Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

"You little Taoist priest, you're asking for death!"

With a roar, the female ghost blurred into three phantoms, attacking Lin Bei from three directions simultaneously.

"Junior brother, the one on the left is real!" Shi Shaojian shouted, pointing the Bagua mirror at the illusory figure on the left, and a beam of golden light shot out.

ah...!

The golden light shone on the phantom, and the female ghost screamed, revealing her true form.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Bei rushed forward and stabbed the female ghost in the heart with his sword.

"Eighth Form, Soul Breaker!"

The sword tip, glowing with golden light, pierced the female ghost's chest.

The female ghost let out a shrill scream, her body trembled violently, and thick yin energy surged out from her wound.

Unfortunately, the sword missed her vital point; the tip grazed her heart.

The female ghost suddenly went berserk, staring at Lin Bei with venomous hatred. Then, disregarding her injuries, she grabbed the Ghost-Slaying Sword with both hands and pulled it out forcefully.

"Holy crap, is this female ghost that ruthless? Not only did she survive a sword stab, but she also dared to withstand the talismans on the Ghost-Slaying Sword?"

Lin Bei was truly amazed. When these women went crazy, they were all the same – so difficult to please!

The female ghost threw the demon-slaying sword on the ground, turned her hands into claws, and lunged at Lin Bei's neck.

"You stinking Taoist priest, just die!"

"Golden Light Mantra!"

Lin Bei's body glowed with golden light as he withstood the claw attack.

The claws gripped the golden light shield, causing the golden light to shake violently and several cracks to appear. Lin Bei quickly pulled out a talisman to ward off evil spirits from his bundle!

"Lord Laozi, may your command be fulfilled immediately!"

The talisman shot out instantly and stuck to the female ghost's forehead.

Immediately afterwards, the talisman shone brightly, and a large hole was burned into the female ghost's forehead, from which blue smoke billowed out, and her whole body emitted a continuous stream of yin energy!

The female ghost screamed and retreated, frantically clawing at her face, trying to tear off the talisman.

But once the talisman was applied, it melted into her body and couldn't be peeled off at all.

"Now's the time, senior brother!"

Shi Shaojian bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the Bagua mirror.

"The Eight Trigrams shine with golden light, impervious to all evil!"

The Bagua mirror burst forth with dazzling golden light, and a beam of light, twice as thick as before, shot out from the mirror and struck the female ghost.

The female ghost was struck by the golden light, letting out a deafening scream. Then, with a bang, she exploded, turning into wisps of black smoke that dissipated into the world.

Lin Bei picked up the Demon-Slaying Sword, panting heavily. Shi Shaojian also slumped to the ground, looking like he had exhausted his magical power.

The two looked at each other and laughed happily.

"Well done, senior!" Lin Bei gave a thumbs up.

Shi Shaojian waved his hand: "You're not bad either. That Soul-Piercing Sword almost pierced her heart."

Master Liu hid in the main room and only dared to stick his head out when he heard no more noise in the backyard.

"Two, two young masters, that ghost..."

"Solved." Lin Bei clapped his hands. "Master Liu, from now on, don't seal this well. Let it get more sunlight to dispel the yin energy!"

Master Liu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, thank you so much, young masters!"

He took out twenty silver dollars from his sleeve and handed them to Lin Bei with both hands.

Lin Bei took the silver dollar, counted it, and found it to be twenty dollars.

He and Shi Shaojian each took ten pieces, and then packed half a roast chicken, two jin of braised pig ears, and a pot of wine from the kitchen before strolling back home.

When we returned to Qingzhu Mountain, the moon was already high in the sky.

Shi Jian sat in the main room, holding a teacup, waiting for the two to return.

"All done?" Shi Jian asked casually.

Lin Bei placed ten silver dollars on the table, and upon seeing this, Shi Shaojian took out his share as well.

"It's done. The century-old vengeful ghost was blasted into dust by my senior brother's Bagua Golden Light."

