Corpse Burier: I Can Nourish Corpse-Chapter 53: Gaining Another Trump Card

All the way to Feixian Peak.

Those encountered.

Those seen.

All faces changed.

Everyone knows Wen doesn’t step out of the big gate or the small gate, and no one is willing to befriend him; on Feixian Peak, he has only Wang Nian as a friend.

To see Lu Shi’s direct disciple chatting and laughing with Wen, eyebrows animatedly raised, they couldn’t help but be astonished.

This Heterodox Dao has managed to climb up to Lu Shi?

Who is Lu Shi.

Under the elders of the Artifact Refining Tower, he is the first, but actually his talent and skill in artifact refining are slightly stronger than even the elders. Although he has not refined artifacts in recent years, even the Peak Master has praised him that he will surely achieve Tier One Top Grade in the future.

Today, he serves as Feixian Peak’s steward but may become a top-grade artifact refiner, possibly joining the ranks of the Main Peak.

Therefore, his direct disciple status is also quite high on Feixian Peak.

Wen now being so close with his direct disciple has obviously taken everyone by surprise, perhaps even astonishment.

Soon.

Wen arrived at the Artifact Refining Tower.

Along the way, Wen already knew the reason for Lu Shi’s disciple’s excitement.

Lu Shi, by relying on crafting a Corpse Nurturing Coffin, has touched a bit of the top-grade threshold, and the quality of his Corpse Nurturing Coffin has thus become extremely high, belonging to one of the top three artifacts Lu Shi has crafted in the past decade.

With hopeful anticipation, Wen arrived at the Artifact Refining Room where Lu Shi was, stepping inside felt as if entering another world.

Outside the door.

The scorching heat from the furnace made it seem like being under the blazing sun.

Inside the door.

Though the Yin Fire had been extinguished, the temperature inside the Artifact Refining Room was akin to the deep winter.

On the iron forging platform, a giant jet-black coffin, six feet long and two feet wide, lay quietly. The coffin’s body was covered with various types of artifact runes, interlinked to form a heart-stopping image of a hundred corpses walking by night.

Moreover, the Corpse Nurturing Coffin exuded extremely heavy Yin Qi; while not as sinister as a Black Corpse, it was exceedingly cold, a chill that could make one’s scalp numb even from ten feet away.

Wen was somewhat fine; Lu Shi’s disciple beside him actually tightened his clothes.

After carefully taking two glances, Wen withdrew his gaze and promptly bowed to the weary Lu Shi, who lay reclining, "Thank you, Steward Lu... If I am not mistaken, this Corpse Nurturing Coffin is of top quality?"

Though Wen lacked the professional eye of an artifact refiner, he could sense its quality far surpassed the Corpse Eye.

Lu Shi, squinting, nodded with a smile, his eyebrows full of fatigue, "You are not mistaken; were it not for your material limitations, it might have been a Tier One Top-grade Spiritual Artifact... Just couldn’t think the old man actually touched the top-grade threshold by crafting a Heterodox Dao item. If this gets out, it would be quite a joke."

Wen was thrilled and then hurriedly said, "Elder Lu, actually whether it’s Heterodox Dao or the Dao of Qi Cultivation, all are Dao, the key lies in the user. I, Wen, assure you, will never use the Corpse Nurturing Coffin to kill innocents or commit acts akin to Heterodox Demons."

Hearing this, there was slightly less helplessness in Lu Shi’s eyes, "Kid, for you to say such words, it shows your character. Enough, don’t speak, listen to the old man telling you about this Corpse Nurturing Coffin."

"Disciple listens attentively."

Wen stood upright, fist-clenched.

Lu Shi stood up and fondly stroked the Corpse Nurturing Coffin, saying, "Don’t underestimate this six-foot-long Corpse Nurturing Coffin; it is transformable, can shrink to fit in the palm or expand to six feet to dominate a region... As for its efficacy of nurturing corpses, I won’t elaborate; you should know."

"Disciple knows."

"What the old man will say next can serve as the foundation of a top-tier Tier One Middle-grade: simply put, it can attack and defend. If a person is placed inside, even a Body Refining Cultivator will turn into a pool of blood within an hour, leaving no bones; in terms of resistance and defense, if you reach Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer later, a regular Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer will certainly not be able to break it with force."

Wen was delighted.

He understood what Lu Shi meant by reaching Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer.

Because force is mutual, this artifact may not be damaged by Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer, but the holder may not withstand the impact.

If you’re at Qi Cultivation Third Layer, using it to withstand attacks from Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer, the artifact definitely remains intact, but you will be fatally shocked.

But if you step into Qi Cultivation Third Layer, using it to withstand attacks from Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, its effects will be top-notch. Only your body can withstand the magical impact, and your magical power can continue to support operating the Corpse Nurturing Coffin, then you can resist like a tortoise, standing undefeated.

