At this time, Yuan Ming felt as if he was driving a spirit beast while he controlled the flight of the transparent soul crow.

Fortunately, the self-awareness of this transparent soul crow was not strong, and it had a special affinity for him, obeying his commands without issue.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Ming gradually relaxed. He carefully sensed the transparent soul crow through his Divine Sense and soon, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face.

This soul crow was not formed through a Soul Cultivation secret technique, but it was a transformation of his own Divine Soul's Origin Power. It possessed two abilities similar to those of a Soul Cultivator, able to travel far with its soul and manipulate other objects.

The soul traveling was no different from other soul crows, except that it seemed to cover a much greater distance. As for how far, he would have to test it later.

As for manipulating other objects, it was even more powerful than a soul crow's ability to control corpses, as the transparent soul crow could possess and control both corpses and living creatures.

Of course, controlling living creatures had a prerequisite— the target's Divine Soul Power could not be stronger than that of the transparent soul crow itself.

Driven by curiosity, Yuan Ming immediately commanded the transparent soul crow to fly out and merge with the corpse of Zuo Qinghui, trying to control the corpse.

Zuo Qinghui's thoroughly dimmed eyes suddenly surged with new vitality, his heart began to beat again, and his Qi-Blood started flowing through his body.

Before long, "Zuo Qinghui" managed to stand up by pushing off the ground with one hand.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming was astonished.

The transparent soul crow's control of the corpse was so lifelike that Zuo Qinghui, in every aspect, appeared to be a living person, breathing slowly through his mouth and nose as if truly revived.

After his astonishment, he quickly understood the reasons.

First, Zuo Qinghui had just fallen, and the cause of death was the soul-destroying blow of the Soul Destroying Sword; his body had not suffered much damage. The possession by the transparent soul crow was akin to injecting a new Divine Soul into the body, revitalizing it.

Second, the corpse control ability of the transparent soul crow was much more flexible than that of ordinary soul crows, increasing the likelihood of reviving the corpse.

Such revival of bodily functions like breathing was not entirely unheard of. Yuan Ming had also seen similar records on the Jade Scroll concerning the Bone Map at the Black Fire Sect.

The Black Fire Sect excelled in the art of refining corpses, having refined countless corpses. Indeed, some bodies not significantly damaged could under external stimuli, potentially resume breathing and heartbeat.

This condition was not really a resurrection from death but merely a stimulation of the remnants of vitality in the corpse, allowing the corpse to remain longer in the world; the dissipated Divine Soul could not return.

However, such a resurrected corpse was significant for a Corpse Refining Sect like the Black Fire Sect and could be used to refine some higher-level corpses.

But the current Zuo Qinghui was different. If the transparent soul crow continued to possess him, this body could genuinely come back to life.

Yuan Ming examined the internal state of Zuo Qinghui. Various parts of his viscera showed purple-black spots, clearly the result of being eroded by the Poisonous Incense.

He nodded slightly, seeing that the Seven-step Immovable Poisonous Fragrance had some effect on Core Formation Stage cultivators, but their immense Mana could suppress the potent poison.

He summoned Hua Zhi, drew out the potent poison from Zuo Qinghui's body, and then examined his Dantian with his Divine Sense.

Within Zuo Qinghui's Dantian, a golden and blue Golden Core floated, already shattered into several pieces, with most of its Mana dispersed, only remaining at the Early-stage Foundation Establishment level.

Now with Zuo Qinghui's corpse revived and possessing a Divine Soul again, the leakage of Mana in the Dantian stopped, and it slowly started to rotate anew.

Yuan Ming tried to control this Mana and experienced no issues, as if it were Mana he had cultivated himself.

He nodded to himself in approval, amazed that the transparent soul crow's ability to control corpses even extended to restraining the Mana within the body. In the future, when controlling corpses, he could utilize its Divine Skills from its lifetime. If used properly, it could yield unexpected effects.

After controlling Zuo Qinghui's corpse for a while, he allowed the transparent soul crow to leave.

