The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

After dealing with Shi Jian, Li Xiao did not rush to leave, but stayed in Renjia Town and spent three days with Ren Tingting.

During this time, due to the disappearance of Shi Jian and his son, the group of Maoshan Taoists who came to help also began to panic.

Shi Jian was their senior brother, and his status in the sect and his personal cultivation were unparalleled. Now, he suddenly disappeared without any warning.

This was a major event for the Maoshan Sect, so the Taoist priests forgot about setting up formations and all began searching for the two people through various channels.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find any trace of the two people. In the end, Lin Jiu had no choice but to report the matter to the elders of the Maoshan Sect.

The Maoshan sect also has its predecessors in the underworld. After the group of Maoshan Taoist priests reported the situation to the elders in the underworld, they still couldn't find any clues after a thorough search.

This is a serious matter. Now that Shi Jian and his son have disappeared without a trace, there is only one possibility—the two of them have been completely destroyed!

Shi Jian was directly killed by Li Xiao using the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning. Under such Heavenly Dao Divine Lightning, even though Shi Jian was already at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he was still completely annihilated, leaving not even a trace of his soul.

After a few days of commotion, Lin Jiu was also getting anxious. He still hadn't caught the group of wandering ghosts who had escaped, and he couldn't explain it to the underworld officials!

So, at Lin Jiu's request, the Maoshan Taoists finished setting up the Innate Grand Array overnight.

Li Xiao did not participate in the ghost-catching operation. After Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng led the group of escaped wandering ghosts into the North Suburb Grand Formation, he hid in the shadows and watched with great interest as the Taoist priests began to use various magical artifacts to restrain the ghosts.

It took more than two hours to capture all the more than one hundred ghosts. The Taoist priests were also exhausted and panting. Among them, Li Xiao discovered the female ghost named Xiao Li.

Li Xiao secretly intervened and captured Xiao Li's soul.

The female ghost Xiaoli wasn't a bad person at heart; she even helped Lin Jiu and his apprentice on several occasions.

Shi Shaojian had his eye on Master Qian's only daughter and planned to use his astral projection technique to defile her in the middle of the night, but he was scared off by Xiaoli.

In order to obtain the coffin fungus, an extremely yin substance, the three of them, including Uncle Nine, had to take turns holding it in their mouths. In the end, it was Xiao Li who saved the coffin fungus.

Therefore, Li Xiao brought Xiao Li here this time in order to recreate a body for her and help her regain her life.

Xiao Li, who had just been captured, was initially terrified and almost lost her soul. She had been dead for many years, and her magical power was still much stronger than that of some wandering ghosts. However, she was captured without any power to resist, which made her feel a sense of despair.

Who knew that the moment she saw Li Xiao, her entire soul began to tremble violently.

Although the young man in front of her did not exude any pressure, a voice seemed to be telling Xiaoli from the depths of her soul—never resist!

The fact that this man was able to capture her without her even realizing it says a lot.

Li Xiao asked with a smile, "Do you want to be resurrected?"

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Early on the fourth day, Li Xiao set off for the mortuary to find Lin Jiu and ask him for the location of Coffin Mountain.

Lin Jiu was well aware of Li Xiao's strength. Although Coffin Mountain was fraught with danger, it posed virtually no risk to Li Xiao.

Faced with Li Xiao's question, Lin Jiu did not hesitate at all and immediately told him the exact location of Coffin Mountain and its surrounding terrain.

Li Xiao's trip to Coffin Mountain was not for the Coffin Fungus; his real purpose was the hundreds of zombies that inhabited the mountain.

This Coffin Mountain has a special history. In its early years, it was the stronghold of a group of fierce bandits. The mountain is steep and easy to defend, making it difficult to attack. It once committed atrocities in all directions.

Later, this band of bandits was betrayed by an internal traitor, and government troops surrounded and wiped them out overnight. More than a hundred bandits in the mountains were all killed, and none survived.

These bandits committed numerous evils in their lives and died with resentment and hatred. Their bitterness and malice festered in their throats, and over time, they all turned into bloodthirsty zombies, occupying the entire mountain.

The most powerful zombie king in the mountains was the leader of this bandit den back then.

When he learned of his betrayal by his trusted confidant before his death, his overwhelming resentment soared to the heavens, all of which festered in his throat. Over time, this accumulated resentment gave birth to a rare and extremely yin substance called the Coffin Fungus in his throat, making him far more powerful than other zombies in the mountains and turning him into a malevolent force.

Li Xiao bid farewell to Lin Jiu and traveled alone to Coffin Mountain overnight, stepping into this ominous place under the cover of darkness.

The entire mountain was deathly still, with a menacing aura lingering around it. The vegetation in the forest was sparse, and the night wind swept across the barren rocks, howling like the cries of evil spirits. Any living person who set foot here would be terrified and wet themselves.

Li Xiao remained calm, his body protected by a pure spiritual aura, preventing the dense corpse energy and baleful energy around him from getting close.

He unleashed his vast and boundless divine sense, instantly covering the entire mountaintop, and easily located the ruins of a bandit stronghold deep within the mountains.

In a flash, he was already standing on the site of the old mountain stronghold. The bustling and lively scene of yesteryear was long gone, leaving only ruins and broken bricks and tiles.

The dilapidated houses were mostly collapsed, with rocks scattered everywhere and withered weeds, exuding a desolate and lifeless atmosphere.

In the open space in the center of the mountain stronghold, more than a hundred coffins painted bright red were neatly arranged.

Over the years, the red coffin had been tainted by the malevolent energy of corpses, and its bright color had long since faded. The coffin body was dark and black, exuding a strong aura of death, making the scene extremely eerie.

Li Xiao's gaze narrowed slightly as he scanned each red coffin with his divine sense.

Inside each coffin lay a group of zombies lying on their backs with their eyes closed. These zombies all had blue faces and fangs, and were surrounded by an aura of death. They were the bandits who had died tragically here years ago.

His gaze finally settled on the largest and heaviest main coffin in the very center of the venue.

This coffin exudes the strongest aura of death, clearly the dwelling place of the Zombie King.

Li Xiao stepped forward slowly, raised his hand and waved it lightly. A gentle spiritual force flowed out and silently pushed the heavy coffin lid open.

Inside the coffin, a zombie dressed in Qing Dynasty official robes lay quietly, its body intact and uncorrupted, its face contorted in a grotesque manner, its entire face covered with fine white hair, and two sharp fangs protruding from its lips.

An extremely pure, chilling aura continuously emanated from the zombie's mouth. Li Xiao knew very well that this was the coffin fungus.

These extremely yin and cold spiritual creatures are born from absorbing endless corpse evil and resentment. They are of little use to those who cultivate their physical bodies or are righteous cultivators. Eating them is not beneficial and can easily lead to being tainted by yin evil energy.

However, for ghosts and spirits like Dong Xiaoyu and Xiaoli, it is an invaluable tonic that can be obtained in a thousand years. This thing can purify the soul body, strengthen the soul foundation, and greatly improve the soul strength.

Li Xiao planned to divide the coffin fungus in two and give it to Dong Xiaoyu and Xiaoli.

Once their soul foundation is stable, their success rate in possessing and seizing bodies will greatly increase after the cloned bodies are successfully cultivated.