“That’sfiheway,whatexactlyisazombie?”

“AReanimatedCorpseisformedwhenabodyissaturatedinyinenergy,oftentriggeredbyafamilymemberiingwiththecorpseunderunusualcircumstaheyinturnstobalefulenergy,andthecorpseisrevivedintoareanimated,cursedexistence.”

“Dependingonone''''''''scultivationsystem,thetitlesmayvary.Inthedemonicpath,theyareDemonSoldier,DemonGeneral,andsoon.ForthosecultivatingBuddhistordivihs,youmayhearBuddhaSoldier,DivineSoldier,andsoon.Therearealsoghostcultivators,beastcultivators,andothers.”

Meng’ershookherhead.

“Youcarryimmee.Imerelywishedtoprepareyouforwhatliesahead.”

Ismiled.Itseemedshealreadyknew.

“BeyondGrandAssionistherealmofImmortality.Yetoverthepastthousandyears,fewintheDiviarhavereachedit.

Inthechamber,Meng’ergreetedmewarmly.

ouknowwhatliesbeyondGrandAssion?”

“Soundslikeawalkingdeadperson.”

Hemusthavenoticedmybewilderment.

Inodded,myheadspinningfromthefloodofinformation—butmyexcitementoutweighedthedizziness.IneverimagihatbeinganImmortalwasnottheend,butmerelyamilestone.

“gratutions,youngmaster.”

“WhatIdonow?AmIeligibleformissions?”

Fromyourperspective,theranksofimmortalsbeginatImmortalSoldier,followedbyImmeneral,ImmortalKing,ImmortalLord,ImmortalEmperor,andthenImmortalSn.

Pale-VioletCorpse:retlydeceased,s

AfterreagtheSnstage,onemaybreakintothe‘Extreme’realm,andfinallyreachPrimordial—thepinhereare21minorrealmsintotal,andthePrimordialSnrepresentsthefinalstepohtotrueimmortality.”

Meng’erexpined:

“Ofcourse,butcurrentlytheonlyassigiszombieextermination.”

Ihadmysuspis—afterall,thepathofcultivationisultimatelytobeeanImmortal—butIshookmyhead,invitinghisanswer.

“You’reuimatingthehegeypesare:

BeforeIcouldpohatmysteriousstatement,hedismissedme—andIinstantlyreturhecultivationchamber.

Ichuckled.“Easyenough—justpunchthem,andtheygodht?”