The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

Meanwhile, outside the base, on the edge of a dangerous zone.

Thick, dark gray fog was churning at a faster pace than usual, as if propelled from behind by some force.

Batch after batch of densely packed corpses, like a flowing black carpet, were moving silently and at an extremely fast speed through the thick fog.

At the forefront of this black tide, dozens of enormous figures, like moving hills, pushed aside and then closed up the dark fog in front of them.

Each figure was covered with gray-black scales or fur, and they were all different in shape. Some looked like giant felines, and some looked like some kind of bizarre lizard. But they all moved in the same direction and were spaced quite evenly apart.

"stop!"

While passing through a place with many cracks and ravines.

The humanoid figure sitting cross-legged on the huge corpse at the front, with a single horn on its head, suddenly opened its eyes and raised its hand in a pause gesture.

Its sound wasn't loud, but it caused the giant shadows ahead, which were accelerating forward, to slow down almost simultaneously.

Upon hearing its voice, the other humanoid corpses sitting cross-legged on the heads of the ninth-tier corpses also opened their eyes one after another, and sticky liquid was slowly churning in those pitch-black eye sockets.

The unicorn stood up, its nostrils twitching slightly, as if it were using some kind of perception deeper than smell to contact the residual information in the air.

After a moment, it spoke: "Can you smell it?"

Upon hearing this, the other seated humanoid corpses also stood up. Almost at the same time, a low inhalation rose in the air, as if a group of creatures were swallowing information and identifying something.

"this...!"

"hiss--!!"

"It seems to have the flavor of some kind of rule?!"

The humanoid figure at the very front, with a single horn on its head, nodded slightly: "Not bad."

"It is a kind of powerful, directly offensive rule."

"Moreover, Yu San died in this very place."

Hearing its words, another humanoid figure with four eyes and a pair of yellow and black ears standing upright on its head immediately chimed in:

"The aura of rules..."

"No wonder Yu San, who was leading more than a dozen ninth-rank clansmen and had a divine rune array, also died here."

The unicorn-like figure nodded: "There is only one aura of rules."

"It seems there is indeed still an eleventh-tier being on the human side."

At this moment, the unicorn who made the judgment did not show any fear.

On the contrary, something called "joy" surfaced in its dark eyes:

"very good."

"Now that it's confirmed that there are eleventh-tier humans on the human side, our tactics may need to be changed."

Upon hearing this, the other humanoid figures also understood its meaning:

"Indeed, we can't just take that thing out right away."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if we scared that eleventh-level human away."

"We need to feign weakness to lure the enemy deep into our territory, and then seize them in one fell swoop!"

The human figures beside them nodded in agreement, their deep voices of approval echoing in the dark mist.

"Absolutely! Absolutely!"

"If we can capture him alive, won't we also get a glimpse of the path to godhood?"

The unicorn figure waved its hand, stopping the group of humanoid zombies from their discussion, and then ordered the zombies below, "Increase your speed!"

"Take this human settlement directly!"

. . . . . . .

In the real world, in Lanhe City, Xilin Province, Lanxing Residential Area.

"Whoosh—"

After finishing her last round of sword practice this morning, Wu Jing walked a little slower than usual, her breathing not yet fully calmed down.

As she walked upstairs to her front door, she smoothed down a few stray strands of hair that were haphazardly stuck to her face before pushing the door open and entering.

At that moment, Aunt Wu was taking out a bag of lettuce that she had just bought that day from the refrigerator in the living room.

Hearing the door open, she turned her head to look in the direction of the doorway.

Her gaze fell on Wu Jing's soaked clothes and the stray hairs clinging to her cheeks, and a hint of heartache flashed in her eyes: "Xiao Jing, we can practice martial arts, but health comes first. We can't ruin our health because of martial arts."

Wu Jing tried to appear as relaxed as possible: "Okay."

"Mom, don't listen to the nonsense online. As long as you practice martial arts correctly, it will only become easier and easier, and your body will get better and better."

"I'm just a little tired, and the weather is hot right now, that's why I feel like this."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wu realized something and asked, "By the way, Xiao Jing."

"If we practice on our own without a teacher, isn't it easy to make mistakes?"

"How about we find a martial arts school?"

"After I changed jobs, our family's financial situation improved, and the company often gave us bonuses."

"They give tens of thousands of jade coins at a time."

"I don't need the money to go to the martial arts gym."

Upon hearing this, Wu Jing shook her head: "It's okay, Mom. The one I'm practicing now is quite simple, so I don't need to go to a martial arts gym."

"Moreover, I have several classmates and friends who are quite skilled in martial arts, no worse than the instructors at the martial arts school."

Aunt Wu nodded: "Alright, it's up to you, Xiaojing."

"If you need anything, please let us know."

As Wu Jing walked towards her room, she replied, "Don't worry."

As Wu Jing reached the door, her hand already on the doorknob, she suddenly remembered something, turned around, and looked at the figure walking towards the kitchen, asking, "Mom, did you eat those supplements the company gave us yesterday?"

A moment later, Wu Ma's voice came from the kitchen, mixed with the soft sound of rummaging through plastic bags: "Your dad and I both ate it, and you know what, it worked pretty well."

"Not only are you more energetic, but your dad's back, which has been a source of pain for so many years, is also much more comfortable."

Hearing this answer, Wu Jing was relieved and added, "Then you must take it on time as instructed in the instructions."

"We can't waste it."

The sound of running water and a hint of laughter came from the kitchen:

"You silly child..."

"Why are you worrying about us now..."

"Don't worry..."

Such snippets as to what follows.

Wu Jing didn't reply, pushed open the door and went into the room, sitting down at the desk.

She rubbed her right shoulder, the muscles still tingling with soreness. Then she opened a drawer, took out the small box containing medicinal herbs, and took several herbs according to the instructions.

However, this time, using these unusual medicinal herbs gave Wu Jing a different feeling than the previous times.

Instead of the gentle comfort that should have been emanating from his body, a slightly burning sensation suddenly surged forth.

This burning sensation originated from Wu Jing's lower abdomen, specifically her dantian, and then flowed continuously along the meridians in her body, as if something inside her body had been ignited.

Everywhere that heat flowed through felt powerful, and when it flowed over my right shoulder, the soreness in my entire right arm was greatly reduced.

Noticing the unusual sensation within her body, Wu Jing realized something. She immediately opened the book "Basic Sword Techniques of Martial Arts (Part 1)" and quickly scanned the description of "Qi and Blood" before pausing.

She murmured in disbelief, "This feeling... is it qi and blood...?"

"But that's not right."

"Isn't it said that you need to master at least the thirteen basic postures and their corresponding footwork before you can generate Qi and blood?"

"Could it be..."

Her gaze shifted from "Basic Sword Techniques (Part 1)" to the small box beside her.

At this moment, those strange medicinal herbs of various shapes were lying quietly inside.