The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World

Six days later, Chu Xuan continued his journey, collecting Corpse Demon Pearls along the way.

He had already gathered two thousand more Corpse Demon Pearls and had, by chance, discovered the locations of the Dragon Rock Hall and Shattered Mountain Hall legacies. Unfortunately, both of their legacies had already been claimed by someone else. It was highly likely that Moon True Master was the one who had gotten to them first.

Chu Xuan wasn't disheartened, though. The eight legacies of the Eight Extremes Palace were vast and profound, each worthy of being cultivated. Even obtaining just one was a great gain. If he were to acquire all eight legacies, whether he'd have time to train in them would be another matter entirely.

On this day, as usual, Chu Xuan continued to explore and advance. However, the gu insects he had sent out detected something strange. The strength of the surrounding Corpse Demons seemed to have increased by a significant degree, and their desire to attack had surged dramatically.

Before, Hu could easily handle two to three Corpse Demons at once, but now even handling two was beginning to prove somewhat taxing.

This was not a good sign. If this continued, Chu Xuan would have to step in personally.

"The Moon Society is probably facing an even harder time than me," Chu Xuan mused.

With a larger group, their noise would undoubtedly attract even more Corpse Demons. Perhaps he could use this as an opportunity to slip past them, bypassing them entirely and getting ahead.

With this thought in mind, Chu Xuan quickened his pace. Along the way, he deliberately avoided making noise. He only dealt with the Corpse Demons that blocked his path, and for the most part, he refrained from unnecessary combat. Sure enough, two days later, he heard the sound of fighting ahead.

From a high vantage point, he could see a team struggling to advance, surrounded by a massive swarm of Corpse Demons, some of which were incredibly powerful individuals.

The Moon Society members appeared like a piece of rotting meat, attracting the attention of more and more Corpse Demons.

At the forefront of their group was Moon True Master, whose fists continuously struck out, each blow sending Corpse Demons flying far away. He was like the tip of a spear for the group. As long as he stood strong, the team could continue forward, even though it was clearly a struggle.

Chu Xuan only glanced at them briefly before assessing that Moon True Master was a Forty-Fourth Stage Body Refinement cultivator.

This person had always kept his strength hidden, even when teaming up with White Bone True Master and Yellow Spring True Master to attack True Master Tiancang. He had never revealed his body refinement level.

With a neutral expression, Chu Xuan looked at them one last time before veering off to the side, quickly surpassing their group.

During his explorations, he had discovered a pattern in the distribution of the Eight Extremes Palace's buildings. Since the legacies of Melting Heaven Hall, Dragon Rock Hall, and Shattered Mountain Hall were all located beneath their respective main halls, it was safe to assume that the other halls followed a similar pattern.

"This area should be the Boiling Sea Hall," Chu Xuan muttered as he surveyed the architecture around him, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

The Boiling Sea Hall focused on the explosive release of Qi and Blood, enabling its cultivators to temporarily elevate their Body Refinement level by one or two small realms during an outburst. This method was an unmatchable way of fighting above one's level.

The jade slip of Tang Bing had mentioned that the Body Refiners from Boiling Sea Hall were infamous for their "rabid dog" fighting style.

Chu Xuan was curious about just how "rabid" this style really was. After clearing out the Corpse Demons blocking his path, he quickly located the legacy site of Boiling Sea Hall.

The statue of Boiling Sea Hall was a blazing inferno, constantly burning with an intense flame. The statue could not fully capture the essence of its power, but with just a few glances, Chu Xuan could feel the terrifying heat emanating from it. When he looked away, however, the sensation of heat vanished as if it had never existed.

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As Chu Xuan continued to examine the surroundings, he suddenly spotted a dry corpse. The area around the corpse was littered with fragments of Corpse Demons of all sizes, indicating that a fierce battle had taken place here long ago, where one had fought against many.

What caught Chu Xuan's attention even more was that the dry corpse was clutching a Spiritual Sense Jade Slip tightly in its hand. It seemed that before dying, this person had made an effort to record something.

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow. The Body Refiners of Eight Extremes Palace despised Qi Cultivators, and as a result, they never used magic treasures, talismans, or even Spiritual Sense Jade Slips. But here was a Body Refiner with a Spiritual Sense Jade Slip in hand.

Could this be a Body Refiner from the Eight Extremes Palace who was more flexible in their thinking? Or perhaps a cultivator who was pulled into this place during the last absorption explosion?

