After the Clan cultivators die, they are buried in the ancestral tombs. Within these tombs lie the graves of generations of Family Heads, Elders, and cultivators with profound cultivation. The Lu Family is no exception. Within the tombs of the Lu Family, there inevitably lie the corpses of Foundation Building cultivators. Could it be that Lu Chengyun truly desecrated the Lu Family ancestral tomb and used the bodies of past Family Heads and Elders to refine Iron Corpses? Mo Hua couldn’t help but take in a cold breath. This Lu Chengyun really dared to think and act... For the sake of Corpse Refinement, he even dug up the Lu Family’s ancestral tomb. If the Lu Family Old Ancestor hadn’t already died, he would probably be angered to death by this... Mo Hua frowned once more. But now this was going to be troublesome. Over forty Iron Corpses, tens of thousands of Walking Corpses. If they directly confronted Lu Chengyun, there would be no chance of victory. If they called for help with "shaking people"... The Situ Family had a strong foundation, but they definitely couldn’t mobilize enough cultivators to match these zombies. The Taoist Court in South Yue City was in cahoots with the Lu Family. If they didn’t make a mess of things, that would be a stroke of luck. The largest sect in South Yue City, South Yue Sect, also had an intimate association with the Lu Family. Even if the South Yue Sect wasn’t colluding with the Lu Family and was willing to oppose them, they would definitely not be a match for these zombies. Apart from that, they could only hope for the Taoist Court to dispatch the Taoist Soldiers to suppress the Corpse Mine... But the mobilization of Taoist Soldiers wasn’t that simple. There were too many procedures, applying is difficult, and the military expedition of the Taoist Soldiers was also quite costly. Moreover, having too few soldiers would be useless, and the military force and financial resources needed to suppress the Corpse Mine would certainly not be a small number. The Taoist Court had the strength, but whether they were willing to pay the price was another matter. For a Second-Grade Prefecture border, a poor and remote Little Immortal City, spending a lot of Spirit Stones and mobilizing numerous Taoist Soldiers — the military expenses were certain to exceed the input... And their opponents would be zombies. Iron Corpses with bronze heads and iron limbs, Walking Corpses fierce and unafraid of death, consuming flesh and blood incessantly, along with contagious Corpse Poison... If an all-out war truly broke out, the casualties of the Taoist Soldiers would inevitably be extremely heavy. The Taoist soldiers Court might not be willing to take the risk. And if they were defeated, not only would the Taoist Soldiers suffer heavy casualties, but South Yue City would also be instantly engulfed by the Corpse Tide and become a city of death... Engulfed by a Corpse Tide... Imagining that scene, Mo Hua sighed. Life as a Mining Cultivator is already hard. If they were to become Walking Corpses, with parents and children, flesh and blood tearing at each other, life would be worse than death, death without closure... it would be too tragic... Was there anything he could do? Mo Hua pondered in silence. Formation Collapse... He had considered it before, but it was not very appropriate. It could easily detonate the mines and affect the Mining Cultivators. If the "Corpse King" was destroyed and the horde lost control, the danger could be even greater. At the same time, his master had also told him, unless absolutely necessary, not to collapse a formation, and even if he did, to ensure no one saw. Collapsing the Corpse Mine would create too much commotion and would definitely expose his own secrets, and it would also bring trouble to his master. Mo Hua shifted his thoughts and contemplated: "If collapse isn’t an option, then targeting the ’Corpse King’ is the only way." Capture the ringleader first in order to capture all his followers. Lu Chengyun could control the Corpse King using the Spiritual Pivot Formation. Since he could control it with the Spiritual Pivot Formation, so could I. If I could truly control the "Corpse King," I could settle the crisis at the Corpse Mine without bloodshed, and even use the "zombies" to kill others, cutting down Lu Chengyun. "But how to control the Corpse King?" Mo Hua thought deeply: To control the Corpse King, one needs to draw a Formation, and to draw a Formation, the bronze coffin has to be opened... But even if a Formation is drawn, how can it be kept hidden from Lu Chengyun? Lu Chengyun is not Zhang Quan. Zhang Quan has no understanding of formations, but Lu Chengyun is well-versed. He is a genuine Foundation Establishment cultivator, a true First-Grade Formation Master, and his formation strength far exceeds that of an ordinary First-Grade. Only slightly less than my own. I should be able to outmatch him in formations. But to deceive him completely and meddle with the Formation he’s actively drawing right under his nose, that would be a fool’s dream. Unless he’s not only blind but also an idiot. Lu Chengyun is clearly neither. A blind idiot could not possibly marry into the Lu Family, become its Family Head, and even dig up the family’s ancestral tomb... After pondering for a long time, Mo Hua couldn’t think of a good solution and felt helpless. "Forget it, let’s first figure out a way to open the bronze coffin..." Let’s see what’s inside the bronze coffin first. However, he needs to pay attention to both ends of the matter. While he was busy, preparations had to be made outside as well. Explore stories at empire Mo Hua wrote a letter first, handing it to Little Tiger to pass on to his junior sister. The letter detailed the specifics of the Corpse Mine, including a map of the mine, the structure of the Stone Palace, the cultivation methods of Corpse cultivators, and the astonishing numbers of at least forty Iron Corpses and tens of thousands of Walking Corpses. And it urged them to make preparations early. It would be best if they could gather a group of Cultivators and, before the Corpse King’s refinement was complete, root out the Corpse Mine to prevent future troubles. Although Mo Hua felt this was unlikely, he had to mention it beforehand. As for whether so many Cultivators could be assembled, that was beyond his control. What followed was the opening of the bronze coffin. The secret to opening it lay with Lu Chengyun. Whenever Mo Hua had the time, he still sneaked into the Ten Thousand Corpses Sacrificial Altar, waiting inside for Lu Chengyun, wanting to see just how he would open the coffin. