From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"what's the situation?"

Seeing Feng Shigu slowly straighten his back and change from crawling on all fours to walking on two legs, Zhang Zhiwei asked Zhen Yuanzi, who had arrived at some unknown time, "What exactly is that thing?"

"Didn't I say before? It was originally human, but its genes have been modified by corpse moss, so it is no longer human... Who would have thought that this thing could absorb heat? I estimate that the life of this Feng Shigu is already on the same level as my original self and that Ghost Mother. Even if it went to space, it would probably be able to move freely."

Zhen Yuanzi frowned, “But it’s not on the same path as my original self or the Ghost Mother. It’s as if it has evolved into another kind of creature.”

The previous lightning strikes, while damaging its cells, also provided it with ample energy. The strange black springs, on the other hand, could construct a complex and complete energy cycle system, striving to repair its damaged internal organs and even enabling it to advance further…

"Can you still fight?"

"Do you think I didn't expend energy making such a big commotion just now?"

Zhang Zhiwei rolled his eyes, but straightened his back and said, "Even if the other party has evolved from a 'beast' into a 'human,' in terms of mentality, it should still be just a wild beast, nothing to fear."

whoosh-

The moment the words fell, Feng Shigu, who had been standing upright, moved. He took a step, bent down, and instantly exerted his strength, shooting out like a rocket.

There are no tricks!

There is no Qi (vital energy)!

All that exists is pure speed and power; the moment it tears through space, it also triggers a sonic boom, leaving a white shockwave in the air.

In the blink of an eye, he smashed the cliff face of Coffin Mountain where Zhang Zhiwei and Zhen Yuanzi had stood, forcing them to leap into the air.

The mountaintop collapsed, dust fell from the cliff face, and amidst thousands of rubble, a figure burst forth, spreading its arms and opening its wings, taking flight on the wind and making a ninety-degree turn in mid-air, pouncing towards Zhang Zhiwei and Zhen Yuanzi.

The two quickly avoided his attack, letting him pass by.

"What the heck? It can fly?"

Zhang Zhiwei was surprised, but he also believed Zhen Yuanzi's judgment to a large extent! This "Feng Shigu" was a living creature, not a zombie or anything like that. It had transformed from a human into an unknown and peculiar being, impervious to swords and spears, water and fire, and could even directly absorb natural elements like electricity and fire as energy for its activities!

This monster was able to do this not by controlling Qi, but by relying solely on its physical qualities and bodily functions!

Qi —

It does indeed exist within its body and is extremely powerful, but it does not possess the means to refine Qi. For it, Qi is merely an energy source that supports its life activities.

To make a comparison, this monster is about the same as an ordinary person who doesn't cultivate Qi.

Even without cultivating Qi, the power and abilities that this creature can unleash are enough to crush almost all Qi cultivators!

Even a person of extraordinary talent would find it difficult to survive if they encountered this thing and it got close to them!

"This thing must be killed!"

Zhen Yuanzi knew that only by keeping this guy alive could his research value be maximized, but he was too dangerous, so it was better to eliminate him.

Furthermore, Jiang Liu also possesses a molting tortoise, which must be connected to this creature...

Mind this.

He penetrated Zhang Zhiwei's lower dantian, helping him circulate his qi throughout his body, allowing him to fully recover in an instant.

Zhang Zhiwei let out a blissful cry, as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit, and then threw a punch at Feng Shigu, who was flipping 180 degrees!

Boom!

This punch, drawing upon the power of the entire body's energy, is incredibly powerful; it could even shake a mountain!

But Feng Shigu simply twisted his head and fell downwards.

It didn't even break its lower jawbone.

"It's pretty hard!"

Zhang Zhiwei complained.

As Feng Shigu fell, he rolled in the air, extended a thick claw, and pierced the cliff face of Coffin Mountain, carving out streaks of gravel to stop his descent. He stopped halfway down the mountain, raised his head, and roared. As the sound waves rolled, the Qi within his body seemed to be mobilized, and a red light emanated from his chest and abdomen.

Wave!

