I Can Strengthen Infinitely

When Qin Yuesheng brought Bai Yue to the Central Plains, Sanhuang, upon learning the situation, immediately came out with a large group to greet them, making quite an impressive scene.

Qin Yuesheng had already passed the stage of caring about ceremony, so he told Sanhuang to recount what had happened since he left the Nine Provinces, so that he could better understand recent events.

With Sanhuang’s explanation, Qin Yuesheng and Bai Yue got the general idea.

"Looks like those corpse-walkers are related to that guy we saw. I bet there’s more than one of his kind; only then could they mess up the Northern Desert so quickly." Qin Yuesheng said.

Bai Yue stroked his beard. "The urgent thing now is to find the mastermind and put an end to this at its root. Otherwise, ordinary folk will keep turning into corpse-walkers, and soon there won’t be a single living person in the Nine Provinces."

Sanhuang immediately said, "Master, those corpse-walkers started out wandering aimlessly, but now that the Northern Desert has nearly fallen, all kinds of different corpse-walkers have appeared. Some of them command the others like an organized army, marching south in perfect order."

"How far are those corpse-walkers from the Central Plains?" Qin Yuesheng asked.

Sanhuang’s face was grim. "Actually, the northern part of the Central Plains has already fallen. If you hadn’t shown up, Master, then in five days’ time even Chang’an wouldn’t be safe. Once Chang’an falls, Jiangnan will be next."

"Those corpse-walkers are no big deal—I can handle them. If we can’t find the mastermind right away, I’ll just suppress their momentum for now." Qin Yuesheng said calmly.

"That works too."

...

Northern Desert.

Shi Lin and Yalan, the two immortals, had already reached the Gate of Heaven. But upon returning, they found something they could do nothing about.

The Gate of Heaven... was closed.

The gate, which should have been wide open, was now tightly shut without a crack, and a faintly glowing chain was wound around the gate—it was clearly not of the mortal realm.

"It’s definitely Shen You. He went through this gate after us to the mortal realm, and then used some method to seal it." Yalan said angrily.

The two immortals were helpless; even with their skills, they couldn’t break the chain, much less open the gate. Their plan to summon immortal allies from the heavenly realm had become a pipe dream.

"Shen You had this planned all along. To keep other immortals from coming to the mortal world as easily as him, we should have come earlier." Shi Lin swept his arm, blasting the chain with immortal power, but the chain didn’t move at all—completely futile.

"At this point, all we can do is use calculations to divine Shen You’s hiding place." Yalan said.

Shi Lin was suddenly struck by a thought, raising his hand. "No! I’ve got another idea. Since Shen You wants to forge treasures, he must need a furnace. To forge primordial artifacts, what kind of furnace do you need?"

Yalan pondered, and his eyes lit up. "The earth’s dragon vein—it can serve as the world’s furnace."

"Exactly. To forge primordial treasures, you need the earth’s dragon vein as the world’s furnace, or there’s no way to succeed. If we find the dragon vein’s location, we’ll definitely encounter Shen You."

"That’s a good idea. Let me start the calculations right now."

...

Qin Yuesheng and Bai Yue bid farewell to Sanhuang, heading directly north. With their abilities, dealing with these corpse-walkers posed no problem.

"The vile aura in this world is getting thicker and thicker. I really can’t imagine what it’ll be like when the evil energy hits its peak."

"Elder Bai, no need to worry so much. As the saying goes, man plans, heaven acts. We just do our duty—if we fail, so be it." Qin Yuesheng said.

The two dashed thousands of miles north, finally spotting the dense army of corpse-walkers on the horizon, crawling across the plains like ants pouring out of a nest.

Qin Yuesheng immediately grabbed Tiger Fiend and, with a Blazing Fire technique, hacked at the earth.

Flames roared, spreading across the plains. Corpse-walkers writhed and struggled, but it was useless—the flames covered too wide an area, and with their speed they couldn’t escape, burning to charred corpses in the sea of fire.

Bai Yue split from Qin Yuesheng, each covering a section. Charging and slaying without pause, nothing could block their advance.

At last, after slaying swathes of corpse-walkers, their actions attracted the attention of certain individuals.

According to Sanhuang, among the corpse-walker army existed higher-level corpse-walkers that could command the regular ones, like generals and captains in an army. Their presence multiplied the threat, but once eliminated, the army’s danger dropped sharply.

When Qin Yuesheng ventured deep into enemy ranks, several figures of various sizes suddenly appeared nearby, surrounding and attacking him.

