"The brand-new Corpse Kingdom had basically continued and expanded upon its previous system, becoming more like something out of a cultivation novel... except this was zombie cultivation."
When Han Dong arrived at the nearest village,
he found that sentient zombies were managing the village. The village chief was a Black Zombie dragging several meters of ribs behind him, effortlessly leaping between the houses.
Newly unearthed zombies from the surrounding area would gather here, each granted one chance to undergo a "Sentience Awakening Verification."
Led by the Soul-Summoning Bell, the zombies lined up in a long queue,
then stopped one after another for five minutes before a pearl condensed from mournful qi.
Not only would this pearl guide them through Sentience Awakening, it would also assess their aptitude, which was divided into four grades: human, ghost, earth, and heaven.
Those verified as heaven-grade would be personally taken to the Corpse Kingdom aboard dragon ships sent by the Imperial Court.
However, such innate verification was not necessarily accurate. Zombies could also cultivate on their own, participate in various martial competitions across the counties and prefectures, or carry out difficult missions to accumulate personal prestige.
Or they could join the Corpse Mountain Sect and undergo various trials.
As long as their deeds were recognized by the Imperial Court, they would be recorded. Upon reaching a certain standard, they would receive permission to travel to the Corpse Kingdom.
Just as Han Dong arrived at the village, a dragon ship happened to be passing by.
Han Dong had no intention of deliberately concealing his identity and simply "floated" toward the dragon ship.
Whether they were the village zombies or the Imperial Court officials aboard the dragon ship,
upon seeing him float like that, they all cried out and dropped to their knees. "The *Floating Corpse