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Chapter 63 Zombie Forest

late at night.

In a gloomy, eerie mountain forest.

The air was thick with the smell of corpses, and a misty fog enveloped everything.

This is Coffin Mountain, also known as Zombie Forest.

Swish!

Suddenly, a figure landed silently on the treetop.

Shi Jian stood on the treetop, surveying his surroundings. He could clearly sense the presence of a large amount of corpse energy.

This place is teeming with zombies.

"Zombie Forest, another zombie king, I wonder if it's gained any strength yet?"

Shi Jian muttered to himself, then lightly leaped past with a tap of his foot.

Soon they arrived at Coffin Mountain, deep in the forest.

The place is filled with a dense array of coffins, so numerous that it seems as if someone did it on purpose.

"Sure enough, someone deliberately designed and created a corpse-raising site, with the purpose of cultivating zombies."

Shi Jian made up his mind with just a glance.

This place was deliberately designed to become a morgue.

It's obvious that this was done to cultivate zombies, probably by other sects that raise and refine zombies.

After all, although Maoshan also has the art of raising and refining corpses, they would not do such a thing.

Legend has it that this place was once a mountain stronghold inhabited by bandits. They were betrayed and killed, their resentment so intense that they died with their eyes wide open in disbelief.

And then you become a zombie?

Shi Jian dismissed this claim, feeling he would die with regrets for being betrayed.

Modern people work nine-to-five jobs, toiling away day after day. If they're all filled with resentment, won't they all turn into zombie kings after they die?

These zombies would probably be no problem for cattle and horses in later generations.

How could mere resentment compare to the overwhelming resentment of cattle and horses in later generations?

Shi Jian felt that if a group of cattle and horses from later generations were placed here, they would probably transform into zombie kings in the blink of an eye.

"There is indeed a problem."

After a discreet inspection, Shi Jian discovered something amiss.

The entire Coffin Mountain was set up with a formation, very well hidden, forming a place where yin energy gathers and corpses are nurtured.

He inspected each of the coffins on the mountain, and found a corpse lying inside each one.

These have all become zombies.

A rough estimate suggests there are at least several hundred zombies.

The largest coffin in the middle contained the strongest aura of death, and the zombie lying inside was the zombie king of the horde.

It had a mouthful of coffin fungus in its mouth.

Buzz~~!

Suddenly, a cold wind blew in.

Then the bright moon appeared.

Thump, thump thump~~

The next second, the coffins began to shake.

The coffin lid opened, and zombies rose from inside.

The zombies jumped out and gathered in the open space on the mountaintop.

They circled the central coffin, bowing in worship.

Boom~!

The next second, the zombie in the coffin opened the lid and flew out.

That was the Zombie King, which flew out and landed in the center.

"Ho~~!"

The Zombie King roared, and the horde of zombies gathered behind it.

Immediately afterwards, the horde of zombies, led by the zombie king, began to worship the moon.

The zombies worship the moon, consciously absorbing the moon's essence to cultivate themselves.

In particular, the Zombie King plundered most of the moon's essence while the zombie horde absorbed it.

It's like the Corpse King exploiting the horde of corpses, constantly stripping them of the moon's essence they've absorbed.

"wrong--"

Shi Jian, who was observing from the shadows, sensed that something was wrong.

The horde of corpses worshipped the moon, attracting its essence, though some of it was absorbed by the Corpse King.

However, a large portion of it quietly merged into the mountainside.

There's something wrong with this mountain.

He could see through the array set up above at a glance and vaguely sensed that something inside the mountain was absorbing most of the essence of the sun and moon.

This situation makes one thing clear: this place was deliberately set up by someone.

There's something fishy going on inside the mountain.

Could there be an even bigger zombie hiding inside?

The zombies outside are just a cover; they're there to feed the one inside the mountain.

With this in mind, Shi Jian prepared to make his move.

He wanted to go inside the mountain to see what was hidden inside.

Swish!

With a flash, Shi Jian arrived on the other side of the mountain.

Here, the mountain walls are steep; a gentle blow pierces through them, and you disappear completely into them.

As he sensed it, he silently entered the formation.

The next second he arrived in a spacious cave.

There was definitely something fishy going on.

Shi Jian looked around the cave in surprise; it was filled with numerous magic arrays.

A stone coffin comes into view in the middle.

The stone coffin was engraved with runes.

He recognized these runes at a glance; they were corpse-raising runes.

"There really are people raising corpses."

Shi Jian circled the stone coffin once, a glint of light appearing in his eyes.

