[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses":3,"chapter-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-401":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},315798,581,"Chapter 401 - 399: Sorting","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-401",401,"\u003Cp>\"Who?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi whipped his head around and saw an ordinary-looking stranger holding a black crystal-like stone, aiming it directly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are truly ruthless, killing your own companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the higher-ups at Yellow Springs find out, what will become of you?\" The man sneered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... a Recording Stone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran from Su Yu’s feet to his head, making his whole body tingle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ugh!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a swirl of spiritual power, a black-gray Yin Wind was released and fiercely swept toward the man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu’s eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter who this man was, he was certainly up to no good, so he should just die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, however, did not dodge or evade, and watched as the corrosive Yin Wind scraped against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Yin Wind struck, the man was unbelievably unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu even heard the Yin Wind making a grating sound against the man’s skin, like encountering the incomparably hard Mystic Iron Essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What!?\" Su Yu’s eyes widened, practically bulging out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Bang!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, his vision was filled with shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu felt a pain in his head, then was slapped to the ground, and a foot suddenly stomped on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to struggle, but felt as if he was being crushed by a mountain, unable to move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ribs in his chest creaked ominously, on the brink of breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear appeared unconsciously on Su Yu’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You clearly have not understood the situation.\" A cold voice from the shadow above him said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spare, spare me...\" Su Yu’s bones were far softer than he imagined, and tears and snot poured out uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I ask, you answer. If there’s a single lie, I’ll break one of your bones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will, I will...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bin City... ah!! I mean Jin City, Jin City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An immediate crack echoed as one of Su Yu’s chest bones was precisely broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extreme fear showed in his eyes; he had no idea how the other could tell he was lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does your family do? How many are there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wood trading, my mother died early...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwilling to give up, Su Yu lied once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Lou Yi mercilessly broke three more of his bones, he dared not try any more tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know that his previous relationship with Lou Yi had been good, and his family background was no secret to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Lou Yi’s enhanced senses could precisely pick up the slight acceleration of Su Yu’s heartbeat and blood flow when he lied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something many high-level cultivators could not achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi interrogated Su Yu and gathered various details about the Yellow Springs Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a hunch he would face this evil organization sooner or later, so having prior knowledge wouldn’t hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Lou Yi left with a parting ’I’ll come back for you,’ and floated away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu, lying there, took half an hour before he stood up, still with a face full of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mysterious person not only had immense power but also held evidence of him slaughtering sect members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he be under his control from now on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu was extremely unwilling, but he had no solution at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? What’s this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu found a storage bag on the ground nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picking it up and probing inside with his Spiritual Sense, his face showed a mix of shock and ecstasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This person is so generous...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lou Yi, who had left, did not concern himself at all with Su Yu, nor did he care about his feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a scoundrel like Su Yu, kindness was useless; one had to trample on his dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the storage bag left behind, it contained nothing more than some talismans, magical artifacts, and elixirs from Yellow Springs sect members that were of no use to him, considered a bone thrown to a dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a move in the grand scheme of things; useful if it worked, indifferent if it didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Su Yu had just slaughtered a number of Yellow Springs sect members, which had given Lou Yi seven or eight enhancements to his Yin Affinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, he had obtained a technique, Soul Search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soul Search: Forcibly invade someone’s Sea of Consciousness with one’s Divine Sense and sift through their memory fragments... This technique harms the natural order, use with caution!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The renowned Soul Search, obtained by Lou Yi just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul Search demanded high spiritual cultivation from its user.