Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Inheritor of the Mantle

As a large amount of Yin Technique surged into the Corpse Eye, the demon corpse stored within began to be refined.

Although he didn’t see it with his own eyes, his Divine Sense could clearly perceive the continuous decimation of the demon corpse and the birth of corpse blood. The process was nothing extraordinary, but indeed, the demon flesh after being processed by Blood Essence and passed through the Corpse Eye turned into something else entirely—a dark black corpse blood.

In no time, half of the demon corpse was completely refined, filling half a pound of corpse blood in the storage space of the Corpse Eye.

At the initial probe with his Divine Sense, he felt a particularly frenzied and violent aura emanating from the corpse and the blood, which made his mind slightly dizzy and temper more irritable, in stark contrast to what Wen Jiu had seen before.

"So this is corpse blood?"

Only then did Wen Jiu understand why it was said that black zombies reared with corpse blood easily escaped the control of the Corpse Nurturer.

Retracting his Divine Sense, Wen Jiu continued to nourish the blood with the Corpse Eye, but after exhausting the Yin Technique in his Dantian, he barely managed to refine one demon corpse. Thankfully, he gained a pound of corpse blood, so Wen Jiu was not in a hurry.

Early the next morning, Wen Jiu hurried to the Corpse Remains Death Land and let the black zombie feed on the dark black corpse blood from the Corpse Eye.

The black zombie became as excited as a cat on catnip at the sight of the corpse blood, growling lowly as it devoured the blood frantically.

If Wen Jiu hadn’t stopped it, it probably would have swallowed the entire Corpse Eye.

At that moment, Wen Jiu suddenly saw a drop of corpse blood inadvertently slip from the black zombie’s mouth.

The moment it hit the ground, it seemed like his corrosive Yin Technique, only more aggressive, corroding and polluting the surrounding yard in mere breaths. If there were more, it could probably pollute the entire Corpse Remains Death Land.

"It seems I can’t let others find out about the corpse blood, otherwise... it would be another reason to be labeled as a heterodox demon."

Wen Jiu smiled helplessly.

...

After midnight.

Wen Jiu observed the experience boost brought by the pound of corpse blood.

Previously, even in the center of the Corpse Remains Death Land, nurturing corpses for twelve hours would only yield six points of experience, and with the complete Corpse Nourishing Spell, it might increase by three points, but not much more, totaling just nine points a day.

But a pound of corpse blood helped him increase his experience by fifty points, plus the Blood Transformation Body also boosted by twenty points.

The increase was significant.

Although considering one demon weighing at least a hundred pounds, with a value of over a hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones, producing corpse blood that could increase seventy points of experience is reasonable, not outrageous.

In the days that followed, Wen Jiu nurtured both blood and corpses, managing to refine all six demons into corpse blood over six days, granting the black zombie three hundred points of experience and one hundred and twenty points to the Blood Transformation Body.

The progress of the black zombie’s experience reached a bit over four hundred points.

[Black Corpse — In Corpse Nourishing (Upper Realm 426/2000)]

The Blood Transformation Body’s experience reached six hundred points.

[Black Zombie Skills: Blood Transformation Body Third Layer (600/2000)]

At the current pace, daily settlements could earn nine points of Corpse Nourishing Experience. The black zombie would need about one hundred and eighty-five days to fill up its experience, and the Blood Transformation Body would need nearly sixty days to reach the Fourth Layer.

Under normal circumstances.

This efficiency satisfied Wen Jiu very much.

But the situation at Feixian Peak subtly added some pressure, making him want to nurture the black zombie into a walking corpse as soon as possible.

As it stands, a pound of demon blood can gain fifty points of experience, accelerating progress by five and a half days, and also hastening the Blood Transformation Body by a day. Though it costs nearly a hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones, it’s worth it.

Because he can now earn Spirit Stones by drawing Soul-Seizing Talismans.

