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Whizz!

In that instant, before Ji Haoyuan, a magnificent Sword Qi as glorious as the Great Sun, swiftly slashed forth.

It collided straight on with the sword light about to cut into his body.

Whoosh——

It was as if magma poured into snow.

The deep and extremely concentrated Sword Qi full of deadly intent was gradually dissolved.

Finally, Ji Haoyuan's Great Sun Profound Yellow Sword Qi slashed straight into a shriveled, lifeless corpse.

Boom!

In an instant, it was like burning lamp oil falling on dry wood.

The shriveled body erupted with bright, flame-like scarlet light from its pores, eyes, nostrils, ears, and mouth.

In the blink of an eye, the shriveled body transformed into a pile of ashes.

Seeing this, Ji Haoyuan's expression became slightly solemn.

For if he was not mistaken, the shriveled body that had appeared and attacked him should indeed be a corpse, one buried here before, absorbed immense dead and murderous energy, and then condensed into an entity.

It is called a Corpse.

Once these things appear, they possess at least the battle power of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.

If they are stronger, they might have the power of late-stage Foundation Establishment or even the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment.

Next, they could reach initial Golden Core Stage, mid Golden Core Stage.

And it wouldn't be surprising for Ji Haoyuan if a Corpse had the battle power of late Golden Core Stage.

The murky energy and murderous air in this place are simply too thick.

They could completely nurture entities of such a level.

Slosh——Slosh——Slosh——

At this moment, it was unclear if his recent actions had stirred a "hornet's nest."

Suddenly, dozens of Corpses burst out from beneath the rubble and debris like ruins, even the dark red soil.

Their skin was shriveled, some held blades, others had eyes flashing with red light.

Some even had large holes piercing through their abdomens and chests.

Twisted and winding gray-brown energy gathered in these holes.

Without exception, at that moment, their hollow and numb eyes all turned to Ji Haoyuan.

Immediately, they surged toward Ji Haoyuan like waves crashing upon the shore.

"Squeak squeak..."

Seeing this, the Treasure Spirit Fox beside Ji Haoyuan instantly leapt behind him and covered its eyes with its paws.

Buzz!

At that same moment.

Ji Haoyuan raised a finger to point at his own brow.

The next instant, raging flames sprang up from every direction, including the void.

Whoosh——

The attacks like wave upon wave crashed into the sea of flames he had unleashed, instantly dissolving clean.

The flames swept upwards from their attacks, devouring their bodies in a flash.

Bang!

An orange light flame soared into mid-air.

Once everything dispersed.

Not just those dozens of Corpses, but even the ruinous city had turned into dust.

Leaving only wisps of green smoke drifting quietly in the air.

"Squeak squeak... Squeak squeak!"

Right then.

The Treasure Spirit Fox, which had been hiding behind Ji Haoyuan, suddenly clutched his trouser leg tightly with its paws.

Then, one of its paws urgently pointed forward at a certain spot.

"Hmm..."

Seeing the Treasure Spirit Fox's action, Ji Haoyuan's heart was immediately moved.

The next moment, his figure disappeared from the spot.

When he appeared again, he was a hundred meters away.

Like flowing water, Divine Thought spread out.

He soon sensed something.

He raised his hand and grabbed at the ground.

With a swish.

A stone that resembled glazed glass, shimmering silvery white, and about the size of an egg appeared in his palm.

"What is this?"

Ji Haoyuan's eyes slightly narrowed.

He soon recognized the origin of what was in his hand.

This should be a Soul Jade Crystal.

A treasure used to enhance the strength of the Divine Soul.

In the outside world, even late Golden Core masters would vie for it.

After all, for Golden Core cultivators, if they wish to advance to Nascent Soul, their Divine Soul must first be strong enough.

Otherwise, whether it's the Heart Demon Tribulation or the step to become Nascent Soul, without a sufficiently strong Divine Soul, they would fall at these barriers.

Therefore.

Anything that can enhance Divine Soul strength is something every Golden Core cultivator craves.

Unexpectedly, among these Corpses, there's a probability of nurturing such a thing.

Ji Haoyuan's emotions were somewhat stirred.

Because he realized that the Shengtian Secret Realm must contain a great many Corpses.

If he could obtain more Soul Jade Crystals by slaying these Corpses, it would be a huge gain.

However, the probability of these Corpses dropping Soul Jade Crystals was uncertain.

These dozens of Corpses had just yielded one Soul Jade Crystal.

Hopefully, the probability isn't too low.

But reality proved harsher than imagination.

Because in the time to come.

With the Treasure Spirit Fox's guidance, Ji Haoyuan advanced along the way.

On the journey, he had slain hundreds of Corpses in succession.

Yet the result was not a single Soul Jade Crystal obtained.

This implies that his previous acquisition of a Soul Jade Crystal was merely due to reasonable luck.

Fortunately.

After subsequently slaying nearly a thousand Corpses, he finally gained another Soul Jade Crystal by chance.

However, this Soul Jade Crystal was only half the size of the one he'd obtained earlier.

Stowing this Soul Jade Crystal away.

Ji Haoyuan had arrived at an area resembling plains.

However, everything he saw was surrounded by a redness.

The thick energy and intangible murderous intent almost seemed to pierce the sky.

Yet in such a place, a white, snow-lotus-like flower stood quietly not far ahead.

"Squeak squeak..."

The nearby Treasure Spirit Fox was urgently urging him.

As if asking him to quickly pick that flower.

Clearly, in the Treasure Spirit Fox's eyes, it was even rarer and more precious than a Soul Jade Crystal.

However, Ji Haoyuan simply smiled and patted its head, indicating to be calm.

Because regarding the flower before him, ordinary Golden Core cultivators might not recognize its origin.

But as Honored Guest Elder of the Demonstration Sect, Ji Haoyuan had heard about its significance while chatting with Zhang Tianyang.

This was the Mystic Flower, the supreme spiritual object for enhancing Divine Soul.

Even for Nascent Soul cultivators, it held impressive effect.