Chapter 134: Corpse Disaster
Ancient palace space.
Nine ancient stone doors.
The second door slowly opened.
It was so gray inside that I couldn't see anything clearly.
The stone tablet currently does not contain any hints about the "foundation-building" world.
Yu Xiao then glanced at the current personal information recorded on it.
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Name: Yu Xiao.
Physiological age: 23 years old.
Real age: 43 years old.
Luck growth: 15 points per year.
Luck: 78.
Merit: 139680.
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Because the Chiyou Demon Puppet was moved to the main world, 98 points of luck were consumed in one go, leaving only 40 points of luck at the time, but it has gradually increased during this period of time.
The Daxia world has a stable income of 15 points of luck every year.
It is enough for Yu Xiao to maintain a stable supply of luck most of the time.
In addition, after killing Emperor Qian, the accumulated merits reached more than 120,000. The Wumeng organization created by Yu Xiao and the subsequent impact of Emperor Qian's killing are still in effect, so the merit points have increased a lot in the past two or three years.
The current merits are as high as .
If all of it is converted into luck, it would be 1390.
Although the more merit points the better, because activating the healing altar requires consumption of merit points, there is no need to save so many. Instead of hoarding them, it is better to let them play a role.
Yu Xiao weighed the pros and cons.
He decided to transform his luck with 1 merits.
Take out another 10 merits to upgrade the ancient temple again.
When Yu Xiao came up with the idea of upgrading the ancient temple again.
Relevant confirmation information immediately appeared on the stone tablet.
[Do you want to upgrade the Ancient Temple of the Heavens? This upgrade requires a sacrifice of 10 points of merit! ]
"upgrade!"
【Merit - 10】!
The entire ancient palace space was suddenly shrouded in light.
After a few seconds.
Vision restored.
The area of the ancient temple has nearly doubled.
Yu Xiao also discovered that outside the temple, there was a large open space covered with ruins and surrounded by chaos.
on the tombstone.
Relevant information has emerged again.
【Upgrade completed! 】
[The current level of the Ancient Palace of the Heavens is: 3! ]
[Unlocked facilities: Training ground, Soul Gathering Shrine, Demon Suppression Tower! ]
Yu Xiao discovered.
The process of upgrading the ancient temple by yourself.
The mysterious building is being restored.
This ancient temple of the heavens with a mysterious origin must be no simple matter. As to what secrets it contains, it is still unknown at present. However, it is certain that with the continuous restoration, it will have more and more functions.
After this upgrade.
The space becomes larger.
Create more space outside the temple.
Three new facilities have also been unlocked: the training ground, the soul-gathering word, and the demon-suppressing tower.
Yu Xiao then followed the instructions on the stone tablet and learned about the three facilities one after another. As facilities that only appeared in level 3 ancient temples, their construction costs were quite expensive.
The training ground requires 5 merits, the Soul Gathering Shrine requires 10 merits, the Demon Suppression Tower requires 15 merits, and a level 3 ancient temple requires 50 merits to upgrade again.
As for what function it has?
[Practice Field], as the name suggests, is a place that can provide practice, allowing Yu Xiao to practice even in the ancient temple space.
[Soul Gathering Shrine] can collect residual souls and preserve them permanently, but its specific function is still unclear.
However, Yu Xiao speculated that if he stored a wisp of his relatives and friends' souls in it when they died in the future, perhaps one day in the distant future, when he was strong enough, there would be a possibility of resurrecting them.
of course.
Just a guess.
After all, he can live for many, many years.
The greatest feeling of powerlessness for an immortal is probably being helpless as close friends pass away one after another.
I don't know whether the Soul Gathering Shrine is useful or not.
But it does provide some ideas.
[Demon Suppressing Tower] is equivalent to a prison. No matter how powerful a being is, as long as it can be made to lose the ability to resist, it will be transferred to the Demon Suppressing Tower and sealed.
So from the moment the seal is successfully completed, no matter how powerful this being is, there is no possibility of breaking through the seal and escaping.
Although the three new facilities are somewhat useful, they don't seem to be of much help in developing a new world.
When the ancient temple is upgraded to level 3.
The three existing facilities, warehouse, control console, and altar, can also be upgraded again, requiring costs of 1, 2, and 3 respectively.
After these facilities are upgraded, the core functions will not change, but the existing functions will become stronger or more auxiliary functions will be added.
Yu Xiao decided.
Let’s explore the New World first.
