Banshee Family Training Record

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“So,” Zhu Yunqing said, “whether this magic array exists or not doesn’t really affect us. The ones who should really be worried are the Golden Core cultivators.”

A cultivator at the Golden Core stage not only comprehends the essence of life, but also transcends it further, fusing their divine soul and spiritual power into a Golden Core.

In this way, even if one's head is chopped off, one's body is shredded, or even one is burned to ashes, as long as the golden core remains, one can escape and in the future use spiritual power to reshape the body and be resurrected.

Once this soul-locking array is activated, the fragile golden core cannot escape and can only be trapped here as nourishment.

Therefore, this thing is meaningless to those in the Foundation Establishment stage, but it is something that cultivators in the Golden Core stage would keep very secret.

Upon hearing this, everyone present exchanged subtle glances. They recalled the many rumors circulating in the streets recently, and then smiled knowingly at each other.

“Ahem, so Chen Shuling is actually…” The middle-aged male cultivator coughed, realizing what the high-ranking official from a prominent family was planning, “to have us step in and clear the way for him.”

The female cultivator laughed, "That's right. He let us come in first and search the treasures in this tomb secret realm at will. Maybe we'll accidentally take the magic weapon at the core of the formation, and then the whole formation will be broken."

"After that, he can relax and loot whatever he wants."

Everyone laughed, having exposed the little schemes of the important figures above, and for a moment, they all felt quite pleased.

"Let's keep going." After laughing, Yun Chu'an said, "The sooner we find something useful, the sooner we can leave."

The group nodded, lined up, and moved forward along the cramped space. After only a few steps, Hua Caiyan suddenly stopped, turned her head to look to the side, and said warily, "There's a door here."

Her tone was uncertain, but the female cultivator behind her brightened up and exclaimed excitedly, "We didn't notice it when we came here. Shall we open it and take a look?"

Everyone craned their necks to look, their eyes filled with curiosity. Yun Chu'an also peeked over, but only saw a bare wall; there was no door in sight.

Only after Hua Caiyan silently recited the incantation and dispelled the illusion on the wall did the diamond-shaped door she had mentioned appear.

Then she reached out and opened the door.

Inside, a zombie dressed in a burial shroud, with pale skin and shriveled flesh, stood quietly. On his hat, shoulders, wrists, and at his feet were various burial objects, such as gems, jade, bracelets, and gold ornaments, some of which emitted a hazy spiritual light, clearly magical treasures.

Upon seeing this, the chubby male cultivator's face lit up with joy: "Great! Such a gain so soon after entering!"

But before he could even rejoice for a second, the zombie inside the door suddenly opened its eyes, then bared its teeth and stretched out its stiff arms, pointing at the crowd: "Heh—!"

In an instant, everyone was shocked. The female cultivator tried to repeat her previous trick, turning around and throwing herself into Yun Chu'an's arms, but the latter didn't give her the chance at all, dodging her with a swift movement: "Zombie, don't be so arrogant!"

He roared, and golden divine lightning crackled in his hand. The female cultivator, who was about to do something, saw the lightning in his hand and, fearing she might be accidentally injured, quickly dodged.

Thus, the trouble here was barely over, and everyone was able to concentrate on fighting the zombies.

Zhu Yunqing reacted the fastest, striking first despite being behind. With a sudden flick of her wrist, spider silk shot out from her sleeve, binding the zombie.

The latter let out a low growl and suddenly exerted force with both arms to break free from the spider silk, but immediately Hua Caiyan's flying knife shot over, piercing through its palm and pinning it to the wall.

"Don't be presumptuous!"

The cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage let out a low growl, took out a long strip of yellow paper talisman with incantations drawn in cinnabar from his storage bag, silently recited a command to activate the spell on it, and then stepped forward and stuck it on the zombie's forehead.

Chapter 357 Bad woman, stay away from my man!

Instantly, the zombie's remnant soul was stunned, its arms and legs flailing wildly, but it was unable to move and was firmly held in place.

However, the situation was still not optimistic. The talisman on its forehead suddenly burst into flames. The cold flames slowly but firmly engulfed the talisman, burning it to ashes in no time.

Those were ghostly flames formed from the spiritual power of the underworld, a manifestation of the zombie's cultivation level. Fortunately, Yun Chu'an had already stepped forward.

"Ah--!"

He shouted, stepped forward with the golden divine lightning in his hand, and pointed it at the zombie's forehead. The lightning pierced through the zombie's skull, shattering the fragments of its mad soul!

