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Chapter 375 Daoist Qianhe: I am a general of Maoshan, unless…

"A corpse dragon?"

"It seems to be a very powerful corrupting monster. We've just entered the game, so let's not act rashly."

Erza gently shook her head, covering Anya's head with her hand.

Stop her outstretched hand.

In the Kingdom of Fiore, and not throughout the entire continent of Ishgar, any information related to dragons is classified as a top-secret S-level file.

Any magic or creature related to dragons is considered top-tier.

Just like Natsu's [Fire Dragon Slayer Magic], which is inherited from a real fire dragon, Erza could sense the terrifying heat contained within the magic even before she had fully mastered it.

If it were a real fire dragon, it could easily destroy the entire continent.

It's simply not a task we can tackle at this stage.

"Ania understands."

Although Anya is very curious, she also knows what is important and what is not.

So she shook her head directly, her short pink hair swaying back and forth, rejecting the young prince's kindness.

"Ania, she's really special."

This was the first time the young prince had encountered a woman who didn't reciprocate his advances, and he immediately blushed, just like the second son of a certain noble academy.

Just as he was about to continue speaking,

The black feathers on the back of the prince's hat he was wearing suddenly began to sway.

A chilling wind swept across the sky, carrying with it a strange smell.

At the head of the funeral procession,

The figure, who had never left the coffin of the frontier royal family, stopped in his tracks and looked up at the suddenly changed sky.

"Master Qianhe, why did you suddenly stop?"

Wu Shilang pinched his nose and tried to fan away the eerie wind carrying the stench of corpses with his palm, but to no avail.

He carried a peach wood sword, wore a red Taoist robe, and a black cloth hat printed with yin and yang symbols. His expression was extremely serious.

"This sudden gust of cold wind suggests something is amiss."

"What could possibly happen? Didn't you say your fellow disciples' dojo is just ahead? Hurry up and get some hot food when you get there. You peasants are all healthy, but the young prince is of noble birth. Who can bear to see him starve?"

Before Master Qianhe could finish speaking, Minister Wu interrupted him in a curt tone.

Master Qianhe reached out and placed his hand on the coffin, saying with concern, "However, the yin energy is too strong while the yang energy is weak, which may lead to the corpse turning into a zombie."

It was sunny just a moment ago, and the residual heat should still be there.

However, this bronze-cornered, gilded coffin felt ice-cold to the touch.

This is due to the excessive yin energy inside the coffin.

Under the scorching sun, the copper absorbs heat, and the ink line, soaked in black dog blood...

They were all extremely yang substances, yet even so, they couldn't suppress the corpse's aura.

That is,

The body of the frontier royal family member inside the coffin, who was a great general in life, has completely turned into a zombie.

And it wasn't an ordinary zombie.

In this situation, a strange, eerie wind suddenly arose, making it impossible for Daoist Qianhe to continue on his way with peace of mind.

"During this period, for some unknown reason, the balance of Yin and Yang has been disrupted, with Yang weakening and Yin dominating. There are vengeful spirits, vengeful ghosts, and zombies roaming everywhere."

If it weren't for the Azure Emperor's insistence that the Daoist sect send disciples to escort this zombie back to the border for a proper burial, it wouldn't have been for his insistence.

Master Qianhe will definitely cremate this zombie on the spot.

After all, times have changed.

The overwhelming Yin energy was so intense that even the most powerful Taoist masters had no good way to deal with it, and countless inexplicable zombies and vengeful ghosts had inexplicably been born.

High-level zombies usually require hundreds or even thousands of years of accumulated yin energy to appear.

It is said that a single dragonfly can be born after just ten years of reversing the dragonfly's touch, or after being injected with some random poisons by a Western pharmacist.

Chizuru couldn't imagine what the world would become if things continued like this.

