Youbao Chapter 30: Heavenly Corpse Vein (2)
The highest Heavenly Corpse of the Zhong Family is the ancient Hanba. But this kind of monster, which is neither a corpse nor a god nor a ghost nor a demon, has not appeared for thousands of years. Now the Zhong Family only has ordinary Heavenly Corpses, which are known for their magical powers. The Bronze Armored Corpses are extremely powerful and difficult to be hurt. The Walking Corpses can form formations, so each family has its strengths and weaknesses. It is only because the Heavenly Corpses' magic can restrain other corpses, and it is the main lineage, that it ranks first. In terms of strength, it is only one level stronger than other branches.
Is there another lineage?
The old Taoist shook his head: This lineage has disappeared for three hundred years, and it is difficult to find their traces. Among the four lines, they are the most mysterious and are called the Secret Corpse Lineage. Because they only refine the five major zombies. Rumor has it that one of them has achieved a human soul zombie, which caused chaos in the family. The vitality was severely damaged and had to retire.
Only refine the five zombies?
The old Taoist priest of the Five Zombies once said that the red-haired and green-haired ghosts were born to nourish the human soul.
I have seen the earth-raising corpse. With the old Taoist's methods, he still had to rely on Gamu and the bronze-armored corpse to contain it. He took the opportunity to throw the earth-condensing pill into the earth-raising corpse, so that its protective earth energy would be condensed and returned to its body, and it could not escape underground. Only then could it be destroyed by the water of the underworld. Even so, several people who participated in the battle, including the bronze-armored corpse, were seriously injured.
Of course, "Zhou Xuehai" was pretending, and it's hard to tell whether Gamu was injured or not. In my opinion, he should have been injured, because the two sticks used by Di Yang Shi were indeed very powerful. But he might have deliberately bumped into them, and then used his injuries to hide himself, leaving the old Taoist to fight alone. In this way, it would be easier for "Zhou Xuehai" to finally snatch the Di Yang Shi Dan.
Thinking about this, the old Taoist priest and I waited in the woods for a whole day, but there was still no sign of Gamu. I suspected that this old fox, who was as powerful as the old Taoist priest, had left here long ago.
Waiting like this is not a solution, is there any other way? I asked.
No. The old Taoist priest answered succinctly, but he also realized that maybe he really couldn't wait for Gamu.
Perhaps we should start from the source? I tried to suggest.
Hmm? The old Taoist priest turned and looked at me.
You see, Gamu wants to refine the bronze armor corpse, oh, the top bronze armor corpse. But at the same time, he sent stone beasts to the walking corpse and armor corpse lineages, and now the walking corpse lineage is also collecting this. I think this may be a big plan. Since it is a big plan, as you said, there will always be news. I think we should consider who will participate in this plan, and they will eventually have a place to implement the plan. It is more convenient for us to follow this person than to simply look for Gamu. Not only can we find Gamu, but we can also know what he wants to do.
After listening to me, the old Taoist priest thought for a moment, then nodded and praised me: You are right, that makes sense, let me think about it.
I was secretly happy, but at the same time, I felt like I had overlooked something. Maybe it was a person, or maybe it was an event. Anyway, there was something that I hadn't taken into consideration.
After a while, my proposal was implemented by the old Taoist priest.
A seemingly ordinary and quiet young man came down from the mountain of the Walking Corpse Vein.
The old Taoist priest stared at him and took me far behind.
This is just a young man, not a big shot, right? I asked in confusion.
The old Taoist priest said as he walked: There are countless rare treasures in the world, but you need the opportunity to see them. This man is the son of the previous Tianfeng Hall Master of the Walking Corpse Vein, named Ouyang Qi, and is also the current deputy hall master of Tianfeng Hall. I met him more than 20 years ago, and he looked like this at that time. Calculating his age, he is not much younger than me this year.
I opened my mouth in amazement, imagining what the man looked like when he came down the mountain. It was incredible, was there really such a miraculous fruit that could keep one's youth? If there really was such a thing, I would dig it up and start an orchard, and I would make a fortune.
I have to admit that my ideal is not very ambitious. I am either a taxi driver or a fruit farmer. Anyway, I can't get away from the broad masses of working people. Perhaps this is because my mother's teaching was too profound, that I should be a person who is useful to the people. If I can't do it, I will be a person who can live well, even if it is a humble life.
The pace of Ouyang Qi, deputy hall master of Tianfeng, became faster and faster. Although his steps seemed ordinary, he could cover five or six meters in one step, which was faster than the average person's jogging.
The old Taoist couldn't walk too fast with me, and his shrinking technique was ridiculously fast. Seeing that he was about to lose me, the old Taoist suddenly turned around and glared at me.
This look made me so angry. What's wrong? Why are you so fierce for no reason? I'm scared to death.
Then the old Taoist priest stopped and looked at me: Take out the jade pendant that can lead to the underworld.
I was wondering why he stopped instead of continuing to follow me, and when he said that, he took out the jade pendant. The old Taoist took the jade pendant, wrapped it with a piece of talisman paper, shook his hand to light it, and stuck it on my forehead.
Why don't you leave? I was used to this kind of situation, and asked curiously while feeling the novelty of the change in my vision.
