First Attempt Failed

This corpse was of the metal element, but the Demon Core was of the wood element.

Once the spiritual energy was absorbed by the corpse, the Demon Core would definitely suffer considerable damage.

However, Shen Fan saw that the Demon Core and the corpse were quite compatible, and the nervousness in his heart slowly calmed down.

"Oh well, it's too late to say anything now, I can only bite the bullet and take it one step at a time!"

Shen Fan gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

At worst, all his hard work these days would be in vain, and he would just start over.

After making up his mind, Shen Fan immediately began to cultivate with the corpse.

As soon as the spiritual energy entered his body, it followed the spiritual meridians and drilled into the Demon Core.

At this moment, Shen Fan suddenly noticed something was wrong.

They were now in the Waste Elixir Chamber, where the fire spiritual energy was particularly strong.

Fire could overcome metal, and this fire spiritual energy suppressed the negative impact of the corpse's metal element on the Demon Core.

As a result, spiritual energy slowly began to accumulate in the Demon Core.

When Shen Fan saw this, he quickly activated the Nine Nether Corpse Refinement Art.

As soon as he activated it, an indescribable connection formed between him and the corpse.

The spiritual energy accumulated in the Demon Core began to gush out, uncontrollably surging into Shen Fan's body.

After this spiritual energy entered Shen Fan's body, it was absorbed by the Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Art he was running, and then diverted into the five elemental Spirit Roots.

When Shen Fan saw that it was effective, he was extremely excited.

"Wait!" Shen Fan suddenly shuddered all over, "What's going on?"

He quickly examined his dantian internally and saw that the spiritual energy was first absorbed by the earth Spirit Root, and then bypassed the other four Spirit Roots, following the cycle into the place where spiritual energy was stored.

"This... this..."

Shen Fan was stunned and couldn't explain what he was seeing.

Spirit Roots had the five elements, as well as special Spirit Roots like ice and lightning.

Spirit Roots were divided into nine grades, with one grade having one spiritual meridian, and nine grades having nine.

You could imagine Spirit Roots as nine roads, with the first-grade Spirit Root road being the narrowest, so the cultivation speed was naturally slow.

But now, the spiritual energy fed back from the corpse actually formed a path of its own, being directly absorbed without passing through Shen Fan's Spirit Roots.

What did this mean? It meant that by cultivating with the corpse, Shen Fan was equivalent to having the cultivation speed of a second-grade five elements Spirit Root!

"My God!"

Shen Fan felt the spiritual power in his body rising rapidly, and he was overjoyed.

"I love this heretical path, I love this unconventional cultivation method, this speed is just too awesome!"

After entering the Heavenly Xuan Sect.

Shen Fan had also attended the Heavenly Xuan Sect's ideology classes.

A cultivator takes one step at a time, one step at a higher level.

Only with a solid foundation can one show power in the later stages.

This saying was fine for those disciples with decent talent.

But for disciples like Shen Fan with first-grade five elements Spirit Roots, it was simply misleading.

Why?

On the path of cultivation, one refines Qi for a hundred years, and upon touching the path of immortality, one's lifespan reaches one hundred and twenty years.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator refines spiritual energy into liquid, laying the foundation for true cultivation, and their lifespan can reach 300 years.

Golden Core, eight hundred; Nascent Soul, two thousand; Transformation, five thousand; Void Refinement, ten thousand; Integration, twenty thousand; Great Ascension, fifty thousand; Tribulation Transcendence, one hundred thousand; Ascend to Immortality, and live as long as the heavens.

Therefore.

For cultivators with low aptitude like Shen Fan.

A mere hundred years of life.

How could one talk about taking one step at a time?

Just as Shen Fan was complacent about this.

There was a "boom".

The Corpse Puppet actually exploded.

The powerful impact sent Shen Fan flying dozens of meters.

After landing, Shen Fan spat out a mouthful of blood before he could regain his senses.

"What's going on?"

Shen Fan looked at the scene before him in disbelief.

