Immortal Dao Fruits, Cards to Help Me

Chapter 111 Heinous Crimes
The giant centipede is actually relatively easy to deal with; the only problem is how to kill it without drawing blood.

Chen Xiuxian simply took out half of the Ruyi scepter, and a burst of cold air froze all the creatures that crawled over to death.

These insects are afraid of the cold.

However, after advancing about half a mile, when they should have already ventured deep into the mountainside, a change occurred.

Wang Bian, who was scouting ahead behind the dog-headed clay figurine, raised his hand to stop them: "There's something ahead!"

To say that these mindless terracotta warriors are useless is an understatement, considering that there are rows of corpses standing on both sides of the stone wall in front of them. But because they are motionless, the terracotta warriors perceive them as no threat and simply walk straight ahead.

When Wang Bian saw the corpses standing against the stone wall, he naturally became wary and sensed something was amiss, so he spoke up to warn them.

The corpses were neither rotten nor shriveled; instead, they resembled a leathery state.

Some patches appeared on the skin, a dark brownish-black color.

The torchlight made even the entire face reflect light!

...Has it turned into a tanned corpse?

Tanned corpses are formed in anaerobic environments rich in humic acid, such as peat bogs. The acidic substances inhibit bacterial decomposition and tan the skin into a leathery state, while the bones soften and become flexible due to decalcification, allowing them to be preserved for hundreds to thousands of years.

But this place is warm and humid, the environment isn't right!
Besides, where would you find a tanned corpse that's standing so straight?

The dog-headed clay figurine moved closer, almost face to face with the corpse. It even reached out and touched it, but the corpse did not react.

Seeing this, Wang Bian held up a torch in one hand and gripped the hilt of the soft sword wrapped around his waist with the other, carefully approaching.

Just as he approached within five steps of the corpse, Chen Xiuxian's spiritual eye technique suddenly revealed a faint aura emanating from the lifeless body, which had seemed like a piece of wood!
The Qi rapidly grew stronger in the chest and abdomen area of ​​the corpse!
At this moment, Wang Bian also quickly retreated, shouting, "His stomach is moving!"

Soon, the several tanned corpses in front came to life with twitching faces and distorted features, and staggered toward Wang Bian.

Wang Bian kicked one of them away, and the tanned corpse was so badly damaged that it almost opened up in mid-air, like a leather sack.

But after landing, it twisted a couple of times and stood up again...

"Insects! Centipedes! There are centipedes inside these corpses!"

Chen Xiuxian shouted, "Everyone, step back! Don't attack! We can't break these corpses!"

The corpses were dressed like soldiers from the former false emperor's army.

However, he was later "sacrificed" here.

They drank a special poison and then swallowed a large number of centipede eggs.

The poison and centipede eggs produced acidic toxins within the body, transforming the corpse into its current state.

The reason why the clay figurine did not react when approached is that the symbiotic centipede that drives the corpse inside the body is activated by "human qi".

Just like a snake uses infrared vision to see, the clay figurine's temperature is the same as the surrounding environment, so it cannot be seen.

The clay figurine did not possess any human energy, so it could not trigger the attack of these centipede-like corpses.

There are about forty of them, all around level 17, and they're very durable.

Moreover, the body cannot be actually damaged, otherwise it will release poison on a large scale!

Who came up with this idea? That's fucking despicable!

This time, Chen Xiuxian wasn't allowed to act alone; two of Li Rusong's men, the martial judge of the City God Temple, took action.

They transformed into phantoms, passing directly through the corpses and using their Yin-type magic to kill the centipedes symbiotic within the tanned corpses. Then, the centipede-tanned corpses all collapsed to the ground, truly dead.

It seems I've met my nemesis!
For a predominantly official City God Temple, the existence of such a monster is considered heinous and inhumane. It must be dealt with if encountered.

However, given the condition of these corpses, they probably won't decompose for hundreds of years.

Inside this narrow mountain tunnel, Chen Xiuxian couldn't afford to light a fire, lest he roast himself alive. He could only let them collapse there.

……

After passing through the tangled corpses of centipedes that even in death had to stand against the wall, Chen Xiuxian and his group arrived at a relatively open stone cave.

On that stone platform with signs of human intervention, there was an even more inhumane and heinous giant corpse!

