I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 340 Corpse Armor Divine Power, Xu the Great Philanthropist
Things happen by chance, and events can be accidental.

As Xu Qing left the Bone Temple and arrived at the Bone Station, he saw a man ringing a bell, followed by a group of walking corpses with talismans pasted on their foreheads, clearing the way through the Bone Station.

Looking at the man's attire, he wore straw sandals, a blue cloth robe, a blue cloth hat, and a black belt around his waist.

Xu Qing was more familiar with this outfit than anyone else; only corpse-drivers would wear this attire.

As fate would have it, the corpse-driver bumped into Xu Qing and his eyes lit up.

That huge skeleton, that head—it would be so great to use it for corpse refining!
Xu Qing also perked up. There were about fifty zombies in front of him, which was almost equivalent to his revenue from the mortuary for two or three months.

If only we could use all of this for a rite of passage!

"Fellow Daoist, are you also a corpse driver?" Xu Qing was the first to greet him.

"also?"

Xu Qing cupped his hands and smiled: "I am not talented. I have been learning corpse driving from my master since I was a child, and I have more than ten years of experience in corpse driving now."

The corpse-driving master, now over fifty and considering himself a seasoned veteran, smiled even more broadly: "Young and promising, truly young and promising!"

"I am Tian Baocheng, a disciple of the Yin Corpse Sect. I have come here today specifically to gather a group of walking corpses for the cultivation of the younger disciples of the Yin Corpse Sect."

"I see that you, young friend, have already mastered the art of entering the Yin River at such a young age, so you must have been escorted by a master, friend, or elder."

Xu Qing smiled honestly and said, "I have no master to escort me. The master who led me into this profession died at the hands of the demons of the Heavenly Heart Sect many years ago. I am determined to avenge my master, so I asked my uncle to send me into the Yin River so that I can become a disciple of the Yin Corpse Sect."

"As for my uncle, he was preoccupied with worldly affairs. After sending me into the Yin River, he returned to Hunan by himself."

Xu Qing, feigning being a lone junior, said with hopeful eyes, "Fortunately, I met a fellow cultivator today, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to navigate this Yin River. If you don't mind the trouble, could you take me with you to the sect?"

"Of course, of course. Since we are on the same path, we are of the same origin, so it is only right that I help you!"

Tian Baocheng held an incense burner in his left hand and shook a corpse bell in his right. Wisps of smoke, like ribbons, carried the walking corpse forward.

During this time, Tian Baocheng acted like a kind old man, asking every now and then, "It's not safe outside. Why didn't you bring any zombie soldiers for protection? What if you encounter bad guys, ghosts, or demons?"

Then he asked again, "You didn't bring any corpse soldiers, so do you have martial arts skills to rely on?"

Xu Qing dealt with each question one by one, appearing completely unaware of the dangers of the martial world.

And she was a lone, chubby lamb.

Tian Baocheng's gaze grew increasingly amiable as he asked, "Are the walking corpses you've cultivated at the same level as the Silver Armor Corpses?"

"My master spent his entire life forging only one silver-armored corpse, how could I possibly forge one!" Xu Qing shook his head with a bitter smile, then his eyes revealed a longing look: "If I could forge a silver-armored corpse, it would be worth it even if I died right now!"

"Excellent! I happen to have a desire to refine a silver-armored corpse, but I haven't been able to find a suitable body. Today, we've met, so we can work together to cultivate a top-notch corpse general!"

"How does the senior plan to cooperate?" Xu Qing still had an innocent look on her face.

"That's easy. I'll provide the effort, and you provide the manpower. Who knows, with your physique, I might even be able to become a formal disciple of the sect in my old age!"

After saying that, the corpse driver, who had been all smiles, suddenly jumped to the side and shook his bell urgently, as if to make the walking corpses behind him completely subdue the young man in front of him!
However, before the zombies even reached Xu Qing, they trembled violently, and finally prostrated themselves on the ground in a gesture of worship.

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Tian Baocheng's heart skipped a beat. He rang the bell again, this time even more vigorously. As the bell rang, a black leather coffin that had fallen to the ground in the procession of zombies suddenly stood upright. Then the coffin lid opened wide, and countless chilling corpse energies burst out from inside.

