Chapter 505: Chapter 505
Guo Jinhong is no good bird, the Celestial Killer Corpse King is even more evil than him.
Zhouyang doesn’t believe that the Celestial Killer Corpse King would kindly help him understand anything.
If Guo Jinhong is a hypocrite, then the Celestial Killer Corpse King is a truly wicked villain.
Zhouyang doesn’t want to deal with hypocrites, but he knows even better what fate awaits falling into the hands of a true villain.
Just as he said, such an evil entity like the Celestial Killer Corpse King, after seeing through Guo Jinhong’s schemes against him, should have taken over Guo Jinhong’s position to continue executing the incubation plan of the "Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect". How could he kindly speak of these things?
The Celestial Killer Corpse King wasn’t angry at all over Zhouyang’s questioning his intentions. He just sneered coldly: "Do you think the ’Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect’, such a barbaric strange insect, is so easy to control? While I don’t know what confidence Guo Jinhong has to control the incubated ’Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect’, I am certain I cannot do it!"
"Moreover, the eggs of this ’Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect’ should have been tampered with by Guo Jinhong. If I continue to let them hatch, I’m afraid I’d be doing someone else’s bidding. How could I be so foolish?"
Zhouyang remained silent.
This explanation from the Celestial Killer Corpse King, he believes.
He has heard about such barbaric strange insects, which are ferocious and difficult to tame.
Such fierce creatures cannot be constrained even by the Beast Taming Sect’s "Demonic Soul Contract", as these barbaric strange insects have no spiritual wisdom before evolving into maturity, only ferocity.
Mature barbaric strange insects, at worst, are on par with Golden Core Stage cultivators. For a powerful variant like the "Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Insect", ordinary Nascent Soul Stage cultivators wouldn’t dare provoke it, and who could force them to sign a "Demonic Soul Contract" or other slavery agreements?
"Even if it’s , isn’t there no need for senior to say these things to the junior?"
After a silent moment, Zhouyang still questioned the Celestial Killer Corpse King’s intentions with a heart full of confusion.
However, this time the Celestial Killer Corpse King didn’t answer his question but suddenly looked at him and asked, "Boy, do you want to live?"
"What? What does senior mean by this?"
Zhouyang trembled, his eyes flickering with brilliance as he looked at the Celestial Killer Corpse King, his words trembling.
Want to live? Of course, he does!
Although he already had a plan to escape the control of the Celestial Killer Corpse King, whether the plan would succeed was still unknown.
If the Celestial Killer Corpse King could let him go, he would gladly accept it.
But possessing the "Qianyang Treasure Body", a Supreme Yang Body, a giant of the Demon Dao like the Celestial Killer Corpse King, how could he willingly let go of a cultivator who would become a great threat to him once fully grown?
Seeing Zhouyang’s excitement, the Celestial Killer Corpse King’s smile flashed and he said solemnly, "If you cooperate with me in doing one thing, I can let you continue to live by replacing your body once the matter is accomplished!"
Upon hearing the Celestial Killer Corpse King speak of possession so lightly, noticing his sinister smile, Zhouyang shivered inwardly, realizing he was too naïve to believe this demon could show mercy and spare his life.
He certainly would not consent to possession.
Not to mention possession itself is an act leaning toward evil, not something pursued by the righteous.
Moreover, after possession, he would lose the unique treasure body "Qianyang Treasure Body" and the Tier Seven Immortal Artifact "Qianyang Treasure Pearl", which is unacceptable to him.
And with Golden Core Stage cultivation, possession would nearly sever his path forward; the "Heart Demon Tribulation" gate for ascending to Nascent Soul Stage is one he simply cannot overcome.
Considering this, how could Zhouyang agree to possession and survival through deceit?
Although he inwardly rejected the Celestial Killer Corpse King’s proposition, he showed no hint of it externally, instead asking earnestly, "But what does senior want the junior to cooperate in doing exactly?"
The Celestial Killer Corpse King was quite satisfied with his attitude and immediately said: "You possess the ’Qianyang Treasure Body’, and this girl has the ’Profound Yin Spirit Body’. If I were to refine both your corpses into a special demon corpse ’Yin Yang Corpse’, then I would gain two formidable generals!"
"So what I want you to cooperate with is to actively assist me in refining you into a demon corpse, after which I will let your primordial spirit leave and possess others to be reborn!"
Zhouyang was stunned on the spot.
Although he knew that the Celestial Killer Corpse King was a demon capable of any evil deed, he never expected that the other party would so bluntly propose something as outrageous as "borrowing your head for a moment."
He didn’t even need to ask any more questions to understand why the Celestial Killer Corpse King would suggest his cooperation in this matter.
The "Qianyang Treasure Body" is known for its supreme yang attributes. Normally, cultivators with such a constitution wouldn’t undergo corpse transformation and be refined into a demonic corpse.
This is due to the constraints of the Heaven and Earth Laws, which even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like the Celestial Killer Corpse King finds difficult to defy.
However, if Zhouyang were willing to actively cooperate and practice some demonic secret techniques that turn living beings into zombies, given the Celestial Killer Corpse King’s power, he might actually refine him into that so-called "Yin Yang Corpse."
