Blood Sacrifice To Millions Of Zombies, I Will Be A Demon Cultivator In The Apocalypse

Chapter 91: Zulian, the Blood Lotus Pond

However, let alone the fact that such behavior would attract the attention of major forces or sects, it is simply impossible to accomplish in terms of how to do it and how to do it.

At the very least, it is not something that an ordinary cultivator can accomplish on their own.

But according to the records of the "Blood Lotus Embryo Hidden Lotus Flower Secret Record," cultivating a Foundation Building Blood Lotus requires a massive amount of cultivator's flesh and blood.

What's more important is that this process is irreversible and requires continuous investment.

Once the Blood Lotus seed takes root and grows, the supply of cultivator's flesh and blood cannot be interrupted. If at any time the supply falls short, the consequence is that the Blood Lotus seed will wither completely, and all previous efforts will be in vain.

Zheng Yi can conclude that even a sect like the Assimilating Soul Sect would find it difficult to cultivate a Blood Lotus.

Pooling the power of the entire sect to cultivate a Foundation Building Blood Lotus and risking being besieged by other demonic Dao sects is not a good deal no matter how you look at it.

After all, no matter how good the Blood Lotus is, it can only be used by one person for cultivation.

Not to mention demonic cultivators, even cultivators from orthodox Dao sects are selfish. How could anyone willingly make sacrifices for others on the path of Immortal Dao competition? This is inherently against human nature.

However, these problems are no longer a concern for Zheng Yi.

As long as there is a sufficient quantity of zombie flesh and blood, it can replace cultivator's flesh and blood in certain aspects, as Zheng Yi has already verified.

Perhaps there is still some gap in terms of total energy, after all, the spiritual power contained in cultivator's flesh and blood is obtained through arduous cultivation and has long transcended the ordinary human body.

But zombie flesh and blood also have evolutionary potential and contain certain mysterious powers. Since they can be used, the issue of quantity does not need to be considered.

In the entire post-apocalyptic world, there is no shortage of zombie flesh and blood.

Just by investigating the Luocheng area in the Huanan District, Zheng Yi has slaughtered numerous zombies. If the flesh and blood of these zombies is not enough, he can continue to advance towards the city center of Luocheng and accumulate enough zombie flesh and blood to cultivate this Blood Lotus.

The premise is that it can really grow.

As for whether or not to cultivate the "Blood Lotus Embryo Hidden Lotus Flower Secret Record," Zheng Yi is actually in a state of hesitation.

After all, he already has the "Five Elements Sword Foundation Building Technique" in his hands, and now there is another choice, so he needs to carefully consider and weigh his options.

But regardless, first and foremost, Zheng Yi needs to determine whether this shriveled and lifeless ancient lotus seed can still take root and sprout.

Just do it!

Zheng Yi himself is a decisive person. Since he can improve his strength, there is no need to hesitate. Once the Foundation Building treasure is in his hands, he just needs to cultivate it quickly.

He called Jin Wuqian over and gave him a few instructions before turning back to the gathering place.

...

Now the entire gathering place is thriving.

Everyone knows that the future is promising, and the amount of work one does determines their own destiny. Everyone is eager to get ahead and doesn't want to be left behind.

The Blood Warrior plan has gradually gained momentum, despite its high casualty rate, but there are still countless people eager to sign up.

For them, if they have to live aimlessly in this unlucky world, they might as well take a risk and maybe change their own and their loved ones' fate.

However, not everyone can participate in the Blood Warrior training program now; a series of screenings are required.

And now, the casualty rate has also greatly decreased.

On the other hand, the strength of the ancestor of the zombie blood bat, Cain, is growing stronger day by day, and its aura is gradually stabilizing.

This monster has become powerful enough to provide an increasing amount of refined blood. The number of Apex Level vampire bats, the first generation of bloodsuckers, is increasing, and the number of parasitic bats cultivated afterwards is also rising.

Although the ancestor of the zombie blood bat, Cain, has already reached the Foundation Building Stage and can provide a sufficient amount of refined blood, Zheng Yi will not exhaust his resources. A large consumption of refined blood would damage the potential and foundation of the zombie ancestor blood bat.

