History Has Fallen Ill-Chapter 116 : All Members Improve! A Great Harvest!

Chapter 116: All Members Improve! A Great Harvest!
Jiang Yan began organizing the haul from this time.
First of all, it was the harvested corpses. After excluding those used by him to nurture offspring, and the body‑feedings done to the Crimson Sanskrit Sword Buddha Arm mother army, there remained over a thousand corpses.
They were all elite of the Corpse‑Dissolution King Court, most at peak Ling Opening, one‑tenth Dao‑Foundation, and including Three Commanders under Pigeon Commander, plus a Corpse Buddha Lama from a Hall.
Oh—and also a rag‑tag E­du General.
At this moment they were all forcibly compressed into one mass and stored in the Little Celestial Ghost’s treasure space, enough for the Coffin Spirit to bury for a while, and to nurture many coffin‑pacifying beasts and other coffin‑treasures.
Saved money that would have been spent on buying pigs.
For this, the Coffin Spirit felt a little embarrassed, after all these Corpse‑Dissolution King Court creature corpses stank to high heaven, putting the Little Celestial Ghost in quite a bind.
“Gulu!”
The Little Celestial Ghost patted the Coffin Spirit’s coffin‑lid.
“We’re family, and I’m happy I can help you, big brother.”
That one sentence moved the Coffin Spirit’s tears to well up, and it swore that it would fight with all its might to guard the world’s best Little Celestial Ghost, and not let the Three‑Headed Flood Dragon corrupt it.
Three‑Headed Flood Dragon: “?”
Jiang Yan shook his head. If this continued, the Little Celestial Ghost was going to have the Coffin Spirit dancing on its fingertip.
He had gotten four commander‑level Law‑Seeds in hand: two with Earth‑­Self (己土) attribute, one with Wood‑­Yi (乙木), one with Water‑­Gui (癸水); all following the Yin Five Elements path.
The death‑creatures of the Corpse‑Dissolution King Court were marked by abundant Yin‑energy; if one cultivated a Yang‑Five‑Elements Law‑Qi, it would be like the Old Immortal Elder hanging himself above boredom.
“It’s just a pity none of them is Gold attribute.”
Jiang Yan shook his head. He was still at Dao‑Foundation level, and only Perfect‑Level skills could be planted ahead of time into the Law‑Qi.
But even if there had been Gold attribute, he wouldn’t use it, because these commanders all used mid‑grade Law‑Qi.
For a majority of Law‑Seeds used in promotion, this is the grade — promotion after that yields moderate strength, but the ceiling is average.
In his mind he recalled the conditions for promoting an Ancient Talisman.
“There’s an old person at home, one piece of stick.”
You may leech from the old dude.
It was a tacit rule of the Historical Correction Bureau — if you can get along with your coworkers and receive extraordinary knowledge, that is your ability.
As for the core cultivation methods, they were vowed never to be leaked.
Old Dude was helpless about this too, but who could say no when the ancestor he had taken back had won First of the Newcomers in Jiangnan, helping him ride high—naturally he must be maintained.
Old Dude told him: “To promote an Ancient Talisman, you must plant three Law‑Seeds; the core Law‑Seed’s proficiency must reach Perfect Level, the other two skills must reach Mastery Level.
Three are the foundation. The more seeds, the stronger the depth, but ordinary people do not have so many resources; the nurtured Law‑Seeds must match one’s own path, and the capabilities should not differ too much, otherwise conflicts easily lead to collapse.
The process of condensing the Ancient Talisman is like assembling a puzzle, until the perfect finished product is born.
Once all conditions are met, the Historical Walker can ascend the stage to perform the ceremony, offer to the Tributary of the Historical Long River, sink into a deeper level of the Historical Abyss, and after anchoring one’s own spiritual nature therein, will enter the dedicated Diseased Domain to complete the corresponding tasks, the difficulty is quite high.
After achievement, one will obtain a merit, birth one’s own Ancient Talisman‑position, or choose to plunder the 【Meritorious Deeds】 born after mutation of a historical figure; so long as the path is the same, not only is there no repulsion, one can inherit the powerful ability within.”
However, Old Dude told Jiang Yan not to think about this just yet.
Because the historical figures who can condense a “Meritorious Deeds” are not Ancient Talismans; at minimum they are high‑rank Law‑Seeds.
So long as resources suffice, they can easily advance to Ancient Talisman.
