Daoist Feiming

"What did you find?"

While Chen Mobai was reading Yan Jinye's reply, Shan Hongyi also asked about his apprentice.

"Reporting to Master, Uncle Chen and I asked some cultivators in the vicinity. According to them, a hundred years ago, Lone Soul Ridge was the Cave Mansion of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator named Daoist Feiming."

"He was skilled in Array Formation and corpse-driving techniques. Before his mysterious disappearance, he had the cultivation level of the mid- Foundation Establishment and had even fought against a late- Foundation Establishment cultivator and Rogue Cultivator."

"Although this place is Second Tier Spiritual Vein, it was once an Ancient Battlefield and tomb. The corpse energy polluted the veins, so after the disappearance of Daoist Feiming, no cultivators were willing to come and explore it."

After Yu Lian finished recounting the information he had gathered, Shan Hongyi nodded and looked at Chen Mobai and Bi Yiyuan.

"Do you two junior brothers have any suggestions?"

"I'll listen to my senior brother."

Chen Mobai repeated his previous statement, Bi Yiyuan nodded in agreement.

"Well, if Daoist Feiming was in the mid -Foundation Establishment stage before his death, after being transformed into a zombie, he would at most recover to the Foundation Establishment Realm in a mere hundred years. The three of us working together are more than enough to suppress him."

Shan Hongyi meant by saying this was that the next step was to break in.

"Not bad, there are two junior sisters inside. If the five of us at the Foundation Establishment make a move, unless this Daoist Feiming evolves into Gold Armored Corpse, he will become a test for my body tempering."

Bi Yiyuan spoke with great confidence.

Of the three, only Chen Mobai smiled and remained silent.

"You stay outside. If there are any unexpected situations, such as if we haven't come out for a long time, immediately return to the sect to report this matter."

Before going in, Shan Hongyi asked Yu Lian to stay behind, and the latter was naturally happy to do so.

After all, he hasn't reached the Foundation Establishment yet. If he gets caught in the aftershocks of a fight between Foundation Establishment cultivators, he could very well get injured.

"I'll clear the way."

Bi Yiyuan decisively rushed into the cave first, and Chen Mobai followed him in second.

The lighting in the Sky River Realm uses luminous pearls, which are supreme treasures for mortals, but for cultivators, they are just ordinary spiritual objects.

As soon as Chen Mobai entered the cave, he felt a sinister aura.

With a slight frown, the Crimson Cloud Mist Silk on his wrist dispersed, transforming into a faint cloud that enveloped the three of them.

Bi Yiyuan and Shan Hongyi were stunned for a moment when they saw this scene.

"Junior brother, the three of us are not very familiar with each other's magical Magic Artifact. Just take care of yourself."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai realized that this was the prevailing social atmosphere in the Sky River Realm.

I can't help but sigh that even among fellow disciples, there's a lack of trust.

But he was certainly willing to accept good advice and bring the Misty Cloud Qi back to his own side.

A layer of bronze light emanated from Bi Yiyuan's skin, and his whole body radiated a faint warmth of blood energy. Wherever he passed, the cold and yin energy dissipated, making Chen Mobai and Shan Hongyi, who were following behind him, feel very comfortable.

The three soon came to a fork in the road.

Normally, we would need to split up our forces.

But Shan Hongyi sent out another Message Talisman.

"Follow this Talisman, and you will be able to find Junior Sister Yan."

Without him saying anything, Bi Yiyuan had already rushed into the left cave entrance. Chen Mobai frowned slightly as he began to smell a faint stench.

Are we almost at the lair of that Silver Armored Corpse?

"You beast!"

Just as he entered the cave, he suddenly heard Bi Yiyuan shout, followed by a flash of bronze light, and a rotting skull wearing Helmet flew over.

With a flash of red light, Chen Mobai's thoughts shifted, Misty Cloud Qi around his body transformed into a clapper, knocking away the zombie head that Bi Yiyuan had just slapped away.

"It seems this place is a natural breeding ground for corpses."

Shan Hongyi's voice came from behind, and at the same time a flame lit up, turning into a long, crimson fire serpent that turned the three-headed zombie that had awakened from the mud on the cave wall into ashes.

"Did Junior Sister Yan really pass through here?"

Chen Mobai activated his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye and looked around the cave, finding no signs of a recent battle.

"It seems we need to be more careful. Since this Daoist Feiming was skilled in Array Formation in his lifetime, he might have altered the passageway to his lair. The Message Talisman will only follow the shortest route to Junior Sister Yan. This rigid weakness is easy to exploit."

As Shan Hongyi spoke, Chen Mobai also unleashed two Crimson Flame Three Sword Talisman. Amidst the crisscrossing six sword energies and the flashing purple fire sword light, the zombies that had awakened on both sides of the cave were completely wiped out.

"What do we do next? Charge in or retreat?"

Ahead of the two, Bi Yiyuan was not to be outdone. He had somehow taken out a fine iron Wolf Tooth Club from his storage bag and, with a few swings, smashed several zombies into pieces.

"Charge! With our strength, we can easily raze this Cave Mansion!"

