Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

The moment the sword pellet formed, Yan Chixia's expression changed drastically.

He suddenly felt a tremendous sword intent erupt from Lin Yi, his whole body felt like it was being pricked by needles, and even the Qingming and Zhongkui swords in his feather fan trembled violently and almost flew out of his hand.

Yan Chixia was terrified and involuntarily took dozens of steps back before barely managing to regain his balance.

He stared blankly at Lin Yi, his heart churning with turmoil.

The intensity of the sword intent emanating from him was simply unheard of.

Faced with this sword intent, his thirty years of painstaking swordsmanship were not even worthy of carrying his shoes.

He originally thought that he had inherited the ancient sword cultivation tradition and had encountered a fortuitous encounter, making him one of the world's top swordsmen.

Only now did he realize that he was nothing more than a frog in a well. Amidst his shock, an indescribable longing welled up within him.

His legacy has come to an end. His Majesty the King of the Underworld, however, clearly stands higher and sees further.

If he could receive his guidance, his swordsmanship would be able to advance further.

Thinking of this, Yan Chixia's gaze towards Lin Yi became increasingly intense.

Lin Yi ignored his gaze and continued to integrate the second ability.

Poultry.

Information about birds flooded his mind, and he naturally mastered bird language, as well as how to help birds develop intelligence and how to train and contract birds.

Compared to swordsmanship, this ability is nothing special.

There are not many powerful birds in this world.

The Golden-Winged Roc was indeed powerful, but it was already dead and had become its own clone, currently still pregnant within the mother's body.

Then there's the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, Ya. Although she carries the title of "Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden," her strength is mediocre. Even if she wears the feather robe, she might not be able to defeat a third-generation zombie.

However, if you do encounter her, you can try to see if you can contract her to be your mount.

Finally, there's extreme speed.

This is a relatively common ability among Jiang Chen's lineage; both Kuang Tianyou and Xu Fu possessed it.

After receiving it, Lin Yi found that her speed and nerve reaction speed had indeed improved significantly.

Don't underestimate this step; it represents an improvement based on his current level.

At his level, every bit of growth is precious, and the leap is even greater than the gap between a second-generation zombie and an ordinary first-generation zombie.

Lin Yi suddenly felt a bit emotional. Jiang Chen, that hexagonal old war god, held back enough water to fill an entire Pacific Ocean when he fought Kuang Tianyou.

He looked at Yan Chixia, who was dozens of meters away, and started the engine at top speed.

Almost at the same instant, he returned to his original position after appearing beside Yan Chixia.

Yan Chixia's five senses did not react in the slightest.

However, as a sword cultivator, his extremely keen senses made him vaguely feel that His Majesty the Underworld King had just been by his side.

But he wasn't sure.

His heart sank even further: If my feeling was true, wouldn't it be easier for His Majesty to kill me than to crush an ant?

With this thought, his reverence for Lin Yi deepened even further.

It took Yan Chixia quite a while to calm himself down.

Although Lin Yi put enormous pressure on him, his pursuit of swordsmanship only became more steadfast, seeing that Lin Yi seemed to have no intention of contemplating anything further.

He stepped forward, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Your Majesty, may I...may I ask you for guidance in swordsmanship in the future?"

Lin Yi smiled slightly, looked at him for a long while until he lowered his head, and then said indifferently, "Your swordsmanship aptitude is quite good, so you can teach me swordsmanship."

Yan Chixia understood the meaning behind the words and was overjoyed.

He bent his knees and knelt down heavily, respectfully kowtowing three times: "Disciple Yan Chixia greets Master!"

Lin Yi waited until he finished kowtowing before raising his hand and saying, "Get up. Before you, I had another disciple, who is now the Judge of Rewards and Benevolence, Long Ci."

You are the second oldest, so you can address him as "senior brother" in private from now on.

Yan Chixia quickly replied, "This disciple has remembered." Having worked in the public service for many years, he naturally understood the nuances in Lin Yi's words.

He knew the proper etiquette: addressing someone as "senior brother" in private and by their title in formal settings.

Lin Yi nodded, extended a finger, and tapped his forehead: "Don't resist."

Yan Chixia tensed up, then relaxed. A vast and exquisite swordsmanship inheritance surged into his mind like a tide.

That was a more complete and profound cultivation method than the ancient sword cultivation inheritance he obtained from the cave.

The cultivation and tempering of sword energy, the refinement of sword intent and mental state...

The methods of forging and casting the magic sword, awakening its intelligence, and so on are all contained within, with the complete cultivation path extending all the way to the state of oneness between man and sword.

Once one achieves the unity of man and sword, one can control a flying sword to fly through the air, or remotely control the flying sword from thousands of miles away to hunt down enemies and slay demons.

Each item is meticulously detailed, pointing directly to the essence of swordsmanship.

Lin Yi did not teach him everything at once, but only taught him up to the point of man and sword becoming one before stopping.

Yan Chixia closed his eyes for a long time before roughly sorting through the inheritance in his mind.

When he opened his eyes, they were already a little red. This inheritance was far superior to the one he had unexpectedly acquired.

"Once you've achieved perfect harmony between man and sword, I'll teach you the next step," Lin Yi said calmly, standing with his hands behind his back.

"Thank you, Master, for transmitting the Dharma!"

Yan Chixia was about to kneel again, but Lin Yi stopped him.

"Alright, stop bowing. I don't like these empty formalities, so please do less of them in the future."

Lin Yi waved his hand and continued, "In a while, I will invite someone to teach you the duties of the Bird Beak Cleric."

You've served as a deputy chief constable before, so you're familiar with official paperwork and shouldn't find it difficult to get started. Within three months, master the Bird-Beak Clerk's duties.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Yan Chixia bowed in response.

"Also, get your team assembled later. Once you've gathered everyone, I'll give them all the official titles," Lin Yi said.

Yan Chixia hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Your Majesty, may my subordinates... be led by spirit birds?"

"Sure." Lin Yi nodded. "In the underworld, Partridge Maiden has a group of infant spirits under her command. As long as you know your limits, you can use any of them as servants."

Yan Chixia breathed a sigh of relief, bowed again, and then spread his wings and flew away.

Lin Yi watched his retreating figure, a smile appearing on her lips.

This trip to Jinhua was quite fruitful. We lost Qiu Sheng and a divine thought, but gained a Yin General, several abilities, and a way back to another world.

This deal isn't exactly a loss.

Lin Yi did not linger at Lanruo Temple and disappeared from the ruins.

The next moment, he appeared in the sky above Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Islands.

Because of its economic collapse, Japan launched a preemptive attack on Pearl Harbor, even using biological weapons extracted from zombies to raze the entire harbor to the ground, and the Hawaiian Islands were not spared either.

The bald eagle was thus thoroughly enraged, and the entire country launched a frenzied retaliation.

The bald eagles of this world are investing in the sun on a scale far exceeding that of Lin Yi's original world.

Aircraft carriers, warships, and submarines were launched and commissioned like dumplings being made, and naval battles in the Pacific were fought one after another, with the Japanese navy suffering repeated defeats.

Three days ago, in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the main force of the Japanese carrier battle group suffered a devastating blow, with almost the entire fleet being wiped out.

This is a full two and a half years ahead of the normal historical timeline.

Today, the United States is gathering forces to encircle and suppress Japan's remaining naval forces in the Philippine Sea.

Once the war in the Philippines ends, the US military will inevitably turn its attention to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.

Lin Yi's goal was to seize control of the Ryukyu Islands before the US military could.