Chapter 002

Lian Feng instructed the young Taoist to arrange accommodation for Liu Lei, and also called upon a disciple of the divine sect to go outside the mountain gate to catch two wild animals for Liu Lei's supper

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, they encountered several groups of night climbers. Lian Feng led Liu Lei along the small paths, both of them possessing physical strength far beyond that of ordinary people. Half an hour later, they had already arrived in the deep mountains, where human traces were scarce.

Thinking back to the words I once said, "I can lend a hand when the cult is in danger," I was instantly drenched in cold sweat

Liu Lei let out a piercing scream that echoed through the skies

Liu Lei was held in someone's hand, the sound of wind whistling past his ears, and dark shadows swiftly flashed by around him. As a newly turned vampire, he had never experienced such speed before, and he suddenly found it hard to breathe. Fortunately, vampires possess excellent physical attributes; after a moment of discomfort, he began to truly enjoy this extreme sensation.

The next day, a young Taoist priest came to wake Liu Lei up

A soft silver light enveloped Liu Lei, who was immersed in the rare tranquility of this moonlit night. Meanwhile, Lian Feng, who was vigilantly watching Liu Lei and ready to respond to any sudden situation, inwardly cursed: "This brat, here I am, worried sick about him, and he sleeps soundly. How outrageous, how outrageous!"

In front lies a square, its ground paved with bluestone slabs that have been polished to a remarkable smoothness, having endured countless years.

Lian Feng, seeing his astonished expression, could understand it; after all, he himself had been just as surprised when he first came here with his master.

There is no doubt that Lian Feng is very wealthy, with his attire costing no less than 20,000. The plane tickets for Liu Lei and him from Xi'an to Kunming were also paid for by Lian Feng. For those like them, who are beyond the mundane, money is of little significance. During their few days together, Liu Lei learned that Lian Feng is already 700 years old—otherwise, with his abilities, he would not be able to hold the position of a sect elder—despite the fact that he appears to be only in his thirties.

Under the moonlight, Liu Lei suddenly felt a stirring in his heart. The demonic wings of the blood clan suddenly unfurled. The moonlight illuminated the demonic wings, which absorbed the lunar energy like solar panels, with immense energy flowing back into Liu Lei's body

Liu Lei fully activated his heart technique, rapidly refining the energy of the moon

Generally, there is no signal for regular phones here. Even Feng's mobile phone, after special treatment, can only make outgoing calls but cannot receive incoming ones. Liu Lei had no choice but to explain to his parents that he was working in the wilderness and did not have a phone. From now on, he could only call home himself. After he assured them that he would definitely call to report his safety whenever he had the chance, his parents finally let him go.

Diancang Mountain, named for its lush green color, was historically referred to as Xiong Cang Mountain and Dan Cang Mountain. It is the main peak at the southern end of the Yunling Mountain Range, consisting of nineteen peaks arranged from north to south, with altitudes generally exceeding 3,500 meters, the highest being 4,122 meters. The summit is perpetually covered in snow, famously described as "In the scorching sun, the snow cannot be tolerated." The headquarters of the Western Yunnan Divine Sect is also located here, but the headquarters is subject to a millennium-long restriction, making it very difficult for outsiders to access.

Ah! Liu let out a miserable cry: "Do you want to drink bat soup? Do you want me to soak in such boiling water?"

With a swift motion, Liu Lei summoned his true essence, soaring through the air like a celestial steed, racing towards the mountains engulfed by boundless darkness.

In the distance, Lianfeng smiled wryly to himself: "What a clever kid, but I wonder if he realizes the danger. Hmm, it seems I will have to work a bit harder and keep a closer watch."

Before him, the mountain peak slowly rose, gradually soaring into the clouds, leaving Liu Lei dumbfounded.

The headquarters of the Divine Sect has, over the course of several thousand years, expanded to cover the entire mountain. The Elder Hall, where the elders of the sect reside, is situated at the summit of the mountain. Although it is referred to as a "hall," it is essentially a large courtyard, with a separate courtyard designated for each elder, including Feng, who, as an elder of the Divine Sect, also has his own courtyard.

I just wonder how my esteemed master is faring in the celestial realm

Ah

Lian Feng taught the mental technique to Liu Lei, and then led him to the medicinal pool—a square pool measuring four meters on each side, with green flames swirling beneath. In the pool, the black medicinal liquid bubbled, occasionally bringing up some unknown herbs.

