fifth form

Chapter 2207 The Corpse Collector

"The Empress Dowager is going to retreat and cultivate!"

It is difficult for outsiders to know what was discussed in the main hall of Anle Palace.

But after Zhenyuan Shenjun paid a visit to Anle Palace, the Empress Dowager personally delivered an edict, which involved the demolition and relocation of many heavy objects in the formation, and the corresponding transfer.

This made Empress Dou, who received the decree, look incredulous, but Empress Dou was indeed an excellent executor, and she carried out the orders even if she did not understand.

Zhang Xuezhou came to Anle Palace and was pulled to the ground by Zhenyuan Shenjun, and when he returned, he left the palace alone.

Of course, things were not troublesome for Zhang Xuezhou. As long as he stepped into the darkness, he could create wind and waves and leave, and his speed of returning home would not be much slower.

But when he returned to Zhang's house, Zhang Xuezhou's head began to ache slightly.

"Brother Dongfang!"

The first person that caught Zhang Xuezhou's eyes was Yi Shuo.

Zhang Xuezhou could see the injuries on Yishuo's body, most of which were flesh wounds, but some were internal injuries.

Normally, injuries like Yi Shuo's require constant recuperation and treatment, and it would take about three months to half a year for the symptoms to heal.

If one is looking for faster healing of injuries, one can choose Taiqing Zhenshu. Zhang Xuezhou can perform quick treatment and can make Yishuo fully healed in just one treatment. However, this also corresponds to the rapid exhaustion of the body, which requires subsequent continuous nourishment and conditioning, otherwise it will easily lead to irreparable consequences.

Yishuo's injuries were troublesome, but not serious.

The investigation triggered by Yi Shuo's visit to Zhang's house might not be very serious, and it would be difficult to implicate Zhang Xuezhou.

What really gave Zhang Xuezhou a headache was the faint smell mixed with bad odor coming from his nostrils.

This is not the fishy smell of pork or pig feces, but the stench of a corpse.

And mixed with this corpse stench was a faint fragrance.

If your nose is not sensitive, you may only smell a faint fragrance and not any odor at all.

In Chang'an City, the only place where Zhang Xuezhou could smell this smell was Anle Palace.

If Zhenyuan God was not infected with evil spirits and was burning incense at Zhang's house, then there was only one possibility left.

"No wonder Zhenyuan Shenjun didn't take me with him when he left Anle Palace. It turns out that he took the Empress Dowager out of the palace!"

Zhang Xuezhou's heart skipped a beat and he gestured to Yi Shuo.

The Empress Dowager was at Zhang's house. Zhang Xuezhou had no idea why she came here, so how could he dare to use any magic at will?

"The door of the main hall of Anle Palace is closed. It is said that the Empress Dowager will be in seclusion for a long time. What kind of agreement is this?"

The Empress Dowager, who was supposed to be in seclusion in Anle Palace, appeared at Zhang's residence. This was undoubtedly a feint, and she had another purpose.

Zhang Xuezhou stood outside the main hall of Anle Palace and chatted with Empress Dou for three hours. After Empress Dou entered the main hall, Zhang Xuezhou was politely asked to leave by Cheng Bushi.

Even though Zhang Xuezhou knew a lot, he didn't understand everything related to it.

"Master Zhenyuan?"

Zhang Xuezhou cried out, and saw that the door of the room where Zhenyuan Shenjun was located had opened a tiny crack.

"Eastern monk, please come in!"

Zhenyuan God's calm voice came, Zhang Xuezhou nodded, and then strode in.

As soon as he entered the room, the smell in Zhang Xuezhou's nostrils suddenly became strong.

In the room, the Empress Dowager sat on a wooden bench, looking polite and respectful, but Zhang Xuezhou's heart still beat wildly. The Empress Dowager was not wearing a phoenix crown and bridal robe, but a complete set of jade clothes, which looked like a full body armor.

Each piece of jade on the jade suit is tied with gold wire, and there are spiritual jades inlaid on the top. Combined with the spiritual jades grasped by the Empress Dowager's left and right hands, it forms the basis of the Three Talents Formation, suppressing the evil spirit from leaking out of the Empress Dowager's body.

