The Living Must Go On

Three sharp blades simultaneously pierced Yu Qi's forehead.

"Ah!"

A piercing scream echoed through the air.

Yu Qi was astonished to discover that the Divine Sense power of 'Extreme Yin' was far stronger than his own.

The three sharp blades instantly turned his Sea of Consciousness upside down.

Yu Qi felt a sharp pain in his head, as if his soul had been torn apart.

His soul was severely damaged, Yu Qi was delirious. He was unable to control the Law Power within his body, and he couldn't even fly. He fell from the sky.

Song Wen flew over, his right hand transforming into a sharp claw that pierced directly into Yu Qi's chest, instantly crushing Yu Qi's heart.

His left hand rested on Yu Qi's head.

Soul Search Technique!

In Yu Qi's memory, Song Wen learned the reason why the other party demanded the Foundation Establishment.

Limitless Island has numerous industries, including mines and spirit fields, which cannot all be managed by Limitless Island itself. Some less important industries are entrusted to some Lineage in the outer sect to manage, and these Lineage only need to pay a fixed amount of spirit materials every year.

To prevent these Lineage from weakening significantly during the succession process, Limitless Island redistributes management rights according to the Lineage' strength every fifty years.

This gave some inner sect elders an opportunity to reap benefits.

They devised a plan to help the outer sect Lineage increase their strength, and then share in the profits from those Lineage.

Yu Qi and his son Chu Qian were both like this.

After the soul search ended, Yu Qi's soul was sucked into the black hole of Song Wen's Sea of Consciousness Black Hole.

At the same time, Song Wen began to devour his Essence Blood.

A surge of pure magical power flowed into Song Wen's body along with his essence and blood, merging with the magical power already present within him, and ultimately returning to his dantian and golden core.

Song Wen's cultivation level increased rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His Law Power surged too rapidly, seemingly out of control. A powerful aura surged around Song Wen, sweeping outwards in all directions.

Suddenly, an invisible bottleneck appeared, preventing the Law Power within the Golden Core from continuing to grow.

Song Wen wanted to make the most of his momentum and break through the bottleneck of the Golden Core Early Stage.

Just then, the external Law Power suddenly began to weaken and then quickly disappeared. Yu Qi's own Law Power was also completely devoured.

Song Wen was not disappointed that he failed to break through to the Middle Golden Core Stage.

Absorbing the Yu Qi Law Power within Yu Qi's body has saved him ten years of arduous cultivation, and those were ten years of consuming large amounts of Blood Spirit Pills. If he had cultivated at the same rate without consuming Blood Spirit Pills, the increase in his cultivation would have been equivalent to thirty or forty years of arduous cultivation.

A burst of flame erupted from Song Wen's hand, instantly engulfing Yu Qi's corpse, turning it into ashes that drifted into the sea with the wind.

He activated the Thunder Escape Technique and quickly left the area.

Two hours later, Song Wen returned to Extreme Yin Island after wandering around for a while.

After sending a message to An Tong, informing her that he would be going into seclusion for a period of time and that he should not be disturbed unless it was something important, Song Wen activated the various formations within his cave abode and began to circulate the <Corpse King Reincarnation Art> to consolidate his rapidly increasing cultivation.

Six months later, Song Wen Wenxiu, having stabilized his condition, ended his seclusion.

He took out Yu Qi's storage ring and began to examine it.

Yu Qi is quite wealthy.

There are twenty-one Superior Spirit Stones, several hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and tens of thousands of low-grade Spirit Stones.

There are two Law Treasure in total, both of which are low- Law Treasure: a jet-black iron cone and a soul banner.

The Soul Banner contained a large number of Yin Soul, all of whom Song Wen transferred to his own Three-Banner Yin Soul Banner to make offerings to the Ghost King.

These two Law Treasures are of little use to Song Wen, and he plans to find an opportunity to sell them at the market. He should be able to get five or six hundred thousand Spirit Stones for them.

