Revisiting Yang Mausoleum and the Flying Zombie
"Cousin, it's been almost ten years since I last visited Yangling!"
"Um!"
"Are you planning to build His Majesty's mausoleum according to the specifications of Yangling?"
"More or less!"
Yanglingyi is a city built around Yangling.
If we consider Yangling as the imperial palace of Chang'an City, and Yanglingyi as the Imperial City District, this arrangement becomes very easy to understand.
The four Sima Gates of Yangling stand tall, but apart from the sacrificial personnel who come every year, very few people can enter the core of Yangling; only a few tomb guards remain.
Construction outside Yangling was in full swing, but the vast mausoleum area was sparsely populated with living people.
Zhang Xuezhou revisited the old site, but he felt no change or emotion. He was not there to make a reference for the construction of Maoling, but rather to investigate the state of the Sha Qi in Yangling.
The Empress Dowager was poisoned by the Sha Qi, and Shen Peigong was almost killed on the spot by the evil spirit. The power of the evil Sha Qi impacting the mass grave in Yangling was extraordinary.
In a place like this, it's hard to do good deeds, but very easy to do bad deeds.
He entered the sealed area of the tomb and continued searching for the secret passage through which the tomb was originally located.
After instructing Rong Tianding to hold the Suihou Pearl for protection, Zhang Xuezhou began to cast spells continuously with the Qingyan Staff. After collapsing three times in succession, the tomb wall reappeared, and the decayed and rotten tomb hole that had been solidified using fossilization techniques came into view.
After Shen Peigong's excavation, Yangling's Sha Qi was greatly reduced, but it remains a forbidden zone for the living.
"You may go in now!"
Zhang Xuezhou felt around in his sleeve and slipped the Soft Red Empyrean Sword, which had been removed from its sheath, into the tomb hole.
In the Great Han imperial court, this was a precious sword offered by emperors of all dynasties. But in Zhang Xuezhou's hands, it didn't receive the same respect; he just stuffed it in however he wanted.
The new emperor was right. He was indeed at risk of losing his sword in Chang'an City. No matter how hard he guarded it, it was difficult to guarantee its safety. Even if Zhang Xuezhou was reckless, he wouldn't dare to use the trick of playing with a fake sword.
As long as he can take out the True Red Empyrean Sword when needed, Zhang Xuezhou doesn't care where the sword is kept.
Yangling was one of the more suitable places for Zhang Xuezhou to hide his sword near Chang'an City, making it easy for him to retrieve it, while it would be difficult for others to steal it.
Even if someone steals the sword, the person is constantly tainted by the stench of corpse Sha Qi, making it relatively easy to track them down.
"What a gloomy and sinister place! How many wronged souls and corpses must have been born here? Cousin, my Divine Ability are now complete!"
Zhang Xuezhou inserted the Red Empyrean Sword into Yangling, while Rong Tianding held the Suihou Pearl and stared at the Yin Sha Qi gushing out of the cave entrance.
For ordinary people, this kind of Sha Qi would be fatal, and even cultivators of the Corpse-Eating School would have to be careful when coming into contact with it. However, Rong Tianding, who held the Suihou Pearl, felt completely different. He only felt that this power was perfectly integrated with his body.
The physical stimulation caused a feeling of loosening in his Realm Technique, and Rong Tianding felt a sudden surge of emotion.
"I forgot my cousin likes places like this. It's a pity... Good luck, cousin, try your best to succeed in your Divine Ability breakthrough!"
Zhang Xuezhou thought about what the Sinkhole No. 2 world used to look like, and felt that it was Rong Tianding's ideal place, but the Sinkhole No. 2 as it is now is not bad either.
With a gentle tap of his Azure Rock Staff, he attempted to freeze the tomb hole again, but the hole instead enlarged considerably, revealing the Red Empyrean Sword lying limply to one side.
The cold, putrid aura of Sha Qi slowly and continuously emanated outwards, and Zhang Xuezhou had to tap it several times with his Azure Rock Staff to barely seal off the outer perimeter.
Zhang Xuezhou glanced around and felt that Yangling was quite quiet, so Rong Tianding had found a good place.
"Gas gathers into liquid, liquid gathers into streams, streams gather into rivers, rivers gather into mighty streams, and mighty streams gather into the sea. The so-called realms are nothing more than layers accumulating upwards. Now the river has flowed in, and the great river will soon be formed!"
