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It was as if an invisible black hole had been opened.

Within a radius of dozens of miles, the omnipresent chilling aura, as if summoned by some force, began to converge madly towards the sky above the military camp!

A chilling wind howled, and ghostly shadows loomed overhead!

The already dim moonlight in the sky was completely obscured, and a thick, gray-black air current swirled and condensed above the military camp, forming a huge, slowly rotating vortex!

Yue Lingshan clenched her hands, and the immense Yin energy and resentment in her palms were compressed and condensed in a special way, turning into a point of light as black as ink, exuding an ominous aura.

One, two, three...

In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, she had already condensed dozens of black crystal cores, each the size of a mung bean and radiating an extremely cold and sinister aura, in her hand.

According to the method given by the Tree Demon Granny, the first step in refining a living corpse is to collect the yin energy and resentment energy between heaven and earth, and condense and refine them into a yin seed.

Then, it is planted in a fresh corpse, allowing it to absorb the essence of the corpse and grow into a corpse fungus filled with the aura of death.

Next, the spores of the corpse fungus can be collected and parasitized into the bodies of living people in various ways, where they will grow naturally under the creation of heaven and earth.

Once the hyphae have spread throughout the host's body, they can use a secret method to stimulate the host's evil desires, causing them to be absorbed by the hyphae, activating them, and completely seizing the host's essence and the withered body after losing its essence, turning it into the most basic kind of living corpse, that is, a living corpse.

After that, all you need to do is let the zombies kill and absorb the food, and they will grow on their own.

Nie Xiaoqian doesn't know what other zombies look like, but the Tree Demon Granny is quite scientific. To put it simply, it's fungus controlling the host's actions, which is not fundamentally different from the virus controlling the host's actions in zombies.

And these in her hands are the "Yin Seeds" mentioned in the Tree Demon Granny's secret technique!

She activated her Absorption Technique again, collecting nearly a thousand corpses and piling them into dozens of piles.

With a wave of her hand, the dozens of Yin Seeds fell precisely into the pile of corpses like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, merging into the blood.

The already cold corpses all trembled almost imperceptibly the moment they came into contact with the Yin Seed!

On the skin's surface, a layer of fine, grayish-black, mold-like hairs visibly appeared.

A corpse fungus cultivated from a corpse can produce spores that can create an ordinary living corpse.

She cultivated dozens of corpse bacteria from nearly a thousand corpses, so the quality was naturally incomparable. As long as there was a suitable base, it was enough to create dozens of living corpses with good initial quality.

If this technique could be used on a master like Xiahou Tan, and fed with thousands of living people, creating a giant corpse would be a piece of cake.

"The first phase is complete. Now we just have to wait for them to sprout." Yue Lingshan clapped her hands, looking at the corpses that had begun to mutate. There was no pity in her eyes, only indifference towards experimental subjects.

After becoming Song Yi's clones, although they still retain their own consciousness, they are inevitably influenced by the original's thinking. Regardless of whether they were good or bad before, they will not hesitate to do evil when necessary.

The growth and development of Yin-type fungi takes a long time. It took Grandma Tree Demon several years to cultivate usable corpse fungi, which was far too slow.

Fortunately, the growth of Yin species can be accelerated by creating an environment with a high concentration of Yin energy and resentment.

She grabbed at the air, and the ground suddenly cracked open, forcibly tearing open a huge gash from which a large amount of soil and rocks flew out.

She quickly dug out a pit that was ten feet deep!

With a casual wave of her hand, she swept nearly a thousand corpses that had begun to nurture Yin seeds into the deep pit, then filled it back with soil and stones to bury them, forming a huge mound.

Then, using the knowledge of Qimen Dunjia and Feng Shui that they had learned before, they dug out a large number of pits and ditches around the grave mound, changing the Feng Shui of the place and forming a Yin-gathering terrain.

Immediately afterwards, Yue Lingshan used the Absorption Technique again!

A stronger, denser, and colder aura of resentment from heaven and earth surged forth like a flood bursting its banks, pouring into the enormous burial mound that contained the Yin seed and the corpse!