Zuo Qinghui's body once again became immobile, but his breathing did not stop, resembling a living dead standing there, and the Mana in his Dantian continued to disperse again.

Yuan Ming nodded and directed the transparent soul crow to fly towards Lei Yu, vanishing into its body to try controlling a living creature.

A fleeting haze passed through Lei Yu's eyes, which quickly cleared up, and it flapped its wings and flew to Yuan Ming, landing beside him.

Yuan Ming could distinctly feel that at this moment, Lei Yu was completely under the control of his transparent soul crow.

Just like controlling Zuo Qinghui's corpse, the transparent soul crow could manipulate the demonic power within Lei Yu, executing Thunder Strike, speeding flight, and even summoning Lei Yu's Divine Skills.

A satisfied expression appeared on Yuan Ming's face. He soon controlled the transparent soul crow to leave Lei Yu and flew towards the distance to test how far the transparent soul crow could travel.

The transparent soul crow, being purely formed of Divine Soul Power, was much lighter than ordinary soul crows, easily penetrating stone walls and quickly flying into the distance, about three times the speed of ordinary soul crows.

In just a short time, it had flown over fifty or sixty li, and it still hadn't reached its limit.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming continued to command the transparent soul crow to fly forward. After another quarter hour, he started feeling strained.

By now, the transparent soul crow had flown out a hundred and fifty li.

"A hundred and fifty li of far travel!"

Yuan Ming couldn't help but feel excited. The surprises the split Divine Soul had given him were too significant; this greatly surpassed the capabilities of Soul Cultivators. Even Xi Cangqiong in his prime probably never had the power to influence places a hundred and fifty li away.

He did not let the transparent soul crow stay outside for too long and immediately summoned it back.

Yuan Ming calmed his mind, stood up, and came to Zuo Qinghui's corpse, picking up the Golden Ruler Treasure, the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, and the Blood-red Cylinder.

The Golden Ruler Treasure was only two feet long, but it was very heavy, weighing about seventy to eighty pounds, composed of an unknown material.

Although it had not been activated, its surface still emitted a faint spirit light and looked very dazzling.

Yuan Ming activated his Divine Sense in an attempt to penetrate its interior but was blocked by an invisible force. His attempts to infuse it with Mana were like casting a stone into the sea, completely ineffective.

"Indeed, only Core Formation Stage cultivators can use Magic Treasures," he shook his head, murmuring to himself, examined the golden ruler closely for a moment, and discovered that the two tiny characters "Golden Sun" were engraved at its bottom.

Yuan Ming then picked up the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear and found that it was also weighty in hand. Divine Sense similarly failed to inspect its interior, and its connection to the East Sea Secret Treasure remained elusive.

Although he couldn't use them, he still played with the Golden Sun Ruler and Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear for a while before carefully storing these treasures and shifting his gaze to the blood-red cylinder.

The aura of the Blood-red Cylinder indicated it was only a top-grade magical tool, but since Zuo Qinghui took it out at a critical moment, it must have been extraordinary.

After a brief examination, Yuan Ming released his Divine Sense into the blood-red cylinder, his expression soon showing surprise.

The structure of the Blood-red Cylinder was peculiar, divided into two parts. The front part was engraved with four strange, blood-colored runes that he did not recognize.

A blood-colored bullet the size of a jujube fruit was suspended inside, gently trembling, ready to be launched.

The rear part was akin to a Spiritual Beast Bag made of blood-colored space, seemingly used to store something.

Yuan Ming pondered for a moment and understood.

It seemed that the blood-colored bullet was a type of offensive weapon, but since he was unclear about its origin, he refrained from activating it and stored the cylinder as well.

He took a Storage Bag from Zuo Qinghui's waist, and his expression immediately turned joyful as his Divine Sense entered it.

The possessions of a Core Formation Stage cultivator from Chang Chun Temple were indeed substantial. Just the Spirit Stones in Zuo Qinghui's Storage Bag amounted to over fifty thousand, and there were many spiritual materials and elixirs as well.

