Guixu Immortal Kingdom

Chapter 90 Thousand Coffins Locking Corpse Array

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"So, it means I can't go back."

After hearing this, Uncle Nine fell silent, feeling a mixture of sorrow and joy.

Sadly, he feared he would never be able to go back. He would never see his troublesome, infuriating, and utterly useless disciples again, nor would he see his fellow disciples.

The good news is that although the Ruins of Return are fraught with danger and peril, and death can occur at any moment, they are truly a world where cultivation is possible. Here, the end of the Dharma era can no longer limit the advancement of cultivation, and there is a chance to glimpse higher realms. Even immortality is not impossible in the Ruins of Return. It's like leaping from shallow water into the ocean, or jumping out of a well to glimpse the boundless world.

Moreover, they learned from Ji Tianhao and the others about the cultivation methods in the Ruins of Return, where the levels are directly divided by life rank.

Within every level of life, even the strongest can be killed by the weak. Only the difference in life itself is an insurmountable chasm.

This was all knowledge he had never known before.

With the level of life as the boundary, all spiritual practice exists within this boundary. If the level of life does not change, there will always be a gap between one and a higher level of life. This process is evolution, the evolution of the essence of life.

The Maoshan method he cultivates has long since become more focused on refining the spirit and qi due to the decline of the Dharma. The spiritual energy has entered a state of inertia, making it extremely difficult to cultivate. Therefore, he relies more on talismans, magical artifacts, and the like to fight enemies.

"With the blessing of our ancestral master, it seems that the true cultivation method of Maoshan, the Shangqing Great Cave True Scripture, can now be formally practiced. It contains the Shangqing Body Tempering Fist, which can also be used for body tempering, comprehensively tempering muscles, bones, and skin, and strengthening one's physique. The true path of cultivation is right before our eyes."

Thinking about all this, Uncle Jiu couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

No one can imagine how great a blessing it would be to enter a world where one can cultivate oneself from the Dharma-ending Age.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, there's no need to worry too much. The Void of Return will continuously capture fragments from all the heavens and myriad worlds. Now that you've fallen into the Void of Return, your disciples, and even your fellow disciples, may also fall into it. It's said that there's a considerable probability that those who die in the myriad worlds don't enter reincarnation but fall into the Void of Return and are reborn there. You might have a chance to meet them then, provided you can survive."

Ji Tianhao said with a smile.

The most important thing for Guixu is to survive. Only by surviving can you gain everything; otherwise, it will all be for nothing.

"Among the holy sites you mentioned, is Maoshan among them?"

Uncle Nine looked up at everyone and suddenly asked a question.

"I'm not sure about that. To be honest, we entered Guixu only about ten days earlier than you. Strictly speaking, we are also newcomers to Guixu. We are still exploring many things. However, we firmly believe that as long as we don't die, we will eventually be able to carve out our own path. As long as we live, with the Maoshan Holy Land, you can return to Maoshan in the future. If there is no Maoshan Holy Land, you can build one yourself."

Ji Tianhao said calmly.

In any case, after accepting the fact that he was in the Ruins of Return, his only goal was to live, to live as best he could. Only by living could he imagine the future.

Now, his goal is to demolish Tengteng Town.

Even during the discussions, the demolition of surrounding buildings continued unabated. The entire process continued, progressing according to the established goals.

"Fellow Daoist, are you planning to completely demolish and level Tengteng Town? There are tens of thousands of zombies in the town, as well as a zombie king. If the zombie king is alerted, it will be terrible."

Uncle Jiu, witnessing this, showed a look of shock on his face. In his view, Ji Tianhao's current actions were almost a revolutionary innovation.

He was killing zombies, but Ji Tianhao had even wiped out the opponent's hometown.

Similarly, zombies that jump out of coffins are easily killed.

The way he reached out and grabbed, then pulled, made his eyebrows twitch wildly. This ability was so similar to the legendary supernatural powers.

"Is this what innate ability is? Guixu is truly blessed."

Uncle Nine felt a surge of emotion. His talent had been born after he fell into the Void. He understood that what talent could achieve was the manifestation of supernatural powers, but such expressiveness as Ji Tianhao's was extremely rare.

"Fellow Daoist Ji, we must not be careless about Tengteng Town. Moreover, if you directly demolish houses and destroy all foundations like this, the sealing array in Tengteng Town will weaken quickly. If the zombie king in the town awakens, then we will be in big trouble." Uncle Jiu looked at the area on the outskirts of Tengteng Town, where six or seven houses were already gone, leaving a large empty area, and couldn't help but remind him.

"What kind of formation?"

Hu Youni was taken aback.

"By the way, we haven't asked Uncle Jiu how you ended up in Tengteng Town. According to what we know, you shouldn't be in Tengteng Town. How did you end up in the town this time, and even fall into the Ruins of Return?"

Su Yue asked curiously.

"Of course Tengteng Town has a sealing formation, otherwise, the zombies in the town would have already broken out of the town and been harming people everywhere."

