Man-Snake Corpse Refinement Failed

After bidding farewell to Rong Jingyun, Song Wen developed a strong interest in the Azure Tide Secret Realm.

He flew on his sword to the Sutra Repository located on the main peak of the Beast Taming Sect.

The Sutra Repository houses a vast collection of ancient texts, most of which do not concern Cultivation Method or secret arts, but rather record common knowledge or anecdotes from the Cultivation World.

Song Wen found the ancient texts recording the Azure Tide Secret Realm in the Sutra Repository.

The Azure Tide Secret Realm is located in a subspace and originated from a large force that disappeared into the river of time.

Every fifty years, the entrance to the Azure Tide Secret Realm will automatically open once, lasting for one month.

This is the only chance for people from the Heavenly Origin Realm to enter and exit the Azure Tide Secret Realm.

The Azure Tide Secret Realm is vast, but most of its spirit medicine herbs and treasures are concentrated on one mountain peak.

A massive mountain range covering a thousand miles and reaching a height of a hundred miles.

No Human Race live or reproduce in this secret realm, but a large number of Demon Beast inhabit it.

The entrance to the Azure Tide Secret Realm is only open to cultivators below the Golden Core.

However, this does not mean that the secret realm can only accommodate Foundation Establishment experts.

According to the cultivators who entered the secret realm last time, two Golden Core stage Demon Beast reside within it.

One of them, perched atop the mountain, is White Tiger with two wings.

A crocodile, several meters long, lurked in the lake at the foot of the mountain.

These two Demon Beasts are beings that should not be easily provoked.

Inside the mountain's belly are palaces left behind by High Antiquity forces, and the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid was born in one of these palaces.

The Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch grows along the banks of underground rivers with hidden currents. Its quantity and location are uncertain, and finding it requires a bit of luck.

Many other spirit medicine grow on the mountainside and in the valley.

These spirit medicine are also highly sought after by cultivators.

Eight months later.

Song Wen was in his cave abode, refining the Man-Snake Profound Corpse.

This Man-Snake hybrid has been refined the most times, having been refined sixteen times already. Song Wen is currently refining it for the seventeenth time.

Song Wen's expression suddenly changed slightly. After a brief moment of surprise, he abruptly changed the hand Method Formula, withdrawing the corpse energy he had intended to forcibly refine into the Man-Snake body.

Just now, Song Wen noticed that the life force on the Man-Snake body had dropped sharply, forcing him to stop the corpse refining process.

This was Song Wen's first failure in refining the Man-Snake Profound Corpse.

After undergoing multiple corpse refining processes, the Man-Snake's corpse aura became increasingly dense, seemingly approaching a critical point, making the corpse refining process increasingly difficult.

This forced Song Wen to be even more careful when refining the corpse, for fear that he might accidentally kill the Man-Snake and ruin all his efforts.

On the chest of the Man-Snake, there is a special energy center, similar to the Dantian of Human Race, which is a place to store spiritual energy.

This acupoint is also the source of Profound Qi). After Profound Qi is generated here, it will gradually spread to other parts of the Man-Snake body.

The Profound Qi within this Man-Snake body had filled most of Man-Snake flesh, with only a small portion of its tail remaining Profound Qi.

It's not far from reaching the stage of being filled with profound Profound Qi.

The Man-Snake hybrid's vitality is too weak to continue the corpse refining process.

Song Wen left the cave abode and arrived at the Human-Snake Cavern, where he found Liu Jiang.

"Elder Liu, I have a request for your help. The Man-Snake body has been infused with too much corpse energy, resulting in weakened vitality. Is there a way to enhance the Man-Snake's life force without weakening the corpse energy?"

Liu Jiang frowned, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"This matter is somewhat difficult to handle. Corpse energy and life force are inherently incompatible. If too much corpse energy is absorbed into the physical body, it will inevitably lead to a loss of life force."

Song Wen said, "Isn't there any way to resolve this? That Man-Snake only has two feet of tail left, yet it has already reached the stage of being filled with profound Profound Qi. If the Man-Snake dies now, all our efforts will be in vain."