【Merit - 2! 】
【Luck +200! 】
Yu Xiao first converted 2 merits into 200 luck, and then went to the sect and the market to prepare some practical pills or talismans.
For example, he refined a few more bottles of Qingming Pills.
To prevent the air of the new world from becoming poisonous.
For example, there are fire-avoiding talismans, cold-avoiding talismans, and communication talismans
The first two can be used to cope with extreme environments, while the communication symbols can facilitate communication with indigenous people.
After all, in a completely new world, you may face problems with customs and language, and it will be very troublesome if you cannot communicate normally.
The Tongyu Talisman is a relatively commonly used first-level advanced talisman, which is also quite popular in the world of immortal cultivation.
After all, the world of immortal cultivation is vast, and people from different countries, regions, and races must have different languages.
The effect of the communication symbol.
Although you cannot learn the other person's language immediately, you can help understand the other person's meaning. If both parties use communication symbols, then barrier-free communication can be achieved temporarily.
With Yu Xiao's caution.
Similar necessary preparations.
He certainly did a lot.
"almost!"
Yu Xiao put on the Yinmu mask and officially stepped into the new world. The moment he walked into it, the stone tablet vibrated and new words appeared.
[World Goal: Cultivate to the level of a martial god! ]
[Goal of destiny: destroy the Wanjie Corpse Dynasty! ]
[Merit goal: chop off the corpse! ]
When Yu Xiao sensed the three pieces of guidance information, he was stunned.
Valkyrie?
This sounds similar to the Martial Saint in the Da Xia world, but because the two worlds are different, they must be completely different concepts.
The instructions for obtaining luck and merit are also completely different from those in the Daxia world.
This shows that there are differences between different worlds.
At this moment, Yu Xiao was already standing in the new world. He looked around and found that he had come to a dark and dense forest, but the entire forest was bare without a single leaf.
The environment in this place is very gloomy and cold, the air is filled with foul miasma, and the sky seems to be covered by a black cloth, with a huge blood-red full moon.
“What a big moon!”
Yu Xiao had never seen such a big moon. If the moon on Earth was only the size of a bowl, then this moon was even bigger than a basin.
The surroundings were quiet and dead silent. The first impression of this world was that it was dark and heavy.
Yu Xiao didn't think much about it.
First take out all the commonly used magic weapons.
Green Sword, Red Blood Shield, Yin Wood Mask, Black Bone Seal, Black Wind Boat, as well as several kinds of elixirs and talismans.
This part consumes a total of 68 points of luck.
When Yu Xiao sent the Chi You Demon Puppet in, it only reduced his luck by 75 points, which was much less than the luck consumed in the main world.
what happened?
Yu Xiao was a little puzzled.
The only reasonable explanation is that the laws of different worlds differ to varying degrees, and the Chiyou Demon Puppet seems to be more adapted to this world, so the modification of the laws requires less luck.
Just arrived.
Take a walk around first.
Check to see if there are any residents nearby.
Yu Xiao urged the Qingmang Sword to float beside him, emitting a soft light that was enough to illuminate the surrounding environment.
He began to look for signs of human activity. As a newcomer who knew nothing about the world, it would be best to find locals as soon as possible to understand the world.
Didn't take a few steps.
A figure appeared in the woods ahead.
Yu Xiao felt something was wrong. With his advanced perception skills, it was easy for him to tell whether the person was a normal person or not.
Not a living person!
Their aura is dark and cold, they definitely cannot be ordinary people.
When you use perception to enhance your perception, and look more carefully, your vision will penetrate the fog.
There were corpses in tattered clothes, with shriveled purple skin and hideous faces!
These monsters looked up at the blood moon in the sky and breathed slowly. They saw wisps of faint red moonlight being absorbed into their bodies.
Are you practicing?
It looks like some kind of zombie!
Zombies are common monsters in the world of immortal cultivation. They are usually bred in evil places. The older they are, the more dangerous they are. Some of them can even awaken magical powers. There are also some immortal cultivation sects that are good at refining and raising corpses.
Yu Xiao couldn't tell whether the zombie in front of him was formed naturally or controlled by evil spirits.
So he picked up a stone and threw it at one of them.
"Roar!"
The zombies let out bloodthirsty and ferocious roars.
Other zombies nearby also became excited.
More than ten zombies suddenly jumped out from all directions of the black forest where Yu Xiao was, with bloodthirsty faces and rushing forward... They seemed to be unrestrained and acted entirely on instinct, so it seemed that they were most likely born naturally!
Yu Xiao stimulated his blood and energy.
