The Geared Immortal

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The village of Yong is a small village near the outskirts of the town of Snowpeach. This village is a little more than a day of travel from Snowpeach using a Neigh, which looks like a horse from earth but st.u.r.dier and bigger. The village of Yong is a prosperous village with many strong cultivators. And in this village is where it all started.

Now the once vibrant and happy atmosphere of the village where little kids would run around was changed into a dark and gloomy place. Instead of happy little children running around and people happily talking, walking corpses and beasts now roams the place.

"This place… this place has caused us a lot of heartaches ain"t it? Because of their fear and prejudice against you, they succ.u.mb to their inner hate and killed you. They thought they can hide it from me. Hahaha…" a man in a black cloak muttered to himself.

He is currently standing near the fence of a small hut while silently looking at the sky. Though the whole village is covered in a thin mist, he can still see the sky glittered with tiny twinkling stars.

"My love, I will collect the many strong souls in this place and make you live with me again… We will become husband and wife once more. Kekeke… and no one could ever separate us… my love." The man said as he laughs maniacally.

Su Aw laughs at himself for being too engrossed in his thoughts and imaginings. Every night he would dream about the things he and his wife, Lingling, did before and their talks about their dreams for the future.

He held his hand up high and with an act of grabbing the sky, he slowly balled his fist.

His surroundings started to vibrate as the mist in the sky began to thicken.

Arrgghhh!!!

A bout of pain suddenly a.s.saulted Su Aw"s body as thick gray smoke slowly came out from him.

"Master, everything has been prepared. I have detected 5 powerful cultivators currently running directly towards the village… Some of the p.a.w.ns I"ve sent were taken out by them. I seem that we have a strong group of cultivators… I also noticed those outside the perimeter was able to take down the misty dragon." A woman clad in tight-fitting clothes suddenly appears from behind Su Aw and reported.

This woman is Mer Li, who is currently the right-hand person of Su Aw. She was so in love with Su Aw that even in death she was able to regain her own memories, even after Su Aw turned her into his first zombie cultivator.

Right now she is already exuding a powerful dark aura of a primary stage infant soul realm cultivator, which means that her fighting prowess is more than a normal infant soul realm cultivator.

"I know… I was able to see what that d.a.m.ned dragon saw. If only I was able to control its body, I would have experienced a great battle. I wanted to meet that man leading that group. I think he is not an ordinary cultivator. If I can only have his soul, then my army would become undefeatable." Su Aw said as his long black tongue licks his lips.

"I wanted you to get me some people, go out and tell these nine people that only they can enter." Su Aw suddenly said as his wave his hand and a wisp of information enter Mer Li"s mind.

Upon seeing the face of the people she nodded her head and turn around to leave. But before she exited the wooden fence, she suddenly stopped.

"Master… Su… Su Aw… What"s your plan? These people are not to be trifled with. If would be very difficult for us to protect you if you are exposed to them." She suddenly asked.

"My plan… It"s getting boring here, I wanted to have some fun and at the same time gain some strong minions." Su Aw said nonchalantly.

"Then, as you command master." Mer Li said as she suddenly disappears from where she stood in a blink of an eye.

…

Meanwhile, a group of 5 people who are currently walking cautiously from within the mist are slowly advancing. They have already illuminated a lot of ambushes by zombie cultivators and undead beasts. Because their skills and cultivation level are far stronger than others, they were unstoppable.

But of course, they didn"t become complacent as a team. The five of them have been working for many years now and have a tacit understanding of each of their own capabilities and skills. So as a team they would always work and move as one.

"Aren"t we going in circles?" Suddenly one of the pudgy but buff young men named Jing Do asked.

"No, we"re not. If I"m not wrong we are almost there." Shadow Ang who has the highest cultivation of them all replied.

"You can let out your spirit sense in this place, Master Ang?" this time the brother named Bai Do asked this question.

"Not necessarily… Hehe… I"m using this." Shadow Ang said as he lifted his hand and show them a pointer.

Thee thing in Shadow Ang"s hand is like a compa.s.s on earth, but it has a different function. It points out a specific direction where an element is strongest. It depends on the pointer though, like, for example, a white pointer would seek out Light or Holy Qi, a red pointer would seek out fire Qi, and etc.

This time, the Qi pointer in Shadow Ang"s hand is black which means that it would seek out dark Qi. And the direction they are going right now is towards where Su Aw is.

…

Meanwhile, outside of the rolling miasma and mist, the people are starting to become restless. Ling Ya is already at her wits" end on how to break an opening in the miasma. No matter what kind of formation she uses, the miasma would eat it slowly and would only last for an hour.

"We should have bought some warding beads. It would be the most effective way to enter this place." Ling Ya muttered.

But her words were heard by some of the group of people in the crowd. And they suddenly show a smile on their faces. One of them is a man in his 30"s wearing a blue robe which made him look like a young master. Behind him stood a group of people who seems to be his bodyguard. In the fights, he was with the vanguard but didn"t move that much as his bodyguards are the ones who follow the order of Jin Fu.

This actually made him envious of Jin Fu. But he gritted his teeth as his survival is of the utmost importance for him. But after waiting for a long time, he could not hold it in anymore. And now he suddenly got the chance to s.h.i.+ne, so he immediately grabs it.

"Everyone listen! If you have a bead of warding, then you can enter this place. Those who have one can follow me and we can enter now! Let"s go!" the man shouted from behind Jin Fu"s group with a hint of impatience in his tone.

He has been feeling indignant after following Jin Fu. He didn"t want to accept it but, Jin Fu really has the skill to command them. But now that Jin Fu is unable to enter the miasma filled area, then the man grabs this opportunity to lead a group.

"I know that you don"t have a bead of warding right?" he suddenly said as he approaches the nine people in the front.

Upon seeing them, his eyes suddenly turn towards the women.

"Ladies, I can give the four of you warding beads. But you must follow me and leave your group." He said as he fished out four pure white-colored beads from his spatial tool.

"Our master is generously giving you a chance to enter the miasma, you should be honored." The other people behind the man chimed in.

"By the way, I am…"

"We don"t want it. You can go by yourselves." Chuan Tang suddenly interjected before the man can say his name.

Her cold demeanor made the man angry deep inside his heart. But he didn"t want to show it as the woman in front of him is truly a beauty. Her pale white skin and oval-shaped face suited his taste.

"Hey, you wench! It"s your honor that our young master has taken a liking to you." one of the bodyguards of the man shouted as he pointed his finger towards Chaun Tang"s face.

Although she is a very quiet girl, however, she Chuan Tang is not a coward. In their travels, she would always be in the front lines fighting. She suddenly wanted to unsheathe her sword and slice the pompous man. But a hand suddenly extended out to stop her.

"Young lads, if you want to go, go! We are just to wait here for your victory." Elder Jugs suddenly said as he stepped forward.

 He already felt the tension and just wanted to stop the bickering.

But before everyone could react, a person suddenly appears from within the mist. The great figure of the woman who walks out calmly towards the crowd made everyone on alert. Though she walks and looks like a normal human, the clear st.i.tches on her arms, neck, and legs are an indication that she has been cut into pieces and was pieced together.

Seeing the woman walking towards them, made many of the cultivators in the area suddenly shudder in fear.