Chapter 225: Wu Zhen

The underground palace was very large, and the high-intensity flashlight could only illuminate a corner of it even with all its might.

But Chu Danqing and the others could clearly see dragon skeletons scattered all over the ground in the underground palace.

Some were very complete, while others were incomplete.

The dragon skeletons were not composed of human remains; they were indeed another type of life form.

This meant that the Corpse Jiao was not an original creation of Feng Shui techniques, but was imitated.

At the same time, it also indirectly explained one thing: these mythical creatures truly existed in ancient times.

However, how ancient these ancient times were, Chu Danqing did not know.

Guo Ming had also never seen this kind of battle array; although these dragons had become white bones, the slight pressure emitted from their bodies allowed him to glimpse a trace of their residual might from when they were alive.

If it weren't for the fact that they had been dead for too long, even if they only had one breath left, this might would have been enough to keep him from raising his head.

"They are all dead, don't worry," Chu Danqing said with feigned calmness; if he didn't court death, Paradise wouldn't issue a must-die quest to him.

So, while he was panicked, he wasn't afraid.

Guo Ming nodded in response and then entered the underground palace with Chu Danqing.

The dragon skeletons were too huge, making them appear very small as they moved among them.

Walking all the way toward the center of the underground palace, they didn't encounter any corpse-rising or other incidents.

On the contrary, they had gradually adapted to the pressure of the dragon bones.

Until they arrived at the center of the underground palace, the so-called Dragon-Gouging Platform was not luxurious or extravagant.

It was just a crude platform, looking like a simple slaughterhouse.

And to the side, there was a rough rattan chair, on which lay a dried corpse.

The corpse was wearing clothing similar to that of an ancient shaman, hanging with full accessories.

"This is... the Dragon-Gouging Platform?" Guo Ming's tone carried uncertainty.

Compared to the dragon skeletons in front, this small slaughterhouse was too much of a contrast.

Chu Danqing also looked around and said helplessly: "I don't know either."

He was also here for the first time.

"It is the Dragon-Gouging Platform," a hoarse voice answered their doubts.

This gave the two of them quite a scare, but looking around, they couldn't find the source of the sound, so they immediately focused their gaze on the dried corpse.

Sure enough, the dried corpse slowly climbed up from the rattan chair.

"Finally, a person with some level has come," the dried corpse climbed up, a miserable green radiance appearing in its eyes: "Is it still the Kan Dynasty outside?"

"No, the Kan Dynasty has been gone for a thousand years," Chu Danqing said.

The opponent clearly didn't have much malice.

"So I have lain for another thousand years," the dried corpse's tone carried melancholy, then said: "So what are you doing here?"

Chu Danqing took out the Purple Micro Jade Seal and Imperial Purple Qi and said: "I intend to cleanse the Purple Micro Jade Seal with the Imperial Purple Qi."

First of all, he didn't know how.

So it was highly likely to fall on this shaman-like person in front of him.

"Oh, the last one who did this was a little fellow from the Kan Dynasty."

"I helped him cleanse it, and he helped me build a wall outside the underground palace and find someone who could let me rest in peace."

"It seems he only succeeded halfway," the dried corpse said in a deep voice.

It was not disappointed by the failure, because this was not the first time it had entrusted someone.

"I am called Zhen, a shaman; you can call me Wu Zhen," the dried corpse's gaze looked at the dragon bones in the underground palace and continued: "I should have rested in peace after I died."

"But my soul was trapped in my corpse, suffering torture forever."

"I can help you, but you must promise me two things."

Chu Danqing heard this and immediately agreed: "Senior, please speak."

"First, kill me and let me rest in peace," Wu Zhen's first condition was not beyond Chu Danqing's expectations.

"The second is a bit troublesome, but if you want to cleanse the Purple Micro Jade Seal with Imperial Purple Qi, you must do it."

Wu Zhen said, pointing to this crude Dragon-Gouging Platform: "Too many dragons have died on the Dragon-Gouging Platform, so some residual dragon souls are suffering and cannot be reborn, thus becoming baleful here."

"When I cleansed it for the little fellow of the Kan Dynasty, my soul was able to suppress it, so I could ignore the dragon balefulness."

"Now it won't work, so if you want to cleanse it, you need to get rid of this dragon balefulness."

"Of course, if you want to get rid of the dragon balefulness, you must first lure it out."

"With my residual body suppressing it, this dragon balefulness dares not show its head, so you must kill me first."

Hearing this, Chu Danqing was numb.

"Senior, you must be logical when you speak," Chu Danqing's words were high-EQ; low-EQ would be "Are you senile?"

With your strength, you want the two of us to kill you? This is too outrageous.

Even if they could kill you, how could you help him cleanse it after you are dead?

"Rest assured, so many years have passed, the strength of this dragon balefulness has long been less than one percent," Wu Zhen said slowly: "With the strength of the person beside you, killing it is not difficult."

Chu Danqing's eyes twitched; is this a problem of dragon balefulness?

"As for me, my state is even worse."

"Only this residual body remains, and it cannot exert much strength."

