Chapter 412: 妖尸

A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Volume 4: Winds Rise Overseas

As Han Li was pondering, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he and Qu Hun stopped their escape light.

This was because the space ahead, which had been empty moments before, suddenly blurred and twisted. With a *swoosh*, a humanoid demonic creature crawled out.

“What is that?” Han Li couldn't help but hold his breath the moment he saw it.

The monster was entirely emerald green, covered in dark, gleaming iron armor. It was bare-handed, with extremely sharp, inch-long claws, and a mouth full of yellowish-brown fangs. It grinned hideously at the two of them.

“A Corpse Refinement?” The strong, putrid smell of a corpse wafting from the creature, carried by the wind, made Han Li instantly recognize the monster's true identity. He was secretly alarmed.

Just from its appearance, this was certainly not a low-level Corpse Refinement like an “Iron-Armored Corpse.” It was most likely refined by Grand Ancestor Jiyin using special methods.

With this thought, Han Li raised a hand, and the Green Glare Sword transformed into a several-zhang-long green flood dragon, shooting fiercely forward. At the same time, Qu Hun, beside him, silently flicked a finger, and a thin streak of blood-red light flashed out, swift as a fleeting glance. This was precisely the Blood Spirit Drill Qu Hun had painstakingly cultivated.

With a soft *thud*.

The Blood Spirit Drill, though launched later, reached first, piercing a tiny hole in the Corpse Refinement's chest. This caused the demonic corpse to inexplicably look down at itself.

Han Li was overjoyed. Under his activation, the green flood dragon then struck the creature as well.

Green light splattered, and the demonic creature was immediately sent flying several zhang backward. However, it let out a low roar, instantly regained its footing, and glared menacingly at Han Li.

“Not good! This demonic creature is actually immune to attacks from ordinary magic treasures?” Han Li hastily recalled the Green Glare Sword, his heart sinking.

The demonic corpse was unharmed by his strike; even the tiny hole healed at a visible rate.

Han Li's expression darkened. Suddenly, he pulled Qu Hun, and they transformed into a long rainbow, flying diagonally away, intending to bypass the corpse and escape from its side.

It wasn't that Han Li genuinely feared he couldn't deal with this Corpse Refinement. Rather, he was afraid of delaying his escape and giving Grand Ancestor Jiyin a chance to free up his hands and pursue them. Naturally, he would avoid confrontation if possible.

Moreover, when he secretly glanced around, he saw that cultivators fleeing in other directions were all intercepted by numerous identical Corpse Refinements. He wondered how many Grand Ancestor Jiyin had actually refined.

Han Li's heart was solemn. The speed of the long rainbow increased by another third under his and Qu Hun's full exertion, and they were about to flash past the Corpse Refinement's side.

However, the demonic corpse's eyes flashed green, its figure suddenly blurred, and it vanished from its spot!

Seeing this extremely familiar scene, Han Li almost reflexively swung his sword light to one side. Immediately, five claw-like black streaks whistled past from where he had been, shooting sharply for over ten zhang before dissipating.

Han Li drew a sharp breath. His sword light turned back. Sure enough, the Corpse Refinement was standing not far behind him, with several-inch-long black light extending and retracting from its two sharp claws.

What incredible speed! The demonic corpse's current position was dozens of zhang from its original spot; it had arrived in an instant!

This was almost as strange as Han Li's instant movement when he used the Luo Yan Steps on the ground, yet this demonic corpse could do it in mid-air! This was simply outrageous!

Han Li's face turned ashen.

He knew that he couldn't escape without dealing with this Corpse Refinement. This was probably also why Grand Ancestor Jiyin could remain unhurried and seemingly ignore their flight.

Understanding this, Han Li's heart hardened. He slapped his storage pouch.

Immediately, over a hundred streaks of green light and two streaks of red light shot out from it, densely surrounding him.

After the light converged, two Blood Jade Spiders and a hundred giant green apes were revealed. Each of these giant apes had wide mouths and fangs, stood two zhang tall, and as soon as they appeared, they immediately raised their hands. Ten finger-thick beams of green light shot out from their fingers, launching an overwhelming attack towards the demonic corpse.

Facing the dense, unavoidable attacks, the demonic corpse's eyes glowed fiercely. A cloud of black gas spewed from its mouth, rushing to meet the tiny green lights. Meanwhile, it crossed its arms in front of itself and charged forward directly with the black gas.

As a result, after the black gas negated most of the green lights, the remaining beams finally struck the Corpse Refinement, causing smoke to billow and light to radiate from its body. However, the demonic corpse merely gnashed its fangs briefly before savagely charging into the group of giant apes with several large strides.

Successive *cracking* sounds rang out as several giant apes near it were sliced into multiple pieces by the black light from its sharp claws. Seeing this, Han Li's brow furrowed. Beside him, Qu Hun immediately released a blood-red light several tens of zhang high, which instantly condensed into a gigantic blood saber, slashing fiercely towards the Corpse Refinement.

