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

Although Lu You no longer felt pain and his other senses had diminished considerably, he could still feel a bone-chilling cold approaching from behind.

The cold wasn't the kind of cold you feel when the wind blows in winter; it was a chilling cold that seeped from the depths of his bones, like an icy hand slowly stroking his back.

He didn't have time to turn around and lunged to the right.

"call--"

A cold wind whistled past his body, the sound like someone breathing in his ear.

Lu You's left leg was struck squarely.

Suddenly, he felt as if his left leg had been stuffed deep into a freezer, the chill seeping from his skin all the way to his bones.

The joints and muscles were gradually freezing, and the once flexible left leg became stiff and sluggish, like a piece of frozen cured meat.

There was no time to think, and I dared not linger.

Lu You scrambled to his feet and, after dodging the eerie wind, continued his escape.

However, due to the problem with his left leg, his speed was noticeably slower.

Before, it was a full-speed sprint; now it's a full-speed sprint with a limp.

The distance between the corpse puppets behind them was constantly decreasing, and the heavy footsteps were getting closer and closer.

Damn it, am I going to die here?

Oh wait, I was already dead, so it's alright now.

Lu You felt somewhat desperate, so she could only try to find humor in her misery and make fun of herself.

Just then, he suddenly saw a patch of white mist not far to his left.

The white fog was so thick it couldn't be dispersed, like a thick wall of cotton stretching across the plain.

The fog churned and lingered, obscuring the view of what lay inside.

But on this vast plain of mass graves, this is the only area with shelter.

Lu You didn't care whether there was any danger in the white mist. He turned around and rushed towards the white mist.

It can't get any worse than it is now.

Qin, the junior sister behind, frowned slightly when she saw Lu You suddenly turn and rush into the white mist.

She took out her compass and glanced at it, her expression changing slightly: "Such dense Yin energy... Is this a Yin Realm? No, a Yin Realm should be some distance away. Could it be a newly formed Yin Realm? Or perhaps a celestial paradise appearing in the world?"

She looked up at the white mist and hesitated for a moment.

Although it's unclear what the white mist is, dragging it along will probably allow the zombie to escape.

She gritted her teeth and kept chasing!

She lightly tapped the corpse puppet's back with her foot, controlling it to continue the pursuit.

Fortunately, the zombie was hit by her Yin Wind Technique, and the chilling aura entered its body, causing it to slow down continuously.

At this rate, it won't be long before we catch up.

Upon entering the white fog, Lu You found that his vision was severely obscured.

The thick fog seemed almost tangible, swirling around him. Even with his enhanced eyesight, he could only barely make out things within a range of about ten meters; beyond that, it was all a white blur.

This surprised him more than pleased.

His eyesight was so much better than before, but now it's all blocked like this. The corpse puppet and the man surnamed Qin will definitely be affected as well.

In a place where you can barely see your hand in front of your face, it's much easier to shake her off!

Lu You ran forward for several dozen meters, then suddenly turned around without warning and ran to the right.

While running, he kept looking back.

Although the man surnamed Qin did not chase after them directly, he could still hear the footsteps of the corpse puppets moving around. They were muffled and powerful, and the distance was not far.

Clearly, that guy was still relentlessly pursuing him, like a stubborn plaster that he couldn't shake off.

Lu You's heart sank.

Can't you shake them off even like this?

What should I do?

Is there any other way?

He kept observing his surroundings, his brain working at lightning speed.

In the white mist, shadowy figures could be seen, occasionally revealing some blurry outlines, but none of them could be clearly distinguished.

Along the way, he kept changing direction, turning left and right, his movements as slick as a sneaky old man playing a battle royale game, trying to shake off the man surnamed Qin.

Unfortunately, it hasn't been very effective.

Although the corpse puppet's footsteps were farther away than when it was outside the white mist, it still hung steadily behind, and no matter what, it couldn't create any distance.

Lu You suspected that the man surnamed Qin had a way of determining his location—either by using that compass or by some other means.

Worse still, his speed was slowly decreasing.

My left leg, which had been exposed to the cold wind, felt frozen from the inside out. It became increasingly unresponsive from the knee down, as if I had a prosthetic leg.

If this continues, it won't be long before the distance we've managed to create will shrink again until he's caught.

Just as Lu You's thoughts were racing and his heart was sinking, a blurry figure suddenly appeared in the fog ahead.

Lu You's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively wanted to stop.

Then a thought flashed through his mind.

He remembered the fusion of the corpse demon he had encountered before.

After realizing that he had no intention of merging with the monster, it seemed somewhat confused and even released its grip on him.

From this perspective, the Corpse Demon might have mistaken him for one of its own kind.

If the one in front of him is a corpse demon, it should be safer for him than the one surnamed Qin.

Run over there!

Lu You's mind raced, and she made a decision in that instant.

Although I'm not sure if my judgment is right, I'll take the gamble.

If they win the bet, the Corpse Fiend can stop the man surnamed Qin, giving him time to escape.

Even if we lose the bet, things won't be any worse than they are now.

Since they're going to get caught anyway, it's just a matter of changing the target.

However, Lu You had only taken two steps closer when he realized something was wrong.

Previously, due to the white fog, only a blurry outline could be seen.

As the distance closed and the fog thinned, the details of the figure gradually became clearer.

He discovered that this was completely different from the corpse demons he had encountered before.

