#16 - Chapter 16: The Invincible Corpse Under the Saint

In the early hours of the morning, three figures appeared in the ancestral land, where baleful aura surged.

They were three old men exuding a dense aura of death, appearing in the ancestral land within the darkness of night.

Their faces were deathly pale, and they were as thin as skeletons, as terrifying as corpses.

An ordinary person would likely be scared to death upon seeing them.

Even more terrifying was that each of them carried a pitch-black, ancient coffin on their backs.

A dense, sinister aura emanated from them, extremely horrifying.

"Tens of thousands of years ago, the Jiang Clan was a super power in the Xuanhuang World, and countless experts are buried in this tomb forest."

"This is the best source for finding a high-quality corpse."

The yellow-haired old man revealed a sinister smile.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the Corpse Driving Sect was also a super power in the Xuanhuang World, feared by all who heard of them.

However, because they frequently stole the corpses of the ancestors of various powers to refine them into zombies,

They were eventually suppressed by a coalition of dozens of forces.

The ancestors of the Jiang Clan also took action back then.

However, a centipede dies hard.

A very small number of remnants of the Corpse Driving Sect managed to survive.

However, they could only survive by hiding in the shadows.

"The tomb forest is protected by a formation; it requires the blood of a direct descendant of the Jiang Clan to enter."

"Hehe, fortunately, there is a direct descendant of the Jiang Clan in the Sin Forest—that廢太子 (waste Crown Prince) exiled to the ancestral land to reflect on his mistakes by the Great Xia Emperor."

Subsequently, the three members of the Corpse Driving Sect stealthily made their way towards the Sin Forest.

Within the ancestral land, baleful aura surged in all directions, and there were not many Jiang Clan members stationed here.

Apart from the most important Stele Forest and Prison Forest, the defenses were not strict.

...

Jiang Ning was sleeping.

Only by achieving Transcendent Sainthood can one avoid the need to eat, drink, excrete, and sleep.

Suddenly, Jiang Ning opened his eyes.

His powerful consciousness detected three experts in the Dharma Idol Realm approaching his bamboo house.

Jiang Ning quietly tapped Little Li's sleeping acupoint, then lay back on the bed, waiting for the three to arrive.

He wanted to see what their purpose was.

He also secretly instructed Bai Sha not to act rashly without his orders.

Soon, the three broke into the bamboo house.

"Who are you?"

"What are you doing, breaking into my bamboo house in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Ning got up and asked.

"Strange, why hasn't this kid been affected by the baleful aura and the Myriad Worms Heart Devouring?"

"Boy, we are from the Corpse Driving Sect."

"The Jiang Clan suppressed our ancestors of the Corpse Driving Sect back then, so it is only right that we come to steal the corpses of the Jiang Clan to refine them into zombies, isn't it?"

"We'll use your blood to activate the formation of the tomb forest."

The black-haired old man revealed a ferocious gaze.

"So you are the shady characters of the Corpse Driving Sect."

Jiang Ning sneered.

"Aren't you afraid of us, you廢人 (waste person)?"

The yellow-haired old man was very surprised.

Jiang Ning did not waste words and immediately cast the Five Elements Barrier.

"Divine... divine power, what's going on?"

The three old men were suddenly shocked.

How could a廢人 (waste person) use divine power?

They were greatly puzzled.

"Torrential Rain Swordplay!"

Jiang Ning did not hold back and directly unleashed his ultimate move.

This was a swordplay upgraded from the 《Dripping Water Swordplay》.

Within the Five Elements Barrier, a torrential rain began to fall.

However, this torrential rain was not rain, but sword qi.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Countless raindrops condensed from sword qi fell towards the three members of the Corpse Driving Sect.

"This... what kind of swordplay is this? Such terrifying sword qi!"

The three old men were shocked and quickly summoned the natal zombies from their coffins to resist the sword qi.

Unfortunately, those three bronze-skinned, iron-boned, invincible zombies could not withstand Jiang Ning's sword qi either.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The sword qi howled, and before long, the three old men and three zombies all fell.

One move, instantly killing three cultivators of the same realm, without any chance of retaliation.

This was Jiang Ning's terrifying combat power.

"Killing and arson bring golden belts."

Jiang Ning understood this principle.

So, he began to search the three corpses.

