101: Chapter 101 The Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect! The Ascetic Monk!

The Iron-Armored Zombie before his eyes collapsed to the ground!

Hearing anxious noises from behind, Shen Yi finally turned around to look.

A hint of oddity appeared in his eyes.

There were two groups of people in total.

These two groups seemed to be at odds with each other!

One side wore strange talismanic robes; there was no Spiritual Qi flowing on the robes, they were just ordinary garments.

The person leading them had a somber expression, a middle-aged figure!

His eyes were narrow and long, making him appear very difficult to deal with... his lips were thin.

Judging by his face, one could tell he was a cold-hearted and ungrateful person.

That might have been fine... this man wore a handlebar mustache, which made him look even more like a sneaky, rat-faced scoundrel.

He held a corpse-shaking bell in his hand, and several Disciples followed behind him.

The Disciples were all valiant, wearing identical robes... and carrying identical black chains.

And carrying identical... black coffins on their backs!

Their waists were wrapped with golden ink lines.

A peculiar fragrance emanated from their bodies.

This fragrance wasn't to enhance themselves, but to cover up a certain aura...

Di the Charcoal was knowledgeable and quickly identified them, whispering to Shen Yi.

"My Lord... these are Cultivators from the Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect!"

"This is... the unique corpse stench of corpse-driving!"

Shen Yi nodded; he had identified these people from the corpse-shaking bell.

The Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect's corpse-shaking bell was refined from unique Materials.

Its surface was engraved with the Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect's orthodox immortal mountain, a blessed land... Black Corpse Mountain.

Its shape resembled a collapsed female corpse...

It was entirely black and a place where Yin Qi gathered.

It never saw the sun all year round... it was the world's top training ground for refining corpse puppets and zombies!

He had seen this in the encyclopedia given to him by Pei Lingshu...

But he hadn't expected the Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect to appear here?

And it seemed... they were quite angry at what he had done?

Shen Yi did not reply, narrowing his eyes as he looked toward the crowd next to the Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect.

All of them were bald... with ring scars on their heads!

They were clearly ordained monks.

These monks seemed malnourished, each one sallow and thin... looking as if they hadn't eaten a full meal in a long time.

However, whenever each monk opened or closed their eyes, a sharp light always flickered within.

They actually appeared full of vigor.

They didn't wear robes that displayed their orthodox identity... just ordinary garments.

Their feet were bare...

The Sanchuan Sand Sea buried countless weapons, armor, demon beasts... and remains...

Yellow sand covered the ground here, but this yellow sand was not like the sand by the beach.

The yellow sand here was extremely sharp; ordinary shoes had leather soles.

Yet these monks... came barefoot.

Many of these monks still had scars on the tops of their feet.

Not to mention the cultivation of these people... just this willpower alone was enough to make one admire them.

Shen Yi whispered softly.

"Ascetics?"

The three parties looked at each other... The Qi Refining Level 6 Cultivator from the Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect took a deep breath, his expression solemn.

But the fleeting greed in his eyes was caught exactly by Shen Yi!

He spoke in a deep voice.

"Fellow Daoist... this place is a Formation sealed by the Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect."

"Why did you lead your troops to slaughter here!"

"You should know, since the Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect set up the Formation, ordinary people are not allowed to enter!"

"This was stated in the imperial court's public notices..."

After speaking... the Somber Middle-aged Man swept his gaze over the magical robe Shen Yi was wearing.

His eyes were filled with uncertainty.

Something is odd!

"Magical robe... Qi Refining Level 4... the Offering Seal tells me this person also has Official Aura."

"Could he actually be an Immortal Dynasty official?"

"Over seven hundred First-grade Dao Soldiers, as well as Second-Rank Dao Soldiers, a Formation Master guarding the Formation, and even Yin soldiers assisting!"

"This person's background must be extraordinary!"

"Must not offend him!"

"But the Iron-Armored Zombie is very special... after killing that Rebellious Disciple, we learned of the existence of the Iron-Armored Zombie."

"If properly cultivated, this thing contains the blood and Qi of a martial artist; in battle, it can absorb the enemy's blood and Qi, possesses infinite strength, and is invulnerable to blades and spears!"

"It is the best choice for cultivating a Guardian Deity General."

"Although its intelligence has been wiped away now... if carefully cultivated and injected with a Divine Soul, it can still recover eighty percent of its power!"

"But this man killed the Iron-Armored Zombie, so the Iron-Armored Zombie is naturally his spoils of war."

"How to obtain it?"

"Lure him with profit?"

The Somber Middle-aged Man thought this, and a stiff smile appeared on his face.

"So it turns out to be a fellow Immortal Dynasty official... I wonder where you are from?"

When traveling, one must state their name.

But Shen Yi did not want to expose himself on this expedition.

Moreover, this person did not seem to have good intentions... if he was targeted by him, it would inevitably lead to further trouble.

Therefore, he just started spouting nonsense.

"This official is Lei Feng."

"So it is Lord Lei in person..."

The Somber Middle-aged Man kept thinking, who exactly is this Lord Lei!

In his impression, only the Southern Border and Jiangxi circuits had aristocratic families named Lei that mastered Lightning Techniques.

The Northwest, where the Sanchuan Sand Sea was located, should not have any Lightning Technique families...

He asked tentatively.

"I just don't know... which house Lord Lei belongs to."

Shen Yi said indifferently.

"Oh, just a humble family."

"I wonder what business the Fellow Daoist from the Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect has?"

The Somber Middle-aged Man's eyes were full of absurdity.

A humble family?

Are you kidding me?

Just raising these Dao Soldiers would cost tens of thousands of copper coins... not to mention food, weapons, and armor.

This person's attitude was unpredictable.

He recognized their Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect, yet his attitude was calm, neither humble nor arrogant.

Clearly, he was not afraid of them!

Clearly... he had hit a hard nail?

The stiff smile on the Somber Middle-aged Man's face became much friendlier... he cupped his hands and said.

"It's like this... the Immortal Sect was entrusted by the imperial court to have us come to the Sanchuan Sand Sea to tidy up the Public Mortuaries and drive the corpses back to the Xiangxi Circuit."

"We discovered a clue about an evil sect... and upon learning of the existence of this Iron-Armored Zombie, we rushed here without stopping!"

"Recovering the Iron-Armored Zombie is a great merit... but I didn't expect Lord Lei to have already beheaded it."

"Lord Lei might have meant well... but it really did, well, backfire!"

The Somber Middle-aged Man said this while trying to intimidate him a little.

"This Iron-Armored Zombie concerns the Great Black Heaven Mother Buddha Sect. For this Spirit Demon Storm, the higher-ups have even dispatched an appointed official to strictly punish it!"

"If the Iron-Armored Zombie hadn't died, our Corpse-Driving Immortal Sect could have used our unique techniques to trace the source and find the mastermind who refined this thing!"

"This is a clue..."

"But... with Lord Lei doing this."

"It has ruined a major matter!"

Shen Yi remained unmoved, narrowing his eyes slightly.

Sure enough, the Somber Middle-aged Man then smiled and said.

"However... Lord Lei also meant well."

"And you are an Immortal Dynasty official, with the duty of clearing away evil things."

"This matter can actually be covered up."

"It's just that this corpse... Lord Lei must hand it over to us and let us take it away!"