Zombie Cultivation Across Worlds

When righteous cultivators attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, they almost always require a Foundation Establishment Elixir. Only a rare few with exceptional talent can liquefy their spiritual power on their own and step into the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, the Foundation Establishment Elixir is extremely rare.

This is primarily because it requires a key ingredient.

This ingredient is a Foundation Establishment stage spiritual herb known as the "Dao Ling Flower."

If one were to purchase this spiritual herb with spirit stones, it would cost a full ten medium spirit stones.

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In addition to the Dao Ling Flower, depending on the recipe of each sect's Foundation Establishment Elixir, seven to twelve Qi Refining stage spiritual herbs are also needed.

Even then, success is not guaranteed.

Generally speaking, if four out of ten batches succeed, the alchemist is considered to have decent mastery of the elixir arts.

Demonic cultivators, however, have found an alternative path, replacing the Dao Ling Flower with the Soul Flower, a peculiar flower that grows from the souls of powerful living beings.

Even the relatively rare Qi Refining stage spiritual herbs are replaced with more common ones.

In this way, the cost of crafting the Foundation Establishment Elixir is greatly reduced.

This type of elixir is called the Foundation Establishment Blood Elixir by demonic cultivators.

Chu Xuan lacked the ability to gather the spiritual herbs needed for the Foundation Establishment Elixir, so he had long prepared to craft the Foundation Establishment Blood Elixir.

"Continue cultivating!"

Chu Xuan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and continued refining the large Blood Pearl.

...

Time flew by.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

On the rooftop of the Haotai Hotel, Chu Xuan sat in meditation.

He was not yet able to abstain from food, so after absorbing each large Blood Pearl, he had to stop and eat.

He had nearly consumed all the food stored in the Spirit Dog Gang's warehouse.

With the continuous supply of large Blood Pearls for cultivation over the month, Chu Xuan's realm had advanced rapidly.

He had now reached the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining.

He was just a thin layer away from the ninth level of Qi Refining.

However, Chu Xuan had already absorbed all the large Blood Pearls he had.

Now, he was left with only one large Blood Pearl.

Yet, this thin layer remained unyielding.

"Break for me!"

Chu Xuan began absorbing the last large Blood Pearl.

A surge of blood energy flooded into his body.

He let out a low growl, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

A cultivator's personal will can significantly propel their practice.

Perhaps Chu Xuan's will was strong enough, or perhaps the fortune surrounding him was powerful.

At this moment, the bottleneck between the eighth and ninth levels of Qi Refining broke through as naturally as water flowing into a channel.

Boom!

His aura surged!

Dust swirled!

The hotel rooftop was instantly swept clean, spotless.

Little Leopard was guarding the rooftop with six Yin Corpses.

They had been standing silently.

The aura surging around Chu Xuan startled Little Leopard into a series of roars, its heart trembling.

The other six Yin Corpses were so frightened they prostrated themselves, not daring to lift their heads.

It was only after Chu Xuan's aura had subsided for a while that they managed to stand up, casting curious glances.

They seemed like curious little children.

Chu Xuan exhaled a turbid breath and slowly opened his eyes.

"Ninth level of Qi Refining!"

"Now, I just need to fill my Qi Sea, and I'll be ready to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

A smile appeared on his handsome face.

"Roar roar!"

In the distance, the sound of a corpse's roar echoed.

Several voices approached from afar.

In the blink of an eye, Little Dragon and Little Tiger appeared on the rooftop, each carrying a spirit dog.

Seeing Chu Xuan, Little Tiger did not hesitate and immediately bowed its head respectfully.

Dahuang and Erhuang did the same.

Although they had not formally acknowledged Chu Xuan as their master, they had already accepted him as their master in their hearts.

Little Dragon, however, hesitated for a moment and did not bow immediately.

Chu Xuan's gaze turned cold, fixing on it.

After a glance, he sneered, "No wonder you hesitated, you're an eighth-level Corpse Soldier now, think your wings have hardened?"

He snorted coldly, and his spiritual power surged, pressing down on Little Dragon like a small mountain.

Little Dragon couldn't withstand the pressure and immediately fell to its knees.

With a crack, the sound of bones breaking came from its knees.

Little Dragon let out a miserable cry but dared not rise, remaining kneeling.

It had already sensed that its master's strength still far surpassed its own.

Rebellion was not a wise choice.

"Hmph, rebellious one."

Chu Xuan's gaze was cold.

Yin Corpses are not emotionless killing machines.

They usually inherit some of the personality traits of their bodies before death.

This Little Dragon was clearly born rebellious.

"Little Tiger is already a seventh-level Corpse Soldier, not bad, here's your reward."

Chu Xuan flicked his finger, sending a Blood Pearl flying over.

Little Tiger's eyes lit up with excitement, and it quickly opened its mouth to catch it.

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Naturally, it preferred the Blood Pearls refined by Chu Xuan using the Blood Transformation Technique.

"Roar roar!"

Little Tiger tugged at Chu Xuan's clothes, as if it had something to say.

Chu Xuan's heart stirred.

He immediately communicated with Little Tiger through his thoughts.

Moments later, he understood what Little Tiger wanted to say.

"You discovered a pack of giant wolves, and they even tried to ambush you?"

Chu Xuan's interest was piqued.

Humans who withstand the baptism of spiritual energy transform into Transcendents.

Animals and plants can also withstand the pull of spiritual energy, transforming into extraordinary animals and plants.

That pack of giant wolves even knew how to ambush, clearly possessing considerable intelligence.

It's likely that spiritual energy accelerated their growth.

This was not good news for the human survivors in East Lake City.

But for Chu Xuan, it was a tremendous opportunity.

Those giant wolves, with their intelligence and strength, might just serve as the perfect bed for the Soul Flower to grow!

"Before returning to the Cangxuan World, I'll set up the bed for the Soul Flower."

"When I return from the Cangxuan World, the Soul Flower should be mature."

Chu Xuan smiled.

"Where is the territory of that pack of giant wolves?" he asked.

Little Tiger roared a few times, pointing to the small mountain to the north.

Chu Xuan nodded, "Little Dragon, Little Tiger, and those six, you're coming with me. Little Leopard, you stay and guard the place."

"Roar roar roar!"

The three zombies roared in response.

However, Little Leopard seemed a bit aggrieved.

"Alright, Dahuang and Erhuang will stay too, to keep Little Leopard company."

Chu Xuan waved his hand.

Little Leopard immediately perked up.

Like a child finding playmates of the same age.

Chu Xuan stored Little Dragon, Little Tiger, and the other Yin Corpses into the Corpse Raising Tower.

Then he rode his flying sword, speeding towards the north.

...

Black Edge Security Company.

Wang Gangjian wasn't playing games today; instead, he sat in the general manager's office, looking worried.

Wang Yong sat on the sofa in front of him, equally troubled.

"I called you here to brainstorm, not to sit around looking worried with me!"

Wang Gangjian cursed.

Wang Yong gave an awkward smile, "It's tough. A Linjiang Army squad of six couldn't handle the monster, and we at Black Edge only have four Transcendents, all at Level 1..."

Wang Gangjian grew even angrier, "I told you to crush and eat the spiritual energy core, but you wouldn't. With your talent, if you were a Level 2 Transcendent, would Black Edge be unable to come up with a solution?"

Wang Yong's smile turned even more awkward.

Eating the spiritual energy core directly had roughly equal chances of success, failure, or nothing happening.

It mostly depended on personal constitution.

If the body was strong enough, eating the spiritual energy core raw was fine.

But he didn't dare.