Liu Jiang shook her head.

"I can't think of any good solutions, but we can ask Elder Rong and Peak Master. Perhaps there are some pills that can stimulate the life force of the Man-Snake."

Song Wen nodded, took out the Message Jade Slip of Fang Pengyi and Rong Jingyun, and sent them each a request for help.

A moment later, Rong Jingyun and Fang Pengyi arrived at the Human-Snake Cavern.

After Song Wen briefly explained the reason, the four of them went to Song Wen's cave abode together.

After examining the situation of the Man-Snake, Rong Jingyun said.

"Elder Wu, you truly possess extraordinary talent in the art of corpse refining. In less than two years, you have fused such a rich amount of Profound Qi into the Man-Snake bodies."

Song Wen said, "Elder Rong is too kind. My corpse-refining skills are still lacking; otherwise, the Man-Snake wouldn't have weakened in vitality."

Fang Pengyi picked up the conversation.

"This matter has nothing to do with your corpse refining skills. This Man-Snake is only at the Second-Order Mid-Stage. Even if the Man-Snake has a strong vitality, it can only withstand a limited amount of corpse energy. If I could give you a stronger Man-Snake, you might be able to successfully achieve the Profound Qi Filling Body."

Liu Jiang was in charge of the Man-Snake breeding program, he said.

"Reporting to the Peak Master, the Man-Snake's strength has slowed down considerably after reaching the Second-Order Mid-Stage. It will likely take a long time to cultivate a stronger Man-Snake."

Upon hearing this, Fang Pengyi frowned.

The matter of Profound Qi is related to whether he can ascend to the position of sect leader.

He naturally hoped to quickly Man-Snake Profound Corpse into a state where the body was filled with profound Profound Qi.

He examined the Man-Snake more closely and murmured to himself.

"Now, the corpse energy on this Man-Snake has reached its limit. If we want to continue refining corpse energy, we must find a way to forcibly stimulate the Man-Snake's life force."

Liu Jiang asked.

"Peak Master, is it possible to administer the Life-Saving Pill to the Man-Snake- Man-Snake hybrid, keeping it clinging to life and forcibly completing the corpse refining process?"

Fang Pengyi shook his head.

"The effects of the Life-Saving Pill only last for half an hour, and it cannot be taken again in a short period of time. It is impossible to complete the corpse refining process in such a short time."

"Peak Master, perhaps we could try using Purple Cloud Lingzhi," Rong Jingyun suddenly said.

Purple Cloud Lingzhi, a precious third-tier healing spirit medicine, has the remarkable effect of stimulating a cultivator's vitality.

However, Purple Cloud Lingzhi is rare and expensive, and obtaining Purple Cloud Lingzhi is not easy.

Upon hearing this, Fang Pengyi's eyes lit up.

"Purple Cloud Lingzhi! It might really save the lives of the Man-Snake. You three wait here for a while, I'll be right back."

After saying this, Fang Pengyi disappeared into the cave abode.

It took less than fifteen minutes.

Fang Pengyi returned to Song Wen's cave abode, bringing back a jade box with him.

"Elder Wu, I just went to Spirit Medicine Peak and obtained a Purple Cloud Lingzhi. After the Man-Snake consumes the Purple Cloud Lingzhi, you should immediately begin the Man-Snake refining process. The three of us will stay here to provide support and be ready to assist in case of any unexpected events."

Seeing Song Wen nod in agreement, Fang Pengyi activated the Six-Harmony Demon-Locking Formation, pulling the Man-Snake out of the snake pit.

Then, the Purple Cloud Lingzhi was fed to the Man-Snake.

He then used his Law Power to help the Man-Snake refine the Purple Cloud Lingzhi.

In an instant, the life force on the Man-Snake body rapidly increased. Even the withered snake scales regained some luster.

"Elder Wu, hurry!" Fang Pengyi urged.

Song Wen immediately sat cross-legged and used his spiritual power to draw the Man-Snake into the Corpse-Nurturing Coffin, beginning the process of refining the corpse.