Chapter 109 Humanoid Weapons
Outside the Holy State, deep in the uninhabited area, the weather is cold and the ground is frozen, and the whole place is desolate.

Duan De and Li Zhi both appeared and came to a desert surrounded by mountains.

Looking around, the mountains are thousands of feet high, like a huge dragon lying horizontally, embracing this desert, and a dry river meanders across the desert. This place is a place where winds gather and qi gathers, and it is definitely a treasure land. In ancient times, it must have nurtured many creatures.

Looking around, there are many ruined temples left in the southeast of the Gobi Desert. The words are blurred and it is no longer known which tribe lived here.

"Uncle Taoist priest, why do you think the Northern Region has become so dry? This place should have been a treasure land for giving birth to life. But now it is lifeless and dead silent." Li Zhi sighed as he looked at this Gobi desert that could give birth to millions of people.

"The world rises and falls, the tides rise and fall, and everything is predetermined. People are born, grow old, get sick and die, and the world is also born, grow old, get sick and die. The prosperity of the world in the Northern Territory has passed, and now it has reached the point where it is terminally ill and is about to wither away."

Duan De was neither happy nor sad, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

Li Zhi nodded, a powerful aura sprouted from his body, and he said: "Human power is limited, and the universe is also limited. Pursuing the infinite avenue in this finite universe may be the crux of why it is difficult for cultivators like us to cultivate immortality. The ups and downs of the era, the prosperity and decline of the world, I wonder how many people can transcend and become immortal in this world."

"You little brat, you may be small, but you have a lot of feelings." Duan De seemed to be amused by Li Zhi's words and laughed.

"As cultivators, we must recognize ourselves and the universe, so that we can find the way to transcendence. Otherwise, we will be ignorant and stumble along, and how can we reach the peak of the avenue?"

With his Taoist robe fluttering and his black hair flying, Li Zhi stood proudly in the void, emitting a sense of immortality, as if he was born to become an immortal and existed to achieve enlightenment.

He had no confusion in his heart about becoming an immortal, as if he knew that by struggling in this world, he would eventually become an immortal.

Duan De seemed to be infected by the faith emanating from Li Zhi at this moment. Black and white divine light flowed in his eyes, and there seemed to be a mark of reincarnation reflected, which reminded him of the chaotic ancient times when the Immortal King and the Immortal Emperor were born.

An ethereal aura emanated from his body, which immediately dispelled the worldly air in him, as if a deity had descended to earth.

"Uncle Taoist priest, when do you think I can become an immortal?" After expressing his feelings, Li Zhi returned to reality and asked Duan De. In Li Zhi's mind, Duan De was undoubtedly a famous teacher. The Emperor was taught by him, and the underworld was also created by him. It is unknown how many forbidden areas of life in the world were created under his influence.

Li Zhi's questioning also brought Duan De back to reality from his memories. The Taoist aura on his body instantly dissipated, and he turned back into a fat Taoist who looked a little materialistic.

With a "bang", Duan De hit Li Zhi on the head for no reason.

Li Zhi grimaced in pain and almost cried out, and asked directly: "Uncle Taoist, why did you hit me?"

"I find that your tongue is getting better and better. Just now, I, the Taoist priest, almost followed your thoughts. It seems that you have learned a lot from being with the little Taoist nun from Daoyi Holy Land." Duan De seemed to see through Li Zhi's tricks.

Li Zhi said, "Uncle Taoist priest, I am wronged. I just spoke out of my feelings. I definitely did not mean to fool you."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Duan De was a little confused at the moment. If someone else had said that they wanted to become an immortal in the future, Duan De might have made a joke. But when Li Zhi said that, he didn't have any intention of refutation in his heart, as if he subconsciously believed that Li Zhi really had a chance to become an immortal.

You know, in this era, ordinary emperor-level strongmen cannot be sure whether immortals really exist, let alone become immortals.

I don’t even know what it means to become an immortal.

This is even more true for the Supreme Being sleeping in the restricted area. He cuts himself with a sword and waits for the path to immortality to open, thinking that he will become an immortal as long as he successfully enters the fairyland.

But what they didn’t know was that from the moment they chose to cut themselves, they were doomed to have no chance of becoming immortals.

