Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

After returning to his room, Lin Bei didn't even have time to change his clothes. He sat cross-legged on the bed and began meditating to heal his injuries.

His body was covered in a thick layer of scabs, and his Taoist robe, ripped from the lightning strike, clung to his skin, sticking out of his mouth.

He took a deep breath, activated the Supreme Induction Chapter, and guided the ten streams of lightning-infused magical power in his dantian to flow slowly through his meridians.

Every time the magic passed through a wound, it left a faint layer of lightning. The wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the residual lightning power in the meridians was also refined and integrated into the magic.

The recovery ability of the Pure Yang Dao Body is indeed abnormal; what would take an ordinary person half a month to recover from an injury, he estimates would heal in just a few days.

The pain of being struck by lightning still left Lin Bei with lingering fear, but the gains were also significant. The magical power in his dantian became more refined, and most importantly, his meridians, tempered by the lightning, were two to three times wider and more resilient than before.

This means that he will be able to use his magic much faster than before, and his spells will be much more powerful.

"Damn it, there are still eight more bolts of lightning. I can't live like this anymore," Lin Bei muttered, closing his eyes to continue healing.

Lin Bei sat there for the entire night, and his injuries had mostly healed.

The recovery ability of the Pure Yang Dao Body is indeed abnormal; if it were someone else, it would take at least half a month to heal.

Early in the morning, in the courtyard, Shi Shaojian was practicing the Wooden Stake Technique, but looking at Shi Jian's cold face, something was not a good sign.

"Show me your wooden stake technique again!"

Shi Shaojian swallowed hard, walked to the middle of the courtyard, made a hand seal, and muttered incantations.

"Heaven and earth are boundless, borrowing the power of heaven and earth. The Great Wooden Stake Technique!"

His magical power surged and condensed in front of him, but there was no sign of a single piece of wood emerging.

The yard was quiet and still; not a single hair had appeared.

Shi Shaojian's face turned bright red, and he performed the incantation again.

There's still nothing there!

Shi Jian frowned, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.

"this one?"

Shi Shaojian lowered his head and dared not utter a sound.

"I've taught you for three months, and this is the result?" Shi Jian's voice was icy. "What are you thinking about every day while you're cultivating? Women?"

"Three months, and not only has your cultivation not improved much, but your spells are also a mess. You still want to cultivate the Dao?"

Shi Shaojian's face turned bright red, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something but then he swallowed it back.

Shi Jian took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

"Hmph! You just wait and see!"

He walked to the middle of the courtyard, made a hand seal, and his magical power surged.

"Heaven and earth are boundless, borrowing the power of heaven and earth. The Great Wooden Stake Technique!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground in the courtyard shook, and three wooden stakes as thick as an adult suddenly emerged from the ground. Each stake was more than a person tall and was engraved with runes, gleaming with a faint golden light.

The wooden stakes appeared simultaneously from three different directions at an astonishing speed, and the wind they generated blew Shi Shaojian's hair up.

"The essence of the Wooden Stake Technique lies in the speed of mana circulation and the coordination of hand seals." Shi Jian withdrew his mana, and the three wooden stakes retracted into the ground, restoring the courtyard to its original state.

"Your magic power is circulating too slowly, and your hand seals are not in place, so of course you can't get out of the wooden stake."

He walked up to Shi Shaojian, raised his hand, and adjusted the hand gesture.

"Thumb hooked around ring finger, index and middle fingers together, little finger sticking up. Yes, that's it."

"The magical power originates from the dantian, travels along the Shaoyin meridian of the hand, and splits into three streams upon reaching the palm, simultaneously flowing into the three fingers."

Following Shi Jian's instructions, Shi Shaojian performed the hand seals again.

"Heaven and earth are boundless, borrowing the power of heaven and earth. The Great Wooden Stake Technique!"

The magical power surged from the dantian, traveled upwards along the Shaoyin Meridian of Hand, and split into three streams in the palm, flowing into the three fingers.

The ground in the yard shook, and a wooden stake emerged from the ground, but stopped after only half a foot.

Lin Bei, who was sitting at the door, burst out laughing when he saw this, because the wooden stake that Shi Shaojian had summoned was actually crooked!

Shi Jian looked at the crooked wooden stake and his lips twitched.

"Keep practicing!"

Shi Shaojian gritted his teeth, withdrew his magic power, and began to form hand seals again!

Shi Jian stood to the side, watching expressionlessly without saying a word.

Sweat dripped from Shi Shaojian's forehead as he repeatedly performed hand seals, causing wooden stakes to emerge one after another. Some stakes only made a small appearance before retracting, making Shi Jian's eyebrows twitch as he watched!

After practicing for less than an hour, Shi Shaojian's magical power was almost exhausted.

Shi Jian glanced at Shi Shaojian, then turned and left.

"To be continued tomorrow!"

Shi Shaojian plopped down on the ground and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead!

"This is way too difficult..."

For the next two weeks, Lin Bei stayed in his room to recuperate and consolidate his cultivation, while Shi Shaojian practiced the wooden stake technique in the courtyard.

Lin Bei's injuries healed very quickly, and he was back to his energetic self in just a few days.

However, he did not rush to find Shi Jian to draw the second bolt of lightning. Instead, he meditated and cultivated every day to consolidate his initial Taoist realm.

He spent half a month stabilizing the ten strands of magical power, each one becoming thicker than when he first broke through.

Shi Shaojian's wooden stake technique has also shown some improvement.

After half a month of hard practice, he was finally able to make the wooden stake emerge completely from the ground. Although it was still a bit crooked, it was at least taller than a person and could be used.

"Senior brother, not bad, you've improved." Lin Bei squatted by the edge of the courtyard, watching Shi Shaojian practice his skills.

Shi Shaojian wiped his sweat and glared at him: "Can't you say something nicer?"

"I'm telling the truth, it's much better than before," Lin Bei chuckled. "The wooden stake used to be crooked like a log, but now at least it looks like a log."

Shi Shaojian glared at him, then turned around and continued cultivating. He didn't want to fall too far behind Lin Bei!

That evening, Lin Bei entered the main room, where Shi Jian was drinking tea and Shi Shaojian was drawing talismans.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Bei finally decided to speak: "Master, there's something I want to tell you."

Shi Jian put down his teacup, glanced at him, and said, "Speak."

Lin Bei considered his words carefully before speaking, "Master, I want to go out and explore the world."

Shi Shaojian paused, his pen stilled, and looked up, his eyes wide.

"Are you crazy? Going out to cause trouble? There are so many demons and monsters out there. A mere Taoist priest like you, going out to your death is just suicide!"

"Junior brother, don't get arrogant just because you've broken through to the Daoist realm!"

Lin Bei ignored him and kept his eyes fixed on Shi Jian.

Shi Jian remained calm, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

"Where do you want to go?"

Lin Bei scratched his head: "I haven't decided yet. I just want to go out and see the world. I've been stuck in the mountains for three years, and I'm getting bored."

"Besides, Master, didn't you say that cultivators must slay demons and exorcise evil spirits? If I just stay on the mountain all the time, where will I find demons to slay? Where will I find evil spirits to exorcise?"

Shi Jian put down his teacup and remained silent for a while.

"Have you thought it through?"

"I've made up my mind." Lin Bei nodded. "I'll go away for a few months, broaden my horizons, and then come back."