Twin female zombies come to the door: My lord, please have mercy!

"At the very bottom are the purple zombies. Their corpses have just undergone a mutation, turning completely purple. They move slowly, like puppets. Purple zombies are completely mindless, and even wild dogs outside can bully them."

"After absorbing the Yin energy of the earth's veins for decades, the purple zombie will grow white hair and be promoted to a white zombie."

As Leng Yue spoke, she glanced at Shuang Xing, who was rolling around on the bed.

"White zombies are agile, can see, and are as strong as a mad bull, but they are afraid of sunlight and ordinary fire, and are left with only their bloodthirsty instincts like wild beasts."

"Froststar was originally a top-grade white zombie. The yin energy inside that mother-and-child coffin was too heavy, and before she was fully covered in white fur, she retained a trace of her obsession and intelligence from her previous life. Such a mutation is truly one in ten thousand."

Lin Ye suddenly realized.

No wonder Froststar was filled with yandere thoughts of "cutting her up and making specimens" when she was first taken out of the coffin. It was a product of the white zombie's bloodlust and the girl's obsession.

Leng Yue continued, "Above the white zombie, the corpse energy turns from white to green, thus becoming a green zombie."

"The green zombies leap like the wind, and ordinary swords and knives cannot harm them in the slightest. When ordinary Taoists encounter green zombies, they have no choice but to run for their lives."

"Above that is the mark that we have truly stepped into the threshold of cultivation—the Mao Jiang."

Leng Yue raised her jade-like hand, her fingertips gently tracing a line in the air.

"The body is covered in copper skin and iron bones, with fur as hard as iron. At this level, it is no longer afraid of ordinary fire or weak sunlight."

"Mao Jiang can even exhale black gas and injure people from several feet away. The evil creatures that the Yinshan Sect imprisoned are not even worthy of carrying Mao Jiang's shoes."

Lin Ye smacked his lips.

If the hairy zombies are already this fierce, then wouldn't the flying zombies above be going to fly into the sky?

"Only after enduring a hundred years of lightning tribulations, shedding its stiff fur and restoring its original appearance, can a flying zombie be cultivated."

A hint of reminiscence flashed in Leng Yue's eyes.

"Flying zombies can fly and are proficient in magic. Once they reach this level, they regain their human emotions, desires, and full intelligence."

"As for me..."

Leng Yue paused, a hint of arrogance flashing in her deep red eyes.

"I am no ordinary flying zombie. A thousand years ago, in the extremely yin corpse-nurturing ground, I accidentally devoured a drop of the essence blood of the ancient ferocious beast 'Yanhou'."

"The Red Lotus Karmic Fire burned away the mortal impurities within me, transforming me into an anomaly among zombies—the Red Hou."

"With the body of the Crimson Hou, my strength already surpasses that of all flying zombies. Today, in the basement of that mental hospital, after draining that extremely Yin spiritual spring, my essence, which had been dried up for thousands of years, has finally recovered by 20%. My current realm has indeed already stepped halfway into the legendary 'Drought Demon' realm."

Lin Ye was deeply moved.

Drought!

That's a legendary, ferocious creature that can cause thousands of miles of land to turn red with scorching heat!

With only two-tenths of her original essence restored, Leng Yue was able to shatter the A-level Blood Corpse King with a single slap.

Once she fully enters the realm of the Drought Demon, who in this world can stop her family of three?

"What about Froststar?"

Lin Ye pointed to the little girl on the bed.

Upon hearing Lin Ye call her name, Shuangxing immediately rolled over and got up.

Her silver-blue twin ponytails shimmered under the light.

"Brother-in-law!"

Shuangxing nestled into Lin Ye's arms, stretching out her little hand like she was presenting a treasure.

In her palm, a vortex of deep blue frost, almost tangible, was condensing.

The extreme cold emanating from the vortex made even the air crackle and pop.

Leng Yue looked at Shuang Xing, her tone unusually tinged with approval:

"This girl is a lucky charm. She devoured the inner core of a hundred-year-old Yin Serpent and then soaked in the extremely Yin Spirit Spring. The poisonous miasma of the Yin Serpent and the cold air of the Spirit Spring helped her forcibly wash away the corpse poison of the white zombie."

"She has now completely transcended the stages of green zombie and hairy zombie, pioneering an unprecedented path of evolution."

