I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality-Chapter 113 - 81: Hu Yang’s Family, Ghost King Mausoleum_2

Chapter 113: Chapter 81: Hu Yang’s Family, Ghost King Mausoleum_2

"You possess the inheritance of the Yin Corpse Sect’s zombie cultivation. If you enter the Ancient Yin River Dao, you might gain the protection of the Yin Corpse Sect and find the path to the Hu Yang Ancient Tomb."

"The only reason I’m seeking you out is to have the fall leaves return to their roots."

"Yin Corpse Sect..." Xu Qing’s eyes flickered upon hearing this.

When he transcended Liu Youdao, he only saw Yang Qiying’s scenes of corpse driving in Xiangyin from Liu Youdao’s shadow plays.

Yang Qiying never informed Liu Youdao about the Yin Corpse Sect.

Even at the moment of Liu Youdao’s death, he still thought his master was just an ordinary Corpse Driver from Xiangyin.

’Why did Yang Qiying keep the Yin Corpse Sect’s affairs from Liu Youdao?’ Xu Qing’s mind raced.

He dared not gamble on the relationship between Yang Qiying and the Yin Corpse Sect; the other might have betrayed the sect, or there might be unspeakable secrets within the sect—these were all unknowns.

If by any chance he went to the Yin Corpse Sect and was treated as an enemy, who would he turn to for justification?

Xu Qing tried to inquire more details, but even Hu Baosong could not provide any more information.

"The Yin Corpse Sect operates in unconventional ways." Hu Baosong hesitated for a moment, seemingly choosing his words carefully: "These are matters from over a hundred years ago. Back then, I had a brief encounter with Yang Qiying, and after that, I met you and your master..."

"Over a hundred years?" Xu Qing looked at Hu Baosong in surprise—could this old man have lived longer than Emperor Longping?

The mysterious black cat nearby also perked up its ears; it was its first time seeing such a long-lived human.

"The Hu Yang clan has an orderly inheritance. Although it has declined by my generation, we still have exotic techniques and practices. If it were a thousand years ago, the Yin Corpse Sect would have called us ancestors, though the sect had not yet been established back then!"

Xu Qing’s heart skipped a beat, asking, "Yang Qiying’s surname is Yang. Does he have any connection to the Hu Yang clan?"

"You’re quite perceptive." Hu Baosong couldn’t help but sit up, saying: "There is a bit of bloodline connection, but far from being as pure as mine."

"The Hu Yang clan, could they also possess the abilities of the Yin Dao practices?"

"Heh." Hu Baosong gave a cold laugh, "The Hu Yang clan is the ancestor of the Yin Dao practices! Do you think I’d live for so many years without some abilities? Back then, your master Liu Youdao came to seek guidance from me, calling me a venerable elder."

Xu Qing’s eyes brightened, "Elder, you surely don’t wish for your lineage to be cut off, do you?"

"Stop thinking about my abilities. You are a Xu, and I am a Hu. Even if you speak till the heavens descend, you won’t be written into the Hu Yang clan’s genealogy."

Hu Baosong stood up and approached the Incense Burner. This time, he replenished three incense sticks.

"But as a return, you send me back to my roots, and I will hand over this shop to you, alongside a treasure for locating corpses."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Baosong took out a Yellow Willow Wood Compass from his robe.

According to Hu Baosong, when a person dies, their aura changes. If used with the corresponding spell, it can detect the presence of newly deceased bodies within a radius of twenty li.

Looking at the compass, Xu Qing finally understood Hu Baosong’s intention.

Old Hu had stated that the free corpse referred to his own, and the numerous corpses promised afterwards were from the treasure for locating corpses.

"Elder Hu, when do you plan to pass away?" Xu Qing almost blurted out, but he quickly changed his tone politely: "I mean, when do you plan to enter the genealogy, elder?"

Hu Baosong looked at Xu Qing with a half-smile, "If I die, how can I know that you will fulfill your promise and send me to the Ancestral Mausoleum?"

"An oath is required!" After finishing the three sticks of incense, Hu Baosong said: "I have a Heart Test Technique here. If you dare to swear by this lamp, I will teach you the Corpse-Seeking Spell."

It was said that swearing by the light was exceptionally serious, as life extinguished like a lamp upon death.

Xu Qing laughed as he looked at the Corpse Oil Lamp Hu Baosong brought out, "Swearing by the lamp?"

"Swearing by the lamp!"

The two quickly came to an agreement, using the Corpse Lamp to witness their oath, writing the Heaven and Earth Red Character Post, and each swearing their curse.

"With the cinnabar red character post, Heaven and Earth shall witness the heart. If I lie, calamities will befall, noble ones will fall, united ones will part, and all the living shall die!"

Xu Qing was shocked by the ruthlessness of old Hu’s oath!

When it was his turn, the lamp’s flame had already risen to a height of three feet.

Looking up, three feet above one’s head is where the deities reside.

Xu Qing collected his thoughts, his face suddenly becoming solemn.

"Faith is like earth among the Five Elements; it has no fixed position or fame, yet all await it to exist. Today, I reach a deal with Elder Hu, to perform the Relocating the Spirit for Burial, and to return the fall leaves to their roots. If I break this oath, may I turn into a zombie after death, never to reincarnate!"

Speak only three parts to anyone, never fully confide. Xu Qing remembered this saying well and now used it to make a three-part oath.

The moment they finished their vows, the lamp filled with corpse oil suddenly blazed brightly, and the Heaven and Earth Certificate written with the Heart Test Technique spontaneously ignited, frightening Xu Qing into retreating repeatedly.

The mysterious black cat saw the fire rush towards the beams and felt uneasy.

If a Galloping Immortal Disciple broke the vow, surely as an immortal entity, it wouldn’t be struck by lightning?

Hu Baosong nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this, his gaze towards Xu Qing softened significantly.

"Young Xu, you did well!"

Xu Qing cleared his throat, saying, "Integrity is key to business; we are also neighbors. Naturally, I will not breach the agreement."

Hu Baosong breathed a sigh of relief and handed over the old compass along with the Corpse-Seeking Spell.

"For you to inherit this shop, neighbors must witness it, and the property deeds must be transferred by the authorities. As for when to go to the Ancestral Mausoleum..."