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Chapter 142 The Powerful Supreme Wood Spirit Corpse! A Grand Martial Master Who Underwent Three Blood Transformations!
Compared to the mournful cultists on Huanglong Mountain, Zhou Qing returned to Black Wind Mountain with a beaming smile, accompanied by Ruyan and the spirit corpse of Zhimu.

"Is this the Spirit Corpse of the Supreme Wood?"

Zhou Qing looked at the green humanoid creature in front of him.

The corpse of the wooden spirit had no trace of the eerie feeling of a corpse being refined. At first glance, it looked like a crystal-clear humanoid jade. Standing there, it seemed to be integrated with nature, appearing extremely harmonious.

However, through the control of the Corpse Worm Gu King, Zhou Qing could clearly sense the power of the Wood Spirit Corpse.

"Let me see just how strong a fiendish corpse comparable to the Blood Transformation Realm really is!"

Zhou Qing was preparing to test the strength of the Wood Spirit Corpse.

boom!
As the blood and qi surged within the corpse of the spirit, a loud bang was heard in the air. Beneath its crystal-clear emerald green skin, countless blood vessels, like a spider web, appeared.

As the crimson color continued to spread, it was as if the Wood Spirit Corpse had been covered with a red veil.

Zhou Qing struck out with his palm, hitting the chest of the Wood Spirit Corpse.

boom!
With a muffled thud, the wooden spirit corpse remained motionless, but Zhou Qing was forced back several steps by a powerful recoil.

"So strong?!"

Zhou Qing's expression changed. Although he did not use his full strength in this palm strike, it still contained a tremendous force, yet he could not even shake the body of the Wood Spirit Corpse.

Thinking of this, he circulated his qi and blood, mobilized the true essence in his body, and as he turned his palm, an invisible force appeared in his palm, causing the surrounding air to distort slightly.

After Zhou Qing finished gathering his strength, he leaped forward and struck out with all his might.

boom!
"Ah!" A terrifying force emanated from the blood and qi condensed on the surface of the Wood Spirit's corpse, sending Zhou Qing flying seven or eight meters away, his entire right arm completely paralyzed.

As for the Wood Spirit Corpse, it only staggered back three or four steps under the terrifying palm strike.

"This is the strength of a Grand Martial Master in the Blood Exchange Realm?!"

Zhou Qing's eyes widened, and his blood and qi surged within him.

Even a martial artist at the peak of the Bone Refining Realm would not dare to withstand his attack head-on, let alone emerge unscathed.

However, this palm strike landed on the Wood Spirit Corpse as if it were a game.

The spirit corpse was unharmed, while he himself was almost injured.

Zhou Qing circulated his qi and blood, and moved his numb right arm.

He walked back to the wooden spirit corpse and gently pressed his hand against the blood and qi gathering on the corpse's skin.

An invisible force emanated from the surface of the Zhimu Spirit Corpse, as if a thin film was covering its body.

"The gap between our different realms is much larger than I imagined."

Zhou Qing explored the body of the Zhimu Spirit Corpse and discovered that when the Zhimu Spirit Corpse mobilized its qi and blood, its entire body was wrapped in a thin veil of condensed qi and blood.

According to the information seen in the records room of the Demon Suppression Bureau, the Wood Spirit Corpse should be in the late stage of the Blood Transformation Four Realms, the Blood Veil Realm.

The Blood Exchange Realm will undergo a total of twelve blood exchanges.

Blood and Qi Thin Veil, Blood and Qi Smoke, Blood and Qi Dragon, Blood and Qi Furnace—each realm requires three blood exchanges, for a total of twelve.

Some martial artists classify the three blood exchanges in each realm into early, middle, and late stages, but they are essentially the same.

Among them, martial artists at the Qi and Blood Thin Veil Realm, after undergoing a blood exchange, will have their Qi and blood highly condensed and able to adhere to the surface of their bodies, forming an extremely strong defense.

Cultivating internal strength is also to help temper one's blood and qi, thereby gaining all-around defensive capabilities.

However, only those who have undergone three blood transfusions and reached the late stage of the Qi and Blood Thin Veil Realm can protect their entire body without leaving the slightest flaw.

Although Zhou Qing's Golden Silkworm Gu worms are powerful, even if there are ten times more of them, they still cannot break through the defenses of a Grand Martial Master in the late stage of Qi and Blood Thin Veil.

Unless the individual Golden Silkworm Gu Worms continue to evolve, driving the overall strength to a further increase, they will be unable to defeat a powerhouse of this level.

Zhou Qing never expected that a Wood Spirit Corpse that had not yet been fully refined was already comparable to a late-stage Qi and Blood Veil Realm expert who had undergone three blood transfusions.

As far as he knew, most of the martial artists in the Blood Transformation Realm in the Ping'an County area were still at the Blood Veil Realm, and most of them had only undergone one Blood Transformation, with very few undergoing two.

