Cube-like Supernatural Powers: Longevity Begins with Qi Refining

Chapter 26 The Intelligent Corpse

"Hey...ya!"

With a single swing of his sword, Xiong Zhou unleashed tens of thousands of earth blocks, stone blocks, and mineral blocks, which fell continuously, transforming into pixelated streams of light that surged into his inner world, becoming a section of data piled up on the progress bar.

Feeling the abundant Qi of heaven and earth within his body, he narrowed his eyes slightly and grinned.

It's awesome to be cheating!

However, when Xiong Zhou looked up at the sky, the smile on his lips quickly disappeared.

The already insufficient sunlight in the Azure Sky Realm could no longer penetrate the earth's energy permeating the ten-thousand-meter-deep crater to reach the place where they were currently standing.

With the current depth as the boundary, the deeper the excavation goes, the thicker the death energy and corpse energy in the earth become, almost solidifying the void and hanging out crystals of evil energy.

"bump!"

Xiong Zhou held the heavy earth and wood sword in both hands and forcefully struck the dark blue stone under his feet. The echo was no longer soft or crisp, but rather resembled the incomprehensible roar of an armored, dried-up corpse, hoarse and dull, sticky and grating.

Tens of thousands of cyan-yellow sword energies were unleashed, flowing continuously along the blade of the earth and wood heavy sword. However, these dark cyan stones did not fall, but only cracked slightly, with cracks appearing in a square area with sides of 1 meter.

"bump!"

"bump!"

"bump!"

Three more strikes followed, and a shattering sound, almost like a sob, rang out. A shrinking, dark blue pixel stone finally fell to the ground, appearing at Xiong Zhou's feet.

Xiong Zhou did not collect the pixelated cubes that fell this time into his inner world, nor did he refine and absorb them to transform them into his own spiritual foundation.

There is too much death energy and too much corpse energy.

Xiong Zhou, a living, breathing human being, was perfectly content with his lot. He didn't really want to try what it would feel like to become a zombie.

After thinking for a moment, Xiong Zhou took the block in his hand and filled it back into the empty space he had dug out.

"A platform that's 10,000 meters deep and 10 miles long on each side should be enough for our team to slowly advance deeper into the rift valley."

Xiong Zhou took out a talisman from his storage bag and tossed it upwards.

A burst of fire energy instantly ignited, enveloping the talisman and transforming it into a fleeting sun, spreading out rings of blazing fire that scorched the death energy and corpse energy in the pit. It flashed with light that could penetrate thousands of meters, a light that the four true disciples still on the surface could also see.

"roar......"

"roar......"

"roar......"

Some of the remnants of corpses that had already undergone reanimation deep within the rift valley seemed to be stimulated, awakening from their slumber and letting out angry roars as they began to gather towards the rising firelight.

"Thump!"

"bump!"

"boom!"

A series of different vibrations came from the depths of the rift valley. In the thick gray haze formed by the fusion of death energy and corpse energy, a hidden corner was lifted, revealing a blood-stained dark gold battle flag and an army of corpses arrayed behind the flag.

Xiong Zhou's expression changed slightly, and he complained, "No, I've been digging with the Earth and Wood Heavy Sword for days and nights, excavating a pit that's ten miles long and nearly ten thousand meters deep, and you still haven't woken up."

"So now, using fire elemental energy to ignite a talisman at the first level of Qi Refining, creating a tiny light, has woken you all up..."

"Just how sensitive are you to the Qi of the Fire element, or rather, to the Yang-natured Qi of Heaven and Earth?"

Suddenly, a hundred-foot-tall corpse, clad in heavy armor, seemingly intact, with skin glowing crimson, burst forth from the darkness, its outline barely visible, tearing through the gray haze and wielding a dark gold battle banner.

"kill!"

That hoarse, deathly roar echoed directly in Xiong Zhou's mind, making his eyes dizzy, his consciousness hazy, and his blood and marrow seep into him with immense cold.

The flag spear atop the dark gold battle banner swayed, emitting a crimson light. An ominous, malevolent, and obscure unknown law of heaven and earth was drawn down, revealing a corner of the dark region that shocked the present world with terrifying force. With twisted power, it pierced straight towards Xiong Zhou's body from above.

"boom!"

The flag spear pierced straight through the heavy armor of earth and wood, and the immense force slammed Xiong Zhou into the dark blue stone, pressing it deeper and deeper, causing the dark blue stone to crack and emitting terrifying cracking sounds from within.

