Chapter 587

Chapter 587: Modifying Qualifications

Yu Haolan, thirty-six years old, had reached the Late Wanxiang Stage but remained stagnant. At his age, without a breakthrough to the Hongfa Stage and lacking special qualifications, he was basically considered useless on the Nine-Mystic Continent.

Fortunately, his daughter, Yu Yingshu, displayed decent talent, reaching the Bosa Stage at fourteen. If she received guidance from high-level demon cultivators or learned from renowned masters, she would undoubtedly surpass him by hundreds of times.

The Heavenly Gate served as a shortcut for advancement. To enhance his daughter’s strength, Yu Haolan even dared to clash with his third brother, forcibly capturing the worthless child left behind by his second sister to refine him into a Corpse of Evil.

The reason for using the word "refine" was that they needed to continuously apply torture to this child before he died. The more punishments he endured, the better the quality of the Corpse of Evil they would obtain. The Yu Family had considerable experience in raising corpses.

Yu Haolan inserted a total of eighty-one Yin Soul Nails into Li Sifan’s body, expertly placing cultivating runes on important acupoints. He said to Yu Yingshu, “Daughter, quickly open the gate; we need to submerge this boy in the Ground Energy Pool.”

“Okay,” Yu Yingshu hurriedly activated the mechanism.

The ground creaked and opened several layers on both sides. Yu Haolan sent the corpse into the darkness and saw blue light surge from within, laughing heartily, “In thirty-six hours, this Corpse of Evil will be ready. Every two hours, you need to squeeze a drop of essence blood into it.”

"Got it," Yu Yingshu replied, looking at the Ground Energy Pool with eager anticipation. “Father, do you think this boy has a chance of being high-quality after enduring thirty-three types of punishment?”

“High-quality?” Yu Haolan scoffed, disdain evident on his face. “Daughter, you underestimate our family’s corpse refining methods. I believe this time we may produce a Top-grade Corpse of Evil.”

“Top-grade? How is that possible?” Yu Yingshu was taken aback.

“Because no one has ever refined a Corpse of Evil by relying solely on makeshift medicinal potions to endure thirty-three forms of punishment. If I had known this child possessed such resentment and resilience, I should have made more preparations. He might have broken the ancestor’s record by enduring thirty-six types of punishment; that would have been incredible!” Yu Haolan felt regretful, thinking that if he had invested some effort into nurturing the child, he might have turned into a useful asset after becoming a Corpse of Evil.

“Father, you’re not going to fight me over a Corpse of Evil, are you?” Knowing her father’s character too well, Yu Yingshu had her suspicions.

“Impudent girl, you’re just being paranoid.” Yu Haolan, noticing the right moment, quickly adjusted the mechanism, sealing the ground. The most important part of the Yu Family’s corpse refining technique lay in the pressing method; dozens of ghostly treasures adorned the Ground Energy Pool, set to produce a powerful Corpse of Evil in three days.

Just as Yu Haolan closed the mechanism, Li Sifan, submerged in the Ground Energy Pool, suddenly began to move his limbs, muttering, “Li Hui, Li Yingjun, is that me six hundred years later? Is it Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming of Zhuang Zhou? The Six Paths of Reincarnation… I… I am now on the path of hell and have become a ghost cultivator. No, more accurately, a corpse cultivator.”

“Corpse cultivator? I… I’m not human anymore?”

Li Sifan pressed his forehead, unable to accept this harsh reality. His mind suddenly filled with countless talisman methods, and a spring formed within, composed of billions of runes, with purple water gushing forth.

“Dragon Spring Purple Talisman Classic?”

The spring began to take a dragon shape. Li Sifan sighed softly, “Such strong obsession and hatred! I am Li Hui, Li Yingjun, and six hundred years ago, I was also Li Sifan. My legal form has entered reincarnation; I must go through this!”

From that moment on, Li Hui and Li Sifan fused, uncertain if they could adjust their spirit and soul.

“Alas! It doesn’t matter; it’s better to accept what comes my way!”

