149: Chapter 149 Earth Vein Corpse Refining

"Leave this place within ten breaths, or die!"

In an instant, Ning Yuan's indifferent voice rang out, clearly reaching the ears of those Nascent Soul Cultivators, leaving them momentarily stunned.

Then, realizing these words were directed at them, they showed expressions of mixed shock and anger; several Cultivators even chuckled out loud.

"A mere Mid Nascent Soul stage cultivator dares to boast so shamelessly? Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!"

"I think he's suffered a Qi Deviation, which is why he dares to say such things!"

"Hmph, how nonsensical! Overestimating himself!"

"..."

The many Nascent Souls did not take Ning Yuan's words to heart. There were over a dozen Nascent Souls here, and none were weaker than Ning Yuan. Would they really fear him alone?

Many could no longer resist the urge to teach Ning Yuan a lesson and surrounded him as if by prior agreement, while the others looked on with expressions of amusement.

"...Eight, nine, ten! Fine, since none of you are willing to leave, then stay here!"

Seeing this, Ning Yuan shook his head helplessly. He had given them a chance, but they didn't know how to take it, so they couldn't blame him.

Bang, bang, bang!

A gray light flashed through his eyes, and everyone present fell headfirst to the ground. Their expressions froze on their faces, and even the light in their eyes remained as it was before.

Ning Yuan struck extremely quickly, not allowing them to feel a shred of pain before their lives and cultivation vanished. Unlike some who only talked, Ning Yuan truly ensured a painless end.

After dealing with these people, Ning Yuan strode over a corpse at his feet, not forgetting to raise his hand to draw in and scavenge everything from the bodies. After all, even mosquito meat is meat; it shouldn't be wasted!

In a few strides, Ning Yuan arrived before a stone chamber. Following the method described on the map, he performed Hand Seals and struck out a beam of spiritual light. The Formation protecting the stone chamber flickered a few times before slowly disappearing before his eyes.

He released his Divine Sense to sense the area, and after confirming there was no danger, Ning Yuan stepped inside. He looked around and saw only a stone platform in the center with an ancient Jade Slip placed upon it—nothing else!

Performing another Hand Seal to break the Formation on the stone platform, Ning Yuan reached out and took the Jade Slip. Upon checking it with his Divine Sense, his face immediately showed a look of surprise.

"It's actually a Refined Corpse Secret Technique!"

The Jade Slip recorded a method for creating a Refined Corpse. Operating according to the requirements, there was at least a ninety percent chance of refining a Nascent Soul Refined Corpse, whose combat power would be even more formidable than an average Nascent Soul Cultivator.

This result disappointed Ning Yuan slightly; a Nascent Soul Refined Corpse wouldn't be of much use to him, but it was better than returning empty-handed. Stowing the Jade Slip, Ning Yuan turned and left the stone chamber for the next one.

Over the following period, Ning Yuan opened every stone chamber one by one, pocketing everything inside, though the harvest could only be described as average.

A Rank 5 Body Refining Cultivation Technique, 'Corpse Demon Physique'; a Rank 5 Cultivation Technique, 'Corpse Control Art'; Refined Corpse Materials; Rank 4 Medicinal Pills that had lost most of their efficacy... To an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator, these things would be highly valuable to sell even if they couldn't use them, but Ning Yuan looked down on them!

Moreover, they were all related to refining corpses and weren't of high grade, so he really couldn't muster any interest.

Now he could only place his hopes on the fifth floor, praying there would be something good so he wouldn't return in disappointment after coming with such high spirits!

Before the Fifth Floor Formation

Ning Yuan repeated his previous actions, easily breaking the Formation, and then stepped inside. What met his eyes was a sarcophagus, bronze in color, with eerie patterns carved all around it.

Through the Refined Corpse Secret Technique, Ning Yuan recognized at a glance that these were patterns needed for creating a Refined Corpse, and the grade of this Refined Corpse was not low—at least starting at the Soul Transformation stage!

On the ground, a Formation was set up to draw in earth vein qi, continuously pulling it in to temper the corpse. Once successful, the strength of the Refined Corpse would be unimaginable.

This method was much more powerful than using Yin Qi, but the time required was incredibly long; even a thousand years might not be enough for success.

This Formation was still running today, pulling in threads of earth vein qi and tempering the corpse through the patterns on the sarcophagus. Clearly, the Refined Corpse had not yet fully formed.

"So that's how it is..."

Seeing this scene, Ning Yuan understood everything. Besides the Hand Seals for breaking the Formation, the map also contained a set of seals that seemed to be for acceleration. He hadn't understood them when he first saw them, but now everything was clear.

These seals could speed up the Formation of the Refined Corpse, removing the need to wait for a long time.

Of course, these seals could only be used once the Refined Corpse had reached a certain level of compatibility with the earth vein qi; otherwise, if the Refined Corpse couldn't withstand the earth vein qi, its body would explode!

Thud!

Suddenly, a sound rang out, giving Ning Yuan a start. The sarcophagus in front of him trembled slightly, followed by a continuous series of thuds. The Refined Corpse inside had been awakened.

Refined Corpses are extremely sensitive to Life Qi. Upon sensing Ning Yuan, it immediately wanted to break out of the coffin and devour him.

Whoosh!

Knowing it was the Refined Corpse causing trouble, Ning Yuan's mind moved, and three beautiful figures appeared before him. Then, his Aura erupted, pressing down toward the sarcophagus. Sensing a threat, the Refined Corpse immediately quieted down and stopped making noise.

These three were naturally Du Jiaojiao, Bone Firefly, and Tree Essence.

Among them, Bone Firefly had successfully broken through to become a Nascent Soul after Ning Yuan gave her a Soul Transformation Stage Pill.

Besides Tao Yao, they were the ones with the highest cultivation by Ning Yuan's side!

"Go, open the sarcophagus!"

To control the Refined Corpse, he naturally had to see it first. So, he had the three women open the sarcophagus. Using three Soul Transformation experts to suppress an unformed Refined Corpse was most appropriate.

As for Tao Yao, she still hadn't recovered yet, so he didn't want to trouble her.

Hearing this, the three women did not hesitate. With a few flashes of movement, they surrounded the sarcophagus and then circulated their spiritual power to lift the lid.

Roar, roar!

Just as the Refined Corpse inside prepared to flee, the three women joined forces to suppress it. It struggled frantically while letting out bursts of roars, but no matter how it resisted, it couldn't budge them in the slightest.

"Is this a Refined Corpse? It's different from what I imagined."

Ning Yuan flashed to the side of the sarcophagus and carefully observed the constantly roaring Refined Corpse. It wasn't surrounded by corpse energy and a foul stench as he had imagined; instead, it looked like a normal person.

The only difference, perhaps, was a pair of blood-red eyes filled with bloodlust and madness, like a wild beast waiting to devour someone.

This Refined Corpse was a large, thick-set man with bushy eyebrows and big eyes. His sturdy muscles were full of power and shimmered with a faint yellowish-brown light, identical to the color of earth vein qi.

It seemed that using earth vein qi to create a Refined Corpse was completely different from using Yin Qi. Perhaps there would be unexpected gains.