The imperial palace, under the Baiyujing.

A long-sealed underground palace is hidden in the darkness.

This underground palace seems to be a corner forgotten by time, filled with suffocating silence and gloom.

Originally, this place was where the Dayu royal family trained their death warriors, the Shadow Guards.

Later, it was transformed into a place for spiritual practice by Zheng Yi, and other places were also modified to provide a place for Zheng Yi and his many concubines to practice.

Now, Zheng Yi led many concubines to Tianshou Mountain for meditation, and this place was given to Chen Liancang for his practice.

Chen Liancang has now become the guardian of the Dayu court.

The entire underground palace also became his bedroom.

Only a very small number of important people, including the Queen, the Crown Prince Regent, and Xu Mujun, knew about this matter.

His identity and status are extremely secretive.

As you step into the underground palace, a damp and decayed smell hits you in the face.

The walls were covered with dark green moss, and water droplets constantly seeped out from the cracks in the stones, dripping onto the cold ground, making crisp and eerie sounds.

The surrounding stone pillars were carved with twisted rune patterns, almost like demonic patterns. Their eyes seemed to be flashing strange light in the darkness, as if they were spying on the souls of every intruder.

In the center of the underground palace is a wide square, which is now filled with corpses.

These corpses were not placed randomly, but arranged according to a mysterious and evil formation.

This formation is called the "Nine Nether Blood Evil Formation". According to legend, this formation is guided by blood and based on yin energy. It can gather the most evil forces between heaven and earth and provide powerful assistance for the ritual of refining zombies.

At the key nodes of the formation, various materials used for sacrifice are placed, including black liquid medicine with a pungent smell, mysterious gems flashing with strange light, and magical instruments made of bones.

At this time, Chen Liancang was standing in the center of the square. He had an old face, but a stern expression, and his eyes revealed indifference and ruthlessness.

In front of him were fifty-nine bodies of monks who had just been beheaded, as well as the remains of more than a hundred monks who had died in Tianshou Mountain a few days ago.

monk!

The bodies of the fifty-nine independent cultivators and family cultivators who were beheaded today were now clearly displayed here.

There were even corpses of monks who died on Tianshou Mountain a few days ago!
Among them are You Linzi, Hong Niang, Tieguan Taoist, and the Snake and Toad brothers.

These monks were all in the late stage of Qi training. Unfortunately, now they had become horrible corpses, being ruthlessly placed here.

What Chen Liancang had to do at this time was to sacrifice the corpses of these monks and transform them into zombies under his control!
After all, cultivators absorb the vital energy of heaven and earth to accommodate their bodies and to provide for their own practice.

Mortals with special conditions, destinies, and even qualifications can all become nourishment for their practice.

The monk's body is the most excellent nourishment!

Their bodies can be sacrificed and transformed into zombies.

Their souls can be sacrificed and trained to become evil spirits.

Even their flesh, blood, bones, hair, skin, etc. can be refined into excellent magical weapons!
This is also the reason why the evil and demonic practitioners are still rampant despite repeated bans.

It’s really... too easy!
The martial arts that Chen Liancang practiced was the extremely evil "Yellow Spring Sutra", a high-level martial arts that was personally bestowed upon him by Zheng Yi more than ten years ago.

Unfortunately, Chen Liancang is old and his qualifications are mediocre.

After practicing for more than ten years, he has only reached the third level of Qi training.

On the contrary, his godson Chen Hai, although his talent is mediocre, he is young and is now a third-level Qi training cultivator.

Given time, I will surely be able to break through to the middle stage of Qi training and serve Your Majesty.

The Huangquan Sutra, a martial art, begins by explaining the chaotic boundary between life and death, claiming to be able to break the rules and control the power of life and death.

The spells recorded therein are numerous and vicious.

For example, the "Soul-stealing Technique" can capture the soul of an enemy from thousands of miles away, killing him instantly;

"Evil Poison Mist" can release a fog full of poison, corroding the opponent's body and soul;

The "Netherworld Invisibility Technique" allows practitioners to hide in the netherworld, making it difficult for people to detect them.

The method of training and offering sacrifices to zombies is a superior secret technique in the "Yellow Spring Sutra".

As a member of the royal family, he certainly knows how important it is to have a group of death warriors under his control.

The Shadow Guards trained by mortals were sufficient in the past, but now the enemies they face are mostly monks, so they are no longer enough.

The zombies, which are fearless and can be controlled by monks like puppets, have become what Chen Liancang values ​​most.

