Chapter 22: Corpse-Rearing Technique, Blindfolded Corpse-Robbing Method!

The atmosphere abruptly turned eerie.

Even Zhang Xuan’s expression gradually grew solemn.

The barrage of viewer comments immediately surged.

"Whoa, why does it suddenly feel so terrifying?"

"Indeed, where does the ominous threat within a real coffin come from?"

"So tomb robbing is actually this thrilling!"

"Damn, that scared me! Brother Xuan, hurry up and tell us, where does the threat come from?"

Inside the ancient tomb, Terry and the other two were also startled.

They had been so focused on opening the coffin just now that they completely forgot about this detail!

Fortunately, Zhou Zeyu had experience, otherwise they would have been in deep trouble!

Meanwhile, Zhang Xuan’s voice echoed in the ancient tomb: "If you want to know where the threat comes from, you first need to know what is buried inside the coffin!"

Zhou Zeyu furrowed his brows: "What is buried inside?"

Terry subconsciously blurted out, "Isn't it the mechanism to leave this place?"

Seeing the others remain silent with dark expressions, Terry’s eyes widened: "Could there be something else?"

The tall, thin man said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid there might be some unclean things in there."

Zhou Zeyu nodded: "In that case, we're in trouble."

Terry suddenly realized the implication and lowered his voice, asking Zhou Zeyu, "A corpse-puppet?"

Seeing Zhou Zeyu nod, he instantly felt goosebumps erupt all over his body!

Zhou Zeyu spoke slowly, "Hard to say."

"However, this coffin has been soaked in pine resin, which is a classic preservation method."

"If it weren't meant to preserve a corpse, why go to such lengths?"

"Furthermore..."

His tone grew heavier as his gaze swept across the three men. "The only thing that can transform from auspicious to ominous as time passes seems to be a corpse-puppet!"

Terry swallowed hard: "A millennium-old corpse-puppet?"

Zhou Zeyu: "That possibility cannot be ruled out!"

The three fell into another bout of silence.

Suddenly, Zhou Cheng seemed to understand something and let out a sharp cry of alarm!

The three of them jumped in fright.

Terry even raised his foot to kick Zhou Cheng: "Scaring people like that can literally scare someone to death!"

Yet Zhou Cheng shook his head frantically, terror shining in his eyes: "It's not a possibility!"

"It definitely is a corpse-puppet!"

Astonishment immediately washed over the other three.

Zhou Cheng looked toward the phone and called out, "Brother Xuan, am I right?"

Zhang Xuan’s calm voice sounded: "You're quite sharp, aren't you?"

"It is indeed a corpse-puppet!"

Zhou Cheng continued, "Earlier, Brother Xuan said my primordial yang energy is strong, and that I might alter the auspicious or ominous nature within the coffin!"

"That's why you asked me to touch this coffin!"

"At that time, Brother Xuan must have already known it was a corpse-puppet inside, right?"

Zhou Zeyu’s expression shifted once more.

He was utterly shaken in his heart!

He knew Zhang Xuan possessed extraordinary insight, but he never imagined he could be this formidable!

Compared to him, his own decades of expertise seemed completely negligible.

For a moment, he felt a profound sense of looking up as if at a towering mountain!

The tall, thin man also wore a look of awe, muttering, "With this kind of skill... he really might be a member of the Zhang family..."

Zhou Cheng breathed heavily, struggling to steady his emotions before stuttering, "Brother Xuan... is this corpse-puppet dangerous?"

Zhang Xuan chuckled softly, "What do you think? A corpse nurtured in malice—is that dangerous?"

Zhou Cheng was startled again: "What is a corpse nurtured in malice?"

Zhang Xuan replied, "Ask your third uncle."

Zhou Cheng snapped his gaze toward Zhou Zeyu, while Terry and the tall, thin man looked over in surprise as well.

Zhou Zeyu first looked startled, then let his gaze flicker before saying, "I know of a vicious and malicious mechanism."

"It involves trapping a living person to death inside a special coffin."

"Allowing their resentment to accumulate and fester!"

"This resentment deepens and intensifies as time goes on!"

"Once the coffin is opened, a corpse transformation occurs instantly!"

