Chapter 9 - 6: The Yellow Sparrow and the Cicada
The Soul-Driving Bell can command ghostly spirits, while the Corpse-Driving Whip can command corporeal phantoms. These two artifacts complement each other well and can both grow in power.
Xu Qing thought that if he could master the Soul-Driving Bell in one hand and the Corpse-Driving Whip in the other, wouldn't he be unstoppable in the underworld?
Suppressing these seemingly unrealistic thoughts, Xu Qing directed his attention elsewhere.
The following rewards were similar to the passionate scholar's "Scripture of Books", consisting mostly of Technique Skill Scriptures.
The first book, "Thirty-Six Corpse-Driving Spells", recorded all the spells a Corpse Driver might use during their journey. For example, the Corpse Awakening Spell could make a dead body sit up suddenly or stand up stiffly.
The Corpse Walking Spell could command a corpse to walk on its own. There were also other spells like the Turning Spell, Downhill Spell, Bridge Crossing Spell, and the Mute Dog Spell.
After digesting this information, Xu Qing formed his own understanding. These basic control spells for walking corpses were like the commands a rider uses for a donkey or horse, guiding them to move quickly or slowly, turn, or jump, each with its own way to drive them.
The only rare spell among them was the last spell of the Thirty-Six Corpse-Driving Spells—the Rebirth Spell.
Though called a spell, it was more like an independent cultivation technique. Practicing it could allow a dead body's spirit to possess it. The deeper the mastery of the Rebirth Spell by a Corpse Driver, the more the spirit could return, making it easier to drive the corpse.