Joining Tiandao Company: Starting by mending a zombie world

Yu Chuda looked around curiously, his gaze finally settling on the dusty alchemy furnace:

"Uncle-Master, is this furnace still usable?"

"The furnace is good, but it lacks the right heat." Lin Fengjiao took out the prescription from her bosom, and then took out the five-hundred-year-old wild ginseng.

"A five-hundred-year-old ginseng has developed its own spirit and must not be treated roughly; it must be handled in accordance with its natural grain. Tonight, I will teach you how to refine the 'Ginseng Nourishing Elixir'."

"Ginseng Elixir?" Chu Sheng's eyes lit up. He had seen this name in "The Ghost Catcher's Notes." It was a precious elixir that could strengthen the body's foundation and replenish innate vital energy.

"Not bad." Lin Fengjiao nodded, then took out the medicinal herbs that Qiusheng had brought back, sorting them one by one, saying as she did so:

"The elixir is divided into nine stages, and the medicine is classified into three grades. The lower grade elixir heals injuries and cures diseases, the middle grade elixir prolongs life and increases health, and the upper grade elixir can help one break through cultivation realms... But the formulas for such elixirs have long been lost, and the rare and precious materials required are not found in this world."

Chu Sheng listened attentively.

Although he had never refined pills, he had taken medicinal baths and had read many online novels, so he was extremely curious about pill refining and listened attentively.

Lin Fengjiao lightly tapped the medicinal herbs with her finger: "The 'Ginseng Tonic Pill' we're refining today is of the lower-middle grade."

"In addition to wild ginseng as the main ingredient, it also requires twelve auxiliary ingredients such as astragalus, angelica, poria, and ganoderma."

"In addition, the refining process requires the yang fire at noon and the yin spring at midnight, neither of which can be lacking."

Yu Chuda was completely confused: "Uncle-Master, I understand the Yang Fire at noon, but what is the Yin Spring?"

"The midday sun's energy refers to the essence of sunlight collected at noon."

"However, with Chu Sheng here, it no longer matters."

"The true fire generated by his Lesser Pure Yang Body is extremely yang and pure, making it most suitable for refining nourishing elixirs."

"As for the Midnight Yin Spring, it is the condensed moonlight collected at midnight," Lin Fengjiao explained. "I've collected quite a bit of this before."

As he spoke, he took a gourd from the cabinet next to him, shook it a couple of times, and heard a sound of water, indicating that there was quite a lot of it in stock.

After that, Lin Fengjiao stopped talking and began to assign tasks, teaching Chu Sheng and Yu Chuda how to refine pills.

……

"Father, you shouldn't have laid a hand on Tingting today."

Inside the secret room of the Ren residence, Ren Fa looked at Old Master Ren with dissatisfaction.

Ren Tingting was his last line of defense, and even his own father, whom he feared, could not be crossed.

"Hmph!" Old Master Ren's voice was hoarse.

Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trivial matters.

"If I absorb the blood of my closest relatives and that young Taoist with the pure Yang physique, I'll have a chance to break through to the legendary Flying Zombie Realm!"

"At that time, not only Renjia Town, but the entire surrounding area will submit to me! Becoming king or emperor will be just around the corner."

Ren Fa clenched his fists: "Ke Tingting is my daughter, your own granddaughter!"

Old Master Ren said seductively, "Don't worry, I won't drain her blood. I'll transform her into a corpse, so she'll be like me, immortal and eternal!"

Ren Fa hesitated for a moment: "Then...does that mean we'll have to drink blood forever?"

Old Master Ren said unhappily, "So what if we drank blood? Didn't our ancestors seize this world by drinking the blood of Han people?"

"This is different, isn't it?" Ren Fa said hesitantly.

"Fool!" Old Master Ren scolded, "How is it different?"

"When the Manchus entered the pass, the Han Chinese of the Southern Ming Dynasty were unruly and disobedient, which angered the regent. He led a large army to massacre the people of Sichuan, killing hundreds and thousands of them, a massacre known in history as the 'Slaughter of Sichuan'."

Ren Fa was taken aback, his wrinkled face filled with confusion—the Manchus had massacred Han Chinese countless times, if not tens of thousands.

