The village that Li Mu and the others were currently in was called Qinghe Village.
Qinghe Village had a population of nearly a hundred households. It was considered a big village in Zhou County. Because the village was very compact, it was easy to build fortifications. Therefore, it became the first choice for the nearby residents to avoid disaster.
Outside of Qinghe Village, there were no living creatures within a radius of twenty miles. If the zombies wanted to suck human blood, they could only attack this place.
In the next three days, Qinghe Village experienced several waves of zombies.
Last night alone, three waves of zombies found this place.
However, among those zombies, most of them were low-level living corpses. Their movements were slow and they couldn't jump high. Just the stone wall outside was enough to block them.
The truly troublesome ones were the few jumping zombies in each wave of zombies.
Jumping zombies could jump dozens of feet. With a jump, they could jump over the roof. This kind of stone wall couldn't stop them.
With the current lineup of Qinghe Village, in theory, without the Flying Zombie, no matter how many waves of zombies there were, they would just be giving them courage.
However, the mystery that troubled Li Mu and Li Qing still hadn't been solved.
In the past three days, dozens of zombies had died in their hands. However, no matter if they were low-level zombies or jumping zombies, they didn't have a trace of courage in their bodies.
This made Li Mu even suspect Old Wang's profession. Could it be that zombies didn't have courage in their bodies?
If this information was wrong, Li Mu's trip to Zhou County was destined to be a wasted trip.
Not only that, he also wasted a few days. It would be better for him to stay in the county office and obediently refine his fear.
Han Zhe's senior brother made a suggestion after the three waves of zombies last night.
Instead of passively defending every day, it would be better to take the initiative to attack during the day when the zombies were asleep and couldn't move. They could eliminate them in one fell swoop and solve the problem once and for all.
Han Zhe and Wu Bo discussed and agreed with Senior Brother Qin's idea.
Including Senior Brother Qin, there were three Divine Realm cultivators here. Huiyuan and Han Zhe were also in the Soul Condensing Realm and had supernatural powers. With such a combination, even if they encountered the Flying Zombie, they still had the strength to fight head-on.
Li Qing came over and said to Li Mu, "Your cultivation is too low. Stay in the village this time to take care of the people.."
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I'll go with you."
Li Qing was worried about Li Mu and Li Mu was worried about her.
The zombie disaster in Zhou County was different from the one in Zhang Village. Like Li Qing, there were also Divine Realm cultivators who died. Without him by her side, Li Mu was not at ease at all.
Li Qing had already condensed her soul. If she really encountered danger that she couldn't solve, as long as Li Mu was by her side, her soul could leave her body at any time and attach to Li Mu's body, allowing Li Mu to borrow her power.
Although her cultivation was not as good as Su He's, it was enough for Li Mu. With the help of Dao techniques, he could exert power above the Divine Realm for a short period of time.
Moreover, according to Li Mu's experience, it was usually safer to go out than to stay in this kind of situation.
Li Qing didn't agree and said, "We're going to go underground and look for the zombie cave. It's too dangerous there. You should stay here."
Li Mu made a gesture of the Six Ding Jade Maiden Seal and smiled, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Seeing his insistence, Li Qing's lips moved, but in the end, she nodded in agreement.
Lightning was the nemesis of demons and ghosts. With his current cultivation, he could instantly summon lightning. Whether it was zombies or jumping zombies, they would all turn into ashes under the lightning.
Although it was dangerous to go out, as a cultivator, he would have to face more demons and ghosts in the future. To him, it was not a bad thing to experience more danger.
Senior Brother Qin thought and said, "Although we'll be back before dark, it's best to have one more person stay in the village just in case something happens."
He looked at Han Zhe and said, "Junior Brother Han, why don't you stay?"
Han Zhe thought and nodded, "The three of you are all in the Realm of Concentration. If you work together, you can deal with the Flying Stiff. Little Master Huiyuan is stronger than me and is more useful. I'll stay."
Although there were still some cultivators in Qinghe Village, they were all ordinary cultivators in the Refining Soul and Condensing Soul. Han Zhe hadn't reached the Realm of Concentration yet, but he had a supernatural power that was comparable to the Realm of Concentration. With him guarding the village, it was enough to ensure that the village would be safe.
Senior Brother Qin nodded and looked at Li Mu in surprise, asking, "Constable Li Mu, are you going too?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't be a burden to you. I also have some secret skills to deal with zombies."
Since Li Mu said so, Senior Brother Qin couldn't say anything more. He looked at the sun above his head and said, "This matter shouldn't be delayed. The Yang Qi is strong now, so the time is right. Let's set off as soon as possible."
