Chapter 409: Bing’er, Full of Spiritual Veins!

“A Yin Corpse?”

Lu Changsheng looked at the girl’s fangs and was suddenly startled.

He placed his palm on her seemingly delicate shoulder, letting his Qi flow to examine her condition.

Immediately, he noticed her body seemed to hover between life and death, with an overwhelming, cold corpse energy flowing through it.

But this cold corpse energy was different from his Ghostly Head from the Netherworld and Xiahou Wuwo’s Mystical Evil Corpse.

There was nothing sinister or eerie about it.

It was pure and vast Yin energy.

He also realized that while the girl looked soft and pitiful, her body was incredibly powerful.

She was even stronger than his third stage body tempering, likely reaching the later stages of the third stage!

“No wonder she wasn’t hurt by the previous blow.”

Lu Changsheng murmured to himself, having determined that the girl was indeed a Yin Corpse.

This place was clearly used as a location for corpse refinement.

“What a massive undertaking, locking down such a large spiritual vein just to refine corpses.”

“But if this girl is a Yin Corpse, she must be extraordinary to appear so lifelike.”

Lu Changsheng was astonished.

Years ago, through the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower, he had obtained a Heavenly Corpse Refining Form Technique from Xiahou Wuwo’s memories.

It contained many methods for refining corpses.

But none that created a corpse as lifelike as this girl!

“Daddy, Bing’er will definitely be obedient.”

The girl continued to look at Lu Changsheng with a bewildered and helpless expression, her eyes red and pitiable as she called out.

“What’s your name?”

Lu Changsheng exhaled gently, looking at the girl and asking.

“Daddy, I’m called Bing’er.”

The girl stared at him blankly, her pure, innocent eyes showing a hint of timid fear as she spoke, as if worried Lu Changsheng would be dissatisfied.

Her eyes were pure like a child’s, completely unlike those of an adult.

Lu Changsheng suspected she had been refined into some sort of Yin Corpse, losing her past memories, now as naive as an infant or young child.

And at first sight, she mistook him for her father?

“Bing’er.”

Lu Changsheng repeated the name, then continued asking, “Why do you call me daddy?”

“Daddy is just daddy.”

The girl looked aggrieved, her voice childlike and on the verge of tears, melting even the hardest heart.

“.”

Lu Changsheng’s mouth twitched as he softly asked, “Bing’er, why are you here?”

“Why am I here?”

Hearing his words, the girl looked around nervously, then clung to Lu Changsheng in fear, crying, “Daddy, it’s dark, Bing’er is scared. Bing’er will definitely be obedient.”

“.”

Lu Changsheng felt that communicating with her in this state was impossible.

He carried the girl to a brighter area above the abyss; she relaxed somewhat but still clung to him like a frightened kitten, unwilling to let go.

At the same time, the Peach Blossom Gu exuded a strong peach blossom fortune, seemingly about to advance to the third tier.

“Damn, this peach blossom luck…”

Lu Changsheng looked at the girl’s delicate body, elegant and innocent like a child, and his face twitched slightly.

Under such circumstances, if he took her as his own, wouldn’t that make him a beast?

And she’s not even human, she’s a Yin Corpse!

Lu Changsheng had no interest in desecrating corpses.

Besides, can a corpse even bear children?

Hiss… Considering her condition, it’s hard to say.

Damn, what am I even thinking!

“Daddy.”

At this moment, Bing’er snuggled into Lu Changsheng’s embrace, blinking her clear eyes as she called out softly, full of dependency.

“I’m really not a beast.”

Lu Changsheng sighed helplessly as he looked at her.

Might as well take her back and raise her as a daughter.

After all, with so many children at home, one more wouldn’t make a difference.

Didn’t I pick up Bai Ling, the troublesome girl, back then too?

“Be good and stay here; Daddy has something to do.”

Lu Changsheng patted the girl’s head, then prepared to sever the spiritual vein below.

As long as he extracted the entire vein source, Bihu Mountain and Sumeru Cave Heaven’s spiritual veins could both ascend to the third tier.

“Daddy, don’t leave Bing’er.”

The girl clung tightly to Lu Changsheng, speaking pitifully.

“I need to go down there. Aren’t you afraid of the dark?”

Lu Changsheng said helplessly.

Back then, even Bai Ling wasn’t this clingy.

But considering her as an aimless, naive young child, it was understandable.

“I… I’ll go with Daddy.”

The girl softly raised her head, her pure, dreamlike eyes filled with timidity as she looked at Lu Changsheng.

“Alright then.”

Lu Changsheng carried her into the abyss below, then activated a spell to illuminate the surroundings.

“Daddy, it’s not dark anymore!”

Bing’er opened her little mouth into an ‘O’ shape, her timid and delicate face showing joy as she looked at Lu Changsheng in admiration.

He usually enjoyed such admiring looks from his wives and children at home.

But now, the girl’s gaze made Lu Changsheng feel guilty, as if he was deceiving an innocent child.

“Stay here and don’t move.”

Lu Changsheng said gently, then began setting down the Spirit Sealing Nails, the Meridian Lock Disk, and the Mountain River Cauldron, before gesturing and chanting, “Source Spirit Vein-Severing Technique!”

