Chapter 100: Chapter 89: Corpse Puppet Complete, Finally Freeing My Hands!
Taking off clothes... Wait, with this kind of figure?
With a figure like this, why are you wearing such a large black robe... No, damn, it’s already a corpse.
What am I even thinking.
Reflect on oneself thrice a day.
[Cave Mansion], focus my mind and gather Qi!
After two sticks of incense time passed, Ji Yuan finally cleaned the female cultivator’s corpse, mainly removing the excess dirt on her face.
Next, he had to clear out the remaining Spiritual Qi from her Dantian.
Ji Yuan placed his hands on the corpse’s cold lower abdomen, and as he injected Spiritual Qi, he immediately sensed the condition within the body.
Poison!
Even the remaining Spiritual Qi in her meridians was poisoned!
Ji Yuan hurriedly withdrew his hand, almost letting the poison enter his own body through the Spiritual Qi... Damn, what kind of poison is this, so overpowering?
Ordinary mid-stage Qi Cultivation practitioners probably couldn’t handle this poison, right?
For a moment, Ji Yuan was curious about the identity of this corpse.
Perhaps any proof of identity was long gone, including any possible jewelry on her.
Ji Yuan turned to look at the female cultivator’s face.
Initially, there was too much dirt to see clearly, but now that it’s clean... her looks and figure are excellent. Ji Yuan also checked her hands and feet while cleaning, and her skin was delicate, clearly not the hands of someone who has worked hard.
She is likely a noble lady or someone from a Cultivation Clan.
Oh well, I wasn’t planning to let her go outside anyway; I just need her to help feed chickens and pigs, and when necessary, to retrieve the storage bag. What’s the harm in that?
But this poison... if I could extract it, such a domineering toxin could be used to coat a flying sword or flying needle when needed, wouldn’t that be great?
Ji Yuan was at a loss, so he thought about it and decided to ask Wen Lin next door for advice.
It’s said that being an Alchemist is partly a Poison Master, so he should know a thing or two.
Surprisingly, Wen Lin did offer a method.
"All you need is this ’Poison-Attracting Insect’. But Brother Ji, make sure the other party can’t resist even a little, because this insect is extremely fragile. Any resistance would cause it to instantly turn into poisonous water."
"Once the insect has absorbed all the poison inside the other party, use this Attracting Insect Incense to lure it out, then keep it sealed in the Jade Box for three days and nights. It will transform into a poisonous liquid, even stronger than the original venom."
After Wen Lin finished speaking, Ji Yuan had an open Jade Box in his hand.
Inside the Jade Box was a black beetle, munching on a tiny incense ball.
"When the time comes, light this Attracting Insect Incense, and the Poison-Attracting Insect will emerge."
"Alright, thank you, Brother Wen."
Ji Yuan closed the Jade Box without asking Wen Lin where he got the insect from.
Like how Wen Lin wouldn’t question why Ji Yuan wanted it, the favor would be owed until the Foundation Establishment Pill formula debt could be repaid together.
Back at home, Ji Yuan first cut a small opening in the right palm of the female corpse, then released the Poison-Attracting Insect to let it burrow into her body.
Ji Yuan could even see a small protrusion moving inside the corpse, and wherever it passed, the poison vanished, including the corpse’s face.
The once bluish-gray complexion of the corpse gradually returned to normal.
Ji Yuan then realized he might have underestimated her appearance.
It’s not that Ji Yuan had any special fetishes or thoughts about the corpse; rather, this female cultivator had just died recently and looked no different from a living person.
She seemed like a Sleeping Beauty.
Given her excellent looks and figure... Tch, they’re all dust and bones!
With a calm mind, Ji Yuan waited for another half an hour, finally seeing the Poison-Attracting Insect stop at the female corpse’s neck.
There was no longer any trace of poisoning on the corpse.
Ji Yuan estimated it was almost done and lit the Attracting Insect Incense.
