Chapter 1738

Senior brother, becoming a corpse king isn't easy; we've been searching for hundreds of years, and in the end we've all come back empty-handed, haven't we?

In our last battle, we lost many zombies; recovering them is incredibly hard, and advancing further seems unlikely.

Besides, senior brother, you've only just become a zombie and haven't fully mastered this body, so pursuing the corpse king path is out of the question. For us brothers to defeat the sect leader is pure fantasy unless we can find and refine a corpse king to stand against him.

I think we should instead seize this opportunity to leave the Corpse Refining Sect, leave Cangzhou, hide for a few hundred years to cultivate, and eventually find a way to become a corpse king—rather than go back to our deaths.

The Corpse Refining Sect is a trap—returning means certain death.

The Red-Eyed Corpse General knows full well; after learning those secrets of the Corpse Refining Sect, he certainly doesn't want to return to his death.

The Second Corpse General, Feng Luoyue, shook his head: "Junior brother, even if you want to leave, where do you think you could go? Lingzhou? The demon lands? Or maybe the central realms?"

Don't even think about it—we might not even make it out of Cangzhou. Do you think Butterfly No Dream would just stand by while we leave? Do you think the Heavenly Capital Sect would have no one watching? They've already sealed off the Corpse Refining Sect's territory; to leave, we'd have to break through their encirclement.

Even if we could leave, what then? Would we spend our lives constantly fleeing and hiding?

The Corpse-Growing Lotus is about to mature; even if we need to flee, couldn't we just take the Corpse-Growing Lotus and then leave?

The Corpse-Growing Lotus is far too important; he could never abandon it.

Being zombies, they all know how vital the Corpse-Growing Lotus is, and they all know they need it.

To take that final step, to strengthen ourselves, the Corpse-Growing Lotus is essential.

If they could consume the Corpse-Growing Lotus, their future would be obstacle-free; they could even revert to humanity, revealing vitality, making their path clear as day. Such a supreme treasure lies before them—how could they not take it?

Could they really spend their entire lives as zombies?

The Red-Eyed Corpse General fell silent. Every disciple of the Corpse Refining Sect is invaded by corpse qi, gradually turning their bodies into zombies—an irreversible process, though avoidable, but the price is too high; many disciples only seek strength, neglecting their own humanity.

Furthermore, the Corpse Refining Sect never informed them of this; by the time they realize, it's already too late.

Especially these corpse generals, whose bodies are already half-transformed; the remaining half will soon continue transforming. As they constantly cultivate and fight, corpse qi spreads further through their bodies, needing no extra effort—within a hundred years they will inevitably become full zombies.

This is exactly what the sect leader wants, and it lies at the core of the Corpse Refining Sect.

Otherwise, why would the Corpse Refining Sect have so many selected zombies, all top-tier, trained as zombies from the beginning?

"Hahaha, senior brother, what will you do?" The Red-Eyed Corpse General gave in, knowing he had to take a risk.

He knows it's dangerous, but he has no alternative.

"Junior brother, please look." The Second Corpse General, Feng Luoyue, produced a jade slip and handed it to the Red-Eyed Corpse General.

The Red-Eyed Corpse General, doubtful, took the jade slip, immersed himself in its contents, and his body trembled.

After a moment, the Red-Eyed Corpse General exclaimed in shock: "Senior brother, where did you find this technique? It's far too evil!"

"Junior brother, techniques aren't inherently good or evil; we two brothers cultivate according to the *Xuan Yin Shi Dian*, following its method—sacrificing a batch of people to forcibly boost our strength—why should we fear the sect leader?"

"The *Xuan Yin Shi Dian* is something I found in the tomb of an elder within the sect; rumor says this technique originates from an ancient corpse god, an ancient art that elder obtained but never practiced before being buried in his tomb."

"After senior brother obtained this technique, he immediately destroyed all traces; previously, senior brother wasn't a zombie, so he didn't want to cultivate this technique, but now he has no choice."

"I, your senior brother, am still alive thanks to this *Xuan Yin Shi Dian*; junior brother, I will pass this technique to you as repayment for saving my life. With us brothers joining forces, what do we have to fear from the sect leader?"

The Red-Eyed Corpse General looked at the Second Corpse General, knowing he had been convinced.

From the start, this senior brother had this idea in mind, wanting to act together with him; as for what the sacrifice would be—

It's obvious that within the Corpse Refining Sect's territory there are many mortals; those mortal cities have plenty of people, and sacrificing an entire city's populace would allow the two of them to rapidly increase their strength.

Moreover, the sect's disciples could also be used as sacrifices, but this method is excessively heinous; the Red-Eyed Corpse General still has his limits.

"Senior brother, are you sure you want to act against those mortals? Once we do, we'll have no way back." The Red-Eyed Corpse General asked solemnly.

Mortals must not be touched; even they dare not act recklessly, for mortals are protected, and many forces tacitly agree not to harm them—anyone who harms mortals will face a joint siege from all powers.

This is deadly; as for the Corpse Refining Sect, the ones who would act are the Heavenly Capital Sect and the Accumulated Dust Sect, while the Heavenly Sword Sect would not intervene.

"Junior brother, having come this far, what are you still worried about?" The Second Corpse General said coldly: "If we don't do this, we won't survive; the sect leader won't spare us, nor will the Heavenly Capital Sect and the Accumulated Dust Sect—only by doing this can we find a sliver of hope."

"For the Corpse-Growing Lotus, for survival, junior brother, let's go all in."

"Alright, senior brother, junior brother will join you in this madness; hopefully we won't die too miserably." The Red-Eyed Corpse General had no choice, he boarded the Second Corpse General's ship, with no retreat.

We can only choose one path and follow it to the end.

This path is a dead end, yet we must see it through to the end.

One day later.

Human city, Fengyuan City.

The largest human city under the Corpse Refining Sect's jurisdiction, with over a hundred thousand inhabitants—this is one of the few major cities, and it is their first target.

They set up a formation, spending a day; then the formation activated, the corpse qi surge began, and they released their corpse qi, bringing disaster.

That day was one of despair for Fengyuan City.

At night, with lights blazing, corpse qi invaded, enveloping the entire city.

Soon, someone noticed something was off; people began to undergo corpse transformation, turning directly into zombies, and the slaughter began.

Some people persisted, refusing to transform; unfortunately, those who could control themselves were few, while others could not.

A massacre began.

The two stood in the air, looking down at the corpse transformation.

"Junior brother, let's watch a good show."

"Senior brother." The red-eyed corpse was about to speak, but ultimately still couldn't say it; from this moment on, they truly had no way back, the Formation activated, and sin was about to arise.