by Zhi Bai
Beneath the flip was a deep flight of steps that seemed to extend out of sight.
Du Shoushou followed behind An Zheng, and said while walking: "This old thing will not be hiding underground right?"
An Zheng said: "It's hard to say, follow behind me."
Du Shoushou acknowledged his with a grunt. Remembering that his clothes were still outside, he felt a little dejected. He reached out and smacked his own butt. A golden light flashed. The Stone Essence Armour that was forged by the Old Huo appeared and quickly covered his entire body. This armor looked especially beautiful as it radiated a golden light. Not a single piece of the armor had a faint purple line at the edge, as something made out of purple Golden-Rank was out of the ordinary.
Thinking about what happened in the courtyard of the ancient tree, Du Shoushou once again summoned his Triton and held it in his hands.
The Holy Fish Scale floated in front, while An Zheng and Du Shoushou maintained a distance behind them. Unexpectedly, there weren't many steps. He could not see the end of the tunnel because it was too dark. He turned a corner after walking for about five to six meters.
An Zheng indicated for Du Shoushou to be a bit more careful. He turned his finger, and the Holy Fish Scale took the lead to turn around. After waiting for a while, without any changes, An Zheng finally walked into the secret passage. The secret passageway was quite spacious, so it was not crowded when two people walked side by side. The deeper they went, the colder it became. With their cultivations, they felt chills to the bone after they walked more than a dozen meters.
After a dozen meters, the interior began to light up. An Zheng raised his head and looked up. The top of the secret passage was embedded with white lotuses, and the light they emitted was coming from these lotuses.
Du Shoushou said: "Presumably, it is also some good thing. Those that are able to shine are all good things."
An Zheng: "It's real flowers."
Du Shoushou was startled for a moment, and then, his expression changed: "If it really was a flower, how did it grow from a rock? How do you live? "
An Zheng shook his head, he felt that it was getting more and more strange. He lowered his head to look at the good old man in his arms, but didn't seem to have any reaction as he continued to sleep in his arms. This little guy could sleep for at least seven or eight hours a day. If no one paid attention to him, he would sleep for twenty-four hours. Of course, as long as it asked about the taste, its running speed was only second to Gu Qianye.
Du Shoushou looked up at the white lotus, wondering how it managed to survive.
He looked up, and suddenly the flower started to crack. A green black arm that looked like dried wood dropped down, and that hair-raising hand grabbed onto Du Shoushou's head.
Chapter 245 - Old Women Keeping Corpses
That hand looked extremely terrifying, and its black arms looked like some kind of withering vine. The most terrifying thing was that hand. The dead skin was stuck to the bone, and it looked as if it could break at any time. However, the strength of that hand was surprisingly great.
Du Shoushou's reaction could be considered fast as well. Just as the hand was about to touch his scalp, he retreated backwards and slashed the Triton in his hand, which severed the hand with a pu sound. A burst of black water sprinkled down from above, and Du Shoushou jumped back a step to avoid it. After the black water fell to the ground, even a pit was formed on the solid limestone.
Du Shoushou looked up, only to see a ghost-like face peeking out from within the cracked white lotus. That face was also black, and there was something bubbling on top of it. The most terrifying thing about that face was its eyes. They were all white without any black eyeballs. He couldn't see anything, so he slowly rotated as if he was looking for something.
Du Shoushou was shocked, "Fuck, what is this thing?"
"Nurturing corpses."
An Zheng said this as he extracted a type of medicinal herb from the Blood Pearl Bracelet and grinded it in his hands. With a pfft, green smoke began to emerge from the creature's face. It was a chance for it to be hoarse, yet, it could not make a sound. This was a sound that could penetrate deep into a person's brain. The herb seemed to be its nemesis as it opened its mouth and howled. Then, it slowly retreated back into the white lotus.
Du Shoushou dodged the black water on the ground.
