Great Demon Leader: Start By Refining Flying Zombies

Chapter 56: Myriad Demons Cave Revenue Project

"I didn't notice it before, but the spiritual energy concentration in the outer sect's residence is at least three times higher than that of the inner sect..."

Using the teleportation array, Liang Xiao piloted the Bone Boat to the outer sect's residence. After discerning the direction, he descended from the sky onto an open space.

"Liang Senior Brother!"

"Liang Senior Brother, your seat is ready. The elders instructed us to start the competition immediately once you arrive."

Near the Little Ghost Hall, several preparatory disciples who had been waiting for a long time immediately used their body techniques to approach and greet Liang Xiao, while casting envious glances at the Bone Boat.

This type of flying boat, a Law Weapon, is generally only purchased by Foundation Building Stage experts. Only a few disciples in the Qi Refining stage who are well-off can afford it.

It seems that even if Liang Senior Brother enters the inner sect, he is not a poor cultivator.

Liang Xiao nodded slightly at the few people and then arrived at a large martial arts field.

There were more than ten tall platforms on the martial arts field, and there was also a viewing platform that was about ten zhang high.

Several disciples escorted Liang Xiao to the bottom of the viewing platform and respectfully left.

Liang Xiao ascended the viewing platform and found that the entire martial arts field was within his sight. At the same time, there were several exquisite desks nearby, with spiritual fruit pastries and other items on them.

Behind each desk sat an outer sect elder, who had probably been waiting for a while.

Liang Xiao slightly saluted and apologetically said, "Elders, please forgive me for being late."

He didn't explain why he was late, but the elders showed no signs of anger on their faces. Instead, they nodded and smiled generously, gesturing for him to take a seat.

Finally, under the invitation of one of the elders, Liang Xiao sat in a vacant seat next to him.

This person was also familiar to him. He was an outer sect elder with whom Liang Xiao had briefly conversed last time. He was thin and had a white beard on his chin. Liang Xiao remembered that this old man was called Xi Sheng.

"Liang Xiao, how do you feel after entering the inner sect for two days?"

Elder Xi Sheng still had that smiling and kind appearance. People who were not familiar with him might even mistake him for a gentle old man.

"Thank you for your concern, Elder Xi. The spiritual energy in the inner sect's residence is exceptionally abundant, and Liang Xiao is doing well in the inner sect."

Since the other party greeted him with a smile, Liang Xiao also responded in agreement.

"The inner sect is good. Mount Myriad Demons itself is a Grotto-Heaven blessed land, and there is also a super large Spirit Gathering formation engraved on its mountain, covering the entire inner sect's residence. It absorbs spiritual energy from all directions, making cultivation easier!"

"Even if you have four spiritual roots, in the spiritual energy environment of Mount Myriad Demons, you can still cultivate at the same speed as someone with ordinary three spiritual roots."

"Unfortunately, after I broke through to the initial stage of Foundation Building, my potential was exhausted. I could only leave the inner sect's residence and come to Little Ghost Hall to serve as a stationed elder. I can no longer enjoy the spiritual energy of Mount Myriad Demons!"

Elder Xi Sheng's face showed a reminiscing expression, revealing the news about the super large Spirit Gathering formation.

But this is not a secret, it's just that Liang Xiao, as a newly promoted disciple, is unaware of it.

Liang Xiao's eyes showed a strange expression. No wonder he felt that his cultivation speed had increased by several times in the past two days.

"Alright, let's save the small talk for later. Let's start the competition immediately!"

Seeing that the time was almost up, Elder Xi Sheng took out a cylinder and handed it to a disciple who was accompanying him.

After receiving it, the disciple quickly descended from the viewing platform. After a while, the preparatory disciples in the martial arts field below were automatically divided into two teams based on the drawing results.

They stepped onto the platforms one by one, assuming their stances and engaging in combat with each other.

The whole process was simple and straightforward, without the elders speaking or giving speeches as Liang Xiao had expected.

After a moment, Liang Xiao laughed because he didn't see any importance placed on the competition by those outer sect elders.

To them, this kind of competition happened every year, and even if some preparatory disciples fought to the death, it was like ants fighting and not worth mentioning.

The elders were just going through the motions, closing their eyes and focusing after the opening, not knowing if they were asleep or not.

As for judging the victory or defeat, it was the responsibility of some outer sect disciples by the side of the arena. They were the actual examiners.

But for Liang Xiao, this competition was quite fresh.

"Oh, it seems that person on the arena is Qi Yunkai, and on the next arena is Qi Meng. Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen them."

A playful smile appeared on Liang Xiao's lips. When he was promoted to an inner sect disciple, most of the preparatory disciples came, but he didn't see Qi Yunkai and Qi Meng.

It seems that these two knew they had offended him, so they didn't show up.

However, during the competition, all preparatory disciples who had completed their three-year term had to participate and show up.

"This is unfair. How could he go on a journey and save the Gold Core Ancestor, and then become an inner sect disciple?!"

"Why is it not me, Qi Yunkai, who gained all this? How did Liang Xiao have such good luck?!"

