Resident Character Corpse Daoist Initiate

Yang Heyi entered the coffin, and the two ghosts within him frantically issued warnings.

He opened his Pupil Ghost and immediately saw Nezha's corpse in the darkness. Its body was even smaller than that of a five- or six-year-old child, and its clothes were simple and plain.

The corpse was little more than skin and bones, covered in wounds of all sizes.

Its hollow eyes brimmed with venomous resentment as it stared fixedly at Yang Heyi. Its mouth muttered something incomprehensible while its head repeatedly slammed against the lid.

Sensing the corpse's threat, the ghost hand extended from behind him.

Yang Heyi hurriedly communicated with the Force Ghost and forcibly suppressed the ghost hand. He feared that if the corpse lost control, Corpse Immortal Creation would likely be out of reach.

Waa, waa, waa.

He suddenly heard an infant's cries coming from the flesh womb.

Yang He's consciousness wavered. It was clearly a sign that he was about to leave the Lore World, though the sensation vanished in an instant.

"It seems that once Nezha revives, whether or not I obtain Corpse Immortal Creation, Ghost Lotus will end. I can't wait any longer!!"

Yang He controlled the ghost hand and stuffed the remaining twenty or thirty Great Replenishing Pills into his mouth.

"Nezha's senior brother."

Yang He fully displayed his talent for saying whatever ghosts wanted to hear. "Junior brother Yang He has come this time to help you be born."

The corpse showed no reaction at all. Its head continued battering the coffin.

Yang He continued, "Junior brother was a beggar from childhood. I understand your suffering, senior brother. Ah, the world is unjust."

"When I was three, my parents sold me to wicked people. They kept me locked inside an earthen jar, which left my right foot crippled. Only later did I learn that, to those wicked people, being disabled meant being valuable."

Drawing on the Daoist initiate's background, Yang He fabricated a tragic life story that was half true and half false.

"Junior brother originally wanted to lend you a hand, but I have suffered severe injuries. I imagine it won't be long before I perish as well..."

The corpse stopped muttering.

The Daoist initiate himself was only two or three years older than Nezha. A flicker of anticipation crossed Yang He's eyes. Had he actually persuaded the corpse?

Roar!

The corpse opened its mouth, and a foul stench spilled from between its sharp fangs.

"Won't take soft or hard, huh?!!"

Yang He stopped wasting words. He could hear Nezha's cries growing more frequent. At most, within half a day, the reconstructed body would break free from within.

The ghost hand behind him extended half a meter and carried Yang He closer to the corpse.

The instant he touched the corpse, resentment so dense it seemed tangible surged into Yang He's mind. In a few breaths, it felt as though he had experienced a long nightmare.

In the dream, he was trapped inside the coffin, watching helplessly as his body rotted away completely.

"Urgh."

Yang He groaned. He understood that the corpse possessed no intelligence, so appealing to its emotions was useless. If he wanted to use the corpse to shed his mortal form, he could only try to merge himself into it bit by bit.

He hugged his knees, copying the posture he had taken inside the pill furnace.

The corpse turned into corpse fluid and flowed into Yang He's mouth and nose, seeking to seize his body and leave the coffin.

All three Yang Fires went out at once. The signs of the Daoist initiate's corpse transformation grew increasingly severe. His skin withered, his hair turned gray-white, and his heart stopped beating.

Who knew how much time passed.

Blood-red fur grew all over Yang He's body, sharp fangs filled his mouth, and his cloudy eyes no longer held any life. He was no different from a zombie.

Though his body could not move at all, his consciousness was incomparably clear.

It feels like I've completely become something inhuman. What Corpse Immortal Creation? From beginning to end, I can't see what this has to do with immortals.

Enduring the agonizing pain, Yang He simply divided his attention and drew the outside Yin energy into his body.

His sixth Yin Meridian began to form.

The Force Ghost digested the Three Mountains Goddess. Fine blood vessels emerged within the ghost hand, followed by flesh filling it out, muscle lines appearing before his eyes.

However, the corpse transformation of his body was too disruptive, leaving Yang He unable to focus.

"There's no time, Nezha... is about to be born!!!"

