darknovel Chapter 140
Chapter 140
The next morning, the light was blinding.
Zhao Mu silently opened his eyes.
He did not sleep last night. Instead, he was busy imparting his martial arts to the little spiritual beasts so that they could improve their cultivation. At the same time, he fed the Heavenly Dao Fire Seed with the treasures that Master Evil Annihilation had left behind. He also took care of the evil god's egg. In his spare time, he also practiced his sword techniques and memorized a scripture.
A powerful cultivator's life began with self-discipline.
After preparing breakfast, Zhao Mu woke Little Candy up.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, they set off again.
Today, they continued to head west, deep into the Demon Forest.
Zhao Mu opened the map and found that if they continued forward, they would enter a place called the 800 Mile Ghost Forest.
Candy had mentioned this place before. There seemed to be a lot of zombies there.
"Don't we need to take a detour?" Zhao Mu asked.
Candy looked excited. "I'll take you to catch zombies. Zombies are fun. If you're scared, just follow me. Daddy will make sure you have a safe journey."
'F * ck, this little girl wants to go against me, right?'
Zhao Mu really wanted to take a detour, but he did not know the route. In the end, he could only follow Candy to the 800 Mile Ghost Forest.
As soon as they got close, Zhao Mu smelled a rotten and dark aura in the air.
It was noon, but the Ghost Forest was like midnight. Sunlight could not penetrate the forest.
After entering the forest, the temperature suddenly dropped.
In fact, the temperature had not reached the freezing point, but the Yin Qi was too heavy. Even Zhao Mu's Crimson Sun Sacred Body could not withstand it. He could not help but shiver. He quickly put on a windbreaker to keep out the cold.
Candy was still excited. She lay on the edge of the airship and looked into the forest, looking for traces of zombies.
"Look, it's a white wolf zombie. It's so beautiful."
"There's even a red dragon zombie. It's a rare breed."
Candy was very familiar with the zombies in the forest. She introduced them to Zhao Mu one by one.
There was light in her eyes.
It would have been even better if the reflection of the light wasn't a bunch of unbearably ugly zombie demonic beasts.
"Shh, don't make a sound."
Zhao Mu suddenly covered Jellybean's chattering mouth.
Jellybean subconsciously took a bite over.
Zhao Mu endured the pain and stuck the Concealment Talisman on the airship.
Only then did Jellybean realize that something was amiss. Following Zhao Mu's guidance, she saw a rotting dragon corpse wrapped around the trunk of a withered tree that was a thousand feet tall.
It was a five-clawed dragon. A dragon with five claws meant that its bloodline was pure. It was not something an ordinary flood dragon could compare to.
The dragon corpse seemed to have died not too long ago. The decay was not serious, but there were many slender black needles piercing its body. Hundreds and thousands of black needles fixed the dragon corpse to the tree trunk.
It was just like … creating a specimen.
"Have you ever seen such a scene?"
"Zombie dragon …" Jellybean gulped as her eyes widened. "That's something I've been dreaming of. However, this dragon looks like it died not too long ago. Its body hasn't completely stiffened yet, so it can't be called a zombie for the time being."
As she spoke, Jangdou became even more excited.
"You stay here, I'll go take a look."
Just as Zhao Mu was about to dissuade her, Jangdou had already turned into a puff of white smoke and flew away.
This naughty child … [1] [6] [6] [Small] [Speak]
She had the spiritual power of a Tribulation Passing expert to back her up, but Zhao Mu didn't. He obediently hid to the side and watched for any changes.
Apart from the dragon corpse, he didn't find anything unusual for the time being.
But dragon corpses wouldn't appear here for no reason, nor would they be covered in black needles.
But what Zhao Mu didn't understand was, logically speaking, zombies were naturally formed corpses. Could it be that humans could refine zombies?
Not long after, Jellybean flew back.
"Huff huff … interesting. The one who refined this dragon corpse must be an expert. He actually used Soul Sealing Needles to seal the dragon's soul. This little dragon cub looks dead, but the dragon's soul hasn't dissipated. The zombie cultivated this way will be even stronger. It's a pity that this expert isn't here. Otherwise, I'd definitely ask him for advice."
"You're the sect master of the Saint Prime Devil Sect. Of all things, you can learn how to refine zombies." Zhao Mu shook his head.
"What do you know? The Devil Sect values freedom the most. We're not like other sects with many rules. The rules of the Devil Sect are that there are no rules. As long as you don't commit evil, you can do whatever you want. Everything is reasonable. As the sect master, what's wrong with learning a few more skills?"
Zhao Mu was silent for a moment. Suddenly, he said, "Then the disciples you've cultivated are really free. They've even learned how to rebel."
He was mocking Empress Qing Yun.
But it wasn't completely unrelated to Jellybean.
It was impossible that Empress Qing Yun's laissez-faire rule over the Devil Sect wasn't influenced by her carefree and unrestrained personality when she was young.
Where there's a cause, there's an effect.
"You talk too much."
Jellybean rolled her eyes at Zhao Mu. Suddenly, she took out a shiny object and handed it to Zhao Mu.
"This is … a dragon scale … a dragon scale?" Zhao Mu was very surprised.
This thing was a valuable treasure. Little Jellybean was too bold. She even dared to take its wool.
"It's for you. Just tell me if you want it."
"Yes."
Zhao Mu decisively took the dragon scale.
Even if they were discovered, Jellybean would be the one to take the blame and not him. What was there to be afraid of?
"Have you had enough fun?
We can't stay here for long. Let's continue on our way. "Zhao Mu said.
Jellybean was very obedient this time. She nodded and sat on the airship. Once again, she swung her little legs.
Zhao Mu steered the airship through the Ghost Shadow Forest.
His luck was pretty good. Although the forest was filled with zombies, these zombies were not very vigilant, so it was easy to avoid them.
After flying for a few hundred miles, they were finally about to leave the Ghost Shadow Forest.
But at this moment, a cold voice suddenly sounded.
"Little friend, you stole my Dragon Soul Pearl and left without saying goodbye. Isn't that too rude?"
Zhao Mu was shocked. He looked over and saw a black-robed old man standing on a piece of dead wood. His dark and deep eyes were staring at him.
What a powerful spiritual pressure.
The black-robed old man's cultivation level was probably on par with Master Evil Spirit. He was definitely a powerhouse in the Void Refinement Realm.
If it was an old monster in the Divine Transformation Realm, Zhao Mu would still be able to fight him. However, if it was an old monster in the Voiding Realm, it would be better for him to run as far away as possible.
Just as Zhao Mu was about to activate the Divine Travel Talisman to escape, he realized that a group of zombie demonic beasts had surrounded him.
There were even a dozen zombie rocs flapping their wings in the air, sealing off the path.
Unsurprisingly, this old man was the master of the Ghost Shadow Forest, and all the zombies in the forest obeyed his commands.
He was definitely a real ruthless figure.
An idea came to Zhao Mu's mind. He took out the dragon scale that was still warm and said, "Senior, you've misunderstood. I only took a piece of dragon scale. I don't know what the Dragon Soul Pearl is. I'm willing to return the dragon scale. Please let us leave this place."
The black-robed old man frowned. "Little friend, you dare to do it, but you don't dare to admit it?"
"What's wrong with you, old man? Are you blackmailing me? I'll tell you, but …"
Halfway through his words, Zhao Mu suddenly realized something and looked at Jellybean, who was beside him.
"Did you steal it?"
Jellybean glanced at Zhao Mu. "It's not written down. How can it be considered stealing? Anyone who sees a Heavenly Treasure should have a share. He can only blame himself for not guarding it well."