The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 756 - 539: Corpse Monster

Chapter 756: Chapter 539: Corpse Monster

The heavy crash coming from the temple’s massive gate suddenly left everyone at a loss, even Old Liu, with all his rich experience, didn’t know what to do at that moment because he had never encountered something so sinister before.

After all, this was the gate of the Mountain God Temple, where there was the protection of the Mountain God. Normally, no malevolent spirits or monsters would dare come near. He had stayed here for so many nights without encountering any danger, yet tonight, for some reason, he both encountered a yellow fox and saw a fierce ghost.

Could it be that so many spirits in the wild have set their sights on this place...

In fact, what Old Liu didn’t know was that the reason for all the dangers tonight was Li Yi’s arrival, which scared away the Mountain God here.

Without the Mountain God’s protection, the Mountain God Temple naturally lost any deterrent effect, and since a group of people was staying here overnight, the human presence gathered, inevitably attracting the attention of certain entities.

Bang! Bang!

The thick wooden gate of the temple was being pounded loudly, the door frame shook, and even cracks started to appear on it. It seemed that if the thing outside continued like this, this door wouldn’t hold for long and would soon shatter completely. Yet despite this, no one dared to brace the door.

Everyone was in a panic, as if the Mountain God Temple was no longer a sanctuary but a cage trapping them inside. They wanted to flee but didn’t dare to.

Because leaving here might lead to an even quicker death.

"What do we do? What do we do now?"

They were utterly desperate, unable to do anything but watch helplessly as the gap in the door grew wider with each hit.

Gusts of chilling wind blew through the windows, door cracks, and roof, threatening to extinguish the once lively fire pit. Seeing this, Old Liu’s hands trembled as he hurriedly added all the dry wood he could find, but it was of no use; the flames swayed and danced wildly in the wind, unable to ignite the dry wood.

The two women were so frightened that they clung to each other, sobbing quietly.

In the face of such a bizarre situation, they, being ordinary people, felt utterly small and helpless.

"Help, help, kind people please open the door, save me, it’s so dark outside, I’m so scared..."

The eerie female voice rose outside the Mountain God Temple, urging those inside to open the door and let her in.

But they weren’t fools; who could bang a door with such force?

If they opened the door, who knows what terrifying thing might be let in.

Just as everyone was scared out of their wits, unsure of what to do.

In the corner, Li Yi slowly stood up, frowning.

He wasn’t in a good mood, having had his cultivation repeatedly interrupted. If it were just the Essence Qi-stealing yellow fox, that would be one thing, but to have ghosts and evil objects come uninvited to the Mountain God Temple at night—insolent creatures looking for death. Didn’t they realize that the yellow fox skin hanging outside served as a warning?

"Stop knocking on the door. You’re making me scared too. I’ll let you in," Li Yi suddenly began striding forward.

"Daoist, Daoist, don’t open the door! It’s definitely not a person knocking outside; it must be some ghost or spirit from the wild," Old Liu exclaimed, trying to stop Li Yi’s course of action.

Li Yi replied, "If there are spirits, I’ll take care of them myself. We can’t just let what’s outside keep knocking, can we? Don’t you find it noisy?"

Saying that, he swiftly removed the door bolt and opened the door wide.

A cold mountain breeze rushed in, chilling them to the bone. What was terrifying, however, was that after the door opened, the outside was pitch black, with nothing visible—not the spirits pounding the door nor the ghosts asking for help. All that remained were some deeply ingrained claw marks on the wooden door.

The claw marks didn’t look like something a human could make, more like the scratches of a fierce beast.

"Nothing, there’s nothing at all?" the scholar Lu Yue widened his eyes, finding it unbelievable.

How could this be?

Just now, there was clearly something knocking on the door. Everyone heard it, so how could there be nothing once the door opened? Was it just a false alarm?

Old Liu also felt doubtful, but the field mouse in his arms was so frightened that it was jumping around, urging him to leave quickly, lest he meet with misfortune.

But he had no choice.

Where could he run at this time?

