During the day, the brigade of fully armed soldiers cleaned up Old Dragon Island.
All areas where people lived in concentrated communities were completely ransacked.
At least several thousand zombies were killed and destroyed.
Sunlight during the day is very effective against zombies, reducing their mobility by more than half.
The large group of soldiers charged forward with guns drawn, easily piercing the heads of these zombies.
After the great battle, all the soldiers were tainted with the Qi of Earth Sha, and many others were infected with corpse poison.
Therefore, the members of the Lower Court took turns casting spells on the hundreds of soldiers to cleanse them of the earthly Qi of Earth Sha and corpse poison.
Zhou Wuji also felt that the Pacification Office Division was very powerful, with its large number of soldiers fighting bravely and using simple yet effective methods to deal with zombies.
However, a large number of zombies retreated into the mountains and forests on the west side of the island.
The mountains on Old Dragon Island aren't very high, only a couple hundred feet high, but they are covered with dense forests and thorny vines.
For fully armed soldiers, fighting in the mountains and forests is extremely disadvantageous, making it impossible to effectively form battle formations.
Li Fei, a centurion of the Pacification Office, was in charge of the operation. He, along with Daoist Yizhen and Xinjue, stood at the foot of the mountain. All three of them felt that the dense forest was somewhat troublesome.
The main problem is that the Qi of Earth Sha is too strong; the longer it drags on, the more powerful these zombies will become.
People on the island are constantly affected by the Qi of Earth Sha.
With one side gaining an advantage and the other losing an advantage, they must resolve the battle in the shortest possible time.
A member of the Pacification Office suggested, "Why don't we burn the mountain instead of ordering the centurion to go?"
Li Fei reprimanded him impatiently, "Don't you even look at the weather? How big of a fire could you possibly set the mountain on fire?"
It was mid-May, and the mountains were covered with newly sprouted tender buds, making it difficult for the fire to spread.
Burning a few trees is not difficult, but setting the whole mountain on fire would require an unimaginable amount of kerosene and firewood.
The man, feeling rebuffed, dared not speak again.
Li Fei said, "Let's follow Wuji's method. We can use a large number of live pigs and sheep to bleed them, attracting the zombies to walk into our trap at night..."
If this plan succeeds, they will be able to choose the battlefield where they fight the zombies at their leisure, selecting the terrain that is most advantageous to them.
The monks at Golden Leaf Temple remained silent; opposing Zhou Wuji at this moment would only make them appear petty.
It's better to wait until tonight to see. If this method doesn't work, then they can mock us.
That evening, the group chose a flat, open spot in the mountains, dug a large pit, threw several pigs and sheep into it, and cut wounds on their bodies, causing large amounts of blood to ooze out.
There was a lot of blood scattered around, and the air was thick with the stench of blood.
Lighting torches were also prepared around the pit, illuminating the area brightly.
As soon as the sun set, many zombies rushed out of the woods and pounced on the fresh flesh and blood in the pit.
To zombies, there is no difference between humans and pigs or sheep; they all instinctively crave blood and the rich life force contained within it.
The well-prepared soldiers raised their guns and thrust, easily killing the zombies.
As the stench of blood continued to spread outwards, more and more zombies were attracted.
The pit was filled with zombies, a truly horrifying sight.
This constant rotation of soldiers ensured that the frontline riflemen had sufficient stamina.
The group held their advantageous positions, and from their elevated positions, their attacks from above were virtually risk-free.
Seeing the remarkable results, Li Fei sincerely said to Zhou Wuji, "This method, though simple, is extremely effective. Wuji, you are truly brilliant!"
Zhou Wuji said solemnly, "You flatter me. It is our responsibility to eliminate the zombies as soon as possible to prevent the disaster from spreading."
As the two were talking, a zombie suddenly leaped high into the air, jumping three or four zhang high. It was fast and jumped out of the deep pit, landing directly above a group of soldiers.
Several spearmen reacted extremely quickly, raising their spears to thrust at the zombie, but the zombie reached out and slapped the spear blades, causing several spears to fly out of its hands.
The many gunners were terrified. They had killed countless zombies, but this was the first time they had encountered something so powerful. They all hurriedly scattered and retreated.
After landing, the zombie casually swept his hand across the ground, and his black, sharp fingernails pierced through a soldier's leather armor, leaving five long gashes on the soldier's chest, even tearing out his internal organs.
The soldier screamed in terror, but his whole body was in pain and numb, and he couldn't move at all.
The zombie ignored everyone else and immediately began to bite into the soldier's split chest.
Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers hurriedly drew their guns, thrusting their spears at the zombie's body and head, but only leaving black dots; they couldn't penetrate the zombie's body at all.
The zombie casually swung his hand, and the spear stuck in his body was knocked away.
The soldiers with guns felt their arms go numb, and were jolted backward, unable to muster any strength.
"Mutant Zombies!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Daoist Yizhen chanted a spell to activate a Golden Light Incantation.
The talisman shot out like an arrow, landing squarely on the zombie. Golden light spread and covered the zombie like water, while the zombie struggled and resisted, its body emitting black smoke.