In the ancient times of the immortals, it was extremely difficult for the supreme being to become an immortal. Only one in ten could successfully survive the heavenly tribulation of becoming an immortal, let alone now.

Seeing that Duan De was unwilling to talk to him about becoming an immortal, Li Zhi asked, "Uncle Taoist, I heard that in ancient times there was a method to refine cultivators into humanoid weapons. Do you know that method?"

"Human-shaped weapon?" Duan De showed a hint of doubt in his eyes, as if he had never heard of the method of refining such a weapon in the world.

"It is to refine the cultivator's body into a magic weapon that can fight independently." Li Zhi didn't know how to explain to Duan De what a humanoid weapon was. He couldn't say it was something like the magic weapon that Chen Zu refined with Qingtian.

"You are talking about puppet warriors, right? What kind of humanoid weapons are you talking about? I am a little confused." Duan De said.

"Yes, it's the puppet general." Li Zhi nodded directly.

In fact, the humanoid weapon was what Li Zhi had imagined his treasure for achieving enlightenment would look like.

The treasure he chose for his enlightenment was neither a tower, nor a bell, nor a tripod, but a humanoid weapon, because he had a great ambition to refine a humanoid weapon that could carry the Way of Heaven. It would not only be an extension of his great way, but also the embodiment of the Way of Heaven.

As for when to refine it, I'm afraid he will have to wait until he achieves enlightenment to decide.

Definitely not now.

Afterwards, under Duan De's gaze, Li Zhi took out the purple jade crystal coffin containing the body of the Great God King.

After the crystal coffin landed on the ground, a suction force immediately appeared, as if it was trying to absorb the cold and gloomy air from the outside world.

Duan De's eyes glowed with a faint light as he observed the purple jade crystal coffin that Li Zhi had already preliminarily refined. It seemed that with his divine eyes, he could see through the true nature of the Great Divine King lying in the coffin.

After observing and thinking for a while, Duan Decai said, "This corpse of the Great Divine King is not simple. How did you do it? You were able to take away the body and the coffin together. There should be a trace of spirituality in her body, and she will soon become a spiritual corpse."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I used the method of salvation to save her soul, and the spirituality in her body dissipated. Will it affect the use of this corpse?"

Duan De nodded and said, "Yes, there is some impact. However, you did the right thing. Preserving her spirituality can indeed make her more powerful. But with your current cultivation level, it will be difficult to control her. She may break free from your control and then backfire on you."

Li Zhi asked with some anticipation: "Uncle Taoist, can she still be refined into a puppet warrior?"

Duan De looked at the state of the corpse again, shook his head and said, "It's difficult."

Li Zhi didn't quite understand and asked, "What's the difficulty?"

Duan De said: "If an ordinary corpse wants to communicate with spirits after death and exert powerful combat power, it must be buried in an extremely yin place and nourished with endless yin energy and death energy. However, this body lacks yin energy and death energy. It should have been nourished by the power of faith of the Jiang family before, and it did not evolve towards the direction of a yin spirit, but evolved towards the direction of a spiritual god."

"What is a spirit?" Li Zhi was not as knowledgeable as Duan De in studying corpses, and he had never heard of a spirit.

Duan De explained: "The so-called spiritual gods are a type of gods. They are all gods that are deified by faith. Living people can become living gods by deifying with faith, and the dead can be nourished by the power of faith and have the opportunity to shed the yin and death in their bodies and become spiritual gods that rely on the power of faith to survive."

Li Zhi frowned instantly. Could it be that the corpse of the Great God King that he brought out from the Jiang family cemetery with great effort was actually a useless thing?
"Uncle Taoist priest, how much of her strength can I unleash with my current methods?" Li Zhi asked with some concern.

Duan De said, "According to the traditional method of controlling corpses, this kind of corpse that lacks the endless dead energy and Yin energy can only exert 10% of its strength before birth, or even not even 10%. This corpse was a saint before her death, so I'm afraid she can't even exert one thousandth of her strength, and without enough Yin energy to nourish her, she will decay quickly. It's useless for you to nourish her body with the divine water of life. It only makes her surface regain its luster, but her inside is decaying faster. According to your control method, in three to five years, she will turn into a ball of pus."

In front of professionals, Li Zhi's previous actions of following the script were indeed problematic.