There’s no way Zhouyang would agree to such harsh terms!
Though he completely rejected the proposal in his mind, he had to feign agreement to avoid the other party from threatening his Dao Companion out of anger and frustration, so he responded: "How can I trust that the senior will keep his promise?"
The Celestial Killer Corpse King sneered and said, "I knew you’d say that. As long as you agree to my conditions, I can swear a Dao Heart Oath once again!"
Zhouyang relaxed his expression slightly, nodded and said, "If that’s the case, it’s not impossible for me to consider it."
After both parties harbored their thoughts and agreed on the terms, the unconscious Qin Yue’Er was immediately placed by the Celestial Killer Corpse King into a "Netherworld Iron Wood" coffin, located at the spot where Yin Qi was most concentrated in the cemetery.
By now, Zhouyang was aware that the coffin itself had the function of gathering Yin Qi for corpse nurturing. Although the Celestial Killer Corpse King hadn’t killed Qin Yue’Er yet, it was clear that preparations for future corpse refinement had begun.
Furthermore, with the coffin’s isolation and the sealing technique arranged by the Celestial Killer Corpse King, even Guo Jinhong couldn’t determine their location through the Divine Soul Restriction placed on Qin Yue’Er and other methods.
In the months following, the Celestial Killer Corpse King led Zhouyang to several locations before settling long-term in a graveyard cluster with heavy Yin Qi.
Being in such a Yin and evil-enriched area, Zhouyang was unable to cultivate normally, and he had to spend most of his day using "Qianyang True Flame" to help the Celestial Killer Corpse King condense magical power, leaving little time for personal cultivation.
Nevertheless, even under these circumstances, he seized every moment to plan his future cultivation.
With the help of the Golden Core phenomenon "Great Sun Embrace," Zhouyang discovered his Spirit Root talent had improved to the Upper-Grade Spirit Root Level, bringing a noticeable ease to his cultivation in fire magic and divine techniques.
Upon reaching the Golden Core Stage, the "Qianyang Immortal Scripture" presented several new methods for cultivating divine techniques. Zhouyang found that he could currently cultivate three Golden Core divine techniques: "Pure Yang Heaven Sword," "Qianyang Golden Light Shield," and "Silent Extinction Soul-Burning Divine Light."
The "Pure Yang Heaven Sword" is an attacking divine technique that can forge a divine sword of immeasurable power upon mastery, similar to the "Qianyang Celestial Sword" that Zhouyang previously practiced, only as an enhanced version.
The "Qianyang Golden Light Shield" is a defense divine technique that can be formed into a formidable protective light shield upon mastery. Though it sounds similar to Zhouyang’s previous "Qianyang Golden Light" protection magic, the defense power between the two is worlds apart.
Lastly, "Silent Extinction Soul-Burning Divine Light" is an attacking divine technique that requires the "Separation Fire Golden Eye" divine technique for execution. Once mastered, the twin pupils can emit the attacking light directly against the primordial spirit hidden within the enemy’s Golden Core, making it an extremely dominant spiritual sense attack.
Unfortunately, even though Zhouyang can cultivate these three divine techniques, advancing them to a minor achievement state may require considerable time.
Hence, for now, his strongest divine technique remains the "Qianyang True Flame," which has already reached the minor achievement state following his cultivation advancement to the Golden Core Stage.
The minor achievement state "Qianyang True Flame" is so powerful that even the Celestial Killer Corpse King, a late-stage Nascent Soul demon, only dares to let Zhouyang release a small trace of it to assist in magic refinement, fearing excessive exposure to its power! ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel※fire.net
Unfortunately, the "Qianyang Treasure Pearl" has temporarily gone into dormancy after absorbing a large amount of spiritual qi, or Zhouyang would have wanted to test if a strengthened "Qianyang True Flame" could gravely injure this old demon!
Unable to cultivate the Golden Core divine techniques isn’t Zhouyang’s greatest frustration—his greatest frustration is fearing that the Celestial Killer Corpse King might steal his treasures, causing him to hesitate in using the already prepared "Nine Heavens Profound Gold" for refining his Lifebound Spiritual Artifact.
While at the Purple Mansion Stage, Zhouyang had meticulously collected materials for refining his Lifebound Spiritual Artifact, and now he has successfully gathered the materials for refining the "Qianyang Golden Tower."
If the Celestial Killer Corpse King wasn’t present, after his core formation, his first action would have been refining his Lifebound Spiritual Artifact.
Now, he could only utilize his spare moments to consecrate the Tier Five Top-Grade "Soul Capturing Treasure Pearl" and "Fire Phoenix Banner," while also consecrating a Tier Five Middle-Grade Flying Sword "Jinghong Sword."
For a Golden Core Stage cultivator, these Tier Five artifacts are treasures worth fighting over, but in the Celestial Killer Corpse King’s eyes, they’re worthless, and it has no intention of stealing them.
To the demon, Zhouyang is bound to perish eventually, at which time those items will fall into its possession all the same.
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