Lian Feng led Liu Lei to his courtyard, where two young Taoist disciples were standing at the entrance. They were the two youngest among Lian Feng's seventeen disciples, while the other fifteen had already completed their training and left, leaving these two junior brothers to take care of their master

Lian Feng pointed to a seat beside him for Liu Lei to sit down, waved his hand to dismiss the young Taoist, and then said to Liu Lei: "From today onwards, we will begin the cultivation of the Corpse King. However, as you are a vampire, your meridians should be different from ours as humans, so we will need to study this together. I hope there won't be any mistakes."

Suddenly, everything around him appeared to be piles of money in his eyes

In that case, where would the strength of a prince rank here

Lian Feng nodded and said: "Alright, in fact, the cultivation of the Zombie King consists of two parts: internal and external. I have here a set of mental techniques, which are the secret methods I have taught for a thousand years; this is the internal cultivation. For the following six months, you will soak in the potion during the day and absorb the energy of the moon under the moonlight at night. On every full moon night, I will use golden needles to stimulate your acupoints and reverse your blood energy; this is the external cultivation"

The disciples of the divine sect were indeed diligent, capturing two wild deer, whose spiritual essence was abundant, far surpassing the tainted blood of the livestock that drank at the foot of the mountain

Under the moonlight, strands of silver light entwined around Liu Lei's body, continuously swirling. Seated upright, Liu Lei seemed like a deity descended from the moon. In the distance, Lian Feng couldn't help but sigh: "The Blood Clan Zombie King has an unlimited future. Just observing how effortlessly he can form a lunar power field while practicing, it’s possible that the Celestial Sect might indeed need his assistance one day."

When the first full moon night arrived, Lian Feng had already grasped the meridians of the vampire's body. Their meridians were more suited for energy accumulation than those of humans, and their network was far more complex. The locations of the major acupoints in their bodies differed from those of humans—astonishingly, a major acupoint with the same function as the dantian was located in the chest.

At the mountain gate halfway up the hill, two young men in ancient attire bowed to Lian Feng and said, "The granduncle has returned to the mountain"

"Let's take a break for now; we will discuss everything tomorrow"

Liu Lei was startled: Marquis?

In a small family, one can become the head of the household, but here one can only be a doorkeeper

At night, Lian Feng set up a Yuan Gathering Array on the mountaintop, drawing the nearby lunar energy into the array. He then had Liu Lei lie within the array, using eighty-one golden needles to pierce the major acupoints on Liu Lei's body. The lunar energy gathered in the Yuan Gathering Array flowed through the golden needles into Liu Lei's body, coursing like water through his meridians, muscles, and internal organs, repairing the meridians that had been fatigued and damaged from a month of frantically absorbing energy, strengthening the muscles, and quietly transforming Liu Lei's body.

But this is not hot water, it is boiling water

Yes

Lian Feng remained silent, his palm open as a beam of green light shot forth from his palm. The green light flashed fiercely, and under its illumination, the peaks on both sides of the valley slowly began to part, while a new peak gradually rose from the center.

When they returned to the cult, the leader Xuanyuan Xuejian happened to be away, thus sparing Liu Lei the trouble of a formal visit

After finishing his grooming, Liu Lei drank some blood of an unknown animal prepared by the young Taoist. He followed the young Taoist to the central hall, where Lian Feng was already waiting for him

The physical constitution of the blood clan indeed surpasses that of ordinary people. The heart method given to him by Lian Feng allows ordinary individuals to cultivate only six meridians, whereas Liu Lei possesses nineteen meridians within his body that can operate this heart method, enabling him to absorb energy at a rate more than three times faster than that of an average person

Liu Lei said casually, "You can handle it as you see fit. Since I have come with you, I believe you can help me become the Zombie King."

Each sect of cultivation in the Middle-earth establishes certain restrictions at their mountain gates; otherwise, wouldn't the cultivation sects, which adhere to the principle of 'emerging from the world,' have long been troubled to death by secular individuals?

Although his skin was burned and torn, Liu Lei continuously practiced the mental techniques taught by Lian Feng during this time. He now clearly felt a surge of power within his body, but the pain was akin to being cut by a knife. Although he was tempted to test the effects of soaking in the medicinal pool for an entire day, he did not dare to move at all.

In the evening, Liu Lei sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, practicing his mental techniques, as the ten and nine meridians of the Sutra operated simultaneously, wildly absorbing the cool energy from the moonlight.

Lian Feng looked around and said, "Alright!"

