189: Dude, are you serious?

"Oh my, an undead knight?!" Li Tian Ce, hearing the scholar introduce himself as Ning Caichen, immediately went up to him, shook his hand, and flattered, "I've heard much about you, much about you!"

[Li Tian Ce: Image]

[Li Tian Ce: @Cao Qing, buddy, come see a real undead knight!]

While shaking hands, Li Tian Ce didn't forget to secretly photograph Ning Caichen and send it to the Chat Group, tagging Cao Qing, who also had a preference for undead mounts.

At this moment, Cao Qing, who was tagged, had his face turn dark, and not only dark, but also hairy.

[Cao Qing: Let me say it again, I am not an undead knight! Last time was just out of necessity. I personally like soft, cute girls, not cold, unfeeling, untouchable female ghosts that reek of decay!]

[Qi Xuan: Old Cao! You don't sound like you were forced; it seems you've truly had an in-depth understanding!]

[Ning Haocheng: Otherwise, how would the Chat Group have dubbed him the undead knight? It's just that I arrived late, otherwise, I would have captured photos of the scene for everyone to see and learn from.]

[Cao Qing: I really don't like female ghosts...]

Cao Qing was almost speechless with these bad friends, especially that scoundrel Li Tian Ce. If he hadn't photographed Ning Caichen, the undead knight, and sent him to the group, would he have been dragged out for public flogging?

This matter had already passed.

But now...

Bad memories surged into his mind.

Cao Qing's resentment intensified.

"Rumble!"

A sudden clap of thunder out of nowhere, the weather, which should have been sunny, now turned gloomy.

Lightning danced wildly in the clouds, seemingly locking onto some terrifying existence.

Cao Qing, hiding in his coffin, shivered.

"Damn it! This lightning, it won't strike me, will it?"

Strangely, even though Cao Qing was buried deep underground, he could still clearly feel the thunderclouds in the sky.

And he knew very well.

This lightning was coming for him.

Just as he was feeling uneasy.

The lightning struck.

But it didn't strike where Cao Qing was; instead, it hit a lightning rod not far away.

The official personnel monitoring Mount Tai also immediately discovered the unusual situation on Mount Tai.

"Detecting a large amount of electric ions above Mount Tai. The lightning that just struck had a terrifying power of 1 billion volts. This power will increase with the next lightning strike..."

"Oh no, the facilities at Lightning Protection Station No. 1 have been destroyed by lightning. Activate the second, third, fourth, and fifth plans..."

"According to the plan provided by Mr. Chu Mo, these guided lightning strikes will be gathered and, with an appropriate current, introduced into the bronze coffin within Mount Tai."

"The lightning power is too strong. Activate backup Plan B: set up a diversion, raise all other hanging coffins to confuse the thunderclouds."

"......"

The official staff on Mount Tai were in a frenzy, constantly activating various facilities to help Cao Qing Undergoing Tribulation within the bronze coffin.

Countless lightning strikes were neutralized in a relatively scientific manner, and the electric current was gathered layer by layer, transmitted within a range that Cao Qing could appropriately withstand, helping him Undergoing Tribulation.

Inside the bronze coffin, Cao Qing only felt an immense tingling sensation all over his body. The power of the electric current was neither too strong nor too weak, just right.

And above his tomb, nine golden coffins were bound by iron chains in mid-air, enduring the lightning's bombardment and refinement.

These nine golden coffins all carried Cao Qing's Qi, inscribed with patterns, and contained various Formations to neutralize the terrifying power of the lightning.

This was a contingency plan set up by Chu Mo.

Its purpose was to be used as an emergency when the officials couldn't hold on, and incidentally, to refine these nine Magic Treasures with lightning.

That's right!

These nine golden coffins were Magic Treasures!

The gold was not ordinary gold, but refined gold. One ton of gold could only produce five grams of refined gold, and each of these golden coffins weighed 9 tons.

The amount of gold consumed was astronomical.

However, with official backing, they were able to procure and refine this gold.

The nine golden coffins, after being tempered by lightning, became increasingly bright, with faint traces of electric current.

After the thunderclouds completely dissipated, the official staff lowered the nine golden coffins and placed them back in the nine positions surrounding the bronze coffin where Cao Qing was located.

And Cao Qing, inside the bronze coffin, felt his instincts gradually calm down, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Phew! Thankfully, it's all over!"

"But this electrotherapy is really good, tingly and numb, so comfortable!"

Cao Qing's comfort was built upon the officials' extensive setup of lightning diversion stations, spending vast sums of money on building and maintaining the facilities.

The purpose, naturally, was to cultivate a true top-tier humanoid nuclear weapon for the Dragon Kingdom.

While ending the era of supernatural phenomena, it would also sweep across the globe, achieving global unification.

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[Qi Xuan: Where's Old Cao? He was just chatting, why isn't he talking now?!]

[Lin Yan: You guys probably angered him away! He wasn't really willing to be an undead knight back then; it was purely due to the wrong timing of his Transmigration. Even if it were you, you would have become an undead knight!]

[Li Tian Ce: It's not about mocking him for becoming an undead knight; I just wanted him to impart some experience to Ning Caichen!]

[Gao Yao: Even someone as honest as me doesn't believe you, do you think Little Cao does?]

[Ning Haocheng: I don't care about that; I just want to see what Nie Xiaoqian looks like! If she's good-looking, please pack her up and send her to me!]

[Li Tian Ce: No, buddy, you really like this kind of thing now! You're not even letting ghosts off the hook. Although Nie Xiaoqian carries some legendary mystique, Ning Ge, you know your situation over there, be careful!]

[Qi Xuan: A person cannot, or at least should not... Alright! Actually, I also wanted Old Li to send her, but since Ning Ge has spoken, I'll withdraw from the competition!]

The people in the Chat Group discussed Ning Caichen's photo for a while, then the topic completely shifted to Nie Xiaoqian.

It is well known that where there is the undead knight Ning Caichen, there must be the undead Nie Xiaoqian.

So, everyone was just simply curious to see her.

[Ning Haocheng: As everyone knows, I am an undead mage. To establish a divine kingdom and ignite divine fire, I cannot do without believers. I think a female ghost favored by the Black Mountain Old Demon must have some special qualities. It's not too much for me to place her as an Spokesperson in my divine kingdom, is it?!]

Ning Haocheng's explanation lacked persuasiveness; no one in the Chat Group believed him, anyway.

Even Chu Mo, who had been lurking, didn't believe this scoundrel.

However, he didn't understand Ning Haocheng's thoughts. Aren't succubi better than female ghosts? Is it just because this female ghost is named Nie Xiaoqian?

"When you see Nie Xiaoqian, send her to Old Ning. They are all from the same family; I believe Ning Caichen will understand," Chu Mo patted Li Tian Ce's shoulder and said earnestly.

Li Tian Ce's face was full of question marks.

He then looked at Ning Caichen with pity.

This guy, he's so miserable!

He won't even have a romantic encounter!

However, being an undead knight also requires a price. Ghosts belong to Yin, and humans belong to Yang.

Intercourse between a human and a ghost will result in the loss of Yang Qi.

In minor cases, it leads to a serious illness; in severe cases, it leads to death.

They were saving Ning Caichen; how could it be considered ruining his good fortune?!

For some reason, Ning Caichen felt a strong sense of malice fall upon him, making him feel uncomfortable all over.