Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 477 - 61 Corpse Refining Technique

Chapter 477: Chapter 61 Corpse Refining Technique

Qianfeng Sect.

Lu Chan closed her eyes to cultivate, threads of True Qi spiraled from her Dantian, forming a vortex in her lower abdomen.

Absorbing Qi like a tide, symbolizing the realm beyond Mahayana.

Suddenly, a Sword Intent flew over, transforming into a small sword suspended in mid-air, remaining there for two hours until Lu Chan finished a Grand Circulation of Qi and opened her eyes, a Divine Thought transmitted.

"Taoist Friend Lu."

Brother Xiao?

Lu Chan was a bit surprised. Because of her senior sister Jun Yan, she and Xiao Yunyi were considered half friends.

But exactly because of Jun Yan’s disappearance, their connection had grown weaker over the centuries, and their bond had become faint.

Now the other party actually sought her out actively.

Lu Chan asked, "Brother Xiao, do you have some matter to discuss?"

Xiao Yunyi inquired, "I heard that Brother Gu has been visiting your Qianfeng Sect frequently these days."

"He visited twice but only stayed for a few days each time and then left. Now he is in Danqing State. Does Brother Xiao have some matter with Brother Hongchen?"

"Ask him when he’s coming to Broken Sword Mountain."

With that, the Sword Intent vanished.

Lu Chan scratched her cheek, a hint of confusion appearing on her charming face.

Can’t you just ask directly? Making such a roundabout request, a dignified Sword Master acting so coyly?

Thinking of the typically cold-as-a-sword Xiao Yunyi behaving this way amused Lu Chan a bit.

Presumably, Xiao Yunyi wished to spar in swordsmanship again. Among those in the world, probably only Gu Wen, who had mastered the True Sword Dao, could spar with him.

Lu Chan closed her eyes and once again entered meditation to cultivate.

Cultivation and Qi cultivation occupied the vast majority of a cultivator’s time. At least nine out of ten years were spent in meditative sitting. Some extreme ascetics were constantly cultivating Qi.

Her ability to become a Venerable, enter Mahayana, and break through the Taoist Realm was due to both talent and hard work; one could not exist without the other.

The world is never short of geniuses. No one can become strong or achieve Dao through laziness.

All great powers are people who work hard.

It was unclear how much time had passed when another thought suddenly came, but this time it was different. A familiar, calm voice directly appeared in her mind.

"Lu Chan, do you know the Corpse Refining Technique?"

This neither interrupted her Qi cultivation nor allowed her to refuse.

Brother Hongchen?

Lu Chan broke from her meditative state, looking around but not finding the source of the voice. Then, as if to reassure her, a clear light, like fireflies, drifted in the void.

Familiar Qi came, and only then did she relax, showing some confusion, "Brother Hongchen, what do you need these evil techniques for?"

"An old friend has been refined into a zombie but retains some consciousness. I am thinking of remedial measures. Without understanding this technique, it is hard to find the root cause, and solving it is even more difficult."

"...Corpse Refining Technique."

Lu Chan hesitated for a bit, then lowered her voice, "Chan’er has a few methods, but please, Brother, do not spread this around, especially not to Chi Venerable. After all... this is illegal."

The Demon Sect might not be purely evil, but it certainly wasn’t purely good either. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been mostly annihilated by the Daoist Sect.

Although the Qianfeng Sect primarily cultivates the Extremely Yin Path, its approach is not very different from the Mystical Sect. But it is still a Demon Path sect and naturally has various evil techniques like Gu Poison, cursing, and corpse refining.

Most are collected and kept for disciples as study materials, giving them another means of defense.

Even if not learned, they could be used to gain knowledge and prepare for encounters with foes using similar techniques. The Buddhist and Daoist sects are the same in this regard; they might not learn but must know.

The initial intention is good, but this also makes it easy for disciples to fall into the Demon Path, almost seamlessly.

Therefore, Chi Venerable proposed:

’Techniques are not inherently good or evil, but if a technique’s goal and process require committing evil, then the Daoist Sect should prohibit it.’

The Corpse Refining Technique has been strictly banned by the Daoist Sect; any sect of the three religions and nine streams cannot pass it on or keep written materials.