With a single breath, it unleashed a beam of high-energy white light. Wherever it passed, mountains melted, turning into magma that flowed into rivers. The air ionized, generating rings of weak electric current that spread outwards. Even Shi Jian, Qian He, Feng Tianyang, Sun Xuewu, Bao Meier, and others on the distant mountaintop trembled uncontrollably, their hair standing on end as if they had been electrocuted.

Facing the beam of light, Zhang Zhiwei let out a soft shout, activating the second and third stages of the gene lock, unifying the body's aura, controlling the levels of the cellular aura, and an invisible force field surged around his body.

When the beam of light struck his body, it was separated and dispersed by the force field, and could not harm Zhang Zhiwei in the slightest.

"My turn!"

Zhang Zhiwei used the Thousand-Pound Drop technique to disperse the white beam of light, and punched Feng Shigu in the forehead. The force was so strong that it not only shattered his skull, but also exploded his head on the spot!

The remaining headless body smashed through the cliff face of Coffin Mountain, causing the already riddled cliff to collapse with a loud crash.

Coffin Mountain was supported by four vertical walls. When one wall collapsed, the remaining three walls could no longer support it. With a slight tremor, they were blown by the river wind and struck by the river water, and slowly collapsed one after another, raising a gray-yellow smoke several hundred feet high.

Witnessing this scene, amidst the howling wind and dust, Bao Mei'er was dumbfounded and exclaimed, "He actually collapsed Coffin Gorge! How amazing!"

# Chapter 1128 Wuxia Coffin Mountain (Twenty-Eight) Zhen Yuanzi's Trouble

Coffin Gorge overturned, and a gray-yellow mushroom cloud rose up, spreading majestically towards the surrounding mountains and rivers.

But a roar came from within the mushroom cloud, followed by a ring of fine, thorny sparks that spread out, instantly shattering the mushroom cloud and revealing Feng Shigu, whose head was completely intact.

"It can grow back? This isn't a normal living thing anymore!"

Zhang Zhiwei frowned. "Also, before this thing evolved to walk upright, did it instinctively absorb all the residual Qi from those corpse immortals?"

“Do you know, Brother Zhiwei, my status as the ancestor of earth immortals represents the Dao of ‘Returning the Elixir’. It seems to focus on the lower elixir, but in essence it refers to the circulation of the celestial sphere; and it truly focuses on the ‘lower elixir’.”

At that moment, Zhen Yuanzi's voice echoed in Zhang Zhiwei's mind.

With his guidance, Zhang Zhiwei understood and used the Golden Light Technique to instantly arrive in front of Feng Shigu. He pointed his right hand with his sword finger and stabbed towards Feng's abdomen, breaking through his body's defenses. He intended to destroy Feng's "lower dantian," but he discovered that there was a thing similar to a ghost ball inside the monster's abdomen. It had two layers, inside and out, with thousands of holes and was spinning around, emitting faint rays of light from its holes.

Seeing his "core" exposed, Feng Shigu's tiger-like face showed anxiety for the first time, and he suddenly pressed his arms down on Zhang Zhiwei.

But Zhang Zhiwei reacted quickly, grabbing the core of the sphere that resembled a ghostly ball, and using the opponent's push to create distance between them.

Even without the core, Feng Shigu was still able to move.

then--

Snapped!

Zhang Zhiwei clapped his hands together, shattering the fist-sized core.

In an instant.

Feng Shigu's eyes widened, his limbs flailed wildly, as if all his strength had dissipated, and he continued to fall downwards. His flesh and blood began to disintegrate, turning into streaks of black liquid, leaving a black trail as he fell, as if someone were using the sky as paper to splash ink wantonly.

"I'm prepared for this thing to explode after it breaks."

Looking at the core fragment in his hand, Zhang Zhiwei was filled with disappointment. Just then, Zhen Yuanzi, who had just emerged from his body, was drawn in by the still-burning fluorescence of the Ghostly Craftsmanship Orb and instantly sucked into it.

Neither Zhang Zhiwei nor Zhen Yuanzi himself had time to react.

