Chapter 488: Zombie Onslaught

Inside the Xuan Kong Shi, only Ye Liuyun, Lei Ming and the Earth Demon Dragon remain.

The three of them absorb it without any hesitation. Ye Liuyun's Mysterious Origin Breath Technique can swiftly convert this Demon Qi into True Essence.

With this great energy source, Lei Ming is the first to breakthrough; after the breakthrough, Lei Ming reaches the Tian Gang Eight Layers, a level that already counts as a top master of the Cangyun Continent.

Next is the Earth Demon Dragon, whose breakthrough speed is also rapid, seeming to have accumulated enough. It not only breaks through to the Tian Gang Fifth Layers, but even its internal Demon Qi becomes even more concentrated.

Previously it stayed with Liang Xue for a long time, so its Demon Qi could not be replenished and had faded considerably; this time it was fully restored at once.

Ye Liuyun lets the other two continue cultivating to absorb as much as possible, and then he begins to focus on his own cultivation.

Just as Ye Liuyun is immersed in cultivation, the Corpse-Eating Worm sends him a Transmission Voice, saying that a horde of zombies from the tomb has surged here.

Ye Liuyun estimates that the zombies originally dared not come because the strongest zombie was here, but now that its aura has vanished, they all rush here, seeking to replace its position.

He hesitates briefly, then finally pauses his cultivation and walks out of the Xuan Kong Shi.

Since there are so many zombies, he decides to take the chance to practice more; the fighting is light now, and perhaps he can reinforce his foundation a bit, after all it's not a waste of time.

The best way to deal with these zombies is Buddha Light Power. Ye Liuyun last time elevated his realm by merging abundant Buddha Light, and he has not yet used this power again, so now he will give it a try.

So he does not call anyone else, and alone he stands at the entrance of this tomb chamber, blocking the zombies.

This time, he employs a Buddha-Demon Golden Body, which not only incorporates Bloodline Power but also adds Buddha Light.

A massive Buddha-Demon Illusory Shadow appears behind Ye Liuyun; upon seeing the zombies, Ye Liuyun commands the shadow to strike with a palm. The Buddha Light Power contained in that palm can instantly smash a zombie into a skeleton, annihilating its Soul. Even zombies of the Tian Gang Fourth and Fifth Layers are no exception.

Inside this tomb, there truly are no very powerful zombies. The remaining zombies, the strongest being only Tian Gang Liu Chong, are easily eradicated by Ye Liuyun. Moreover, he deliberately consumes True Essence without regard for efficiency, striking with full force each time.

What puzzles him is that these zombies, regardless of their realm, recklessly charge into the tomb. Ye Liuyun is curious about why they come in.

After half a day of slaughter, Ye Liuyun is left with two zombies of the Yuan Dan Realm, which he places into the tomb to see what they are searching for.

The two zombies, once inside, rush straight at a broken skeleton and dig a relic out of its skull. Then the two fight; the stronger one destroys the weaker and attempts to attach the relic to its own head.

Ye Liuyun has refined such items before and knows its use, so he immediately acts, annihilating that zombie and snatching the relic.

It seems the zombies in the coffin did not let the Corpse-Eating Worm examine closely, so the relic was missed by the worm. Yet Ye Liuyun does not blame the worm. Missing a treasure is normal; no one can claim a treasure hunt is 100% flawless. The Corpse-Eating Worm did a good job this time, almost avoiding all risk.

After obtaining the relic, he immediately begins studying it and finds it differs from those he refined before, oddly so. The energy it contains seems to bear the aura of the Demon Race.

What is this? Could it be a Buddha corrupted by demonic influence? Or does the Demon Race also leave relics? Ye Liuyun ponders without finding an answer.

He probes with Soul and Golden Pupil, yet finds no issue.

"Maybe I've experienced too little! If Qiong Qi were here, perhaps he'd know. Never mind, let Lei Ming refine it; after all, this thing isn't harmful to the Demon Race." Thinking this, Ye Liuyun stops further effort.

Lei Ming, upon receiving the relic infused with Demon Qi, can't put it down and immediately refines it. To her, it is a priceless treasure. According to her, the relic contains pure Demon Qi; if fully absorbed, it could even let her breakthrough to the Tian Gang Ninth Layers.

However, she has just broken through the First Realm, so the relic can only be used when she is about to breakthrough again soon.

Ye Liuyun has no objection; as long as it helps her, it's fine. He hadn't expected that going out to exterminate some zombies would yield an unexpected gain.

At this point, Lei Ming and the Earth Demon Dragon have both solidified their realms, so Ye Liuyun lets the two go out to guard the Xuan Kong Shi. However, they are not allowed to leave the Formation; if any wind or movement occurs, they should summon him.

After they go out, Ye Liuyun finally can settle down to cultivate.

He is about to transmute the Demon Qi in this Crystal Stone when he suddenly thinks that his Buddha-Demon Golden Body also requires Demon Qi. If he absorbs directly without transmutation, what would happen?

Thinking this, he decides to try, to see if direct absorption works. If not, transmutation can wait.

So he directly absorbs the Demon Qi. To his surprise, absorbing without transmutation makes him absorb even faster.

"This may be related to my cultivation of the Buddha-Demon Golden Body; both Physical Body and Soul require this Demon Qi's power."

Ye Liuyun also discovers that although his absorption speed increased, the Demon Qi does not convert into True Essence; it is merely taken in simply by his Physical Body and Soul.

After researching for a while, he finds that this mode of absorption harms him not; on the contrary, both Physical Body and Soul are strengthened.

Going forward, he no longer worries, and starts a dual approach: simultaneously absorbing into his Physical Body and Soul while also transmuting a portion to replenish his True Essence.

As he continuously absorbs this Demon Qi, his Soul and Buddha-Demon Golden Body directly breakthrough to the Ninth Layer, finally reaching a perfect state.

That Buddha-Demon Illusory Shadow is as lifelike as a real person. It is filled with his True Essence and Bloodline Power, and the force it unleashes combines both Buddha Power and Demon Power.