"That very moment marks the completion of the corpse-nurturing process!"

"And it is also when the malevolent energy of the nurtured corpse reaches its absolute peak!"

The three men felt their scalps tingle, involuntarily taking a few steps back.

"Gulp!"

Zhou Cheng swallowed hard, looking at Zhang Xuan through the screen: "Brother Xuan... is it really like that?"

Zhang Xuan nodded slightly: "What you described is mostly correct."

"However, the corpse transformation doesn't require opening the lid. After thousands of years, the resentment has already permeated the entire coffin. Just a single touch is enough to trigger the transformation!"

"This mechanism is generally used to guard against tomb robbers. What's locked inside is most likely a female corpse, or perhaps even a mother-and-child corpse!"

"Since your yang energy is strong, having you trigger the corpse transformation will actually grant you a sliver of a chance at survival!"

Zhou Cheng’s eyes nearly popped out of his skull as he stared at the dark red coffin: "A mother-and-child corpse?"

"Oh, my god..."

Zhou Zeyu took a deep breath, slowly stepped forward, and lit a white candle at the northeast corner of the coffin. Seeing the flame burn steadily without going out, he finally raised his gaze to the coffin before him. "In that case... it has already undergone corpse transformation..."

"Since things have come to this, there's no use dwelling on anything else!"

"Life and death are up to the heavens!"

With that, he pulled a black silk veil from his bag and blindfolded his eyes.

Confused, Zhou Cheng asked, "Third Uncle... what are you doing?"

Terry, standing beside him, said in a grave tone, "It seems this corpse-nurturing technique is truly formidable."

"This is my first time seeing Third Master use the blindfolded corpse-touching technique!"

The tall, thin man also wore an astonished expression: "This is Third Master’s signature ultimate skill. It seems I'm going to witness something extraordinary today!"

Zhou Cheng grew even more bewildered: "Doesn't this just make him blind?"

Terry let out a strange laugh, "Exactly, the point is to make yourself blind!"

The audience in the livestream was equally dumbfounded!

"I'm truly witnessing something new. Using the waist, hips, and back strength to lift a heavy coffin, I can understand that. But I don't get this move at all. Isn't this just acting like an idiot?"

"Indeed, quite idiotic. Without even using your eyes, what the heck are you going to touch?"

"Has this Third Master been scared out of his wits?"

"These tomb robbers are hilarious, practically bizarre beyond belief!"

Seeing the heated discussion in the chat and Zhou Cheng's bewildered expression, Zhang Xuan, having regained his composure, couldn't help but offer a wry smile.

"Lighting a white candle and using a blindfolded corpse-touch—this Third Master has quite a diverse repertoire of skills!"

"Though this technique might look bizarre, it is indeed quite suitable for this exact moment."

"However, I must say, this Third Master's proficiency is rather mediocre."

"He hasn't mastered the true essence of the technique!"

This corpse-touching method was indeed recorded in the latter half of the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secrets, which was why he understood it thoroughly!

Seeing his third uncle's expression darken slightly, Zhou Cheng gave a dry cough to break the awkwardness and asked, "Brother Xuan knows this technique too?"

Zhang Xuan replied calmly, "Actually, this method is rarely used nowadays. Its purpose is to seal off vision, reduce the interference of fear, and use specialized tactile techniques to find what is needed from within the coffin!"

"Moreover, a true master will hone their hearing and sense of touch to the limit, achieving the ability to discern positions by sound and deduce the whole picture from just a single spot!"

"Once blindfolded, one's sense of sight and hearing are actually heightened manifold!"

"Even without vision, they become as agile as an ape!"

"That is the true essence of this corpse-touching technique!"

Zhou Cheng looked at Zhou Zeyu in astonishment, only to hear him nod. "Little Brother Zhang is entirely correct."

"It's just that my aptitude is limited; I've only managed to master discerning positions by sound, but deducing the whole picture is still beyond me!"

Terry listened in utter shock. He had thought this move was Third Master's exclusive secret technique, yet Zhang Xuan understood it even better than Third Master!

Zhang Xuan’s calm voice rang out: "No matter, I'll teach you how to touch it!"