In the center is a high platform, with a balloon suspended in the air, five meters above the ground

The strength of the Western Yunnan Divine Sect is immense, yet it does not concern itself with dispatching a few more disciples each day to maintain the operation of the "Moving Mountains and Filling Seas" formation

Isn't it the case that one could casually take out any of the broken copper, scrap iron, bricks, or porcelain pieces he used back in the day and sell them for a fortune? No wonder those compatriots who have lived long are rolling in wealth, having the leisure to spend large sums of money on buying a castle or something to show off.

Liu Lei thought that even if he became the Zombie King, he would probably still be just a novice here, and a rather pitiful one at that, akin to a plucked chicken.

Liu Lei felt a chill in his heart and said to Lian Feng, "Boss, are you going to leave me here?"

The town, due to its proximity to Mount Diancang, has a thriving tourism industry. Even at night, the town remains quite lively, and Liao Feng is pulling Liu Lei directly up the mountain.

There are indeed not many grand gestures like the use of the "Move Mountains and Fill Seas" formation to conceal the mountain gate, as the greater the power of the formation, the more energy is required to maintain it

At this time, it was the height of summer, with long days and short nights; it was not until around 8 PM that darkness finally fell. Lian Feng waited for another hour, and at around 9 PM, he patted the vampire, who was in a state of excitement both mentally and physically at night, and headed up the mountain.

The entire Divine Sect comprises five halls and eighteen branches, with twenty-three hall masters and branch masters who are all formidable experts in their own right. Additionally, beneath the sect leader, there are four generals and ten underworld kings, whose cultivation is certainly not inferior to mine. There are a total of seventeen elders in the main hall, none of whom possess lesser skills than the elders. As for the Xuanyuan Sect Leader, he has likely reached the semi-immortal realm, a level I can never hope to match. Furthermore, there are some hidden powers—our Divine Sect has been opposing the righteous path of cultivation for millennia, using the strength of one sect to contend against the thirteen schools of the righteous path; without strength, how could this be possible... Furthermore, there are some hidden powers—our Divine Sect has been opposing the righteous path of cultivation for millennia, using the strength of one sect to contend against the thirteen schools of the righteous path; without strength, how could this be possible...

Once the energy of the moon enters the body, it becomes wildly entangled with the energy absorbed during the day in the medicinal pool, rapidly merging together, resulting in a geometric increase in energy.

Liu Lei, feeling bored while soaking in the medicine pool, remembered that he had promised his parents to call home, so he asked Lian Feng for a phone and made a call home

Lian Feng, carrying Liu Lei, ran for half an hour and arrived in a valley, setting Liu Lei down and saying: "We have arrived"

Lian Feng's suit transformed into a robe of blue cloth after a wave of azure light flowed over it. After gathering his ponytail into a bun and securing it with a wooden hairpin, Lian Feng grasped Liu Lei's wrist and slowly ascended, drifting towards the mountain peak

Lian Fengfei and Liu Lei took a winding journey by car from Kunming to a small town nestled against the Cangshan Mountain. After getting off the car, they found a small inn and checked into a room. After putting down their belongings, Lian Fengfei said to Liu Lei: "Let's rest for a while; we will head up the mountain tonight"

Liu Lei murmured to himself, then thought, "Could it be that in the future I could also buy a castle like them? Oh, a medieval castle, inhabited by a noble old bloodline lord... How wonderful..."

Lian Feng wore a relaxed expression: "It's fine, it's fine. Have you forgotten? You are a vampire; this little bit of hot water is nothing to you..."

Lian Feng nodded slightly in acknowledgment, leading Liu Lei through the mountain gate

Liu Lei steadied himself on the ground, looking around. The surroundings were vast and desolate, with mountains undulating in the darkness, giving no indication of human habitation. He asked, "Where is this? ... ... There is nothing here?"

Looking back along the square, a series of green brick and tile eaves are arranged in an orderly manner, stretching endlessly up to the mountain peak—though the night is deep, it does not obstruct the vision of creatures in the darkness

After soaking in the medicinal pool for an entire day, in the evening, Lian Feng pulled Liu Lei out and tossed him onto the bed

Lian Feng rolled his eyes in disdain, too lazy to explain to him, and grabbed his neck, throwing him down.

Lian Feng introduced the basic situation of the cult to Liu Lei along the way, "The two young men at the mountain gate just now are my disciples' descendants. Let me think, they probably only have the strength of you vampire marquises, which is relatively weak among the third generation..."