong Huan spoke again, "And also, constructing a giant mountain array only requires mountain stance, so manipulating Yin Spirit Qi simply serves to maintain the array’s operation. Since it concerns your Realm Breakthrough, and you belong to the West Mountain Floating Domain, we will certainly try our utmost to not affect the Yin Spirit Qi of Qi Mountain or the Cold Pond Mist Valley."

"Fellow Daoist has laid it out to this extent; it seems I have no choice but to agree." After East Spring Undying Bone’s transmission, the Inorganic Hidden Spirit Puppet promptly spoke, followed by, "But what benefits will I receive?"

Even at this point, Wen Jiu couldn’t agree readily, as he wasn’t certain that Nangong Huan was being truthful, nor could he guarantee Nangong Huan’s motives were pure.

The Corpse Fate Technique cannot divine hearts.

"What does Fellow Daoist want?" Nangong Huan asked.

The Inorganic Hidden Spirit Puppet decisively responded, "Essence blood, corpses of demon cultivators and evil cultivators. The higher the quality of essence blood, the better; corpses above Qi Cultivation level are acceptable."

Essence blood nurtures corpses.

Corpses snatch vitality and can also be used for blood refining to nurture corpses.

Killing three birds with one stone.

This also spares the Blood Demon Undying Bone from needing to sneak around battlefields often.

Moreover, the efficiency isn’t high.

"Agreed." Nangong Huan didn’t question further; as a corpse cultivator, these are the most basic materials for corpse nurturing.

"Pleasant cooperation."

The Inorganic Hidden Spirit Puppet smiled contentedly, finishing his tea and then solemnly swearing the Silencing Spell and Heart Demon Oath.

Nangong Huan also smiled contentedly.

For others, a Heart Demon Oath’s constraint is minimal, especially for those who remain in the Early Stage of Golden Core for life.

However, for a cultivator whose cultivation cannot even be discerned, a Heart Demon Oath is the greatest constraint.

...

Soon, both the Inorganic Hidden Spirit Puppet and East Spring Undying Bone departed, and Nangong Huan collected the Wangshan Pavilion painting and also left. However, after fleeing a thousand miles, Deng Lai couldn’t help but transmit a question.

"Sir, telling him about the giant mountain array, is it not somewhat imprudent?"

Nangong Huan didn’t answer this question, only glanced deeply into the depths of the Celestial Yin Mountain Range, a trace of anticipation flashing in his eyes, "I leave the matters of constructing arrays in the Cold Pond Mist Valley and Qi Mountain to your arrangement. Avoid any conflict with Lu Shi; if anything arises, transmit to me immediately..."

"Yes!"

Deng Lai nodded.

"The matters concerning the Celestial Yin Mountain Range are of utmost importance and mustn’t be taken lightly," Nangong Huan reminded again.

Deng Lai asked again, "About the External Golden Core issue..."

"Do not spread ill will; the transformations within the Celestial Yin Mountain Range might make him useful to me," Nangong Huan transmitted.

After he spoke.

Nangong Huan swiftly fled away.

...

Half a month passed in a blink.

Deng Lai brought several people to the Cold Pond Mist Valley and Qi Mountain Yin Vein, quietly beginning underground preparations.

All these actions occurred right under Wen Jiu’s gaze; even Nangong Huan was clever, not playing tricks, merely sending Deng Lai, the strongest of those sent, though Wen Jiu still harbored suspicions about Nangong Huan.

Meanwhile, the Brute Puppet Sect faced collapse from all sides, under the full force of the Lu Family, continually retreating. As for the Longteng Family, they acted oblivious, still besieging the Qi Guang Sect.

The Lu Family found this outcome immensely pleasing, and as Brute Puppet Sect’s territories were taken over by the Lu Family one after another, congratulations to the Lu Family increased, even numerous Golden Core cultivators wanted to visit the Lu Family Corpse Ancestor, keeping the Western Golden Core Influence bustling during these times.

Regarding visits, Wen Jiu didn’t entertain them at all, but when it came to congratulations, Wen Jiu naturally accepted everything. When the Brute Puppet Sect’s territory was absorbed by the Lu Family and with the essence blood provided by the Domain Lord’s Mansion, Wen Jiu unhesitatingly transmitted to He Jiu, instantly tripling the demand for Demonic Evil Qi.

Thus far, within only half a month, the Lu Family had sent over five million Middle-grade Spirit Stones. Yet, Demonic Evil Qi amounted to merely thirty thousand Middle-grade Spirit Stones per month at three thousand threads.

The reason for not purchasing more was simply because too large a quantity couldn’t be solved by He Jiu.

Naturally, the speed of nurturing Celestial Yin Demon Blood Medicine also consumed no more than three thousand threads of Demonic Evil Qi monthly. However, this output increase meant East Spring Undying Bone’s bloodline enhancement pace doubled accordingly.

Jumping from 2,500 monthly to 7,500, the time required for transformation sharply decreased by 70%. Concurrently, the rise in essence blood and easy acquisition of vitality spurred the Blood Corpse Mushroom’s production to begin increasing.

The efficiency of corpse nurturing multiplied, expediting East Spring Undying Bone’s rapid breakthrough to higher realms.

Just on this day, someone unexpected paid a visit, accompanied by Lu Feng.

Lu Feng had long transmitted, it was Qi Guang Sect’s last pillar, he was upholding Qi Guang Sect’s final glory. This person named Lin Hai is currently the Great Elder of Qi Guang Sect!