After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 425: Corpse puppets appear and Gu River blocks the way!
Qiao Hongjun walked in front, holding a fluorescent stone in his hand. The light released by the stone illuminated the surrounding situation clearly.

Chen Yang was just about to ask Qiao Hongjun.

The commissioner sent by the association must have some idea about the origin of this underground palace.

At this time, a stone door appeared in front of them.

The stone gate is carved from a whole piece of bluestone, with hollow reliefs on it, showing people and animals, which are lifelike and very delicate.

At this time, the heavy stone door had been pushed slightly outward, revealing a space of about one meter.

Qiao Hongjun was still the first to go in. "Don't walk around, touch or bump into anything. There might be some traps..."

Chen Yang was just about to push the stone door to test how heavy it was, but when he heard this, he gave up in disappointment.

It’s better not to do such a stupid thing.

Behind the stone gate is also a bluestone corridor, winding forward, and it is unknown where it leads to.

As Qiao Hongjun walked, he occasionally made marks on the surrounding walls.

It seems that he is afraid of getting lost.

This old man is also funny. He told Chen Yang and the others to stop touching her, but he kept touching himself.

But who can blame him for being a powerful person in the realm of creation?

Chen Yang closed his eyes and opened the system panel.

……

"Item: Floor plan of the Bamianshan Underground Palace."

"Introduction: All the terrain of the Bamianshan Underground Palace is drawn in detail and can be displayed after entering the Bamianshan Underground Palace."

……

An ancient scroll appeared out of nowhere in my mind.

With a thought, the scroll unfolded, and the flat topographic map slowly appeared on the originally blank surface.

The four palaces of southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest are presented one by one.

In the north corner of the map, in a passage, there is a small red arrow pointing to the south.

Chen Yang turned slightly, and the direction of the arrow also turned accordingly.

The Ziwei Palace in the North Pole.

There are text marks on the map, and the name of this North Palace is called Beiji Zhongtian Ziwei Palace.

It seems to cover a large area, with twenty or thirty palaces and passages arranged in a crisscross pattern.

Some places display red exclamation marks, which should indicate the presence of danger.

There are also some places with red crosses. Some of these red crosses are fixed, while others are moving irregularly.

The fact that it can move proves that it is a living thing and poses a certain degree of danger.

It must be the spiritual object in the underground palace!

Chen Yang raised his eyebrows.

This is Beigong. He had already informed He Shiwu in advance and asked him to retreat as soon as possible, otherwise they would be in trouble when the scientific expedition team came.

How come there are several big red crosses moving on the territory of Beigong?
He Shiwu, this bastard, could it be that he just ran away and ignored his bad friends?
There is nothing that can be done. If he is caught by Qiao Hongjun, Chen Yang cannot control whether Qiao Hongjun will show mercy to his cronies.

The group of four walked along the corridor for a hundred meters, bypassed several forks in the road, and suddenly the road ahead opened up and a palace appeared on their right.

Tianyou Palace.

It was similar to the buildings on the ground, with walls, a roof, and a eaves. The door of the palace was open, but it had been destroyed. It was dark and gloomy inside, as if a vicious beast had opened its bloody mouth, waiting for someone to come in and swallow it up.

The tiles on the roof were also fallen and scattered everywhere, making the house messy and dilapidated.

Chen Yang looked at the map and found no markings.

In other words, there is nothing to do in this palace.

The Beigong Palace has been occupied by He Shiwu and his gang for so many years, and no one knows how many people have come in. How many good things can be left here?
Qinzhou walked behind and pulled at the corner of Chen Yang's clothes, as if he wanted to go in and take a look and search the place thoroughly.

However, Chen Yang ignored him.

Qiao Hongjun didn't even look inside and continued walking forward.

After entering the underground palace, Chen Yang and others could clearly feel that their mental power was suppressed by a mysterious force. Even Chen Yang, whose mental power was at the limit of 25th level, had its detection range compressed to twenty or thirty meters.

Any further out, the spiritual force cannot reach it.

Qiao Hongjun is in the Creation Realm, so his mental strength must be even stronger. He should know clearly whether there is anything he can do in these palaces.

