Meng’erexpined:
“Dependingonone''''''''scultivationsystem,thetitlesmayvary.Inthedemonicpath,theyareDemonSoldier,DemonGeneral,andsoon.ForthosecultivatingBuddhistordivihs,youmayhearBuddhaSoldier,DivineSoldier,andsoon.Therearealsoghostcultivators,beastcultivators,andothers.”
Inodded,myheadspinningfromthefloodofinformation—butmyexcitementoutweighedthedizziness.IneverimagihatbeinganImmortalwasnottheend,butmerelyamilestone.
“Soundslikeawalkingdeadperson.”
“That’sfiheway,whatexactlyisazombie?”
AfterreagtheSnstage,onemaybreakintothe‘Extreme’realm,andfinallyreachPrimordial—thepinhereare21minorrealmsintotal,andthePrimordialSnrepresentsthefinalstepohtotrueimmortality.”
“You’reuimatingthehegeypesare:
Inthechamber,Meng’ergreetedmewarmly.
“WhatIdonow?AmIeligibleformissions?”
ouknowwhatliesbeyondGrandAssion?”
BeforeIcouldpohatmysteriousstatement,hedismissedme—andIinstantlyreturhecultivationchamber.
Meng’ershookherhead.
Ihadmysuspis—afterall,thepathofcultivationisultimatelytobeeanImmortal—butIshookmyhead,invitinghisanswer.
Ismiled.Itseemedshealreadyknew.
Pale-VioletCorpse:retlydeceased,s
“AReanimatedCorpseisformedwhenabodyissaturatedinyinenergy,oftentriggeredbyafamilymemberiingwiththecorpseunderunusualcircumstaheyinturnstobalefulenergy,andthecorpseisrevivedintoareanimated,cursedexistence.”
Hemusthavenoticedmybewilderment.
Fromyourperspective,theranksofimmortalsbeginatImmortalSoldier,followedbyImmeneral,ImmortalKing,ImmortalLord,ImmortalEmperor,andthenImmortalSn.
Ichuckled.“Easyenough—justpunchthem,andtheygodht?”
“gratutions,youngmaster.”
“BeyondGrandAssionistherealmofImmortality.Yetoverthepastthousandyears,fewintheDiviarhavereachedit.
“Ofcourse,butcurrentlytheonlyassigiszombieextermination.”
“Youcarryimmee.Imerelywishedtoprepareyouforwhatliesahead.”