All zombies are based on 'grade'."
The zombies that are refined all start at Walking Corpse, but their limits differ.
The higher the 'grade,' the higher the 'rank' limit becomes."
For First Grade, the limit is Iron Corpse, Second Grade limit is Copper Corpse, and Third Grade limit is Golden Corpse...
The Corpse Refinement methods in the Corpse Mine, derived from the Zhang Family and passed down for hundreds of years, should be more or less accurate even if there were some discrepancies.
So, what kind of corpse lies within that bronze coffin?
A Copper Corpse, comparable to the late stage of Foundation Establishment?
Foundation Establishment middle phase is one thing, but a zombie of the late Foundation Establishment phase, even if refined, couldn't be controlled by Lu Chengyun.
This does not quite fit with Mo Hua's previous speculation.
"Are there any special kinds of zombies?" Mo Hua asked again.
Mo Hua remembered that both "Origin and Flow of the Corpse Gate" and "Corpse Classification Theory" mentioned some specially functioning zombies, which although categorized by 'grade,' do not fall within the usual 'rank' categories.
"There are."
Lu Ming nodded seriously,
"There are some special zombies with unique functions, their use is specific, and their strength is not ranked by 'Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron'."
"For example, a Puppet Corpse is essentially a flesh and blood puppet, not human, not considered a corpse, but a puppet made of materials similar to wood or stone."
"There are also companion corpses..."
"Turning people into human puppets, retaining the appearance, skin, and figure, soaked in the Spirit Water of Flowers and Plants, with no foul smell, skin cold yet tender as if alive."
"Many Cultivators would pay a high price for them."
"And there are also burial figurine corpses..."
"Killing a person and refining them into a burial figurine zombie."
"These types of zombies are typically used for accompanying burials."
"Not only the Demon Path, but in the past the Righteous Dao also made use of them."
"Thousands of years ago, some Sect Leaders or Supreme Elders from the Great Sects or Clans would 'grant death' to some close Cultivators upon their own death, refining them into burial figurine corpses for the purpose of accompaniment."
"However, such acts are not very humane and have been gradually phased out by the Taoist Court over the past thousands of years..."
...
Mo Hua listened with a frown.
Human puppet-like companion corpses?
Burial figurine corpses used for accompanying burials?
When Cultivators become twisted, they truly become horrifying...