In Dugu Yunâs eyes,
For someone at the peak of Qi Refining Ninth Layer to dare sneak into the Dugu Family and spyâhe had to be captured and beaten to death!
"Old bastard, letâs see if you dare not take the bait!"
Lin Changâsheng sneered inwardly. His displayed cultivation was only at the peak of Qi Refining Ninth Layer; with Wind and Thunder Movement, he took off toward a forest several miles outside the Dugu estate.
Not long after,
Lin Changâsheng drew near the woods and slipped inside.
Within this forest, heâd already set up a Foundation Establishment Copper Corpse and the Tiger Killing Death Array.
"Youâre not getting away!"
Dugu Yun roared and chased into the grove.
The next instant, he sensed his surroundings shift and found himself in a wild mountain forest!
"Awoo!"
"Awoo!"
On all sides, savage tigers lunged at him; every tigerâs forehead bore the âKingâ character!
"Formation array?"
Dugu Yun instantly understood, flicked his spirit sword out, and slashed all around!
For a formation set by a mere Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator, he didnât bother taking it seriously.
Yet to his surprise, although these tigers were all unranked and posed no threat to him as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the shifting array trapped him deeply withinâhe couldnât break free at that moment!
"Ha~~"
Suddenly, a shrill scream erupted nearby, as an iron fist thundered toward him. Dugu Yunâs heart lurched; he wielded his spirit sword and struck!
Boom!
With a loud crash, Dugu Yun felt his sword rebound violently as if hitting hardened hide!
"Foundation Establishment Corpse Puppet!"
Staring at the puppet before him, Dugu Yunâs heart sankâa bad feeling hit him. The other party had a Foundation Establishment Corpse Puppet and array waiting. Clearly, this was a long-crafted plot against the Dugu Family!
At that moment,
The corpse puppet wrapped around him relentlessly. Dugu Yun blasted it again and again with his spirit sword; the shockwaves sent dirt flying, and trees were shredded into dust!
While Dugu Yun was busy battling the corpse puppet,
He was suddenly struck by a monstrous sense of danger, instantly retreating several yards, only to be sliced by an invisible attack!
Pain lanced through his abdomen. Looking down, he saw a thin red line on his bellyâ
Blood burst out!
A wild force slammed into him; he was hurled backward five yards, smashing through several trees!
"Foundation Establishment!"
Shock overwhelmed Dugu Yun!
He hadnât expected that the person he was chasing wasnât just peak Qi Refining Ninth Layer, but a Foundation Establishment cultivator!
There was the formation, the Foundation Establishment corpse puppet, and a sneak attack from the shadows!
"Iâve got no grudge with youâwhy target my Dugu Family?!"
Furious, Dugu Yun shouted, pressing his fingers to his belly to staunch the blood, retreating fastâbut still trapped in the formation! The Foundation Establishment Corpse Puppetâs iron fist crashed in, and he had to watch out for that invisible blade. For a moment, ice gripped his heart.
"No grudge?"
"If your Dugu Family hadnât provoked me, would I bother with you? Die!"
A cold, vicious voice rang out.
Dugu Yun instinctively dodged left, but the Foundation Establishment Corpse Puppet blocked his way. He hurled his spirit sword to strike, but felt a sharp pain in his left rib. Another wild force slammed into him, sending him flying five yards, hitting the ground hard.
His spirit sword clattered away!
"Puh!"
Dugu Yun spat blood, feeling his magical power draining, collapsing onto the ground!
Proud Foundation Establishment First Layer cultivator, defeated in a trapâwhat a humiliating end!
A figure slowly appeared five yards awayâthe same silhouette heâd chased earlier.
But now, his aura wasnât that of Qi Refining Ninth Layer peakâinstead, the power of Foundation Establishment radiated from him!
"You!......Foundation Establishment........!"
Dugu Yun stared at Lin Changâsheng, resentment burning in his eyes. He collapsed, head lolling, dying with eyes wide open.
"Hmph!"
Lin Changâsheng worked his corpse puppet, snatched Dugu Yunâs storage bag, and drew out the Myriad Souls Banner, capturing Dugu Yunâs soul. A Foundation Establishment soulâperfect to use as the main soul for the Myriad Souls Banner!