Li Zhi thought about it and said, "If there is an endless infusion of death energy and Yin energy, can she still be sacrificed and refined into a zombie warrior?"

Duan De said: "The corpse of a saint is not like the corpse of a king or a powerful being. The amount of Yin death energy required is so much that you can't imagine. Even if you collect it non-stop, it will probably take decades. With that much time, you can cultivate to the realm of a powerful being."

Duan De’s meaning is very clear, it is possible, but the cost outweighs the gain.

Li Zhi then asked: "If I can provide a large amount of Yin Death Qi now, can I sacrifice her to become a puppet warrior?"

Duan De smiled and said, "If you can really come up with a large amount of Yin Death Qi, I, the Taoist priest, will personally help you to refine it. Little Li Zhi, don't force some things. Even if this corpse cannot be refined into a puppet weapon, you can still make a lot of money by selling it to those forces that need the corpses of saints to refine treasures. And the rusty halberd in her hand is a complete holy weapon. If you use enough divine power to nourish it, maybe you can restore its sharpness, which is enough for you to protect the Tao." Li Zhi didn't want to give up the opportunity to refine a guardian warrior. After thinking about it for a while, he took out a sealed box carved with divine power.

"Uncle Taoist priest, do you recognize this flower? Can you extract the negative energy and death energy from it?" The divine source box that Li Zhi took out contained the Netherworld Divine Flower that came from the corpse of the Holy Spirit Qilin in the Burial World.

As if sensing the extraordinary nature of the item in the box, Duan De immediately put away the smile on his face and looked at it with some suspicion.

Afterwards, Duan De even used the lid of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar to seal off the surrounding space.

Then he opened the Divine Source Box in Li Zhi's hand.

"It's actually the Holy Spirit Divine Flower that has undergone a mutation? Such a strong aura of the Netherworld, such a powerful resentment, such a overwhelming deathly aura, and such a pure yin energy." Duan De gave a series of exclamations.

Then he looked at Li Zhi with curiosity and asked, "Did you dig up the grave of the Great Saint?"

"Earlier, when I followed the Saint Maiden of Yao Chi to the old place of Yao Chi, I discovered a burial world that was suspected to be left by the Saint Emperor of Fighting. There, the corpse of an almost fully grown Holy Spirit Qilin was suppressed. This divine flower was picked from the head of that fully grown Holy Spirit." Li Zhi said truthfully.

"Sure enough, there is a stunning tomb in the former site of Yao Chi. I wonder if the Queen Mother of the West of Yao Chi is buried there." Duan De said with some anticipation.

"Uncle Taoist priest, since you know there is a big tomb in the ancient place of Yao Chi, why don't you go there? Didn't Zishan say that there is the inheritance of the Wu Shi Great Emperor? Have you also been to Zishan?" Li Zhi asked curiously.

"What do you know, kid? You can't go to those two places." Duan De said.

"Why can't we go?" Li Zhi asked.

"Because it's useless to go." Duan De didn't tell the specific reason, but Li Zhi was sure that there was a reason behind it that he didn't know.

But since Duan De didn't want to talk about it, he didn't ask any more questions, but said, "Uncle Taoist, with this Netherworld Divine Flower, can we use it to sacrifice and refine puppet warriors?"

Duan De smiled and said, "Yes, even after extracting the dead air inside, the remaining essence can be used to refine a kind of heaven-defying divine elixir. You have gone far away, and I was worried that you would not be able to survive the ninth transformation. Now that you have this Holy Spirit Flower to save your life, it will be difficult for you to die."

Duan De had previously told Li Zhi about the possible dangers of the ninth transformation.

Under extreme conditions, in the last catastrophe, it is very likely that the murderous intent of the Great Dao will be triggered, and all the Daos of heaven and earth will transform into Dao swords to cut off his origin, making his Dao foundation no longer perfect and flawless.

If the origin is cut off, one may suffer injuries at the very least, or die on the spot at the worst. It is extremely dangerous and even the elixir of immortality will be of no help.

Only by taking the elixir of immortality in a place like the Forbidden Zone of Life, where the Dao of Heaven and Earth is very different from the outside world, can the Dao injury be completely healed.

Otherwise, if you take the elixir of immortality in the outside world, due to the great Dao of heaven and earth, the Dao injuries will not be easy to heal completely and may very likely leave flaws.

