How Could You Catch a Tiger Cub Without Entering the Tiger's Den

Li Fan had already witnessed just how powerful the Corpse Li Fan was when he first transmigrated. Let's not even talk about its basic skill of tearing apart living people; it could easily defeat Golden Core cultivator with just a few punches and kicks. Now, armed to the teeth with refined weapons and armor, even those trashy Nascent Soul Stage from the Immortal Palace who don't practice close combat would have to avoid its sharp edge.

Now, Li Wugou held the Tiger Tally and commanded the remaining twenty demon soldiers to appear from the flank of the battlefield. At this time, the Heng Hai vassal army was fighting against the Yellow Heaven Dao soldiers whose heads were wrapped in yellow cloth. The Yellow Heaven Dao people were everywhere, and the vassal army thought they were their own people coming to support them, so they were even less prepared.

So Li Wugou led his demon soldiers to boldly circle around to the rear, forming a battle formation and charging from behind. The momentum was simply earth-shattering and awe-inspiring, leaving a bloody path straight through the army! Twenty men could create the momentum of a thousand cavalry charging! They drove straight through the Heng Hai Army, charging all the way to the central army. The general commanding the central army was also hidden behind a demon corpse by Li Wugou, who pretended to provide reinforcements and then suddenly attacked and beheaded him! With this kill on the battlefield and the cutting of the commander's flag, the army immediately collapsed and scattered, pursued and slaughtered by Yellow Heaven Dao!

Meanwhile, the generals at the front of the battlefield were leading their elite guards to besiege the immortal zombies released by Yellow Heaven Dao, but they did not expect that their main formation behind them would suddenly collapse!

Just as they were about to turn back to help, a bald man suddenly appeared from the crowd! He wielded a strange-looking spear, surrounded by White Dragon -shaped sword wisps that protected him, and charged forward! With a thrust to the left and a stab to the right, he was unstoppable, almost invincible! In just a quarter of an incense stick's time, he had killed all the officers and soldiers who were acting as the vanguard on the spot!

Then the bald man didn't stop there. He picked up the fine steel chains brought by the Heng Hai Army and charged towards the out-of-control immortal zombies on the battlefield. He became a lassoing expert, putting a chain around the neck of one, a chain around the waist of another, and breaking the limbs of those who didn't obey, hanging them like human sticks. After a brutal suppression, he managed to capture all the out-of-control immortal zombies and ghouls on the battlefield and tie them up in a bundle!

Seeing that the other side was fighting with bloodlust, attacking from both sides at once, the surrounding Yellow Heaven Dao cultivators had no choice but to grit their teeth and surround them, intending to risk their lives to stop them.

However, the bald man had no intention of continuing to charge Yellow Heaven Dao's position. Instead, he stood atop the pile of corpses, shading his eyes with his hand, and searched among the routed Heng Hai Army soldiers and the equally chaotic Yellow Heaven Dao crowd of soldiers and refugees. He roared, "Liu Zhuo--!!"

Wielding two swords and covered in bruises, Yellow Heaven Dao, the chieftain, crawled out from the pile of corpses. Hearing the shout, he snapped out of his daze, turned around, and rushed to the bald man. Standing with his sword drawn, he roared, "Yellow Heaven Liu Zhuo is here! State your name!"

"Oh..." Li Fan realized what was happening, wiped the blood off his face, and changed his expression back to normal. "It's me! It's me!"

Liu Zhuo was stunned for a moment before recognizing him, "My benefactor! You've lost your hair?"

"You're the one with baldness! Shave it off, it'll be cooler!" Li Fan really wanted to punch him. "How many immortal zombies did you bring!"

"Due to time constraints, we only managed to dig up fifteen bodies..." Liu Zhuo looked at the pile of corpses at Li Fan's feet and gasped in astonishment.

"Holy crap, they managed to dig up fifteen bodies in such a rush? How many people died...?"

Li Fan was also astonished upon hearing this. He pointed his harpoon to the northeast, where a battle roared, lightning flashed, and blood spurted out continuously. The flesh and blood of men and horses seemed to explode and fly into the sky.

"Several hundred iron cavalry from the Heng Hai Army are coming to reinforce you! But don't be afraid! My sister will lead the charge to carve a bloody path for you! Once you're organized, just follow her and charge out! Don't worry about enemy pursuit; I've already wiped them all out!"

Liu Zhuo, "... Thank you..."

"You're welcome. Once you're out, have your men spread the word! Say that the Heng Hai Army is colluding with the Divine Cult to create corpse soldiers! They're waiting for an opportunity to sweep across all the vassal states! To unify Hebei! To march on the Three Capitals! To launch a surprise attack on Emei! Damn it, you guys who control the world need to do something! You can't keep making me clean up your messes!"

