The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 370 Achieving Sainthood Through Corpse
What a formidable Dragon-Eating Insect King!

Lord Zhenshan had no doubts, but his gaze sharpened as he said, "Help me refine the dragon vein."

He was extremely anxious. At this time, chaos was raging in Xizhou Prefecture, and the major divisions of the Demon Suppression Guard had already begun to intervene and suppress the rebellious sects.

At this point, both sides had practically revealed their cards. If things didn't go well, he would be in deep trouble.

Let alone exhausting their lifespan, they might even find it difficult to die peacefully in their old age.

"it is good"

Su Yan did not refuse again; on the contrary, he had already begun to make plans in his mind.

The Dragon Vein Ancient Worm feeds on all the dragon veins and dragons in the world. Its body merges with the dragon vein, and it determines the destiny. As long as the dragon vein is destroyed, it will not perish. Right now, the dragon vein of Xizhou Prefecture is right in front of us. If it tries to do something, as long as Su Yan is careful, even a Golden Body Realm martial artist will not be able to see through it.

The Marquis of Zhenshan sat cross-legged in the center of the four coffins, his body emanating dark green aura. He continuously cast incantations with his hands, injecting clusters of corpse energy and true essence from inside and outside the underground palace into the coffins.

With a wave of his hand, Su Yan sent out the Dragon Vein Ancient Worm, its entire body radiating golden light, and its form became half-ethereal and half-solid, as if it had merged into the Dragon Vein.

The ancient dragon vein worm sucked out a large amount of dragon vein power in one go, much more efficiently than the previous dragon-eating worm.

Upon seeing this, the Marquis of Zhenshan was overjoyed, his excitement barely concealed in his eyes.

'At this rate, the dragon vein of Xizhou Prefecture will be completely absorbed by me in less than half a month.'

Su Yan caught a glimpse of Zhenshanhou's expression out of the corner of his eye and sneered inwardly. At this moment, strands of dragon vein power were quietly hiding within the ancient dragon vein worm and continuously merging into the worm world space.

The dragon vein was raging, but in front of the ancient dragon vein insect, it was nothing more than a tamed pet. Although it resisted, it was just a show that the ancient dragon vein insect deliberately put on for the Marquis of Zhenshan.

At least half of the extracted dragon vein power has now become the prey of the ancient dragon vein worm.

"Quickly bestow upon me the power of the dragon vein!"

The Marquis of Zhenshan began to urge, and the ancient dragon vein worm opened its mouth, spitting out countless golden threads that continuously flowed into the fourth bronze coffin.

Lord Zhenshan had no suspicions and, in accordance with his incantation, sent all the ancient dragon vein insects into the coffin.

'Great, excellent! The dragon vein's power has become even more tamed!'

The purer the dragon vein power, the more powerful the resulting corpse refinement will be.

However, hidden within this golden dragon vein is a barely perceptible, tiny red line.

The dragon vein contained the power of the ancient dragon vein worm. As these faint powers seeped in, Su Yan vaguely sensed that the fourth bronze coffin contained a corpse covered in wounds.

The golden corpse was covered in knife wounds, with seven or eight deep wounds that exposed the bone, and the wounds were only millimeters away from the heart.

'A truly sinister corpse'

Su Yan was secretly alarmed. Although he had not seen the full appearance of the corpse, this corpse contained a more concentrated and strange power than the other three Martial Saint corpses.

The power of the dragon vein was continuously drawn into this corpse, and the aura emanating from the corpse grew stronger and stronger, gradually approaching the strength of a sixth-order Martial Saint.

As time went on, the aura within the coffin grew increasingly fierce, and the Marquis of Zhenshan's expression became more and more serious, his aura almost intertwined with that of the coffin.

On the ninth day, the ancient dragon vein worm pulled out the remaining power of the dragon vein of Xizhou Prefecture in one gulp, and a huge roar continued to resound.

