Blood Sacrifice To Millions Of Zombies, I Will Be A Demon Cultivator In The Apocalypse

Chapter 167: Summoning Souls, Praying to Spirits

It is not a simple task to merge two different cultivation methods. Even if these two methods have similarities, the effort required is not insignificant.

Even if an ordinary cultivator with exceptional talent wants to merge cultivation methods, it would take at least a dozen or twenty years to achieve.

With the assistance of the Super Brain Main God and the wisdom enhancement in the Incense Fire Law Realm, Zheng Yi still needs to spend a considerable amount of time and energy. It is impossible to accomplish it in one go or immediately, otherwise it would seem too cheap.

After all, the creation of each Immortal Law technique, whether it is from orthodox sects or unorthodox paths, is the result of occasional insights into the profound principles of the world, constructed by the efforts of countless predecessors, and perfected generation after generation.

What Zheng Yi is currently doing is not actually creating a new cultivation method, nor is it a perfect fusion. It is just a compromise, using the powerful computational ability of the Super Brain Main God to open up the meridians of the physical body and blend the various body refining techniques he has learned to construct a new system.

Only in this way can he, during the process of the Secret Immortal Cave Mansion's rebirth, utilize the power of the Immortal Transformation Silkworm to turn everything into his own foundation, transform and perfect his talent to the maximum extent.

Only in Zheng Yi's unique environment can this be done. Even in the previous Secret Immortal Gate, the top few outstanding individuals of each generation performed the Immortal Transformation ritual, but it was impossible for them to perfectly coordinate and replace every bit of power like he does.

In this aspect, the combination of the Incense Fire Law Realm and the Super Brain Main God has created Zheng Yi's unique advantage.

Even a Nascent Soul stage ancestor would not be able to achieve this.

Perhaps it was the first time connecting to the Super Brain, using the transcendent level computational ability of the main god to deduce the fusion of cultivation methods. The entire process caused Zheng Yi to feel a tremendous loss, both in terms of his divine soul and his spiritual power, as if his whole person had been emptied.

Exhausted, he collapsed on the ground and didn't want to move. Of course, part of the reason was his lack of proficiency, which led to the creation of a preliminary model.

But for Zheng Yi himself, taking this step represents a qualitative improvement.

The overall trend of fusion has a certain specific outline now. As long as he proceeds step by step, he will be able to completely complete it and successfully refine the first meridian. As for the second meridian, the third meridian... it's just a matter of time and won't be more difficult.

After a moment, Zheng Yi slightly recovered some energy. He sat cross-legged in meditation, with a white light flickering between his eyebrows, constantly nourishing and cultivating his divine soul.

After an unknown amount of time, when his divine soul had fully recovered, Zheng Yi slowly opened his eyes and felt that his divine soul's power had slightly improved.

Although this growth was extremely subtle and could not be perceived without careful observation, after being pushed to the limit, it was indeed a beneficial supplement to the exploration of the potential of his consciousness sea.

When his divine soul's power had fully recovered, Zheng Yi temporarily left the Ghost City of Mount Tai.

The Incense Fire Law Realm is like a huge sphere, with the center connecting the Fengdu City and the Ghost City of Mount Tai, expanding on both sides. Half of it is in the material world, and half is in the projected world.

The so-called imaginary space spans dimensions and connects the land of life and death, becoming the dwelling place for countless non-human existences.

After a brief recovery of his spiritual power, Zheng Yi took a temporary break and decided not to continue forcibly deducing. Otherwise, it would be like fishing in a dried-up pond, excessively squeezing his mental potential, which would not be a good thing.

He returned to the material realm and arrived at the eighth floor underground of the Soul Hall, which was a forbidden area of the Soul Hall and a very quiet place for seclusion.

Zheng Yi waved his hand, and the Ghost Gourd appeared in front of him, spewing out countless dense black mist, almost covering everything in front of him.

A gust of cold wind blew, instantly dispersing all the black mist, revealing tall and sturdy figures inside. They were the many Five Yin Skin Horses that had been previously refined.

They stood in rows, tall and mighty, with muscular bodies adorned with green ghost tattoos. Nearly a hundred skin horses were neatly arranged in front of him, like a formation of terracotta warriors and horses in a burial pit, exuding an indescribable sense of majesty.

However, these tall and majestic horses were surrounded by black mist, with blood-red eyes and black flames emanating from their hooves, giving off an extremely eerie and dangerous feeling.