An Zheng said: "There are many uses for it, there are some seemingly righteous doctors who would secretly raise corpses. This thing is both a poison and a drug. Initially, I didn't know how the white lotus lived. But now, it seems that the white lotus was planted on the corpse. The white lotus absorbed the nutrients from the corpse and lived. Over time, the corpse and the white lotus became one. These corpses were very strange, as if they were alive. Perhaps there will be many of these things on the upper level. "
Du Shoushou didn't want to stay for even a second longer. He took a step forward and said, "Let me go in front."
An Zheng raised his head and looked up. Those things were stimulated by the smell of the herbs and should not appear again. However, this place was extremely cold, and there was even a layer of corpse rearing … Why?
The two of them walked forward about twenty meters before a door appeared in front of them. The door was open, but they couldn't get in.
The door wasn't big, so he could only walk through it alone. And at the door, stood a black ancient corpse.
As if it heard the sound of footsteps, the ancient corpse raised its head and looked over. There seemed to be a bloodthirsty light uncontrollably flowing out of its eyes.
An Zheng pulled Du Shoushou, allowing him to return behind himself. He saw that the walls, and especially the secret tunnel, were densely covered in what looked like green vines.
"Lotus Root."
An Zheng said: "There is a corpse rearing area above, I don't know how many ancient corpses are reared there, and how many of them are in between life and death. I originally thought that the purpose of rearing the corpse was for those lotuses, but now it seems that I was wrong … All of the lotus roots went all the way to here and burrowed into the back of that ancient corpse. "
It was only after following An Zheng's directions did Du Shoushou clearly see that all the roots, big and small, thick and thin, had stuck to the wall and crawled over to the back of the ancient corpse at the entrance. The ancient corpse also had a black chain on his body that penetrated from his shoulders to his lower abdomen, locking the ancient corpse at the entrance. He couldn't even move two meters forward.
"It's guarding the door."
An Zheng said, "Using the lotus to absorb the nourishment of the ancient corpses and then transfer them into this ancient corpse's body, this guy is there as a gatekeeper. "I don't know how many years it's been since I've lived like this. I'm blind, but I might go crazy after smelling the scent of a stranger."
Du Shoushou swallowed his saliva: "By strangers, do you mean strangers, or people who can eat raw?"
An Zheng pointed to the ancient corpse, "That depends on how he thinks."
Just as it was speaking, the ancient corpse suddenly roared, and with a pull of its hand, another chain was pulled out from behind. There was a sickle on top of the chain, and it looked like the chain was full of rust, but the sickle emitted a cold light, which was especially sharp. Although the secret passageway wasn't narrow, it was only two people walking side by side. The chain was at least a dozen meters long, and after a slight shake, it pierced straight through.
The entire secret passage was under the control of this ancient corpse chain blade.
Du Shoushou was furious: fat grandpa is still f * * king afraid of you?!
He rushed forward and hacked the Triton in his hand forward … With a "ka" sound, a deep trench was created on the roof of the cave. The Triton was too long, it exceeded the height of the roof, but was extremely sharp, and cut a hole in the roof.
The ancient corpse let out a "ka ka" sound from its throat. With a shake of its hand, the ch
ain knife circled in the air and accurately wrapped itself around the Triton. Then, it fiercely pulled the sword towards its chest. Du Shoushou's cultivation level was not low, and his strength was not weak either. But when the ancient corpse pulled, Du Shoushou could not even last two seconds before being pulled over.
Du Shoushou firmly stepped on it, causing the ground to shatter.
An Zheng reached out his hand, and the Bronze Bell flew out, penetrating through the defensive net formed by the chain blade, and smashed down onto the ancient corpse's head.
The ancient corpse raised his other hand to block, while the Bronze Bell smashed onto his arm. With a crack, his arm was broken. However, a moment later, the root behind the ancient corpse started to wiggle, and then the arm that was broken started to recover.
It was hard for even the Old Huo to determine the rank of Bronze Bell, but the Old Huo said that it was at least a devil weapon from the Golden-Rank. Such a powerful thing couldn't even shatter the ancient corpses. It was just a broken arm, but it quickly recovered.
