Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 420 Transformation into a Corpse Spirit, Emerging from Seclusion

Upon learning this news, the patriarch of the burial family finally found a reasonable explanation for his anxiety over the past few days.

Looking at the decree of the eagle sent from the Sealing Spirit Path in his hand, he felt no relief at all; instead, he was even more terrified.

Although the Fengling Path has the Sparrow Lord to govern the world, the Central Domain has two lords in one domain.

What he couldn't understand was that the two domains had always kept to themselves, relying on the Domain River and the Flaming Sun Mountains as barriers, so why was the Central Domain suddenly launching a large-scale invasion at this moment?

Moreover, with a great change imminent, don't the two regions share some kind of tacit understanding?
No one gave him an answer. The imperial edict simply told him to set off immediately, enter the northern border, and become a disciple of the powerful Wujiu of Sparrow God Mountain, responsible for guarding the northern border.

Jiangbei Pass is located about 100 miles southeast of Shishan Forest, and is the closest major pass to the Yanyang Mountains.

The fact that they were able to enter and hold that position indicates that the Central Domain has indeed launched a large-scale invasion.

With a sigh, the patriarch of the Burial Family felt a surge of indignation.

Why now of all times?!

His old partner is nearing its transformation; if it succeeds, he will surely be able to enter the Nascent Soul stage, greatly increasing his combat power.

However, the decree from the Birch Antelope was irrefutable. Helpless and with no other options, the patriarch of the burial family ordered the family to close their doors and not to go out. Then, he turned and walked into the depths of the Corpse Mountain Forest.

The depths of the Corpse Mountain Forest are silent and secluded.

The moment the patriarch of the Burial Clan approached, pairs of pale green pupils stared at him, and waves of yin energy seeped in, contained but not released.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be corpses.

The corpse was faintly visible, its upper body protruding from the tree trunk, emanating both malevolent energy and moonlight.

The corpses had bluish-gray skin and emanated a metallic sheen, clearly indicating that they had undergone special ritual refinement.

Upon sensing the aura emanating from the ancestor of the Burial Clan, the corpse slightly bowed its head in reverence, then inhaled and exhaled Yin energy and moonlight, gathering them in the center of the forest through the Yin wood beneath it.

From there, it vaguely resembled a hill, or perhaps a large tomb.

The moonlight and yin energy converge here, which is the place where the ancestor of the burial family secluded himself.

The patriarch of the burial family made a hand seal and entered the depths of the earth. The corridor was deep and dark, with corpses standing on both sides, like guards protecting the burial pit.

Ninety-nine feet below the surface, the view suddenly opens up, and a secluded spring quietly emerges.

The patriarch of the Burial Clan stood beside the secluded spring, his left hand touching his brow. A hill, almost identical to his secluded retreat, floated out, which was the patriarch's divine palace.

Unlike the Sealed Spirit Path of the Nascent Soul stage, the opponent's divine palace was not yet solidified and was quite illusory.

He pointed his right hand towards the dark spring, where the Yin energy gathered and transformed into a bell, while the moonlight condensed and transformed into a sparrow's tongue. He reached out and grasped it in his palm, then threw it towards the divine palace and great tomb above his head.

The bell hung steadily on a dark wooden pole next to the tomb.

"Jingle Bell!"

Without any shaking, the bell rang on its own. After three breaths, the patriarch of the Burial Family was slightly surprised and suspicious.

Why hasn't my old friend come out yet?
With advancement imminent, is this a sign of not wanting to be disturbed?

Unfortunately, I cannot disobey orders!
After a moment of contemplation, gazing at the secluded spring, the patriarch of the Burial Clan spoke softly:
"Old buddy, come out here."

The secluded spring finally reacted, and quite violently at that.

Bubbling and churning like boiling water!
The patriarch of the Burial Family was slightly taken aback, a stiff smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. The bigger the commotion, the better.

"My Corpse Spirit Fruit possesses the qualities of a Venerable One!"

"Crash!"

As the spring water flowed and yin energy surged, a coffin made of yin wood slowly rose from the bottom of the dark spring, standing upright until the entire coffin was above water. The patriarch of the burial family then beckoned to the coffin.

"Come here, old buddy."

The coffin floated in mid-air, and the patriarch of the burial family reached out and gently stroked it, as if caressing the skin of a beautiful woman, his face full of affection.

