Chapter 369: Chapter 369: Open the Coffin, Rise from the Dead!

Shimo Sect!

The most precious item was naturally the corpse.

The corpses within this stretch of tombs were the foundation of the Shimo Sect.

There were both ordinary corpses for new Evil Demon Path disciples to select for cultivation, and various corpses buried by the Shimo Sect in the past.

Those corpses had been buried for so long that no one knew what they had become.

Moreover, this place was different from the outside, with Demonic Qi surging not to mention.

Among them was a surge of overwhelming Yin Cold Qi, penetrating to the bone marrow.

*It made one’s hair stand on end, incredibly peculiar.*

Shara shara!

In just the blink of an eye, the Mountain Piercing Escape had already uncovered a coffin.

After digging it out, it rubbed its paws ruefully.

Then, under Yang Yan’s curious gaze, it took out a white candle and a stone.

Its sharp claws lightly slid across the stone, and after some friction, a flame appeared, lighting the wick!

“What are you doing?” Yang Yan asked in confusion.

Mountain Piercing Escape carefully placed the lit candle on the edge of the coffin and put away the stone before answering Yang Yan.

“Master, this is the Coffin Opening Technique I learned from an old Taoist.

The saying goes, ‘There is honor among thieves, do not touch gold when the rooster crows and the lamp goes out!’

“The way does not depart from the Dao, respecting spirits while keeping them at bay!

Lighting the candle indicates if the flame goes out, there are spirits around, and we must not continue opening the coffin.

If the candle’s flame does not go out, we can continue opening the coffin!

It’s a rule of grave robbing!

It can save a lot of trouble!”

Yang Yan raised an eyebrow.

“No need to worry about spirits, even if there are any, I can obliterate them!

If spirits appear, Yang Yan would be even happier,

because he could devour them, enhancing his Sea of Consciousness.

“Hehe, I am well aware of Master’s vast Divine Skills.

Actually, I just lit it for a point!

Because spirits love to scare and play tricks on people.

If I light a lamp first, they will blow it out first, wait until it’s completely dark, then they will come to find me.

By then, I would have already opened the coffin and taken the items!” Mountain Piercing Escape said with a laugh.

This little creature was as cunning as a little suckling pig!

“Master, the candle flame hasn’t moved, indicating there are currently no spirits.

You can rest assured!”

With that, it lifted the coffin lid with a single hand, revealing a rigid corpse inside.

The corpse’s face was pale, with its eyes open.

“Master, this region of the Shimo Sect is a Yin Cold Corpse Breeding Ground.

The corpses buried here would be eroded by the Yin Cold Qi, causing the carcass to harden, regenerate Spiritual Sense, or undergo corpse transformation.

Once they’ve changed, the disciple of the Shimo Sect will use Divine Thought to communicate with the corpse and reach mutual understanding, allowing the coffin to be opened and the corpse inside to be harnessed for cultivation,” it explained.

“This corpse hasn’t been buried for long and is just the corpse of an ordinary Martial Artist who died unjustly,

absorbing only a small amount of Yin Cold Qi, not yet the most basic Iron Corpse, not worth much.”

Yang Yan emitted a Profound Qi, devouring the physique of the corpse, transforming it into strength.

“Hm, you continue digging!”

“Yes, Master.”

Mountain Piercing Escape quickly unearthed several more coffins, placing the lit candle in front of those coffins.

“I’ll open the coffins now, not sure if there’s a good corpse inside!”

It walked towards those coffins cheerfully, and Yang Yan’s True Profound Immortal Pupil could see.

On one of the coffins, wisps of black Qi fluttered, condensing into a Ghost Shadow in mid-air.

The Ghost Shadow looked at Mountain Piercing Escape, then at the lit candle.

It showed a look of disdain towards the lit candle, then floated to its side.

The Ghost Shadow’s proximity caused the flame flickering atop the candle to ripple.

*Shadows intertwined!*

Yet Mountain Piercing Escape didn’t notice at all, focusing entirely on the coffin.

“Another ordinary Martial Artist’s corpse, the foundation of the Shimo Sect is too weak!

*Could it be as rumored, that the Shimo Sect opened a new Corpse Breeding Sect in the heavens beyond,

abandoning the sects of this human world?*” Mountain Piercing Escape speculated while opening the coffins.

