Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses

Chapter 465: Chapter 463: Emerging from Seclusion

As the demons and the Yellow Springs Sect members were starting to get frustrated,

Lou Yi had already escaped dozens of miles away and hidden himself in a dense cluster of reeds by the riverside.

’The sense of danger is getting weaker and weaker. It seems the disguise talent can also obscure the fortune teller’s perception.

And the greater the distance, the harder it should be for them to locate me…’

Lou Yi calmed himself down, activating the sixth sense of a Martial Artist, eventually coming to this conclusion.

’The fortune teller must have calculated my route of arrival before I activated the disguise talent.

Hence, they were able to precisely deduce my position when I got close…’

’But I can’t keep disguising all the time; this consumes too much Primordial Qi, and the talent has a cooldown period.’

Lou Yi realized that the days of freely assaulting the Demon Clan were likely coming to an end.

The Demon Clan and Yellow Springs Sect had him marked.

Every subsequent action might face the possibility of being encircled and killed, and he might not always escape as thrillingly as today.

Unless he finds a way to kill that fortune teller.

But skilled in calculations, guarded by a late-stage Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator of Yellow Springs, finding an opportunity would be difficult.

After this battle, Lou Yi had a clearer grasp of his current strength.

Most mid-tier and low-tier Demon Generals were no longer a threat before him.

But facing high-tier Demon Generals and late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators proved to be challenging.

After all, such levels are only a step away from Great Demon and Golden Core on paper, though that single step is an enormous gap as vast as heaven and earth.

Thinking of this, Lou Yi dared not deactivate the disguise talent, continuing to flee far away until he traveled several hundred miles before removing the disguise.

At such a distance, the nagging sense of crisis finally dissipated.

Lou Yi knew it was time for him to return to the Corpse-Driving Sect to lay low.

The sect was fortified with various arrays, guarded by Golden Core Masters, supported by thousands of years of heritage, so he didn’t have to worry about being calculated for his location.

Unbeknownst to him,

after his swift departure, the Demon Clan around Huai City, unable to locate the presence of the Red Hero, assumed he was lurking in some dark corner and became rather orderly.

Mid-tier and low-tier Demon Generals dared not act alone, and the high-tier Demon Generals were too few in number, resulting in a bizarre stalemate with the Human Race.

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Corpse-Driving Sect, Treasure Storage Peak, Spirit Medicine Hall.

“Three-Hearted Exquisite Pearl? Last appeared over two hundred years ago, and your cultivation doesn’t meet the requirements for exchange.”

“Black Taishui? Mostly found in ancient texts, you might find it in some secret realms…”

“Wolf Demon Pill? Just go to Cyan Wolf Ridge and slay a Great Demon; are you teasing me, huh? Very amusing?”

The elegant female cultivator at the counter glared at Lou Yi with a not-so-friendly look, her eyes burning with anger.

She wore a light blue Daoist robe; her skin was fair, her face egg-shaped, but her cheekbones were lacking flesh, making her look a bit sharp.

She was none other than the renowned Qian Ruiqin of the Spirit Medicine Hall, who sprayed almost every visitor coming to exchange for medicine.

Seeing her unfriendly gaze, Lou Yi felt a bit helpless.

Outside, he was the Red Hero who made the Demon Clan shudder, but in the Spirit Medicine Hall, he could only endure the scolding.

If he stayed any longer, who knows what harsh words he would hear.

Lou Yi picked up his Disciple Token and turned to leave.

The disciples around hurriedly stepped aside, cautiously walking to the counter with ingratiating smiles, fearing they would end up like Lou Yi.

After leaving the Spirit Medicine Hall, Lou Yi went to the Talisman Cauldron Hall to purchase some assistant corpses before hurrying back to the cave dwelling at Wendao Peak.

His master and senior sister were out slaying demons, leaving Lou Yi as the only one in the vast cave, allowing him some leisure and peace.

’Without Black Taishui, the disguise talent cannot be upgraded, making it challenging to kill that fortune teller.’

’Seems like I can only focus on improving my cultivation for now.

If I break through to the mid-stage Martial Saint, defeating those high-tier Demon Generals and late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators should not be difficult.’

’Forget it, better focus on the present and practice the arrays.’

Lou Yi stood in the courtyard of the cave dwelling, waving his hand.

A dense white glowing array map quickly spread out.

Simultaneously, sixty-four assistant corpses precisely fell into the array base, with Lou Er automatically entering the array eye and activating the array pattern under Lou Yi’s command.

’Boom!’

