"Sorry, I haven't spoken to anyone in a long time, I lost my composure." Zhang Wuji noticed that Ling Yi hadn't reacted for a while, and thought that his words had offended Ling Yi, so he said apologetically.
"I really did come here to kill you!" Ling Yi said with a sigh.
"Our Resurrection is a catastrophe for the world."
Zhang Wuji had been Resurrection for half a year and had a better understanding of himself than Ling Yi, so he naturally understood what Ling Yi meant.
"That's true, but simply eliminating them won't solve the root problem. Throughout history, how many Jianghu masters have there been? And how many can you possibly eliminate?"
"The best solution is to find the root cause of the Resurrection of the dead and resolve it once and for all."
Did Ling Yi not know this principle? Of course he did, but in Ling Yi's view, this setting, which was limited to the Resurrection of Jianghu arts heroes, was more like a kind of World Rule.
As Big Shot of the laws, Ling Yi knew very well that things like rules were difficult to change.
Unless Ling Yi unleashes his own power and forcibly changes the World Rule.
In other words, this is how the author of the novel set up the world.
However, Zhang Wuji's words did remind Ling Yi.
Perhaps, as a fictional world, the author will ultimately provide a reasonable explanation in the finale.
After all, Ling Yi is not the Protagonist of this novel's world; the real Protagonist is Wang Er.
Perhaps Ling Yi can get the answer from Wang Er's system.
It's important to understand that almost all the settings and plot arrangements in a novel serve the purpose of supporting the Protagonist.
Of course, this excludes Ling Yi, the Protagonist; he's not a proper Protagonist at all.
Wang Er's system is Legend Mage System, which means that the Protagonist Wang Er's path should be a path of Leveling Up by Killing Monsters.
Most novels of this type will feature a final boss, and the story concludes with defeating the final boss.
Thinking of this, Ling Yi's eyes lit up.
Perhaps the Resurrection of the undead martial arts heroes is related to this final boss?
"I've been reviewing historical records for the past six months, and I've discovered something extremely strange," Zhang Wuji said.
"What?"
"Martial arts!"
A thought suddenly flashed through Ling Yi's mind, as if he had just realized something.
"For example, the Nine Yin Manual, according to historical records, was created by Huang Shang based on the Taoist Canon. Huang Shang lived at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, which, chronologically, corresponds to the period in which I lived."
Historical records clearly state that the emperor once ordered Huang Shang to suppress the Ming Cult.
"The timing doesn't match?" Ling Yi asked.
"Yes, the timeline is incorrect. Many scholars in this era have debated this issue endlessly. Some believe that the timeline recorded for Huang Shang is wrong, while others believe that the Nine Yin Manual was not written by Huang Shang at all."
"But as a Resurrection person, I happened to have experienced that period of history. Huang Shang did indeed besiege my Ming Cult back then, but it was just for show."
"At that time, although the Ming Cult was internally disorganized, Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others had already gathered an army of over 100,000. Huang Shang Chang's tens of thousands of remnants were no match for the Ming Cult."
"As for whether Huang Shang actually compiled the Nine Yin Manual, it's impossible to verify; at least I don't know."
"Assuming Huang Shang didn't compile the Nine Yin Manual, its Nine Yin Manual becomes even more mysterious. But what if Huang Shang did indeed compile the Nine Yin Manual?"
"Then there's something wrong with Huang Shang," Ling Yi said.
Ling Yi continued, following Zhang Wuji's train of thought, "If Huang Shang compiled the Nine Yin Manual, then the source of the Taoist Canon is probably not simple either."
"But the biggest problem is the time discrepancy. The Nine Yin Manual already appeared in the Divine Condor storyline, a difference of two hundred years."
"That's not all," Zhang Wuji added.
"The same goes for the Nine Yang Manual. I obtained the Nine Yang Manual in the K'un-Lun. According to historical records, the Nine Yang Manual was created by Patriarch Bodhidharma and later hidden in the Lankavatara Sutra."
"However, Patriarch Bodhidharma lived during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. Even if he hid the Nine Yang Manual in the Lankavatara Sutra, it would be difficult for it to be preserved and passed down for Wu Bai years without being damaged, even after several changes of ownership."
"I specifically searched for that Lankavatara Sutra back then. Although it was a bit old, the text on every page was still clear, so it was at most a hundred years old."
"You suspect that the Nine Yin Manual has another origin?" Ling Yi asked.
"It must have another source," Zhang Wuji said confidently.
"Moreover, I suspect there is an extremely close connection between the Nine Yin and Nine Yang schools. One is extremely yang and strong, while the other is extremely yin and gentle. I have also seen the incomplete version of the Nine Yin Manual, and it is indeed one positive and one negative, as if it came from the same hand."
Huang Shang, it seems there's a big problem.
According to Zhang Wuji's guess, both the Nine Yin Manual and the Nine Yang Manual were written by the same person, and the Nine Yin Manual was most likely written by Huang Shang. This means that the Nine Yin Manual and the Nine Yang Manual were probably both written by Huang Shang and could have been passed down.
The Old Urchin had practiced the complete version of the Nine Yin Manual, so Ling Yi decided to test it.
"I want to see the Nine Yang Manual."
Zhang Wuji nodded, turned around and went to the study, took out several A4 sheets of paper filled with writing, and handed them to Ling Yi.
