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Chapter 122 Corpse
When I entered the Black Book again, the scenery around me was still the same.

The candlelight flickered, and the air was filled with the scent of incense.

But this time there's one more thing.

—A clay sculpture has appeared on that altar.

The statue is very crude, and it is even indistinguishable whether it is a Buddha or a Taoist. As for the face of the statue, there is no human face at all. This part has not even been started. There is only a piece of clay that looks like a head.

Zhou You walked around the thing four or five times and tapped on it for a while, but still couldn't find any problems—the system didn't even give him a single prompt—so he could only shrug and return to the book page.

Like the Tai Sui, this time it is also a piece of Xuan paper that looks like an antique.

"Script: Buddha's Heart"

Type: Gods and Demons.

"Erosion level: Medium".

"Number of resurrections: 0"

"Background: In the early years of the Tianxi reign, the emperor was young, and undercurrents were brewing within the dynasty. The maternal relatives and regional military governors harbored treacherous intentions, but the situation was still relatively peaceful. You are a Taoist priest of some renown in Lizhou. A few days ago, you were invited to be a guest at the Three Altars Dharma Assembly, the largest event in the prefecture. However, you unexpectedly suffered an unforeseen disaster on the way, which has even endangered your life."

"You need to find a way to survive, escape, and then find out the truth."

"Mission Objective: Preserve the keepsake and successfully participate in the Three Altars Dharma Assembly."

"This reward is: 1000 Soul Stones and a random purple talent."

"The second reward is an extension of three months of lifespan, and an item paid in advance: the Diancang Ring."

(Diancang Ring: No level required. This ring contains a small, narrow space that can store some items, but only the supernatural items and equipment you acquire can be stored.)
"May I enter?"

Zhou You didn't pay much attention to the other prompts, but focused his attention on the number of resurrections.

The bright red oval shape was so glaring.

—What was bound to happen has finally happened.

But soon, Zhou You smiled wryly.

So what if it's here? No matter how annoyed and lamenting I am, do you expect this damn game to give me an extra coin?

Since we're here, let's make the best of it. I was able to get through the Tai Sui incident on my own before, so why can't I do it this time?
So Zhou You clicked "OK" without hesitation.

"I choose to enter."
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When I opened my eyes again, the first thing I saw was a dilapidated shed.

The wood that made up the roof was mostly rotten, and the beams were hollowed out by insects and ants. The whole room had a faint musty smell. A little moonlight shone in through the gaps in the roof, providing some light for this small room.

Zhou You climbed out of the rotten wooden bed and first looked at himself.

Fortunately, unlike with Tai Sui, I didn't see any wounds or anything binding me. I was wearing a wrinkled Taoist robe—which was quite in line with the identity described in the introduction—but I had nothing else to my name except for a dark, unremarkable ring on the index finger of my left hand.

Although there was no system guidance, Zhou You immediately realized that this was one of the rewards he was receiving in advance—the Diancang Ring.

Zhou You used the Jing Shen Food Potion to pour it into the ring.

Sure enough, he found his broken evil spirit, the bone jade chime, and the last remaining incense stick among them.

"The system has finally shown some humanity; it finally realized how inconvenient it is for me to carry so much stuff, so it's included the essential inventory slots in the game."

Zhou You shook his head and sighed, then he took out the Duanxie sword and drew it from its sheath.

—After all, he had never forgotten that there was a line in the introduction.

— But halfway there, they suffered an unexpected disaster, which even threatened their lives!

A cold glint spread out along with the moonlight. Zhou You looked up and observed his surroundings. Like the roof, the house was dilapidated, clearly uninhabited for a long time, with many mushrooms growing in the damp soil.

But this is not the point.

The key point is that just a few meters away, a person also dressed in a Taoist robe is leaning against a moss-covered pillar with his head down.

Is this the crisis that threatens my life?
Zhou You gripped the sword hilt, bent slightly at the waist, and stood up, assuming a posture ready to act at any moment.

However, the other party did not move.

Zhou You took a deep breath and cautiously took a step forward.

The other party still did not move.

Just as Zhou You was about to open his mouth to test the waters, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

The guy on the other side is way too quiet.

In fact, her chest remained completely still.

Wait, could it be...?
Zhou You extended his sword, propped up the other's chin, and carefully lifted him up.

The next moment, two dark holes came into his view.

—Without a doubt, this is a dead man.

Or a dead person whose death was extremely gruesome!
This person appeared to have suffered immense torment before his death, his face contorted and terrifying, his mouth agape at an unbelievable angle, but his tongue was gone, leaving only his pale teeth reflecting the cold moonlight.

As for his eyeballs, they had vanished without a trace, and his dark eye sockets stared at Zhou You, sending chills down one's spine.

But right now.

Right in Zhou You's sight.

The head suddenly moved.

—Even after all this, this guy is still alive??

Wait a minute. No, that's not right!
In a split second, Zhou You immediately realized something was wrong. He drew his sword and slashed forward!
In an instant, a worm that had been lurking for a long time shot out from its eye socket, and ran right into the sharp blade that was slashing straight at it!
The grotesque insect body was instantly cleaved in two; under the sharp and piercing nature of the Demon-Slaying Blade, the worm was as fragile as butter.

But the next second, foul-smelling bodily fluids immediately splattered out—but Zhou You was prepared, and with a simple turn of his sword, he flung them all back to the other side.

The green liquid splashed onto the corpse, instantly corroding it and producing a wisp of blue smoke.

But that wasn't the end of it. The corpse swayed for a while, and then, as if it had come back to life, it got up.

The head, with its features removed, was facing Zhou You, making a vivid and ferocious expression!

But then, the sword flashed again.

The corpse's head flew backward in the blink of an eye, and another worm seemed to be trying to crawl out of its head, but Zhou You quickly cut it in half again.

At this point, the headless corpse swayed a few times before collapsing into the dust.

What the hell was that?!

Only now did this thought cross Zhou You's mind.

However, before he could think about it, a scratching sound suddenly came from outside the door.

—Not one, but many.

(End of this chapter)