Eternal Life as False Emperor

Looking at the zombie corpse on the ground that was bitten to shreds, Zheng Yi could hardly believe this was the Great Yu Ancestor.

At this moment, it had none of the majesty of an Emperor, merely a dark corpse.

The entire head was nearly devoured by the Blood Moon Gu, exposing a large area of sticky black blood.

This black blood was clearly toxic, corroding the grass around it into patches of white ground.

But the Blood Moon Gu roaming in the corpse seemed unafraid of this corpse poison, swimming even more joyously.

"Your Majesty..."

Chen Liancang came over, his face pale, "This is the Ancestral Zombie... I didn't expect him to turn into a zombie!"

"If it weren't for Your Majesty's immense fortune, it would be impossible to suppress him."

Zheng Yi's eyes flashed, "Ancestor? What ancestor? This is merely a zombie."

"Yes, this old servant spoke out of turn."

"Someone, burn it!"

"Yes!"

Fearing any further incidents with this zombie, Zheng Yi decided to have it burned rather than reburied.

As the flames danced, the zombie's body burned at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually turning into a pile of charcoal.

Only when the body was reduced to ashes did Zheng Yi lead the people to leave.

Burnt to ashes, Zheng Yi really didn't believe anyone could come back to life.

Unfortunately, Zheng Yi found nothing within the ashes of the Grand Ancestor Emperor's remains.

"Chen Xiao."

"This servant is here."

"Return to the Capital City to heal. I've already commanded the Imperial Physician to come."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chen Xiao was unfortunate, his left arm severed at the elbow, just like Grand General Xu.

One wonders whether this would affect his martial arts cultivation.

Amidst the crowd, Zheng Yi once again arrived outside the Grand Ancestor's Mausoleum.

Through the slender konjac sea lotus passage, Zheng Yi stepped into the Grand Ancestor's Mausoleum.

The vast and awe-inspiring Underground Capital City, along with the distant massive white marble steps, the Jinluan Hall and other constructions, left Zheng Yi in shock.

Chen Liancang said, "Your Majesty, this is the mausoleum of the... that zombie."

"Inside the Underground Capital City, there were at least tens of thousands of hairy zombies."

"But due to a previous zombie riot, they all rushed out and were killed by the Imperial Guard."

"Now, there's probably none left in the entire Underground Capital City."

"Further ahead is the massive white marble steps."

"The Jinluan Hall is on top."

"Inside the Jinluan Hall are the clay figures of officials, the dragon throne, and the coffin."

Looking at the vast, dark Underground Capital City, Zheng Yi immediately commanded, "Summon the Imperial Guard inside, inspect it inch by inch for me, don't overlook a single piece of land!"

"Yes!"

The little eunuch quickly conveyed the order, and Zheng Yi left the mausoleum once more.

A gentleman does not stand beneath a dangerous wall.

As he had soon acquired the cultivation classics, he didn't want to risk his life or get injured due to other traps within the Underground Palace.

Letting others pave the way was the best approach.

Soon, under the leadership of their respective officers, groups of Imperial Guard stepped into the Underground Capital City.

They ventured in teams of ten, splitting into hundreds of small groups entering from different directions and alleyways, conducting a thorough inspection of the Underground Capital City.

Zheng Yi wasn't in a hurry, as the last step was better than making any unexpected mistakes.

He waited at the Celestial Longevity Mountain Palace, continuously receiving reports from the Imperial Guard on the situation within the Underground Capital City.

"Your Majesty! Two thousand Imperial Guards have already entered for exploration!"

"Your Majesty, a group of hairy zombies was discovered and completely exterminated!"

"Any traps?"

"None..."

After some thought, Zheng Yi quickly realized.

The Grand Ancestor Emperor still dreamed of converting to a Spirit Corpse Body, or even revival, possibly enticing descendants of the Zheng Clan to find him, so he wouldn't set too many traps.

Moreover, the Underground Capital City and the Underground Imperial Palace were reinforced by specialized arrays, serving as an underground chamber or cultivation secret chamber, built very sturdily.

With further scouting by the Imperial Guards, more reports came back.

"Your Majesty, a large treasure trove resembling burial goods was found within the Underground Capital, should they be collected?"

"Bring them all out."

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, discovered several mass graves, full of white bones, surrounded by plenty of construction tools."

"Clear it all out!"

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, found numerous clay figures, weapons..."

Under the continued clearing by the Imperial Guards, boxes of treasures, weapons, and other items were brought out in droves.

The whole Celestial Longevity Mountain nearly became an enormous construction site.

And the news from here gradually spread out.

However, in the current chaotic state of the world, despite many from the Imperial Court petitioning regarding the excavation of the Celestial Longevity Mountain Grand Ancestor's Mausoleum, it didn't amount to much.

This matter surprisingly just ended without further developments!

And by this time, after several days of excavation, the entire Underground Capital City had finally been cleared out.

Even the hairy zombies and traps hiding in the dark were cleared, or thoroughly excavated.

Everywhere in the Underground Capital City was guarded by Imperial Guard soldiers, ensuring absolute safety.

Even the Jinluan Hall was no exception.

Chen Liancang even personally entered the Jinluan Hall, after meticulously inspecting it inside and out, confirming its safety once more.

Even so, for absolute safety, Zheng Yi dispatched the Shadow Guard and Imperial Guard once more to inspect the Jinluan Hall inside and out.

Especially that golden coffin!

Safety, always safety.

With such absolute security, Zheng Yi finally came to this place personally.

Gazing at the lifelike clay figures of officials and the golden coffin on the dragon throne, Zheng Yi was somewhat astonished.

"Elder Chen, has the coffin been checked?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been checked."

Chen Liancang respectfully said, "There aren't many burial artifacts in that coffin, only a few jade pendants. The old slave is unaware of their purpose, so I haven't removed them."

