Chapter 501: Chapter 256: Feng Jue’s Allegiance, Twin Corpses at Tier Two Peak
"Understood!"
Feng Jue nodded.
Then quickly asked, "Brother Han, what does the Longevity Celestial Ruins require?"
Wen Jiu shook his head, "Require what? Brother Feng, just worry about asking such things once you’ve achieved the Heterodox Golden Core. For now, go and heal your injuries. We’ll talk about other matters once we have the Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirit."
Wen Jiu waved him away; Feng Jue raised his hand in farewell and left, but upon returning to his cave mansion, he found it hard to calm down.
...
Seven days later.
Feng Jue came to visit again, collecting information and the location of the Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirit from Wen Jiu, and re-entered the Dark Evil God’s Cave Heaven.
During this period, Three Thousand Blood Inks refined all Tier Two Top-Grade Blood Corpse Mushrooms and Earth Cold Corpse Pearls, successfully reaching Tier Two Peak as Wen Jiu had expected. Meanwhile, Pei Wuxing also delivered the promised Blood Corpse Mushrooms; although not a thousand, there were a full three hundred of Tier Two Lower Grade.
After refining a hundred, the Blood Demon Undying Bone successfully broke through to Tier Two Middle Realm. Although the effect of nourishing the demon corpse with Blood Corpse Mushrooms halved upon reaching the middle realm, the remaining two hundred allowed the Blood Demon Undying Bone to half-step into Tier Two Upper Realm, only one thousand experience points short of a breakthrough.
"If the rest of the Blood Corpse Mushrooms delivered by Pei Wuxing are Blood Corpse Mushrooms, this thousand alone would be enough to help the Blood Demon Undying Bone reach Tier Two Peak." This thought brought Wen Jiu great satisfaction.
Once the Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirit is acquired, I can once again head to the West Mountain Floating Domain to cultivate the two corpses into Unmelting Golden Pills. With two more cycles of nurturing, my True Spirit Root will surely advance.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
Pei Wuxing delivered the remaining seven hundred Blood Corpse Mushrooms as promised, which surprised Wen Jiu a bit. The Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect had such a large stock? However, when Pei Wuxing brought out the thousand pieces of Evil Yin Spiritual Medicine agreed upon by Mo Palace, Wen Jiu understood.
But what’s with this Wusheng Three Gates? After being threatened by me last time, they don’t even dare to meet me now?
"Since you don’t come to see me, I’ll invite you instead," Wen Jiu controlled East Spring Undying Bone to ask Pei Wuxing, "Master Pei, is there any disciple recently intending to challenge a cultivator from Wusheng Three Gates? It doesn’t have to be a true disciple."
"Since last time, the cultivators from Wusheng Three Gates have not challenged any honored guest elder in the Little Demon Realm, nor have they allowed their disciples within a thousand miles of the realm," Pei Wuxing spoke with a hint of melancholy.
Wen Jiu reminded, "Master Pei, arrange an event... invite them again. If they can’t come due to other matters, then tell them if they don’t come I’ll personally visit the Celestial Demon Sea to invite them."
"Of course!"
Pei Wuxing couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction.
Wusheng Three Gates.
You have your day too!
...
Three days later.
Pei Wuxing returned again, and his first act upon arriving in Wind and Cloud Immortal City was to visit the East Spring Undying Bone, bringing news with him.
"Master Du, Mo Palace mentioned that the Wusheng Three Gates are about to attack the central region of the Divine Fall Mountain Range and cannot get away," Pei Wuxing couldn’t help but laugh silently at the voices of the triple refusals.
Wen Jiu frowned, "Should I go and invite them?"
"Mo Palace said that although they cannot accept Master Du’s invitation, they have some small gifts to send. Hidden Kill Sect, Jue Ying Sect, and Yin Kui Sect all have some, and they’ve already sent people to Little Demon Realm; my disciple Daoist Wei is delivering them."
"What kind of gifts?"
"Blood Corpse Mushrooms."
"How many?"
"Five hundred!"
"Alright, then I’ll invite them again in a month’s time." Currently, the Blood Demon Undying Bone has already stepped into Tier Two Upper Realm. A Tier Two Lower Grade Blood Corpse Mushroom provides one hundred experience points; refining the remaining six hundred will garner sixty thousand experience points, leaving the Blood Demon Undying Bone only ten thousand short of peak.
Ten thousand experience points, three hundred would be more than enough.
As for the remainder, they can still be used for corpse nourishment, since the Blood Demon Undying Bone has the Dongquan Blood Demon Body, and Three Thousand Blood Inks possesses the Yin Sha True Spirit Body which needs enhancing. The Blood Corpse Mushrooms effectively augment both types of corpse bodies.
