Gateway of Immortality-Chapter 340: Heavenly Corpse Talisman

Qin Sang carefully resealed the two remaining pieces of Soul-Guiding Grass. Then, channeling a stream of spiritual power, he enveloped one of the leaves while activating a secret technique from the Heavenly Yin Corpse Art.

Streams of spiritual power, like rivers surging forward, converged before Qin Sang. They formed countless intricate runes, illuminating the cave dwelling with a brilliant radiance.

Finally, these runes merged into one. At the very center of the spiritual energy, a faint, dim light suddenly emerged.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a small flickering flame.

The flame gradually grew, expanding into a fist-sized blaze that burned fiercely. The runes seemed to transform into a furnace, while Qin Sang's spiritual power became its fuel.

The flame remained an ominous black. It burned steadily in front of Qin Sang, yet he felt no heat from it. Instead, a chilling cold emanated from the flame.

This was yin fire, a fire created through the secret art of the Heavenly Yin Corpse Art, specifically used to refine the Heavenly Corpse Talisman.

As the yin fire burned, it consumed spiritual power at a rapid pace. However, Qin Sang, now at the middle stage of the Foundation Building Realm, felt little strain and didn’t worry about running out of power midway through the refinement.

He glanced at the yin fire, then at the Soul-Guiding Grass, deliberating for a moment. Rather than rushing to place the grass into the fire, he focused on controlling the flames with precision.

Under his control, the round flame began to shift, stretching and compressing in turns.

At first, the changes were slow, causing a slight frown to appear on Qin Sang's brow. The task seemed strenuous. However, as time went on, the changes accelerated, and the flame transformed into shapes resembling birds and beasts, so lifelike they seemed to move. Qin Sang’s expression gradually relaxed as he grew more adept at the control.

"Go!"

With a flick of his hand, Qin Sang tossed the Soul-Guiding Grass into the yin fire.

The fire suddenly swelled, completely enveloping the grass. Tiny tongues of flame began to lick at the surface of the grass, burning steadily.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye. The Soul-Guiding Grass remained motionless within the yin fire, showing only a slight dulling of its surface sheen. Otherwise, it seemed unchanged.

Yet, Qin Sang's face showed no sign of impatience.

He sat cross-legged on a wooden bed with his eyes closed, fully immersed in the flame before him, his focus unwavering.

As time went by, the Soul-Guiding Grass finally began to show signs of transformation. The first crack appeared on its surface, followed by more and more fissures, spreading like a web until the grass seemed as though it would shatter at the slightest touch.

In truth, no external force was needed. The grass dissolved on its own, breaking apart into a pool of black spiritual liquid.

The Soul-Guiding Grass had finally been refined by the yin fire.

Qin Sang exhaled quietly but didn’t relax. Refining the grass was only the beginning. Next, he had to purify the liquid, removing all impurities to leave only the essence.

Under the relentless flames of the yin fire, the volume of the spiritual liquid gradually shrank. Originally the size of a baby’s fist, it now condensed into a single drop, its color deepening into a rich, inky black.

This process, spanning three whole days, was finally complete.

The impurities of the Soul-Guiding Grass had been thoroughly burned away, but its original markings remained intact. This was a crucial step in refining the Heavenly Corpse Talisman, requiring not only immense patience but also precise control. A single mistake could render the entire effort futile.

Retracting the yin fire, Qin Sang opened his eyes. Gazing at the single drop of spiritual liquid, his eyes reflected exhaustion, but also unrestrained excitement. Unexpectedly, the most challenging step of refining the Heavenly Corpse Talisman had succeeded on his first attempt.

After a brief rest to recover his Qihai, Qin Sang resumed the process without delay.

The spiritual liquid floated before him. Qin Sang’s expression grew serious as he cleared his thoughts. Raising his hands, he formed a series of intricate hand seals. His fingers moved faster and faster, leaving behind blurred afterimages that dazzled the eye.

As his hand seals changed, countless profound runes emerged, immediately embedding themselves into the spiritual liquid.

The spiritual liquid began to writhe as though alive. Its black hue gradually faded, and its shape became increasingly defined.

