29: Corpse Transformation Pill

Upon returning home, Chen Heng gave a rough account of what had just happened.

He didn't go into specific details; knowing the general idea was enough.

"Also, could the shop on City Center Street that Hall Master Qi mentioned be *that* one?"

Chen Fugui swallowed, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart.

"I don't know which one specifically, but you can use it if you want to."

"It absolutely can't be wrong. There's only one such shop on the entire City Center Street." Chen Fugui slapped the armrest of his chair hard.

"I've inquired about it before; they said it's a shop under the name of a noble from the White Tiger Hall, and ordinary people aren't allowed to use it."

"I never expected it to end up in my hands."

"In that case..." After hearing this, Chen Heng suddenly felt it was somewhat inappropriate.

Judging by his old man's description, this shop must be quite valuable.

"Son, no matter what Hall Master Qi said to you, just take it as him being polite."

"You must, you absolutely must pay the rent. You cannot owe him such a huge favor."

"It won't be easy to repay later."

"I know, there's no need to worry about this." Chen Heng nodded. He didn't intend to give Qi Longhu silver.

The blood refining powder optimized from the qi and blood decoction was quite good.

Drinking one dose could not only increase qi and blood but also add a year of internal strength.

For a martial artist like Qi Longhu, it was better than any gold or silver.

"Well, it's getting late. You have things to do tomorrow, so go get some rest."

Chen Fugui couldn't be bothered with his son right now; he needed to carefully plan out his development route.

He could be said to have the timing, the location, and the people on his side now. If he still couldn't make a comeback with all this, he might as well just find a cesspit and drown himself.

"Xiao He, hurry up and serve your Young Master so he can go back and rest."

"Alright!" Xiao He walked to Chen Heng's side, her large eyes filled with admiration.

"Young Master, you're so amazing!"

"You just arrived in Qiyang City and already became an Outer Deacon of the White Tiger Hall!"

"That's right, your Young Master is amazing, isn't he?" Chen Heng tapped Xiao He's perky nose.

"From now on, you'll live the good life following me."

"But aren't I already living the good life now?" Xiao He tilted her head.

"..." Chen Heng looked at the bewildered Xiao He, not knowing what to say. This girl's brain didn't seem very sharp.

"Forget it. Just remember, as long as your Young Master is here, no one can bully you."

Chen Heng patted Xiao He's head, and Xiao He affectionately rubbed against Chen Heng's palm.

"Why are you like a little kitten?"

It wasn't until Chen Heng said this that Xiao He realized what she had done.

"I, I, I, I... I don't know why, but I just wanted to rub against Young Master..." Xiao He's face turned bright red, and she couldn't even speak clearly.

Chen Heng didn't intend to tease her any further; if he kept going, her CPU would probably overload. Couldn't he see that steam was practically coming out of her head?

"Alright, go prepare some food for your Young Master." Chen Heng sat at the table and instructed the brain-overloaded Xiao He.

"Yes, Young Master..." Xiao He went off to decoct the medicine in a daze.

"Wuwuwu... what is wrong with me?" Xiao He thought to herself as she walked.

"Why did I rub against Young Master? How shameless..."

After eating a simple dinner, Chen Heng walked into the courtyard to begin today's training.

He really did just eat a simple bite today. It was only six catties of beef, half a lamb, one pig leg, and five catties of rice. Hmm, just right.

He could save the Nine Revolutions Longevity Art for when he rested at night; first, he would hone the White Tiger Geng Metal Saber.

Time flowed slowly, and midnight arrived.

Chen Heng, who was sitting on the bed circulating the Nine Revolutions Longevity Art, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Let me see what I can optimize today."

Currently, there were two things he could still optimize. One was the crystals that dropped from the Purple Zombie and White Zombie, and the other was that bottle of foul-smelling Medicinal Pill.

As for the Nine Revolutions Longevity Art, Indestructible Vajra Divine Art, and White Tiger Geng Metal Saber, they couldn't be optimized for the time being. It wasn't that they couldn't be optimized further, but that he didn't have enough optimization attempts.

"How about I optimize this thing first?" Chen Heng picked up a crystal that had dropped from the Purple Zombie.

Through the moonlight, it emitted a faint purple glow.

Anyway, he couldn't gather enough attempts to optimize his Internal Skill and martial arts for a while. There was no place to get the qi and blood decoction for now either; he had to wait until his father's shop opened. He might as well try it on this.

Thinking of it, he did it. Chen Heng placed the crystal on the table and clicked optimize.

[Synthesizable optimization item detected. Proceed with synthesis optimization?]

[Yes / No]

"Synthesis optimization?" Chen Heng was stunned for a moment and hurriedly asked. But the System didn't make any sound again, returning to its previous state.

"Should I... give it a try?" Chen Heng's curiosity was overflowing. Anyway, he couldn't use either of these things, so if they were wasted, they were wasted. The only loss would be waiting one more day for the optimization attempts to recover.

No longer hesitating, Chen Heng clicked Yes.

The tabletop twisted rapidly, and the next moment, everything disappeared. It wasn't just the seven crystals, but also that bottle of foul-smelling Medicinal Pill.

"Damn, it's all gone?" Chen Heng hurriedly opened the System inventory.

Sure enough, a black porcelain bottle appeared in the previously empty inventory. Taking out the porcelain bottle, the item information entered Chen Heng's eyes.

[Zombie Transformation Pill: The user can obtain a Zombie Body. As long as the head is not severed and the heart is not crushed, one is effectively immortal.]

[Note: The Zombie Body can evolve by consuming other zombie cores. Please explore the specific quantity on your own.]

Chen Heng stared blankly at the black porcelain bottle in his hand, his mind unable to process it for a moment.

What kind of feeling was this? It was equivalent to stewing cucumber with bitter melon, only to end up refining a gold bean. Two pieces of trash had actually been optimized into a Divine-Grade item.

The effect of this Zombie Transformation Pill was quite perverted. After consuming it, he would only have two weaknesses left. One was his neck, and the other was his heart. As long as these two places didn't have any issues, he would absolutely not die.

"How about... I taste it?" In the end, Chen Heng still couldn't resist the temptation; he opened the bottle stopper and poured the Medicinal Pill into his mouth.

As the Medicinal Pill entered his abdomen, Chen Heng only felt an ice ball slide into his stomach. Piercing cold flowed through the Meridians in his body, and a layer of frost even formed on his skin.

But the next moment, that ink-black flame suddenly emerged, melting the frost on his body. Chen Heng watched with his own eyes as his ruddy skin slowly turned pitch black. It was exactly like the skin of a rotting corpse after death.

However, unlike his appearance, his strength had once again skyrocketed. The canines in his mouth were replaced by a pair of fangs over two inches long. The nails on his fingertips also turned into black, bony blades. He had completely transformed into a pure Black Zombie!

"Refreshing..." Chen Heng stretched, and his bones let out a crackling sound.

"Strength, speed, and body toughness have all greatly increased."

"It seems I can also increase my qi and blood by absorbing essence blood?"

Picking up a mirror, Chen Heng intended to see what he looked like now.

He didn't know until he looked, but he was shocked when he did. Where was the person in this mirror? It was completely a fierce Black Zombie!

"How am I supposed to go out now..."