Chapter 7: Ancient Coffin On The Cliff Wall, Frost Moon Sword
Hearing the prompt sound by his ear, Su Mo couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy in his heart, a smile appearing on his face.
He hadn’t expected that simply killing this Black Fur Zombie would bring him so many benefits.
Joining Wu Sansheng’s team to come to Lu Wang Palace had indeed been the right choice.
If he had stayed at Guazi Temple, how could he have obtained so much enlightenment and encounters!
At that moment, the waterway suddenly opened up ahead, leading to a vast rock cave, with the shallow beaches on both sides of the waterway covered entirely in greenish decaying corpses, numerous large and small Corpse Beetles crawling over the corpses, and the occasional crunching sound of Corpse Beetles devouring dead flesh.
On one side of the waterway, there were two greenish crystal coffins embedded in the nearly vertical rock wall.
That White Corpse Puppet in white clothes was standing on top of one of the crystal coffins, seemingly staring fixedly at the people on the boat!
Although separated by dozens of meters, everyone seemed to feel the dark chill and venomous intent in its gaze.
Uncle Wu San and the others felt the chill in the Female Corpse Puppet’s gaze, and seeing the layers of decaying corpses and large and small Corpse Beetles on both sides of the waterway, they felt even more uneasy.
“Everyone, keep quiet, and we’ll pass through here just fine!”
Uncle Wu San lowered his voice and instructed everyone.
Su Mo, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but sneer:
“I’m afraid even if you try to pass silently, that Zombie won’t allow it!”
This Female Corpse Puppet was different from Zombies,
Zombies were merely walking corpses without any consciousness, knowing only to devour and kill.
But the Female Corpse Puppet had a bit of a living person’s consciousness and was extremely vengeful.
The Black Fur Zombie that Su Mo had just killed was originally a pair with it, so now that it saw Su Mo and the others approaching, it certainly wouldn’t let them pass, even if Su Mo and his group passed by with heads down in silence—this White Corpse Puppet would likely follow later to continue the pursuit!
Moreover, this Black Fur Zombie had a Corpse Pill on its body, and the White Corpse Puppet might have one inside too!
Killing this White Corpse Puppet would eliminate future threats while gaining even more harvest!
Thinking of this, Su Mo said to Uncle Wu San and the others:
“You all go ahead first, wait for me to deal with this Zombie!”
Uncle Wu San and the others, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but turn pale with shock:
“Master Su, absolutely not!”
“Yes, Master Su, there are still many Corpse Beetles over there!”
Su Mo, however, calmly shook his head:
“No problem, these Corpse Beetles should be afraid of me instead!”
He had just swallowed the thousand-year Corpse Pill and gained the power that made flying insects and walking beasts avoid him, so these Corpse Beetles shouldn’t dare approach him.
Now, only this White Corpse Puppet remained; once dealt with, he could claim another wave of benefits!
Little Brother glanced at Su Mo, then suddenly untied the Black Gold Ancient Blade from his back:
“Use the blade!”
Su Mo currently had no weapon, and his Golden Crow Saber Technique indeed required the Black Gold Ancient Blade, so he didn’t stand on ceremony with Little Brother, took the blade in hand, then turned and leaped to the riverbank.
As soon as he landed on the bank, the Corpse Beetles on those decaying corpses seemed to smell the aura emanating from him and instantly retreated.
Although these Corpse Beetles had lived here for a thousand years, surviving on dead flesh, they were extremely fearful of the Corpse Pills in these two Zombies.
And after Su Mo devoured the Corpse Pill, he had gained the power that made them fearful.
Wherever Su Mo went, the Corpse Beetles there scattered in all directions like tides, creating a rather wondrous sight.
Uncle Wu San and the others on the boat watched in amazement.
Su Mo soon reached the base of the rock wall.
On the crystal coffin on the rock wall, the white Female Corpse Puppet still stood in place, gazing coldly at Su Mo.
Su Mo looked up at it, then held the Black Gold Ancient Blade in one hand and grabbed a protrusion on the rock wall with the other to climb upward.
He had already comprehended the Five Animal Frolics, so his movements were like those of a nimble ape; in the blink of an eye, with a few climbs and leaps, he reached the vicinity of the crystal coffin.
Giggle giggle…
Seeing Su Mo approach the crystal coffin, the Female Corpse Puppet suddenly let out a resentful and eerie laugh, then turned and leaped into the darkness.
Seeing the Female Corpse Puppet leap away, Su Mo grabbed the rock wall and jumped into the two crystal coffins.
These two crystal coffins were the coffins of the black and white Zombies, now both completely empty, with no burial goods in sight.
However, in the left coffin, there were scattered pieces of clothes, seemingly the shattered clothing from the Black Fur Zombie’s body.
Amid the clothing fragments, there was a faint glint of cold light.
Su Mo reached out to push aside the fragments and saw an ancient sword with sheath lying at the bottom of the coffin.
【Frost Moon Sword: Forged by the swordsmith Ouyezi during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period!】
【Ouyezi, a great swordsmith of the Spring and Autumn period, forged famous swords such as Longyuan, Zhanlu, Chunjun, Shengxie, Yuchang, Juque, Taia, and Gongbu!】
【This sword is named Frost Moon, forged by Ouyezi just before his death. Due to its strange shape—sword-like but not quite—it was never passed down and remains unknown to the world!】
Seeing the text visualized by the Great Yin Meditation Technique appear before his eyes, Su Mo felt surprised, then drew out the Frost Moon Sword from its sheath.
Cang!
A dragon’s roar echoed through the space.
A blade like a cold crescent moon, exuding a frosty chill, appeared before Su Mo’s eyes.
This sword’s shape was indeed somewhat strange, more like a curved blade, no wonder Ouyezi hadn’t passed it down.
Yet somehow it had ended up in this crystal coffin!
Holding the Frost Moon Sword, Su Mo suddenly had a flash of insight.
“You visualized the Frost Moon Sword and comprehended the Frost Moon Sword Technique!”
“Your Frost Moon Sword Technique fused with the Golden Crow Saber Technique, granting you new insight—you comprehended the Sun Moon Sword Technique!”
As the two prompt sounds fell, countless figures wielding blades and swords seemed to flash rapidly before Su Mo’s eyes.
These figures either held the Black Gold Ancient Blade, executing the heavy, majestic, domineering, and fierce saber techniques of the Golden Crow Saber Technique,
or wielded long swords with elegant, light, and agile sword techniques, each move exuding an indescribable freedom and unrestraint.
As these many figures gradually merged, images of figures wielding the Frost Moon Sword appeared in his mind.
The heavy, majestic, domineering, and fierce power of the Golden Crow Saber Technique instantly combined with the light, agile, tricky, and nimble style of the Frost Moon Sword, swiftly forming a brand-new sword technique.
Sun Moon Sword Technique!
And the Frost Moon Sword’s strange form—sword-like but not quite, shaped like a crescent moon—was perfectly suited to this sword technique!
Feeling the power of this brand-new sword technique, Su Mo couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy.
At that moment, a chill suddenly assaulted him from behind.
That white Female Corpse Puppet suddenly burst out from the darkness again, stealthily pouncing from behind Su Mo.
Its movements were light and elusive, making almost no sound, only bringing a wave of cold aura.
Its two long claws were like ten sharp long spikes, instantly stabbing fiercely toward Su Mo’s back vest.
Su Mo’s heart tightened instantly, and without thinking, he whipped around with a horizontal sword slash.