"What a grand scheme."
An Zheng's face became ugly, "Do you still remember the stone essence I told you about? After experiencing tens of thousands of years of growth, as long as it could break out from the shell after maturing, then it would be a demon beast with Purple-Rank, comparable to a cultivator at the Heavenly Realm. I originally thought that this ancient corpse was just a gatekeeper, but now it seems that I underestimated it … Some people want to rely on rearing corpses to artificially create a demon beast as powerful as the stone essence. "
Du Shoushou felt disgusted: What the f * ck does the Gao Family plan to do?!
An Zheng helped to pull Du Shoushou back as he continued to attack with his Bronze Bell: "I'm afraid this is the Gao Family's hidden strength …"
Du Shoushou: "No matter what, let's kill it first!"
An Zheng looked left and right. At this moment, only he and Du Shoushou were there, so he decided to take the Depressing Sword out from the Blood Pearl Bracelet s. The Depressing Sword and the Twin Life Trees were placed inside a pearl, while the Holy Fish Scale kept a pearl for itself.
An Zheng took out the Depressing Sword s, and then, he took out the two life twin trees as well.
He picked up one of the seedlings and threw it forward. The sapling turned into a ball of green light and disappeared. In the next second, it appeared in front of the ancient corpse. It was too late for the ancient corpse to retract the chain blade, the sapling was right in front of it. An Zheng's left hand held onto the other sapling and his right hand held onto the Depressing Sword. Suddenly, they disappeared.
With a flash of green light, the sapling that was thrown out returned to where An Zheng stood before, and An Zheng appeared in front of the ancient corpse. The Depressing Sword in his hand thrust forward and pierced the ancient corpse's throat with a pu sound. An Zheng's right hand turned and slashed out, slicing open almost all of the ancient corpses' necks, to the point where less than a third of them were still connected.
The ancient corpse let out a wail, its neck tilted, and its head drooped to the side.
Du Shoushou shouted: "Awesome!"
However, before he could finish yelling, dense and fine roots appeared on the neck area of the ancient corpse. They were like blood vessels, quickly sticking together and pulling the ancient corpse's crooked head back.
An Zheng's face changed, the Depressing Sword turned, and before the ancient corpse's head could return, it directly pierced into its chest.
No matter how strong this thing was, the heart was still the most important part.
The Depressing Sword pierced the ancient corpse's heart, a red sword light shot out from its back. An Zheng took a step back, and a meter long sword light, like the whip of a fire god, directly slashed the ancient corpse above the chest. At the location of the heart, the densely packed roots were twisted like earthworms, seemingly wanting to stick together again. An Zheng felt nauseous. As the sword beam swept across, an unrestrained wave of energy gushed out from the Depressing Sword, directly causing an explosion in the heart of the Ancient Corpse.
With a bang, the air explosion shattered the root of the heart. The exterior of this item was extremely tough, comparable to a peak red rank defensive magic tool. If it wasn't the Purple-Rank Divine Artifact in An Zheng's hands, breaking open its skin wouldn't be easy either.
After the explosion, the ancient corpse slowly fell down. His eyes, which could not see the black eyeballs, revealed a venomous look.
An Zheng said: "This thing has already been here for at least fifty years, and has reached the peak of the Red Rank. If he was given another thirty years, and continued to absorb the profound energy, he might be able to break through the Golden-Rank. If he reached the Golden-Rank … Even cultivators of the Lower Completion Stage are unable to do anything to such an almost immortal thing. "
Du Shoushou walked over in disgust: "Fuck, the Gao Family is getting more and more evil."
The two of them stepped over the dead ancient corpse and entered the door. After they entered, they were completely terrified by what they saw in front of them.
Inside was a large hall, at least an acre in size. There were many stone pillars inside, and each stone pillar had a green and black root coiled around it. Every single stone pillar had a corpse hanging from the roots. Judging from its appearance, although it was not as old as the ancient corpse, it should be at least a hundred years old.
