The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World-Chapter 343: Heavenly Metal Battlefield

The Mystic Azure War was indeed an earth-shattering event. But for cultivators from other stars, it was nothing more than a distant rumor.

"What's the Mystic Azure War?" they would ask. "I don't know it!"

Naturally, they wouldn't know someone like Chu Xuan.

When the burly cultivator heard Chu Xuan's name, he didn't pay much attention. He simply went through the mechanical task of recording names. He had done this countless times before. Some cultivators had just been registered the day before and were dead the next day. So, he had no intention of remembering any of their names.

"This time, Mystic Azure Star has six Nascent Soul cultivators responding to the call," the burly cultivator announced, handing out six jade slips. "Your quarters are located in the East District of Heaven-Three City. There are plenty of vacant caves, pick one to settle in. Should you need anything, ask the corpse puppets here."

He threw the jade slips to the group, continuing, "These slips contain the general situation of this outer battlefield. You have one day to familiarize yourselves with it. Tomorrow, the battle begins. Anyone who refuses to fight will be considered a deserter."

Chu Xuan nodded slightly.

While the burly cultivator's expression was impatient, he had already said everything needed. He hadn't hidden any information. After speaking, he walked off toward the East District, and Chu Xuan and the others followed in his wake.

As they walked through the bustling streets of the city, Chu Xuan immediately felt the tense atmosphere. Every cultivator they passed wore a look of exhaustion. The entire city was made up of Nascent Soul cultivators, but even among them, there were clear distinctions in strength. A Nascent Soul First Layer cultivator was far from being able to compare to one in the Ninth Layer.

Still, the menial tasks in the city weren't performed by Nascent Soul cultivators. Drying herbs, skinning beasts, creating talismans—such tasks were handled by Foundation Establishment cultivators. These Foundation cultivators were brought into the outer battlefield but weren't expected to participate in any combat. They remained in the city, handling the more intellectual tasks.

As for the more physically demanding and simple work, it was left to the massive corpse puppets. The crude figures of these puppets were clearly mass-produced. They were the work of some Deity Transformation cultivator from the Heaven Shaking Divine Sect.

Chu Xuan could also create these low-level, simple corpse puppets with little intelligence. However, unlike these, the ones he made were stationed on Blue Star, guarding various formations and strategic points.

Chu Xuan soon arrived at the Eastern District of the city.

There were vast stretches of houses here, each set far apart from the others. These houses were the caves that cultivators used as their personal sanctuaries. If these were anything like the caves on Mystic Azure Star, where they had to be carved out of mountain peaks, they would occupy a lot of space.

However, the cities in the outer battlefield could only be built in places with stable spatial conditions, and such areas were typically not very large. Naturally, it was better if the cave dwellings took up as little land as possible.

Chu Xuan chose a remote house, far from both the city wall and the other caves. This way, if the city were breached, he would have more time to prepare. He also wouldn't need to worry about anyone noticing any unusual activity in his cave.

Just as he was about to enter the house, he saw Shang Xingchen landing in front of a nearby dwelling.

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"Sect Master, it seems our choices are quite similar," Shang Xingchen said with a smile.

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow. "As long as fellow daoist is satisfied with his choice."

"Are you planning to settle in this cave?" Chu Xuan asked.

Shang Xingchen shook his head. "I had intended to choose this one, but it's too close to yours. I often brew poisons, and it might disturb your cultivation. I'll pick another one."

He pointed to a cave not far off. There was a whole house between the two of them, creating a comfortable distance.

"That works better for both of us," Chu Xuan said with a nod, satisfied with the arrangement. With that, he entered the cave.

Upon entering, he immediately began setting up various formations: offensive formations, defensive arrays, tracking arrays, soundproofing formations, and light-absorbing arrays… In fact, his storage ring was filled with various formations, so leaving some behind was no trouble at all.

Once the formations were set up, Chu Xuan took a moment to look around the house. The interior was simple, with just a stone table and two stone chairs in the main hall. To the left were a pill-refining room and a weapon-refining room, while to the right was a meditation chamber. It seemed that the other houses had a similar layout.

There were also some items left behind by the previous owner of the house. It was likely that the previous occupant had died outside, leaving these items unclaimed.

Chu Xuan scanned the area and noticed that the previous owner seemed to be skilled in poison-making. There were many jars and containers for refining poison, as well as an ancient book containing numerous poison formulas.

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow. It seemed his luck was good this time—he had stumbled upon some treasures right when he arrived. He flipped through the book, only to shake his head repeatedly. The poison formulas written in it were far inferior to the ones he had created himself.

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Chu Xuan cleared out the miscellaneous items, throwing them all out in one go, and then sat cross-legged on the stone bed in the cultivation room, carefully examining the spirit sense jade slip.

After a long while, he finally removed the jade slip from his forehead.

"This outer battlefield is rich in a large quantity of metal ores, which is why it has been named the Heavenly Metal Battlefield," the slip revealed.

"The Heavenly Metal Battlefield consists of nine cities, named Heaven-One City, Heaven-Two City, and so on, from west to east. The city I'm in is Heaven-Three City. Currently, the Reincarnation God Sect has deployed their giant corpse puppets into the Heavenly Metal Battlefield and has already seized Heaven-Seven City, Heaven-Eight City, and Heaven-Nine City.

Heaven-Five City and Heaven-Six City are now the front lines of the war. Nascent Soul cultivators from the rear are rotated every month to the front lines of Heaven-Five and Heaven-Six, replacing those who have been guarding the city for a month. Each group guards for one month, and then a new batch of Nascent Soul cultivators will replace them, creating a continuous cycle."

Chu Xuan furrowed his brows slightly. For now, it seemed that the risk of Heaven-Three City being directly involved in the war was not too high.

At the moment, the cultivators in Heaven-Three City only needed to supply pills and talismans to the front lines. Alchemists and talisman-makers were particularly in demand.

However, with the Reincarnation God Sect advancing rapidly thanks to their giant corpse puppets, it wouldn't be long before Heaven-Three City itself would become part of the front lines.

"Better to hold steady for a while and observe the situation. If the battle turns against us, running away won't be too late."

Chu Xuan didn't feel any moral burden when it came to running. When life itself was at risk, what need was there for moral considerations? The principle he followed was simple: as long as the green mountains remained, one need not fear the lack of firewood.

Chu Xuan picked up the bell next to the stone bed and gave it a light shake. Soon, the sound of a corpse puppet knocking on the door could be heard from outside. He opened the door and immediately saw two enormous corpse puppets kneeling on one knee, awaiting orders.

After probing them briefly, Chu Xuan discovered that they possessed the strength of a Corpse General and were capable of performing simpler tasks, such as carrying, construction, and demolition.

Chu Xuan shook the bell again, signaling for them to leave. Who knew whether these corpse puppets had any hidden mechanisms left behind by the Deity Transformation cultivators?

He wouldn't trust them with any sensitive tasks. Just knowing how to control them was enough for him.

The next day, Chu Xuan woke up early and wandered around the city. He soon discovered that healing pills and defensive talismans were in extremely high demand within Heaven-Three City.

As for the demonic pills that could temporarily enhance combat power, as well as the magic talismans that sealed cultivators' or demonic beasts' souls to control them in battle, their prices were even higher.