Oh no! I've been reincarnated as a corpse!

The night was cool and quiet, and the mountain breeze carried a scent of grass, trees, and earth.

Lu You stepped into the mountains under the silvery glow of the stars and moon.

As soon as we entered the mountains, the light dimmed.

The giant trees soared into the clouds, their canopies overlapping and crowding together, cutting the moonlight into countless tiny fragments that scattered down in a fragmented manner.

The light in the forest was so dim, as if it were the boundary between dusk and night, like someone had accidentally spilled an ink bottle, turning the whole world into a deep gray.

From time to time, the strange cries of owls echoed from the depths of the mountains, their sharp and abrupt calls piercing the night sky.

The low growls of wild beasts echoed through the canyons, layer upon layer, like background music from a horror game.

Lu You felt that if he were an ordinary person, he would never dare to enter such a place, even if it meant death.

Just the atmosphere alone would scare you half to death.

After all, this scene could be the main stage in a horror movie.

It feels like something unexpected could pop out at any corner.

But since he's a zombie, there's no problem.

Thinking about it carefully, there probably aren't many things in this mountain range that are more frightening than him.

He is the one who should be feared.

Although the visibility was poor, his vision was not significantly impaired.

It's possible that zombies are born with natural dark vision, or it's possible that his eyesight improved further after breaking through to the mid-stage of zombie development.

Whatever the reason, it's a good thing for him.

He moved lightly into the depths of the mountains, his footsteps landing almost silently on the thick layer of fallen leaves.

Along the way, he also saw some wild animals out hunting for food.

Packs of wolves moved through the woods, their eyes gleaming a ghostly green in the darkness.

Several lone lynxes perched on tree branches, observing him.

However, these wild beasts reacted exactly the same way as those they encountered in the forest during the day; they ran away as soon as they saw him.

The wolf tucked its tail between its legs and slunk away, while the lynx leaped down from the tree and disappeared into the bushes.

Lu You touched her face, feeling a little annoyed.

After taking a shower, his body and face were no longer as dirty as before.

To be frank, he's incredibly handsome right now, isn't he?

Why are all these handsome guys running away?

That's incredibly disrespectful!

Soon, he crossed several mountain peaks and gradually ventured deeper into the heart of the mountain range.

Just then, he heard the sound of rushing water in the distance.

The sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

Lu You raised an eyebrow and turned to move in the direction from which the sound of water was coming.

He walked through a dense thicket of bushes and around several huge rocks, and suddenly his view opened up.

He walked out of the forest and came to a valley.

The valley isn't large, but the scenery is absolutely stunning.

There is a waterfall at the deepest part; it is not large, but the water flow is strong.

Water cascades down from a cliff more than ten feet high, crashing into the pool below and creating countless fine mists.

The moonlight pierced through the mist, refracting a faint rainbow, as if draping this little world in a light veil.

A small river branches off from the pool, meandering into the distance.

The water shimmered and sparkled under the moonlight, as if someone had scattered silver coins on the ground.

Whether it's a waterfall, a stream, or a pool, everything shimmers with a soft silver glow under the starlight and moonlight, a scene so beautiful it seems unreal.

If I had to describe it, it's like a cutscene from a fantasy game, and the kind that makes you want to take a screenshot and use it as your desktop wallpaper.

At the edge of the pool and the stream was an open space, the ground covered with smooth, rounded pebbles, worn smooth by the flowing water.

A few clumps of unknown weeds dotted the cracks in the rocks, with a few pale purple flowers blooming among them.

The valley is flanked by steep cliffs covered with thick moss and hanging vines.

The environment made Lu You's eyes light up.

Great place!

The valley was absolutely stunning under the moonlight.

It perfectly matches all his fantasies about cultivators living in seclusion in the mountains, eating dew and drinking the wind, and ascending to immortality.

If he could shoot a short video and post it online, the stunning natural environment combined with his authoritative model face would definitely make him an overnight sensation, with his number of fans exceeding one million!

It's a little embarrassing to admit.

In his past life, when he read cultivation novels, he did fantasize about one day being able to cultivate in seclusion in such a remote mountain forest.

Far from the hustle and bustle of the world, indifferent to worldly affairs, with one's heart set on the Tao.

Of course, that's just wishful thinking.

Another reason is the desire to escape reality.

Life is so damn hard.

Endless work, endless tasks, countless revisions to plans, and countless meetings.

The client always thinks there's room for further revisions, and the boss always thinks you can work overtime.

In his past life, he was practically the epitome of a corporate slave.

Just thinking about it makes me feel exhausted.

Looking back now, becoming a corpse doesn't seem so bad.

As long as he can control his bloodlust, he can go without food or water and without any living supplies.

