### Chapter 293: The Corpse Ancestor
Yun Zhonghe begrudgingly admitted that he had a slight improvement in his feelings towards Xing Bu after she so readily agreed.
“So, Senior…”
“Ah yes! You can keep this Rubik’s Cube with you,” Senior Xing Bu casually noted. “Just scramble it and then solve it to call on me.”
She’d been trapped in that Rubik’s Cube long enough and was finally free. Naturally, she wanted to explore and play around a bit.
Thus, Yun Zhonghe didn’t have to worry about her sticking to him like glue; she was an autonomous wisp of soul.
Moments later, Yun Zhonghe and Chen Leling walked out of the stone chamber.
Meanwhile, Senior Xing Bu transformed into a faint spiritual light and floated right through the wall, lingering in a cave.
She hadn’t left yet.
Yun Zhonghe curiously asked, “Didn’t you say you were going out to have some fun? Why are you still here?”
Xing Bu chuckled, “There’s something nasty nearby. I don’t trust you not to get into trouble. Who knows when another suitable soul might come along to unlock my cube.”
So, she planned to be his temporary bodyguard?
But… she was just a fading spirit, quite weak. Could she really protect him?
Xing Bu seemed to read Yun Zhonghe’s mind, smirking, “Heh, little one, don’t underestimate the power of the Dao-Integration Supreme. Even though I’m now only a fragment, that doesn’t mean I can’t k*ll anyone. Trust me; if you see me in action, you’ll be amazed.”
“Of course, Senior, your might strikes fear into all corners of the world. I am deeply impressed.”
“Smart tongue there, eh? Hee hee hee!” Xing Bu giggled.
Yun Zhonghe: “…”
Fine, this senior looked a bit off-the-wall, but since she said it, let’s give her the benefit of the doubt.
Plus, having her around meant they could pray for help if things got rough. Maybe there would be a silver lining.
***
**Tianhai City**
Three days had passed since Yun Zhonghe was taken by the female corpse. Mu Jixue and the others felt as grim as the mood after a dark storm, almost at their breaking point.
That day, they informed the local Immortal Alliance about Chen Family issues, immediately starting to search frantically for Yun Zhonghe.
The local Immortal Alliance was also helping, as Yun Zhonghe was a victim of the tragedy. From questioning the Chen family’s servants, it was clear that Yun Zhonghe had likely been taken by Chen Family’s Corpse Ancestor.
Corpse Ancestor?
No one understood the term well, and most servants only knew that word, not the details behind it.
Until an elderly servant finally spoke up, revealing the Chen family’s hidden dark secret.
The Chen family, an ancient clan existing since a hundred years ago, once thrived, specializing in creating and maintaining powerful zombies. But due to the Immortal Alliance reform, the Chens had to pretend to mend their ways, though their ambition never died—they still kept a powerful Corpse Ancestor!
This Corpse Ancestor used to be Chen family’s treasured protector, striking fear into all. However, it had been injured a century ago by a legendary figure. The Chens were secretly working on healing it to restore their family’s glory.
For years, they had been converting living humans into zombies, feeding all that strength into the Corpse Ancestor, and changing their fortunes to buy more children for their vile cause.
All this was to await the Corpse Ancestor’s awakening…
But, recently, the Corpse Ancestor had vanished like a ghost after consuming a second-stage zombie, causing chaos among the Chen family.
When Yun Zhonghe had visited, that was why things were hectic.
It’s said that the tall, eight-foot-tall Corpse Ancestor had caused those recent horrific events in Tianhai city.
“Corpse Ancestor… even a zombie after ten thousand sacrifices is just its nourishment. How strong must it be?!”
Mu Jixue became more worried with every passing day without sleep.
“No matter what, reliable intelligence points to that Corpse Ancestor possibly appearing in the western mountainous area.”
Su Xinghe frowned.
Previously, many servants were missing when they sneaked into Chen Family. Now, these missing servants were found, searching everywhere for the Corpse Ancestor’s tracks too.
Some had reportedly seen it near the western mountains.
Not far from Tianhai City, the west was rugged, with overlapping peaks.
Also, earlier animal attacks centered mainly around the western mountains.
“Western Mountain… I’m going!” Without hesitation, Mu Jixue stood up, ready to rush out. Su Xinghe and Su Xiaoxiao didn’t have time to stop her before she burst out of the Immortal Alliance outpost door.
“You sister Jinglong!”
“She can’t listen well. Always rushing in headlong without thinking!”
Could Mu Jixue truly believe that a Corpse Ancestor, much stronger than a second-stage zombie—a monster—was just any ordinary thing? Three of them charging blindly into this situation was as good as s*icide.
Yet, Mu Jixue had already disappeared, speeding away like a ghost. If they didn’t intercept her, she was bound to run into trouble.
Reluctantly, the two hurried after her.
Rushing Mu Jixue could no longer think clearly; she was too anxious, hearing Yun Zhonghe cry out for her in her heart, desperate and lost.
Her pace sped up involuntarily.
Yun Zhonghe, wait for me!
***
At the same time, deep in the West Mountain—
In a bl**d pool filled with eerie yin energy, a white-robed woman submerged. Her pale face showed no trace of color; she was terrified and despondent, trembling slightly.
Dark red mists surrounded her, seeming to devour her life force.
She strained using her waning spiritual power to fight back, but her weakening energy was barely holding on.
“Don’t… I don’t want to d*e…”
The voice of Xia Linglong sounded feeble.
Who can save me?
***
Mu Jixue, the brave heart, raced toward her destiny, unaware of the horrors that lay ahead.
