Gateway of Immortality-Chapter 487 Sudden Mishap

As strand after strand of Earth Malevolent Qi surged into the demonic core, its color slowly began to change. By now, nearly half of the demonic core had already turned black.

The demonic core appeared extraordinarily bizarre. It was neither fully demonic nor fully malevolent.

On the surface, everything seemed calm. If things continued this smoothly, once the demonic core was completely blackened, the charging process would be complete.

And the refinement of the flying yaksha would be declared a success.

Unfortunately, in this world, things seldom went as one wished.

Qin Sang had never let down his guard, pouring all his attention into observing every subtle change in the demonic core. Yet when this sudden mishap struck, it still caught him completely off guard.

Without any warning, the demonic power inside the demonic core erupted violently. Before Qin Sang could withdraw the Earth Malevolent Qi, the demonic power rampaged to its limit in an instant, clashing head-on with the Earth Malevolent Qi!

Qin Sang reacted swiftly, desperately mobilizing his spiritual power and ordering Yu Hua to try to salvage the situation.

Yet all his efforts proved utterly futile. He simply could not stop the disaster from unfolding. Very soon, Qin Sang sensed a faint tearing within the demonic core, the unmistakable prelude to an imminent self-destruction.

In a split second, the situation spiraled completely out of control.

Qin Sang’s heart plunged into an abyss, his entire body turning ice cold.

Reason told him there was only one choice left: abandon it and flee immediately!

There was no saving the demonic core, nor the living corpse. If he escaped now, he might yet avoid being caught in the center of the explosion and suffering severe injury on top of the loss.

What Qin Sang did not know was that even among the disciples of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, very few dared attempt refining a flying yaksha during the Foundation Building Realm, and even fewer did so without seeking help from their masters or companions.

But how could Qin Sang resign himself to failure?

He had poured countless efforts into this flying yaksha—the Heavenly Corpse Talisman, a Fake Core Realm living corpse, and the precious demonic core—each one a treasure beyond measure.

More importantly, this failure would throw his future plans into chaos.

Without the flying yaksha, he would have to rely solely on two astras that could only unleash their power briefly, and a single Xutian Thunder with limited range.

Qin Sang knew just how terrifying Core Formation Realm cultivators could be. Even if Daoist Jiupao remained seriously wounded, those tools might not be enough to turn the tide.

He refused to accept defeat!

Astra!

Faced with the increasingly violent demonic core, Qin Sang remained still. Suddenly, a flash of light gleamed between his brows, and the ebony sword shot forth, without pause, diving straight into Yu Hua’s Qihai.

Qin Sang had anticipated such a worst-case scenario. After thinking it through, he realized that his only chance lay in relying on the power of the ebony sword.

The ebony sword was an astra-grade weapon, no inferior in quality to the demonic core itself. But how much help it could provide, Qin Sang had no real confidence.

Still, if he did not try, how would he know?

Inside Yu Hua’s Qihai.

The ebony sword silently descended above the demonic core.

All around the demonic core, a violent storm had already begun to spread outward. Yet the ebony sword pierced into the heart of the storm with ease, locking onto the demonic core.

Boom!

A surge of sword qi exploded forth. The might of the astra revealed itself, as the fierce sword qi tore through the storm and came crashing down upon the demonic core!

In that instant, the raging storm surrounding the demonic core froze briefly.

It worked!

Qin Sang’s eyes lit up, overwhelmed with joy. Seizing this precious opportunity, he swiftly separated the two clashing forces. The storm gradually subsided.

Qin Sang did not retract the ebony sword, letting it hover quietly inside Yu Hua’s Qihai, continuing to assist with the charging process.

Whether it was truly the ebony sword at work or not, the subsequent steps turned out far smoother than expected. Only a few minor setbacks occurred, and soon enough, the malevolent core was successfully refined.

As anticipated, Yu Hua’s internal malevolent qi proved insufficient, and halfway through, it nearly ran dry. Fortunately, Qin Sang had chosen to refine the flying yaksha inside the Sunken Cave, allowing him to replenish the malevolent qi in time without irreversible consequences.

