In a sense, Corpse Wraiths were more like human Martial Dao cultivators. Even the most ordinary Purple Jiangshi possessed strength and speed comparable to a Martial Soldier who had cultivated for over a decade, while White Jiangshi and Hairy Jiangshi were on par with Martial Generals and Martial Dao Grandmasters, respectively.
As for Flying Jiangshi, they were beings that even a Martial Dao Supreme might not be able to handle.
Unlike ordinary Corpse Wraiths, those that had cultivated into Flying Jiangshi had already regained their intelligence and could fly.
Some Flying Jiangshi had even awakened the arts of Ghost Gods.
Still, my luck shouldn't be that bad. According to Senior Sister Ziyan, beings like Flying Jiangshi only appear in the deepest reaches of the ruins.
As Xu Taiping thought this, he followed the direction indicated by the pendant around his neck and walked toward the forest ahead, which was dotted with burial mounds.
After taking Eight-Treasure Powder and a Qi-Guarding Pill in succession, he had already recovered much of his Qi and Blood.
Bam!
But the instant he stepped into the forest, something strange happened within it.
As though he had triggered some mechanism, burial mounds throughout the forest suddenly split open, and hands with rotting flesh and stark white bones thrust out of them.
Shing!
Having already anticipated that there would be Corpse Wraiths in this forest, Xu Taiping did not panic too much. He immediately drew the Spring Tiger Saber at his waist.
Boom! Almost at the same moment he drew Spring Tiger, a purple-skinned Corpse Wraith covered in rotting flesh leaped out of a burial mound and smashed its bare-boned fist at Xu Taiping.
Swish!
Xu Taiping strode forward and slashed with his saber, cutting the Corpse Wraith's head clean off.
To kill Corpse Wraiths, he had