Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

Hearing Lin Bei's laughter, Shi Shaojian ran over from the next room, pushed open the door, and shouted, "You broke through?"

Lin Bei raised an eyebrow at Shi Shaojian, who stood at the door with a complicated expression.

He arrived half a year earlier than Lin Bei, and his cultivation level was only at the mid-stage of Daoist Child, with less than two hundred strands of magic power. Lin Bei arrived later than him and is already at the late-stage of Daoist Child.

"Fine." Disappointed, Shi Shaojian turned and went back to his room, closing the door behind him.

After a while, Lin Bei heard the sound of chanting coming from next door. Lin Bei smiled, went back to his room, and had a good sleep.

The next morning, Lin Bei went for a run in the mountains as usual.

He ran farther than usual today, running straight ahead along the back mountain without even realizing it, and had already run out of the area of ​​Qingzhu Mountain.

Lin Bei gazed at the main peak of Qingzhu Mountain from afar. Compared with the surrounding mountains, Qingzhu Mountain stood out prominently, creating a peculiar orientation.

Lin Bei sat on the ground to rest for a while, enjoying the breeze, and then started running back.

They hadn't run very far when it got dark.

At this time, he was still an hour away from Qingzhu Mountain. Lin Bei quickened his pace and ran along the mountain path. As he ran, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew over.

Lin Bei shivered, feeling a chill run from his scalp to the soles of his feet.

He stopped and looked around. Apart from a dense jungle, there was nothing strange, but he still felt that something was wrong.

It's just too quiet; even the chirping of insects is gone.

Lin Bei didn't think much of it and continued running. After about fifteen minutes, he saw a crooked pine tree by the roadside.

However, after running for another fifteen minutes, he saw the crooked pine tree again.

"What happened?"

Lin Bei stopped, his brows furrowing slightly. At the same time, a sense of unease rose in his heart, and he secretly became alert to his surroundings.

He then took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and continued running.

After running for another fifteen minutes, the crooked pine tree was still by the roadside.

"Wait! This is... being trapped in a maze?"

Lin Bei stopped in his tracks, his palms sweating, and he warily surveyed his surroundings.

He stood still, not moving. Shi Jian had said that if you get stuck in a maze, you shouldn't panic, because the more you panic, the less likely you are to get out.

He took out a talisman from his bundle, held it in his hand, and began to chant a purification incantation.

"Heaven and earth are natural, and foul air dissipates."

A white light shone from my fingertips, illuminating the area within three feet clearly, but the ghost wall didn't react at all!

He then took out an exorcism talisman, but as soon as he channeled his magic power into it, the talisman exploded instantly!

"Hiss! Such a dense ghostly aura!"

A sense of crisis rose in Lin Bei's heart, and he quickly cast the Golden Light Spell.

"The profound origin of Heaven and Earth, the root of all Qi, through countless eons of cultivation, I have attained divine powers. Within and beyond the Three Realms, only the Dao is supreme. My body is enveloped in golden light."

A golden light enveloped him, pushing back some of the surrounding darkness.

"Hehehe..."

A sinister laugh came from all directions, making it impossible to discern the direction. It sounded like someone was laughing in his ear, or perhaps it was coming from the surrounding area.

"Young Taoist priest, aren't you afraid to run around in the mountains alone so late at night?"

Lin Bei felt a chill run down his spine, his gaze sharpened, and he became secretly on guard!

"Afraid? I'm not afraid of you!" Lin Bei shouted. "Do you know who my master is? Shi Jian of Qingzhu Mountain! The eldest disciple of the Maoshan Sect! Known as the Thunder and Lightning Dharma King!"

"How dare you commit violence near Qingzhu Mountain? You're asking for trouble!"

"If you know what's good for you, get lost, or when my master arrives, he'll blast you to smithereens!"

The sinister laughter paused for a moment, and when the voice spoke again, there was a hint of hesitation in its tone: "Shi Jian? You're Shi Jian's apprentice?"