The previously stationary insect quickly became active, instantly emerging from the wound on the corpse’s hand.
The once-flat insect had become plump and round, looking ready to burst.
Ji Yuan watched as the insect returned to the Jade Box, then closed the lid.
After storing the insect, his gaze returned to the female corpse.
With the toxin gone, her already pale skin became even fairer, almost transparent.
Ji Yuan dared not look further, quickly placing his hand on her cold abdomen to clean the remaining Spiritual Qi from her Dantian and meridians, then using Spirit Needles to pierce her twelve main meridians. Her skin was so white that the meridians were easy to find.
After the Spirit Needles pierced the main meridians, Ji Yuan smeared every inch of her body with Yin-Fiend Mud.
Now came the difficult part.
Because Ji Yuan needed to use his own Spiritual Power to nourish her for a full twelve hours, meaning he had to be a persistent man, continuously outputting energy for twelve hours.
Fortunately, the effect of [Cave Mansion] could envelop the entire home, granting all of his buildings its beneficial effects.
Additionally, Ji Yuan laid out a circle of Spirit Stones around him, roughly estimating over a hundred of them.
He also prepared twenty Spirit Revitalizing Pills to replenish his Spiritual Qi if needed.
Once everything was ready, he placed his hands on the female corpse, drawing out pure Water Spiritual Power from his Dantian like a thin veil over her.
Endure.
Endure with all your might.
Since the consumption of Spiritual Qi wasn’t fast, Ji Yuan felt nothing for the first three hours.
After three hours, as the Spiritual Qi in his Dantian was greatly depleted, he felt a slight emptiness.
He didn’t make it hard on himself, immediately resorting to using Spirit Revitalizing Pills.
As one pill after another was refined, Ji Yuan remained vigorous for another three hours.
After six hours, the Spirit Revitalizing Pills were exhausted; Ji Yuan had to simultaneously practice cultivation techniques to absorb the Spirit Stones around him while outputting Spiritual Qi.
He truly became a Spiritual Qi converter.
No matter how much Spiritual Qi he absorbed, it merely passed through him.
This situation was a tremendous test for the meridians. Persist, and they would become more resilient; fail, and there was no alternative.
At first, Ji Yuan felt the ordeal was unbearable, as his entire meridians seemed infested with crawling ants.
Several times, he thought of quitting.
But the thought of succeeding in crafting this Corpse Puppet so he wouldn’t have to feed chickens and pigs himself pushed him to endure.
Fortunately, minor successes in Body Refinement had already toughened his meridians.
Otherwise, the pain would have been even harder to endure.
Persisting and persisting, until the Spirit Stones surrounding him were nearly depleted. Just as Ji Yuan prepared to replace the stones, he noticed the Yin-Fiend Mud on the corpse had cracked!
It was as if something was emerging.
Or perhaps... transforming into a butterfly!
"Crack——"
With a distinct sound, the once quietly lying corpse suddenly sat up like coming back to life.
The female corpse, who had her eyes tightly shut, suddenly opened them, eyes filled with blood-red.
It was just like a zombie rising.
It appeared!
With a thought, Ji Yuan sent out three Soul Control Talismans, which stuck on the corpse’s back.
Her previous movements abruptly ceased.
Not delaying, Ji Yuan immediately took out the Talisman Brush and Talisman Ink, approached the corpse, and wrote the character "Puppet" in seal script on her chest.
As Ji Yuan put away the brush.
The corpse’s previously blood-red eyes now only had a slight red tint left in the pupils.
Ji Yuan felt an indescribable connection with her, as if...
As if she was completely obedient?
Whatever he instructed her to do, she would do?
Thinking it over, Ji Yuan issued a command in his heart: ’You, go feed the pigs.’
Seeing the Corpse Puppet immediately rise and head outside, Ji Yuan realized something was wrong.
’Wait, put on some clothes first.’
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