bookbashuk Chapter 36 The Demonic Sect's Reaction, Preparing for Foundation Establishment
Chapter 36 The Demonic Sect's Reaction, Preparing for Foundation Establishment
"Um!?"
"Junior brother, that old ape from Green Ape Mountain seems to have headed north towards Wushan."
"I wonder what kind of trouble that old guy will cause this time. We have to be careful!"
"Let's put the sect's plans for mining spirit stones on hold for now."
At this moment, next to the azure flames, a blue-scaled skull floated and stood, from which came the deep, aged voice of Old Demon Qian.
Before Qian Laomo self-destructed, he used the Soul Splitting Technique to leave behind a wisp of his soul, which merged into the skull of this Azure Scale Corpse Puppet.
As for the Azure Scale Corpse Puppet, it was shattered beyond repair during its battle with the Black Sheep Sect and the Demon Sect cultivators. The skull of the Azure Scale Corpse Puppet was just right for his remnant soul from the Foundation Establishment stage to parasitize.
Although he lost his Foundation Establishment cultivation, his combat ability was no different from that of an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, but he was able to delay the dissipation of his soul by more than ten years.
They are able to control the current situation near the Corpse Refining Sect.
When the Azure Scale Corpse Puppet was brought back from Azure Ape Mountain, it was instructed to make some arrangements outside the mountain, leaving behind some of its own natal bone fragments.
Just now, he used the skull of the Azure Scale Corpse Puppet to sense the sensation on those broken bones.
They could roughly sense that Yuan Xiudao had left Green Ape Mountain, but that was all.
"Senior brother."
"Since you're already like this, there's no need to expend your soul power monitoring that Green Ape Mountain."
"Now each of our families only has one Foundation Establishment cultivator left. The situation may not change much in the next few decades. Why don't we manage our Corpse Refining Sect well and send our disciples out more often to abduct some children with spiritual roots?"
"If we could encounter children with dual or higher spiritual roots, or even a single spiritual root, wouldn't our Corpse Refining Sect be able to surpass them in the future?"
"Moreover, if we can capture a disciple with a Yin Spirit Root, Senior Brother can also possess a body and be reborn. This is the most important thing right now."
Zou Guanqi, dressed in a black robe, appeared next to Senior Brother Qinglin Skeleton and earnestly advised him.
"You know nothing!?"
"Our place is just a remote corner of Yunzhou, a small area at the end of the Three Thousand Fiend River on the edge of Wushan. There are only five second-tier spiritual veins here."
"That old ape from Green Ape Mountain once roamed the area north of Wushan before completing its foundation-building process upon its return."
"That old ape must have some extraordinary opportunity."
"Right now, the biggest variable in this area is that old ape. What if that old ape brings in a few Foundation Establishment cultivators from outside to attack our Corpse Refining Sect together?"
Qian Suxing said calmly.
These words resonated in Zou Guanqi's ears like thunder.
If what my senior brother said comes true, the Corpse Refining Sect might really be destroyed. Right now, he's the only Foundation Establishment cultivator left in the sect. What should we do?
"Hold on!"
"Junior brother, don't panic."
"Right now, it's just a possibility. The next step is to send disciples to set up sentries in the area a hundred miles, or even several hundred miles, north of Green Ape Mountain."
"Also, we will send two disciples who have reached the peak of Qi Refining to the north of Wushan to gather information about that old ape."
Qian Suxing glanced at Zou Guanqi, whose face was flustered, and comforted him with a sense of helplessness.
If he hadn't seen his junior brother so unable to handle things, he wouldn't have tried so hard to leave behind a wisp of his soul to continue living for another ten years.
"Senior brother."
"If we send out so many disciples, and the Black Sheep Sect causes us trouble, won't our sect be too small to send reinforcements in time?"
At this moment, a look of worry flashed across Zou Guanqi's face, and he couldn't help but ask.
