Chapter Fifty-Four: Enormous Harvest

  The corpse poison of the foundation-building period is not easy to get along with, even if it's just a thread, ordinary Qi-refining practitioners can't withstand it. However, Wang Chen's blood can suppress the corrosive power of the corpse energy.

  After half an hour, Wang Chen finally let out a breath, and his face flashed with excitement unlike ordinary people. "Disaster is the reliance of good fortune! The ancients did not deceive me!" Wang Chen felt it again this time.

  One of the methods used by some martial artists is to use various toxins to temper their bodies and increase their physical strength.

  Wang Chen had tried it before, but the toxin levels were all too light and had no effect. The highly toxic poison was hard to resist, and the quantity was scarce and expensive, Wang Chen had not tried it yet.

  This time, Wang Chen was forced to undergo the process of corpse poisoning and body refinement.

  He refined a thread of corpse poison, and the muscle strength of his palm-sized muscles actually had a significant improvement, and it was an astonishing improvement. From top-grade martial equipment to low-grade treasure equipment, Wang Chen's physical strength could be said to have undergone an astonishing transformation.

  Next, Wang Chen began the process of refining the corpse poison. Although the corpse poison was troublesome, if it couldn't completely erode the flesh and destroy the soul, a cultivator wouldn't become an undead. Therefore, for Wang Chen, this was a rare opportunity. Under his continuous refinement, the muscles and skin on his body began to undergo metamorphosis.

  However, this method of body refinement is clearly flawed. For example, although the physical strength has increased, its own power has increased very little in comparison, making it unbalanced overall. In contrast, Wang Chen's Jingyuan Golden Body Technique increases both physical strength and internal power simultaneously.

  Three days later, Wang Chen let out a breath, and beside the couch were several bottles of medicine, most of which were tonics to replenish his qi and blood.

  In just three days, Wang Chen's physical strength had undergone an astonishing transformation, from being at the level of a top-grade spiritual artifact to that of a low-grade treasure. This was a stunning leap in power; previously, Wang Chen's abilities were almost unbeatable in the Qi Refining stage, but not absolutely so - if he were to encounter someone like the Beast Emperor, who was an absolute genius, it would be difficult for him to even escape with his life!

  However, after his physical strength reached the level of a low-grade treasure instrument, Wang Chen finally gained complete confidence. In the Qi Refining stage, he considered himself invincible. Even if it was the Beast Emperor in the Qi Refining stage, he might not be able to kill him. After all, with the physical strength of a low-grade treasure instrument, who could be injured by an attack in the Qi Refining stage?

  Wang Chen's delighted expression was not concealed, but his eyes still had a hint of helplessness. Although this transformation was good, the drawbacks were too obvious, and it wasn't as reliable as solidifying his foundation. For example, many parts of his body's defense were only at the level of top-grade artifacts, so under such sudden attacks, it was also possible to capsize in the gutter!

  Putting aside his thoughts, Wang Chen withdrew his spell array and prepared to leave.

  But just as he stood up, he felt a loud rumbling sound not far away. He walked forward with a curious expression and after thinking for a moment, he raised his Golden Light Sword and slashed at it.

  Boom!

  The hidden law array was instantly shattered under Wang Chen's full-force blow. Inside, a zombie wearing the uniform of the Luo Yun Sect appeared. It was not an exaggeration to call it a zombie, with stiff movements, pale complexion and even white fur, its eyes were also very empty.

  Smelling the scent of a living person, the zombie hopped its body over, wanting to have a big meal.

  Seeing this, Wang Chen couldn't help but let out a sigh. This zombie should be Zhang Qi's transformation. Objectively speaking, Zhang Qi's hidden strength was quite correct, and he could also be considered a cultivator who had devoted himself to the Tao. Who would have thought that he would run into the corpse poison of this foundation-building zombie, and even with his strength, he would still end up as nothing but a name on the list of the dead!

  As he sighed, Wang Chen's Golden Sword flashed, and the zombie's head was chopped off, falling to the ground with a thud. Wang Chen dug a hole beside it, burying Zhang Qi in it, but also took away his storage bag, considering it as the burial fee.

  Opening the three storage bags, it's hard not to say that Zhang Qi's junior brother is rich. The storage bags contain over 10,000 spirit stones, not to mention various miscellaneous items worth nearly 10,000 spirit stones. However, the most valuable item is a top-grade sword-shaped artifact emitting a cold aura.

  Wang Chen stamped his own divine seal, then used his spiritual power to continuously infiltrate. Without the interference of Zhang Qi's divine seal, it took only a cup of tea to completely refine the Ice Cloud Sword!

