Dan Chenyu almost at the same time Yun Ze roared, pulled him and fled to the side!
But in the next instant, Yun Ze felt the sword qi in his qi sea tremble slightly.
This feeling is...
He subconsciously turned his head to look behind him and saw a figure slowly rising from the ground, still covered in dirt.
It's Xiao Shu!
It's not surprising that she has a spiritual artifact for aerial travel.
But the problem was that her control over this spiritual artifact was obviously not proficient, and her ascent speed was extremely slow, even a little shaky.
Those 'corpses' that were awakened naturally also discovered her. Due to her proximity, all the 'corpses' were looking at her, and several 'corpses' had already begun to condense spiritual energy, ready to attack at any moment!
"Xiao Yu, you go first!"
Yun Ze shook off Dan Chenyu's wrist and flew towards Xiao Shu without hesitation!
This matter started because of him, and no matter what, he couldn't let Xiao Shu die here!
Dan Chenyu was stunned at first, but after glancing at the corpses below, she quickly found something wrong.
There was something wrong with these corpses!
"Little Martial Uncle, wait for me!"
Dan Chenyu shouted and flew after Yun Ze towards Wei Lanshu!
At this moment, Yun Ze had already reached Wei Lanshu's side and sensed a fire-attribute spiritual energy attacking him!
It was too late to dodge, so he had to resist!
Yun Ze pressed Wei Lanshu with both hands, pushed her towards Dan Chenyu, and then fell into the range of the fire-attribute spiritual energy, while simultaneously channeling spiritual energy into the Jianyun Armor!
This was an attack from the Foundation Establishment stage!
He didn't know if he could withstand it after being buffered by the Jianyun Armor!
Unfortunately, he was still a step too late.
A fireball hit his body, and in the next instant, the Jianyun Armor covered his entire body.
But...
Yun Ze looked down at the spot where he was hit. Apart from feeling a burning sensation, there was no other abnormality.
What was going on?
Was this all the attack from the Foundation Establishment stage was like?
Just as Yun Ze was wondering, a torrent of spells poured down, all landing on the Jianyun Armor!
Yun Ze felt dizzy, but apart from that, he felt no damage at all.
"Brother Yun!"
After the first round of bombardment, Dan Chenyu also came to Yun Ze with Wei Lanshu: "Are you... are you alright?"
"Don't worry, Little Martial Uncle will be fine."
Before Yun Ze could speak, Dan Chenyu explained, "The intensity of these attacks is at most Qi Refining third level. Even if Little Martial Uncle doesn't wear this spiritual armor, he can withstand it!"
"Only Qi Refining third level?"
Yun Ze frowned: "Xiao Yu, did you see something?"
"Mmm."
Dan Chenyu nodded, then prepared to descend again: "But I need to verify it before I can draw a conclusion. Little Martial Uncle, you two wait for me above, I'll go down and take a look."
With that, she flashed into the group of 'corpses', knocked one out with a casual blow, drew a dagger from her Sumeru ring, and began to dissect it!
Yun Ze felt his scalp tingle!
Is this the art of medicine? It's a bit terrifying!
"Yun... Brother Yun."
Wei Lanshu had never seen such a scene before. She shrunk behind Yun Ze and asked, "This sister calls you Little Martial Uncle, so she is..."
"Dan Chenyu, ranked second on the Heavenly Ranking, and also a disciple of Senior Sister Yunxiao, so she calls me Little Martial Uncle."
Yun Ze briefly introduced Dan Chenyu and didn't forget to explain her current behavior: "Don't be scared by her appearance. She also cultivates the art of medicine. Only by doing this can she find out where the problem lies."
"Mmm, I know."
Wei Lanshu replied briefly, then stared intently at the human corpse, her eyes not showing fear, but only curiosity!
Dan Chenyu soon rose into the air again, with a smile on her lips, but still holding the guy she had just dissected...
"Little Martial Uncle! I found the reason!"
"Hey! Don't come over yet!"
Yun Ze quickly raised his hand to cover Wei Lanshu's eyes: "There's still a child here! Throw this thing down first!"
He had killed people before, so he was indifferent to this scene, but Wei Lanshu was only sixteen years old, how could she see such things?
"Brother Yun, I'm fine."
Wei Lanshu raised her hand and pushed Yun Ze's hand down, and even asked Dan Chenyu proactively, "Sister Dan, you said you found the reason?"
"Yes!"
Dan Chenyu raised the corpse and pointed to its qi sea: "Look here."
Yun Ze looked closely, and apart from a layer of pale skin, he saw nothing else.
Just as he was about to ask Dan Chenyu what she was playing at, he suddenly remembered something, and his pupils trembled!
When she lifted the corpse just now, its stomach was completely cut open! How did it recover now!
"What's going on? They weren't just now..."
"Yes! This is the problem!"
Dan Chenyu replied, then explained: "These people... no, these things have extremely strong regenerative abilities, and can absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth in a short time to restore their bodies.
