I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 261 - 225: Chaotic Burial Forest

At this moment, everyone sat upright and still in the Academy, not mourning at dawn like other Academies.

About half a quarter of an hour later, when the Dao Bell rang, the Academy was filled with C Class Disciples.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Elder Gao stood up and announced, "Everyone, follow me out of the Sect."

As Elder Gao left the Academy, Zhou Jin approached Tian Lin, saying, "Brother Tian, this time we are going to the territory of Xiangxi Sect. It's not very safe there, so it's better for us to travel together."

"Then I'll have to trouble Senior Brother Zhou to take care of me."

After the two left the Academy, Elder Gao released a Tower Ship on the open space outside the Academy.

The Tower Ship had Array Flags inserted all over, with three levels: top, middle, and bottom.

The Disciples flew onto the Tower Ship, watching as Gourd Peak slowly shrank below their feet.

On the deck, about twenty people were grouped in twos and threes, some entered the rooms, while others lingered on the deck to watch the mountains and rivers below.

But the Magical Treasure flew so fast that everyone could only see the landscape moving backwards and clouds continually obstructing their view.

The Magical Treasure flew for about an hour, finally stopping above a slightly dilapidated ancient city.

At that moment, Elder Gao was on the third floor of the tower. She didn't show her face but spoke from the tower, "You all disembark on your own. When you are able to bring back three Dry Corpses, only then may you return."

Tian Lin knew that after death, absorbing Death Qi would turn one into a Dry Corpse and then into an Undead...

Whether it's Dry Corpses or the Undead, Xiangxi Sect classifies them as low-class, intermediate, and top-grade.

For Xiangxi Sect, corpses are seen as Magical Treasures, thus their classification of corpse strength corresponds to the grading of Magical Treasures.

As a result, other sects followed Xiangxi Sect's terminology, calling those with strength equivalent to Qi Refinement Realm tiers one to four as low-class Dry Corpses, and those from tier nine to twelfth-tier Qi Refining as top-grade Dry Corpses.

As for low-class and intermediate Undead, they match up with Early-stage Foundation Establishment and mid-stage Foundation Establishment respectively.

But the Senior Brother Xue released by Elder Gao yesterday is an extremely formidable top-grade Undead, definitely not something that C Class Disciples could handle.

"Disciples will follow the Elder's orders."

On the deck, many C Class Disciples eagerly anticipated the task.

They would be timid about catching the Undead, but having a chance to practice on Dry Corpses naturally wasn't something to be afraid of.

Zhou Jin nodded to Tian Lin, then called over Zhou Mengjiao, "Little sister, come and join Brother Tian and me."

But Zhou Mengjiao refused:

"Although this is the territory of Xiangxi Sect, there probably aren't many Dry Corpses. With a bunch of people gathered together, how many Dry Corpses are there to share? Therefore, I'd rather go with Zhao Sister."

Zhou Jin didn't insist on her joining him.

This was, after all, the outskirts of Xiangxi Sect, and everyone here was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Even if they encountered danger, they would surely be able to escape.

On the deck, a few beams of light appeared, and several Disciples had already flown towards the forest below.

Tian Lin followed closely behind Zhou Jin, but as he passed over the ancient city, he slowed down, lamenting, "Such a city, it's a pity to be left deserted."

Zhou Jin also slowed down and explained to Tian Lin:

"To the west of here, the Corpse Qi gets heavier, no longer suitable for living. Xiangxi Sect established their sect here precisely because of the Corpse Qi.

Similarly, ordinary people and Cultivators have moved away from here because of the Corpse Qi."

Hearing this, Tian Lin pointed towards the official road outside the city, "Then those may be the disciples of Xiangxi Sect?"

Zhou Jin followed Tian Lin's gaze and saw a young man on the road wielding a bell, shaking it to control a group of dead walking corpses.

"Although he is using the Corpse Chasing Skill of Xiangxi Sect, he's probably not a disciple of Xiangxi Sect. Instead, he is one of the corpse chasers living around here, selling corpses for a living."

Zhou Jin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Why bother catching Dry Corpses ourselves? Let's just spend spirit stones and buy a few from that corpse chaser."

But by the time the two appeared before the young man, several C Class students had already approached the corpse chaser to negotiate the price.

Unbeknownst to them, Senior Brother Changxue had also flown over.

Hovering in the air, he said coldly:

"The assignment given by Elder Gao is not at all challenging. If you're going to cheat just to catch a few Dry Corpses, how many Ghost God Coins will you need to bribe the entities inside the secret realm later on?"

A few of the Disciples, upon hearing Senior Brother Changxue's words, felt ashamed and left on their flying swords.

Yet some remained undeterred by Senior Brother Changxue's remarks, still holding onto the young man, wanting to go with him to buy Dry Corpses.

Seeing this, Tian Lin suggested to Zhou Jin, "It seems there are plenty of corpse chasers around, and Dry Corpses aren't scarce. If we really can't catch a wild one, why not come back to these people to buy one later?"

Zhou Jin laughed and said, "What Senior Brother Changxue said earlier is true. If we have to cheat for just three Dry Corpses, how will we face the monthly test at the end of the month?"

He tossed his flying sword into the air and instantly flew towards the great mountains.

Seeing this, Tian Lin quickly followed behind Gao Jin.

The air was indeed dense with corpse qi, and here the Five Element Spiritual Energy seemed extremely scarce.

Tian Lin also noticed that in this place, there were not only corpse chasers, but also some foreign cultivators.

