C11 Ten Thousand Corpses!

Moreover, Myriad Cave Cliff Bottom was considered a forbidden zone.

The greatest advantage was the absence of other Cultivators daring to intrude upon this place.

Given the significant number of Corpse Generals residing in Myriad Cave Cliff Bottom, it was no place for the faint-hearted.

Typically, Cultivators at the Deification Stage wouldn't dare venture into such territory.

The most powerful Cultivators throughout Leizhou had only reached the Deification Stage.

Myriad Cave Cliff Bottom earned its reputation as a forbidden zone because even Leizhou's mightiest Deification Stage Cultivators approached it with trepidation.

Only those who had attained the Void Refining Stage would dare to take their chances here.

Yet, even a Void Refining Stage Cultivator, upon learning of the emergence of a Corpse King within Myriad Cave Cliff Bottom, would flee as far as possible.

Nonetheless, Wai Jiang hadn't forgotten the primary reason for his visit to Myriad Cave Cliff Bottom.

Over the course of a year, his cultivation had improved steadily, if not rapidly.

He had advanced from the late phase of the Deification Stage to its pinnacle.

Currently, he was seated in meditation, poised to make the leap into the Void Refining Stage.

But ascending to the Void Refining Stage was no simple feat.

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, initial cultivation might seem effortless.

However, as one progresses, the challenges intensify.

Wai Jiang recalled his previous realm advancements as relatively straightforward.

Now, facing the Void Refining Stage, he found the breakthrough elusive.

Indeed, this wasn't his first attempt, but rather his third.

His prior attempts were abandoned due to insufficient foundational strength.

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, the nuances of each breakthrough are manifold.

A forced breakthrough without adequate preparation could result in an unstable aura and diminished strength compared to other Cultivators of the same level.

With Wai Jiang's solid foundation, however, breaking through to the Void Refining Stage was well within the realm of possibility.

For him, simply achieving this was far from sufficient.

He aspired to surpass the Void Refining Stage, a level beyond that of the average Cultivator!

Only by doing so could he ensure that once he ascended to the Void Refining Stage, he would stand invincible among all cultivators at that level.

He retrieved a bottle of Divine Origin Pills from his personal dimension.

Without any hesitation, he poured the entire bottle of pills into his mouth.

Given his current level of cultivation, taking the pills one by one would be too slow to significantly enhance his strength.

Consuming a whole bottle at once bolstered his confidence in advancing to the Void Refining Stage.

After ingesting the pills, he immediately closed his eyes, concentrating solely on his breakthrough.

This caused the Spiritual Qi at the Myriad Cave Cliff Bottom to converge towards him.

The anomaly naturally caught the attention of the countless corpses at the Cliff Bottom.

Yet, these corpses possessed minimal intelligence.

Upon noticing the disturbance, they simply watched on dumbly, taking no action.

They sensed it.

At the heart of the anomaly was the formidable presence of a Cultivator.

Instinctively, they refrained from getting too close.

The exception, however, was the Corpse King that had achieved its own breakthrough a year prior.

It gazed in the direction of Wai Jiang's breakthrough with a vacant look, moving towards him at a sluggish pace.

The other Corpse Generals, possessing greater intelligence than the average corpse, were also present.

But Wai Jiang had erected a powerful barrier at his meditation site.

Lacking the strength to penetrate it, these Corpse Generals could do nothing.

This very fact allowed Wai Jiang to practice his cultivation undisturbed, without fear of interference from the corpses.

At this moment, Wai Jiang remained deeply engrossed in his cultivation, seemingly oblivious to the external anomalies.

The Corpse King, however, kept advancing towards Wai Jiang.

Driven by instinct, it sought to eliminate Wai Jiang and absorb the Spiritual Force within him.

The Corpse King took steps forward, now only ten paces from Wai Jiang's barrier.

Despite its slow pace, the Corpse King quickly closed the gap.

Now, it stood merely a single step from the barrier!

It reached out with its decaying hands, attempting to rip through the barrier. Yet, it was repelled by the barrier's force. Wai Jiang, who had set up this barrier, was at the pinnacle of the Deification Stage, fully capable of contending with a typical Void Refining Stage Cultivator. Even a Corpse King, stronger than most at that stage, couldn't easily shatter Wai Jiang's barrier.

After its initial failure, frustration ignited within the dim-witted mind of the Corpse King. It amassed all its power, determined to break the barrier in one fell swoop and slay the person within. As its hands once again made contact with the barrier, Wai Jiang, to its surprise, achieved a breakthrough to the early Void Refining Stage from within!

Opening his eyes, Wai Jiang faced the Corpse King without a trace of fear. Now at the Void Refining Stage himself, he no longer felt the need to avoid a direct confrontation. In fact, he believed he could defeat the Corpse King before him. The sound of the barrier shattering echoed as the Corpse King finally broke through. But Wai Jiang stood his ground, ready to face his adversary.

The Corpse King, expressionless as ever, had only one goal: to kill Wai Jiang. Seizing the moment, Wai Jiang didn't waste the opportunity and launched his attack. He drew the Immortal Slaying Sword from his small world and collided with the Corpse King. The sword, a revered treasure of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, inflicted significant damage on the formidable Corpse King.

After a prolonged battle, Wai Jiang emerged victorious over the Corpse King. It wasn't that their strengths were equal; the Corpse King's defenses were just incredibly robust. Wai Jiang was confident that against an ordinary early-stage Void Refining Cultivator, it would take him no more than ten minutes to prevail. And even against a mid-stage Void Refining Cultivator, he felt he could still manage a win.

The Corpse King I'm currently facing is proving to be particularly troublesome. Naturally, after defeating him, I intend to completely obliterate him from this world. Once the Corpse King departs from the Myriad Cave Cliff Bottom, he would undoubtedly wreak havoc across Leizhou. If I were not present at that time, he might unleash a bloodbath.

Having spent several years living within the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect, I, Wai Jiang, have come to consider this place my own domain. This Corpse King is notably violent. Allowing him to escape the Cliff Bottom would be far from a welcome event. To prevent any mishaps, I've resolved to eradicate him thoroughly.

Yet, I've come to realize the extraordinary resilience of this Corpse King. Even if I can defeat him, the prospect of a complete kill seems nearly impossible. It's now clear to me why the Myriad Cave Cliff Bottom is a forbidden zone; the corpses themselves are nearly indestructible. And once they ascend to the Corpse King realm, they become utterly unbreakable.

Nevertheless, I am not disheartened. I plan to deploy my demonic avatar to see if it can annihilate the Corpse King. Given that the corpses are essentially demonic in nature, my regular techniques from the Mysterious Heaven won't suffice. However, employing demonic cultivation methods might just double my effectiveness.

When I summoned my demonic avatar, an astonishing event unfolded, one that I had not anticipated. At the Myriad Cave Cliff Bottom, all the corpses, including the Corpse King, prostrated themselves on the ground before my avatar. It seemed as though my demonic avatar had become their new master.

This unexpected turn of events left me quite astonished. These corpses possess formidable strength, akin to a mighty military force within the cultivation world. If harnessed correctly, they could be an immensely powerful asset. I attempted to command them with my demonic avatar and, to my surprise, found them to be exceedingly compliant, harboring no ulterior motives.

Upon realizing this, Wai Jiang abandoned his plan to annihilate the Corpse King. His initial intent to destroy the adversary stemmed from a belief that it was beyond his control—a situation he could not tolerate. However, now that he had the means to fully subjugate the Corpse King, to destroy it would be to diminish his own power.