Yinshan Record

Chapter 243 The Spirit of the Former Soldiers
That's a really heavy force.

The white light struck Yinquan Jiuqu's defenses, but Su Che didn't hold back. He countered with a Taiyu Abi sword strike, the exquisite sword energy entering the body, causing the white-haired zombie to shatter into pieces like a broken porcelain doll.

"This white zombie..."

Su Che frowned slightly as he looked at the zombie in front of him.

This thing is roughly equivalent to a seventh-rank cultivator. It has thick skin and flesh, and its body is as hard as metal. If I didn't have the Taiyu Abi Sword in my hand, it would have taken me some effort to deal with it.

This creature couldn't last a single round in my hands, but after I killed it, its body quickly decayed and turned into nothingness, leaving not even a trace of its essence.

This is a little strange.

Logically speaking, this kind of Yin Corpse is similar to a cultivator who follows the path of body refinement. With a body full of flesh, it seeks to be indestructible. Even if it is killed, its hard flesh can still be preserved for a long time, but it decayed in an instant.

Isn't this also part of the layout of the Cave of a Hundred Ghosts?
The Yin-Yang Dharma King shook his head.

"This Hundred Ghosts Cave is also known as the Mysterious Yin Furnace. Once any ghost dies, it will be quickly transformed into pure Yin energy, which will then strengthen the barrier above our heads."

As the Yin-Yang Dharma King spoke, he saw a neon light appear in the distance.

"Oh no, you've overdone it and alerted the people of Yuyang Mountain. Let's go!"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King, a seasoned thief, grabbed Su Che and, without further ado, fled into the depths of the Yin Cave.

Neon lights flashed, and a man and a woman arrived on swords.

The man appeared to be in his early thirties, carrying a crimson immortal sword on his back. The other woman, on the other hand, had a delicate appearance and carried two swords on her back.

The two stopped their sword flashes and scanned their surroundings.

"Strange, that sword aura here just now was so powerful and imposing, I thought it was one of our sect's seniors coming down."

The man frowned as he spoke.

"Although our sect's Returning Wind and Withered Snow Sword Qi is extremely focused on killing, it does not possess such imposing power."

The female cultivator frowned slightly: "This white zombie..."

She used her inner energy to lift up the fragments of the zombie.

"This doesn't seem to be the way our sect operates."

The swordsmanship of Yuyang Mountain is divided into two paths, Yin and Yang, both of which were passed down by the founder of the school, Qin Jiansheng.

One style is extremely ruthless and deadly, known as the Returning Wind and Withered Snow Sword Qi, which is so vicious that it can freeze the eight wastelands when unleashed. The other style is called the Lesser Yang Tomb Light Sword Qi, which follows the Lesser Yang path and is subtle and restrained.

Although each of the two sword energies can generate many supernatural abilities, they are fundamentally the same two paths.

These two are disciples of the Yuyang Mountain Sect who guard the Hundred Ghosts Cave. The man is named Jiang Cheng, who is already a sixth-rank master of Yin Shen. The woman is named Xue Baizhi, who is even more remarkable. She has mastered the Rejuvenation Pill at the age of ninety and is considered to be the most likely young disciple in the Yuyang Mountain Sect to become the next sect leader.

"Such sharp sword energy! Senior Sister Xue, could it be that one of those demons we captured has broken free of their restraints, or perhaps some treacherous evil cultivator has secretly slipped in from above? Senior Sister, should we notify our sect first..."

The unique nature of the Hundred Ghosts Cave naturally attracts the attention of some audacious evil cultivators who want to gain a share. This place is essentially a treasure trove for evil cultivators, naturally attracting many to covet it, and of course, it also consumes a lot of Yuyang Mountain's energy.

"Let's take a look first. If everything has to involve the elders inside the sect, then what's the point of having us come down here to guard it?"

Xue Baizhi moved the body parts aside.

"Besides, with that senior in charge, nothing should slip through from above."

The female cultivator gazed with her phoenix eyes toward the mushroom forest not far away.

