Wrongly practicing evil skills, imitating the laws of nature

The dark and damp mountain crevice walls were covered with thick, slimy moss.

This was deep within an unnamed mountain in the Yuzhou mountain range, where old coffins hung from the cliffs from time to time, their age unknown.

Some of the coffins had long been riddled with holes, revealing the blackened bones inside, which was quite horrifying.

In this gloomy weather, accompanied by the howling wind, some would believe this dark place led to the netherworld.

Even the most skilled herbalists would not easily set foot here.

Not to mention herbalists, even apes adept at climbing and eagles skilled at flying were unwilling to come here.

It was deathly still here, giving people a sense of foreboding.

Since no one ventured here, who had carried these coffins up the steep cliffs?

No one knew; these coffins, like the dark cliffs, were eerie and strange, as if ghosts could emerge from them at any moment.

At that moment, a patch of moss on the inner wall of the mountain twitched. If you looked closely, you would find that it was a venomous snake, almost blending in with the moss.

The next moment, the venomous snake darted out rapidly, as if startled by something.

With a snap, a hole suddenly broke open in the cave wall, and a human hand emerged, looking as if it had grown out of it.

The hand accurately pinched the snake's seven inches, and the snake struggled but could not escape.

With a rustle, the hole in the wall continued to expand, and a person emerged from it.

This person had a string of bright red fleshy growths on his head, looking like a rooster's comb. Who else could it be but Rooster?

He tore and twisted with both hands, and the venomous snake became much flatter. The next moment, he opened his mouth, bit the snake's head, and chewed it, making crackling sounds.

The venomous snake's head had already been eaten, but its body was still writhing, and the air was filled with a bloody smell.

The next moment, another figure emerged from the hole.

He looked small, like a child, but after landing, his body instantly grew, becoming the size of an adult.

Monkey also arrived.

Seeing Rooster eating the venomous snake, Monkey said with disgust, "Old Rooster, why make so much blood at this time? Aren't you afraid of a corpse awakening?"

Rooster swallowed the venomous snake cleanly in a few strokes, licked his pointed snake tongue, and said, "Then you dig this hole?"

His hands were still emitting white smoke, obviously from just digging the hole.

Monkey chuckled and said, "Actually, Rat is the best at this kind of thing, but unfortunately, he's not here. Since you and I enjoyed Old Pig's sister-in-law, we should do something for Old Pig."

"Humph."

What appeared before the two was a deep cave.

At first glance, the cave seemed natural, but if you looked closely, you would find traces of artificial carving.

Rooster and Monkey continued to walk inside, and the view quickly became wide open.

What appeared before the two was a cave.

Rotten yellow talismans hung on the cave's ceiling, and a red wooden coffin, its color long faded, was suspended in the air by iron chains, looking like a person standing upside down.

Arriving here, Rooster and Monkey both became quiet.

Rooster looked around and said softly, "Why do these old people always like to be buried in this kind of place? They really make themselves look like they're about to ascend to immortality."

Yun and Yu provinces have many mountains, and there have been many legends of immortals and gods since ancient times.

But this "cave dwelling" with a coffin hanging in it had no immortal aura at all; instead, it was full of evil energy.

Monkey slowly approached the coffin and said, "This old Taoist Sun was originally a cultivator, so it's reasonable to bury himself like the ancient alchemists and Qi refiners, but now it seems that the people who buried him obviously didn't regard him as a god."

This coffin was both hanging and pasted with talismans. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that there was a monster inside.

Rooster couldn't help but think of Monkey's previous joke, saying, "This coffin is so strange. Could it really be a corpse awakening?"

His eyes swept around, as if there were terrible things hidden in the dark cave.

"There are many mysterious things in the world. Are we two brothers afraid of a corpse?"

"Are we trying too hard to deal with Old Devil Duan?"

Looking at the coffin, Rooster still felt uneasy and couldn't help but say.

At this time, Monkey had approached the coffin and said, "This old Taoist was quite famous during his lifetime. Two hundred years ago, he was known as 'This humble Taoist knows a little about martial arts,' but he defeated all opponents in the three provinces, and his 'Sixteen Paths of Strange Fist' was also famous for a time.

This fist technique is really fierce, but it's also really evil. Old Devil Duan can even withstand my uncle's 'Amorous Toys,' so naturally, we should find him something even more evil."

Rooster said, "What exactly happened to this old Taoist Sun in the end? Why have you been unwilling to say?"

Monkey chuckled and said, "I was worried that if I said it, you wouldn't come to dig the hole."

"Actually, it's nothing. When he defeated the three provinces, he was a little crazy. He often muttered to himself, 'This Taoist has succeeded!', 'What is false, what is true?' Later, when fighting with people, he would either pull out his own fingernails first or insert needles into his flesh. The most fierce time, he even burst one of his own eyes and seriously injured the then head of the Huangshan Sword Sect, making him unable to take care of himself.

"After that, the old Taoist resigned from his Taoist status and returned home, continuing to practice his 'Sixteen Paths of Strange Fist' in a daze. As a result, half a year later, all sixteen members of his family suddenly took off their clothes, cut open their stomachs, held their own hearts, and died kneeling together.