In addition, there were some pills and spiritual herbs. Among them was a Blood Jade Coral, which was perfect for preparing Corpse Curse Water.

Song Wen stepped out of the cave abode and scanned the area with his Divine Sense, discovering that An Tong and An Yin were in the spirit field on the east side of the island. In a flash, Song Wen arrived at the pavilion next to the spirit field.

"Senior, you've emerged from seclusion?"

An Yin was the first to spot Song Wen and bowed as she spoke.

Her voice attracted An Tong, An Tong also came over and bowed to Song Wen.

Song Wen flipped his hand and took out a jade bottle.

"Here are two Foundation Establishment, bestowed upon you sisters. Whether you can Foundation Establishment depends on your own fortuitous opportunity."

An Yin and An Tong exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing an incredulous and delighted expression.

"Thank you, senior."

An Yin had already reached the Qi Refinement Perfection, while An Tong only had the eighth level of Qi Refinement Refining.

Song Wen looked at An Yin and said, "Cultivate diligently. If you can successfully Foundation Establishment as soon as possible, you can also help me with some miscellaneous tasks."

"Yes, senior," An Yin replied respectfully.

"Has anyone contacted me during my seclusion?" Song Wen asked.

An Tong said, "Reporting to Senior, Senior Chu Qian came once, but upon hearing that you were in seclusion, he left without saying anything."

Song Wen took to the air and flew towards Limitless Island.

Upon arriving at Limitless Island, Song Wen headed straight for Corpse King Valley. At the entrance of Corpse King Valley, he saw an unexpected person— Jing Kai.

Jing Kai was actually guarding the gate in front of Corpse King Valley.

He became a guard chief.

Song Wen had known him for less than ten years, and this was already the third job he had held.

He started as a steward in the External Affairs Hall, then became a shepherd on Sheep Island, and now he's a guard.

The position of guard in Corpse King Valley is far inferior to the previous two positions in terms of both status and treatment.

"Young friend Jing, what brings you here as a guard?" Song Wen Wenxing asked as he approached Jing Kai.

Jing Kai's expression was initially somewhat dejected, but after Song Wen took the initiative to greet him, he managed to force a smile.

"Greetings, Senior Extreme Yin."

He bowed to Song Wen and then sighed deeply.

"Senior, you may not know this, but half a year ago, my master, Yu Qi, suddenly died under mysterious circumstances. Once he was gone, all the Golden Core elders who were originally on good terms with him turned their backs on me. Being a shepherd was a lucrative job, how could I possibly take it? I was forcibly replaced."

Jing Kai suddenly clenched his fists, his expression turning fierce.

"My master has treated me well. If I find out who killed him, I will avenge him even if it costs me my life."

Song Wen was slightly taken aback.

It turns out the culprit was himself!

Song Wen asked in shock, "Your master is Registered Disciple of the Yinshuo Devil Master. Who is so audacious as to kill Fellow Yu Qi? Has the murderer been found?"

Jing Kai shook his head, looking dejected.

"The sect has investigated for months, but has found no clues whatsoever about the murderer."

Although Song Wen was very confident that he wouldn't find any clues on Limitless Island, he felt much more at ease after hearing this.

Song Wen extended his right hand and patted Jing Kai on the left shoulder.

"Young friend Jing, please accept my condolences!"

"The dead are gone, the living remain. We Devil Cultivators should face life and death with a smile."

"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to Extreme Yin Island to find me."

Jing Kai looked grateful. "Thank you for your care, senior."

After Master Yu Qi died, all the Golden Core seniors who had previously been on good terms with him avoided him, and some even took advantage of his misfortune. Even Zhu Yin, his nominal senior uncle, treated him coldly.

I never expected that the senior 'Extreme Yin', whom I had only met twice, would take such good care of me.

Jing Kai looked at Song Wen with a newfound respect.