Chapter 43: First Kill of Side Mission

Chapter 43: First Kill of Side Mission

Chapter 43: First Kill of Side Mission
“This place is like a treasure trove to me.”

"If all zombies carry 'medicine', then what we see before us is not a terrifying forest of corpses but a vast medicinal field."

"Well, a slightly disgusting medicinal field."

A strong desire to explore has already risen in Li Yu's heart.

There was also a certain expectation in his eyes.

But he suddenly recalled the secret he had glimpsed when he transformed into the body of truth before: because of the [Supernatural Spiritual Aggregation Rules] in the cultivation world, when practitioners enter the strange realm or the spiritual world, they will definitely encounter any existence related to their path sequence.

There are a large number of medicine corpses here. Although it cannot prove that there is a connection with the Spiritual Master Path, there is always some hope.

"But the most urgent thing is not to put yourself in danger."

"The Reincarnator and the Demon Star Commander should have been dropped off at different locations in this corpse city."

"Once the protective shield disappears, the drug corpses that smell the scent of human flesh will rush over en masse. With a loud commotion, they will all be exposed."

“I just don’t know how it will develop next.”

"Is it a melee, or a group fight?"

"I'll take advantage of this. I'll try to use the power of Dan Tu to hide in the tide of corpses. If that doesn't work, I'll take some medicine to explode and join forces with other Demon Star Lords."

"Alas, I, Li Yu, used to be a good person, but now with my current status, if I go to find those reincarnationists from the Orthodox Sect, I'm afraid I'll be beaten up, or even killed to get the merit points. It's really unfair."

In the blink of an eye, Li Yu made a decision.

At the same time, the countdown for the protective shield ends.

Li Yu had no time to listen to the sudden commotion in other places in the city. He stood still, with the pores of his body opening up, and wisps of strong medicinal smell mixed with the scent of rotten flesh and blood quickly diffused and floated out.

The group of drug corpses that were roaring and rushing towards him all stopped, stood there in a daze, tilted their heads and sniffed around, but found nothing.

"As expected, as an alchemist, I have already eaten a lot of different kinds of medicines. When I was practicing the art of taking medicine, I also ate a lot of rotten meat from strange creatures."

"Extract the smell and imitate this drug corpse with incredible accuracy."

When the thought of joy came to his mind, Li Yu took the opportunity to put his hand on the chest of the village woman.

I thought it would take some effort to pick it, but a light pinch would pull it out along with the roots. The dense and fine roots were wrapped around a heart that had already shriveled up.

The village woman zombie fell to the ground with a crackling sound, turning into a pile of rotten bones.

Li Yu didn't care. A strange look of understanding suddenly appeared on his face. As he rubbed his fingers, the flesh and blood Ganoderma lucidum in his hand turned into ashes and fell to the ground.

Looking around, one can still see rare medicines such as ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, etc. hidden in various places on the bodies of the corpses.

But the interest in his eyes had faded.

"The blood and qi have dried up, and the medicinal properties have all been lost. Picking it is no different from hay."

"These drug corpses haven't received any supplies for who knows how many years. They are all exhausted and only rely on a little bit of 'weird spirituality' to move around. No wonder they go crazy when they smell the scent of flesh and blood..."

This was his thought.

From all directions, what was originally just a restless sound now turned into a riot.

All the drug corpses seemed to have gone crazy, gathering into a tide of corpses, roaring, running wildly, and heading towards different places.

But soon, beams of light suddenly burst out from both the east and west directions, and then the roars of the zombies in that area gradually became lower and lower until they disappeared.

At this moment, two voices with completely different auras came from two different places:

"My fellow Demon Star Lords, I am from Wanfu City, codenamed [Smart Star]. I have a magic weapon that can prevent me from being discovered by these drug corpses. I have established a safe place here, please come and join me as soon as possible."

"I think that you are all entering the strange domain for the first time, just like me. This place is extremely dangerous and the mortality rate is very high. There are not only these stupid drug corpses, but also other threats."

“We should act in unity and not act alone.”

……

"Reincarnators, I am Wen Feifeng, a native of the capital of Qian Nation. I am a Taoist who received the dharma seal of Sequence Eight on the way to the Heavenly Sovereign. Before entering the Weird Territory, I was given a treasure by my elders. I am confident that I can fight against those evil cultivators of Sequence Seven. I have drawn a safe boundary here. Please come quickly, fellow Taoists."

"The other tasks can be put on hold for now. We have the advantage in numbers, so why don't we go together and kill all those evil cultivators first, and then do other things. What do you think?"

……

When these two voices were heard, the practitioners from both camps were a little stunned.

No!

You two, who is righteous and who is evil?

"Isn't Tianjun Dao under the command of Haotian Sect? How come he is more murderous than the Dangmo Sect and the Chishen Sect?"

"Our Demon Star Commander hasn't even mentioned killing yet, but this guy has already said he wants to join forces to annihilate us?"

"Both parties are calling their friends. They don't look like cultivators, but more like gangsters preparing for a fight."

While Li Yu was muttering to himself, he headed west without hesitation.

He did not intend to join the gang codenamed "Smart Star" immediately, but wanted to make sure he was not left alone first.

The best option is to wait and see without being exposed.

As he moved forward, different noises began to be heard from the places where the zombies were besieging.

