Taoist Priest Four-Eyes waved his hand, returned to the main hall to collect his belongings, and left directly.
"Sigh, what a pity. If Uncle Four-Eyes had stayed a few more days, it would've been great."
Qiu Sheng spoke with a bit of regret. After all, every time Taoist Priest Four-Eyes visited, Uncle Nine wouldn't scold them for several days.
"Why are you babbling so much? Hurry up and clean the courtyard, then go home! Otherwise, your aunt will come looking for you again!"
Hearing Qiu Sheng's whining, Uncle Nine glared at him angrily.
"Huh!? It's already so late. Can I do it tomorrow? I'm exhausted… I can't move anymore."
Qiu Sheng panicked and immediately feigned weakness like he was about to collapse.
"I'll do it. You go carry Wen Cai back."
At that moment, Ling Xiao spoke up.
Qiu Sheng's eyes instantly lit up with joy.
"Thank you, Senior Brother!!"
He shouted excitedly, hoisted Wen Cai over his shoulder, and ran toward the backyard full of energy.
"Hmph, brat. Not so tired anymore, are you?"
Uncle Nine shook his head helplessly at Qiu Sheng's sudden burst of strength.
If only those two disciples could be one-tenth as good as Ling Xiao, he'd be content.
Ling Xiao sighed inwardly, then placed his hand flat on the ground.
WHOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!
In the next instant, the ground suddenly split open with several cracks.
Streams of chilling Yin energy erupted from beneath the earth. Even someone as powerful as Uncle Nine, a cultivator at the Fourth Heaven of the Earth Master Realm, felt his face change drastically, as though he'd been thrown into an ice cellar.
ROAR!!!!!!
ROAR!!
ROAR!!!
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With the sound of multiple zombie roars, five White Zombies crawled out from the ground.
Each one emitted a terrifying aura that made one's heart tremble.
"White Zombies, and five of them!? How is that possible!? And summoning Zombies from underground—what kind of ability is that!?"
Uncle Nine's expression changed drastically at the sight.
These were White Zombies—creatures with strength equivalent to at least the Sixth Heaven of the Human Master Realm. And these five clearly weren't ordinary White Zombies.
Without strength at the Seventh or Eighth Heaven of the Human Master Realm, it would be impossible to subdue them.
Although he had known Ling Xiao's power had increased significantly in the past year—likely reaching above the Fifth Heaven of the Human Master Realm—and he had even gifted him the White Zombie Black One last year, which should be enough to handle one White Zombie…
Only now, seeing five appear at once, did Uncle Nine realize he had vastly underestimated Ling Xiao's true strength.
"Clean the courtyard!!"
Ling Xiao gave the command to all the Zombies.
The five Zombies immediately picked up brooms, mops, and other tools and began sweeping up the remains of the destroyed Zombies.
Watching them work with such strong execution shocked Uncle Nine again.
He looked at Ling Xiao, his disciple he had raised from childhood, and his heart was overwhelmed. Still, he didn't ask any questions—because he completely trusted Ling Xiao.
He knew there was no way Ling Xiao had strayed to evil.
At least not yet. The Yin energy on these Zombies was extremely pure—so pure it resembled the energy of legendary Ghost Messengers. There was not a trace of resentment or murderous intent in them.
So it was absolutely certain they hadn't been raised by feeding on souls or the living.
Soon, the Zombies had gathered all the flesh and debris into one pile and thoroughly cleaned the entire courtyard. Then they carried the heap of Zombie fragments and burrowed back into the ground.
The ground closed up behind them.
Uncle Nine was astonished by the miraculous scene.
"Master, all these abilities were taught to me in that dream by the ancestor. There are secret techniques for rapidly raising corpses, transporting Zombies, and more I haven't even learned yet.
I'll show you the rest once I master them."
Ling Xiao smiled, understanding Uncle Nine's astonishment, and offered an explanation.
"I see! Of course! In today's cultivation world, there definitely aren't such miraculous techniques!!"
Uncle Nine suddenly understood. To ordinary people, this would sound like nonsense, but to disciples of Mount Mao—or anyone from a Daoist sect—it was entirely plausible.
At that moment, Uncle Nine was full of excitement. He knew clearly that with such secret techniques, Ling Xiao would definitely become a great figure in the Daoist world.
It wouldn't even be difficult for him to restore Mount Mao to its former glory.
"Alright, you've done a lot today. Go get some rest. And don't forget your meeting with Master Ren tomorrow morning!"
Uncle Nine smiled and reminded Ling Xiao.
"Of course!"
Ling Xiao nodded and returned to his room.
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Divine Tomb Space!!
WHOOOOMMMM!!!!!
As soon as the pile of Zombie fragments entered the Divine Tomb space, they floated into the air and began to reassemble rapidly under the influence of endless Yin energy.
Ling Xiao had witnessed this ability before—any corpse placed into the Divine Tomb space would be repaired quickly.
Even if the body had been shattered into countless fragments, it would still be reassembled. Even missing parts would be reconstructed.
Theoretically, Ling Xiao's Zombies were immortal. As long as they were damaged, placing them into the Divine Tomb space would restore them.
These eight Zombies had been shattered into pieces, so the repair took a little longer, but within just one hour, they were fully restored.
The eight Zombies floated silently in mid-air.
"Burial!!"
Without hesitation, Ling Xiao gave the order.
WHOOOMMMM!!
In the next instant, the ground split open, revealing eight burial chambers.
The eight lowest-tier Black Zombies dropped into the graves.
Ding… Buried one Black Zombie, received 20 years of Corpse Qi, promoted to mid-stage White Zombie, gained Experience: 100, gained Silver Dollar: 100!
Ding… Buried one Black Zombie, received 20 years of Corpse Qi, promoted to mid-stage White Zombie, gained Experience: 100, gained Silver Dollar: 100!
Ding… Buried one Black Zombie, received 20 years of Corpse Qi, promoted to mid-stage White Zombie, gained Experience: 100, gained Silver Dollar: 100!
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A series of system notifications echoed in Ling Xiao's mind.
These Black Zombies had all been catalyzed by Taoist Priest Four-Eyes.
After all, for corpse herding, the corpses had to be at least Black Zombie level to move—only Black Zombies counted as the lowest-tier functional undead.
This was also the biggest cost in the corpse-herding business. Turning an ordinary corpse into a Zombie required several Silver Dollar in materials and a long period of time. That's why when a job failed, the corpse herder would only pay half the compensation.
Moreover, these Black Zombies had almost no combat power.
They could only be used as meat shields.
But now, all of them had been promoted by Ling Xiao to mid-stage White Zombies—comparable in power to a Seventh Heaven cultivator.
They were now very powerful.
Ding… Congratulations! Buried one Black Zombie, gained Experience: 100, gained Silver Dollar: 100! This Black Zombie has mutated: Darksteel Zombie! Corpse Qi increased by an additional 30 years, promoted to mid-stage Green Zombie!
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