Da Xuan Martial Saint
Chapter 1022 - 510: The First Sect Leader

"Heavenly Corpse, huh..."

Chen Mu's eyes flashed with a gleam.

For him now, just by merging his thoughts with the world, he can slightly sense and confirm that this stronghold is the current headquarters of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, which has fled from Cold North to hide here.

Unexpectedly, the foundation of the Heavenly Corpse Sect is much stronger than he previously anticipated. Within this headquarters, the aura of Heavenly Corpses is not limited to just one but as many as six!

Six Heavenly Corpses!

If Heavenly Corpses are compared to Blood Exchange Realm experts, then these are equivalent to six Blood Exchange Realm experts!

Of course, you can't actually equate the two. Just like the Heavenly Demon ancestor Yuwen Hao, who, despite having reached the realm of a Heavenly Demon, is somewhat inferior to a legitimate Blood Exchange expert. The Heavenly Corpses are the same; although they possess the physique and power of the Blood Exchange Realm, comparable to the Blood Exchange Vigor of the Heavenly Corpse power, one-on-one, they can't compete with actual Blood Exchange existences.

Yet, even so, having six Heavenly Corpses, the overall strength is stronger than past sects like the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion and Hehuan Sect that preside over a state's territory. It is no wonder that they could respond with composure when faced with extermination plans from the Heavenly Sword Sect, Seven Profound Sect, and other great sects in Cold North.

Moreover,

Within Chen Mu's senses, besides those six Heavenly Corpses, there is a seventh Heavenly Corpse with a more profound and solidified aura. If ordinary Heavenly Corpses are defined as comparable to Ninth Rank Heavenly Demons, then this seventh one must have reached the Tenth Rank at least, comparable to a Celestial Human!

One Tenth Rank Heavenly Corpse, six Ninth Rank Heavenly Corpses, their overall strength is indeed much stronger than the Sky Demon Sect. But it's not surprising; after all, the Sky Demon Sect's cultivation method was originally created by an ancestor of the sect hundreds of years ago. Apart from the original ancestor, only Yuwen Hao has cultivated into a Heavenly Demon body over the centuries.

But the Heavenly Corpse Sect is different. Chen Mu already knew the secret technique originated from the Great Wilderness, essentially one of the cultivation systems of other worlds. In depth, it fears no comparison even to the martial arts of today. It was originally hidden within the secret vault of the Da Xuan Dynasty Court and somehow leaked out, leading to the emergence of the Heavenly Corpse Sect.

In Chen Mu's view, it most likely involves internal royal conflicts.

Regarding these old matters, the current Chen Mu doesn't have much interest in handling them. He only plans to uproot the Heavenly Corpse Sect entirely, exterminating all who are involved in this path and clearing this deviation from the world.

Chen Mu did not immediately act upon this stronghold of the Heavenly Corpse Sect but instead walked leisurely towards its direction, considering the secret techniques of the Heavenly Corpse Sect came from the Great Wilderness, not originated in this world, plus there's a Tenth Rank Heavenly Corpse comparable to a Celestial Human. It's worth him personally paying a visit to explore the essence of Corpse Refinement Art.

For Chen Mu, the journey of several thousand miles is but a moment.

Shortly.

His figure appeared above a barren hill, looking down, he saw that beneath the hill, an area spanning tens of miles was entirely covered with dense evil qi. Especially in the central part, the evil qi was so thick it had condensed into liquid, forming grey evil water, a terrifying substance. Without a Martial Body, touching it would almost certainly mean death. Even a Grandmaster with a Martial Body would suffer greatly if it infiltrates their body, possibly taking years to recover.

At this moment, the seven Heavenly Corpses were all soaking in the Fiend Pool at the center of the Heavenly Corpse Sect headquarters, absorbing the yin evil qi.

However, Chen Mu's gaze wasn't fixed on the seven Heavenly Corpses but rather directed toward a certain area located at the outskirts of the Heavenly Corpse Sect headquarters, where there lies one of the Heavenly Corpse Sect's Mansion Treasuries. Although it's specially sealed with a formation to prevent evil qi's intrusion, Chen Mu could clearly see its interior with a glance.

"The resources collected by the Heavenly Corpse Sect are quite abundant."

After his gaze swept over the contents of the Heavenly Corpse Sect's treasury, Chen Mu couldn't help but slightly shake his head

Compared to the utterly impoverished foreign races beyond the pass, the Heavenly Corpse Sect's treasury is exceptionally rich, with a plethora of resources, ranging from a multitude of Viscera Refining and nurturing kind of spiritual objects to some more precious Body Tempering spiritual items.

Although in terms of scale, the Heavenly Corpse Sect is somewhat lacking compared to the entire Twelve Tribes of the foreign race, upon closer thought, it's not surprising, because the resources used by the Heavenly Corpse Sect for corpse refinement differ entirely from those used by ordinary martial artists for cultivation, essentially not of the same class.

These Viscera Refining and nurturing kind of spiritual objects are mostly useless to the Heavenly Corpse Sect.

Even those Body Tempering spiritual items are seldom used.

The Heavenly Corpse Sect developed in the northwest of Da Xuan, with branch sects everywhere. Over hundreds of years, they collected numerous resources, unused, naturally accumulating over time. Sometimes, these resources are covertly traded in chaotic areas for necessary corpse refinement materials, but they are mostly difficult to circulate.

Moreover, since Chen Mu swept through the Capital City, established a clear Qiankun stability, and set the nine divisions of the world as the base tone, the Heavenly Corpse Sect dared not reveal themselves, trying their best to migrate all facilities and forces from within the Da Xuan territory to beyond the boundaries.

Step,

Chen Mu took a step forward, and his entire being seemed like an illusion, directly traversing through layers of thick hills and rocky terrain, reaching the depths of the Heavenly Corpse Sect's headquarters, arriving at the treasury location.