His master, Wei Sheng, was so famous because his cultivation level was above the Qi and Blood Thin Veil Realm.

"From now on, I can say that I have a firm foothold in this Ping'an County."

Zhou Qing was filled with emotion.

Although the spirit corpse of the Wood Spirit cannot be seen by others, it can be killed as soon as it is attacked.

A Grandmaster who has undergone three blood transfusions is capable of dealing with the vast majority of enemies.

Moreover, he won't deliberately cause trouble.

"Congratulations, Lord! With this assistance, Your Majesty's strength has greatly increased, making it much easier to spread the faith in the future." Ruyan stepped forward to offer her congratulations with a joyful expression.

Zhou Qing nodded: "You deserve a lot of credit for successfully seizing the Wood Spirit Corpse this time."

The incense offerings generated from spreading the faith in the Huanglong Mountain area in the future will be shared equally between you and me.

In this way, you too can become a god sooner.

Upon hearing this, Ruyan bowed deeply in gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhou Qing stepped forward and helped Ru Yan up. "Now that the Witch God Sect has lost the Wood Spirit Corpse, they will definitely make a big move. You should stay on Black Wind Mountain for now and return to Yellow Dragon Mountain after things have calmed down."

"Ruyan obeys."

"You've used up a lot of your divine power tonight, go and rest."

Zhou Qing flicked his sleeve, sending out a divine power that entered Ru Yan's body.

After receiving divine power, Ruyan bowed respectfully, transformed into a silver fox, and darted into the nearby forest.

"Congratulations, my lord, on obtaining the Heavenly Fiend Corpse! Breaking through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top is just around the corner!"

After Ruyan left, the phantom of a middle-aged Taoist appeared in front of Zhou Qing, his face full of fawning smiles.

It was none other than Dan Chenzi.

After witnessing Zhou Qing's attitude towards Ru Yan, he immediately took the initiative to show himself.

"Let's forget about the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top. Let's break through to the Blood Exchange Realm first." Zhou Qing waved his hand. Just look at the preparations made by the Witch God Sect to know how difficult it is to break through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

"With His Majesty's talent, ability, and good fortune, it is only a matter of time before he breaks through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top."

Dan Chenzi's smile grew even brighter.

"What exactly do you want to say? Just say it." Zhou Qing's attitude towards Dan Chenzi was much worse than that towards Bi Yan.

Upon hearing this, Dan Chenzi respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, I also wish to become a god."

As fellow divine servants, Dan Chenzi received far less divine power from Zhou Qing.

Moreover, Zhou Qing had always been on guard against him.

“If you follow me, becoming a god is only a matter of time,” Zhou Qing said calmly.

"Your subordinate wishes to receive a larger share of the divine power."

Dan Chenzi spoke cautiously.

"Of course," Zhou Qing readily agreed, but then he immediately asked:

"Ruyan obtained the Wood Spirit Corpse for me, so I can share the incense offerings from Huanglong Mountain with her. What can you offer in return?"

"Your subordinate can hand over the complete Spirit Nourishing Technique to Your Majesty," Dan Chenzi said solemnly.

"The complete Spirit Gathering Technique? Isn't it all in the Spirit Guiding Plate?"

Zhou Qing inquired. [Skill: Spirit Condensation Technique]

[Progress: Beginner (551/800)]

The Spirit Nourishing Technique was more difficult to master than Zhou Qing had anticipated; he had practiced it for a year without even getting a basic grasp of it.

Dan Chenzi shook his head: "The Spirit Nourishing Technique in the Spirit Guiding Plate is only practiced by the true disciples of the Yinshan Sect."

My subordinate once found the jade slip left by the elder, from which he obtained the complete Spirit Nourishing Technique, which was far more detailed and powerful than the one in the Spirit Guiding Disc.

The master needs to focus on controlling the Corpse Worm King and then manipulating the Wood Spirit Corpse, which is sufficient to deal with ordinary martial artists.

However, if it encounters a powerful opponent of the same level, its soul will be too weak, causing the Wood Spirit Corpse to react slowly.

If one cultivates the complete Spirit Nourishing Technique and strengthens their divine soul, they will be able to manipulate the Wood Spirit Corpse at will.

When the Yinshan Sect's Spirit Nourishing Technique is mastered, one can cultivate the legendary supreme divine power, the 'Second Primordial Spirit'.

If the future lord seizes the five Heavenly Fiend Corpses, or obtains some powerful alien Gu worms, he can use the Spirit Nourishing Technique to split his primordial spirit and refine a second primordial spirit using the Heavenly Fiend Corpses or Gu worms.

At that time, it would be equivalent to having an extra life, and with the help of the bloodline power of the Heavenly Fiend Corpse or ancient alien species, it would be very likely to advance further.

Perhaps one can glimpse the realm of a Martial Saint, where the Five Elements converge, and gain a lifespan of several hundred years.

Dan Chenzi's words did indeed move Zhou Qing.

