[Daily Settlement Panel Lv2 (30/1000)]
[Today's Settlement!]
[Chanted the Corpse-Nurturing Mantra for two hours, Yin Province Corpse-Nurturing Mantra experience +20.]
[Searched for wandering souls in the Land of Broken Corpses for three hours, continuously absorbing corpse energy and death energy. Panel experience +1, corpse energy +6, death energy +6.]
[Used yin energy, supplemented with a large amount of cultivator blood, and a low-grade Tier-1 Corpse-Nurturing Pearl to nurture a corpse in the corpse-nurturing ground for a total of twelve hours. Panel experience +1, corpse mutation experience +24, +12, corpse nurturer experience +2, blood transformation body experience +24.]
[Consumed a bowl of inferior spirit rice and two pounds of non-tiered demonic beast meat, then tempered the body with Earth Fiend Yin Energy for two hours. Body tempering experience +40.]
[Refined a damaged mid-grade Tier-1 corpse artifact: Corpse Eye (due to the destruction of its blood essence, it has fallen to low-grade Tier-1). Obtained residual blood essence +103, residual corpse energy +77.]
[Corpse Eye]
[Grade: Low-Grade Tier-1 Artifact (Can be restored to Mid-Grade Tier-1 upon condensing blood essence)]
[Abilities: Spell Infusion, Blood Absorption, Blood Nurturing (currently unavailable).]
[PS:
Spell Infusion: Can store yin-based spells within the artifact, allowing for instant release in critical moments.
Blood Absorption: Can extract all blood energy within a hundred-zhang radius. If mortals are within range, their blood can be drawn directly from a distance. The stronger the user, the higher the absorption efficiency. Once a sufficient amount of blood energy is gathered, blood essence can be condensed.
Blood Nurturing: By offering yin-based spells, demon and devil blood, and flesh, the blood essence can be cultivated to produce corpse blood for nurturing ghouls. Ghouls raised with corpse blood become fiercer and stronger. However, if a ghoul surpasses its master in strength, there is a high risk of losing control over it.]
[PS: Ghouls mutated through the secret corpse-nurturing techniques are bound to the panel and will never go out of control!]
"Simply absorbing blood energy is enough to condense blood essence and restore the Corpse Eye's grade… After that, I can use its Blood Nurturing ability."
Wen Jiu was overjoyed.
In that case, wouldn't he have essentially obtained a mid-grade Tier-1 corpse artifact?
As for blood energy…
There were still plenty of remains scattered throughout the Land of Broken Corpses.
Perhaps he could gather enough to condense blood essence.
"And the Spell Infusion ability is also quite useful."
Wen Jiu's philosophy was to cultivate steadily whenever possible, but when it was time to act, he would strike decisively. The Corpse Eye fit perfectly with his cultivation style.
He wouldn't need to use it daily—just continuously store yin-based spells within it.
Keep storing.
Keep storing.
Then, when the moment came, he could unleash a devastating attack far beyond his usual strength, securing victory in a single blow!
There was no doubt—the rogue cultivator who refined the Corpse Eye must have been someone who valued survival above all else. Otherwise, how could they have come up with such a brilliant idea?
Next, Wen Jiu turned his attention to the black ghoul's experience settlement.
It had been about six hours since he gave the black ghoul a low-grade Tier-1 Corpse-Nurturing Pearl.
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Yet, the settlement showed a gain of 12 experience points.
Which meant…
In twelve hours, it could gain 24 points.
Compared to the previous non-tiered Corpse-Nurturing Pearl, the effect had doubled.
Wen Jiu immediately checked his panel for the black ghoul's progress.
[Black Ghoul—Mid-Level Corpse-Nurturing (Mid-Stage 108/1000)]
"At a rate of 48 points per day, in just under nineteen days, the black ghoul will reach the upper stage."
Doing the calculations, Wen Jiu was thrilled.
He couldn't help but sigh in admiration once again.
Such efficiency…
No wonder rogue cultivators outside often lost themselves in their pursuit of power, turning into madmen obsessed with forbidden arts.
After all, who could resist the allure of rapid growth?
Who wouldn't be tempted?
…
The next morning.
When Wen Ya came to deliver food again, Wen Jiu truthfully informed her that he had become a probationary disciple of the Night Patrol Division and was preparing to move.
Yesterday morning, he had been out because he went to report to the Night Patrol Division.
However, he didn't mention anything about killing enemies or getting promoted.
Upon hearing the news, Wen Ya was so overjoyed that she burst into tears. She was so happy that she couldn't even form a complete sentence.