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, it required a Peak of Qi Refining level to use on ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If used on a Qi Cultivator, a Foundation Establishment level of cultivation would be necessary at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the spiritual cultivation is insufficient, severe backlash could occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the person subjected to this technique, at best memory loss could happen, at worst it might be fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, although this method is sinister, it is extremely practical and might come in handy someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lou Yi, in a good mood, set off on the journey back to the Corpse-Driving Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was three miles from the sect, he transformed into the form of Rong Xuejian and swaggered into the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After swapping again with Rong Xuejian, Lou Yi reverted to his original identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His master, He Xiang, was coincidentally going out to visit friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told him that it would take at least half a year before he would return, and senior brother Liu Qi and senior sister Lü Tianran’s whereabouts were unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the expansive ’Yanbo’ cave residence, only Lou Yi and a few old servants were left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi stayed in his room and began sorting the rewards from his out-of-sect mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, there were over twenty kinds of treasures from the auction, aside from the Wind Riding Fruit he consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, handleless flying sword, green and transparent, flickering with spiritual light surpassing even a top-grade magical artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s likely the rumored top-grade magical artifact, its value exceeding many low-grade spiritual artifacts;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precious elixirs in a white jade porcelain bottle, engraved with the words ’Rejuvenation Pill’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Peak of Qi Refining cultivator taking one can smoothly restore 80% of spiritual power; the more taken in a short time, the less effective;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mushroom as large as a car hood, intricately layered, its surface flashing with flowing light occasionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be a Lingzhi of over eight or nine hundred years, usable as raw material for many high-level elixirs;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five formation flags inserted on a jade plate, embroidered with sun, moon, and stars, incredibly exquisite;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fiery red beast egg, its surface wrinkled but pulsing, emitting astounding vitality...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ve really hit the jackpot.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lou Yi had already scanned these treasures roughly before, seeing them again, he couldn’t help feeling excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cultivation realm, wealth ranks first among the \"faith, companions, techniques, location,\" these treasures are personal wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that’s not all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi proceeded to open Elder Huangquan’s Storage Bag belonging to the Bone-Eroding Enchantress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he took out a roll of red silk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten times more magnificent than the royal silk, with rich layers of spiritual light emanating continuously from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi had seen the Bone-Eroding Enchantress use it before, knowing it had the power to bind enemies or magical artifacts, with formidable power, it’s highly likely a spiritual artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black jade hairpin, but currently it’s dimmed, likely heavily damaged after a battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pink pouch, emitting an aroma that made one feel heated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over ten bottles of elixirs with different effects, including the top-grade Qi Absorption Pills beneficial even to Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And dozens of talismans, though mostly at Qi Cultivation level, since Foundation Establishment level talismans are exceedingly rare...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi assessed for half a day, feeling that indeed this Foundation Establishment Storage Bag held value not smaller than the items sold at the auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the value of the red silk, black jade hairpin, and pink pouch were the highest, most likely spiritual artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, despite the abundance of treasures, few were useful to Lou Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He possessed a magic artifact embryo, so most magical artifacts and spiritual artifacts were superfluous to him... such as breakthrough-helping elixirs, they were utterly useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Lou Yi needed most at the moment were Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures on the attribute panel that could help advance his talents or cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as Dragon Saliva Grass to advance the Demon Summoning Scripture, and Ice Soul for advancing Petrification Talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Wang, the formidable enemy felt like a thorn in his side, requiring him to enhance his power urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lou Yi began sorting the rewards from this outing into categories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeping useful ones, like the exquisite set of formation flags, Rejuvenation Pill for quickly recovering spiritual power, spiritual artifact red silk for binding enemies...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting aside those not useful to him, like top-grade magical artifacts, unknown beast egg, thousand-year Lingzhi, spiritual hairpin, spiritual pouch...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These could be exchanged for treasures beneficial to him, aiming to convert them into strength swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master He Xiang was currently not in the cave residence, and it’s unknown when he’ll return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, Lou Yi took out a yellow transmission talisman, writing words on it with his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar voice came from outside, \"Lou Muhead, what are you calling me over for? Are there any gifts for me, hehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not impossible to give you a gift either.\" Lou Yi also laughed, \"But you need to help me with something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have some treasures I want to sell, trying to exchange them all for those materials I told you about before. Oh, there are a few more additions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you need are not ordinary materials, things like Ice Soul, Dragon Saliva Grass, White Taisui, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They either appear in ancient books or are beyond our current level to access...\" Bi Yaoyao wrinkled her delicate nose, feeling troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can help me find those materials, the treasures in my hand can all serve as rewards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, what treasures can you possibly have in your hand? Who cares...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Bi Yaoyao finished talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi waved his large hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room appeared a pile of glittering, shiny gold, silver, and bright treasures...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinding Bi Yaoyao’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her rosy little mouth inadvertently formed an O shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1750,"2026-05-30T02:45:59.889Z","2026-06-01T04:30:04.667Z",1,"novelbin.me","b6f6ff7349257cdeb516fb4bd6240f91e51312c731e5a77614e2a6bd36e3acb8","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-402","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-400",784,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-cover.jpg"]