Chu Xuan respectfully saluted the dry corpse and took the Spiritual Sense Jade Slip. He pressed it to his forehead, and soon, he received all the information it contained.

The person's name was Zhao Xuan, a disciple of the Heavenly Martial Pavilion, a top-tier faction in the Southern One Ring. Her Qi Refining was at the Deity Transformation Second Stage, while her Body Refining had reached the Forty-First Stage.

Five hundred years ago, she had come to the Desolate Island area to hunt down a traitor from her sect. Unfortunately, she had been mysteriously pulled into Eight Extremes Palace by its absorption force and ended up deep underground in Eight Extremes Palace.

At first, when she discovered Eight Extremes Palace, she was overjoyed. After all, the Heavenly Martial Pavilion was founded by descendants of the Boiling Sea Hall of Eight Extremes Palace. However, due to the diminishing supply of precious materials, they had to adjust their approach and train both Qi Refining and Body Refining simultaneously.

But to rise to the upper echelons of the Heavenly Martial Pavilion, one's Body Refining had to be sufficiently strong. This was a rule passed down by the ancestors of the Heavenly Martial Pavilion.

If Zhao Xuan had successfully obtained the legacy of the Boiling Sea Hall, it would have been a monumental achievement, especially for the Heavenly Martial Pavilion. Her success would have filled the gap in the Heavenly Martial Pavilion's lost Body Refining legacy, potentially earning her a place in the Heavenly Martial Pavilion's ancestral hall, where her contributions would be honored for generations to come. However, finding the legacy was not the final step—getting out of this place alive was the true challenge.

Zhao Xuan had spent a long time in Eight Extremes Palace, hunting for the Corpse Demon Beads while simultaneously searching for a way to escape. She had successfully acquired the legacies of the Shattered Mountain Hall, the Moving Mountain Hall, and the Boiling Sea Hall, but when she attempted to leave via the teleportation array, she was betrayed by her sectmates. This betrayal led to her being surrounded and overwhelmed by a swarm of powerful Corpse Demons, and she ultimately perished.

Before her death, Zhao Xuan had made every effort to record her findings onto this Spiritual Sense Jade Slip, hoping it would be found by someone who could carry on her mission.

Zhao Xuan's only wish in life had been to ensure that the Boiling Sea Hall legacy would eventually be passed on to the Heavenly Martial Pavilion. She promised that the Zhao Family would honor whoever succeeded her in this task, treating them as an esteemed guest and even offering a high-grade spiritual weapon or an equivalent treasure in return.

After reading through the Spiritual Sense Jade Slip, Chu Xuan fell into deep thought. Zhao Xuan's promise could be set aside for now, but what really drew his attention were the other two critical pieces of information she had left behind.

First, Zhao Xuan mentioned that the number of Corpse Demons would not change over time; their numbers remained constant, but it took an extended period for them to fully recover. The more Corpse Demons died, the stronger the remaining Corpse Demons would become. She observed that they grew stronger when facing powerful foes and weaker against the weak.

When a large number of Corpse Demons died, more formidable Great Corpse Demons would appear. These Great Corpse Demons were at least at the Forty-First Stage of Body Refining, and Zhao Xuan speculated that, with even more time, their strength could continue to grow, possibly reaching the Forty-Second, Forty-Third, or even higher stages—potentially an infinite progression. She herself had once been surrounded by dozens of Great Corpse Demons, ultimately leading to her death.

The second revelation was even more unsettling to Chu Xuan. The Eight Extremes Palace legacy was incomplete!

Eight Extremes Palace only had six halls here. The Celestial Star Hall, which absorbed the power of the stars to enhance Body Refining, and the Hundred Rivers Hall, known for its all-encompassing and inclusive nature, were both missing.

Upon deeper reflection, Chu Xuan realized that the Starshatter Sea had been formed by the remnants of shattered cultivation stars. When the Corpse Demons attacked Eight Extremes Palace, it caused the star where the hall was located to fragment and scatter through the void. Some pieces of the star were drawn into the Shattered Star Sea, while others continued to drift in the cosmos.

Without obtaining the full legacy of the Eight Extremes Palace, leaving this place was impossible. If Chu Xuan could not gather all eight legacies, he would be trapped here forever, forced to fight against the Corpse Demons until his strength was exhausted, and ultimately die in this forsaken place.