Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 430 This humble Taoist priest never accepts disciples!

However, the expected attack and tearing did not occur. Instead, at that moment, Niu Er heard a soft laugh: "So it's a living corpse..."

When Niu Er opened his eyes, he found that the ghostly thing had already pounced in front of him, but it didn't move at all.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that he was tightly bound by a thin rope, rendering him unable to move.

That hideous, rotting face was right in front of him, staring intently at Niu Er, yet he couldn't take even half a step further.

And then a figure appeared beside it.

The figure was a handsome young man who looked very young, yet he possessed a calm and composed demeanor, as well as an unfathomable and mysterious aura.

Even the high-ranking nobles that Niu Er had met before when he entered the city seemed far inferior to the person before him.

Niu Er hurriedly retreated, then scrambled to his feet, trying to get as far away from the ghostly thing as possible. He subconsciously moved a few steps closer to the boy, vaguely guessing his identity as a celestial master with supernatural powers.

The young man beside him looked at him and asked, "Tell me, isn't this your wife?"

Niu Er said with a mournful face, "Reporting to the Immortal Master, my wife fell into the water and drowned five days ago, but then came back to life the next day."

"Now, I don't even know if this is still my wife."

The young man, Gu Yuan, nodded upon hearing this, looked the living corpse up and down, then nodded again, as if he had figured something out, and said with a sudden realization, "I see..."

Niu Er didn't know what had happened, but he knew that his wife was probably not going to have a good ending, and the young man in front of him was no ordinary person either.

So he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to Gu Yuan, saying, "I am Niu Er, and I do not know whether my wife is dead or alive. Immortal Master, you are all-powerful. I beg you to save my wife and children. I will serve you like a slave from now on and do whatever you want."

"It's beyond saving."

Gu Yuan shook his head: "Your wife is already dead. She is now just a living corpse."

Upon hearing this, Niu Er trembled violently, as if struck by lightning. Tears streamed down his face as he instinctively stammered, "But...but she could still talk to me a few days ago, and she could even cook..."

“That’s not your wife. That’s a vengeful ghost. It must have already devoured your wife’s soul, gained her memories, and was influenced by her to mistakenly believe that she was your wife, which is why it acted the same way as before.”

Gu Yuan shook his head and explained, "However, as time goes by, the violent, ferocious, and bloodthirsty nature within him cannot be suppressed, so he will instinctively begin to devour blood and yang energy."

"And they can also use mind-control spells to bewitch people's minds."

At this point, Gu Yuan glanced at Niu Er, as if he had seen something: "Your foundation is good, and you have the physique of a top-notch martial artist. Your blood and qi are abundant, so although your mind was bewitched, your body was not affected much. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been bewitched and had their yang energy drained by the living corpse and died long ago."

Niu Er broke out in a cold sweat. Recalling everything that had happened these past few days, he believed Gu Yuan's words without a doubt.

However, a wave of sadness washed over her, and she burst into tears.

Gu Yuan shook his head, sighed softly, and pointed.

laugh--

A spark landed on the zombie, and then the flames quickly expanded, engulfing its entire body and setting it ablaze.

Wow--! ! !
The zombie screamed and began to struggle violently, as if it were suffering some kind of unbearable pain.

The rotting flesh on its body burned rapidly in the firelight, shriveling and turning charred. In just a few breaths, it turned into a pile of ashes.

Gu Yuan gathered the ashes together and said to Niu Er, who was still in a daze, "Alright, put the ashes away. Your wife's body has been corrupted by corpse energy and ghost energy. If left unattended, it will turn into a zombie and harm people in the long run."

"I have cleared away all the evil spirits within a radius of several miles. You can go back now."

After explaining, Gu Yuan was about to leave when Niu Er called him back:

"Immortal Master, I wish to become your disciple and learn cultivation techniques. I humbly request that you accept me as your apprentice. I will serve you like a slave to repay your kindness."

Gu Yuan turned around and saw Niu Er kneeling on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

"You want to become my disciple?"

Gu Yuan smiled, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

He could naturally see that Niu Er was unwilling to accept that his wife had been harmed by demons and evil spirits and that he was powerless to resist, so he wanted to learn magic and supernatural powers to slay demons and evil spirits.

However, besides this reason, there was also a desire to acquire even greater power.

only……

Gu Yuan's cultivation level and strength were hard-won, and he's currently busy cultivating himself. Where would he find the time and energy to take on disciples?!
Even if he were to take on a disciple, Niu Er was far from qualified. Not only was he older than Gu Yuan, but his talent and aptitude were also average. It would be good enough if he could become a Xiantian Martial Master, and he might never be able to break through to the Tianren Realm in his lifetime.

If a master were to take such a person as an apprentice, he would have to put in a lot of effort, so Gu Yuan naturally wouldn't want to cause trouble for himself.

"I never accept disciples, so you'd better watch yourself."

Gu Yuan waved his hand in refusal, ignoring the other's disappointed expression, turned and left. With a flash of light, his figure disappeared from Niu Er's sight.

As Gu Yuan flew through the sky, strong gusts of wind swept towards him, but they were neutralized by the true energy around him, becoming gentle and docile.

The living corpse from earlier was actually one of the dozen or so demons and evil spirits that Gu Yuan had killed.

Within this area spanning thousands of miles, for reasons unknown, so many evil spirits have suddenly appeared, causing chaos and killing many people.

In particular, these evil spirits all seemed to have only started appearing a week ago, which gave Gu Yuan a suspicion.

According to the location shown on the treasure map provided by Mei Changshan, it is clearly in a desolate mountain not far from here.

It's not surprising that a corpse demon had already escaped from that cave, so the emergence of other evil spirits and demons afterward isn't surprising.

Although Gu Yuan wasn't a great person, he did have some kindness in him, and he was always willing to help in any way he could.

The escaped demons and evil spirits were causing chaos everywhere, so Gu Yuan simply eliminated them all.

"Alright, alright, there aren't many of these demons and evil spirits left, they're just in different locations. I have important matters to attend to, so I'll let my clone handle them."

With that thought in mind, Gu Yuan simply made a mental gesture, and wisps of smoke emerged from his body, turning into a cloud of grayish-white mist that quickly coalesced together.

(End of this chapter)