Chapter 319 – Gathering Mountain and River Qi for Yin, Transforming Corpse into Immortal

“Within a thousand-mile radius, aside from creatures infected by the Immortal Corpse Blood, almost no other living beings can be seen. It truly is a living hell on earth.”

Lu Chen stood on a small peak of Bloodflame Mountain, overlooking the entire area.

Though called a mountain, Bloodflame Mountain was essentially a plain with a mountain range.

The tallest peak among them was the main body of Bloodflame Mountain.

What Lu Chen was observing was that Main Peak.

To ordinary people, Bloodflame Mountain might just be a bizarre life Forbidden Zone.

But in Lu Chen’s eyes, this place was not only a life Forbidden Zone—Bloodflame Mountain itself… was a special kind of life.

Because the closer he got to the Main Peak of Bloodflame Mountain, the more Lu Chen could feel a peculiar pulse of life.

The strange Karma of Bloodflame Mountain seemed to be the breath of this mysterious creature.

And the Demons and Monsters on Bloodflame Mountain were like symbiotic entities parasitic on this monster.

They shared its prosperity and decline.

Lu Chen took a deep look at Bloodflame Mountain, as if discerning some clue from it.

Before long, he vanished from the spot, his whereabouts unknown.

At the foot of Bloodflame Mountain.

This was originally a small Town near Bloodflame Mountain.

Though not heavily populated, it was not sparse and could be considered prosperous.

But the blood rain thirty years ago and the subsequent falling Immortal Corpse had completely transformed this place.

The once bustling Town had vanished, replaced by a demon’s lair full of Demons and Monsters.

Clang, clang, clang…

Deep within the Town, a series of clear hammering sounds echoed continuously through the late-night streets.

The one doing the hammering was a monster with one large arm and one small arm.

The large arm could drag on the ground, while the small arm was like a tentacle, barely visible unless examined closely.

In addition, the monster had something resembling a turtle shell on its back.

With each strike of the hammer, the shell on its back would shake incessantly.

Suddenly, the monster’s hammering stopped, and it looked up toward the outside of the shop.

There, on the previously empty street, a figure had abruptly appeared.

Staring at this stranger, the monster’s originally chaotic eyes gradually cleared.

Then an indescribable joy overflowed onto its face.

“Roar!”

The monster roared excitedly.

It put down the hammer in its hand, immediately burst out of its shop, and charged toward the figure outside.

Its demeanor was as if it had spotted some delicious delicacy, extremely impatient.

Lu Chen watched the ‘corpse-transformed Demon’ charging at him, yet he made no move.

A faint white Samadhi True Fire appeared out of nowhere, igniting the entire body of the corpse-transformed Demon.

Faced with the overwhelming Samadhi True Fire, even with its terrifying physique and other abilities, the corpse-transformed Demon could not extinguish it.

In the end, it could only let out a scream, turn into a charred corpse, and collapse before Lu Chen.

[You have killed ‘Immortal Corpse Infected Being (Golden Core Stage Three Revolutions)’, you have obtained Polluted Immortal Corpse Blood (Inferior)*1, you have obtained three million experience points…]

[Polluted Immortal Corpse Blood (Inferior)]

[Grade: Fourth Tier][Effect: After consumption, there is a certain probability to enhance one’s potential, strengthen the physique, or comprehend special techniques and divine abilities.]

[Side Effect: Each consumption carries a certain probability of being assimilated by the Immortal Corpse Blood, becoming a walking corpse under its control.]

Looking at the obtained Immortal Corpse Blood, Lu Chen was not surprised.

Because earlier, when he slew the Human-faced Tiger Earth Deity, he had already obtained a similar item.

However, what he obtained back then was ‘Common Quality’ Immortal Corpse Blood.

Its effects were not only stronger than the Inferior Quality Immortal Corpse Blood, but the probability of assimilation by the immortal corpse was also higher.

The appearance of the Immortal Corpse Blood also validated Lu Chen’s thoughts.

The “blood” in Bloodflame Mountain might refer to the blood of the immortal corpse.

The “flame” in Bloodflame Mountain should be the means employed by the Immortal during their lifetime.

If Lu Chen’s speculation was correct, then this Immortal was most adept at fire-attribute divine abilities during their life.

Thus, after death, they turned the thousand-li radius around Bloodflame Mountain into its current state.

Lu Chen stored the Bloodflame Blood and looked into the distance beyond the town.

The originally tranquil town had become lively again after the death of the corpse-transformed demon.

More corpse-transformed demons emerged from the surroundings, surrounding Lu Chen.

