Ever since he started cultivating, Lin Jin had seen and heard far more than anyone else. Even a monster like Taoist Hu who had lived for centuries might not be as knowledgeable as Lin Jin.
The corpse energy in Taoist Hu's body was clearly unusual.
It was too strong. It didn't feel like the aura of a dying man.
In an instant, a thought popped into Lin Jin's mind. Was Taoist Hu doing this on purpose to lure Taoist Hu into devouring him?
After all, Taoist Hu and Taoist Hu used to be brothers from the same sect. They should be familiar with each other's supernatural powers and spells.
Of course, Taoist Hu was an exception.
He must be hiding something but he must know Taoist Hu well. Just like Taoist Hu's ability to devour foreign objects and refine them into his body, Taoist Hu should know about it too.
Perhaps Taoist Hu knew he had no chance of winning so he intentionally lured Taoist Hu into devouring him. As the saying went, retreat in order to advance. Then, Taoist Hu used the powerful corpse energy to refine Taoist Hu from the inside.
These were all possibilities that Lin Jin suddenly thought of. Now, it didn't seem impossible. After all, the corpse energy in Taoist Hu's body was too strong.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that if Taoist Hu were to rely on himself, it would be extremely difficult to defend against this corpse energy. He probably wouldn't be able to.
However, if this was Taoist Hu's scheme, then he must have made a mistake despite his meticulous planning.
He didn't expect Lin Jin to be involved.
Or rather, 'Curator' didn't know how powerful the body-casting needle was.
This was where Taoist Hu had made a mistake.
Lin Jin stabbed the Thunderfire Needle into Taoist Hu's body as well. Together, they surrounded and suppressed the rampaging corpse energy. Under the effect of the needle, the corpse energy was gradually forced into Taoist Hu's right arm.
Like an army being surrounded, Taoist Hu was forced to retreat as he fought. However, he was helpless against a stronger enemy and could only keep retreating.
Lin Jin could feel the unwillingness of this corpse energy, as well as anger and … fear!
Sure enough!
Lin Jin could tell that this corpse energy was most likely done by Taoist Hu on purpose. Taoist Hu was strong to begin with and his internal cultivation technique was brilliant. However, Taoist Hu's hiding spot was extremely dangerous. No matter how powerful Taoist Hu's internal cultivation technique was, it was useless as Lin Jin could easily suppress the corpse energy.
However, with the addition of the Body-Forging Spirit-Refining Needle, things would be different.
Under the Spirit Refining Needle, the corpse energy was constantly being suppressed and pushed back. Daoist Hu clearly noticed this, so he was naturally happy to have such reinforcements.
He used the Internal Refining Technique along with the Spirit Refining Needle to chase the corpse energy into his right arm.
Corpse Qi was terrifying, and there was no way to refine or eliminate it, only drive it away.
Of course, this kind of terrifying corpse qi couldn't be left in a few important organs. The five viscera and six bowels couldn't contain it. Otherwise, it would be a slow-acting poison to the Dao of Tiger. Sooner or later, they would be corroded by the corpse qi.
The head was even worse, so it could only be the limbs, which were relatively less lethal.
Lin Jin's plan was to force all the zombie energy into his right arm and then think of a way to force it out of his body in one go. After all, since it was difficult to refine, he could only force it out.
At that time, when the Corpse Qi came out of his body, he would directly burn it with a mouthful of Dragon Fire.
Perhaps the corpse energy was very clear about this. Once it was forced out of Daoist Hu's body, only death awaited it, so it was extremely tenacious. No matter how the Spirit Refining Needle forced it, no matter how Daoist Hu circulated his qi, the corpse energy refused to leave.
For a moment, there was a stalemate.
Daoist Hu's right arm was now covered in a black aura as if it had been painted with a layer of black dye. The muscles on it were knotted as if countless worms were crawling around.
Lin Jin frowned.
This wasn't looking good. This corpse energy was too difficult to deal with and Daoist Hu could tell that too. The burly man gritted his teeth and said, "Curator, chop off my right arm."
Daoist Hu had to chop off his arm to survive, or rather, to kill the corpse cultivator. This was the only way.
"Chop off my right arm and burn it." Daoist Hu's eyes glinted fiercely. He clearly knew that this corpse energy had to be eradicated or else there would be endless repercussions. If he couldn't get rid of it, it would eventually corrode his body.
Since he couldn't force the corpse energy out, he could only chop off his arm. There was no other way.
Lin Jin told Daoist Hu to calm down.
The golden winged monster could keep the Blood Ancestor's clone busy so they didn't have to worry too much. At least, this gave Lin Jin some time to come up with a plan.
Chopping off his arm and burning it with a specialized spell could indeed get rid of this corpse energy. Once the corpse energy was gone, the corpse cultivator would no longer exist.
This was the safest method and it seemed to be the only one.
However, Lin Jin felt that Daoist Hu's arm would never be recovered. Moreover, most of Daoist Hu's blood energy was concentrated in his right arm. If he chopped it off, he would lose a hundred years of cultivation.
He would save it if he could.
Just then, Lin Jin thought of something. Since the spirit refinement needle was imbued with fire energy, it could easily repel the corpse energy. Since that was the case, why couldn't he use the needle to set up a barrier to keep the corpse energy off his right arm forever?
It wasn't a difficult task.
At this thought, Lin Jin immediately manipulated the spirit refinement needle to seal off Daoist Hu's right arm completely. With this, the corpse energy would have no way out.
This wasn't enough.
While he had to seal off the corpse energy, he couldn't let it continue corroding his right arm. At the very least, Daoist Hu had to retain control of this arm.
Lin Jin immediately took out some materials and spewed Dragonfire on them to refine them.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Lin Jin's Dragonfire was now at its peak. Once the flames passed, all the materials turned into a suspended liquid. Lin Jin smeared the liquid on the needles and used the Hundred Needle Technique to refine the meridians in Daoist Hu's right arm.
This was the essence of the Cast Spirit Refinement Needle. Not only could it be mended, but it could also be reforged out of thin air. Once this unique fire vein appeared, the pitch-black right arm began to glow with a faint, fiery light. At first, it was only faintly discernible, but soon, it was clear enough to make his entire arm feel scorching hot.
Daoist Hu was dumbfounded. In fact, when Lin Jin sealed off his right arm, Daoist Hu couldn't feel his right arm anymore. It was only after Lin Jin reforged the fire meridians that Daoist Hu could 'feel' his right arm again.
But this time, it felt very strange.
Although Daoist Hu could control this arm, he couldn't feel any other sensations, such as pain. Daoist Hu clenched his right fist and a ghastly aura of death emanated from it.
"What a powerful force!" Daoist Hu was startled.
At the same time, the fire vein in his right arm glowed brightly and Lin Jin could faintly hear Daoist Hu's wails. Then, Daoist Hu had an idea. He raised his right hand and struck with his claws.
A mountain a thousand feet away crumbled at the sound.
Not only that, the zombie dragon that had been fighting with Xiao Huo stopped as well. As if waiting for a command, its massive body slithered over to Daoist Hu's side.
Daoist Hu and Lin Jin were both startled. But soon, they realized that the zombie dragon had lost its initial murderous intent. It seemed like it had recognized Daoist Hu as its master.
Lin Jin immediately used his needle for beast evaluation.
Sure enough, the results of the zombie dragon's appraisal were slightly different.
The owner of the blood contract had become Daoist Hu.
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