The once-beautiful demonic core had now turned pitch-black, so dark it was almost painful to look at.

The malevolent core rotated slowly within Yu Hua’s body, releasing torrents of malevolent qi, overwhelming the barriers previously suppressing it. The dense malevolent qi surged into the meridians, rampaging violently, even assaulting the primordial spirit.

While tempering Yu Hua’s physical body, it also made his corpse-like features more and more apparent.

Previously, when Yu Hua was still a living corpse, his outward appearance had changed very little. Especially after Qin Sang imbued him with the Spirit Evasion Art, masking his corpse qi. At a glance, one could easily mistake him for a living person.

But now, anyone who saw him would immediately sense something amiss. His skin, including his face, had turned a dark greenish-black, much like Wu Shang inside the ice caves of the Endless Valley.

Still, these were only minor issues.

Qin Sang, utterly exhausted, collapsed onto the ground, gazing at Yu Hua with a face full of unconcealed delight.

Flying yaksha!

Flying yaksha!

At long last, success!

With the assistance of a flying yaksha, dominating the Foundation Building Realm would no longer be a distant dream!

After a brief recovery, Qin Sang could no longer hold back his excitement. He immediately summoned the flying yaksha and inspected the malevolent core within its body. The malevolent core had fully fused with Yu Hua and had already begun transforming into a malevolent corpse core.

As he had expected, his soul imprint remained exceptionally stable. Even after Yu Hua's metamorphosis into a flying yaksha, he showed no signs of resistance, remaining as obedient as ever.

After a moment, Qin Sang withdrew his spiritual consciousness and examined the flying yaksha from head to toe. Its transformation matched perfectly with the records left behind by Wu Shang.

During the refinement process of the flying yaksha, Qin Sang had gained a much deeper understanding of the secret art Wu Shang had left behind—the one that involved condensing Earth Malevolent Qi and refining Celestial Gale Qi.

Perhaps Wu Shang's secret art did indeed hold some merit.

If he could replace half of the Earth Malevolent Qi with Celestial Gale Qi...

Both were rare wonders born of heaven and earth's spiritual fortune. Perhaps they truly could balance each other out, neutralizing the impact of the Earth Malevolent Qi. If successful, it would prevent the malevolent qi from violently surging beyond the malevolent core, thus avoiding a complete corpse transformation like Yu Hua’s—an irreversible outcome.

If so, the only lingering risk of condensing Earth Malevolent Qi and refining Celestial Gale Qi would be the Heavenly Corpse Talisman.

But the Jade Buddha could shatter the Heavenly Corpse Talisman...

In theory, even if Wu Shang's method ultimately failed, there would be no fatal danger to himself.

However, it all remained speculation, filled with uncertainty. Unless driven into absolute desperation, Qin Sang would not recklessly gamble on it.

He still had the Kanli Golden Pill in his possession, as well as the Snow Spirit Lotus and Iris Flower, a pair of spiritual herbs reputed to offer the greatest assistance for forming a Golden Core. There was no need to force himself down such a risky path yet.

Shaking off these scattered thoughts, Qin Sang continued inspecting the flying yaksha for a while longer before putting it back into the Corpse Puppet Pouch. The evolution of the corpse core would take some time. Only once that process was complete would the flying yaksha be considered truly finished.

Afterward, Qin Sang casually set up a spirit-gathering array and sat down to meditate and restore his strength.

Once his condition returned to its peak, Qin Sang immediately departed the Sunken Cave, not even stopping by his sect, and rode the Nether Cloud, heading straight for the northeast.

Too much time had already been spent on cultivation and corpse refinement. He did not know yet whether Ji Wu had delivered the Restorative Pill.

Qin Sang needed to race against time. The longer the delay, the greater the risk of unforeseen changes.

However, before seeking trouble with Daoist Jiupao, Qin Sang still had one more task to complete: he needed to return to the Endless Valley and subdue the spirit of that fierce Jiao, in order to enhance the Nine-Dragon Heavenly Chariot Talisman. freeweɓnovel-cøm

In case of unexpected danger, it would provide him with a crucial escape route.