Yang He looked outside through the crack. A vast amount of Yin energy poured backward into the flesh womb, creating a terrifying phenomenon as seven-colored spiritual light burst forth from the depths of Qing Lake.

Grandmaster Taiyi stood at the bow of the boat, stroking his goatee with a smile.

"Hehehe, my disciple Nezha, today your body is restored. Your three heads and six arms will naturally reach perfection as well. The Great Dao awaits you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, cracks spread across the surface of the flesh womb.

The signs of Yang He leaving the Lore World grew increasingly intense. He stared fixedly at the flesh womb and saw three pairs of arms tear it open.

Madam Yin continued protecting Nezha, affection showing on her face.

"Ha!!!"

A deafening shout resounded through the heavens as the flesh womb split apart.

Wind Fire Wheels made of white bone circled Qing Lake twice, then the blood-red Chaos Tunic lashed out. The "freak" with three heads and six arms was born.

Goosebumps rose all over Yang He's body.

He had known that Nezha looked like this in the original story, but witnessing it with his own eyes left him with an indescribable shock.

Lotuses bloomed one after another, their petals as bewitchingly colored as blood-stained crimson.

Whoosh.

With a sweep of the Chaos Tunic, Nezha directly flung open the coffin lid.

The stench of corpses filled the air. The instant Yang He awakened, his Yang Fires reignited, though they were black as ink. He had indeed ceased to be human.

Even after the signs of corpse transformation faded, his hair remained gray-white, and his skin was utterly bloodless.

"With you two disciples, how could Qianyuan Mountain fail to prosper? Hehehe."

Yang He's consciousness spun, and then scenes flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern. Each showed Grandmaster Taiyi bringing the Daoist initiate and Nezha back to the mountain gate.

The scenes froze on the Daoist initiate's apprenticeship ceremony at Qianyuan Mountain.

Dozens of blurry Daoists could be seen gathered around him, while Grandmaster Taiyi stood at the forefront.

Lore 'Ghost Lotus' completed, generating Resident Character 'Corpse Child'

Yang He came back to his senses and found himself in a side room of his home in the main world. A steady drizzle fell outside, and everything around him felt incredibly unfamiliar.

He summoned the panel. What appeared first was not his reward.

It was the Daoist initiate's phantom.

Corpse Daoist Initiate: According to legend, the Spirit Pearl of Jade Void Palace descended into the mortal world to be reborn. After his reincarnated body died, the Spirit Pearl's soul fell into a lotus pond and became Nezha. After the Spirit Pearl's fleshly body decayed, it regained intelligence and was named Yang He.

Once a Resident Character dies, it can be revived by spending points.

Using 'Corpse Daoist Initiate,' you may travel to the Lore World 'Qianyuan Mountain.'

Qianyuan Mountain: 0/1 (0%)

Has a sect map been unlocked? It doesn't feel that simple.

Yang He was both startled and delighted. Corpse Daoist Initiate had no quality ranking like ordinary characters, but the information alone made it clear that it was anything but simple.

The Spirit Pearl was clearly part of the Chan Sect's arrangements.

This arrangement mainly revolved around Nezha. Yang He was merely a minor branch of it, but if this were a movie, he would already count as a supporting character with a few lines.

Even if he was not on the list, he should not be far off.

"There are many, many places in Ghost Lotus worth digging into. Obtaining the Resident Character Corpse Daoist Initiate was purely because I got lucky."

"If the corpse had turned the tables and taken over, perhaps Nezha could have become a Resident Character."

Of course, Yang He was only thinking about it. The difficulty was obvious. He would have to seize Nezha's fortune right under Grandmaster Taiyi's nose while avoiding Madam Yin's protection. Hiss...

A violent wind rose outside and suddenly blew open the side room's window.

"Hm?"

Yang He frowned slightly. The wind actually carried a familiar lotus fragrance.

Spiritual Vision: 112.7 points

Your Spiritual Vision has reached 100 points. You can see the true nature of the world, something ordinary people cannot imagine. Remember, do not panic. Everything is real.

Yang He instinctively looked out the window, and the sight before him overturned everything he knew.