Chapter 504: Chapter 504

The coffin lid made of "Netherworld Iron Wood," weighing tens of thousands of pounds, slammed onto Guo Jinhong’s face, sending him flying on the spot.

At the same time, the Celestial Killer Corpse King, menacing and terrifying like an evil ghost crawling out of hell, suddenly flew out of the silver pendant, its claws as sharp as knives fiercely reaching for the flying Guo Jinhong.

The ensuing battle had nothing to do with Zhouyang anymore.

After the appearance of the Celestial Killer Corpse King, he ceased all resistance, allowing himself to be taken into the silver pendant, losing all perception of the outside world.

This was the plan they had all along.

The battle between the Celestial Killer Corpse King and Guo Jinhong was destined to be an earth-shattering clash. Zhouyang, who had just reached the Golden Core Stage, could easily be killed if caught in the crossfire, so hiding in the silver pendant was much safer.

The silver pendant was in the custody of the Celestial Killer Corpse King, meaning unless Guo Jinhong could counterattack and kill the Celestial Killer Corpse King, Zhouyang would not suffer any harm.

If it really came to that, Zhouyang resigned himself to fate.

It turned out Zhouyang’s choice was extremely wise because the Celestial Killer Corpse King’s sneak attack did not go as smoothly as expected.

Guo Jinhong’s true strength was definitely not just as simple as the Sixth-Layer Nascent Soul!

Although the Celestial Killer Corpse King’s sneak attack caught him by surprise and almost finished him off on the spot, Guo Jinhong eventually managed to escape.

And when the Celestial Killer Corpse King exposed its aura, another Third-Layer Nascent Soul Cultivator, "Master Yuanjing" Peng Yuanjing from Haoyang Sect, was instantly awakened from his cultivation. He hurriedly activated the Haoyang Sect’s Mountain Protection Array to suppress the Celestial Killer Corpse King, preventing it from continuing the pursuit of Guo Jinhong.

In the subsequent battle, although the Celestial Killer Corpse King’s demonic might was peerless, forcing the two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators of the Haoyang Sect into a defensive position with no chance to counterattack, it could not break the Haoyang Sect’s Mountain Protection Array guarded by the two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators and dozens of Golden Core Stage cultivators, nor could it kill Guo Jinhong, who was protected by the array.

Ultimately, after the battle raged on for half a day, with reinforcements from other Nascent Soul Stage cultivators of the Anti-Light Alliance arriving, the Celestial Killer Corpse King had to withdraw its demonic might and flee from Haoyang Mountain, its whereabouts unknown.

The outcome of this battle was that Guo Jinhong, the first of Haoyang Sect, had his body severely injured and was inflicted with a terrifying corpse poison that he could not remove. He eventually had to abandon his original body and possess the body of a low-tier cultivator with excellent aptitude.

A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator possessing a low-tier cultivator, even if it wouldn’t result in a regression of realm, would require several decades to a hundred years of arduous cultivation to fully integrate the new body with his nascent soul, without affecting normal combat ability, and the path for future advancement would essentially be closed.

The chaos caused by the Celestial Killer Corpse King not only ruined Guo Jinhong’s prospects of the Great Dao but also confined him within Haoyang Sect for the next century for fear of being assassinated by the Great Brightness Immortal Palace or the Celestial Killer Corpse King, who might be lurking in the dark.

Moreover, during the half-day battle, the original Immortal Mountain Blessed Land-like Haoyang Mountain was directly destroyed beyond recognition, annihilating many peaks.

Those destroyed areas were defiled by the Corpse Evil Qi from the Celestial Killer Corpse King’s body, and unless purified by Nascent Soul Stage cultivators through divine techniques, they would remain barren forever. Over time, they might even spawn Fierce Ghost Zombies or similar entities.

Naturally, in this great battle, many cultivators of the Haoyang Sect were caught in the crossfire and unfortunately perished.

In summary, the chaos caused by the Celestial Killer Corpse King left the Haoyang Sect significantly weakened, and it would take them a hundred years of recuperation to recover their vitality.

However, just as Zhouyang had originally thought, when the Anti-Light Alliance’s high-level officials learned of Haoyang Sect’s plight and discovered that a Spiritual Zombie with strength equivalent to a late-stage Nascent Soul Stage cultivator had appeared within their domain, they immediately issued the highest-level bounty order, demanding all Anti-Light Alliance cultivators report any sightings of the Celestial Killer Corpse King immediately.

In the Land of the Far West, the Anti-Light Alliance and demonic cultivators had an irreconcilable feud.

Back in the day, they rose to power by resisting alongside demonic cultivators against the Great Brightness Immortal Palace. Although the Great Brightness Immortal Palace was not overthrown, they turned mid-way and eradicated demonic cultivators in the Land of the Far West, making it rare for a high-tier demon cultivator to appear for a thousand years.

Now discovering that a late-stage Nascent Soul Stage corpse cultivator had appeared within their territory, how could they not be alarmed?

Even the Great Brightness Immortal Palace, despite reveling in Haoyang Sect’s misfortune, secretly issued orders for their cultivators to report any sightings of demonic cultivators within their borders, fearing the Celestial Killer Corpse King might flee to their land to avoid the bounty of the Anti-Light Alliance.

From a pragmatic perspective, both parties were overly concerned.

The Celestial Killer Corpse King, born from the spiritually charged corpse of "Master Heisha," had no intentions of revitalizing the Demon Dao in the Land of the Far West, nor of involving itself in the conflicts between the Great Brightness Immortal Palace and the Anti-Light Alliance.

