vstars Chapter 194 resolved, 3rd node.
Chapter 194 resolved, 3rd node.
The entire hall fell silent again.
Zhao Rui stared in disbelief at all this, his heart filled with shock, and his admiration for Shen Yu deepened even further.
Just then, a lingering yin energy in the corner of the hall suddenly surged, transforming into several small ghostly figures that screamed and pounced on the team members in the bunker.
"Watch out!" Zhao Rui reacted immediately, shouted, and rushed over with his peach wood sword in hand.
Following Shen Yu's instructions, he infused his yang energy into the peach wood sword and unleashed several consecutive strikes.
A flash of white sword light, and the several ghostly figures were instantly scattered.
"It's alright now." Zhao Rui turned around, smiled at his three teammates, revealing a set of white teeth, "Mr. Shen has come to rescue us."
The three team members were stunned for a moment, then burst into tears of excitement.
They had been trapped here for two days and two nights without food or water, and had to be on guard against zombie attacks at all times. They were already on the verge of collapse.
We are finally saved.
Shen Yu walked to the edge of the bunker and helped up a weak teammate.
The team member grabbed his hand, choking back tears, and said, "Mr. Shen... thank you... Captain Li... drew away two zombies to protect us..."
"I know." Shen Yu nodded, his eyes darkening.
He had already discovered Li Jun's corpse when he used his divine sense to investigate. It was in the fork in the road on the right, and it had been bitten beyond recognition by the zombies.
"Let's go outside first," Shen Yu said.
Zhao Rui immediately took out a water bottle and compressed biscuits, and handed them to the three team members:
"Drink some water and eat something to replenish your energy. I'll help you out."
After the team members had recovered some of their strength, Shen Yu walked to the center of the hall.
A huge circular array was drawn on the ground with dark red blood, and twisted black chrysanthemum patterns were engraved on the edge of the array, extending all the way to the wall.
At the center of the formation stood a black stone tablet about half a person's height, covered in thick black dog blood, emanating a strong malevolent aura.
Countless black yin energies surged out from the stone tablet, enveloping the entire hall.
"This is the core of the Yin Sha Corpse Refining Array," Shen Yu said.
"The Nine Chrysanthemum Sect uses this formation to absorb the yin energy and vengeful spirits in the air-raid shelter to forge armored zombies. If they are given another half month, they can forge even more powerful bronze-armored zombies."
After saying that, he walked to the stone tablet and raised his right fist. There were no fancy movements, nor did he gather much spiritual power; it was just an ordinary punch that slammed into the stone tablet.
"Snap—!"
With a deafening roar, the hard black stone tablet shattered into countless small pieces, scattering debris everywhere.
As the stone tablet shattered, the entire formation emitted a piercing buzzing sound before rapidly collapsing.
The dense yin energy in the hall dissipated at a visible speed, and the air became much fresher.
Zhao Rui, supporting his teammate, stood to the side, once again stunned by Shen Yu's strength. That thick stone tablet, shattered with a single punch—was he even human?
After the stone tablet shattered, a small pit was exposed underneath.
A small, jet-black grass grew in the pit, with only three leaves, the edges of which shimmered with a faint silver light. Although it grew in the dark, damp ground, it emitted a strange, refreshing fragrance.
"A 120-year-old resurrection herb." Shen Yu's eyes lit up. He carefully squatted down, gently brushed aside the surrounding soil with his fingers, and dug out the entire herb by the roots.
"We just ran out of the main ingredient for refining the Mind-Concentrating Pill last time."
He took out a white jade box from his backpack, put the resurrection grass inside, and carefully put it away.
The Mind-Nourishing Pill can nourish the spirit and enhance mental strength, which is of great benefit to both cultivators and ordinary people.
Next to the ghost grass, there was a half-foot-long peach wood sword stuck in the ground.
The sword is dark brown with natural lightning strike patterns. Although it is old and covered in dust, it still exudes a faint yang energy.
Shen Yu picked up the peach wood sword and wiped off the dirt with his fingers.
The sword feels warm and smooth to the touch, with a delicate texture, and is considerably heavier than an ordinary peach wood sword.
"A peach wood sword struck by lightning from the Republican era." Shen Yu weighed it in his hand, then nodded.
"It's a good thing. Peach wood struck by lightning has the strongest yang energy, and its effect of suppressing corpses and exorcising evil spirits is ten times that of ordinary peach wood."
He turned his head and looked at Zhao Rui standing beside him. Zhao Rui was looking at the peach wood sword in his hand with curiosity, his eyes full of envy.
"Here, take this." Shen Yu handed him the peach wood sword.
Zhao Rui was taken aback for a moment, then quickly waved his hand, "No, no, Mr. Shen! This is too valuable! I can't accept it! Please keep it for yourself!"
"Take it." Shen Yu placed the sword in his hand and said calmly.
"You did well today. The ordinary peach wood sword you're using won't be enough to deal with the armored zombies. From now on, when you come with me on missions, having a good weapon will make you safer."
After speaking, he gathered a wisp of pale golden spiritual energy at his fingertips and poured it into the peach wood sword.
The peach wood sword emitted a dazzling golden light, its blade becoming even smoother and warmer, the lightning strike patterns on it becoming clearer, and it exuded a rich yang energy.
"This sword has already been tempered; it's now a low-grade magic weapon," Shen Yu said. "From now on, you should nurture it with your own yang energy every day, and its power will grow stronger and stronger."
Zhao Rui gripped the peach wood sword tightly, trembling with excitement. This was a low-grade magic weapon!
There are very few magical artifacts in the entire 749 Bureau. Mr. Shen actually gave him something so valuable!
He bowed deeply to Shen Yu, his voice choked with emotion:
"Thank you, Mr. Shen! I will certainly live up to your expectations! I will train hard and follow you in the future, killing more evil cultivators and protecting more people!"
Shen Yu nodded and said nothing more.
He crouched down and rummaged through the soil at the center of the formation, quickly unearthing a small black wooden plaque.
The wooden plaque was only the size of a palm, with a clear "叄" character engraved on it, the font of which was exactly the same as the wooden plaque found at Fu'an Tower.
Shen Yu gripped the wooden plaque, his eyes turning cold.
"The third node," he whispered.
"It seems that the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect's plan to gradually erode the earth's veins is progressing much faster than we imagined. The first and second nodes were probably set up as early as two years ago."
Zhao Rui leaned closer to look at the wooden sign, his expression turning serious: "So what do we do now?"
"Let's finish dealing with things here first." Shen Yu put the wooden sign away.
"I will hand this over to Lin Jianguo and have him organize a team to search for similar abandoned air-raid shelters, ancient tombs, and old houses across the country. The Nine Chrysanthemum Sect's formations all leave behind these wooden plaques with numbers."
At that moment, Wang Yong rushed in with several team members.
Seeing that the three trapped team members were safe and sound, he was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, and he hugged them tightly one by one.