After reporting this to His Majesty, he also agreed to this move.

Using the corpses of the monks who died in Tianshou Mountain as a guide, they then sacrificed and trained zombies to guard the Dayu court!
Most of these corpses of monks are from the Qi training stage.

There are even nine cultivators in the late stage of Qi training!
After they are refined into zombies, they will all be in the state of iron corpse.

It is invulnerable to swords and guns, immune to water and fire, and is controlled by Chen Liancang like a puppet.

This……

Enough to ensure the safety of the Dayu court!

"Godfather~"

A thin young eunuch wearing navy blue eunuch clothing walked in quickly and whispered, "It's almost midnight."

"Hmm~"

Chen Liancang nodded lightly, took a deep breath, began to make complicated hand seals with his hands, and muttered something.

As his spell sounded, the Nine Nether Blood Evil Formation slowly activated. The gems in the formation emitted an enchanting light, and the black medicine liquid began to boil, emitting billowing black smoke.

Almost at the same time, the Nine Nether Blood Evil Formation also changed.

The gloomy and cold Yin-attributed spiritual energy rose from the ground and was absorbed by these corpses.

The special materials used to sacrifice zombies in the surrounding area also began to be gradually consumed.

This situation lasted for 49 days!
During these 49 days, Chen Liancang and Chen Hai took turns to control the formation to maintain its operation and to refine the zombies.

Normally, this huge project would be difficult to complete for two of them who were just in the early stages of Qi training.

However, they could not resist the large amount of spirit stones and elixirs given to them by Zheng Yi.

With the support of these spirit stones and elixirs, the ritual was still proceeding in an orderly manner.

As time went on, the bodies of the monks who had just been beheaded were the first to change.

Black mist began to gather at their wounds, and the blood that was originally flowing stopped flowing and was instead sucked back into the body.

Then, their muscles began to tremble, their skin gradually turned blue, and their lost heads slowly rose and reconnected with their necks. A strange light of blood flashed at the connection, and the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The bodies of the monks who died in Tianshou Mountain also began to change afterwards, and the speed was faster than the bodies of the monks who were beheaded.

Their bodies, which had begun to rot, gradually stopped the process of decay, and their skin became elastic again, but it took on a strange blue-black color.

In the empty eye sockets, a faint green fire gradually ignited, the teeth became sharp like wolf fangs, and the nails lengthened and became sharp as knives.

As the ritual progressed, the changes in these corpses became more and more obvious.

Their bodies began to become stiff and their joints made crackling sounds, as if protesting against this evil transformation.

But under the control of the formation and Chen Liancang's magic, they were unable to resist.

Gradually, the corpses stood up one by one.

Their movements were slow and clumsy, but the evil aura emanating from them was frightening.

Chen Liancang looked at the zombie army that was gradually forming in front of him and nodded slightly.

After forty-nine days, these zombies have been successfully refined.

The next step is to keep it here, nourish and train it with Yin energy, and then sacrifice it with essence and blood.

By then, it will become a zombie army that absolutely cannot be ignored!

At this time, Chen Liancang and Chen Hai looked exhausted, but their eyes were very excited.

Especially Chen Hai, he couldn't suppress his excitement and said: "Godfather, did we succeed?"

"Yes." Chen Liancang nodded slightly and said, "According to the Yellow Springs Sutra, after 49 days of ritual practice, if the body has not decayed but is filled with Yin energy and can walk on its own, then the initial ritual practice is successful."

"The next step is to use blood sacrifice to blend it with my own blood and carve my own mark on it, so that it will recognize me as my master."

"Only then can it be considered a true success."

"It can be directed by the monk's mind. The mind can move at will. With just a thought, the zombies can be manipulated to do anything."

"With so many zombies, my Dayu Jiangshan will be as peaceful as before, hahahaha... cough, cough, cough..."

As he was speaking, Chen Liancang suddenly started coughing violently.

A blush appeared on the originally gray face, which looked very scary.

"Godfather! Godfather, are you okay?"

Chen Hai quickly helped him sit down, patting his back and asking nervously.

"Haier, I'm fine."

With a long sigh, Chen Liancang finally calmed down.

He took out a pill from his storage bag, tilted his head back and swallowed it. The chaotic spiritual energy fluctuations in his body gradually stabilized.

"That day, a group of cultivators attacked Tianshou Mountain, and some cultivators took the opportunity to rob the imperial palace."

"My family was also injured by a random cultivator on that day."