Li Fan roared, and right before Liu Zhuo's eyes, he transformed into a winged tiger...

Liu Zhuo shook his head, rubbed his eyes, and looked again. He saw that the tiger had already roared and picked up the immortal zombie ball that was bound together with iron chains, and flapped its wings and flew towards the valley.

"... They even called us demonic..." Liu Zhuo was speechless for a moment, then realized what was happening and called to the Yellow Heaven Dao followers around him, who were staring in disbelief, to organize a breakout to the northeast.

"Pah!" Li Fan flew to the northeast Gen Gate, spat out the pile of immortal zombie balls, threw them at the entrance of the valley to block the way, then roared like a tiger, his mouth unleashing a burst of fierce wind, and his Qi cannon shattered the mountain ridges on both sides of the valley, blocking the exit of the Gen Gate.

Although it's only a temporary solution, it can at least stop the evil corpses from leaving the valley.

In its Qiongqi form, it flew straight into the valley and circled. Then, with a somersault, the giant tiger plummeted into the valley. In mid-air, it flipped again and transformed into the appearance of a black-robed monk.

Looking at the sea of corpses gathered in the valley, absorbing the malevolent energy, Li Fan also felt a sense of unease.

There are still thousands of demonic corpses in this valley, and the surrounding malevolent energy is too strong. Even if you casually smash a demonic corpse, it can instantly revive. It would be extremely difficult to force your way in and eliminate them. But if you destroy the malevolent energy array, then these thousands of demonic corpses will swarm out and wreak havoc on the world, making it impossible to control. In any case, it is no longer something he can handle alone.

This time, we can only hope that there are still insightful people within the Immortal Palace and the Mysterious Sect who will lend a helping hand.

To be fair, this place is actually quite suitable for his cultivation.

Li Fan had just transformed into Qiongqi and could sense that it had recently been dismantled and nearly died. Its pent-up resentment and hunger were perfectly timed, as the Heng Hai Army had been routed and a bunch of Nascent Soul Stage had been killed, making the area relatively safe.

Looking at the endless stream of Fiend Corpses, Li Fan shrugged. He figured he'd have to get rid of them sooner or later anyway. He transformed into a Qiongqi Tiger and pounced down from the valley like a hawk hunting a rabbit. He glided over the sea of corpses, grabbed a Fiend Corpse in his mouth, and swallowed it along with its bones. He then began his meal on the spot.

Can a corpse still be considered human?

Li Fan found it difficult to answer such a philosophical question. Based on his experience alone, if circumstances allowed, there was indeed a slight chance that a corpse could regain its sanity. Moreover, given the current situation, anything could happen.

Whether to risk letting them roam freely and wreak havoc on the world, hoping that these things might have a one in tens of thousands chance of regaining their sanity, and whether they could still be called human once they regained their minds, is truly a matter of opinion.

However, judging from the Luo Feng lineage he encountered and the situation of the Lin Family's younger sister, the Immortal Palace had long known that the Fiend Corpses could be created and controlled.

However, the choice made by the Immortal Palace was to seal away the Corpse Refining Pill and establish the Thunder Department to kill the resurrected Fiend Corpses as soon as possible. Even the local troops of the Li Country had formal training in dealing with Fiend Corpses.

Therefore, Li Fan also knew what choice the Immortal Palace made between the fiends and mortals. Of course, he now also knew what choice the Divine Cult had made.

The question is, how will the Xuanmen (Daoist sect) choose...?

' Li Fan, the Qiongqi Dao Body has reached the Golden Core stage of perfection. A usable Purification Seed and a usable Cultivation Method have been detected. Should you break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?'

Holy crap? Qiongqi can Nascent Soul Stage? And it only ate a few Fiend Corpses?

Okay, not just a few heads, but before Li Fan knew it, this guy had eaten his way up to look like a fat tiger! He's as fat as a ball! And he's even lying on the hillside licking his fur!

For a moment, Li Fan was also quite surprised. And he could actually directly Nascent Soul Stage? Without consuming his maximum mood limit? And what was with the Purification Seed? And what about that usable Cultivation Method?! System!

'It has been confirmed that the Three Flowers can serve as a seed of purification, without requiring additional emotional cap suppression of the Dao Heart.'

The available Cultivation Method is the <Qingyang Qingtian Great Transformation Divine Skill>.

A flash of light appeared before Li Fan's eyes, and the system replayed the battle scene with the old demon of the Qingyang Sect in his Divine Court. The system had actually recorded it! Moreover, because the old demon's skin was transparent, the system could directly detect the operational path of his internal organs, meridians, and qi! It even performed a full 3D simulation and deduction, and based on Li Fan's current knowledge of cultivation, it derived a complete and matching cultivation method!

