Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

A month later, Lin Bei gradually mastered Tai Chi and began to perform it quite well!

I can draw the simplest exorcism talisman with a 30% success rate, but I have to stop after drawing a few because my mental strength can't keep up!

When Shi Jian examined his talisman, he frowned and looked at it for a long time: "It's crooked and messy, even scribbles look better than this."

Lin Bei said with a grin, "Master, isn't a talisman just a scribble? A talisman drawn by a Taoist priest is called a 'scribbled talisman,' which means I drew it well."

Shi Jian slapped him on the back of the head: "Stop talking nonsense and keep practicing."

Lin Bei rubbed the back of his head and chuckled.

Shi Shaojian gloated from the side: "Serves you right for being so cheeky."

Lin Beichong gave him the middle finger, but Shi Shaojian didn't understand and thought he had a hand cramp.

Two months later, one evening, Lin Bei sat in meditation in the main hall.

This is a mandatory course every night. Shi Jian said that those who cultivate the Tao must first calm their minds. If they cannot calm their minds, they will not be able to learn anything.

Lin Bei couldn't calm down at all at first. A jumble of random thoughts kept popping into his head, and he would want to move around after sitting for a while.

It's much better now; I can sit still for an hour now.

However, not long after he sat down tonight, he felt a warm current slowly circulating in his dantian.

Although very faint, it does exist.

Lin Bei sensed it carefully; the warm airflow was slowly rotating in his dantian and flowing throughout his meridians.

He guided the flow of energy, gradually bringing it towards the center of his dantian.

The airflow was extremely weak and would dissipate if not carefully monitored, so Lin Bei dared not be distracted and focused intently on guiding it.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he finally guided the flow of energy to the very center of his dantian, and then, like a drop of water falling into a lake, it merged into it.

A warm sensation spread from the dantian, flowing along the meridians to the limbs and bones.

Lin Bei shuddered, and an inexplicable charm emanated from him.

Lin Bei opened his eyes and felt the faint, almost imperceptible magical power in his dantian, and his heart was filled with excitement.

Magic power! He has finally cultivated magical power!

Lin Bei secretly cheered himself up: Come on, I'm only one step away from becoming a god, although... that step is a bit too big!

In another room, Shi Jian sat cross-legged on a futon, meditating.

Sensing a faint fluctuation of magical power emanating from Lin Bei's room, she suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze piercing through the wall to look at Lin Bei's room.

Then, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

These past few days he had been observing Lin Bei. Although this disciple sometimes spoke incoherently and had no sense of propriety, he was not a bad person, could endure hardship, and had perseverance.

The key is the Pure Yang Dao Body, a cultivation genius that is one in ten thousand. Such a seedling is just right to inherit his mantle.

As for Shi Shaojian, his temperament is unsettled. Although his talent is not bad, it would be a blessing from the ancestors if he could cultivate to the level of a geomancer in the future.

Shi Jian withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes, and continued his cultivation!

Nothing happened that night. Lin Bei spent the entire night cultivating, sitting cross-legged on a futon, guiding the wisp of magical power in his dantian to slowly circulate through his meridians.

With each cycle of magical power, it grows a little stronger, albeit slightly, but it is indeed increasing.

As dawn broke, he stopped cultivating, feeling refreshed and full of energy, without any of the fatigue from staying up all night.

He discovered that this cultivation was like taking drugs, making it impossible to stop!

Lin Bei stood up, stretched, and loosened his muscles, his joints cracking and popping.

He pushed open the door and strode towards Shi Jian's room.

Shi Jian had already gotten up and was sitting in the main room drinking tea.

As Lin Bei entered, he exclaimed with a hint of pride, "Master! I've broken through!"

Shi Jian held his teacup, his expression indifferent, and simply hummed in response.

"So what if you broke through? Why are you shouting?"

Shi Shaojian poked his head out from the next room, his hair disheveled and his eyes not fully open: "What are you yelling about so early in the morning?"

Lin Bei grinned: "Senior brother, I've entered the Dao."

Shi Shaojian was stunned for a moment, then jumped out of the door and ran quickly to Lin Bei, looking him up and down.