The zombie's body, which had been trembling violently, suddenly stiffened, then it collapsed forward, falling into the narrow corridor, unable to move any further.

Yun Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. A zombie with the combat power of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage should have been a very troublesome existence, but with their cooperation, it was eliminated in just three seconds.

It must be said that the restraining effect of the golden lightning was even stronger than he had imagined. As long as the others protected him from being ambushed, the entire battle would be extremely simple.

Yun Chu'an clapped his hands, not daring to look back at the women's expressions, but making himself look quite satisfied: "Thank goodness, everything went smoothly."

He looked at the coffin embedded in the wall and said eagerly, "It seems that the previous pioneers couldn't see through the illusion here, which allowed us to take advantage of the situation, haha!"

The others chuckled, the atmosphere light. Hua Caiyan stepped forward, pulled her throwing knife from the zombie's hand, and said with satisfaction, "Yeah, even if this stinky thing has ill intentions and wants to use the same trick again, it's a pity that everyone has already seen through her tricks. She has no chance of succeeding again. She'll have to give up sooner or later, otherwise next time the throwing knife won't be stabbing her palm—of course, I'm talking about a zombie."

She said this, issuing a warning both openly and subtly. Yun Chu'an had a bit of a headache. He turned his head and secretly glanced at the expression of the female cultivator who was leading the way, only to find that the latter also had a smile on her lips, not admitting defeat at all: "Yes, yes, after all, it is so ugly and has no charm at all, so it can only show its existence by attacking other people who are full of vitality—of course, I am also talking about these lifeless zombies."

The two bickered over baseless accusations, and the little fox turned pale with anger, gritting her teeth, but there was nothing she could do to make her look bad.

If it weren't for the concern that revealing their true appearance might expose their presence and make You Wensi wonder why they had rushed here, thus alerting the enemy...

If it weren't for this concern, she would have definitely taken off her disguise and let this woman see for herself what she really looked like.

Ugh, I'm so annoyed!

Next time we go out, we absolutely must not disguise our appearance. We must always look our best when we're with Chu An!

The little fox had also made up its mind.

"cough!"

Yun Chu'an suddenly coughed heavily, interrupting the two women's sarcastic remarks, and said, "Since things have come to this, let's deal with this zombie first, and then take its burial goods out. Hopefully, after seeing the light again, these magical treasures can help us bring blessings to the world."

The underground world is filled with too much yin energy, and zombies may come back to life at any time. Although their strength may be weakened, they are still a troublesome problem, so it is better to deal with them.

Yun Chu'an spoke with righteous indignation, but what he actually did was simply tomb raiding. Everyone nodded in agreement. Then, some of the cultivators took out glutinous rice, some took out talismans, and some took out peach wood nails, which they drove into the back of the zombie.

The chubby cultivator silently chanted an incantation. After a few words, the zombie's body suddenly burst into flames of a ghostly blue, slowly disintegrating its corpse until it was completely burned away, leaving not a trace in this world.

They were busy with these matters and paid no attention to the contents of the coffin. Yun Chu'an took out the burial items one by one and handed them to Zhu Yunqing for appraisal. After a few glances, the latter determined their approximate value. Yun Chu'an then distributed them to his team members according to their value.

But he didn't leave anything for himself.

The others immediately felt this was inappropriate and insisted that he should take the largest piece. However, Yun Chu'an smiled and said that the journey ahead was long, and he needed everyone's help. He would take the largest piece later when there was something of truly high value.

His noble character deeply moved everyone present, as it was uncertain whether there would be any further gains from this trip.

If he doesn't have such good luck later, then Yun Chuanke will have gained nothing.

After everyone packed their belongings, they continued forward. The female cultivator, taking advantage of her charm, slowly moved to the front and led the way.

The narrow, cramped passage was unpleasant, and they were not fortunate enough to encounter any more unopened or undiscovered coffins in the walls along the way.

The group continued forward, and soon several more forks in the road appeared ahead. Hesitant, they looked at the female cultivator leading the way, who said, "There are a few safe paths here, but they have most likely already been explored and looted by others. As for this path, I know there is a very dangerous trap behind it, a long, narrow, and dangerous corridor whose end is unknown."

"So, everyone, what should we do? Should we take these safe routes and see if any other cultivators have missed any magical treasures for us to retrieve, or should we go into this dangerous corridor and try our luck?" she said. "Based on my experience, no one has been able to break through this corridor yet."