Shi Jian glanced at the silver dollars on the table and hummed in agreement.

"How's it going? Having a hard time?"

Shi Shaojian shook his head: "It was alright, but that female ghost was too fast, I almost couldn't keep up."

"You can't keep up with the speed? What happened to all that Yu Bu practice you did?" Shi Jian glared at him. "Go back and practice more."

Shi Shaojian shrank back, not daring to utter a sound.

Lin Bei, being rather thick-skinned, chuckled and said, "Master, we won a battle and even brought back wine and food. Aren't you going to give us a few words of praise?"

Shi Jian glanced at him sideways: "What's there to praise? You struggled so much against a hundred-year-old vengeful ghost, and you still have the nerve to praise me?"

Lin Bei was taken aback. Well, that's just Shi Jian's temper. He wasn't angry. He put the roast chicken and several braised dishes on the table and opened the wine pot.

"Master, try this. It's made in Master Liu's kitchen; it tastes quite good."

Shi Jian looked at the food and wine and nodded in satisfaction. These two lads are quite sensible!

"The taste is alright!"

The three of them sat around the table, eating roast chicken, drinking wine, and chatting casually.

Shi Shaojian isn't a big drinker; his face turned red after just two sips.

"Master, when do you think we'll be as skilled as you?"

Shi Jian glanced at him: "We'll talk when you're as old as me."

Shi Shaojian pursed his lips and simply kept quiet. He knew that if he opened his mouth, he would be met with a rebuke, which would only make him look foolish!

Lin Bei took a sip of wine: "Master, when do you think I'll be able to practice the Lightning Thunder Fist?"

Shi Jian put down his wine cup: "Let's talk about it when you've reached the pinnacle of your Copper Skin cultivation. You've only just achieved the Great Perfection of Copper Skin; you're still a long way from perfection."

"How long will that take?"

"Depending on your cultivation speed, it could be a year if you're fast, or three years if you're slow."

Lin Bei gritted his teeth: "One year, I will definitely master the copper skin technique within one year!"

In the days that followed, Lin Bei cultivated like a madman.

Every morning before dawn, I would get up and run in the mountains. After running, I would come back and practice standing meditation, boxing, drawing talismans, and meditating.

He spent all twelve hours of the day cultivating, except for eating and sleeping.

Shi Shaojian was also influenced by him and dared not slack off, practicing with him every day.

Shi Jian would stew a pot of weasel meat every two or three days, and each time he would add a few slices of old ginseng.

Lin Bei's cultivation level and physical strength increased simultaneously at an astonishing rate.

A month later, Lin Bei's dantian mana broke through four hundred strands, and his physical cultivation also made some progress.

Two months later, his dantian magic power broke through 450 strands, and his copper skin was further improved, only a little bit away from perfection.

Three months later, his dantian magic power broke through five hundred strands, reaching the peak of the copper skin mastery stage, just one step away from breaking through to the perfect realm.

During these three months, Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian went down the mountain to handle several more cases.

A village west of the town was plagued by zombies. A black zombie jumped out of a grave and killed several villagers.

The two went there, and after a battle, Lin Bei stabbed the zombie to death with a sword through its heart. Then Shi Shaojian burned the corpse to ashes with a talisman.

There's a haunted temple on the north side of the village; a hanged ghost is harming people inside.

The two of them squatted in the temple all night. When the hanged ghost came out, Lin Bei slapped a talisman on it, and Shi Shaojian used the golden light of the Bagua mirror to finish it off. The hanged ghost didn't even have time to scream before its soul was scattered.

With each move, their teamwork became increasingly seamless.

Lin Bei is the main attacker, with Shi Shaojian as his support.

Lin Bei is strong in close combat, wielding the Ghost-Slaying Sword with great skill; Shi Shaojian's ranged attacks are fierce, and the golden light emitted from the Bagua Mirror hits its target every time.

Their reputations gradually spread within a hundred miles of the county town.