Chapter 26: Re-entering the Realm of Death
The corpse treasure mirror slowly warmed up, and Jiuxu quickly took it out to take a look.
A hazy mist on the mirror was undergoing a strange transformation at this moment.
A cluster of light mist slightly larger than a soybean condensed into a solid, slowly floating out of the mirror surface, like a grain of mysterious medicine refined from dense fog.
Jiuxin's heart was filled with joy, but he quickly calmed down. When the setting sun broke through the boundary of the Corpse Guard, it shone on the silver small fish formed by the mirror-like surface of the Corpse Mirror, increasing its deadliness by a tenth. Based on this, Jiuxin inferred that the misty medicinal pellet formed by the warmth on one side would have a similar effect, and it was highly likely that taking it himself would greatly help his cultivation progress.
Jiu thought carefully and did not immediately swallow the mysterious Dan, but instead took out a small bottle of Dan medicine and carefully collected it.
Then he went out of the practice room and returned to his own room on the fifth floor, pondering in his heart that the Corpse Mirror was indeed wonderful, and there should be many more wonders to explore.
After making some preparations, Jiǔ stood up and walked outwards, arriving at the first floor of the Cultivation Hall. He directly found the personnel on duty and reported his breakthrough to the Unity Realm, while also applying to enter the Yāo Shī Dead Zone to collect a second Yāo Shī head.
The efficiency of the Xiu Fa Hall has always been swift, and after more than ten minutes of waiting, someone came to inform Zhu Jiu that he could re-enter the You Shi Dead Realm.
Then someone led the way in front and came to a massive metal gate that was tightly closed in front of the practice hall.
The guard who was leading the way turned around and said:
"Behind the door is the entrance to the space that transports you into the Death Realm. You use the Cultivation Chamber's number plate to control it, and both the metal gate and the inner spatial gate will open. The time limit is half a month; at that time, regardless of whether the demon corpse has been successfully collected or not, you must return."
Zhu Jiu nodded, manipulated the number plate, and the metal gate in front of him silently opened. Under the gaze of the staff, Zhu Jiu stepped into the space behind the door, and the gate closed immediately.
Behind the door was an exceptionally spacious and dimly lit stone hall, with a length and width of over 100 meters, yet there was only a shallow blue light cluster suspended three feet above the ground in the middle position, and the entire space was quiet and deserted.
Jiǔ once again infused the license plate with magical power, and a pale blue light cluster at the center of space silently pulsed, then slowly expanded and fell, transforming into a blue light screen that hugged the ground, about one zhang in size.
Jiǔ xīn zhōng shāo dài xīng fèn, dà bù kuà rù guāng mù hé xīn, shēn xíng xùn sù yǐn mào qí zhōng.
Translation:
With a slightly excited heart, he stepped into the core of the light screen and quickly disappeared within it.
In a daze, it seemed to hear the wailing and screaming of demons. Zhu Jiu opened his eyes to find himself in front of the familiar dark sky and ground of the Demon Corpse Boundary.
A faint smile played on his lips, and with a gentle wave of the Shihai symbol, a brilliant emerald green skeleton materialized before Jiu's eyes.
The sunset seemed to have also sensed the familiar aura of the Death Boundary, and the Soul Fire violently jumped several times.
Jiu turned his head to observe the surroundings, much better than when he first entered the Dead Zone and encountered a demon corpse. He stood at the top of a low hill, with no signs of demons within over 100 meters below him.
Standing on the hill, curiously sizing up the many demons under the short peak.
These yao corpses have a thousand strange appearances, with different shapes and images, but they all have one thing in common: the eye sockets are shining with orange-red soul fire, and surprisingly, they are all Orange Soul Corpse Guards of over 1,000 years.
It seems that the location of the sect's transmission is changing according to the cultivator's cultivation stage, and this time entering the Dead Realm again, it is no longer within the range of Chi Soul Corpse as before.
Zhu Jiu took a deep breath, just about to take out the stealth pill, when he suddenly felt a chill emanating from the Corpse Mirror, surging through the Sea of Consciousness, with a flash of light enveloping his entire body, covering up the dense life force on him, and also masking the perception of the various yao corpses that had already sensed something over a hundred meters away.
Unexpectedly, the Corpse Mirror has such a wonderful effect. This hidden light effect is even better than the Stealth Pill, allowing me to be more discreet and safer when I'm in the Netherworld of Demons. It's truly a timely help.
Jiu Ba took out the mirror and looked at it, and on its cold surface, an unusual image appeared - a silver arrowhead pointing in a certain direction.
