A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 260 The Treasure of Transformation, Corpse Demon

At the foot of the mountain in the Green Swamp, there was only one Snow Cloud Fox, imbued with spiritual energy.

It is easy to identify.

When Han Li got serious and started searching, he quickly found the little fox's trail.

And it happened silently.

After that, he appeared with the cultivation level of Qi Refining, deliberately startling the Snow Cloud Fox. Startled, the little fox quickly fled towards a thousand-foot-high mountain wall, and before long, it miraculously disappeared into the mountain wall.

"What a clever earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from the earth)."

Following his divine sense, Han Li also used the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique of escape from the wolf-headed jade scepter) to transform into a ball of yellow light and follow into the mountain.

The mountain was indeed quite large. Following the traces of the spiritual eye stone left by the Spiritual Snow Cloud Fox, he burrowed for four or five hundred feet before reaching his destination.

With a flash of earthy yellow light, he appeared before another stone wall inside the mountain.

A sweep of divine sense was immediately repelled by a strange force, making it impossible to penetrate even slightly.

"That's right."

Han Li thought to himself.

Because he had concealed his aura from beginning to end, only revealing his Qi Refining stage cultivation level, a soft, alluring voice came from within the stone wall in the next moment:
"Now that the guest has arrived, let's not be so formal. Do you expect me to invite you in, fellow Daoist?"

As soon as the words fell, a dense yellow light surged around Han Li, and at the same time, a tremendous force pushed him from behind, about to propel him toward the suddenly unfolding stone wall in front of him.

At this moment, Han Li only needs to exert a little effort to avoid being dragged into the stone chamber in front.

But he didn't resist; instead, he cooperated fully.

The malevolent spirit was so enthusiastic; how could he refuse? He couldn't bear to turn down such hospitality.

Once his figure passed through the stone wall and disappeared into the stone chamber, he immediately stopped concealing his cultivation level.

He released the aura of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, looking at the man with a missing arm on a stone platform with a half-smile.

This was a young woman dressed in a black dress, with a wooden hairpin in her hair. She was beautiful, her face shimmering with light, her eyes sparkling. One sleeve of her dress hung loosely, revealing her to be a one-armed beauty. Her other arm was gently stroking the snow fox that had previously fled.

Of course.

This is how cultivators with insufficient cultivation level perceive it.

In Han Li's eyes, however, it was a completely different story.

Before him, on a stone platform, lay a withered female corpse covered in green hair, striking a pose.

Beneath the black dress, several chains made of a special material were hidden. The chains tightly bound the spirit-possessed female corpse, preventing her from moving an inch from the stone platform.

"You shouldn't use such a mere illusion technique, Fellow Daoist Corpse Demon."

"You, you're not in the Qi Refining stage?"

The corpse demon on the stone platform changed its expression drastically.

Han Li didn't waste any words and snapped his fingers to summon the Soul-Crying Demon.

The corpse demon was terrified the moment it saw the weeping soul.

At the same time, the Snow Cloud Fox in his arms broke free from his one-armed embrace and fled to one side.

"Want to go?"

A mocking smile curled at the corner of Han Li's lips.

He wanted to show this psychic zombie what it meant to "invite a god, but send him away."

The story of this person's life is also quite poignant.

This being, in life, was a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator with a wood-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root. He died with resentment, and his soul, unwilling to return to reincarnation, remained attached to his corpse. Over time, through a series of fortuitous events, his soul re-fused and refined with the body, forming the monstrous Corpse Demon. Imprisoned here by an unknown person, it possesses supernatural powers after death, retaining most of its memories from its previous life, as well as its Nascent Soul cultivation. Furthermore, this ferocious spirit, primarily driven by killing, has already devised a plan to escape by possessing the body of the Snow Cloud Spirit Fox.

Without his presence, the corpse demon would most likely have been able to escape hundreds or thousands of years later.

Unfortunately.

I met him.

he came.

The Five Elements Rings flew out as one, encircling the Corpse Demon's only arm. Two Immortal Ropes also flew out, encircling the Corpse Demon's legs. At the same time, thirty-six Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Swords flew out, forming a gravity field.

As the gravitational field descended, the corpse demon and the little fox were both pinned to the spot, unable to move, as if crushed by a mountain.

Having completed its first evolution, the Crying Soul had swelled into a two-zhang-tall ape, patting its chest and spitting out a beam of soul-absorbing yellow light that rushed straight towards the Corpse Demon.

Seeing this, the corpse demon tried to escape, but the chains binding her taut pulled her off balance, making it impossible for her to leave the stone platform.

"Damn it."

For a moment, its face contorted in a grimace and struggle. Then, a burst of green light flashed out at incredible speed and plunged into the Snow Cloud Fox's body before the yellow light could arrive.

