Chapter 480 - 479: Turmoil in the Southern Wilderness

Chapter 480: Chapter 479: Turmoil in the Southern Wilderness

Though she remained silent, Lian Shuang’s lovely brows furrowed slightly as she gazed into the distant Void.

For some reason, she began to feel flustered whenever Fang Yuan mentioned Ling Fei.

A sliver of longing grew in her heart, a restless urge to see the young man.

But her rational mind told her it was impossible.

A beautiful woman was already by Ling Fei’s side.

And that woman, Shangguan Wan’Er, was by no means her inferior.

’I just hope we can get through this crisis!’ Lian Shuang took a deep breath, slowly suppressing the turmoil in her heart.

Although the incident at the North Spirit Ruins had come to a perilous end, she felt that things were just beginning. The future was up to fate, but her heart was filled with worry. She knew all too well the methods of Kun Hai and the true depths of the Divine Demon Sea.

Even after an entire era, those people had never given up on their ambition to emerge into the world.

The moment they did, this world would be plunged into a bloody storm.

’For now, let’s just enjoy these few days of peace,’ Lian Shuang murmured to herself. A faint smile touched her lips as she glanced at Fang Yuan beside her.

...

News of the North Spirit Ruins spread throughout the Southern Wilderness.

The entire Southern Wilderness was in an uproar.

After giving some instructions, Sect Leader Yuan began to focus on his recovery.

Ever since learning that another expert from the Kunpeng Race remained in the Southern Wilderness, he dared not relax for a single moment.

An even more difficult war was likely on the horizon.

Thus, nearly everyone who had experienced the recent turmoil went into seclusion.

Ling Fei was no exception.

"The Heart Method is the guide, the body is the furnace. Fuse the divine and the Power. Where the will reaches, one can touch the ends of heaven and earth, with might infinite!"

"The body as the furnace, fusing the divine and Power. Where the will reaches, one can touch the ends of heaven and earth!"

"Divine and Power unite! Where the will reaches, one can touch the ends of heaven and earth!" With his eyes closed, Ling Fei’s Heart Spirit was completely immersed in the True Understanding of Martial Arts.

His Divine Soul was gradually recovering, and his Blood Qi had been restored by the True Dragon Essence Blood.

Furthermore, Ling Fei had long since reached the Quasi-Nascent Soul Realm, and was just half a step away from entering the Nascent Soul Realm.

But this half-step was incredibly difficult to take. It required a Cultivator to possess sufficient talent and a true enlightenment of the Mystical of Martial Arts, which they could then transform into their own Divine Techniques.

However, even upon reaching this stage, one still faced a choice.

The choice of which Divine Techniques to cultivate.

After all, this decision would determine their future combat strength.

If the Divine Techniques one cultivated and comprehended were too weak, how could they possibly contend with others?

Therefore, this step could not be taken lightly; one had to build a sufficient foundation before proceeding.

Right now, Ling Fei was in deep contemplation, comprehending the Mystical within.

...

「At this time, in the distant Great Tang.」

Atop a mountain peak within the Imperial Palace.

Inside a secret chamber of a grand hall.

The Great Tang Emperor, clad in a Dragon Robe, was seated cross-legged on a dragon throne. Before him was an Array Platform engraved with a True Dragon and intricate Inscription Patterns.

It was an Array Platform, yet it also resembled a Treasure Mirror. A Dragon Seal rested upon it, and an invisible Power flowed from the seal into the Great Tang Emperor’s body.

Suddenly, the Great Tang Emperor opened his tightly shut eyes. With a flip of his palm, a Waist Token materialized.

He frowned as his Heart Spirit delved into it.

It was a message from his people in the Southern Wilderness.

Two days prior, the Great Tang Emperor had received calls for aid from the various factions of the Southern Wilderness.

After receiving the requests, the Great Tang Emperor had ordered his assets in the Southern Wilderness to gather intelligence for a clear understanding of the situation.

’It seems the Southern Wilderness is truly about to descend into chaos.’ After putting away the Waist Token, the Great Tang Emperor’s brow furrowed slightly.

