The so-called corpse pool, as the name suggests, is a place where zombies are cultivated, and it is a place for large-scale cultivation. Because this area is 2,000 square meters, all of which are used for this. The population here has a staggering 400 zombies, and it has remained largely full at all times. 、

Among these 400 heads, those who can be pulled out at any time to be controlled and become a combat zombie are always no less than 100.

Maintain the ability to replenish more than a hundred zombies at any time, no wonder the Demon Retreat Courtyard has such a big confidence and keeps chasing and killing Chen Taiyuan. Because they are not afraid of losses at all, it is as if sixteen of them died at the door of the Wolf King Detective Institute at once, so what can they do? It was easy to add up.

From this, it can be seen that the Exorcism is really a source of evil.

Of course, cultivation still requires a process, as well as a lot of energy and financial investment. This process is relatively long, and each zombie has to be cultivated in the corpse pool for about three years, so there are about 100 people who can get out of the corpse pool in each round. When these more than 100 "graduates", there will be more than 100 "new students" to add in, and the cycle is endless.

But out of the total capacity of 400 heads, a small area with a higher level of secrecy has been set aside here, and a quota of about 80 zombies has been set aside to breed those zombies that are extremely old and will be very powerful as soon as they come out. The feeling is similar to the wine cellar of winemaking, and there are even "10-year aging" or even "30-year aging" in it, which is really rich in aroma!

Previously, Shibei had roughly explained, saying that once those "aging" level zombies were released, they could basically reach the level of the Han level, which was very tough. But at most, it is the pinnacle of this level, and it has not been directly cultivated to the Qin level. It can be reached at the Qin level with this cultivation alone, and it can only be in the most core position of the "bottom of the well" area, the Corpse Emperor Palace.

The Corpse Emperor Hall is not only the most important ceremonial venue here, but also the left-sided room divided into the main hall is also dedicated to cultivating the most powerful zombies. For example, the Qin-level zombies around the Star Sea Master were cultivated here. The number is very small, but it is extremely powerful, and it can be called a strategic deterrent force of the Retreat Courtyard.

This technique is also amazing, Chen Taiyuan expressed his admiration.

And in addition to the technique of the Corpse Emperor Palace, only terrifying means like Suzuki Maiyi can cultivate Qin-level zombies. Therefore, no matter what others think, the Retreat Academy regards this branch as an important category and always supports and retains it.

As for the distribution of those zombies, it is based on the level and contribution of the demon monks here, and the loss rate during the battle is also considered. For example, some demon monks were sent out by the master to perform tasks, and the zombies were damaged a lot, so when they were distributed next year, they would naturally be assigned one or two more zombies. In short, there are a series of strict and meticulous rules in the Exorcism Courtyard, and it is very mature experience.

It's just that that's all the Ten Guards have explained, and it's not clear what is too secret.

Since the end of the spiral passage was in the westernmost east of the "bottom of the well", the corpse pool in the northeast area was on the right side of Chen Taiyuan and the others entered. Chen Taiyuan glanced at the direction of the corpse pool from time to time, but he couldn't see anything at all. It's just rows of black houses, and they're all relatively old buildings. It is estimated that the local materials were used back then, and these houses are built of stone, and of course they are stronger.

Continue along the central avenue, and in a blink of an eye, you will arrive at the front of the Corpse Emperor Palace, the most core building. Although they couldn't stay here for a long time, it didn't prevent Chen Taiyuan and Nobunaga from secretly observing it.

Grey bricks and tiles, even the roofs. In fact, in this dimly lit environment, color is not so important anymore, even if you make it colorful, you can't really see it.

It is about seven meters high, including the pedestal one and a half meters below, which means that the building above the pedestal is about two stories high. The entire hall is about fifty meters long from north to south, and the depth is not visible for the time being, but it is estimated that it is not less than fifteen meters.

Although this hall cannot be compared to the real majestic buildings outside, it looks quite majestic from here. Considering the difficulty of constructing a building here, it was not easy to construct this seven-meter-high temple.

This is not only a place where various ceremonies are held in the Exorcism, but also a place where corpses are raised. Moreover, in the hundreds of years before the establishment of the corpse pond in the Northeast District, the corpses of the entire exorcism courtyard were cultivated in the corpse emperor hall. It wasn't until the corpse pool was established and took on most of the low-level zombie cultivation tasks that the corpse emperor hall became clean.

Originally, he should have left after a few glances, but when Nobunaga saw the huge plaque on the main entrance of the Corpse Emperor Palace, and the three big characters "Corpse Emperor Palace" on it, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

This plaque is problematic.

Because Nobunaga was able to roughly see that it was an old object from hundreds of years ago. What makes him feel even more familiar is that this trace should come from Tokugawa Ieyasu's own handwriting, although it is not named below.

Ieyasu's autographed inscription!