  Delighted, Wang Chen put away the Ice Cloud Sword and tidied up his other items before leaving with satisfaction.

  Five hours later, Wang Chen arrived at Fuyue City in a daze, then went to several shops and halls, and after finding that there had been no changes in the past few days, he finally came to the Li's house.

  Lu Yunzong has been gone for more than four days, and no news has come yet. The master of the Li family is getting anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Upon hearing the news of Wang Chen's return, he hurriedly walked forward.

  "This time, the foundation-building period of demonic cultivation has been severely injured and retreated. Fuyue City is now worry-free, but Wu Shixiong was poisoned by a corpse, so Fu Shishu brought him back to the sect for treatment under his worried gaze!"

  "Zhang Qi Shixiong has unfortunately fallen after being poisoned by the corpse poison! Next, we can eliminate the other escaped demonic cultivators in the mine vein!"

  …….

  Wang Chen reported in detail and frankly said that he was willing to lead people to eliminate the mining vein demons, avenge his fellow disciples, and Li's family master hesitated for a moment before agreeing to Wang Chen's request.

  This is not what Wang Chen really wants to report, but the task of destroying demons has been completed by more than half. The remaining Qi refining period demon repair strength is not great. If you borrow the power of the Li family to eliminate it, you can get more door contribution!

  The next day, Wang Chen took Third Master and a dozen or so Li family disciples to the mine.

  Although it was daytime, the mine vein was still shrouded in black fog, with a gloomy atmosphere. When they reached the foot of the mountain and arrived at a flat area, Wang Chen and his group encountered an array that blocked their path and stopped them from proceeding.

  A Li family disciple stepped forward and asked: "Elder Wang, how should we deal with this formation?"

  Everyone was staring at Wang Chen, waiting for orders. After a moment of contemplation, he said: "This formation should be covering the entire mountain range, and its defensive power shouldn't be too great. Moreover, the demonic cultivator who laid the foundation has already retreated far away with severe injuries, so there's no great danger!"

  "Three people form a group and set up an array. Then one group attacks, one group defends, the others rest, and switch every minute!"

  Wang Chen gave the order, and several monks from the Li family, although somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Chen's failure to order a strong attack, had no choice but to comply.

  The sound of explosions continued unabated, and the defensive formation covering the mine was indeed not very advanced. Under the unremitting efforts of many cultivators, after half an hour, the formation was finally breached.

  As the formation was broken, nearly a thousand miners with withered and dull eyes, emitting an aura of death, walked out from within the formation.

  Wang Chen immediately ordered:

  "Three people work together to attack, these zombies are very poorly trained, most of them are in the initial stage of practicing Qi, not worth worrying about, but be careful of the remaining demon cultivators' sneak attacks!"

  Earlier, Li Jiaxiu was dissatisfied with Wang Chen's conservative approach, but now that they've seen the zombies, everyone is convinced and sincerely listens to Wang Chen's commands.

  These miners were mostly low-level cultivators before, but now they have become zombies, losing their spiritual intelligence and greatly decreasing their strength. Under the coordination of many cultivators, no one was injured, and the battle was completed.

  "Gather up the zombies' corpses and burn them with fire! Distribute the items on their bodies to the disciples who buried them!"

  Li family cultivators heard the words and came out with a few people, then piled up the corpses on one side while collecting the remains on the other. Originally, many Li family cultivators were disdainful of taking wealth from the dead, but when several low-ranking cultivators obtained tens of thousands of spirit stones, they became somewhat embarrassed, wanting to go up and contend for them, yet having scruples and not daring to take action, secretly planning in their hearts.

  Four low-ranking cultivators saw this and secretly cursed their bad luck, but they had no choice and stepped forward to hand over eight or nine-tenths of their wealth. They said that Wang Chen, the leader of the Li family, had helped to eradicate the demonic cultivators, and these few people were just showing a little respect. Wang Chen was not interested in taking this wealth, but after thinking for a moment, he accepted it. After all, these few people's cultivation was low, and if he didn't accept, others would definitely take advantage of the opportunity to make a move, and in the end, they might not even be able to get one or two-tenths of their wealth.

  Burning the corpses, Wang Chen had Li Jia repair six men in a group, and they set off separately.

  The four people who had just shown a slight courtesy and Wang Chen were divided into one group. The many cultivators dispersed, and they couldn't wait to go search because Wang Chen promised that all the wealth on the corpse and the demonic cultivator's wealth would belong to this group.

  This encouragement immediately made the rest of the Li family work hard to find it!

  With a faint sneer at these monks' overconfidence, Wang Chen led Third Brother and four low-ranking cultivators into the mine.