’Since I was born in such an era, I have no choice but to step forward and bear this duty!’ After a moment’s frown, a sharp light glinted in his eyes. Faintly, one could see a world evolving within his pupils, a True Dragon rising and falling within it.

’But Great Tang has its own hidden dangers!’ The Great Tang Emperor’s eyes showed a hint of worry.

’For now, I must first plan carefully.’ The Great Tang Emperor took a deep breath, his expression turning grave.

From the moment he ascended to the throne of the Celestial Emperor, he had been prepared to face any eventuality.

Yet now, he felt somewhat powerless.

It was clear that he alone had to shoulder the burden of the Southern Wilderness’s situation.

This was not just a responsibility; it was immense pressure.

The fates of billions of living beings rested on his shoulders, waiting to be saved. The sheer weight of it all meant he could not afford a single moment of negligence.

...

At that very moment, in the Southern Wilderness Martial Arts World, zombies suddenly began to run rampant, attacking a city in the northern part of the Southern Wilderness called Lanshan City.

There were many of these zombies. Some were Walking Dead, possessing no consciousness and attacking anyone on sight.

Walking Dead were mostly the corpses of Cultivators, reanimated and nurtured by Corpse Qi. Their bodies contained not only Corpse Qi, but also Corpse Poison.

If an ordinary Cultivator were injured by these zombies and subsequently died, the residual Corpse Qi and Corpse Poison would turn them into Walking Dead as well.

Walking Dead were formidable. Their bodies were impervious to the attacks of ordinary people, and they felt no pain. The average Innate Realm Cultivator was no match for them.

In addition, Walking Dead were categorized as Iron Corpses, Copper Corpses, and Silver Corpses.

Iron Corpses could only be handled by Innate Realm Cultivators.

Copper Corpses, however, required a Celestial Spirit Realm Cultivator.

As for Silver Corpses, a Cultivator at the Primordial Pill Realm was needed to crush them.

Besides Walking Dead, Spirit Corpses also appeared.

These Spirit Corpses possessed a faint consciousness and were extremely powerful, comparable to Cultivators of the Primordial Pill Realm or even the Celestial Pill Realm.

Beyond them, there were also Celestial Corpses!

The movements of Celestial Corpses were no longer stiff; they were indistinguishable from humans. Their combat power was so great that it rivaled that of Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators.

As for the few experts who had appeared on the North Spirit Platform, they were a special case.

Some had been powerful experts in life. After death, their already formidable bodies developed a Spiritual Sense, allowing them to become Celestial Corpses with power comparable to the Divine Mansion Realm.

Others were experts whose Divine Souls had merged into the bodies of powerhouses from Ancient Times after their own deaths, allowing them to enter the Dao through a corpse.

Wei Wuya was one such case; he had entered the Dao through a corpse and was now close to becoming a Corpse King.

The invasion of Lanshan City by a large number of Spirit Corpses leading an army of Walking Dead sent shockwaves through the entire Southern Wilderness.

The Major Clans fought back with all their might but were powerless to turn the tide.

In just one day, the city fell. Rivers of blood flowed, and millions perished.

Some of the fallen even showed signs of turning into corpses.

The injured, infected by Corpse Poison, lost their minds and began attacking other Human Race Cultivators.

On that day, wails of agony echoed through Lanshan City as it transformed into a living hell. Only a handful of people managed to escape.

By the time the various factions of the Southern Wilderness learned of this, the city was already a scene of utter devastation.

"What?! Spirit Corpses have appeared and are wreaking havoc in the Southern Wilderness?"

"Lanshan City has been wiped out?"

"Millions are dead?"

As this news reached the ears of the Cultivators of every faction, the atmosphere in the Southern Wilderness immediately grew heavy.

A city wiped out in a single day, millions dead... Even ordinary mortals with no knowledge of Martial Arts had been slaughtered and devoured by the Walking Dead.

If this were allowed to continue, how many more of the Human Race would perish!

"We cannot let them continue their rampage!" Many people gritted their teeth, their killing intent soaring to the heavens as they wished for nothing more than to exterminate every last follower of this Evil Dao.