Chapter 588

Chapter 588: Supreme Corpse of Evil

The sound of a mechanism echoed overhead, and soon a crack opened, allowing a drop of essence blood to fall right on Li Sifan’s forehead.

Yu Haolan was astonished, “What’s happening? The ground energy in the Ground Energy Pool has actually been depleted!”

Yu Yingshu quickly released her spiritual sense, unable to hide her surprise. “Father, this guy’s injuries are completely healed! Didn’t we say he needed to be refined in the Ground Energy Pool for thirty-six hours? It’s only been two hours; could he have already succeeded?”

“Something’s off! Very off!” Yu Haolan stroked his chin and said, “There’s only one possibility: this boy is naturally attuned to ground energy. Ha! This good fortune has fallen into our hands. If we push a bit harder, we might just refine a Supreme Corpse of Evil.”

“A Supreme Corpse of Evil?” Yu Yingshu hurriedly asked, “Isn’t that stronger than a Top-grade Corpse of Evil? Can it be indestructible and absorb dark energy to cultivate on its own?”

“It offers even more benefits. A Top-grade Corpse of Evil is already indestructible. I inserted eighty-one Yin Soul Nails into him to enable self-cultivation. They say the advantage of a Supreme Corpse of Evil lies in the ability to manifest one or more heavenly gifts, akin to reaching a towering peak of Dao techniques, surpassing anything in Dao arts.”

“Really?” Yu Yingshu’s eyes brightened as she clung to Yu Haolan’s arm, acting charmingly. “Father, you must find a way! I don’t want a Top-grade Corpse of Evil; I want a Supreme one. It would reflect my status as the eldest young lady of the third branch of the Yu Family Fortress.”

“It’s not that simple,” Yu Haolan pondered for a moment. “Quickly go to your fourth uncle and borrow five Beiming Stones, and then visit your fifth aunt to borrow the Beast Soul Banner. Be careful not to let your third uncle see you, and hurry back once you have the items. I have three Dark Kuishen Beads, produced over thirty years from that Kuishen Corpse Dragon of the Maja Fortress. Today, I’ve put everything on the line for you, so don’t let your father down.”

“Rest assured, father. With a Supreme Corpse of Evil, I will surely enter the Heavenly Gate!” Yu Yingshu said, walking confidently as if she was already standing at the peak of Heavenly Gate Mountain, looking down at the world.

Quickly, the father and daughter began their tasks. Yu Haolan took out three Yuan Talismans and placed the Dark Kuishen Beads on them, forming a hand sign. “Sharp Metal Qi Talisman, swift!”

Moments later, the Yuan Talismans emitted swirling golden light that continuously sliced the Dark Kuishen Beads, extracting dozens of streams of dragon-shaped corpse energy. Yu Haolan guided these into the Ground Energy Pool, his spiritual sense circling around Li Sifan.

Li Hui secretly thought, “Hmph, this guy is monitoring me. A late-stage practitioner of the myriad forms is on par with my true self, but my legal form possesses Traveling Realm attributes. Even without the reincarnation fusion of this body, you won’t be able to see through it.”

As the dragon-shaped corpse energy dripped into the Ground Energy Pool, a wind howled.

Yu Haolan was shocked to see that Li Sifan’s Fengchi acupoint, Yuzhen acupoint, and the Dragon Return acupoint all produced suction, completely absorbing the dragon-shaped corpse energy.

“Strange! My sister was a Thunder Dao body; her bloodline should suppress corpses! Could it be that excessive turns lead to reversal, and the bastard child born from that scholar is more suitable for corpse refining?” Yu Haolan couldn’t make sense of it at all.

Li Hui sat in silence, guiding the dragon-shaped corpse energy into his acupoints to weave talismans unrelated to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, instead forming Protective Ghost Vein Talismans.

As more dragon-shaped corpse energy accumulated, additional acupoints began to generate suction until Yu Yingshu returned to the secret chamber, leaving only a few Dark Kuishen Beads behind.

Yu Haolan tossed the Beiming Stones into the Ground Energy Pool and carefully placed the Beast Soul Banner inside, saying to his daughter, “I’ll go borrow some more Dark Kuishen Beads from your sixth granduncle. Don’t forget to drop your blood to nurture the corpse; I didn’t expect this boy to be such a treasure.”

“Father, go quickly!” Yu Yingshu exclaimed, overjoyed.