Unknown laws of nature erupted, and pieces of dark blue stone, with their irregular tearing patterns, rose up, resembling fish bones that would take lives, and blooming like flower stamens in this deep pit.

"Well?"

Suddenly, as he thrust his flag spear directly at the hundred-foot-tall corpse of Xiong Zhou, he felt the dark golden battle flag in his hand loosen slightly, and let out a hesitant growl.

The hundred-foot-tall corpse slowly pulled out the flag spear, and the figure that seemed to have been suppressed and should have no ability to resist, only able to surrender and be manipulated by others, disappeared.

Before the hundred-foot-tall corpse could react, its feet, covered in lividity, suddenly became unsteady. Two enormous holes appeared beneath its feet, causing its standing feet to sink deep into the pits, where they were imprisoned and crushed.

At the same time, the ground beneath the hundred-foot-tall corpse became incredibly soft, emitting intense light and heat, resembling a fluid, and slowly dragged the entire corpse downwards.

As the corpse exerted its strength to stomp on the scalding fluid, it suddenly discovered that the pool of liquid had become incredibly solid and could not be destroyed by its own power.

In fact, the harder you hit it, the harder it becomes, and the more difficult it is to break free.

About 400 meters from the bottom of the pit, stone blocks were knocked off the pit wall. Xiong Zhou appeared slightly disheveled, but without any injuries.

Looking at the armored corpse that was about 333 meters tall, Xiong Zhou complained, "You shameless old zombie, you actually dared to ambush me, a child who is still young enough to dance like an elephant."

"Loving the young is a fine traditional virtue; how can you not abide by it?"

As if it heard Xiong Zhou's complaints, the hundred-foot-tall corpse stopped growling and instead slowly raised its head, its two huge eyes staring intently at Xiong Zhou.

Looking at that sturdy-looking figure, standing at a full 1.94 meters tall, it seemed as if he was silently questioning something.

Xiong Zhou's expression froze for a moment, then he said nonchalantly, "What are you looking at? I just ate a little more, got a bit stronger, and grew a bit taller."

"You old hag, devoid of any virtue of caring for the young, how dare you claim to be right?"

The hundred-foot-tall corpse remained silent, no longer caring about itself. It waved the dark golden battle flag in its hand, tearing through layers of gloom before sinking any deeper, revealing more of the unknown yet extremely ominous, evil, and obscure laws of heaven and earth within this giant pit.

A chilling wind swept through, and eerie flames rose. The sound of armor clashing echoed from the depths of the ravine, as if it were right in front of them.

A hundred-foot-tall, armored corpse in a dark blue-gray hue stepped out, brandishing a weapon. Its deathly gaze revealed an undisguised bloodlust and a clearly lingering sense of self.

Along with this armored corpse came nearly ten thousand bronze-colored armored corpses, each a head shorter than it, vaguely forming a military formation. They drew down even more terrifying wisps of the laws of heaven and earth, covering this already rather small space with terrifying death energy and corpse energy.

"roar!"

A series of eager roars assaulted Xiong Zhou's mind, making his vision dizzy again.

One after another, armored corpses reeking of terrifying death rushed forward, their actions of trying to divide Xiong Zhou up caused his still somewhat youthful face to instantly wrinkle.

At that very moment, arrows carrying the roar of dragons fell from the sky, extremely sharp, engraved with inexplicable array patterns, and in harmony with the traces of the void, heading towards the spirits of the corpses.

"brush!"

"brush!"

"brush!"

Arrows rained down, striking the armor with a drumbeat; each massive head exploded, each splatter of foul-smelling brain matter accompanied by a certain chord.

It was extremely rhythmic, incredibly shocking, and its killing power reached the pinnacle of a certain stage.

In just a few breaths, apart from the trapped flag-bearing corpse and the bronze corpse that kept resisting while wielding its weapon, all the other moving corpses were turned into irreparable fragments by the arrows.

"Buzz!"

The arrows that had already been embedded in the dark blue stone rose into the air, emitting a bright light and stirring the earth's energy permeating the pit.

The array patterns engraved on the arrowheads spread out in mid-air, connecting with each other. The principles of the void were linked, transforming into terrifying pressure that directly crushed the two still-moving corpses.

"bump!"

"bump!"

The roars, suppressed on the ground, came one after another, shaking the haze ten miles away from Xiong Zhou.

One after another, neatly dressed and heavily armored corpses reappeared, surging wildly from the depths of the rift valley towards the pit dug by the bear boat.

The sight of the horde of corpses left Xiong Zhou speechless.

"No, just how many lives have died here?"