"Fortunately, General Xu Mujun is guarding the palace, so it is safe and sound."

Chen Hai asked nervously: "Then godfather, you..."

"Don't worry, you can't die!"

Chen Liancang's pupils were calm, and he said quietly: "My old friend is not dead yet, how could we leave so easily~"

"Xiao Haizi~"

"Godfather, I'm here."

"You are the one who will train these zombies."

"what!"

Chen Hai was surprised and said: "Godfather! How can this be possible? These zombies are yours..."

"Nothing to worry about."

Chen Liancang grabbed his wrist and said, "Your character has been seen by our family and His Majesty. You are honest and loyal to His Majesty."

"The emperor asked us to adopt you as his son because he saw your loyalty and honesty. You followed us to practice the Yellow Spring Sutra, and you are also our direct disciple."

"After a hundred years of our family, you will be the guardian ancestor of the Dayu Palace!"

"F-Father, I, I..."

Chen Hai was excited and terrified. He didn't expect that the emperor had seen everything he did.

It’s really... such a surprise!
Looking at Chen Hai's excited expression, a hint of helplessness flashed in the depths of Chen Liancang's eyes.

Chen Hai's aptitude for martial arts is not as good as Chen Zhong, Chen Yi, Chen Xiao and others.

Even his personality is dull and not very smart. He can only be considered honest.

but……

He has spiritual roots and is a cultivator!

This is also his greatest asset.

Among the entire Shadow Guard, only he and Chen Liancang have spiritual roots.

If he doesn't take over Chen Liancang's job, who will?
But fortunately, Chen Hai at least got the "loyalty".

Be loyal to Your Majesty and to Dayu.

This is also what Zheng Yi values.

Not highly qualified?

Not strong enough?

It's ok.

Just be true to yourself.

At worst, we can just spend several times more resources to increase his cultivation level!
He took a deep breath and continued, "Xiao Haizi, I have been seriously injured and my foundation has been damaged. This is the end of my life."

"Fortunately, His Majesty has a sense of old friendship and allowed me, an old dog, to linger in the palace, and also gave my family a place to stay."

"So this matter of blood sacrifice to zombies is now left to you."

Chen Liancang grabbed Chen Hai's wrist and continued, "Your talent is mediocre, but you are young."

"Serve your majesty faithfully, and your majesty will never let you down."

"Spiritual stones, elixirs, techniques, etc. will not be stingy in training."

"Your cultivation is likely to enter the late stage of Qi training, or even the foundation building stage!"

"Even if I can't reach the foundation-building stage, with so many zombies helping me, I can still fight against the foundation-building monks."

"Xiao Haizi, these zombies are your greatest asset and the foundation of the Dayu royal family. Do you understand?"

Chen Hai's eyes changed, and he said respectfully: "Godfather, I... understand."

"it is good."

Chen Liancang heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a relieved smile: "You are indeed someone that our family values. I will report the matter to His Majesty later. You can go."

"Yes... Godfather!"

"Oh, there's one more thing you need to pay more attention to."

"Godfather, what's the matter?"

"General Xu."

Chen Liancang took a deep breath and said, "Our family doesn't have much time left. After our family is a hundred years old, if General Xu is still alive, you will look after him for us."

"If he makes any unusual moves, we can manipulate many soldiers to surround and kill him!"

"General Xu!"

Chen Hai was stunned and said: "Godfather, General Xu is the general who protects the country of Dayu, how can..."

"Hehehe..."

Chen Lian smiled calmly and said, "I've lived for almost a hundred years. What kind of people have I not seen?"

"How many former loyal ministers would change their hearts after gaining great power?"

"How many loyal and righteous people would not change their hearts in the face of great temptation?"

"Let's not talk about anything else. More than ten years ago, Prime Minister Yang was also a 'loyal and good earl'. He helped the late emperor to quell the unrest in Nanyue County, cleaned up the bureaucracy, and assisted Your Majesty in ascending the throne... But, didn't he still start a rebellion in the end?"

"If it weren't for your majesty's wisdom, the Great Yu Dynasty would be gone!"

Chen Liancang stood up and said, "Your Majesty once said that there is no absolute loyalty!"

"General Xu has always been loyal to Dayu...!"

"Yes...I understand."

"Go ahead."

Chen Liancang waved his hand and said, "Report the situation here truthfully to His Majesty, and His Majesty will give you the next instructions."

"Yes, godfather!"

Chen Hai said respectfully: "Goodbye, my son!" (End of this chapter)