These Five Yin Skin Horses, created through the technique of refining and manipulating corpses, were only in their initial form and had great potential for growth. Thanks to the materials from the zombie flesh factory, they were all well-fed and strong. The most important thing was the "living" aspect.

Last time, they were hastily refined successfully, but the process was not completely finished. Now, they needed to use the method of creation to nurture the path of living puppets. Otherwise, even after the infusion of spiritual energy and the transformation with ghost tattoos, these Five Yin Skin Horses still appeared lifeless and devoid of any sense of spirituality.

Taking advantage of this time, Zheng Yi performed the secret technique "Creation Technique." This was the fundamental method of creation passed down by the Five Yin True Monarch, which would completely "revive" the Five Yin Skin Horses, making them true living puppets.

This creation secret technique created by the Five Yin True Monarch slowly began to operate according to its unique method of operation. Although Zheng Yi was not familiar with it at first, he had already grasped it after meticulously deducing it with the help of the Superbrain God in the incense world.

He quickly pinched his fingers and activated the secret technique. Then, a white light spot slowly formed on his fingertip.

This light spot didn't appear bright or dazzling. It was like a ripple on a calm lake when a gentle breeze blew, seemingly lively but without any aggressiveness. It appeared very calm.

However, this seemingly ordinary small light ball seemed to have a pair of small hands constantly pulling and stretching inside, as if it was incubating something magical, slowly hatching.

The breath emanating from the light ball was exceptionally lively, as if all things were reviving and the soul was taking root and sprouting. It gave off an extremely strong and peculiar feeling, especially for those Yin spirits and ghost creatures, it had a fatal attraction. It seemed that by devouring it, one could gain tremendous benefits.

For a moment, the Five Yin Skin Horses, which had been standing still like statues, seemed to be attracted by some kind of unique energy, mechanically turning their heads one after another.

Pairs of blood-red pupils suddenly opened in the darkness, like countless red candles emitting eerie light, all staring at Zheng Yi.

More precisely, what they were truly staring at was the light spot on Zheng Yi's right hand.

"Creation Technique?! This can be considered the culmination of the Art of Infusion, and its effect is surprisingly good..."

The actions of the Five Yin Skin Horses in that instant made Zheng Yi involuntarily feel a slight movement in his heart. The transformation technique of the Lock Heaven Sect was derived from the same source, and in fact, there was not much difference. However, the unique combination of the Five Yin True Monarch's original method and his own puppetry technique had produced mysterious changes, truly deserving the title of a master of the previous generation.

These Five Yin Skin Horses created by puppetry were not the same as living creatures, but due to the activation of the Creation Technique and the infusion of the spiritual essence of the swallowed ghost creatures, combined with the ghost tattoos imprinted on their bodies, they unexpectedly exhibited a kind of instinctive reaction similar to living beings.

The technique of living puppets truly lived up to its name.

This is actually similar to the Law of Treasure Law Weapon's method of nurturing the fetus.

But at this point, it is already the limit. Those high-ranking horses in the darkness have been maintaining this posture without any other reaction. After all, they are still lifeless objects. Even though they have produced a source anomaly through the Yin Spirit technique, it is not easy to go further.

Zheng Yi walked forward and looked at the agile and motionless horse in front of him. He immediately performed the Five Yin Creation Technique.

"Summoning souls, capturing spirits, praying and sacrificing to the spirits, the three mountains and five peaks, spiritualizing all things, advance!"

Immediately, the mana within Zheng Yi surged to its peak, his divine soul surged, imprinting the source mark, and at the same time, he pointed his right finger at the first Yin Skin Horse in front of him and slapped its forehead with his palm.

The high-headed horse lowered its head, allowing Zheng Yi's palm to slap its forehead, and then transformed his palm into a finger, lightly tapping. The transparent light ball on his finger instantly entered its body.

And like a spider web, it quickly spread along the horse's head to its whole body. In an instant, countless mysterious patterns formed, resembling a large ghost tattoo, connecting with the original imprint on its body, and infiltrating into its skin, fur, and flesh.

In an instant, a feeling of resurrection surged from the Yin Skin Horse, giving people a sudden sense of intense spirituality. It seemed to have come alive in an instant.

Hilulu!

A long neigh suddenly resounded. The originally lifeless Yin Skin Horse stared with its spiritual eyes, lifted its front hooves high, let out a loud roar that shook the heavens, and exposed countless black qi all over its body, as if celebrating its rebirth. It formed countless tentacles that reached outwards, displaying extremely lively behavior.