Li Fan read it through and was amazed. You know what, although his system often malfunctioned and was incredibly frustrating, it always managed to provide unexpected surprises in these inexplicable places...

But does upgrading require consuming a Three-Flower Flower? Wouldn't that be a bit of a waste? Normally, how many Heart Stars are needed to suppress Dao Heart using the maximum Mood cap?

Forcibly breaking through the limit consumes 1200 points of mood and may cause a potential imbalance in one's Dao heart...

Alright, alright, let's eat the flowers! Let's keep upgrading!

'Breakthrough confirmed. Li Fan, with his Qiongqi Dao Body, has broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. His mood cap has increased by 1200 points, currently at 21k.'

Goodness gracious... the mood bar is still going up! It's already at 21k! Seriously, this mood bar is already overflowing, and considering that eating one flower is equivalent to exchanging for 2400 mood points, it's not a bad deal...

Then a gust of wind swept by, Li Fan reverted to his human form as a black-robed monk, first confirming his original physical condition.

The changes in his physical body weren't significant; his muscle curves were more pronounced, and his skin had a faint, luminous glow, appearing rather pale. I wonder if he'll become as transparent as that old demon once he reaches the Great Ascension stage.

However, the pupils changed again, from golden snake eyes to bluish-green tiger eyes, as if the Qiongqi Dao Body had overwhelmed the Gonggong Dao Body. Fortunately, no unnecessary parts like cat ears, cat tails, or cat paws appeared... Oh, the nails, the nails have become tiger claws, but they are retractable.

Li Fan glanced at the Divine Court again and found that Qiongqi was gone. Beside the Gui Xu Nascent Soul, there was a white-robed Daoist boy who looked just like the young Qingyue. He also had blue tiger eyes and fair skin. Perhaps because he had eaten too much, his face was still a little chubby, and there was a black epiphyllum flower between his eyebrows. He had actually transformed into human form!

The Qiongqi Child was quite obedient, standing quietly beside the Gui Xu Nascent Soul without overstepping its bounds. Guiche also seemed to be quite close to Qiongqi, flying to sit on the Qiongqi Child's shoulder.

Of course, only two epiphyllum flowers remained on the head of the Gui Xu Nascent Soul.

Looking at the other half-human, half-snake Gonggong Dao Body, who was being led by the neck and had an angry expression, Li Fan also seemed to understand something. It seems that using the Three Flowers as the Seed of Purification to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage is indeed more beneficial and has fewer hidden dangers than forcibly breaking through.

At this moment, the Qiongqi boy suddenly turned his head to look at Li Fan, took out a fan from his pocket and handed it to him.

Li Fan came to his senses, opened his eyes, and looked at the Qiongqi Hundred Bone Fan in his hand.

The Qiongqi Hundred Bone Fan is a prop created based on the analysis of the Four Fiends, specifically the Four Fiends.

New features unlocked.

Fourthly, actively, consume a fan bone to create a clone of the Chang Gui.

Fifth, it can be unlocked, but requires the magic weapon to be upgraded to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Sixth, it can be unlocked, but requires the magic weapon to be upgraded to the Transformation Stage.

Seventh, the functions of this equipment have not yet been unlocked. Please continue to explore and unlock new functions.

Consuming 500 Fan Bones will upgrade the magic weapon to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Well, Li Fan only has less than two hundred fan ribs left with his Hundred Bone Fan, so he still can't upgrade it. But what Chang Gui is a Changgui?

Li Fan activated his skill and fanned himself with his bone fan.

Then the Qiongqi boy in the Divine Court burped, expelling a foul stench from his mouth. The foul stench was fanned out with the movement of his fan, landing in front of Li Fan and revealing a monk with a dead face. Like a ghost, the monk bowed and knelt before Li Fan, trembling in Li Fan's shadow.

This person was none other than the fake monk disguised as a monk from the Death Gate Dao Li Fan had just killed. Hearing the Chang Gui in front of him swirl in the wind, Li Fan's spiritual sense stirred, and he sensed something.

The term "acting as an accomplice to a tiger" Chang Gui who is devoured by a tiger and acts as a scapegoat before the tiger. Their souls are terrified by the tiger, trapped in the netherworld, unable to find release.

This is a low-grade ghost, without a true body. It can transform to deceive people, spread out as a sentinel, and even briefly possess another's body. However, it has little magical power left and can only use its malevolent energy to perform some inferior illusions to bewitch people. Even direct sunlight can dissolve it, and it cannot withstand even a single blow from Spirit Coins.