Leaving the Mountain God Temple meant facing dangers in Three Forks or the unquiet Graveyard Ridge ahead. Only this stretch of road seemed safer, so if they couldn’t remain here, there was truly nowhere else to go. No matter what, they needed to endure the second half of the night together.

Li Yi glanced outside, then crossed the threshold, heading outwards. His expression was calm, showing no fear of the bizarre scene.

Being an evolver, he had weathered many storms, even traversing through World No. 36. No demons or ghosts could shake his heart.

"Come out now, stop hiding; I have no patience to play games with you," Li Yi said, his eyes looking towards one side.

Suddenly.

Accompanied by a chill from the mountain, a woman in a gauzy dress drifted over. Her graceful figure was stark white and stiff, expressionless like a marionette, slowly approaching. Once she got closer, Li Yi saw her long fingernails painted with black lacquer, similar to coffin paint, emitting a pungent odor.

"Help, help me, it’s so dark outside, I’m scared."

The eerie voice sounded again, but the woman hadn’t spoken; the voice came from behind her.

Inside the temple, Old Liu was terrified, his body almost limp. He quickly shouted, "Daoist, go quickly! She’s not alive, she’s a female corpse, a female corpse transformed into a spirit!"

Li Yi did not respond, just walked towards her, clenched his fist, and said, "What’s there to be afraid of outside in the dark? After tasting my punch, you’ll see it’s nothing. Seeking trouble at night instead of sleeping, what else could you be doing except asking for a beating?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and punched through the air.

The air exploded, a thunderous crack echoed through the heavens, silver lightning intertwined, instantly obliterating everything before him.

The stiff face of the female corpse now showed a hint of astonishment, feeling an inexplicable fear.

But now it was too late for terror.

Silver lightning struck her body, suddenly reducing it to powder, leaving not a trace, as if evaporated instantly, vanishing cleanly.

Gone?

This scene stunned Old Liu, scholar Lu Yue, and the others as they witnessed it.

The female corpse was just there, how did she suddenly disappear with a lightning strike?

Did she die?

However, before they could recover from their shock, suddenly in the darkness, a figure let out a startled scream, then turned and ran, quickly diving into the nearby bushes, fleeing as far away as possible.

A whistling wind surrounded the area.

The woman’s fearful voice floated again, "Don’t kill me, don’t kill me, spare me, Daoist spare me..."

"You’ve come, why run?" Li Yi’s eyes shifted slightly, waving his hand.

A silver Gang Qi infused with lightning instantly struck into the dense forest.

No matter how that figure tried to escape, it couldn’t evade the relentless pursuit of the Gang Qi.

In an instant, the forest was cleaved open with a menacing crack, silver lightning illuminated the dark mountain woods, brightening half the sky.

And as the silver lightning Gang Qi disappeared into the distance, that fleeing figure suddenly let out a piercing scream, which abruptly stopped.

Rumble!

A massive tremor was heard from afar, as if the mountain was collapsing.

"Seems to have used too much force, these ghost things are too weak, not worth such great power," Li Yi thought he had gone too far, shook his head, then returned to the Mountain God Temple.

"It’s over. Those ghost things, each one like a monster, were terrifying. I helped settle it. Tonight there should be no issues, you can rest at ease."

Everyone exchanged bewildered glances.

Compared to the monsters outside, Daoist, you’re the true monster here.

Is this even humanly possible?

Casually summoning silver lightning to strike, illuminating half the sky, even the night was lit up.

"A h-high being." Scholar Lu Yue’s legs weakened, kneeling down: "Thank you, great being, for saving my life."

"Thank you, great being, for saving our lives," the others hurriedly knelt and bowed.

Old Liu also knelt, filled with tears of gratitude.

"No need for this, it was merely a small gesture, not worth mentioning." Li Yi helped them up: "You should all rest, we have to journey early tomorrow."

But his persuasion seemed ineffective, as they continued to bow to him.

Li Yi had no choice but to accept their way of expressing gratitude.

Moreover, following this commotion, he clearly felt some things in the nearby mountains swiftly receding. Those things sensed the dread of the silver lightning and dared not linger.