"Dad, what does this have to do with turning into a zombie?"

Grandpa Ren laughed and said, "After those Shu people were killed, they were filled with resentment and turned into blood-eating zombies under the special geological conditions."

"In the end, Emperor Kangxi was forced to temporarily put aside his campaign against Galdan, form the Demon Suppression Cavalry, and gather talented individuals from the martial arts world to suppress him."

Ren Fa's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered something, muttering, "The edict issued in the thirty-third year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign to recruit people to fill Sichuan?"

Old Master Ren nodded and said disdainfully, "Emperor Kangxi was wise. He took this opportunity to use the name of benevolence and righteousness to swindle and destroy many martial arts sects."

"For the next century, they accomplished nothing more."

"The idea of ​​'overthrowing the Qing and restoring the Ming' has become a joke!"

At this point, he said excitedly:

"If back then, those Sichuanese who became zombies had been led by a yellow-eyed, hairy zombie like your father, who possessed sacred artifacts and was exceptionally intelligent..."

"Let alone dealing with the Demon-Suppressing Cavalry and martial arts sects, suppressing the remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty and marching north to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming Dynasty would be a piece of cake."

Seeing his father becoming increasingly excited, Ren Fa asked worriedly, "Father, you're not planning a rebellion, are you?"

"The Republic of China now has foreign guns and cannons."

Old Master Ren knew his son's character well; he was obedient but utterly cowardly, so he stopped discussing grand ambitions with him.

"Do you know when those Taoist priests' fellow disciples will arrive?"

Ren Fa thought for a moment and said, "Probably seven or eight days."

"Seven or eight days?" Old Master Ren slowly exhaled a breath of zombie gas. "Very well, allow me a few more days to recuperate before killing them."

"After you leave, buy me seven dog hearts every day."

Ren Fa frowned when he heard that Old Master Ren wanted seven dog hearts every day: "Father, dog hearts are easy to obtain, but buying large quantities every day might arouse suspicion..."

"Couldn't you have the servants buy from different butcher shops?" Old Master Ren's voice was tinged with impatience. "Idiot! You can't even handle such a small matter?"

"Yes, yes." Ren Fa dared not say anything more. "I'll go and arrange it right away."

He left the secret room, closed the artificial mountain mechanism, and stood in the courtyard, taking a few deep breaths of the cool night air to suppress the chill in his heart.

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the other side.

Inside the alchemy room of the mortuary,

Lin Fengjiao took out a "Fire Gathering Talisman", bit her fingertip, and used her blood to draw a complex incantation on the talisman. She then stuck it to the bottom of the alchemy furnace to draw the true fire from the earth's veins.

The talisman spontaneously combusted without wind, transforming into a ball of crimson flame that burned quietly at the bottom of the furnace.

Once all thirty-six auxiliary ingredients were added, the medicinal liquid in the furnace was as clear as amber nectar, its fragrance permeating the entire alchemy room.

"It's time to introduce the main medicine."

Lin Fengjiao took out half of a five-hundred-year-old wild ginseng, and with a shake of her palm, the ginseng turned into a sky full of pale golden powder, which was evenly sprinkled into the furnace.

The medicinal liquid boiled instantly, releasing a powerful aura of vitality.

"What a potent medicine!" Yu Chuda exclaimed.

Lin Fengjiao's expression was solemn. She formed a mudra with her hands and recited the "Supreme Elixir Classic": "Heavenly furnace and earthly cauldron, yin and yang as charcoal; Kan and Li unite, dragon and tiger coil together..."

As the incantation was recited, the flames at the bottom of the furnace flickered.

Chu Sheng activated his discerning eye and saw that within the medicinal liquid in the furnace, five colors of energy—gold, blue, red, white, and black—flowed alternately, gradually merging into one and transforming into a chaotic pale purple.

"Chu Sheng, pour your true qi from your dantian into the furnace and stabilize the fire!" Lin Fengjiao's eyes flashed with joy, and her hand seals changed again.

Chu Sheng dared not delay. At the same time, he channeled his inner energy, and a stream of golden true qi surged from his palm and poured into the alchemy furnace.