: Different Paths

According to Bai Meng.

Although Qingping Lingxu's power is far inferior to that of Tiandao Sect, it still has a Golden Core Ancestor in charge, and nearly ten years have passed since the start of the war.

That's why Bai Meng was excited.

The reason is that not only are all the cultivators of the Qingping Sect top-quality corpse seeds, but also because their dantian spiritual energy source has been extracted, their price is almost the same as that of ordinary corpse seeds.

Once cultivated into a living corpse, the sect will pay 30% more for it than for a regular living corpse, making it one of the best types of corpses.

Zhu Yu guessed that the high price was probably related to the Qingping Sect in Qingping Lingxu.

Imagine encountering a familiar fellow disciple turned into a zombie on the battlefield. Whether you provoke your opponent or distract them, you can gain an advantage in the ensuing battle.

"Lower dantian, the source of spiritual energy..."

Zhu Yu's gaze fell on the bloody hole in the abdomen of the corpse being carried on the servant's back, his expression thoughtful.

Unlike the Heavenly Dao Sect, which uses basic visualization diagrams to condense divine soul particles and open the divine sea, the Qingping Sect cultivators use spiritual roots as a guide to forcibly draw in spiritual energy and open the lower dantian.

Subsequent spiritual practice also went in the opposite direction.

The cultivators of the Heavenly Dao Sect construct a materialized ring using divine soul particles to absorb spiritual energy and refine it into spiritual power.

The Qingping Sect is different. It takes the dantian as its foundation and the meridians of heaven and earth as its cultivation channels. It absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate. At the same time, due to different realms and cultivation methods, different techniques will be awakened.

"Too rough, too rigid..."

Zhu Yu shook his head inwardly.

With a little thought, it becomes clear that as long as one knows what kind of cultivation method the Qingping Sect disciples practice, one can immediately guess most of their background and trump cards.

When the difference in their levels of understanding is not significant.

One was prepared, while the other was completely unaware; the outcome was predictable.

This is just an information gap.

Given its path, it's unlikely to be very strong.

According to Bai Meng.

The Heavenly Dao Sect and the Green Lotus Sect follow different paths and cannot work together.

It is an "enemy of the Way"!

They will only stop when one lineage is severed.

In addition, according to him, the dantian of a Qingping Sect cultivator, cultivated for many years, is a valuable resource. It can not only be used to refine a magic seed, but also to refine into a magic weapon that can be directly used for casting spells. Furthermore, it can be implanted in the body as one of the backup methods…

Zhu Yu's mind suddenly stirred. "Could the surprise Bai Meng spoke of be the cultivation technique that might have been left within the body of a Qingping Sect cultivator?"

Judging from the fact that only the lower abdomen of each of those corpses was peeled open, it was highly likely that their dantian was simply pulled out.

It's not uncommon for people to have some limbs or broken veins left in their bodies.

Even if it's just a short piece, it's still a high-grade spiritual item, and its value certainly won't be cheap.

"Want to take a look?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Yu's desire to find a bargain arose. He was not in a hurry to go back and chatted with Bai Meng from time to time while waiting for the Corpse Cave to open.

Time passed slowly.

I don't know how long it has been.

No more servants entered the cabin. The spiritual light of the restrictions on the ship's surface surged, and it slowly rose, transforming into a stream of light that shot straight into the dome.

Zhu Yu could see clearly that when the boat touched the dome, it did not stop at all, but merged into it and disappeared without a trace, just like water.

"A restriction related to escape techniques?"

As soon as Zhu Yu came to her senses, Bai Meng was nowhere to be seen. Looking up, she saw a large group of people who had been waiting earlier surging into the Corpse Cave Palace.

Seeing this, Zhu Yu jumped off the blue stone and walked towards the palace. When he got close, he instructed the servants to look after Xiao Hei. Then, led by another servant, he entered the underground cave where the corpses were stored.

Not long after.

After passing through a magic array portal, a vast space, the size of several football fields, appeared before them.

at this time.

The disciples of the underworld acted as if they were shopping, not bothering to examine the body carefully. As long as the corpse was intact, they would instruct the servants nearby to write it down and leave their mark.

