Dao Qi Wu Zang Guan Guan: I became a Daoist Master in the 1990s

Chapter 184 Widespread Corpse Dissection, Finally Achieving Success

After the mummified corpse's arm grabbed the heart and put it back into the coffin, a large amount of black yin energy surged out of the coffin, becoming increasingly intense!

A moment later, the entire jade coffin exploded!
Immediately afterwards, the dense, ink-black, viscous, and glue-like black corpse energy that had erupted suddenly contracted towards the center!

The eerie green flames of the eternal lamps inside the hall were pulled by this force, flickering wildly before extinguishing completely.

The figures on the surrounding murals, sacrificing their entrails and writhing in agony, seemed to come alive, emitting silent wails. Streams of pure death energy and resentment were forcibly drawn from the murals, from the ground, and from the void, surging into the shrinking mass of dark corpse energy like rivers flowing into the sea!
In an instant, the chilling, deathly aura of the main hall and even the entire core area of ​​the ancient tomb vanished, creating a strange and suffocating "vacuum"!
All sounds seemed to have been sucked away, leaving only the sickening cracking of bones and the sticky sloshing of flesh and blood coming from the center of that mass of corpse energy.

The inky black corpse energy suddenly receded inward, completely merging into it, revealing its presence within.

That was a "person".

Or rather, a mummified corpse that barely retains its human form.

The skin clung tightly to the jagged bones, appearing as a dull bluish-black, like old leather weathered by time.

Its facial features were blurred, except for a pair of eyes. The eye sockets were sunken, and there were no eyeballs inside, only two points of eerie green light like will-o'-the-wisps flickering.

He exuded a strange aura that was a mixture of decay and new life. It was powerful, yet extremely unstable, like a candle flickering in the wind. His limbs moved with a stiffness that made him seem like a puppet on strings.

"Hah...hah..." He gasped for breath like a broken bellows, each breath causing the surrounding void to distort slightly, and the remaining thin corpse energy was forcibly pulled into his withered body.

Suddenly, his two eerie green flames turned sharply toward Qi Yun at the entrance of the palace.

At first, he was stunned, and then, a horrified expression twisted into his face, which looked like a dried corpse.

A hoarse, cracking voice, trembling with disbelief, blurted out:

"Master...Master?! It's you?! You're still alive! How is this possible?!"

The word "Master" exploded in Qi Yun's mind like a thunderclap!
Qi Yun was certainly not the so-called master of this mummified corpse, but since the other party misunderstood him upon seeing him, the master he was referring to must be Qing Yun!
"Qingyun!" Qi Yun was shocked. He never expected that he would be entangled with Qingyun again in the present world in this way!

Could it be that the opponent learned this corpse-dissolving technique from Qingyun?
Seeing that Qi Yun remained silent, the mummified corpse flickered intensely with its eerie green flames, as if trying to focus and make out his features.

A few breaths later, the fear on his face suddenly froze, turning into extreme ecstasy!
"No!!" he shrieked, his voice grating and harsh. "Your aura... is not his! Hahaha, I personally beheaded him back then, and his bones were reduced to ashes. How could he possibly be alive! Hahaha!"

The mummified corpse let out a hoarse laugh.

He then looked at Qi Yun again.

"Who are you?! Why...why do you look exactly like that old thief?!"

"It actually appeared at the site of my corpse's disintegration!"

Qi Yun looked at the desiccated corpse with a solemn expression and asked, "Is the master you speak of Qing Yun?"

"Hmm? You know him. What's your relationship with him? Are you his descendant? Or..."

Before he could finish speaking, the desiccated corpse suddenly raised its withered hand and claws, grabbing at Qi Yun from a distance!
The "dead silence" in the space around Qi Yun was instantly stirred and materialized!

As if an invisible swamp had instantly formed, it was viscous, cold, and filled with the decadent will to end all things. It frantically squeezed and bound Qi Yun's movements, and even tried to penetrate his skin and annihilate his life!

Qi Yun suddenly felt a weight on his body, and his movements became sluggish, as if he were sinking into a deep trench, with pressure coming from all directions.

The skin's surface even begins to lose its luster slightly, and fine wrinkles appear!

"Hmph!" Qi Yun's dantian trembled, his true qi surged, and the Crimson Hunting Fire erupted!

The crimson gold divine flame burst forth from his body, unleashing an aura that burned away all evil. It fiercely clashed with the invisible, deathly power, emitting a hissing, scorching sound, and the two were locked in a stalemate!
"What? What kind of fire is this?" The mummified corpse was immediately shocked when it saw Qi Yun's Crimson Hunting Fire!
"Didn't your master mention me to you?"

As Qi Yun spoke, he began to use the Gang Step technique, forcibly creating a sliver of space, and the Chengyun Sword hummed as it slashed out!
This sword strike carries the power to suppress the mountains!

The sword's momentum was as heavy as a mountain, and the gale was solid and thick, forcefully cleaving through the sticky, lifeless space and slashing towards the dried corpse!

A flash of eerie green fire appeared on the dried corpse, and its other dry claw drew a ghastly green rune in the air.