Soon, the concentration of yin energy in the military camp increased significantly.

A dense aura of yin energy and resentment spread like a thick fog, completely enveloping the entire military camp!

For a moment, the entire military camp seemed to have transformed into a ghostly realm.

The intense yin energy and resentment were so strong that they were visible to the naked eye, obscuring the view and plunging the entire military camp into darkness. The lights even turned green, which was frightening.

Fortunately, Yue Lingshan had sent Qingluo and the others out of the military camp in advance; otherwise, if they had stayed inside, they would probably have lost all their yang energy and become terminally ill in no time.

Of course, Xiahou Tan and the others were deliberately left inside. The thousands of soldiers were baptized by a high concentration of Yin energy, which laid the foundation for the growth of the corpse fungus in advance and could accelerate its growth later.

As long as they don't die now, it's all beneficial to her plan to cultivate zombies.

Yue Lingshan looked at her masterpiece and nodded in satisfaction.

She leaped up and landed on the top of a tall building next to the military camp, continuously circulating the Absorption Technique to gather Yin energy and accelerate the growth and development of the Yin seed.

I'll handle the situations that the tree spirit wouldn't dare to do!

The night passed quickly, and dawn broke again.

The rising sun stretches across the sky, scattering endless yang energy and dispelling the intense yin evil of the night.

However, the yin and evil in the world were too strong, and even the bright sun could not completely dispel the feeling of yin and evil.

Even the yin energy of a normal environment cannot be completely dispelled, so the scorching sunlight is naturally even less able to dispel the thick haze over the military camp.

Because of Yue Lingshan's continued actions, even under the blazing sun during the day, the area where the military camp was located remained dark and gloomy. Although it was much better than at night, it was still eerie and terrifying.

Normal demons would have their magical power greatly reduced during the day, and might even be unable to withstand the sun's rays and die from the heat, let alone cast spells to gather yin energy.

But Yue Lingshan is not a demon or monster, nor even a creature of this world. She has no weakness for fearing the sun and can still gather yin energy fiercely during the day.

If demons and monsters who were unaware of the truth saw this, they would probably be terrified and kneel down to worship this super boss who was so awesome even in broad daylight.

On the hillside, Qingluo and the Nie family's thirty-odd servants and housekeepers slowly awoke.

They stared blankly at each other, having no memory of what had happened the night before, only that they seemed to have had a very long nightmare.

"Master...where is the young lady?!" a servant suddenly cried out in terror.

Only then did everyone realize that the team's key figures, Nie Yan and the young lady, were both missing!

Qingluo's face turned deathly pale, and she was almost in tears: "Miss, where did you go? Weren't we sleeping in that general's camp? How did we end up on this hillside?"

Everyone was in a panic, completely unaware of what had happened.

When they saw the large patch of darkness in the direction of the military camp, they were even more horrified and startled. It was truly like seeing a ghost!

Just as they were feeling lost and helpless, a faint tremor suddenly came from the ground.

"Boom... Boom..."

On the distant horizon, an army is advancing rapidly in this direction, with banners waving and swords and spears flying everywhere, looking extremely fierce!

The leader of the rebel army was none other than Luo Che, the leader of the mutinous army who had let them go yesterday!

Chapter 181 Danyang Sect, Founder Explodes

Luo Che had originally planned to regroup today and come to fight Xiahou Tan to avenge the blood feud.

However, when his troops advanced to within ten miles of Xiahou Tan's camp, everyone was stunned by what they saw.

The world ahead seemed to be cut apart by an invisible line. Outside the line was a bright and sunny morning, while inside it was a dark and deathly silence, as if the end of the world had arrived.

The thick, gray-black fog surged and writhed as if it were alive, and even from ten miles away, one could feel a chilling aura that made one's heart tremble.

"What...what's going on?!" Luo Che reined in his horse, his brows furrowed, a strong sense of unease rising within him.

Behind him, a burly, armored, bald middle-aged man rode forward on horseback, his face extremely solemn.