Shan Hongyi's eyes sharpened, and as the faint light of the Message Talisman was about to disappear before his eyes, he immediately made a decision.

"Okay, you guys follow!"

Upon hearing this, Bi Yiyuan swung his Wolf Tooth Club, smashing the six zombies blocking his way away. His entire body glowed with a bronze light, making him appear like a bronze statue charging forward.

Chen Mobai and Shan Hongyi simultaneously unleashed their Talisman, and after the fire snakes and sword energy cleared the area, they caught up at top speed.

Bang bang bang! The three of them went on a killing spree.

Amidst the ear-piercing sound of bones shattering, flames and sword energy clashed, and the air was filled with the stench of corpses, burnt smells, and the stench of mud, causing the three of them to involuntarily switch to internal breathing.

I don't know how many I killed, but after crossing a distance of about 100 meters, finally no more zombies appeared.

Chen Mobai breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although the problem was solved with just Talisman and the loss of spiritual energy was minimal, the number of talismans was still far too many.

He felt that he had helped at least fifty or sixty animals pass on to the afterlife.

"This is the lowest grade of Iron Corpse among zombies. It can be refined from a person who was ferocious in life and buried in a corpse-raising place. A cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer can easily deal with it."

Shan Hongyi began to speak, just as Chen Mobai was wondering why he was explaining this to him, a series of dull thuds sounded.

Suddenly, the Wolf Tooth Club that Bi Yiyuan had thrown flew back and crashed into the cave, making the whole mountain seem to shake.

Chen Mobai unfurled his Misty Cloud Qi, deflecting the falling dust and stones.

"Hey, this Bronze Armored Corpse is well-made; it's quite strong."

Bi Yiyuan's voice came, followed by two scarlet eyes that lit up in the dust, and then a burst of golden copper light. Accompanied by a series of crackling sounds, like the violent collision of copper and iron blocks, the sound assaulted Chen Mobai's eardrums.

With a tearing sound, accompanied by the sound of flesh and bones being ripped apart, Chen Mobai activated his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye and saw through the dust that Bi Yiyuan had torn a Bronze Armored Corpse in two.

"Generally speaking, Bronze Armored Corpse is equivalent to the Late Qi Cultivation. In addition, it has copper skin and iron bones, is immune to ordinary spells, and has immense strength. Even a sect disciple at the peak of Qi Refining might not be able to defeat it."

Shan Hongyi's voice rang out beside him, Chen Mobai nodded slightly.

The fact that it could withstand several blows from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator before being torn apart shows how powerful the Bronze Armored Corpse was.

At that moment, two more scarlet eyes lit up in the dust.

Another Bronze Armored Corpse!

To Chen Mobai's right, as if sensing that his aura was weakest, someone moved like the wind, their hands like sharp claws, rushing towards him.

With a gentle pat on the storage pouch at his waist, a cyan flying sword shot out like a swimming fish, lightly slicing across the neck of the Bronze Armored Corpse.

In an instant, the Bronze Armored Corpse that rushed in front of Chen Mobai was decapitated.

While still propelled by inertia, the body crashed into the Crimson Cloud Mist Silk, colliding with the scorching fire jade crystal fragments, sparks flew, and then burst into flames, emitting a strong stench of corpses.

Meanwhile, Shan Hongyi released a Clear Wind Talisman, blowing the dust in the cave into a cloud and clearing away the visual obstruction.

But seeing it made my heart sink.

Before they knew it, ten Bronze Armored Corpse had surrounded them. Their eyes were open, and their scarlet gazes, filled with a thirst for flesh and blood, were coldly fixed on them.

"Junior brothers, there's no need to hold back. Junior Sister Yan might be in danger."

Upon seeing this, Shan Hongyi's relaxed state of mind became slightly serious, and he took out a crimson flying sword from his storage bag.

Since the Daoist Feiming has twelve Bronze Armored Corpse, he must have also had Silver Armored Corpse in his previous life.

Furthermore, since he transformed himself into Silver Armored Corpse, there was no way Yan Jinye and Mei Jingjun, both in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, could survive here for more than half a year.

Rumble! The three Foundation Establishment of the Divine Wood Sect attacked simultaneously. Even though the ten Bronze Armored Corpse were arranged in formation and absorbed the Earthly Sha Yin Qi to rise into ferocious flames, they were still utterly defeated after the three of them used their Magic Artifact.

Bi Yiyuan, having regained his grip on the Wolf Tooth Club, smashed the three-headed Bronze Armored Corpse into pieces. Meanwhile, Chen Mobai and Shan Hongyi simultaneously unleashed the Crimson Flame Sword Art with their two flying swords, their fiery sword light spreading across the sky and transforming into Rainbow of Sword Qi that covered all the remaining zombies.

After the sword rainbow cascaded down, it left only gray-black marks on the cave walls.

After the three stopped holding back, nothing could stop them. Following the newly activated Message Talisman, they broke through three cave walls and killed at least a hundred Iron Corpse before finally reaching a huge, open cavern four or five hundred meters underground.

"Three senior brothers, over here!"

As the three landed, they heard a surprised and delighted voice.

Upon closer inspection, one discovers that right in the center of this cave is a clear pool of water.

