Meng’ershookherhead.

BeforeIcouldpohatmysteriousstatement,hedismissedme—andIinstantlyreturhecultivationchamber.

Inthechamber,Meng’ergreetedmewarmly.

“Dependingonone''''''''scultivationsystem,thetitlesmayvary.Inthedemonicpath,theyareDemonSoldier,DemonGeneral,andsoon.ForthosecultivatingBuddhistordivihs,youmayhearBuddhaSoldier,DivineSoldier,andsoon.Therearealsoghostcultivators,beastcultivators,andothers.”

Ismiled.Itseemedshealreadyknew.

“Ofcourse,butcurrentlytheonlyassigiszombieextermination.”

Ichuckled.“Easyenough—justpunchthem,andtheygodht?”

“gratutions,youngmaster.”

Hemusthavenoticedmybewilderment.

Meng’erexpined:

“Soundslikeawalkingdeadperson.”

Ihadmysuspis—afterall,thepathofcultivationisultimatelytobeeanImmortal—butIshookmyhead,invitinghisanswer.

Fromyourperspective,theranksofimmortalsbeginatImmortalSoldier,followedbyImmeneral,ImmortalKing,ImmortalLord,ImmortalEmperor,andthenImmortalSn.

ouknowwhatliesbeyondGrandAssion?”

Pale-VioletCorpse:retlydeceased,s

“Youcarryimmee.Imerelywishedtoprepareyouforwhatliesahead.”

“BeyondGrandAssionistherealmofImmortality.Yetoverthepastthousandyears,fewintheDiviarhavereachedit.

AfterreagtheSnstage,onemaybreakintothe‘Extreme’realm,andfinallyreachPrimordial—thepinhereare21minorrealmsintotal,andthePrimordialSnrepresentsthefinalstepohtotrueimmortality.”

“AReanimatedCorpseisformedwhenabodyissaturatedinyinenergy,oftentriggeredbyafamilymemberiingwiththecorpseunderunusualcircumstaheyinturnstobalefulenergy,andthecorpseisrevivedintoareanimated,cursedexistence.”

“You’reuimatingthehegeypesare:

“WhatIdonow?AmIeligibleformissions?”

“That’sfiheway,whatexactlyisazombie?”

Inodded,myheadspinningfromthefloodofinformation—butmyexcitementoutweighedthedizziness.IneverimagihatbeinganImmortalwasnottheend,butmerelyamilestone.