Centered on the entire underground palace, earth-shattering tremors continued to spread, and the entire Xizhou Prefecture experienced earthquakes of varying degrees almost simultaneously, with spiderweb-like cracks covering the entire land of Xizhou Prefecture.

The power of the dragon vein was being absorbed, and through the ancient dragon vein worm, Su Yan could sense that the power of the dragon vein in Xizhou Prefecture was becoming exhausted.

'The dragon vein has dried up, its remaining energy dissipated—is this what fortune is? However, thirty percent is already in my hands. But the Great Li Dynasty…'

The dragon vein of Xizhou Prefecture should theoretically be an extension of the dragon vein of the Dali Dynasty, but Su Yan sensed that the dragon veins of the thirteen prefectures of this dynasty were actually somewhat isolated.

They are connected, but not one; they are not like a ball of fire, but more like thirteen torches gathered together.

Just then, a terrifying aura emanated from the Marquis of Zhenshan. His white hair flew wildly, tinged with a dark green like corpse poison, and his eyes displayed double pupils like those of a wild beast, cold and fierce.

"come over!"

The Marquis of Zhenshan raised his hand, his veins bulging like a centipede covering the back of his hand, his fingers becoming incredibly sharp as he gripped.

Su Yan was held in mid-air by a terrifying force. His eyes darkened, and he prepared to resist using the ancient dragon vein insect.

Suddenly, he realized that the Marquis of Zhenshan was chanting incantations and making hand seals, actually controlling the Corpse King Worm inside his body.

A thought flashed through his mind, followed by a cold laugh: You asked for this.

At this time, the Corpse King Insect had already been refined by Su Yan and became a ferocious insect under the command of the Ferocious Insect Cauldron.

There is no way to control the ferocious insects. No one can bypass Su Yan to manipulate them. Even if forcibly restricted, the ferocious insects cannot be driven.

To avoid arousing suspicion from the Marquis of Zhenshan, Su Yan did not remove the restriction he had left on the Corpse King Worm, but unexpectedly it was used here.

Su Yan showed signs of pain, but the Marquis of Zhenshan paid no attention and controlled the Corpse King Worm to crawl out of Su Yan's body.

As the emerald green Corpse King Worm emerged from the surface, the seal in the hands of the Marquis of Zhenshan changed, and he suddenly touched the bronze coffin.

The iron chains on the four coffins rattled, gradually loosening their restraints on the bronze coffins.

click
A heavy scraping sound rang out, and the three coffins opened simultaneously. The heavy coffin lids fell to the ground with a thud, smashing the floor tiles and embedding most of the coffin lids into the ground.

The three ancient corpses finally appeared before the two, exuding a chilling aura like ice, terrifying like an abyss, their empty and indifferent eyes filled with killing intent.

At this moment, the lid of the fourth coffin opened, and heavy footsteps came from inside. Su Yan looked closely and immediately showed a look of astonishment.

Emerging from the coffin was a corpse clad in tattered armor, its body covered in sword and knife wounds. The corpse was tall and had a dignified face, but its pale, bloodless face was exactly the same as that of the Marquis of Zhenshan.

The difference between the two is that one is alive and the other is dead; one is younger and the other is older.

"With the Corpse King Worm as its core, a dual body arises, eternally immortal!"

The Marquis of Zhenshan chanted incantations, commanding the Corpse King Worm to enter the heart of the corpse.

Instantly, the corpse energy, the power of the dragon vein, the physical body... all the forces connected together, bursting forth with a powerful force. The Corpse King Worm, as the central hub, awakened the entire body.

"Roar!"

The corpse instinctively let out a deafening roar, and a terrifying aura soared into the sky, shaking the entire secret realm. The aura of a sixth-order corpse saint gradually condensed, dragon scales appeared on the corpse's body, and horns like those of a dragon grew on its head.

"Finally complete, War Dragon Corpse."