Although Minister Wu looked effeminate, his presence alongside the young prince naturally exuded an air of official authority. He said in an unfriendly tone, "Don't talk to me about that. Exorcising evil spirits is the job of you Taoist priests. I only care about the young prince's health."

"yes!"

Chizuru braced herself, bowed slightly, and clasped her hands in response.

That's it,

Even if something unexpected happens, as one of the four outstanding figures of the modern Taoist sect, known as the great general of Maoshan, dealing with a mere mutated zombie would not be difficult for me.

Even if a malevolent [Music Zombie King] from the Jiangnan region were to come,

With the help of his four disciples from the east, west, south, and north, he had nothing to fear.

unless

A chilling wind shielded the scorching sun, a dark rain cut off the yang energy beneath the earth, and a bolt of dark lightning struck down to forge the bodies of the frontier royal family.

Furthermore, the frontier royal general possessed extremely strong yang energy during his lifetime, but became extremely yin after death.

Finally, they would drink the blood of the Taoist sorcerers.

In this case, our side may be defeated.

However, this possibility is extremely low.

Right now, it's just that yin energy is obscuring the yang energy in the sky. To gather enough yin rain, yin thunder, and Taoist blood, unless the Heavenly Dao decrees that I, Qianhe, will ascend to immortality today...

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible.

Thinking of this, Chizuru's worries eased slightly, and she reluctantly obeyed Wu Shilang's instructions to continue forward.

Kikyo whispered a warning: "Something's not right, be careful."

She was originally a priestess who fought against demons.

A body full of pure spiritual power, placed in the world of [Qing Kingdom Ghost Stories], is also an energy that approaches yang energy.

Erza was slow to realize it.

But upon hearing that even the powerful Kikyo said this, a serious and wary look appeared on her delicate face.

"Kikyo-neechan, Erza-neechan..."

Anya stared blankly for a moment, then revealed an extremely frightened expression and whispered, "I heard Daoist Qianhe say in his mind that the nobleman in the coffin has turned into a zombie and will eat us if he gets out."

Anya's world is a modern city, where legends of vampires, demons, and zombies are already commonplace.

They made many horror movies.

Anya was terrified when she heard the word "zombie".

"Don't be afraid."

Kikyo gently comforted Anya.

Although she was as otherworldly as a goddess, untouched by worldly concerns, she was different from most exorcists who were indifferent to ordinary people.

Beneath her goddess-like beauty lies a gentle side.

Even if she can't integrate into the lives of ordinary people, she will still maintain a faint smile and sit on the side.

This is also why Kikyo is so highly respected.

With Kikyo's comfort, Anya gradually relaxed.

As if sensing something,

Master Qianhe turned his head, and a serious gaze fell on Anya.

"Young lady, it's not good to pry into other people's thoughts!"

Master Chizuru frowned, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Kikyo and Anya.

"what?"

Anya was suddenly startled and quickly covered her head, like a pink-feathered little ostrich.

She didn't want to listen either.

However, she couldn't control her superpowers at all; they were like a passive force.

"The Buddhist concept of telepathy?"

Master Qianhe could sense a pure spiritual energy from Kikyo, like the water of a deep pool.

The other party was also a Taoist practitioner.

Erza's magic is completely different from the energy of this world, and Chizuru cannot perceive it in detail, but she also knows that Erza is not simple.

However, there was no spiritual energy fluctuation on Anya's body.

However, there is a kind of mental power that allows one to spy on one's thoughts as if no one else is around.

"Young lady, your spiritual power is extremely pure, so you are probably not a wicked person. That is why I have allowed you to temporarily join the funeral procession."

Master Qianhe's expression was not good. He said, "However, please keep your juniors in check and don't cause any unnecessary trouble."

This ability to peer into the mind

In the context of spiritual practitioners, this would be considered a blatant act of provocation.

Master Chizuru refrained from making a scene only because he saw that Anya was a young girl.

"Master Qianhe, you have misunderstood us. Anya's mind-reading ability is innate and uncontrollable. It was not an intentional provocation. Please understand."

