Chapter 395: This Immortal Uses the Most Top-Tier Corpse Driving Technique

Ancestral Hall.

“It seems the villagers frequently visit this ancestral hall. Look, there’s so much food in front of the memorial tablets.” Meng Jingzhou was somewhat surprised. The ancestral hall was clean and bright, and simple foods like steamed buns and pickles were laid out before the memorial tablets.

“Indeed, these foods are still warm.” Lu Yang noticed steam rising from the buns, indicating they had just been steamed.

“Looking at this makes me hungry. Let's eat something.” Meng Jingzhou pulled out various prepared foods from his identity jade tablet. He had bought these from the market street, and they were very beneficial for cultivation. Such was the magic of spiritual chefs.

Seeing these foods, Lu Yang remembered that a celestial chef resided in his spiritual space, and her cooking offered even greater benefits to cultivation. This thought weighed heavily on Lu Yang.

Lu Yang raised his hand and conjured a ball of Samadhi True Fire. It required no kindling like branches; just a trace of spiritual energy was enough to keep it burning for a long time.

The two placed their food over the Samadhi True Fire to warm it. The already delicious food became even more appealing.

“Speaking of which, since Senior Sister isn't here, don't you know the Lu family’s pictographic boxing? Can’t you just summon her?” Meng Jingzhou suddenly had an idea, thinking of the most convenient solution. Senior Sister, being an elder, wouldn't be affected by karmic backlash.

Lu Yang gave Meng Jingzhou a side-eye. “Of course, you'd suggest such a method since you're not the one summoning Senior Sister, right?”

“The last time I called Senior Sister, it was during a life-or-death crisis. This minor karmic backlash of yours isn't a big deal. If I called Senior Sister for this, what do you think she'd deal with first: your karmic backlash or you?”

Meng Jingzhou imagined Senior Sister being summoned by Lu Yang, hearing the full story, and then staring at him coldly, as if he were a dead man. A chill ran down his spine.

“Alright, alright, let's just solve this karmic backlash ourselves.”

Lu Yang continued to explain, “Besides, Senior Sister is extremely busy with countless important matters. What if I disturb her, cause a mishap, or delay something crucial?” This was also why Lu Yang wouldn't easily summon Senior Sister. While it was true that he could ask Senior Sister to help solve difficulties, doing so wouldn't provide any training, and secondly, Senior Sister's cultivation was high, and her tasks were too important to be easily delayed. Unless he faced a life-or-death situation, Lu Yang wouldn't summon Senior Sister.

“It's a pity that the Grand Elder isn't here. With his experience, he should be able to offer a different solution.” Although he didn't know what the Grand Elder was out doing, Meng Jingzhou could guess it was likely building tombs. Considering the Grand Elder's frequent tomb construction and filling them with zombies, Meng Jingzhou simply couldn't believe he had no commercial dealings with the Corpse-Driving Sect. The Grand Elder was highly cultivated and experienced; he might know how to deal with this situation, or perhaps tell them who to seek out in Barren State.

“I heard that Barren State has a tradition of driving corpses since ancient times. When the Great Yu Dynasty collapsed a hundred thousand years ago, plunging the world into chaos with rebellions everywhere, this region experienced mass slaughter, rivers of blood, and countless corpses littering the land. Many of these corpses transformed, leading to the emergence of a large number of corpse drivers. A group of them banded together for warmth and formed a sect, which is now the Corpse-Driving Sect,” Meng Jingzhou said, pointing to a passage in 'Humanities of Barren State'.

“So, the custom of driving corpses goes back quite a long way,” Lu Yang mused. A hundred thousand years was an ancient era for him; even the Dao Seeking Sect, one of the oldest, was only around 120,000 years old.

“Corpse driving is much older than you imagine,” the Immortal Fairy said opportunely.

“There were corpse-driving techniques in ancient times?”

The Immortal Fairy smacked her lips, recalling glorious times: “More or less. Back then, everyone had a variety of corpse-driving techniques, and the spells used to control corpses didn't have a collective name, unlike now where they're all called 'corpse-driving techniques'. You remember that fool who could make words come true, right? He could control corpses just by speaking, and he was formidable. When he encountered a strong enemy, he'd dive into a graveyard, shout, and the corpses inside would rush out, terrifyingly. He was one of the powerful enemies I faced.”

For the Immortal Fairy to call him a fool, he must have been truly foolish.

Lu Yang remembered this fool. He could make words come true and was extremely difficult to deal with, renowned in ancient times and one of the most promising candidates for immortality. Legends about him persisted in later generations. Then, the Immortal Fairy ambushed him; he cried out, “It hurts so much I could die!”, and he truly died.

“And there was the one who formed the harem Golden Core. By chance, he cultivated a beautiful female zombie. After a long period of interaction, the zombie developed feelings. After ascending to the Drought Demoness level, she seemed truly resurrected and became one of that fellow's harem members.”

Lu Yang also remembered this person who formed the harem Golden Core. He had countless beauties and a vast harem. With the help of various women, he cultivated the Art of Dual Cultivation, spending every night with women, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. Ultimately, he failed to manage his harem's relationships, was dismembered by them, and died miserably. Honestly, if one disregards the final outcome, the experiences of this genius who formed the harem Golden Core were quite enviable.

“Fairy, can you drive corpses?”

“Of course! I use the most supreme corpse-driving technique!”

“You can?” Lu Yang's eyes lit up in surprise. As expected of a fairy; she knew every spell, and the most supreme ones at that. It must be even more advanced than the Corpse-Driving Sect's techniques.

“Do you want to learn the art of playing dead?”

“I want to... wait, playing dead?” Lu Yang suddenly reacted.

“Exactly! I play dead, then I revive. Isn't that the most supreme corpse-driving technique?”

Lu Yang fell silent. Resurrecting the dead was indeed the most supreme corpse-driving technique, but something still felt off.

Lu Yang remembered something and asked, “Besides your playing-dead technique, are there other corpse-driving techniques that can resurrect the dead?”

“Not sure.”

“Not sure?”

“Theoretically, yes, but I haven't yet witnessed any corpse-driving technique that can compare to my playing-dead technique.”

“The five of us discussed this when we were eating. Logically, the most supreme corpse-driving techniques should be able to revive the dead. But if the original soul vanishes and a new soul appears in the old body, how can that be called a resurrection?”

Lu Yang thought to himself: *It's probably because Immortal Ying Tian and the other four were afraid of dying from your cooking that they discussed this topic.*

“Wait, something's approaching!” Lu Yang stopped talking and exited his spiritual space. He sensed something drawing near, and judging by the sound, there were many of them!

Almost simultaneously, Meng Jingzhou also reacted, getting into a stance to face the approaching enemies.

Bang—

The ancestral hall's main door was shoved open. Outside stood a throng of withered corpses, nearly a hundred of them at a glance!

The two unleashed their divine sense and discovered that the withered corpses had surrounded the ancestral hall, blocking every possible exit!

“Why are there living corpses everywhere in Barren State?”