Although the number of these corpse-transformed demons wasn’t large, each of them possessed Golden Core Stage cultivation.

If an ordinary person were to face so many Golden Core Stage demons, they might have turned and fled long ago.

But Lu Chen paid them no mind.

After all, neither the Samadhi True Fire nor the Fiend-Slaying Sword Formation feared tactics of overwhelming numbers.

…

Flames, towering flames.

The once quiet and decaying town of Bloodflame Mountain was now engulfed in a sea of fire.

Within the towering flames were corpse-transformed demons being incinerated one after another.

The powerful physical bodies the corpse-transformed demons took pride in, and the corpse qi that killed upon contact—

Before the ethereal white flames, they were as fragile as paper, utterly useless.

After all the corpse-transformed demons were consumed by the ethereal white flames and eventually turned into piles of white powder,

Lu Chen waved his hand.

In the next moment, vast amounts of Samadhi True Fire were withdrawn by Lu Chen.

Along with it, he absorbed the cultivation possessed by these demons.

Including the Golden Core Stage Earth Deity he had slain earlier in the ruined temple,

Lu Chen’s current cultivation directly reached the fourth revolution of the Golden Core Stage.

This made Lu Chen sigh with emotion—no wonder so many people were tempted to tread the Demonic Path.

Compared to normal cultivation, plundering was always faster than cultivating on one’s own.

However, unlike ordinary demonic cultivators who risked Qi Deviation when absorbing others’ cultivation,

Lu Chen had multiple layers of protection when absorbing others’ cultivation.

First was the Samadhi True Fire.

After purification by the Samadhi True Fire, Lu Chen could remove most of the impurities from the absorbed cultivation.

Second was the Immortal Art·Creation Pill Art.

The Creation Pill Art could even refine the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Refining the impurities in others’ cultivation was naturally not difficult.

Third was Lu Chen’s own Innate Divine Ability·Fairy Lotus Womb.

The Fairy Lotus Womb wasn’t even afraid of Ancient Fiend Power, let alone mere corpse qi.

With these three layers of protection, Lu Chen faced no burden whatsoever when absorbing others’ cultivation.

Moreover, after absorbing these cultivation powers, Lu Chen could also gain experience points.

It was like killing two birds with one stone.

Putting aside other considerations, just the high quantity of high-quality monsters within this thousand-li red land

Made Lu Chen quite satisfied with this instance.Because with just a few more visits, Lu Chen would soon reach the Golden Core Stage Perfection.

Moreover, if he could find other instances similar to the Thousand-Li Red Land,

his cultivation speed could increase even further.

However, these corpse-transformed demons were merely appetizers for now.

Lu Chen’s goal in coming here had never been them.

When Lu Chen reached the intersection between the town and Bloodflame Mountain,

he immediately raised his hand.

An Immortal Sword materialized above Lu Chen’s head, and as his hand descended, the sword that appeared out of thin air slashed toward a specific location on Bloodflame Mountain.

“Roar…”

Though Lu Chen’s sword strike only hit the empty surface of Bloodflame Mountain, a deep roar directly emerged from the mountain’s depths.

The entire Bloodflame Mountain shook violently along with it,

as if Lu Chen’s sword hadn’t struck the mountain at all,

but rather some creature’s body.

Observing the visibly darkening sky overhead, Lu Chen unhesitatingly entered the abyssal passage his sword had just carved out.

The passage was narrow, long, and labyrinthine.

Even Lu Chen couldn’t see its end at a glance.

Yet this passage wasn’t entirely created by his strike.

His sword had merely carved an entrance at best.

The intricate network of passages had already existed within Bloodflame Mountain.

Lu Chen moved through these blood-vessel-like tunnels, advancing steadily deeper.

Despite the complex pathways, he progressed without unnecessary pauses as if equipped with an internal map, his purpose clear.

As Lu Chen delved further, the tunnel’s surroundings began to transform.

The deeper he went into Bloodflame Mountain, the more crimson the “rock walls” became.

With the deepening color, the walls visibly softened,

as if Lu Chen were no longer traversing a mountain tunnel but moving through some creature’s body.

Or perhaps, the entire Bloodflame Mountain… was part of an Immortal Corpse.

If one viewed Bloodflame Mountain from above while ignoring its bizarre flora,

the entire structure would appear identical to a gigantic “insect cocoon.”

As Lu Chen penetrated deeper into the mountain, the ambient temperature rose alarmingly.

Streams of “magma” resembling flowing fire began emerging from the walls.

This magma coated the surfaces, flowing from the periphery toward the mountain’s core, eventually converging in a specific direction.

