They continued forward, and the ordinary vengeful spirits had already disappeared.
Zhou Yan waved his hand and carved Dao patterns, completely destroying the Yin formation here. The surrounding Yin energy was instantly annihilated by Zhou Yan's powerful strength.
The entire cave had no trace of Yin energy and was no longer cold. Instead, it felt warm, with the energy radiated by Zhou Yan still lingering.
"This evil corpse is about to awaken. It should have been influenced by Sister Zhen Mi's power," Diao Chan said.
"A mere evil corpse can be destroyed with a wave of my hand," Zhou Yan replied. "Dafeng Novel Network"
They reached the deepest part and saw a stone gate, which was still protected by a formation.
Ye Xun released his spiritual power, forming a golden fist that shattered the entire formation and stone gate.
"That guy should be back by now. The formation he set up is still here," Zhou Yan chuckled.
"Isn't it better to nip the evil in the bud? We can just wait here and kill him when he returns," Ye Xun suggested.
They walked through the stone gate and saw an ancient corpse lying in the center, clad in a full set of pseudo-divine artifact-level armor, bound by twelve iron chains of different colors.
Yellow talismans inscribed with various spells were plastered all around.
The formation was also set up with the ancient corpse as its core.
With their knowledge, Zhou Yan and the others naturally understood the purpose of these formations.
"This guy's knowledge of formations is quite impressive. He knows how to use such methods to completely control this evil corpse."
"The ones outside are just for nurturing souls and cultivating powerful evil spirits. Whenever an evil spirit appears, it's drawn into this formation and becomes nourishment for the evil corpse. By using this method, he slowly gains control of the evil corpse, progressing step by step without haste."
"While this method is a bit slow, if successful, he will completely control this evil corpse, and then he can sweep away all enemies. Unless a large number of peak Demigod realm experts attack together, it will be difficult to deal with this evil corpse."
Upon seeing the formation and its deployment, Zhou Yan quickly understood its purpose.
The method employed by the setter was indeed clever, but it was not used for righteous purposes.
Such unorthodox methods are ultimately not tolerated by heaven and earth. They can only cause temporary trouble but cannot remain in the world for long.
"Most of it is already complete. If we hadn't intervened, in another hundred to a hundred and eighty years, this evil corpse would have been completely controlled."
Ye Xun released his golden spiritual power, forming a golden sword, and brought it down towards the evil corpse.
The evil corpse suddenly opened its eyes, and the twelve iron chains shook violently, releasing a powerful force that formed a dark shield, blocking Ye Xun's golden sword.
"Roar~"
The evil corpse exuded a terrifying Yin energy, like a demon god, filled with horrific power. Its body was as black as ink, and it flew through the air. The twelve iron chains released twelve streams of black energy, converging into its body.
"Twelve Yin Iron, excellent material. It's a waste to have only refined it into such chains."
Zhou Yan unleashed a surge of spiritual power, forming a flying sword, and sent it towards the twelve iron chains.
The various shields were no match for the flying sword, which broke through them and descended upon one of the iron chains.
"Clang!"
The indestructible iron chain was severed by Zhou Yan's flying sword.
With one less iron chain binding it, the evil corpse's power diminished.
The flying sword then flew towards the other iron chains.
"Clang clang clang!!!"
As the flying sword destroyed all twelve iron chains on the evil corpse, Zhou Yan collected them.
"Such good material was refined into iron chains, and the technique was so crude. It's a shame. I'll have Ouyezi forge weapons with them instead," Zhou Yan said with a smile.
Zhou Yan looked at the evil corpse. With the Yin energy from the twelve Yin Iron chains gone, its power had significantly decreased.
The twelve Yin Iron chains were not merely restraints; they were part of a formation that allowed the evil corpse to continuously absorb twelve types of negative energy.
The evil corpse roared at Zhou Yan and the others in anger. Its eyes were like black holes, and its sharp fangs bared. It transformed into a weapon and attacked them.
"It already has autonomous combat awareness. It was only a hundred years away from full completion. What a pity, all that effort wasted. That kid hasn't returned yet, it's been quite a long time."
Zhou Yan estimated that the guy should be back soon, but he hadn't appeared for so long. Had something delayed him?
As Zhou Yan watched the evil corpse make its move, before he could act, Diao Chan drew her sword and said proactively, "Let me stretch my limbs."
"Of course, no problem," Zhou Yan stopped.
Diao Chan smiled, holding her slender sword, and turned into a streak of light. Wherever she passed, auspicious light appeared, like lotuses blooming from the ground, with petals scattering in the sky.
Although this evil corpse had not been successfully refined, its strength was still not to be underestimated, possessing peak Demigod realm power.
However, compared to Diao Chan, there was a vast gap. As soon as they clashed, the evil corpse was completely suppressed by Diao Chan.
Diao Chan's power was incredibly pure, naturally克制(restraining) the opponent. The evil and sinister energy of the corpse was firmly suppressed by Diao Chan.
Diao Chan's weapon repeatedly collided with the opponent's weapon. The evil corpse was beaten back by Diao Chan and then kicked away.
"Bang!"
The evil corpse slammed into the wall with a dull thud. A light emanated from the wall; it was a defensive formation pattern, but it was only an advanced pattern, not particularly profound.
Diao Chan pressed forward, transforming into a flower-shaped energy, and descended upon the evil corpse.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
The evil corpse was bombarded by energy, letting out furious roars. However, it felt no pain, only primal rage. Furthermore, with a full set of pseudo-divine artifact-level armor, its defense was quite strong.
"Oh, the old schemer behind the scenes is back," Zhou Yan chuckled.
A beam of light descended from the sky, and a bald man in a kasaya appeared, with a teleportation array above his head. This was the formation set by the old schemer to prevent such an occurrence.
The old schemer looked at the situation, his face turning ashen. He immediately unleashed a series of Buddhist seals, completely subduing the evil corpse.
Then, the old schemer looked at Zhou Yan and the others, clasped his hands, and said to them, "Benefactors, I have subdued this evil corpse. The rest will be handled by me."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan and the others looked at him with disdain.
It was as if they were saying, "Do you really think we're that easy to fool?"
"Baldy, you subdued this evil corpse so quickly. Did you refine it yourself?" Diao Chan asked unhappily.
"Amitabha, benefactor, you jest. I am a man of the cloth, how could I refine such an evil corpse? I was merely passing by, discovered a teleportation array, and thus teleported in to take a look."
The bald man uttered a Buddhist name, appearing very sincere, like an enlightened monk.