CHAPTER 50: CHAPTER 50: ZOMBIES RETURN

He sincerely complimented, then turned to the main topic, saying, "Master, I went to investigate again, and it seems that most of the missing refugees disappeared on the mountain, with a relatively smaller proportion being eaten. Some even said they saw with their own eyes a cloud of black energy sweeping people away."

Clang.

The spoon in Shen Wang’s hand accidentally collided with the pot lid. He frowned and asked, "When did that happen?"

"It should be seven days ago, and it was at night. The survivor is a little kid, who said they saw the black energy carry people away. I don’t know if they were lying."

"The child probably wasn’t lying; that kind of fear can’t be faked."

Hongping added that it was something she had discovered during her investigation after descending the mountain.

"I see,"

Shen Wang didn’t say much more and asked Hongping to start preparing dinner.

The newly purchased Treasure Rice was even more fragrant than last time, and Shen Wang ate three large bowls, quickly replenishing the energy spent traveling a thousand miles during the day.

After the meal, the Nourishing Spirit Soup was nearly done. Shen Wang took a sip. Besides the unpleasant taste, there was nothing wrong with it.

Of course, he drank some first to ensure there was nothing wrong with it and to see how potent the medicine was.

Currently, the fetus was still small, and he was worried about affecting its development.

After drinking it, he felt warm all over, like he was soaking in hot water.

"It has some effects on me too. The Thousand Gold Medicine Tower’s products are pretty good."

Shen Wang nodded, and based on the potency of the medicine, he confidently served a small bowl, drinking the rest himself.

Closing the pot lid, Shen Wang brought the medicinal soup to Jia’Er and watched as she drank it.

[You prepared medicine for your pregnant wife, Alchemy +1, now 1/100]

Having experienced this a few times before, Shen Wang wasn’t surprised this time, and brewing medicine was indeed one step in Alchemy, so it was normal for the system to reward related experience.

However, brewing medicine wasn’t like Talisman Making, where you could do it over ten times a day; it could only be treated as a side job, like Artifact Refining, with the main focus still on Talisman Making.

"Husband, I feel so sleepy."

Jia’Er yawned, her whole body feeling warm and drowsy.

"It’s like that the first time you drink it. Go to sleep quickly."

Shen Wang gently stroked Jia’Er’s cheek, accompanying her to wash up and go to bed. Once she fell asleep, he used Spiritual Power to smooth her meridians.

This time, he spent a long time and used a lot of Spiritual Power. By the end, Jia’Er was sleeping even more soundly, her skin appeared much improved and carried a faint glow.

[You used Spiritual Power to nourish the body of your pregnant wife, Cultivation +1]

The system notification appeared, and besides last time’s one-time reward of Dantian expansion, this time there was also an increase in Cultivation.

Shen Wang noticed a slight increase in his Cultivation, about one percent.

The most crucial aspect is that this time the increase percentage had no upper limit. One percent here was roughly equivalent to two or three days of his own cultivation, and in the future, when his Cultivation grew, this percentage would become quite terrifying.

After all, one percent at the Fifth-Layer Qi Cultivation differs hundreds of times from that at the Golden Core Stage.

"It looks like I have to take good care of my pregnant wife."

Shen Wang couldn’t help but smile, accidentally discovering another way to earn system rewards.

Thinking of this, he approached his daughter and carefully used Spiritual Power to nourish her meridians, discovering that she had faint Spiritual Power inside her, which this little one had gained through visualization.

He pretended not to notice and, after using Spiritual Power to smooth her again, was rewarded by the system with 1 point of Cultivation, which was a one percent increase on the original basis.

"Great, nourishing my wife and daughter’s bodies actually works better than my own cultivation."

Shen Wang was speechless; it seemed that in the future, he needed to have more children and marry more wives. One night of nourishing his wife and daughter could greatly increase his Cultivation; why bother with hard cultivation?

