"This refined corpse is much stronger than the ones we've encountered before."
Even without the weapon spirit's reminder, Gu Zheng could tell from the corpse's aura.
"Meow Meow, get out of here. I want to meet her alone!"
Gu Zheng transmitted his voice to Meow Meow, his fighting spirit ignited.
Meow Meow turned into a streak of white light and immediately darted out of the room.
The refined corpse, which had been motionless, suddenly moved, creating a barrier of green mist at the door.
"Whoosh!"
Meow Meow's shadow, which looked like a cat and a rabbit, appeared behind her and pounced on the barrier. Meow Meow's figure also disappeared from the room.
At the same time, Tang Mo's saber aura landed on the refined corpse's body.
"Bang!"
The refined corpse, which had been sent flying by the saber, crashed heavily into the wall of the room.
However, the saber aura that would have caused the skin of ordinary refined corpses to crack didn't have the same effect on this refined corpse, which had never been seen before. It didn't even leave a slight scar.
"Huh?"
Gu Zheng was curious, because he'd already discovered that the saber aura hadn't caused any injury. This wasn't because the refined corpse's body had reached an exaggerated level of toughness, but because when the saber aura had struck, the refined corpse's natal primordial water had vibrated, releasing a special power that had neutralized the saber aura's damage.
"Roar!"
The refined corpse let out an angry howl, and a large patch of green mist burst out of her body, attacking Gu Zheng as if it were alive.
"Whoosh!"
Gu Zheng pushed out a palm. Amidst the surging immortal power, the living green mist was all swept back.
The refined corpse waved her hand, and the green mist stopped in midair and turned into a large patch of green icy mist.
"Roar!"
The refined corpse roared again, and the green icy mist swept towards Gu Zheng like a sandstorm.
Gu Zheng's brows furrowed. As someone who was proficient in Water Element Celestial Arts, he immediately discovered the peculiarity of the green icy mist.
Gu Zheng understood that it was impossible to disperse the green mist with his palm wind. If possible, Refined Corpse would not use it to attack. Thus, he reached out his hand and drew a circle. Suddenly, a barrier appeared in front of him. He took a step back and waved his hand again. A second barrier appeared. Then, he took another step back and pushed his hand forward. A third barrier appeared.
The three barriers that had been set up in an instant were still unable to withstand the attack of the ice fog. Only a series of fine noises could be heard. Although the three barriers did not shatter and disappear, countless fine holes appeared on them as if they were being eaten by worms.
In the face of the green icy fog, Gu Zheng raised his palm. The Natal Primordial Water in his body vibrated, and an extremely cold force was pushed out by him.
If it was the green icy fog from before, Gu Zheng's cold force would not be able to freeze it. However, after the consumption of the three colorless barriers, under the effect of the cold force, the originally unstoppable green icy fog slowed down and fell to the ground as if it had become heavier.
"Roar!"
As the green icy fog fell to the ground, Refined Corpse let out a strange cry. The green icy fog that had fallen to the ground suddenly rose and condensed into many green icicles that shot towards Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng's eyes widened. This scene made him feel emotional. However, the timing was not right. He did not dare to think too much. He just waved Tang Mo into a ball of light and knocked away all the icicles that were close to him.
"Fire Dragon Spell!"
Without waiting for Refined Corpse to make another move, Gu Zheng waved his hand. The Natal Primordial Water in his body vibrated, and a huge fire dragon appeared. It took up more than half of the space in the room and instantly enveloped Refined Corpse.
"Whoosh!"
Refined Corpse screamed. The Natal Primordial Water in her body vibrated non-stop. Green poisonous water shot out from between her palms, resisting Gu Zheng's fire dragon.
Refined Corpse's poisonous water did not look thick, but it was not at a disadvantage against the fire dragon. After the poisonous water was evaporated by the fire, it produced a poisonous fog that was even more poisonous. Even though it was still some distance away from Gu Zheng, Gu Zheng's Poison Impenetrable Robe was already warning him.
Gu Zheng stepped back and casually set up a barrier that could resist the poisonous fog. He raised one of his palms to his chest, as if he was preparing something.
"Creak …"
As soon as the poisonous fog touched the colorless barrier, the barrier immediately let out a sound that could not withstand it.
In just a few breaths of time, the barrier turned green under the attack of the poisonous fog. With a cracking sound, it shattered.
"Immortal Slaying Palm Technique!"
Gu Zheng shouted. He raised his palm and pushed forward. A huge palm appeared out of nowhere.
The Immortal Slaying Palm Technique was an extremely powerful immortal technique. It gave the cultivator the ability to kill immortal cultivators to a certain extent, not to mention when it was used by an immortal cultivator.