Rong Tianding stood calmly, holding the Suihou Pearl, his body occasionally Law Power blue light and layers of gray light.
The Yin entities formed by the Jiu Feng Demon King and the Demonization appeared on either side of his body, and they also followed Rong Tianding in devouring the Yin Sha Qi transformed from the Suihou Pearl. The Yin entities' bodies swelled up rapidly.
If one could possess a Yin-type treasure, a Corpse-type cultivator would indeed thrive in such a place.
"After Emperor Jing Jing's death, he schemed against Shi Wudao, causing Shi Wudao to be transformed from Emperor Jing Jing's remains. The tomb where he was buried then benefited the cultivators of the Shi Jiao School. It can be said that everyone got what they wanted!"
Today, few people remember Emperor Jing, and even fewer remember Shi Wudao.
All the scheming came to naught, and the grudges have faded away.
Zhang Xuezhou could only sigh and lament as he waited for Rong Tianding to break through to the Divine Ability Realm.
"The entrance to Yangling is a sacred Sacred Land for my cousin's Divine Ability powers. The palace deep inside should allow him to advance to the next level. If my cousin needs to find a suitable 'place' for breakthrough, he can go further in later!"
Rong Tianding did not break through to the Divine Ability Realm by relying on the Yin Sha Qi of Yangling. Rather, Rong Tianding had been honing his skills for many years and lacked a bit of stimulation and guidance. Yangling provided this element of 'earth'.
Utilizing the Yin Sha Qi of Yangling is risky; a slight misstep can lead to a putrid and decaying body.
Although protected by the Suihou Pearl, such an impact still carries considerable risk, and can only be guided slowly and cautiously.
"Um?"
Zhang Xuezhou was responsible for guarding the area and preventing any unexpected disturbances.
He scanned the area outside Yangling, preventing the tomb guardians from getting close, and also checked Rong Tianding's progress in breaking through to the Divine Ability Realm.
As his gaze casually swept across the tomb, he saw a pale hand emerge from behind the opening in the tomb door.
"Something sinister is approaching the exit!"
Before Zhang Xuezhou could make a move, Rong Tianding, who was attempting to break through to the Divine Ability Realm, pointed his finger, and the two Yin spirits guarding him turned into white light and entered the hole in the tombstone.
The green phosphorescent light cast eerie shadows through the holes, yet also produced a sharp sound as it cut through the wind.
"Cousin, you recommended these two Yin creatures back then. They did indeed grow the fastest in the Taishan Secret Realm. The fox demon was skilled in Fire Technique before its death, and its Yin spirit can release phosphorescent fire. This phosphorescent fire, once it touches the body, is like a bone-deep infection, burning continuously. The wolf demon's Yin spirit has the ability to cut quickly, and its strength is not inferior to some martial artists in the Consciousness Creation Realm. Once it gains access to this place, its strength should be closer to the Body Transformation Realm level," Rong Tianding said unhurriedly. "I have been enlightened by my Divine Ability to control Yin creatures. This method allows me to stay in the back, so I'm following the same path as you, cousin."
"Not bad, that's good, impressive!"
Zhang Xuezhou nodded repeatedly, indicating that the Rong Tianding were quite powerful, and the Divine Ability abilities they had imparted were also without any problems.
The realm of a Yin entity will always be inferior to that of its master, and there is an upper limit; the highest level it can reach is the limit of the Sole Self Realm.
The Jiu Feng Demon King possessed considerable cultivation in life, and his potential after death was also very high, far surpassing some haphazardly cultivated Yin beings.
If cultivated properly, this kind of yin entity can provide powerful auxiliary abilities.
Just as Zhang Xuezhou finished praising, a white light shot out of the cave entrance.
Upon landing, the white light transformed into a wolf's head, then exploded with a 'bang' and flew back into Rong Tianding's right sleeve.
There's a high chance there are flying zombies inside!
Rong Tianding could only think of one possibility for how quickly the Jiu Feng Demon King's Yin Soul, which was skilled in rapid cutting and striking, could be killed.
His eyes shone brightly.
It's much faster to learn something new than to put in all the effort yourself.
If he weren't in a period of transition in his Divine Ability Law Power, he would have almost wanted to go inside and check the situation immediately.