Ye Tian walked to the side of the stone, placed his hands on it, and pushed. With a "rumble," the stone rolled aside, revealing a stone cave about one and a half meters high behind it. The cave was dark and murky.
Ye Tian: "You go in yourself, I'll guard the entrance."
Chen Hui smiled: "Aren't you coming in too?"
Ye Tian: "No need. Don't forget to share some of your good things with me."
Chen Hui then bent down and entered the cave.
Shui Yuexian asked: "Why aren't you going in?"
Ye Tian: "I was chatting with an old senior. He said that places where things are stored must have treasures that people don't want others to see. If I go in, it would be like seeing all of their possessions."
Shui Yuexian chuckled: "That's true."
Ye Tian waited for a while. Hu San'er suddenly bit into a lingzhi mushroom and presented it to Ye Tian as if offering a treasure.
He took the lingzhi and examined it. It was just an ordinary wild lingzhi. Just as he was about to discard it, he suddenly exclaimed, "Yee." He discovered very small red insect eggs on the lingzhi.
He picked off an egg, crushed it, and sniffed it. "These are Corpse Worm eggs! How did they get on the lingzhi?"
He asked Hu San'er: "Where did you pick this lingzhi?"
Hu San'er nodded his head to the left. Ye Tian said to Shui Yuexian: "You guard here, I'll go take a look over there."
He followed Hu San'er for a few hundred meters. There was another cave here. After walking a few meters inside, he saw the ground covered with lingzhi mushrooms.
Ye Tian glanced at them. Many of these lingzhi had insect eggs on them.
He continued to walk further in. After about ten steps, he saw a pile of stones. A strange fragrance emanated faintly from beneath the stones.
He moved the stones away and found that the further down he went, the more insect eggs were stuck to the stones. Finally, he saw a corpse, dressed in ancient clothing. However, the clothes had weathered and crumbled to dust at a touch.
When he removed all the stones, he saw a female corpse curled up on the ground. The corpse's skin was rosy, unlike a dead body, and her body emitted a strange fragrance.
Ye Tian observed for a while and then understood what was happening. Before dying, this woman had ingested Corpse Worm eggs. As a result, the Corpse Worms parasitized and reproduced on her body, turning her into a zombie.
He examined it closely again and found that the zombie was currently in a dormant state.
Ye Tian knew this was a menace, so he prepared to decapitate the zombie to prevent future trouble.
Just then, Chen Hui's voice came from the cave entrance: "What's wrong?"
Ye Tian: "There's a zombie here, come and take a look."
When Chen Hui saw the appearance of the female corpse, her expression became somewhat strange. After a few seconds, she said: "This is one of my sisters."
Ye Tian was stunned: "You recognize her?"
Chen Hui nodded: "We had a very good relationship in our past lives. But later, she heard that Corpse Worms could preserve one's beauty, so she stole the Corpse Worm eggs I had collected."
"By the time I found her again, she had already turned into a zombie. I couldn't bear to kill her, so I sealed her here. After so long, I didn't expect her to still be here."
Ye Tian seized on the key point: "You said these Corpse Worms can preserve one's appearance?"
As far as he knew, zombies created by Corpse Worms were generally very ugly, but this zombie's appearance had not changed, perhaps even more beautiful than when she was alive.
Chen Hui: "Yes, this type of Corpse Worm is very ancient, named the Celestial Visage Corpse Worm."
Ye Tian's eyes lit up and he said: "Since this Corpse Worm has such an effect, it means there is a special medicinal power within its body. I must take the zombie back to study the Corpse Worms within."
Chen Hui thought for a moment: "Alright."
Ye Tian asked her: "Did you get the things?"
Chen Hui: "I've brought them all."
Ye Tian nodded: "Let's go back. Tang Feng has already arranged accommodations."
By the time the group arrived at the place Tang Feng had arranged, the sky was already beginning to lighten. Chen Hui took out a sword and said: "This is Xiao Lian, one of the ten ancient famous swords."
Ye Tian took the sword and gently drew it out, but he could not see the blade. However, when he reached out to touch it, he could feel its presence. This sword was invisible.
Chen Hui: "This sword has no light during the day and is formless in the dark night."
Ye Tian shone a light on it and indeed saw a faint shadow on the ground. When he walked into a dark room, he saw a fleeting sword light, but could not discern its shape.
Ye Tian praised: "A good sword!"
Chen Hui: "This sword is extremely fierce. It can sever the body and the spirit. You must use it wisely."
Ye Tian said: "Thank you."
Chen Hui: "I need to find a place to cultivate for a while, so I must take my leave."
Ye Tian knew that since Chen Hui had recovered her cultivation, she would naturally have her own plans. He said: "Alright, if you need anything, just call me."
Chen Hui: "After some time, I will come to find you at Jiuhua Villa."
With that, Chen Hui bid farewell and left.
Ye Tian was playing with the Xiao Lian sword when Zhang Longsheng arrived.
"Sir, I have an appointment with Tang Xuan Temple this morning. I will make him interested in you."
Ye Tian: "Just tell him I have some spiritual medicine."
Zhang Longsheng: "Understood."
Zhang Longsheng sat for a while and then left. Ye Tian asked Tang Feng to prepare a high-quality coffin and placed the female corpse inside.
Afterward, he held the Xiao Lian sword and went into the courtyard to practice his swordsmanship.
He had comprehended all the profound meanings on the Myriad Sword Stele, some of which pertained to the way of the sword. This Xiao Lian sword was perfect for him to practice his sword techniques.