Among the crowd, he also saw Bai Meng, who, perhaps due to his limited funds, was one of the few who carefully selected the corpse species.

He hadn't noticed anything amiss until he saw the more than a thousand corpses piled up in the cave. Zhu Yu couldn't help but gasp and was somewhat stunned.

"How many people must have died..."

He didn't believe that after a great battle, all the cultivators left behind were intact corpses; there were probably far more broken bodies than intact ones. And with the Qingping Sect suffering such heavy casualties, the Tiandao Sect cultivators must have suffered just as many losses.

"Luckily, I didn't choose to join the Demon Slayer Guard..."

Zhu Yu secretly rejoiced, but then his expression changed slightly. He thought of Liang Kuan, who had joined the Demon Slayer Guard, and frowned. He decided to tell Liang Kuan about the situation tomorrow and see what he would do.

Without thinking further, I walked towards a secluded spot.

soon.

He approached a corpse, examined it for a few moments, then touched its forehead and silently recited:

"Detect and collect information on the types of corpses."

[Target: Corpse Species]

Bloodline: None

Body integrity: 81%, Degree of alienation: 35%

No spirit objects were left behind...

"So tall!"

Upon seeing the message, Zhu Yu was instantly shocked.

At this moment, he understood why Bai Meng was excited, and why those people didn't even bother to choose, and immediately decided on the corpse species as soon as they saw it was intact.

With such completeness and degree of mutation, the probability of cultivating it into a living corpse is at least 60%!

Zhu Yu was momentarily tempted, but after hesitating, he gave up. He only had a six-month adaptation period. Picking up a lucky break was fine, but cultivating a corpse seed would disrupt his subsequent plans.

He shook his head slightly and stepped toward the next corpse.

As expected.

Almost every corpse was between 65% and 85% intact, while the degree of mutation ranged from 10% to 60%.

He guessed that these corpses were probably at the early to mid-stages of Qi Refining in life.

"Is the Qingping Sect doomed? Even early-stage Qi Refining cultivators are joining the war..."

Seeing this, Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

This shows that the Qingping Sect is now devoid of members and cannot cause trouble for long. It would be best if they could cultivate in peace. Even if war breaks out again, they should wait until they have cultivated to the point of perfect Qi Refining and have some ability to protect themselves.

Looking at each of the corpses...

A short while passed.

Zhu Yu stood in front of a plain-looking corpse, raised his hand and touched its brow. A few breaths later, a message flooded into his mind.

[Target: Corpse Species]

Bloodline: None

Body integrity: 87%, Degree of alienation: 69%

[A spiritualized magical lineage remains within her body...]

next moment.

A diagram of the human body's celestial and terrestrial veins appeared in Zhu Yu's mind. It was located in the palm of his left hand, and there was a complete diagram of the terrestrial veins that resembled a winding vine and was composed of delicate green veins.

Below the lineage diagram, a thin vein extends to the wrist and suddenly breaks off, as if intentionally severed.

"Complete lineage diagram..."

A hint of surprise appeared in Zhu Yu's eyes. He stood up, summoned a servant, took out his identity jade token, and said:

"Let's choose him."

"Yes, sir."

The servant respectfully agreed, took out a jade stick, and tapped the jade tablet.

Zhu Yu probed the jade tablet with his divine sense and saw that the registered information was the same as that of the ferocious tiger corpse. He nodded slightly, instructed the servant to take the corpse, and continued to explore.

I've seen it all.

They did find a corpse seed with a remaining magic lineage, but with such a gem already there, and the remaining magic lineage being so short, they didn't want to waste their cultivation quota. They greeted Bai Meng, who was still examining the seed carefully, and turned to leave.

They left the Corpse Hall.

Zhu Yu summoned Xiao Hei, who quickly left the square carrying the corpse seed.

Wait until they return to their own burial site.

Six dim, waning moons hung in the gray sky.

patio.

Zhu Yu took the corpse seed off Xiao Hei's back and laid it flat. He reached out and touched Xiao Hei's palm, quietly merging a wisp of spiritual power into it.

Instantly, specks of emerald green light appeared.