Uncle Nine looked towards Tengteng Town, a flash of recollection in his eyes, and said, "According to our Taoist records, Tengteng Town was destroyed because a group of tomb raiders were digging up a grave. For some unknown reason, the corpse energy leaked out, attracting the ancient corpse of a general from the tomb. The entire town was then tainted by the corpse energy, and a large number of the townspeople quickly turned into zombies. The whole town became a dead zone, and tens of thousands of people died. At that time, it caused a huge shock."

"The Zombie King is gathering his horde of zombies, preparing to launch another invasion. If no one stops him, who knows how many people will perish as a result, turning into zombies and never to be reborn."

"At that time, all the major sects dispatched their experts to join forces to stop the zombie king. They fought several battles with him, but they were unable to wipe out the zombies in the entire town. There were tens of thousands of zombies, and the zombie aura was too strong. Many methods were of little use to Tengteng Town. It is said that the zombie king also has a zombie treasure that can not only control the zombie horde but also amplify combat power. After the series of battles, all the major sects suffered losses."

"If it cannot be destroyed, the only option is to seal the entire Tengteng Town, using the Thousand Coffins Locking Corpse Array."

Uncle Nine recounted the events of that time with a solemn expression.

Undoubtedly, Tengteng Town was a very troublesome place at the time. Perhaps it was not that it could not be destroyed, but that if they really fought to the death, all the major sects would suffer heavy losses. After weighing the pros and cons, the choice between fighting head-on and temporarily sealing it off was clearly the latter.

"What is the Thousand Coffins Locking Corpse Formation?"

Qi Lin asked curiously, "Could it be these coffins displayed in town?"

"These are ordinary coffins on the surface, but the coffins used to set up the formation are all Yin Iron Xuan Coffins. They are made of ironwood that is over a hundred years old, and special Yin runes are engraved on them. Once they are completed, they can naturally gather Yin and nourish corpses. Moreover, ironwood is exceptionally strong, and the coffins made from it cannot be marked by swords or blades. Back then, the major sects paid a great price to make those thousands of Yin Iron Xuan Coffins."

Uncle Nine's face turned solemn as he said in a deep voice, "Besides these thousands of Yin Iron coffins, we also forged a sarcophagus made from a thousand-year-old locust tree, which naturally possesses Yin-gathering inscriptions. The Thousand Coffin Corpse Locking Array, set up with these coffins, lured the Zombie King and its elite subordinates into the thousand coffins on their own, thus calming the zombie calamity in Tengteng Town. Later, we forged a large number of ordinary coffins and placed them in the town, giving many zombies a place to rest. Unless there are any special changes, the zombies in Tengteng Town will basically not leave Tengteng Town easily."

"Thousands of Yin Iron coffins and a thousand-year-old locust wood coffin—this is quite a spectacle! Who did that tomb raider unearth? They're so ferocious. These coffins seem like a bribe to support the entire horde of corpses."

Hu Youni looked at him strangely, sensing that something was amiss.

This coffin doesn't seem to be a seal, but rather something that can gather yin energy and nourish corpses. Could it be that these are coffins made so that zombies won't want to leave, stop causing trouble, and stay peacefully in their own coffins, where they can grow stronger while they sleep?

"I heard the elders of Maoshan say that this Thousand Coffins Corpse Locking Formation, once you lie in a coffin, a continuous stream of yin energy will flow into the body of the zombie. During this process, as long as they are not awakened, they can sleep for at least a hundred years. The coffin gathers yin energy to nourish the corpse, and similarly, the zombie nourishes the coffin. When the time comes, yin reaches its extreme and yang is born. As long as you dare to open the coffin, you will be struck by heavenly lightning and reduced to ashes."

Uncle Nine then said.

Since they dared to set up the Thousand Coffins Corpse Locking Formation, they must have had a backup plan; it's absolutely impossible that they were actually raising corpses.

"So, all those thousands of black coffins are in the town, but the houses that were demolished only contained ordinary coffins, which are definitely not the Yin Iron black coffins."

Ji Tianhao also had his own speculations about the Thousand Coffins Corpse-Locking Array. The sealing and imprisoning might indeed be effective. After all, records from Tengteng Town showed that no zombies had escaped. But was it truly meant to suppress and kill all zombies? He remained skeptical.

There are many benefits to raising corpses. Various sects have never lacked methods of refining corpses. These zombies raised in the Xuan Coffin are the best choice for refining corpses. In addition, such zombies can nurture rare spiritual medicines such as coffin fungus.

This is a rare and valuable item, also known as Blood Lingzhi or Dragon Coffin Fungus. It is almost as precious as Qilin Blood.

Tengteng Town is absolutely a treasure trove for cultivating coffin fungi. As long as you harvest them every now and then, it will be a huge fortune.

Of course, this is just his own conjecture; whether it's true or not, only those who set up the formation know.

(End of this chapter)