With a sigh, Pei Wuxing took out another storage bag brimming with Spirit Stones, "Master Du, the Lu family has received my secret transmission, and in seven days the first fishing boat will arrive with twenty-three guests this time. At one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones per passenger, Master Du will receive twenty-four million one hundred fifty thousand."
"Pleasure doing business."
Wen Jiu smiled contentedly.
A monthly income exceeding two million, the resources for corpse and ghost cultivation would no longer be a concern. As long as they’re available for purchase, he could acquire them.
The profits from the Heaven-Reaching River business will be dedicated to nurturing the East Spring Undying Bone; two million Spirit Stones thrown in monthly should lead to considerable enhancements even if it’s a Bottomless Pit.
...
Another seven days passed.
After refining eight hundred of the thousand Tier Two Lower Grade Blood Corpse Mushrooms, the Blood Demon Undying Bone smoothly reached Tier Two Peak.
At this point.
Both the Blood Demon Undying Bone and Three Thousand Blood Inks had reached Tier Two Peak, with progress in corpse cultivation entering an accelerated phase.
"Once Feng Jue retrieves the Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirit, the two corpses can be sent through the Lu family to East Pole Immortal City. After the incident with the East Spring Undying Bone, the Lu family surely won’t allow outside cultivators to utilize their Core Formation resources.
However, based on the memories of He Xiong Wu and Jue Ying Daoist, there are several Independent Practitioner Immortal Cities in the West Mountain Floating Domain, where they sell Core Formation resources like Tier Three Yin Spirit Veins. Typically, they’re sold to seven or eight individuals at once, which often leads to various unforeseen complications. Even if not confronted by someone with significant Core Formation prowess, sharing one Yin Vein with so many tends to cause some interference.
This isn’t a major concern for me, but it would likely draw the attention of the City Lord’s Mansion. Three Thousand Blood Inks and Blood Demon Undying Bone aren’t proficient in Escape Techniques, making a stealthy retreat more challenging."
Wen Jiu pondered deeply, ultimately resolving to have the East Spring Undying Bone accompany them to prevent any mishaps.
In the forthcoming days, Wen Jiu concentrated on cultivating the corpses. Without Blood Corpse Mushrooms from Wusheng Three Gates, Wen Jiu urged them to replace them with essence blood, whether human or demon.
Deep within the Celestial Demon Sea, Wusheng Three Gates had an abundant supply of water demon blood.
Meanwhile, the armies from Wusheng Three Gates marched across the Barbaric Zone into the central region of the Divine Fall Mountain Range. The conflict intensified and eventually erupted into the first major battle involving Fake Pill Cultivators ten days later.
The result was tragic for Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, with six Fake Pill Cultivators facing one casualty and forced retreat of the rest, whereas Wusheng Three Gates dispatched only four. This battle significantly bolstered the morale of Wusheng Three Gates.
At the same time, more Celestial Demon Sea cultivators invaded the Divine Fall Mountain Range, rising from tens of thousands to nearly one or two million continually increasing, compelling Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks to retreat continuously.
This also doubled the number of passengers boarding the recruitment boats the following month to fifty.
"No wonder some choose to wage war..." Wen Jiu remarked, comfortably pocketing the increased Spirit Stones.
On this day, Feng Jue finally emerged from the Dark Evil God’s Cave Heaven, citing a cultivation mishap as an excuse to return to Lengxi Mountain.
Daoist Wei didn’t probe further, recognizing the rapid progression in Feng Jue’s cultivation, seeing such issues as inevitable.
Upon returning to Lengxi Mountain, Feng Jue promptly arrived at Wen Jiu’s cave mansion, "Brother Han, mission accomplished, I have it."
Wen Jiu’s Divine Sense penetrated the Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirit sealed with a Sealing Talisman, smiling with satisfaction. Tier Three Lower Grade, excellent quality, superior even to what was acquired from Bao Jifei.
Moreover, it harbored a potent True Demonic Qi, unsuitable for Three Thousand Blood Inks, but perfect for the Blood Demon Undying Bone.
Wen Jiu thought: The Divine Fall Mountain Range lacks Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirits. Three Thousand Blood Inks has to seek opportunities in the West Mountain Floating Domain.
With covert communication.
Wen Jiu planned to set out soon, having the East Spring Undying Bone forge another identity en route to the West Mountain Floating Domain.
With Three Thousand Blood Inks’ Corpse Fate Technique, locating the Yin Sha Evil Spirit is straightforward; with East Spring Undying Bone’s might, seizing it becomes a certainty. Securing a second Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirit, both corpses can simultaneously break through into Core Formation.
[Two Chapters complete.
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