CHAPTER 255: CHAPTER 250: TEN THOUSAND CORPSES! SINGLE COMBAT WITH THE CORPSE DEMON SECT!_1

The Bizarre Demons destroyed the Corpse Demon Sect, and they fled to the Qunxing Archipelago?

"Continue gathering intelligence!"

"Quickly handle the Bizarre Garden to avoid attracting trouble!"

The Bizarre Garden was arranged with a Gathering of Tricks Array and cultivated a large number of Bizarre Objects. If the secret was leaked, they would be treated as Bizarre Alliance Cultivators and hunted down by the Corpse Demon Sect. Qingzhu Island had a vast amount of resources and treasures. Once the Corpse Demon Sect breached this island, the Spiritual Medicines and treasures would all fall into the hands of Demon Cultivators.

Jia Ren had two choices. One was to take as many Spiritual Medicines and resources as possible before the Corpse Demon Sect invaded Qingzhu Island, leave the Qunxing Archipelago, and find a new place to settle down. With the Ancient Talisman Wings and the Grandmaster Level Divine Wind Talisman in hand, escaping wouldn’t be a problem. The second was... to gauge the strength of the Corpse Demon Sect before deciding on his next move.

How many powerful experts does the Corpse Demon Sect have? And how many resources can they bring? Is there a Thousand-Year Snow Lotus in the Demonic Sect’s treasury? If the Corpse Demon Sect is powerful, I’ll temporarily avoid them. If their strength is weak... I have no fondness for Demon Sect Cultivators. They want to seize my island? It might turn out... who robs whom!

"This place is not bad. There’s no trouble from Bizarre Demons, and it’s suitable for recuperation in the Qunxing Archipelago."

Three gigantic Flying Boats headed towards the Qunxing Archipelago, and Demon Cultivators wearing standard Robes disembarked one after another. The Demon Cultivators wielded treasures like skeletons, black winds, and Magic Swords, continuously landing on one island after another. The Corpse Demon Sect’s base had been destroyed; they had come to the Qunxing Archipelago not for a short stay, but to claim it as their own and re-establish their sect. All Loose Cultivators within the Qunxing Archipelago were to be killed and turned into Corpse Refiners.

"Not a single one left!"

There were nearly 1,000 Corpse Demon Sect Demon Cultivators, including more than seventy Foundation Establishment Cultivators. The three most powerful ones exuded the aura of Golden Core Demon Cultivators. Three Golden Core Cultivators, more than seventy Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and over 1,000 Qi Refinement Demon Cultivators. The strength displayed by the Corpse Demon Sect far surpassed that of sects like the Five Elements Sect. This was not a force the Qunxing Archipelago could withstand.

It’s time to leave!

Qingzhu Island had too many resources. After years of development, the Spiritual Medicines in the fifty mu of Spirit Fields on the island were thriving, including many transplanted specimens that were hundreds of years old. The number of Spirit Insects exceeded 100,000, and Spirit Fish numbered up to 100. Jia Ren had amassed a sizeable fortune and, unless absolutely necessary, didn’t want to relocate.

The Corpse Demon Sect is moving; why should I sacrifice myself and make way for them?! The enemy’s strength is overwhelming. I can’t afford to provoke them; I have to bow my head...

Just as he was preparing to move, danger had already descended upon Kongyang Island. Kongyang Island was some distance from Thousand Bamboo Island and happened to be within the range of islands first attacked by the Demon Cultivators. The Insect External Incarnation had just harvested the Spiritual Medicines in the Bizarre Garden. Before it could take any action, several Foundation Establishment Cultivators descended with a dozen Qi Refinement disciples.

"There’s a Formation and Cultivators here! Excellent material for Corpse Refiners."

The Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators opened their Spirit Beast Bags, and Corpse Refiners with green faces, sharp fangs, purple skin, and black hair flew out. In a short time, the number of Corpse Refiners in the area exceeded 100. Most were Qi Refinement level walking corpses, comparable in strength to Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and there were also three mutated Black Stiffs.

"Break the Formation!"

Under the control of the Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators, the Corpse Refiners launched an assault on Kongyang Island.

Sigh! The Insect External Incarnation had initially wanted to seize the opportunity to escape while the Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators were breaking the Formation.

Just then, Jia Ren thought of a solution and immediately took all the Spirit Insects from the Insect Breeding Room.

