You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 185 The Origin of Zombies, Another Heretic Appears!
"It seems that the invasion of heretics and the great changes in the human world back then have rewritten the fate of many people, even beyond the scope of the Book of Life and Death."

If Huang Qiwa was like that, what about the other masters who died in that era?

Let's leave the martial artists aside for now.

Daoist cultivation...

In particular, Taoist cultivators who have broken through the barrier between life and death and reached the level of "ghost immortals" have long lifespans and can easily live for thousands of years!

How many years has it been since the spiritual energy revival?

I won't even mention myself, but the current Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain has already cultivated to the level of a Ghost Immortal. I'm afraid that other major Daoist sects also have experts of this level.

In that era, there would only be more strong individuals at this level!
Not to mention the martial saints and terrestrial immortals who can rival the "ghost immortals"!
"Could all these experts have perished when they encountered the backlash of the Great Dao?"

Chen Yang thought it was unlikely!

Some experts must have survived. If they have survived to this day, their cultivation and strength have probably recovered to their peak... Where are these old monsters hiding now?

Chen Yang's mind raced, and he asked, "You want to abandon this physical body?"

Huang Qiwa firmly stated, "I have already repented. What difference is there between turning myself into a zombie to prolong my life and using evil magic to prolong my life? Moreover, I can feel the corpse poison and evil energy of this zombie body, as well as the innate ferocity and bloodthirsty instinct, subtly influencing me."

"If I don't discard this physical body soon... I'm afraid I'll turn into a monster that only knows how to kill."

Chen Yang: "You can't project your spirit into your body on your own?"

Huang Qiwa said, "I've tried it. My Yin Spirit entered this zombie's body, but it seems to be sealed inside. I can't make my Yin Spirit leave the body at all."

"Oh?"

This surprised Chen Yang somewhat.

After Huang Qiwa's physical body died, his spirit entered the body of the zombie and turned the zombie into his own body. Under these circumstances, his soul could not be completely integrated with the "zombie body", let alone achieve the "unity of spirit and flesh" like a martial saint. The spirit could not leave his body.

Chen Yang's "Soul-Binding Technique" also failed to extract Huang Qiwa's spirit from his zombie body.

"interesting……"

Chen Yang said, "Could it be that the zombie body has locked up your Yin spirit? Let me try some other spells!"

Wow!

A thought flashed through Chen Yang's mind, and a series of ideas flew out, instantly transforming into a huge dark cloud in the sky!

The dark clouds spun, transforming into a vortex!
The Profound Yin Soul-Seizing and Spirit-Severing Technique!

Photo!
The dark clouds slowly descended, and as the vortex swirled, a powerful force enveloped Huang Qiwa.

This force did not harm his "zombie body," but directly affected his soul. With Chen Yang's current cultivation level, even a master who had cultivated his soul realm to the point of "manifestation and possession" could easily "capture" his Yin spirit and soul from his body to activate this spell!

but……

Failed again.

"Even Lord Yin Shuai is not allowed?"

Huang Qiwa pleaded dejectedly, "Since that's the case... I beg Lord Yin to take action and send me on my way!"

"What are you in a hurry for?"

Chen Yang frowned slightly.

What do you mean by "even the Yin General can't do it"...? Hearing this is really unpleasant!

He pondered for a moment and said, "I have also killed a few zombies, but their situation is slightly different from yours... I think it is possible that after your Yin spirit entered this zombie, you were trapped within the array set up by your master."

"For over six hundred years, it has been under a state of closure and suppression, which is why we are in this situation now."

"but……"

"This situation is not unsolvable!"

Huang Qiwa exclaimed with delight, "Does Commander Yin have a solution?"

Chen Yang: "It's actually quite simple. Since your Yin spirit has been sealed, suppressed, and locked within your zombie body, then we will dissolve and restore this zombie body!"

"???"

Huang Qiwa exclaimed in surprise, "Zombies... can revert to their original form?"

He was, after all, a "Taoist cultivator," so he naturally understood the existence of "zombies."

What is a zombie?

After a person dies, their three souls leave the body and become ghosts.

Corpses can eventually transform into zombies due to the influence of feng shui, earth veins, or other factors... In other words, zombies under normal circumstances are originally "dead corpses".

Unless it's a case of being bitten by a zombie and only just beginning to "turn into a zombie," there is hope of reviving the person if the zombie poison can be neutralized in time.

My own "body"...

He was suppressed by his master for countless years, and after he took over, he fell into a deep sleep for over six hundred years. What hope is there for him?

Not only Huang Qiwa, but Wei Rufeng also looked puzzled.

Chen Yang asked, "Do you know how the first zombie in the human world came about?"

