“BeyondGrandAssionistherealmofImmortality.Yetoverthepastthousandyears,fewintheDiviarhavereachedit.

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

ouknowwhatliesbeyondGrandAssion?”

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

Ihadmysuspis—afterall,thepathofcultivationisultimatelytobeeanImmortal—butIshookmyhead,invitinghisanswer.

Hemusthavenoticedmybewilderment.

“That’sfiheway,whatexactlyisazombie?”

“You’reuimatingthehegeypesare:

BeforeIcouldpohatmysteriousstatement,hedismissedme—andIinstantlyreturhecultivationchamber.

“gratutions,youngmaster.”

Inodded,myheadspinningfromthefloodofinformation—butmyexcitementoutweighedthedizziness.IneverimagihatbeinganImmortalwasnottheend,butmerelyamilestone.

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

“WhatIdonow?AmIeligibleformissions?”

“Ofcourse,butcurrentlytheonlyassigiszombieextermination.”

Ichuckled.“Easyenough—justpunchthem,andtheygodht?”

“AReanimatedCorpseisformedwhenabodyissaturatedinyinenergy,oftentriggeredbyafamilymemberiingwiththecorpseunderunusualcircumstaheyinturnstobalefulenergy,andthecorpseisrevivedintoareanimated,cursedexistence.”

“Youcarryimmee.Imerelywishedtoprepareyouforwhatliesahead.”

Inthechamber,Meng’ergreetedmewarmly.

Ismiled.Itseemedshealreadyknew.

Meng’ershookherhead.

Pale-VioletCorpse:retlydeceased,s

Meng’erexpined:

“Soundslikeawalkingdeadperson.”