"You've entered the Dao? Early stage of a Daoist novice?"

Shi Shaojian's eyes widened, his mouth agape, wide enough to fit an egg: "Impossible! It took me half a year to attain the Dao, and you attained it in just two months?"

Lin Bei chuckled: "Maybe I'm just a tiny bit more talented than you."

Shi Shaojian looked incredulous, circled Lin Bei twice, grabbed his wrist and examined it, then froze.

"He's really gotten into the swing of things..."

Shi Jian put down his teacup and glanced at Shi Shaojian: "Shaojian, go practice your martial arts."

Shi Shaojian gave an "oh" and walked out, turning back every few steps, muttering to himself as if he were saying something.

Shi Jian stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked out: "Come with me."

Lin Bei followed behind, leaving the main hall, crossing the courtyard, and walking to a small courtyard behind the main hall.

The courtyard was small, surrounded by bamboo groves on all sides, with a blue stone platform in the middle, on which a Tai Chi symbol was carved.

"Sit down," Shi Jian said, pointing to the stone platform.

Lin Bei sat down cross-legged.

Shi Jian sat down opposite him, took a thin booklet out of his sleeve, and tossed it to him.

"Now that you have entered the path, you may learn magic."

Lin Bei took the booklet, the cover of which had four characters written on it: Maoshan Magic.

Turning to the first page, it was covered with dense writing, all of which were methods for combining various spells, hand gestures, and talismans.

"Maoshan magic is divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower Maoshan," Shi Jian began. "Our branch practices upper Maoshan, which focuses on talismans and uses magic as a secondary method."

"You only have a trace of magic power in your dantian, so you can't learn many spells. I'll teach you two of the simplest ones first."

Shi Jian stretched out his hand, palm facing up, index and middle fingers together, thumb hooking his ring and little fingers.

"This is called sword technique, the most basic hand gesture."

Lin Bei followed suit and did it once.

"The first spell is called the Cleansing Spell," Shi Jian said in a deep voice. "It is used to remove impurities from the body. It can be used before cultivation to calm the mind and focus the spirit."

"Heaven and earth are natural, the foul air disperses, the cave is mysterious and vast, the primordial energy shines brightly."

"May the mighty gods of the eight directions grant me my natural order, and may the divine mandate of the Lingbao talisman be proclaimed throughout the nine heavens."

As Shi Jian chanted the incantation, he drew a talisman in the air with his finger. A faint white light shone from his fingertip and then dissipated.

"It's your turn."

Lin Bei took a deep breath, mobilized the trace of magic power in his dantian, made a sword incantation with his fingers, and began to chant the incantation.

"Heaven and earth are natural, the foul air disperses, the cave is mysterious and vast, the primordial energy shines brightly. The mighty gods of the eight directions make me natural, the spirit treasure talisman commands, and proclaims it to the nine heavens."

A faint light appeared at my fingertips, dimmer than a firefly, and flickered before going out.

Shi Jian nodded: "It's good that it can light up. Keep practicing."

"The second spell is called the Golden Light Spell, used for protection."

Shih Kin continued to teach, "When chanting the incantation, coordinate with hand gestures, and the magical power will form an invisible protective shield, which is enough to block out minor demons and monsters."

"The mysteries of heaven and earth, the root of all energies, through countless eons of cultivation, I have attained divine powers."

"Within and beyond the Three Realms, only the Dao is supreme. My body is bathed in golden light."

Shi Jian cast a spell, and a faint golden light enveloped his body, which dissipated after a few seconds.

Lin Bei tried it several times, but nothing happened to him.

On the sixth time, a faint, almost invisible golden light shone on his body, flashing briefly before disappearing.

Shi Jian stood up: "Practice slowly, no rush. These two spells are enough for you to practice for a while. Once you have enough mana, I'll teach you offensive spells."

Lin Bei nodded and sat on the stone platform, beginning to practice over and over again.

With only a pitiful wisp of magical power left in his dantian, Lin Bei was powerless to resist after casting a spell once. He had no choice but to stop, meditate to recover his magical power, and then continue cultivating!