Seeing this, the weeping soul was furious and wished it could slap the corpse demon.

The cooked duck just flew away like that?
"Ho ho ho..."

Before Tihun could take any further action, Xueyunhu had already made a move.

The aura surged rapidly.

First-level peak, second-level, third-level... sixth-level, seventh-level peak!

The Corpse Demon's main soul actually transferred all its cultivation power to the Snow Cloud Spirit Fox.

And without a doubt, the Snow Cloud Fox had already been refined into an avatar by the other party! Otherwise, it would not have been able to accept the cultivation initiation so easily!

However, the cultivation of demonic beasts and corpse demons resides primarily in their demonic souls, not in their physical bodies. Therefore, the possession of a body by a demonic soul is more akin to the possession of a Nascent Soul cultivator's Nascent Soul. After successfully possessing a body, severe damage to one's vital energy and the loss of a significant amount of cultivation are inevitable.

However, if given a few hundred more years, even if it cultivates in the form of a fox demon, it should have a good chance of returning to level eight.

As for why they are unwilling?

They're probably worried about the tribulation of transforming into human form.

"Even without the consumption of that talisman, the primordial spirit power of the corpse demon is indeed not weak."

Han Li nodded secretly.

Then he sent a telepathic message to ask Yin Yue:

"Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, are you confident in your ability to seize this body? Also, after seizing the body, will you face a tribulation of transformation lightning?"

"Brother Han, rest assured, I can temporarily seal my cultivation and delay the arrival of the tribulation lightning. If I were to possess this fox demon's body, I wouldn't need to seize it; I could simply use the innate divine power of my Silver Moon Wolf clan to devour its soul. With an ordinary fox demon, I wouldn't be able to do anything to her, but she is a four-eyed spirit fox, naturally countered by my Silver Moon Wolf clan. Furthermore, this four-eyed spirit fox has already been possessed once by a corpse demon; it's not the original owner of this body. Otherwise, possessing a peak seventh-level fox demon would still be somewhat risky..."

But now.

A burst of intense silver light emanated from the wolf-headed jade ruyi, and then, to the utter disbelief of the young woman who was actually a fox spirit, the silver light enveloped the entire fox spirit's body.

"What are you going to do..."

At first, the fox spirit spoke in human language, with a hint of shock and anger.

Then, as the silver light entered the fox demon's body, the voice turned into one of terror.

"impossible…"

"who are you?"

"don't want…"

The fox spirit possessed by the corpse demon seemed to have witnessed something unbelievable and began to scream in agony.

But in an instant, the screams stopped abruptly.

When Han Li squinted to look, the silver light completely dissipated, leaving only the extremely charming body of a young woman.

The young woman quickly opened her eyes, a hint of wistfulness in them as she looked at her new, voluptuous body. She then rolled over on the spot, and in a flash of white light, shrank back into a petite white fox.

"Brother Han, thank you for your help."

The white fox's aura was far superior to that of the peak of the seventh level, clearly approaching the eighth level. "You sealed your spiritual power cultivation?"

“Yes, otherwise it will immediately attract a lightning tribulation. But this four-eyed spirit fox's demon body is only level 1, and it can't withstand the transformation lightning tribulation at all. I can only temporarily seal my cultivation and hone this spirit fox body properly.”

"it is good."

The little fox disappeared into Han Li's sleeve.

From then on, he gained another powerful support at the Nascent Soul level.

Although Yin Yue has sealed her cultivation level and has only stepped one foot into the eighth level sequence, her talent and abilities are in no way inferior to those eighth-level demon cultivators, and she is even more practical.

If he could equip himself with a few support-type ancient treasures, he would be able to face his enemies much more easily here:
"So, Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, are you interested in cultivating the Great Evolution Technique?"

"May I?"

A soft, gentle voice came from inside Han Li's sleeve.

"I didn't bring it up before because you didn't have a suitable physical body to cultivate. Now it's different. This spirit fox body will do just fine. Of course, whether you can actually cultivate as a demon cultivator is something you'll have to try for yourself. If you can, that would be the best. Once you've mastered a few levels of the Great Evolution Technique, you'll be able to recover more or even strengthen your primordial spirit power. This will increase our chances of winning when we go to Kunwu Mountain later."

The last three levels of the Great Evolution Technique were what set him apart from others.

The first three or four layers are not irreplaceable; the Tujue people of the grasslands have similar ones, and the Tianjing Sanren's inheritance also has comparable ones. Therefore, he didn't hold back. Rather than being petty, he would use the money to improve the overall strength of his subordinates.

"Then thank you very much, Brother Han."

Silvermoon expressed her gratitude, and then made another suggestion:

"By the way, Brother Han, although I possess the body of this four-eyed spirit fox and can move around in its body, my essence is still the spirit of the Jade Ruyi Ancient Treasure. And as far as I know, Brother Han, your Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Sword doesn't have a spirit yet, right?"

"Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, could it be that you...?"

Han Li's eyes flickered for a moment.

“Brother Han, Yin Yue can remove the main spirit from this Ruyi Ancient Treasure and then temporarily act as the spirit of your flying swords.”

It doesn't mean that just because she has a demon soul body and can go out and move around, she's no longer subject to the control of the wolf-headed jade ruyi. She is still essentially a spirit, unable to escape the certain range of the treasure it's attached to.

In any case, I will serve the person in front of me in the essence of the weapon spirit. Whether I appear as the weapon spirit of the Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi or as the weapon spirit of the Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Sword, it makes no difference.

It's even more reassuring to have someone voluntarily become the spirit of the Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Sword.

“In this way, not only will Brother Han’s natal magic weapon be greatly enhanced, but more importantly, my life and death will truly be in your hands.”

The little fox said leisurely.

Once you become a spirit, anyone in front of you can immediately sense if you have any harmful thoughts.

Once a magical artifact is destroyed, its spirit will die and dissipate.

After becoming the spirits of the Soul Control Banner, Xuan Gu Shangren Xiao Cha, Ji Yin Lao Mo, Elder Ximen, and Wen Tianren were all obedient.

The reason is the same.

"... "

Han Li naturally wouldn't refuse such a suggestion that would help both sides increase trust.

He knew Yin Yue's thoughts all too well.

Ultimately, there's a lack of security.

Becoming a spirit is good for everyone.

...

"I remember there are two other treasures here."

One is the Spirit Eye Stone.

He immediately noticed a groove in the center of the stone platform where the ghoul had been sitting.

A faint, ethereal aura emanated from the groove. With a wave of his hand, a black box flew out from it.

Upon opening the black box, a pure white light emanated from within, instantly filling the entire stone chamber.

"Quite pure spiritual energy."

It has the same spiritual energy as the central area of ​​the Biling Island spiritual vein.

What intrigued Han Li even more was the transparent jade stone inside the black box. Within the jade stone, a small, thumb-sized, bluish-green calf wagged its tail and moved about, appearing remarkably lifelike.

"Is this a rare Spirit Eye Stone that is about to give birth to a treasure that will take human form?"

This Spirit Eye Stone has existed for countless millennia and is about to develop its own "spiritual body," just like the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng.

It is several times more valuable than a regular Spirit Eye Stone.

Carrying this Spirit Eye Stone with you during cultivation will make your efforts twice as effective, easily doubling or even increasing the speed of meditation and arduous practice.

"nice one."

If placed on Biling Island to be nurtured for hundreds or thousands of years, it might truly yield a priceless treasure capable of transforming into human form. Its value would then increase many times over.

Having collected the large piece of Spirit Eye Jade, Han Li placed it alongside the Spirit Eye Bed, allowing them to influence each other positively. He then turned, unleashing his divine sense, and began searching for another treasure.

Soon, they found a deep hole behind the stone platform.

Inside the deep hole was an antique-looking jade box.

A golden talisman was pasted on the front of the jade box.

This talisman is a top-quality, high-level talisman.

It's also a great treasure specifically designed to deal with ghouls.

As for what's inside the jade box?

That is naturally another part of the corpse demon's spirit.

The golden talisman was removed, and a ball of green light shot out from it, immediately spreading out dark yin energy and dense resentment. But before the corpse demon could do anything, the weeping soul's eyes lit up first, and then it opened its mouth and forcefully inhaled the light into its nose and swallowed it.

Throughout the entire process, the green orb was powerless to resist.

Then, the little monkey smacked its lips and let out a burp…

He really ate his fill in one bite.

They were still not satisfied.

"You just absorbed it like that?"

Han Li stared intently at Ti Hun.

It should be noted that if the spirit of the corpse demon sealed within the black box were to merge with the spirit of the corpse demon from before, it would immediately regain its cultivation level of the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Yet, this spirit was merely a casual bite from the Crying Soul's mouth? The Crying Soul's ability to counteract innate abilities is truly terrifying.

Tihun blinked, mistaking Han Li for someone who was going to scold it. Its eyes immediately filled with tears as it approached and rubbed against his leg, whimpering innocently and aggrievedly.

I'm hungry.

Then, he let out another burp.

...

"Brother Han, shall we change the spirit here?"

"can."

Then, he took out the thirty-six Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Swords that would eventually remain in the human world and be passed down to future generations.

A few months later, Han Li left this place.

He took the corpse demon's body with him.

Using the enhanced and sharpened Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Sword to cleave through the "Heavenly Fire Divine Chains" made of "lapis lazuli" was just a waste of effort.

Once he returns and trains it into the "Heavenly Annihilation Demon Corpse," he will have another Nascent Soul level cannon fodder.

(End of this chapter)