"Genuine, guaranteed!"

After a few seconds of silence, the voice rang out again: "Hehehe... Pure Yang Dao Body... Little Daoist, if I were to devour your pure Yang energy, it would increase my cultivation by at least a hundred years."

Lin Bei's heart sank. This old ghost knew Shi Jian's reputation, but still didn't want to leave, clearly because he was tempted by greed.

"Shi Jian's reputation is great, but he's currently at Qingzhu Mountain, far from his monastery." The voice turned sinister. "Half an hour is enough for this old ghost to devour you until there's not a bone left."

Half an hour? Lin Bei scoffed. A cultivator at the Earth Master level could fly through the air and would arrive here in just a few breaths!

Lin Bei stopped talking nonsense, took off the bundle, and draped it over his shoulder to make it easier to draw the talisman paper.

A sudden gust of cold wind arose, whipping up a gale that rustled the treetops and even caused the light of the Golden Light Mantra to flicker.

A dark figure emerged from the depths of the forest. Lin Bei looked closely and saw that it was an old man dressed in what appeared to be a Qing Dynasty robe. His hair was disheveled, his face was bluish-black, and he had a pair of blood-red eyes.

The old ghost hovered in mid-air, looking down at Lin Bei.

"Young Taoist, I'll gladly accept your pure yang energy!"

Lin Bei took two steps back and casually pulled out a handful of exorcism talismans from his bundle, at least seven or eight of them.

Old Ghost frowned when he saw the talisman in his hand. "An exorcism talisman? Such a low-level thing, you're using it against me?"

"Go to hell!"

The old ghost charged straight down, its claws radiating intense ghostly energy, reaching out to grab Lin Bei.

Lin Bei stepped to the side using the Yu Step, and threw out three exorcism talismans from his hand.

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"

Three talismans floated in the air, lit up simultaneously, and flew towards the old ghost.

With a flick of his sleeve, the old ghost sent two of the three talismans flying, exploding in mid-air. The remaining talisman stuck to his sleeve, blasting a hole in it.

Old Ghost looked down at the hole in his sleeve, then at Lin Bei, a flash of anger crossing his blood-red eyes.

"You little brat, you're asking for it."

Old Ghost's figure blurred, and he instantly appeared in front of Lin Bei, his speed terrifying.

Lin Bei had no time to dodge and took the hit with the Golden Light Spell.

Bang!

Old Ghost slapped Lin Bei's chest, the golden light flickered violently and shattered, sending Lin Bei flying. He crashed into a pine tree, wincing in pain.

"You've mastered the Golden Light Mantra quite well." The old ghost was somewhat surprised that a mere novice in the late stage of the Daoist path could still stand after taking a blow from him.

"Golden light surrounds my body!"

Lin Bei didn't answer. He cast the Golden Light Spell again and pulled out another handful of talismans from his bundle, this time at least fifteen or sixteen.

Old Ghost's eyelids twitched. What was this kid up to? Why was he carrying so many exorcism talismans?

Lin Bei scattered the talismans into the sky, and the sixteen exorcism talismans drifted out like snowflakes.

With hands forming a hand seal, he chanted, "Laojun, may your command be swiftly granted!"

Sixteen talismans lit up simultaneously, their golden light illuminating half the forest.

Old Ghost's expression changed drastically, and he retreated hastily.

But the talismans had already scattered, surrounding him in the middle, and then they all flew towards the old ghost!

Old Ghost's body surged with ghostly energy as he tried to block the talismans. Most of the exorcism talismans burned instantly upon contact with the yin energy, but five or six talismans still managed to break through the yin energy and strike Old Ghost!

"ah!!!"

Old Ghost let out a scream, a sharp and piercing sound that made Lin Bei's ears ring.

"You little brat! Where did you get so many talismans?!"

"I will tear your soul apart and refine it!"

One by one, the talismans on the old ghost's body burned to ashes, but his body was also burned and pitted, and the originally solid black shadow became much thinner.