After the Tianyou Hall, there are the Yishen Hall, the Zhenwu Hall, and some smaller halls.

They are all in a dilapidated state, and some have even collapsed.

But you can still vaguely see the splendor of the past.

After walking around for about ten minutes, a relatively well-preserved palace appeared in front of them.

A plaque fell in front of the hall, broken into two pieces, and you could vaguely see words on it.

Ziwei Palace.

Chen Yang opened the floor plan of the underground palace and took a look. Ziwei Palace was the central palace on the North Palace side, and its regulations were obviously higher than those of other palaces.

The map shows that there is a Tianpeng Palace behind the Ziwei Palace. After passing through the Tianpeng Palace, you can see the Gu River.

Qiao Hongjun led the way and they didn't take many detours, which showed that he had a certain understanding of the situation in the underground palace.

In front of Ziwei Palace, Qiao Hongjun stopped and did not rush in.

"There's something in there."

Without waiting for others to ask, Qiao Hongjun simply said.

Chen Yang looked at the map.

The map shows that there are more than ten red crosses in Ziwei Palace, and these red crosses are moving slowly.

Mental power cannot detect that far, and radar can only detect forty meters.

Could it be that He Shiwu really ignored my words?

Chen Yang frowned slightly.

Qinzhou shone the flashlight in the direction of Ziwei Palace.

The door of the palace was wide open, and it was quiet inside. The atmosphere was so quiet that it was scary.

Qiao Hongjun hooked a broken brick with his foot and kicked it hard towards the hall in front.

"Bang..."

The bricks fell into the dark and deep hall, making a sharp sound.

"Susususu..."

After the bricks fell, a strange sound was heard.

It sounded like the footsteps of some animal, mixed with low gasps and growls.

Through the palace door, one can see dark figures staggering towards the door.

"what?"

Qinzhou picked up the flashlight and shone it around.

Everyone's brows furrowed.

I thought it was some kind of wild animal spirit, but unexpectedly, it was a human.

One, two...

More than a dozen figures, staggering like penguins, mechanically came to the entrance of the hall.

Under the strong light of the flashlight, their faces can be seen clearly.

Their faces were as pale as paper, without a trace of blood, like evil spirits that had just crawled out of hell.

Some were in tattered clothes, some had disheveled hair, some were covered in blood, some had ruptured intestines, some had broken limbs, and one was even more exaggerated, with almost half of its head chopped off.

Such a scene, suddenly coming into view, makes one's scalp tingle.

Everyone became alert and drew their weapons.

These people obviously don't seem normal.

"Ho..."

The moment they arrived at the door, these "people" seemed to have suddenly discovered Chen Yang and others.

The person walking in front grabbed the door frame with one hand with a bang. His lifeless eyes turned blood red in an instant and a terrifying roar came from his throat. Like a mad beast, he immediately pounced towards them.

"Ho..."

The remaining dozen or so figures followed suit and pounced on Chen Yang and others like a group of wild dogs out of their cages.

Qiao Hongjun took a step forward and punched the leading person in the head.

"boom!"

The terrifying punch hit the man directly on the forehead.

With a bang, the man's head exploded like a watermelon.

There was no blood spurting out, and the body suddenly fell down.

So tough?

This scene shocked everyone else.

That's a human being, not a pig or a dog. Isn't it too cruel to just punch him in the head?

At the same time, the other three also took action.

Chen Yang drew out the soft sword from his waist and stabbed at the person who was rushing towards him.

"Ho ho..."

The man was roaring, and the stench of corruption in his mouth could be smelled from far away.

The sword light floated, and Chen Yang attacked the man with several swords in succession, almost making a transparent hole in him. However, the man seemed to feel no pain and still rushed towards him fearlessly.

He immediately put away his sword and punched out.

With a bang, it hit the man's forehead.

He blasted the man away directly. Although his strength was strong, it was still not comparable to that of the Creation Realm. He did not blow the man's head apart, but he still shattered the man's forehead bone and it collapsed directly.

"Ho!"

After the man landed on the ground, he immediately got up again and pounced on Chen Yang again like a madman.

There was a big dent in the middle of his forehead, which made him look quite hideous and scary.

"I go?"

