Permanent Character [Corpse Daoist Initiate]

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

He opened his pupil ghosts and immediately saw Nezha's corpse in the darkness. Its size was even smaller than that of a five or six-year-old child, and its clothing was very simple.

The corpse was skin and bones, covered in scars of all sizes.

Its hollow pupils were filled with malice, staring fixedly at Yang Heyi, muttering something in its mouth, and repeatedly banging its head against the coffin lid.

The ghost hand sensed the threat from the corpse and extended from behind him.

Yang Heyi quickly communicated with the potential ghost, forcibly suppressing the ghost hand, fearing that the corpse would go out of control. His chances of obtaining the Corpse Immortal's creation would likely be ruined.

"Waa, waa, waa."

He suddenly heard the infant cries from the fleshly body.

Yang Heyi's consciousness flickered, a clear sign that he was about to leave the Lore World, though it vanished as quickly as it appeared.

"It seems that as soon as Nezha is resurrected, whether he obtains the Corpse Immortal's creation or not, the Ghost Lotus will end. I can't wait any longer!!"

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

"Nezha's senior brother."

Yang Heyi fully utilized his talent for talking to ghosts, "Junior brother Yang Heyi has come to help you be born."

The corpse showed no reaction, its head still hitting the coffin lid.

Yang Heyi continued, "Junior brother was an orphan since childhood. I can understand your suffering, senior brother. Alas, the world is unjust."

"When I was three years old, my parents sold me to wicked people, and I was kept in a clay vat. This is also why my right leg is disabled. Only later did I learn that in the eyes of wicked people, disability means value."

Yang Heyi combined it with the background of a Daoist Initiate, fabricating a tragic life story that was half true and half false.

"Junior brother originally wanted to help you, but I am severely injured and will likely die soon... "

The corpse stopped muttering.

The Daoist Initiate was only two or three years older than Nezha. A flicker of emotion flashed in Yang Heyi's eyes. Had he persuaded the corpse?

"Roar!"

The corpse opened its mouth, and a foul stench emanated from its sharp teeth.

"Stubborn, aren't you?!"

Yang Heyi stopped wasting words. He could hear the frequency of Nezha's cries intensifying. In at most half a day, the reshaped fleshly body would break free.

The ghost hand behind him extended half a meter, bringing Yang Heyi closer to the corpse.

Upon contact with the corpse, a tangible resentment surged into Yang Heyi's mind. For a few moments, it felt like a long, drawn-out nightmare.

In the dream, he was trapped inside the coffin, watching his body rot away.

"Ugh."

Yang Heyi grunted, realizing that the corpse had no intelligence, and appealing to its emotions was useless. To use the corpse for his own transformation, he had to try to integrate himself into it bit by bit.

He hugged his knees, imitating the posture he had in the alchemy furnace.

The corpse turned into corpse water and seeped into Yang Heyi's mouth and nose, attempting to take over his body and escape the coffin.

The three yang fires were simultaneously extinguished. The signs of the Daoist Initiate's corpse transformation grew stronger, his skin withered, his hair turned white, and his heart stopped beating.

After an unknown amount of time.

Yang Heyi grew blood-red long hair all over his body, sharp fangs appeared in his mouth, and his cloudy eyes lost their vitality, making him indistinguishable from a zombie.

Compared to his body's immobility, his consciousness was incredibly clear.

"I feel like I've completely become non-human. What Corpse Immortal's creation? I can't see anything related to immortality from beginning to end."

Yang Heyi endured the intense pain and, with a split focus, drew external yin qi into his body.

The sixth yin meridian began to form.

The potential ghost had digested the Three Mountains Goddess. Fine capillaries became hidden within the ghost hand, followed by the filling of flesh and blood, with muscle fibers appearing before his eyes.

However, the corpse transformation of his body was disruptive, preventing Yang Heyi from concentrating.

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

Yang Heyi looked out through the gap. A massive amount of yin qi poured into the fleshly body, creating a terrifying phenomenon. Seven-colored spiritual light erupted from the depths of Qing Lake.

Grandmaster Taiyi stood at the bow of the boat, stroking his goatee and smiling.