A strike to suppress Yue was delivered to the ground.
The vigorous blood and energy instantly turned into a shock wave.
All eleven zombies were knocked away, and a nearby grove of trees was destroyed.
This punch.
Only 30% of my strength was used.
The impact force caused by these shock waves is no less than that of a blow from an outer martial artist.
Even if he was a grandmaster in Da Xia, if he was not sufficiently prepared, he would most likely be seriously injured if he was hit by this attack.
However, after the eleven zombies fell to the ground, they quickly stood up again, their wounds and broken bones healing, and then they pounced towards Yu Xiao again.
Are you so resistant to beatings?
Yu Xiao had not expected that a few wild zombies had such strength. If they were thrown into Daxia, they might be able to challenge a martial arts master alone.
It is indeed a world with a higher power level!
Yu Xiao did not stop his actions. The Qingmang Sword turned into a green light and instantly cut off the heads of the zombies. However, even after the heads fell to the ground, he did not kill them immediately.
Several headless corpses still rushed forward, waving their sharp claws filled with corpse poison, trying to tear the living man into pieces.
Yu Xiao then activated his perception.
Zombies have similarities to vampires.
There is a source of power at the Dantian position in the abdomen.
Yu Xiao immediately activated the Qingmang Sword to cut the zombies in half one by one, and then activated the traction technique to take the thing out.
"This is……"
Eleven red beads were floating in front of Yu Xiao's eyes, containing rich blood power, but they could not be used directly with the Blood Essence Stone on the spot.
The corpse pill not only contains blood and energy.
It also contains deadly corpse poison.
Even so, this discovery was enough to surprise Yu Xiao. If he could find a way to purify the corpse poison, it could be used to refine blood essence stone.
Yu Xiao looked at the eleven zombies again.
After these zombies lost their corpse pills, their flesh and blood immediately dissolved and turned into wisps of dark red air that evaporated into the air.
Yu Xiao felt that the dark red breath evaporating from the zombies was of a somewhat special nature, so he summoned Chi You's Dharma body and inhaled it fiercely.
A large amount of dark red aura was absorbed into Chi You's Dharma body. This dark red aura contained extremely poisonous and evil corpse qi.
however.
This breath.
Unable to cause harm to the Dharma body.
Instead, it makes the Dharma body more energetic.
Yu Xiao nodded with satisfaction. The yin and blood aura released by the zombies was indeed suitable for the Chi You Demon Puppet to practice!
It seems.
What kind of zombie is that?
It's simply a treasure corpse!
Yu Xiao felt very curious.
How did this kind of zombie, which is full of treasures, come into being?
It may be related to the giant red moon.
Because Yu Xiao saw these zombies absorbing and exhaling moonlight to practice, this might be what makes them different from ordinary zombies.
at the same time.
【Merit +1! 】
【Merit +1! 】
【Merit +1! 】
【…】
Killed 11 zombies. Gained 11 merit points!
In this world, gaining merit may be easier than in Daxia.
Keep going.
Soon we encountered several more waves.
These zombies are strong and weak, but even the weakest one, with its strong physique, infinite strength, and being almost unkillable, has an overall strength comparable to that of a third-grade warrior in Daxia.
"What's going on in this world?"
When Yu Xiao killed the third wave of zombies, his curiosity and confusion became more and more intense.
Things like zombies.
Its gestation requires an opportunity.
Why does the world feel like it's full of zombies? Maybe something strange has happened, causing the zombies to overrun the world?!
Summon the Black Wind Boat.
Look up into the sky and around.
Wherever he looked, there was gloomy and dead air, and the dead forest was filled with thick fog.
but.
at this time.
Yu Xiao's eyes lit up when he discovered that there was an abandoned ancient temple not far ahead. This was the first trace of civilization he had seen so far.
Not only that.
When visible through the mist.
There is a brazier burning at the entrance of the ancient temple, which means there is a high probability of human activities here.
it is good.
Yu Xiao was overjoyed.
Because it means.
Finally found the natives.
……
This is an ancient mountain temple.
However, there are no mountain gods in this world anymore. The dramatic change in heaven and earth three hundred years ago changed everything.
Ling Xueer, 10 years old this year, has her hands tied, kneeling in a dilapidated mountain temple, waiting to die.
She was born with white hair and white eyes, but had a very delicate face. She just looked a little thin because of long-term malnutrition.
"Xue'er is going to die!"
Ling Xueer lost both her parents when she was young. She was raised as a sacrifice to the master of the corpse clan, eating food from many families.
