"I'm sure!" the old zombie said firmly.

Having lived for so long, what kind of situation hasn't he seen? Let alone Fang Zong calling him 'father,' if there were any benefits, he could call him 'father' ten times over!

As I get older, I've become more open-minded about many things.

Once you become a ghost, you'll be able to see things more clearly and let go of inhibitions.

Fang Zong could sense that the stone gate was very long and deep; to be precise, it was a pile of countless stone gates stacked together.

From the foot of the mountain, a rope was tied between the outermost stone gates, and the voice of the Cold Iron Zombie came out along the rope.

"Don't waste your breath."

The old zombie leisurely instructed Fang Zong: "Dongcheng Mountain is not large, but it is still 1,327 meters high and covers an area of ​​several miles. If I, the Iron Ghost, do not go out, you will not be able to do anything to me."

Young man, you need to be mindful of the consequences of your actions and also consider the potential gains and losses.

Is it really worth it for you and this iron-willed devil to waste time here?

Fang Zong shook his head and said, "It's boring."

"Alright then, you go your way, and I'll cross my own bridge of no return, and we'll..."

"But I already said that!"

Fang Zong narrowed his eyes, a dangerous smile curving his lips: "Remember? My name is Fang Zong, and I keep my word!"

As he spoke, Fang Zong waved his hand, and Bai Su stirred up fine ripples, carrying them down to the foot of the mountain.

A series of cordons were set up, and Yang Yuying sent people to follow Fang Zong and guard Dongcheng Mountain very closely.

"Heh, this kid's really going to stick with Old Iron Ghost?"

Inside the stone mountain, the Cold Iron Zombie had its eyes closed, with countless iron chains wrapped around its body, connecting it to the entire mountain peak.

The remaining hundreds of ghosts gathered in the small space, kneeling and kowtowing before him. Then, wisps of ghostly energy seeped from the ghosts into the rocks, and along the chains, were slowly absorbed by the Cold Iron Zombie.

The Cold Iron Zombie has fair skin and is about 1.45 meters tall, resembling a woodcutter from an ancient Chinese painting.

Although not handsome, he was quite honest and kind.

But when he opened his eyes, his scarlet ghostly eyes instantly emanated an incomparably deep and sinister aura, freezing everything in its path.

"Heh~!" The Cold Iron Zombie asked, "That brat Fang Zong said he would leave no one alive in Dongcheng Mountain, and he's going to fight me to the death. Don't you think that's ridiculous?"

"Of course it's ridiculous!"

"Our ancestors were accomplished in both literature and martial arts, their plans were flawless, how laughable is this mere Fang Zong!"

Hundreds of ghosts hurriedly answered, their faces filled with terror and their smiles awkward.

"Flattery? Do you think I'm stupid!" The Cold Iron Zombie opened its mouth and inhaled, instantly swallowing seven or eight ghosts. It chewed them with a crunching sound, and pale blue ghost blood splattered from the corners of its mouth without restraint.

He suddenly laughed again: "But it's true that this Iron Ghost has calculated everything perfectly."

In this world, ghostly energy has revived, and various factions roam freely, vying for supremacy! The evil ghost forces of the pre-Qin era, the Yin-Yang Path, have already emerged, and the Yellow Springs Valley, engulfed in blood and flames during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, has also begun to show their prowess. However, the Ten Kings of Hell, who have existed since ancient times, remain unknown to this day.

Do you think the Ten Kings of Hell are easy to deal with? Back then, they were suppressed by all the gods and Buddhas. They seemed powerful, but in reality, they were not even as good as a dog!

Now that the ghostly energy has revived and all demons and Buddhas have been wiped out, how could they not want to think about the highest position?

They want this position, but would a living person be willing to accept it?

Have those gods, immortals, demons, and Buddhas truly perished completely?

"What do you mean?" a little ghost quickly chimed in.

Upon hearing this, the dozens of ghosts beside the little ghost changed their expressions drastically. Just as they were about to retreat, seven or eight of them were sucked away by the Cold Iron Zombie.

The Cold Iron Zombie ate the ghost while nodding in satisfaction at the little ghost.

"Build high walls, store up plenty of grain, and delay declaring yourself king. Play along ambiguously and develop slowly."

He said softly, "Let's not talk about those who haven't shown their faces yet, or the even more powerful Yellow Spring Valley. Yin Yang Road alone is beyond our ability to deal with. I, Iron Ghost, am temporarily feigning friendship with the Second Princess who betrayed Yin Yang Road, with the aim of using her power to dominate a region in the Eastern Kingdom. Before we have enough strength, we don't need to clash with those military generals."

Upon hearing this, the ghosts all nodded earnestly.

Several men lowered their heads and gave a wry smile, only to be immediately grabbed by the Cold Iron Zombie.

"You despise the wisdom of this Iron Ghost?" The Cold Iron Zombie snapped off the head of a ghost.

No! Absolutely not!

The captured ghosts were dressed in modern clothes, and judging from their appearance, they were two white-collar workers and three students when they were alive.

Faced with the Cold Iron Zombie, they were so frightened that all they could do was shake their heads and wave their hands. They wanted to explain, but they didn't dare to say a single word.

Is it worth getting into a conflict with a military commander?

But how could he not clash with the military generals after eating so many people?

The Cold Iron Zombie was arrogant, still thinking he was living in a chaotic era where human life was cheap, but he didn't know that in the Eastern Kingdom of the 21st century, robbery and assault were major crimes, and causing someone to become disabled was a serious matter that warranted a nationwide manhunt.

After eating so many people, do you think you can just wait to be recruited?

"I'm in the mountains, what can Fang Zong do to me? This Iron Ghost is not going out!"

The Cold Iron Zombie watched the trembling little devil stepping on someone else's head, and the thrill of power amplified infinitely in his heart.

He fantasized about the feeling of 'ruling the world' one day, eating all the little devils he had captured, bite by bite.

Sudden!

A complete upheaval!

The mountain range collapsed, sending rocks flying. The Cold Iron Zombie swiftly ripped off the iron chains binding it, smashed a falling boulder with a punch, and roared to the sky, "What happened?"

But no one answered him.

Many of the ghosts were startled, their eyes immediately flashing with understanding, and they quickly fled towards the mountain passage.

"Run! Run!"

"General Fang Zong has used explosives to blow up the mountain!"

Some ghosts covered their heads and ran away screaming.

"Explosives? What the hell?" The Cold Iron Zombie also wanted to run, but a huge boulder that had slid down blocked its escape route.

He bombarded the rocks frantically, his mind completely blank.

"Explosives? You mean gunpowder?"

"But gunpowder, that piece of junk, isn't it for setting off firecrackers...?"

………………

High in the sky, Fang Zong, Youming Feng, Bai Su, and Xu Ba hurriedly flew away, looking at the rising dust below with horror in their eyes.

Youmingfeng licked the blood from the cuts on his lips and sighed, "Goodness, how much explosives did you get the Yang family to use?"

Fang Zong was also a little stunned. He ripped off his tattered coat and said, "What I told her was that a few thousand kilograms would be fine."

Youmingfeng's eyes widened: "Several thousand kilograms? TNT?"

"This is the CL-20."

Upon hearing this, Youmingfeng nearly stumbled and fell off the water.

CL-20 was developed in 2017. It is the most powerful non-nuclear explosive and has the highest explosive energy in practical applications. It is said that its power is more than ten times that of TNT for the same mass!

As the son of a military commander, Youmingfeng was very familiar with this kind of explosive.

This kind of explosive is used on missiles!