Xu Qing glanced at it and saw that it was a silver-armored zombie dressed in official robes.

I don't know which dynasty it came from.

Upon receiving the attack order, the silver-armored zombie opened its mouth and exhaled as soon as it emerged from the coffin. However, when it turned its head and saw Xu Qing in front of it, the zombie's eyes, which had been cloudy for countless years, immediately became clear.

Xu Qing smiled and gently pointed her finger at Tian Baocheng.

Upon seeing this, the silver-armored zombie howled and pounced on Tian Baocheng like a mad dog responding to its master's command.

Tian Baocheng had been transporting corpses for so many years, but he had never seen such a scene before.

Even within the entire profession of corpse transport, there's no instance of a family's tamed zombies turning against their master; this is simply illogical!
Tian Baocheng begged for mercy repeatedly. Although he was skilled in controlling corpses, his own cultivation was extremely weak, and he was completely unable to deal with the silver-armored corpse's counterattack.

Xu Qing walked up to Tian Baocheng's corpse. At this moment, the old corpse driver's mouth was wide open and his eyes were wide open, as if he had encountered something extremely unbelievable before he died.

The silver-armored corpse stood respectfully behind Xu Qing, emitting low growls of unclear meaning from its throat, like a feline purring, or a canine lowering its body and exposing its belly in submission.

Xu Qing ignored the friendly zombie, reached out and covered Tian Baocheng's body, looking at the other's holographic image.

The old man came from the Jingxiang region. In ancient times, the Xiang region was full of deep mountains and forests, such as Heicongnao, Tianzishan, Huangshizhai, and Guizailing. These places are full of strange tales and legends, and various ancient folk customs are passed down everywhere. It is an extremely mysterious place, and it is also where the most common profession of the underworld is preserved: the corpse driver.

Tian Baocheng learned to drive corpses from his master since childhood. After growing up, he traveled all over the country and found a sect in Tianjin that did not make a living by driving corpses, but could raise and cultivate walking corpses, making them soldiers, generals, slaves and servants. The sect was called Yin Shi Sect.

The Yin Corpse Sect is extremely strict in accepting disciples. In addition to having the ability to refine corpses, one's own cultivation level must also be high. Tian Baocheng is good at refining corpses, but he lacks cultivation methods.

The Yin Corpse Sect teaches without discrimination, never rejecting anyone who comes to learn its methods. The sect not only did not reject Tian Baocheng, but also taught him various cultivation methods and guided him in his practice.

However, Tian Baocheng was already over thirty years old when he joined the Yin Corpse Sect, and his talent was insufficient, so he was unable to cultivate to a very deep level and only remained at the entry level.

Even after twenty years of accumulation, Tian Baocheng had only managed to cross the first hurdle of the six realms of Xuanmen, but the second realm was something he would never be able to reach in his lifetime.

If he wants to become a formal disciple, he has no choice but to find another way.

The Yin Corpse Sect is based on raising and refining corpses, so it naturally needs high-quality corpse sources. If Tian Baocheng can find a person with excellent bone structure and an extremely Yin birth chart and send him to the sect elders, then his wish will surely be fulfilled.

Unfortunately, most people with extremely Yin birth charts are physically weak, and some even die young. The Yin Corpse Sect has no shortage of 'child corpses,' but it lacks people with strong bones and extremely Yin features.

Xu Qing's appearance perfectly fulfilled all the conditions.

Those who can walk the Yin River Ancient Road and are also in the Yin Gate profession are either people with extremely strong Yang energy or people with Yin characteristics.

Those with abundant Yang energy often have faces that are red or black. Xu Qing, a pale-faced young man, was as cold as frost, so he was definitely not a person with abundant Yang energy.

Looking at the skeleton, it seems as if the bones have been reconstructed. No matter which angle you look at it from, even through the skin and flesh, you can't find a single flaw!
Tian Baocheng dared not imagine how much benefit he would gain if he could send Xu Qing's body to the sect.

Perhaps they can even receive a longevity formula from the Venerable Fortune of the sect, extending their lifespan.

After watching the revolving lantern of the corpse-driver, Xu Qing fell into deep thought.

Is the Yin Corpse Sect really that kind-hearted, willing to wholeheartedly impart cultivation techniques to every disciple, even if they have only just begun their studies?

