Oh no! I've been reincarnated as a corpse!

Lu You acted on his thoughts immediately.

He turned around and gave the female zombie what he thought was an extremely kind smile: "Beautiful lady, do you know who else... your companions are here?"

The female zombie has crashed again.

After a while, she pointed in three different directions.

"Yes..." Her voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against an iron plate, but her tone was firm.

Lu You nodded in satisfaction, her smile widening even more: "Come on, I'll take you to find your other friends!"

The female zombie remained silent, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

She just stood there, staring blankly at Lu You with her cloudy eyes.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Lu You took it as a tacit agreement.

He turned around and took the lead.

After taking a few steps, he looked back and saw that the female zombie had indeed followed him, swaying unsteadily.

The two zombies, one in front of the other, walked in the first direction pointed out by the female zombie.

Neither of the two zombies felt tired.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lu You saw a figure swaying in the gray mist.

Lu You's eyes lit up, and she quickened her pace to walk over.

As the gray fog dissipated, a familiar face came into view.

Isn't this the first zombie to call him "Dad"?

Lu You's feelings were complicated for a moment.

He had run away from this person for a long time, but after going around in circles, he came back to him on his own initiative.

This must be fate.

The zombie sensed someone approaching and slowly turned its head.

The moment he saw that the person who came was Lu You, his cloudy gray-white pupils lit up noticeably.

He staggered towards Lu You, his steps quicker than usual, and then he called out, "Father!"

Lu You's face immediately darkened.

Even though I was mentally prepared, hearing it with my own ears still made my blood pressure rise.

The next moment, the zombie handed over the lump of flesh and blood, saying indistinctly, "Eat!"

Lu You looked down and saw that the mass of flesh was much smaller than before.

Clearly, after losing track of Lu You, he spent a long time studying on his own.

Lu You felt a little tired, forced a smile, and waved his hand: "No, you eat, brother, you eat more. You're so thin, you need to eat more."

The zombie remained silent for a while, staring blankly at Lu You for several seconds, as if trying to confirm that he really didn't want it.

Lu You stepped aside, revealing the female zombie behind him: "Brother, let me introduce you to a beauty. You're both zombies, so you should have something in common."

He slowly raised his head and glanced at the female zombie.

His gaze lingered on her for less than a breath before he looked away.

His expression, his eyes, were as if he had seen a stone by the roadside.

The female zombie glanced at him indifferently, her gaze lingering for only a very short time before turning her head away to continue surveying the surrounding gray fog and sand.

The two zombies acted as if the other didn't exist, completely lacking the "kindred spirits meeting with great affection" scene that Lu You had expected.

Lu You was somewhat confused.

Why do these two seem to be ignoring each other?

This is completely different from how they treat themselves.

These two guys were quite friendly when they met him.

Why are they so cold to each other?

He had initially thought that zombies would be more friendly towards their own kind, but now it seemed he had been mistaken.

He thought for a while and a guess popped into his mind—could it be because of the cultivation technique he was practicing?

After all, he was cultivating the Dao-proving technique of the Taiyin Emperor, the "Innate Taiyin Primordial Chaos Reincarnation Great Dao Scripture," which was the most advanced and fundamental technique of the Taiyin Dao.

Furthermore, with fragments of the Taiyin Yin disc and withered branches of the Laurel Divine Tree guarding his sea of ​​consciousness, the Yin energy within his body was entirely composed of the purest Taiyin energy, containing no impurities.

Perhaps for this reason, his aura has a special attraction to these unintelligent zombies.

Just like how honey attracts bears?

Or like catnip for cats?

Regardless, since the two zombies didn't fight when they met, there's a possibility that my idea might come true.

Lu You called out to the male zombie who was smacking his lips, "Brother, come on, I'll take you to find some other friends."

He turned around and walked ahead.

Two undead followed him, swaying and staggering, like two strange-looking lackeys.

Three undead roamed across the gray, barren land, somewhat like an elder brother leading two henchmen on a patrol of his territory.

Before long, Lu You led the two of them to two more zombies in the two directions pointed out by the female zombie.

The third one was a wrinkled old man zombie, with even lividity on his body!

The fourth one was a little sister zombie who was only about 1.4 meters tall.

She was only about as tall as Lu You's chest, and her figure was as thin as a bean sprout.

The two newly found zombies also showed unusual intimacy upon seeing Lu You.

He calls me "Dad" as soon as we meet.

The other zombies were alright, but when faced with an old zombie calling him "father," Lu You's feelings were quite complicated.

He tried several times to get them to change their titles.

As a result, the smartest female zombie changed her mind and started calling him "Big Brother".

As for the other three zombies, they refused to change their ways!

In the end, Lu You gave up.

These three zombies probably don't even have the combined brainpower of a five-year-old.

He told himself not to set his expectations too high.

The male zombie that Lu You had previously looked down upon turned out to be the only one who possessed two words.

One father, one food.

This amazed Lu You, who considered him a celestial being.

The brains of zombies are terrifying!

However, it doesn't matter what these four zombies call him, it doesn't affect Lu You.

As long as they can understand my commands, that's fine.

The four zombies gathered together, forming a loose circle around Lu You.

They stood there swaying, their cloudy eyes looking in different directions, still not exchanging any words with each other, as if the other did not exist at all.