The folks will raise themselves.
There is nothing wrong in repaying someone with your life.
Ling Xueer had expected this day to come, but even though she had prepared herself mentally, she still felt fear when the real thing happened.
"Don't be afraid... Other children have gone through this. I heard that the corpse master eats people very quickly and will not let the sacrifice feel pain."
Ling Xueer tried hard to comfort herself.
Sudden.
Bang.
The broken door of the mountain temple was opened, and a gust of cold wind accompanied by a foul smell suddenly swept in from outside, extinguishing the braziers on the ground.
Four zombies dressed in black with dull expressions came in and grabbed Ling Xueer without saying a word.
"what!"
Ling Xueer has been here since she was a child.
I have heard countless times about how terrifying Mr. Corpse is.
This was her first contact with a corpse. The cold aura emanating from the other party, as well as the suppressed madness and cruelty, made her unable to control herself and scream.
The four zombies had no expression on their faces and turned a deaf ear to everything. They were about to take Ling Xueer away from the mountain temple.
Sudden.
at this time.
A green light appeared.
It pierced through the bodies of four Yin corpses one after another, and then four corpse pills were forcibly taken out and flew into the hands of a masked man in mid-air.
【Merit +2! 】
【Merit +2! 】
【…】
Kill four more.
Yu Xiao got off the Black Wind Boat.
He looked at the little girl he rescued, and was stunned when he saw her white hair and white eyes.
Whoever has a vision must have supernatural powers.
This is especially true in the world of cultivating immortals.
If other people in this world do not look like this, then something strange must have happened to Ling Xueer's body.
Activate the communication symbol.
Pat the little girl.
"Don't be afraid, child. You are safe now."
Ling Xueer reacted.
Tears welled up in my eyes again.
Yu Xiao thought he had escaped death and cried with joy.
"No, this is bad. If Master Corpse doesn't take Xue'er with him, he will definitely vent his anger on the villagers. Xue'er will kill everyone!"
Yu Xiao didn't expect this to happen. He also noticed at this moment that Ling Xueer was tied up and placed in the mountain temple, and this should be some kind of sacrificial activity.
I've heard of offering sacrifices to mountain gods, river gods, or various demons and monsters.
I've never heard of villagers anywhere offering sacrifices to zombies.
Yu Xiao asked: "What's going on? What is Master Corpse?"
Ling Xueer was in extreme regret and self-blame at the moment. After all, if it was because of her that Mr. Corpse attacked and the village was destroyed, she would be guilty of a capital crime!
At this moment she was surprised to find out.
In fact, I couldn't understand what the mysterious man was saying at all.
It was a language I had never heard of, but I could understand what the other person meant.
"You..." Ling Xue'er immediately asked tremblingly: "Are you a fairy master?"
Yu Xiao thought for a moment and said, "You can understand it this way. Now can you tell me what happened?"
Next.
From this little girl's mouth.
Yu Xiao gained a preliminary understanding of this world because Ling Xueer's knowledge of history was also limited.
She just knows.
This place is called Black Forest.
There are twelve villages near the Black Forest.
Every month, every village sacrifices a child to the corpse master who lives in the Black Mountain Forest.
As long as the Corpse Master eats the child, he will not trouble other villagers, but will protect the villagers and prevent attacks from other wild beasts or bandits.
But if the village fails to deliver the children on time, then the Corpse Master will be very angry and the consequences will be serious. Several villages have been massacred for this reason.
Yu Xiao was confused when he heard this. From the description, Mr. Corpse was just a zombie, but it was an intelligent zombie.
He clearly treated these villagers as livestock.
Each village offers at least one child per month.
Twelve villages mean twelve.
every year.
Only basic offerings.
At least one hundred and forty-four of them.
If it is a special day or a festival, the number of offerings is expected to increase several times.
It's really outrageous!
Of course, what confused Yu Xiao even more was Ling Xueer's attitude. Instead of feeling angry when faced with this kind of thing, the little girl felt it was natural.
It was only natural for the owner to catch the chickens from his own chicken coop and slaughter them, but Ling Xueer, on the other hand, was in deep panic and self-blame because she was not eaten.
"This is how to do?"
Ling Xueer was extremely anxious at this moment.
A similar incident occurred in a village two years ago when the only son of a young couple was chosen as a sacrifice.
The couple did not want their child to be eaten, so they fled with the child at night. As a result, the corpse master became furious and ordered the corpses to rush into the village, killing all the chickens and dogs in the three hundred households.