"Let's tentatively call her current realm the [Netherworld Corpse King]," Leng Yue concluded.

Lin Ye pinched Shuangxing's smooth cheek.

This girl's skin was as smooth as fine porcelain; there wasn't a trace of a zombie about her.

Moreover, the originally rampant corpse poison within her body is now completely under her control.

"Well done. If we encounter any more vengeful ghosts that we can't defeat, we'll leave them all to you as snacks."

Lin Ye smiled and praised.

Frostnova proudly raised her chin, revealing two small fangs: "Leave it to Frostnova! Frostnova will chop them all up and make them into shaved ice!"

After learning about the combat strength of the two female leads, Lin Ye felt completely relieved.

He got up from the bed and picked up the scroll of "Mysterious Rank Gathering Yin Array Diagram".

"You two rest inside. I'll go to the backyard to set up the formation and improve our living environment."

Lin Ye pushed open the door leading to the backyard balcony and went down the external iron staircase to the courtyard.

The courtyards in the old town are very cramped, with high walls standing on all four sides.

Where the dark, ebony coffin once stood in the very center, now lies a large pit.

Lin Ye turned on his tactical flashlight and, guided by the directions on the array diagram, began searching for the array's focal points around the courtyard.

This Yin-gathering formation requires eight points as bases to lock the spiritual energy in the center.

Lin Ye retrieved the purchased cinnabar from the system space.

He bit his fingertip and mixed his pure Yang blood into cinnabar to use as a top-grade pigment for painting the array.

He squatted on the ground, his purple brush moving like a dragon, outlining intricate patterns on the bluestone slab.

East is associated with Jia and Yi wood, South with Bing and Ding fire, West with Geng and Xin metal, and North with Ren and Gui water...

Half an hour later, an octagonal array covering the entire courtyard was completed.

The vermilion lines gleamed faintly with a dark red glow in the night.

Lin Ye wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.

Setting up an array is extremely mentally taxing, and he felt a throbbing sensation in his forehead.

"The array diagram is complete; all that's left is to activate the array core."

Lin Ye walked to the center of the array in the courtyard.

This array requires a medium containing a special aura to serve as the activation hub, thereby anchoring the array's ownership.

Just as he was pondering what kind of magical artifact to use as a medium.

In my mind, that long-lost semi-transparent light screen suddenly popped up without warning.

"Ding! My Lord, please be mindful of your conduct. System notification: The system has detected that the host is activating the [Mysterious Rank Yin Gathering Array Diagram]. The choice of the array's core medium will directly determine the additional effects after the array is activated. Please make your choice within three minutes!"

Three options appeared on the screen:

Option A: The Prudent Approach – Insert the century-old lightning-struck peach wood sword into the array's core.

[Reward: Formation stability +50%]

Consequences: The peach wood sword, being a purely yang object used to ward off evil, will produce a strong repulsive reaction when used as the core of a yin formation. Leng Yue and Shuang Xing will experience chest tightness, shortness of breath, and irritability within the formation.

[Option B: The unconventional approach—Take off that white T-shirt you've been wearing all day, soaked in sweat and exuding pure yang energy, and bury it inside the array's core.]

[Reward: Unlocks the hidden effect of the formation, "The Scent of an Official." Being within the formation is like being fully embraced by the host, permanently increasing harem harmony by 5.]

[Option C: The Massive Bleeding Faction – Slit your wrist and pour a whole bowl of pure Yang Dao body's primordial essence blood into the array's core.]

[Reward: The formation has undergone a benign mutation, and the condensed Yin energy has a strong hallucinogenic and aphrodisiac effect.]

Consequences: You will lose consciousness immediately due to excessive blood loss. The two women will go completely insane after inhaling the mutated yin energy. When you wake up, you will face unspeakable and horrific torture.

Lin Ye's lips twitched violently as he looked at the three options.

Option A is a no-go. He went to great lengths to set up the formation just to make his two aunts more comfortable. Putting a peach wood sword in there would only make things more difficult for him.

Option C is even more disastrous.

A bowl of his original essence blood? He's so weak right now, even two drops would be too much!

Moreover, the description of "unspeakable and horrific torture" is enough to make one's lower back ache; one should never choose it.

"This damn system, I feel restless if I don't mess with it every day..."

Lin Ye sighed helplessly and mentally clicked on the second option.