Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Chapter 556: Chapter 289: Profound Yin Jade Coffin, Green-Faced Zombie [Please Subscribe]_2

Profound Yin Jade is a type of spiritual object with intense yin energy, favored by cultivators who engage in ghost nurturing and corpse refinement.

Ghost pots and corpse coffins made from this material substantially aid the growth of ghosts and refined corpses.

Normally, no cultivator would allow their remains to be placed inside a Profound Yin Jade Coffin, as this easily leads to corpse transformation, turning them into a zombie, a type of yin creature.

However, if a cultivator does this, it indicates that they intended for their remains to transform into such a zombie in order to serve as the ultimate guardian of their tomb.

At this moment, Zhou Mingde was clearly suspecting that the tomb master had deliberately used this method to transform into a zombie to guard the tomb.

Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang both agreed with this speculation.

Shen Borong then said with a somber expression, “There are no treasures in here, Obviously that fellow has put everything into a storage pouch and placed it inside the coffin!”

“He was at the Golden Core Stage in life, and if he transformed into a zombie afterwards, even if he doesn’t reach the fourth order, it’s feared that over so many years, he has at least gained the strength of the third order.”

“If he also specifically left behind other means to enhance the zombie’s combat power, even a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator might not be able to subdue it!”

This estimation was made based on the worst-case scenario.

However, upon hearing his words, Zhou Mingde spoke gravely, “After all, a zombie is a dead thing, without true intelligence. As long as its cultivation level does not reach the fourth order, the three of us joining forces might well be capable of dealing with it. What we need to worry about is the Earth Armored Dragon making trouble while we are dealing with the zombie!”

No sooner had he said this than Ruan Hongzhuang, who hadn’t spoken up until now, began nodding repeatedly, “Taoist Friend Zhou speaks truly. If the Earth Armored Dragon also attacks in coordination with the zombie, we will indeed have no chance of victory!”

“So what do we do now? We don’t know where the Earth Armored Dragon is hiding, and whether there is a zombie in that coffin is also uncertain. Where should we start now?”

With a frown, Shen Borong inquired in a low voice about the next steps.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde immediately replied, “Now, let’s first recover our mana. Then we will think about how to deal with the Earth Armored Dragon and the potential zombie!”

Being the most prudent method, naturally, no one opposed it.

Without entering through the stone door, the three of them promptly retreated to the outer hall to consume Rejuvenation Pills and restore their mana.

Half a day passed, and after restoring their mana and spirit to their peak, the three of them began discussing the issue of retrieving treasures from the main tomb chamber.

Having come this far, certainly no one wished to retreat.

Yet, the dangers they would face in taking the treasures were not to be ignored.

“Why not call down the three juniors to help? Although they’re not very strong, the three of them together could lend a small hand, distracting attention!”

During the discussion, Shen Borong suddenly proposed calling down Zhou Chun and the other two juniors to help.

No sooner had he spoken than his suggestion was vehemently opposed by Zhou Mingde.

“Taoist Friend Shen, do not mention such a thing again! Those juniors only have Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation levels. How can they participate in such actions; isn’t that sending them to their deaths?”

He didn’t know what relationship Shen Borong had with those juniors, but he definitely wouldn’t let Zhou Chun come down and take risks.

Compared to Zhou Chun’s safety, he could even forego the treasures in the tomb!

Ruan Hongzhuang also sided with him again, immediately following up with, “I also think this is inappropriate. If those juniors get involved, we might have to split our attention to ensure their safety, needlessly complicating matters.”

Clearly, she too cared for her junior and did not wish for them to risk their lives on this endeavor.

With his proposal opposed by both of them, Shen Borong could no longer insist, and had to think of other methods.

In the end, having discussed back and forth, the three couldn’t come up with a better plan.

Therefore, Zhou Mingde made a final decision to open the coffin first to assess the state of the zombie inside.

If the zombie truly was powerful and they stood little chance, they would have to retreat first and come back after preparing items to counteract the zombie.

If the zombie’s strength wasn’t as formidable as they feared, then they would try to slay the zombie and seize the treasures.

