Chapter 174: Chapter 125: Corpse Nurturing Land
Pan Yang, whose mind was clouded by opportunity, was also startled by the sudden shriek, his body shivering as he drew the long sword from his waist, vigilantly looking in the direction of the sound.
Finally, under the watchful eyes of Liou Yuan and Pan Yang.
Boom! The vegetation blocking the three entrances exploded simultaneously.
Liou Yuan saw three human-shaped creatures shackled by chains crawling out from the dark cave.
They were in tattered clothes, wearing attire from unknown ages.
Their facial features and flesh were shriveled, long becoming unrecognizable and indistinguishable as male or female.
The only part of them that still resembled human form was their bulging eyes protruding from their faces.
Their gaze was devoid of reason, only filled with bloodthirsty madness.
Dense death aura wrapped around their bodies, indicating that these chained corpses were no longer living.
"Live corpses?" Liou Yuan muttered in a solemn voice.
It was his first time seeing such beings outside of books, and his grip around the Profound Brilliance Sword involuntarily tightened.
Live corpses, as the name implies, are a type of dark creature with a dead consciousness but an active flesh.
Such creatures have bodies comparable to Magical Artifacts, truly resistant to swords and blades, with power akin to late-stage Qi Cultivation.
The formation of live corpses is extremely difficult and rarely occurs naturally, requiring special Corpse Nurturing Land.
At least within the Jin Dynasty, Liou Yuan had never heard of the existence of live corpses, showing how difficult these creatures are to form.
But nothing is absolute, some unconventional cults of evil cultivators have the Secret Technique for corpse nurturing, capable of artificially creating live corpses and controlling them against adversaries.
Evidently, the appearance of three live corpses at this Foundation Establishment sitting place is definitely not naturally formed.
"Isn’t Han Zhenzi skilled in Array! How do these damn live corpses emerge." Liou Yuan cursed, glaring at Pan Yang who had already ascended the high platform.
Pan Yang also recognized the identity of these three creatures, his face pale, turned back and gave Liou Yuan a wry smile as he said, "I really don’t know."
In their brief conversation.
Thud thud thud! The chains shackling the live corpses issued shattering sounds together.
The immensely powerful live corpses had actually broken free from the chains.
Liou Yuan turned his head upon hearing, just in time to see the three live corpses with late-stage Qi Cultivation power rushing at himself and Pan Yang fiercely after breaking free.
Their fingers were akin to magical artifact blades, easily slicing the mountain rocks into fragments as they passed.
One live corpse was manageable, Liou Yuan and Pan Yang could barely handle one or two.
A full three, leaving Liou Yuan completely losing the desire to battle them.
"Grab the opportunity and run!" Liou Yuan decisively shouted, then jumped onto the White Jade Platform.
Speaking as he quickly moved towards Han Zhenzi’s remains.
Approaching Han Zhenzi’s remains, Liou Yuan realized why Pan Yang had stopped earlier.
Because beneath Han Zhenzi’s clothing, patches of green, animal-like hair had grown on the skin.
As Liou Yuan neared, the hair seemed to sense a living presence, starting to sway frantically.
Liou Yuan, apprehensive, dared not approach too closely, forcing himself to stop.
"Is this Han Zhenzi!" Liou Yuan stared at Han Zhenzi’s body covered in green hair, his heart tightening again.
It was evident the remains exhibited signs of corpse mutation.
First the emergence of live corpses, then the oddity of these Foundation Establishment remains.
He felt like he had been baited, with someone having set a trap just waiting for them to bite.
Fortunately, Han Zhenzi’s remains did not undergo the same mutation as the live corpses.
Even though it had green hair growing, there was no intention of revival.
Liou Yuan quickly discovered the reason.
Han Zhenzi’s full of green hair, like a monkey, a pair of arms cradling an ancient stone disc.
Only palm-sized, with complex engravings numbered in the tens of thousands, outlining strange and mysterious designs, resembling some kind of Array Disc.
The array diagrams occasionally emitted a silver radiance, suppressing Han Zhenzi’s corpse.
"Foundation Establishment Magical Artifact!" Liou Yuan’s breath suddenly became heavy.
Having cultivated for so many years, Liou Yuan was no longer a newbie in the Cultivation Realm, having seen several Foundation Establishment Magical Artifacts.
Combined with deep study in the library, he could easily identify the characteristics unique to Foundation Establishment Magical Artifacts.
The brilliance flashing on the Array Disc was indeed the artifact glow emitted only after being nurtured by True Essence from the Foundation Establishment Realm.
So it was indeed a Foundation Establishment Magical Artifact.
Moreover, in front of Han Zhenzi’s remains, two Jade Scrolls were also displayed.
Each one shone with streaming light, clearly not ordinary items.
Previously, Liou Yuan suspected these remains might not be Han Zhenzi’s, but seeing these things now, he was unsure.
Coincidentally, at this moment.
Roar roar!!! Three live corpses had reached the bottom of the White Jade Platform, the decayed aura they emitted drifted onto the platform.
Liou Yuan swung the Profound Brilliance Sword horizontally, no longer paying attention to the Jade Scrolls on the ground, shouting at Pan Yang who still stood beside him: "Enough looking, either leave or fight."
With that, a burst of Green Tide sword brilliance spewed from the sword’s edge, ready on guard.
A scene beyond Liou Yuan and Pan Yang’s expectations occurred.
In the instant when the three live corpses simultaneously leaped, about to enter the White Jade Platform’s range.
Bang! The Foundation Establishment Array Disc held by Han Zhenzi suddenly emitted dazzling silver light.
As if a silver moon rose from his hand.
The brilliance formed a layer of barrier in the White Jade Platform, sealing the surroundings.