“Buzz buzz buzz——”

The powerful spiritual vein source in the abyss rushed into the Mountain River Cauldron.

The girl Bing’er quietly held onto Lu Changsheng, like a little kitten, occasionally nuzzling him and sniffing his scent.

As if Lu Changsheng’s scent was very pleasant, making her feel comfortable.

Lu Changsheng didn’t pay much attention to it.

After all, his Immortal Grace Technique, Peach Blossom Gu, and Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body were indeed irresistibly alluring to others.

Although he usually suppressed and concealed it, the girl’s closeness might have been influenced by it.

Time passed slowly.

“Daddy, Bing’er is sleepy.”

One day, Bing’er softly and timidly told Lu Changsheng, who was extracting the spiritual vein’s source.

“Sleepy?”

Lu Changsheng was taken aback.

Although cultivators still slept after Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Formation to relax their spirit and body,

if they didn’t want to sleep, they could stay awake for years without feeling tired.

But considering she was a Yin Corpse, an unusual being, Lu Changsheng didn’t question it, smiling, “If you’re sleepy, just sleep.”

“But I can’t sleep.”

Bing’er said, feeling wronged.

“?”

Lu Changsheng was speechless, wondering if she needed a bedtime story to fall asleep.

But seeing her naive, innocent expression, he patiently asked, “Why can’t you sleep?”

“My body feels uncomfortable.”

Bing’er said softly, her clear eyes faintly glowing with a green hue.

“Hmm?”

Lu Changsheng frowned and checked her body while continuing to work.

He immediately noticed a faint trace of demonic energy and evil aura mixed with the cold corpse energy flowing in her body.

“What’s going on?”

Lu Changsheng was puzzled, unsure why her body was experiencing such changes.

He speculated that the demonic energy and evil aura filling her might trigger some unknown transformation.

“Corpse metamorphosis?”

The term suddenly popped into Lu Changsheng’s mind.

In his understanding, most refined corpses were sinister and eerie.

Yet, this girl, as a Yin Corpse, had nothing sinister about her; her profound Yin energy was pure and upright.

But now, the demonic energy and evil aura seeping from her body made her resemble a true Yin Corpse.

“How should I handle this?”

Lu Changsheng frowned.

Despite her current innocent and pitiful appearance,

one punch from her could be deadly.

If she underwent a corpse metamorphosis and became ferocious, there was no way he could keep her around.

“Why was everything fine before but now this is happening?”

Lu Changsheng examined her closely and realized the demonic energy and evil aura came from deep within her body.

“Sleepy.”

At that moment, a thought flashed through Lu Changsheng’s mind. He glanced at the girl’s crystal coffin.

She had been sleeping in the coffin, so nothing happened.

Now that she was sleepy again, did she need to return to the coffin to rest?

The more Lu Changsheng thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He summoned the crystal coffin with his Qi, saying, “Bing’er, go sleep in here.”

“Daddy.”

The girl seemed afraid that if she fell asleep, Lu Changsheng would be gone.

“Daddy will be here the whole time.”

Lu Changsheng said gently, patiently.

Hearing that, the girl finally relaxed, clumsily getting into the crystal coffin and lying down.

Lu Changsheng observed her and immediately noticed the demonic energy and evil aura being suppressed.

“So that’s it.”

“It seems her condition is unstable, or perhaps this corpse isn’t fully refined yet and my presence interrupted the process.”

Lu Changsheng speculated internally, planning to have Hong Lian examine her after bringing her home.

After all, he couldn’t figure out what was wrong with her.

Seeing the girl peacefully sleeping after a while, Lu Changsheng used his Qi to place the lid on the outer coffin.

“Boom!”

As soon as the lid was closed, there was a crack. The girl Bing’er lifted the cover slightly, revealing half her head and clear eyes, staring pitifully at Lu Changsheng, “Daddy.”

“I’m here, always here. Sleep well.”

Lu Changsheng said softly, seeing her like this.

“Mm-hmm.”

She nodded, her delicate brows relaxing, before ‘boom’ closing the coffin lid again.

The abyss returned to silence.

“What a situation…”

Lu Changsheng shook his head helplessly and then focused on extracting the spiritual vein’s source.

A month later.

Lu Changsheng had almost completely severed the spiritual vein in the abyss, filling his Mountain River Cauldron.

“Krrr!”

A muffled sound came from the coffin as the girl Bing’er raised the lid a bit, happily calling out, “Daddy!”

“Bing’er, you’re awake?”

Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised; he thought she would sleep for a long time.

“Mm-hmm.”

The girl fully lifted the coffin’s lid, then snuggled close to Lu Changsheng, rubbing against him like a kitten.

“Whoa, watch where you’re rubbing.”

Lu Changsheng felt the softness and fullness and spoke up.

Although Bing’er had the mind of a child, her curvaceous and elegant body had already surpassed many seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls.

Her constant rubbing was like a temptation he had to resist.

But looking into her clear and innocent eyes, Lu Changsheng felt guilty again.

