Chapter Thirty: Farewell Yu Zhen

  Bai Qi also felt the hunger, after refining his essence and energy, the nutrients needed by the human body were no longer just ordinary food. At times, he had to take some elixirs. However, Yu Linling couldn't refine elixirs, and elixirs were even harder to buy in Zhongzhou. Ordinary scattered cultivators could only endure this hunger.

  Bai Qi could only lick his lips, trying to suppress this feeling of hunger as much as possible. It was said that if one could enter the Dongtian Fudi to cultivate, they could avoid such situations, and even without taking elixirs, their cultivation would naturally increase.

  In the end, it's because of the land of Zhongzhou, the primordial energy of heaven and earth is suppressed, and the cultivators will never be satisfied. No wonder these cultivators want to overthrow the Great Jin Dynasty. If the Twelve Copper Men really reappear and suppress the national fortune, the entire region ruled by the Great Jin Dynasty will no longer be able to accommodate cultivators above the Qi Refining stage.

  Bai Qi patted Xiaoyu on the back and said, "You be careful yourself." With that, he brandished his long spear and charged into the zombies.

  The zombie's attack was nothing more than scratching and spitting corpse poison. Xiaoyu couldn't compare to Bai Qi, she could only rely on holding her breath, using the fetal breathing method to minimize the damage she received. Bai Qi, however, continued to breathe heavily, his muscles bulging, the corpse poison having no effect on him. Bai Qi didn't know the reason and had no time to think about it.

  Lingquan's divine spear was like a dragon emerging from the water, and those dozen or so zombies were instantly dismembered by the true dragon energy shot out from the tip of Bai Qi's gun.

  Bai Qi's gaze pierced through the corridor, and at the end of the corridor, more zombies stumbled forward. The things that had threatened him a few days ago were now no match for him, and this feeling made Bai Qi somewhat excited.

  Bai Qi slowed down his pace, and from the distance, he saw zombies wearing iron armor. The zombies behind didn't approach quickly, so he had to rely on this slightly narrow path to fight, avoiding being surrounded by zombies. With a light rain behind him, he couldn't help but be cautious. The path was dozens of feet long, Bai Qi's footsteps slowed down, and the group of zombies took the lead in entering the path, rushing towards him head-on.

  In the midst of the cold air prevailing on the path, a small rain started behind Bai Qi's back and shivered for a moment. Bai Qi said in a low voice, "It's all right, we'll settle them soon."

  "Xiao Bai Ge, I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of becoming like them." Xiaoyu's voice was a little hoarse, she forced out a few words and quickly stopped, fearing inhaling the corpse poison.

  What if Xiaoyu turned into a zombie or something like that, could I bear to dismember her?

  "Don't worry, it won't be like that," said Bai Qi. With a swift movement, he arrived in front of the first zombie and shot out a sword pellet from his mouth. The Moon Wheel Sword Pellet directly smashed open the zombie's skull and then pierced through the chest of the second zombie.

  After killing two zombies, the Moon Wheel Sword had flown far away, and Bai Qi felt that it was difficult to control, so he could only retrieve it. This Moon Wheel Sword was originally able to be controlled at a distance of over 20 zhang outside, but in the tomb, even with a distance of just over 3 zhang, it was somewhat beyond Bai Qi's ability.

  The sword was sharp, but it took a lot of effort to wield. Bai Qi swiftly withdrew it and the divine spear shot forward in a straight line, piercing through the third zombie's skull. The zombie swung its claws wildly, hitting the gunstock and being blown away.

  The True Dragon Seven Killings Spear is a mortal ultimate skill, and the combat skills of the Qi Refiners may not be much better than this spear technique. Moreover, the enemy is an undead with just opened spiritual wisdom. Bai Qi felt that he had endless strength, his feet suddenly accelerated, and he charged towards the tall and heavily armored undead.

  In the zombie's hand, a crescent spear with a damaged long blade in front and only the curved side blade remaining. Seeing Bai Qi approaching again, the zombie let out a loud roar, its iron armor shaking, and gray smoke spreading inside the tunnel. The spear came crashing down. The speed of this spear made Bai Qi feel a chill run down his spine. His Leaping Spring Divine Gun couldn't even attack in time, only able to thrust upwards with the gun tip hitting the zombie's spear blade.

  His speed was still a little slow, and he didn't form a right-angle collision. The zombie's long spear power was like a mountain range. Bai Qi's hand hurt suddenly, and his tiger mouth burst open, with fresh blood flowing out. Bai Qi endured the pain without letting go, but his strength was no match for it. The angle of his defense was not enough, and the spear blade scraped past the gun handle, heading straight for his head, bringing a trail of sparks.

  Bai Qi opened his mouth again and spat out four more sword pellets, which collided with the long spear in a row. The long spear itself was already fragile, but the grayish glow on it was the strange power exerted by the zombie, which resisted the sharpness of the Moon Wheel Sword Pellets.

  The crescent moon sword flew out of control to both sides of the wall, piercing through it. Bai Qi took advantage of the brief blockage and leaped backward, dodging the long spear's slash. The gust of wind generated by the spear swept across his face, bringing a wave of scorching pain. Bai Qi switched the Leizhen divine spear to his left hand and recalled the sword, while the zombie took a big step forward, its armor clanking loudly.

  Bai Qi took out a purple thunderbolt from the red silk pouch and threw it out, he also knew that this might not kill the zombie, he turned around and rushed back, his long spear pierced straight, completely ignoring any attack from the zombie.

  Compared to the zombie in terms of physical strength, he was no match. In terms of magical power, he still couldn't keep up. However, Bai Qi deeply understood that in a life-or-death struggle, blindly fleeing would only lead to a worse outcome. His speed might not even be able to compare with this towering zombie.