If discovered, the lightest penalty is confinement for a third of one’s lifespan, the most severe is immediate execution.

Because of Gu Wen, Lu Chan’s relationship with Chi Venerable isn’t very good, and every encounter is met with hostility. She fears being caught and punished.

True Martial Demon Cleansing Venerable isn’t joking when it comes to justice. If he decides to get ruthless, Lu Chan would suffer greatly.

"I certainly won’t tell her."

With Gu Wen’s assurance, Lu Chan orally passed on various evil techniques, from the Corpse Refining Introduction to Refining Corpse into Soil.

In the path of Corpse Refinement, true achievement is in refining oneself; keeping someone’s consciousness requires a master.

After teaching, she couldn’t help but ask about the Jiang family, learning before and after events and dialogue between the Jiang family’s father and son.

Lu Chan couldn’t help but sigh, to a true great power, all secrets of techniques are trivial tricks.

A hidden Demon Path giant coveted the Jiang family’s wealth and pill channels, setting a trap to ensnare the family. The current head of the Jiang family sought blood food with extreme caution, taking one person every five years from a village or town, never at a fixed location, and misleading each target one by one.

The chance of exposure is exceedingly low because, following normal procedures, True Martial Palace could not dispatch hundreds of inspectors for a targeted investigation of the Jiang family at once.

As Jiang Jucai said, the world has billions of common people, tens of millions go missing each year; even the Daoist Sect is defenseless against this.

Danqing State has fewer than a hundred thousand inhabitants, second only to Xuanhuang State in peace. Why would True Martial Palace investigate them?

But to a Saint, it’s like ants moving grains of rice. They labor strenuously, moving resources named benefits with incredible effort.

She said, "I have heard of the Jiang family seeking medicine for longevity, but such precious items are scarce in the world, and countless people are near death. Such divine items can never be stored, even the Daoist Sect barely has any. I didn’t expect the Jiang family to get involved in the evil path for this."

With this, the Jiang family has cut off their future. After this, it’s unlikely they can control the Pill Alliance, and future direct descendants will face many obstacles in key positions.

If Brother Hongchen still values their relationship, they may not suffer this decline.

"Brother, if you don’t mind, you can describe the symptoms to me. There are few sects that possess techniques to extend life by refining corpses; I can help investigate."

Regarding longevity, it’s always challenging, even with evil methods.

Gu Wen described Jiang Fugui’s appearance, "Green face, fangs, deep black eyes with green pupils, and covered in white fur."

Lu Chan pondered for a moment and replied, "It should be a Green Zombie, the weakest in ferocity, the most suitable body for extending life by refining corpses. Eating hearts and condensing blood is a method of the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"Where is the Heavenly Demon Sect now?"

"They’ve long been like rats scurrying across the street, untraceable."

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The Jiang family.

After Gu Wen’s arrival, not much changed, except Jiang Jucai came daily to greet and bow to him, creating an air of peace.

Meanwhile, the True Martial Palace began retracting inspectors and halting all activities and investigations, making some secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Noon.

Jiang Ning led a nearly two-meter-tall sword-wielding female cultivator into Gu Wen’s courtyard.

"Fairy Xie, the Second Ancestor has ordered us not to disturb the Old Ancestor randomly. You may enter by yourself."

"Thank you."

Xie Yunnan walked into the pavilion, vaguely hearing noises and occasional sounds of comfort and moans.

What are the two Uncles doing?

She almost knocked, then paused when she heard a voice from behind the door.

"Why are you standing at the door like a fool? Come in."

Pushing the door open, the first thing Xie Yunnan saw was the True Martial Demon Cleansing Venerable, who she admired, washing Gu Wen’s feet.

Gu Wen and Chi Yu Zi were playing cards. They didn’t gamble money because they shared funds, so no matter how they gambled, it was transferring between hands.

But they gambled on favors, losing meant helping the other with something.

Hence, this scene occurred.

"..."

Chi Yu Zi felt lost face before the junior, her face flushing slightly. She glared and said, "What are you staring at, looking to be punished?"

With that, she knocked on Xie Yunnan’s head, making her grimace in pain.