"Switch!"

The figures of the Insect External Incarnation and Jia Ren blurred, and their positions were instantly exchanged. The distance between the two islands was tens of miles, consuming a significant amount of Spiritual Power, but it was still within a bearable range.

Corpse Demon Sect, encountering me can only be considered your misfortune.

Within the River Mountain Bag, a pitch-black Demon Insect appeared in his palm, emanating the aura of a Second Order Spirit Insect. This was the Puppet Demon Insect, the atavistic form of the seventh-ranked Puppet Bug on the Spirit Insect List, naturally possessing the ability to control Demonic Path Corpse Refiners. Jia Ren had never encountered Demon Cultivators who controlled Corpse Refiners before, so the Puppet Demon Insect had no opportunity to be used. Facing the pressure from the Corpse Demon Sect, he had been planning to flee, but the thought of the Puppet Demon Insects in the Insect Breeding Room made him change his mind. The time for the Puppet Demon Insect to be used has finally come.

I hope you don’t disappoint me.

Jia Ren left the River Mountain Bag containing the Puppet Demon Insects with his avatar, and their positions were exchanged once more. A gentleman does not stand beneath a collapsing wall. Let the Insect External Incarnation bear the hardship.

"Go!"

The Insect External Incarnation took an Elixir to restore its Spiritual Power, and a Puppet Demon Insect appeared in its palm. The Puppet Demon Insect stared at each Corpse Refiner attacking Kongyang Island and spewed a stream of black smoke towards them. The black smoke moved swiftly. Upon contact with a Corpse Refiner, it took on the miniature form of a Puppet Demon Insect and burrowed into the Corpse Refiner’s brain. The Corpse Refiners ceased their assault and stood frozen in place.

"Hurry and break the Formation!"

Why aren’t they obeying? Are the corpse-controlling spells useless?!

When the Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators saw that the Corpse Refiners were not attacking, they frantically activated their spells and secret techniques, trying to make the Corpse Refiners break the Formation. The Corpse Refiners showed no response, as though they were inanimate objects.

How could they have lost control?

The Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators dealt with Corpse Refiners year-round. They had encountered many enemies with strange methods and even Bizarre Demons, but this was the first time they had experienced their Corpse Refiners going out of control.

"Kill them!"

They were confused and unable to find a solution when, at that moment, a Cultivator’s voice came from within the island. The next moment, something happened that nearly made their eyes pop out of their sockets: the Corpse Refiners turned their heads and attacked them!

How could the Corpse Refiners, painstakingly refined with our own lifeblood, turn to serve another?!

"NO!!!"

Those who reacted quickly escaped with their lives, while the cultivators who were a step slower perished under the siege of their own Corpse Refiners. Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators dying at the hands of their own Corpse Refiners—it had to be said, this was the greatest irony.

"This is bad! This is terrible!"

The Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators who had escaped with their lives flew high into the sky, rushing towards the nearest Corpse Demon Sect Flying Boat. They formed a stark contrast to the other Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators who had left the Flying Boats and were plundering everywhere.

"What’s the meaning of this panic? Could there be a Golden Core Cultivator in the Qunxing Archipelago?"

"Didn’t the Lord of Wanling Island go missing? If he’s here, even better. We could refine another Flying Stiff."

They were well-informed about the Qunxing Archipelago; how could they dare to relocate their entire sect here without understanding its strength?

"It’s not the Lord of Wanling Island! Our Corpse Refiners have lost control and are attacking us!"

"Someone’s corpse-controlling technique is more brilliant than ours; they’ve stolen control of the Corpse Refiners!"

Losing control of their Corpse Refiners, having them seized by someone else—this was a massive blow. This was a major event that could shake the very foundation of the Corpse Demon Sect! If this matter wasn’t handled properly, the Corpse Demon Sect, having just experienced the destruction of their sect, would see its members’ unity crumble.

"The Corpse Demon Sect’s Corpse Refinement technique is unparalleled in the world! It’s impossible for someone to be more skilled than us!"

Could it be...

Impossible! We’ve already hidden ourselves in the Western Wasteland Domain...