Its hooves moved, its body swayed, and after a while, it seemed to have completely adapted to its body. The Yin Skin Horse turned its head and ran towards Zheng Yi, surrounding him as if expressing gratitude.

Gently walking to Zheng Yi's side, it rubbed against his body, and its large horse head lightly touched Zheng Yi's palm, making a joyful sound.

"The Puppetry Technique can reach this level. Although it is only the fusion of the ghost's origin and the soul imprint to form spiritual consciousness, being able to communicate with spirits and be called the Art of Living Puppets is indeed well-deserved. The Five Yin Creation Technique is truly the secret transmission of the Five Yin True Monarch..."

The head horse created by the "Five Yin Skin Horse Puppetry Technique" is an artificial puppet mount. Its spirituality is indeed beyond expectations, and its intelligence is not comparable to ordinary beasts. If used well, it is definitely a powerful auxiliary.

"Hilulu!"

After rubbing for a while, the head horse of the Yin Skin Horse, which was created by Zheng Yi's creation technique and was shaking its big head, suddenly emitted a neigh in Zheng Yi's ear.

In just an instant, Zheng Yi also understood the meaning behind this horse's neigh.

"You want to eat them?!"

Zheng Yi pointed at the Yin Skin Horses in the distance, looking somewhat surprised.

The large horse head nodded slightly, unexpectedly able to directly respond to his words. This time, Zheng Yi did not stop it and agreed directly.

Hiss hiss!

But then, the large horse head lifted up and opened its mouth full of sharp teeth. A gust of wind swept over, and the remaining five Yin Pelt Horses in the vicinity were directly pulled by an invisible force. One by one, they transformed into thick black mist and entered its body.

The human skin transformed into a tall and agile horse body, like a balloon being inflated rapidly.

Five... ten...

In no time at all, the remaining nearly a hundred Yin Pelt Horses were all swallowed by it. Its entire body had already expanded to more than ten times its original size.

Standing there at ten zhang tall and fifteen to sixteen zhang long, it appeared like a colossal creature. The blood-red color in its eyes became even purer, resembling rubies that emitted a dazzling and captivating light.

If it weren't for the Soul Hall Tower falling into the Void Space, with the distortion of each floor's space not conforming to reality, this momentary change alone would have caused immense destruction to the entire building.

The terrifying giant black horse neighed with its head held high. Under its four hooves, it stepped on thick, shiny black flames. Its limbs seemed to be soaring in the air, and the long mane on its back had turned into purple-black flames, constantly burning the air and making a "crackling" sound.

As the Yin Pelt Horse Puppet, which Zheng Yi personally refined using the Five Yin Creation Technique, transformed into a powerful monster after devouring the group of Yin Pelt Horses, it was equivalent to the combination of countless Yin Pelt Horses, fused together into a formidable king.

Just standing there, an invisible aura spread from its body, like a storm sweeping through the surroundings.

It was as if a fierce wind was battering the heavens and earth, with an aura no less than that of a cultivator at the Foundation Building Stage, causing Zheng Yi to take notice.

"The Soul Fusion Technique, truly worthy of the Creation Technique. This puppet can absorb and merge with its kind through the Fusion Spirit Method..."

"This is the true Yin Pelt Horse!"

Looking at the majestic and awe-inspiring king among horses, the terrifying Nightmare King, Zheng Yi couldn't help but nod.

Now it seemed that the most powerful aspect of the Five Yin Creation Technique was its ability to merge with each other. Through the Fusion Spirit Method, countless individuals of the same kind could be fused together like overlapping talismans, forming a stronger monster. Such Yin Pelt Horses were the foundation existence mentioned in the secret arts.

In fact, Zheng Yi had also realized that whether it was the current Yin Pelt Horses or the later Yin Ghost Carriage and Blissful God Palanquin, at their core, they were essentially the same thing.

They were the fusion of countless ghostly creatures, a source of spiritual essence that was not considered a living being but more like some kind of artificial intelligence, a computational program. That was why they could be disassembled, merged, and constantly upgraded.

Moreover, this was only the result of Zheng Yi refining a warehouse of human skin, creating the Yin Pelt Horses. With the existence of the zombie flesh factory, there would be a continuous supply of human skin ghostly creatures in the future. When more Yin Pelt Horses merged, their strength and transformations would further improve.

This also provided the possibility for future advancements towards higher-level Yin Ghost Carriages, Blissful God Palanquins, and even the ultimate transformation of the Heart Intent Holy Temple, laying the foundation.

(End of this chapter)