"There are too few disciples in the sect, what are you doing?"
"So, he just stood by and watched his disciples get beaten up?"
"You have hands and feet, and you've been cultivating for almost a hundred years. Who tied your hands and feet to prevent you from fighting back?"
Qian Suxing looked at his junior brother beside him and felt as if his skull was about to crack.
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Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Qingyuan Mountain.
In the courtyard of a thatched cottage in the mountains.
Lin Li, dressed in white, had two fox tails on his back that were several times larger than his body, swaying gently. His aura was much deeper than it had been three years ago.
After being tempered three times, the spiritual energy within his body had become incredibly pure, even showing a slight tendency to liquefy.
Lin Li was now able to clearly perceive the barrier of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Even before the foundation-building process began, the mana showed signs of liquefaction, which proved the strength of Lin Li's bloodline aptitude and the power of his spirit tempering three times.
Liquid mana and foundation-building seed are characteristics of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
After the Foundation Establishment Seed is refined, one can instantly unleash a second-tier divine power technique, and the power of the seed increases with the advancement of one's cultivation level.
"It's time to prepare for foundation building."
Lin Li, standing atop the prayer mat, had a resolute gaze.
For the past three years, the Corpse Refining Sect and the Black Sheep Sect have been relatively stable, which must be due to Yuan Xiudao's previous exploitation of the two sects.
"Activate the formation!"
With a thought, Lin Li sent thousands of spirit stones flying out of his storage bag and scattering them on the ground around the courtyard, disappearing without a trace as if they had sunk into the sea.
boom!!
In the blink of an eye, a large expanse of green spiritual mist appeared outside the main peak of Green Ape Mountain, completely obscuring the entire peak.
Outside the thatched house.
Then, thirty-six cyan flying swords appeared, surrounding the courtyard and patrolling around it. The sharp sword aura they emitted made Lin Li feel an immense sense of oppression.
Yuan Xiudao had told him how perilous his foundation-building process had been.
The seed of power within his body nearly collapsed; it was only thanks to the help of a Foundation Establishment spiritual object that he survived.
Basically, he would fail to establish his foundation. It was precisely because of this that Lin Li was very clear that his second-tier spirit fox bloodline aptitude was merely a qualification for entry.
If one's own cultivation is inadequate, one may fail to advance and suffer a backlash.
Now that it is time for him to establish his foundation, he must proceed with caution.
at this time.
On the terraced fields in the mountains, the many monkeys and foxes tending the spiritual fields looked with great surprise at the green spiritual mist that was gathering outside the mountain peaks and blocking out the sun.
"Why is there green mist rising from outside the mountains?"
"Don't worry about it too much. It's definitely the mountain lord doing something. Nobody dares to mess with our Green Ape Mountain now. Relax!"
"Get back to work and weed properly. Even with a sickle, these weeds are so hard to cut..."
There were quite a few old monkeys and foxes in the spirit field. After curiously watching the green spirit mist for a while and finding nothing unusual, they went about their usual business as usual.
at the same time.
Outside the mountains.
About twenty miles northeast.
A huge bat demon puppet perched on a branch high on the mountain peak stared blankly in the direction of Green Ape Mountain, its eyes shimmering with runic light, using the transmission runes in its eyes to transmit everything it saw back to the Corpse Refining Sect.
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The main peak of the Corpse Refining Sect.
Inside the Yin Sha Cave.
"Junior brother, look."
"A protective array has been activated on Green Ape Mountain. Could it be that the old ape who headed north has really run into trouble?"
"We need to wait for the right opportunity; perhaps it's time to test the waters of Green Ape Mountain."
A thoughtful look appeared in Qian Suxing's eyes.
"Senior brother, you mustn't!"
Zou Guanqi, standing to the side, looked at the layer of green spiritual mist enveloping Green Ape Mountain on the ten-foot-wide image screen in front of him, and spoke with a furrowed brow.