Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

"Corpse refining!" Upon seeing this, Mo Juren narrowed his eyes, a hint of amusement creeping onto his lips.

Judging from the aura the opponent exuded, their strength is at least at the Nascent Soul level, and there are so many around them, could they all be?
But it's rather strange that so many corpses are gathered here. Could they have been deliberately raised here?

On second thought, it seemed unlikely. This was the site of an ancient cultivator's ruins, and it was almost certain that it had never been developed, otherwise so many treasures wouldn't have been left behind.

Since they weren't deliberately cultivated, it means these corpse refiners existed long ago, after the ruins were closed. We don't know what happened back then.
Unfortunately, due to the passage of time, it is now extremely difficult to know the ins and outs of this matter.

Even more puzzling was the discovery that the reanimated corpse before him seemed to lack any intelligence.

This is rather strange. You see, although it is difficult for corpse cultivators to awaken their intelligence, they do eventually do, and their intelligence becomes more and more complete as their strength increases.

Think back to when I was in the lower realm, those ten-thousand-year-old corpse kings were only at the Nascent Soul level, their intelligence was already fully developed, and they were no different from ordinary people.

The one before us must have existed for a much longer time and had reached the Nascent Soul stage, yet its intelligence seems to be similar to that of an ordinary bronze-armored corpse.
He had many doubts in his mind, but he quickly dismissed them. It was better that it didn't have any intelligence; it would be easier to deal with it.

In fact, even though these corpses were powerful and numerous, he was not afraid of them at all, and he didn't care if they had intelligence.

At this moment, he was more wary of something else entirely: the subtle sense of being spied on he had vaguely sensed when he entered, something he dared not forget in the slightest.

Could that glint of prying intent have come from these corpse refiners?

It shouldn't be the one in front of us, after all, it doesn't even have any intelligence, and besides, with the strength of the Nascent Soul stage, it's impossible to hide it from him.

If I'm not mistaken, it's probably one of them, and since it was able to evade his divine sense detection, its strength must be greater, though how much stronger is unknown.

“Roar…” Just as Mo Juren was pondering, the corpse in front of him also began to move. Its roar seemed to contain a soaring resentment, and then it transformed into a green light and roared over.

Seeing this, Mo Juren simply smiled coldly. He did not use the Divine Light of Annihilation, nor did he use any magic treasures. He merely waved his arm lightly, and in an instant, a purple fire dragon appeared.

That was naturally the Purple Extreme Thunder Flame. With the opponent's strength, the Nascent Soul level was almost invincible, let alone a mere corpse that had not yet developed sentience.

The Purple Extreme Thunder Flame contains both thunder and fire attributes, and it already has a strong effect in warding off evil spirits. It naturally restrains the corpse energy. Although it is not as good as the Divine Light of Shattering Evil, it is sufficient for this moment.

As expected, after receiving his order, the Purple Thunder Flame did not hesitate. It immediately opened its dragon mouth and spewed out a purple flame containing thunder, which directly engulfed the rapidly approaching corpse.

At this moment, the Purple Extreme Thunder Flame formed a purple fireball several meters in size, with wisps of lightning constantly flashing on its surface, completely trapping the refined corpse inside.

More importantly, the purple fireball formed a barrier that trapped the enemy, making it impossible for them to break free. They could only continue to spew out corpse energy to resist.

Unfortunately, the Purple Extreme Thunder Flame, which contains both lightning and fire attributes, is extremely powerful, especially effective against corpse energy, which is no match for it.

The roar soon rang out again, and compared to before, it was much more miserable, clearly indicating that it had been fundamentally injured by the Purple Extreme Thunder Flame.

Mo Juren had anticipated this outcome, so he wasn't surprised at all. However, while watching, he also kept a close eye on any unusual activity around him.

What he was always worried about was that unknown entity. The other party hiding in the shadows was ultimately a threat. If they launched a sudden sneak attack, he would suffer a great loss if he was caught off guard.

To be on the safe side, it's best to force them to reveal their true intentions.

Before long, the huge fireball in front suddenly dissipated, and the refining corpse inside had long since vanished, clearly having turned to ashes.

"Huh!" At this moment, Mo Juren's expression suddenly changed slightly. Then he raised his hand and made a gesture. Two beams of spiritual light, one green and one purple, flew into his palm. They turned out to be a small green sword and a purple jade bracelet.