You are walking too slowly. If I use the Taoist talisman to help you, he will notice it. I can only use the Jade Pendant to see if you are walking too slowly. I hope he can get there before you reach your limit. The old Taoist said in a slightly low voice.
I couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and a little annoyed at the same time.
Focus and follow him. The old Taoist priest reminded.
I hummed in annoyance, quickly extended my vision, and soon caught up with Ouyang Qi.
This guy sometimes walked fast and sometimes slow, and sometimes he walked around the mountain road, as if he was trying to get rid of someone. Perhaps he had already discovered us, so he sped up later. The old Taoist priest was right, the four veins of the walking corpse should not be underestimated.
I don't know what Tianfeng Hall does, and the old Taoist priest didn't explain it, but it's probably related to the formation. Being the head of a hall, he is definitely not a small character. What's more, Ouyang Qi's father was the head of the previous generation. If you put him in today's time, he is a retired antique. He is a bit like the old man of the Zhou family who died in the Changping battlefield, but I don't know who is more powerful.
This time, the duration of the extended field of vision was longer than before. A rough estimate was that it had lasted for at least twenty minutes. During these twenty minutes, Ouyang Qi's speed had been getting faster and faster, and in the end, it was almost like a 100-meter sprint.
He finally stopped in front of a bungalow just as I felt a headache coming on.
I watched him knock on the door and go in, then I told the old Taoist priest everything I had seen.
Afterwards, the burning sensation on his forehead dissipated, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the old Taoist priest had taken off the jade pendant.
Have you felt anything strange recently? The old Taoist priest did not leave immediately. Instead, he looked at me even more abnormally, with a very strange expression on his face.
No, except for a little bit of food, I said.
Strange... The old Taoist shook his head: It was strange that the bronze-armored corpse in Xishuangbanna didn't kill you, and now, the time of using the Tongming Jade Pendant has been extended by nearly double. Judging from your appearance, I'm afraid you haven't reached your limit yet, which is really strange.
Uh... I opened my mouth and asked him: Is this good or bad?
Of course it's a good thing. The old Taoist said: In this case, generally speaking, it can only be that your physical strength has generated Taoist power, and you use the Taoist power to connect with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. But you don't feel anything abnormal. Maybe it's because of the jade pendant?
I shook my head, indicating that I didn't know. But I felt relieved knowing that this matter had some good and no bad consequences. As for the rest, why bother so much?
The old Taoist priest thought about it for a moment and stopped talking about it. Instead, he led me forward.
On the way, I asked him, isn't it only me who can see the things I see with the Jade Pendant? And why he never asked where it was exactly, but just went there directly.
The old Taoist said: You have no power, I will protect you with my own Taoist method, and our minds are connected to a certain extent. Use the water moon secret technique in the five elements pulse mirror to perform the scene you see.
After his explanation, I finally understood that the old Taoist priest had done other things when I closed my eyes.
After a while, maybe you should go home and look for the things left by the Basuo lineage. This will be beneficial to you, the old Taoist reminded.
I nodded, thinking about what else I could find at home. Otherwise, how about going back to my hometown?
Because we already knew the exact location, the old Taoist priest led me forward using the Earth-Shrinking Technique, and stopped when we were still a few hundred meters away from the house. If the distance was closer, the Taoist power fluctuations generated by the Earth-Shrinking Technique would be detected by the other party.
With the ability of the old Taoist priest, if he put in some effort, he could reach the enemy's door without being discovered. But if he met Gamu, there would definitely be a big battle. If his Taoist power was not enough at that time, the outcome could be imagined.
After leaving me alone, the old Taoist priest went to investigate the situation alone. Not long after, he came back like a gust of wind and told me that Ouyang Qi was still in the house. However, there were many people there, so in order not to alert the enemy, he decided to follow him from a distance.
At the same time, the old Taoist priest handed me a nourishing pill so that I could recover my energy quickly.
I don’t know what Ouyang Qi and the others were discussing in the room, but it took them almost an hour and a half to come out.
As soon as I saw them leave the room, I couldn't help but get excited and kept pulling the old Taoist's sleeves. For my behavior, the old Taoist slapped my hand, and I grimaced in pain, feeling as if I was hit by an iron plate.
After Ouyang Qi and his companions came out, they boarded an off-road vehicle. There were about seven or eight of them, and a few of them were carrying large bags. They didn't look like they were going to do any work, but rather like they were going on a trip.
A puff of smoke came out of the rear of the car, and it sped onto the road like a wild horse. The old Taoist took me to the house they left, and after checking that there was no one inside, he used Taoist magic to unlock the door and walked in.
The room was very ordinary, with nothing special left. After the old Taoist priest looked around and found nothing, he left with me and locked the door.
We found a rooftop, and the old Taoist priest broke the door lock of the rooftop. After making sure that no one would come up, he let me use the Jade Pendant to track us again.
Soon, accompanied by that familiar feeling of warmth, I caught up with the off-road vehicle.
After the car left the main road and drove out of the city, it began to increase its speed. Looking at the speed at which the surrounding trees were receding, the off-road vehicle's speedometer should have exceeded 140 kilometers at this time.
