"I didn't smell anything,"
Fatty blinked his eyes.
Hu Bayi also nodded.
"Second Brother, your strength should have improved again,"
Hu Bayi said.
Zhang Qilin merely nodded slightly.
"Mm."
He simply hummed.
Zhang Tian's gaze landed in the distance. Since Zhang Qilin had said so, there must be something ahead.
"Could it be zombies?"
Xiao Guang's face changed.
He recalled the fear of being dominated by a zongzi before.
"It doesn't seem like it. Corpse qi also has categories. Some corpse qi is the aura emanating from dead bodies."
"There's also corpse qi generated from countless piled-up corpses, then there are zongzi, and finally zombies."
"Each type of aura will produce different effects."
Zhang Tian explained, and Xiao Guang and Professor Li nodded as if they understood, yet didn't.
Even though they didn't understand, it felt very logical.
"Let's follow the river upstream. I suspect the final tomb will be located above the riverbed."
Zhang Tian turned and said.
Xiao Guang no longer said anything, just followed closely behind the group.
As they ventured deeper upstream along the river, the strange smell grew stronger.
It was so strong that even Zhang Tian could feel it.
"There is indeed corpse qi."
Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi spoke almost simultaneously.
Their eyes met, and they looked into the distance.
Around them, apart from large swathes of forest, there seemed to be nothing else.
The ground beneath their feet was damp soil.
The soil, made sticky by the river's moisture and the ambient humidity, clung to their feet.
"Why didn't Fatty feel it? That's strange."
Fatty mumbled, looking at his feet, which were already covered in a large patch of mud.
"This mud is really sticky,"
Fatty shook his foot. Due to his weight, he had accumulated more mud than Zhang Tian and the others.
After walking for nearly an hour, a tombstone appeared before them.
The tombstone stood upright in an open space.
And around the open space where the tombstone stood, there wasn't a single blade of grass.
It was as if someone had specifically tended to it every year.
Within a radius of nearly a hundred meters around the tombstone, nothing could grow.
Even the river had diverted its course around the tombstone.
"Gai Long Xue!"
"Such strong corpse qi."
Hu Bayi's eyes widened, and his heart trembled.
"What is Gai Long Xue?"
Shirley Yang stood aside, her delicate features filled with curiosity.
"Gai Long Xue, as the name suggests, is a corpse lair formed by altering a dragon vein."
Hu Bayi explained.
"This river is the dragon vein, flowing into the Mausoleum of King Xian, and this nameless stele is a crucial point."
"This river cannot withstand the corpse qi around the tombstone, so it changes course. At the same time, look around, not even a single plant can grow, which is due to the excessive corpse qi."
Hu Bayi spoke rapidly.
Shirley Yang nodded, gaining some understanding.
"So, beneath this tombstone, it must be a gathering place for corpses."
Shirley Yang stated.
Fatty and Professor Li were stunned.
Shirley Yang understood?
They were a bit confused.
"Miss Yang can even infer from one point to another."
Xiao Guang murmured, greatly shocked.
He himself didn't understand, yet Shirley Yang could grasp it.
Was this talent?
"I didn't expect Miss Yang to have the best comprehension among us. She has always been very intelligent."
Professor Li murmured.
He even gave Shirley Yang a very high evaluation.
"That's right. Beneath this stone tablet, it is highly likely to be a large burial ground. Only a large-scale burial ground would create such a scene."
Hu Bayi spoke again.
Zhang Tian walked towards the tombstone.
There was indeed strong corpse qi around, but these energies were nothing to Zhang Tian.
With a wave of Zhang Tian's hand, a palm print appeared on the ground.
Immediately, skeletal remains appeared before their eyes on the ground beneath the tombstone.
"This place should be the scene of the confrontation between King Xian's people, the local barbarians, and the people of Medicine King Valley."
"Judging from the corpse qi, this pit probably buries quite a few people."
Zhang Tian looked at the skeletal remains on the ground and said calmly.
His expression was very composed.
He had seen worse, so Zhang Tian had nothing to fear.
"Holy crap, Teacher Li, it seems to be getting foggy around here."
"We haven't run into a ghost wall, have we?"
Suddenly, Xiao Guang shouted.
Immediately, the scene in Xiao Guang's eyes changed.
What was previously an unremarkable burial ground was now shrouded in mist.
Especially in a place like the forest with heavy yin energy, it appeared even more terrifying.
At the same time, the surrounding scenery also changed.
They were no longer by a small river; in an instant, they seemed to have arrived at a graveyard.
"Oh my god, what's going on?"
Xiao Guang screamed.
He saw countless tombstones erected around them.
From beneath a tombstone, an arm suddenly emerged from the soil.
This scene startled Xiao Guang even more.
Despite having experienced many things, he truly couldn't accept this sight.
"They're out, all of them are out!"
Xiao Guang yelled, his legs trembling uncontrollably.
At this moment, Zhang Tian was also drawn by Xiao Guang's panic.
Everyone turned to look at Xiao Guang and Professor Li.
At this moment, Xiao Guang and Professor Li's faces were very pale.
Especially Xiao Guang, who was continuously shouting.
However, after only a few shouts, Xiao Guang's mouth seemed to be covered, and he could no longer make a sound.
Professor Li was the same.
Seeing this, Zhang Tian immediately understood what was happening.
This was a burial ground, and the unique aura formed around it was similar to that of a Ten Thousand Corpses Pit.
However, this was merely a simplified version of a Ten Thousand Corpses Pit.
It couldn't form a ghost pill, nor was there a leader of the pit.
Here, only some lingering spirits were causing trouble.
Because Zhang Tian and the others exuded such powerful auras, those ghosts did not dare to disturb them.
They could only try to possess and interfere with Professor Li and the two of them.
"They've been deceived by the surrounding aura."
Zhang Tian said, and with a wave of his hand, a surge of Dao energy emanated.
As the energy washed over the few people, the two with pale faces gradually regained their senses.
"What happened? Wasn't I just in a graveyard?"
"Ah, I can speak again."
Xiao Guang murmured, surprise and joy appearing in his eyes.
Sweat beaded on his forehead.
Professor Li looked around and let out a long sigh of relief.
He had even closed his eyes, ready to face death, but now that he had recovered, he felt a great sense of relief.
"You were just confused by the corpse qi, what's known as a ghost wall."
"Don't be afraid, we'll be fine once we're out of here."
Zhang Tian said slowly.
His voice was not loud and was very calm.
Xiao Guang panted heavily and nodded quickly.
"By the way, Young Master Zhang, why weren't you affected?"
Xiao Guang asked curiously.
Even Professor Li looked at Zhang Tian with some curiosity.
"These minor things can't affect us."
Zhang Tian replied.
"So, you've seen more powerful things?"
Xiao Guang exclaimed. He couldn't imagine what could be more powerful than this, and how terrifying it would be.
"Have you seen the River of Forgetfulness?"
Fatty spoke proudly at this moment.
His nostrils seemed to point towards the sky.
Xiao Guang?
Professor Li?