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Ashen white skin, covered in winding black blood vessels, and bearing mountain ridge corpse armor clothing characteristic of Iron Armored Corpses, it was a stark contrast in color to Wang Yu's right hand.

"What is this?"

Wang Yu spoke eloquently, without the slightest hesitation, "A Rank 2 Armored Corpse's arm. Gu Zhengshun asked me to help him precisely because of this item and the Secret Art of Attachment.

"It's just that he is unbenevolent and betrayed me first, so Wang will naturally not help him again. Senior Martial Sister Liu, are you now interested in the secret he is hiding?"

Lying was no pressure for Wang Yu at all. In the current situation, saying it this way would put him in a more advantageous position, one that Gu Zhengshun could not explain away.

Hearing this, Liu Jinxian lowered her eyes, then suddenly laughed again.

"Now that I have Junior Brother Wang, this fine jade, to assist me, I will surely achieve my desires in the next five years and everything will go smoothly, is that not so?"

"Naturally."

Wang Yu saw that a way out had been offered. Appropriately showing strength was fine, but excessive posturing would be asking for a beating. If the Liu woman turned around and called for a large group to surround and attack him, even if he didn't die, he wouldn't be able to get the Opportunity of the Profound Essence Flower.

Inside the Sect, he could still choose opportunities to kill, but outside the Sect, the danger would be three times greater. He absolutely could not be careless and underestimate the enemy.

Seeing Wang Yu reveal a posture of submission, Liu Jinxian also breathed a sigh of relief, and pretended to be magnanimous, saying, "Since this place was taken down by Junior Brother Wang early on, it will belong to you from now on. Do you have more information about Gu Zhengshun's actions below?"

"Wang is unaware." Wang Yu shook his head, speaking plainly, "Gu Zhengshun is guarding against me, not even letting me enter the Formation. Senior Martial Sister can see it at a glance."

Indeed.

The people of Heavenly Corpse Peak were all hiding in the Formation, leaving only Wang Yu, a lone wolf, outside. All indications showed that they were at odds, which allowed Liu Jinxian to feel more at ease.

"In that case, is Junior Brother Wang willing to follow me to break this bird formation of his?"

"Senior Martial Sister, please."

After successfully resolving the dangerous situation, Wang Yu followed Liu Jinxian and flew out of the two hundred and ninetieth level, just in time to see Su Qing Shan standing on the edge of the two hundred and ninety-fourth level, looking down below.

The other party's expression changed slightly in surprise, but seeing Liu Jinxian's amiable attitude, he didn't say a word, and bowed from afar without approaching.

Such tactfulness further confirmed Wang Yu's judgment of Su Qing Shan—a petty person who was opportunistic and good at exploiting loopholes, someone to be wary of.

A moment later.

At the bottom of Mysterious Bone Mountain, looking at the boundless Black Mist, Liu Jinxian took out a wooden seal. Driven by Spirit Power, it instantly enlarged, becoming a High-Grade Magic Artifact!

The seal was like a false mountain, smashing down fiercely.

The Black Mist rapidly condensed and gathered, but was smashed apart by the seal. At the second strike, the sound of air being torn apart rang out, and three Bronze Armored Corpses leaped out together, using their bodies to forcefully repel the seal Artifact Crafting. Afterwards, they returned to the Black Mist, disappearing without a trace.

Liu Jinxian was clearly shocked and exclaimed in dismay.

"Earth Yin Corpse Puppet Formation!"

Wang Yu's Intentions stirred, and he asked, "Senior Martial Sister is very familiar with this Formation?"

"Yes."

Without choosing to hide anything, Liu Jinxian now fully agreed with the guess that Gu Zhengshun was hiding an even greater secret. Her greed was flourishing, and she said, "Gu Zhengshun's Grandmaster, who called himself 'Earth Yin Master,' once obtained the inheritance of an Earth Formation Master. Among them, there is a Formation that is considered top-grade even in the Foundation Establishment Realm, and that is this formation!"

A Rank 2 Formation considered top-grade?

Wang Yu was thoughtful. Gu Zhengshun was so willing to use it, showing that the value of the secret he was hiding was extraordinary, and he also wanted it.

Formation Masters, according to different inheritances, even if they are of the same rank, have high and low status. Heavenly Formation Masters are the highest, Earth Formation Masters are second, and ordinary Formation Masters are the most common.

