Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 788: Chapter 440 Marching_2

Lifebound Flying Sword slashed at the ground, but it didn’t cause any damage.

“Why is my Spiritual Power Pattern depleting so quickly?” Ancestor Lou’s frightened voice came once more.

Normally, even though the Silver Corpse’s assimilation speed is fast, the amount of Spiritual Power Pattern it could consume when it got close to him should be limited.

However, he was suddenly shocked to discover that the Spiritual Power Pattern of the defensive secret technique on the outermost layer of his body had been completely devoured by the Silver Corpse, and the Earth Element Spiritual Power on him was also diminishing rapidly.

A glint of gold light fell upon Ancestor Lou, Elder Jin Kai’s support had arrived.

“Set up the formation, you too return to the formation!” Elder Jin Kai said solemnly.

All the Nascent Soul Ancestors were slaughtering the Silver Corpses, but they all faced the same problem: no matter how weak a Silver Corpse’s power was, as soon as it emerged from the ground, it would always manage to bite a Nascent Soul Ancestor close to it first.

Without slaying the Silver Corpses promptly, they would continue to devour Spiritual Power Pattern relentlessly.

It was fortunate that these were only Silver Corpses and that they were all Nascent Soul Ancestors. After they engaged their Nascent Soul Dharma Forms and released large-scale spells, they finally cleared the Silver Corpses emerging in that area. No more Silver Corpses appeared from beneath the ground.

The pale golden Silver Corpse did not appear again afterward; all the dead were ordinary Silver Corpses.

Although the battle did not last long, the faces of all Nascent Soul Practitioners looked grim as they discovered that their Spiritual Power Pattern had been significantly depleted.

“A single Silver Corpse only consumes a small amount of Spiritual Power Pattern, but when their numbers increase, their assimilation capability can be strengthened by more than a hundredfold!” Elder Jin Kai, who was the least affected, still lost one-fifth of his Spiritual Power Pattern as he said this with a heavy tone.

Of this one-fifth of lost Spiritual Power Pattern, only a small part was expended in unleashing offensive maneuvers; the major portion of the depletion came from the Silver Corpses’ assimilation.

“Indeed, when I was surrounded by Silver Corpses, much of the Spiritual Power Pattern I had summoned was devoured almost instantly!” Ancestor Lou said somewhat fearfully.

Ancestor Lou was at the forefront, bearing the brunt of the attacks from all the Silver Corpses.

His attacking secret technique hadn’t yet been completed when a large portion of the Spiritual Power Pattern was absorbed by the Silver Corpses, causing the attack to dissipate before it could be fully executed.

Of course, he hadn’t used Nascent Soul Emergence or fully unleashed his Nascent Soul Dharma Form with all his might.

But given the situation at the time, surrounded by a horde of Silver Corpses with the support of other Nascent Soul Ancestors behind him, he naturally wouldn’t risk manifesting his Nascent Soul Dharma Form amidst the encirclement.

If these Silver Corpses could absorb the energy of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form, his trouble would be enormous.

“Quite a nuisance indeed; when we used our Dharma Manifestations, both Spirit and Spiritual Power Pattern were devoured significantly!” Ancestor Lu nodded as he spoke.

Their group of Nascent Soul Ancestors, in their battle with a horde of Silver Corpses, appeared to have won, yet their energy consumption was several times what was needed to slay the Silver Corpses, especially the loss of Spirit which happened after they had activated their Nascent Soul Dharma Forms.

“Now that this area has been cleared once again, with hardly any Silver Corpses left, let’s rest here for a while!” Elder Jin Kai took out a jade bottle and poured out a Spirit Pill as he suggested.

Even he had to take a Spirit Pill to recover, let alone the other Nascent Soul Ancestors.

In fact, the one who suffered the least consumption this time was Ancestor Lou, whose loss was mostly in Spiritual Power, without expending much of his Spirit, unlike the others who had manifested their Nascent Soul Dharma Forms and had part of their Spirit devoured.

They rested for two hours; it wasn’t that they didn’t want to rest more, but in such an environment, they needed to remain vigilant against the attacks of the Silver Corpses at all times.

The intelligent pale golden Silver Corpse was clearly observing them from somewhere concealed at the moment.

“Everyone, bring out any methods you have; having more targets will maximize the chance of distracting the Silver Corpses’ attacks!” Elder Jin Kai said as he looked at the Nascent Soul Ancestors.

