Vol 6 Chapter 6: Corpse Reanimation

"Master, there's a ghost!!!"

As a top student, Lin Lan never believed in ghosts or deities before. Leaving messages for Lin Jing was merely a way to express her longing.

However, after actually encountering an "immortal," Lin Lan's worldview had long since shattered.

She now understood that long, long ago on Earth, immortals and Buddhas truly existed. Although powerful cultivators became scarce as spiritual energy declined, some ancient Qi refiners and martial artists who attained the Dao through combat still pursued the path of immortality.

Under these circumstances, the existence of ghosts and deities didn't seem so hard to accept.

Lin Jing... she confirmed she had personally witnessed this cousin's death with her own eyes, but now...

"Let your master see." Mount Lu Recluse, an elderly woman, swiftly approached to comfort her young disciple. After seeing the phone screen Lin Lan pointed to, she performed a finger calculation, squinting as she said:

"Probably your cousin's account got hacked."

"Otherwise, he might have given his password to a friend before."

"This..." Lin Lan thought her master's deduction made perfect sense.

[Who are you, and why are you logging into his account? Don't you know this is very disrespectful? Don't you know he's already passed away?]

Lin Jing: [I am indeed the real person, Lan Lan. Long time no see. Are you with our parents right now?]

Lin Lan: [?]

[You're asking for trouble. Don't let me find out who you are.]

Lin Jing chuckled: [It's really me. A sorcerer resurrected me from the graveyard, saying I have some Yin body constitution that can be converted to corpse cultivation. As you can see, I've come back to life. I saw your messages. Now that you've also stepped onto the cultivation path, you should be able to understand.]

Lin Lan: [That's bullshit! I personally sent my brother into the crematorium furnace. What corpse could there possibly be?]

Lin Jing: [...]

[You don't understand the ways of black sorcery.] After saying this, Lin Jing sent a video call request. Lin Lan instantly answered, and upon seeing Lin Jing on the other end, she clearly froze.

Although his style had changed somewhat... After the initial shock, Lin Lan turned to look at her master beside her, Mount Lu Recluse.

Mount Lu Recluse also stared back at her with wide eyes: "Why are you asking me? In all my years of cultivation, I've never encountered any sorcerers, sorcery, or corpse cultivation."

"Is Mount Lu Recluse there with you? Many thanks, Recluse, for helping my parents resolve the Gu poison. Gu techniques are actually a form of black sorcery. I wonder if the Recluse might know who planted the Gu poison in my parents?"

Mount Lu Recluse said: "I'm not familiar with Gu techniques either. I just attempted treatment with spiritual spring water and fortunately managed to cure them."

"That would suggest it was rather crude Gu technique." Lin Jing issued a command to Ice Soul Gu.

[Go, find my parents who share blood ties with me. See if you can detect any residual Gu insect traces on them, then follow the Gu insects to find the mastermind behind this.]

[Eliminate all personnel involved in this matter, regardless of their status or background, no matter how many are involved. Capture their souls and torment them for a hundred years before allowing their souls to disperse.]

Ice Soul Gu slipped out from Lin Jing's sleeve, indicating it would definitely complete the mission.

"Where do these insignificant Gu insects get the audacity? Let this Gu Grandma teach their entire nine generations a lesson." Ice Soul Gu hurried away, while Mount Lu Recluse and Lin Lan, unaware that Lin Jing had already begun his revenge, continued to examine Lin Jing on the screen with disbelief.

They couldn't see anything about Lin Jing that resembled a corpse.

"You... you're really Lin Jing?"

"Genuine as can be. Your favorite fruit is watermelon, your least favorite dish is stir-fried watermelon rind, your most disliked drink is watermelon juice. Am I right? If that's not proof enough, during your 17-year-old summer vacation, when only the two of us were home, you ate three watermelons in one go and had diarrhea eleven times in a single day, then begged me not to tell our parents. Do you remember that?"

Lin Lan's eyes widened. This matter was indeed known only to Lin Jing. She looked at her master in disbelief. Could it be that her cousin had truly been resurrected by black sorcery? Such an bizarre occurrence...

