Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

Seeing that Shi Wuming's primordial spirit had dissipated and he didn't even have the chance to reincarnate, Shi Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, his blood rushed to his head, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood!

The Nine Heavens Demon-Subduing, Dao-Breaking, and Form-Destroying Mantra is extremely domineering!

It is a forbidden spell of the Maoshan sect, and only the sect leader, palace master or elder with a cultivation level of Celestial Master or above is qualified to practice it.

Only Shi Jian had the ability to get Qingwei to bestow this spell upon him!

This spell is so powerful that it is said to have once reduced a thousand-year-old Ghost King City to ashes with a single strike.

Because it was too ferocious and offensive to the natural order, it was listed as a forbidden technique that could not be used except in dire circumstances where the entire clan would be wiped out.

Shi Jian forced this technique at the level of a geomancer; if it weren't for his profound foundation and strong physical body, he would have succeeded.

They had already suffered a backlash from this technique; even if they didn't die, they would be severely injured!

Shi Jian slowly descended and stood on the devastated ruins of Black Wind Ridge.

He wiped out the entire Corpse Soul Sect, leaving no one alive, from the sect leader to the elders to the disciples.

He looked around at the surrounding ruins and remained silent for a moment.

Then, he found the still intact Nine Netherworld King Banner among the broken rocks and put it into his storage bag.

He also took the Xuan Yin Soul-Locking Chain into his possession, even though the spiritual power of these two magical artifacts was greatly diminished.

After being purified at Maoshan and properly nurtured, they will still be two excellent spiritual artifacts.

I have two apprentices who are still very young and need my help, so I've managed to save up some money for them.

Being a master these days is really not easy!

After doing all this, he turned around and walked to a still intact boulder, and raised his hand to carve a line of large characters on the mountainside.

Lightning condensed between his fingers into sword energy, slicing across the rock and leaving deep marks:

The one who wiped out the entire family was Shi Jian from Maoshan!

As he made the last stroke, Shi Jian suddenly felt something was amiss.

Immediately afterwards, a tremendous power surged into his mind, and he instantly became clear-headed!

That power was warm and profound, carrying an indescribable sense of solemnity.

At the same time, the golden core in his dantian suddenly throbbed.

The once unbreakable shackles have actually begun to loosen!

"This is... merit...?" Shi Jian was stunned for a moment.

That power of merit surged into his primordial spirit!

It nourished his meridians and primordial spirit, which were almost torn apart by the power of thunder.

In a short while, the broken meridians in his body began to reconnect.

The damaged primordial spirit was slowly repaired by the power of merit.

This power of merit came suddenly, and Shi Jian quickly understood its source.

The Corpse Soul Sect has committed numerous atrocities, and countless people have died unjustly at their hands.

It has long been tainted by terrifying karma!

The extermination of the entire Corpse Soul Sect is tantamount to saving countless innocent lives that might be harmed by the Corpse Soul Sect in the future.

It also avenged those who died unjustly!

Heaven and Earth will naturally acknowledge this merit.

Under the cleansing power of that merit, Shi Jian felt the Heavenly Master's Shackles that had troubled him for so long in his dantian loosen slightly.

"Finally..." Shi Jian took a deep breath, a glint of extreme brightness flashing in his eyes.

"The shackles on the Celestial Master have loosened."

Without further hesitation, he transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky, flying rapidly towards Maoshan.

Maoshan, Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace!

Master Qingwei was sitting cross-legged in the main hall, meditating.

The hall was filled with the smoke of incense, and the statue of the Three Mao Patriarchs sat solemnly in the center.

Suddenly, a streak of light shot down from the sky. Several Maoshan elders along the way sensed this aura at the same time and looked up and shouted angrily.

"presumptuous!"

"How dare you!"

"Who dares to trespass at the mountain gate!"

"Stop him!"

Several elders had even unleashed their magical artifacts in preparation for interception.

Suddenly, the streak of light plunged into the Nine Heavens Palace of Ten Thousand Blessings!

"presumptuous!"

An elder, his face ashen, led a few people and rushed toward the back hall.

Before they could even reach the entrance to the rear hall, Master Qingwei's voice came from inside: "All of you, step back."

The elders were all taken aback.

"Master?"

"Step back!"

"In the entire cultivation world, there isn't anyone foolish enough to dare to directly attack the Maoshan sect!"

Master Qingwei's voice rang out again, his tone carrying an unquestionable authority: "I will handle this matter. You may all return to your respective homes."

The elders exchanged bewildered glances.

But since the sect leader had spoken, they dared not ask any more questions and could only disperse.

In the rear hall, Shi Jian sat cross-legged on a futon.

His entire body was surging violently.

The power of merit within his primordial spirit had not completely dissipated and was still circulating endlessly in his sea of ​​consciousness.

A tiny crack appeared on the surface of the golden core inside the dantian, indicating that some mysterious change was taking place.

When Master Qingwei pushed open the door and entered the back hall, he couldn't help but frown when he saw the tattered Taoist robe and bloodstains on Shi Jian's body.

Then, sensing the change in his aura, his pupils widened in surprise, followed by great joy!

"The Golden Core is shattered... This is a sign that you are about to break through to the Celestial Master level."

"How did it happen so suddenly? He broke through just like that!"

He walked quickly to Shi Jian and reached out to lightly press down on his head.

Sensing the power of merit within him and the loosening of the shackles, he was overjoyed.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Master Qingwei said "good" three times in a row, "You are finally going to take that step."

"But... what were you doing with such a concentrated amount of merit power?"

"This old Taoist priest didn't even accumulate this much merit from killing a flying zombie!"

Shi Jian said in a deep voice, "This disciple has annihilated the entire Corpse Soul Sect, and will be rewarded with great merit."

"This disciple needs to go into seclusion for half a year to break through to the Celestial Master realm."

Master Qingwei was startled, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha, as expected of my disciple."

"You just need to go into seclusion. There's an old Taoist priest guarding the outside, and no one will disturb you."

Shi Jian nodded and closed his eyes to circulate the Shangqing Great Cave True Scripture.

The Heavenly Master's Shackles that had troubled him for over a decade were slowly shattering on the golden core within his dantian.

With each shattering, his aura solidified a little more.

"Within six months...within six months, the Celestial Master will surely be defeated."

Shi Jian said something in a low voice, then immersed himself in deep cultivation.

Qingwei turned around and walked to the entrance of the back hall, raising her hand to set up a magic array.

This enclosed the entire rear hall, ensuring that no one would disturb it.

Then he sat cross-legged opposite Shi Jian, personally protecting him.

"He actually wiped out the Soul Society..."

He muttered to himself, "Good lad, even more formidable than I was back in my day."

The news that Shi Jian was about to break through to the Celestial Master level quickly spread among the elders of Maoshan.

Upon receiving the news, Master Zixu of Yuanfu Wanning Palace personally came to Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace to sit with Master Ziwei!

Upon learning this, Master Xuanji of Chongxi Wanshou Palace remained silent for a moment: "Is Shi Jian about to break through to the Celestial Master level?"

The disciple beside him nodded: "Yes, the two palace masters are personally overseeing the protection."

Master Xuanji stood by the window, his gaze distant, and remained silent for a long time.