Behind it, the Ghost Shadow sneered coldly.

“Once I extinguish the candle, I’ll have some fun with you!”

It hovered above the lit candle and fiercely exhaled cold wind.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A gust of cold wind blew, causing the flame to sway!

The candle flickered under the chilling gust but did not extinguish.

“Did not extinguish?”

The Ghost Shadow’s face turned sour, and it drew closer to the lit candle.

It opened its mouth, blowing with all its might to sway the flame.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Cold winds rolled, the flame flickered, yet it stubbornly remained lit.

“Hm?” Yang Yan noticed something amiss as well.

Upon closer inspection, he realized the candle itself had no problem; it was the flame that was peculiar.

For a regular flame, being blown by the Ghost Shadow should have extinguished it long ago.

Though now, with the Ghost Shadow’s forceful blowing, it still hadn’t been snuffed out.

Moreover, as the flame burned, the candle showed no sign of melting.

“Master, this corpse won’t do either…

This one is also not quite right, it hasn’t matured yet.

Oh wow!

This one’s good; it’s already grown white hair.

If the communication reaches understanding and awakens it, after harnessing it,

after a few days of cultivation, it could be turned into an Iron Corpse for combat,” it said with a smile.

It then turned around, paying no mind to the constantly flickering flame.

“*The flame flickers so much, and it still doesn’t care.

It seems it’s using the flame to taunt the Ghost Shadows.

This little creature knows many tricks and has quite the nerve.*” Yang Yan saw through the ruse and understood Mountain Piercing Escape’s intention but didn’t expose it.

“Is that so? Perfect for boosting my power, then.”

He released a Profound Qi, devouring the power contained within the corpse.

“Continue!”

Mountain Piercing Escape nodded.

“Yes, Master.”

It began digging graves again, this time unearthing dozens of tombs in rapid succession.

“Your grave-digging speed is getting faster and faster,” Yang Yan remarked.

Mountain Piercing Escape picked up the lit candle.

“Practice makes perfect, you know, and Master,

I am quite familiar with grave-digging!”

Holding the lit candle, it ignored the Ghost Shadow continuously blowing at the flame beside it.

Completely ignoring the Ghost Shadow!

*”It’s like a professional grave-digger!”* Yang Yan thought.

Just as Mountain Piercing Escape placed the lit candle in front of dozens of coffins, several Ghost Shadows appeared in thin air.

They glanced at Mountain Piercing Escape, then gathered around the lit candle.

Like moths drawn to a flame, they ignored everything else.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

They reached the candle flame and blew against it.

No matter how hard they blew, regardless of how strong the cold wind was,

the candle flame persisted, flickering but refusing to go out.

At this moment, Mountain Piercing Escape’s claws produced something again, yellow paper talismans, and an unidentified creature’s black hooves.

It held them in its hands and continued opening the coffins.

“Roar!”

A roar rang out as a corpse within a coffin tried to jump up.

The corpse was rising!

Mountain Piercing Escape swiftly picked up the talisman and stuck it on the corpse’s forehead.

Immediately, the corpse lay back down.

“Master, this corpse has developed Spiritual Sense, and its physique has matured into an Iron Corpse,” it remarked.

“Understood, continue opening.”

“Alright.”

Mountain Piercing Escape proceeded to open the coffins; when all were opened,

the corpses manifested, and Yang Yan flicked Profound Qi, devouring the power contained within the corpses.

In no time, dozens of corpses had been devoured by Profound Qi, transforming into power, leaving only a heap of empty coffins on the ground.

Beside the lit candle, dozens of Ghost Shadows had gathered.

No matter how hard they blew against the flame, they could not extinguish it!

Mountain Piercing Escape returned, casually picking up the lit candle, and continued deeper into the Corpse Breeding Ground of the Shimo Sect.

“Master, it’s getting colder here,

and there is a spread of Evil Qi likely indicating strong corpses,” it said.

*The increasing coldness was probably due to the many Ghost Shadows around it,

while the Evil Qi should truly be caused by the corpses.*

“Continue opening, it’s alright, I’m right behind you!” Yang Yan replied.