On the arena below, Qi Yunkai felt the faint gaze coming from nearby and desperately lowered his head to avoid eye contact. However, his handsome face was already twisted like an evil spirit.

"Qi Yunkai, I suggest you surrender to me and find a chance to escape from the mountain. You have offended Senior Liang, and I'm afraid it won't end well for you!"

His opponent was a tall and strong male disciple named Ding Fu.

Early on, when Liang Xiao was promoted to the inner sect, he had tried to sell himself, but unfortunately, the Lu sisters were too eye-catching, so he didn't get to talk to Liang Xiao much.

Ding Fu, who had thought there was no hope, unexpectedly drew Qi Yunkai as his opponent in this competition. It was like falling asleep and having a pillow delivered!

The "sincerity" that Senior Liang Xiao required for recruiting attendants was right in front of him, wasn't it?

"Ding Fu, I think you're looking for death!"

"Liang Xiao... Senior, you're just an inner sect disciple now. Behind me is a core disciple! How dare you insult me like this?"

Qi Yunkai's face twitched. In front of others, he finally managed to call him Senior, not daring to directly address him by name. If it spread out, his situation wouldn't be too good.

Unexpectedly, Ding Fu laughed and pointed at Qi Yunkai, saying with a smile, "Qi Yunkai, your pride has always been your capital. Your so-called relationship with the core disciple is actually just you serving as a dual cultivation furnace for a distant cousin!"

Qi Yunkai's face showed a shocked expression, and his whole body shivered. After forcing himself to calm down, he said with hatred, "Where did you get this information? It's fake!"

Ding Fu showed a mocking expression and said coldly, "These past two days, you secluded yourself to avoid Senior Liang, but you're behind on the news! One of that core disciple's subordinates released a statement yesterday, warning you not to rely on your connections, and also revealed your so-called 'behind-the-scenes relationship' to the public!"

"Among the outer sect, you have become a laughingstock, and there are many disciples who you previously extorted, rubbing their hands together, waiting to give you a hard time!"

Qi Yunkai felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He clenched his fists tightly, and his nails sank into his flesh. He muttered, "This is impossible. Senior Zhao is a core disciple. How could he be afraid of Liang Xiao, an inner sect disciple, and specially send someone to warn me? This must be your lie!"

But thinking back to the strange gazes of the people along the way to the martial arena, Qi Yunkai had found it strange at first, but now he understood. He felt a bone-chilling coldness.

No wonder a senior outer disciple who had already promised him to lend him a Law Weapon on the day of the big competition suddenly changed his mind and disappeared without a trace. It turns out that this is the reason.

"Although the core disciples are not afraid of Senior Liang Xiao, he is even less likely to offend a Gold Core ancestor for you for no reason!"

Ding Fu's words finally broke through Qi Yunkai's psychological defense line. Seeing Qi Yunkai's expression of collapse, Ding Fu couldn't help but feel delighted. He fully activated his spells, and his face turned as pale as a corpse.

Iron Corpse Body!

"I am Ding Fu, at the third level of Qi Refining, while Qi Yunkai has already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. Although he has lost his fighting spirit, I have the advantage in this wave!"

Ding Fu took big strides forward and rushed towards Qi Yunkai. Under the effect of his spells, his large hands appeared particularly rough and grabbed at his opponent's neck.

"Get out of the way!"

Qi Yunkai raised his head, tears streaming down his face. But the last trace of sanity made him even more frantic in activating his mana. His pair of demonic claws were much stronger than half a year ago.

At this moment, the tearing was fierce and powerful.

After five rounds of Qi Yunkai's relentless attacks, Ding Fu appeared quite embarrassed, with bloodstains all over his body.

However, such a fierce attack was not without cost. Qi Yunkai's mana was quickly depleted by him.

If it were an ordinary time, even if Qi Yunkai had poor combat awareness, he should have switched from offense to defense, seized the opportunity to recover his energy, and then used the difference in cultivation level to defeat Ding Fu.

But Qi Yunkai's mentality was already average. When he heard that the relationship with the core disciple was completely exposed and a large number of disciples he had extorted were preparing to trouble him, his mentality exploded.

At this moment, he only focused on desperately squandering his mana to kill the enemy. How could he still have a clear battle plan?

Swish!

As Qi Yunkai's last two claws tore at Ding Fu, they only slightly scratched his skin, without the same power as before.

But the latter finally revealed a sinister smile on his face.

"Your mana is exhausted, Qi Yunkai!"

Ding Fu roared lowly, and his fists pounded, hitting Qi Yunkai's chest directly. With a crisp sound, Qi Yunkai, who had no extra mana to protect himself, instantly had a rib broken and flew out.

But it wasn't over yet. Ding Fu then took out a circular Law Weapon.

"Hit!"

Under the surging mana, Ding Fu swung the circular Law Weapon fiercely, hitting Qi Yunkai right in the chest. This blow was powerful and heavy, causing a depression in his chest.

"Ah!!!"