"Why does it feel like there's no end in sight? We can't seem to kill them all!"

"This is not just the second level of the mortal realm... There is one of them, let's count them, who are all beings of the ageless realm equivalent to the third level of Qi Refining."

A ray of bright yellow light fell from the sky, piercing deep into the pit; it was sunlight that had been gathered together.

The boundless power of the sun was gathered, forming array patterns that combined with the earth's energy. After a wondrous transformation, it evolved into a vast flame containing the essence of pure yang, which fell like a meteor.

Zixuan began her preparations above the pit. Dense array patterns of earth veins covered the square, ten-thousand-meter-deep pit, illuminating the dark pit like a valley of sunrise, dazzling, romantic, and fiery!

In an instant, this extreme restraint began to take effect.

The haze spreading from the rift valley was evaporated by wave after wave of extremely strong and yang energy, and the corpses crawling out from the depths of the earth were burned and suppressed by 99% of the energy.

Then, after being suppressed by the gravity array inscribed in the void with arrowheads, all the living corpses turned into lifeless skeletons, leaving only incomplete and decaying flesh and tattered heavy armor.

"Tsk, everyone really has their own expertise."

"Give Senior Sister Zixuan a few days, and she actually set up such a targeted earth vein array, turning these armored corpses into meat pigs on an assembly line, ready to be slaughtered."

"In this recent period, we've probably wiped out tens of thousands of armored corpses..."

Xiong Zhou stroked his chin, took the golden pom-pom out of his storage bag, and tossed it toward the pile of corpses below.

The soft, fluffy balls were not negatively affected by the sun's power like the corpses.

Instead, it received layer upon layer of enhancement from the rays of the sun, and began to stretch its "waist". Strands of downy hair left the fluff ball and drifted toward the fallen corpses, taking root in the flesh and blood that exuded death energy and corpse energy.

After a few breaths, the abundant Dharma within these seeds received ample nutrients, and they grew rapidly, flourished, and took root. Countless serrated leaves intertwined and overlapped, presenting a scene of thriving prosperity.

After several dozen breaths, one after another, angular, pixelated plants resembling dandelions swayed their leaves, guiding the power of the sun, blooming, bearing fruit, and condensing into golden fluffy balls, which drifted gently against the yin wind of the rift valley, into the deeper and darker places.

As time went by, handfuls of serrated pixelated dandelions multiplied, spread, and proliferated within this rift valley, which was more than ten thousand meters deep. This caused wisps of solar energy to rise throughout the rift valley, like starlight adorning it, or clusters of crystals radiating the sun's brilliance.

Name: Seed of Immortality

Level: Fourth level of Qi Refining (incomplete)

Category: Bloodline-related Special Resources

description:

First, the flesh-and-blood dandelion seed, Gold, absorbed an unknown amount of ancient blood, resulting in its first mutation.

Then, under the combined influence of the vast yin wind and the power of the sun, a second mutation occurred.

Special: Blessed by Abundance, Spiritual Abomination, Ancient Refinement, Immortal Mark

5. Blazing Sun Convergence: Naturally aligned with the power of the sun, it can absorb some yin energy or matter and transform it into a radiance possessing a portion of the sun's power.

Completion progress: 51%↑

The panel regarding the Seed of Immortality began to display new information, unfolding before Xiong Zhou's eyes.

"By sweeping this rift completely clean, we can definitely replenish this bloodline resource at the fourth level of Qi Refining and glimpse some of the secrets of the ancient blood."

"However, what intrigues me now is not just the information about this ancient blood."

Xiong Zhou looked at the corpse frozen in the magma, still clutching the dark gold battle flag, and the bronze-skinned, armored corpse holding a weapon.

"Since they are sentient 'living beings,' they must possess 'memories,' and perhaps even hold the secrets of this world."

"These are all things that can be explored in depth."

Xiong Zhou turned his gaze to Duanmu Ning, who was slowly descending from the sky, and nodded with a smile.

He said, "I'll leave the rest to Senior Sister Duanmu."

Duanmu Ning raised his head and clapped his hands.

She gave a thumbs up and said, "Junior Brother Xiong Zhou, don't worry. As long as these guys really do have 'memories' in their rotten brains, just as you think, your Senior Sister Duanmu will definitely be able to dig them out completely!"

Red and blue light shone from Duanmu Ning's hands as he walked step by step toward the hundred-foot-tall corpse that was no longer able to resist and was clutching a dark gold battle flag.

"Splash..."

After a loud noise, the brain, soul, and consciousness were all torn out.