Chapter 114: Burning Gold Mountain Range

Wang Lin waved his right hand, opening the sealed stone door and walking out.

At this moment, outside, vast blue waves stretched to the horizon, and the sky was clear. Wang Lin moved, flying along the mountain range towards a volcano. After emerging from the Dream Space, his Divine Sense immediately detected a wood-attributed spiritual energy fluctuation from the surrounding volcanoes.

Not long after, Wang Lin arrived at the volcano. Looking down, he saw a dark red light emanating from within, and waves of scorching heat assailed him. Wang Lin’s eyes flashed; without a word, he leaped in, slowly exploring downwards under the control of the Gravity Spell.

The Burning Gold Mountain Range is a famous volcanic cluster in the Fire Burning Country. It is renowned because it produces a type of alchemy medicinal ingredient called Burning Gold Fruit.

The Burning Gold Fruit is a key herb for refining the Spirit Melting Pill. For Cultivators in the Fire Burning Country, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth is filled with scorching fire attributes. If absorbed and circulated for a long time, it will certainly cause great harm to the body. Therefore, the Spirit Melting Pill, as a Medicinal Pill that can regulate and dilute the fire attribute, is highly favored by Cultivators.

It can be said that the Spirit Melting Pill is one of the most consumed Medicinal Pills in the Fire Burning Country. There are dozens of Pill Formulas for making Spirit Melting Pills, with varying effects, but the most popular is undoubtedly the Spirit Melting Pill refined primarily with Burning Gold Fruit.

The Burning Gold Fruit only grows deep within volcanoes, and it must be in a volcanic mountain range; a single volcano cannot grow Burning Gold Fruit.

Whenever the Burning Gold Fruit ripens, Disciples from the four major Schools come to pick it. The growth of this Burning Gold Fruit is quite miraculous; it cannot be picked too early or too late, having only a three-day ripening period.

On this day, the four Schools sent Disciples early. Each School occupied a volcano. For such a highly demanded herb, the four major Schools of the Fire Burning Country had long established an agreement, so they would not contend with each other.

There were three Disciples from the Corpse Yin Sect, two males and one female, each carrying a coffin on their backs. They were currently standing outside a volcano, waiting for the picking time to arrive.

Time slowly passed. Seeing that a fragrant green Qi had already risen from the other three volcanoes, the Disciples from those three Schools jumped into their respective volcanoes. The three Corpse Yin Sect Disciples showed puzzled expressions. The woman frowned and asked, “Senior Brother Ma, why do you think this is?”

The man surnamed Ma also frowned tightly and said, “The green Qi indicates that the Burning Gold Fruit is ripe and can be picked. According to the timing, the Burning Gold Fruit in all four volcanoes should ripen simultaneously… Senior Brother Zhou, do you think we should go down and take a look?”

The young man surnamed Zhou pondered for a moment, then shook his head, saying, “Let’s wait. If the green Qi doesn’t appear, without it to dissolve the fiery poison within the volcano, we would be in danger if we went down.”

Time slowly passed. Seeing the green Qi from the other three volcanoes growing stronger, the three became increasingly anxious. The young man surnamed Zhou gritted his teeth and said, “Alright, let’s go down and see.” As he spoke, he was about to jump down. Just then, a sudden chill emanated from within the volcano.

Immediately after, a cold-looking young man flew out of the volcano, to the dumbfounded gazes of the three. On his shoulder, he carried a purple vine as thick as a man.

The vine was densely covered with Burning Gold Fruits.

This person was Wang Lin. After he came out, he didn't even glance at the three of them and turned to leave. While he was below, he had already sensed the three. At that time, he was troubled by how to pick the fruit, as the fruit would immediately dissipate into nothingness, scattered by the surrounding scorching Qi, once picked.

So, Wang Lin steeled his heart and directly pulled out the root of the Burning Gold Fruit. However, what made him helpless was that for some unknown reason, this vine could not be put into a Storage Pouch, so he had no choice but to carry it on his shoulder. If this wood-attributed fruit wasn't of great use to him, Wang Lin wouldn't have gone to such trouble.

The young man surnamed Zhou swallowed hard, staring at the vine Wang Lin carried on his shoulder, his expression changing repeatedly. This was his third year coming to pick the fruit, and he knew well that at most, only ten fruits could be picked each year. If more were taken, it would definitely damage the root of the Burning Gold Fruit, because the purpose of this Burning Gold Fruit root producing fruit was for its own absorption. Only in this way could the root survive in that scorching hot place.

Once too many fruits were taken, the root would likely die. If the root died, then this volcano would never produce Burning Gold Fruit again.

But this person actually dug out the root. Didn't he know that once this root was moved, it would surely die within two hours? Zhou Gang was furious. Seeing that Wang Lin was merely at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, he actually completely ignored their presence and was still carrying the Burning Gold Root away. So he shouted, “Stop! How dare you! No matter which School you belong to, you must pay the price for destroying this root!”

As he spoke, he slapped the coffin behind him. The coffin immediately flew up, and with a bang, stood upright beside him. The coffin lid creaked open, tilting a corner to the right. A pitch-black withered hand reached out, and wisps of black Qi emanated from its five fingers. A foul stench of decay immediately spread.

His two fellow Disciples also unstrapped their coffins and stood them upright beside them, glaring at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin turned around, glanced at the three, touched the Burning Gold Vine, and calmly said, “What price?”

