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It was assumed that these were all made from the corpses of cultivators after their deaths. If it were a living person refining a corpse, then the matter would be quite suspicious.

However, didn't Chu Kuangge uproot the Heavenly Corpse Sect back then, leaving only a remnant soul in the early Golden Core stage?

Thinking of this, Li Shen's heart skipped a beat, and a dangerous thought suddenly emerged from the depths of his mind.

At that moment, at the end of the passage, everyone's expression changed, and they all looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy, their spiritual energy surging around them.

Following their gaze, Li Shen's expression immediately darkened. Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his hand and slapped three high-grade golden shield talismans onto his body. Three pale golden spiritual lights flowed out, solid as armor.

"A late-stage Tier 2 zombie monster?!"

The thought had barely formed in his mind when he probed out with his divine sense, then secretly shook his head:

"No... its aura hasn't reached the late stage of the second tier yet; it should be at the peak of the mid-stage of the second tier, on par with that black-scaled python."

He quickly calmed himself down and scanned the crowd, taking in everyone's condition.

Yun Yan, who had entered the area even earlier than him, was being protected by Qing Luo and Yue Zhu on either side of her. It seemed that she had not directly engaged in combat with the zombie beast.

On Wu Mutaku's side, there were also no obvious signs of fighting, and the group was relatively unharmed.

The old man in yellow and the couple in blue robes presented a completely different scene.

A layer of pale golden spiritual energy shield enveloped the old man in yellow robes.

The wooden staff in his hand was firmly planted on the ground, with faint spiritual patterns flowing around it, clearly indicating that he was performing some kind of magic.

Behind him, the blue-robed man and woman, both in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, were panting and adjusting their breathing.

The man's left arm was soaked with blood, and his robe was torn.

The woman's face was as pale as paper, her chest heaving violently, and the light blue longsword in her hand was dim, with a small part of the tip broken off, its whereabouts unknown.

Just then, the old man in yellow robes shouted in a deep voice:

"Gentlemen, although this beast possesses the cultivation of a mid-stage second-tier cultivator, the six of us at Foundation Establishment level working together may still have a chance of victory! I have currently used a secret technique to bind its body, which should allow us to hold out for at least ten breaths. The living corpse's weakness lies in its head; seize the opportunity and join forces to annihilate it here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shen had already formed a green light spell in his hand, his gaze fixed on the brow of the wolf-like zombie beast.

Umoku Taku was the first to act.

He unfolded his folding fan, creating three gusts of wind spears, which he then flicked with his wrist and launched out with a burst of speed.

The old man in yellow was right; the living corpse beast clearly wanted to evade and resist, but to no avail.

He let out muffled roars as he took the blow squarely.

However, the results were not ideal.

The zombie beast had only its head covered in tattered skin, with black flesh curled outwards.

Umoku Taku clicked his tongue and gently waved his folding fan.

The two female cultivators in the early Foundation Establishment stage behind them immediately rushed forward.

Qingluo, who had the cultivation level of the early Foundation Establishment stage, followed closely behind Yunyan, seemingly at her prompting.

The three women moved in a crisscross pattern, frantically slashing at the neck of the undead monster.

Even after the tiger's mouth split open and the arm went numb from the shock, it was difficult to break through its defenses for a while.

Only a few splattered furs and black blood seeped out.

Upon seeing this, the old man in the yellow robe's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

His [Beast Binding Stake] technique can last for another five breaths.

Given the current situation, it's clearly impossible to resolve this within a few breaths.

"No...this beast's hide is too thick!"

One of the female cultivators under Wu Mutuo's command, dressed in black, had blood streaming from her tiger's mouth, and her hand holding the long sword was still trembling.

Just then, the living corpse beast let out a low growl that was far more violent than before, and the black aura around its body suddenly surged.

The old man in the yellow robe's expression changed drastically. He felt his wooden cane shaking violently and he was gradually losing control of it.

"Retreat now!"

He shouted sharply, no longer caring about maintaining the secret technique, and retreated rapidly while holding the wooden staff horizontally in front of him.

Almost at the same instant, the crimson eyes of the living corpse beast rolled around in their sockets, and it slapped the old man in yellow robes with its palm.

Having failed in its first attack, the living corpse beast showed no intention of pursuing, instead turning its head to lock onto the injured blue-robed man and woman who were recuperating.

"Yao'er, be careful!"

Shen Qingchang's pupils shrank sharply. The moment he pushed Shen Yao away, the living corpse beast pounced in front of him like a black lightning bolt.

He only had time to take out a black shield and, disregarding the cost, poured his spiritual power into it.

He was sent flying by a tremendous force, his back slamming heavily against the stone wall, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Aoshita!"

Shen Yao screamed shrilly.

The undead monster struck successfully, and its gaping maw was already biting down on Shen Qingchang's head.

At the critical moment, a cyan needle pierced its open mouth with perfect accuracy, and then burst apart with a bang.

The undead monster, in pain, jerked its head to the side, its bite landing squarely on the stone wall beside Shen Qingchang's ear. Shards of stone flew everywhere, leaving several bloody streaks on his cheek.

Li Shen made his move.

The Azure Light Technique hit its mark precisely, but this attack did not damage the Soul Crystal that controlled the zombie's movements.

"It's a pity it was just a little short."

Li Shen frowned slightly, retreated rapidly, and gathered a second cyan light technique between his fingers.

Taking advantage of the moment, Shen Yao grabbed Shen Qingchang by the back of his collar, poured her spiritual energy into her legs without regard for the cost, and transformed into a blur as she retreated rapidly. Just before the living corpse monster could bite down a second time, she dragged him out of the attack range.

"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist."

Shen Yao's nervous expression remained on her face as she looked at Li Shen and sincerely thanked him.

Li Shen nodded slightly in response.

He didn't care about the life of the man in blue robes. If they weren't trapped inside the stone gate with nowhere to run, every missing person would mean a loss of fighting strength.

It also adds an extra burden to oneself.

The zombie beast bit into empty air, letting out a furious growl. Its crimson eyes darted around in their sockets, still locked on the direction of Shen Yao and the other person.

It pawed at the ground with its four claws, and its entire body rolled over like a small mountain.

Shen Qingchang struggled to his feet, his left arm dripping blood continuously.

He glared fiercely at the living corpse beast and roared:

"You beast, I'll make sure you rest in peace today!"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Qingchang gently patted his storage bag, pinched a deep blue talisman between two fingers, and suddenly activated it.

A burst of azure light flashed, Li Shen's pupils contracted slightly, and he quickly judged and arrived at the answer:

"This is... a third-tier talisman! No wonder it dared to argue with the yellow-robed elder who was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, so that's why."

Wu Mutuo, the old man in yellow, and Yun Yan all noticed that this item was extraordinary, and their expressions changed.

The talisman disappeared and transformed into a turbulent column of water nearly ten feet in diameter, carrying astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations, which swept towards the living corpse monster.

Before the water jets arrived, inside the stone chamber, pebbles were shaken down from the dome.

A fierce glint flashed in the zombie beast's crimson eyes, and it instinctively tried to dodge to the side.

But the old man in yellow robes had already arrived beside the other party at some point, his wooden staff firmly planted on the ground, and he once again used the binding spell from before.