Chapter 515: So-called Opportunity?

“Never mind!”

Qin Sang shook his head. He wasn't interested in looking around inside a Corpse Puppet Bag anyway.

The Heavenly Yin Corpse Art describes two types of containers for storing refined corpses. The first half of the art only details the Corpse Coffin for low-level disciples, which is too conspicuous; one has to carry a large coffin on their back, making it hard for others not to notice. However, even a regular Corpse Puppet Bag is hard to acquire. Most demonic cultivators of the Corpse Dao use this method to store their refined corpses. Even the disciples of the Qingyang Demonic Sect who bought his refined corpse would also acquire a Corpse Coffin magical artifact after their purchase.

Qin Sang had anticipated this situation and had already prepared a Corpse Coffin. All the meticulous preparations he had made earlier were precisely to guard against such an eventuality.

He set the Corpse Coffin upright. Qin Sang opened the lid and stepped inside.

The Corpse Coffin flashed with black light, shrinking slightly to perfectly match Qin Sang's physique. Qin Sang felt around, then exited the Corpse Coffin, returned to where he had been meditating, opened his mustard seed bag, and took out the jade box containing Daoist Jiupao's Golden Core.

He needed to complete the first two steps of refining the Flying Yaksha here: drawing the core into the body and merging man with core. This was because he planned to infiltrate the Qingyang Demonic Sect as a refined corpse.

Apart from the Ebony Sword, which could be hidden in his primordial spirit, and the Void Thunder, which few people recognized, he couldn't carry any other external items. The Ten Directions Yama Array, the Ten Directions Yama Banner... Even the Nine Dragons Heavenly Chariot Talisman from his Dantian was taken out by Qin Sang beforehand and stored in his mustard seed bag, to be hidden not far from the mountain gate when he entered the Qingyang Demonic Sect.

He was essentially entering the mountain completely unburdened this time, and no amount of caution would be excessive. If the Flying Yaksha hadn't been severely injured, his chances would have been higher. However, time was of the essence, and he couldn't wait indefinitely for the Flying Yaksha to recover.

Having possessed Daoist Jiupao's Golden Core for so long, it still appeared magnificent and enchanting, shining with an extraordinary light, as if alive. Qin Sang undid the restrictions on the jade box and took the Golden Core into his hand.

Of these two steps, drawing the core into the body was the most dangerous. His Dantian might not withstand the Golden Core's impact, leading to an uncontrolled Qi Sea, physical collapse, and an explosion of his body. Holding the Golden Core, Qin Sang felt the power fluctuations emanating from it, while simultaneously recalling the details of his previous Flying Yaksha refinement.

He clearly remembered that the most dangerous moment last time was during the Earthly Fiend Core Surge step. But that was for later; his current concern was how to infiltrate the Qingyang Demonic Sect. Although drawing the core into the body involved many twists and turns, the process had been relatively smooth. Now that he was doing it himself, it should be easier to control. The second step would be even easier and was the least concerning.

While contemplating, Qin Sang continuously familiarized himself with the Golden Core. In fact, he had been doing this ever since he acquired the Golden Core, so it didn't take much time before he gently held the Golden Core and slowly brought it closer to his abdomen.

During this process, Qin Sang activated the restrictions on his body, establishing a connection between himself and the Golden Core to reduce its repulsion. Time slowly passed, and the Golden Core drew closer and closer to Qin Sang's Dantian.

A familiar scene unfolded: the Golden Core was gradually enveloped by the restrictions. At first, it resisted, but as time passed, it slowly calmed down.“Go in!”Qin Sang sighed, seemingly, and pressed the Golden Core towards his Dantian.

'Whoosh...'Demonic energy surged, and the Golden Core sank into it.

Excruciating pain suddenly struck. Qin Sang's brows furrowed as he endured the agony. Only when the chaos in his Dantian reached its peak, on the verge of becoming unbearable, did he make a mental command and withdraw the Golden Core.

He was already experienced and extremely patient, trying repeatedly and silently observing the changes. After all, he was doing it on himself, and the progress was much faster than when he refined Yu Hua last time. Finally, the Golden Core fully entered his Qi Sea and settled firmly in its center.