At last, the long, rectangular form of the Heavenly Corpse Talisman began to take shape!

However, the process was not yet over.

Without stopping, Qin Sang split a wisp of primordial spirit from his soul, condensing it into a soul imprint, which he swiftly embedded into the Heavenly Corpse Talisman.

It's complete!

Qin Sang exhaled deeply, his face slightly pale. More than half of the spiritual power in his Qihai had been consumed, highlighting just how arduous the process of refining the Heavenly Corpse Talisman truly was.

The Heavenly Corpse Talisman was no longer black but had transformed into a translucent gray.

Thin as a sheet of paper and resembling gray jade, it was no larger than a thumb. It exuded a mysterious aura, with intricate luminous patterns flowing across its surface in rhythmic motion.

Like a galaxy in the night sky, the talisman’s brilliance flickered intermittently, mesmerizing anyone who beheld it.

Qin Sang held the lightweight Heavenly Corpse Talisman in his palm, carefully studying it.

Though outwardly beautiful, the Heavenly Corpse Talisman was, in essence, an object of extreme yin and evil properties, specifically crafted for creating living corpses.

This stark contrast left Qin Sang reflecting inwardly.

He decided not to rush into refining a living corpse just yet. Instead, he took out a jade box and sealed the first Heavenly Corpse Talisman inside. Feeling encouraged by his success, he intended to strike while the iron was hot and refine another.

"Seems like it’s not that difficult after all..." Qin Sang murmured to himself, allowing a moment of relaxation.

However, his smugness was short-lived. Before he could bask in his accomplishment, a lesson quickly arrived—the second attempt at refining a Heavenly Corpse Talisman ended in failure.

The failure, however, wasn’t due to carelessness or overconfidence. Instead, it was simply a testament to the inherent difficulty of crafting such an artifact. Qin Sang had succeeded on his first attempt only due to a stroke of luck.

Understanding this, Qin Sang felt no discouragement. Waving his hand, he obliterated the remnants of the Soul-Guiding Grass, reflecting on the lessons from his failure before moving on to refine a third talisman.

Three days later, another Heavenly Corpse Talisman was successfully created!

Using a single stalk of Soul-Guiding Grass, Qin Sang had managed to craft two Heavenly Corpse Talismans. He was more than satisfied with the result. Through the process of these three attempts, he had gained valuable experience and was confident that his success rate would only improve in the future.

In total, the process of refining the Heavenly Corpse Talismans had taken eight full days.

Calculating the time, Qin Sang realized that Wandering Man was about to arrive soon. Deciding not to continue refining talismans, he retrieved a prepared living corpse embryo from his Corpse Puppet Pouch.

According to the records in the Heavenly Yin Corpse Art, there were significant differences between living corpses and malevolent corpses, one of which was the requirement for the Heavenly Corpse Talisman.

Unlike malevolent corpses, the living corpse retained a functional Qihai, which had not been depleted. As a result, the step to build the foundation using the five elements required a much larger quantity of five-elemental yin objects and Earth Malevolent Qi.

The exact amounts varied depending on specific conditions, but they were at least several times greater than what was required for refining a malevolent corpse.

Although five-elemental yin objects were expensive, they were relatively easy to acquire, and Qin Sang had ample preparations. However, his supply of Earth Malevolent Qi was running dangerously low.

Earth Malevolent Qi was a substance of extreme yin properties, greatly feared even by Foundation Building cultivators. It was rarely used in artifact refinement, except for a few rare and ancient artifacts passed down from antiquity.

Over the years, Qin Sang had encountered a few yin lands on the Ancient Immortal Battlefield where malevolent yin qi accumulated, but none were comparable to the Sunken Cave on Shaohua Mountain. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

As such, his supply of Earth Malevolent Qi had steadily dwindled without replenishment. Coupled with the occasional failures in refining malevolent corpses, some of it had inevitably gone to waste. Now, only three bottles remained.

Qin Sang retrieved the three Lesser Yin Magnetic Bottles and contemplated silently.

If the Earth Malevolent Qi isn’t enough, it might be time for a trip back to Shaohua Mountain.