Kikyo is a priestess.

Both are divine duties that deal with demons and monsters. Even though the worlds are different, their powers are roughly similar, and she understands why Chizuru is angry.

So they quickly offered an explanation.

Upon hearing this, Chizuru's gaze sharpened, and she quickly walked over, gently placing her large hand on Anya's forehead.

A faint energy fluctuation spread out.

Anya felt like she was completely exposed.

Children speak without restraint, and Anya felt a cool, spring-like spiritual energy coursing through her body.

Very comfortable.

Master Qianhe withdrew his hand, his eyes slightly surprised, and said, "Strange, it seems to be an innate supernatural power?... But it's very weak."

This kind of talent is extremely rare.

They are all excellent seeds for cultivation. For example, my own senior brother [Shi Jian] is naturally drawn to the supernatural power of lightning and has already shown extraordinary abilities before he even started cultivating.

Anya's innate supernatural abilities are more similar to the Buddhist concept of telepathy or the Taoist concept of mind reading.

only……

Most people are born with powerful supernatural abilities, but the pink-haired girl's mind-reading ability is very weak; she can only read people's thoughts.

He didn't know,

Anya comes from another world. "Spy House" is a pure world without magic. The world's consciousness wanted to advance, so it forced the birth of Anya, a freak who can read minds, and a dog who can predict the future. This was already the limit.

Therefore, if we compare spiritual roots, Anya's spiritual root is not innate, but rather acquired through the catalysis of world consciousness.

It's naturally a little weaker.

Even so,

This was enough to excite Daoist Qianhe greatly, and he couldn't help but reach out again to rub the pink-haired girl's head, murmuring, "Good, very good, excellent..."

aside,

The four disciples from the east, west, south, and north were well aware that their master had developed a fondness for their talent.

Besides exorcising demons and monsters, the most crucial thing for the Taoist sect is to find a successor to pass on their lineage of Taoist arts and their knowledge.

A natural-born genius like Anya has always been the perfect candidate to inherit the mantle.

What Master Qianhe didn't know was that

When he released his spiritual power to perceive Anya, the Samsara Game had already captured his information through the released spiritual power.

Kikyo and Erza were equally shocked.

【Master Qianhe Lv.40 (Gold)】: A contemporary general of Maoshan, skilled in Taoist arts and physical techniques.

The four contemporary Celestial Masters of Maoshan each have their own specialties.

The eldest disciple, Shi Jian, is renowned for his thunder magic; the Four-Eyed Taoist is skilled in summoning spirits; and Uncle Nine excels in talismans and spells…

And he, Chizuru, is the most standard exorcist master.

His lightning magic wasn't as profound as his senior brother's, his summoning spells weren't as good as Four Eyes', and his talisman-drawing skills weren't as divine as Uncle Nine's...

But he is the most versatile one.

The youngest among them, he possesses the greatest killing power when exorcising demons and slaying ghosts, much like a general who dominates the battlefield, which is why he is known as the Maoshan General.

"Ania, would you be willing to join the Maoshan sect and become a disciple of my Thousand Cranes lineage?"

As Master Qianhe's voice faded,

Anya heard the notification sound of the Reincarnation Game in her ear.

[Master Qianhe (Gold) invites you to become a disciple of the Daoist sect. Upon acceptance, you will receive the [Daoist Sect Instructor] quest. Completion of this quest will allow you to join the Dark Gold-level faction, [Daoist Sect].]

Note: After completing the [Taoist Disciple Instructor] quest, you will automatically join the Taoist faction.

Tip 2: After completing the task, the [Taoist Shop] will be opened, and the [Taoist Character] affinity will be increased. Affinity points can be consumed to learn the character's inheritance.

Tip 3: After completing the task, you will automatically be promoted to a rare profession, [Maoshan Taoist], which is different from [Taoist Boy].

(End of this chapter)