The domineering Immortal Slaying Palm not only dispersed the poisonous fog, but also pushed the refined corpse, which was about to dissipate the fire dragon, to the wall.
This time, Gu Zheng paid close attention to the Natal Primordial Water in the refined corpse. Faced with the powerful attack of the Immortal Slaying Palm, the Natal Primordial Water in the refined corpse resisted. However, the destructive power of the Immortal Slaying Palm was not something that Gu Zheng's saber Qi could compare to. This process of "wrestling" only lasted for a short moment.
"Boom!"
The Natal Primordial Water within the refined corpse had exploded. Without the protection provided by the Natal Primordial Water, the remaining power of the Immortal Slaying Palm immediately destroyed the refined corpse's internal organs and spine. Its upper body was bent in an abnormal manner.
If a cultivator received such a serious injury, even if they didn't die, they wouldn't be far from it. However, the opponent was a refined corpse after all. It didn't feel pain at all, so it spat out a mouthful of poisonous water at Gu Zheng.
"Go to hell!"
Faced with the exhausted refined corpse, Gu Zheng pushed the poisonous water away with one palm. He waved Tang Mo in his hand and finally chopped off the refined corpse's head with the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique.
"Plop!"
Without its head, the refined corpse finally fell to the ground, motionless.
Gu Zheng immediately sat cross-legged on the ground. He had some enlightenment from the battle just now. He had to make the best use of this time to convert it into real gains.
One minute.
Ten minutes.
One hour.
Two hours!
Gu Zheng sat there for a full two and a half hours. When he stood up, his face was filled with a satisfied smile.
"How is it? What did you gain? "The Weapon Spirit hurriedly asked.
"You'll know when I need it."
Gu Zheng stuck out his tongue at the Weapon Spirit.
"Tsk! You've learned how to keep people in suspense! "The Weapon Spirit curled its lips.
Gu Zheng chuckled and did not say anything else. He immediately checked the room.
Unfortunately, there was nothing valuable in the room. The shattered coffin also did not contain any so-called burial goods.
"How annoying. Mister, you took care of such a troublesome fellow, but there's not even a golden chest!" Meow Meow said hatefully.
"It's fine. Even if there's no golden chest in this room, I've already profited."
Gu Zheng pinched Meow Meow's cheeks and walked out of the room.
Continuing to walk along the circular corridor, Gu Zheng and Meow Meow began to encounter rooms that had already been opened. Moreover, these opened rooms were all connected. There was no longer a situation like in the outer corridor where a room would be left behind every few days.
With no rooms to open, there was no danger or gain. As a result, the speed of their progress became faster. It did not take long for Gu Zheng and Meow Meow to reach the entrance of the circular corridor that led to the inner part of the corridor.
As they neared the entrance, Gu Zheng and Meow Meow stopped in their tracks. They could already sense that there were many refined corpses inside. If they went any further, some of the refined corpses would awaken first.
"Damn it, Cao Yi must've released all these refined corpses to prevent others from entering the next level!" Meow Meow cursed.
"Not necessarily. After all, the passage leads to the next level of the treasure trove. Perhaps these refined corpses were already here and didn't need to be released at all?" Gu Zheng smiled.
"Mister, what do we do now? Do we still kill them one by one the old way? "Meow Meow asked.
"No need for the old way. It's too slow."
Gu Zheng waved his hand and took out a small box from the Chaos Dimension.
"Mister, what's inside?" Meow Meow asked curiously.
"It's an immortal formation."
As he spoke, Gu Zheng took out twelve small flags from the box.
After becoming a cultivator, Gu Zheng had received the Immortal Trapping Formation as a reward.
The Immortal Trapping Formation was an extremely powerful immortal formation. Setting it up didn't require any formation runes. All one needed to do was place the flags in a fixed position and activate them with a spell.
Although the Immortal Trapping Formation was powerful, it was, as the name implied, a trapping formation. Therefore, it was a flaw in the otherwise perfect formation. However, Gu Zheng had been fortunate enough to obtain the formation spirit from the treasure trove. Thus, the trapping formation had become a killing formation.
Gu Zheng formed hand seals with both hands, and with a thought, the twelve small banners in the box immediately flew up and hovered in the air.
"Go!"
Gu Zheng's finger tapped repeatedly, and the twelve small flags immediately flew to the location he pointed at.
Gu Zheng took out the green bird's wing from the primitive space, then quickly drew some mysterious runes on it with his immortal energy. Then, with a casual toss, the green bird's wing flew to the center of the twelve small flags.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh …"
A sound similar to the sound of electricity was heard. A green light flew out from the wings of the Blue Bird, connecting with the twelve small flags.