After making their plans, the three did not hesitate any longer and stepped through the broken stone door, entering the main tomb chamber within.

Only upon truly entering the main tomb chamber did the three get a proper view of the entire interior.

Although there were no obvious treasures in the tomb chamber, the materials used to construct this chamber were far from ordinary.

Whether it was the stone pavements on the ground or the material of the surrounding stone walls, all were made of Vajra Rock, and those pillars were entirely crafted from Earth Profound Stone.

Both materials were renowned for their hardness, such that even second-order Flying Swords would struggle to penetrate them.

At this moment, when looking again at the Profound Yin Jade Coffin, one could see that both the lid and the base of the coffin were inscribed with intricate pale golden Spirit Patterns, which Shen Borong recognized as patterns used for suppressing evil.

From this aspect, the Tomb Master didn’t seem entirely malicious.

Using anti-evil talismans to suppress the Profound Yin Jade Coffin, even if a Zombie had formed inside, it wouldn’t leave the tomb to harm living beings.

Of course, this might also have been a way for him to protect himself.

After all, if the Zombie really left the tomb to harm living beings, it was very likely that his tomb would have been discovered and thoroughly plundered long ago.

“To get the treasure, one must open the coffin, and opening it will awaken the Zombie inside. That fellow really calculated everything!”

Shen Borong eyed the Profound Yin Jade Coffin with coldness in his eyes, his tone very displeased.

Now missing an arm, he was filled with resentment towards the remains of the Tomb Master inside the coffin.

“Prepare yourselves, once everyone is ready, we’ll open the coffin!”

Zhou Mingde ignored Shen Borong’s resentment and, after speaking, began to get ready himself.

Once the three were prepared, at Zhou Mingde’s command, the Fire Divine Jackal swiftly pounced forward and flipped the Profound Yin Jade Coffin over with a palm strike.

Bang!

The Profound Yin Jade Coffin, after tumbling through the air, heavily smashed onto the ground, and the originally tightly sealed lid seemed to have loosened as a result.

An unusual aura suddenly seeped out from inside the coffin, instantly captured by the Divine Sense of the three.

“It really has turned into a Zombie!”

Shen Borong let out a low shout and had already hoisted his Magic Artifact above his head.

The thing inside the Profound Yin Jade Coffin didn’t keep them waiting for long. Accompanied by a muffled sound, the lid of the Profound Yin Jade Coffin was suddenly slapped into the air from the inside.

Immediately after, a Green-Faced Zombie dressed in a green Vestment robe leaped out from the coffin and charged directly towards the nearest Fire Divine Jackal.

Despite the Zombie’s speed, Zhou Mingde and the others still managed to scan its entire body in an instant through their Divine Sense.

As expected, bulging slightly at the front of the Green-Faced Zombie’s chest, was a delicately crafted Storage Pouch and a Spirit Beast Pouch, which at first glance appeared to be of high quality.

But to get those two pouches, one would first need to defeat and slay the Green-Faced Zombie.

And soon, the first clash between the Green-Faced Zombie and the Fire Divine Jackal made all three of them twitch hard.

The Fire Divine Jackal, being a third-order Demon Beast and having received its master’s instructions in advance, naturally reacted very quickly.

The Green-Faced Zombie had just lunged when it swiftly raised its flaming wolf paw and harshly slapped it onto the opponent’s shoulder.

This powerful and heavy strike sent the Green-Faced Zombie flying.

Yet such a blow, powerful enough to injure an Earth Armored Dragon of the same third order, surprisingly did not even tear the garment of the Green-Faced Zombie!

The Green-Faced Zombie itself showed no signs of injury and immediately let out a shriek, launching itself at the Fire Divine Jackal once again.

Seeing this, Zhou Mingde immediately shouted, “Attack together!”

As he spoke, he spurred his Magic Artifact towards the Green-Faced Zombie.

Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang, seeing this scene, also no longer hesitated and simultaneously joined the fray, attacking the Green-Faced Zombie from all sides.

But just then, something anticipated happened.

With a flash of yellow light, the silhouette of the Earth Armored Dragon suddenly appeared inside the main tomb chamber and began to launch attacks on the three of them.