Chapter 2375: Chapter 2364: Legacy of the Ancient Corpse Sect

The more he looked, the more alarmed he felt.

The characters carved on the stone wall.

They recorded a deeply evil cultivation technique.

This technique was named the Corpse Demon Art, accidentally acquired by an ancestor of the Zhous.

Ultimately, it was by cultivating this technique that the ancestor of the Zhous slowly established the Zhou family, now a dominant force in Lingfeng City.

Initially, practicing the Corpse Demon Art wasn’t much different from other techniques of the Righteous Path, which is why Ye Chenfeng didn’t notice any difference in the spiritual energy of Zhou Zhande, Zhou Yongwang, and the others before.

However, anyone who practiced the Corpse Demon Art, if killed by an opponent with their heart and brain intact, would resurrect and become a zombie-like creature.

Nonetheless, they would still possess their consciousness and memories from when they were alive. Upon resurrection, they must rely on consuming corpses to survive. Although their strength wouldn’t break through after resurrection, their combat power would greatly enhance, and they could live for a very long time as long as there were enough corpses to consume.

Only a few people in the Zhous knew that there was another world underneath this medicine garden. Even the disciples of the Zhous didn’t know they were practicing the Corpse Demon Art, as the aura of someone practicing it is indistinguishable from that of ordinary cultivators until they’ve died once.

Old White Wu Fengxian and Old Black Jiang Yuntian also noticed the characters carved on the stone wall, and they simultaneously said, "The inheritance of the Ancient Corpse Sect?"

Ancient Corpse Sect inheritance?

Ye Chenfeng asked internally, "Old White, Old Black, do you two know about this cultivation technique?"

Old White Wu Fengxian replied, "In the Initial Stage of the Ancient Era, there was a Sect called the Corpse Sect, where they practiced the Corpse Demon Art. Eventually, the Corpse Sect was eradicated by the Dragon Clan. It’s surprising to see the inheritance of the Corpse Sect reemerge after so many years, especially being encountered by you, the third Clan Leader of the Dragon Clan. This truly is fate!"

According to the records on the stone wall, after being killed, the resurrection time for those who practiced the Corpse Demon Art varied for each person; but the shortest would still require more than half an hour, with the longest needing two to three hours.

Ye Chenfeng internally uttered a terrible cry.

Within the Zhous’ True Dragon Hall.

Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang, the two half-step Divine Venerables, had their heads explode directly, but the three Divine King Realm powerhouses of the Zhou family only had their necks pierced through by Ye Chenfeng. Given that everyone in the Zhous practiced the Corpse Demon Art, many of those killed in the True Dragon Hall would resurrect.

Simultaneously.

Ye Chenfeng also noticed that each corpse pool here had a groove, into which the blood water from the decomposed corpses flowed, going into the wall before him.

Since this technique was acquired by an ancestor of the Zhous, and there are hundreds of corpse pools here, the ancestor might very well still be alive, merely existing in a zombie-like state.

While Ye Chenfeng was worrying.

Five rectangular grooves suddenly appeared on the stone wall before him, pushing out five pitch-black coffins.

At the instant the coffins were pushed out.

Ye Chenfeng immediately sensed two half-step Divine Venerable auras from two coffins and Mid Divine King Realm auras from the other three coffins. The wall could block sensations, which is why Old White and Old Black hadn’t detected the strangeness inside earlier.

It seems the ones lying in the coffins are indeed the ancestors of the Zhous.

Unfortunately, the Corpse Demon Art is too evil, so these ancestors of the Zhous remain here long-term. If the Orthodox Sect of the Ancient Realm learned the Zhous practiced this technique, the Zhou family would instantly become the target of many.

Thus, these ancestors of the Zhous, who are neither fully human nor ghost, aren’t suited to appear before others.

"Crack-crack-crack!"

A slight sound was detected from the five coffins’ lids being slowly pushed open from the inside.

Having just emerged from the demonization state, Ye Chenfeng’s combat power had greatly weakened. Facing Divine King Realm powerhouses was already challenging, let alone two half-step Divine Venerables.

Without hesitation, he dashed toward the ground.

Meanwhile, in the True Dragon Hall.

Everyone still hadn’t recovered from the shock brought by Ye Chenfeng.

Zhou Tianlu and Zhou Hongjing, the young generation of the Zhous, had their throats squeezed into blood mist by Ye Chenfeng, and their heads still lay on the ground.

Suddenly.

Zhou Tianlu and Zhou Hongjing’s heads rolled towards their bodies.

Their heads connected back to their bodies in an instant, but attached right above the chest, with a neck missing in between.

Zhou Tianlu and Zhou Hongjing suddenly opened their eyes, stood up from the ground, and emanated a dense corpse aura.

After Zhou Tianlu and Zhou Hongjing’s sudden resurrection.

Everyone in the True Dragon Hall widened their eyes; they couldn’t believe Zhou Tianlu and Zhou Hongjing could resurrect suddenly.

Following their resurrection.

The three Initial Stage Divine King Realm powerhouses of the Zhou family, who Ye Chenfeng had killed, had only a finger-sized blood hole on their necks, making it easier for them to resurrect.

The blood holes on the three Zhou family Divine King Realm powerhouses’ necks quickly healed, their previously motionless eyes blinked again, and the aura of Initial Stage Divine King Realm rose once more, meanwhile their bodies emitted dense corpse aura.

Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang’s heads had exploded into blood mist, naturally impossible to restore, yet their bodies without heads moved eerily.

On the ground, the other bodies of the Zhous were undergoing a bizarre resurrection one by one. This scene left all the guests at the banquet holding their breath, some even drawing blanks in their minds.

Cheng Yiyao’s eyes revealed a hint of fear; she softly uttered, "Ancestor, what on earth is happening? Didn’t these people from the Zhou family die already? How can they still resurrect? What cultivation technique did they practice? The corpse aura on them is too dense."

Cheng Yuanmu stood protectively in front of Cheng Yiyao, saying with grave eyes, "Yiyao, it seems things with the Zhou family haven’t simply ended. They must have cultivated a technique despised by the Cultivation World. Where is Brother Ye now? Could it be that, in the end, we still cannot escape a fate of death?"

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