A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality - Chapter 985

Chapter 985: 985



As the Corpse Wolf moved to escape, a crimson light flashed near its side to reveal a red needle . It flickered and pierced through the green flames protecting the wolf’s body in a crimson line, cutting through with incredible sharpness .

In the huge wolf’s alarm, it attempted to turn its head and avoid the attack, but the needle had already pierced through its neck . A deafening painful howl followed, and the black Qi that gathered around it’s legs disappeared into the nearby Yin winds . When the group saw this, they rejoiced .

“Pursue it!” Someone yelled . The party then began to glow, intending to quickly fly after it .

However, a cry sounded out from a pouch at Han Li’s waist . Although it was soft, Han Li’s expression vastly changed and he flicked his hand, shooting several azure swordstreaks at an area over thirty meters away . As the attack drew closer, a dark light shined from the ground to reveal several jet-black figures . One of them had easily repelled the swordstreaks with a flick of their finger .

Afterwards, Yin winds began to erupt with great strength and the three figures were partially concealed . These three were the same dried corpses that had appeared at the intersection that the cultivators had passed . It was unknown what they conspired or how they evaded the spell formations that had been placed, but they managed to tail them with profound concealment .

Just as Han Li and company were about to give chase, one of the dried corpses had revealed a trace of its aura in a moment of carelessness, allowing Han Li’s Weeping Soul Beast to detect it . These dried corpses were entirely shriveled, and were of differing heights . Han Li even recalled having seen one before, as he had struck it with lightning and turned it to dust .

While Han Li betrayed shock from his face, the others all let out a cry of alarm .

“How can that decayed corpse move?” The black-robed woman shouted out in astonishment, “When I discovered it, it was without life . ”

Bai Yaoyi was also particularly surprised as she had discovered one alongside Han Li as well .

“You recognize these ghosts? We can’t deal with them now; we must first give chase to the Umbra Yin Horse . Fellow Daoist Han and Junior Martial Sister Chang, deal with these ghosts for the time being . The rest of us will chase after the horse . If it conceals itself once more, it will be difficult to find again . ” Although Old Man Fu was greatly alarmed by the appearance of these three mysterious ghosts, he obviously prioritized the capture of the Umbra Yin Horse . From his point of view, Han Li and his Junior Martial Sister shouldn’t have a problem dealing with these three strange refined corpses, neither would his three have any problem with the Corpse Wolf . None of the other party members had raised an objection as well .

After the black-clothed woman curtly agreed and Han Li nodded, Old Man Fu and the others flew in the direction of the Corpse Wolf without further hesitation .


Han Li then put away his flying needle, and stood beside the black-robed woman, both of them coldly glaring at the dried corpses . Although Ghost Dao techniques were abnormally sly by nature, he found it incomprehensible that one of them was able to survive a strike from Divine Devilbane Lightning . Nevertheless, he still maintained a calm appearance, despite the increased vigilance in his heart .

As for the black-robed woman, she was an elder of the Nine Serenities Sect and possessed much understanding of both devilish and ghost techniques . Not daring to underestimate these corpses either, she had her giant red sword revolve above her in a display of dazzling glamour, protecting her rather than attacking .

The three corpses facing them were the first to move . The taller of the lot took two large steps forward and opened its mouth to spit out a grey thread towards the woman .

“You’re courting death!” She snorted with a sullen appearance . With a flick of her sleeve, over ten fireballs shot out in succession . Soon after, she pointed to the huge sword above her head and it sliced through the air, releasing a crimson swordstreak . She believed that this unremarkable thread was simply condensed corpse flames and that fire techniques should be able to restrain it .

But then, the thread passed through both the fireballs and the red swordstreak without resistance, thoroughly absorbing their entire being with just a touch, and continued to rush forward without any sign of slowing down .

The black-robed woman swept her sleeve in alarm and produced a small green shield in front of her . It glowed with light and massively expanded . At nearly the same time, the huge sword above her head chopped down towards the grey thread .

The black-robed woman believed that since the thread was able to absorb attacks of spiritual power, physical treasures should be able to block it .



As predicted, the grey thread stopped upon being struck with the huge sword .

The beautiful woman rejoiced and thought to activate the sword’s abilities, but then the grey thread suddenly blurred and multiplied into a hundred copies of itself, quickly moving to restrain the huge sword . Afterwards, a strange dark light glowed from the threads, fusing together with the sword’s red light, slowly overwhelming it and turning it black as if it were being corrupted . The woman also felt her mental connection to the sword grow dull .