As soon as the Beiming Stones entered the Ground Energy Pool, they immediately released terrifying dark energy. The mechanisms overhead rattled noisily, and the father and daughter remained cautious, fearing any mishaps and keeping the Corpse of Evil tightly restrained.

Li Hui hadn’t gathered enough power; turning against them would only lead to his demise. He rifled through his memories, pondering, “When the time comes, I’ll regret not having enough knowledge. Given the current situation, which cultivation method should I adopt? The elder’s Sitting Forgetting Sutras don’t suit this body; I can’t practice pure corpse path techniques either, or I’ll miss any chance to regain vitality. It’s better to balance Yin and Yang, to Embrace the Yin and hold onto the Yang.”

After much consideration, he finally recalled a half volume of a forgotten text from Li Sifan’s memory, called the Nanhua Sutra.

“The text is divided into three parts: Heaven and Earth, Heavenly Dao, and Heavenly Fortune. My mother obtained it twenty years ago in a cave. As a child, she often held me while studying this text, so it’s deeply engrained in my memory!” Li Hui naturally transitioned into Li Sifan’s perspective, thinking, “The part regarding Heaven and Earth is missing, leaving only remnants of the Heavenly Dao and a complete section on Heavenly Fortune. It emphasizes nurturing the spirit, body, and soul through the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Fortune section is akin to the Fortune Ascending Talisman, focusing on obeying heavenly decrees and requires understanding Tian Xin.”

“Alright, I’ll cultivate the remaining section of the Nanhua Sutra. If given the opportunity, I can deduce the complete text.” Li Hui resolved to use his left palm to support himself as he stood upside down. The Nanhua Sutra is meant for the living, and to practice it in this body means going against the current of this technique; first reversing, then correcting, to restore Yin to Yang.

If someone else were to reverse this technique, they would perish within moments. But for Li Hui, the beauty lay in the fact that every acupoint held a Protective Ghost Vein Talisman.

At this moment, Li Hui placed high hopes on Li Sifan’s maternal uncle, wishing he would bring forth some good items. Only by refining seventy-two Protective Ghost Vein Talismans at each acupoint would the talisman formation achieve greater efficacy.

Just then, the time came, and the mechanisms overhead opened a crack. Yu Yingshu dripped another drop of essence blood inside.

“Hmph, using blood relatives to refine corpses, this Nine Maangs Practitioner truly refreshes my worldview!” Li Hui smirked, and when the mechanism closed, he quickly supported himself upside down again, preventing their spiritual sense from entering.

After six hours, the five Beiming Stones had turned to powder, and the Beast Soul Banner stuck in the ground emitted dark energy.

Li Hui patted himself repeatedly, surprised. “A significant discovery! My mother is a Thunder Dao body, and I am a Gui Thunder Dao body. Since it’s so well hidden, no one has noticed. Gui Thunder belongs to the dark water thunder, incorporating qualities of dark thunder and Gui Shui. If it weren’t for the calamity power gathering and about to break through to enter the Bosa Stage, triggering the tribulation thunder along with Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire for this body, I might not have uncovered this hidden Dao Body!”

“A Dao Body! The Yu Family Fortress has actually lost a Dao Body!”

“Since I possess such qualifications, I must carefully plan to ensure that the reincarnation of my past life goes much further!”

Having made up his mind, Li Hui didn’t rush to advance but continued nurturing his spirit and body. During this time, Yu Haolan lived up to expectations, acquiring seven Dark Kuishen Beads.

This Supreme Corpse of Evil consumed one Dark Kuishen Bead every three incense sticks. Yu Haolan watched in pain, feeling heartbroken despite Yu Yingshu being his beloved daughter; this level of investment was excessive.

As Yu Haolan pondered whether to keep the Corpse of Evil for himself, the door of the secret chamber rattled loudly, and he heard Third Brother shouting angrily, “Yu Haolan, come out! Li Sifan is the child I’ve painstakingly raised, and I was waiting for this year to refine a blood pouch garment for the Ying Zhao. How dare you use him to refine a Corpse of Evil? I’ll take this to the ancestor, and I’m in the right! Are you coming out or not? If not, I’ll break in!”

Suddenly, a clear voice rang from outside the secret chamber, “Who do you think you are? You brothers have done well for yourselves; Yu Haolan, why not open up the secret chamber?”