Among these, about five or six spiritual materials seemed to be of decent quality, three of which should suffice to refine top-grade magical tools.

As for the elixirs, they were all consumable by Core Formation Stage cultivators and were of no immediate use to him.

Yuan Ming's gaze swept over those items, quickly moved on, and he took three more objects from the Storage Bag: a blood-red flying knife and two Jade Scrolls, one white and one red.

The Blood-Red Flying Knife was over a foot long, thin as a cicada's wing, with a blade that sparkled with a chilling brilliance, giving the sense of being indestructible.

Engraved with four runes inside, the knife was evidently a top-grade magical tool, emitting spiritual power fluctuations that were even more potent than those of the Silver Light Pearl and the Absolute Shadow Needle.

Yuan Ming probed the runes on the blood-red flying knife with his Divine Sense, which were very similar to those on the blood-red cylinder, showing that both were of the same type of magical tool.

He then inspected the two Jade Scrolls, the white scroll contained the "Golden Shadow Sword Technique," a very profound cultivation technique indeed, complete enough to practice up to the pinnacle of the Core Formation Stage, seemingly a heritage of Chang Chun Temple.

Zuo Qinghui's corpse had regained vitality. If preserved correctly, it could continue practicing this Golden Shadow Sword Technique to see if its cultivation could be enhanced.

Yuan Ming's Divine Sense entered the blood-red Jade Scroll, and his eyes quickly deepened with intensity.

The blood-red Jade Scroll recorded a heretical cultivation technique called "Blood Transformation Technique." The mnemonics were completely intact, also practicable up to the pinnacle of the Core Formation Stage.

The practice of the Blood Transformation Technique was profoundly sinister, actually requiring the consumption of fresh demon beast blood, using the spiritual power-rich Beast Blood as one would an elixir. The higher the grade of the demon beast, the stronger the spiritual power contained in its blood, and the more it would aid the Blood Transformation Technique.

This cultivation technique was morbidly vicious and cultivating it would affect one's disposition, gradually turning the cultivator bloodthirsty and murderous. Despite these drawbacks, the power of the Blood Transformation Technique was considerable. Its Mana had a strong corrosive property, capable of directly corroding both Mana Shields and magical tools, as well as being able to extract the Essence Blood of enemies during battle.

The scroll also included several formidable secret techniques, like the powerful Blood Flame Secret Technique, the Blood Spirit Great Method, which combined killing enemies and self-preservation, and the Blood Swapping Technique, capable of curing diseases and saving people, refreshing Yuan Ming remarkably.

"Oh!" His eyes suddenly brightened, looking towards the last part of the blood-red Jade Scroll.

It recorded the methods for refining two types of magical treasures, one of which was called the "Blood Star Tube," matching the description of the blood-red cylinder, though regrettably only refined to the level of a top-grade magical tool.

The four runes inside the magical tool were all of types like Blood Transformation and corrosion. After storing a demon beast corpse inside the rear space of the Blood Star Tube, the four runes could refine the corpse, transforming it into corrosive blood-colored bullets, particularly effective in corroding protective Mana and magical tools.

The power of the blood-colored bullets would depend on which demon beast had been refined. If it were formed from a Third-level Demon Beast corpse, it could even threaten a Core Formation Stage cultivator.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Ming quickly took out the Blood Star Tube, his face revealing joy.

In the fierce battle just prior, Zuo Qinghui had taken out this Blood Star Tube using it to deploy a blood-colored bullet whose power was undoubtedly significant, perhaps even formed by refining a Third-level Demon Beast corpse.

As for another magical treasure recorded in the Jade Scroll named "Blood Transformation Saber," its description matched that of the Blood-Red Flying Knife.

The knife's runes were similar to those of the Blood Star Tube but more focused on attack. A cut from its blade light would inflict Blood Poison, and without a proper antidote, the victim would quickly secrete pus and die.

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