Chapter 150: Awaken, My Corpse

Chapter 150: Awaken, My Corpse

Hui drew out the segment of gold wire hed cut earlier and the lighter of the two pieces of amber. He circulated them above the corpse, injecting his qi into them. They began to resonate, fluctuations merging into the corpse. The corpse resonated back, the remnant scraps of qi calling out to the materials. Hui pressed his hands down, and the materials passed through the corpses chest and entered its empty qi passages. As they passed, they melted, and the materials began to merge with the corpse. The corpse drew on the Yellow Springs waters death aura, drawing it down. As they merged, the water reduced by a quarter.

Hui sent his death qi to follow the materials into the corpse. He merged his death qi with the materials, and they finally dissipated, merging completely with the corpse.

The corpse shuddered. Its skin went from pale to slightly ruddy, and its body changed as well. The chest grew a tiny bit flatter, and the face went from round to slightly long. The corpses shoulders broadened by half a centimeter, and its hips grew more narrow by the same amount.

Hui smiled. Now, while Ive got momentum! He gestured, drawing out the tiny wire and the dark amber. He sent them flying over the corpse. Gold and smoky amber swirled above the corpse, emanating even stronger fluctuations than the previous materials. Matching fluctuations emanated from the corpse. The fluctuations grew stronger as they synced. Gold light and dark amber light merged, spilling through the air. Hui surged them downward, into the corpse.

The second the materials touched the corpse, they flew to their remnant qi scraps. By now, the remnant qi made up far more than a scrap. Each scrap made up a pool, a stagnant pool that sat thickly in their respective portions of the bodys qi passages. The pools greedily sucked up the materials. At the same time, they swallowed up the death aura from the water. In the space of a breath, the water reduced by half.

Fa Chuyou! Hui called. He reached out with his death qi to feed the metamorphosis. The corpse swallowed up his death qi, an unfathomable pit that desired ever more resources.

Fa Chuyou rushed to his side. She passed him a bottle, and he dumped it into the coffin. Shockingly, even with the bottle pouring water inside, the water level still continued to fall. Soon, the water barely splashed into the coffin before the corpse absorbed it.

What did you do? Fa Chuyou gaped.

I just refined the corpse! Hui replied, shrugging.

Fa Chuyou glanced at the corpse, then ran off. She returned with a pitcher and dumped it into the coffin. Black water poured inside. At last, the water splashed down into the bottom of the coffin and began to fill it. Only by continuously pouring the water could they match up with the corpses draw.

Under the water, the corpses body changed. All the changes from before became stronger, the corpse now visibly mostly male, its skin a pale but healthy color. The two puddles of qi roiled, growing stronger with every passing moment. Hui reached inside the corpse and slowly, carefully guided the two types of qi into the corpses dantian. There, he began to circulate them, guiding the qi to chase one another. They swirled slowly, then began to circulate on their own. Both types of qi began to emanate a strong aura of death. Their colors darkened, going from a glow to a shadow.

Huis eyes widened. Did did the types of qi just become types of death qi? Its possible to have all the different types of death qi as one can have normal qi? Ihad never considered this!

The corpses eyes opened. Milky white eyes stared up at Hui.

Hui and Fa Chuyou both retracted their pouring. They stared at the corpse. Hui held his breath.

Isucceeded!

She tilted her head, staring at Hui expectantly.

Fa Chuyou nudged Hui. Give her a name.

Hui hesitated, thinking. He looked at the girl. Jin Xian?

Before her hands could close, a black blur passed between Hui and Fa Chuyou. Fa Chuyous hands closed not on Huis shoulders, but on Jin Xians.

Eeh? Fa Chuyou asked, startled.

Jin Xian bared her teeth at Fa Chuyou, standing over Hui protectively.

Lying on the ground, Hui blinked. Er, wait isnt this backward? Arent I supposed to be the one doing something while Jin Xian takes my place and plays dead?

Eh? Jumping in line? Dont worry, Ill refine you as well. But Xie Hao first! Fa Chuyou said.

Hui broke out of playing dead and sat up. Fa Chuyou, please. You can refine my body, but not now! And no modifications.

No modifications? Fa Chuyou pouted.

Hui grimaced. He grit his teeth. When you ride a tiger, its truly hard to get off! Mmaybe one small modification? Nothing too obvious?

Fa Chuyou beamed. Xie Hao! Of course.

Jin Xian looked over her shoulder at Hui and tilted her head.

Its fine. Im not in danger, Hui said.

She blinked her milky eyes and relaxed.

She protects me on instinct? And shes at third stage? What a valuable companion Ive gained! He beamed at Jin Xian. At this moment, I can already consider my battle power as twice a third stage cultivator. Once I add the jiangshi talisman, how strong will she grow?

Jin Xian tipped her head at him.

Hui nodded to himself happily. Once I get back to my vertebra, I can start working on making her jiangshi talisman. Id rather work in peace. If Fa Chuyou stands over my shoulder the whole time the dangers too great!

How long until I can refine you? Fa Chuyou asked.

Jolted back to reality, Hui blinked. Give me a few days. Long enough to draw Jin Xians jiangshi talisman. And make sure Xixing is somewhere safe for however long it takes for her to refine my ghoulskin again.

She nodded, eyes glittering. Ill be waiting!