The magic pill that Duan De mentioned was actually a top-grade healing pill - the Heaven-Fixing Magic Pill, which was said to be able to fill in the gaps in the sky. If the magic pill was refined with the Holy Spirit Flower, it would be like sacrificing a holy spirit to the heaven and earth, giving the cultivator a chance to fill in the gaps.

At that time, even the injuries bestowed by heaven and earth can be healed with the help of the magic pill's power to mend the sky. It is a legendary magic pill.

In the world, few people know about this magical pill.

Apart from the lineage of miraculous doctors in the Central Region, there are also people like Duan De who are proficient in archaeology.

Duan De also saw relevant records and elixir recipes in the tomb of an ancient miracle doctor when he was active in the central area of ​​East Wilderness. It was said to be an ancient method passed down from the ancient times.

After being sorted and improved by the miracle doctor, it finally became a pill recipe.

The ancestor of this lineage of miraculous doctors only successfully refined the Heaven-Repairing Pill once.

"Uncle Taoist priest, you will be the one to refine this magical flower. My alchemy skills are limited, and I'm afraid I can't bring out its true medicinal effect. Just give me one after you refine it." After listening to Duan De's introduction, Li Zhi handed the Netherworld Divine Flower to Duan De.

Duan De took the divine source box with a smile on his face and said, "You little brat, you still know how to respect me. You have a bright future."

One Holy Spirit Flower can be used to refine more than just one divine pill. With Duan De's alchemy skills, he can at least refine three divine pills.

Then, Duan De said, "If I didn't have the lid of the Heaven Devouring Demon Jar, I wouldn't be able to separate the netherworld power from this divine flower. Now that I have this treasure in my hand, I can completely split it in two."

If it were any other cultivator, they would probably be powerless in the face of the Netherworld Divine Flower.

But the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Pot is different. This imperial weapon’s power to devour and decompose various origins is unimaginably strong.

Then, the two of them began to move in the Gobi Desert surrounded by mountains.

The lid of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Pot emitted a black light that enveloped the Netherworld Divine Flower, directly absorbing the incredibly huge Netherworld power stored in the divine flower, and under Duan De's manipulation, infused it into the holy corpse of the Great God King.

It took three full days, until the Netherworld Divine Flower completely transformed into a jade-white, crystal-clear flower that exuded a rich vitality, completing the separation process.

At this moment, the size of the Netherworld Divine Flower has shrunk by more than half.

Then the Holy Spirit Flower was collected by Duan De.

Afterwards, with the help of Duan De, Li Zhi used the holy corpse of the Great God King to refine it into a puppet warrior emitting a murderous aura.

Finally, Duan De told Li Zhi that if he wanted her to unleash her kingly combat power, she needed to be kept in an extremely cold place for 9981 days to incubate.

As for whether Li Zhi expected that she could reproduce the power of a saint, Duan De told her clearly that it was not possible at all.

At most, it can only exert some holy power.

If you want to practice the true laws of the holy way, forget it.

Unless Li Zhi is willing to take the time to place her in an extremely cold place to nurture her for a thousand years, allowing the Yin Spirit Holy Blood to be born in her body, it would be impossible to reproduce the holy power.

This is very different from what Li Zhi had expected.

"Uncle Taoist priest, didn't you say that this secret technique can, at its most powerful, even unleash 50% of the corpse's combat power when it was alive?" Li Zhi raised the doubts in his mind.

Duan De said: "That is for corpses below the king level, but the corpse of a saint is different. Because of the barrier of the holy way, unless the dormant holy way law in her body can be completely awakened, she will not be able to exert the power of a saint in her lifetime."

Then, Duan De said, "The extremely dark place is not easy to find in the Northern Territory, but there is a dark pond in the original ruins of Yan State near the ancient forbidden area in the Southern Territory. You can go there to breed this puppet warrior."

Li Zhi asked: "Could this be the location of the Qing Emperor's tomb?"

Duan Dedian said, "It's right there. The desolate tower has already disappeared under the boundless earth, and the dark pool no longer has the murderous intent it had before. If you are careful, there shouldn't be any big problems."

Afterwards, the two returned to the holy city.

Watching the holy body transcend tribulation is an event that cannot be missed.

(End of this chapter)