The corpse mirror rarely appears with a reaction, and the nine books are aimlessly scattered. Immediately decide to bring the sunset to the direction pointed by the arrow to take a look.
The sunset was ahead, and Jiuzi followed closely behind, descending from the low peak to begin his half-month journey through the Dead Border.
Jiǔ's goal this time is to find a powerful long-range attacking yāo shī, preferably one that specializes in magic.
The terrain inside the Dead Zone is still mainly plains, with occasional undulations that are also relatively small.
The first battle took place just as the sun had set behind the hills, and this guy had been idle for a long time. The battle was intense, so as soon as he rushed down the hill, he hastily pounced on a humanoid undead creature of the same lower rank as him not far away.
The outcome of the battle was somewhat unexpected, and it wasn't over with a single blow as imagined. This time, facing an opponent of the same rank, the sunset unexpectedly entangled for several rounds before seizing the opportunity to strike from behind, ending the fight with a single swipe at the demon corpse's skull.
Watching the sunset absorb the opponent's soul fire, Zhu Jiu furrowed his brow and thought:
"It seems that as the yao corpse evolves, the gap between stages will become more apparent, similar to cultivators. In future battles, we must be doubly cautious and not lightly provoke yao corpses above the level of Xi Yang."
At this time, the sunset had completely absorbed and purified the impurities in the opponent's soul fire, merging it with his own soul fire to become a source of power. The soul fire sparkled, containing over 1,400 years of pure dead force.
Wishing Jiuhe and Xi Yang set off again in the direction of the arrowhead on the mirror, while searching for their next hunting target.
The next ten days, Jiu led the sunset according to the arrow instructions, constantly advancing on the vast and desolate Death Boundary Plain, while relying on battles to accumulate strength.
All the way through many domains of powerful undead, these domains all have top-grade soul guards condensed from over 7,000 years of death energy.
Jiǔ yī dàn zuò dé zhè yàng de dì fāng huì xuǎn zé xiàng xíng, chōng fèn fā huī le qī ruǎn pà yìng de tè xìng, yù dào rě bù qǐ de jiù yuǎn yuǎn bì kāi, jiàn shì tóng pǐn yāo jī zé zhǐ shǐ xī yáng fēi pū ér shàng, cán rěn liè shā.
Ten days of intense battles have brought significant progress to the sunset, with the dead force contained in the soul fire having a fire age of over 1,500 years, an increase of over 100 years compared to when he first entered the Dead Realm. His own actual combat experience has also made great strides.
On this day, the terrain in front of Zhu Jiu finally changed, and a deep canyon appeared before his eyes, filled with a thick deathly aura that seemed darker than anything else.
The chill of the chest mirror is particularly evident, with a bright silver arrow pointing straight ahead to the front valley.
The sea of knowledge symbol was floating, the setting sun was absorbed back into the symbol by Jiǔ. This guy never knew how to restrain his soul fire and always charged forward bravely, so every time Jiǔ had to sneak around, he would first put this guy back into the symbol.
Wishing Jiǔ to carefully and cautiously venture into the valley, his figure gradually shrouded in a deadly mist.
The light in the canyon is dim, and the gloomy atmosphere is shrouded in death. The line of sight can only reach a dozen meters away, and the terrain inside the valley is also uneven, with ups and downs, and sometimes giant rocks block the way.
As I journeyed on, I surprisingly encountered very few yao corpses. The further I went into the depths of the valley where the death energy was thick and heavy, the fewer yao corpses I saw.
Proceeding further ahead, a dark and sharp-edged rock appeared vaguely in the distance, resembling a stone pagoda, about 4 or 5 zhang high.
Jiǔ Cáng hid behind a rock, peeked out to look at the stone pagoda, and found a strange and rare demon corpse sitting under the pagoda.
Jiu looked carefully and was shocked at once. The appearance of this demon corpse was 70-80% similar to the zombies he knew in his previous life. Its whole body was cyan, its skin like copper and iron, covered with green hair, and its face had exposed fangs. It was almost identical to the green-haired zombie introduced in the illustrations when he learned to drive corpses in his previous life.
The only difference is the color of the eyes, and the zombie that Zhu Jiu knew had a pair of deep orange empty eyes, which was a high-quality undead guard with over 7,000 years of dead power.
Jiu Cuo crouched behind the giant stone, suddenly feeling a chill in his chest where the Shou Shi mirror was kept. He quietly took out the mirror and found that the arrowheads that had guided him here had disappeared, replaced by a blurry image.
There is an image of a knight riding a strange beast, what does it mean?