"If you agree, my soul will leave the body, and you can act immediately," Wu Zhen said.

At the same time, Paradise's hidden quest also appeared.

【Hidden Quest: Kill Corpse·Wu Zhen before returning】

【Trial Difficulty: S-Rank (Nightmare)】

【Trial Reward: Paradise Points × 20000, Attribute Points +5】

【Trial Failure: Paradise Points -40000, Random Attribute -2】

Chu Danqing now understood where the S-Rank of the talent quest came from.

To cleanse the Purple Micro Jade Seal with Imperial Purple Qi, one must first kill Wu Zhen and the dragon balefulness.

Otherwise, even if Chu Danqing knew the method of cleansing, he would have no suitable environment or conditions to perform it.

He immediately accepted this hidden quest and said: "Good!"

Things had reached this point, and he only had this one path to agree to.

The talent quest had reached this ring; where was there any talk of giving up?

Hearing his words, a rare smile appeared on Wu Zhen's withered face.

"It's just that I have a question," Chu Danqing said: "Senior, why don't you end it yourself?"

"Sigh, it's not that I don't want to, but I can't," Wu Zhen was asked this by Chu Danqing, and his good mood disappeared directly.

"Over the years, I have used my soul to weaken the dragon balefulness while constantly consuming the baleful Qi of this residual body."

"If I were to end it myself without finding someone who could suppress and kill the residual body and the dragon balefulness, this residual body would turn into a monstrous baleful object and emerge, and I fear it would cause suffering to all living things."

"And that's just the best result; the residual body and the dragon balefulness have been together day and night, and both are baleful objects; once combined, it would be even more terrifying."

"If it were in the era I lived in, it wouldn't be a problem, but I learned from the little fellow of the Kan Dynasty that the human world is now weak."

"If such a baleful object really descended, who could block it?"

"So I have been holding on with my last breath, finally waiting for a fated person like you to come and help," Wu Zhen said truthfully.

As for why he didn't act? He had also been suppressing and weakening it.

Otherwise, with the complete Corpse·Wu Zhen and dragon balefulness, how could Chu Danqing be an opponent?

I fear that as soon as he stepped into this underground palace, he would have been eroded by the baleful Qi and died.

"That's fine, but may I ask, can you turn this place into a water domain?" Chu Danqing asked.

Since it was an S-Rank quest, Chu Danqing definitely had to increase his advantages.

The Human-Faced Yin Serpent, Hundred-Legged Corpse Scorpion, and Ghost-Faced Dragon Serpent could reach S-Rank because they could only reach S-Rank.

But the hidden quest of Wu Zhen and the dragon balefulness could reach S-Rank because the upper limit of Rank 1 is S-Rank.

As for the unknown similar to the Cave God, that might require Wu Zhen in his prime.

"Water domain? What do you want to do?" Wu Zhen asked, not quite understanding.

"Of course, it's to strengthen combat power," Chu Danqing said righteously: "If we fight in a water domain, we can double our strength."

Wu Zhen was not surprised when he heard this, but pondered and asked: "How much water do you need for this water domain?"

Asking this question meant that he could indeed do it, but he had no way to provide a sufficiently large water domain as assistance.

"This... it might require a certain amount," Chu Danqing didn't know the water domain standard required by the Dragon Son Pu Lao; he had always used the Dragon Son Ba Xia before.

Actually, he just mentioned it; he didn't really expect Wu Zhen to be able to do it.

"Fine, I will do my best," Wu Zhen saw Chu Danqing's vague answer and could only do his best.

"However, this matter requires your cooperation," Wu Zhen said: "The gully I left when I killed the Yellow Dragon here has now become a river."

"I will give you a direction and help you open up the top and bottom to lead the river water down."

"Once the water domain is formed, just block the passage," Wu Zhen gave the solution.

Chu Danqing also heard an incredible piece of news.

He had heard Zhong Ting talk about this, but Zhong Ting said this thing was just wild history and couldn't be taken seriously.

Chu Danqing had also thought so before.

He didn't expect such wild history to be true.

And the person who did it was in the underground palace beneath the Huang Long River.

After saying this, Wu Zhen explained the direction and plan to Chu Danqing in detail.

Wu Zhen didn't know these things originally; they were all contents of the blueprints and situational information left behind when Prince Yuanping's tomb was built.

When it was built, he guided it personally; otherwise, how could the Kan Dynasty suppress his baleful corpse and dragon balefulness?

This also let Wu Zhen know quite a bit about the Kan Dynasty, the Huang Long River, and the Cangmang Guling.

The plan he gave was very detailed, and the success rate of implementation was also very high.

Chu Danqing could only say that ginger is indeed spicy when it's old.

Even after being trapped in this underground palace for so many years, he was still so formidable.

As for why Wu Zhen was trapped in the underground palace, Chu Danqing didn't ask.

The opponent didn't seem willing to say; there must be hidden reasons for this.

This had little to do with Chu Danqing; after all, that was someone else's business.

He just needed to take care of the transaction between the two sides; there was no need to get to the bottom of it.

Just like Wu Zhen also didn't ask about his background.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 226 =====