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Chapter 710 - 401 Promotion_2

Chapter 710: Chapter 401 Promotion_2

Not long after Li Yuanba left the belly of the mountain, he switched to "Step by Step Lotus"; in such a perilous environment, he needed to conserve his Spiritual Power to respond to any potential dangers.

He maintained his Corpse Refining state and did not switch to his human form.

He needed a safe place to be able to switch to the human state, knowing that his current Corpse Refining state had reached the middle stage of Silver Corpse, and it was not just the beginning of that stage.

Once he switched to human form, his Taiji Dao Body would automatically balance the cultivation between the Corpse Refining and human states, and he would face the advancement to Golden Core in his human state.

Furthermore, the Body Refinement realm of the Silver Corpse was somewhat peculiar; he did not know what changes there would be in his Body Refinement when he switched to his human form.

If something major happened and he encountered a spirit beast, he would be in trouble.

With "Step by Step Lotus" fully activated, plus the concealment of his aura and the assistance of a mental restraint, his speed of movement was extremely fearsome.

It did not take long for him to leave the Nanyuan Mountain Range, and upon leaving, he felt a great sense of relief.

The Wolf-headed Human-shaped Fourth-grade Spirit Beast had finally found the seed of the Corpse Lotus. In the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, there were countless treasures and a plethora of special Spirit Plants in all varieties.

Among them were those sown intentionally or unintentionally by spirit beasts. The Wolf-headed Human-shaped Fourth-grade Spirit Beast knew where to find the seeds of the Corpse Lotus, but retrieving them took some time; he was not in a hurry, after all, there was plenty of time.

He returned to the heart of the Nanyuan Mountain Range with the seeds of the Corpse Lotus and went into the belly of the mountain, only to find that something was amiss.

The Yin Cold Energy here had become diluted, and even without the Corpse Lotus, it should not have dissipated so quickly.

When inspecting the pool, he discovered that the huge corpse within had disappeared without a trace.

"Where did that huge corpse of mine go?" He did not believe that the huge corpse had just collapsed on its own in a short time; he thought that some being had stolen the huge corpse.

The Wolf-headed Human-shaped Fourth-grade Spirit Beast frantically searched the surroundings. He found nothing, not even a trace of presence.

The huge corpse had vanished into thin air, which made the situation incredibly eerie.

Li Yuanba was unaware, fortunately, he had left in time; a bit later, and he would have encountered the Wolf-headed Human-shaped Fourth-grade Spirit Beast.

What he was even more unaware of was that the strength of his Corpse Refining body was so great that there was not a trace of aura leaking from his body; thus, the Wolf-headed Human-shaped Fourth-grade Spirit Beast had not detected any of his presence, eliminating any possibility of tracking him.

Li Yuanba, moving with "Step by Step Lotus," quickly returned to a location near Jieshan City.

Next, he used "A Hair’s Breadth In A World Apart" and entered the Cultivation Room several times in succession. Here, protected by Formations, no outsiders could discern the situation.

Jiang Chen was still faithfully executing his orders. Looking at Jiang Chen, Li Yuanba could not help but shake his head in resignation.

Jiang Chen’s growth rate was quite rapid, which had a lot to do with him having enough resources for Corpse Refining.

Add to that the innate Sword Intent within Jiang Chen’s body, which endowed him with enormous potential.

Jiang Chen might have become an important assistant to him, but from today onwards, without some special opportunity, Jiang Chen’s assistance would become minimal.

Having reached the early stage of Silver Corpse, he now felt as though he could crush Jiang Chen with just one hand.

This was not the pressure of a middle-stage Silver Corpse over an early-stage one, but a disparity caused by the difference in life forms.

He did not know whether his current state still counted as middle stage Silver Corpse, because his middle stage Silver Corpse and the middle stage Silver Corpse from his true body, Li Shiming, were completely different.

It was only after returning to a safe place that he had the time to study this Corpse Refining body.

As a middle-stage Silver Corpse, his body was covered in peculiar patterned rules, not just on the surface, but every part of his body bore these peculiar patterned rules.

This peculiar rule pattern originated from the giant corpse, and as the ’Evil Corpse Spirit Record’ was practiced, some innate talent energy within the giant corpse was also absorbed, becoming part of the Corpse Refining body.

As he sensed these peculiar rule patterns, a fragment of information about the mysterious rule pattern emerged in his heart unexpectedly.

