Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

The talisman flew out of his hand and shot towards Lin Bei. Lin Bei neither dodged nor evaded, but instead formed a hand seal with his right hand.

"Purification Mantra, dispel impurities!"

A golden light shot out from his fingertips, blocking the talisman light in front of him. The two forces collided, producing a muffled sound, and then dissipated.

"Wow, junior brother, is this the Cleansing Mantra?" Shi Shaojian's eyes widened, his expression showing extreme surprise.

"That's right, it's the purification spell, what do you think?"

"Awesome!" Shi Shaojian gave a thumbs up!

"You're not bad either, you can even use talismans now," Lin Bei laughed.

"You taught me, and you've forgotten?" Shi Shaojian laughed as well.

The two fought for several more rounds, and Shi Shaojian gradually lost ground. Lin Bei's swordsmanship became even more ferocious than before, with each strike carrying lightning, forcing Shi Shaojian to retreat step by step.

"I'm not fighting anymore!" Shi Shaojian shoved his sword into the ground and raised his hands. "Fighting you is just asking for trouble."

Lin Bei sheathed his sword and walked over with a grin: "Not bad, you lasted two more moves than last time."

"Don't give me that." Shi Shaojian rolled his eyes at him, but he wasn't really angry.

The two sat down again by the fire. Shi Shaojian took out a palm-sized storage bag from his pocket and put the Demon-Slaying Sword inside.

"The storage bag my master gave me is really useful. I don't have to carry a bunch of stuff when I go out anymore." Shi Shaojian patted the bag. "Before, I had to carry dozens of kilograms of luggage everywhere, which was exhausting. Now it's so convenient."

"Of course, with our grandmaster making the move, how could it be anything less?" Lin Bei also stretched out his hand, and a bright white gem appeared in his palm. With a thought, the Demon-Slaying Sword appeared out of thin air, and with another thought, the sword disappeared before his eyes.

"My space stone is not bad either, but the space is still too small. When I find a treasure with space attributes in the future, I will slowly refine it into a cave world. Maybe it can really grow into a cave world."

"Keep dreaming! In this day and age, it's already good enough if you can make the space bigger, let alone dream of a hidden world!" Shi Shaojian sneered.

"What's wrong with dreaming?" Lin Bei toyed with the space stone. "You still need to have dreams, what if they come true?"

Shi Shaojian ignored him, lay down on the ground, put his hands behind his head, and looked at the starry sky above: "Fine, when you've completed your cave world, reserve some space for me!"

"Absolutely!" Lin Bei lay down as well. "I also want to take a gamble in this Dharma-ending Age. What if... I can become an immortal?"

"This isn't a dream, it's a wish. I wonder if the ancestors above and below have the ability to make it come true for you!" Shi Shaojian smiled and closed his eyes.

"screw you!"

"Hahaha......"

The two brothers chatted casually until they fell asleep when drowsiness overcame them.

Unbeknownst to the two, their master, Shi Jian, had not returned to the temple but was instead traveling among various famous mountains.

Lin Bei's newly formed Pure Yang Pseudo-Core will require a massive amount of spiritual energy for future cultivation, but given the current state of the cultivation world, it may not be able to sustain Lin Bei's breakthrough.

Therefore, Shi Jian kept appearing in famous mountains and remote places in order to search for resources for Lin Bei, especially... spiritual herbs and spiritual veins!

While there are many spiritual herbs in the Maoshan Secret Realm, no one would complain about having too few. However, the same cannot be said for spiritual veins.

A spiritual vein is the spirit of a mountain, carrying the endless spiritual energy of the mountain. If a spiritual vein is removed and not properly handled, one will suffer terrifying karmic consequences from heaven and earth.

Shi Jian also planned to use the formation to stabilize the earth veins, but unfortunately, he has not found a single spiritual vein yet!

The existing spiritual veins are almost all located within the major sects; they are their lifeblood!

Shi Jian wasn't so arrogant as to directly storm the door and forcibly seize the spiritual vein!

The two woke up early the next morning, just as dawn was breaking.

Lin Bei added a few more pieces of firewood to the fire, roasted the leftover dry rations from last night, and the two shared them.

"Where are we going today?" Shi Shaojian swallowed his dry rations and cleared his throat.

Lin Bei stood in the open space, looked around at the dense forest, thought for a moment, took out his compass, glanced at it, and then did some calculations with his fingers.

"No way, can your thing even tell you where someone's hometown is?" Shi Shaojian couldn't help but laugh.

Lin Bei rolled his eyes at him and put the compass away before Shi Shaojian could peek over.

"What do you know? It just goes wherever the pointer goes!"

"Let's head east. Master Simu's dojo is deep in the mountains. Let's find someone to ask for directions first."

The two packed their things and headed east, passing through dense forest and over two small hills. By noon, they finally saw a decent road.

"There's a road! And I must say, this thing works pretty well!" Shi Shaojian was so excited he almost jumped up.

Lin Bei's face twitched slightly. He took out the compass and saw that it was clearly pointing north...

The two walked along the road for a whole day until it got dark. Then, the outline of a cluster of buildings appeared in the distance. As they got closer, they realized that it was actually a fairly large town.

At the entrance of the town stands a stone tablet with three characters engraved on it: Renjia Town!

Lin Bei's eyes widened instantly upon seeing those three words: "Renjia Town?"

"What's wrong?" Shi Shaojian leaned closer to look. "Is there a problem with this town?"

"This is a huge problem!" Lin Bei slapped his thigh. "Wasn't it said that following the main road would lead to Master Simu's dojo? How did we end up in Renjia Town?"

"How would I know? The compass you're looking at is the only one leading the way!" Shi Shaojian shrugged.

Lin Bei never expected to arrive in Renjia Town, a famous beginner village in the myriad worlds. However, the thought of meeting the legendary Saint Master of the myriad worlds filled Lin Bei with excitement.

"Since we're already here, let's go in and take a look!" Lin Bei started walking into the town.

As soon as the two stepped into the town, a violent aura of corpses suddenly shot up from the center of the town, incredibly strong and carrying a nauseating stench.

Lin Bei's expression changed in surprise: "Holy crap, this is the legendary newbie village? So unfriendly to outsiders?"

"What newbie village!" Shi Shaojian looked at Lin Bei with a strange expression.

"You don't understand! Go upstairs and take a look!"

"If you don't tell me, I definitely won't understand!"

Lin Bei didn't have time to think. He pushed off with his feet and sped off towards the direction where the corpse energy was erupting.

Shi Shaojian muttered something and followed suit. The two of them quickly moved between the houses in the town.

After crossing two streets, Lin Bei stopped in front of a large mansion. Above the gate hung a plaque with two large characters: Ren Mansion!

That violent aura of death emanated from the Ren residence.

Lin Bei gasped. How did he arrive at the Ren residence so quickly?

Without a second thought, he leaped over the courtyard wall. Looking down into the yard, he saw a scene of utter chaos, with a dozen or so security guards in military uniforms and carrying rifles lurking in a corner.

But why does that sleazy-looking man with glasses and a pistol look so familiar?

Just as Lin Bei was about to jump in, he suddenly felt a cold aura flash past behind him.

He turned around abruptly, his divine eyes opening, his sharp gaze sweeping across the street behind him.

The streets were deserted; there wasn't a single person in sight.

But he could sense that for a moment just now, someone had indeed been secretly watching him.

Although that chilling aura was fleeting, it could not escape his perception.