As for the “Great Deeds”, Old Dude didn’t even bother to elaborate.
That thing, once acquired, is a Grade 2 Ancient Talisman, but none of the holders were not top monsters suppressing a generation of heroes?
Thus, the Corpse‑Dissolution King Court directly seized Wu Sangui’s 【Meritorious Deeds — “Offering the Pass, Crossing the Worlds”】, a rare Space type, blocking his road to advancement, also using it to create the Corpse‑Realm Worms to monitor him.
It was just a pity that they still could not stop this legendary back‑stab king’s betrayal again; had Jiang Yan not met him, maybe he truly could have succeeded in converting to the Path of God.
But Jiang Yan thought back to the final one who struck, the King of Bone‑Eating — his arrival was too rapid, as though he had been lying in wait…
He did not rule out that the Corpse‑Dissolution King Court deliberately let Wu Sangui loose, hoping by his hand to gain control of the Path of God.
“All calculations.”
Jiang Yan sighed; a pity the merit was taken by the Court, its whereabouts unknown — otherwise it would have been the most suitable extraordinary material for the Little Celestial Ghost to advance to Ancient Talisman.
Nevertheless, after witnessing Wu Sangui’s ultra‑grade Law‑Qi, he had ambition too: he prepared to first ascend the Immortal‑Grade Dao‑Foundation, and with ten pieces of Ultra‑Grade Law‑Qi nurture ten Law‑Seeds to condense an Ancient Talisman.
In this way, how many grades of Ancient Talisman could be born?
Grade 2? Or the legendary Grade 1?
“However, behind strength we need money.”
Jiang Yan felt a little helpless; he prepared to hang these four pieces of Law‑Qi in the Historical Correction Bureau’s internal marketplace for sale, and wait to accumulate enough points to exchange for one piece of Ultra‑Grade Law‑Qi.
Luckily he could still collect ten Heavenly Stems, before the Ancient Talisman promotion and puzzle layout.
The third item was one he personally brought about: Wu Sangui’s dragon‑transformation.
Although it was a fake cultivated into real, if the lie were exposed it would be sent back to its original form, but…
Now there was no opposing testimony, everything was completely written off.
Wu Sangui’s soul had furthermore been refined into a Red Candle.
Dragon‑heart, dragon‑blood, dragon‑flesh, dragon‑face had all been carved up by the Three‑Headed Flood Dragon; he successfully broke through the Dao‑Foundation peak, only missing one Law‑Qi to ascend the Law‑Seed Realm.
The Gifted Law‑Seed from the Mother of Dread, 【Ultra‑Grade Law‑Seed — Decaying Palm Seal】, followed the Earth‑Self (己土) path.
Filling one of the ten Heavenly Stems.
However, for caution’s sake, and to prevent any methods left by Immortals or Gods,
Jiang Yan first used the Demon‑God Embryo to nurture it into an offspring, and then handed it to the Cataclysmic Sea of the Return Ruins to fuse and absorb.
Rumble!
The Cataclysmic Sea of the Return Ruins began to molt; originally in the Void Tribulation‑Qi Long River there drifted endless decaying ashes, sweeping all things.
Instead it garnered a few shades of the Historical Long River.
A massive ash‑cloud clustered, condensed into a black Great‑Sun, hanging over the Tribulation‑Qi Long River.
It was the Earth‑Self Law‑Seed.
The moment it was born, it fed back tremendous spiritual‑energy that surged into Jiang Yan’s limbs and bones, breaking through to the high rank of Dao‑Foundation, only one step away from the peak.
In the next room Zhao Yinman lifted her head; her gaze was deep.
The Coffin Spirit…
Has become fragrant!
Jiang Yan has also grown stronger.
“Damn him!”
Niu Tunan sensed that familiar breakthrough aura; jealousy made his face unrecognisable.
That guy’s breakthrough in realm was as simple as eating or drinking.
He sorrowfully resolved that he must intensify his complaints against the strong.
This environment was one they messed up, and suddenly it swirled up.
At this moment, Jiang Yan saw the Dao‑Foundation of the Cataclysmic Sea of the Return Ruins extend to one thousand seven hundred zhang; when it reached the Dao‑Foundation peak, it was estimated it could exceed two thousand zhang.
In sheer size alone, even ancient sages and great divine‑abilities in youth would be no comparison.
Especially after advancing Ancient Talisman, the birth of Law‑Domain and Dao‑Foundation and Law‑Seed are closely linked.