The Marquis of Zhenshan was overjoyed, but then a violent cough came out. His face turned slightly pale. In the process of continuously refining the war dragon corpse, Su Yan kept extracting the dragon vein. Wasn't he also consuming a lot of his own essence to refine it?
He suppressed his joy and turned his gaze to Su Yan.

"With your help, young friend, I was able to refine this War Dragon Corpse. How can I ever thank you enough, young friend?"

He narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "The Corpse King Insect has become the catalyst for the War Dragon Corpse. I'm afraid it will take at least a hundred or two hundred years for the War Dragon Corpse to stabilize. How about you stay by my side and serve me for a hundred years?" Su Yan asked in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you?"

"Hahaha"

Upon hearing this, Marquis Zhenshan was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter: "Are you trying to ask whether I am Marquis Zhenshan or Zhang Tinglan, the sect leader of the Poison Man Sect?"

His laughter was filled with unbridled arrogance and a deep-seated hatred.

"You'll have to ask Qing Weihua and the others about that."

His tone was filled with resentment as he said, "Back then, I fought a great battle with the Poison Man Sect Master at Chaotic Rock Mountain. I slaughtered the city and broke through to the next realm. We fought for three days and three nights as Martial Saints before I finally defeated Zhang Tinglan. I was unwilling to accept that I had just broken through to the next realm and then fell back to the previous one. I begged Qingwei Huaji to gather the Qi and Dragon Vein to help me return to the Martial Saint realm. But they were unwilling and dared not use the Xizhou Prefecture Dragon Vein as a catalyst."

His eyes turned sinister, and he said, "Since you've done it, don't blame me for finding a way myself."

At this moment, the Marquis of Zhenshan's face changed; half of it remained his original aged face, while the other half transformed into the face of a middle-aged man with a cold and hawk-like demeanor.

"The poisonous corpse possesses a soul and remains indestructible by borrowing a body. The Poison Man Sect's techniques are so exquisite that we naturally have the ability to refine the corpse of a Martial Saint. Since Qing Weihua won't help me, I can only find a way myself."

'That old man must have had an accident with Zhang Tinglan.'

Su Yan was horrified. The first half of the speech was delivered in the tone of the Marquis of Zhenshan, but the tone changed completely in the second half.

It's like the current Marquis of Zhenshan is simply a combination of Zhang Tinglan, the sect leader of the Poison Man Sect, and Shan Chongfeng, the Marquis of Zhenshan.

He already had a guess in his mind: Zhang Tinglan must have left a hidden weapon on Zhenshan Marquis back then, which is why he has become like this now.

Neither human nor ghost.

"Why don't you want to?"

At this moment, Shan Chongfeng's tone became aggressive, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

"Senior, I'm afraid what you want is not as simple as just letting me live for a hundred years."

Su Yan's gaze turned icy. The two had broken off all pretense of civility, and the atmosphere had become dangerous.

Marquis Zhenshan smiled and said, "Young friend, you do have some insight. If you leave this Dragon-Eating Insect King, I might consider letting you go, but it seems you are unwilling. Very well, your physique is special, and your strength is among the best in the Dharma realm. Refining you into my third body is not bad. I will accept your physical body."

As soon as Shan Chongfeng finished speaking, he reached out to grab Su Yan.

Suddenly, the Myriad Insects Eroding Star Sword appeared in Su Yan's hand, and immediately unleashed a scarlet sword light that headed straight for Shan Chongfeng's large hand.

Shan Chongfeng showed a hint of surprise, but he neither dodged nor avoided it. He swung his large hand in mid-air and completely shattered the sword light.

"To have a Dao weapon at the Dharma Aspect Realm is indeed quite an opportunity, but it's still not enough!"

Even without using the ancient corpse, Shan Chongfeng's strength was already showing signs of breaking through the bottleneck and approaching the Martial Saint realm.

