The Corpse Refining Art.
Xu Yuxiu had some understanding of it. Records concerning it were found within the "Hundred Tales of Cultivation" at the Taixuan Sect. In the Cultivation World, there existed techniques to refine deceased bodies into formidable Yin Corpses—impervious to blades, spears, fire, and water. Powerful Yin Corpses, once refined, could sometimes even clash with magical treasures without falling behind. However, the methods of corpse refining were extremely difficult to control; the slightest carelessness could lead to the refiner being consumed by their own creation. It was said that a cultivator once refined a Hanba capable of scorching the earth for a thousand miles, but because the cultivator’s own strength could not fully suppress the creature, they were eventually devoured by it, body and soul perishing together. The Hanba had since vanished without a trace.
Yet, while there were many complex and varied types of corpse refining methods, the resulting Yin Corpses were, at the end of the day, merely external tools. None possessed the bizarre nature of Qiu Wuji’s method, which allowed him to utilize the Borrowing Corpse to Resurrect technique through the very corpses he refined. Furthermore, typical practitioners of corpse refining used their Yin Corpses during combat; none would personally enter the fray like Qiu Wuji. It defied all logic. It was as if a cultivator possessed an incredibly powerful magical treasure or spirit tool but refused to use it in b…
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