Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

A few days later, Shi Jian took Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian to bid farewell to Master Qingwei.

Master Qingwei sat in the main hall and nodded slightly after hearing Shi Jian's purpose: "It's good to go down the mountain. Staying on the mountain for too long is indeed not conducive to training. Lin Bei now possesses a false Pure Yang Core, and the spiritual energy and opportunities he needs far exceed those of ordinary people. Going out and traveling will make it easier for him to encounter opportunities."

"It's time for Shao Jian to see the world after all his cultivation has reached a point where he can finally unleash his full potential!"

At this point, Master Qingwei paused slightly, a thoughtful look flashing across his brow. After a moment, he spoke, "I'm not worried about Shaojian, but about you..."

Master Qingwei looked at Lin Bei and sighed leisurely, "Very well, I'll give it all to you!"

He then opened his palm, revealing a gemstone and a golden bag. Upon seeing this, Shi Jian's gaze sharpened slightly.

"Shaojian, this is a high-grade magic artifact storage bag, containing five cubic meters of space!"

Shi Shaojian happily accepted the storage bag and immediately knelt down, kowtowing three times: "Thank you, Grandmaster, for bestowing this treasure!"

Master Qingwei nodded, then looked at Lin Bei, "This is a space stone, a space treasure with the potential for growth. If you obtain a treasure with space attributes in the future, you can fuse it into it."

"This item has extremely high growth potential; it might even grow into a secret realm in the future. After you take it back and refine it properly, you can create a small storage space within it!"

Lin Bei stared in shock at the space stone before him; it could actually grow?

Overjoyed, he realized that this treasure was tailor-made for him. He needed a lot of resources for cultivation, and small storage magic treasures were not very useful. As for space treasures with growth potential, he believed that he would encounter them sooner or later.

Lin Bei solemnly accepted the space stone and kowtowed to thank the ancestor!

"Go ahead, be careful on the road, and keep your guard up!" Then he waved his hand: "Send a message back to the mountain when you have time."

The three of them left Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace and walked down the stone steps all the way to the small town at the foot of Maoshan Mountain.

The town was as bustling as ever, with incense and candle shops lined up one after another, and pedestrians coming and going on the street. Shi Jian walked in front, followed by his two apprentices, as they crossed the town and headed towards the main road.

After walking for a while, Shi Shaojian leaned close to Lin Bei's ear and whispered, "Junior brother, don't forget you said you'd take me to a brothel..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shi Jian suddenly stopped, and a chilling killing intent emanated from him, startling a flock of wild birds by the roadside into flight.

Shi Shaojian shuddered and quickly changed his words: "...Take me to see the local scenery, yes, the scenery!"

Shi Jian didn't even turn his head: "You'll never get a chance in this lifetime."

Lin Bei was overjoyed, but Shi Shaojian glared at him, and neither of them dared to make a sound, obediently following behind Shi Jian.

The three traveled along the official road for three days, and when they reached a large town, Shi Jian stopped.

"The road forks just ahead. Going south leads to your Uncle Four-Eyes's dojo!" Shi Jian looked at Lin Bei. "Which way do you want to go?"

Lin Bei thought for a moment and said, "This disciple would like to go to Martial Uncle Simu to ask him about the Divine Strike Technique, and then take the opportunity to travel around here."

"I'll go with you!" Shi Shaojian quickly raised his hand.

Shi Jian glanced at Shi Shaojian, his gaze lingering on his face for a moment, before speaking calmly, "Are you sure you want to go?"

"I'm sure!" Shi Shaojian said decisively. "It's too dangerous for my junior brother to be out there alone. At least I can help him share some of the burden."

Shi Jian remained silent for a while, then nodded without saying anything more: "Okay, remember, if you can't win, run away. Don't be reckless. If you encounter something you really can't handle, use a communication talisman to notify me."

"This disciple has remembered!"

Finally, amidst the horrified gazes of the two, Shi Jian actually revealed a smile. He slowly walked to Shi Shaojian's side and suddenly pointed a finger at his kidney meridian. A domineering magical power sealed Shi Shaojian's Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian!

"Haven't you always wanted to go to a brothel? Go show me now?"

"If you have the ability, break my seal; otherwise, you can only cultivate to the level of a mage, and the seal will dissolve on its own!"

"But if you force it, your kidney meridian will be damaged, and you'll become impotent... then don't blame me!"

After saying that, Shi Jian even smiled, but in Shi Shaojian's eyes, that smile was like that of a demon.

Shi Jian turned and walked west, his gray Taoist robe fluttering slightly in the wind. He walked with great ease and soon disappeared at the end of the official road.

Shi Shaojian looked at Lin Bei with a sorrowful expression and pitiful eyes: "Junior brother, does this mean I'll never be able to go to a brothel again in my life?"

"Hey, senior brother, take it easy. Why are you so obsessed with brothels?"

"Your master is doing this for your own good, to prevent you from wasting your spiritual path!"

"Let's go, senior brother." Lin Bei patted Shi Shaojian on the shoulder. "Let's set off too."

Shi Shaojian stared intently at Lin Bei. "Isn't this all your fault? You said you'd take me, but I'm always the one who gets scolded!"

"I was just joking, who knew you'd actually take it seriously!"

"And yet you always bring this up in front of Master. If you don't get scolded, who will?"

The two brothers argued and bickered as they headed south!

During this time, Lin Bei refined the space stone. To his astonishment, the space stone actually merged into his right palm. It was not visible on the surface, but he could definitely feel it.

Lin Bei then summoned the space stone and created an eight-cubic-meter space inside it. If classified by grade, it would be close to a top-grade magic artifact.

Lin Bei put all his belongings into the space stone, and looking at his empty back, he felt a sense of relief.

A month later, the two brothers arrived at a small town located at the border of Jiangsu and Guangdong provinces. Here, they could see the graceful charm of the Jiangnan water towns and feel the lively atmosphere of Lingnan.

The town is small, with a main street running north to south. The shops on both sides sell all kinds of things, and the people on the street are simply dressed but have peaceful expressions.

"This place is nice," Shi Shaojian said, looking around. "It's much more lively than the town at the foot of Qingzhu Mountain."

Lin Bei nodded: "Let's find an inn to stay in first, and then go out for a stroll."

The two found a clean inn to settle down, put down their bags, and went out for a stroll.

The town wasn't particularly bustling, but it had a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Street vendors called out their wares one after another, and occasionally you could see a few Taoist priests in robes walking around. But seeing that they had no magical energy, Lin Bei shook his head. These days, there are scammers everywhere!

But as Lin Bei walked, his brows furrowed slightly.

"What's wrong?" Shi Shaojian noticed his unusual behavior.

Lin Bei didn't rush to answer. His gaze swept around both sides of the street and landed on the entrance of a clinic.

This clinic had many people coming and going, so it seemed to be doing good business.

But what caught Lin Bei's eye more than the clinic itself was the talismans pasted on both sides of the clinic's main entrance and on the windowsills.

The talismans were stacked one after another, densely packed, in all sorts of colors, yellow, white, and even a few red ones. I wonder who came up with that idea.

He walked to the entrance of the clinic and stopped. He looked at the shops next to him and realized that at least three or four shops on the street had talismans pasted on their doors.

"Something's not right!" Lin Bei touched his chin.

"What's going on here?" Shi Shaojian noticed it too at this moment. "Why are so many people in this town putting up talismans?"

"And what the heck is this red talisman?"