The small cyan sword was clearly an ancient treasure of decent quality, while the purple jade bracelet was undoubtedly a storage bracelet.

Upon seeing these two items, Mo Juren was stunned. He then looked at the purple fire dragon in mid-air, which immediately nodded knowingly, as if seeking praise.

Clearly, this was intentionally left behind by the other party; otherwise, ordinary treasures and storage bracelets would not be able to withstand the Purple Extreme Thunder Flame. Mo Juren, however, was not concerned about these things; he had other doubts in his mind at the moment.

Isn't this supposed to be a corpse refinement? How come it has a storage bracelet on its body? Also, could that small cyan sword be its natal magic weapon? But how could something like that appear on a corpse refinement?

strangeness! Too strange!

Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he looked at the other stalagmites containing corpses. Sure enough, they were the same; each one had a storage bracelet on its wrist, or even a spirit beast ring.

This……

Mo Juren felt his thoughts were a bit chaotic. Could there be other secrets behind these so-called corpse refinements?
His gaze quickly fell on the storage bracelet in his hand, and he immediately focused his mind into it. In an instant, all kinds of resources came into view.

Mo Juren was overjoyed. Although most of the resources were not particularly precious, they still had considerable value. Considering the number of corpses here, if they were all like this, it would be an unimaginable harvest!
Suddenly, his mind stirred slightly, and then beams of light appeared, revealing jade slips.

Without hesitation, he immediately began to browse through them one by one. However, in just a moment, he regained his composure, and a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

These jade slips were all written in 'Heavenly Absolute Script', and he didn't recognize a single one of them!

I had hoped to glean some information from it, but unfortunately, I failed because I couldn't read.

There was nothing he could do but temporarily put away all the jade slips, and he could learn about them later after he had studied the Heavenly Annihilation Script.

There is one thing that is somewhat comforting: the contents recorded in these jade slips are definitely not insignificant, and they are very likely the inheritance of the Tianjue Clan. I am quite looking forward to it.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately struck again, splitting open another nearby stalagmite hill, revealing the refined corpse within.

This time, it was merely a Nascent Soul level refined corpse, even weaker in strength. Under the scorching heat of the Purple Extreme Lightning Flame, it instantly turned to nothingness...

Time passed quickly. With the cooperation of Mo Juren and Ziji Leiyan, one after another refined corpses were forcibly cut off. These refined corpses were all between the Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation stages, so they had no resistance and were easily wiped out.

Of course, they also obtained a large number of storage bracelets and some natal magic treasures during the trip. Just these alone made the gains from this trip unimaginable.

And right now, there's still more than half of the corpses left! Just thinking about it is exciting.

Mo Juren sneered inwardly. Wasn't that cowardly fellow fond of hiding? Well, that's fine. Let him watch these refining corpses be destroyed one after another.

Isn't this weakening the opponent's power? The opponent must be aware of this, and it probably won't be long before they can't hold back. When things come out in the open, everything will be much easier.

The underground cavern here spans hundreds of miles in circumference, covering an extremely vast area. Even though only a small portion of the stalagmites contain refined corpses, the number of them is still considerable.

Mo Juren, through his divine sense, roughly estimated that there were more than two hundred bodies.

This is an extremely large number, and each of them possesses the strength of the Nascent Soul or Deity Transformation stage. If they all appear together and besiege him, it will be quite a headache.

Fortunately, for some unknown reason, this did not happen, and the being hiding in the shadows did not seem to choose to do so.

Was it that the other party didn't expect it, or that they simply couldn't do it?
Despite a multitude of thoughts swirling in his mind, his movements did not slow down in the slightest. Working in perfect harmony with the Purple Extreme Thunder Flame, one after another, the refined corpses were burned to ashes.

Just as more than half of the refining corpses had been eliminated, a thunderous roar suddenly rang out from somewhere, seemingly filled with overwhelming rage!

Endless dark green corpse energy emanated from the cave and spread rapidly throughout the entire cavern. At the same time, the remaining nearly half of the stalagmites containing the corpses began to tremble violently...

"Finally couldn't hold back anymore?" Seeing this, Mo Juren narrowed his eyes again, a cold smile creeping across his lips. (End of Chapter)