Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

The eyes of the two gray immortals turned blood red, their demonic aura surged, becoming more than twice as strong as before, their claws became longer and sharper, and their fangs protruded from their mouths!

"How dare you insult the Hui family like this! We'll kill you! We'll kill you!"

The leader roared and slashed at Lin Bei's face with his claw.

Lin Bei sneered, "You've come at the perfect time!"

Instead of retreating, he advanced, his feet moving in the steps of Yu, his figure shifting rapidly, and he flicked the Ghost-Slaying Sword upwards.

"Gypsy!"

The sword tip flicked upwards, striking the leader's wrist and disarming his claws.

Lin Bei slapped a talisman that warded off evil spirits onto his chest with his left hand.

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

The talisman exploded, blasting a bloody hole in the boss's chest, splattering blood everywhere!

He screamed and flew backward, his demonic energy fluctuating violently.

Strangely, the eldest brother, who was possessed by this gray fairy, felt nothing at all and let it control him!

The second brother pounced from behind and bit Lin Bei on the back of the neck.

Lin Bei didn't even turn his head. He turned his feet, took a step, and floated a zhang away, dodging the attack.

"level off hilltops!"

The Demon-Slaying Sword slashed downwards, its light flashing, striking the second brother's back.

The second brother's back was cleaved open with a long gash, the skin was torn open and blood was flowing freely.

He lay on the ground, struggling to get up, but his injuries were too severe, and he couldn't get up even after several attempts.

The leader charged forward again. Although he had a hole blown in his chest, he was like a madman and didn't care about his injuries at all.

Looking at the two madmen controlled by the Gray Family Immortal, Lin Bei knew that they wouldn't stop until the Gray Family Immortal was forced out of them.

He took out a demon-suppressing talisman from his bundle, held it between his fingers, and then took out an exorcism talisman, stacking the two talismans together.

"Heaven and earth, in their natural order, disperse all impurities. Evil spirits retreat, and righteousness endures!"

Two talismans flew out at the same time, one sticking to the eldest brother's forehead and the other to the second brother's forehead.

The talisman exploded, and golden light enveloped the two of them.

what! ! !

The two gray spirits let out mournful screams and were forced out of the bodies of the two leaders.

Two wisps of gray mist emerged from the two of them, coalescing in the air into the phantoms of two gray rats. They glared fiercely at Lin Bei, their eyes filled with resentment.

"You little beast, you just wait! The Gray family will not let you get away with this!"

After saying that, the two plumes of mist dissipated into the night sky.

The eldest and second eldest brothers lay on the ground, unconscious. However, judging from their condition, it was questionable whether they would survive!

Lin Bei sheathed his Demon-Slaying Sword and clapped his hands.

"That's it? You call that a gray spirit? More like a gray rat."

"Well played!"

Madonna's voice came from behind.

Lin Bei turned around and saw Ma Dana standing at the alley entrance, arms crossed, a smile on her face.

"Sister Na? When did you arrive?"

"I've been here for a while, and seeing you having so much fun, I didn't interfere." Madana walked over, glanced at the two unconscious people on the ground, and said, "Not bad, clean and efficient."

Lin Bei scratched his head and chuckled.

"Sister Na, please don't make fun of me. They were just two two-hundred-year-old gray rats. It took us ages to win."

Madana squatted down and looked at the injuries on the eldest and second eldest sons.

"The Gray Clan possesses people and uses human form to perform sorcery. This is a common tactic of the Gray Clan. They do not show themselves but have those who worship them do things for them."

"Are those people willing too?"

"I'm willing!" Madonna stood up. "The Gray family helps them amass wealth, and they make offerings to the Gray family; each gets what they need."

Lin Bei frowned and said, "But if the Hui family wants to harm people, are they really willing to do it?"

Madana glanced at him, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.

"Some people will do anything for money."

Lin Bei fell silent. In this era of war, humanity was sometimes no match for animality!

Madonna turned and walked back.

"Let's go back and talk about it. Whether those two live or die is up to fate!"

Lin Bei followed.

"Sister Na, that Ye family..."

"I know," Madonna said without turning her head. "We'll talk about it tomorrow."

The two returned to the inn, and Lin Bei followed Ma Danna into her room.

Madana sat at the table, poured herself a cup of tea, and looked at Lin Bei.

"Tell me, what's going on between Huang San Niang and Hui Jiu Ye?"

Lin Bei sat down and recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

From the moment Huang Pizi demanded a title, to when he injured Huang Pizi, to when Huang San Niang led the Huang family to besiege Qingzhu Mountain, and when Hui Jiu Ye and his Hui family got involved, Shi Jian displayed his divine power and beat the two demons to their knees, begging for mercy. In the end, Hu San Tai Ye intervened to plead for mercy and end the matter.

Madana's face turned ashen after hearing this.

"A weasel is asking for a title and even wants to know if it looks like a god? This is trying to cut off someone's path in life. It deserves to be beaten to death."

"Huang San Niang still has the nerve to come looking for trouble? And she even brought Master Hui Jiu with her? Only they would do something like besieging a Taoist temple with four thousand demons."

Lin Bei nodded: "That's right, my master was so angry that he almost beat up Grandpa Hu too."

Madana scoffed, "With Shi Jian's temper, he's definitely capable of doing it."

"However... he's no match for Old Master Hu!"

"Grandpa Hu is a thousand-year-old demon with unparalleled cultivation, but I reckon your master must have a backup plan, otherwise he wouldn't dare to confront Grandpa Hu so directly!"

She took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then said, "In the northern region, there are indeed many people who believe in the Five Great Immortals: Fox, Weasel, White Fox, Willow, and Gray Fox. Each has its own sacred site and its own followers."

"However, the five immortals are of mixed quality, and many have gone astray, taking advantage of the offerings from believers to act arrogantly and do many things that harm people's lives."

Lin Bei asked, "What about the Hu family? Third Master Hu seems to be quite reasonable."

Madana nodded: "The Fox Family is the most upright among the five great immortal families. Third Master Hu has cultivated for a thousand years and never makes a move lightly, nor does he condone his children and grandchildren to harm others. The other families all have some problems to varying degrees."

"Why do the five great immortal sects fight like that? Is it by summoning immortals to possess them?"

Madana smiled faintly: "Because most of their believers are ordinary people who have no magical powers or spells. Asking immortals to possess them and using their power to fight is the most direct way."

"After a spirit possesses you, your body will bear a trace of the spirit's characteristics."

For example, if you invite a gray spirit, it will grow fur, a long tail, and sharp teeth; if you invite a yellow spirit, it will also have some characteristics of a weasel.

"But over time, ordinary people will also gradually develop magical powers!"

Lin Bei suddenly realized and exclaimed, "There's such a fighting style? Invoking a deity to possess you and using their strength against them—that's quite convenient!"

"Isn't this the same thing as the divine fighting techniques of our Maoshan sect?!"

Madana shook her head: "It's convenient, but the price is not small. If you invite a spirit to possess you too many times, your body will be eroded by demonic energy, and you will slowly become half-human and half-demon."

"Moreover, if one's will is not firm when invoking the spirits, it is easy for the spirits to possess one's body."

"Your Maoshan's spiritual practices are different; you invoke your own ancestral masters or deities from all heavens!"

Lin Bei gasped, "Isn't that just lending your body to someone else?"

"Pretty much." Madana stood up and walked to the window. "That's why the Ma family never uses spirit possession; we rely on our own magic and our own abilities."

"Relying on others is ultimately not as good as relying on yourself."