He had always been open-minded, despite harboring endless hatred, knowing that he needed time to accumulate strength. The Nine-Mystic Continent was teeming with high-level demon cultivators. Just in the Yu Family Fortress, there were several Hongfa Cultivators. To seek vengeance for Li Sifan, he must first elevate his cultivation.

The treasure cabinet of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Flower of the Other Shore robe were not with him. His legal form consumed immense energy traveling back in time, so Li Hui had no choice but to turn to the path of hell, but he was not an ordinary zombie.

“Body stiff, blood channels blocked.”

“This blood has turned into dead blood, gradually becoming infused with blood energy through the ground energy, allowing for reactivation.”

“Li Sifan originally practiced to the Condense Essence Stage, but most of his cultivation methods were incomplete. There were no good people in the Yu Family Fortress. If he wanted to cultivate profound qi and then transform it into the Qi of Taiqing, it would require a massive amount of time.”

“Time is not a problem right now, as it takes six hundred years to return to the present world. However, taking root on the Nine-Mystic Continent won’t be easy. Now that I share a cycle with Li Sifan, his death is my death. I can no longer wander and borrow a corpse to return to life. I have also inherited his karma, filled with boundless hatred!”

“Let’s see what Li Sifan’s qualifications are like.”

Li Hui stood up, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Talisman appeared behind him. Although the talisman could only remain for a brief moment, it helped this body absorb the evil energy to the greatest extent.

As light and shadow danced, six beams of light emerged, shaking the Ground Energy Pool. The thirty percent of the accumulated evil energy from the Yu Family Fortress was absorbed, and his injuries healed rapidly.

After twenty moments, Li Sifan transformed back into a frail young boy. The bruises and scars on his body vanished, and besides his pale complexion, he appeared unchanged. Meanwhile, the evil energy triggered the emergence of spirit marks.

“Is that an Eagle Feather Mark? It should be quite fast. On other continents, it would be considered above average, but here on the Nine-Mystic Continent, it is merely a target for ridicule.”

Soon, the spirit marks converged on his back, and Li Hui shook his head, “No, I must lay a solid foundation. In the future, if I want to transition from the corpse path back to the human path, I must avoid troubles. Without a solid foundation, I will fall into mediocrity.”

“Kun Feather! Appear!”

With a low shout, a peculiar feather appeared above Li Sifan’s head.

Li Hui, controlling his legal form, fled Wan Nest Island, intending to prepare. Although he couldn’t take other items with him, he could still stamp a copy of the Kun Feather Mark for emergencies.

Besides this Kun Feather Mark, he also had three more chances to use the Six Paths of Reincarnation Talisman, utilizing the Qi of Taiqing as a vessel. He had spent half a year drawing it in secret, succeeding only with a brief appearance each time.

“The Six Paths of Reincarnation emerges, against the heavens to change fate, Eagle Feather turns into Kun Feather, swift!” Li Hui once again produced the Six Paths of Reincarnation Talisman, and with the six beams of light whirling, he drew evil energy into the Kun Feather Mark.

“Buzz, buzz…" The Kun Feather ignited as it landed on him, soon replacing the Eagle Feather Mark, transforming Li Sifan’s spirit mark into a Kun Feather Mark.

“The Six Paths re-emerge, Gather Spirit Kunpeng, swift!” This was Li Hui’s third and final use of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Talisman. The six beams of light twisted like a winch, drawing in the essence of the Kunpeng from afar.

“Incredible! At least ten Kunpengs once lived on the Nine-Mystic Continent. Replacing the Eagle Feather Mark with the Kun Feather Mark is a strategic move; it turned out much better than expected.”

As the image of the Kunpeng converged behind him, shifting between the Beiming giant fish and the Golden-winged Dapeng, it finally moved toward his dantian, matching his original cultivation level, reaching the Condense Essence Stage.

“Condense Essence to nurture the spirit; I need to make slight adjustments to the exceptional Divine Bird Technique, shaping it in the form of the Golden-winged Dapeng to cultivate the most ferocious and swift spiritual sense.”

Only two hours later, all the Ground Energy Pools beneath Yu Family Fortress were nearly drained. Li Hui’s cultivation rose progressively, and the corpse had already reached the Late Condense Essence Stage, ready to ascend to the Bosa Stage at any moment.