Later, someone came to investigate and found that the Sun family had all committed suicide. It was said that Sun Taoist was still alive for a while after taking out his heart, constantly chanting 'Strange, strange, strange, strange' before finally dying."

"You should know that in the Sun family, except for Sun Taoist who practiced martial arts, the others had never practiced martial arts, but they were able to cut open their stomachs with their bare hands. According to the only surviving groom of the Sun family at the time, the Sun family all understood martial arts overnight. In his words, it was like the fist technique was a plague, suddenly infecting everyone in the family. After that, they all dug out their hearts and died in a daze."

"So this Sixteen Paths of Strange Fist was once called Sixteen Paths of Evil Fist."

At this time, a gust of wind blew, and the chains hanging the coffin couldn't help but sway the coffin gently, as if the person in the coffin was about to come alive.

Rooster Rooster Si Chen got goosebumps all over his body and said, "How do you know so much?"

Monkey smiled and said, "This is the file left by Big Brother; otherwise, how could I find this old Taoist's tomb?"

Rooster was a little surprised and understood at the same time.

Among the Twelve Zodiac Signs, the Rat Sign is naturally the most powerful and famous, having killed three of the seven famous constables of the imperial court in one fell swoop and retreated unscathed.

Even his brothers didn't know how many strange skills Rat had.

And Rooster knew a little about where Rat's strange skills came from.

Rat's real name was Cao Yin. The Cao family of Leizhou was a mysterious tomb-robbing family with a long history, and his strange skills were probably learned from various tombs.

They believed that his disappearance might also be related to tomb robbing.

Now, Rooster and Monkey stood in front of this evil coffin, both feeling a little nervous.

Rooster couldn't help but say again, "Are we really going to do this to deal with Old Devil Duan?"

Monkey said with a gloomy face, "Old Rooster, when you were dealing with your sister-in-law, you almost stood up and rode her. Now, for Old Pig, you're afraid of opening a coffin?"

"You need to know that Old Devil Duan killed Big Sister-in-law and Old Pig and has already formed a grudge with our Twelve Zodiac Signs. If we don't kill him, he might come after you and me next time. Now that you and I have discovered that Old Devil Duan has a great weakness for strange skills, how can we not seize the opportunity?"

Hearing this, Rooster gritted his teeth and said, "Open it!"

"That's right. You, a rooster, crow, and the sky will break dawn. Why be afraid of these taboos? No matter how fierce and evil this old Taoist was during his lifetime, he is still a corpse after all."

The two devils no longer hesitated, and with a clang, they cut off the iron chain and unloaded the coffin.

With a thud, the coffin landed.

With a push from Monkey, the old red wooden coffin lid was pushed open.

A puff of green smoke emerged from the coffin. The two quickly covered their mouths and noses and retreated.

After the green smoke dissipated, they approached again.

All that could be seen in the coffin was the corpse of an old Taoist.

Neither of them moved for a moment because, in such a humid environment, the corpse had not completely rotted after so many years.

He was wearing a Taoist robe, and only his face and part of his right hand revealed white bones.

But at a glance, you still knew that he was incomplete.

The empty right eye, the twisted and deformed fingers with half of the fingernails missing, and the holes pierced through his shoulders, neck, and belly all proved that the rumors that Sun Taoist would mutilate himself before hitting someone were not false.

Monkey didn't care too much about the fact that the corpse hadn't rotted seriously. His white ape corpse, which he used to deceive Old Devil Duan, hadn't rotted much either.

There were some ways to prevent corpses from rotting in this world.

Monkey rummaged through the old Taoist's corpse and actually found the 'Sixteen Paths of Strange Fist'.

The secret manual was engraved on a scroll of cyan-black jade, and the jade scroll was inserted precisely in the old Taoist's heart.

Yes, there was no heart in the old Taoist's corpse; the jade scroll seemed to be his heart.

"Success! Rat's information was indeed correct." Monkey wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

Looking at the jade scroll, Monkey actually wanted to see what was written on it for a moment.

But he resisted.

The world's strange skills often hide huge risks. Practicing skills requires a tester. They took the trouble to find this, so naturally, they had to send this great gift to Old Devil Duan.

"I don't believe that Old Devil Duan won't go crazy and commit suicide this time."

At this time, Monkey actually carried Sun Taoist's corpse out of the coffin.

Rooster was taken aback and said, "What are you doing?"

"Acting requires acting real. Old Devil Duan only sees the jade scroll and may be suspicious, but if he gets the corpse along with it, he will naturally believe it." Monkey said.

This was the same reason why a secret manual placed on the ground would definitely arouse suspicion, but sewn into the belly of a white ape, it would fool many smart people.

Unfortunately, the white ape had already been used, so this time, they had to use the old corpse.

Monkey carried the old Taoist's corpse and said, "Let's go, let's go back."

Rooster got up and turned back.

When climbing out of the hole, he felt uncomfortable when he thought of Monkey carrying the old corpse on his back.

It was as if the old corpse wasn't dead and was secretly watching him.

Unfortunately, this idea was a bit absurd.

It must be because the environment was too gloomy.