He had been thinking about how smoothly things were going, but he didn't expect such a change to occur in the blink of an eye.

After slightly recovering, Shen Fan clutched his chest and staggered forward to investigate.

Because the Corpse Puppet was originally refined by Shen Fan.

Therefore, Shen Fan knew every part of it like the back of his hand.

After some investigation, Shen Fan understood.

Looking around, Shen Fan sighed, "This is the center of the Core Earth Fire. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth is all fire-attributed, and the Core Earth Fire contains Fire Poison. Prolonged absorption will also absorb the Fire Poison. Just now, the Corpse Puppet and the Demon Core were already incompatible, but the Fire Poison accumulated in its body could not be released, which led to the explosion of the Demon Core, and the Corpse Puppet disappeared with it!"

Shen Fan sighed.

Then, he cleaned up the pile of debris, put it into a storage pool, and burned it all to ashes.

In this way, no one would know that he had cultivated the Nine Nether Corpse Refinement Art and refined a Corpse Puppet.

Failure is the mother of success.

After experiencing his first failure, Shen Fan...

After summarizing his experience, he realized that if he wanted to refine a Corpse Puppet, he had to ensure the Demon Core's stability.

And prevent any attribute conflicts from happening.

After doing all this, Shen Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This failure wasn't without its gains.

At the very least, he learned that the Corpse Puppet's feedback during cultivation could benefit the speed of the secondary meridians.

So, the Corpse Puppet still needed to be refined.

But finding this opportunity wouldn't be easy.

After taking care of everything.

Shen Fan took out the Flame Serpent Art he bought at the Market.

According to the owner, this Flame Serpent Art was a technique that a Golden Core Expert had cultivated in his early years.

Its power was definitely unquestionable.

The fire-attributed spiritual energy here was abundant, so cultivating this kind of technique would surely be twice as effective with half the effort.

Thinking of this, Shen Fan immediately opened it and began to cultivate.

After some research, Shen Fan memorized its circulation method and the application of spiritual meridians.

Then, he used incantations and hand seals in coordination to cultivate.

"Crimson flames as guide, burn away all evil!"

Shen Fan muttered to himself, using the incantation as a guide to condense the Flame Serpent Art.

Then, he joined his right index and middle fingers, curled the other three fingers inward, and faced his palm upwards.

In an instant, Shen Fan immediately felt spiritual energy surge from his dantian through his arm to his fingertips.

Seeing that the time was right, Shen Fan immediately thrust his hand forward with a hand seal.

Boom!

A flame phantom in the shape of a fire serpent shot out into the void.

The distance was only about one and a half meters, and the power was like a torch spewing flames.

Its power was simply unbearable to look at.

"What the f*ck!"

Shen Fan was stunned. "Was I scammed?"

Looking at the strength of the flame, which was like burning firewood, Shen Fan immediately began to doubt.

"Crimson flames as guide, burn away all evil!"

"Go!"

The next moment.

Shen Fan muttered again and released it with a hand seal.

A fire serpent actually spewed out again.

Although the power wasn't great, the speed could really reach the point of instantaneous release, as the owner had said.

"This power is fine for dealing with ordinary people, but for cultivators, it's simply unbearable to look at!"

Shen Fan sighed inwardly.

However, since he bought it for two low-grade Spirit Stones, Shen Fan still intended to continue cultivating it.

After all, this Waste Elixir Chamber had all the right conditions.

Not cultivating a fire-attribute technique here would simply be a waste of resources!

But as Shen Fan continued to cultivate, The Fire Poison from the Core Earth Fire began to gather in Shen Fan's dantian.

This sudden change startled Shen Fan.

"Crimson flames as a guide, burn away all evil!"

After the eightieth repetition, Shen Fan, having discovered the aftereffects of the Fire Poison gathering, decided to stop after releasing the Flame Serpent Art this time.

But after this Flame Serpent Art was released, The scene before his eyes completely shocked Shen Fan.