At this moment, the Golden Core suddenly erupted with terrifying power, sweeping in all directions. No wonder Yu Hua, who was already inanimate at that time, emitted a cry filled with profound pain at the same moment; this pain was indeed unbearable.

Qin Sang was well-prepared. He spread his hands, immediately drew two items nearby into his palms: a handful of spiritual pills in one hand and a Lesser Yin Magnetic Bottle in the other. He exerted his full strength to suppress the Golden Core. When his spiritual energy was depleted, he would take spiritual pills; when his Earthly Fiend Qi ran out, he would replenish it with the Lesser Yin Magnetic Bottle.

Everything went smoothly. The chaos gradually subsided, and the Golden Core's radiance became internalized, hovering within his Qi Sea. Qin Sang inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, noticing that both his spiritual pills and the Earthly Fiend Qi in the Lesser Yin Magnetic Bottle were depleted by seventy to eighty percent. Fortunately, for the next step of the core surge, the consumption of Earthly Fiend Qi would be significantly reduced because half of it would be replaced by Primordial Heavenly Gang Qi, so he didn't need to prepare too much.

An hour later, Qin Sang proceeded to the next step: the merging of man and core. As he inwardly observed his Qi Sea, with a thought from Qin Sang, the Golden Core slowly rotated. It appeared to be intimately connected with Qin Sang, but he knew he couldn't actually control the Golden Core yet; everything was merely an illusion created by the restrictions.

Finally complete, Qin Sang noticed that daylight had fully broken outside the cave dwelling; it was early morning. After checking himself to ensure the Golden Core within his body wouldn't rebel for now, Qin Sang rose and left the cave dwelling. He glanced around, erased all traces within the dwelling, and then sped directly towards the Qingyang Demonic Sect.

En route, he took out two mustard seed bags. One was his own, containing valuable treasures like the Ten Directions Yama Banner, which he intended to hide near the Qingyang Demonic Sect. The other was prepared by Qin Sang in advance. Aside from the Void Thunder, it contained items like Lesser Yin Magnetic Bottles, magical artifacts, spirit stones, and spiritual pills. Their quality was decent, roughly equivalent to the net worth of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Having lost his Sword Qi Thunder Sound ability, Qin Sang felt uncertain. After much thought, he decided to bring the Void Thunder with him, just in case of unforeseen circumstances. The Void Thunder had an unremarkable appearance; without activation, it looked like a gray bead, and the lightning on its surface wouldn't constantly flash.

Qin Sang tossed the Void Thunder into a pile of miscellaneous items in his mustard seed bag, where several similar beads lay. The Void Spirit Sect hadn't refined Void Thunders for a long time, so even their own disciples might not know what a Void Thunder looked like, let alone outsiders. This powerful magical artifact was quickly becoming a legend. If it weren't for Granny Jing's guidance, Qin Sang wouldn't have recognized it.

In addition, there was a jade slip containing the Corpse Refinement Art of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, which Qin Sang had heavily altered. The most crucial part, which involved elevating a living corpse into a Flying Yaksha, had been changed from using only Earthly Fiend Qi to a combination of Earthly Fiend Qi and Primordial Heavenly Gang Qi.

Furthermore, the strength of the Flying Yaksha after its refinement was deliberately suppressed by Qin Sang to the level of a Pseudo-Core realm. This was because he intended to remove the sections in the Corpse Refinement Art that detailed corpse backlash, allowing anyone who obtained the secret art to use it without apprehension. The Flying Yaksha's power was too immense; even if no hidden dangers were explicitly stated, anyone acquiring the secret art would undoubtedly grow suspicious. Qin Sang couldn't afford to stall indefinitely, and the Pseudo-Core realm was still acceptable.

Right, he didn't plan to sell himself in the market, as there were too many variables. Instead, he intended to bestow a 'fortuitous encounter' upon a disciple of the Qingyang Demonic Sect!

With the mustard seed bag prepared, Qin Sang retrieved the corpse of the Kuizong remnant he had prepared.