However, without the constant nourishment and supply of mountain and river energy, this spiritual jade formation would be difficult to sustain.

A set of jade clothes with a small formation would not make Zhang Xuezhou lose his composure. The real reason why he lost his composure was that the Empress Dowager put on this jade clothes.

In the current funeral tradition of the Han Dynasty, emperors, top nobles and others would wear jade clothes after their death.

This kind of jade suit is also known as 'Golden Thread Jade Suit'.

"Fellow Daoist Dou gave me a complete set of important formation items," said Zhenyuan Shenjun.

"Congratulations to the Taoist priest for getting what he wished for!"

Zhang Xuezhou clasped his fists and glanced at the Empress Dowager. He did not dare to salute directly to confirm, so he had to pretend that he did not recognize her.

"I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Dou would be so generous." Zhenyuan Divine Lord nodded and said, "At the moment, we should have enough strength to defend ourselves, but we just lack some ability to attack!"

"Master, I hope your trip goes smoothly. You will surely achieve success in the future," Zhang Xuezhou congratulated.

"Friend Dou's life is coming to an end, and she has also thought about dying. She doesn't want to be tortured by the pain like this." Zhenyuan Divine Lord said, "She wants to be buried together with her husband!"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xuezhou asked with a frown.

"Fellow Daoist Dou's evil spirit is hard to get rid of, and she doesn't want to go to see her husband in such a stinking state. She needs to use the Wanshou Fruit Tree to suppress the evil spirit of the corpse!"

"I see!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, and he roughly understood some of the things that the Empress Dowager and Zhenyuan Shenjun discussed.

The Golden Crow Emperor lived for over a thousand years. After his death, his body turned directly into a zombie, and he was able to rely on his remaining body instincts to continue hunting down the Zhenyuan God.

However, if a demon body like that of the Golden Crow Emperor is buried under the Longevity Fruit Tree, it will be suppressed to the point where it cannot move at all, and the evil spirit of the corpse will be completely sucked out.

There are piles of bones under the longevity fruit tree, which also serve as the burial place for many great gods in heaven.

The Empress Dowager's illness was difficult to cure, and it was difficult for her to get rid of the deathly aura, but it was not difficult for the evil spirit to be drained away from her body after death. This set of golden jade clothes would most likely be able to keep the evil spirit away from her body while keeping her body intact.

"My magic weapon, the long sleeves, are too light. They can collect dead things but not living things, small things but not big things, light things but not heavy things, simple things but not complex things." Zhenyuan Shenjun said, "This time I still need your help to help me send Dou Daoyou back and forth!"

"Do I have to go to the Soul-Breaking Ridge again?" Zhang Xuezhou said in surprise.

"I can't fly this far with others. If you can lend me a hand, this 12,000-mile journey will be much easier!"

Zhenyuan God nodded.

Many plans cannot keep up with the changes. A month ago, Zhenyuan Shenjun planned to go to the Yedihe Holy Land to seek help from Daojun. However, he never expected that following Zhang Xuezhou to Chang'an City solved most of the problems.

What he got from Li Shaojun were scattered array formation items, and the nature of the array stones was relatively medium, and they could only be used to build a simple protective array.

However, every item of the formation that Zhenyuan Shenjun obtained from the Empress Dowager was of top quality, and some were even complete sets. They were also the top-level protective formations that Nanshanbuzhou had been constantly innovating in recent years.

This formation was far better than what Lord Zhenyuan had imagined, and its power after it was successfully deployed was mysterious and unpredictable, and it even gave Lord Zhenyuan the confidence to defend himself.

With just this set of formations, Lord Zhenyuan can secure his own territory.

But this also corresponds to the price he needs to pay.

Some people may turn their backs on you after taking the goods, but Lord Zhenyuan is not such a heartless person. After hundreds of years in the Holy Land of Kunlun, his mind and character are still pure, and he will definitely rush to do what is required of him.

In this bet, the Empress Dowager placed a heavy bet, but she did not bet on the wrong person.