While still in mid-air, Qi Yunkai spewed out a mouthful of blood, and then fell directly outside the arena, his life unknown.

A male outer disciple walked forward with a cold expression, reached out his hand to Qi Yunkai's neck, felt it, and then took out a ledger. He used a red pen to draw a red cross on Qi Yunkai's name.

"Ding Fu wins, Qi Yunkai loses, and is no longer able to fight. Demoted to a mine slave and will be sent to the Myriad Demons Cave mine today!"

Upon hearing the result of the competition, Ding Fu clenched his fist tightly and looked expectantly and nervously towards Liang Xiao's position on the spectator stand.

When he saw the latter nod slightly in agreement, Ding Fu's heart was filled with joy. Even though he was covered in wounds at the moment, he felt satisfied.

He had seized that opportunity, and there would definitely be a spot for him as Liang Senior Brother's attendant!

"Ding Fu, this lucky guy. His luck is really good, but mine is not bad either. Hehehe, it seems that even the heavens are helping me, Du Xiaochang. Qi Meng, at the third level of Qi Refining, should be easier to deal with than Qi Yunkai at the fourth level of Qi Refining!"

"Moreover, Qi Meng broke his leg just half a year ago and has only recently recovered. But his strength is almost stagnant!"

On the adjacent arena, a cunning-looking male disciple stared at his opponent with fiery eyes.

Just like a giant bear, Qi Meng's figure, in his eyes, was like a promotion opportunity that could be easily obtained.

"Qi Meng, you've seen Qi Yunkai's fate. Why not just admit defeat? The status of a disciple in the inner sect is solid, unlike Qi Yunkai who is just pretending to be someone he's not!"

Du Xiaochang's eyes turned, considering that both sides were at the third level of Qi Refining, it would take a lot of effort to defeat him. So he decided to play Ding Fu's mind game tactics.

Unexpectedly, Qi Meng didn't say a word. He took a deep breath and activated his Corpse Iron Body technique, then rushed forward with a rumbling sound. His naturally tough muscles, combined with the Corpse Iron Body technique, displayed a power far beyond that of an ordinary disciple.

"Ignorant fool!"

Du Xiaochang's face darkened, and he smirked. He took out a rusty dagger, a Law Weapon, and stepped into the Gui Ying stance as he approached Qi Meng.

Tear! Tear!

Several times in a row, Du Xiaochang's dagger cut across Qi Meng's body, causing blood to flow.

But Qi Meng didn't care at all. He was like an enraged giant bear, throwing himself at Du Xiaochang. If this collision was successful, the outcome would be decided instantly.

"How ridiculous!"

Du Xiaochang quickly changed his footwork, using the Gui Ying stance to circle around behind Qi Meng. He was about to stab him in the back with his dagger, but to his surprise, a large hand came from below and grabbed his thigh!

"Oh no!!!"

Du Xiaochang's soul trembled. It was only then that he realized Qi Meng's collision was a feint. The large hand, which was longer than his knee, had actually reached from his crotch to his back, predicting that the enemy would appear there.

"I've been thinking day and night for the past six months about how to deal with the Gui Ying stance! You idiot!"

"As for Senior Liang, I will show him my sincerity..."

Qi Meng grinned, revealing a bloodthirsty smile. Then, with a sudden burst of strength, he pulled the slender Du Xiaochang up from between his legs.

He then lifted him high above his head and, amidst Du Xiaochang's desperate screams, slammed him down with force.

Once!

Twice!

Thrice!!

At first, Du Xiaochang struggled desperately, but after the third strike, his limbs were twisted, his head almost flattened, and he fell completely silent.

Qi Meng finally caught his breath and, as if throwing away a rag, tossed Du Xiaochang aside.

The outer sect disciples approached expressionlessly to check Du Xiaochang's condition, confirming that he was truly dead. Then, they announced the result.

"Qi Meng wins, Du Xiaochang loses, and is already deceased. He will be sent to the Myriad Demons Cave to be turned into a zombie. His cultivation technique during his lifetime was the Gui Ying stance, which can be refined into a scout zombie!"

The cultivation techniques of the Little Ghost Hall, Yin Demon Claw, Corpse Iron Body, and Gui Ying stance, were not only cunning and ruthless in combat, but also had other uses.

For practitioners of these three techniques, their corpses were naturally good materials for refining different types of zombies.

Those who cultivated Yin Demon Claw could be refined into offensive zombies, Corpse Iron Body practitioners became defensive meat shield zombies, and those skilled in the Gui Ying stance became scout zombies specialized in ambushes.

What's more, these zombies would inherit some of their cultivation from their previous lives. Once refined, they would possess combat power and require little cultivation. They were truly high-quality materials for zombies.

In some black markets where Demon Dao cultivators traded goods, Myriad Demons Cave had a permanent shop that had been in business for hundreds of years. They exported these high-quality materials.

It was said that the demand exceeded supply, and it was highly praised by the Great Demon cultivators. It earned the sect a large amount of spirit stones every year.

Two chapters combined into one, I didn't slack off!

(End of this chapter)