"Lin Lan's cousin, where is that sorcerer?" Mount Lu Recluse asked. To her knowledge, there shouldn't be such a figure in China's cultivation world.

"He left after resurrecting me, without any ulterior motives." Lin Jing couldn't be bothered to fabricate more, leaving Mount Lu Recluse silent. Something felt off about this—it seemed too perfunctory.

"He left after resurrecting me, without any ulterior motives." Lin Jing couldn't be bothered to fabricate more, leaving Mount Lu Recluse silent. Something felt off about this—it seemed too perfunctory.

Lin Jing said: "No need to come find me. I'll be going into closed-door cultivation for a while. After I emerge, I'll come find you myself. Also, don't tell our parents about my situation yet."

"And recently, the cultivation world hasn't been peaceful. Two cultivators with terrifying cultivation levels have appeared. During this time, you'd better obediently focus on closed-door cultivation too, and don't go looking for trouble."

"And recently, the cultivation world hasn't been peaceful. Two cultivators with terrifying cultivation levels have appeared. During this time, you'd better obediently focus on closed-door cultivation too, and don't go looking for trouble."

"Just how terrifying are we talking?" she asked.

Lin Jing pondered for a moment, then said: "At minimum, they're probably at Nascent Soul Transformation Stage, maybe even higher."

Lin Lan rolled her eyes: "Nascent Soul Transformation my foot! The Dao Alliance leader is only at False Core cultivation. Do you even know what Nascent Soul Transformation Stage represents?"

"That Mount Lu Recluse, I'll entrust Lin Lan to your care. When I emerge from cultivation, I'll surely repay you generously." Lin Jing smiled. It was normal she didn't believe him. He just hoped those two wouldn't cause major chaos on this Earth where spiritual energy had just begun recovering, just because they had high cultivation levels...

"Lin Lan is my disciple, I'll naturally look after her." Mount Lu Recluse felt puzzled. This cousin of Lin Lan's had indeed been dead for over two years. Even if he was lucky enough to become a corpse cultivator, his cultivation shouldn't be very high. Yet why did she get such a strange feeling from him...

During the video call, Lin Lan seemed to want to say something but hesitated. However, Lin Jing had already ended the call. After this, still worried about his family, Lin Jing sent a mental message to Ice Soul Gu who had already gone far away.

"Mount Lu is quite close to Mount Huangshan too. Before returning, remember to create two offspring Gus and leave them with my parents and cousin to protect them secretly."

Ice Soul Gu responded from afar. After confirming his family was currently safe, Lin Jing began setting up formations, still planning to use his thunder Dao formation flags to break through to Void Mystical Stage first.

Currently, Heaven's Mandate probably hadn't chosen a Mandated One yet. Before returning to Earth, he had already learned Heaven's Mandate Stripping Technique but hadn't detected any signs of a Mandated One. Heaven's Mandate followed certain patterns when choosing someone—it preferentially selected those with higher cultivation levels. Therefore, he needed to advance his realm now. If he could fuse with the first-hand Heaven's Mandate, that would be ideal.

Currently, Heaven's Mandate probably hadn't chosen a Mandated One yet. Before returning to Earth, he had already learned Heaven's Mandate Stripping Technique but hadn't detected any signs of a Mandated One. Heaven's Mandate followed certain patterns when choosing someone—it preferentially selected those with higher cultivation levels. Therefore, he needed to advance his realm now. If he could fuse with the first-hand Heaven's Mandate, that would be ideal.

Huang Zhixin had already descended the mountain. Accompanied by Huang Qianyun, she booked tickets to Dao Alliance headquarters, planning to report the Mount Huangshan Demon Lord's human consumption incident to the Dao Alliance.

"Grandfather, do you think that senior has really reached Golden Core cultivation level..."

"Hard to say, hard to say. But at minimum, he should possess False Core cultivation, similar to the Dao Alliance leader... I just wonder what that senior gave you. Can't you sense it?"