When Jiang Yan unfolded his Law‑Domain, the scene should be splendid.
“My size is very large; you need not feel inferior.”
Most crucially, Wu Sangui’s 【Law‑Domain Prototype — Decaying Nation】 was also inherited; however, after merging into the Cataclysmic Sea of the Return Ruins’ Dao‑Foundation and amalgamating with Tribulation‑Qi, it transformed into 【Decaying Dynasty】.
Generally speaking, “Kingdom” refers to a warlord‑fief; only “Dynasty” indicates a unified great age, symbolising civilisation.
But until Jiang Yan advanced Law‑Seed and converted spiritual‑energy into Law‑power, unfolding the Law‑Domain Prototype would consume vast spiritual‑energy.
If external Tribulation‑Qi didn’t act as a power‑bank, it wouldn’t last long.
Jiang Yan looked forward: who would first experience the Decaying Dynasty?
Apart from that, he used the Dragon‑Tiger Qi of Xu Huangzhi and Wu Sangui as nourishment, helping his own 【Dragon‑Tiger Qi】 to elevate to 【Mastery Level 99%】, only one step away from promotion to 【Perfect Level】.
“Enemies are the best nourishment for my growth.”
In the physical sense.
Jiang Yan smiled lightly and looked at the last item left by Wu Sangui.
It was the inner‑dan born from the centipede’s dragon‑transformation — the Red‑Armour Golden Body.
After nurturing it into an offspring, relevant information appeared before Jiang Yan’s eyes.
【Red‑Armour Golden Body 【Three‑Faced Black Dragon’s Dragon‑Pearl】】
【Fate‑Luck type offspring】
【Description: Centipedes are naturally adept at absorbing fate‑luck to assist their dragon‑transformation; after metamorphosing into Three‑Faced Black Dragon, they reinforced this ability. They may thus nurture Fate‑Seizing Centipedes, slowly gathering dispersed fate‑luck, or absorb part of the fate‑luck of slain targets, store it, help the host birth the 【Heaven‑Centipede Dragon‑Transform Fate Pattern】, elevate fate‑luck, birth pseudo‑dragon might that terrorises others.
But correspondingly, the target will suffer stronger killing‑tribulations, unable to pass through; if one survives, one may become 【Black Dragon Ascent Fate Pattern】, blessed with fate‑luck, great fortune ahead.】
“Wu Sangui truly was treasure throughout his body; it's just a pity that after nurturing the merit, his uniqueness was condensed, and within the Historical Long River no trace of him remains — otherwise repeatedly killing him to farm loot would’ve been fun.”
Jiang Yan sighed; he himself already mastered the cultivation method of Tribulation and fate‑luck, and could slowly elevate his fate‑luck; he did not require external objects to raise it.
Especially for the 【Heaven‑Centipede Dragon‑Transform Fate Pattern】 which needs to face tribulation, will be targeted by “heroes”.
Jiang Yan, however, did not fear it, it was just a matter of return on investment.
Deploying it to a fate‑luck child within a Diseased Domain could let them ride the wind and waves, stir the tides of eras, harvest large quantities of world‑origins.
For himself, at most he could push his fate‑luck into deep‑orange.
“If I could pair it with the Gourd Offspring Scripture, birth it with a companion Spirit‑Treasure Gourd, then that is a sure top‑talent start.”
Jiang Yan stroked his chin; he felt he was walking farther and farther down the path of the behind‑the‑scenes manipulator.
He was already starting to match these “fate‑luck children” with golden hand‑pointers.
“Only the Red‑Armour Golden Body will gradually change one’s nature; it isn’t suitable for A‑Shui of the Silver Dynasty, so I still must find a new Diseased Domain, find an ambitious, hawk‑glance, wolf‑sight type, preferably Sima Yi‑same style.”
Not only the Diseased Domain, even in the present world Jiang Yan prepared to filter out some suitable seeds for investment.
As for the fourth item of haul, it was the arm of the “King of Bone‑Eating” he shamelessly asked from Fuyuan, a portion of the body following the Earth‑Self path, a powerful part of an Ancient Talisman, containing high‑rank extraordinary‑origin.
After nurturing it into a child, it birthed a top skill 【Bone–Eating Mountain】, commanding a mountain of white‑bones to devour myriad souls’ bones, suppress opponents.
But Jiang Yan did not absorb it himself; he called over the Coffin Spirit, and prepared to help it…
evolve!