"Huh? Zhen Yuanzi! Don't play pranks on me!" Zhang Zhiwei exclaimed in surprise, immediately pouring his Qi into the core fragment, but to no avail. He could no longer sense any trace of Zhen Yuanzi, as if Zhen Yuanzi had vanished from this spacetime and gone to another dimension...

At the same time.

Shi Jian quickly ran down the mountain and headed in the direction where Feng Shigu had fallen.

"Oops!"

Seeing this, how could Daoist Qianhe dare to be negligent? He hurriedly entrusted Bao Mei'er to Feng Tianyang's care, affixed a talisman to himself, and ran swiftly like the wind to chase after Shi Jian, fearing that he might go astray.

But we were still a step too late—

After Feng Shigu's body fell, all his flesh, internal organs, and brain turned into black viscous fluid, which flowed into the mountains and rivers, and sank into silence, leaving no trace. Only a skeleton that was dozens of times tougher than steel remained.

Seeing that only a skeleton remained, Shi Jian's face turned ugly. Just as he was about to leave, he saw the spine of the skeleton suddenly move and then detach from the skeleton. From each segment of the skeleton grew thin legs, making it look like an enlarged version of a centipede.

"Corpse Gu?"

Shi Jian was startled, and recalling the power of the humanoid monster from before, he instantly realized that the skeleton that looked like a string of coins was the real problem.

Therefore, he hurriedly took out the coffin from his Qiankun bag, lifted the coffin lid, turned Shi Shaojian's body inside with its back facing up, tore off his clothes, and struck the Yuzhen and Weilu gates of his spine, breaking his spine. Then he cut open his flesh and took out the middle section.

After that, he grabbed the spine that resembled a string of coins and pressed it into the spot on Shi Shaojian's body where a section of the spine was missing.

Instantly.

The spine didn't struggle, and the slender legs on both sides seemed to sense something, and actively reached into the sternum and ribs on both sides, slowly merging into them.

"Sure enough! This 'Spine Gu' is the real Living Pill! The most perfect Living Pill!" Shi Jian exclaimed excitedly, but then he heard footsteps behind him.

"What are you doing, senior brother!"

Although Daoist Qianhe couldn't see what was inside the coffin, he could notice that the monster's spine was missing, and he knew that the monster must have done something. With a serious look in his eyes, he questioned Shi Jian, "Don't do anything stupid!"

"Do you need to lecture me?"

Faced with this junior brother who had repeatedly defied him, Shi Jian's patience had run out. He said coldly, "I'll give you a chance to live. Leave now, or don't blame me for not showing any brotherly affection!"

"I say, have you forgotten that I exist?" Zhang Zhiwei heard the commotion below, temporarily put away the pile of core fragments, and slowly descended, staring at Shi Jian.

"Zhang Zhiwei, don't think I'm afraid of you!"

Facing this highly skilled disciple from Longhu Mountain, Shi Jian appeared somewhat fierce but was actually quite weak inside, though his eyes were bloodshot. "If you hadn't slapped me down back then, would things have turned out this way?"

"I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you!"

Zhang Zhiwei had little patience for such unreasonable people.

The opportunity has been given!

I've given you some pointers!

But they remain stubbornly unrepentant, so—

Before Zhang Zhiwei could make a move, a huge worm, like a centipede, jumped out of the coffin, grabbed Shi Jian's back, and its legs quickly pierced into his flesh and nerves, causing Shi Jian to shudder. He tried to circulate his Qi, but found that the Qi in his body was no longer under his control.

The next instant, Shi Jian's eyes turned white and became bloodshot, his body twisted, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud after taking just one step.

At this moment, Zhang Zhiwei and Qianhe Daoren also saw the spine worm behind Shi Jian clearly, and a chill inexplicably rose in their hearts.

"This situation... is probably beyond saving."

Seeing such a large string of coins attached to Shi Jian's spine, with his legs and feet embedded in it, and emitting wisps of scarlet mist with a pungent smell, Zhang Zhiwei frowned, and streaks of lightning appeared on his fingertips.

"I'll do it!"