Clap!
Gu Zheng snapped his fingers and the twelve small flags in the air, including the blue bird's wings, all disappeared. It was as if they had never appeared in the first place.
"Go, Meow Meow, lure those refined corpses over!" Gu Zheng said.
Meow Meow asked, "Sir, how many should I lure? I feel like there are no less than twenty over there! "
"As long as there aren't more than forty, you can lure them all over at once. Be careful," Gu Zheng said with a smile.
Meow Meow nodded, and in a flash, she transformed back into her original form.
Although the refined corpses were in a state of deep sleep, they woke up quickly and would attack in large numbers. Meow Meow had to be careful.
Like a bolt of white lightning, Meow Meow rushed into the tunnel.
"Awoo!"
When Meow Meow got close enough, the sleeping corpses immediately woke up.
Meow Meow counted the number of refined corpses and continued deeper into the tunnel. Those that woke up first chased after her, attacking from time to time.
Finally, Meow Meow reached the end of the long tunnel, and the number of refined corpses behind her had reached thirty-one. There was a formation of light in front of her, but there were no more refined corpses. Knowing that the path to the second floor of the treasury was behind her, Meow Meow immediately turned around and rushed back.
The danger in the tunnel was relatively low. No matter how fast the refined corpses woke up, there was still a process. With Meow Meow's speed, there was naturally not much danger. However, things were different when they left. The refined corpses were already awake and could attack Meow Meow at any time.
Violent energy fluctuations filled the tunnel, and all sorts of spells were aimed at Meow Meow's petite body.
In order to avoid the attacks, Meow Meow's escape route wasn't limited to the ground. She would even escape from the sides or the roof of the tunnel. Even so, there were still times when she couldn't avoid being hit. After all, there were just too many refined corpses. Fortunately, Meow Meow's body was strong enough, and her strength wasn't bad either. Although she was hit a few times, it didn't affect her much.
"Beautiful!"
Gu Zheng gave Meow Meow a thumbs-up, praising her from the bottom of his heart.
Entering the tunnel was easy, and exiting wasn't too difficult either. However, when exiting, she was still able to maintain a suitable distance from the refined corpses. Once she exceeded the distance, she would be able to lure out all the sleeping corpses in one go without sustaining any serious injuries. This was really difficult. But Meow Meow had done it.
Meow Meow approached Gu Zheng, and the many refined corpses behind her were already within the range of the immortal-trapping formation.
Gu Zheng's heart stirred, and he formed a seal. The space in the corridor shook, and the thirty-one fierce refined corpses all disappeared.
As the one who set up the immortal-trapping formation, Gu Zheng could see the situation inside the immortal-trapping formation. The thirty-one refined corpses had suddenly lost their targets and were blindly running around.
There was wind in the air. This was the effect of the formation genie. The situation the refined corpses were going to face was the same as what Gu Zheng and Meow Meow had experienced. The wind would gradually increase until wind blades appeared, and then feathers appeared.
"It's a good thing that thirty-one refined corpses are trapped here. Although they have the strength of cultivators, they don't have the intelligence. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to trap them."
Gu Zheng laughed inwardly, then lovingly stroked Meow Meow's hair.
"Heh heh."
Meow Meow smiled at Gu Zheng, her cheeks slightly red.
"Come, I'll help you heal."
Gu Zheng took out the dragon blood crystal. Under the stimulation of his immortal force, some fine threads were slowly drawn out of Meow Meow's wounds.
Regardless of whether it was the demonic creatures or the refined corpses, they were all carriers of the evil aura. Although the evil aura might not appear every time they attacked, if they were unlucky, they would still be invaded by the evil aura.
Fortunately, Meow Meow's cultivation was high enough that even though some of the wisps of evil energy had invaded her body, with the help of the dragon blood crystals, it only took three to five minutes for the evil energy to be completely dispelled.
Gu Zheng's heart stirred, and the scene inside the immortal-trapping formation appeared in front of him again. More than half of the thirty-one refined corpses had been pierced through by the feathers. The remaining refined corpses attacked wildly in the face of the shuttling feathers, but without the slightest knowledge of breaking formations, even if they had great destructive power, it was useless.
In the end, not a single one of the refined corpses remained. This was the easiest battle Gu Zheng had fought since encountering refined corpses.
The dead Refined Corpse gave Gu Zheng two Immortal Tools. The Immortal Tools were still Intermediate Level, but it was a pity like the axe from before. Living people couldn't use them at all.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Gu Zheng brought Meow Meow through the passageway to the core of the circular corridor.
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