Once the talisman was formed, it immediately emitted a vicious aura that devoured souls and corroded bones. It grew in the wind and transformed into a twisted shield covered with tormented human faces, blocking in front of him.

"boom!"

The Zhenyue Sword's aura struck the shield, producing a dull, deafening roar. A gust of wind swept outwards, shaking the entire hall. The ghastly green shield trembled violently, and the human faces on it emitted silent screams, becoming blurred, but they did not shatter immediately.

The mummified corpse swayed slightly, a look of surprise appearing on its withered face, clearly not expecting Qi Yun's power to be so fierce and domineering.

"Such abundant vital energy! No matter who you are, this is the perfect time to make up for the deficiencies I lacked in my early stages!"

The mummified corpse roared, clasped its hands together abruptly, and chanted obscure incantations.

On the floor of the main hall, the dried bloodstains instantly came to life, transforming into countless writhing blood snakes that exuded overwhelming resentment and filth, coiling around Qi Yun's feet from all directions, trying to drag him into the ground and turn him into pus and blood!

Even more, there was an invisible surge of resentment, like millions of fine needles, piercing straight into Qi Yun's sea of ​​consciousness!
Qi Yun's eyes sharpened, and he raised his left hand like a sword, instantly activating the Nine Netherworld Silk Seal!

Three completely transparent, incomparably sharp threads shot out silently, not towards the mummified corpse, but precisely circled the body and spun rapidly!
"Puff puff!"

The filthy, blood-stained evil snake that had been coiling around them was instantly cut off and evaporated!
At the same time, a flash of black light appeared in his ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, and the law of rebellion was activated, forcibly dispelling the resentment that was impacting him!

With his right hand wielding the Cloud-Bearing Sword, the crimson-gold Crimson Hunting Flame reignited. He thrust the sword straight forward, the flames coalescing like a shuttle, piercing through the void, aiming directly at the two points of ghostly green fire between the dried corpse's eyebrows!
The mummified corpse let out a fierce howl, forced to interrupt its incantation. Its withered claws crossed in front of it, and the dense, inky corpse energy condensed into a black bone shield!
"Qiang!"

The flaming sword pierced the bone shield, producing a metallic clang!
The two forces, scorching heat and icy cold, fiercely eroded and neutralized each other, causing the energy to explode and knock both of them back several steps!

Qi Yun's breathing became slightly disordered, his sword-wielding arm went slightly numb, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

This mummy possessed such power even in its early stages, and its use of magic was unpredictable and bizarre. If it weren't for the fact that the Crimson Hunting Fire was naturally able to counter it, it would probably have been extremely troublesome by now!
The mummified corpse was filled with shock and rage. It had just completed its initial corpse dissolution and had lost all its previous abilities. It could only manipulate the death energy in the tomb and use some rudimentary methods.

He thought that dealing with a junior would be a piece of cake, but he didn't expect the other party to have so many tricks up his sleeve. The true fire was domineering, the sword energy was heavy, and there was also a strange supernatural power protecting him, which actually suppressed him!
"Damn it!" The mummified corpse roared in frustration, its eerie green flames flickering wildly in its eyes. It pounded its withered chest, forcing out a few drops of jet-black "corpse-dissolving essence blood" that exuded a primal aura, before it was about to unleash some kind of high-cost secret technique!
At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
The mummified corpse's body stiffened abruptly, its chest-pounding motion frozen in mid-air! The expression of shock and anger on its face instantly twisted into extreme fear and disbelief, and another cold, indifferent, and ancient will suddenly awakened from the depths of its body!
"Ugh...no!!" The mummified corpse let out a shrill scream, its voice becoming strangely overlapping, "It's...it's you! You old thief!! You lied to me!! You're not dead at all!!!"

The energy within his body became extremely chaotic. The originally pure corpse energy was suddenly mixed with an even more ancient and bizarre Yin-Yang evil energy!

Two forces clashed and fought fiercely within his withered body!

His voice sometimes turned into his own desperate curses: "You have such a vicious heart!!"

They claim to be passing on my teachings, but their true intention is to use me as a vessel for spiritual practice!
I plotted against you… I endured countless tribulations, the biting winds of the netherworld, the scorching fires of the underworld… I survived it all… only to have it all benefit someone else?!

His body stiffened abruptly!
Another cold, indifferent, lifeless voice—a voice Qi Yun never wanted to hear again—was forced out of the Corpse Dissector's withered throat, carrying a faint hint of mockery: "Fool."

Just two words made Qi Yun tremble violently.

"If it weren't for this, how could you have willingly gone through so much hardship to refine this 'Corpse Liberation Dao Embryo' for me?"
"Having usurped my position, I deserve this retribution."

That voice—it was Qingyun's voice!
"Fellow Daoist!!" The desiccated corpse briefly regained control, then abruptly turned to Qi Yun, its ghostly green flames revealing a plea and determination, "Kill me! Quickly! Before he completely merges with this body!"
"I will absolutely not allow this old demon to succeed! I am willing to disperse my remnant soul to aid your true fire!!"

