Joining Tiandao Company: Starting by mending a zombie world

The black dog was struck as if by lightning; its whole body convulsed violently, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The forest fell silent instantly.

Only the three of them remained, breathing heavily.

Little Bean plopped down on the ground, wiping away cold sweat: "My goodness... has this dog become a spirit?"

He had barely finished speaking.

The weasel darted onto the black dog with a "whoosh" once again.

It tore open its chest with a claw and, right in front of the three of them, dug out the green demon core and swallowed it.

"Well, this one's become sentient too," Little Bean said awkwardly.

"It's okay, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, animals will no longer be allowed to become spirits."

Chu Sheng patted Xiao Douzi and teased him.

Yu Chuda wasn't idle either; he used the gourd he had taken out beforehand to catch the remaining dog blood.

Chu Sheng leaned closer and asked curiously, "Senior brother, what about that copper coin from earlier...?"

"Oh, the 'amulet money' given by Master, specially for warding off evil spirits."

Yu Chuda carefully polished the copper coins and put them away, saying, "Every disciple will receive one."

"Really!" Chu Sheng's eyes lit up. "I have one too?"

Yu Chuda nodded, "When he gets home, he'll definitely make it for you when he has some free time."

Chu Sheng felt helpless.

He didn't know if he would have another chance to come back to this world after completing this mission.

If Mao Xiaofang could have given him the "amulet money" earlier, that would have been great.

At this moment, the wind-sniffing weasel jumped back onto Chu Sheng's shoulder, squeaked twice triumphantly, and licked the blood off its paws.

"Itachi has done a great job. You'll get a chicken leg when we get back." Chu Sheng smiled, then frowned as he looked at the black dog's corpse.

"But... Senior Brother, you said it ate the inner core of another demon? Where would a demon come from in this desolate wilderness?"

Yu Chuda squatted down and examined the black dog's carcass.

He examined its disintegrating chest closely, his expression gradually becoming serious:

"The residual aura of the demon core is very sinister, unlike that of a wild beast in the mountains that cultivated it on its own... it seems more like it was artificially catalyzed."

He pried open the dog's mouth, brought it close to sniff, then moistened it with saliva and rubbed it open.

"It has a very faint herbal smell."

Chu Sheng's heart skipped a beat, recalling the conversation between Mao Xiaofang and Ma Danna in the ancestral hall:

"Is it related to the Japanese in Gantian Town? That Jiuju faction?"

"Most likely." Yu Chuda stood up, looking towards Gantian Town with a worried expression.

"They are refining the Corpse King, and they need a large amount of Yin materials."

"Catalyzing the demons might also be part of the process."

"This black dog...maybe it ate their test subjects and that's why it turned out like this."

Little Bean was confused, but grasped the key point: "Then... can we still use this black dog blood?"

"It works." Yu Chuda took out a small ceramic jar with a talisman on it from his pocket. "It has become demonized, so the spiritual power in its blood is stronger, and the talismans it draws are more powerful."

"It's just a bit troublesome to deal with; we have to use talismans to suppress the remaining demonic energy first."

"Only by chanting scriptures all night can one achieve complete purification."

He picked up the gourd and laughed:

"Let's go, catch two more roosters, then we can go back and report."

Chu Sheng seemed to suddenly remember something, and grabbed Yu Chuda.

"Wait, wait, senior brother, what kind of magic was used to make your fist grow bigger just now?"

Yu Chuda said "Oh": "You mean 'Multiplying Technique'?"

Chu Sheng asked curiously, "Can this spell only multiply the size of a fist?"

Yu Chuda shook his head.

"'Multiply' is the first version of 'Giant Spirit', although it cannot make the whole body bigger like 'Giant Spirit'."

"But it can enlarge any part of its body at will."

"Head, hands, feet, knees...anything is fine."

A glint of wisdom flashed in Chu Sheng's eyes as he held onto the other person's hand tightly.

"Senior brother, teach me! This technique is very important to me!"

Yu Chuda's eyes also gleamed with intelligence as he held up five fingers: "Five shots!"

"What the hell?" Chu Sheng looked at Yu Chuda in surprise. "Senior brother, you're even darker than me."

Yu Chuda wiggled his fingers and said smugly, "Good junior brother, want to learn or not?"

"You should know that it took me three years to master the 'Multiplication Technique' and gain a little bit of magical power before my master had my senior brother pass it on to me."

"Even if you become a genius quickly, it will still take you a year before you can learn it."

"Five shots it is!" Chu Sheng gritted his teeth, knowing that what goes around comes around.

He extorted Xiaodouzi, and was then extorted by Yuchuda; this is cause and effect.

"Hehe, I'll teach you when I get back," Yu Chuda said smugly.

"Come and see!"

On the other side, Little Bean dodged around the rocks.

Seven or eight dead wild dogs were found lying haphazardly on the ground.

Among them was the carcass of a dog, not large in size, but with a sharp snout and fangs, and exceptionally ferocious.

startled him.

"That's it. This thing looks like it was created by sorcery."

Yu Chuda pointed to the strangely shaped dog demon corpse with its sharp snout and fangs.

"It was a dog demon, so why was it killed by that big black dog?" Little Bean asked, puzzled. "Shouldn't it have been stronger?"

"That's not it. The foundation for creating demons is inherently weak."

"It must have exhausted its lifespan when it wanted to eat its own kind, and was then eaten by the big black dog, which is why we got to eat it," Yu Chuda guessed.

As they were talking, the weasel pointed to a hidden cave below and cried out twice.

Chu Sheng looked down and saw two trembling black puppies.

They were huddled together, calling out weakly.

"It's a puppy!" Little Bean happily picked up the puppy and exclaimed, "It looks like it was just born; its eyes aren't fully open yet."

Chu Sheng felt he had been there a bit too long, but without arguing, he pulled him aside and said:

"Let's go, take it back, and raise it together."

Yu Chuda glanced around and said with some heartache:

"It's a pity that so many stray dogs were harmed by the dog demon. Otherwise, we could have had a good meal."

The three of them wandered around the mountains again, fortunately aided by the nose of the wind-sniffing weasel.

The mission can be considered a complete success.

……

The three carried their harvest back to the entrance of Qijia Village as dusk fell.

As soon as I entered Qijia Village, an unpleasant voice rang in my ears.

"What time is it? Why are you only just getting back?"

"Master, what are you doing here?"

Chu Sheng was startled. He clearly remembered scanning the area and not seeing the other person.

"Shh, junior brother, you don't know, Master walks without making a sound," Yu Chuda whispered in Chu Sheng's ear.

"Snapped!"

Mao Xiaofang raised his hand and slapped Yu Chuda hard across the head.

"Nonsense."

"It's because you haven't been focused and diligent in your daily practice that you can't even hear my footsteps."

Yu Chuda rubbed his head and said, seeking credit:

"Master, look, we caught six chickens, three males and three females."

"We can have a proper meal tonight."

Mao Xiaofang had already noticed the pheasants tucked into the waistbands of the three men, and said with a dark face:

"Remember next time, just catch enough, don't catch so many. There are plenty of mountain spirits and monsters these days."

"It's not safe."

After saying that, he added,

"After the chicken blood is collected, it will be made into soup. We'll keep one bowl for your Uncle Ma to help him recover, and the rest will be distributed to the elderly in the village."