Its attack on Guo Jinhong was merely because, during the soul search of Liu Boyong, it learned from his soul’s memory that Guo Jinhong possessed a demonic treasure highly beneficial to it, leading to the planning of the Haoyang Mountain battle through Zhouyang’s hand.

Unfortunately, it failed to fully accomplish its objective and did not acquire the treasure it sought from Guo Jinhong.

Having not obtained the item and instead stirring up trouble, any ordinary cultivator would undoubtedly be frustrated.

However, the Celestial Killer Corpse King is different. Although it possesses human intelligence, its emotions are not very rich.

This failed operation only made it aware of its inadequacies in power. It’s planning to enhance its strength to a new level after fully utilizing Zhouyang, and then head to Haoyang Mountain to seize that treasure.

Moreover, it’s not like it reaped no benefits from this journey. At least, with the help of Guo Jinhong, Zhouyang successfully formed his core, and also it managed to capture Qin Yue’Er as a bonus.

"Do you know why Guo Jinhong sent this girl to your side? Do you know why he couldn’t wait to kill you right after you successfully formed your core?"

Desolate mountain, solitary grave, inside the tomb chamber.

The Celestial Killer Corpse King released Zhouyang and Qin Yue’Er from the silver pendant without mentioning the battle at Haoyang Mountain, and instead pointed at the still unconscious Qin Yue’Er to ask about what it had always wanted to know.

"I don’t know. I beseech Elder to guide me."

Zhouyang glanced at Qin Yue’Er beside him and honestly expressed his ignorance.

"Hehehe, if I’m not mistaken, a kind of egg of a Barbaric Strange Insect, known as the Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect, should be planted inside this girl’s body by Guo Jinhong!"

"You may not know what the Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect is, but I must tell you that once it evolves into its mature form, it possesses the ability to traverse Yin and Yang, and can ignore most worldly attacks and defenses, burrowing directly into other creatures to devour their souls. Even the Nascent Soul of Nascent Soul Stage cultivators falls within its devouring range!"

"However, the Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect is extremely difficult to incubate. Under natural circumstances, it must be placed in a location where Yin and Yang converge to absorb Yin and Yang Qi to successfully hatch."

"But such places are incredibly rare. Even if they exist, they are certainly occupied by some major forces. Guo Jinhong clearly cannot place the Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect there to incubate."

"So if I’m correct, he must have wanted you to engage in Yin Yang Dual Cultivation with this girl, and then use a Secret Technique to allow the Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect to absorb the Extreme Yang and Yin Qi from both of your bodies to hatch, then devour your Divine Souls to pass through the initial weakness period!"

The Celestial Killer Corpse King coldly sneered, revealing Guo Jinhong’s scheme.

Upon hearing these words, Zhouyang gasped in astonishment.

"No wonder, no wonder I’ve tried probing Qin Yue’Er, yet I couldn’t detect any anomalies; the real killing move was here!"

Zhouyang suddenly realized, his face full of lingering fear.

Luckily, he was not one to indulge in female charm; he had never touched Qin Yue’Er from beginning to end, otherwise...

"Something’s not right! According to Elder’s words, why would Guo Jinhong wait for me to form my core before taking action? When my cultivation was at the Purple Mansion Stage, wouldn’t it have been more compatible with Qin Yue’Er’s Purple Mansion Stage cultivation? Now that I’ve successfully formed my core, isn’t my Extreme Yang Qi far more abundant than her Extreme Yin Qi?"

Zhouyang suddenly recalled something, and with confusion written all over his face, he looked at the Celestial Killer Corpse King and voiced his doubts.

"Hmph, do you think anyone can achieve Yin Yang balance with this woman? She possesses the rare Profound Yin Spirit Body and cultivates the Taiyin Cold Moon Technique, a Cold Yin Technique, with Yin Qi in her body so abundant that few female cultivators can match!"

"Moreover, the egg of the Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect has been dormant in her body for countless years, absorbing unknown amounts of Yin Qi. If you hadn’t formed your Golden Core, even with your Qianyang Treasure Body, you couldn’t possibly provide the vast amounts of Extreme Yang Qi required to hatch it!" Get full chapters from novel_fіre.net

The Celestial Killer Corpse King snorted coldly, revealing a secret that shocked Zhouyang.

"What? This woman is actually a Spirit Body Cultivator!"

Zhouyang looked at Qin Yue’Er with shock on his face, completely unanticipated that this woman, who had lived with him for quite a while, was such a rare Spirit Body Cultivator.

Guo Jinhong had claimed that this girl had good Spirit Root Talent, which led to her being chosen as a disciple by the Vice Hall Master of Cold Moon Hall within the Great Brightness Immortal Palace. Zhouyang had believed him.

Reflecting now, if Qin Yue’Er didn’t possess a Spirit Body, how could that Vice Hall Master from Cold Moon Hall dare to organize many Golden Core Stage cultivators from the Great Brightness Immortal Palace to save her when she was captured by the Anti-Light Alliance?

He knew little about the Profound Yin Spirit Body but was quite knowledgeable about the Profound Sun Spirit Body, which is considered its counterpart.

The Profound Sun Spirit Body is the best choice for inheritors of the Profound Sun Immortal Sect. Typically, a cultivator with such a Spirit Body joining the Profound Sun Immortal Sect is almost guaranteed to become a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, and later has a high chance of becoming the most powerful figure within the sect.

After overcoming his shock, Zhouyang’s expression shifted again, and with a full face of suspicion, he looked at the Celestial Killer Corpse King and asked, "What’s the purpose of Elder sharing all this with me? With what I know about Elder, shouldn’t you act oblivious to this matter, and after using me to enhance your power, replace Guo Jinhong and use me and Qin Yue’Er’s lives to incubate the Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect? Why would you be kind enough to tell me this for no reason?"

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