Her heart sank and she slapped her storage pouch without another thought, summoning a dharmic wheel into her hand .

But before she could use it to free her sword, thunder rang out, followed by a bolt of dazzling lightning . The golden bolt struck the grey threads in rumbling wrath and freed the large red sword .

“Many thanks, Brother Han!” The woman hurriedly uttered before forming a hand gesture and recalling her sword into her sleeve after splitting into three red streaks .

With her weapon freed, Han Li didn’t pay any further attention . Rather, he was staring at the air with a tight frown . The grey threads he had scattered apart condensed back into its original form after only a short delay . As for the other two dried corpses, they hadn’t yet taken any action .

When the black-robed woman saw this, her expression turned unsightly, but she continued to look at the grey thread in the air .

“This isn’t ordinary corpse Qi, but that of a Baleful Corpse Qi . Could this be a Ghostfiend Thread?” She cried out with a deeply pale complexion .

“Baleful Corpse Qi?” Han Li found the name familiar and after a moment of thought, he recalled it being mentioned in the Great Development Treasure Scriptures .



His expression wavered for a time . This was a grand ability of the Ghost Dao that few cultivators ever could witnessed .

As the name implied, Baleful Corpse Qi was originally corpse Qi, but fused with the lingering resentment of a fresh death — what was otherwise known as baleful Qi .

Baleful Corpse Qi was said to be extremely difficult to manufacture, at minimum requiring the corpses of Core Formation cultivators along with other unknown conditions . When it took form, it was said to be everlasting, and was capable of absorbing elemental Qi and corrupting various magic treasures . As expected for one of the greatest abilities of the Ghost Dao, it was beyond difficult to deal with .

However, he hadn’t heard of a Ghostfiend Thread before, but given that it was created from Baleful Corpse Qi, it was no wonder it was so troublesome . It seemed his Divine Devilbane Lightning was able to disperse it but not exterminate it entirely .

As these thoughts flew through his mind, all three of the corpses simultaneously raised their hands and flicked their fingers, each releasing grey threads .

The black-robed woman deeply gasped and unleashed the dharmic wheel from her hand, chanting a series of evocations . The wheel whirled in the air and shined with a seven-colored light, covering both Han Li and her in a barrier .

‘Seven-colored light, a Buddhist treasure?’ Han Li had already raised his hand with arcs of lightning sparking between them, but when he saw her take action, he paused with a trace of surprise . The threads then struck the seven-colored barrier but were all completely repelled .

Han Li wasn’t astonished by the barrier’s effectiveness . Since Buddhist techniques were specialized in restraining the Ghost Dao, even something as vicious as Ghostfiend Threads shouldn’t be able to break through Buddhist light in an instant . But what surprised Han Li was the fact that a devilish sect elder even possessed a Buddhist treasure .

The three hadn’t stopped their attack after seeing that their threads were repelled . Instead, their fingers stirred and countless grey threads began to take form in the air and weaved countless layers of threads on top of the seven-colored barrier, as if intending on thoroughly trapping the two within it .

A cold glint flashed from Han Li’s eyes and he slapped his hands together, raising them to release two dense arcs of golden lightning at the barrier of light protecting them . As loud crackles sounded out, a net of lightning appeared on the surface of the barrier and instantly dissolved the grey threads .

The three corpses didn’t seem to care when they saw this . They simply shot out more Ghostfiend Threads from their hands and restored the form of the grey Qi that had been scattered .

“Fellow Daoist Chang, open it up!” With that said, thunder rang from Han Li’s back, revealing a pair of silver wings .

She thought to persuade him otherwise, but after seeing the wings, she immediately uttered an incantation and created a fine opening in the barrier .

His wings flapped and he disappeared in a flash of silver light .

The three corpses suddenly stopped when they saw this and began to look around . Then, the light flashed once more meters behind them to reveal Han Li . The corpses instantly flicked their fingers in response and shot dozens of grey threads at him .

Han Li didn’t remotely attempt to dodge, instead opening his mouth to spit out three golden streaks in the direction of each corpse .

[1] Eight spoked wheel commonly associated with Buddhism .

[2] Monarch Soul Divergence’s autobiography, and collection of techniques and secrets . He gave it to Han Li before he passed .