Uprooting

After arriving in Fanliang Land, Chu Tianshu did not make a move immediately.

He first infiltrated several households, using words of truth and silver needles to make these people unknowingly reveal a lot about Fanliang Land.

Thus, he determined the residences, status, and conduct of the seven sorcerers, and selected his target.

Chu Tianshu had a guess about this Heichi Nancang; the other party might be cultivating a method similar to corpse refining.

However, I never expected that this person would not use coffins or feng shui burial sites when refining corpses.

He actually hid the bodies inside the walls of his own house.

And it was hidden in a place like the main hall!

The lamp oil and food in this main hall exude a unique aroma, indicating they are not ordinary items.

Influenced by these things, Chu Tianshu was unaware beforehand that there was a corpse monster hidden in the wall.

More than fifty corpse monsters, all with skin of a rotten bluish-green color, like the mud at the bottom of a pit after fruit has rotted.

However, their bodies are covered with golden stripes, like incantations written in the style of dragons and snakes, forming a continuous and orderly pattern, covering their heads and limbs.

Year after year, they offered them ashes and gold powder, which seeped into their bodies.

During this process, Heichi Nancang also developed a close spiritual connection with more than fifty corpse monsters.

In that critical moment, without needing to cast spells or hand gestures, the corpse monster protected its master.

Hiss!!

Many of the zombie monsters opened their eyes, their eye sockets completely black, and their first reaction was to inhale.

All the oil lamps in the hall flickered rapidly, turned green, and then went out.

Uncle Seventeen of the Heichi family, who had narrowly escaped the aftermath of the battle, now seemed to deflate completely, lying on the ground as nothing but skin and bones.

Large amounts of dust and white vapor surged into the nostrils of these corpse monsters.

The temperature inside the hall plummeted, and frost began to climb onto the pillars.

These monstrous corpses, when gathered together, can actually absorb people's life force from a distance, without needing to bite anyone.

Chu Tianshu could feel that even with his level of pure blood and qi, it was slightly affected.

"Ah!!!"

In the blink of an eye, the corpse monsters roared in unison.

After inhaling the air, their chests swelled up like fish bubbles, and they all floated lightly as they suddenly flew out of the wall.

From all directions, they flew like arrows, darting back and forth.

The corpse monster that flew out of one hole flew diagonally into another hole on the opposite side, then flipped over and pounced into the next hole.

All the corpse monsters, though chaotic, were organized in a way; the trails of their sharp claws swept through the air, forming a sparse yet impenetrable trap.

Chu Tianshu swayed left and right, waving his hand to strike the sharp claws.

In the blink of an eye, he had to deal with dozens of claw trails, yet he handled them with ease.

His gaze remained fixed on the corpse monster with its back to the room, when suddenly he kicked it diagonally to the ground.

Bang bang bang bang bang!!

The ground bricks and stones were pushed forward and cracked.

A crack ran from where Chu Tianshu had stepped, extending directly up the steps and quickly leading to the wall.

The corpse monster embracing the wizard was about to float away and escape from the hall when the bricks beneath its feet suddenly arched up, emanating a powerful force.

This caused his entire body to slam upwards, his head hitting the wall at the top of the hole.

Buzz!!

Chu Tianshu seized the moment and sank down.

The ferocious ape's physique could surprisingly exude a serene demeanor.

Press your left hand outwards lightly, raise your right hand with your palm facing forward, and a blue four-leaf clover mark will appear in your palm.

The corpse monsters that were taking off, falling, or in mid-air all sensed subtle fluctuations in the surrounding light and shadow.

These corpse monsters actually have no vision, nor do they need vision.

This eerie feeling penetrates straight to the soul.

It even penetrated into the heart of the Heichi Wizard, who was deeply connected to them.

[Technique: "Vertical and Horizontal Simple Seal"]

Spiritual energy attracts each other, creating an endless cycle of life.

Water Zongheng, mountains stretch far and near, winds blow from all directions, and time passes unpredictably.

The enemy, amidst them, stood bewildered and awaited their doom.

The corpse monsters' previously well-organized formation seemed to be loosening.

Originally, their encounters with the apes were always fleeting, close-and-close contacts; before the apes could exert any force, another corpse monster would take their place.

At this moment, however, they had no way to avoid it.

The ape's slumping figure suddenly leaped up and unleashed a powerful palm strike.

Thump thump thump!!

The three corpse monsters were struck by his palm strikes in succession, piled up together, and crashed into the north wall.

The only zombie with its back to the room was bumped into by these three of its kind.

It looked as if several heavy, water-soaked logs had collided.

From the gaps between the corpse monsters, rings of damp white light burst forth.

The last ghoul's arm snapped open, and the Heichi Wizard it was holding was sent flying.

Chu Tianshu changed his push into a grab, and with a yank, he pulled all four corpse monsters away and flung them to one side.

The ape ducked down and nimbly slipped out of the hole.

Heichi Nancang was blasted away, but his mind, through the series of terrifying events, made a decision.

He already knew this was a catastrophe, and no matter where it came from, survival was his top priority.

With all distracting thoughts gone, the wizard suddenly pulled his hands out of his sleeves and his head into his collar.

The black robe embroidered with gold thread arched up, resembling a giant silkworm cocoon, and then burrowed into the ground.

Even though the person had burrowed underground, the ground was perfectly flat and without any visible holes.

Who knows how many ashes have been scattered on this land belonging to him.

As long as it's within one's own territory, and one uses one's own hard work as a medium, one can communicate with these ashes and allow them to travel underground.

Chu Tianshu caught up to this point, and suddenly slammed his large, fan-like hand deeply into the ground.

To him, land was like rotten tofu.

With a single slap, the entire arm sank into the ground.

As the cocoon-shaped black robe submerged underground, as if diving, it suddenly felt a tightness at the top.

Chu Tianshu's hand plunged into the ground, grabbing the black robe.

Heichi Nancang made a desperate attempt to tear the black robe and continue sinking.

A wisp of green aura suddenly enveloped the entire black robe, and the fabric that had been torn by his arm suddenly hardened like an iron plate.

Hudu!!

Chu Tianshu forcefully pulled the wizard out of the ground.

The black-robed figure led the people into the air.

The ape twisted its body and delivered a powerful kick in mid-air to the figure in black robes.

Amidst the sound of bones shattering, a black robe stained with blood crashed against the outer wall of the hall, staining it red.

A drop of blood seeped from Chu Tianshu's fingertip, flicking onto his blood-stained clothes. With a flash, he slashed across into another house.

Throughout the entire Heichi Mansion, screams of panic echoed everywhere.

The surrounding villagers were all alarmed, gazing in that direction with a mixture of awe and fear, wondering what had happened in the shaman's house.

Just a quarter of an hour later, a sedan chair flew down from the sky.

The sedan chair appeared to be made of large, bright green paper, with four puppets folded from cardboard serving as porters.

Because it was light enough, after the four sedan bearers ran a certain distance, it would float into the air, glide for a while, and then land again.

The sedan curtain was lifted, revealing a majestic white paper face inside, with truly sharp features and eyes painted with black lacquer.

Who is it?

His voice was filled with anger and frustration.

"Have you gone this far, actually killing another sorcerer?!"

(End of this chapter)