"I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve," Zhou Qing said in a deep voice.

Dan Chenzi immediately knelt down, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I offended you at the beginning, so I was afraid."

"Are you afraid I'll discard you after you've served your purpose? Or are you planning to surprise me one day with your Spirit Condensation Technique?"

Zhou Qing snorted coldly.

"Your subordinate deserves to die!" Dan Chenzi prostrated himself on the ground without offering any explanation, for he truly harbored ulterior motives.

Where is the jade slip for transferring skills?

Zhou Qing said in a deep voice, "After giving Dan Chenzi a warning, now it's time to get down to business."

"I did not take the jade slip containing the transmission of skills with me, because it is protected by a restriction and cannot be moved. However, I have memorized its contents. After you have mastered the basics of the Spirit Condensation Technique, my master can open your mind and review my memories."

Dan Chenzi quickly explained.

Zhou Qing nodded slightly: "In that case, I will trust you for now."

If what you say is true, I can give you 30% of the incense offerings for Black Wind Mountain in the future.

"Once the belief in the mountain god spreads, it wouldn't be unreasonable to appoint you as the mountain god of Black Wind Mountain in the future."

"Thank you, my lord!" Dan Chenzi said excitedly.

"In the days to come, you must be on high alert for any outside martial artists near Black Wind Mountain and report back to me immediately."

"Yes, I obey."

"Go."

"Subordinates retire."

Once Dan Chenzi disappeared, Zhou Qing's attention returned to the Wood Spirit Corpse.

The Three Flowers Gather at the Top, the Second Primordial Spirit.

I'm still too far away from him.

"After the Heavenly Fiend Corpse is refined, it is equivalent to having a superb root bone. This Supreme Wood Spirit Corpse should not be fully developed yet, but its root bone is definitely stronger than that of a superior one."

Moreover, he already has the foundation of three blood transfusions, and if you add the wine worms to that…

Zhou Qing began testing the 'power bank' function of the Wood Spirit Corpse.

He transferred the wine worm into the body of the wood spirit corpse, and then injected the wood-attribute true essence from his primordial aperture into the wood spirit corpse's dantian.

Because of the compatibility of their attributes, the process of the Wood Spirit Corpse absorbing the Green Wood True Essence went very smoothly.

The true essence lake in Zhou Qingyuan's aperture rapidly decreased.

Before long, a pool of emerald green true essence water gathered in the dantian of the spirit corpse.

Subsequently, Zhou Qing changed his perspective and gained control of the Wood Spirit Corpse by controlling the Corpse Worm Gu King.

"This is!"

He looked inward at his dantian and quickly noticed the difference.

The dantian of the spirit corpse was extremely spacious, and its meridians were also very strong.

In less than two hours, he successfully mastered the Qingmu Scripture, and his true essence spread throughout his body.

"Is this the difference between aptitude and cultivation level?"

Zhou Qing couldn't help but sigh.

When he first started cultivating the Green Wood Scripture, it took him almost a month just to get to the basics.

Zhi Mulingshi mastered the first level of the Green Wood Scripture in less than two hours.

At this rate, it should only take a few months to reach the fourth level of the Green Wood Sutra.

If elixirs are used as an aid, the time can be significantly reduced.

In addition, the valley of Black Wind Mountain is a natural place of wood evil, which can be used to continue cultivating wood spirit corpses.

For now, we just need to be careful of the Witch God Cult coming after us and lay low for the time being.

As dawn approached, Zhou Qing summoned Ru Yan and instructed her to hide the spirit corpse of Zhi Mu in the underground of Black Wind Mountain before quietly returning to the county town.

Finally, we returned to the county town before the morning market opened.

Zhou Qing stayed at home until the afternoon, and then went to Yao's residence in the inner city to find Yao Xuewei, only to find that Yao Xuewei had already set off to return to the Central Plains at dawn yesterday.

Wei Hongyu has also left the county town and returned to Heishan Town.

Zhou Qing received another letter from Yao Xuewei from the housekeeper of the Yao residence.

He opened the letter to read it.

Yao Xuewei left the location of the Yao family in the Central Plains in her letter.

[Luozhou, Guangyuan Prefecture, Mount Taiyi.]

"The Central Plains and the Nine Provinces."

Zhou Qing's eyes revealed longing.

This world is so vast that even a place like Southern Xinjiang is just a corner of the world.

Zhou Qing put away the letter and left the Yao residence.

He had originally planned to inquire about the movements of the Witch God Sect from Yao Xuewei, since the loss of the Zhimu Spirit Corpse must have caused quite a stir within the Witch God Sect.

Now that Yao Xuewei has left, we have no choice but to give up.

The others in the Demon Suppression Division were still unable to gain his trust.

After leaving the inner city, Zhou Qing went to Baicaotang and spent a lot of money to buy a nourishing pill.

Afterwards, he returned home with the elixir.

(End of this chapter)