Han Zhe stayed in Qinghe Village. Li Qing, Wu Bo, Senior Brother Qin, Li Mu, and the little monk Huiyuan took on the responsibility of getting rid of the zombies.
White Zombies, Black Zombies, Jumping Zombies, and Zombies that were bitten by zombies were all low-level zombies. Sunlight couldn't kill them, but it could make them afraid and greatly reduce their strength.
Therefore, during the day, they would hide in caves, tombs, and other dark corners. After sunset, they would come out to harm people.
The caves, tombs, and villages in Zhou County that could hide zombies had been explored by cultivators. The zombies hiding in these places had been eliminated long ago.
Only the underground karst caves were difficult to explore because of the complicated terrain and the lack of sunlight all year round. Even cultivators in the Spirit-gathering State didn't dare to go too deep.
On a mountainside more than ten miles away from Qinghe Village.
Li Mu and the others stood on the mountainside, facing a huge cave.
Senior Brother Qin took out a map and said, "This is the only underground karst cave near Qinghe Village. Those zombies are very likely to be hiding here. This is the topographic map drawn by the villagers. Everyone, remember it well. If there are any changes, retreat immediately."
Li Qing memorized the map and turned to Li Mu. "Stay with me later. Don't go too far."
Senior Brother Qin took out a few Fu-lu and said, "These Fu-lu can conceal our Qi. We won't be easily discovered by them. Keep it well and carry it with you."
"They're just a few animals without intelligence. Do we need to be so timid?" Wu Bo said lightly. His fat body led the way into the karst cave.
Huiyuan placed his Buddhist staff outside the cave. He only held an alms bowl in his hand.
The terrain in the karst cave was complicated. His Buddhist staff was too big. It couldn't be used in many places. Instead, it would become a burden.
Li Mu didn't know how to fight without an alms bowl. They couldn't just use it as a brick. But when he thought about Xuandu, he felt that it was not impossible.
They walked into the karst cave silently. Darkness gradually fell in front of them. After two turns and dozens of steps, they couldn't see any light anymore.
Cultivators in the Spirit-gathering State could sense with their Primordial Spirit. Darkness couldn't affect them. Huiyuan's eyes flashed with a faint golden light. He seemed to be unaffected by the darkness.
Li Mu used his Heavenly Eye and saw the situation in the karst cave.
They were walking in a narrow passage. This passage was very cramped. It could only allow a few people to pass. Wu Bo alone could block the entire passage.
On both sides of the passage, there were marks that looked like they were cut by knives and axes. If one looked carefully, they would find that the marks were five neat lines. They looked more like they were scratched with fingernails.
The deeper they went, the more slippery the ground became. Everyone's footsteps were very light. The sound of water dripping on the walls could be heard clearly.
After walking for a while, Wu Bo stopped. He said lightly, "There's corpse energy."
"It's really here."
Senior Brother Qin said with a serious expression, "The zombie horde should be in front of us. Right now, the Yang energy is the strongest. They should all be sleeping. Everyone be careful. We must restrain our breath. Don't wake them up …"
In this narrow passage, cultivators couldn't use their full strength. The zombies had copper skin and iron bones. They were also not afraid of death. They could cause them a lot of trouble.
Even though he knew that the zombies couldn't hear, Li Mu still lightened his footsteps.
After walking for another hundred or so steps, their eyes suddenly opened up.
This winding passage led to a huge cave. There were other passages around the cave. They didn't know where they led.
Li Mu didn't know how big the cave was. But with his Celestial Eye, he saw that the cave was filled with corpses. It made his scalp tingle.
There were at least a hundred of these corpses. They were wearing tattered clothes and emitted a strong corpse energy.
Li Mu held his breath in time to avoid being poisoned by the corpse energy.
Li Mu frowned slightly as he glanced at the zombies.
The darkness had little effect on him. With his Celestial Eye, he could clearly see that in this cave, no matter if it was the low-level zombies or the jumping zombies, they didn't have any courage.
Old Wang said that the evolution of low-level zombies mainly depended on blood essence and courage. Could it be that Old Wang was wrong?
No, although most of the zombies had nothing in their bodies, the few jumping zombies in the middle were emitting weak courage.
Li Mu continued to look around. In the next moment, his attention was attracted by a black shadow on a huge rock in the middle of the cave.
It wasn't just because all the zombies in this cave were standing. It was the only one lying down.
It was also because its body was filled with an extremely strong courage.
In Li Mu's eyes, such boldness was extremely dazzling …
As its chest rose and fell, the remaining Courage in the few Jumping Zombies also left their bodies and entered the black shadow's body.
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