Even if Su Yan's weapon is powerful, the difference in cultivation level is still there, and it's not something that can be easily overcome.

Shan Chongfeng was absolutely certain of capturing Su Yan, so with a thought, the three Martial Saint Corpses stepped forward, and the War Dragon Corpse also prepared to surround Su Yan.

Su Yan's expression was icy cold. Suddenly, the power of the dragon vein appeared around him, and the corpse energy also gathered at the same time.

"You old bastard, you asked for this! Expose him!"

Without any hesitation, Su Yan directly detonated the dragon veins injected into the bodies of the Martial Saint Corpse and the War Dragon Corpse. A thunderous roar instantly resounded, and the Martial Saint Corpse and the War Dragon Corpse erupted with tremendous shock from the inside out.

This powerful impact sent the Marquis of Zhenshan flying.

At this moment, Zhanlong Corpse flew towards Zhenshan Marquis, its body covered in wounds and its aura had dropped by more than half. Although it had not fallen from its cultivation level, its previous aura was already unstable.

"Boy, I'm going to cut you into pieces!"

Enraged, Shan Chongfeng stumbled out of the explosion, sustaining injuries in several places.

However, he had no time to worry about his own injuries. Instead, he stabilized the War Dragon Corpse Realm beside him, and poured his abundant true essence into it, which began to heal his wounds.

puff
Just then, the War Dragon Corpse suddenly raised its hand, its sharp claws closing together, its entire forearm as sharp as a dagger.

He never expected his war dragon corpse to suddenly attack the surging mountain peak, and had no time to dodge.

It was as if his chest had been pierced through, and blood gushed out, as if he were impaled in mid-air by a spear.

The Corpse King Worm burst out of his body and quickly entered Su Yan's body.

"Mountain-Suppressing Divine Seal!"

The Marquis of Zhenshan directly unleashed a Zhenshan Divine Seal towards Su Yan.

Su Yan retreated rapidly, and the ancient spirit insect opened a secret realm exit, allowing him to step inside.

However, in that instant, the entrance to the secret realm began to crack, and Su Yan was swept behind him by the Mountain-Suppressing Divine Seal.

The world in front of him collapsed instantly, and his insect-bone armor was also shattered in an instant.

Su Yan coughed up blood and fell into the spatial passage, disappearing from sight.

Shan Chongfeng was furious beyond measure, his hair stood on end, and his killing intent almost broke through the entire Chaotic Rock Mountain Secret Realm.

"The mountains have no bounds, the mountains have no limits, I want him dead!"

A terrifying divine sense swept across the Chaotic Rock Mountain, and the two powerful figures who were stationed there immediately awoke in alarm: "It's the Ancestor."

Two figures fell out and immediately began searching for Su Yan's whereabouts.

Meanwhile, Shan Chongfeng, who was inside the underground palace, did not dare to leave even for a moment. All the chains wrapped around him and re-wrapped the four corpses.

Although Su Yan's methods did not completely destroy the ancient corpse, they did cause it considerable damage, and its strength did not decline.

But most importantly, the core of the War Dragon Corpse was not yet stable when it was suddenly extracted. Yanxia Mountain Chongfeng must find a way to stabilize the condition of the War Dragon Corpse, otherwise, the War Dragon Corpse will be destroyed.

"boom"

However, at that moment, a powerful aura suddenly emanated from the border of Xizhou Prefecture, heading straight for the entire territory of Xizhou Prefecture.

"Lord Zhenshan, you have arbitrarily mobilized troops, sealed off the border, and plundered the dragon vein. How dare you! Why don't you come out and face your death?"

Clad in flowing white robes, with his long hair swaying, the White-Clad Martial Saint Ji Liyang stepped onto the pass of Xizhou, his eyes piercing through the endless yellow sand, as if landing on a mountain of chaotic rocks.

Marquis Zhenshan gritted his teeth, his hatred reaching its peak: "Plot against Liyang!"

(End of this chapter)