Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

Zhou Xuanqing held a compass and moved swiftly among the trees.

Four outer disciples of the Shenxiao Sect followed closely behind.

"Senior brother, how far are we from that evil path?" a round-faced disciple asked breathlessly.

This person's name is Wang Shun, and his cultivation level has recently broken through to the mid-stage of the Taoist realm.

"Judging from the compass readings, it shouldn't be long."

Zhou Xuanqing stared sharply at the rapidly spinning pointer on the compass. "Everyone, be alert. That evil sect was able to slaughter seventeen villages; their methods are definitely not simple."

As soon as he finished speaking, the trees in front of him suddenly thinned out, revealing a wide-open flat area.

Zhou Xuanqing paused, raising his hand to signal the four people behind him to stop.

Something's not right...

Zhou Xuanqing looked around warily.

This area is too peaceful; something's not right.

There wasn't even a sound from birds or beasts!

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Just then, the ground beneath their feet suddenly shook.

"Retreat!" Zhou Xuanqing shouted, his figure rapidly retreating.

Dozens of dark figures emerged from the ground, exuding a strong aura of death.

Those figures were shriveled and their eyes glowed with a faint green light.

"Corpse Puppet!" Wang Shun shouted, frantically drawing his magic sword from his waist.

Dozens of corpse puppets surrounded the five people in the blink of an eye.

They were dressed in tattered clothes and appeared to be villagers from nearby villages who had been massacred and then turned into corpse puppets by Liu Santong using evil magic.

Zhou Xuanqing's expression changed, but he forced himself to calm down.

He ran his right hand along the magic sword with his fingers together, and a layer of pale blue electric light appeared on the blade.

"Divine Firmament commands thunder, slaying demons and vanquishing evil!"

A bolt of lightning shot out from the tip of the sword, striking down directly at the two lunging corpse puppets.

Lightning exploded!

The two corpse puppets were blasted away by lightning!

To his surprise, the corpse puppet was not killed by the power of lightning; instead, it stood up unsteadily.

"How is this possible..."

"These corpse puppets are even tougher than ordinary zombies!" Zhou Xuanqing's heart sank.

Although the corpse puppets move stiffly, there are many of them, and they are not afraid of pain at all.

"Form the formation!" Zhou Xuanqing shouted in a low voice.

The four disciples quickly gathered together and stood in a circle back to back.

Five bolts of lightning flashed from the sword, dispelling the surrounding darkness for a moment.

"The Five Thunders of the Divine Firmament, vanquishing evil and slaying demons!"

Five bolts of lightning shot out simultaneously, converging in the air into a thick bolt of lightning that crashed down on the direction where the corpse puppets were most concentrated.

Lightning exploded, sending seven or eight corpse puppets flying.

He fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then fell silent.

There are still more than thirty remaining corpse puppets.

They roared and pounced on the five people, moving even faster than before.

"Hold the line!"

Zhou Xuanqing cleaved back the corpse puppet charging at the front with a single sword strike, then flicked his wrist, unleashing another bolt of lightning that forced back the three corpse puppets on the left.

Just then, a dark figure silently rushed up from the side, its target Wang Shun, the weakest member of the group.

"Watch out!" Zhou Xuanqing reacted quickly and pulled Wang Shun away.

A black claw grazed Wang Shun's ear, leaving a deep bloody mark.

what! ! !

Wang Shun cried out in pain, half of his face instantly turning bruised, and his body swayed.

"Corpse poison!"

Wang Shun endured the pain, took out a yellow talisman from his pocket, and stuck it on the wound to temporarily suppress the invading corpse poison.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Xuanqing quickly took a small, palm-sized, silver-white mirror from his waist.

"The Five Thunder Demon-Suppressing Mirror!"

Zhou Xuanqing bit his fingertip, smeared the blood on the mirror, and then shone the mirror sharply in the direction where the corpse puppets were most concentrated.

A bolt of purple lightning, as thick as an arm, shot out from the mirror, piercing through all the corpse puppets that blocked its path.

The lightning struck the ground and exploded into a net-like structure, engulfing all the dozen or so corpse puppets within a radius of three zhang.

Roar! ! !

A series of screams rang out as the corpse puppets struggled amidst the lightning.

The corpse energy on his body was rapidly eroded by the lightning, and in less than three breaths, he turned into a pile of charred remains.

