Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

After breakfast, the two went to the main hall, where Shi Jian was already waiting.

"You two have been training with me for some time now, but you have too few attack methods!"

Shi Jian stood with his hands behind his back before the ancestral tablet, saying, "We can barely handle some weak wandering spirits, but once we encounter a powerful ghost, we can only wait to die!"

Shi Jian took out two items from under the offering table, wrapped in yellow cloth.

He first opened the first yellow cloth bundle, inside which was a bronze mirror, about the size of a palm, with a polished surface and a Bagua pattern engraved on the back.

"Shaojian, this is the Bagua Mirror, a mid-grade magic artifact." Shi Jian handed over the bronze mirror. "Use your magic power to activate it, and it can emit Bagua golden light to suppress ghosts and zombies."

Shi Shaojian took it with both hands, turning it over and over to examine it, looking as if he couldn't put it down.

Shi Jian opened the second yellow cloth bundle, inside which was a short sword, about two feet long, with a black blade and no patterns, looking quite unremarkable.

"Lin Bei, this is the Ghost-Slaying Sword, a low-grade magic weapon."

Lin Bei took the sword. It felt heavy in his hand, much heavier than it looked. He drew the sword from its sheath. The blade was as black as ink, and the edge gleamed with a cold light.

"Don't underestimate this low-grade magic weapon; its power is stronger than that of a typical mid-grade magic weapon."

Shi Jian said proudly, "I took this sword from an evil cultivator when I was young and wandering the world."

"This sword is named Demon Slayer, but it is just as lethal when used to cut zombies and monsters."

Lin Bei gripped the sword hilt and could feel a cold power flowing within the blade.

"What a fine sword!" Lin Bei twirled the sword, feeling extremely satisfied with it!

"Now that you have the sword, you still need to know how to use it." Shi Jian pulled a thin booklet from his sleeve and tossed it to him. "This sword technique is called the Maoshan Demon-Slaying Sword Technique. It has nine moves in total. When used in conjunction with the Demon-Slaying Sword, its power is multiplied."

Lin Bei opened the booklet. The first page showed the starting stance, and each subsequent page showed a sword move, from the first move, Breaking Evil, to the ninth move, Soul Slaying.

Shi Shaojian stood to the side, watching Shi Jian with longing eyes!

Shi Jian glanced at him and said, "What are you looking at? Master the talismans first. Magical tools are just an aid; the foundation is the key."

Shi Shaojian gave an "oh," pursed his lips, and squatted down to the side to study the Bagua mirror.

For the next six months, Lin Bei lived an even more frugal life than before.

In the morning, I run up the mountain to practice boxing; in the late morning, I practice swordsmanship; in the afternoon, I draw talismans; and in the evening, I meditate and cultivate.

The Maoshan Demon-Slaying Sword Technique has nine forms, each with thirty-six variations. When used in conjunction with the Yu Step, the sword moves flow continuously.

Lin Beiguang practiced the first move, "Breaking Evil," for half a month.

This move is fundamental. The sword moves in a straight line, and every movement—thrusting, chopping, parrying, and picking—must be executed perfectly.

Shi Jian would come to inspect every afternoon, standing beside the person with a bamboo stick in his hand. If the movement was not precise, he would lash the person with the bamboo stick.

Lin Bei was beaten until he was grimacing, but he didn't dare to utter a sound and continued practicing.

Three months later, he had learned all nine sword techniques. Although he was not yet proficient, he could already use them fluently.

Shi Shaojian hasn't been idle for the past three months; he's been squatting in the courtyard drawing talismans every day.

He specializes in exorcism talismans and corpse-suppressing talismans, and his talisman skills have improved dramatically. He can draw seven or eight out of ten talismans successfully.

Shi Jian would occasionally test the two of them, having Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian practice together.

Lin Bei used the Demon-Slaying Sword, while Shi Shaojian used the Bagua Mirror. The two fought back and forth in the courtyard in front of the main hall.

Shi Jian sat under the eaves drinking tea, occasionally pointing out the shortcomings of the two men.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Bei has been a disciple of Shi Jian for almost two years.

That night, Lin Bei meditated in the main hall. The magical power in his dantian had reached 783 strands, only 17 strands away from the late stage of the Daoist Child realm.

He slowly circulated his cultivation technique, his magical power flowing rapidly through his meridians, one circle, two circles, three circles.

The number of mana threads in his dantian slowly increased, and by the time dawn was approaching, his mana had finally reached eight hundred threads.

"Finally, the Daoist disciple has reached perfection! Tonight, I'll seize the opportunity and break through to the Daoist realm!"

Lin Bei took a deep breath and guided the eight hundred strands of magical power in his dantian to compress towards the center of his dantian.

As time passed, the pressure in his dantian increased, and the speed at which his magical power circulated increased.

boom!

Suddenly, his dantian throbbed, as if something had exploded, and the speed at which his magical power circulated increased several times over.

The space in his dantian was expanded by a full two times, and his magical power was no longer in the form of strands, but condensed into wisps.

At the same time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was being frantically absorbed, and Shi Jian noticed this movement.

"Good lad, you've broken through to the Taoist realm so quickly!"

Shi Jian looked at Lin Bei's room, his eyes filled with admiration!

Fortunately, I managed to restrain myself from kicking him away, otherwise I would have lost a disciple with a pure Yang Dao body.

Lin Bei carefully sensed the magical power within his dantian, each strand of which was far more powerful than before.

In the Taoist realm, the upper limit of magical power is one thousand strands, which is one hundred strands of magical power.

"My magical power should last a little longer when I draw talismans now!"

"I just wonder when I'll be able to draw the blue talisman!"

The art of talismans is divided into five types!

From the lowest level yellow talisman, blue talisman, purple talisman, silver talisman to the highest level gold talisman, the power of each level of talisman is incomparable!

In the current cultivation world, purple talismans are already the most treasured artifacts of major sects!

Lin Bei pushed open the door of the main hall. It was just dawn, and the courtyard was covered with a layer of white frost.

Shi Shaojian was squatting in the middle of the courtyard drawing talismans when he saw him come out and was stunned for a moment.

"You've broken through again?"

"Yes, Senior Brother, you're about to break through too!" Lin Bei said with a smile.

Shi Shaojian glared at Lin Bei, "I'm not as freakish as you, but I'm just one step away from becoming a Taoist!"

After saying that, he threw down the pen in his hand, stood up, and walked into the main hall, muttering, "Cultivate, cultivate, cultivate! I need to break through too, I can't let you leave me too far behind!"

Lin Bei smiled and went out for a run in the mountains.

After returning from their mountain run and having breakfast, Shi Jian called the two men over.

"It's almost the end of the year, and things haven't been peaceful lately," Shi Jian said coldly. "You two have reached a similar level of cultivation and have seen enough of the world. From now on, when you go down the mountain to exorcise evil spirits, you can handle it yourselves. I won't interfere."

Lin Bei scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Uh... Master, we can handle low-level wandering spirits, but what if we encounter a vengeful ghost?"

"Yes, didn't Junior Brother run into an old ghost last time?" Shi Shaojian raised an eyebrow slightly, then said, "Master, aren't you worried that we two will die before we even get started?"

Shi Jian stared expressionlessly at his two disciples. "What? Do you mean I have to exterminate all the demons and monsters that have reached a certain level of cultivation before you dare to go down the mountain to exorcise them?"

Just as Lin Bei was about to speak, he saw a faint flash of lightning deep in Shi Jian's eyes!