This person was a former disciple of the Golden Summit Temple on Qixia Mountain, with the Dharma name "Kongchen". He was expelled from the sect for violating the precepts, but he had also studied magic for a few years and had some understanding of cultivation.

Kong Chen stared at the dark area, his pupils shrinking, and exclaimed, "General! This could be an extremely powerful evil cultivator gathering yin energy to cast a spell!"

"It's also possible that a terrifying, unparalleled demon is about to be born!"

"Such a concentration of yin energy and resentment..." Monk Kongchen's voice trembled slightly, "In either case, if it succeeds, hundreds or even thousands of miles around will be filled with death and destruction!"

Kong Chen immediately advised Luo Che to lead his troops to retreat, to withdraw a thousand miles away, to avoid danger.

Upon hearing this, Luo Che's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

He gripped the iron spear tightly, his gaze fixed on the center of the darkness, where his enemy Xiahou Tan's barracks lay!

To avenge Xiahou Tan, he even abandoned his conscience and allowed his men to plunder to fill military ranks. Now, asking him to give it up is something he cannot do!

Luo Che remained silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said resolutely, "No! I can't leave!"

He turned around, looked at the thousands of soldiers behind him, and said in a deep voice, "Brothers! If something happens in that hellhole ahead, even if we escape a thousand miles away, we may not survive!"

"Moreover, that scoundrel Xiahou Tan is inside. I, Luo Che, raised an army precisely to take his life! If I retreat today, I will live with regret for the rest of my life!"

He took a deep breath: "My mind is made up, let's go!"

He ordered his troops to speed up their advance toward the camp, but after only covering half of the ten miles, his men began to succumb to their instinctive fear and began to scatter.

Luo Che sighed helplessly and ordered the main force to retreat, leaving only a few dozen subordinates who cared for the common people and were willing to risk their lives with him to continue the advance.

It's worth mentioning that the bald guy who was the first to suggest retreating has now chosen to risk his life with Luo Che.

He grumbled and cursed, saying that Luo Che had saved his life, that he couldn't just watch Luo Che take risks, and that Luo Che and the others didn't know any magic and wouldn't know how to handle things even if they broke into the military camp. Without hesitation, he followed closely behind Luo Che.

When they approached within about a mile of the military camp, they first spotted Qingluo and the others standing on the hillside, looking panicked.

"Is it you?" Luo Che rode forward and recognized that these were Qin Wei's men from yesterday.

He dismounted and asked in a deep voice, "What are you doing here? Where is Brother Qin Wei? Where is his daughter?"

Qingluo and the others looked blank when asked, and just shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know what had happened and that they woke up here.

Seeing that Qin Wei and his daughter were the only ones missing from the group, Luo Che had some guesses in his mind.

He guessed that Qin Wei had ignored his advice to take a detour and had instead chosen to deal with Xiahou Tan and ask for passage, but he had bad luck and encountered something strange.

The others were deemed worthless and were drugged and thrown out, while Qin Wei was spared because of his superior martial arts skills, and his daughter was also spared because she might have some extraordinary qualities.

Based on this, it seems that Qin Wei and his brother, along with his daughter, are probably in the military camp right now.

Luo Che gripped the iron spear in his hand, deciding that if the opportunity arose, he would also rescue Qin Wei and his daughter.

After yesterday's battle, he truly admired Qin Wei, who was his equal, and he wouldn't mind helping him out if it was a small favor.

Without further hesitation, he took the lead and charged into the thick, impenetrable darkness that enveloped the military camp.

The others, also determined to die, followed him and rushed inside.

Luo Che roared in his heart: Xiahou Tan, even if you are dead, I will grind you to dust and avenge you!

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Tianqiong Mountain is more than 500 li away from here, but at the speed of flying on a sword, it only takes a little over an hour.

When that mountain, devoid of celestial aura and towering peaks, and as eerie as all other mountains in the world, came into view, Nie Xiaoqian felt no disappointment, but rather immense excitement.