With a sweep of Tiger Fiend, blade energy howled out in a crescent, slicing all the high-level corpse-walkers cleanly in half.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a murderous intent exploded around Qin Yuesheng. He turned and saw a serpentine head formed of killing intent locking eyes on him. Beneath it—Shen You’s avatar.

Qin Yuesheng’s Golden Bell Shield flared instantly, blocking the sneak attack.

"Another dead man walking." Shen You’s avatar’s pupils narrowed like a snake’s—Qin Yuesheng could even see his own image reflected in those eyes.

All Shen You’s avatars had common traits. Qin Yuesheng recognized him at once, and, knowing how dangerous this foe was, unleashed the Seventh Limit—Mountain Crushing Style—without hesitation.

Bai Yue, on the other side, also ran into another Shen You avatar.

For a moment, their advance was seriously hindered.

But just then, two figures swept in from the rear with gale-like speed—Qin Killer and Qin Swordsman, who had both reached the Grandmaster Realm.

"Let me help you."

"Let me help you."

They spoke in unison, joining Qin Yuesheng against Shen You’s avatar.

All three worked together as one; their coordinated assault was seamless. Add Qin Yuesheng’s formidable Seventh Limit, and after a few dozen fierce exchanges Shen You’s avatar finally slipped up, and Qin Yuesheng sliced him down with a single blow.

"Why are you two here? Didn’t I tell you to guard Chang’an?" Qin Yuesheng asked.

Qin Swordsman replied, "Sanhuang’s side has Daoist Huang Ting protecting them. We were worried you didn’t have enough manpower, so we came. Fighting these corpse-walkers is no trouble anyway."

With the three working together, even Shen You’s avatar couldn’t resist. After all, he wasn’t the true body and weaker for it. Freeing Bai Yue, the four of them wiped out the remaining corpse-walkers as easily as chopping vegetables—no pressure at all.

As more and more corpse-walkers were exterminated, Bai Yue’s gaze suddenly turned thoughtful as he looked eastward.

Qin Yuesheng asked, "Elder Bai, what is it?"

"Each corpse-walker has a strand of vile energy drifting that way. I didn’t notice it at first, but after slaying so many at once, the evil aura is obvious."

"You mean the source of the evil aura is in that direction?" Qin Yuesheng’s eyes lit up. If so, that was very good news.

"How about this—you two go investigate. Qin Swordsman and I will stay to clean up the rest." Qin Killer suggested.

"Alright, we’ll leave this to you. Elder Bai, let’s go."

"Mm."

Leaving Qin Killer and Qin Swordsman behind, Qin Yuesheng and Bai Yue set off eastward.

Since Bai Yue could sense the vile aura, his companion was invaluable to Qin Yuesheng.

...

East Sea.

No one can say for sure how vast the East Sea really is.

Yet in the Jianghu, it’s always been called the Sea of Secret Realms, with countless immortal islands and treasures buried over the ages on those isles.

A thousand years ago, immortals and celestial demons battled in the mortal world. Countless demon corpses and immortal remains fell beneath the East Sea, nourishing its depths.

If you want the place richest in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power, it has to be the heart of the East Sea.

This day, fog billowed thick over the East Sea. Within ten steps you could barely see shapes; beyond that, you’d instantly lose track of anything.

Qin Yuesheng and Bai Yue each stood on a wooden plank, gliding across the East Sea.

Deep within the East Sea, apart from islands, there were endless secret realms. Traveling too fast could get you trapped in one by accident, so even with their level of strength, Qin Yuesheng and Bai Yue advanced cautiously, moving their planks by pushing with their Inner Strength.

"Elder Bai, is the place you sensed still far?"

"Strangely, the farther we get from land, the weaker my sense becomes, trailing off and on." Bai Yue frowned. Something in the East Sea’s depths seemed to block perception—his thoughts kept hitting a wall and couldn’t extend further.

Ummm!!!

A deep, ancient drone resounded from below the sea. Qin Yuesheng looked down to see a huge black shadow rising from the depths, growing larger and larger.

Making eye contact with Bai Yue, Qin Yuesheng immediately tapped his plank and leapt over twenty zhang skyward.

As they did so, a gigantic whale erupted from beneath, churning up monstrous waves.

"Umph!"

"What a beast! On land, it could smash a county with one charge." Bai Yue exclaimed in fascination, probably seeing a whale for the first time.

Qin Yuesheng said, "Traveling by plank is hard work—this fellow showed up at just the right time. With it, we can cover a lot more distance."

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