Huang Qiwa: "Legend has it that the origin of zombies can be traced back to ancient times. The ancient ferocious beast Hou wreaked havoc on the human world and was eventually sealed by Fuxi and Nuwa. Later, in the war between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, Hou's soul split and broke free. It merged with Nüba, Yinggou, Houqing, and Jiangchen, who died in battle under the Yellow Emperor's command, and became the four great ancestors of zombies!"

Nüba is also known as "Hanba". She was the daughter of the Yellow Emperor and was sent by the Yellow Emperor to fight against Chiyou. She was seriously injured and beyond medical help. After her divine power was exhausted, she was exiled to the north of the Chishui River. Because the place where she lived "did not get rain", everyone avoided her and she was known as the "Goddess of Drought".

In order to take revenge on Nuwa and Fuxi, Hou used his fragmented soul to sneak into Nuwa's room and take over Nuwa's body, becoming "Hanba"!
Ying Gou was an ancient god of the demon race and also a general under the Yellow Emperor. Because he made a mistake in the war against Chi You, he was punished by the Yellow Emperor to guard the Yellow Springs and the Underworld Sea. A wisp of Hou's remnant spirit drifted to the Yellow Springs and the Underworld Sea and fought a great battle with Ying Gou. Later, they reached a consensus and Hou used Ying Gou's body to merge their souls and become one of the four great zombie progenitors!

Ying Gou's physical body is indestructible, possessing the power to devour everything.

Hou Qing was also a great general under the Yellow Emperor, brave and skilled in battle, and highly valued by the Yellow Emperor! After he died in battle against Chi You, no one helped to collect his body, so Hou Qing harbored resentment. His resentment accumulated and his soul wandered around. A part of Hou's remnant soul drifted here, and Hou Qing and Hou's remnant soul merged to become an immortal zombie.

He is skilled in curses, possesses the power to control plagues, and can resurrect the dead.

The last progenitor of zombies was the legendary Jiang Chen!

Jiang Chen was once hailed as the "Undying War God" of the human race. Later, he was killed by villains during the great battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You. Unlike Hanba, Ying Gou, and Hou Qing, the former three had merged with the soul of Hou, while Jiang Chen had merged with the body of Hou, thus possessing a true immortal body and surviving by sucking blood!

To be precise, Jiang Chen is the true progenitor of zombies!

Only Jiang Chen could transform into a zombie, and his "descendants" could survive by drinking blood or transform into third- or fourth-generation zombies, while the first three did not possess this ability. Therefore, Jiang Chen is hailed as the supreme ancestor among the four great zombie kings!
Huang Qiwa has a very clear understanding of myths and legends.

Chen Yang nodded upon hearing this, and then said, "So the origin of the four great zombie progenitors... can actually be traced back to the ancient ferocious god Hou. So what kind of existence is this [Hou]?"

According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Hou is a man-eating beast with a unique appearance: its horns resemble those of a deer, its head resembles that of a camel, its ears resemble those of a cat, its eyes resemble those of a shrimp, its mouth resembles that of a donkey, its hair resembles that of a lion, its neck resembles that of a snake, its belly resembles that of a clam, its scales resemble those of a carp, its front claws resemble those of an eagle, and its hind claws resemble those of a tiger.

There are differing accounts of its origin.

Legend has it that the "Hou" was formed from the skull of Pangu. After Pangu created the world, he died from exhaustion. His skull absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon. Over a long period of time, it gradually gave birth to the powerful ancient beast, Hou!
It is the progenitor of many mythical beasts, spirit beasts, and evil beasts!

There are also legends that the Hou was born in the chaotic void, representing the fierce energy in the chaotic void, and possessing an extremely ferocious personality and powerful strength!

Myths and legends, after all, are called "legends," and later generations naturally cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Chen Yang didn't know the origin of that "Hou", but he sensed a familiar aura from Huang Qiwa's "zombie body" - the heretical path!
Yes!

A heretical aura!

Zombies are outside the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements; isn't this also a manifestation of "heretical paths"?
"If that beast came from the chaotic void... if it wasn't a chaotic being, is it possible that it came from a universe outside the Three Realms?"

It was suppressed by Fuxi and Nuwa, but it did not give up. Its soul split, and it used its soul and body to "pollute" the daughter of the Yellow Emperor and three of his generals, creating the four great zombie progenitors!
Among them, Hanba represents drought; wherever it passes, water sources dry up and the land becomes barren for thousands of miles.

Ying Gou devoured everything, controlled plagues and cursed living beings, while Jiang Chen created one zombie after another, which plagued humanity for countless years!

This is different from the "external path" invasion that Chen Yang refined, but isn't it also an external path invasion in another sense?

"So……"

"Can I refine this heretical path?"

Chen Yang decided to give it a try.

With such a powerful origin, the Hou, whose soul and life were transformed into "heretical forces," was able to create the four great zombie progenitors. Its strength is self-evident!

But Chen Yang was facing an external force that had been weakened by countless generations.

