Chapter Sixteen: The Corpse Soldier Emerges from the Coffin

  In the coffin of the Corpse Soldier Pavilion, a gray mist like a silkworm cocoon slowly gathered and absorbed into the corpse's body like a sponge absorbing water.

  The body of Yang Yinglong was exposed in the coffin, his appearance had not changed much, all wounds on his body had healed, and his ruddy complexion turned waxen yellow, tightly attached to his skeleton.

  In the instant her eyes opened, a flash of red glinted in her black pupils, looking very eerie.

  Guo Fei's thoughts involuntarily poured into the undead soldier's mind. Like a seed, it was planted in the undead soldier's soul, and its every move was reflected in Guo Fei's heart through this "seed". At the same time, it also used this thought seed to mobilize and command him.

  Not only that, the corpse soldier's light shadow in his body also seems to be controlled by Guo Fei, and can be withdrawn from his body at any time, allowing it to return to the soldier symbol. Only this point is clear to Guo Fei himself.

  "Conscious but no memory! Half-human half-corpse!" Guo Fei closed his eyes to probe, and suddenly a great doubt arose in his heart.

  The corpse soldier's body is dead, icy cold, without breathing or heartbeat, filled with a grayish death energy inside, and the same source as the light and shadow in the Corpse Soldier's coffin. However, the meridians in the corpse soldier's body still exist, this airflow flows slowly along the meridians, the skin still has some elasticity, and there is consciousness and intelligence, like just reborn. It's just that it's still in a dull state, with low intelligence.

  This is completely different from the Skull Soldier, with a pulse flowing through it, indicating that true energy can flow. Guo Fei may not have high knowledge, but he also knows that this is the foundation for cultivators to cultivate. Although he doesn't understand the Ghost Tribe's cultivation methods, based on Guo Fei's judgment, they must also be relying on cultivating a certain "energy" to evolve.

  In this undead brain, the command of "absolute obedience" was injected, and it was completely accepted without any resistance. Even if he resisted, it would be useless, as Guo Fei could instantly withdraw the undead shadow from his body, turning him into a cold corpse.

  So, Guo Fei was not afraid of him becoming conscious and his intelligence increasing.

  At the same time, Guo Fei also discovered that the "seed" of his consciousness that had split off and been implanted into the corpse soldier's body was just like splitting off his own consciousness, and since his own consciousness was limited, it must be that this was the limit to the number of soldiers he could command, if his rank was insufficient, then the number of soldiers he could command would be small.

  So, does the upgrade of the number of troops brought by the military emblem lead to the growth of divine consciousness? Or, the upgrade of the number of troops brought by the military emblem is not obtained through killing and gaining experience, but requires improving one's spiritual cultivation. Guo Fei thought to himself. But for now, he can only cross the river by feeling the stones, with too many questions that can only be slowly explored later.

  Kuo Fei's mind stirred and suddenly a corpse soldier appeared in front of him.

  "Master!" The corpse soldier bowed and asked for well-being, then stood coldly on one side.

  "Go!" Guo Fei shouted lightly, and the corpse soldier's body suddenly floated up, his long sword dancing in his hand, swift as lightning.

  As expected, the consciousness did not disperse, and the intelligence was not high, but it remembered the martial skills from its previous life. Its cultivation seemed to be even more formidable than before. The ghostly light of the corpse soldier entered its body, merged with its flesh, and strengthened its physical foundation.

  "Hiss!" The sword blade of the corpse soldier flashed by, and a crack appeared silently on the stone wall in front.

  "Invisible sword energy, haha!" Guo Fei laughed maniacally in his heart, and his invisible sword energy actually remained intact, without a doubt, the meridians in his body were perfectly fine. Guo Fei walked over to examine the marks, feeling a thick aura of death, which was very similar to the breath emitted by the Skull Soldiers and Ghost Riders, it was clear that what was being manipulated was the aura of death, rather than the Five Elements True Energy cultivated during life.

  The human race cultivates the true energy of the five elements, but does the ghost tribe cultivate dead energy? Guo Fei thought deeply. Combining what he had seen and heard recently, Guo Fei was certain that this was the case - the ghost tribe liked the corpses of humans, especially those of strong individuals, in order to refine their ghost soldiers. After a person's death, the true energy of the five elements within their body transformed into dead energy.

  His own undead warriors also underwent a similar transformation, but with the help of the military symbol, they transformed even better, and their pre-mortem martial skills and consciousness were preserved. Moreover, there was a stock of originally existing light and shadow death energy that entered his body, making his cultivation more powerful than before.

  "If I could get a corpse of someone who just died, such as a powerful being who can fly and escape, I would be able to laugh at the mainland." Guo Fei's heart skipped a beat, and a smile appeared on his face. However, this was only Guo Fei's momentary fantasy, he himself knew that it was impossible for that strong person to die in front of him without reason, allowing him to pick up the corpse as an undead soldier.