As she spoke, her eyes gleamed with eagerness as she looked at Yun Chu'an. The latter was not in a hurry; he turned his head and looked around, only to find that everyone else also showed signs of interest.

"Then let's not waste any more time?" suggested a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. "With so many of us and such thorough preparation, we have plenty of strength. Why don't we just go and check out that corridor you mentioned?"

The middle-aged man, who was in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, remained silent, while the plump Taoist nodded: "I think so too... but we still need to see what Brother Changsheng thinks. Hehe, Brother Changsheng, what do you think?"

Yun Chu'an was also a little itchy, and nodded gently upon hearing this: "Alright, let's go then."

The female cultivator immediately turned around: "Come on, follow me!"

She walked forward, with the others following closely behind. The dark passage was devoid of light; each footstep, amplified by the narrow corridor, seemed to pound on everyone's hearts, causing unease.

But after walking for a short while, soon, faint red threads appeared on the walls and ceiling of the passage, emitting a dangerous and ominous light that chilled the heart.

The female cultivator stopped in front of the slightly reddish silk threads, waved her hand, and signaled everyone to stop and not move: "Ahead is the corridor I mentioned. Everyone be careful and do not make any rash moves."

"If you go into these passages ahead, many large, blood-red hands will rise up from the walls on both sides and the ground to attack you. They may not be too strong when you first go in, but the deeper you go, the more dangerous it will become, and you will have no way to defend yourself."

Taking a deep breath, the woman turned to look back at Yun Chu'an, her cheeks slightly flushed, and made up her mind: "I'll demonstrate first. I've been into this passage once before, so I'm quite experienced. After seeing what happened to me, you should have a better understanding."

Everyone nodded, not thinking anything of it. The female cultivator then turned and carefully walked into the passageway surrounded by red threads—

Chapter 358 Stripped naked, then thrown into his arms

"hehe--"

An invisible, cold laugh suddenly echoed from the depths of the distant passage, abruptly activating all the hidden mechanisms and formations. Thick, blood-red arms suddenly emerged from the red threads, their large hands reaching out to grab the female cultivator!

Those huge hands reached out from the walls on her left and right sides, from the ceiling above her head, and even from under her feet. In the blink of an eye, several huge hands grabbed her sleeves, collar, dress, and shoes, and they all began to exert force, as if they wanted to crush her flesh and bones to pieces!

"what--!"

The female cultivator screamed in terror. She hurriedly circulated her cultivation technique, channeling her spiritual power, and abruptly turned to flee—

scoff-

The spiritual energies of both sides converged and intertwined, and in an instant, her clothes were torn to shreds, and one of her shoes and socks was ripped off. Barefoot, wearing only a red bodice, her heavy breasts swaying, she turned around and rushed back: "Brother Changsheng, save me—!"

She shouted this as she ran, her lotus-root-like arms outstretched and her snow-white thighs swinging as she rushed straight into Yun Chu'an's arms.

Yun Chu'an's expression changed drastically, and he quickly dodged backward: "Damn, what a terrifyingly large hand!"

Instead, Zhu Yunqing suddenly stepped forward, flicked her sleeve, and a long robe immediately flew out from her wide sleeves, covering the female cultivator: "Be careful!"

As she spoke, she activated the magical artifact on her body, forming an invisible, transparent barrier in front of her to block the possible pursuit of those blood-red hands.

The female cultivator lay in Zhu Yunqing's arms, and when she realized that the person holding her was not Yun Chuan, she was disappointed, but she still had to obediently thank her, saying, "Thank you, sister. You're so kind. I was really scared just now..."

Zhu Yunqing frowned, and behind her, Hua Caiyan gritted her teeth. Taking advantage of a moment when no one was paying attention, she suddenly moved closer to Yun Chuan, grabbed his ear, and warned him fiercely, "You did very well this time, I have to praise you, but you still need to be careful next time, and you must stay away from this woman!"

Yun Chu'an begged for mercy repeatedly: "Ah, spare me, Caiyan! No, I didn't touch her again. You see, except for the first time when I was really caught off guard, I dodged the next two times and didn't let her take advantage of me at all!"

"I know you dodged it all, I saw it all, but I'm still angry!" Hua Caiyan gritted her teeth. "Damn it, how did I end up with such a shameless guide!"

She cursed incessantly, her jealousy easily flaring up to the point of stomping her feet. She could easily see that the woman had done it on purpose, even the way her clothes had been torn by those blood-red hands.