With a swift reach, he pulled "Huang Qiwa" out of the palm print pit. A thought flashed through his mind, and hundreds of thoughts flew out, shimmering with crystal-clear light, and entered Huang Qiwa's "zombie body"!
"Such powerful thoughts, more than six hundred in total... Has this Yin General's strength reached such a level?"

Huang Qiwa was, after all, a Daoist cultivator, and he was even absolutely certain that he could become a Ghost Immortal. However, due to the great changes in the world, he suffered a backlash, so his eyesight was naturally not bad.

hum!
As those thoughts entered Huang Qiwa's "zombie body," the aura unique to "heretical paths" became increasingly pronounced, arousing disgust and hatred!
however……

Chen Yang investigated but found nothing amiss!
"How could this be?"

"I have been invaded by heretics several times. After an invasion, the power unique to heretics will spread and proliferate within my body. The heretical aura within this zombie body is very obvious, but where is the source?"

When Chen Yang was invaded by the external forces, the power of the external forces within his body spread wildly like a black line.

However, this situation does not exist within this "zombie body".

Chen Yang refused to believe it and searched carefully, looking everywhere except for the "sea of ​​consciousness" sealed by the zombie's body, but to no avail. Just as he was about to give up, a sudden inspiration struck him—

"How do zombies spread their corpse virus?"

"blood!"

"Unless under specific feng shui, earth vein, or evil energy conditions, only corpses bitten, scratched, or killed by zombies will generally transform into zombies. This suggests that the 'heretical' path to which zombies belong must spread through blood!"

Having figured this out, Chen Yang's mind stirred, and his thoughts flew back into his physical body.

Huang Qiwa said expectantly, "Lord Yin Shuai..."

puff!
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Yang flipped his hand, revealing a blood-patterned flying sword in his palm, which he then plunged into Huang Qiwa's heart.

His physical body was that of a zombie, practically indestructible with incredible defense, but under the Blood Pattern Flying Sword, it was practically made of paper. Black zombie blood spurted out from the wound, and Huang Qiwa exclaimed in surprise, "Lord Yin Shuai, what are you doing?"

"Take blood!"

Chen Yang carefully observed the black blood and, sure enough, discovered the aura of "heretical paths" within it. He attempted to refine the heretical path within the black blood, first illuminating it with the "Light of Life" spell.

The black blood emitted smoke and quickly evaporated completely.

Huang Qiwa, who was illuminated by the "Light of Life" spell, howled and hissed as black smoke rose from his body.

"Sheng Guang" can activate a layer of protective divine light, which can dispel all evil and malevolent energy. Zombies are naturally among the things that can be dispelled and restrained.

Chen Yang stabbed Huang Qiwa again, releasing another pool of black blood.

This time, he did not use the "Light of Life" spell to refine the heretical elements contained in the black blood. Instead, he used his control over the heretical elements to gradually peel away the "heretical" blood and energy contained in the pool of black blood.

At this moment, Wang Lin, Ma Lin, Cao Zepan, and Lin Miao arrived.

After Chen Yang left, they quickly sensed the "battle atmosphere" in the area. However, since they couldn't fly, they ran a bit slower... After all, this was in the mountains, with one mountain after another. Although it was only a dozen miles away, they had to cross two mountain peaks along the way.

This was because Marin had used the "Jia Ma Talisman" on everyone.

As the saying goes, "Looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death," which illustrates this point.

They were panting heavily when they reached the top of the mountain and saw Chen Yang... and the zombie sitting obediently opposite Chen Yang!
Marin was shocked and pulled out a handful of Taoist talismans.

Wei Rufeng floated over and stopped him, saying, "Hold your hand. That zombie has already been subdued by Commander Chen. He is currently trying to refine the heretical power contained in the zombie's blood. Don't disturb him."

Upon hearing this, the group lowered their guard and quickly began to surround Wei Rufeng.

Four pairs of eyes looked him up and down, making Wei Rufeng feel a little embarrassed. He said with a dark face, "What are you doing?"

Wang Lin: "Director Wei, how does it feel to be a ghost?"

Marin: "Hehe... Director Wei, once you become a ghost, you can pass through walls, disappear underground, and become invisible. So if you sneak into a widow's house, wouldn't you be able to do so silently and without a trace?"

Lin Miao rolled her eyes.

hum!
Just then, a strange power surged forth.

Immediately, a feeling of intense disgust welled up in everyone's hearts. They all turned their heads to look, only to see black mist rising from a pool of black blood in front of the zombie.

The black mist hung in the air, transforming into a cloud of black fog that condensed and did not dissipate.

The black blood on the ground turned much brighter red.

"Is this... the Zombie Heretic?"

Chen Yang said, "If I inject this cloud of black mist into my own body, I wonder if I will turn into a zombie?"

(End of this chapter)