Chapter 598 - 422: Celestial Nether Daoist, Mahayana Stage Corpse Puppet_2

"Th-this matter is still under investigation, Sect Leader, please forgive me!"

The Grand Elder responded, his heart pounding in fear, worried the Sect Leader might kill him with a single blow.

Though he possessed the cultivation of the Tribulation Crossing Stage, compared to the Sect Leader, it was nothing.

"Long Ju, before I went into seclusion I entrusted the sect to you—this is your result? Three Mahayana Stage Elders have fallen. Do you know what a loss that is for my Celestial Nether Sword Sect?"

The Celestial Nether Daoist stepped forward toward the Grand Elder, clearly displeased.

The Grand Elder was in a panic. "Disciple is incompetent, Sect Leader please forgive me! I will personally see to this matter and ensure you are satisfied!"

Long Ju hurriedly pleaded for forgiveness.

"I’ll give you three months. If you can’t kill Lin Chang’sheng, don’t bother coming back to see me."

The Celestial Nether Daoist said coldly.

At once, the temperature inside the Great Hall seemed to drop several degrees.

"Yes! Disciple will go right away!"

Long Ju replied instantly, then immediately exited the Great Hall.

After leaving, Long Ju was still shaken.

At least his life was spared for now, but as for killing Lin Chang’sheng, he’d need to make a long-term plan.

"Jian Hui!"

After the Grand Elder left, the Celestial Nether Daoist called out.

The Third Elder quickly stepped forward, terrified, "Sect Leader!"

Liu Jianhui thought the Sect Leader might question him, but he was mistaken.

"How long until the once-in-a-millennium Dao Discussion Gathering?"

The Celestial Nether Daoist asked.

"Th-three more years!"

Liu Jianhui thought for a moment and replied.

"You all better cultivate well in these three years. Whether our Celestial Nether Sword Sect can break into the top three in the Immortal Realm depends on this!"

The Celestial Nether Daoist looked around at everyone.

"Understood, Sect Leader!"

The other Elders all nodded.

...

Celestial Orchid Sect.

When Sun Tiance learned of Huo Zhi’s death, he was utterly stunned.

A cultivator at the Integration Stage actually escaped from the hands of multiple Imperial City experts—and even killed several Mahayana Stage powerhouses? How was that possible?

But the facts were right in front of him; he had no choice but to believe it.

"Sect Leader, it’s true—Elder Huo Zhi has fallen!"

"It’s said Lin Chang’sheng set up a Grand Array and trapped Elder Huo Zhi along with a few other Imperial City experts, killing them!"

"Was the Grand Array really that powerful? It could even kill Mahayana Stage powerhouses?"

"I doubt that’s the whole story—Lin Chang’sheng must have had expert help. Otherwise, how could he kill several Mahayana experts with just an array?"

The Sect Elders of the Celestial Orchid Sect discussed heatedly, none believing Lin Chang’sheng could be that powerful.

"Lin Chang’sheng killed our sect’s chosen ones, now he’s slain our Elder. This blood feud must be repaid! Which Elder is willing to take Lin Chang’sheng’s head?"

It seemed Sun Tiance bore an irreconcilable grudge against Lin Chang’sheng, vowing to see him dead.

However, after he spoke, the other Elders glanced around but gave no reply.

It wasn’t that they were unwilling, but they knew this wasn’t something easily done.

Never mind if they could kill Lin Chang’sheng, just the forces backing him were beyond their ability to shake.

"Sect Leader, perhaps we should hold off for now. Lin Chang’sheng’s whereabouts are unknown—he may have already returned to the Immortal Palace. We should wait until he appears again and then look for an opportunity."

An Elder who was originally against trying to kill Lin Chang’sheng spoke up to advise caution.

After all, Lin Chang’sheng was a chosen disciple of the Immortal Palace. If the Palace found out, their entire sect might be at risk.

"Next time? If we wait until Lin Chang’sheng shows up again, he might have already broken through to Mahayana Stage! Is he supposed to hide in his sect while we just wait around?"

Sun Tiance was greatly dissatisfied.

"Sect Leader, there are plenty out there who want Lin Chang’sheng dead, more than just us—there’s also the Celestial Nether Sword Sect, Celestial Emperor City and others. We can’t lose our heads over this!"

Another Elder suggested.

Those words instantly woke Sun Tiance up.

It seemed he was being too hasty; clearly, more than just their sect wanted Lin Chang’sheng dead.

.....

Time slipped by—five days passed in the blink of an eye.

In those five days, Lin Chang’sheng had been refining Corpse Puppets without pause, while Yan Zhen focused on healing.

This day, Lin Chang’sheng finally finished refining all the Corpse Puppets at the Integration Stage: a total of fifty Early Stage Integration Corpse Puppets.

As for Corpse Puppets at the Mahayana Stage, Lin Chang’sheng was unable to refine them.