Chen Yang's scalp was numb. His head was beaten like this. If it happened to an ordinary person, even one in the spiritual realm, he would have lay down long ago, right?
Not only can this person still stand up, but he also has strong attack power.

"Cut their necks and break their spines."

Qiao Hongjun smashed another head with his punch and shouted to Chen Yang and others.

Didn't you tell me earlier?
Chen Yang swung the soft sword in his hand, infusing it with internal energy, and a flash of sword light passed across the man's neck.

scoff!

A head rolled down.

The man's body froze, and he fell to the ground in an instant, without any movement.

Qinzhou and Zhang Zhaoyun followed suit.

The strength of these dozen people was not very strong, and none of them was in the spiritual realm, so they were quickly taken care of.

The scene was horrifying with corpses and heads scattered all over the ground.

"Strange, these people seem to have been dead for a long time."

Qinzhou turned over the corpse on the ground, and the wrinkles on his old face were wrinkled like chrysanthemums.

These people, let alone being injured, even if their heads were cut off, no blood would be seen flowing out.

Judging from what these people are wearing, some of them are even wearing down jackets. They should be people who recently came to the underground palace to hunt for treasures.

There were corpse spots of varying sizes on their bodies, and it was obvious that they had been dead for a long time.

"Three corpse worms?"

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat.

The only thing he could think of that could make the corpse move was the three corpse worms.

Although the minions can also control the host's body activities, the host must be alive.

He had witnessed more than once how the Three Corpse Worms could resurrect the dead.

There is a Three Corpse Divine Tree in this underground palace. Could it be that the Three Corpse Insects have become rampant?
However, he felt it was a bit strange. Would the three corpse worms appear in groups like this?

At this time, Qiao Hongjun said, "Don't think of the Three Corpse Insects for everything. The Three Corpse Insects are not so weak. They have been hit by Rao Jiang's corpse-raising technique..."

"Rao Jiang? Corpse resurrection technique?"

Chen Yang was slightly startled.
When he heard the word Rao Jiang, he thought of the woman who stayed overnight at Jianfeng Temple almost reflexively.

Qiao Hongjun said, "This technique of raising and driving corpses is not something new in the Panshan Realm of Raojiang. It is actually a kind of insect technique. It uses an insect called the [corpse-driving insect] to make the dead rise and obey the orders of the person who casts the technique..."

A corpse-chasing bug?

Chen Yang remembered that this kind of insect seemed to be mentioned in Raojiang's Collection of Insect Techniques.

In the early years, in the Raojiang area, there was a special group of people who made a living by driving corpses. They were called corpse drivers. Corpse drivers would raise a kind of insect. When driving a corpse, they would put the insect into the corpse's nostrils and wait for it to drill into the corpse's brain. In a short time, the corpse would be resurrected...

Although this kind of corpse-driving insect can be included in the list of strange insects, it is far less powerful than the ten strange insects. It can only control the simple actions of corpses. If used in combat, its combat effectiveness is generally not stronger than when it was alive. These corpses are called corpse puppets. Compared with the three corpse insects and the entourage insects, they are far inferior...

He came to a corpse and hooked the corpse's head with the Fufeng Sword. A long and thin black worm was hooked out directly.

It was thin, black, and nearly half a foot long.

It's a bit like a wire worm, like a movable wire.

It is usually hidden in the brain of a corpse. There are many tiny suction cups at the tail end of its body. Through these suction cups, it can connect to the brain and spinal cord, thereby releasing action signals to revive the dead body.

Therefore, as long as the connection between the spinal cord and the brain stem in the neck is cut off, this insect will no longer be able to use its extraordinary abilities.

Chen Yang slashed out with his sword.

The insect was cut directly into two pieces.

The two halves of the body were twisted extremely, and after a while, they stopped moving.

"Ding, C-level insect [Corpse-driving insect] found, the illustration is opened, and the reward [Anti-insect Pills]*1 box is obtained. The item has been placed in the system warehouse and can be used at any time."

……

"Item: Insect Repellent Pills."

“Introduction: This product contains 10 tablets per box. When burned with an open flame, it will produce a large amount of insect repellent smoke, which will kill or drive away [corpse-driving insects] in a short period of time. (Note: This product is only effective against corpse-driving insects and cannot be taken orally. Please keep it out of the reach of children. If accidentally taken, please induce vomiting immediately and flush with a large amount of glutinous rice water...)”