Not only was the magma scorching, but it also emitted eerie black Corpse Qi containing lethal power.

Yet neither the blistering environment nor the dreaded Corpse Qi

could affect Lu Chen in the slightest.

The Samadhi True Fire surrounding him seemed inherently capable of suppressing the Corpse Qi, preventing its advance while instantly refining it upon contact.

When Lu Chen reached approximately one-third into Bloodflame Mountain’s interior,

a giant earth dragon blocked his path.

The wingless, scaleless creature was dark red throughout,

with dense tentacle-like small feet covering its lower body and a front mouth filled with sharp teeth.

Moreover, the earth dragon’s body stretched over a hundred meters long,

enabling it to nearly block the entire underground passage single-handedly.Looking at Lu Chen who had appeared before it, the Earth Dragon immediately opened its mouth.

A dark red flame began to gather in its mouth and was abruptly spat toward Lu Chen.

In such a narrow passage, the flames almost covered every inch of the tunnel.

Even if Lu Chen wanted to dodge, there was simply no space to do so.

However, Lu Chen had never intended to evade…

Bang!

The dark red flame spat by the Earth Dragon collided with Lu Chen’s own Samadhi True Fire.

The dark red flame, wrapped in powerful Corpse Qi, was utterly incapable of affecting the Samadhi True Fire in the slightest.

Seeing that its innate flame posed no threat to Lu Chen, the Earth Dragon immediately sought to change tactics and employ other means.

But its other methods were destined to remain unused.

Sizzle!

A flash of cold light materialized out of thin air above the Earth Dragon’s head.

Starting from there, it spread rapidly across its entire body.

For a moment, the Earth Dragon seemed to have been paused in place, standing motionless.

A short while later, a crack began to form on the Earth Dragon’s head.

The crack grew larger and larger, eventually spreading across its entire body.

Boom!

The Earth Dragon’s massive body abruptly exploded, turning into countless tiny pieces of flesh.

Once the dust settled, Lu Chen remained in his sword-sheathing posture.

His calm and composed demeanor made it seem as though he had merely done something trivial.

With the Earth Dragon no longer blocking the path, Lu Chen proceeded as if entering an unguarded territory, quickly arriving at the interior of Bloodflame Mountain.

Deep within the mountain’s core, a vast fleshy space unfolded before Lu Chen.

Here, the surrounding rock walls had completely transformed into fleshy membranes.

The entire mountain interior resembled the inner walls of a massive, pulsating heart.

At the center of this mountain space lay a fleshy insect cocoon.

On both sides, the cocoon was connected to crimson, blood vessel-like tubes within the mountain, continuously absorbing something.

Looking at the cocoon, Lu Chen’s inner suspicions were fully confirmed.

As expected, what the Immortal’s corpse was truly plundering was the ‘Luck’ of the thousand-mile radius around Bloodflame Mountain.

Its location was not chosen arbitrarily either.

It was the central point of a ‘Luck Dragon Vein.’

Had Lu Chen arrived any later, the Immortal’s corpse, having absorbed so much Luck, might have fully completed its ‘rebirth from death,’ transforming into a new ‘Immortal.’

But all of this came to an end with Lu Chen’s arrival.

Because Lu Chen would not allow the Immortal’s corpse to continue absorbing the mountain’s dragon vein any longer.

Perhaps sensing the threat from Lu Chen, shortly after his appearance, the previously calm cocoon began to tremble.

Then, a pair of dark red arms stretched out from within, tearing the cocoon open.

Before long, a dark red ‘Jiangshi’ had fully emerged from the cocoon.

[Bloodflame Flying Corpse]

[Cultivation: Peak Nascent Soul Stage]

[Description: A great evil entity formed from an Immortal’s corpse as its foundation, absorbing the Luck of the mountains as its Yin essence. It possesses full intelligence and can wield some Divine Abilities, unafraid of most spells. Capable of flight and earth escape, with immense strength.]

The Bloodflame Flying Corpse—this was the true monster hidden within Bloodflame Mountain.

It was also the most powerful existence within Bloodflame Mountain.

But the Flying Corpse was not its original limit.Were it not for Lu Chen’s sudden appearance, there was a possibility it could have evolved into a ‘Drought Fiend’, or even the stage beyond Drought Fiend—’Indestructible Bone’.

It could be said that Lu Chen’s arrival disrupted everything.

To obstruct one’s cultivation is akin to killing their parents.

The moment the Blood Flame Flying Corpse appeared, it fixed Lu Chen with a gaze of undying hatred.

Clearly, it had already marked Lu Chen as its target.

(End of Chapter)