The figure was an old man dressed in gray and white linen clothes.

The old man had white hair and beard, and the wrinkles on his face were like the bark of an old tree, deep and shallow, making him look very old.

But his eyes were exceptionally clear, black and white distinct, without a trace of turbidity, like two bottomless ancient wells.

Moreover, his skin was the normal skin tone of a living person, with a slight healthy rosy hue, unlike the pale, paper-like skin of a corpse.

Lu You was stunned on the spot.

Ruined!

Could this be a living person?

What good can a living person do in such a godforsaken place?

Those three young men, who looked young and upright, kept talking about turning him into a corpse puppet.

Now another old guy has appeared, and I reckon the desire to arrest him will only grow stronger after seeing him.

I never expected that after going through all that trouble, it would just come to me.

What kind of bad luck is this?

I've never been this unlucky in both of my lives combined!

Although he has only lived for a few hours so far.

Although Lu You was extremely frustrated, he did not stop moving at all.

He immediately changed direction and rushed away from the old man, moving as fast as the wind, disappearing into the white mist in the blink of an eye.

After Lu You left, the old man looked up and glanced in the direction he had gone.

A hint of interest flashed in those clear eyes.

He raised his hand and gently made a few calculations with his fingers.

A moment later, a ripple appeared in his clear eyes, and he murmured to himself, "Not within the Three Realms, not within the Five Elements... even I can't figure out where he is? Interesting little fellow, as if he doesn't even exist in this world."

He lowered his hand, smiled slightly, and cast his gaze in the direction where Lu You had disappeared. He murmured, "That direction... is exactly the direction of the grotto-heaven. The living corpses and the Taiyin... I wonder if they can bring some changes to this world?"

He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and turned to look in the direction Lu You had come from.

In that direction, the white mist surged violently, as if something was forcibly squeezing in.

The next moment, Junior Sister Qin rode the corpse puppet and rushed out of the mist.

Junior Sister Qin's beautiful face didn't look too good.

She glanced down at the compass in her hand.

The yin energy in this area was so dense that the compass needle spun wildly, making it impossible to locate the living corpses.

Fortunately, her little pet can locate its way by scent, otherwise it would have been lost in the white fog long ago.

Even so, the pursuit was extremely difficult.

So much time has passed, and she still hasn't managed to catch that zombie.

That guy was as slippery as an eel, weaving left and right in the white mist, and I almost lost him several times.

Junior Sister Qin felt a little regretful.

She was initially worried that using overly powerful spells would damage the undead's physical body.

Since it was intended to be used as material for creating a corpse puppet, the more complete the appearance, the better. Therefore, only the gentlest Yin Wind Technique was used.

If I had known these zombies were so fast, I should have used something more ruthless.

At worst, we can cripple him and then slowly heal him.

It's too late to say all this now.

She gently stepped on the back of the corpse puppet with her jade-like foot. The corpse puppet let out a low growl, pushed off the ground with its four legs, changed direction, and chased after the direction Lu You had left in.

During this process, neither Junior Sister Qin nor the Corpse Puppet glanced even once in the direction of the old man in hemp robes not far away.

Although the old man was standing only a dozen steps away from them, they seemed to be completely blind to him, their gazes passing right through his figure.

The old man in hemp robes watched with a smile as Junior Sister Qin and the corpse puppet swept past him and chased after them into the depths of the white mist.

The swirling mist gradually swallowed his figure.

At this moment, Lu You was still feeling uneasy.

He was worried that the old man would chase after him and beat him up, but to his surprise, the old man didn't come!

Did I guess wrong?

Was the old man just an ordinary old man?

If he is just an ordinary elderly person, then he won't be in danger, right?

After all, the next ones are the one surnamed Qin and the corpse puppet.

But I doubt that a cultivator would intentionally kill an ordinary old man.

An old man poses no threat to them, so there's no need to go through all that trouble.

Lu You's mind was racing, but he kept moving.

Just then, he suddenly saw the white mist in front of him begin to surge violently, with visible ripples spreading outwards.

His emotions, which had just calmed down a little, surged up again.

What the hell is going on?

Just then, he saw the white mist in front of him suddenly part to the sides, and a semi-transparent stone door appeared out of thin air.

The stone door is made of a kind of jade, with a faint silver-gray sheen on its surface, making it look both illusory and real.

The stone door was slightly ajar, and something was churning inside. A faint silvery-gray light could be seen slowly rotating like flowing water.

What is this now?

Lu You was very depressed.

I finally managed to transmigrate here, why are there so many things going on?

One thing after another, not even giving them a moment to catch their breath.

Can't we just let him lie down peacefully?

Although Lu You was a little curious about what the stone gate was, there was still a tagalong following him relentlessly.

He planned to change direction and continue his escape.

Just then, a silver-gray light shot out from the crack in the stone door and landed squarely on him.

Before Lu You could react, a tremendous suction force came, as if an invisible hand had grabbed his collar and was trying to drag him into the stone door.

Lu You: "??????"

What the hell did I do to deserve this?

His deathly pale face stretched long as he turned to run away, but the suction force was something he couldn't resist.

His feet dug two furrows in the ground, but he couldn't stop himself from being pulled toward the stone gate.

Lu You was instantly sucked into the air, his limbs flailing futilely in the air, like a cat being grabbed by the scruff of its neck.

Then, as if he were being stretched into a noodle, he was suddenly sucked into the stone door.