"Hehehe, Nezha, my disciple, today your physical body is reshaped, and your three heads and six arms will naturally be perfected. The Great Dao awaits!"

As soon as he finished speaking, cracks spread across the surface of the fleshly body.

The signs of Yang Heyi leaving the Lore World intensified. His gaze was fixed on the fleshly body. He saw three pairs of arms pushing open the fleshly body.

Madam Yin was still protecting Nezha, her face showing a hint of affection.

"Halt!!!"

A deafening shout echoed through the sky as the fleshly body shattered.

Wind fire wheels made of white bones circled Qing Lake twice, followed by the flicking of a blood-red Chaos Tunic. A 'monstrous birth' with three heads and six arms was born.

Yang Heyi's skin crawled with goosebumps.

He knew Nezha's appearance was like this in the original work, but seeing it with his own eyes filled him with an indescribable shock.

Dozens of lotus flowers bloomed, their petals a seductive hue as if dyed with blood.

Whoosh.

Nezha flicked the Chaos Tunic, directly lifting the coffin lid.

A stench of decay filled the air. The moment Yang Heyi awoke, his yang fire reignited, though it burned black as ink, a clear sign he was no longer human.

Even though the corpse transformation features had vanished, his hair remained streaked with white, and his skin was devoid of any color.

"With both of you disciples here, Qianyuan Mountain is bound to prosper, heh heh heh."

Yang Heyi's consciousness spun, and then images flashed before his eyes like a carousel, all of Grandmaster Taiyi returning to the mountain gate with his Daoist Initiates and Nezha.

The scene froze on the Daoist Initiate's disciple-accepting ceremony at Qianyuan Mountain.

He could see dozens of indistinct Daoists gathered around, with Grandmaster Taiyi standing at the head.

[Lore "Ghost Lotus" completed, permanent character "Corpse Child" generated]

Yang Heyi snapped back to reality. He was now in the guest room of his home in the Main World. A soft rain fell outside, and his surroundings felt utterly unfamiliar.

He summoned the interface. The first thing that appeared wasn't his rewards.

It was the phantom image of the Daoist Initiate.

[Corpse Daoist Initiate: Legend has it that the Spirit Pearl of Jade Void Palace came to the mortal realm to reincarnate. After his reborn body died, the Spirit Pearl's soul fell into a lotus pond and transformed into Nezha. As the Spirit Pearl's physical body decayed, it regenerated spiritual intelligence, named Yang Heyi.]

[Permanent characters, once dead, can be revived by spending points]

[You can travel to the Lore World "Qianyuan Mountain" with the "Corpse Daoist Initiate"]

[Qianyuan Mountain: 0/1 (0%)]

"The sect map has been unlocked? I have a feeling it's not that simple."

Yang Heyi was both surprised and delighted. The Corpse Daoist Initiate didn't have the usual quality classifications of other characters, but just from the information, he knew it was definitely not simple.

The Spirit Pearl was clearly a setup by the Chan Sect to enter the game.

This setup primarily revolved around Nezha, and Yang Heyi was merely a minor element. However, in a movie, he would have been a supporting character with a few lines.

Even if he wasn't officially listed, he should be close.

"There's so much potential to explore within 'Ghost Lotus.' My acquisition of the permanent character Corpse Daoist Initiate is purely due to good luck."

"If the corpse had taken over, perhaps Nezha could have become a permanent character."

Of course, Yang Heyi was just thinking aloud. The difficulty involved was imaginable – to seize Nezha's fortune right under Grandmaster Taiyi's nose, and to bypass Madam Yin's protection, hiss…

A fierce wind suddenly howled outside, blowing open the window of the guest room.

"Huh?"

Yang Heyi frowned slightly. The wind carried a familiar, delicate lotus fragrance.

[Spiritual Vision: 112.7 points]

[Your Spiritual Vision has reached 100 points. You can now see the true nature of the world, which is unimaginable to ordinary people. Remember, do not panic; everything is real.]

Yang Heyi instinctively looked out the window, and the scene that greeted his eyes shattered his perception of reality.