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢 But Lu Chengyun was very cautious and his actions were concealed. Mo Hua watched several times yet still could not see clearly. He could only roughly guess that to open this bronze coffin, one needed a key and a Formation, both were necessary. But he could not steal the key nor see the Formation. Just as Mo Hua was at a loss, unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, Zhang Quan and Lu Chengyun showed up at the altar together. The two were also whispering to each other. Mo Hua’s spirits lifted, and he listened intently. "...The Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses will soon be completed..." "The Formation eye is ready..." "Refining Spirit Stones to form Spiritual Power, then contaminating it with the evil Blood Qi to transform into Evil Power... That’s what will activate the Formation..." "How long will it take?" "Soon, just a matter of days." "Lu Family Head is justly renowned for his strategies," Zhang Quan complimented with a laugh. Lu Chengyun chuckled, "Brother Zhang gives too much credit. Without the coffin you refined and the ancestral Corpse Refinement technique, how could I possibly construct this Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses?" They were discussing the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses? Mo Hua mused to himself and scrutinized them covertly. Lu Chengyun then glanced at the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses, speaking with some emotion: "I also must thank that young gentleman..." "Using the Righteous Dao Formation to construct the eye, and the Evil Dao Formation to transform the energy, I only had such a thought initially, but I didn’t expect it would really be feasible..." "And this Formation eye is vast and complex in structure. I didn’t expect that young gentleman would actually manage to build it despite stumbling along; his talent is indeed exceptional..." "This Formation eye is quite difficult..." Lu Chengyun exclaimed with a sigh. But Mo Hua listened with some confusion. Difficult? He just held back his skill, intentionally drawing it slowly, but he didn’t expect that Lu Chengyun would actually find this Formation eye difficult... What was difficult about it? He found it rather simple... Mo Hua shook his head. Although Lu Chengyun was praising his own work, Mo Hua felt no sense of accomplishment from such praise for the Formation eye of a mere Compound Formation... Zhang Quan, who felt somewhat resentful, said sarcastically: "The talent is decent, but he’s quite sneaky..." Knowing that Zhang Quan held grudges, Lu Chengyun shook his head slightly and did not respond but turned his gaze back to the eye of the Ten Thousand Corpses Compound Formation with complex emotions. This Formation eye was almost taking the shape of a Large Formation eye... The embryonic form of a Large Formation... Such talent, it’s truly terrifying. Lu Chengyun silently exclaimed in his heart, then his gaze turned solemn, and with a slight smile on his lips, he murmured softly: "It’s a pity..." On the other side, Zhang Quan was looking towards the bronze coffin, eyes filled with longing, and couldn’t help asking: "Lu Brother, how much longer until the ’Corpse King’ emerges?" Lu Chengyun came back to his senses, also with a gleam in his eye, "Soon..." "Once the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses is complete, the torrent of Evil Power will surge, nourishing the bronze coffin. In less than a month, this ’Corpse King’ will be refined and the coffin can be opened..." Zhang Quan was so excited that he trembled, and he couldn’t help but exclaim: "Excellent! Excellent!" He walked a circuit around the bronze coffin, and said with excitement: "Without the Corpse King to command, we Corpse cultivators can only control one or two Walking Corpses at a time, even with the refinement of the Corpse Controlling Bell, at most three." "But once the Corpse King is refined, it can command all the Iron Corpses!" "Releasing ten of them, or even dozens of Iron Corpses, coupled with tens of thousands of Walking Corpses, we will be able to move unobstructed across the Minor Wilderness State Boundary, wreaking havoc in all directions!" "Beneath the level of Golden Core, there will be no rivals." "We could cover the sky with one hand, no, we, will be the sky of this Minor Wilderness State Boundary!" Zhang Quan declared, ambition aflame, his voice trembling with excitement. Lu Chengyun, on the other hand, was much calmer. He shook his head and said indifferently: "Brother Zhang, your words are mistaken. This Corpse King will only stay in the Corpse Mine and will not venture out unless absolutely necessary, let alone wreaking havoc..." Zhang Quan frowned, "Stay here for what purpose?" Lu Chengyun stated flatly, "This is a mine, it will naturally stay here to mine." Zhang Quan found it somewhat unfathomable, "To mine?" Lu Chengyun nodded slightly. Zhang Quan was incredulous, bursting out in frustration: "After all the painstaking efforts, after pouring our hearts and blood into this, after scheming for a century, killing so many and refining so many corpses, are we just to have them mine here?"