In the center of the pool, there was a White Jade Altar with an Ebony Coffin on it.

The coffin was supposed to be nailed shut, but someone opened it and the lid was half-opened, revealing a corpse inside wearing a silver robe with its eyes closed.

A yellow paper and cinnabar Talisman was pasted between the eyebrows of the corpse, which should be Corpse Suppression Curse. There was also a Five-Colored Lotus Lamp placed next to the head, but unfortunately the Lamp Wick seemed to have burned out and there was no light.

"This is the corpse of Daoist Feiming. He turned himself into a zombie. Fortunately, Madam Guo had a Second Grade Gold Jade Axe, otherwise we might already be in grave danger."

Beside the coffin on the altar, three Foundation Establishment female cultivators sat upright, and it was Yan Jinye who spoke.

She and another female cultivator stretched out their hands and poured their spiritual power into the Talisman between the Silver Armored Corpse's eyebrows, suppressing the zombie's awakening.

The last woman, a veiled, voluptuous beauty, manipulated a Magic Artifact, cutting off the flow of malevolent energy back towards the altar.

When Chen Mobai and the other two landed, they saw that the Silver Armored Corpse had been slashed in the chest by a jade axe. However, there was no blood in the wound; only the white bone and the torn flesh were visible.

"Junior Brother Chen, you help them deal with this Silver Armored Corpse. Leave the rest to Junior Brother Bi and me."

Shan Hongyi gave instructions on the task, and Chen Mobai nodded slightly.

"Anything else? Are there any other Silver Armored Corpse?"

Those who can cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Realm are not easy people; with just one sentence, that beautiful woman deduced their guess.

"Yes, in this Cave Mansion, besides Daoist Feiming himself, there should be another Silver Armored Corpse that he cultivated during his lifetime."

As they were speaking, a sneer came from inside the coffin.

Chen Mobai and the other two changed their expressions and simultaneously attacked Daoist Feiming.

However, the Five-Colored Lotus Lamp lit up with a burst of light, transforming into a barrier of light that blocked all their attacks.

"I never expected that my little Nether Mansion would be able to attract five Foundation Establishment."

Another sound came from above, and streaks of silver-gray light descended from the sky, transforming into zombies that slammed down on a tall general wearing Helmet and wielding a broadsword.

Without a doubt, this is a Silver Armored Corpse.

Only the Silver Armored Corpse can possess the same rationality as normal people.

"Who are you? Do you think you have a chance against the six of us?"

Shan Hongyi stroked his beard, and while probing with his words, he took out a compass-shaped magical Magic Artifact from his storage bag.

"Me? You've come to my Cave Mansion? And you don't even know who I am?"

The Silver Armored Corpse wielding a battle sword uttered a statement that made everyone frown.

"You're the Daoist Feiming? That's impossible!"

"Hehehe, nothing is impossible. You know nothing about the Yellow Spring Art."

The one who spoke was the Silver Armored Corpse that was suppressed inside the Ebony Coffin. Although he could not move, his abdomen vibrated, and he made a sound.

"Oh no, let go of me!"

Just then, Shan Hongyi noticed something and shouted at Yan Jinye and Mei Jingjun, who were continuously channeling spiritual energy into the Talisman between the Silver Armored Corpse's eyebrows.

But it was too late. The Corpse-Suppressing Talisman ignited in the middle and turned to ashes in an instant.

The silver-robed corpse inside the Ebony Coffin grinned, its tightly closed eyes opening to reveal slightly dark gold pupils that sent a shiver down everyone's spine.

An incredibly terrifying aura erupted from the coffin! Yan Jinye and the other two women, who were already on the verge of death, immediately coughed up blood and were sent flying backward.

"Oh no, he must have swallowed a Corpse Pearl from a Gold Armored Corpse before he died, which is why he was able to transform his form within a short period of a hundred years and already has some characteristics of Gold Armored Corpse."

Upon seeing this scene, the well-informed Shan Hongyi's expression changed drastically.

"Old man, you know quite a lot!"

The Silver Armored Corpse, floating in mid-air and holding a battle sword, looked at Shan Hongyi with surprise.

"Junior sisters, retreat!"

Without hesitation, Shan Hongyi threw two bottles of pills at Yan Jinye and Mei Jingjun, then flung a handful of Talisman towards the White Jade Altar, which flew directly upwards.

But as soon as he flew up, he was stopped by a sword that slashed down from the sky.

Bi Yiyuan, however, did something that Chen Mobai did not expect.

He swung his spiked Wolf Tooth Club and smashed it down hard on Madam Guo, whom he had just saved from the White Jade Altar.

With a clang, the Jade-Handled Gold Axe flew out, blocking Bi Yiyuan's attack, but Madam Guo coughed up blood, staining a large part of her veil red.

"Senior Brother Bi, what are you doing?"

Yan Jinye was shocked and was about to dissuade Bi Yiyuan from killing him when Mei Jingjun pulled her back.

"Don't you understand yet? There's something wrong with her."

Chen Mobai was initially confused, but after hearing Mei Jingjun's words, he frowned and quietly began to look for a way out.