"These cultivators dwell in huts here, merely to collect poison herbs similar to the Soul Burying Flower.

Such herbs are rarely seen outside, yet they grow most readily in these lands thick with corpse qi."

Tian Lin was familiar with the Soul Burying Flower, a poisonous plant that preferred to grow in places like graves and burial pits.

He had consumed quite a few Soul Burying Flowers when he entered the mines in the Yulong Continent.

"I thought that the domains of the Xiangxi Sect would be uninhabited, but it seems now. Although sparsely populated, there are still quite a few villages here."

Tian Lin looked down from his high vantage point, he and Zhou Jin had landed outside a village.

By the riverside, several teenagers with half-grown beard watched them warily.

A woman who was carrying wood to shore dropped her load at that moment, and asked with some tension, "May I know what advice the two esteemed seniors have for us?"

As she spoke, she covertly waved her hand, signaling to the five children beside her to leave.

But those children gripped their knives, standing by the woman's side as if ready to fight to the death.

Tian Lin observed the logs floating downstream from the mountain, he raised his hand and lifted the floating logs with his True Qi, sweeping his sleeve and stacking them neatly by the pile of wood on shore.

"No need to be alarmed, madam. The two of us are disciples from the Wendaos Sect. On our first venture into this treasured land, we seek guidance on where to find unclaimed dry corpses."

Zhou Jin spoke politely, but the woman remained guarded.

She said, "All around here are lands with owners. For the two seniors to find unclaimed dry corpses, I'm afraid you'll only manage by taking risks in the Chaotic Burial Forest."

Tian Lin and Zhou Jin looked towards where the woman pointed, only to see a distant mountain shrouded with corpse qi, a dense mass of dark clouds overhead, looking extraordinarily sinister.

"We've already looked over that place; is there nowhere else that's safer?"

After Zhou Jin asked, the woman shook her head.

Seeing this, Tian Lin said, "If there were any dry corpses, those from their own kin would probably have already hunted them down for money. We might as well go take a look in the Chaotic Burial Forest; perhaps we'll come across some dry corpses outside."

Zhou Jin, however, was not in a rush to leave. He took out thirty mid-grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag and offered them to the woman, saying:

"I'll trouble the madam to buy me six dry corpses. If by this time tomorrow I have not come to collect them, please help me nourish those six dry corpses. Should I not come for them by the end of the month, then consider those six dry corpses as gifts for the children."

Thirty mid-grade Spirit Stones to buy six dry corpses were more than sufficient.

The woman, delighted, accepted the spirit stones wrapped in cloth, bowing continuously to Zhou Jin and Tian Lin: "Rest assured, two seniors, I will surely handle this matter properly."

It was only then that Zhou Jin led Tian Lin towards the direction of the Chaotic Burial Forest.

"It's said there are plenty of dry corpses in the territories of the Xiangxi Sect, but now it seems there are indeed many, though unclaimed dry corpses may be hard to find.

The tasks set by Elder Gao may prove difficult to accomplish."

Zhou Jin explained to Tian Lin, "Let's take a look in the Chaotic Burial Forest. If we can't find a dry corpse, we might still have to consider dealing with that village woman."

"But whether we can find a dry corpse or not, it's not right for me to ask Senior Brother to spend money to buy one for me."

Tian Lin took out fifteen mid-grade Spirit Stones but Zhou Jin waved them off, refusing, "Fifteen mid-grade Spirit Stones mean little to me, Junior Brother, don't bother about it."

When they reached the Chaotic Burial Forest, they saw several disciples from C Class already there ahead of them.

Those disciples, on the outskirts of the forest, spoke upon spotting Tian Lin and another: "There's no need to go in, unless you venture deep into the Chaotic Burial Forest, otherwise, you won't find any dry corpses outside."

"It'd be easier to just find a place and buy a few dry corpses to get the job done."

Zhou Jin cupped his hands in greeting to these people and chuckled, "You all head back first, Tian and I shall have a look inside."

As they passed each other, Zhou Jin took out a compass from his Storage Bag, along with a small bottle.

He poured out a pill from the bottle and handed it to Tian Lin, saying, "This is a Detoxification Pill, to avoid the Corpse Poison entering your body and being difficult to control."

Tian Lin thought for a moment, accepted the elixir, and made a swallowing gesture.

The two proceeded into the Chaotic Burial Forest one after another, the dense fog within the forest blocking their Divine Senses, preventing them from using their Spiritual Sense to see deeper.

"There's a tomb over there with an array set up around it."

Suddenly Tian Lin spoke up, he hadn't actually swallowed the Detoxification Pill, but to him, the corpse qi was beneficial rather than harmful.

Zhou Jin followed Tian Lin's pointing and indeed saw a new grave under a large tree appearing before their eyes.

"This row seems to hide quite a few new graves, it looks like they're used by the locals for Corpse Nourishment."

"Corpse Nourishment?"

Zhou Jin explained:

"These corpse chasers bring corpses to such heavily corpse-qi infested places, and trap and bury the bodies within. Over time, ordinary dead bodies will turn into dry corpses, and ordinary dry corpses will become Undead."

After saying this, he continued, "It's better not to tamper with these new graves. First, it's clear that the earth here has been recently moved, and the dead within have not yet turned into dry corpses. Secondly, there are Prohibitions set up around these, which could trigger a Killing Array if mishandled. If that happens, we won't be able to leave even if we want to."