This kind of thing has happened more than once, and it happened even more than ten or eight years ago.
This shows that Mr. Corpse is the one who keeps his word. Anyone who dares to break the rules he sets must bear his wrath.
"I beg you to have mercy on me, Master, and send Xue'er to Master Corpse as soon as possible!"
Ling Xueer kowtowed to Yu Xiao: "If Master Corpse eats Xueer in time, maybe he won't blame everyone!"
this world.
What happened?
Yu Xiao felt confused.
However, facing Ling Xueer's request.
Yu Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you show me the way, I'll take you to see Master Shi, and by the way, I'll help you plead with Master Shi."
"Thank you, Master Immortal!"
Ling Xueer also didn't know the exact location of Mr. Corpse.
She just gave a rough idea, but that was enough.
Yu Xiao used tracking techniques to search for it and soon saw a cave. Through perception, he could find that there were at least three or two hundred zombies of various kinds wandering inside and outside the cave.
Not only that.
Inside and outside the cave.
Various human remains can be found everywhere.
Most of them were human children, which shows how many people this zombie had eaten.
Yu Xiao released a breath of air.
However, he did not show his full strength, but only showed the level of the late sixth level of Qi Refining.
"What a courage..."
A hoarse voice accompanied by dark red blood mist came out from the cave, and then the blood mist condensed into a burly zombie in front of him.
This zombie is different.
He was red all over, burly and strong, had four arms, a red face and fangs, and was extremely scary.
Yu Xiao roughly sensed that the strength of this corpse was not too strong, probably equivalent to the seventh level of Qi Refining. However, this was the first time he had seen a zombie that looked like this.
"who are you?"
The four-armed zombie said in a deep voice: "Could it be the rats from the Weidao Division?!"
What is the Wei Dao Department?
Yu Xiao definitely doesn’t know.
However, it seems that although the world is plagued by zombies, it is not completely without resistance.
Yu Xiao didn't say anything.
Because I don’t understand the language of this world.
Even if you open your mouth to speak, the other party won't be able to understand you if they don't have the ability to communicate.
Ling Xueer quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Please have mercy, Master Corpse, Xueer will be eaten obediently, please don't embarrass the village chief and everyone else."
"Humph, it's too late. Rules are rules!" The four-armed corpse sneered, "None of you from Lingjia Village will survive. If you want to blame someone, just blame this idiot for meddling in other people's business."
Ling Xueer turned pale and looked desperate. If she hadn't been adopted by the villagers, she would have frozen to death or starved to death.
Now I can't even do this little thing well.
In the end, it implicates everyone.
What should I do?
Seeing that Yu Xiao remained silent, the four-armed corpse said, "So you're a mute? Humph, never mind. I've been a little tired of eating children lately and haven't eaten a seeker of Dharma for a long time. I'm going to kill you today to satisfy my hunger!"
While talking.
Zombies gathered from all directions.
There are simply too many zombies, more than two hundred in total. The weaker ones are at the third level of Qi Refining, while the stronger ones are at the fourth level of Qi Refining.
Crowds of people rushed forward.
Even those in the late stage of Qi training are unable to deal with it.
Yu Xiao showed a hint of ridicule, then circulated the blood and energy in his body and suddenly burst out without reservation.
boom!
The arrogance is overwhelming.
When the hot air waves.
It spread out with Yu Xiao as the center.
The blood of a warrior is extremely masculine and strong. When it becomes strong enough, it is enough to directly restrain or even harm evil spirits.
Yu Xiao exploded his blood energy with the strength of the Great Perfection of Blood Gang, instantly weakening the Yin energy of hundreds of zombies around him by several times. When these zombies felt the burning, although it was not fatal, they still retreated backwards instinctively.
"what?!"
The four-armed corpse was horrified.
He realized he had been careless.
However, it was too late to react at this moment.
Break the clouds!
Yu Xiao is like a cannonball.
He flew in front of him and punched him instantly.
This punch was delivered with full strength, making the four-armed corpse invulnerable to swords and guns. A hole as big as a bowl was blasted out of its body, and a corpse pill emitting a powerful aura was knocked out of its body.
"Traction!"
Yu Xiao reached out and grabbed it.
The corpse pill fell into his hands.
Yu Xiao's actions were too fast.
The four-armed corpse didn't even have the chance to display its various abilities.
He failed to get the corpse pill back and immediately lost his strength. He screamed and fell to the ground and died.
(End of this chapter)