Originally intending to move the coffin directly into his own divine palace tomb, the patriarch of the burial family felt a sudden chill the moment the coffin approached the tomb.

He had a vague feeling that the shrine was about to be crushed.

"What's going on? Has our old buddy already completed its transformation?"

If that's the case, wouldn't I be able to directly enter the Nascent Soul stage after I refine it again? The patriarch of the Burial Clan placed his hand on the coffin with a hint of anticipation as he hovered it in front of him again.

As the power of the Nascent Soul erupted, the intricate Yin Sha inscriptions on the coffin lit up one by one.

"Crack."

With a soft sound, a crack appeared in the coffin.

The patriarch of the burial family stared intently at the coffin, where the Yin energy was far more concentrated than ever before. His smile deepened, for it was exactly as he had suspected.

"Haha, huh?"

Unable to contain his laughter, the patriarch of the Burial Family felt as if destiny was on his side, but the next moment he stood there dumbfounded.

His stiff face couldn't conceal his inner shock. The patriarch of the Burial Clan parted his lips slightly, pointed at the coffin, and exclaimed:

"Who are you?! Where's my old buddy?"

His nascent soul power erupted, and he was about to unleash his Yin energy to attack the coffin when a clear voice rang out from within:

“Zang Qiu, look at me again. Aren’t I your old buddy?”

The patriarch of the burial family paused, looked over hesitantly, and then the voice from the coffin rose again.

"My transformation is complete. Now my body is flawless, comparable to a great being. What do you think?"

The confusion in the eyes of the patriarch of the Burial Clan vanished, replaced by a look of wild joy. He raised his head and laughed maniacally:
"It's done! You've done it! I've done it too! Hahaha!"

The patriarch of the family was overjoyed as he surrounded the coffin.

After a long while, the patriarch of the Burial Clan came to his senses and murmured:

"I will refine it again immediately, and I will soon reach the Nascent Soul stage."

Just then, a sound came from inside the coffin again.

"I will now teach you a new method of refining. I can't wait to see you advance to the level of a great power."

As they spoke, a human skin covered in talismans flew out. The patriarch of the Burial Clan caught it and began to manipulate it with a joyful expression until the talisman on the human skin was completely embedded in the patriarch's forehead.

There was a mysterious connection between the divine palace and the coffin above the other party's head.

The patriarch of the burial family was overjoyed. Now, when he wanted to put the coffin into the divine palace, the feeling of the divine palace collapsing in the dark had already dissipated.

"Great! Great! Great! This method is really good!"

Li Wushou lay in the coffin, looking at the overjoyed, seemingly mad patriarch of the Zang family, and couldn't help but nod to himself.

This retreat lasted for more than ten days.

Li Wushou ended his seclusion yesterday.

Not only did his power in the Dharma Realm transform to be comparable to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but his primordial spirit also leaped to the appearance of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old.

However, two World Treasures and three Dharma Realms still remain within his divine aperture!
It wasn't that he didn't want to continue refining, but rather that his primordial spirit was no longer sufficient to support the transformation and expansion of his divine aperture.

This was a bit of a pity for Li Wushou!
It seems that the evolution of the divine aperture requires more than just the Dharma realm and the realm treasure; it also requires one's own primordial spirit to keep up in order to proceed simultaneously.

Nevertheless, Li Wushou was very satisfied with the results of this seclusion.

Through the previous attempt, the Bewitching Power of the Abdomen God has been able to easily distort the mind of the Burial Clan Ancestor.

The patriarch of the Burial Family thought he was refining a corpse spirit, but in reality he was merely turning himself into Li Wushou's puppet of the God Control Talisman.

With the connection of the God Control Talisman, the patriarch of the Burial Family's half-baked divine palace could naturally take over Li Wushou's body.

In this way, Li Wushou could transform into the corpse spirit of the ancestor of the Burial Family and infiltrate the Fengling Dao faction.

After emerging from seclusion yesterday, Li Wushou learned from Zizhen and others' messages that the Central Domain had officially invaded the Sealed Spirit Path. He then began to ponder how he should intervene.

The hungry ghost has already caught the eye of the Sparrow Master, and it is no longer appropriate to borrow it now.

The spirit of the ancestor of the burial family is a good starting point.

Especially after the patriarch of the Burial Family received the decree from the Spirit Sealing Path!
(End of this chapter)