There are both the camps of righteous gods and evil gods.

“Hahaha… I’m following the Great Blood God. Why would I be afraid of a pile of drug corpses that are more fragile than rubble? If you want to play house, you guys can play. I’m going to grab the bride.”

"Blood God is shit. My master is Red God. I will win the battle. The corpse of the female fairy belongs to me." "Fellow Daoist Wen, I am a corpse collector under the command of Mother Earth. This corpse city is of great benefit to my cultivation. You guys go hunt down the evil cultivators first. When I have mastered my skills, I will come and join in the fun."

"Amitabha, killing is not what I wish for. I think the so-called side quests are hidden in the corpses that suffered in their lifetime. I will gain something after I convert them."

It is not difficult to hear from these responses that the task given by the Samsara Skynet is similar to the Demon Star Order, and it is estimated that the most missing part is the annihilation.

The lack of unity on both sides also means that a full-scale fight is difficult to achieve.

As soon as I said it, I was rejected several times.

However, these are still a minority.

The remaining dozen people were still divided into two groups. They dealt with the tide of zombies while heading towards Zhixing and Wen Feifeng.

"Those who are willing to reveal their identities are either reckless men from the Blood God Cult or the Red God Cult, or stubborn people from Buddhism, or special channels like corpse collectors."

"If I were in this line of work, I wouldn't want to be tempted by so many zombies."

"Not to mention there might be clues to a side quest hidden in there... huh?"

Li Yu, who was running wildly among the tide of corpses, suddenly seemed to have discovered something.

He wrinkled his nose and then turned his head to look behind him on the left.

There, a ghostly figure was also mixed in the tide of zombies, moving forward almost like a flash, but it seemed that its condition was not right, and it had to rest for a while after advancing a long distance.

At the same time, the "medicine corpses" around them seemed to have their souls sucked away by something. Their movements became slower, and the rare medicinal herbs growing on their bodies dried up in an instant, as if they had been harvested.

Taking this opportunity, Li Yu suddenly saw the ghost's true face:

It's also a drug corpse!

But the difference is that the body of this medicine corpse is extremely intact. There are no signs of being bitten, and there is no blood on its mouth from biting someone else.

In fact, his skin was so white that it glowed, and his clothes were quite luxurious. He was clearly a handsome and elegant young prince.

However, all the holes on his face, including his ears, mouth, nose, eyes... were all covered with exotic flowers and plants, and streams of strange fragrance flowed out, condensing into mist around his body. If you didn't look at his dull appearance that was exactly the same as that of a zombie, he would have a kind of immortal-like aura.

When Li Yu saw it, the reminder sound of the Demon Star Order suddenly rang in his mind:
"Congratulations to the Commander codenamed 'Evil Star' for triggering the side quest for the first time: Collecting Spiritual Roots."

"Found the [Immortal Medicine Corpse], this is a corpse that has already planted spiritual roots."

"Every time you kill one, you will get ten points of merit."

……

"Here it comes, a side quest."

Li Yu did not expect that the surprise would come unexpectedly.

As an alchemy practitioner, his sense of smell is extremely keen to the "smell of medicine", so he can lock onto this immortal medicine corpse in an instant.

At the same time, he also determined the conditions of the exotic flowers and plants growing on this special zombie.

"Qi and blood are full, and the medicinal properties are full."

"But using a human body to grow medicine, what kind of weird technique is this? Was it taught by the corpse of the so-called Penglai female fairy? Or is this the backlash punishment suffered by the royal family of Sui after they desecrated the corpse of the female fairy?"

"What is this spiritual root?"

"Immortality, what degree of immortality? However, since the reward is much less than killing a practitioner of the Orthodox God Sect of the same level, the corresponding difficulty should naturally be much lower."

Li Yu's mind flashed to this point, and murderous light and murderous intent gradually appeared in his eyes.

In my mind, I was rapidly calculating:

"Its movement speed is much slower than my [Compassion State]."

"The shell looks fragile, but it may have some special means. Be careful and flee immediately if you miss."

"The fire of the pill can overcome plants, spirit medicines, and evil spirits. You can give it a try. If it doesn't work, take some Kindness Pills and the Explosion Pills as a backup. If the threat is too great, add a Speed ​​Pill and run directly to the [Wisdom Star] who is calling the gang ahead..."

When Li Yu felt that there was still some room for supplementation and improvement.

The undead corpse behind him just came to his side.

Just like before, except for Li Yu, who was a fake and could not be cut at all, the rest of the drug corpses around him were harvested in some strange way.

Just as it was about to move forward, its body suddenly paused, as someone silently grabbed its neck.

A head completely filled with exotic flowers and plants turned around with a click.

But what greeted it was Li Yu's open mouth and the gushing out of a strange flame wrapped in the heat of fireworks.

The fire of Dan burns the body!

In just a blink of an eye, the flames covered the entire body of the Undead Medicine Corpse, and the burning speed was several times faster than when it was spit on Yi Ya before.

After spitting out fire, Li Yu immediately took several steps back.

If anything went wrong, he would turn around and run away.

But before he could take action, the reminder from the Demon Star Order sounded in his mind:
"Congratulations to the commander codenamed 'Evil Star' for completing the side quest: Collecting Spiritual Roots."

"Reward 10 points of merit!"

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(End of this chapter)