Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

That evening, after wandering around the mountains for most of the day, the two found a dry cave to spend the night.

Zhang Zhiling sat across the fire roasting the wild game he had hunted: "Have you noticed that there are significantly more monsters along the way lately?"

"I can feel it."

Lin Bei was grooming the little white spirit. "Before, you could walk all day and not encounter a single monster, but now you run into one every few days."

"When the world is in chaos and people's hearts are unsettled, evil influences will prevail."

Zhang Zhiling tore off a piece of roasted meat and stuffed it into his mouth. "Plus, all those Westerners, werewolves, vampires, the Vatican... have come to Kyushu to stir up trouble."

Lin Bei was silent for a moment: "My master once said that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is decreasing, which is the prelude to the coming of the Dharma-ending Age!"

"The spiritual energy in this world is becoming increasingly scarce, and in a few decades it may no longer be suitable for cultivation."

"The Dharma-ending Age..."

Zhang Zhiling sighed, "Alas, actually... I've seen this thing not only in the books of the Celestial Master's Mansion."

"My grandmaster also mentioned this matter."

"This era may be the last glorious moment for the cultivation world."

"Once the end of the Dharma era arrives, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will be depleted, and cultivators will disappear from the world!"

"Those major sects might be able to rely on their foundation to survive for thousands of years, waiting for the spiritual energy to recover, but those small sects might not even be able to preserve their lineage."

"The impact is not only that, but demons and monsters may even increase due to the chaos of the times."

"What will we do then?" Lin Bei frowned slightly.

"What can we do?"

Zhang Zhiling leaned against the cave wall, saying, "The changes in heaven and earth are beyond human control."

"What we can do now is to cultivate for a few more years while the spiritual energy is still there, solidify our foundation, and survive by our own abilities."

Lin Bei was silent for a moment, then asked, "Tell me... what would happen to the human world if spiritual energy truly dried up?"

"have no idea."

Zhang Zhiling's voice was calm, "But at least for now, there's no need to worry."

"Too."

Lin Bei smiled and said, "Why think so far ahead? Let's focus on doing our best on the road ahead."

"By then, we might all have become Celestial Masters."

Zhang Zhiling laughed too, "What's there to be afraid of?"

The two exchanged a smile and fell silent.

After a long silence, Zhang Zhiling suddenly spoke, his tone unusually serious: "Actually... there is another path in the face of the end of the world."

Lin Bei was taken aback: "What road?"

"The idea is to find some secluded and blessed places with abundant spiritual energy to hide in and escape this calamity."

Zhang Zhiling said in a deep voice, "We must endure the end of the Dharma era and wait for the world to revive!"

"A secret blessed land?" Lin Bei murmured to himself.

"Yes!" Zhang Zhiling nodded. "Your space stone is actually a backup plan!"

Lin Bei fell silent again... After wandering outside for so long, he hadn't heard a single thing about spatial treasures.

Just then, a muffled clap of thunder suddenly came from the sky.

Moments later, a strong wind suddenly arose, accompanied by lightning and thunder!

A torrential downpour started suddenly!

Bai Ling hid back in the cave and squatted at the entrance, watching the rain outside.

She wasn't afraid of the lightning at all. Every time a flash of lightning exploded in the clouds, she would tilt her head and observe it for a while, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Lin Bei also sat down at the cave entrance, looking at the forest washed by the rain: "This rain is really heavy."

"The weather is getting more and more unpredictable these days."

Zhang Zhiling sighed, "They don't rain when they should, and they rain like crazy when they shouldn't. Countless crops have died in the fields."

Lin Bei gazed at the constantly flashing lightning in the sky: "The end of the Dharma is approaching, the balance of heaven and earth will be disrupted, and the climate will naturally become strange."

Just then, a bolt of lightning struck a mountain peak not far ahead, instantly illuminating the entire forest.

Lin Bei's gaze followed the movement of the lightning bolt, and suddenly, his mind went completely blank.

The Shangqing Great Cave True Scripture began to operate on its own, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the outside world seemed to be drawn by something, frantically converging towards it.

Zhang Zhiling abruptly turned to look at Lin Bei: "What the hell? You can have an epiphany about this?"

Lin Bei closed his eyes tightly, his body enveloped in a faint purple aura.

His breathing became extremely long and deep, as if it had merged with some kind of rhythm between heaven and earth.

That state is extremely rare; it's a cultivation realm that many cultivators might never reach even once in their entire lives.

But then, after looking at the situation outside, Zhang Zhiling's expression became extremely solemn.

Lin Bei is currently attempting to break through to the True Person realm.

The purple pseudo-core in his dantian was spinning rapidly, absorbing the massive influx of spiritual energy from the outside world.

The problem is that there are no spiritual veins in this cave, and the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding area is simply not enough to support him in crossing the threshold from the peak of the mage realm to the realm of the true person.

The fake pill spun faster and faster, and the Dao patterns on its surface lit up one after another.

But soon those lit Dao patterns began to become unstable, showing signs of weakening.

"broken……"

Zhang Zhiling stood up, his expression grave. "If the rate of spiritual energy replenishment isn't fast enough, he'll be completely drained!"

He paced back and forth in the cave, trying to find a way to make amends.

But this place is a desolate wilderness, and there isn't even a decent spiritual vein to be found. Where can we find enough spiritual energy?

Bai Ling also sensed that Lin Bei's condition was not right, and she paced anxiously, making urgent noises.

An hour later, the spiritual light on Lin Bei's body began to fluctuate violently.

The fake pill's rotation speed had reached its limit, but without enough spiritual energy injected, the constraint could not be completely broken.

His expression gradually turned to pain, and a large amount of sweat poured down his forehead!

"We can't wait any longer!"

Zhang Zhiling bit his fingertip hard, preparing to use his own blood essence to forcibly summon the sect's powerful members.

Just then, the space inside the cave suddenly distorted.

A crack silently tore open, and a figure appeared in the cave, accompanied by lightning.

"This kid, he couldn't even pick a good place to break through."

Shi Jian glanced at Lin Bei's condition, raised his hand and waved, a bolt of lightning enveloping the two of them and the beast, before disappearing into the void once more.

A moment later, they appeared in the main hall of the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace in Maoshan.

Shi Jian placed Lin Bei on the prayer mat directly in front of the ancestral master's tablet, and raised his hand to activate the spiritual power of the Maoshan Mountain Protection Array, injecting it into Lin Bei's body.

With the support of the spiritual veins, the spiritual light on Lin Bei's body surface, which was on the verge of collapse, instantly stabilized.

The spiritual energy surged into his body like a tide, and was frantically absorbed and refined by the fake core.

Master Qingwei emerged from the side hall, glanced at Lin Bei on the ground, and then looked at Shi Jian: "You put this kid in the Ancestral Master's Hall to break through? Aren't you afraid of disturbing the Ancestral Master's peaceful cultivation?"

"He's breaking through outside without the support of spiritual veins; he's doomed."

Shi Jian remained expressionless. "Our patriarch wouldn't care about such a trivial matter."

Master Qingwei's lips twitched slightly. His disciple always did things his own way, without even asking for permission.

However, he also noticed Lin Bei's condition; the kid was indeed at a crucial juncture in his breakthrough.

Moreover, his dantian is different from ordinary people, requiring far more spiritual energy than other cultivators of the same level.

The rich incense energy and spiritual essence left by past masters in the Ancestral Hall are indeed the most suitable place for breakthroughs.