The intricate array patterns of the Hundred-Corpse Debtor’s Binding Soul Array began to flow, overlapping to produce various wondrous effects.

Gray ribbon-like energy strands alternately surged out, deftly entwining and darting in the air to engulf any encountered enemy.

Originally, Lou Yi’s Hundred-Corpse Array had only thirty-six assistant corpses, powerful enough to threaten most late-stage Qi Cultivators.

But this time, he supplemented it to sixty-four corpses, testing its power, and saw significant progress, making it challenging for even top-level Qi Cultivators to resist for long.

’If I supplement it to a hundred corpses, perhaps it could momentarily trap early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators?’ Lou Yi thought about it again, shaking his head, “But barely for one or two breaths, and the array map might suffer irreversible damage, it’s really unnecessary.”

The Hundred-Corpse Array was clearly falling behind his progress.

Currently, it’s mainly used to hide Martial Arts Cultivation, ensuring the Immortal Cultivation also possesses some combat power.

To threaten Foundation Establishment, a stronger array map is needed.

Lou Yi went to inquire at the Talisman Cauldron Hall.

He found that the sect truly had an array map highly suitable for him, called the Thousand-Corpse Apocalypse Array.

It was drawn by the once-rampant Master Qian Si but left unfinished.

Lou Yi was still a Qi Cultivator, not qualified to exchange for it, and the contribution required was astronomical, taking a long time to accumulate.

’Thousand-Corpse Array, eh? This array should be mine to wield, if unfinished, I’ll slowly complete it later.’ Lou Yi thought confidently.

He had completed his initial understanding of arrays to the Perfection Level, and the entire Corpse-Driving Sect might not have anyone with higher Array Cultivation.

Over the next period, Lou Yi led a low-profile and secluded life.

Each day was either spent cultivating or killing pests in the fields of Zone Wujiu.

Such mundane activities were quite different from the intensely thrilling days of slaying demons, leaving him with a surreal feeling as if it was from a past life.

Twenty days later, the Realm section of his Attribute Panel finally showed a new change:

[Realm: Early-stage Martial Saint (214/600), Three-star Body Cultivator (132/600), Qi Cultivation Fourth Level (600/600)]

Lou Yi did not hesitate to press the + sign beside Qi Cultivation Fourth Level.

Qi Cultivation Fourth Level (600/600) → Qi Cultivation Fifth Level (0/600)

After breaking through to Qi Cultivation Fifth Level, aside from the previously opened Yin Vein, Yangwei Meridian, Yinqiao Meridian, Yangqiao Meridian, the Belt Meridian was also completely opened.

The total amount of Spiritual Power increased by a full fifty percent compared to Qi Cultivation Fourth Level.

However, the Qi Cultivation currently, only helped Lou Yi to control the array for a longer duration.

And after reaching Qi Cultivation Fifth Level, the proficiency in the Profound Yin Technique did not decrease much; it increased by two points a day.

This means it will take only three hundred days to break through to Qi Cultivation Sixth Level afterward.

Lou Yi now possessed a genuine Upper Grade Spirit Root and the Innate Spirit Corpse, Lou Er, to aid in cultivation, making his Qi Cultivation speed absolutely standout within the Corpse-Driving Sect.

Just two days after Lou Yi’s breakthrough, Bi Yaoyao, Rong Xuejian, and Dai Xiang returned to the sect as well, and Lou Yi’s ’Yanpo’ cave dwelling started to bustle again.

Another ten days passed.

Having inherited Master Han Yue’s legacy, You Qingyi finally emerged from a period of seclusion.

Upon coming out, she had reached the late-stage Qi Refining level, shocking the entire sect!

Lesser than five years since joining the sect, she advanced to late-stage Qi Refining, a speed faster than Qiu Shaojie, setting a new record for Corpse-Driving Sect.

As a result, You Qingyi was even granted an audience with Three Corpses Daoist, the Sect Leader, who rewarded her with a heap of elixirs and talismans.

In these chaotic times, a talented prodigy emerging in the sect was undoubtedly a major boost to the low spirits.

The Corpse-Driving Sect was evidently planning to allocate resources and heavily cultivate this talented female prodigy.

“Qingyi is so impressive, come on, Lou Brick, let’s go find her quickly!” Bi Yaoyao chirped early in the morning.

Her good sister’s breakthrough and the sect’s sensation seemed to excite her even more than the person herself.

“Alright.” Lou Yi nodded.

It had been a while since he last saw You Qingyi, and he did miss her a bit.

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