Zhou Xuanqing's face was somewhat pale.

Activating the Five Thunder Demon-Suppressing Mirror requires a large amount of mana, and this attack almost drained 70% of his mana.

There are still nearly twenty corpse puppets remaining.

"Senior brother, let's use the Heavenly Thunder Talisman!"

Wang Shun had retreated to the middle of the group, his face showing anxiety.

Zhou Xuanqing gritted his teeth and took out a talisman that glowed with a pale blue light from his pocket.

That was a Heavenly Thunder Talisman issued by the sect, and it was extremely powerful.

They only have one card, and once it's used up, they're out.

"Everyone, step back behind me!"

Zhou Xuanqing shouted loudly, held the Heavenly Thunder Talisman between his two fingers, and quickly chanted an incantation.

"Divine Decree of the Heavenly Firmament, Righteous God of the Thunder Department, with a single tremor of the Heavenly Dipper, all evil shall be vanquished!"

The lightning talisman flew out of his hand, exploding in mid-air into a blinding ball of lightning that blasted towards the remaining corpse puppets.

boom!!!

With a deafening roar, the entire open space was engulfed in lightning.

The corpse puppets didn't even have a chance to struggle before they were completely blasted into ashes by the lightning.

Zhou Xuan knelt on one knee, panting heavily.

After unleashing the Heavenly Thunder Talisman, the magical power in his dantian was almost completely depleted!

"Senior brother..." Wang Shun crawled over and helped him up.

"I'm fine."

Zhou Xuanqing propped himself up on his knees and looked at the others, "Are you all alright?"

The four nodded; two of them were injured, but none of their injuries were fatal.

"That evil path isn't here; these are all corpse puppets he left behind."

Zhou Xuanqing turned to look at the dense forest in the distance. "He should still be ahead, but given our current condition..."

Before he could finish speaking, a series of rapid footsteps suddenly came from the dense forest behind him.

Zhou Xuanqing turned around abruptly and saw five figures dressed in light yellow Taoist robes emerge from the forest.

The leader was a middle-aged Taoist priest with three long tufts of beard and two copper bells hanging from his waist.

"Uncle-Master Li!" Zhou Xuanqing was overjoyed.

The newcomer was none other than Li Yuantong, an outer sect elder of the Shenxiao Sect, a cultivator at the early stage of the True Person realm, and a sect expert responsible for patrolling this area.

Li Yuantong glanced at the scorched earth of the battlefield, then looked at the injuries on Zhou Xuanqing and the other four, his brows furrowing slightly.

"What is the origin of that heretical path?"

"I'm not sure, but judging from the crafting techniques used to create the corpse puppets, they should be from the evil cultivation lineage of corpse control and refining." Zhou Xuanqing briefly recounted the situation of the encounter just now.

Li Yuantong walked to the remains of a corpse puppet and squatted down.

He reached out and picked up a bit of ash... A moment later, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

"Such a powerful baleful aura... The person who created these corpse puppets must have at least the cultivation level of a geomancer."

Zhou Xuanqing's pupils suddenly contracted.

The Earth Master realm is a rare level of expertise even within the Divine Firmament Sect.

Uncle Li's cultivation level is only at the True Person realm... If we continue investigating...

"Uncle-Master, should we continue the pursuit?"

"or......"

Li Yuantong remained silent for a moment.

He looked up at the dense forest in the distance, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and finally shook his head.

"We can't continue pursuing him; he's too strong, we're no match for him!"

He stood up, took out a communication talisman from his sleeve, and poured his magic power into it. "I'll first notify the sect and request that they send a geomancer elder!"

The communication talisman transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the horizon.

Li Yuantong turned to look at Zhou Xuanqing and the other four, his tone softening slightly.

"You're all injured, let's find a safe place to rest first."

As he spoke, his gaze lingered on Zhou Xuanqing for a moment: "How many times have you used that Five Thunder Demon-Suppressing Mirror?"

"once..."

"Fortunately, this thing needs to be activated by essence and blood; doing it too often will damage the foundation."

Li Yuantong nodded. "Let's go."

Just as the six were about to leave, a sinister laugh suddenly came from the depths of the dense forest in the distance.

"Hehehe!!!"

"The Divine Firmament Sect? Not from Maoshan... Sigh, I thought I could collect some interest ahead of time."