25: Chapter 25 The Evil Coffin of Raising Corpses

The sun dipped below the horizon, the setting sun as red as blood.

By the time Lin Feng reached the mine, the sky had already begun to darken.

The entire mining area was shrouded in a deathly silence; abandoned mine carts, collapsed sheds, and scattered tools silently recounted the horrors that had once occurred here.

A bone-chilling coldness permeated the air, and gusts of Yin wind whipped up sand and stones from the ground, making a "woo-woo" sound that sounded exactly like the weeping of countless wronged souls.

"Master, the resentment here is so heavy!"

Huang Fugui hid in Lin Feng's bosom, his small body shaking like a sieve. "This little one feels like there's a big guy hiding inside!"

"Mm, I can see that."

Lin Feng flipped off his horse and cast his gaze toward the pitch-black, massive mine entrance not far away.

The cave entrance was like the mouth of a giant beast waiting to devour people, continuously emitting a thick, dark-gray resentment that had almost materialized into substance.

If an ordinary person were to approach, their mind would likely be snatched away in an instant, turning them into a Walking Corpse.

Lin Feng was in no hurry to enter; instead, he let Huang Fugui scout ahead first.

Although Huang Fugui was afraid, he was, after all, a second-tier demon.

With a flicker of his body, he transformed into a wisp of yellow smoke that almost blended with the ground, silently slipping into the mine.

Lin Feng found a large rock outside, sat cross-legged, and waited quietly.

He wasn't worried about Huang Fugui's safety; after this fellow's promotion, regardless of other skills, his stealth and escape techniques were definitely top-tier.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Huang Fugui slipped back, still shaken.

"Master! Master! Inside... it's full of ghosts! They're packed together, at least several hundred of them!"

His voice was trembling. "They're all mindless vengeful spirits, floating back and forth in the mine shafts!"

"Only vengeful spirits?"

Lin Feng asked.

"No... more than that!"

Huang Fugui said with lingering fear, "In the deepest part of the mine, this little one felt an aura a hundred times more terrifying than all those vengeful spirits combined! That aura was cold and hard, like... like a block of ice hidden in a tomb for a thousand years! This little one didn't dare get close and hurried back."

"Ice hidden in a tomb?"

Lin Feng had an idea. It seemed that beneath this mine, it wasn't just vengeful spirits causing trouble; there was also a more powerful zombie-type demon hidden there.

Just then, a commotion suddenly came from within the mine.

"Jie—!"

"Roar—!"

Accompanied by sharp, ear-piercing ghostly shrieks, dozens of translucent, hideous dark shadows swarmed out of the mine like a tide!

These were exactly those vengeful spirits trapped in the mine, hungry for countless years!

They sensed the vigorous blood and Qi from the living person, Lin Feng, and like sharks smelling blood, they pounced frantically!

Physical attacks were almost useless against these vengeful spirits; they were best at mental shocks and sucking Yang Qi. For an ordinary Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artist, they were extremely difficult opponents.

"Good timing!"

Lin Feng was delighted rather than surprised. He suddenly stood up from the large rock, and his ninth-layer Meridian Opening Realm blood and Qi erupted without reservation!

Behind him, it was as if a brilliant sun had risen, making him look like a deity!

Blazing Sun Art!

The most masculine and Yang True Qi was precisely the greatest nemesis of these dark and evil things!

When those vengeful spirits came into contact with the masculine blood and Qi emitted by Lin Feng, it was as if they had met their doom. They let out shrill screams, and the black Qi on their bodies sizzled as it was scorched.

"A bunch of appetizers, and you dare to be so insolent?"

Lin Feng snorted coldly.

He drew his saber.

The golden Blazing Sun Art True Qi gathered on the Hundred-Refined Saber, and he slashed forward fiercely!

"Swish!"

A crescent-shaped golden Saber Qi swept out like a divine light that purified everything!

"Ahhh—!!!"

Shrill screams echoed through the night sky.

The moment those dozens of vengeful spirits touched the golden Saber Qi, they were like ice and snow under the sun, instantly evaporated and purified, without leaving even a trace.

[Ding! Successfully killed Tier 1 Vengeful Spirit X47!]

[Critical hit multiplier increased to 38x! Obtained 4700 critical hit points!]

Lin Feng didn't even look at the instantly cleared ground. Holding his saber, he strode into the bottomless mine.

"Experience packs, here I come."

...

Stepping into the mine, a wave of cold, damp air mixed with rust and rot hit his face.

The mine shafts extended in all directions like a complex spider web, and the walls still bore the mottled marks left by the miners' excavations years ago.

Lin Feng circulated his Blazing Sun Art, a golden light flashed in his eyes, and the dark environment instantly became as bright as day.

"Jie jie jie..."

"Kill... kill..."

From the depths of the mine shafts in all directions came hair-raising ghostly wails and howls. Blurry dark shadows flashed across the walls, attempting to launch sneak attacks on Lin Feng.

These were all insignificant Wandering Ghosts and wild spirits, not even counting as Tier 1 vengeful spirits; they were just evil things born from being nourished by the resentment here year-round.

Lin Feng didn't bother with them. His ninth-layer Meridian Opening Realm blood and Qi erupted from his body, forming an invisible field.

As soon as those wandering spirits approached, they were scorched to the point of their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering by this masculine blood and Qi, letting out shrill screams.

He was like a walking little sun; wherever he went, all evils were repelled.

"Huang Fugui, lead the way."

"Yes, Master!"

Huang Fugui crawled out from Lin Feng's bosom and led the way with high spirits.

He already knew the terrain here like the back of his hand.

One man and one demon quickly traversed the labyrinthine mine shafts.

The deeper they went, the thicker the resentment became, and more vengeful spirits appeared, their strength also growing.

But none of this posed any threat to Lin Feng.

By continuously channeling his Blazing Sun Art True Qi and swinging golden Saber Qi, he could harvest these "experience packs" in large swathes.

[Ding! Successfully killed Tier 1 Vengeful Spirit X123!]

[Critical hit multiplier increased to 42x! Obtained 12300 critical hit points!]

[Ding! Successfully killed Tier 2 Vengeful Spirit Leader X3!]

[Critical hit multiplier increased to 45x! Obtained 3000 critical hit points!]