There are already hundreds of first-generation zombie blood bats, and the next step is to let them breed with each other to form a stable bloodline channel.

As for the ancestor vampire bat, Cain, Zheng Yi is not completely relaxed. Although the monster in front of him has been tamed and is as obedient as a big wolf dog, he never forgets that it is a natural demon fetus of a demonic species. It swallowed its siblings while still in the womb and drained its mother before birth.

Therefore, although this monster is bound by numerous blood contracts and soul contracts, as long as Zheng Yi does not break through the Foundation Building Stage, he must do his best to suppress it, otherwise it could easily turn the tables.

...

As soon as they arrived at the gathering place, Zheng Yi issued the highest order.

He directly commanded the zombie flesh factory to operate at full capacity, leading his guard team to attack and kill zombie groups of a certain size, and then bring the zombie corpses back to the flesh factory for decomposition.

With the strengthening of the gathering place's power, especially the cultivation of blood rice and some blood-related drugs, more people in the gathering place have increased their strength.

Although some people have not gained supernatural abilities, they have gained great strength and speed. Especially those transformed blood warriors have completely transformed into blood-powered supernatural beings. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are a new race of humans.

These blood warriors have greatly increased their strength. They can grow bat wings and their physical strength and speed have increased exponentially. Some have even given up using firearms and directly wield cold weapons to harvest zombies at an even faster pace.

Dozens of burly figures emitting a red blood-colored light roared as they charged towards a group of hundreds of zombies.

In terms of transformation, these blood warriors have undergone more obvious changes compared to the blood Monster Cultivators of the Qiji Immortal Domain's Qijia. Their bat wings spread out, leaving only a faint human silhouette.

Unfortunately, they have only recently evolved, and their bat wings are still fragile and cannot support long flights.

With sharp fangs and twisted faces, these blood warriors, after transforming, look exactly like living bat monsters, with their claws tightly gripping the handles of their knives.

Their speed is like a red lightning bolt, freely swinging their cold blades among the zombie horde.

The blood warriors have almost all-around improvements in physical strength, speed, and power, completely overpowering the ordinary zombies.

Moreover, it seems that they have acquired the bloodline of zombies, so the infectiousness of zombies has completely lost its effect on them.

Therefore, these blood warriors rampage fearlessly, completely annihilating the zombie horde.

Standing at the top of a distant high-rise building, Zheng Yi did not make a move, silently overlooking the performance of these blood warriors. Zheng Yi was quite satisfied.

As for the crowd responsible for logistics below, many people showed envy, wishing they could be in their place.

After experiencing the cataclysmic changes in the world and the reign of zombies, people deeply understand that power is eternal. They don't care at all about the appearance of the blood warriors after their transformation.

As long as their strength is strong enough, what does it matter if they become monsters?

Only those who have experienced death and despair truly understand how wonderful it is to have great power.

The trucks responsible for transportation quickly headed towards the gathering place after loading the zombies.

Zheng Yi led the newly born blood warriors and continued to search for zombie groups, both as training and to collect resources.

After the strength of the gathering place formed and grew, in general, Zheng Yi would not take action anymore.

What he wanted was a group of loyal servants who would search for resources for him. Otherwise, there would be no need for him to establish his own power in the post-apocalyptic world.

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In a huge blood and flesh workshop in the zombie flesh factory, the largest blood and flesh pool in history was built. It was filled with zombie flesh, and more zombie flesh was continuously transported here and gathered.

The air in this place was filled with the bloody smell of zombies, and people were unwilling to approach. But now it was a restricted area in the factory, and no idle person was allowed to enter.

The surroundings of the warehouse door were filled with supernatural beings and blood warriors, each with a solemn expression, scanning every employee passing by with sharp eyes.

This place had already been designated as a forbidden area, and no unrelated personnel were allowed to enter without permission. Anyone who dared to forcibly enter here would be shot on the spot.