Zhou Gang sneered, “Immediately sever your hands and feet, dig out your eyes, and then return with us to be judged by our Sect Master.” After speaking, without waiting for Wang Lin's reply, he pointed at the coffin with his right hand. The coffin lid immediately tilted a little further to the right, and then with a bang, the coffin lid fully opened. A completely black dried corpse suddenly flew out from within, its hands trailing wisps of black smoke, and it grabbed towards Wang Lin.

At the same time, the two fellow Disciples behind Zhou Gang both slapped their coffins. With bangs, two dried corpses flew out, forming a triangular formation as the three dried corpses charged towards Wang Lin.

Wang Lin’s eyes gradually turned cold. A loud roar erupted from the golden ocean in his Sea of Consciousness, and a red lightning bolt instantly shot out, flashing through Wang Lin’s eyes. The three Corpse Yin Sect Disciples immediately trembled, the light in their eyes instantly dimmed, and their Divine Sense shattered, leading to their demise.

Only then did Wang Lin unhurriedly look up at the three corpse puppets flying in mid-air. Two of the three corpse puppets immediately began to rapidly decay, falling from mid-air and turning into a pile of white bones in the blink of an eye.

Only Zhou Gang’s corpse puppet was unharmed. It suddenly halted its charge, and a glimmer of intelligence appeared in its vacant eyes. It looked at Wang Lin with horror, then without a word, it fully retreated, intending to escape.

A hint of mockery flashed in Wang Lin’s heart, and he said, “Take another step, and die!”

The corpse puppet ignored Wang Lin’s words, instantly rushing far away with a trail of black Qi. But then, it let out a miserable groan as a faint light emerged from its forehead, transforming into a small, delicate-looking figure. It repeatedly bowed to Wang Lin, pleading, “Fellow Daoist, please show mercy. I am Xu Ligou, a Disciple of the Heavenly Gang Sect from a Level Four Cultivation Country. I apologize for any offense I caused. I will definitely atone for it. Fellow Daoist, let’s talk this over, please don’t act rashly.”

This small figure was already terrified. He had intended to escape, but he didn't expect his Divine Sense to suddenly tremble, and a destructive force to appear out of nowhere. A strong sense of crisis flashed in his heart, and he immediately and decisively separated from the corpse puppet, his Primordial Spirit Leaving the Body.

Although he was at the Nascent Soul Stage during his lifetime, he was severely injured in a major battle. Even though his Nascent Soul escaped, it was already on the verge of dissipating. Eventually, his closest friend spent a large amount of resources to contact the Corpse Yin Sect and purchase a Physical Body for him.

The Physical Bodies of the Corpse Yin Sect are quite famous in Level Four and Five cultivation Countries. Not only do they all possess a foundation of spiritual energy, but each one also has excellent innate talent. Furthermore, they can be chosen with any appearance according to the client's preference. They even provide bodies of the opposite sex for some Cultivators with peculiar mindsets. As long as you can afford the price, all questions regarding Physical Bodies will receive satisfactory answers at the Corpse Yin Sect.

Most importantly, there will absolutely be no problems with the Physical Body acquired through Possession. Moreover, if an additional price is paid, comprehensive protection can be provided during the recovery period.

In addition, the Corpse Yin Sect’s research into Possession has reached a considerable Realm. It possesses an extremely detailed system that can provide comprehensive guidance to any Possessor.

As long as you can afford the price, you can choose a Physical Body of any Realm. It is well known that for a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator undergoing Possession, the most suitable Physical Body is naturally one of the Nascent Soul Stage. If a Core Formation Stage Physical Body is used, cultivation will decline significantly, requiring a great deal of time to recover.

If one truly cannot afford the price, and cannot even pay for a Core Formation Stage body, then they can only choose the cost-effective Foundation Establishment Stage. In this case, even if they were once a Nascent Soul Stage expert, it would take many years to slowly recover.

Xu Ligou was precisely that Nascent Soul Stage expert who couldn’t afford the price.

If the Corpse Yin Sect’s business could only provide Nascent Soul Stage Physical Bodies at most, then it wouldn’t be considered powerful. In reality, Nascent Soul Stage Physical Bodies are not the Corpse Yin Sect’s main source of income.

For example, for Nascent Soul Transformation Stage Possession, the best choice is a Nascent Soul Transformation Stage Physical Body. However, obtaining a complete and undamaged Nascent Soul Transformation Stage Physical Body is extremely difficult, and almost all Nascent Soul Transformation Stage experts are backed by a large Level Five School, meaning that moving one would affect the whole.

But this problem can be immediately resolved if you can pay a sufficient price to the Corpse Yin Sect. The Physical Body will definitely be of the Nascent Soul Transformation Stage, but no matter how you search, you will absolutely not find out where this Nascent Soul Transformation Stage Physical Body came from.

This is the Corpse Yin Sect's greatest secret, known to no one. There are even rumors that the Corpse Yin Sect can provide corresponding Physical Bodies even for the Divine Ability Cultivators of the only Level Six Cultivation Country, the Vermilion Bird Country.

This is a strictly hierarchical and mysterious School. The Sect Masters of various cultivation Countries within it at most only know that its headquarters are in a Level Five Cultivation Country.

But is the true headquarters really in some Level Five Cultivation Country? No one knows the answer to that.

However, one thing is certain: the Corpse Yin Sect is untouchable in cultivation Countries of Level Four and above. As for Level Three cultivation Countries, as long as their fundamental interests are not touched and their harvest is not affected, they generally won't attract attention. After all, this is merely a low-level breeding ground, not a place of significant trade.