Chapter 58: The Plan to Advance to Primordial Yang

Chi Manman noticed Gu Fan seemed somewhat puzzled and immediately explained the situation.

It turned out that after a period of steady development, the survivors in the entire Chi City had basically stabilized.

Especially the base in the southern part of the city, which had already begun exchanging supplies between bases, gradually restoring some trade interactions.

And all of this, in a sense, was thanks to Gu Fan and the hospital shelter.

Due to the need for cultivating the Evil Lotus, the entire shelter had been continuously clearing out the surrounding zombies.

Over time, the number of zombies in the entire southern part of the city had significantly decreased.

Although there were still many, the survival pressure on each base had eased.

As a result, everyone had the spare energy to search for survival supplies, and gradually, interactions began to form between them.

This meeting was organized by the survivor base formed by the former official forces in the southern part of the city.

“Former official organization? Did they mention what they’re up to now?”

“Sister Yan didn’t go into detail, just said it might be about a large-scale clearing mission… Should I contact Sister Yan via radio?”

The moment Gu Fan heard that, he became rather displeased.

A large-scale clearing mission?

Wouldn’t that indirectly reduce his wealth!

These zombies were his lifeline—he needed Living Souls for cultivation, blood and flesh for nurturing the Evil Lotus, zombie bones for the White Bone Banner, and a vast number of zombie Crystal Cores for his Refined Fiend Body Art.

Looking at it this way, these zombies were treasures!

If they all got killed, what would he be left with?

Seeing Gu Fan’s face darken again and again, Chi Manman dared not speak any further.

“I understand. Go contact Xia Yan.”

Chi Manman nodded, as if granted amnesty, and ran toward the old building.

Gu Fan, meanwhile, stood in place and carefully pondered his upcoming advancement.

He was currently at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, and accumulating realm comprehension posed little challenge for him.

The real difficulty lay in how to break through the barrier to the Primordial Yang Realm and ignite the Primordial Yang Flame.

The cultivation process began with the Qi Gathering Realm, sensing spiritual energy, and then moved on to the Spirit Sea Realm, where spiritual energy liquefied and gathered into a sea.

Next, the Primordial Yang Realm was the third major realm in cultivation, requiring various energies to ignite the three divine fires of the Upper Elixir’s Spirit, the Middle Elixir’s Qi, and the Lower Elixir’s Essence.

Afterward, one needed to converge the three divine fires into one, forming the cultivator’s own Primordial Yang!

At that moment, the flame of a cultivator’s life origin would be formed.

What followed was the continuous addition of fuel into it, as only in this way could the flame of life grow more vigorous.

This was the core cultivation method of the Primordial Yang Realm.

Of course, as for how to ignite the three divine fires, each sect had its own traditions.

For instance, orthodox sects often used heavenly treasures and earthly herbs, using the immense spiritual power or life force within them to spark the three divine fires.

Some used the most basic method—Spirit Stone Mines!

Yes, Spirit Stones were insufficient; they had to be mined stones!

Sects like Gu Fan’s Demonic Path also had their unique techniques.

That was the power of human vitality or Living Soul!

However, in this now-stabilized world, such methods had gradually been replaced.

Instead, they now slaughtered monsters or Spirit Beasts—after all, massacring mortals was a great taboo!

These sects might appear lofty, but in reality, they could not exist without the support of the mortal world.

If the number of mortals drastically decreased, it would mean a shortage of fresh blood for the sects.

Over time, their power would inevitably decline!

This was a situation neither the righteous nor demonic paths wanted to see!

But Gu Fan didn’t have that problem!

In the world of cultivators, Living Souls might be rare and precious.

But in this apocalyptic world, every zombie came with its own Living Soul—this was simply the perfect plan for advancement!

Thinking of this, Gu Fan’s heart stirred with excitement.

Just how powerful would a Primordial Yang cultivated using the pure ancient method be?