That was a giant centipede-shaped corpse made up of at least fifty or sixty bodies!
That enormous monster, with countless hands, feet, and heads fused together, along with many centipede tentacles and limbs, was enough to make anyone feel extremely uncomfortable just by looking at it!

Chen Xiuxian waved his hand, and a cool breeze swept through the crowd: "Stop looking, there's something wrong with that thing."

This is clearly a monster created using some kind of evil magic, blocking our path. Just a few glances and you'll be struck by its power. Walking through this mountain for almost half an hour has already been incredibly oppressive.

Seeing this indescribable monster suddenly makes one's nerves feel like they're about to snap.

Moreover, the evil magic on this thing is quite powerful. Just by looking at it, you can almost hear wailing sounds and hear centipedes crawling in your mind.

It felt like a centipede had crawled into my ear!

It makes you feel like vomiting, both physically and mentally.

Fortunately, Chen Xiuxian's cool breeze calmed many people down, and they all turned their heads away, no longer daring to look.

If those centipede carcasses that were previously sidelined were made by soldiers.

That huge pile was made by gathering together dozens of craftsmen who worked on the section of the passage before its construction, and then killing them all here. Then, they used evil magic to plant insect eggs...

That damned fake emperor deserves to die!

“This blasphemous object cannot be kept!” Li Rusong said solemnly.

To be honest, it's not difficult to fight. After all, there are three or four people here who are around level 20.

But this thing is disgusting!

Once activated, the limp limbs and insect-like parts of the creature began to wriggle, and the heads even emitted cries of agony.

My sanity level is plummeting!
Finally, Chen Xiuxian couldn't take it anymore. Anyone who dared to go up and slash at this thing would have nightmares for the rest of their life.

"I said, brothers, stop thinking about it! I'll do it! Burn it down!" Chen Xiuxian waved his hand, and a gale from the entrance, which was almost two miles away, rushed in and howled through the rugged and winding tunnel into the stone chamber.

With his other hand, the Rainbow Flame Fan appeared in Chen Xiuxian's hand, and with a wave of his hand!
The wind fanned the flames, and the fire grew stronger with the wind!
A fiery whirlwind enveloped the fleshy monster, which was four or five meters in diameter and six or seven meters high!

Flames roared and strange hissing sounds came from the fire.

Chen Xiuxian controlled the flow of fresh air and the high-temperature fire tornado in the not-so-large stone chamber for five or six minutes, which completely burned the thing into a lump of carbon.

At this moment, Wang Yuan, Wu Shixian, and the others looked at Chen Xiuxian in a completely different way!

This isn't just an extraordinary person; this is a Grand Mage!

After passing through some obstacles set up by the false emperor's trusted sorcerers, and walking for another quarter of an hour, a tomb passage made of bluestone finally appeared at a damaged spot.

From here onwards, we enter the tombs of the great nobles of the Eastern Xia Kingdom.

I just don't know how that fake emperor hid his treasure.

……

The Eastern Xia Kingdom has been extinct for over four hundred years.

Many of the traps that were originally set up were no longer very effective and were dismantled by Wang Yuan and his team.

There were also a few minor evil spells, which were dealt with by two of Wu Shixian's men.

It's clear that they are very professional at doing this.

Just like that old carpenter dismantling tables, chairs, and benches, he was very skilled and knew the ins and outs.

However, after advancing only a few dozen meters, they encountered some trouble in the front hall.

Normally, the tomb owner should be lying in a coffin in the main hall.

Now, all that's left is a coffin made of some unknown wood placed in the front hall.

Moreover, this thing was dripping a translucent liquid onto the ground, and it smelled a lot like the blood of a giant centipede.

However, the centipedes in the tunnels were not attracted to the tomb chamber; instead, they avoided it at all costs.

This blood may not attract centipedes, but rather drive them away.

As soon as Chen Xiuxian and his group entered the front hall, the coffin began to tremble slightly, and the faint black aura was very noticeable under the torchlight.

"I knew it!" Chen Xiuxian complained.

That sorcerer, the confidant of the false emperor, is a real beast. He borrowed someone else's tomb and even moved it there to guard the entrance.

Look how angry they are, they're about to burst into tears!

(End of this chapter)