Chapter 392 - 369: Twenty Years Later (2)

Chapter 392: Chapter 369: Twenty Years Later (2)

So, Zhang Chi decided to go all the way. He tossed in more Spirit Stones, and soon, the space began to tremble violently. Afterward, the Eye of the Spirit Spring was upgraded again, reaching Tier Four Peak in one fell swoop.

Although half of the Spirit Stones remained, it wasn’t enough to upgrade the Eye of the Spirit Spring to Tier Five.

With that, Zhang Chi waved his hand, taking out all the Black Coffins and releasing the Corpse Puppets inside.

ROAR!

The moment the numerous Corpse Puppets saw one another, they immediately began to fight.

Corpse Puppet No. 1 was especially fierce. It roared, unleashing a powerful pressure as it lunged, quick as lightning, to slaughter the others.

The other Corpse Puppets were powerless to resist. They were quickly slain, and Corpse Puppet No. 1 devoured the Corpse Pearls from their bodies.

Afterward, Corpse Puppet No. 1’s aura instantly grew much stronger. Although its Realm remained the same, its physical strength, speed, and Corpse Evil had all clearly improved.

Evidently, even though Corpse Puppet No. 1 was no longer bound by the Celestial Corpse Coffin, devouring the Vitality of the other Corpse Puppets was still of immense benefit.

If Corpse Puppet No. 1 had previously been equivalent to a Nascent Soul who broke through from an Upper Grade Golden Core, it was now on par with one who had broken through from a Five Patterns Golden Core.

As a result, its Combat Power had increased dramatically.

"Not bad!"

Zhang Chi inspected it for a moment, nodding slightly in approval.

He didn’t care about the Tier Three Corpse Puppets slain by Corpse Puppet No. 1; in fact, he had intended for it to happen.

After all, Tier Three Corpse Puppets were useless to him.

Besides, he had long planned to merge all the Celestial Corpse Coffins into a single one.

This would upgrade the Celestial Corpse Coffin to a true Pseudo-Spirit Treasure Level, which would in turn have a greater enhancing effect on Corpse Puppet No. 1.

Cultivators of the Celestial Corpse Sect had considered this idea for generations, but none had ever acted on it.

Having multiple Tier Three Peak Corpse Puppets in addition to a single Tier Four Corpse Puppet was more than enough for their needs.

While the single, more powerful Corpse Puppet created by the merger would be stronger, it wouldn’t be as helpful for the Sect’s overall development.

But Zhang Chi clearly had no such concerns.

Besides, he had used Soul Search on two former Sect Leaders of the Celestial Corpse Sect, possessed a Tier Four Artifact Refining Technique, and had even run simulations in the Dream Space. Merging the Celestial Corpse Coffins would be no trouble for him at all.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Zhang Chi formed a Spirit Technique, and with the help of his Treasure Cauldron and True Fire, he quickly refined and fused the Black Coffins together, creating a single, higher-quality Black Coffin.

Based on Zhang Chi’s calculations, if Corpse Puppet No. 1 continued to gestate within this unique Black Coffin, the quality of its Corpse Pearl would soon improve again, making it equivalent to a breakthrough from a Six Patterns Golden Core.

CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER...

Next, Zhang Chi waved his hand again, tossing the remaining Spirit Stones into the Black Coffin.

As a powerful pressure spread out, Corpse Puppet No. 1 roared and successfully broke through, reaching the Tier Four Late Stage.

But it wasn’t over yet.

Over half of the Spirit Stones still remained.

Moments later, Corpse Puppet No. 1 broke through once more, reaching Tier Four Peak in a single leap!

After its breakthrough, the Corpse Puppet was comparable to a Nascent Soul Peak Cultivator—and an exceptionally powerful one at that.

With Zhang Chi’s current Cultivation and Combat Power, he didn’t really need a Tier Four Late Stage Corpse Puppet as an assistant.

But a Tier Four Peak was another matter entirely.

Its Combat Power was on par with Zhang Chi’s, each having their own strengths. Zhang Chi would even have to go all out to defeat it.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Then, Zhang Chi sparred with the Corpse Puppet on the spot. Their exchange immediately set off a series of thunderous booms and shockwaves, and for a time, they were evenly matched.

Clearly, the Corpse Puppet’s strength was just as he had predicted—immensely powerful.

Furthermore, as time passed and it continued to be nurtured by the unique Celestial Corpse Coffin, the Corpse Puppet could grow even stronger.

’Upgrading this Corpse Puppet and the Eye of the Spirit Spring is consuming more and more Spirit Stones!’

’Still, it was worth the cost to get them both to Tier Four Peak in one go!’

Zhang Chi glanced at the few remaining Spirit Stones in his Storage Ring, his heart aching at the expense.

Fortunately, it wouldn’t affect his own Cultivation.

Besides, he was now the Alliance Leader of the Great Abyss Immortal Alliance, effectively the Master of the Great Abyss. It wouldn’t be long before he could accumulate another fortune in Spirit Stones.

