Great Demon Leader: Start By Refining Flying Zombies

Chapter 26: Overnight Wealth

Within the charred black mountain peak, a figure shrouded in black mist moved like a ghost.

Finally, it settled on a large stone slab and came to a stop.

As the effects of the spell gradually subsided, Liang Xiao's figure was revealed.

"Running all the way here, it should be about right!"

Liang Xiao lowered his gaze, adjusting his breath and assessing the current situation.

After a moment, he realized that the current situation was quite favorable.

"Firstly, the team leader and employer, Luo Dongbao, have both fled. Therefore, the exploration mission agreed upon at the Storm Surge Tower naturally comes to an end, and I don't need to take any responsibility for it."

"Furthermore, it was not easy to come here. I have some strength of my own, and if there are any opportunities on the mountain, I definitely shouldn't miss them. I will continue to explore further up the mountain and retreat when encountering obstacles."

Liang Xiao took a deep breath and began to think about how to ascend the mountain as quickly as possible.

This pitch-black mountain peak was quite peculiar. There were few plants at the foot of the mountain, but the further up one went, the more strange plants there were.

Previously, with the combined effort of the exploration team, it was naturally possible to clear a path.

But now, Liang Xiao was alone and preparing to explore. It was obviously not cost-effective to open up a path.

Fortunately, although Liang Xiao couldn't fly, his spirit zombie could.

With a plan in mind, Liang Xiao was now alone and had nothing to hide, so he naturally took out the black corpse bag.

Although it didn't have the gathering yin effect of the array pattern, it had a large space. Therefore, Pandora had already been transferred inside.

At this moment, Liang Xiao infused mana into the bag and shook it a few times from the bottom.

Pandora, who was sleeping inside, instantly fell out.

However, as Liang Xiao looked at the exotic beauty with a cool body, he raised an eyebrow and took out a set of black robes from the storage bag, forcefully putting them on her.

And very thoughtfully, he opened two holes at the back to let her wings out.

"Um..."

Wearing the black robes, Pandora opened the wide hood on her head, revealing her golden hair. Her blood-red eyes stared disapprovingly at Liang Xiao, and her pale wings fluttered, creating a gust of wind.

"What? You don't want to wear these black robes? Do you think they're too ugly?"

Liang Xiao learned Pandora's thoughts through their mental connection and spread his hands, saying, "Low-key, low-key is the most important thing, Pandora. Besides, if you don't wear anything, it will be indecent."

After comforting her for a while, Pandora finally adapted.

Flying Yaksha, also known as Flying Zombie, had the characteristics of tough skin, immense strength, and long endurance, so carrying an adult was no problem at all.

Although Liang Xiao would have preferred to climb on Pandora's back, he was mercilessly rejected, so he could only adopt the chicken-catching style that Pandora found more comfortable.

Pandora placed both hands on Liang Xiao's shoulders, and with a powerful flap of her wings, the two of them left the ground and flew over the strange plant forest.

At a fairly fast speed, they flew towards the mountaintop.

Liang Xiao, being held in mid-air, surveyed the terrain below. Unlike on the ground, his field of vision was greatly expanded.

"That is... the sect's buildings of Heavenly Sun Mountain. As expected, they are still relatively well-preserved here!"

Suddenly, Liang Xiao's gaze focused. Near the peak, he discovered a large cluster of buildings, although they were quite different in style from the buildings in Myriad Demons Cave.

But there were similarities, and he could vaguely discern the functions of many palace buildings.

"Pandora, fly in that direction!"

Liang Xiao was overjoyed, patting Pandora's palm and pointing in a direction.

Pandora immediately flapped her wings and, in the time it took to finish a cup of tea, brought Liang Xiao to the open space outside the cluster of buildings.

What came into view first was a large area of orderly arranged buildings and courtyards, which seemed to be the residences of some disciples.

Further away stood a grand hall, with thick iron chains hanging from its eaves, and many sword fragments suspended from them. With every clang and collision, iron shavings fell.

"Cough, cough, it looks decent from a distance, but I didn't expect it to be almost in ruins. After enduring four hundred years of wind and rain erosion, it's hard to say if we can find anything."

Liang Xiao frowned and cautiously walked into one of the buildings, but before he could make any moves, the extremely decayed roof collapsed.

Although he wasn't buried underneath, the dust that came flying towards him made him cough repeatedly.

But scavenging and exploring still required patience. Liang Xiao persevered and searched through each building one by one, and indeed made some discoveries.

"A bottle of elixir, but unfortunately its medicinal power has long dissipated, so it's useless!"

"Tsk, a fake Law Weapon, but its spirituality has been severed. The profound iron essence used as material might still be worth something, so I'll keep it!"

"A small bag of spirit stones, not bad luck, huh, why are there only ten pieces!"

"Pandora, stop daydreaming. You search the east side, I'll search the west side, and we'll meet in the middle!"

...

Half an hour later, Liang Xiao, covered in dirt and looking like a rat, only his bright eyes could prove his identity.

But compared to the gains, his disheveled appearance was not worth mentioning at all.

Especially after receiving the cultivation resources that Pandora had scavenged from the west courtyard, Liang Xiao was even more delighted.

"I struck it rich! Little by little, grains of sand form a tower. I never expected that after completely scavenging, there would be over a thousand spirit stones!"

"Although there weren't many gains in terms of elixirs and spiritual herbs, there are still quite a few artifact refining materials left. Unfortunately, the space is limited, so I can only take the ones with higher value!"

Liang Xiao piled up the artifact refining materials on the ground. Although the majority were basic Qi Refining materials like refined steel and iron essence, there were also a few small pieces of rare metals, such as cold iron and bright soul jade, which were valuable and could even be used to refine high-level Law Weapons.

But what caught Liang Xiao's attention the most were two ancient jade slips. They were relatively well-preserved, and he could still extract information from them.

"Heavenly Sun Town Demon Hand!"

"Beast Taming Technique!"

Liang Xiao's eyes showed astonishment. The Heavenly Sun Town Demon Hand was a unique spell of Heavenly Sun Mountain, with exquisite techniques.

Compared to the Yin Demon Claw taught by Myriad Demons Cave's Little Ghost Hall, it seemed to have even greater power!

As for the Beast Taming Technique, although it wasn't a unique spell, it was still of great value. Even in Myriad Demons Cave, it would require a great price to obtain!

"I happen to lack a frontal attack spell, so the Heavenly Sun Town Demon Hand is just what I need!"

Liang Xiao laughed heartily, pressed the jade slips against his forehead, and firmly memorized their contents.

Then he silently sat down on the ground and meditated for a while.

Soon!

Liang Xiao stood up, found an empty space, and guided his spiritual energy along a mysterious route to flow into his hands.

Layers of fine golden light enveloped his palms like a pair of golden silk gloves.

With a powerful stance, Liang Xiao spread his right hand's five fingers wide and pressed down forcefully in the air!

With a loud bang, the dusty ground was instantly shaken, revealing a clear palm print on the stone slab below.

The palm print sank into the stone slab by an inch!

However, Liang Xiao slightly furrowed his brows and expressed some dissatisfaction, saying, "The power was a bit dispersed. It should have penetrated three inches. It truly is a unique spell with some clever aspects that I haven't figured out yet."

"But this set of Heavenly Sun Town Demon Hand combines both softness and strength, offense and defense complement each other. Right now, I can only consider it as a beginner. With diligent practice, I can become even stronger!"

(End of this chapter)