He chastised himself for having improper thoughts towards a girl with the mind of a child. Wasn’t that a beastly act?

“Sigh, my state of mind still needs honing.”

Lu Changsheng sighed. After finishing the last bit of spiritual vein extraction, he left with Bing’er.

He didn’t forget to take her crystal coffin, putting it in his Storage Ring.

After a quick inspection, he found that the coffin was a Rare Treasure, sturdy and heavy, made from unknown materials and filled with icy cold Yin energy.

“Daddy, where are we going?”

Bing’er tightly held onto Lu Changsheng’s arm, asking sweetly.

Seeing that he wouldn’t leave her, she no longer looked as timid and helpless as when she first woke, instead showing a childlike innocence.

“We’re going home and taking care of some things along the way.”

Lu Changsheng replied.

With the spiritual vein source settled, he planned to head straight to Qingluan Immortal City.

However, on the way, he planned to hunt a few Demon Kings as well, to enhance his children’s physical bodies and solidify their foundations.

“Mm-hmm, going home!”

Bing’er nodded happily, her voice as sweet and pleasant as a mountain spring.

The underground palace’s formation was severely damaged due to the extraction of the spiritual vein’s source, on the verge of collapse.

Thus, Lu Changsheng and Bing’er easily left the underground palace.

“Wow, Daddy, the flowers are so pretty! Daddy, look, a bird!”

Although Bing’er had the mind of a child, she recognized flowers, trees, birds, and beasts.

As they made their way, she exclaimed in surprise whenever she saw the vegetation or animals, her face full of childlike wonder.

However, she showed no fear towards the beasts, which puzzled Lu Changsheng.

Given that she was terrified of darkness in the abyss, it didn’t make sense.

“Bing’er, aren’t you afraid?”

Lu Changsheng pointed at a menacing Shadow Wolf in the distance, asking Bing’er.

“Why should I be scared?”

Bing’er looked confused and puzzled.

“Alright then.”

Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed as he pointed at the shadow, “Go punch it.”

Bing’er heard this and immediately ran towards the Shadow Wolf.

“Roar!”

As soon as the Shadow Wolf saw Bing’er, it roared fiercely, baring its fangs and charged at her.

“Daddy!”

Faced with the charging Shadow Wolf, Bing’er was scared and called for Lu Changsheng.

But she instinctively swung her little fist, sending the Shadow Wolf flying and killing it instantly.

“.”

Lu Changsheng was at a loss for words, not knowing how to describe what had just happened.

“Daddy, Bing’er is scared.”

Seeing Lu Changsheng approach, Bing’er immediately rushed to him, speaking in a pitiful voice.

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Lu Changsheng gently patted her head, thinking that Bing’er was slightly better off than Bai Ling, but not by much.

If he wanted to rely on her to help hunt Demon Kings or capture the Day and Night Glory Butterfly, it seemed unlikely.

“Forget it, let’s proceed normally.”

Lu Changsheng abandoned his plan to hunt the Day and Night Glory Butterfly for now, collected the dead Shadow Wolf, and then checked the Jade Slip map before flying towards Qingluan Immortal City with Bing’er.

“Screech!”

Suddenly, Lu Changsheng heard a loud noise.

He saw a black shadow in the distance screeching and creating ripples, rushing towards him.

“Damn, still here!?”

Lu Changsheng didn’t expect the Demon Kings that had chased him earlier to still be around.

Underneath him, the Starlight Disk erupted in dazzling light, and like a comet, it shot off, vanishing into the horizon.

“Roar, roar, roar——”

“Screech, screech, screech——”

Roars and screeches echoed through the sky.

In addition to the Golden Eagle and Falcon from before, two more flying beasts were also pursuing Lu Changsheng.

And in this part of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, countless other beasts howled and searched for Lu Changsheng.

“Is this really necessary!?”

Lu Changsheng felt speechless at their persistence.

He had only killed a few Demon Kings; did they really need to chase him like this?

Besides, from the looks of it, these beasts had guessed he hadn’t gone far and sealed off the entire region.

“These beasts are really united.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself as he produced another teleportation talisman.

However, this time the teleportation destination wasn’t very favorable.

No sooner had he arrived than a beast immediately roared, alerting the rest of the nearby beasts.

“Go!”

Lu Changsheng surged his Qi, his Starlight Disk glowing brightly, and like a comet, it shot into the sky towards the Nine Heavens Gale Layer.ale.

While in midair, he crushed another teleportation talisman, instantly appearing miles away, finally shaking off his pursuers.

“I can’t come back to this part of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range anymore. These beasts hold grudges, and they’ll probably remember me for decades, maybe even centuries.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself, deciding that any future hunts in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range would have to be in a different area.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have enough Third-Tier teleportation talismans to waste.

“Phew, phew, phew——”

Lu Changsheng carried Bing’er through the Nine Heavens Gale Layer.ale.

A few days later, as he neared Qingluan Immortal City, he slowed down, planning to descend and hunt a few Demon Kings or beasts to wrap up this journey.

“Hmm?”

Just as Lu Changsheng was about to descend, he noticed a Spirit Boat in the distance.