Refining Oneself Into A Corpse

At the edge of the chaotic burial ground, two figures stood out. One had a diagonal scar across his face, radiating arrogance; this man was known as Scarface. The other had a thin, elongated face, with a sinister look; this man was known as Horseface. Both were notorious small-time thugs in Black Rock Town.

Watching Chen Xing pull Chen Jiang away, Scarface spat lightly and muttered, "What a nuisance, running into these two idiots here."

Horseface beside him had a gloomy expression and said, "Let's ignore them for now and quickly deal with this corpse. This person is from the Black Wolf Gang; if we're discovered, we're guaranteed to be in deep trouble."

Although Horseface's tone was calm, his body trembled slightly, whether from the cold or from fear.

Scarface shuddered upon hearing this and quickened his pace.

Soon, a small grave mound was formed, and the two stopped their actions.

The reason they were disposing of the Black Wolf Gang member's body here was due to greed.

Anyway, the Black Tiger Gang and the Black Wolf Gang have started a new round of conflict. As long as they dispose of the body properly, they don't have to worry about being discovered, and perhaps the blame will fall on the Black Tiger Gang.

After burying the body, Horseface looked in the direction where Chen Xing and Chen Jiang had left and said, "Should we go and take care of those two?"

Scarface glanced in that direction, not seeing anyone. He disdainfully said, "Let's wait until we run into them again. Those two simpletons definitely wouldn't dare to talk nonsense. Let's go back quickly and enjoy ourselves at Chunxiang Brothel. I wonder if Little Cui'er has been taken yet."

After Scarface finished speaking, he impatiently pulled Horseface towards the outside of the chaotic burial ground.

Horseface immediately agreed upon hearing this.

Then, they completely forgot about Chen Xing and Chen Jiang, and left the chaotic burial ground arm in arm.

Only a faint voice drifted from their mouths: "The weather is getting colder and colder..."

........................

Chen Xing pulled Chen Jiang to a stop in front of a grave mound. He gasped for breath and then said, "Let's wait here for a while. We'll go back after they leave. We can't afford to provoke these two."

Chen Jiang's face was pale at the moment, and he nodded involuntarily.

Seeing this, Chen Xing didn't say much, but found a low grave mound to sit on and recover his strength.

Time passed quietly, and Chen Xing estimated the time.

After about a quarter of an hour, he looked at Chen Jiang, who was dozing off, and then stood up and shook him awake: "Xiao Jiang, Xiao Jiang, wake up."

Chen Jiang immediately opened his eyes upon hearing this, and then looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, he felt relieved.

Chen Xing continued, "Let's go back and see. They should be gone, but you have to be careful this time, so you don't get discovered again."

Chen Jiang nodded solemnly upon hearing this, and then said in a heavy tone: "Don't worry, Master!"

Then the two returned to the place where they had been discovered earlier. They saw nothing but a newly raised small grave mound in front of them. Only then did the two feel relieved, knowing that the two had left.

The two waited here for a while, and after confirming that there was no one around, they showed themselves and came to the small grave mound.

Chen Jiang first made a simple bow to the small grave mound, but Chen Xing ignored it and picked up the iron shovel and started digging. Chen Jiang quickly stepped forward to help.

The two dug and dug, but Chen Jiang felt colder and colder. He stopped, rubbed his hands, and then said, "Master, it's getting colder and colder."

Just as he finished speaking, a strange noise came. The two looked at each other and smiled, and then the two slowed down their movements.

Finally, a corpse appeared in front of the two. However, the corpse had only died recently, and was a bit stiff due to the temperature at the moment, but the master and apprentice did not feel afraid.

They skillfully lifted the corpse and headed towards the depths of the chaotic burial ground.

They walked and stopped all the way, and at this moment the sky was getting brighter and brighter. Chen Xing took advantage of the break to look at the silvery white full moon in the high sky.

Chen Xing said to Chen Jiang, "The time when the Yin energy is at its peak today is coming soon. Let's carry it back directly without stopping."

Chen Jiang nodded fiercely upon hearing this, and then looked at the silvery white full moon in the sky.

"Today is the most special day. Only today will there be a full moon in the sky. After today, the weather will gradually turn cold, and our days will be difficult again." Chen Jiang's childish voice sounded slowly.

Chen Xing kept silent, his brows sometimes relaxed and sometimes furrowed.

The two rested for a while, and then Chen Xing seemed to have finally made up his mind, and asked Chen Jiang with a relaxed expression, "Have you rested well?"

"I've rested well," Chen Jiang replied.

"If you've rested well, let's go," Chen Xing said in a light tone.

After speaking, Chen Xing took the lead and came to the corpse. Chen Jiang quickly followed, and the two carried the corpse and hurried on their way again.

At this moment, the weather was getting colder and colder, and the full moon was getting brighter and brighter.

Finally, the master and apprentice came to their secret base.

They put down the corpse, skillfully opened the passage, and then the two entered it and sealed the passage.

The two carried the corpse to an open space and put it down.

Then Chen Xing came to a clay wall. He picked up two flints and lit the oil lamp. The darkness in the underground was removed a bit, and some things nearby could be seen faintly, but the distance was still pitch black.

The dim underground space was extremely large, and some corpses were arranged according to certain rules.

Some corpses even had no flesh and blood left, only white bones;

Some corpses were rotten and smelled bad, and there were maggots wriggling on them;

Some corpses were intact, but their faces were disfigured.

Various corpses were stacked together according to the rules, and they were divided into three "corpse mountains".

The last few corpses connected these corpse mountains together, forming a complete formation, but the formation required a price to start.

Chen Xing led Chen Jiang to the middle of the three "corpse mountains". He pointed to an open space and said to Chen Xing, "You lie here, and don't resist no matter what happens later, otherwise our plan will be in vain."

Chen Jiang nodded fiercely upon hearing this, and then lay down.

Seeing this, Chen Xing squatted down and gently touched Chen Jiang's head, and then said, "Mortals can also become immortals."

Chen Jiang closed his eyes upon hearing this, and Chen Xing was very satisfied with this.

Then he came to the middle of the formation, dug out a wooden box from the soil, and opened the wooden box to see a black bead the size of a soybean inside.

Chen Xing knew that this was called the Corpse Bone Transformation Yin Bead, and it was the key to whether he could transform from a mortal this time.

He slapped the protruding part of the ground next to him fiercely, and the soil above collapsed, and the moonlight shone on him. Then Chen Xing took out a dagger and slashed his palm fiercely, and then held the Corpse Bone Transformation Yin Bead tightly in his hand.

He clearly felt the blood in his body converging towards the Corpse Bone Transformation Yin Bead. When he felt dizzy, he stuffed the corpse bead into his mouth and swallowed it, and then slowly lay down.

……

……

……

Dear book friends, you can give more opinions if you have any ideas...