With a wave of his hand, a pitch-black steel puppet appeared before him.

“This is my Xuanjia Puppet. Although its combat power is limited, it should be quite adequate in defense!” he explained.

The Xuanjia Puppet landed, its runes flickering with light, wrapping its body with an energy shield.

The Xuanjia Puppet, which looked extremely heavy, moved silently, standing beside Elder Jin Kai.

The Nascent Soul Ancestors did not dare to underestimate this Xuanjia Puppet, not to mention that the materials used to create it were clearly fourth-grade Refining Materials. Just the aura emitted by the Xuanjia Puppet was superior to that of most of their cultivators.

Especially the Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Beishu Continent, each of their eyes revealed an envious glint when they saw the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet.

Thinking about their own resources and comparing them to the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet, they had painstakingly searched for materials to refine a fourth-grade magical treasure for hundreds of years in vain. In contrast, the materials required for Elder Jin Kai’s Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet could be used to make numerous fourth-grade magical treasures.

This was the disparity; no sect on the Beishu Continent could afford to squander resources on such a scale.

However, the poor had their own ways. Ancestor Lu waved his hand, and a Golden Corpse appeared.

It wasn’t possible to say whether the Golden Corpse was stronger or the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet was. The puppet could be created as long as there were fourth-grade materials, but the cultivation of a Golden Corpse took far too long and the chance of failure was too high.

A being like Elder Jin Kai certainly wouldn’t waste hundreds of years cultivating and refining corpses for the combat power of a Golden Corpse.

All he needed to do was to create a puppet with fourth-grade materials to have a combat power similar to that of a Golden Corpse.

The time saved was spent on cultivation, which could completely make his strength grow faster.

Ancestor Lu looked towards Ancestor Lan Weiyan of the Yin Yang Sect; the other Nascent Soul Ancestors who knew Ancestor Lan also turned their gaze toward her.

“I know, I’m summoning it now!” Ancestor Lan said with a glance at the other Nascent Soul Ancestors.

With a graceful wave of her hand, an ugly cultivator appeared before her.

The aura of this ugly cultivator was extremely peculiar, subtly in Yin Yang Balance with Ancestor Lan’s, yet it lacked the vital essence of a living person.

This was the Yin Yang Sect’s Yang Puppet, the Daoist couple of Ancestor Lan.

The Daoist couples of the Yin Yang Sect had a relationship of mutual use, cultivating together through the energy of Yin Yang. At the time of Nascent Soul Emergence, the one with the advantage could seize the other’s energy, thereby increasing their chance of success.

Furthermore, after Nascent Soul Emergence, they could continue to cultivate the “Yin Yang Harmony Scripture,” refining the other into a special puppet.

As they had always been in Yin Yang Balance during the cultivation period, the resulting puppet was more closely connected compared to those created through other methods.

But Ancestor Lan rarely summoned the Yang Puppet—its presence reminded her of that ugly Daoist couple from the past.

Elder Jin Kai glanced at the Golden Corpse and the Yang Puppet, nodding in satisfaction, for it was commendable among the eight Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners to produce both a Golden Corpse and a puppet.

“Let’s depart!” he gestured and said.

His Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet took the lead, with Ancestor Lou following second. On either side of Ancestor Lou were the Golden Corpse and the Yang Puppet, greatly ensuring Ancestor Lou’s safety.

Among the other Nascent Soul Ancestors, one maintained their Nascent Soul Dharma Form, ready to unleash their strongest spell at any moment.

The Nascent Soul Ancestor maintaining the Nascent Soul Dharma Form took turns to do so, and under its enhancement, their attack power would greatly increase. At least upon encountering a silvery Silver Corpse, they could eliminate it instantly.

All Silver Corpses within a hundred meters were annihilated, only after they moved beyond a hundred meters did more Silver Corpses emerge from the ground.

The Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet at the front became the primary target of attack, leaving Ancestor Lou momentarily idle.

The defensive power of the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet was extraordinarily strong, but facing the relentless Silver Corpses, it too was continuously having its spiritual power drained, and after a while, its light began to dim.

Elder Jin Kai lightly tapped his finger, and between him and the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet, a subtle connection line appeared. That was the link for energy transfer, allowing them to share spiritual power. He transferred his own spiritual power to the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet, and the runes on the puppet’s body once again brightened.