The Quest for Immortality

The Corpse King "betrayed" and stealthily attacked; everyone was shocked.

More shocked than Yang Jishan and the others, was Lu Chengyun himself.

His chest had already been pierced by the zombie’s sharp claws, with blood gushing out. Corpse Poison merged with the blood, flowing into his meridians, attacking towards his internal organs and heart.

His hands and limbs were gradually becoming unresponsive.

His consciousness was also somewhat blurred, and a craving for blood was slowly clouding his judgment.

The Copper Corpse’s Corpse Poison was fierce and took effect very quickly.

Lu Chengyun endured the intense pain, and with a backhanded palm strike, repelled the Corpse King.

The claws of the Corpse King, pulled from Lu Chengyun’s back, left several trails of blood that sprayed out, falling to the ground and gradually turning green.

Lu Chengyun’s hands trembled as he took out various bottles and jars from his Storage Bag; those for stopping bleeding, treating Corpse Poison, revitalizing Spiritual Energy... He stuffed any and all pills into his mouth without discrimination.

Those who refine corpses, surrounded by zombies, would often be contaminated with Corpse Poison and must guard against the zombies’ transformation, so they always carried many pills with them.

Lu Chengyun was no exception.

After taking the pills, he temporarily suppressed the Corpse Poison, and his pale complexion also improved slightly.

Meanwhile, the Corpse King stayed three zhang away, silent and motionless, still appearing "utterly loyal."

It seemed that it was not the one that had just launched the stealthy attack.

Lu Chengyun tried to control the Corpse King, but found that it was still under his command, with no abnormalities at all.

But having nearly died at the hands of the Corpse King a moment ago, if he still thought there was no problem with it, then he must be out of his mind.

Frightened and enraged, Lu Chengyun looked around and roared,

"Who has taken control of my Corpse King?!"

Yang Jishan and the others all changed their expressions.

Someone else could control the Corpse King?!

This person could control the Corpse King and assault Lu Chengyun in secret?

Who was this person?

Could it be the Black Hand behind the scenes, nurturing the Taoist Demon?

All of the cultivators gripped their weapons tightly, activated their Spiritual Artifacts, formed spells, and looked around with vigilant expressions. Yet, cold sweat couldn’t help but seep down their backs.

But the surroundings were desolate.

No one answered.

There were only the suppressed breaths of the cultivators and the low growling of the zombies.

Lu Chengyun’s anger intensified, but a deeper chill settled in his heart.

"The Corpse King is mine!"

"Only I, and only I alone, can control it!"

"The only person in this world who can command it, can only be me!"

But why?

Why would the Corpse King act on its own and attack him?

Lu Chengyun’s eyes showed fear as he frowned deeply.

Apart from himself, who else could command the Corpse King?

The only person who had tampered with the Corpse King was Zhang Quan.

But Zhang Quan had been killed by him, and his body had been refined into a zombie. In the previous fight, it had fought for him and had been slain by the Taoist Soldiers, leaving no remains. ȒäNộᛒËȘ

Apart from Zhang Quan, who else could there be?

And by what means had they taken control of the Corpse King?

Lu Chengyun’s thoughts churned, but he couldn’t figure out who could, right under his nose and unbeknownst to him and Zhang Quan, override his Spiritual Pivot Evil Formation and Zhang Quan’s Corpse control techniques to secretly command the Corpse King?

Spiritual Pivot Evil Formation...

Lu Chengyun felt a jolt in his heart and quickly looked at the Corpse King’s chest.

But he saw that around the blood-colored Evil Formation on the Corpse King’s chest, there were faint blue patterns emerging.

These patterns were all too familiar to Lu Chengyun, similar to the Evil Patterns yet distinctly different in essence.

Righteous, mysterious, profound...

Lu Chengyun took in a sharp breath.

"Spiritual Pivot Formation?!"

Spiritual power as the pivot, with a clear and pure origin.

This was indeed the true Spiritual Pivot Ultimate Formation, conceived from a deep understanding of Formation mysteries, drawn with spiritual power and utmost sincerity!

Lu Chengyun’s eyes widened with panic.

Could there really be someone in this world capable of laying down a true Spiritual Pivot Ultimate Formation?

And moreover, to use such an authentic Spiritual Pivot Ultimate Formation to overwrite his own Spiritual Pivot Evil Formation?!

"No, it’s impossible..."

Lu Chengyun looked lost and muttered under his breath.

Suddenly, a shocking speculation rose in his mind:

The Minor Hidden Spirit Sect!

It was the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect!

"I betrayed my master and ancestors, causing my Sect to decline, severed the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect’s lineage, and even desecrated the Sect’s tomb by stealing the corpses of past Sect Leaders and Elders to refine zombies..."

"It must be them, the ancestors must be aware and demanding I pay my blood debt with blood!"

"Yes, the Spiritual Pivot Formation, the Ultimate Technique of the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect, can only be learned by the ancestors of my Sect, it must be so, it has to be so..."

Lu Chengyun looked around in panic, swearing to the heavens,

"Honored predecessors, in consideration of my past status as a disciple of the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect, spare me this one life!"

"I didn’t do it on purpose, I was compelled..."

"My master, who was so honorable in appearance, always talked about passing on the Formation, but he only taught us the superficial stuff, making us waste our time learning and practicing..."

"He selfishly kept the Spiritual Pivot Formation to himself because of his greed."

"I pleaded with him for a long time, but he wouldn’t teach me, so I had no choice but to kill him and find a way to obtain this Formation..."

"My intentions were sincere; I did it for the legacy of the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect!"

"This Formation, in the hands of my master, was a pearl cast before swine, a waste of heaven’s gifts. Only I could learn it and make the best use of it, for the benefit of the world!"

"Only then could the world appreciate the exquisite art of the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect’s Formations!"

...

It was only then that Yang Jishan and the others came to know the hidden story, their gaze toward Lu Chengyun filled with contempt.

Betraying one’s master and ancestors, stealing inheritance, desecrating the Sect’s tomb, showing disrespect to the Ancestral Master—all were major taboos in the Cultivation World.

Lu Chengyun, a man like this, did not deserve anything but death!

The Corpse King remained motionless.

But just at that moment, two Iron Corpses beside Lu Chengyun suddenly launched an attack.

Their claws sharp as swords, one slashing from left to right towards Lu Chengyun’s head, the other from right to left aiming straight for Lu Chengyun’s heart.

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