With a soft *clang*, the blood saber struck the demonic corpse's head, emitting a metallic sound. It couldn't cut into its body at all.

Furthermore, this strike seemed to provoke the corpse's fury. It flipped its hand, grabbing the blood saber, then seized it with its other hand as well, seemingly intending to destroy it to vent its rage.

Upon seeing this, Han Li, instead of panicking, showed a look of delight!

Just as the blood saber, under Qu Hun's incantation, suddenly transformed into purple flames, which instantly blazed fiercely upon the Corpse Refinement. This startled the corpse, causing it to shriek and continuously swat at the flames with both hands, looking utterly at a loss.

However, the demonic corpse quickly realized that although these purple flames were difficult to extinguish, they caused it no harm and could be completely ignored. This immediately delighted it, and it went back to searching for the culprit.

But just as it raised its head, two large, pure white nets silently descended upon it, firmly enveloping the unsuspecting creature. These were the massive spiderwebs sprayed by the Blood Jade Spiders.

Greatly startled, the demonic corpse struggled with all its might, but at the same time, the purple flames transformed into a bowl-thick purple flame serpent, fiercely coiling around its body.

Thus, under the dual binding of the spiderwebs and the flame serpent, the fiend was temporarily unable to break free.

Seeing this situation, Han Li's figure unhesitatingly transformed into a long rainbow again. He retracted his spirit beasts and puppets, then immediately fled far away with Qu Hun without looking back.

If he hadn't misheard, a third scream had echoed from Grand Ancestor Jiyin's direction.

If they didn't seize this opportunity to flee, they would truly be captured by that old demon and forced into slavery.

Han Li and Qu Hun, combining their strength, escaped over a hundred li in one breath, changing directions several times by weaving and turning along the way before finally finding an unnamed small island.

The two immediately landed on the island, sinking more than ten zhang deep into the soil. They then took out a light veil that concealed their aura and draped it over themselves, simultaneously activating an unnamed incantation.

Even after doing all this, Han Li's heart remained uneasy, unsure if they could deceive the divine sense of the two old demons. After all, the divine sense of Nascent Soul stage cultivators was surely far beyond what ordinary cultivators possessed.

Poor Han Li didn't know that, over a hundred li away, Grand Ancestor Jiyin was leisurely standing in place, with no intention of pursuing them further.

Beside him stood a large man in a red shirt with a purple face, along with more than ten emerald-green Corpse Refinements.

In front of Grand Ancestor Jiyin and the Dove-faced Elder, the middle-aged man floated unconscious in the air, with several eerie, blue-glowing long needles stuck in his body.

As for Elder Zhao and the others, they stood trembling behind the two, not daring to breathe. There was no trace of the arrogance typically associated with Core Formation stage cultivators left in them.

“I really didn't expect that girl Ziling to still escape! I originally intended to capture her and gift her to Fellow Daoist Chihuo, but it seems I’ll have to find another opportunity later!” Grand Ancestor Jiyin said calmly.

“Senior Wu is too kind. Although that girl Ziling asked for my help at the cost of providing ten excellent cultivation vessels, I was actually interested in her personally. However, I see that your grandson also seems very interested in this woman, so I shall yield her to your grandson!” the purple-faced man said with a laugh.

“Then many thanks, Fellow Daoist Chi! After I return, I will send twenty more female cultivators with cultivation foundations to Yuan Gui Island as compensation. Speaking of which, your master is also considered a senior among us. Please convey my regards to him!” Upon hearing this, a rare smile appeared on Grand Ancestor Jiyin’s face.

“I haven't seen my master in a long time either, Junior. If I do, I will certainly convey your regards to him, Senior!” Old Monster Chihuo said extremely politely. However, his eyes darted around, and he suddenly added:

“However, with Ziling escaping this time, I'm afraid she might seek out the people from the Star Palace. Will this cause any trouble?” Chihuo showed a slight look of concern.

“Star Palace? Heh heh! There’s nothing to worry about,” Grand Ancestor Jiyin sneered dismissively.

“As far as I know, several elders of the Heavenly Star Palace are in seclusion and won't concern themselves with such trivial matters. As for those two old fogeys, the Heavenly Star Dual Sages, they inexplicably cultivated some Primordial Magnetic Divine Light, which resulted in them only being able to leave Heavenly Star City for half a month on a few fixed days each year, otherwise their cultivation would greatly decline. It seems that for the next trip to the Void Heaven Hall, we’ll be rid of two major enemies,” Grand Ancestor Jiyin continued, somewhat gleefully.

“My master also mentioned this to me before. As long as the Heavenly Star Dual Sages remain in Heavenly Star City, they are almost invincible in this realm by relying on that Primordial Magnetic Mountain. Furthermore, once their Primordial Magnetic Divine Light cultivation technique reaches great mastery, they will no longer be trapped in Heavenly Star City. At that time, the Scattered Star Seas will still be their domain!” Chihuo’s mouth twitched, and he said with concern.