Xu Qing didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart. If they were really so kind, why did Liu Youdao's master, Yang Qiying, betray the sect and stay in Xiangyin for the rest of his life, refusing to go back?

Xu Qing turned Tian Baocheng's body over and finally found a burning hot fire mark on the back of his neck.

It seemed that when the corpse driver in front of them died, some kind of restriction was triggered, causing such strange patterns to burn out of his skin from the inside out.

Xu Qing suddenly realized.

This mark is most likely some kind of trap planted by the sect after Tian Baocheng practiced the Yin Corpse Sect's techniques. "It's probably a pretense of transferring skills, with the real purpose of raising 'living corpses'."

Xu Qing pondered, if the Yin Corpse Sect could track down these runes, wouldn't that mean Yang Qiying's corpse might also be excavated and recycled into the Yin River by the sect?
Wow! As someone in the same profession, Xu Qing was amazed.

This business model of recruiting disciples, having them collect corpses from all over the place, and then retrieving the bodies of their disciples after they die is truly too advanced.

It's just that there are no streetlights right now, otherwise they would all be hung up!
Xu Qing checked the rewards: a Blood Fiend Corpse Nourishing Technique, several Corpse Nourishing Pills, and a Corpse Armor Curse.

The Blood Fiend Corpse Raising Method, as the name suggests, involves using the blood of beasts or even living people to raise and refine zombies.

Xu Qing had no interest in this evil technique. If a zombie wanted to become a Corpse Immortal, it had to follow the path of nourishing itself with vital energy. If it were to be nourished with blood and evil, it would inevitably fall into the path of the Corpse Demon and lose its mind sooner or later.

The Corpse Armor Curse, when cast, causes zombies to grow scales. The duration depends on the amount of corpse energy on the zombie, increasing the zombie's defensive capabilities against weapons.

Xu Qing's eyes lit up. This method is excellent!

Although the Corpse Armor Curse is only of the Earth rank, this technique is related to the quality of the walking corpse. The higher the level of the walking corpse, the stronger the corpse armor that is formed.

Xu Qing performed hand seals and chanted incantations:

"The essence of Yin, the surging of Earthly Fiends, forms a protective aura around the body; the Yin and Fiends merge, refining the Profound Aura, and the precious armor is naturally formed!"

As the incantation ended, Xu Qing felt a thick flow of energy rising upwards from the femur at the root of his head, passing through the coccyx, the Xuan Guan (mysterious gate), circling the jade pillow, and finally settling on the sternum at the base of his chest.

The next moment, cyan-gold scales resembling those of a blue dragon extended outwards from Xu Qing's chest, and soon spread throughout his body, completely enveloping him.

"The coccyx is the pathway of the circulatory system, the scapula is the mysterious gateway, and the occipital bone is the unchanging spiritual pivot."

Xu Qing suddenly realized that this incantation was not something that zombies had to recite, but rather something that corpse drivers used to activate the zombie's bone meridians and acupoints. By using the Heavenly Root Femur, they could utilize the heavy energy existing in the zombie's body to generate scales and armor throughout its entire body.

Similar to a fingernail.

The femur, being the longest bone in the human body, is considered the foundation of life and can support the strength of mountains and rivers.

In other words, all the force applied to the corpse armor will be dispersed to the earth veins through the femur. As long as one stands on the ground, the protective power of the corpse armor can be increased by hundreds or thousands of times!
The creator of the Corpse Armor Curse never imagined that one day a real zombie would personally comprehend it. Moreover, this zombie not only understood the principle of the Corpse Armor Curse, but also applied it to other situations and comprehended a Corpse Armor Divine Power that was even more advanced than the Corpse Armor Curse!
Xu Qing finally noticed something amiss. From observing the white bones to mastering the Corpse Armor Divine Power, he encountered almost no obstacles when practicing these kinds of techniques.

So much so that these methods, which are obviously extremely difficult to practice, are as simple as eating and drinking in his eyes.

Xu Qing retracted the corpse armor at will, his eyes flashing.

He made the right choice coming to the Yin Corpse Sect!

Behind him, the obviously immature silver-armored corpse was still casting a fawning look at him.

Xu Qing didn't know how he could see the flattery in a walking corpse, but he could sense all the emotions in these zombies.

