Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

The entire General Mountain was shrouded in a thick aura of corpses, and not a single ray of sunlight could penetrate during the day.

All the surrounding flowers, plants and trees withered and turned black, and not a single insect chirp or bird call could be heard.

The mountaintop was shrouded in a deathly aura, like a giant black canopy tightly covering the summit.

"This place is terrifying." Lin Bei couldn't help but shiver.

He wasn't afraid of ghosts or zombies, but the sight of this place sent chills down his spine.

Without hesitating for long, he took advantage of the bright daylight and quickly sped up the mountain ridge towards the summit.

The higher he went, the stronger the stench of death became. The soil beneath his feet turned blackish-brown, and a strong, putrid smell filled the air, making him frown.

As he approached the summit, Lin Bei slowed his pace, sat down on a large rock to rest, and waited for nightfall.

Because these zombies would use their own corpse energy to firmly hold the coffin lid shut during the day, and what's more, he was going to snatch the coffin fungus from the zombie king's mouth this time.

Even if I could force the coffin open, I probably wouldn't survive!

The sun sets, the moon rises!

Lin Bei slowly got up, held his breath, and carefully walked to the top of the mountain. Suddenly, the scene in front of him stunned him.

The mountaintop was a wide, flat area, where hundreds of coffins were neatly arranged on the dark brown ground.

The coffins were mostly rotten wood, but their surfaces were still well preserved.

The placement of all the coffins was carefully planned, arranged around a circular area in the very center, resembling stars surrounding the moon.

What horrified him even more was that every single one of these coffins contained zombies, and of a rather high rank!

In the very center was a large, jet-black coffin, a full circle larger than the surrounding coffins. The coffin was covered with intricate runes, which gleamed with a dark luster under the moonlight.

The coffins around the large coffin were all shorter than it, arranged in a neat formation like subjects paying homage to a king.

The moment Lin Bei's gaze fell on the large coffin, a chill ran down his spine.

The aura emanating from the coffin was terrifying, like a sleeping, malevolent creature lurking there.

Although he was asleep, the faint but powerful pressure still made Lin Bei's legs tremble slightly.

"Is this a flying zombie?" Lin Bei cursed inwardly. "This aura is far stronger than any of the old masters of the Quanzhen Sect. It's probably already close to becoming a swimming zombie..."

Lin Bei's guess was correct. For some unknown reason, no powerful figure had come to eliminate this zombie for hundreds of years.

This zombie was sensible and didn't go down the mountain to cause trouble. Instead, it stayed on the mountain and absorbed the moonlight to cultivate, eventually reaching the peak of the Flying Zombie realm.

It's likely that after another hundred years of settling down, it will be able to break through to the Wandering Zombie Realm. That coffin fungus was prepared for its breakthrough!

Once zombies reach the level of flying zombies, they are in no way inferior to humans in terms of both action and intelligence, and flying zombies can even develop innate supernatural abilities!

Therefore, there are always some noobs who can't see reality. In terms of strength, an average Celestial Master would only get rubbed off when encountering a flying zombie!

Lin Bei silently recited the purification mantra several times before he could suppress the palpitation in his heart.

"Don't panic, the coffin fungus is in that coffin!"

"My only target is the coffin fungus. As long as I'm quick enough, I can grab it and run. Even flying zombies can't catch me!" Lin Bei cheered himself up and quietly walked up!

Just as Lin Bei reached for the flying zombie, Liu Santong suddenly opened his eyes in a deep mountain cave dozens of miles away.

Just a moment ago, he sensed a faint disturbance coming from the formation he had set up in the direction of General Mountain.

"Has someone gone up General Mountain?"

A glint of light flashed in Liu Santong's eyes, followed by a sinister smile: "Heh... I guess it's those bastards from Maoshan trying to get their hands on the coffin fungus."

"What a pity, the coffin fungus is a treasure of Yin attribute, which I have long coveted. With it, I could break through to the Hairy Zombie realm."

"Trying to steal from under my nose? Dream on!"

Liu Santong quickly formed hand seals, performing a ritual on the spot, and chanted an obscure incantation. An invisible wave emanated from his fingertips!

At the mountaintop, just as Lin Bei was about to reach for the large coffin, he suddenly felt the moonlight above his head brighten a bit.

He looked up and his expression changed drastically. The thick layer of corpse energy that had been shrouding the mountaintop was rapidly dissipating, revealing the bright full moon behind it.

The moonlight shone unhindered on the mountaintop, illuminating every coffin!

When exposed to the moonlight, the coffins all began to vibrate simultaneously.

Creak...creak...The sound of the coffin shaking came from all directions, and Lin Bei, who was sandwiched in the middle of the coffin, felt a chill run down his spine.

Immediately afterwards, a coffin lid was flung open, and a zombie with a bluish glow sat up straight, letting out a low growl.

The lids of the second, third, fourth... hundreds of coffins popped open almost simultaneously, and hundreds of zombies sat up from their coffins in unison.

Lin Bei dodged and lay prone under the coffin, covering his mouth and nose tightly and holding his breath.

His heart pounded, and he stared in terror at the zombie beside him.

If he makes any noise at this point, things will get really messy, and even the patriarch might not be able to save him!

The zombies jumped out of the coffins in perfect unison, as if drawn by some unseen force.

They surrounded the large coffin in the very center, all turning towards the moon and bowing incessantly.

As these zombies bowed in worship, strands of silvery-white moonlight were drawn out from the moonlight by them, converging through their bodies into a powerful force of moonlight that slowly poured into the large coffin in the center.

"Zombie moon worship?"

"They're channeling lunar energy into the Zombie King..." Lin Bei, hiding under the coffin, watched in horror. "This is a huge problem."

Inside the mortuary, Si Mu had just come out of his room and walked into the courtyard, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

He looked up at the sky, then suddenly stopped, his expression changing drastically.

"Something's wrong!" Their eyes snapped open, all drowsiness instantly vanishing. "Someone's casting a spell from afar!"

"The celestial phenomena over General Mountain have been tampered with!"

"Damn it, that kid might be done for!"

Ignoring his weakened state, he scrambled into the main hall and used the altar to perform the ritual.

He grabbed three incense sticks from the offering table, lit them, and placed them in the incense burner. He quickly formed hand seals and chanted, "Ancestral Master's incense, may it blot out the sky and sun! Dark clouds gather, and the moonlight fades!"

The wisps of smoke rising from the three incense sticks suddenly thickened, transforming into three gray plumes that shot into the sky.

A moment later, the corpse energy atop General Mountain gathered again, once more obscuring the moonlight.

The zombies on the mountaintop who were worshipping the moon suddenly stopped.

Deprived of the moonlight's pull, they let out a low growl and reluctantly jumped back into their respective coffins, the lids closing once more.

"Hehehe!!!"

"The discovery was quite timely!"

Liu Santong let out a sinister laugh, then performed his magic again, and the corpse energy on General Mountain dissipated once more, and the moonlight reappeared!