The Primordial Power inside a Mahayana body was just too overwhelming. Not only the flesh and blood, but the meridians were far stronger than anything at Integration Stage.

Although the Divine Corpse Technique couldn’t refine Mahayana Corpse Puppets, it greatly sped up the corpses’ refining.

He could finish one Integration Stage Corpse Puppet in almost an hour.

[Detected: Fifty Early Stage Integration Corpse Puppets. Fuse into twenty-five Middle Stage Integration Corpse Puppets?]

Just then, a prompt popped up on the panel.

"Fuse!"

Lin Chang’sheng unhesitatingly chose to fuse.

Fifty Early Stage Integration Corpse Puppets, under a powerful force, slowly merged together, erupting with waves of dazzling white light.

When the light faded, twenty-five Middle Stage Integration Corpse Puppets appeared before him.

[Detected: twenty-seven Middle Stage Integration Corpse Puppets. Fuse into nine Late Stage Integration Corpse Puppets?]

"Fuse!"

As soon as the panel popped up the prompt, Lin Chang’sheng clicked fuse.

He had two Middle Stage Integration Corpse Puppets from a few days earlier, the two he’d killed outside the cave.

Twenty-seven Middle Stage Integration Corpse Puppets merged into nine Late Stage Integration Corpse Puppets amid radiant light.

[Detected: ten Late Stage Integration Corpse Puppets. Fuse into one Mahayana Stage Corpse Puppet?]

The panel popped up another prompt, making Lin Chang’sheng quite excited.

Though he couldn’t refine Mahayana Corpse Puppets directly, he could fuse them into existence.

He happened to have one Late Stage Integration Corpse Puppet on hand—so now he’d gathered all ten needed.

"Fuse!"

Lin Chang’sheng chose to fuse again.

Ten Corpse Puppets flashed brilliantly, then fused together. When the glow faded, what appeared before Lin Chang’sheng was an extremely powerful Mahayana Stage Corpse Puppet.

Lin Chang’sheng gazed at the Mahayana Corpse Puppet, quite satisfied.

This puppet stood two meters tall, its body incredibly sturdy, as if forged from molten iron, gleaming with a metallic luster.

"Let’s see how powerful it is!"

Lin Chang’sheng murmured, then left the cave and commanded the Mahayana Corpse Puppet to attack outside.

BOOM—

The Mahayana Corpse Puppet threw a punch, smashing a huge swath of the mountain range to rubble in an instant. A massive pit appeared, and over ten mountains were obliterated in the blink of an eye.

The power far exceeded that of the Integration Stage.

Rotation, leaping, every motion was precise—the Corpse Puppet responded as if an extension of his own limb.

Lin Chang’sheng sensed this Mahayana Puppet was not just much stronger than Integration Stage, but faster and better in every way.

He just wondered how it would fare in real combat.

Against an Early Stage Mahayana cultivator—would it surpass, or fall short?

Once outside, he’d look for a Mahayana cultivator to test it out.

"Chang’sheng, is this your Corpse Puppet?"

Just as Lin Chang’sheng finished refining and causing a commotion, Yan Zhen came out after recovering from her wounds.

She hadn’t expected to see Lin Chang’sheng controlling a Corpse Puppet, bounding about—quite the surprise.

This Corpse Refining Technique was considered a kind of Exotic Evil Art! Lin Chang’sheng actually learned it?

She really hoped he wouldn’t go down an evil path.

"Sister Zhen, don’t worry. I wouldn’t kill innocents just for refining corpses. Everyone killed by me was trying to take my life first; only then did I strike, and I haven’t joined any evil sects."

Lin Chang’sheng assured her.

Yan Zhen understood Lin Chang’sheng’s character, so she didn’t press further.

"Though the path of evil cultivation is fast, it’s a road of no return. You still have to walk the cultivation path, step by step."

Yan Zhen offered a gentle reminder.

Lin Chang’sheng naturally nodded.

Then he stored the Mahayana Corpse Puppet inside the Celestial Soul Banner.

"Sister Zhen, are you done healing?"

Lin Chang’sheng came forward and asked. Seeing Yan Zhen’s bright energy, she was no longer weak as before.

"Yes. With your elixir, I’ve pretty much recovered!"

Yan Zhen replied. Had it not been for Lin Chang’sheng’s elixir, she might have needed months to recuperate.

"Then Sister Zhen, guard me—I’m about to break through. After, let’s leave this place together!"

Lin Chang’sheng said—he’d been waiting for Yan Zhen all this time, and now, finally, he could make his breakthrough.

"Alright!"

Yan Zhen readily agreed.

She hadn’t expected Lin Chang’sheng to break through so fast.

Clearly, Lin Chang’sheng’s cultivation talent was truly extraordinary. If not for her inherited legacy, she definitely couldn’t keep up with his pace.