"Jade pendants?"

Zheng Yi's heart stirred, "Jade scrolls!"

These jade scrolls are the medium used by cultivators to record cultivation technique secret manuals or literary content.

Could it be...

"Quickly retrieve those jade scrolls."

"Jade scrolls?"

Despite his doubts, Chen Liancang quickly understood, "Yes!"

He hurried forward to the golden coffin, bent down, reached inside, and took out several items before bringing them before Zheng Yi.

"Your Majesty, please see, these are the jade pendants from within the coffin."

Zheng Yi looked at the five jade scrolls of similar color in Chen Liancang's hands.

All were green with hints of light yellow, resembling willow leaves, dull and lacking luster.

To think there were as many as five of such jade scrolls!

Reasonably speaking, after an Emperor passes, the burial goods within his coffin are the things he cherished most and were most valuable during his life.

But these five jade scrolls hardly look like treasured items.

There's only one possibility, they are jade scrolls!

For cultivators, apart from their personal magical artifacts, the most precious item is their cultivation technique.

Taking the five jade scrolls Chen Liancang handed over, Zheng Yi carefully examined them.

He had once seen the jade scroll left by Noble Consort Cui's master when he visited her, which contained the cultivation technique of basic array formations.

Therefore, he was quite familiar with jade scrolls.

The five jade scrolls in his hand were quite similar to Noble Consort Cui's jade scrolls.

With this in mind, he did as Noble Consort Cui had, placing one of the jade scrolls against his forehead.

At the same time, he focused his mind on the jade scroll, carefully perceiving something.

Soon, he suddenly felt his vision entering another space.

This space was colorless and chaotic, drifting aimlessly, yet lines of text appeared before his eyes.

"This is..."

Zheng Yi exclaimed in surprise, as the jade scroll before him was indeed a cultivation technique!

"Ten Thousand Spirits Corpse Feeding Technique"!

Upon closer inspection, this cultivation technique was slightly over three thousand words, not overly extensive.

However, the content recorded within it greatly expanded Zheng Yi's horizons.

The so-called "Ten Thousand Spirits Corpse Feeding Technique" turned out to be a bizarre cultivation technique on how to transform oneself into a spirit corpse body!

According to the technique's records, a cultivator can set special arrays before death, such as the Array of Ten Thousand Spirits Feeding Corpses.

Using people born in a Yin Year, Yin Month, and Yin Day as materials, construct a grand array to gather extreme Yin Qi.

When about to fall, place oneself at the array hub and gradually absorb the extreme Yin Qi, transforming one's body into a spirit corpse body.

The spirit corpse body is a special constitution.

Similar to zombies possessing spirit roots.

Ordinary spirit corpses can only transform into hairy zombies and similar.

Whereas spirit corpses, given ample time to grow, as well as nourishment from Yin Qi and blood, can automatically evolve into iron corpses, copper corpses, silver corpses, and even golden corpses over time!

"So, the Grand Ancestor Emperor is utilizing the 'Ten Thousand Spirits Corpse Feeding Technique' to transform into a spirit corpse, and this process requires at least a thousand years."

"And as for me, I dug him up after only three hundred years, causing his 'Ten Thousand Spirits Corpse Feeding Technique' to fail."

"Moreover, the thousands of hairy zombies in the Underground Capital City were people born on Yin Year, Yin Month, Yin Day, who acted as his catalysts."

"After three hundred years, his spirit corpse's power only reached the Copper Corpse Realm, approximately equivalent to late-stage Qi Cultivation."

Zheng Yi slowly opened his eyes, playing with the jade scroll.

"The Ten Thousand Spirits Corpse Feeding Technique' is something I cannot possibly cultivate."

Certainly.

After transforming one's body into a spirit corpse, one embarks on the path of a zombie thug.

Not only becoming impervious to blades and bullets, and immune to fire and water, but also possessing immense strength and potentially eternal life.

But... what use is it for Zheng Yi?

He is already immortal, this technique is utterly superfluous for him!

Nevertheless, it remains a cultivation technique.

He can collect it, use it to win over people's hearts, or exchange it for other useful items.

"Your Majesty?"

Zheng Yi casually tossed the jade scroll to Chen Liancang.

"Elder Chen, this item is the method by which the Ancestral Zombie transforms himself into a zombie, also recording several supernatural techniques used by zombies, such as Spiritual Yin Corpse Fire."

"This item is not suitable for you."

Zheng Yi said, "You must press this jade scroll against your forehead, focus your mind, and inspect it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Chen Liancang immediately pressed the jade scroll against his forehead and examined it closely.

During this time, Zheng Yi placed the second jade scroll against his own forehead to inspect it.

Soon, an enormous map appeared in his mind.

Among the images, a trapezoidal structure with a small palace on top appeared very familiar.

"This is... the underground tomb map?"

He exclaimed in amazement, never imagining the Grand Ancestor Emperor would solemnly set up a map for this underground tomb.

"Hmm?"

Upon further inspection, he discovered inconsistencies.

This was not a simple map.

Rather, it was an... array map!

Upon closer examination, he realized the vast underground tomb had three arrays set by the Grand Ancestor Emperor.

Among them, the Array of Ten Thousand Spirits Feeding Corpses was one, designed to gather extreme Yin Qi, transforming oneself into a spirit corpse or zombie.

This array consumes minimal spirit stones, requiring only the bodies of those born on Yin Year, Yin Month, and Yin Day to function autonomously.

The second array is a Spirit Gathering Array!

Engraved upon the white marble steps lies a massive Spirit Gathering Array, activatable with spirit stones, capable of absorbing surrounding spiritual qi for cultivation.

Compared to other places, cultivation here is faster!

The third array is named: Profound Origin Returning to Earth Array.