’Sky Splitting Rule,’ this was the Talent Ability of the Sky-splitting Beast, a terrifying talent ability capable of tearing apart space.

"Sky-splitting Beast?" Li Yuanba muttered to himself.

Meanwhile, the original entity, Li Shiming, had already started to search for information about the ’Sky-splitting Beast’ from the database of his lifebound magic treasure, the IBMz15, but unfortunately found nothing.

Spirit beasts are incapable of learning Divine Skills, but the talents innate to spirit beasts, once they reach the Fourth Grade, have a certain chance of evolving into Divine Skills.

Like this ’Sky Splitting Rule,’ which is actually a talent that the Sky-splitting Beast naturally possesses, elevated into the Sky Splitting Divine Ability. Even after the death of a Sky-splitting Beast, some remnants of its Divine Skills remain within its body.

However, extracting the Sky Splitting Rule pattern for one’s own use is simply an impossible task. Throughout the countless years of Cultivation World’s history, no cultivator has ever succeeded in extracting the rule pattern from a corpse.

Li Yuanba was lucky, firstly, the Sky-splitting Beast was transformed by the Corpse Lotus over a thousand years, becoming a half-refined corpse without a soul, and when the Corpse Lotus absorbed the Yin Cold Energy in its body for growth, it did not disturb the remnants of the Divine Skills.

Secondly, Li Yuanba incidentally absorbed the remnants of the Divine Skills into his own body while in the state of corpse refinement and while cultivating the ’Evil Corpse Spirit Record.’

No cultivator in the Cultivation World had ever thought of this. Mainly because transferring the remnants of Divine Skills into a refined corpse’s body seemed too wasteful, and additionally, self-cultivating refined corpses were extremely rare.

In his confusion, Li Yuanba obtained the Sky Splitting Rule pattern.

And for the enormous body of the Sky-splitting Beast, the remnants of Divine Skills within the huge corpse seemed scarce, but for the refined corpse of Li Yuanba, it was enough to cover his entire body with ’Sky Splitting Rule patterns.’

He tried extending his hand, and since his cultivation realm was too low, he could only use his hand to display the ’Sky Splitting Divine Ability.’

With a ’crack,’ as the Sky Splitting Rule pattern on his hand flickered, a black fissure appeared in the space before him.

He understood that this was the space in front of him being torn apart; this was the Sky Splitting Divine Ability, an offensive class Divine Skill just like the Nanming Leaving Fire Divine Ability.

Had his body not been covered with Sky Splitting Rule patterns, with his level of cultivation, he wouldn’t have been able to use an offensive class Divine Skill that only Nascent Soul Ancestors could use.

Regrettably, he could only use his hand to cast the ’Sky Splitting Divine Ability,’ which greatly diminished its usefulness in actual combat.

No cultivator would allow another cultivator to approach and touch their body, whether in battle or in daily life. A cultivator’s personal space always far exceeds that of an ordinary person.

Of course, the Sky Splitting Rule patterns that spread all over Li Yuanba’s refined corpse weren’t meant solely for using the ’Sky Splitting Divine Ability.’ This state of the refined corpse body had defensive power, strength, and speed far surpassing that of the Golden Core Stage.

According to Li Shiming’s analysis and comparison, Li Yuanba’s refined corpse body, in terms of defensive power, strength, and speed, was only slightly inferior to Venerable Huijing, but much stronger than the Great Elder Level.

In other words, Li Yuanba’s refined corpse state was infinitely close to the defensive power, strength, and speed of a Nascent Soul Ancestor’s body.

This conclusion made Li Yuanba take a long breath. His combat prowess during the Golden Core Stage had also reached an invincible level.

Although fraught with danger, this outing had brought him enormous benefits.

In addition to the advantages gained by his refined corpse body, he also obtained a complete Fourth Grade Corpse Lotus.

In his view, the seeds of the Fourth Grade Corpse Lotus contained energy that was easy for cultivators to absorb, and this energy was of extremely high quality, making it the best auxiliary Nascent Soul Elixir.

The Fourth Grade Corpse Lotus had nine seeds, a quantity he felt was sufficient for both himself and his original entity, Li Shiming.

Moreover, the Corpse Lotus from which the seeds were taken remained a special artifact refining material. Both the Buddhist and Taoist sects viewed the lotus as a symbol of purity and nobility.

There were many methods to craft artifacts using the Spiritual Lotus, but the specifics of how to refine a Fourth-grade Lotus into an artifact required further research.