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"Ding, hunted C-level insect [Corpse-driving insect]*1, experience points +10 points, insect technique proficiency +1 point."

……

"Ding, the mission is released."

"Mission: Hunting C-level insects [Corpse-driving insects], (progress 1/100)."

"Reward: 1 bottle of insect growth essence."

……

A series of information triggers.

The reward surprised him a little. It was an anthelmintic pill that specifically killed corpse-driving beetles?
Are there so many corpse-driving insects in this underground palace for you to kill?
"After the host dies, the corpse-chasing insect will also die soon, so there is no need to pay attention to it."

Qiao Hongjun said this and prepared to leave.

However, Chen Yang did not rush to leave. Instead, he picked out all the corpse-driving bugs from the corpses and dealt with them one by one.

Qiao Hongjun was stunned for a moment.

Qin Zhou laughed dryly at the side, "This kid is just used to being cautious. It's not that he doesn't trust you, Mr. Qiao."

Qiao Hongjun's face twitched slightly, but he didn't say much. After Chen Yang finished dealing with the insects, the group entered the Ziwei Palace.

The hall was empty.

Only in the main hall, there was a clay statue with half of its body collapsed.

The hall looked dilapidated, but there wasn't even a spider web to be seen.

"strangeness!"

Zhang Zhaoyun's face was gloomy. "How come there is not a single spiritual creature in this palace?"

According to the information they obtained, there are many spiritual creatures in this underground palace. They are all powerful things, and there are many strong ones among them.

But along the way, apart from encountering a group of corpse puppets, they didn't see any spiritual creatures at all?

"Ah."

Qin Zhou smiled and said, "Maybe he knew that Master Qiao was coming and he's hiding from us?"

This old man was good at talking, and he flattered Qiao Hongjun in a very obvious way.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Hongjun just smiled faintly and did not respond.

The data did show that there were many powerful spiritual creatures lurking in the underground palace. It was indeed strange that they had not encountered any on their journey.

But, he doesn't care at all.

He is at the realm of creation, so even if these spiritual creatures appear, they can only be abused by him.

It doesn’t matter whether they were killed by the masters who came in earlier or they were deliberately hiding from him.

Instead, it saved him a lot of trouble. He didn't want to deal with these monsters. It was a waste of time.

……

Go straight through the Ziwei Palace and go out the back door. There is a corridor connected to it. Continue walking forward for dozens of steps and you will see another palace.
Tianpeng Hall.

The palace closest to the East Palace in the North Palace.

Here, they encountered eight zombies wandering around. Without waiting for the zombies to react, the four of them attacked together and dealt with them all.

They were all ordinary mountain climbers, and the strongest one had not even reached the second level of physical fitness.

Cleaning up couldn't be easier.

As usual, Chen Yang picked out the corpse-chasing insects and killed them. Although the experience points were not much, but, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.

It seems that He Shiwu and the others have indeed run away, and the Beigong is now an empty palace.

As for what Nangong and Xigong look like, they are not interested in checking them out now.

Their destination was the East Palace.

After passing the Tianpeng Hall and walking through a corridor, a huge space appeared in front.

A gentle breeze blew.

An underground river appeared in front of them.

This river is probably about 20 to 30 meters wide, with a wide platform on each side of the river.

You can see that on the cave wall of the opposite platform, there is a cave with a stone door standing quietly.

If nothing unexpected happens, that is the entrance to the East Palace.

This space is very large, and the top of the cave is probably forty or fifty meters high.

The water in the river flows quietly and slowly.

The water surface is calm, but when the light shines on it, the water appears dark with very poor light transmittance.

Gu River!

Is this the Gu River?

I heard from He Shiwu that there are many poisonous insects growing in this river, and even its cronies don't dare to wade across the river easily.

This shows how dangerous this river is.

The four of them stood by the river and looked around. The river flowed from the South Palace, passing through the edges of the West Palace and the North Palace, and formed an outward-expanding arc.

But I don’t know where the source is or where it will flow to.

(End of this chapter)