Chapter 176 - 128: Shaking the Cultivation Realm! Refining Level 3 Golden Corpse and Hundred Thousand Soul Banner!

He knew.

Right now, he still couldn’t go up against that Golden Core Peak Cultivator from the Corpse King Sect.

For now, he had to keep hiding, at least until his strength took a big leap!

"If I head out again, a disguise is a must."

With a thought, Lin Chang’sheng activated the Bone Transformation Technique, and in a blink, his face shifted, becoming the spitting image of Yu Xiaochang.

"Not bad, for now I’m still just Yu Xiaochang, an outer disciple of Liuyun Immortal Sect!"

Lin Chang’sheng grabbed a copper mirror, and seeing his new look reflected back at him, a satisfied smile crept onto his face.

"That Ghost Dao Tracking finally faded."

Glancing at his wrist, he saw the skull mark had vanished without a trace. Over the past month or so, Lin Chang’sheng had dug through the storage bag from Profound Court, found a Demonic Technique, and scrubbed off Ghost Dao Tracking!

"Time to refine Golden Corpses. These Golden Core Stage bodies can’t go to waste. I wonder if fusion will work on them?"

Lin Chang’sheng’s eyes flashed. He slapped his storage bag, and three black shadows appeared in the cave—Profound Court, Jian Shaowu, and Lu Chang. They were the bodies of three Golden Core Stage cultivators.

At the same time, Lin Chang’sheng reached out and gave Lu Chang’s storage bag a tap, pulling out a whole bunch of corpse refining materials.

There was Celestial Profound Gold, Black Sunflower Water, Melting Gold Powder—more than thirty kinds of materials altogether.

Even a custom-made refining furnace for the Golden Corpses was inside.

"Lu Chang must’ve been prepping to refine Golden Corpses, all the materials ready, just lacking a Golden Core Stage body. Well, too bad for him—now he’ll just get used on his own corpse!"

Scanning Lu Chang’s storage bag, Lin Chang’sheng couldn’t help but sigh at how perfectly prepared all the corpse refining materials were.

As they say, those who harm others get harmed themselves.

Lu Chang refined so many cultivators into Golden Corpses, yet in the end, he became one himself. That’s his payback.

Lin Chang’sheng shook off the sentimental mood, set up the special furnace, and began refining the Golden Corpses.

The process of making Golden Corpses meant liquefying all kinds of gold attribute materials, merging them with special spells, and pouring it into the body of a Golden Core Stage cultivator—giving rise to Golden Corpses with terrifying defense and zero fear.

........

Southern Realm Cultivation Realm, three hundred miles from Demon Evil Sea.

Inside a lavish manor sprawling over ten acres.

In the great hall at the very center,

a middle-aged man, his body wrapped in Black Armor, sat cross-legged wearing a look of deep thought.

This man was none other than Jiu Wushang, Sect Leader of Celestial Ghost Sect from Demon Evil Sea!

Just then—

an elderly man in all-black, hair and beard bleached white, landed in front of the great hall and bowed to Jiu Wushang. "Sect Leader, we just found that Elder Xuan’s Soul Token shattered."

"What? Elder Xuan’s Soul Token shattered?!"

Jiu Wushang’s face twisted in disbelief at the black-robed elder’s report.

He remembered Elder Xuan had gone out to chase the killer who’d murdered his son, but hadn’t come back; now, suddenly, the Soul Token broke. Every disciple of the Celestial Ghost Sect left their mark on a Soul Token, so if they died, the Soul Token would break.

"Sect Leader, Elder Xuan truly has perished."

The black-robed elder waved his hand, pulled a fragmented Soul Token from his storage bag, and floated it in front of Sect Leader Jiu Wushang.

"If Elder Xuan was killed, the culprit has to be a Golden Core Peak!"

Jiu Wushang’s frown deepened. He then said, "I understand. You may go."

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

Elder Jiang saluted and turned to leave.

"Elder Xuan’s cultivation wasn’t low. The only ones who could kill him would be Golden Core Late Stage or Peak!"