Before he could finish speaking, the pleading look on his face was replaced by icy indifference, and Qingyun's voice completely dominated: "Useless! Your existence is nothing but resources!"

boom!
The aura surrounding the mummified corpse suddenly changed, and the chaotic conflict abruptly subsided, replaced by an eerie balance that was extremely gloomy and harmonized the corpse energy and the yin and yang evil energy!

The ghostly green flames in his eyes turned into a deep, dark gold, and his gaze fell on Qi Yun, filled with mockery and icy killing intent.

"The entanglement of cause and effect is truly terrifying. After so many years, Qi Yun, we have finally met again!"

Qingyun, having borrowed the body of the traitorous disciple who underwent corpse dissolution, has finally returned!
After Qingyun finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Not much. For you, it shouldn't have been long since we last met at Qingwei Temple on Nanping Mountain in the Great Qian Dynasty!"

Qi Yun stared at 'Qing Yun' and couldn't help but sigh, "What a skill! What a skill! I never expected that you could cross the river of time and reappear before me! You are truly a persistent ghost!"

After saying this, Qi Yun launched the first attack!
The Chengyun Sword burst forth with unprecedented brilliance, the Crimson Hunting Fire and the Zhenyue Sword Intent fused together, the crimson gold mixed with a heavy earthy yellow, and with a single sword strike, it cleaved through the sky and slashed down fiercely!

Qingyun snorted coldly, raised his withered hand, and a swirling gray-black vortex appeared in his palm, directly meeting the sword energy!

"Boom!"

The violent explosion sent rubble raining down from the main hall!

A surge of air!

Qingyun's body swayed slightly as he took a half-step back, the vortex in his palm dissipating, leaving a shallow scorch mark.

Qi Yun also felt a force of recoil coming from him, and he kept retreating, crushing the ground beneath his feet!
"This body, though crude, is still usable." Qingyun, having disintegrated his body, looked down at his palm, his tone indifferent, then looked up, his dark golden pupils locking onto Qi Yun, "If Jiang Shou hadn't been in your hands..."
"Fine, I'll reclaim my immortal destiny once I've fully integrated with it!"

Unwilling to prolong the battle, he blurred into a gray shadow and rushed straight into the dark passageway on one side of the main hall!

It moved incredibly fast, clearly indicating that it still remembered the structure of the ancient tomb!

"Trying to leave?" Qi Yun sneered, unleashing his full power with the Step-Step technique, transforming into a streak of fire as he gave chase!

The two engaged in a rapid chase through the increasingly collapsing passageway of the ancient tomb, one after the other.

Qingyun, having disintegrated his body, continuously unleashed bursts of corpse energy, or triggered remaining traps and mechanisms to hinder Qiyun.

Qi Yun used Crimson Hunting Fire to clear a path, or forcibly broke through with the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Qi, maintaining his speed without diminishing and keeping a close grip on his opponent!
They chased each other to a precipice, where a raging underground river lay ahead. Without hesitation, Qingyun, having disintegrated his body, leaped off!
Just then, a glint flashed in Qi Yun's eyes, and the Nine Netherworld Pulling Silk Seal, which had been gathering power, was activated once again!
This time, the three invisible threads did not attack, but cleverly wrapped around Qingyun's ankles as he disintegrated from his corpse, and then suddenly pulled!
Qingyun's body, having undergone corpse disintegration, froze, and he lost his balance, falling downwards!

But he reacted extremely quickly, slapping the cliff wall with his palm and using the force to twist his body. With his other hand, he flicked his finger, sending an extremely condensed gray-black finger wind towards Qi Yun's face!

Qi Yun dodged by tilting his head, the wind from his finger brushing against his cheek, carrying away a trace of burning pain, which could actually erode his protective true qi!

At that moment, the mummified corpse shuddered again and then stopped.

The voice of the tomb's occupant could be heard; he was already very weak.

"Quickly, kill him! Kill, kill, kill!"

The tomb's occupant, a disciple of Qingyun, not only murdered his master in his lifetime, but even after his body was dissolved, upon learning that he had still been tricked by Qingyun, he directly sought to use Qiyun's hand to perish together with him.

How could there be such deep hatred between this master and disciple!

Although Qi Yun was deeply moved by the profound bond between master and disciple, he reacted very quickly.

Almost the instant the mummified corpse paused, the twenty-seven strands of true qi remaining in its body were unleashed without reservation, transforming into a crimson gold pillar that pierced directly through the mummified corpse's chest.

Immediately, the Crimson Hunting Fire erupted and burned within his body!

He actually turned into a human torch!

"Ugh!" The mummified body burned fiercely in the Supreme Yang True Fire, and the tomb owner let out a shrill scream.

Then Qingyun's voice came out again, with a hint of regret, but that was all.

"I never imagined my wicked disciple would hate me so much. Heh heh, but with widespread dismemberment, I'll eventually achieve my goal..."

Qi Yun, we will meet again, in the long river of time, in this mortal world… That day is not far away!

Immediately, the mummified corpse turned to ashes and vanished in the fire.

The Crimson Hunting Fire, now several times stronger, returned to Qi Yun's body.

The true qi that had just been completely depleted began to recover at an astonishing speed!
(End of this chapter)