No need to pay rent, no need to pay a mortgage, no need to put up with the boss's attitude, no need to deal with unreasonable demands from clients, no need to question life while staring at the computer screen late at night.

I'm just lying here in this beautiful place, cultivating myself. It's wonderful!

This is a huge profit!

Lu You's mood, which had been somewhat down because she missed her parents, immediately improved.

This kind of life isn't bad, is it?

Change your way of life, change your mindset.

First, I'll make myself a cave dwelling.

He never thought about building a wooden house himself.

Not to brag, but his practical skills in his previous life were terrible.

When assembling a bookshelf, there are three extra screws, and I don't know where to screw them in.

He really couldn't do such a difficult project as building a log cabin.

First, let's see if there are any ready-made caves or other places to stay.

The best option is a fully furnished, move-in ready apartment.

Lu You looked around, his gaze sweeping across the mountainside.

Surprisingly, he actually found one.

The cave is some distance from the waterfall, nestled on the mountainside, in a rather inconspicuous location.

The entrance to the cave was partially hidden by several clumps of hanging vines, making it difficult to spot without careful observation; its concealment was excellent.

The cave is about two meters high, and it looks very dark inside. It seems quite deep and the space must be quite large.

Lu You couldn't stop smiling.

This place is really nice; there's even a ready-made cave.

He had already prepared for the worst.

If there wasn't one readily available, he would dig one himself.

After all, he is now in the mid-stage of the zombie realm, and his strength is much greater than that of an ordinary person. He can still do purely physical work like digging a cave.

Although it will most likely turn out to be a doghouse-sized living space, at least it will be habitable.

Now that it's readily available, he naturally doesn't need to do it himself.

Saves time and effort, perfect.

Lu You walked happily toward the cave, her steps as light as a homeowner going to take possession of their property.

However, as soon as he got close to the cave, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Inside the cave, a series of muffled breathing sounds could be heard.

"Whoosh—hiss—whoosh—hiss—"

The breathing sounded like that of some large, ferocious beast.

Moreover, it is deep and resonant, full of energy, and sounds very powerful.

Clearly, this cave has an owner.

He wasn't the first to set his sights on this auspicious location.

Lu You suddenly realized.

No wonder the valley has such a beautiful environment, yet there isn't a single animal coming to drink at the pool.

It turns out there were local thugs lurking around here.

Just as Lu You was realizing what was happening, the breathing inside the cave suddenly stopped.

It was eerily quiet.

Immediately afterwards, a foul stench suddenly swept in from the cave entrance.

A huge afterimage burst out of the cave, moving as fast as a blue lightning bolt, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression, and rushed straight towards Lu You.

However, as a living corpse who specializes in physical cultivation, Lu You's speed is also quite fast.

He moved his feet and shifted his body to the right, easily dodging the figure's attack.

The afterimage swept past him, the wind it stirred up making the hem of his clothes flutter loudly.

Only then did Lu You get a clear look at the figure.

That was a leopard.

A leopard with a shoulder height of about 1.6 meters.

In my previous life, a leopard of that size would have been a world record-breaking specimen.

The leopard's fur was a deep, dark blue, gleaming with a metallic sheen under the moonlight, as if it were wearing a suit of blue steel armor.

Its eyes were dark red, like two burning flames, exuding a violent and bloodthirsty aura.

hiss.

What kind of monster is this?

There are leopards this big?

Lu You was deeply shocked, but after thinking about it again, he felt relieved.

Since there are cultivators and living corpses in this world, it's not surprising that there are also demonic beasts.

A leopard this big is definitely not an ordinary wild animal.

The leopard was clearly surprised to see that Lu You had actually dodged its attack.

It let out a low growl, a muffled sound like rolling thunder from its throat, and spat out a ball of water.

The water sphere was the size of a fist and moved extremely fast, like a cannonball, shooting towards Lu You and leaving a pale blue trail in the air.

Lu You dodged to the side again.

The water balloon grazed his shoulder and landed on the stone wall behind him.

With a loud "boom," the water sphere suddenly exploded.

Water splashed everywhere, and pebbles fell in a flurry.

The hard stone wall was blasted open, with cracks the size of a thumb spreading outwards from the point of impact.

This shows just how destructive it is.

Lu You felt a chill run down her spine.

If this thing were to fall on him, he wasn't sure if his living corpse body could withstand it.

Although he is now tough and resilient, he is not tough enough to withstand artillery shells.

As expected of a demon beast, its magic is incredibly powerful.

I feel he's better than that guy surnamed Qin.

At least the yin wind spewed out by that guy surnamed Qin didn't have that much destructive power.

