Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

He inquired in detail about the cultivation techniques Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian practiced, and then had each of them demonstrate a set of fist and sword techniques. After watching them, he pondered for a moment and said, "Lin Bei, you are practicing the Shangqing Great Cave True Scripture. Thunder belongs to Yang, which is extremely strong and fierce. The thunder technique you are practicing is also the way of extreme Yang and strength, which is most suitable for inviting the Thunder God."

"A Thunder God?" Lin Bei's eyes lit up. "Like the Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin of Thunder, Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable?"

"That's the Lord of the Thunder Department. How could you, a mere mage ant, possibly invite him?" Four Eyes glared at him. "Invite the lower-ranking Thunder Department generals first, and we'll talk about it when your cultivation level is higher."

After saying that, he turned to Shi Shaojian and said, "Shaojian, your foundation is earth, so it is suitable to invite the gods of the earth spirit lineage. You can invite the city god, the earth god, and the mountain god, but you should start with the lower-level offerings."

The two nodded repeatedly and took notes carefully.

Si Mu pulled out two thin booklets from his pocket and tossed them to the two of them: "These are the introductory formulas and precautions for the Divine Strike Technique that I compiled in my early years. Memorize them first, and then come to me to learn the next step."

Lin Bei took the booklet and eagerly flipped through it. It was covered with dense writing, and various hand gestures and runes were drawn next to it.

After returning to his room, he began to recite it word by word.

Lin Bei spent the afternoon studying it and memorized most of the basic information.

That night, Lin Bei's dreams were filled with the shadows of countless gods and Buddhas.

The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, Lin Bei, sporting dark circles under his eyes, went to ask Simu for advice.

Simu was meditating in the courtyard. When he saw him coming, he didn't say much and just asked him to demonstrate!

Lin Bei took a deep breath, followed the steps in the incantation, made hand seals, and chanted the mantra:

"The ancestral master's jade seal hangs in the sky, and the five directions reveal the truth to hear his commands."

"This disciple burns incense to communicate with the Three Realms, and respectfully invites the True Lord to descend in His Dharma Body."

"Divine power swept away all demonic energy, a golden light protected my form!"

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!!"

A pale golden light flashed from his fingertip and then dissipated into the air. He hadn't managed to summon any spirits, not even a single hair.

Four Eyes: "...What were you doing last night?"

Lin Bei scratched his head: "Memorize the incantation, practice the Divine Strike technique!"

"You memorized it? Then why can't you even summon a sliver of divine light?"

"Could it be that Thor hasn't arrived at work yet? Or... should we wait a bit?"

Si Mu's eyes twitched, she stood up, glared at him, and said, "You're spouting nonsense! Do you even know where you went wrong? Invoking a deity isn't as simple as just reciting an incantation!"

"Your heart, mind, spirit, and energy must be in harmony. You must wholeheartedly sense the aura of that deity. If you're just reciting the incantation while your mind is elsewhere, there's no way you can summon it!"

Lin Bei was so ashamed after being scolded that he obediently sat down cross-legged again and calmed his mind.

This time, he didn't rush to chant the incantation. Instead, he first sensed the flow of magical power within his body, focused his mind on his dantian, and felt the intense yang energy emanating from the purple fake pill. At the same time, he silently contemplated the unparalleled might of the Thunder God.

Only after his mind had completely calmed down did he slowly begin to chant the incantation.

"The Ancestral Master's jade seal hangs in the heavens, the five directions reveal his authority, heeding your commands. This disciple burns incense to communicate with the three realms, respectfully inviting the True Lord to descend in his divine form. His divine might dispels all demonic energy, a golden light protects my form!"

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!!"

This time, a pale golden light shone from his palm; though faint, it was definitely there.

Si Mu nodded slightly: "It's starting to look good. Keep practicing."

Lin Bei was overjoyed. Without letting up, he practiced more than ten times in a row. The golden light in his palm gradually became brighter from the initial pale gold. Although it was still far from truly invoking a deity to possess him, it at least proved that this path was correct.

Shi Shaojian was also practicing on the side, sweating profusely. He had invoked a deity from the Earthly Deity lineage, and the yellowish-brown light emanating from his palm, though faint, was already showing initial results.

However, Si Mu frowned deeply. The Earth God lineage, to put it bluntly, is to invite the ancestral master below. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be this difficult!

But he didn't understand it for the time being, so he could only let him practice for a while and see.

The two practiced for an entire day.

As evening approached, Si Mu saw that the two had practiced enough, so he gave them a few more pointers and then went back to the backyard to rest.

Lin Bei rubbed his sore legs and let out a long breath: "This Divine Strike Technique is really not easy to master."

"Nonsense, if it were easy to learn, the cultivation world would be full of divine strike masters by now."

Shi Shaojian also stood up and stretched his shoulders. "But I feel there's definitely something to it. I practiced all afternoon and managed to sense the power of that earth spirit."

"What? You sensed it all?" Lin Bei's eyes widened. When did his senior brother become so capable?!

Shi Shaojian raised his head: "What do you think?"

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai watched with great interest, especially Wen Cai, whose eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Qiu Sheng leaned over with a grin and asked, "Senior brothers, what kind of magic are you practicing? It looks amazing!"

Lin Bei glanced at him: "The Divine Strike Technique involves invoking a deity. Would you like to try it?"

Qiu Sheng's eyes lit up: "Me...can I do it too?"

"Wait until you've established your foundation first," Shi Shaojian interjected from the side. "You haven't even broken through to the Daoist level yet. The backlash from summoning a deity could turn you into an idiot on the spot."

Qiu Sheng's face fell, and he silently retreated to the side.

Wen Cai stood to the side, looking at the light appearing in the palms of the two people, then at his own hands, and lowered his head without saying a word, seemingly lost in thought.

Ever since his two senior brothers came to the mortuary, he felt that his master was becoming more and more prejudiced against him. He was no longer the child his master loved the most!

Lin Bei spent the entire night cultivating, not daring to waste a single moment in order to break through to the True Person realm as soon as possible.

The next morning, Lin Bei was practicing his divine strike in the courtyard when suddenly, his Uncle Four Eyes transformed into a blur and darted into the main hall.

Lin Bei was taken aback. Just as he was about to go in to see what was going on, a violent surge of spiritual energy came from the direction of the main hall, and then the surrounding spiritual energy was instantly absorbed.

He rushed into the main hall and saw his Uncle Four Eyes sitting cross-legged in front of the tablet of the Three Mao Ancestors, his hands forming a mudra, his eyes closed, and his whole body enveloped in a thick spiritual light.

Above him, streams of pure spiritual energy converged on him from all directions and merged into his dantian.

Four Eyes' face turned bright red, his brows furrowed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. The fluctuations of his magical power became more and more intense!

Uncle Nine sensed the commotion and rushed over from outside the main hall. The moment he stepped into the main hall, he sensed the violent aura emanating from Si Mu.

His expression immediately changed to one of shock: "This is... Four Eyes' cultivation is breaking through!"

Lin Bei saw Uncle Nine run in and asked in a low voice, "Uncle-Master, what happened to Uncle-Master Four Eyes?"

Uncle Nine laughed, "Si Mu has been at the mid-stage of the Human Master realm for many years, but he has been unable to break through that bottleneck. Now that his inner knot has been untied, his magical power is naturally breaking through. He is about to attempt to reach the late-stage of the Human Master realm!"