The Earth Yin Corpse Puppet Formation uses Refined Corpses as Array Eyes, connecting to Earth Yin, and its power is inexhaustible. Nourished by the formation's power, over time, it can gain growth, and even the possibility of mutation.

Such a solid formation, unless there are specialized Formation-breaking Magic Artifacts or Talismans, otherwise no one can enter.

This was making preparations to not come out. If it didn't involve the True Essence Sect of the Three Foundation Establishment Sects, in fact, Rank 1 Profound Essence Flowers were enough for Qi Condensation cultivators to use for Cultivation.

Thinking this way, the probability that he was aiming for a Cultivation Realm breakthrough, waiting for Opportune Moment, was even greater!

What Wang Yu thought of, Liu Jinxian could also think of. She looked at Wang Yu and said, "I will contact Situ Hong and ask if he has any treasures to break formations in his hands. If you think of a way, you can come find me."

"Yes———"

Finally seeing Liu Jinxian off, he also breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the silent Black Mist, he shook his head and sighed, then flew straight to the two hundred and ninetieth level. He had to guard the flower and had no time to continue messing around.

Returning to the shelter of the Spirit Concealing Array, Wang Yu took out the two Storage Bags he had obtained.

More than two thousand Spirit Stones, the Corpses of eight Bone Lions, and some miscellaneous Elixir Pills and items. Wang Yu generally did not take Elixir Pills of unknown origin, so their value to him was not great.

Only that bronze bell-shaped Artifact Crafting was a High-Grade Magic Artifact, mainly for defense, with the Effect of sonic wave group attacks, which was not bad.

After refining it, he could add another method to his arsenal.

"It's a pity that the Spells and Secret Incantations learned by these Sect disciples are directly obtained from Divine Sense Jade Slips, and are never passed on externally, unless it's an Opportunity obtained from outside the Sect."

Wanting to obtain Cultivation Methods and Secret Technique-type gains was basically impossible in the short term, the probability was so low as to be negligible.

For the Gu Technique of Gu Poison Peak, he actually had some interest.

According to common sense, the Nine Peaks and ten inheritances of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, apart from the fundamental Nascent Soul Inheritance, should be able to teach each other, but the Sect Rules prohibited it inexplicably, and he couldn't understand it either.

Perhaps he would understand the key points in the future.

After today's events, Wang Yu basically stayed indoors, honestly guarding his own small territory, only eating Fasting Pills to sustain himself, like an ascetic Cultivator, refining the medicinal power of the Top-Grade Cold Blood Pill every day.

Six months had passed since he broke through to Qi Condensation Fifth Layer.

The Placement Slot increased his Spirit Power Cultivation Level by seventy-two Dao, the Top-Grade Cold Blood Pill increased it by fifty Dao, and his own Cultivation increased it by one Dao.

Now his Spirit Power Cultivation Level had accumulated to 423 Dao, a remarkable improvement, with significant Effect, far exceeding the speed that a Useless Spirit Root should have, not inferior to a Dual Spirit Root at all.

But he knew his own situation clearly. Even if he cultivated to the limit his Meridians could withstand every day, the improvement was still minimal. Aptitude was a natural chasm, and he must find a way to change it.

The Cold Blood Technique and Corpse Demon Secret Art had limited Effects. Even if the Cultivation Method advanced to Rank 2, it would be difficult to raise his Aptitude to Middle Grade Spirit Root, unless he went to find Demonic Cultivation Secret Arts in this area.

Demonic Cultivators are most adept at seizing other people's foundations.

The Demonic Path has a long history, and there must be powerful figures whose descendants, due to Aptitude problems, found it difficult to cultivate longevity. The Demonic Path produces heroes, and there must be supreme Secret Techniques to reverse Aptitude.

The Reverse Spirit Blood Sect was his Opportunity. Climbing up would sooner or later give him the capital to reach it. Before that, he had to achieve Foundation Establishment first, to have a higher status and say in things.

"Profound Essence Flower… I hope you can help me go further!"

Since Liu Jinxian seized most of Mysterious Bone Mountain from Gu Zhengshun, and Situ Hong did not intervene at all, time passed like white clouds and grey dogs, fleeting in an instant.

Late May of the following year, at the turn of spring and early summer.

The Profound Essence Flowers bloomed in succession, and the fragrance they emitted attracted even more Corrosive Poison Bee Swarms and Bone Lions to attack. Wang Yu had long been prepared, and discovered that most of these Demon Beasts and Exotic Insects from the outside emerged from the Barren Cave.

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