The Corpse Demon Sect Master recalled something—a secret recorded in the sect’s ancient texts. At Spirit Beast Mountain in the Barren Extreme Land, there was a type of Demon Insect known as the Puppet Bug, capable of seizing control of the Corpse Demon Sect’s Corpse Refiners. A thousand years ago, Spirit Beast Mountain had oppressed the Corpse Demon Sect so severely that they had no space to survive. Out of desperation, they had moved their entire sect to the Western Wasteland Domain. As it turned out, the relocation had been a wise decision, and the Corpse Demon Sect had grown even stronger. In contrast, Spirit Beast Mountain, which had nearly driven the Corpse Demon Sect to extinction, had itself been annihilated.

"Did you see the Demon Insect entering the Corpse Refiners’ ears? As long as we kill this Demon Insect, we can regain control of the Corpse Refiners!"

"Times have changed. The Corpse Demon Sect is not an entity that remnants of Spirit Beast Mountain can provoke."

"Follow me to slay this great enemy of the Corpse Demon Sect!"

The Puppet Bug held a significant, if dreaded, place in the Corpse Demon Sect Master’s mind; caution was paramount.

The news spread, and the scattered Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators stopped their attacks on other islands and immediately gathered. Three black Flying Boats changed direction and headed straight for Kongyang Island.

No matter how powerful the Puppet Bug was, it could only control one Corpse Refiner at a time. How many Puppet Bugs could they possibly have? Ten? A hundred? At most, they could control 100 Corpse Refiners. The Corpse Demon Sect had over 1,000 cultivators controlling tens of thousands of Corpse Refiners; losing control of 100 wouldn’t solve the fundamental problem! The Puppet Bugs, enemies of Corpse Dao cultivators, should all be destroyed, with not a single one spared.

"What has happened?!"

The arrival of the Corpse Demon Sect had been too sudden. Aside from a few cultivators who reacted quickly, abandoned their islands, and fled, the vast majority were trapped on their islands, besieged by a large number of Corpse Refiners. They had thought that once the Formations fell and their defenders perished, they would be turned into Corpse Refiners. But for some reason, the Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators’ attacks had suddenly stopped.

"What is the Corpse Demon Sect planning to do?!"

Three black Flying Boats and over 1,000 Corpse Demon Sect Cultivators, summoning tens of thousands of Corpse Refiners, surrounded an island. The scene was bizarre. The most powerful auras belonged to five Corpse Refiners flying in the sky; these were Flying Stiffs, comparable in strength to Golden Core Cultivators.

Three Golden Core Cultivators, five Flying Stiffs, tens of thousands of Corpse Refiners... Could it be that a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator is hidden on this island? Otherwise, why such a grand reception?

Jia Ren, now on Kongyang Island via his avatar, was also quite shocked by the spectacle, facing such a situation for the first time.

"Kill the Spirit Beast Mountain cultivators! Destroy all Puppet Bugs! Not a single one must escape!"

The voices of the three Golden Core Cultivators resonated. Tens of thousands of Corpse Refiners moved first, closing in to encircle the island. Uncertain how many cultivators were on Kongyang Island, the Corpse Demon Sect needed to proceed with caution.

I hope you don’t disappoint me!

In the Insect External Incarnation’s open palm, Puppet Demon Insects appeared one after another, totaling more than 300. In over ten years, the Puppet Demon Insects had made significant progress; their numbers had proliferated to over 300. If not for the resources spent on refining the Puppet Demon Bug King, their numbers would have been even higher. After prolonged feeding, 100 of the Puppet Demon Insects had reached Second Order, while the rest were at the peak of First Order.

The Second Order Puppet Demon Insects’ single-instance control capacity had increased; each could supposedly control up to thirty targets, while First Order Puppet Demon Insects could control five. With all Puppet Demon Insects acting, the upper limit of Corpse Refiners they could control should be around 4,000. That’s right, if the Puppet Demon Insects maximized their control, more than 4,000 Corpse Refiners would switch to my side. This is no small number. Moreover... among these 4,000, I must choose the best, controlling the most powerful Corpse Refiners. When that happens, it will remain to be seen who is stronger and who is weaker.

"Show these ignorant Corpse Demon Sect cultivators your power! Make them remember their fear of you!"

A large amount of black smoke billowed out from the island, quickly affecting the most powerful Corpse Refiners. Control must be not only numerous but also precise, targeting the best.

"Take down those five!"

From the Insect External Incarnation’s palm, five Puppet Demon Bug Kings emerged, condensing black smoke that surged towards the five Golden Core Flying Stiffs.