At this moment, in the huge and filthy flesh workshop, filled with zombie flesh, there was no disgusting bloody smell. Instead, there was a faint fragrance floating in the air.

If one were to enter, the first thing they would see is that in the center of the huge blood and flesh workshop, the central pool filled with zombie flesh was covered with lush and dripping green lotus leaves.

And in the center of countless emerald green leaves, a blood-red flower bud stood quietly, motionless, giving off an indescribable eerie and strange feeling.

This was the withered lotus seed that had just been planted. Zheng Yi had originally worried about whether it could survive.

But with the abundant supply of zombie flesh, the blood lotus seed was like a Taotie, crazily devouring the essence of countless zombies' flesh and blood, growing rapidly at an incredible speed.

From rooting and sprouting to growing flower buds, the whole process took only about ten days.

It had to be said that this blood lotus seed, which grew in blood and flesh, was definitely a treasure. It truly embodied the saying: "Emerging from the mud unsullied, cleansing without being enchanting."

Even though it had not yet bloomed, the flower bud was already the size of a basin, and the faint fresh scent it emitted made people feel refreshed. All the stench of zombie flesh seemed to have disappeared completely.

Moreover, as the blood lotus seed rapidly absorbed the flesh and blood, it could be seen that several rhizomes had sprouted from the bottom and spread outward, forming different branches.

Gradually, more green lotus leaves grew, and clusters of flower buds also grew, albeit slightly lighter in color. They grew into lotus flowers and slowly bloomed...

Compared to before, the scale of the zombie flesh factory in the post-apocalyptic world had expanded several times. With the clearance of the surrounding urban areas and the arrival of more equipment, coupled with various formations set up by Zheng Yi, the efficiency of processing zombie flesh in the factory had greatly improved.

The number of zombies that could be processed daily had exceeded tens of thousands.

All the processed zombie flesh was sent to the workshop for cultivating blood lotus flowers. Under the cultivation of a large amount of zombie flesh, the withered lotus seed that was originally passed down from ancient times had turned into a thriving lotus pond.

Large lotus leaves curled or fully spread out, like clusters of green umbrellas growing on the blood and flesh pool, constantly nourished by the essence of flesh and blood, allowing these ancient lotus flowers to grow vigorously.

From now on, apart from the bud in the center waiting to bloom, many lotus flower buds had also grown on the surrounding lotus leaves.

The scale to which a lotus seed had multiplied was something Zheng Yi had not expected, and the growth path of this lotus seed was also different from that of a normal lotus seed.

"How much zombie flesh is needed to successfully cultivate it?!"

"Only when the central blood lotus flower blooms can it be considered a great success. That blood lotus is the condensation of all the essence of the main root, also known as the ancestral lotus. It can be said that all the lotus leaves in this pool are bred from the main trunk and are considered descendants of the ancestral lotus."

"And only that ancestral blood lotus is the key to cultivating the 'Blood Lotus Embryo Hidden Lotus Flower Secret Record' and can complete the Blood Lotus Foundation Building."

Looking at the blooming lotus flowers all over the place, Zheng Yi seemed a bit helpless.

Although he had the support of the post-apocalyptic world and had resources to cultivate these blood lotus flowers, the required resources still exceeded Zheng Yi's imagination.

In just one month, the inventory of the flesh factory had been almost depleted, and all the flesh and blood of tens of thousands of zombies had been used to cultivate the blood lotus flowers in the blood pool.

Not being in charge, one does not know the value of firewood and rice. After all, besides this flesh lotus pond, the blood gourd, the blood bat hatching demon nest, and the five blood fetus ghost infants are also major consumers of zombie flesh.

If it weren't for the previous surplus and the formation of the initial combat power in the gathering place, as well as the continuous supply of zombie corpses being sent back, I'm afraid it would really be a complete emergency.

Zheng Yi even dispatched the ancestor demon bat Cain, after all, it was a waste to keep a monster with the strength of the Foundation Building Stage idle at home, consuming so many zombie crystal cores and flesh essence.

When a pet grows up, it should go out hunting on its own. You can't just eat and drink for free every day.