  But Guo Fei was already very satisfied. This corpse soldier was much stronger than himself and had at least the cultivation of a Qi Refining Master.

  Then, Guo Fei verified another doubt of his own, whether the military token could store items. When he was with others, there was no way to verify it, but now he can.

  "Seal!" Guo Fei placed the Xuan Tie sword in his palm and softly called out a word that sounded like an incantation.

  Xuan Tie Jian silently disappeared, Guo Fei's mind sank into the military symbol, and found that his Xuan Tie Jian was placed on the empty ground in the great hall. With a movement of his heart, Xuan Tie Jian flashed again and was placed on the commander's seat in the middle of the great hall.

  "What a wonderful world, what a beautiful life, haha." Guo Fei had the urge to sing a little song for the first time.

  However, he immediately calmed down because the sound of horseshoes came from behind, and a cavalry team was approaching. The corpse soldiers were instantly collected into the military symbol. Guo Fei's figure flashed, hiding behind a sand dune.

  A troop of cavalry came galloping swiftly and went towards the depths of the desert at sunset.

  "Zhao Xue, Zhao Ba!" Guo Fei took a look and found that the two people in front of him were indeed Zhao Xue and Zhao Ba whom he had met before.

  They were followed by a large cavalry of about a thousand people, all of whom were the elite iron cavalry of Zhao Guo, with uniform long-handled axes. Guo Fei had heard of this "War Axe Cavalry Camp" in the barracks, which was the most elite cavalry camp of Dingguo Gong, trained and separated from the "War Axe Cavalry Corps" of Wang Guo.

  After they left, Guo Fei did not hesitate and resolutely went forward. If there were no corpses coming out of the coffin, Guo Fei would never have gone further. After the sneak attack by the archers, Guo Fei thought that relying on Jin Da Tong and their own cultivation, going deep into the Luoshen Desert, the probability of survival was less than 10%. With Guo Fei's cautiousness, he did not want to take this risk.

  He didn't stop Jindatong from going, because he knew that he couldn't persuade him. With such a reckless personality, Guo Fei thought it was already a miracle that he could live until now.

  Indeed, Jindatong has some combat experience and has summarized a set of life-saving moves in battle, but here he doesn't have much advantage.

  Furthermore, this person is a sentimental one, who values emotions and righteousness, which is rare and precious. However, at the same time, this is also his fatal flaw. Guo Fei likes people with strong emotions and sense of justice, but he knows that in such a society, being overly emotional rather than rational will lead to unrealistic actions, which will ultimately be his downfall.

  The mountains and rivers can be changed, but the nature is hard to move. For such a person, Guo Fei cannot change him, nor dare to bind himself with him, lest he would harm himself to death. Guo Fei is not a ruthless man, but the harsh reality forces him to make this choice. In this world, there is only one person who can make Guo Fei risk his life, and that is Wen Shu.

  Guo Fei will help with his feelings for Jin Datong, but he won't put himself in harm's way. That's Guo Fei's principle of doing things, having boundaries and knowing what to do and what not to do.

  Kuo Fei pondered, putting the Xuan Tie sword into the Bing Fu space, his figure fluttering as he unfolded the ninja's body method, alone and merged into the dark shadows, like a lone ghost drifting away in the distance, looking lonely and thin.

  Guo Fei did not blindly rush forward, but instead kept noting down major landmarks. In this dark desert, it was easy to get lost and he had to remember the way back.

  The day before, almost no troops were encountered, which made Guo Fei feel very surprised. A large number of soldiers rushed in, and at this time, it seemed to be swallowed up by darkness, disappearing without a trace.

  However, the footprints in the desert were still very clear, especially those of the cavalry, which left deep hoof prints. What made Guo Fei feel surprised was that these troops seemed to have changed direction and gone northeast.

  Transformed into a ninja, there is a kind of delightful feeling in tracking and reconnaissance. Guo Fei carefully examined the ground and made a judgment that the route of the ghost soldier's attack on Heiwa and the retreat of the remaining troops were not the same, they came from the north, but the remaining troops retreated to the northeast.

  The direction of Zhao's pursuit was northeast, which was exactly where the Gui tribe was retreating.

  Why did the demon tribe retreat without taking the original road? Was it a shortcut or a trap? Guo Fei pondered to himself.

  Various signs indicate that the high-ranking practitioners of the Ghost Tribe have intelligence no lower than those of the Human Tribe, and they must have a purpose for doing so.

  For safety, Guo Fei released the corpse soldier and let it lead the way. The two silhouettes moved quietly north-eastward along the chaotic footprints, one in front of the other.

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