Ghost Immortal

"This is not a question for you to ask. If you know the answer, then answer. If you don't know, then keep squatting."

Zhao Tiezhu impatiently knocked on the iron fence.

The one-eyed old man shrank his neck and quickly spoke.

"Speaking of coffin fungus, there is indeed a place within a hundred miles of Qingyan City where it grows, but I'm afraid you wouldn't dare to go there if I told you."

"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point," Zhao Tiezhu urged.

"The town of Tengteng has been plagued by zombies for decades. There is an ancestral hall at the very back of the town, and inside the ancestral hall is a black lacquered coffin."

"The zombie in the coffin has at least two hundred years of cultivation. The coffin board is covered with coffin fungus, each as big as a palm. However, there are zombies all around the ancestral hall, at least a hundred of them."

"There's a saying in our tomb raiding business: 'Better to venture into the underworld than to enter Tengteng Town.' Even we don't dare go there."

Li Feng and Zhao Tiezhu exchanged a glance, confirming that Qiu Sheng had indeed said the same thing.

"Where exactly is Tengteng Town located? Do you have a map of the zombie village? In which direction is the ancestral hall located within the town?"

Li Feng asked three questions in a row.

The one-eyed old man chuckled, staring at Li Feng:

"Little watchman, I can tell you everything about Tengteng Town, and even draw you a detailed map, but you have to promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

The one-eyed old man bluntly said, "Let me out. If I, the copper seal, and the beads are all locked up here, my life is over."

"But I still have an apprentice outside. His name is Amu. He is only fifteen years old this year. He has been learning the craft of tomb raiding from me for three years and has not yet graduated. If I can't leave, he definitely won't be able to survive on his own outside."

"Let me out, and I'll give you a map of Tengteng Town and tell you a secret way to get into the zombie village. I guarantee you can safely steal the coffin fungus."

Zhao Tiezhu said coldly, "You've committed a serious offense; letting you go is impossible."

The one-eyed old man shook his head: "I don't need complete freedom. I just need to be able to move around in Qingyan City. I can wear shackles, or even live in the mortuary and do things for you. I'll do anything as long as I can take care of my apprentice. I'm willing to do anything."

He spoke with utmost sincerity.

Although the tomb raider was ruthless, he was surprisingly genuinely affectionate towards his apprentice.

Li Feng stood up: "I can discuss this with Master. You draw the map first, and after the map is drawn, I will go and plead with Master."

The one-eyed old man was so excited that he picked up a piece of broken tile from the ground and started drawing on the bluestone floor of the cell.

He drew very quickly, explaining as he drew.

Tengteng Town is located in the northwest of Qingyan City, about 30 li away from the city.

Built in a valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only a small path leading in from the south.

The layout of the town was something One-Eyed learned from an old tomb raider when he was young.

The old tomb raider once ventured into the outskirts of Tengteng Town and nearly lost his life.

After he came out, he drew this map and passed it down as a family heirloom to his apprentice. Eventually, it ended up in the hands of the one-eyed old man.

"The zombie village is located at the deepest part of the town, which was originally the town center."

The one-eyed old man drew a circle on the ground with a tile.

"This used to be the town's market, but as the number of zombies increased, the living either died or fled, and the market became a gathering place for zombies."

"The ancestral hall is located north of the market, facing south. There are two withered old locust trees at the entrance. The coffin is placed in the main hall of the ancestral hall. There are indeed coffin fungi growing on the coffin board, and they are blood red and in excellent condition."

He looked at Li Feng with amusement: "But the ancestral hall is surrounded by zombies, at least a hundred or so. These zombies are divided into three levels. The white-haired zombies on the outer perimeter are the most numerous, about seventy or eighty. They move slowly, are afraid of sunlight, and hide in the house during the day."

"The ones in the middle are black-haired zombies, there are more than twenty of them. They move much faster than white-haired zombies and are stronger. They can come out and move around on cloudy days."

"At the entrance of the innermost shrine, there are four blood corpses guarding the Zombie King's closest guards. Each of them has at least a hundred years of cultivation and can move around in the shadows even during the day."

Li Feng memorized all of this information.

More than a hundred zombies, four blood zombie guards, plus a zombie king with at least two hundred years of cultivation.

With this lineup, let alone him and Qiu Sheng, even if all the Taoist priests of the Zhi generation were brought over, they might not be able to defeat them head-on.

This is really troublesome.

Li Feng quickly asked, "You just mentioned a secret method to enter a zombie village, what is it?"

The one-eyed old man grinned, revealing a mouthful of rotten teeth: "This secret technique is a closely guarded secret of our Mountain Moving lineage, called the 'Corpse Qi Concealment Technique'."

"Most zombies don't recognize living people by their eyes, but by their yang energy. The yang energy of a living person is like a lantern in the dark to a zombie; it can be smelled from three miles away."

"The Corpse Qi Concealment Technique involves mixing corpse oil from the coffin with grave soil, applying it to the entire body, and then using a specific breathing method to suppress one's own yang energy, making the zombies mistake you for one of their own."

He tore a strip of cloth from his prison uniform, dipped his finger in the muddy water on the ground, wrote a few crooked words on the cloth, and handed it to Li Feng.

"This is the breathing technique for the Corpse Qi Concealment Technique. If you practice it, you can learn it in two hours. Once you learn it, as long as you don't actively attack the zombies or bleed, the zombies won't attack you."

Li Feng took the strip of cloth and looked at the crooked handwriting on it.

I couldn't help but recall the three taboos the one-eyed old man gave me when I first met him for tomb raiding.

Although this old man is ruthless, his tomb raiding skills are indeed impressive.

"I've given you the map and the secret technique."

The one-eyed old man threw down the tile, dusted off his hands, and stared at Li Feng with his remaining right eye.

"Little watchman, don't forget what you promised me."

Li Feng nodded and carefully tucked the strip of cloth into his pocket.

Once outside the prison, Zhao Tiezhu couldn't help but ask, "Are you really going to plead for him?"

"We'll see," Li Feng said, not giving a definitive answer.

"At least the map and secret techniques he provided are genuine. If his techniques can truly allow us to safely enter and leave the zombie village, it wouldn't be a loss to plead for him."

Zhao Tiezhu shook his head and said nothing more.

Back at the mortuary, Li Feng handed over the map drawn by the one-eyed old man and the breathing technique for concealing corpse energy to the Four-Eyebrowed Taoist.

After examining it carefully, Master Si Mei still couldn't help but worry.

"Tengteng Town is indeed a zombie den. The zombie king in the ancestral hall is also very likely to be infected with coffin fungus. The place is too dangerous. If the secret technique fails when the two of you go in, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Li Feng didn't completely trust the one-eyed dragon either, and suggested, "Master, we can try out the secret technique beforehand."

"There are so many corpses in the mortuary. Let's find a coffin, get some corpse oil and grave soil, and try using the Corpse Qi Concealment Technique to see if we can fool the zombies in the mortuary. If it works, then it won't be too late to go to Tengteng Town."

Master Si Mei agreed: "Very well, the corpses in the mortuary do show signs of reanimation, which can be used to test the secret method. However, this matter should be done after dark. During the day, the yang energy is too strong, and the reanimation will not be obvious. You should go and prepare the corpse oil and grave soil first. Find the necessary items in the storeroom."