He reached out and gently pushed open a corner of the coffin to look inside.

Inside the coffin lay a woman dressed in a red wedding gown, lying quietly.

"Ok?"

Shi Jian raised an eyebrow and looked at the woman in the stone coffin with surprise.

This woman was incredibly beautiful, dressed in a red wedding gown, clearly a bride. However, she was buried here and absorbed the yin energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon, turning her into a zombie.

"The aura of death and resentment is so heavy."

"This is a bride's vengeful corpse. Once it matures, it is very likely to become a drought demon."

Shi Jian was startled, both surprised and delighted.

Someone actually wanted to raise a drought demon.

That's a big investment, but I wonder who did it.

Shi Jian seemed to be deep in thought; a drought demon zombie was no joke.

Every birth can bring devastating disasters to the world.

"Is it the Corpse-Raising Sect, or some other evil sect?"

Shi Jian pondered this question, but had no answer.

Because no clues were left here.

As for the formations and altars that were set up, they were completely invisible.

"Now that I've encountered you, I cannot let you go."

Shi Jian's expression hardened, and he prepared to eliminate the zombie.

However, he paused, suddenly wondering if he could take the zombie out with him.

If it can be placed in the system space, then it can definitely be taken out.

All you need to do is control her.

He decided to give it a try.

"receive!"

With a wave of his hand, Shi Jian caused the stone coffin to suddenly disappear.

Successfully entered into the system space.

This delighted him; once he finished his cameo role, he could take it with him.

Having a drought demon zombie is definitely a good thing.

"Let's refine it first."

Shi Jian's expression hardened, and he released the stone coffin to begin the ritual of refining the zombie inside.

He needs to use the art of raising zombies to control them, thereby connecting with this zombie and completely taking control of it.

Maoshan has its own techniques for raising and controlling corpses.

Refine it with the power of your primordial spirit, and nourish the zombie with your own essence and blood.

Of course, this body belongs to Shi Jian, not Su Ming's original body, so it is only tempered and nurtured with the power of his primordial spirit. He will nurture it with his own original body's blood and essence after he returns.

That way, control will be achieved.

Buzz buzz~~

The stone coffin trembled slightly, and wisps of black energy were released from the female corpse inside as it resisted.

Unfortunately, it was no match for his overwhelming strength, and he broke through the mark left on it.

"This mark has found you."

Shi Jian's face lit up with joy as he looked at the mark that had been forced out.

He immediately sealed it away, putting it away to deal with later.

The initial stage of zombie nurturing is complete.

The next step is to train this zombie.

"Perfect timing! Feeding her the corpse core of the flying zombie will definitely help her grow faster."

Shi Jian smiled slightly, then used lightning and fire to refine the corpse pill he had obtained from killing the flying zombie before feeding it into the female corpse's mouth.

With this corpse pill, once the female corpse awakens, she will at least be a peak-level flying zombie.

Who knows, it might really be able to quickly transform into a drought demon.

"We can't waste the zombies outside."

After saying this, Shi Jian put the stone coffin into his system space.

He then unleashed a palm strike, blasting through the mountain wall and bursting forth.

"Roar!"

Outside, the stone wall exploded, startling the horde of corpses.

The Zombie King suddenly turned his head and roared at Shi Jian, who had rushed out.

Immediately afterwards, the Zombie King ordered the horde of zombies to rush towards Shi Jian.

"Heh~~" Shi Jian sneered.

He raised his hand and released the stone coffin, then opened it and pointed a finger at it.

"Go, eat them."

As soon as the words were spoken, a red figure flew out of the stone coffin.

It was a female corpse, floating in mid-air, opening her mouth to inhale.

Rumble——

A terrifying suction force came, freezing the horde of corpses in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, the corpse energy and essence in his body flowed out and were actually absorbed by the female corpse from a distance.

Even the Zombie King was no exception; in the blink of an eye, all the corpse energy and essence of this group of zombies were devoured.

"Roar~~"

The zombie king showed a hint of fear and let out a series of mournful howls.

It was begging for mercy, but it was no use.

In the blink of an eye, the Zombie King followed in his footsteps, his body turning into ashes.

"return."

Shi Jian beckoned, and the female corpse obediently returned to the stone coffin and lay down again.

He then stored the stone coffin in his system space.

"coming!"

Shi Jian's expression shifted, and a smile appeared on his face.

The mastermind behind Coffin Mountain has arrived.

He vanished into the shadows in a flash.

Soon after, a whooshing sound came flying in.