With mastery of the Soul-Seizing Talisman, it no longer yields two out of ten successes, as Wen Jiu tried in the past few days.

He can now achieve four or five out of ten successes.

And the quality has improved, as previously he could only luckily create a superior product, now Wen Jiu frequently produces exquisite ones. A Soul-Seizing Talisman capable of injuring a Second-Layer Qi Cultivation Cultivator can sell for no less than four to five Low-grade Spirit Stones per piece.

Wen Jiu can now draw eight or nine pieces a day, and in good condition, he can successfully draw ten, soon being able to support corpse blood nurturing through selling Soul-Seizing Talismans.

The only downside is that after reaching mastery level, he only gains one experience point per successful talisman.

No experience is gained upon failure.

And the Soul-Seizing Talisman needs 500 experience to reach full proficiency.

In the past few days, Wen Jiu has successfully created fifty-one pieces in total.

[Soul-Seizing Talisman (Mastery 51/500)]

...

Early the next morning.

Feixian Peak finally lifted its lockdown.

The Inspectors of the Inspection Hall had been interrogating the stewards, officials, and Elders of Feixian Peak for six full days.

It can be imagined how detailed the inquiries and inspections were, estimated to have employed numerous special means during the period.

However.

In the end, it seemed nothing was obtained, as not a single one of the seven Elders was detained by the Inspection Hall, nor taken on the spot.

On that very day, Wen Jiu was once again summoned to the Night Patrol Department to meet Liu Xiao and Mu Canglong alone.

After seven days of questioning, both Liu Xiao and Mu Canglong’s faces were filled with exhaustion.

"Brother Liu, Steward Mu..."

Wen Jiu took out two bottles of elixir pills to replenish strength and vitality from his storage pouch, which he had obtained by killing Chen Feng.

However, Mu Canglong didn’t accept them and instead asked, "Do you know why we summoned you alone?"

"I don’t know,"

Answering honestly, Wen Jiu replied.

Mu Canglong continued, "The Inspection Hall will not leave and will intensify their investigation of the Peak Master’s cause of death, with Elder Gong volunteering to assign us to the Inspection Hall, so we will be leaving Feixian Peak for a while... perhaps a month or two."

"This..."

Wen Jiu’s complexion tensed.

A month or two would be enough time for him to elevate his Blood Transformation Body to the Fourth Layer.

Liu Xiao interjected, "Don’t worry, knowing you don’t wish to leave the sect, Steward Mu won’t involve the apprentice disciples. We called you to say something else, as both Steward Mu and I worry that this trip is fraught with peril, so Steward Mu wants to take on a mantle heir before leaving Feixian Peak."

"I am willing!"

With such a clear hint, Wen Jiu understood; otherwise, he would be too dense.

He didn’t know if Mu Canglong was from the Blood Robe Tower, but he did know that Mu Canglong was indeed a good person.

Recognizing him as a master is not a bad thing.

And Wang Nian had once said to show his Yin Talisman talent in front of Mu Canglong, surely for a reason.

"He’s indeed a smart person." Satisfied with a smile, Mu Canglong then shifted his tone, "But I’m not taking on an heir for myself this time, rather for my father, the creator of the Yinzhou Corpse Nurturing Technique."

"Elder Mu?"

Wen Jiu’s face slightly changed.

About Mu Canglong’s father, Wen Jiu had heard that he passed away more than a decade ago.

Could it be that the one Steward Mu mentioned before, who only lived to fifty-seven and reached the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer was his father?

Mu Canglong continued, "I originally intended to pass it on to you once you reached the Qi Cultivation Third Layer, but seeing how well you’ve cultivated in the heterodox talents of corpse nourishment, combined with the uncertainty of surviving this trip, I decided to pass on the entirety of the Yinzhou Corpse Nurturing Technique to you beforehand."

Upon hearing this, Wen Jiu immediately knelt down.

Receiving someone’s technique.

Such a dire grace.

He deserved his bow!

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