"Right in the middle of this Righteous Demon split, and I lose a Golden Core powerhouse!"

Jiu Wushang’s brows scrunched tight and he barked, "Someone! Bring Elder Xuan’s son, Xuan Gu, here!"

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

A black-clad subordinate stepped into the great hall, bowed, and left to carry out the order.

.......

Time flowed on.

Three months later.

"Finally done refining."

Lin Chang’sheng looked at the three Golden Corpses before him, their bodies shimmering with a faint gold light, satisfaction showing in his eyes.

[Detected: 1 Level 1 Golden Corpse (x3), 5 Level 9 Copper Corpses. You can use 2000 Spirit Stones to fuse into 2 Level 2 Golden Corpses. Fuse now?]

Just then, a red prompt popped up on Lin Chang’sheng’s panel.

"Hmm? Two Level 2 Golden Corpses possible through fusion?"

Seeing the panel, Lin Chang’sheng’s eyes lit up, and he clicked the confirm button. "Fuse!"

[Golden Corpse Fusion in Progress... Fusion Successful... 2 Level 2 Golden Corpses obtained!]

[Detected: 2 Level 2 Golden Corpses. You can fuse into 1 Level 3 Golden Corpse. Fuse now?]

This time, another red prompt appeared on the panel.

"Fuse!"

Lin Chang’sheng clicked confirm without hesitation.

[Golden Corpse Fusion in Progress... Fusion Successful... 1 Level 3 Golden Corpse obtained!]

The moment Lin Chang’sheng clicked confirm, a Golden Corpse appeared before him, its pale golden body radiating power, golden light shooting from its eyes—a potent aura overflowing!

"Level 3 Golden Corpse, about as strong as Peak of Early Stage Golden Core, just a hair away from advancing to Golden Core Middle Stage!"

"My body and Divine Sense match Golden Core Middle Stage, but my cultivation is still only Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer. With this Level 3 Golden Corpse—a match for Peak of Early Stage Golden Core—I’ve got a major helper!"

Staring at the Golden Corpse in front of him, Lin Chang’sheng looked truly satisfied.

Immediately, his Divine Sense swept out, marking the Sea of Consciousness of this Golden Corpse. With the Golden Corpse just fused and its mind blank, searing a mark in was quick and easy!

Lin Chang’sheng spent some time leaving his Divine Sense imprint, then pulled out a pitch-black banner from his storage bag!

It was the Hundred Thousand Soul Banner he’d gotten off Profound Court!

"This Hundred Thousand Soul Banner holds a hundred thousand spirits, at Golden Core Level! Why not fill it up with the souls of Lu Chang, Jian Shaowu, and Profound Court—their Golden Core Stage souls up front and center, and this Myriad Soul Banner will pack even more punch!"

"Once I unleash this, I might be able to take on Golden Core Middle, or even Late Stage cultivators!"

Gazing at the Hundred Thousand Soul Banner in his hand expectantly, Lin Chang’sheng whipped out the Myriad Soul Banner and summoned the souls of Yu Xiaochang, Profound Court, Xuan Jing, Qi Hui, Jian Shaowu, and Lu Chang.

"You bastard! I curse you, every lifetime after this!"

Profound Court, the second he appeared, spat venom at Lin Chang’sheng with gnashing teeth.

"Old fart, what’s with the cursing? You and your son’s souls are both getting refined into this Hundred Thousand Soul Banner. With you inside, its power is bound to go up!"

"Cursing me for eternity? In my hands, you think reincarnation’s on the table? Dream on!"

Lin Chang’sheng shot Xuan Jing and Profound Court a glance, smiling faintly.

"You—!"

Profound Court’s face turned ashen at those words.

Now that he was basically dead, his soul getting refined into the Myriad Soul Banner, his chance at reincarnation entirely depended on Lin Chang’sheng’s whim!

"All of you, get in yourselves—don’t make me do it for you!"

Lin Chang’sheng swept his gaze around at Yu Xiaochang, Qi Hui, Jian Shaowu, Lu Chang, and the others, speaking coldly.