If it is said that the Retreat Institute deceived Ieyasu in the name of Yanryakuji Temple, it is said that it was to promote the cause of Buddhism and asked Ieyasu to help fund it, then it is just that. But through the three words "Corpse Emperor Palace", it can be seen that Ieyasu obviously knows what the Yanli Temple Demon Retreat Courtyard does! Even if you are a fool, you have to know the meaning of the word "corpse emperor", let alone a generation of heroes like Ieyasu.

"Tokugawa Ieyasu, this bastard knows everything, but he still continues to support the Enryakuji Retreat." Nobunaga's heart tingled more and more, and he felt not only betrayal, but also shame. How high-spirited he was back then, thinking that he was heroic and heroic, but he couldn't even control his own retainers.

Now, of course, the evidence of Tokugawa Ieyasu's involvement in the rebellion seems more conclusive. But if you want that definite evidence, you have to go to the Scripture Hall to the north of the Corpse Emperor Palace.

The scale of the Tibetan Scripture Hall is the same as that of the Guru Hall, which is much smaller than the Corpse Emperor Hall in the middle. They are all about less than 30 meters long and only more than 5 meters high, and the third-level pedestal is about half a meter high. The two small halls, one south and one north, are separated by ten meters from the Corpse Emperor Palace. These ten-meter passages are also the two roads leading from the eastern district to the western district.

For example, from the corpse pond in the northeast area to the north monk's house in the northwest area or the residence of the four Ming kings, you have to pass through this passage between the Tibetan Scripture Hall and the Corpse Emperor Palace.

But now the problem is that Nakajima lives in the southeast area, and even now he has crossed this direction, and it is a bit too much to say if he turns right to go to the Tibetan Scripture Hall. So according to the original arrangement, Nakajima said that he was hungry and went to the North Monk's Room where the canteen was located to have some supper. The night is the busiest time of the entire exorcism, and the cafeteria remains open at this time.

In fact, it is a bit unreasonable, that is, the southeast district where Nakajima lives not only has a comfort place, but also a small tavern teahouse. For supper, it is said that this kind of place is more suitable, after all, Nakajima is not short of that money. But things can't be perfect everywhere, so we can only deal with it.

I really met a guy on the way, and he was also one of the eight Arhats, and after seeing it, he casually asked Nakajima why he was going. Fortunately, when Nakajima said that he went to the cafeteria to find some supper, the other party didn't pay much attention. In this most central area, everyone feels as stable as Mount Tai, and not everyone is vigilant all the time.

Finally arrived at the passage between the Corpse Emperor Hall and the Tibetan Scripture Palace, and deliberately walked extremely slowly on the road, observing while rubbing. Very good, there are no traces of the corpse pool in the east and the monk's house in the west. Moreover, Chen Taiyuan sensed as much as he could, and did not find any fluctuations in the dark energy in the Hidden Scripture Hall.

Also, several captives have said that in the entire "bottom of the well" area, the Hidden Scripture Hall is the only place where zombies are not allowed to enter or leave. Because this is where the books are stored, it is useless for the zombies to come in, but you have to worry about them destroying the books.

Not only are there no zombies, but in fact, there are not many demon monks here. How could those crooked monks study so diligently, it was nothing more than a few people such as Xinghai Master, who would come to read something from time to time. The higher the rank, the more cultivation problems they encounter, so the more they like to explore. But now is the best time to raise corpses, and everyone cultivates zombies in their own rooms even if they cultivate, so there are basically no people who read books.

I heard Shibei and others say that it is precisely because of this that the inside of the scripture hall has been deserted, and the gatekeepers are basically going through the motions - usually no one goes inside to steal books. Why can't you steal, who steals such worthless things.

Therefore, two old demon monks are arranged here to take turns on duty, both of whom have a serious decline in combat effectiveness and are inconvenient to perform external tasks. However, because there are many important records hidden in the scripture hall, it is not possible to find people at the bottom to do this kind of task at will.

Therefore, the three crooked monks in charge of guarding the door were all characters in the Eight Arhats back then. At the beginning, they were all majestic and evil, but now they have done a job like a civilian job when they are a little older, and they are waiting for death in their old age. These three old guys are only responsible for management, and the usual cleaning and other work is still arranged for a few handymen.

Seeing that there was no one around, Chen Taiyuan and the others walked quietly to the gate of the Tibetan Scripture Hall. The door was hidden, and Nakajima gently pushed it open to see an oil lamp lit on one side of the door, and behind the dim light was an old monk of sixty or seventy years old. The white hair on the head is not very clean, but due to age, there are not many gray hairs, and it is sparse and a centimeter long. The three scars on the scalp are clearly visible, indicating that the old guy was involved in the fight when he was young. And the battle in the Exorcism Courtyard is obviously not a good job.

Now that there are no front-line tasks, the old guy's life is probably quite boring and has little fun. No, when Chen Taiyuan and the others came in, this old guy actually entertained himself obscenely with a bad book. The most speechless thing is that this old man is flipping through the book with one hand, and the other hand is still groping for shamelessly under it. Okay, I'll wipe it, people are not old.