[{"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-486":6,"glossary-terms-581":24},{"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},315983,581,"Chapter 486 - 473: Quitting While Ahead (Combined - 4,500 Words)_2","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-486",486,"\u003Cp>Jia Hong took all the demonic liquid collected by Cui Yan and the others without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then began to circulate his astral energy to absorb the demonic liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large amount of demonic liquid entered his body, and Lou Yi’s astral energy was again cleansed and strengthened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its power took another step up, getting closer to that of a top-grade spiritual artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued walking inside, stopping abruptly after passing through an unfamiliar cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the large open ground ahead, seven or eight demonic ghost giant tigers lay quietly, each over ten feet long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only were their bodies fully materialized, but they were also wearing demonic armor with clear patterns on the surface, and their eyes had a rare intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura they emitted startled Lou Yi, making him dare not act rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi instinctively used the detection skill of the attribute panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Low-tier demon general, mid-tier demon general, mid-tier demon general... high-tier demon general!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In the distance, there seemed to be even stronger demonic ghosts...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red light flashed in Lou Yi’s eyes as he carefully searched the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered a hidden array with a killing function among these demonic ghost giant tigers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only because his understanding of arrays had reached the perfection level; otherwise, someone else probably wouldn’t notice it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lou Yi was about to retreat and find another place,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a faint urgent voice emerged: \"Help me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi’s heart was stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated for a moment, fully activating his disguise talent, and continued to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic ghost giant tigers seemed to sense something, each standing up, their fur bristling, looking around cautiously and no longer lazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lou Yi advanced only ninety feet before he had to retreat helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The array between the giant tigers was too complex, and he wasn’t confident he could quickly decipher it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, in his mind, the hawk constantly screeched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The martial artist’s sixth sense told him that moving forward would mean death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice grew more urgent, but without any hesitation, Lou Yi turned and ran, quitting while ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was always tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t his only chance to enter the demonic realm; he could return when his strength improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking another route through other cave entrances, Lou Yi killed more demonic ghosts, absorbing the resulting demonic liquid, purifying his astral energy, expelling impurities, and further increasing its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the time was running out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi exited the ninth celestial prison and found seven or eight congregation members waiting there, but the wardens were still nowhere in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous roar came from a more distant celestial prison, terrifying the congregation members and causing their faces to turn pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of creature is imprisoned in there, could it be a great demon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The warden just left; it seems there was some disruption?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The congregation members excitedly discussed it, oblivious to Lou Yi’s use of the disguise talent as he swaggered onto the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi looked toward the steeper cliffs, winding paths, and the black smoke drifting into the air, then continued sneaking deeper inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he arrived outside the eighth celestial prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance was a massive hole, similar in size to that of the ninth celestial prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a lot of cold air leaked out, forming a thin layer of blue frost on the stone walls at the cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He touched the frost and abruptly felt as if the blood in his body was freezing, quickly releasing his hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the sliver of power that escaped was so formidable, what on earth was imprisoned in here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi pondered internally, while his body did not pause, continuing to sneak inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the seventh celestial prison, he didn’t see anything unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the sixth celestial prison, he finally saw many yellow-robed figures hurrying over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, besides the ninth celestial prison warden who wore a monkey mask, there were also those wearing masks of pigs, snakes, and tigers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had a powerful presence, none below the Foundation Establishment stage, and a few even posed a significant threat to Lou Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the detection skill and found that they were indeed in the later stages of the Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, reinforce the unstable array base, this thing is starting to riot again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, one of the array bases is too close to it. I don’t want to go; the wardens devoured previously weren’t just one or two!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Clang! Clang... Clang!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi heard the sound of a massive creature struggling against chains, emitting terrifying roars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yellow-robed figures around were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, clearly extremely afraid of the monster within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer hesitated, pressing further inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the fifth celestial prison, he saw purplish-red blood flowing near the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bubbles constantly surfaced in the blood, and occasionally vague black shadows emerged, only to quickly burst like bubbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the fourth celestial prison, he heard fearful laughter which sent his astral energy into turmoil, nearly driving him into madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After painstakingly calming his astral energy, he approached the entrance of the third celestial prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing away from him at the entrance sat a white-clothed scholar, playing a zither. The beautiful sound relaxed Lou Yi entirely, unconsciously drawing him closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Screech!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, the hawk let out a high-pitched cry, pulling Lou Yi out of his unnatural state, revealing a look of horror in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t dare proceed further, suddenly producing a jade leaf with clear veins, emitting a faint herbal fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Jia Hong’s instructions, Lou Yi placed the jade leaf under a discreetly positioned rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found that the leaf gradually merged into the rock and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The water in this demonic realm is not just deep.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Lou Yi retraced his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the sixth celestial prison, chaos still reigned, with continuous roars, shouts, and wails.\u003C\u002Fp>",986,"2026-05-30T02:45:59.888Z","2026-06-01T04:30:04.667Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb1edf815188e5b514de2942a38185f7953ef02efef9917146e3976b2de83c02","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-487","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-485",784,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-cover.jpg",{"terms":25,"userReplacements":26},[],{}]