Rebirth of a Reincarnated Immortal Cultivator

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Hao, this is your first time joining our sect, so you may not be very familiar with our situation. In addition to being skilled in ghost magic, our Heshan Sect is also skilled in the art of raising corpses and creating puppets."

"These fellow Daoists carrying corpses intend to refine these corpses into zombies for their own use."

"The method of refining zombies is not complicated. All you need is a coffin, a few buckets of blood, and a Yin-gathering talisman. Find a suitable place in the mountains to nurture the corpse with the spiritual energy of the Yin-gathering array. Of course, this method can also be used to completely transform cultivators with abundant star soul power into ghost cultivators."

"The zombies that are refined are divided into five levels: white zombies, black zombies, jumping zombies, flying zombies, and demons. Among them, white zombies can contend with Qi Refining stage cultivators, black zombies can contend with Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and so on. Legend has it that the most powerful demons can fight on equal terms with Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Of course, these are all just speculations, and no one has ever witnessed them with their own eyes."

"The success rate of creating zombies is also relatively high. The higher the level of the Yin Gathering Talisman used, the better the feng shui of the zombie-raising site, and the higher the level of the Yin Gathering Spirit Array, the higher the success rate will be. Some mutated zombies may even possess special abilities, such as Blood Devouring Spirit Technique and Yin Sha Lightning."

"Most of the zombies in my Heshan Sect are white zombies; only Ancestor Yan possesses black zombies. These zombies are true killing machines, providing a great advantage in battle. It's just a pity that white zombies are afraid of light; otherwise, today's battle would have been much easier."

Ma Lao Jiu chuckled and began to introduce some basic knowledge about zombies to Han Li.

Besides the art of corpse refining, the Heshan Sect is also proficient in the art of puppetry.

These puppets are mostly forged from spirit wood and refined iron, and then imbued with spirit through spirit-binding techniques, giving them sentience and enabling them to assist their masters in battle.

Both the corpse refining technique and the puppet technique are extremely profound and mysterious magical abilities. If he can master them, they will definitely be of great benefit to his strength.

Although Han Li was quite proficient in puppetry, he didn't know much about the art of refining corpses. Coupled with the matter of the Soul Refining Banner, it seemed he would have to go to Ma Lao Jiu and inquire about the relevant details.

"Fellow Daoist Hao, this is your secluded cultivation place. Several Foundation Establishment stage elders in the sect have jointly discussed and decided to entrust this Netherworld Blood Cave to you. This cave is blessed by a miniature spiritual vein, and because it is close to the center of the spiritual vein, the spiritual energy is much richer than other places."

"Fellow Daoist, you must cultivate diligently and strive to reach the late stage of Qi Refining, or even the Foundation Establishment stage, as soon as possible. If there is anything you don't understand, you can also ask me or the elders of the sect for guidance."

Ma Laojiu smiled and led Han Li to a cave that reeked of blood.

The cave was enormous, with an interior space several tens of feet wide. In the center of the cave floated a small island, surrounded by black iron. A coffin shrouded in bloody aura was placed in the center, surrounded by surging spiritual energy and blood. Various array runes were engraved around it, flickering with an eerie red light.

"Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't see you off!"

Han Li had seen all sorts of storms and waves, so he wasn't frightened by this scene. He simply responded expressionlessly and walked into the cave on his own.

Seeing the other party's appearance, Ma Laojiu sneered inwardly, took his leave without saying anything more, leaving Han Li alone to cultivate in this gloomy and bloody place.

Sensing the turbulent, bloody spiritual energy in the air, Han Li's lips curled up slightly.

This spiritual energy contains an extremely dense aura of malevolence. If one cultivates here for a long time, it will inevitably affect one's mind, thereby accelerating the condensation of the star soul power within the body and completely transforming one into a ghost cultivator.

These people in the sect really think highly of me. They've gone to great lengths to get me to genuinely join the sect and completely transform into a ghost cultivator.

However, in Han Li's view, although ghost cultivators are strong, they can still be restrained by certain extremely powerful techniques.

The reason he practiced ghost cultivation techniques was simply to acquire more life-saving methods. As for actually embarking on the path of ghost cultivation, Han Li would never agree to it.

Fortunately, the Taiqing Dongxuan True Light protected his body, so as long as he did not actively absorb it, these Yin evil energies could not penetrate into his body even slightly.

Since we can't cultivate peacefully here, we might as well study this Yin-Gathering Spirit Array, or refine Essence Pills and other pills to increase our cultivation level.

With this in mind, Han Li took out the alchemy furnace and the spiritual herbs he had prepared from his storage bag, and began to refine the Essence Pill and Cultivation Pill with the true fire condensed from his internal mana.

Han Li placed the spiritual herbs into the alchemy furnace and used incantations to control the temperature of the flames. He was completely focused, constantly adjusting the heat.

After some time, Han Li opened the alchemy furnace, and a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out. A hint of joy flashed in his eyes; he had successfully refined a batch of Essence Pills and Cultivation Pills.

Looking at the elixir shimmering with spiritual light in his hand, Han Li immediately sat cross-legged, swallowed the pill, and began to absorb the rich essence from it by circulating the Longevity Technique.

Meanwhile, somewhere within the Heshan Sect.

"How's it going? Is everything arranged?"

"Reporting to the elder, everything is arranged properly, however..."

"What? You regret it?" the blood-robed man beside him said.

"Regret? No, no, no, I'm just worried about whether this kid's magic power can meet the requirements of that spirit corpse. You know, although the one in that coffin is just a white zombie, it has already become sentient and is no different from an ordinary cultivator. I really don't know where Ancestor Yan got this spirit corpse from." Du Lao Er smiled bitterly a few times, and couldn't help but feel a little scared when he thought of that sentient corpse.

"Hmph! Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. We only need to follow orders. How could we possibly fathom what our ancestor is planning?"

"But then again, is this kid really as strange as you say?" the man in the blood-red robe paused before speaking.

"To be honest, I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. A cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining could fight Du Lao Er, who was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, to a standstill. Such pure magical power is probably no less than that of the disciples of the five major sects."

"As for the death of Yougui, it is most likely related to this person. In fact, if it were not absolutely necessary, I really would not want to sacrifice this Fellow Daoist Hao. After all, with the strength and methods he has shown, it is very possible that he will break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. If we can get him to sincerely join us, losing one Yougui is nothing."

"What a pity... what a real pity!"

Ma Laojiu sighed, the pale moonlight shining on his sinister face, making him look particularly eerie.

"The spirit corpse is expected to awaken again in three months. During this time, do not give yourself away and keep a close eye on this person. Try to meet his requests as much as possible and avoid any unexpected complications." The blood-robed man raised his head, revealing a hollow face.

"Yes!" Ma Laojiu clasped his hands in a respectful gesture.