It couldnât be wasted, after all.
The more powerful souls refined into it,
When the Myriad Souls Banner reaches Great Success, its might will be considerable!
Sweeping his divine sense through the loot, Lin Changâsheng frowned. "What kind of Foundation Establishment is this? So damn broke?"
Lin Changâsheng found only a little over 500 spirit stones in Dugu Yunâs storage bagâbut he did get a Foundation Establishment cultivation technique, the Cyan Wood Essence Locking Technique, a heap of materials, some Essence Pills, and a bottle of Yuan Condensing Technique.
Lin Changâsheng felt that, for a cultivator at this level, he sure wasnât wealthy.
However.
Lin Changâsheng found a weird, one-foot-tall black jar with no lid inside the storage bagânothing inside, pitch dark. Oddly, his divine sense couldnât find a bottom, no matter how deep it probed!
This strange jar was carefully kept in a box by Dugu Yun.
"This is weird. Iâll set it aside for now and finish off the Dugu Family first."
Lin Changâshengâs gaze flashed as he mused.
When cutting grass, you must pull the roots.
He swept away the array and Dugu Yunâs bodyâprime material for refining a Copper Corpse. Later, he could fuse themâhow satisfying!
Wouldnât want to waste it.
Half a quarter hour later, Lin Changâsheng returned, finding Dugu Ning standing outside the Great Hall of the clan, looking calm and collected, full of confidence in the familyâs ancestorâs strength.
"You......"
"Ancestor......."
Spotting Lin Changâsheng, Dugu Ningâs eyes widened in panic as he stumbled backward.
He rememberedâthe ancestor had just chased this black-clad intruder. Now, the black-robed man had come back, but the ancestor wasnât here. Didnât that mean.....
"Your ancestor is dead. Take me to the Dugu Familyâs resources. Iâll make it quick for you!"
Lin Changâsheng gazed coolly at Dugu Ning.
"Ah.......no!"
Dugu Ning collapsed to the ground, eyes filling with disbelief and despair.
The Foundation Establishment ancestor slainâCelestial Lake Cityâs number one cultivation clan...done for.
At that moment,
Three sword-lights tore across the sky toward the east, followed by several more chasing after.
"So many Foundation Establishment cultivators?"
Watching all those Foundation Establishment cultivators soar eastward, Lin Changâsheng frowned in puzzlement.
.......
Celestial Lake City.
Fifty miles away.
In a hastily-dug cave, Lin Changâsheng sat cross-legged.
The cave was five yards wide and split into two sections. Xiaobai was let out by Lin Changâsheng, munching on a pear in the corner. Lately, it had spent so much time stuffed in the Spirit Beast Bag it was nearly stifledâits gaze at Lin Changâsheng was full of grievance.
Lin Changâsheng pulled out his own Foundation Establishment Copper Corpse.
The Copper Corpse of the Corpse King Sectâs Foundation Establishment, the meat body of a Foundation Establishment cultivator from Corpse King Sect, Dugu Yunâs corpse, plus a shattered skull-shaped spiritual artifact.
Lin Changâsheng placed the Corpse King Sectâs Copper Corpse in formation with Corpse Refining Technique, mending it. He punched in spell seals, repairing all the burn damage from Consort Lingâs Fireball Techniqueânow it was a deep brown.
Its broken arm was also rebuilt with Corpse Refining Techniqueânow it looked uninjured!
Then, with Puppet Refining Technique, he gained control, making it identical to the previous Level 1 Copper Corpse!
[Detected: Two Foundation Establishment Level 1 Copper Corpses. Consume 400 spirit stones to fuse them into one Foundation Establishment Level 2 Copper Corpse?]
At that moment, a red prompt popped up on Lin Changâshengâs panel.
"Huh? Fusion possible!"
Seeing the prompt, Lin Changâsheng immediately clicked confirm.
At the same time,
The two Copper Corpses in front of Lin Changâsheng shimmeredâthen flashed white and fused together in an instant!
[Two Foundation Establishment Level 1 Copper Corpses fusing... Fusion success, obtained one Foundation Establishment Level 2 Copper Corpse!]
Within less than a hundred breaths after Lin Changâsheng hit confirm, a red prompt popped up on his panel.