These were three Dharma Idol Realm cultivators, their wealth must be considerable.

Sure enough, Jiang Ning found many good things.

Spirit stones, natural treasures, elixirs...

"This is... Corpse Refining Secret Technique?"

Looking at the yellowed ancient book in his hand, Jiang Ning became interested.

[You have carefully viewed it, triggering the Instant Learning Cheat, and comprehended the secret technique 《Four Fiends Corpse Refining Art》!]

In an instant, Jiang Ning comprehended the 《Four Fiends Corpse Refining Art》 to the highest level.

Jiang Ning did not know that he was the first person to comprehend the Four Fiends Corpse Refining Art to the highest level.

Capable of refining the legendary Spirit Corpse.

The Spirit Corpse had awakened intelligence, possessed self-awareness, and was no longer just a tool that only knew how to kill.

It was not afraid of sunlight, could hide its own corpse aura, making it impossible for people to detect that it was a zombie.

Even more terrifying was that the Spirit Corpse could also cultivate techniques and divine powers.

"Since I have learned the Four Fiends Corpse Refining Art, then I will refine a Spirit Corpse."

Cultivating the Four Fiends Corpse Refining Art could only refine one natal zombie.

Jiang Ning used the Earth Tunneling Technique and entered the tomb forest from underground.

When he raised his head, a tomb appeared right in front of him.

The tombstone read "Tomb of Jiang Yu, beloved son."

"Isn't this the old man's son?"

From the old man's mouth, Jiang Ning learned his son's name.

"Perhaps we are destined, you will be my natal zombie."

Jiang Yu was the number one genius of the Jiang Clan back then.

At a young age, he had cultivated to the Celestial Human Realm.

Back then, if the old man had not accidentally killed him, he would at least have the same strength as the old man today.

His aptitude was not bad.

The aptitude of the Spirit Corpse would be affected by the talent and strength of its previous life.

Of course, the corpse of a Saint was even better.

But, the Saints of the Jiang Clan were all from tens of thousands of years ago.

Their bones had long since decayed.

The corpse of a Saint, preserved for thousands of years without decaying, was already the limit.

Jiang Ning dug open Jiang Yu's grave and then opened the stone coffin.

A handsome and extraordinary young man's corpse appeared before him.

Jiang Yu reached the Celestial Human Realm in his fifties, but he looked like a young man in his twenties.

A Celestial Human Realm corpse could remain completely unchanged for a hundred years.

Jiang Ning forced out his own essence blood and fed it to the Spirit Corpse.

Then, he used the 《Four Fiends Corpse Refining Art》 and began to refine him into a zombie.

"Refining a Spirit Corpse is not a matter of overnight success."

"It's almost dawn, I should leave too."

Jiang Ning closed the stone coffin and buried Jiang Yu again.

The baleful aura and death aura in the tomb forest were even more dense, most suitable for nourishing corpses.

Before leaving, he set up a small Yin Gathering Formation.

Madly absorbing the surrounding baleful aura and death aura.

"This is a feng shui treasure land for refining a Spirit Corpse. After successful refinement, the Spirit Corpse will definitely be stronger than in its previous life."

Jiang Ning left very happily.

The stronger the Spirit Corpse, the stronger his own strength would be.

...

In this way, Jiang Ning entered the tomb forest every morning through the Earth Tunneling Technique to refine the corpse.

Three months passed, and the Spirit Corpse was finally successfully refined.

It looked no different from a normal person, except that its complexion was abnormally pale.

After absorbing a large amount of baleful aura and death aura in the ancestral land, the strength of the Spirit Corpse greatly increased, far exceeding its previous life.

Below the Saint Realm, it was definitely difficult to find an opponent.

Jiang Ning was very excited.

In this way, he had another powerful trump card.

In a one-on-one fight, the entire Great Xia Jiang Clan probably could not find anyone who was the Spirit Corpse's opponent.

"From now on, you will be called Jiang Chen."

"Usually, stay in the ancestral land to absorb the Yin Fiend Aura here for cultivation, and do not let anyone discover your existence."

Jiang Ning said indifferently.

"Yes, Master."

The Spirit Corpse, wearing a black hat, bowed and replied.

Finally, Jiang Ning passed on many cultivation methods to the Spirit Corpse.

Including the 《Netherworld Ghost Claw》.