They were initially in a dormant state. Without spiritual energy to awaken them, it was your sword strike that shook the ground, stirring up the surrounding spiritual energy and thus awakening them.
Although their realm is Foundation Establishment, their strength is only around Qi Refining third level, which is also due to this.
This is because their internal spiritual energy has not fully recovered, so they can only use attacks of this level, and... all attacks carrying spiritual energy will accelerate their recovery progress.
Only attacks that do not carry any spiritual energy can cause them damage. I discovered this when I dissected this person just now."
Yun Ze frowned as he listened, staring at the many corpses below that had stopped attacking and were now concentrating on absorbing spiritual energy: "Aren't these guys immortal then?"
"Not necessarily."
Dan Chenyu shook the corpse in her hand: "As long as a place with absolutely no spiritual energy is created, these things will fall into a dormant state. Then, find something to kill them, or find a way to make them stop recovering indefinitely, and they can be completely killed!"
"Absolutely no spiritual energy?" Yun Ze's brows were tightly furrowed.
How was that possible!
Let alone in the spiritual energy-rich Zhutian Secret Realm, even in the remote area of Hanshan Village, there were scattered spiritual energies.
Although not much, there were some.
The first method was clearly not feasible.
Hmm? No!
Yun Ze suddenly looked up at Dan Chenyu: "You said that as long as there is no spiritual energy, they will fall into a dormant state, just like when we discovered them just now?"
"Yes!"
"But how can such a situation exist in the Zhutian Secret Realm?"
"...I don't know."
Dan Chenyu pondered for a few breaths, and finally uttered these five words.
She did not let go of the corpse, but looked at the two of them seriously: "However, there is one thing I can be sure of."
"What?"
"There are only thirty-six such things now. If this number doubles, and they all recover to Foundation Establishment strength, and attack everyone they see, then all of us will die this time!"
Yun Ze's heart trembled: "You mean, last time it was also..."
Dan Chenyu shook her head: "I cannot give a definite answer, but it is very likely. It is best to inform everyone about this matter and deal with this thing first!"
Although immortals and demons are different, in the end, they are all cultivators. When facing life and death, cooperation is not impossible.
"I agree."
Yun Ze nodded, but quickly raised a problem: "But the Zhutian Secret Realm is too large, and acting together is too slow."
"This is for you."
Dan Chenyu casually threw the corpse to Yun Ze.
Yun Ze instinctively caught it, and then heard her continue: "Let's split up. Every once in a while, you will damage a part of his body. Remember to avoid the marks I made.
As long as you show this to the people in the Immortal Mansion, they will fully assist you with the rest."
"What about you?"
"I'll catch another one and find the demonic cultivators to cooperate with us!"
With that, Dan Chenyu cupped her hands to Yun Ze: "Little Martial Uncle, be careful with everything. If you have time, it's best to improve your cultivation first.
The scenery is completely different before and after reaching Foundation Establishment."
"We'll keep in touch then."
"Okay, I understand."
Yun Ze replied, then took the corpse and Wei Lanshu and flew in one direction.
He looked back at Dan Chenyu and saw that she casually picked up a corpse from the crowd and flew in the opposite direction of the two of them.
"Brother Yun..."
Wei Lanshu's voice sounded. Although there was no fear in her tone, she was still a little worried: "This Zhutian Secret Realm is a bit different from what Mother said."
"It's just that some accidents have happened."
Yun Ze forced a smile, not telling her the whole truth.
After all, everything that was happening now was just Dan Chenyu's guess. Without concrete proof, there was no need to tell Wei Lanshu such things, lest she worry.
He then smiled and changed the subject: "By the way, why were you hiding underground earlier? I couldn't see you when I came to find you."
"Yes, I almost forgot about this!"
Wei Lanshu said and took out a wisp of purple Yuan Qi from her Sumeru ring: "Brother Yun, look! This is Yuan Qi, right?"
That nauseating feeling struck again!
Yun Ze's mouth twitched subconsciously, and he didn't pay attention to the corpse he was holding.
But in the next instant...
The corpse's eyes lit up, it took a deep breath, and sucked the Yuan Qi in Wei Lanshu's hand into its body!
Instantly!
It recovered its Foundation Establishment cultivation and broke free from Yun Ze's grasp!
With its hand as a blade, it slashed directly at Yun Ze!
...
At the same time, hundreds of meters away.
A figure stood under a tree, rubbing the two drums at his waist, quietly watching all this.
His gaze was fixed on the sword at Yun Ze's waist, and a smile hung on his lips, as if he had discovered some treasure.
"Junior Brother Yun, Junior Brother Yun, why did I meet you here?"
"This is truly our fate!"
Chen Xiao held one drum and hid the other in his left sleeve, walking slowly towards Yun Ze's direction, muttering to himself.
"But unfortunately, our fate ends here today!"