"This is something I compiled out of Bored."
Ling Yi took it, but didn't look at it immediately. Instead, he took a picture with his phone, then asked Zhang Wuji for paper and pen, and wrote down the complete version of the Nine Yin Manual from memory. He also took a picture of it and saved it on his phone.
Only then did he put the two pieces of paper away.
"I've had a very fruitful day, thank you!" Ling Yi stood up and prepared to leave.
Now that we have a direction, the rest is easy.
Moreover, Gusu City is waiting for him to return and handle the situation.
"I'm glad it was of some help to you," Zhang Wuji said with a smile.
After leaving Zhang Wuji's place, Ling Yi immediately returned to Gusu City.
It was already past four in the afternoon, Wang Er and his men were resting where the armed helicopters were parked.
Upon seeing Ling Yi return, everyone stood up and inquired about the situation.
"Junior brother, how did it go?" Wang Chongyang asked.
"It went fairly smoothly, and we even gained something else."
Ling Yi then recounted Zhang Wuji's guess.
"If it was done by human hands, how was it accomplished?" Zhang Sanfeng asked.
"Our ability to be Resurrection is already defying the heavens, and this Resurrection specifically targets Jianghu artists. Could the problem lie in the martial arts technique itself?"
"Of course, that's not all. The world is filled with mysterious forces specifically targeting us; this is the origin of the Resurrection of the dead. But if we find Huang Shang, perhaps the truth will come to light."
"Tonight, unleash full power and eliminate the undead in Gusu City in one fell swoop. Before the other undead Resurrection, we must trace the source of the calamity and completely resolve this Undead Calamity."
" Huang Shang's tomb should be easy to find," Wang Er said.
Ling Yi shook his head. "I suspect that Huang Shang didn't die at all, but has been living from hundreds of years ago until now."
"Also, may I ask your system, does it know the root cause of the Resurrection of the undead?"
"Uh..." Wang Er was about to say something when he noticed a red coordinate point had appeared on his system's Map.
The system provided a coordinate location.
"You only gave me coordinates? Are these coordinates moving or stationary?" Ling Yi frowned.
"It's just a coordinate, static. Could it be the final boss?"
"You'll see when the time comes."
After the sun sets, the once quiet Gusu City comes alive again.
After a day, these hungry spirits grew increasingly frantic, and as soon as the sun set, they couldn't wait to rush out of the city.
Without the supply of food and blood, they became emaciated, skin and bones, and grew increasingly ugly.
Ling Yi continued to use the Mysterious Blood as a lure, drawing the attention of the undead to a designated spot and continuing to kill monsters there.
Ling Yi used Fire Wall Technique and Bursting Huoyan skills to unleash Undead Fire, making him more efficient at killing enemies.
The number of undead is decreasing rapidly at a visible rate.
Because Rapid Speed were in a team with Wang Er, everyone's strength Rocket.
"According to Brother Wang, we've become the ones leeching experience points now," Zhang Sanfeng said.
"I didn't expect my junior brother's strength to have reached such a level. At this rate, he can deal with all the undead in the city tonight," Wang Chongyang said.
Wang Er pursed his lips and remained silent, looking at the experience point distribution ratio in the team list, and couldn't help but sigh that his system was really good at flattering him.
Eighty percent of the experience was directly allocated to Ling Yi, while the remaining experience was divided equally among Wang Er, Wang Chongyang, and others.
This is shameless!
By 2 a. m., Wang Er had reached level 42.
The strength of the others has also improved significantly.
By this time, there were very few undead left in the city.
" Big Shot, those three bosses are trying to escape," Wang Er suddenly said.
"Report the coordinates!" Ling Yi said.
After obtaining the coordinates, Ling Yi Teleportation there instantly. The remaining undead could be dealt with by Wang Chongyang and the others.
At this moment, Murong Longcheng, Murong Bo, and Murong Fu were rushing out of the city.
Although Murong Longcheng wanted to obtain Ling Yi's Soul Pearl, he wasn't stupid. After discovering that Ling Yi and his group were even stronger than yesterday, he chose to run away.
Go head-on against Ling Yi? They'd been watching all night to see just how powerful Ling Yi's Undead Huoyan were.
"I miscalculated. This is far from my estimate," Murong Longcheng said as he ran.
"Is running away the only option? Isn't it a shame to give up like this?" Murong Fu said unwillingly.
"Otherwise what? Are you going to go and fight that kid to the death?" Murong Longcheng said irritably.
Murong Fu immediately fell silent. Fight to the death? That's just suicide.
But at that moment, he and Murong Bo simultaneously felt a burning sensation originating from their souls sweep over their entire bodies.
Immediately afterward, to the horrified eyes of the father and son, their bodies exploded instantly, turning into ashes.
Although the Sweeper Monk escaped unscathed thanks to his powerful Danger Perception, he was immediately surrounded by Huoyan.
The more he accelerated the circulation of the Undead Power within his body, the more severe the burning sensation became.
"Why stir up trouble right after Resurrection? Wouldn't it be better to quietly lie low and develop slowly?"
Ling Yi's figure slowly emerged from the Void.
"If you have another chance to Resurrection next time, you'll have to learn to survive. But I'm afraid you won't have a next time."
As Ling Yi finished speaking, a ball of dark blue Fireball slammed into him.