Du Shoushou scolded: "How many tombs did the Gao Family dug?"
An Zheng sighed: "All these years, the Gao Family's business spans all over the great swallow, although the State of Yan is not a powerful country, but the number of sects that cultivate is at least a few hundred. The people from these sects must not have realized that their tomb had been robbed. The Gao Clan dug out corpses from the tombs of these sects and used this kind of method to raise them … If they are given another fifty years, the Gao Family will be able to cultivate an army! "
Du Shoushou's face paled, "This plan of the Gao Family is really too ridiculous."
An Zheng nodded, and looked around: "At least a few hundred. If these items were to be released after success, the worst case scenario would be that they would be comparable to cultivators with Captive Stage. At that time, how scary will it be if there are hundreds of monsters with Captive Stage or even Lower Completion Stage … "
"Destroy them!"
Du Shoushou rushed forward with the Triton and swept across the area, "fat grandpa will send you back to hell. Don't blame yourselves, if you have to blame anyone, blame the people from the Gao Family for being too deranged."
In a few moments he had knocked down four or five stone pillars, and the mangled bodies were twisted and shrieking in his throat.
"Enough!"
At this time, someone walked out from the innermost area and sternly berated him.
In the shadow, an old woman holding a walking stick with a dragon's head in her hand walked over shakily. She looked very old, and very ordinary. But her eyes were even more terrifying than those of a venomous snake. Even An Zheng had never seen such a venomous gaze before.
Chapter 246 - Separations of those who have lost their souls
Although Du Shoushou had jokingly said it when he first entered, he wondered if he would encounter the old lady from the Gao Family, whom even after searching for and chasing for a long time, there was still no news from her. But when he saw such an old woman walk out, Du Shoushou was still shocked.
"Where did this monster come from!"
He called out loudly, but didn't give himself much courage.
"You ignorant and shameless youngsters!"
When the old woman came out, it was as if there was a dark cloud behind her. When her sinister eyes swept past An Zheng and his group, it was as if a cold wind had blown past.
The old woman said angrily, "Do you know how many years my Gao Family has been preparing these things? Do you know how many people have worked so
hard and how many people have paid for it? Do you know how much change this will cause as long as it is successful? "
As An Zheng looked at the old face that was actually filled with righteousness, the only thing he could do was spit in his throat.
"If my guess is correct, even after the death of your Gao Family members, you won't be able to find peace."
An Zheng glanced at the stone pillars, "How many of your grandchildren are hanging on there?"
The old woman said angrily, "What do you know? How many times have you seen this world? How many times have you seen this world? For the sake of a family, what is an individual's sacrifice? "
An Zheng shrugged his shoulders. "Then why don't you die?"
The old lady's face was gloomy and cold. "I die? If I were to die, who would be willing to shoulder such a huge family? If I die, who among those cowards would dare to continue with this plan? If I had died, the Gao Family would have been finished long ago! "
An Zheng said: "That is a matter of your Gao Family. I would only be happy if everyone dies. Perhaps he would accidentally injure a few people by saying this. After all, bandits might not necessarily be villains that should be killed. But they don't want to do evil in their hearts, but they obey you to do evil. It's no different from doing evil in their own hearts. "
"You call this evil?"
The old woman suddenly let out a long sigh. "You don't know anything!"
An Zheng: "I don't really understand, I just want to kill you right now."
The old lady stared at An Zheng and said, "Just the two of you? I've been in power in the Gao family for over a hundred years... I was there when my ancestor was. I've seen the Gao Family rise from the throne room to the martial arts world. What kind of people have I never seen before? You two unknown nobody want to kill me? "
Unexpectedly, An Zheng was still interested in going to the side, and found a rock that was a little cleaner and sat down: "Don't bluff, if I guessed correctly, the Gao Family has long been a powerhouse on the surface. Paper tiger, do you know what paper tiger is? "It seems to be very frightening, but in reality, a ladle of water, a handful of fire, and even a casual gust of wind was all it took to kill him."
