A global zombie apocalypse has occurred, and you say the Taoist sequence is useless?

Having awakened the Divine Speed ​​Talisman, Xu Yi was in high spirits and couldn't help but run laps around the courtyard.

It moved so fast that it even swirled the fallen leaves in the yard!

Xu Yi only stopped after ten minutes, when the effect of the Divine Speed ​​Talisman wore off.

He was somewhat excited.

If this were in my previous life, even Bolt would have had to polish my shoes!

Suppressing his joy at the promotion and excitement about the new talismans, Xu Yi began to take stock of the remaining talismans on his body.

There are four more Demon-Slaying Talismans, seven Evil-Suppressing Talismans, and five Six Ding and Six Jia Talismans.

"That's too little..."

Xu Yi's fear of insufficient firepower is about to flare up again.

Now that we've reached the threshold of Tier 3, the next step is to hunt white zombies.

These talismans may not be enough.

For the next few days, Xu Yi spent almost all his time drawing talismans, except for necessary rest and meals.

During this period, Gao Kai and Wang Qiang came to visit, but he declined the gatherings on the grounds that he wanted to consolidate his gains.

On the morning of the fifth day, Xu Yi's communicator rang; it was Li Jingsong.

"Come to my place, Zhou Yunhai wants to see you."

Xu Yi's spirits lifted, and he immediately set off.

Zhou Yunhai was already in Li Jingsong's courtyard, drinking tea with him.

Upon seeing Xu Yi enter, Zhou Yunhai put down his teacup, his face displaying undisguised admiration.

"Xu Yi, well done in the Four Prefectures Mini-Test! Not only did you get first place, but you also displayed the might of our Dragon Tiger Academy. A second-tier reverse-slaying of a white zombie—this achievement is unique in the history of the four top academies!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Principal."

"Praise alone isn't enough!"

Zhou Yunhai smiled and said, "You've brought honor to the academy, so naturally the academy won't treat you unfairly. In addition to the 100 credits you're entitled to, the academy will also give you an extra reward!"

As he spoke, he suddenly paused, looked closely at Xu Yi, and exclaimed in surprise:

"Huh, you've already used the potion rewarded by Taiyue Academy and advanced to the 3rd rank? But why does your spiritual energy fluctuation feel a bit off...?"

Li Jingsong immediately looked over, his expression also showing confusion.

"It's much stronger than Tier 2, Level 9, but it's not quite Tier 3 yet. What's going on?"

The two of them moved closer to Xu Yi, looking him over from left to right and studying him for a while.

"Principal, teacher, I am indeed not at level 2, grade 9, nor level 3."

Xu Yi truthfully replied, "I have advanced to level 10 of tier 2."

"What? Tier 2, Level 10? There's such a thing?!"

Zhou Yunhai and Li Jingsong both looked surprised.

"Because my promotion requirements did not meet the requirements for Rank 3, I am stuck at Rank 2."

Xu Yi said, "Level 10 at Tier 2, that must be a coincidence, right?"

Zhou Yunhai clicked his tongue in amazement:

"Generally speaking, using a sequence advancement potion will skip the advancement requirements and directly upgrade you! But in your case..."

"This situation indicates that your sequence is extremely powerful, to the point that even the sequence advancement potion can't break through it!" Li Jingsong chimed in, his eyes flashing like lightning.

"That should be it!"

Zhou Yunhai nodded, full of praise.

As he spoke, he took a bottle of medicine out of his pocket and handed it to Xu Yi.

"Originally, I thought giving you this potion might help you advance to the 4th rank smoothly. But now it seems that's impossible."

Xu Yi looked at it and saw that it was exactly the same as the potion he had obtained at Taiyue Academy.

"This... is also a top-tier basic sequence potion?" Xu Yi asked.

"That's right!" Zhou Yunhai nodded. "This is the reward that Dragon Tiger Academy gave you. In terms of effectiveness, it should be even stronger than that of Taiyue Academy."

Xu Yi's eyes lit up immediately.

This is really good stuff!

"Thank you, Dean Zhou! Thank you, the university!"

Xu Yi accepted the medicine and thanked him repeatedly.

「这药剂虽然不能帮你直接晋升4阶，不过你最好还是等到快3阶7级甚至8级时再用。如果3阶时你也能到10级，那就再好不过了。」周云海道。

"Why is that?" Xu Yi asked, somewhat puzzled.

Zhou Yunhai's expression turned serious.

"Xu Yi, you should know that when a Sequencer advances from Rank 3 to Rank 4, it is also called 'Breakthrough from Initial Rank to Intermediate Rank,' which is the first truly significant hurdle!"

This promotion is fundamentally different from the previous ones! Do you know what the difference is?

"Know."

Xu Yi nodded. "The prerequisite for this promotion is that the sequence needs to be promoted first in order to increase the level."

His panel clearly states that the promotion path is: Taoist - Celestial Master - Dragon Tiger Celestial Master - Ancient Refining Qi Master.

Presumably, when I advance from rank 3 to rank 4, I will be promoted from "Taoist" to "Celestial Master"!

"That's right." Zhou Yunhai nodded approvingly.

"But the path to advancement isn't always positive."

"For example, the more common [Mermaid] sequence has a chance to advance to the top-tier sequence [River Lord] at Tier 4, but it also has the possibility of advancing to [Water Monkey]—the two are worlds apart!"

Xu Yi was taken aback. Was there really such a saying?

But it seems there aren't many promotion paths in my own sequence?

That one and only path to promotion is already laid out clearly in front of us!

"During sequence advancement, the more abundant the psionic energy and the more favorable the opportunity, the clearer the direction of advancement can be for the sequencer. This process is not easy, and there is even a risk of failure. This is especially true for an unknown sequence like yours with no predecessors to experience it."

Zhou Yunhai continued, "If you could reach level 10 of tier 3 before breaking through, it would greatly help your positive advancement. Using it now might make you level up faster, but in the long run, it's a bit of a waste."

Xu Yi understood; this was the university making a long-term investment in him.

He solemnly put away the potion: "Thank you, Headmaster, I understand. I will save this potion for when I try to break through to the fourth tier."

"Very good." Zhou Yunhai nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "The condition for your advancement to the second rank was to kill 10 purple zombies. Now, the condition for your advancement to the third rank is probably to kill 10 white zombies?"

"Yes, Principal."

Xu Yi nodded and said smoothly:

"Therefore, I would like to apply to enter the White Zombie Domain in the Back Mountain Zombie Domain. My current level is only Tier 2, and I do not yet have the necessary permissions."

"Is this a big deal?"

Zhou Yunhai laughed and said, "You can just go in. I'll give you Level 3 access in a bit."

"Thank you, Principal Zhou!" Xu Yi quickly expressed his gratitude.

"Alright, the reward has been delivered, it's time for me to take my leave."

Zhou Yunhai didn't linger. "By the way, Lao Li, your ninth-tier resources are already on their way. They should arrive in about a month or two."

When you're done, turn around and leave.

"Congratulations, teacher! You're almost at level nine!"

Xu Yi congratulated Li Jingsong.

"I'm just an ordinary sequence user. My advancement to the ninth rank isn't even as important as your advancement to the fourth rank."

Li Jingsong shook his head and looked at Xu Yi, "When you reach level 4, your advancement in the sequence will determine your future potential! This is a major hurdle!"

"Don't worry, I won't let you down."

Xu Yidao.

His own promotion was from Taoist priest to Celestial Master.

The ranks of Taoist priests are already this terrifying, let alone the Celestial Masters!