Ten Years of Plotting, Washed Away in a Day

"Ten years ago, I began searching far and wide for people with the five elemental Spirit Root and good Spirit Root for them, and taught them the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art>."

"To ensure the purity of the cultivator's Essence Blood, I removed the Cultivation Method of absorbing the Essence Blood of others to enhance spiritual power from the outward-transmitted cultivation technique. To prevent the Cultivation Method from leaking out, I also removed the content on refining Corpse-Baleful Qi."

"The formation beneath my feet is called the Nine-Turn Spirit-Devouring Formation. It's a formation recorded in the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art Cultivation Method, used to extract spiritual energy and refine Qi and Blood and qi. It took me three whole years to comprehend and set up this formation."

"I taught a total of thirty-two people, but some died halfway through, and some had too little fortuitous opportunity or comprehension, making their cultivation extremely slow. I dealt with them, and in the end, only the nine of you remained."

"Of the nine of you, one is my wife, one is my disciple, three are cultivators from Lineage affiliated with the Corpse Demon Sect, two are Rogue Cultivator, and two are outer disciples of the Corpse Demon Sect."

"All nine of you are at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer of Qi Refining."

"No, one of you is only at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer. My plan was originally going to have to be postponed."

At this point, Shi Shou paused for a moment, walked to his wife's side, and said softly.

"Unexpectedly, Wanrou, you suddenly broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer half a month ago, which made up for the other person's lack of cultivation and allowed my plan to be brought forward."

"I must thank you properly, my dao companion."

After listening to Shi Shou's story, Wanrou did not show anger or hatred, but rather heartache and worry.

"Husband, stop! You've gone astray. You're not Cultivation Practice Method; you're being controlled by Cultivation Method, becoming a puppet who only knows how to cultivate."

"You sacrificed your wife and disciples for cultivation. What's the point of reaching a high level of cultivation? You have completely lost your humanity. No matter how long you live, you will be nothing more than a walking corpse."

"Have you forgotten the carefree happiness we had when we were still Rogue Cultivator? Stop now, let's leave the Corpse Demon Sect together, find a place in the mortal realm, and live as an ordinary couple."

Shi Shou gave a wry smile and said.

"There's no going back. The day I found the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art>, everything was irreversible."

"I am willing to give up everything for immortality and greater cultivation."

As he spoke the last few words, Shi Shou suddenly became somewhat frantic, as if using this madness to mask the last vestiges of conscience and guilt in his heart.

He continued speaking to Wanrou.

"Originally, I didn't want to involve you, but twenty years ago, after I successfully Foundation Establishment, you were afraid that you would grow old before me and that I would be all alone in this world. So you voluntarily dispersed your cultivation and switched to the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art>, hoping that you could also Foundation Establishment with this Cultivation Method, just like me."

"But you have no idea how much I paid and how many people I killed in order to cultivate the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art>."

"And you just happen to have the five Spirit Root, which is perfect for cultivating the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art>."

"Don't blame me, perhaps it's all fate. To become strong, especially a powerful demon, one is destined to be ruthless and heartless."

"Alright, Wanrou. Now you know the whole story, you can die knowing the truth."

After speaking, Shi Shou walked to the center of the formation and sat cross-legged.

Seeing their impending doom, the bound men began to curse loudly.

Only Wanrou was sobbing uncontrollably.

"My husband, please stop. I am carrying your child. The baby is just beginning to develop. You may not be able to Divine Sense yet, but I can clearly feel a little life growing inside me."

A Formation Plate floated in front of Shi Shou, and he was forming Method Formula, preparing to inject the energy into the Formation Plate.

He was stunned when he heard his wife's words.

My wife is pregnant!

This was something he never expected.

The two had been dao companion for over thirty years without having children. He had always thought he would never have offspring, but unexpectedly, at this critical juncture, his wife suddenly told him that she was pregnant with his child.

Shi Shou raised his eyes and looked at his bound wife. His expression was complex and unfathomable, sometimes fierce, sometimes tender, sometimes sorrowful, and sometimes guilty.

His expression shifted several times, but finally Shi Shou's eyes became cold and devoid of any emotion.

Looking at his wife of thirty years, he felt as if he were looking at a complete stranger.

Shi Shou channeled his spiritual power, directly sealing off his own hearing, fearing that his wife's earnest pleas would shake his resolve.

If it's for immortality, then even blood ties and family affection can be abandoned, and must be abandoned.

Sever all emotions! Only then can you seek the supreme path.

From this day forward, Shi Shou's heart will be devoted solely to the pursuit of immortality.

Shi Shou cast several Method Formula into the Formation Plate, and the Formation Plate emitted a blue light.

The array patterns on the ground lit up one by one, shining with a blue light.

Thirty-six Mid-Grade Spirit Stone stones flew out of Shi Shou's storage ring and landed in the groove at the edge of the formation.

In an instant!

Within the formation, a brilliant azure light shone brightly, illuminating the entire cave in a vibrant azure hue.

The nine people on the stone pillar gradually felt an immense force enveloping their entire bodies, as if it were going to crush them to pieces and drain all the blood from their bodies, leaving not a single drop.

Shi Shou was completely focused, his eyes fixed intently on the Formation Plate in front of him, casting one Method Formula after another, and beads Shi Shou sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.

Clearly, controlling the Nine-Turn Spirit-Devouring Formation was not easy for Shi Shou, as it consumed a great deal of his mental energy.

Apart from Song Wen, the others bound to the stone pillar all showed pain on their faces under immense pressure, and blood began to seep from their skin, turning the eight of them into blood-soaked figures.

Of the eight, only Wanrou, who had the highest cultivation level, was in slightly better condition.

As for Song Wen, the pressure from the formation was not enough to harm his physical body.

"It's time to make a move!"

Song Wen's eyes gleamed, his muscles gradually bulged, and he struggled with both arms.

"Snap!"

The sound of chains snapping rang out.

The chains binding Song Wen broke into several pieces and fell to the ground.

At the same time, a cold glint flashed and arrived in front of Shi Shou in the blink of an eye.

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, Song Wen refined the Cold Moon Blade again, and now the Cold Moon Blade can truly unleash the power of Spirit Artifact.

Song Wen was confident that if he encountered that pseudo-second-tier Copper Corpse in the Withered Blood Secret Realm again, he could kill it with the Cold Moon Blade alone.

Shi Shou was stunned by the sudden turn of events, and in his haste, he had no way to block the extremely sharp Cold Moon Blade.

Left with no other choice, he could only raise the Formation Plate in front of him to block the Cold Moon Blade.

"Bite!"

The Cold Moon Blade pierced the Formation Plate.

The Formation Plate shattered into pieces, turning into a pile of fragments.

The Cold Moon Blade was also blocked, its power greatly reduced, and it was no longer enough to threaten Shi Shou.

As soon as the Formation Plate shattered, the running array stopped abruptly, and the azure light vanished without a trace.

Shi Shou also suffered a backlash from the shattered Formation Plate, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

His eyes flashed with a fierce light, as if burning with raging fire, and he gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"Extreme Yin, it's you! You've actually successfully Foundation Establishment!"

As he spoke, Shi Shou summoned a second-tier Corpse Puppet.

"Puff!"

The resurgent Cold Moon Blade was blocked by the Corpse Puppet's resilient hand, leaving only a deep wound on it.

Shi Shou looked around the cave, his anger rising. The formation had been broken, and apart from Song Wen and the other eight, seven people were dead. Only his wife Wanrou, was still alive.

This means that his ten-year-long plan has come to nothing.