Immortals Step into Heaven

Those refined corpses were like mad beasts, pouncing on Zheng Yuan with bared fangs and claws, and each attack was filled with fierce murderous intent.

Seeing this, Zheng Yuan's eyes focused, and he swung the long staff in his hand violently, instantly sending out six powerful shadows. The shadows were like solid objects, carrying a powerful force that forcibly forced back the three aggressive corpses.

Then, without hesitation, he turned around and rushed towards Yang Hong. His figure was like an afterimage, moving forward at a very fast speed.

Seeing Zheng Yuan rushing towards him, Yang Hong's heart trembled, and he hurriedly called back his flying sword to block it. The flying sword instantly returned to Yang Hong, emitting a cold light, and Yang Hong prepared to swing the flying sword.

Xiao Hei seized the opportunity and rushed out from the forest, roaring! !!! and launching a spiritual attack.

Yang Hong was concentrating on dealing with the situation when he suddenly heard that voice. He thought to himself, "This is not good!" and instantly fell into extreme anxiety. Then, his eyes became dull, his mind was in chaos, and he didn't know how to deal with this sudden change.

Zheng Yuan seized this opportunity, accelerating even faster, charging at Yang Hong like an arrow from a bow. Knowing he couldn't give Yang Hong any chance to react, he swung his long staff again, instantly unleashing six incredibly powerful shadows. Each of these shadows whistled with a whistling sound. Each one imbued with Zheng Yuan's immense magical power, he was determined to defeat Yang Hong once and for all.

The six stick shadows hit Yang Hong fiercely. The powerful impact made Yang Hong's body shake violently.

Yang Hong felt a sharp pain spread throughout his body. Blood spurted out of his mouth. His face was pale, and his eyes were filled with resentment.

Zheng Yuan looked quietly at Yang Hong who had been killed. He quickly searched Yang Hong's body and took away all the valuable things.

Then, he turned his attention to the corpses that had become stagnant and uncontrolled due to the death of their masters. He put these corpses into the storage bag, thinking that they might be of some use to him in the future.

At this time, Xiao Hei also came to Yang Hong's side. It opened its mouth and sucked. A moment later, Zheng Yuan also put Yang Hong's body into the storage bag. After doing all this, he put Xiao Hei into the spirit beast bag and set off on the road back to Yunshan Market.

Suddenly, three sharp sword shadows stabbed towards Zheng Yuan. The sudden attack frightened Zheng Yuan so much that he jumped violently and narrowly avoided the attack of the flying sword.

At this moment, three figures suddenly appeared before Zheng Yuan's eyes like ghosts. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that each of them was a cultivator at the Perfect Qi Refining stage.

Zheng Yuan's heart trembled, and he instantly realized the extreme danger he was in. Without hesitation, he immediately used the Earth Escape Technique, swiftly escaping into the ground and disappearing without a trace, not daring to linger.

The three Tribulation Cultivators watched Zheng Yuan disappear before their eyes, their faces filled with shock and bewilderment.

They had never imagined that this guy could even master such a miraculous technique as Earth Escape. One of them said in frustration, "If we had known this, we should have set up a formation here so that he wouldn't have escaped so easily."

The three of them looked at each other, their hearts filled with resentment. Unfortunately, they began to think about what to do next, whether to continue pursuing Zheng Yuan or look for other targets.

The three of them looked at each other, understood what he meant, and went away. They all knew that Zheng Yuan had such a skill of escape that they could not be caught up.

At this time, Zheng Yuan, who had already walked away, was secretly glad that he had reacted quickly.

Zheng Yuan recalled the fierce battle with Yang Hong just now. He had already used up most of his magic power and hadn't recovered yet. If he fought these three people again, he would be exhausted to death sooner or later.

Zheng Yuan pondered inwardly, "The Yunshan Marketplace is very different now than it used to be. He rarely encountered robbery cultivators before, but now, in just a short while, he's already encountered two waves of them. This forced him to be even more cautious."

Zheng Yuan returned to the inn in Yunshan Market. He took out the storage bag he had received from Yang Hong and dumped the contents onto the ground. The ground shone brightly, revealing over three thousand low-grade spirit stones piled together, emitting ripples of spiritual energy. Furthermore, there were three top-grade flying swords, their blades gleaming with a cold light, and several mid- to high-grade magical instruments scattered among them.

There were also dozens of bottles of elixirs, and the most eye-catching one was a jade slip of "Corpse Refining Technique" and a book of "Hidden Qi Technique" which was a somewhat old animal skin book. Zheng Yuan was also very happy when he saw these spoils. This time he had a good harvest.

Zheng Yuan took out the "Hidden Qi Art," his eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation. He gently flipped open the pages and carefully examined the contents. This Hidden Qi Art was truly extraordinary, capable of perfectly concealing one's cultivation. Once this art was used, even a cultivator at the thirteenth level of Qi training could be skillfully concealed to the appearance of only the third level.

The cultivators at the same level were unable to detect any clues at all. Only those whose cultivation was one level higher than Zheng Yuan could see through this hidden technique.

Zheng Yuan's heart surged with ecstasy, knowing full well that he had stumbled upon a priceless treasure. With this manual, his future actions would be incredibly convenient. He could conceal himself as a cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining, staying safe while also being able to play the fool and eat the tiger at a crucial moment, dealing an unexpected and devastating blow to his enemies. A faint smile crossed Zheng Yuan's face.

He picked up the Corpse Refining Technique jade slip and looked at it. The two methods of corpse refining recorded in the Corpse Refining Technique each had its own unique features and limitations.

The first method involves refining corpses. This type of corpse refining is purely inanimate, devoid of any intelligence. It can only be manipulated through one's own spiritual consciousness to achieve more transformations. The stronger one's spiritual consciousness, the more corpses one can control, and the more flexible they become.

Once they are refined, their realm is fixed and it is difficult to make further breakthroughs. In battle, they act only on instinct and lack flexibility.

Unlike sentient corpses, they are unable to make complex tactical decisions based on specific situations. However, their corpses possess significant advantages: they lack the sense of pain and possess extremely formidable defenses, capable of withstanding numerous attacks and forming an impenetrable defense. In critical moments, these corpses can serve as human shields, protecting their masters from potentially fatal damage.

The second method involves refining spirit corpses. Unlike ordinary corpses, spirit corpses possess intelligence, the ability to grow, and even cultivate cultivation techniques. This means they possess unlimited potential, their strength increasing over time and with deeper cultivation. However, refining spirit corpses is extremely difficult, requiring ten-thousand-year-old zombies as raw materials.

Zheng Yuan couldn't help but curse inwardly when he saw this. Ten-thousand-year-old zombies were already extremely difficult to find. In this vast world, finding one was like looking for a needle in a haystack.