Lu You, accompanied by his four guardians, traversed the gray fog and soon found a lone skeletal canine.

The skeletal canine was looking down, sniffing the grayish-white sand through the bone hole in its nose, as if searching for something.

Completely unaware that five zombies were approaching it.

Lu You stopped, waved his hand, pointed at the skeletal canine, and shouted in a deep voice, "Go! Take it!"

The four zombies stopped swaying at the same time.

They slowly turned their heads, their murky gazes falling unanimously on the skeletal canine.

In that instant, a primal, bloodthirsty glint seemed to appear in all four pairs of empty eyes.

The skeletal canines in the distance were initially unaware of what was happening.

It raised its head, the green flames in its eye sockets flickered blankly for a few moments, and then it saw four undead rushing towards it at the same time.

The green flames of the skeletal canine suddenly flickered violently, and it turned around, taking off on its four bony legs.

Its white, bony claws dug wildly at the grayish-white sand, kicking up clouds of dust.

But it is already late.

The female zombie was the fastest.

Although she walks with a swaying gait, once she enters hunting mode, her movements become sharp and swift.

Her figure left a blurry afterimage in the gray mist, and in an instant she circled around to the side of the skeletal canine, blocking its escape route.

The skeletal dog braked suddenly, its bony claws carving two deep furrows in the ground.

Just as it was about to change direction, the male zombie, the old man zombie, and the little sister zombie pounced from three other directions.

The four zombies let out excited growls, hoarse and rough, mingling together like a pack of long-starved beasts finally spotting their prey.

They pounced on the skeletal canines, gripping the white bones with their fingers and pulling hard.

Click! Click! Click!

They removed each bone from the skeletal canine.

The little female zombie even hugged its head and gnawed at it, leaving rows of teeth marks.

The malevolent aura emanating from the skeletal canines dissipated rapidly as the four living corpses violently dismantled them.

The gray-black air currents that had been swirling between the bones lost their anchor and turned into wisps of smoke, merging into the surrounding gray mist.

The green flames in the canine's eye sockets also grew dimmer.

When the last strand of Yin energy connecting the skull and cervical vertebrae was severed, the two flames flickered violently before going out completely.

Four zombies climbed up from the pile of bones, patting off the bone fragments and sand.

Their faces were expressionless, still blank and bewildered, as if the violent demolition just now was a trivial matter.

Lu You stood to the side, staring in disbelief.

These four guys are surprisingly fierce when they unleash their power.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly—even the dumbest zombie is still a zombie.

The instinct for bloodlust is ingrained in one's bones and requires no intelligence.

This hunt for four zombies perfectly validated Lu You's idea.

Sure enough, they could understand his commands.

In that case, it seems I can actually use these four living corpses to protect me.

If the breakthrough ceremony is only held in the outer area of ​​the Yin Domain, with four living corpses guarding the area, the safety is more than enough.

Ordinary skeletal monsters and wandering corpse demons are no match for these four.

Even against slightly stronger monsters, four undead together can hold them off for long enough.

In this way, when choosing a location for the ceremony, he only needs to consider whether the concentration of yin energy is appropriate.

The house of that female zombie was quite suitable.

The concentration of Yin energy there was neither too high nor too low, just at a moderate level.

Moreover, the ritual to break through the Iron Corpse requires sealing oneself in an ice coffin and burying oneself underground.

Although the small pit was rudimentary, at least it provided a ready-made depression, saving him a lot of digging.

For lazy people, being able to dig one less shovelful of soil is a huge advantage.

Of course, Lu You cannot rely entirely on these four living corpses.

He was never the kind of person who would put all his eggs in one basket.

He needs to study the formations further.

Among the array flags smuggled from the wolf demon's treasure vault were several sets of defensive and trapping arrays. If they could be deployed around the ritual site, they could form a second line of defense.

At that time, the four guardians will stand guard on the outermost perimeter, and the formation will form a barrier in the middle. He will lie in the innermost ice coffin and break through safely.

Triple insurance, rock solid.

Thinking of this, Lu You nodded with satisfaction.

He clapped his hands, drawing the attention of the four zombies.

"Let's go, let's keep shopping!"

He swaggered around the underworld with his four guardians.

Five undead walked in a loose line across the gray, barren land, like a group of scoundrels from the underworld.

On the way, they encountered several skeletal monsters and a wandering corpse demon. Lu You sent his four guardians up to practice their skills.

On one hand, it tests their combat performance when facing different types of monsters, and on the other hand, it helps to cultivate the tacit understanding between the four guardians.

Although they still ignored each other, they were surprisingly well-coordinated when they fought.

Perhaps due to their hunting instincts, they know how to surround and divide the work without needing to communicate.

Afterwards, Lu You led the four guardians back to the small pit where the female zombie was, and had them wait for him there.

After settling the four guardians, Lu You turned and walked towards the outer reaches of the Yin Domain.

The gray mist slowly closed in behind him, and the figures of the four zombies were gradually swallowed up by the mist.

Stepping out of the underworld, the chilling air of the mass grave hits you.

Lu You took a deep breath and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

The cold moonlight shone on the black mass grave, casting a pale light on the scattered bones and tattered armor.

Next, what he needs to do is raise his cultivation level to the Perfected Living Corpse stage before the breakthrough ceremony.

And, thoroughly study those formations.