According to his sect’s ancient texts, using the ancient method for advancement required at least five thousand Living Souls for each of the three divine fires—this was the minimum.

But in Gu Fan’s eyes, five thousand was far from enough!

So stingy—did they think he lacked Living Souls?

Gu Fan immediately multiplied the number by ten in his mind. If it wasn’t enough, he’d add more!

In this way, fully igniting the three divine fires would require at least one hundred and fifty thousand Living Souls.

And that was just an estimate. If the upper limit could withstand more, he wouldn’t mind multiplying it by ten again!

If he advanced to the Primordial Yang Realm through this method, he could hardly imagine how powerful it would be.

Perhaps he could even try to stir up trouble for Daoist Yuqing!

However, this approach was just too cumbersome—not only did he have to kill, but also extract Living Souls.

It was time to consider improving the soul-extraction efficiency…

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Gu Fan’s mind.

A large-scale clearing mission…

If used wisely, wouldn’t it be equivalent to gaining many bases as assistants?

Thinking of this, he sensed Xia Yan’s location.

After so many deep exchanges between the two, Gu Fan had long left a trace of spiritual energy inside her body.

As long as she remained on this planet, Gu Fan could sense her general direction!

…

At the same time.

Outside the survivor base of the Southern Defense Base of Chi City.

Everyone had temporarily cleaned up a hotel as the meeting venue.

First, in case of a sudden zombie tide or similar outbreak, they could quickly retreat into the Southern Defense Base. Second, they wouldn’t have to worry about being restricted inside another’s base.

In the large meeting room on the second floor of the inn, the leaders of various bases were seated.

All of them had survived since the early days of the apocalypse—each one of them formidable.

To become the leader of others in this cannibalistic apocalypse, one definitely had some skills.

At this moment, someone suddenly laughed and said:

“Heard that Shen Long, that piece of trash, got crippled by the mastermind behind the hospital base?”

“Heh, your info’s too slow—he’s been dead for two months now.”

“There’s no WeChat or QQ in the apocalypse. If I hadn’t heard it from you guys, I still wouldn’t know, hahaha!”

“Look how happy you are. Still holding a grudge over Shen Long robbing you of that truckload of supplies?”

“Forget it, let the dead rest. Still, that hospital base is deep waters, huh…”

Before the words were finished, another group of people entered from outside, with Xia Yan standing out particularly.

Her beautiful and seductive aura made several men involuntarily swallow hard…

“Xia Yan, you came alone?”

“Got a problem with that?”

Xia Yan frowned, her gaze cold.

She was no longer the nurse lady who once held hope for the world.

Now, she was the day-to-day leader of the hospital base.

Even the slightest naive kindness could drag everyone into disaster and ruin all of Gu Fan’s efforts.

The man who spoke was instantly embarrassed and could only force a laugh.

“No problem, just thought this meeting was quite significant—shouldn’t your boss be here?”

Xia Yan gave a cold chuckle.

She knew all too well what this group was thinking.

They simply wanted to probe into Gu Fan’s strength and background.

A man’s reputation precedes him like a tree’s shadow.

No one in the southern survivor base was unaware of the legends surrounding the hospital base.

Everyone knew that Xia Yan had a powerful boss behind her.

Even Shen Long, who once held territory over the university district and was considered a major force, had been killed for offending Xia Yan’s boss!

Some even exaggerated the stories to near godlike levels.

But such rumors—some believed them, others scoffed.

Now, with plans to clear out large living areas, it was only natural that someone had set their sights on Gu Fan.

“The boss doesn’t have time to worry about trivial matters.”

“Besides, I have full authority to make all decisions for the base now. If anything comes up during the meeting, just speak up. If I’m uncertain, I’ll naturally consult the boss.”

After speaking, Xia Yan directly went to her seat and sat down, closing her eyes to rest.

Clearly, she hadn’t taken the earlier remark seriously.

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