Immortal cultivation starts with copying.

Chapter 807 An unexpected start but a tail end

Once you know the origins of those zombies, dealing with them becomes much simpler.

Chen Yunhao originally wanted to use spiritual fire to refine them directly, which wouldn't take much effort.

But another voice entered his mind. It was the voice of the artifact spirit. He could sense and see everything in the outside world.

In fact, the spirit of the vessel is there to relay messages on behalf of the departed soul, because the departed soul cannot see the outside world.

It turned out that the departed soul learned through the spirit of the artifact that these two ghostly zombies were of great benefit to him.

These are two zombies with the cultivation level of the Mahayana stage. Once he separates his soul and devours them, he can break through to the Tribulation Transcending stage in one fell swoop and become a Ghost Emperor.

Now, the Soul Separation Realm is at the Mahayana stage of cultivation. According to the Netherworld's classification, it belongs to the Ghost King level. The next level is equivalent to the Tribulation Transcending stage for humans, which is the Ghost Emperor level in the Netherworld.

The spirit of the artifact possessed all-encompassing knowledge. After sensing the two ghostly zombies, it relayed the information to the departing soul.

When Chen Yunhao's cultivation level was still low, Soul Separation was his trump card.

Now that his cultivation level has improved, he uses the Soul Separation technique less often.

However, if the Soul Separation skill were to be upgraded to the Ghost Emperor level, it would be an excellent helper for Chen Yunhao, greatly enhancing his strength.

So Chen Yunhao abandoned his intention to kill, and simply turned around to get close to the two ghost zombies that were rushing towards him.

Then the ancient mirror space was opened, and two black ghost claws appeared out of thin air.

The two powerful ghost zombies suddenly froze, like obedient babies, standing still and waiting to be slaughtered.

Two ghostly claws, one on the left and one on the right, grabbed the necks of the two ghostly zombies and pulled them directly into the space.

From an outsider's perspective, it was as if Chen Yunhao had used some kind of ghostly supernatural power, or even spatial supernatural power, to directly make the two ghostly zombies disappear.

Many cultivators have a method of having a personal, independent space that they can use to trap their opponents inside.

This is the impression Chen Yunhao gives to outsiders, but little do they know that the two ghost zombies saw the existence of the Ghost King, and the pressure from the difference in their levels rendered them powerless to resist.

The final result was that the separated souls absorbed all their energy, leaving only two physical bodies.

But that's a story for later. With the two ghost zombies no longer holding him back, Chen Yunhao went straight for Zong Duan.

Now that they've already clashed, there's nothing to worry about. Even a clay Buddha has some earthiness, let alone tribulation cultivators like Chen Yunhao.

We are all at the same level, the top beings in this spirit world.

They are all patriarchs of their sects, having served as superiors for hundreds or even thousands of years. Each of them possesses pride and integrity; who could tolerate such provocation?

So Chen Yunhao and Lu Tiancheng aren't thinking too much about it now; since they've started fighting, they'll fight until they win.

As soon as they started working together, the terminal operator abandoned any sense of underestimation.

Despite Chen Yunhao's cultivation level being only at the early stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, he is more adept at using spatial abilities than anyone else.

Using the characteristics of spatial supernatural powers, Chen Yunhao is like the most powerful assassin in the world, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, making it impossible for anyone to guard against him or figure out his whereabouts.

Chen Yunhao only made two moves, but he already kept Zong Duan busy, forcing him to devote half of his energy to defending against Chen Yunhao's attacks.

In this way, Lu Tiancheng's pressure will be reduced, and he may even be able to overtake Lu Tiancheng by one or two places.

Actually, Chen Yunhao was still holding back as much as possible and didn't go all out.

Those who have reached the Mahayana Tribulation Transcending level or above all have several means of self-preservation. It is not easy to kill an opponent unless you catch them off guard.

Otherwise, even if a cultivator undergoing tribulation doesn't have nine lives, they still have nine ways to escape the calamity.

"Do you two really intend to completely break off relations...?"

After dealing with a few moves, Zong Duan's expression grew increasingly grim. He hadn't expected that Chen Yunhao, whose cultivation level was the lowest, would be even more troublesome than Lu Tiancheng.

This has left him feeling somewhat overwhelmed and struggling to cope.

If he wanted to escape, absolutely no one could stop him, and indeed, no one could stop him.

But this is his territory. If he were to escape now, how could he possibly have the face to rule here again?

“Fellow Daoist Zong, you can’t be so shameless. You’re the one who came looking for trouble with us, not the other way around. So how can you say we’ve broken off all ties?”

"This is my territory. You only need to hand over the inner core of that true spirit, and the rest of the items are yours. That will settle the matter here, how about it...!"

Chen Yunhao remained silent, but glanced at Lu Tiancheng.

At this moment, he and Lu Tiancheng are definitely going to stand together through thick and thin; their agreement has been fulfilled.

That inner core belongs to Lu Tiancheng; it has nothing to do with him, and he has no say in it.

"What a joke! We two have never seen a true spirit. Fellow Daoist Zong, are you joking...!"

Since they didn't admit it before, they can't admit it now.

"Is there truly no true spirit?"

Zong Duan forced Chen Yunhao and Lu Tiancheng to retreat far away with a single move.

"Really not...!"

Lu Tiancheng smiled and shook his head. He could tell that Zong Duan knew he was no match for the two of them, so he was just trying to save face.

"Then I misunderstood you two. Farewell...!"

Zong Duan had a smile on his face, but Chen Yunhao could see a cold glint in his eyes.

No sooner had Zong Duan finished speaking than he flew away and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Chen Yunhao watched from the sidelines and found it somewhat amusing; this fight really started strong but ended weakly.

But it was an ending predetermined from the start, so it had to end in this way, a way of making excuses for itself.

Either one side escapes, since a true Tribulation Transcending cultivator is really difficult to kill.

Even if Chen Yunhao's methods are strange, his cultivation level is still low. Being able to kill an opponent who is one or two levels higher is already quite an achievement.

Asking him to cross four or five levels to kill his opponent is something he can't do.

To kill a cultivator who has transcended tribulation, one must possess power far exceeding that of their opponent.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, I think that Zong Duan will not let this go so easily...!"

“That’s right. That old guy knows he can’t take down the two of us, so he must have no good intentions. I think it’s better not to go back to Yongchang Immortal City.”

After all, Zong Duan is a local bigwig with connections. Once he goes back and brings a few more Transcending Tribulation cultivators with him, Chen Yunhao and Lu Tiancheng will probably really be unable to leave Yanyang Prefecture.

Such a simple truth, let alone the two of them, anyone with a brain could figure it out.

"Does Fellow Daoist Lu have any suggestions?"

"Now there are only two choices: either we go back separately and come back in a few years to collect the custom-made spiritual treasures, or we find a secluded place nearby and lie low for a few years...!"

Lu Tiancheng's suggestion was indeed true; both of them had reserved spiritual treasures and would have to return sooner or later.

However, leaving now is only a temporary solution, and they will likely face trouble again when they return.

After all, it would be easy to find out what their purpose was in this place, so how could Zong Duan not have a backup plan?