"They should be heading that way. Send a message to the fellow disciples guarding the Yin Cave and warn them to be on high alert."

Xue Baizhi's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"Come with me to see who this person is, treating my Yuyang Mountain's forbidden area like their own backyard."

Unaware that he was being targeted by the disciples of Yuyang Mountain, Su Che simply followed the Yin-Yang Dharma King through the mushroom forest. Hidden ghosts could be seen everywhere here, and they were especially ferocious. Along the way, Su Che killed about seven zombies that came to feed on blood, chopped down four female ghosts who wanted to absorb yin to replenish yang, and also killed two demonic beasts that were about to become powerful.

"Hey senior, what exactly are we doing underground?"

Su Che pointed with his right hand, and the Taiyu Abi Sword slashed out, annihilating a bull-headed, human-bodied demon.

The evil spirit let out a resentful roar and exploded into a cloud of dark mist.

"It can't be that we're here to clear out these inventory items for Yuyang Mountain, can it?"

"There's a reason I called you here, of course, it's for your own good."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King, quite rudely, hid behind Su Che.

After entering the underground cave, this old ghost basically stood by and watched the whole time. Whenever he talked about it, he would say that he was the only remaining remnant of his spirit after reincarnation, and that he couldn't use any of his tricks.

He said he was now just a flickering candle in the wind, but in reality, Su Che felt that the old ghost could still burn brightly for a long time.

It might take longer than I do.

"Your Huangtiandao's Zhou Jue Yin Tian Secret Manual is also known as the Ghost Lord Youjun's Method, so why don't you summon any ghosts?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King bowed his head and passed through a large mushroom umbrella. What he said really stung Su Che.

The only ghost spirit they could use was the two-faced ghost general they had taken in at Xuan Mountain.

“Senior, we Huangtiandao are the orthodox sect of Xuanmen, not some wild sect. If we made a move that caused ghosts to wail and gods to howl, wouldn’t we be just like those petty villains from the Northern Mang Ghost Ancestor Palace?”

Su Che said with a clear and bright voice.

"I see. Next time I see Old Ghost Beimang, I will definitely repeat what you said truthfully."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King nodded: "Actually, I feel the same way. Since we are from the orthodox sect of Xuanmen, we should at least have the demeanor of an orthodox sect..."

"However, I always value practicality and will never be burdened by reputation."

Su Che looked at the Yin-Yang Dharma King.

"Could it be that the senior was a brilliant strategist who arranged for a force here to revive the Black Emperor lineage back then..."

"Of course not. Even if there were, what does my Black Emperor lineage's arrangements have to do with your Yellow Heaven Dao?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at Su Che: "But the benefits you received this time were indeed from the same group?"

"Oh?"

"This is also information that I gathered from the Yin-Yang realm back then."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at Su Che with considerable pride: "Speaking of which, this force has some connection with Southern Liang."

Military spirit?

Su Che looked at the Yin-Yang Dharma King.

This senior colleague has set a difficult problem for himself.

"When the previous dynasty collapsed, the world was in chaos, and a group of people rose up in rebellion." The Yin-Yang Dharma King explained the origin of this group: "This group grew bigger and bigger. After all, the previous dynasty was doomed, and it still had some elite soldiers and generals. This rebel army never had a chance to rise to prominence."

"Later, they ran into the founding emperor of the Southern Liang Dynasty. At that time, the founding emperor of the Southern Liang Dynasty had a lot of infantry under his command, while that rebel army was composed of elite cavalry. The two sides hit it off immediately and joined forces to fight several battles against the previous dynasty, finally wiping out the last remaining elite troops of the previous dynasty."

"But who knew that once Emperor Taizu of Southern Liang saw that the situation was settled, he took the initiative and first held a banquet, where he beheaded the leader of the rebel army. Then he buried alive more than 800 of the core members. As for the remaining followers, they were all absorbed by him."

"Emperor Taizu of Southern Liang recruited and accepted rebels along the way, and seized the throne from the previous dynasty. Because he was able to tolerate those rebellious former generals, he gained a reputation for benevolence and righteousness."

(End of this chapter)