He felt the Spirit Stones were well spent, especially after sensing the Spiritual Power emanating from the Eye of the Spirit Spring and confirming the strength of Corpse Puppet No. 1.

At the same time, Zhang Chi was even pleasantly surprised, as his gains from returning to the Great Abyss had far exceeded his initial expectations.

He still had quite a few Nascent Souls on hand, which he could sell upon his return to the Endless Desert Sea.

He could also use some to enhance Flying Dragon No. 1 and help its Cultivation progress catch up.

As for the major Sects in the Great Abyss, he had nearly exhausted their years of accumulated Spirit Stones. They clearly no longer had the wealth to purchase more Nascent Souls.

Of course, as time went on, these factions would slowly accumulate more Spirit Stones.

So, if all went according to plan, he could return every few hundred years for another "harvest."

Afterward, Zhang Chi entered Cultivation in Seclusion within his Grotto Heaven.

He first successfully completed the Refinement of two Spiritual Treasures, then used his Elemental Transformation Technique to practice the Ten Thousand Poisons Scripture.

He discovered that after cultivating this technique, his Magical Power was now imbued with a poison that could even affect a Nascent Soul Peak Cultivator.

The only problem was that the poison took time to take effect.

Normally, cultivating this technique required collecting all sorts of rare poisons and Spirit Medicines to build up one’s own resistance, preventing self-harm from the cultivated toxins.

However, Zhang Chi had no such worries. He could cultivate the technique directly, saving a vast amount of Cultivation Materials in the process.

「Ten years later.」

One day, a pillar of Spiritual Light suddenly shot into the sky within the Illusory Spirit Grotto Heaven. A massive amount of Spiritual Qi surged in and was devoured—Flying Dragon No. 1, after consuming several Nascent Souls, had finally broken through to the Tier Four Middle Stage.

Several days later, the breakthrough was complete. Flying Dragon No. 1 was now significantly stronger.

Although its Combat Power was still far inferior to that of Zhang Chi and the Corpse Puppet, Zhang Chi had plenty of Nascent Souls left in his Storage Ring, enough to ensure it continued to improve at an incredible speed.

It would likely catch up in a century at most.

This was only because Zhang Chi hadn’t directly fed the two Late Stage Nascent Souls to Flying Dragon No. 1; otherwise, its progress would have been even faster.

Over these ten years, Zhang Chi’s own Cultivation had also progressed significantly. He had also succeeded in Refining several Profound Ice God-Sealing Coffins.

That’s right. Thanks to his high skill in Artifact Refining and the Soul Search he had performed on the True Demon Sect’s Sect Leader, Zhang Chi had long since mastered the method for Refining the Profound Ice God-Sealing Coffin.

This meant that even though there were very few Profound Ice God-Sealing Coffins left in the Great Abyss, it wouldn’t hinder his plans to take people with him when he eventually left.

Furthermore, compared to ten years prior, the Cultivation of Qin Susu, Chen Bufan, and the others had also improved tremendously.

This was especially true for Qin Susu and Lan Xuan.

The two women had long since moved into the same Grotto Heaven with Zhang Chi, and it was only natural that Lan Xuan officially became his partner.

Since Lan Xuan possessed the Phoenix Cry Body, after engaging in dual cultivation with her, the quality of Zhang Chi’s Nascent Soul became even more perfect. When he eventually charged for the Nascent Soul Peak, the resistance he faced would be minuscule, perhaps even negligible.

The two women frequently engaged in dual cultivation with Zhang Chi and received his guidance, benefiting immensely from the arrangement.

What’s more, since Zhang Chi had more than enough of the Eye of the Spirit Spring, he prepared one specifically for them.

This also helped them tremendously, directly doubling their original Cultivation speed.

With this, it was highly likely they would be able to reach the Nascent Soul Realm within their lifetimes.

Meanwhile, the Great Abyss Immortal Alliance’s defensive line in Yuan South had been successfully pushed to the edge of the Demon Abyss, and their progress was exceptionally smooth.

During this time, the Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Great Abyss Immortal Alliance were busy repairing the Array at the edge of the Demon Abyss, and even Zhang Chi would occasionally go over to help.

After all, Zhang Chi was a genuine Tier Four Upper Grade Array Master, undoubtedly the foremost expert on Arrays in the Great Abyss.

The only reason the other Nascent Soul Cultivators were able to work together to repair the Array was because of his guidance.

Of course, when the various Nascent Soul True Monarchs learned that Zhang Chi was also a Tier Four Array Master, they were once again utterly astounded.

However, Zhang Chi had revealed so many hidden strengths that they had grown somewhat numb to the shock. They quickly accepted this new reality, and were in fact overjoyed by it.

Time continued to pass, and soon another ten years went by. The Arrays on both banks of the Demon Abyss were finally completely repaired, and at the same time, all the lost territory in Yuan Bei had been reclaimed.

"It’s done. It’s time to delve into the Demon Abyss for the trial!" Meanwhile, Zhang Chi finally decided it was time to leave.