But the soldier in the zombie's grasp had already turned black and was lifeless.
Seeing Daoist Yizhen had no more scruples and used his Tianpeng Ruler to unleash the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder.
His Thunder Method was already prepared, just waiting for a single incantation to unleash it.
Once the upper Dantian is perfected, one can pre-store Law Technique in the sea of consciousness, a power possessed only by Sixth Rank cultivators.
Like a bolt of lightning, it swept across a distance of more than ten feet, striking the zombie directly.
With a muffled thud, the water burst and shattered, destroying most of the zombie's upper body, leaving only a small part of its head.
However, the man-like zombie was not dead. After staggering a few steps in the lightning, he suddenly turned around and accelerated his escape into the mountains.
Daoist Yizhen was also shocked. Even Sixth Rank cultivator couldn't withstand the Thunder Method he unleashed with his cultivation level. Yet, a zombie with little intelligence had actually withstood the Yin Thunder without dying.
The surrounding Daoist priests also realized what was happening and threw out various talismans, which shone with golden light, but none of them could catch up with the zombie.
The zombie leaped like the wind, disappearing into the woods in the blink of an eye. A flash of Azure Shadow gave chase, but it too vanished in an instant.
Wuming clearly see that the Azure Shadow chasing after them was Zhou Wuji. She couldn't help but feel a little worried: This zombie is so powerful, what if my senior brother encounters danger if he chases after it like this...?
This was Zhou Wuji's first encounter with Yizhen move, he thought he could defeat the zombie, but he never expected it to be so powerful.
This also sparked his interest.
Bai Zhiyuan had already said that Zhang Shiheng had returned to Yunyang Prefecture.
With such a serious incident occurring, Zhang Shiheng must handle the aftermath as quickly as possible and try to mitigate his responsibility.
Without Zhang Shiheng spying on him, Zhou Wuji had no more scruples and chased the zombie into the woods.
Zombies don't possess agility or martial Movement Method; they are simply incredibly strong and swift as the wind, rampaging through the forest, breaking vegetation and sending sand and gravel flying in their wake.
Zhou Wuji used the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique to barely keep up with the zombie.
He could kill the zombie with the Seven Stars Demon-Slaying Sword, but he was a little curious: where was the zombie rushing forward in such a hurry?
Zhiyuan had warned long ago that a zombie had fused with the remnant soul of Yin Dragon, and who knows what kind of mutations would occur; it was extremely dangerous.
In the past two days of zombie extermination, Zhou Wuji hasn't seen a single mutated zombie.
This one only appeared tonight.
It would be perfect if these mutated zombies stayed together!
The zombies were incredibly fast, and in no time they had penetrated deep into the forest.
With his Six Yang Dharma Eye, Zhou Wuji could see the traces of Yin energy left by the zombies in the air, even though he couldn't see them directly, and he could also see the deep footprints left by the zombies on the ground.
After following for a while, Zhou Wuji discovered a deep cave. The entrance was only a little over a person's height and no more than three feet wide, and it looked like a narrow crack in the rock wall.
Zhou Wuji used his Six Yang Dharma Eye to see that wisps of dark red Qi of Earth Sha were emerging from the cave entrance.
The entire mountain was filled with dark Qi of Earth Sha, but this alone did not reveal anything.
Zhou Wuji dared not be careless and immediately cast the Northern Dipper Heavenly Gang Divine Talisman on himself. His azure star robe covered his entire body, instantly isolating him from all the Qi of Earth Sha.
He took another two-stage Purple Qi Pill, and the Spiritual Qi transformed from the pill circulated within his body, providing an excellent replenishment of his True Qi.
Having made preparations, Zhou Wuji then drew his sword and entered the cave.
The cave is winding and dark inside, and the more you go in, the stronger the Qi of Earth Sha becomes.
After advancing several dozen feet along the cave, the narrow cave suddenly opened up, with a dome more than ten feet high above and a deep cave like a well below, from which thick Qi of Earth Sha surged out.
Twelve zombies sat around the cave, men and women, old and young, each with skin as black as iron and eyes as red as fire.
The zombie that was struck by the Yin Thunder earlier had its head shattered and its upper body reduced to a skeleton; it stood out starkly among the group of zombies.
Looking at this group of zombies again, their aura was gloomy and eerie, and they also possessed a ferocious ferocity that could devour everything.
This is the same aura of the Yin Dragon that soared into the sky the night before last; it must be a zombie possessed by the remnant soul of the Yin Dragon.
These mutated zombies had slightly different auras, but not drastically different. None of them seemed particularly difficult to deal with...
Suddenly, all the zombies looked up at the same time, staring at Zhou Wuji, who was surrounded by azure starlight.
A pair of crimson eyes flashed with a fierce and malevolent light...
But unlike the zombies that are only driven by instinct, these zombies showed a certain composure and did not rush forward hastily.
Zhou Wuji was both delighted and surprised. He was delighted that so many remnant souls of Yin Dragon could be transformed into Origin Profound Qi, which should be quite considerable!
Surprisingly, these zombies didn't seem so stupid after all; I wonder if he could even eat them all at once?!
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