Seeing that Lu You had dodged the water ball again, the leopard's dark red eyes gleamed even more fiercely.

It lowered its body, braced its hind legs, and prepared to pounce again.

Just then, Lu You, who was in front of it, suddenly disappeared.

This caused the leopard, which was poised to pounce, to freeze in place.

A hint of human confusion and bewilderment appeared in its dark red eyes, and its large head was filled with tiny question marks.

No, where did that huge two-legged creature go?

Where did it go?

Where did they go?

The leopard's brain overloaded on the spot and crashed.

It just looked around in confusion, its nose twitching as it tried to smell the other's scent, but it couldn't smell anything; even the scent had disappeared.

Just then, a white light flashed from the leopard's left side.

It was a bone longsword.

The sword gleamed with a warm, ivory-like sheen under the moonlight, yet its blade gleamed with a chilling glint.

Before the leopard could react, the longsword pierced diagonally through its left ear, cleanly and decisively piercing its skull.

Suffering such a fatal attack, the leopard didn't even have time to utter a sound before dying on the spot.

Its massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Dark red blood slowly flowed from the wound, appearing particularly glaring in the moonlight.

Justice strikes!

Only then did Lu You's figure slowly emerge from the air.

He gripped the bone longsword in his right hand, and with a thought, he retrieved the invisible Taiyin Huishuo Sha back into his sea of ​​consciousness.

He then slowly and deliberately pulled his longsword from the leopard's head, his movements as leisurely as if he were doing something trivial.

He glanced at the sword with some amazement.

The bone sword was as smooth as ever, without a single drop of blood on it.

The moonlight shone on it, reflecting a warm luster.

This bone sword is amazing, it's so sharp.

It's really useful.

Although that woman surnamed Qin has questionable character, the sword she collected is indeed quite impressive.

As for killing the monstrous leopard, Lu You didn't experience any emotional fluctuations.

He found that his emotions now seemed much weaker than when he was alive.

Whether it was punching that Qin guy's head off outside the cave or piercing the leopard's head with a sword just now, he didn't feel much emotional fluctuation, as if he had done something insignificant.

When the leopard attacked him, he instinctively felt a violent urge.

It wasn't anger, but a more primal urge to tear the other person apart.

He wasn't like this in his past life.

In his past life, he couldn't even bear to watch a chicken being killed.

Lu You knew that this was the influence of the zombie's instincts on him.

Even though he wasn't completely controlled by the bloodthirsty inner demon of the zombie stage, this inner demon was still subtly influencing his emotions and instincts.

He shook his head, not thinking much of it.

He cannot change this influence; he can only try his best to remain true to himself.

According to the "Scripture of the Primordial Yin and the Great Dao of Reincarnation", it is very important to maintain one's original mind during the cultivation process.

This can greatly help one resist the erosion of inner demons.

If you do something against your conscience during your spiritual practice, you may not see any problems in the short term, but if there is a crack in your mind, it may give your inner demons an opportunity to take advantage of you at any time.

One day, your inner demons might seize the opportunity and completely devour your reason.

Lu You put away the bone longsword and then put the leopard's corpse into his storage bag.

Because the storage bag itself wasn't very big, after containing the carcass of this enormous leopard, the space inside was almost completely filled, leaving hardly any room left.

Fortunately, he himself didn't have much wealth.

After disposing of the leopard's carcass, Lu You stepped into the cave.

The cave was cleaner than he had imagined.

There were some nests made of dry grass on the ground, which must have been where the leopard slept.

There was no feces or anything like that in the corner, nor did it smell of rotting food scraps.

Come to think of it.

The leopard's previous behavior suggested that it had already developed a certain level of intelligence.

Although it's not very intelligent, acting like a little child, it should have learned not to poop in its sleeping area.

This made Lu You feel much more relaxed.

He only needs to do a simple cleaning, remove the hay, and level the ground before he can move in.

After tidying up a bit, Lu You leaned back on the flat stone platform at the very back of the cave and stretched out his arms.

Although it's just a corpse and theoretically wouldn't get tired, the act of stretching itself has a magical power to make people relax.

A simple cave with rough stone walls and a faint scent of wild animals lingering in the air.

But for some reason, he felt a sense of peace in his heart.

In this unfamiliar world, he finally has a little home of his own.

Because he encountered so many things today, although he didn't feel physically tired, he was indeed mentally exhausted.

Well, it’s decided.

Take a break for the next couple of days and relax for a few days.

I'll not think about anything, I'll not do anything, I'll just treat it as a celebration of moving to a new home.

Hey.

Lu You lay down contentedly, folding her hands over her chest in a perfectly serene pose.

Then she slowly closed her eyes.

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