This demon fetus has a deep evil nature and must be occasionally disciplined, otherwise it will eventually turn against its master.

Sure enough, with the addition of the ancestor demon bat Cain, the efficiency of the entire gathering place's hunting operations has greatly improved, but the harvest of just one ancestor demon bat Cain is equivalent to the entire combat power of the gathering place.

This makes everyone in the gathering place revere this monster, almost treating it as a sacred object.

The ancestor demon bat Cain also enjoys the worship of the humans here. His intelligence is extremely high, and he has long surpassed the thinking of low-level animals. His behavior habits are more similar to humans.

In addition to his deep fear and awe of Zheng Yi, his master, he either sees others as servants or prey.

With the continuous supply of so much zombie flesh, the lotus flowers in the pool grow more and more lush.

The emerald green lotus leaves almost fill the entire pool, but the flower bud of the ancestral lotus in the center is still closed, showing no signs of blooming.

This makes Zheng Yi secretly amazed, as this level of consumption is beyond his imagination.

The cultivation of ancient cultivation techniques is indeed very different from the mainstream cultivation methods in the current Immortal Domain. Although it is extremely powerful, it also requires higher environmental and cultivation resource requirements.

If it were in the Immortal Domain, Zheng Yi would have long given up cultivating blood lotus seeds, unless a certain demonic sect personally intervened, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve with just the power of ordinary forces or demonic cultivators.

Not to mention whether it would expose or attract attention, just in the early stages, Zheng Yi has already invested the flesh of tens of thousands of zombies.

Cultivators are not animals. Each of them possesses extraordinary skills. It's not as simple as slaughtering chickens. The sheer number of cultivators like this makes Zheng Yi's scalp tingle just thinking about it.

Although his strength has improved rapidly, he is currently at the eighth level of Qi Refining and at the peak of Body Refining. Coupled with his bone armor and soul-capturing banner, he is almost equivalent to a Foundation Building Stage cultivator from a major sect. However, he doesn't believe he can accomplish such a feat.

For small sects in general, even if a high-ranking member of the demonic path obtains the "Blood Lotus Embryo Hidden Lotus Secret Record" and the blood lotus seeds, it is doubtful whether they would dare to cultivate and practice them.

As time passes day by day, Zheng Yi completely gives up and focuses on his closed-door cultivation.

It is his subordinates who cultivate the subsequent forces. The Blood Warrior system is gradually improving. Under the leadership of the higher-ups in the gathering place, they gather their forces and expand outward.

This is in line with common sense. Otherwise, why would he need to go out and work every day if the purpose of establishing power in the gathering place is not for this?

He is not a warm-hearted angel, but a ruthless cultivator of the demonic path who prioritizes his own interests. However, Zheng Yi only partially deviated from the right path and chose to become a demonic cultivator for the sake of benefits. He has his own code of conduct and has not completely abandoned his moral bottom line.

Every day, a large number of zombie corpses are sent back to the gathering place. After being sorted out by dedicated personnel, they are uniformly transported to the zombie flesh factory.

After undergoing mechanized processes and refinement through demonic formations, all the discarded zombie flesh, except for the blood ghost fetus, flesh gourd, and blood bat's flesh nest, is sent to the blood flesh lotus pond for absorption and growth by the blood lotus flowers.

The lotus leaves in the blood flesh lotus pond have become more lush, and the blood lotus flowers cultivated there seem to open like a giant abyss, greedily devouring the zombie's flesh and blood. The color has become deeper red, but there is no significant change.

It seems as if beneath the root of that blood lotus stem, there is a bottomless abyss, endlessly demanding flesh and blood.

In the blink of an eye, another month has passed.

The expansion of the blood lotus flowers has stopped. The entire blood flesh lotus pond is packed tightly, aside from the lotus flowers growing on the main stem, there are dozens of flower buds around them, varying in depth and all vibrant red.

According to Zheng Yi's observation, the flower bud on the main stem of the blood lotus flower has only grown one circle larger. It has gone from the size of a basin to the size of a water jar, but there are no other noticeable changes.

(End of this chapter)