Zombie Lake!

Chen Mo stepped out of the cave and looked at the two giant beasts outside the door. He couldn't help but shake his head. "Those who can't stand loneliness can't reap the rewards."

"Some people are destined not to be fishermen; they lack patience, so they naturally become bait."

"The bait has been cast; the next step is still to wait."

After all, what else can you do when fishing besides wait?

The bait Chen Mo mentioned wasn't just Shen Xiuyai, Lu Cun, Li Chengyi; they were all bait to catch big fish.

A month later, a ghostly disturbance broke out in a county town in the Dragon Transformation Continent.

Overnight, the entire city's inhabitants were drained of their Yang energy and turned into Walking Corpses. The convergence of resentment, death, and malevolent energy within the county further exacerbated the spread and development of the ghostly affliction.

The resentment is intense, and the Walking Corpses has awakened its spirit.

The denser the death aura, the more Walking Corpses there are.

The stronger the malevolent energy, the stronger the Walking Corpses.

An unprecedented and massive ghost plague broke out, and its scale and speed of development first affected the human capital.

Ghostly disturbances were spreading in various places, and Emperor Tai'an ordered the gathering of talented individuals and martial arts heroes from all walks of life to deal with the ghostly problems.

A reward of ten thousand taels of gold will be given upon success.

Many people volunteered to join the imperial court in quelling the ghost plague, but one night, a group of martial arts heroes encountered zombies.

The zombie was incredibly fast, darting through the forest like a rabbit, always flashing by so quickly that it was difficult to catch with the naked eye!

In the blink of an eye, the zombie twisted off a person's head and disappeared again!

"What on earth is that thing?!"

"Did you see it clearly?!"

"No... no, my Three Eyes can't see anything at all..."

"It's alright, everyone, don't be afraid. We have Grandmaster here to oversee things!"

"Yes, with Grandmaster Ye Liuyun here, everyone don't need to be afraid. Adjust your formation!"

Grandmaster Ye Liuyun, an elderly man, stood in the center, leaning on a cane, with other martial arts heroes forming a circle around him.

The so-called Grandmaster is the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage, which is the highest realm that ordinary mortals can reach.

In terms of physical strength and techniques alone, many martial artists are actually superior to cultivators.

Even Ye Liuyun, Grandmaster, was drenched in sweat after dealing with that thing.

Those people respectfully called him Grandmaster, one of the supreme martial arts masters, but he had no idea what that thing was!

Ye Liuyun closed his eyes. The wind howled around him, and the sound of that thing was hidden in the wind.

Whoosh!

"They're here!"

Ye Liuyun suddenly opened his eyes, abandoned his cane, and struck out in one direction with a palm!

"Cloud Opening Palm!"

Boom!!

With a loud bang, the thing was hit by Ye Liuyun's palm and sent flying into the forest!

The others were all shocked. "Grandmaster Ye Liuyun's founding technique, Cloud Opening Palm?"

"The Grandmaster actually used his signature move right from the start?"

"The Qi Sea surges, and a single palm strike shatters the sky—is this the Cloud Opening Palm?"

"It is my great honor to witness the Grandmaster's unique skills!"

Ye Liuyun ignored their flattery and kept his eyes fixed on the distant woods!

Whoosh!

A whooshing sound came from the air, Ye Liuyun unleashed both palms, which were wrapped in true energy, and directly engaged the monster in battle!

Bump!

With a loud bang, everyone finally saw what the monster looked like!

With a livid face, bloodshot eyes, and a withered, rotting body, it was undoubtedly a zombie!

What's even more shocking is that the zombie survived several of Ye Liuyun's deadly attacks without a scratch!

"Even Grandmaster can't be harmed in the slightest?!"

"Master Ye, I'm here to help you!"

"The Shadowless Leg Mo Qian, is here to lend you a hand!!"

"Zhang Yuan of the Zi Wu Sword, will follow the Grandmaster to vanquish demons!"

A group of people joined forces to attack the green-faced zombie, using all sorts of their signature skills, but none of them could harm the zombie in the slightest!

"Ugh!!"

A shrill roar rang out, and the zombie knocked everyone away. Then, its figure flashed and it punched Ye Liuyun in the chest!

Boom!

Ye Liuyun's eyes widened, his ribs shattered instantly. This punch pierced through his chest, causing his internal organs to explode, and he immediately coughed up blood!

"Pfft!!"

Ye Liuyun spat out blood and flew backward!

"Master Ye!!"

Ye Liuyun's vision and consciousness gradually became blurred. His body had reached its limit, and his brain had even shielded him from all pain by using his last bit of adrenaline.

"Can't you feel any pain anymore? It seems this is really the end..."

"I have dedicated my life to martial arts, striving to reach the pinnacle of martial arts. In my youth, I once fought against Grandmaster, earning fame throughout the world..."

"However, what we are so proud of is seen by cultivators as nothing more than children playing around..."

"The ultimate goal of martial arts is to cultivate immortality, but without immortality, one will eventually turn to dust."

"Cough cough pfft..."

Ye Liuyun coughed up another mouthful of blood, "... Let's go quickly, you are no match for it, it is not something we can contend with."

Only immortals can slay such evil spirits and monstrous creatures.

Hehe...

Ironically, the zombie's mere presence there instantly elevated it to a level we could never reach in our entire lives.

Invulnerable to swords and spears, with a head of bronze and bones of iron, and boundless strength, even the ultimate external physical training cannot reach this level.

How ironic...

After Ye Liuyun's defeat, everyone scattered and fled, but none of them could escape the zombie's pursuit, and they all perished one after another.

However, after that, countless zombies emerged from the forest.

I don't know how much time passed.

Ye Liuyun slowly rose to his feet, his pupils rolled upwards rapidly, veins bulged on his body, and his fingernails gradually grew longer.

"Ugh..."

The dead martial artists all stood up, turning into zombies and unconsciously rushing out in search of the Yang energy of the living.

The Walking Corpses formed from the corpses of martial artists are far stronger than Walking Corpses formed from the corpses of ordinary people!

At this moment, Ye Liuyun's speed even far exceeded that of the zombie from before!

Even Grandmaster Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator might not be able to kill a Grandmaster who has turned into Walking Corpses!

Soon, the imperial court's expeditionary force to quell the ghost plague was completely wiped out.

Behind this dense horde of corpses lies an even more formidable entity: the Corpse King.

As Shen Xiuyai walked behind the horde of zombies, a flying sword suddenly hurtled towards him at lightning speed!

"You fiend, prepare to die!"

Snap!

Shen Xiuyai grabbed the flying sword and looked up to see that the newcomer was a third-level Core Formation Stage cultivator.

What is this? A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.

Shen Xiuyai glanced at the cultivator, and then vanished in the next second!

"Um?"

"Disappeared?"

The cultivator was stunned. He had just raised his head when he saw the Corpse King already above him, and at the same time, a leg came down!

Pfft!

The Core Formation cultivator's head immediately exploded, and a headless corpse fell from the sky.

Shen Xiuyai grabbed the flying sword and flung it behind him, where it pierced the huge lump of flesh in the distance.

The mass of flesh wriggled and moved, composed of corpses, like a small mountain.

Now, this mountain of corpses is covered with all sorts of weapons and magical artifacts.

Author's Note:

I took a day off yesterday, so today is an extra chapter for those who donated.