Just kidding, they prepared all sorts of commonly used self-defense items before going into the tomb. If they encountered this kind of attack, activating a few emergency self-defense items to block it would be no problem at all.

But this woman didn't use a single magic weapon, letting those big hands climb onto her body and then run away, tearing her clothes to shreds in the process, all in order to seduce him!

This woman is awful!

The little fox was furious, and Yun Chu'an had no choice but to gently rub her hair and pat her back to comfort her.

Seeing that her trick had failed, the female cultivator could only suppress her disappointment, turn around and look ahead, and say with a stern face: "In short, this passage is so dangerous that no one has been able to pass through it yet."

"Of course, if a Golden Core cultivator came, passing through here wouldn't be a problem, but the problem is we don't have one. The question now is how to get through. Does anyone have any good ideas?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the male cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage stepped forward and stretched his shoulders: "Fellow Daoist, your cultivation is still too low. How about this, let me test its power first. Maybe if we prepare more protective magic treasures and dodge carefully, we can get through safely."

As he spoke, his gaze sharpened as he looked ahead, circulating his spiritual energy throughout his body to activate his protective magic treasure, which formed a verdant barrier around him.

"I'm going!" he shouted, leaping forward. The large red hand in the passage, which had already curled back into the crimson threads, sensed his arrival and immediately stretched out again, its five fingers spread, striking towards his body!

"drink--!"

The man called out in a low voice, leaped and twisted his waist to dodge, and occasionally raised his elbow to block.

However, things were fine when he first entered the passage, but after taking a few more steps forward, the blood-red arms attacked from all directions, leaving him with no way to defend himself.

The crimson hand struck his body, causing the emerald green protective light on his skin to flicker. Finally, the thin membrane shattered, and he was now trapped in the crimson hand, unable to escape!

Zhu Yunqing suddenly flicked his sleeve, and pure white spider silk shot out, passing through the gaps in the large red hands, binding the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, and then pulling him backward sharply—

"call……"

Before he was beaten black and blue, the man was dragged back to safety and landed heavily on the ground, panting heavily.

Zhu Yunqing retracted her spider silk without saying anything more. The cultivator stood up and said in a deep voice, "Thanks, I owe you."

Yun Chuan said, "You went forward to investigate for the sake of our whole team, so it's only right that we save you. Don't mention thanking us."

After saying that, he turned his head to look ahead and said, "But now it seems that these palms are very strong. At least with our cultivation level and magic weapons, we should not consider forcing our way through."

Later, the middle-aged man, who was in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, had been enduring the interference of Yin energy. He couldn't help but feel agitated: "Is there any way to demolish this wall? If we destroy all the mechanisms and magic arrays inside, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

The female cultivator leading the way rolled her eyes at him and then said, "If it were really that easy, those cultivators from before would have already passed through."

"In fact, we can't find the key points of these agencies either. If we attack them rashly, it may trigger more chain reactions, which will make things even more difficult."

The middle-aged man said no more, and the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive for a moment.

At this moment, the chubby Taoist priest suddenly spoke up, saying, "Let me give it a try. These red palms are ultimately evil spirits. If a hard approach doesn't work, we can try a softer one, such as appeasing them or luring them. Anything is fine as long as they don't attack."

The Foundation Establishment cultivator had almost fully recovered, stood up again, and gave him an encouraging look: "You can give it a try, go for it!"

So the fat Taoist priest stepped forward, took out an incense burner from his storage bag, lit incense on it, and immediately a warm fragrance filled the entire passage, as if dispelling the yin energy.

Then, he placed the incense burner on his head, holding the incense above his head. With his left hand, he took out a black and white rattle drum, and with his right hand, a small bell. He closed his eyes and silently chanted a spell: "Hidden and bright, quiet and peaceful, rolling and bustling, faint and gentle..."

He recited these words as he walked forward. He had only taken two steps when, as expected, the crimson arms in the surrounding walls did not launch an attack. The red threads crisscrossed, but no large crimson hand reached out.

Behind them, the middle-aged male cultivator's face lit up with joy: "It seems to be working?"

The female cultivator leading the way looked nervous. If he really succeeded, wouldn't that mean that her previous warnings were all exaggerated?

She felt a little annoyed, but fortunately, fate was also on her side. The plump male Taoist priest continued forward, and when he reached about the middle of the passage, a bead of cold sweat suddenly trickled down his forehead.