Chapter 369 – The Remnant Spirit Has Not Perished and Seeks to Possess

Ye Kuang: “What the hell is this? How can there be nothing here?”

As he spoke, seemingly unwilling to give up, he casually moved aside a corner of the Living Corpse’s clothing.

But then, his eyes suddenly lit up.

A slight smile unconsciously crept onto Ye Kuang’s lips as he picked up an ornate box.

However, when he opened it, he was dumbfounded.

“Damn, there really is nothing! Senior, why are you so stingy? Couldn’t you have left behind some legendary divine pill to help me ascend to the heavens in one step…”

As his words trailed off, he continued muttering to himself: “Huh? What’s this? Why is there a rag here? What’s inside? It seems to be used as wrapping.”

While speaking, he nervously brushed off the dust repeatedly before realizing it was a piece of animal hide.

“Hey, there’s writing on this.”

“What is this? ‘Alchemy’… ‘Scripture’… ‘Manual’? What is this? There are more characters in front—could it be ‘Ancient’?”

Ye Kuang couldn’t help but murmur to himself as he casually unfolded the animal hide.

But what met his eyes was a blinding golden light that suddenly erupted, making it difficult to see clearly.

Unbeknownst to him, he stood frozen in place!

Buzz buzz buzz!

“Since the calamity befell the world of cultivation, the Patriarch specially created this manual, the ‘Ancient Alchemy Scripture’. Regardless of who inherits it in the future, do not disgrace the legacy of the Alchemy Sect. Mastering this art may not make you a peerless expert, but it will surely save you from many detours. Remember this. Restore…”

At that moment, as fragmented words intermittently flooded his mind, Ye Kuang suddenly felt his head swelling as if something had forcefully rushed into it.

“Ah, what the hell? It’s so swollen! Get out! It’s so swollen! Get out of my head!”

It could be said that a bewildered Ye Kuang endured nearly an hour and a half of torment, cursing vehemently without repeating himself, never ceasing for a moment.

His cursing knew no bounds, only employing obscenities others had never used, forming a veritable litany of profanity until it devolved into shameful moans of ‘oh’, ‘uh’, and ‘ah’.

Then, he suddenly sprang up like a carp leaping out of water, feeling incredibly refreshed.

In that instant, he sensed an inexplicable change within himself.

Regardless of whether his cultivation had advanced, the mere fact that his mind seemed to have expanded countless times over made Ye Kuang understand what happiness truly meant.

“Hey, why is there suddenly so much stuff in my head? Reviving the dead, regenerating flesh, restoring living skin, regrowing severed limbs—damn, is this for real?”

“Hey, what was that at the end just now? Why did it vanish into thin air? Huh… and there’s an additional Qi Refining Chapter here?”

“What? Qi Refining Chapter?! Cultivation!”

It must be said that regardless of how unbelievable Ye Kuang found it, the excitement, thrill, trembling, and even breathlessness he felt were palpable!

In an instant, the entire cave echoed with howls and wails, the nature of which was indescribable.

Unbeknownst to him, while Ye Kuang was losing himself in ecstasy, the hunched figure beside him seemed to stir slightly.

The movement was too subtle, and even with his heightened perception, Ye Kuang failed to notice it in time.

“Junior, are you done celebrating?””Isn’t that obvious? I’m so delighted I can’t even close my mouth—haven’t you noticed?”

But the moment Ye Kuang finished speaking, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, and he shuddered involuntarily.

“Who’s talking?” Ye Kuang blurted out.

As soon as he spoke, the temperature in the entire cave inexplicably plummeted.

Ye Kuang’s gaze sharpened abruptly, fixing on the Living Corpse before him.

In an instant, his body reacted with brutal honesty—he leaped back over thirty feet in a single step.

His eyes, wide with shock and fury, remained locked on the hunched figure that had shifted its posture. Trembling, he stammered, “You… you… you… I didn’t kill you, Senior! Please don’t come after me! Retribution has its rightful target—you… you…”

At this point, his terror was unavoidable.

After all, he had clearly confirmed this person had stopped breathing. Yet now, the corpse before him could speak—if this wasn’t a case of a corpse reanimating, what was?

One could say the true source of his creeping dread was the sheer unknown.

Living Corpse: “Ah, what are you so afraid of? I’m neither a devil nor a demon beast—I can’t eat you. Besides… ah, never mind.”

Hearing this, Ye Kuang let out a series of startled cries: “Holy shit! You’re really not dead? How can you still talk? What kind of monster are you?”

As he spoke, his feet grew even more “honest”—what else could he do but keep backing away?

Living Corpse: “Hey, hey! Don’t run, kid! I am dead—it’s just that my remnant spirit hasn’t dispersed yet. Wait! You brat, you took my things and now you think you can just leave? Are you even human?”

“What damn remnant spirit? If it hasn’t dispersed, can you still talk normally? If you’re not a monster, then what are you… And you dare call me inhuman? You’re the one who looks more like a ghost, you know that?” Ye Kuang halted his retreat, visibly indignant.

“Fine, fine. Though I’d like to be human again, time won’t allow it. Come here—I have something to tell you. When you take someone’s belongings, you should help settle their unfinished business. How can you, a junior, swipe my things without even asking if I have any last words?” said the Living Corpse.

Hearing this, Ye Kuang couldn’t help but ask, “Then, Senior, do you have any last words?”

The Living Corpse seemed struck by lightning internally, then adopted the tone of someone on the verge of expiring: “Ah… come closer… I’m about to die… completely. What are you afraid of?… Just telling you… this is exhausting… me…”

Though Ye Kuang had some wits about him, he still struggled to comprehend the Living Corpse’s abilities. Yet, judging solely by the weakening tone, he rashly concluded: It doesn’t seem fake!

Immediately, not only did he step forward, but he also asked, “Senior, if you have any last wishes, I’ll fulfill them if I can. But if I can’t, don’t blame me.”

Unexpectedly, the Living Corpse continued as if to itself: “I am the Sole Alchemic Reverend of the extraterrestrial Alchemy Sect. Now that fate has taken an unexpected turn, I wish to borrow something from you.”

“What thing? Please speak,” Ye Kuang murmured.

Unbeknownst to him, Ye Kuang’s expression shifted abruptly in alarm.Because his arm was suddenly seized tightly by the Living Corpse, he was instantly rooted to the spot, unable to move.

Seeing this, the Living Corpse let out a sinister chuckle: “Hehehe… Little one, don’t be afraid, don’t panic. This old man’s remnant spirit hasn’t yet dissipated, and I’d like to play a game of ‘ghost possession’ with you—to seize your body.”

“I… holy fucking hell.”