Currently, only two people needed Spiritual Power to nourish their bodies. After nourishing, they needed to allow their bodies to adapt and absorb the benefits, so doing it three times a day, morning, noon, and night, was enough, and Shen Wang had to stop.

"It seems I still need to continue marrying and having children. I don’t know if Paper Kite is pregnant now; to get the system’s reward, it should only happen about a month after formal pregnancy, when the child is initially formed."

Shen Wang thought about the situation he observed and wasn’t in a hurry.

Currently, his Cultivation was still low. A night of twice nourishing meridians with Spiritual Power was about enough. He needed to save some Spiritual Power to prevent unexpected situations, so there was no rush to add more people.

Returning to his room, he took out a Spirit Stone to cultivate as usual, as the night slowly descended.

In the dead of night, the Main Banner inserted in the vase suddenly vibrated. Shen Wang, who was cultivating, opened his eyes and watched as the Array Patterns on the Main Banner lit up. He frowned, "Something entered the Array!"

He got up, drew the Main Banner, and silently rushed to the edge of the courtyard wall.

Array Patterns have Yin and Yang differences; some allow viewing from inside to outside, mostly Defensive Arrays, while some allow viewing from outside to inside, mainly Enemy Trapping Arrays.

This Yin Yang Inversion Array combined both, ensuring the outside couldn’t see inside the ancestral home while allowing him to see outside.

At this moment, he saw a group of Green-haired Zombies circling outside, clearly trying to enter but being disturbed by the Array, circling like headless flies.

Suddenly, a stream of black-red energy shot from afar and attached to one of the Zombies.

In the next moment, the Zombie’s eyes flickered with black-red light, gaining a more cunning look. It glanced around and started bouncing along the correct path to enter.

Shen Wang was shocked: "That evil spirit is directing this Zombie! Damn it, these Zombies were indeed created by it."

He noticed that some of these Zombies wore tattered but not very old clothing, likely refugees, different from the previous Zombies.

With a cold face, he chanted a spell, and a red glow shot from his sleeve, landing on the head of the leading Zombie, piercing through it with a crack, emerging from the back with scorching heat.

The Zombie possessed by the evil spirit immediately fell backward, lifeless and steaming from its burnt forehead.

[You used Sword Control to defend your home and slay a Zombie, Celestial Swordsmanship +1, now 66/100]

Shen Wang felt an improvement in his control over the Flying Sword, feeling a bit pleased.

There were quite a few Zombies here, ideal for brushing Sword Control Technique experience.

He continued chanting, directing the Flying Sword, piercing through three Zombie skulls, using the Yang Sword Qi within to extinguish the Zombies, gaining three more experience points.

At this point, a mass of dark energy emerged from the lead Zombie’s forehead, forming an illusory ghost face, which sneered at Shen Wang.

"Hehehe, you can’t escape."

This ghost face actually spoke, greatly shocking Shen Wang. He hurriedly raised a finger, and the Red Flame Sword spun back, slicing it in half.

The Flying Sword that could kill Zombies surprisingly couldn’t destroy this entity. It squirmed and reformed, slightly smaller now, but it looked completely unconcerned as it grinned maliciously: "Give me the child, or you will never have peace."

"Screw you!"

Shen Wang was furious. This evil spirit’s target was indeed his daughter, touching his reverse scale—it had to die. He chanted spells, the Red Flame Sword crackling with flames, resonating with a sharp sound, its size increasing by a circle.

Swoosh!

Carrying the power of flame, the red sword light fiercely stabbed into that disgusting ghost face, piercing and igniting it.

"You can’t kill me."

The evil spirit taunted as it burned under the Flying Sword’s power, its lingering words echoing in the air.

Shen Wang maintained a cold face; he knew this was just a strand of the evil spirit’s consciousness and hadn’t truly destroyed it.

Saying nothing, he continued to control the sword, slaying the remaining Zombies, dealing with these things first, and planning to kill the evil spirit once he gained more abilities in the future.