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Chapter 286 Initiation
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The corpses Yue Yi mentioned still retained their appearance in life, except that their skin was generally deathly white with a hint of bluish-gray, and the dark purple blood vessels under their skin were clearly visible.
Yin corpses are evil creatures that typically appear in places like ancient battlefields and mass graves, where yin energy is abundant and has accumulated over a long period of time.
When mortals or cultivators die, if their physical bodies are not properly disposed of, they will naturally produce corpse energy. If the corpse happens to be located in a place where yin energy gathers, the corpse energy and the external yin energy will combine with each other for a long time and undergo a long evolution, which will naturally form what is called a yin corpse.
However, this natural formation process is too long, often requiring hundreds or even thousands of years of yin energy to permeate it, and it simply cannot take that long to become a significant phenomenon.
Of course, there are also quick methods in the cultivation world. Dedicated cultivators can actively seek out a place where yin energy gathers, place the corpse in it, and then use a special corpse refining technique to force the yin energy into the corpse to quickly catalyze the refining process.
But this is still a very time-consuming and laborious task.
Because yin energy is not inexhaustible, a small gathering place of yin energy has a limited amount of yin energy. At most, it can only support and nurture a decent, semi-finished yin corpse, and may not even meet the requirements.
However, there were more than twenty Yin Corpses around Zhang Lingyu, a number that far exceeded the limit that a large Yin land could support!
"Within the entire territory of the Zhao Kingdom, there are only a handful of large-scale Yin energy gathering sites that meet the criteria, and they are all under the strict guard or seal of the six major sects. Ordinary cultivators can hardly approach them, let alone occupy them for a long period of time to refine so many Yin corpses."
Yue Yi was filled with doubt and unease, and thought to himself:
'Where exactly did this kid find such an abundant source of Yin energy to complete such a large-scale refining? No... it must be that he accidentally obtained the complete inheritance of some ancient demonic master, inheriting what that old demon left behind?'
While he was pondering, the corpses didn't move much, their heads drooping and motionless, as if waiting for their master's command.
"Very well, Zhang Lingyu. As a cultivator of the immortal path, you secretly refine Yin Corpses. How are you any different from those demonic cultivators? Today, I will possess your body and eradicate this cancer of the cultivation world. This will be a great act of kindness for the vast cultivation world!"
He finally spoke, and the more he spoke, the more agitated he became, as if he possessed the most powerful and unwavering reason:
"Otherwise, after you reach the Core Formation stage, you might have to resort to a city-wide blood sacrifice to improve your cultivation level?"
The man mocked from afar, yet dared not let the puppet approach even a step, clearly wary. For a moment, the hall fell into a deathly silence.
These undead weren't particularly powerful before they gained sentience, let alone since they were still in the semi-finished stage.
What truly terrified him was the fear that Zhang Lingyu would control the Yin Corpse to self-destruct!
Once a Yin Corpse self-destructs, the massive Yin energy and corpse poison accumulated within its body will erupt instantly. If one is accidentally caught in the blast wave and becomes tainted by the pure corpse energy and Yin energy, one will have no choice but to become a ghost cultivator.
For a soul like his, which needs a clean and intact body to possess another, this is fatal.
Furthermore, once Zhang Lingyu is corrupted by the Yin Corpse Qi, he will be unable to successfully carry out the body-snatching process for at least a considerable period of time, and may even suffer a backlash.
Yue Yi's expression was uncertain, but fortunately, everything was within his expectations. He smiled and said, "Zhang Lingyu, I don't know where you got these Yin Corpses, but they haven't developed sentience yet and don't pose a great threat."
"Of course, once it develops sentience, you wouldn't dare take it out, would you?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lingyu remained silent.
After continuously and extensively absorbing Yin energy, the Yin corpse will gradually develop intelligence, even inheriting some of its memories from its previous life.
Once they acquire sentience, the Yin Corpses are no longer merely tools; they can begin to cultivate on their own. Besides absorbing Yin energy, the flesh and blood of cultivators are also highly nourishing for them...
Any Yin Corpse that possesses sentience is an existence that is difficult to completely eliminate. They often stir up bloodshed in the cultivation world and become a scourge that shakes the region.
This is not an exaggeration. In fact, this thing that is neither human nor ghost has extremely strong vitality and is not afraid of many ordinary spells. It can only be killed by the most yang fire or divine thunder.
These Yin Corpses before us were all secretly crafted by Zhang Lingyu in front of the bronze door deep in a hidden cave in the back mountain of Xiaohe Village, using the corpse-refining secret method he obtained from Li Heihu.
The pure Yin energy leaking from there was of such high quality and in such large quantity that it was practically inexhaustible, so he didn't need to go to great lengths to find a suitable Yin location.
However, this also brings a potential hidden danger: such a rare gathering place of yin energy means that these corpses are constantly being nourished by extraordinary yin energy.
A sliver of intelligence that might normally take hundreds of years to develop could have its process greatly compressed, potentially occurring within a century or even a few decades.
He certainly dared not allow these corpses to develop sentience, as that would be tantamount to raising a tiger to cause trouble.
Therefore, it is necessary to strictly control the refining process and the amount of yin energy infused, and to regularly check and suppress any potential spiritual energy that may arise using secret methods.
What he sees before him can only be considered a semi-finished product, a tool that he can safely control.
As for why they would take the risk of refining these Yin Corpses, the reason is simple: to have more trump cards in the perilous world of cultivation, and more means of self-protection or even counterattack.
Even though the combat power of the unintelligent Yin Corpse is not top-notch, its body is nourished by pure Yin energy year after year, making it exceptionally tough and a good meat shield.
If it were to self-destruct, its power would be even greater. For example, the strongest Yin Corpse in his possession was Meng Da, who was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in life. If it were to self-destruct, it would be enough to severely injure or kill a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Even if they fail to kill them, the corpse poison is enough to torment a person to the point of death.
He was now cornered and had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.
Having made up her mind, Zhang Lingyu quickly withdrew and used her magic weapon to wrap herself up tightly. Meanwhile, the Yin Corpses blocking her way had bellies swollen like balloons and charged towards the seven puppets without fear of death.
When it reached us, it exploded with a bang!
"You really dare!"
As soon as he set off, Yue Yi, who was not far away, immediately noticed and hid among the corpses on the high seats without hesitation.
After these corpses self-destruct, the hall will be filled with corpse poison. For a soul, even a little bit of it will cause irreversible damage.
Zhang Lingyu had quite a few Yin Corpses, and the ones he took out were not all of them. Only three of them had been Foundation Establishment cultivators in life. There was no other way; he had killed too few Foundation Establishment cultivators in his early years, and by the time he could refine them later, it was too late.
However, the power generated by its explosion was enough to give the seven puppets a good beating.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he planned to break through the restrictions and escape from the main hall!
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