Xu Qing smiled and beckoned to the silver-armored corpse, which scurried over. When Xu Qing stroked its head, the silver-armored corpse even showed an expression of enjoyment.

As the pages of the Salvation Sutra turned, the silver-armored corpse began to struggle, but its strength gradually diminished. The silver-armored corpse's gaze shifted from fear to confusion, and finally, it collapsed beside Xu Qing with a look of relief.

It seems that being helped to pass on one's soul by Xu Qing is an extremely happy thing.

After dealing with all the corpses, Xu Qing continued his journey towards the pilgrimage site of all the corpse-driving masters.

Along the way, he encountered many disciples of the Yin Corpse Sect, and without exception, they were all extremely obsessed with his body.

A living person who can walk on the Yinhe Ancient Road, and a living person with an extremely perfect bone structure.

No one is more suitable to create zombies than someone like this!
Xu Qing wore a professional smile, welcoming and seeing off everyone who came.

When Xu Qing could see the 'mountain gate' of the Yin Corpse Sect in the distance, he encountered the strongest disciple of the sect he had encountered along the way.

The gate of the Yin Corpse Sect is less a mountain and more a burial mound, or rather a burial mound made up of countless tombstones.

Xu Qing looked at the Yin Corpse Sect disciple blocking his way. The disciple was wearing a robe with the words "Fortune and Prosperity" printed on it, and a silver-armored corpse followed on each side of him.

Moreover, the two silver-armored corpses were already faintly emitting a golden luster, indicating that they were not far from the golden-armored corpse.

But in Xu Qing's eyes, it was still not enough.

When the two silver-armored corpses turned against him, the Yin Corpse Sect disciple, who looked to be no more than thirty years old, immediately changed his expression and said:

“I am the last disciple of Venerable Fulu. You have trespassed into my sect's gates, and I have done nothing wrong by stopping you. If you take this opportunity to attack me, my master will show you no mercy!”

"The Venerable Fulu? Never heard of him."

Xu Qing raised his hand, about to order the two silver-armored corpses to kill their master.

However, at this moment, the young corpse driver suddenly said in a fierce but inwardly stern tone, "My master, Venerable Fulu, is the one who has cultivated an incorruptible corpse ancestor. Even the sect leader has to show him respect. How dare you lay a hand on me?"

"Undying bones?"

Xu Qing raised an eyebrow, but still showed no intention of retracting his raised hand.

The young corpse-driver finally realized that the young man before him was either a fearless madman or someone with extremely deep roots who was not afraid of Venerable Fulu.

He knelt down with a thud and pleaded, "Fellow Daoist, please spare my life! Whatever you want, I will grant it!"

Seeing this, Xu Qing was secretly amused and asked, "I don't kill good people, are you a good person?"

"Yes! I am a good person. I have always been kind to others and never kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Xu Qing's gaze fell on the walking corpse beside the corpse driver.

"Did these zombies all die by suicide?"

The corpse driver blurted out, "These two silver-armored corpses were heinous criminals in life, killing countless people. I turned them into walking corpses to rid the people of this scourge!"

Xu Qing raised an eyebrow, then took out a mirror from his pocket and asked, "Help me see if these two zombies were good or bad people in life."

The Mirror of Good and Evil, which was fast asleep, yawned, and a crack appeared on its dark surface, as if it were squinting. But the next moment, the mirror seemed to see something extraordinary, and its entire surface became smooth, as if it had widened its eyes in astonishment.

"Good heavens! This kind person, this benevolent person, how could they have been ruined like this? It was brand new and now it's destroyed. What a waste! It's such a pity!"

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The young corpse-driver was both shocked and furious.

Who do you think you are? Who gave you the right to speak?
"No, no, that broken mirror isn't right. I'm a really good person. I've never done anything that harms others for my own benefit since I was a child. You have to believe me."

Xu Qing lowered his eyelids and waved to the two silver-armored corpses.

After the young corpse-driver fell silent, the Mirror of Good and Evil continued its incessant chatter:
"Master Xu, don't be fooled by their reputation as great men and philanthropists. Together, they're not worth a single hair of Master Xu's!"

"If I had to say who I admire most in this world, it would be you, Mr. Xu."

(End of this chapter)