  Bai Qi deeply regretted that he had started practicing too late, having only a sharp sword but no skills to use it. When encountering slow enemies, of course, one sword would be enough to cut off their heads, but when facing such high-level zombies, the sword was completely useless against them.

  That zombie was not very intelligent, seeing the Purple Thunderbolt flying over, still using its long spear to slash. The Purple Thunderbolt suddenly exploded, purple lightning enveloped an area of several meters in diameter, and the zombie let out a miserable cry, with white smoke rising from its body. The power of this Purple Thunderbolt was not particularly strong, but its attribute was specifically used to restrain evil creatures, the impact of the thunderbolt caused the iron armor on the zombie's body to shatter instantly, revealing white bones underneath. On top of the white bones, red cracks were shocking and frightening.

  Bai Qi felt himself being illuminated by the lightning, and his eyes suddenly darkened. He charged into the residual waves of the lightning without caring, and a bullet pierced through the zombie's heart.

  The gun tail of Lixuan Divine Gun shot out a gray gas with an unbearable stench.

  Can't see it anymore?

  Bai Qi's heart was filled with terror, but his hands didn't stop moving. With a burst of strength, the towering zombie crashed to the ground. Bai Qi felt an indescribable pain all over his body, and the lightning's entry into his body had left signs of damage to his meridians. Fortunately, in the demon space, the Inverse Scale Spear once again released a cyan-golden aura that flowed through Bai Qi's body, repairing the injuries caused by the lightning one by one.

  Bai Qi suppressed the fear in his heart and asked, "Xiaoyu, how are you?"

  Xiaoyu didn't respond, but Baiqi could still feel Xiaoyu's breathing and heartbeat. He gritted his teeth and continued forward. His eyes temporarily unable to see, Baiqi relied solely on his intuition to sense the target.

  It was as if the outlines composed of fine lines appeared in front of Bai Qi, those zombies completely turned into three-dimensional paintings. Bai Qi felt that this kind of battle was more comfortable, and his fear gradually faded away.

  The long spear continued to stab, and the powerful iron armor zombie never appeared again. Bai Qi killed his way out of the corridor, and his eyes gradually cleared up to see the scene in front of him. However, he still kept his eyes closed, ready to throw out the Zi Xuan Divine Thunder at any time.

  He also didn't know that the battle of a cultivator mostly relied on this spiritual sense. The weakest flying sword could attack enemies dozens of meters away, and if he only relied on his eyes, it would be too strenuous. This kind of initial-stage cultivator who had just started to condense his aura could fight for a relatively short period of time because his primordial spirit was not yet formed, and the consumption of controlling equipment with slight spiritual power was too great.

  If Bai Qi knew this, he would definitely be puzzled as to why his divine consciousness could support a long battle without any signs of exhaustion.

  Yu Lin didn't say those things, and he also didn't ask Luo Jiang about them. This kind of knowledge was like it didn't exist to him, and it couldn't trouble him either.

  "Who?" A crisp voice sounded, and Bai Qi turned around. From the side corridor, two people walked out. He had to open his eyes to look, but was stunned.

  "Princess Yuzhen, what are you doing here!"

  Bai Qi saw Princess Yuzhen wearing a black Taoist robe, with only a white crane embroidered on the cuff. Behind her, however, was that old corpse tightly following.

  Princess Yu Zhen only then saw clearly that it was Bai Qi, and she too was surprised, but didn't ask back, only saying: "I followed my master to the front door, to see if there were any suitable zombies to collect."

  If it were in the past, Bai Qi would have definitely believed it. However, when Bai Jian was organizing his men, Princess Yu Zhen wasn't there at all; she must have come privately.

  Bai Qi didn't expose him, instead he hastily said: "Princess, my maid has been injured, it seems like she's been poisoned, can...

  "I didn't bring an antidote, but there's a paper charm here. If you stick it on her forehead, the injury won't worsen and she won't be affected by the zombie venom if we encounter another one."

  Princess Yu Zhen said, taking out a green talisman and handing it over.

  Bai Qi really wanted to use the Li? divine spear to stab the Jade True Princess to death, those Taoist priests on Mount Longhu obviously had a treacherous heart long ago. The Jade True Princess suddenly ignored him that day, she must have known something too. He just didn't dare, the zombie by the Jade True Princess's side was more powerful than all the zombies he had encountered in the tomb, and the Jade True Princess herself was much stronger than him.

  Bai Qi secretly used his innate yuan energy to penetrate into the green talisman and then handed it back to Xiao Yu, who stuck it on her forehead.

  For equipment like talismans, Bai Qi didn't understand, but he also gained some knowledge from Luo Jiang, so he secretly infused his yuanqi into this green-colored talisman. If anything went wrong, he could activate his yuanqi to destroy the talisman.

  The blue token was stuck on Xiaoyu's forehead, and Xiaoyu groaned and woke up.

  "Little White Brother..."

  "Shut up." Bai Qi patted Xiaoyu and said to Princess Yuzhen: "Princess, it's dangerous here. Why don't we team up and fight our way out?"

  Princess Yu Zhen's heart ached, and she secretly ran over. She originally thought that her fellow disciples would take care of her, but then Yan Gongzi appeared, and the people from Dragon Tiger Mountain all went to besiege Bai Jian. She was afraid of being seen by Yan Gongzi, and the outcome might not be much better than Bai Jian's. She didn't know when Bai Jian entered the tomb, if he knew that the people from Dragon Tiger Mountain had already betrayed him, then what would happen?

  Princess Yu Zhen has never experienced life-or-death struggles, and since childhood has studied Taoism in the imperial palace with relatively simple thoughts. If it were another Qi-refining cultivator, they would have killed Bai Qi first before helping out with their precious talisman.