The monk before him had been killed by Li Fan with his flying sword, reduced to a fragmented Chang Gui with a broken soul. He had lost all his magical power, and it was only because of the intense malevolent energy at the Gate of Life and Death that he could appear. Therefore, he dared not hide anything from Li Fan when he asked him questions. Unfortunately, this guy had almost lost his soul, and his memory was severely damaged. Apart from the most basic information such as his name and background, he couldn't remember anything from too long ago, such as memories from seven days ago.

Li Fan only learned that this person's Dharma name Jue Ming, that he was the abbot of Dizhou, a disciple of the Tianlong Mountain Tianzang Sect Temple, and a nominal disciple of Abbot Dao Ci Godly Monarch. Among the three who came to help later, one of them was his senior brother, Fa Yin, a disciple of Tianlong Mountain.

Li Fan probed indirectly, Jue Ming couldn't answer any questions about the Death Gate Dao. It was unclear whether he had forgotten or genuinely didn't know. He only remembered obeying the Fa Yin and being ordered to guard this great formation.

It seems that the disciples of Tianlong Mountain are probably just Outer Sect, whose cultivation ends at the Nascent Soul Realm, and they come out to manage the sect and temples. Li Fan looked through Jue Ming's belongings and found that he did not have a Daoist talisman or immortal register, but only a monk's office appointed by Tianlong Mountain.

It seems that the secrets of the Death Gate Dao can only be found by asking those great monks who have the word 'Dharma' in their names.

However, Li Fan couldn't summon the Fa Yin like he could summon Jue Ming to ask questions. This was because Qiongqi Tongzi had told him that if the opponent had been killed with lightning, they would have been reduced to ashes and their soul scattered, making it impossible to summon them. And if they had been killed with a flying sword, they would have died too far away, and their souls wouldn't have been captured on the spot; they would have already dissipated by now.

Thus, Li Fan had no choice but to give up. He was just about to ask Jue Ming about the location and details of the Tianlong Mountain Tianzang Sect before making any further plans when his Divine Sense suddenly stirred, sensing that someone was approaching the great formation again. So he immediately waved his hand and hid the Chang Gui in his sleeve. He then made a hand seal and disappeared underground to lie in ambush.

With his ability to discern the nature of the blind, Li Fan knew that the person who came was not Li Wugou. If it were reinforcements from the Heng Hai Army, they should have gone to check on the safety of the Genwei camp first. However, the two cultivators who returned this time flew straight to the center of the great formation, clearly attracted by the soaring evil energy.

It's always wise to be cautious, so Li Fan concealed his presence underground for a while. Only when he saw the two people actually fly to the vicinity of the formation and even begin to gather their Daoist magic to bombard the fiendish corpses did he confirm that these two passersby were indeed 'righteous' in the normal sense.

Moreover, judging from their cultivation levels, although they were also Nascent Soul Stage, their magical power Jue Ming only at the Jue Ming level, not very profound. Although they also cultivated Xuanmen immortal techniques, they probably picked up immortal Cultivation Method from somewhere, and were likely second-rate Outer Sect or rogue cultivators.

So Li Fan used an invisibility spell to peek out and saw the two people, and was speechless.

There were two children.

A boy and a girl.

The boy was still a 'child', wearing a red bellyband with gold and mandarin ducks, and his hair was still unadorned, with two pigtails sticking up in the air. He was grabbing handfuls of talismans from a brocade pouch and throwing them out, creating various special effects of earth, water, fire, and wind, as if the mischievous child was blowing up a latrine.

This guy is actually Nascent Soul Stage cultivator? Li Fan absolutely refused to believe that the other party was a normal person. He was either a dwarf who had gone mad from cultivation, a newly formed artifact spirit, or a repressed old monster who had undergone physical transformation and was rebuilding his cultivation.

The girl seemed more normal compared to the other child, but only relatively speaking; she wasn't entirely normal either. She looked about the size of a middle school student, wearing a yellow dress, with a red dot between her eyebrows, a jade bracelet on her wrist, and flying swords surrounding her. She was pointing and making hand seals as she used Daoist magic to fight off the evil corpses, and she was even using lightning magic!

These two... could they be from Emei...?

Li Fan only peeked at them once, but unexpectedly, the golden ring around the boy's neck suddenly flashed. The two children immediately noticed, exchanged a glance, made hand seals and incantations, stood back to back, took out their flying swords and magical Magic Treasure, and prepared themselves, transmitting their thoughts.

"The Holy Mother of the Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens, the Great Heavenly Venerable, Sun Xizhen of Wangwu Mountain!"

"Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Immortal Maiden, Celestial Immortal, Jade Maiden, Azure Cloud Great Primordial Sovereign, Bi Xia Dao Su Moran!"

"Which senior is spying on us from the sidelines? Please show yourself!"