Seeing his sister's heartfelt joy, Wen Jiu felt a warmth in his heart.
This feeling was even more satisfying than joining the Night Patrol Division itself.
"Hurry up and eat. After that, let's go pay our respects to our parents… If they knew you had become a probationary disciple of the Night Patrol Division, they would be so happy."
As she spoke, Wen Ya left to buy incense and offerings.
Clearly, she was preparing for the ritual.
Wen Jiu picked up the large bowl and ate in big bites, all the while pondering how to get his sister a cultivation technique.
Cultivators had long lifespans.
And he wanted to keep this family bond for as long as possible.
Even if he couldn't have it forever, having more time was still great, and he had no intention of becoming a wandering cultivator. There was no need to cut off everything. But from what he currently knew, there was no information about buying or selling cultivation techniques. Maybe he needed to ask Wang Nian.
Before long, Wen Ya returned, bringing incense, offerings, and even a small string of firecrackers. After they ate, Wen Jiu followed her to their parents' grave. Since they had died on Dead Man's Peak, they were buried near Flying Immortal Peak. Wen Jiu paid his respects to them, not for any grand reason—just for the love they had shown their children.
After the ritual, on their way back, Wen Ya was in high spirits, reminiscing about the past while Wen Jiu quietly listened. He couldn't help but smile wryly. Anyone who didn't know better would think he had already achieved great success—he was actually starting to look back on old times.
But after chatting for a while, Wen Ya mentioned a name—Li Ye. The moment Wen Jiu heard it, and learned that Li Ye had sought her out to ask about something, his heart tightened.
"Big Sis, what did he ask you?"
"He asked if you practiced ghost arts. The Night Patrol Division happens to have an open position that requires ghost techniques." Wen Ya noticed Wen Jiu's nervous expression and quickly added, "Don't worry. You think I can't tell he had ulterior motives? In this world, nothing comes without a price, so I didn't say anything."
"Good."
Wen Jiu's eyes grew sharp.
As expected, Li Ye wasn't going to let this go so easily. It seemed he was determined to keep a hold on him.
"Big Sis, from now on, try to stay at the Xu family's place and don't go anywhere else."
Although Wen Jiu didn't have any fondness for the Xu family, it was indeed a place that could offer Wen Ya some protection. This was a debt he would repay in the future.
Wen Ya quickly nodded, her smile fading. She had obviously realized that Li Ye was an enemy of her younger brother. The thought that Li Ye was a steward of the Night Patrol Division made it impossible for her to feel at ease.
After sending Wen Ya off, Wen Jiu didn't immediately look for a new place to stay. Instead, he went straight to the Forsaken Corpse Graveyard. When the corpse buriers saw the Night Patrol Division uniform on him, they all greeted him respectfully, calling him "Immortal Master."
To be honest, Wen Jiu wasn't quite used to it yet.
After exchanging a few words with Wang Nian, he entered the graveyard.
After a day of searching, he hadn't found any wandering spirits, but he had absorbed a considerable amount of blood energy through the Corpse Eye.
A hundred feet of blood energy.
In just an hour, Wen Jiu had drained it all.
By the end of the day, within a thousand feet, all the blood energy had been completely absorbed.
The speed was terrifying.
At this rate, the entire Forsaken Corpse Graveyard wouldn't last long before the Corpse Eye drained it dry.
This left Wen Jiu feeling somewhat helpless. After all, if the graveyard lost all its blood energy, he would have no place to cultivate the Blood Transformation of his Black Ghoul.
Fortunately, after a full day of absorption, a faint trace of crimson had appeared within the Corpse Eye.
That was the beginning of blood essence condensation!
Once the blood essence fully formed, he could refine it.
He could cultivate corpse blood!
Satisfied, Wen Jiu put away the Corpse Eye and left the graveyard. He was planning to head straight home but was stopped by Wang Nian.
Without giving him a choice, Wang Nian dragged him to his house, where Wen Jiu finally met the "sister-in-law" he had only heard about before.
Wang Nian was in his thirties.
His wife, however, was only nineteen.
She had an exceptional appearance and figure, almost as beautiful as his own sister, Wen Ya.
Wen Jiu could only comment—what good fortune!
However, when they sat down for a meal, Wang Nian didn't let his wife eat with them. Instead, he had her leave and stand guard outside.
Even then, Wang Nian still wasn't at ease.
He even used a soundproofing talisman.
It seemed like he was about to talk about something so secret that even his own wife couldn't know.