"Thank you, Steward Lu!" Wen immediately knelt to express gratitude because top-tier quality assured much better corpse-nurturing efficacy.

Looking back now, the two hundred low-grade Spirit Stones paid for crafting seemed hardly enough to thank Lu Shi for his help.

If crafted by someone else, being an ordinary Tier One Middle-grade Spiritual Artifact would be the limit.

Absolutely impossible to achieve much with little expenditure!

If one were to buy, a regular top-tier Tier One Middle-grade Spiritual Artifact would cost at least around a thousand Spirit Stones and might be available for sale without demand.

Because artifact refiners need to cultivate too, impossible to refine artifacts for others all 365 days a year.

And custom-made top-tier Tier One Middle-grade would be even more expensive.

Definitely need to add another three to five hundred low-grade Spirit Stones.

Lu Shi nodded with satisfaction, "Just don’t spread the word; thanks or not isn’t important... But if you go to the Main Peak later and make a name, you can say this item was crafted by the old man!"

"Definitely!"

Wen nodded and smiled.

He suddenly recalled a phrase—repaying kindness doesn’t mean you bring disaster later and don’t mention I’m your master.

After expressing gratitude again, Wen refined the Corpse Nurturing Coffin, shrinking it and storing it in the storage bag.

And so it comes.

In the future, the Black Corpse can be stored in the Corpse Nurturing Coffin and carried around.

No need to let the Black Corpse follow and draw attention with its bouncing jumps.

...

After leaving the Artifact Refining Tower, Wen eagerly headed to the Corpse Remains Death Land.

He put the Black Corpse inside while also placing the Three Evils Object into the Corpse Nurturing Coffin, enclosing it together with the Black Corpse.

Then he used the Corpse Nourishing Spell to invoke Earthly Evil Yin Qi, and supplemented it with Yin Technique to drive the Corpse Nurturing Coffin, thus commencing Three Evils Corpse Nurturing.

Yet just as Wen exhausted the Yin Technique and returned the Black Corpse to the Corpse Nourishing Land, the main hall suddenly echoed with bell sounds.

Brief.

Subtle.

Yet the sound transmitted for twenty to thirty miles.

This bell sound indicates new and significant announcements from the sect.

But Wen did not go to check; instead, he continued his work, planning to ask other disciples about the bell-causing matter later.

Though he has few friends on Feixian Peak, after all, they’re fellow disciples, and regular Feixian Peak disciples are willing to provide answers to a couple of questions.

But before Wen could ask, Wang Nian already came over solemnly delivering today’s announcement.

"The Inspection Hall announced the exact time for the assessment, but unknown reasons caused it to be suddenly moved up to a month later."

"Moved up that much?"

Wen was somewhat surprised.

And a bit delighted.

Delighted to be able to leave Feixian Peak sooner.

Considering Feixian Peak’s current situation, he truly didn’t want to stay, the presence of two double agents in high positions is truly shocking.

Wang Nian continued, "The assessment rules were announced along with it; Main Peak is accepting only twenty people in total. Ten apprentice disciples within three years and ten regular disciples within a year... With regular assessment, you would likely pass, who among the apprentice disciples can defeat you? But..."

Wang Nian hesitated to speak.

Wen understood what Wang Nian meant, "No worries, Brother Wang."

Though he spoke of no worries.

Wen’s mind was already made.

Li Ye must be eliminated.

The situation at Feixian Peak, despite the undercurrents, is not the concern of an ordinary apprentice disciple.

Only Li Ye poses a threat.

As long as it is resolved, regardless of the hidden currents at Feixian Peak, he can peacefully endure the month.

"This opportunity is once in a lifetime; if anything goes wrong, it would really be a pity." Wang Nian expressed his helplessness and anger.

Because he is powerless against Li Ye.

"Once in a lifetime?" Wen didn’t understand why Wang Nian used such weighty words.

Wang Nian explained, "Because this time the Inspector Hall Main Peak Elder Council will personally arrive; though the primary purpose is to investigate the cause and perpetrator of the Peak Master’s death, they will certainly observe this assessment... If you can catch their eye, you might soar to great heights. Being a regular Main Peak disciple and being an Elder’s disciple are worlds apart."

Speaking of this.

Wang Nian also showed an expression of longing.

Then he sighed, "If Steward Mu were in the sect at this time, Li Ye would definitely not dare to pick on you."

Wen remained silent.

Did not speak.

His mind was already calculating various possibilities.

To kill Li Ye, given his current strength and background, should not be hard.

But the difficulty is doing so without alarming others, retreating completely, and not exposing oneself.

"Wen, do you think sending him a thousand Golden Spear Talismans would make him willing to reconcile?" Wang Nian suddenly asked.