Chapter 23: Corpse Qi (Part 1)

  Now, if Qin Yifan is by the lake of Fist Print, as long as there are no people around, the corpse will appear, standing beside him without a word, unless Qin Yifan takes the initiative to talk to her, otherwise she will just stand there watching Qin Yifan, like his other guardian.

  Her entire body was covered by that black robe, even her face was hidden inside, without any skin exposed. Sometimes Qin Yifan wondered what material the clothes on her were made of, how they could dig in the ground for so long and yet not show a single speck of dirt, looking as good as new. Was this the magic of escape techniques or was that piece of clothing simply a rare treasure?

  Strictly speaking, Qin Yifan had only seen a limited number of magical artifacts. The kitchen knife in his hand barely counted as half of one, Lin Qiulü's flying sword, Li Song's yuan ding, and that was it - he hadn't seen any others. Moreover, from the legends he'd heard, all he knew was that magical artifacts were incredibly powerful objects, but exactly how they were so powerful wasn't really clear to him. Just like his own kitchen knife, aside from being sharp, there didn't seem to be anything particularly extraordinary about it.

  Starting from the mentality of an ordinary person, facing a corpse that can walk and jump and even talk every day is really unacceptable. Fortunately, Qin Yifan also crawled out of a pile of corpses, so he wouldn't be afraid of anything like corpses, let alone ghosts and gods. Moreover, after such a long time, the yin corpse didn't show any malice, she had already gotten used to staying by his side.

  These days, it seems like every time I see a corpse, there's some change, the most obvious being the flexibility of the corpse's body. At first, you could almost tell without looking that a corpse was just a stiff, with rigid joints and awkward movements, and for most of the time, if they needed to move on the ground, they could only hop around. But even so, when using stealth techniques, it seemed easier than anyone else, as if corpses were naturally suited for stealth.

  Regarding this point, Qin Yifan did not guess wrong. Indeed, the main way of action for a yin corpse is to use the Five Elements Escape Technique. For a yin corpse, the Five Elements Escape Technique is an innate ability that comes with birth, and it's even easier than walking or speaking. If you really want to find someone in the cultivation world who can surpass a yin corpse in the Five Elements Escape Technique, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack. Even the current master of the Five Elements Sect wouldn't dare guarantee that they could surpass a yin corpse.

  Here, the only place where the Yin Corpse dare not use the Escape Technique is the Fist Print Lake. Although the Water Escape is simple, there is something in the lake that prevents the Yin Corpse from using the Escape Technique. Especially during that time when Qin Yifan was confronting the Old Brother of the Lake, even the Yin Corpse was forced to leave the Tianya Disha Great Array by that powerful aura and escaped far away, after which it became even more wary of the things in the lake.

  Qin Yifan might still have a normal person's thoughts, feeling extremely awkward and uncomfortable with the stiff movements after the appearance of the corpse. This thought is very normal, anyone who sees such a situation will feel uncomfortable. But for the corpse, it's different, that's Qin Yifan's thought, so close, she can fully feel Qin Yifan's awkwardness, so the recently absorbed yin energy was used to adjust her body.

  Qin Yifan didn't notice when the change happened, but by the time he did, the corpse's movements were almost like those of a toddler learning to walk, still a bit stiff but much more agile.

  That time, Yin Shi casually pushed her, and Mrs. Lü, who was also a number one figure in the Jianghu, flew far away. With such a unique physical condition, it would be a pity not to practice martial arts. If there is an opportunity, Qin Yifan even wonders if he can teach Yin Shi some knife and sword techniques, I don't know what kind of situation that would be. Imagining those cultivators looking at Yin Shi holding knives and swords like a high-ranking martial artist, I don't know what a hilarious scene it would be.

  The corpse next to him seemed to have sensed the smile in Qin Yifan's mind, and the stiff face under the black veil also revealed a somewhat rigid smile. Only Qin Yifan didn't notice it for the time being.

  Suddenly, what kind of attack method is the corpse? Is it just a escape technique that takes people away? It's impossible. The controller was among the cultivators before, and simple earth escape can't deal with cultivators. Moreover, the corpse should also be considered as an attacking means for the demonic path, which should also be included in the cultivators, taking this opportunity to understand it.

  "You come to attack me!" Qin Yifan finally couldn't help but be curious and started communicating with the dark corpse.

  The corpse seemed to have already possessed high wisdom, constantly shaking its head, as if it would not take any action that might harm Qin Yifan. Qin Yifan ordered it to attack, but it seemed impossible.

  Furrowed his brow, didn't think that this yin corpse would still be so concerned about himself, it seems that good people do have good rewards. If directing her won't work, then try another approach, what if he attacks the yin corpse first?

  With a flicker of his mind, Qin Yifan's figure flashed and he appeared in front of the dark corpse. A punch, straight and powerful, struck the dark corpse's face. The wind generated by the punch was so strong that it whistled, blowing the dark corpse's veil into disarray. However, despite such a fierce attack, the dark corpse remained motionless, as if determined to endure Qin Yifan's blow.

  His fist stopped above the veil, and all he could feel was a chill, but Qin Yifan couldn't bring himself to strike. He really couldn't bring himself to hit "one of his own". There was no other way, so he had to reason with the corpse.

  "You attack me, I mean, you accompany me in practicing..."

  "Don't be afraid of hurting me, it's just mutual sharpening..."

  …

  "Come on, just practice a bit, simple, you don't have to use your full strength..."

  Finally, the painstaking persuasion had some effect, and the corpse agreed to practice with him. Qin Yifan made a slight preparation, adjusted his posture, and beckoned: "Come on!"

  As soon as the words fell, the corpse was already in front of him, with a speed that was beyond compare, and he didn't even see her launch route. No need to ask, it must be teleportation.

  Just like Qin Yifan's previous punch, a solid fist came straight at his face. Qin Yifan secretly praised it and threw out another punch. However, he clearly underestimated the power of the dark corpse. "Bang", the two fists collided in mid-air, making an indescribable crashing sound. Qin Yifan didn't use much internal force to attack, but his entire body was sent flying backward like it had been hit by a giant cannon.

  "Evil creature, how dare you harm people here!" A loud shout suddenly rang out in mid-air.