Mythology Returns! Starting with Folklore and Strange Tales

Chapter 115 Condensing the Moon and Refining the Soul, Next Stop

"Roar roar roar!"

A few villagers, driven by excessive curiosity and selectively ignoring Zhang Wei's warning, secretly slipped away from the crowd to peek out from a distance. What they witnessed was a scene they would never forget!

Just as the drought demon had gotten up, it was kicked down, and a pair of hands crackling with lightning grabbed its head.

With one foot planted on the drought demon's shoulder, amidst the latter's unbearable roars and struggles, the lightning hands were visibly pulled outwards little by little.

"Boom boom boom~"

A soft yet resilient cracking sound rang in everyone's ears.

In their dazed eyes, all they saw was the withered skin on the neck of the drought demon being torn apart, the dried, bacon-like flesh breaking off piece by piece, and sticky black blood slowly flowing down from the cut. At the same time, they also saw the entire spine connecting the head to the body.

Dealing with zombies.

I've heard of using fire, copper coins, swords, talismans, and various other tools.

But to see a zombie being beaten so badly that its arms were broken and it became paralyzed from the neck down, and then its brain and bones were pulled out in one go, is unheard of.

Even though they all knew that what they were seeing were zombies, the root cause of the severe drought plaguing their village.

But this brutal and wild scene still evoked a deep-seated fear and dread among the villagers: "Ugh!"

???

No, you're such a grown-up, yet you're still bursting with childlike curiosity, aren't you?

Hearing the commotion, Zhang Wei turned around and looked at the villagers kneeling on the ground vomiting bile. The good mood he had just built up after the fight was completely ruined by this.

At that moment, someone looked up and saw that as Zhang Wei turned around, the zombie skeleton he was holding was swaying, with the bones clattering against each other.

The next moment, he vomited even more violently.

"6

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More than ten minutes later, as the bright red blood mist on the ground gradually flowed back onto Zhang Wei's body, there was no longer any zombie in the pit, not even a drop of the corpse fluid that had flowed down from the other party.

Only then did the subtitles appear before Zhang Wei's eyes.

[Eliminating Evil: Zombie Drought Demon (Green) Reward: Moon Condensation Soul Refining Technique]

【Moon Condensation and Soul Refining Technique: The Soul Master controls the physical body, drawing upon the moon's essence to strengthen the seven souls. The vital energy is like smoke from a wolf's horn, and the blood is as heavy as lead and mercury. Even if the head is severed, the body will not die; flesh will grow from bones; day and night alternate, and the remnants of the body will be reborn】

Sensing the effects of the spell transmitted to his mind along with the subtitles, Zhang Wei, who had initially been somewhat disappointed, smiled.

Although the drought demon only gave me one spell.

But the effect of this spell is extremely powerful.

Simply put, every night, as long as Zhang Wei is within the range of moonlight, he can absorb moonlight just like zombies and monsters. However, unlike the former, the moonlight he absorbs is more focused on strengthening his seven souls, which are in charge of the body.

In this way, Zhang Wei's physique will improve day by day.

It's different from being as strong as a bull or a tiger.

The latter's strength lies in its physical constitution and physical power, while the former focuses on vitality. Once Zhang Wei's magic is perfected, he will have the foundation for immortality.

He doesn't die even after being decapitated.

White bones grow flesh.

Just hearing it makes one want to go.

However, it was daytime now, and the sunlight was too strong, driving away all the dark energy, preventing Zhang Wei from appraising it immediately. But apart from the regret of not being able to try the spell in advance, Zhang Wei did notice that there was a new thing on his red and gold Taoist robe.

Compared to the blurry illustration of the Yazi, which could only be barely made out as a beast, the pouch under the front paw and the zombie stuck between the teeth were both incredibly lifelike, except for their tiny size.

This discovery piqued Zhang Wei's curiosity.

"Thank you, little deity, for ridding my Zhang Village of this great scourge!"

"Little immortal, little immortal, the village has prepared wine and food, just waiting for you to return and start the feast!"

"Yes, yes, little deity, we left in a hurry, and the incense money we gave you as a reward is still in the village. Please come back with us and stay in the village for a few more days. We'll gather information and think of a way to get the gentlemen in the city to help you rebuild the temple and recreate the statue of your patriarch!"

Seeing that the zombie was completely dead, the villagers gathered around and started inviting Zhang Wei over.

Zhang Wei waved his hand: "No need!"

"My situation is special. Other Taoist priests need incense money to worship their ancestors and repair their temples, but my master's temple has been destroyed, so gold and silver are of little use to me. I only have two talismans, so you can leave them. There's no need for wine and food either. I can't stay in one place for long when I go down the mountain to travel."

"If you really feel bad about it, I just came down from the mountain and I'm not very familiar with the area below. Could any of you point me in the direction of a town or the place where evil spirits are said to be?"

His words left the villagers looking at each other in bewilderment.

But there are always some quick-witted people who can react. After thinking for a while, they came forward and said, "We are not very familiar with this area, but if you go back to the village entrance, you can walk more than ten miles along the path outside the village and you will reach the main road."

"If you go to the left, you will encounter some towns. If you continue along the official road, you will reach Heshun. If you go to the right, Liaozhou is about a hundred miles away."

"As for the demons and monsters you mentioned... After two years of drought, those wandering ghosts, mountain spirits, and wild monsters that we used to see so often are now rare. However, when the peddler last came to the village two months ago, he said that the road to Heshun City was not peaceful, and it seems that a new 'Full House' has emerged in Heshun City to provide disaster relief, and the disaster victims are all heading there..."

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"A feast?"

The name didn't sound very respectable, but Zhang Wei wouldn't make a hasty judgment without seeing it for himself.

After thinking carefully, the villager shook his head: "Please forgive us, we toil in the fields all day long, so we don't really have much access to information about the outside world."

"It's alright, thank you!" The fact that the villagers could provide additional information beyond just giving directions exceeded Zhang Wei's expectations. He had only mentioned it casually, mainly wanting some direction.

Now that he has a target, even though it's two months behind, Zhang Wei is still prepared to go and take a look.

If you manage to encounter them, that's great. If you don't, you can continue to inquire. The end of a dynasty and the overlapping of major disasters are the perfect time for demons and monsters to erupt. And with the Qing Dynasty's inhumanity, these things became even more rampant.

As for the village not being disturbed, it's probably because the area is too poor, and people tend to go where there are more people and wealth, let alone demons and monsters.

Of course, as this was the best village he had seen on his way down the mountain, Zhang Wei left them with a kind reminder before he left: "I consulted the oracle before I came down the mountain, and it seems this drought might not end anytime soon. If the situation doesn't improve after the drought is over, you should start preparing!"