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However, these magical artifacts are indeed the best among those treasures, apart from those used by the shaman and those enshrined on the altar.

Lin Yaoxie naturally accepted it gladly; to refuse would be foolish. These things were very difficult to obtain; in the system's words, each item was worth more than three thousand Demon King Points.

Speaking of the Demon King's Points, we have to mention the previous event, which was the release of the system's first task.

Side Quest: A Little Test of Skill

"Mission description: Now that you have achieved success in your studies, why not kill ten evil spirits and five zombies to test your skills and make a name for yourself?"

"Quest Reward: Ghost Raising Box (Rank C Item)"

"Mission deadline: one month."

"Mission failed: You failed? Then go kill a few people to vent your anger, or all your cultivation will be deducted."

When Lin Yaoxie received this mission the day before yesterday, he remembered that he seemed to have another mission to complete.

Just as Lin Yaoxie was pondering how to complete these tasks, Mao Fang slowly walked in and said to Lin Yaoxie, "The village chief of Dujia Village came to me earlier and said that there are zombies in their village that have killed several people. But I have to go find the Zombie King in a few days and don't have time to deal with this. However, they usually pay their tribute on time, and the zombies' rampage cannot be ignored. So please go and do it for me."

Chapter Eight: The Jade Coffin for Suppressing Corpses

Lin Yaoxie, who was deep in thought, was suddenly stunned, then overjoyed. It was exactly what he wanted to do. He nodded without hesitation. He was worried about how to complete the mission, and he also wanted to test his skills.

"You should set off tomorrow. If you don't return for another two days, I'll probably have already left. If I don't return within half a month, you can go down the mountain by yourself. Remember to take all the magical artifacts, ancestral tablets, and divine images with you when you leave," Mao Fang said calmly.

Lin Yaoxie was slightly taken aback, and immediately frowned. Why did it feel like his master was giving his last words?

"Don't overthink it. Life and death are determined by fate. This time, either the Zombie King will die, or I, Mao Fang, will perish on the spot." After saying this, Mao Fang turned and left. He was extremely stubborn and could not tolerate being defeated twice by demons. This time, he was determined to fight to the death.

Lin Yaoxie opened his mouth, but suddenly didn't know what to say. Mao Fang had been very good to him over the past six months, but he couldn't change Mao Fang's decision. He could only silently wish Mao Fang a safe return.

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The next morning.

When Lin Yaoxie woke up, he went to the altar to offer incense, but unexpectedly found a letter on the altar.

Open the letter and read it.

"After much deliberation, I have decided to set off as soon as possible. By the time you read this letter, I will probably have already left this area. Don't worry about me; life and death are in the hands of fate."

"I don't know if I'll live or die on this journey, but I have no regrets. I'm very happy to have such a gifted disciple like you to carry on my teachings."

"Although you have exceptional talent, you cannot slack off in the slightest while your teacher is away. You must persist in your cultivation day after day."

"Actually, there is something I regret not having had time to do, so please do me a favor, my disciple. There is a large box and a small iron box in my room. The large box is something I left for you, so please don't give it to anyone else. As for the small box, it is the token of the leader of the Maoshan Sect. Over the years, I have thought it through and now I realize how impulsive and foolish I was back then."

"What I feel most guilty about is betraying Maoshan. So, my disciple, please return this sect leader's token to your uncle Lin Jiu. His address is on the back of the letter. Also, if I really don't return, you should follow your uncle to cultivate. Although he doesn't know as many spells as we do, he is still a genius with profound cultivation. He can be your mentor."

"By the way, don't give those Taoist techniques and magical artifacts to your uncle. They are what your master left for you. Keep them safe, disciple. Take care of yourself."

After reading the letter, Lin Yaoxie fell silent. After a long while, he sighed softly, lit the letter with a candle and burned it, then turned and walked towards Mao Fang's room.

Upon entering Mao Fang's room, one sees a large box and a small iron box on the table. It seems that Mao Fang had prepared to leave long ago and left the items with Lin Yaoxie.

Lin Yaoxie opened the large box and, although he had some idea of ​​what was going on, he was still quite surprised.

The large box contained many ancient books, all of which were Taoist secret manuals, as well as three magical artifacts.

Lin Yaoxie reached into the box and gently picked up a jade coffin, no bigger than a palm and made entirely of white jade.

This palm-sized jade coffin was made entirely of white jade and covered with countless runes and formations. The lid was even inlaid with gold dragon patterns.

"Found a Grade B item, the [Corpse-Suppressing Jade Coffin]. This item is a spatial artifact with twenty spatial layers. It was crafted by a Golden Core level expert and is covered with countless restrictions, suppression talismans, and formations. This item is used to cultivate zombies. When fighting enemies, the zombies in the coffin can be released, and at other times, the zombies can be stored in the coffin." Suddenly, the system assistant's voice rang in Lin Yaoxie's ears.

When Lin Yaoxie heard this, his breathing became heavier. It was actually a B-grade item. You should know that ten C-grade items are not as good as one B-grade item.

After forcing himself to calm down, Lin Yaoxie then began rummaging through the large box again.

"Found a Grade B item [Evil-Repelling Dust Brush]. With a sweep of the dust brush, all evil will be driven away."

"Found a B-grade item, the Demon-Slaying Mirror. Demons and monsters will find it difficult to escape."

These three magical artifacts are among the most powerful magical artifacts of Maoshan. According to Lin Yaoxie's guess, Maoshan probably has a total of seven or eight B-grade items. Apart from these three, the rest are on Mao Fang.

Although he felt it was a pity, Lin Yaoxie was also very content. After all, it was a completely unexpected joy. He obtained these three treasures without spending any effort. Wasn't that something to be happy about?

However, Lin Yaoxie was also quite frustrated. Apart from the Corpse-Suppressing Jade Coffin, which was a spatial magic artifact and didn't have many requirements, he couldn't use the other two with his current strength. He would need to be at least at the third level of Qi Refining before he could use them, otherwise he would definitely suffer the backlash from the magic artifacts.

Grade B items are too powerful; users simply cannot control them, and the mana required to use them is terrifying. A mere Qi Refining Level 1 user's mana is simply insufficient to withstand the consumption of a single attack.

Chapter Nine: Exterminate the Zombies

P.S.: I wrote this chapter at 2 AM. I originally wanted to write about a female ghost, but... I suddenly got scared and felt like there was something behind me, so I changed it to a zombie. Amitabha, may the heavens be boundless...

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After tidying up some things, Lin Yaoxie put all twenty zombies into the corpse-suppressing jade coffin, and then collected all the magical artifacts and spell manuals in the Taoist temple and put them into the portable space given by the system.

Lin Yaoxie only recently learned about this portable space. According to the system, this space will expand as his strength increases. Currently, it is only twenty cubic meters in size, but it is enough to store all the magical artifacts and spell manuals in the space.

As for the other items, they were not important, so he did not put them away, since there was not enough space.

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Lin Yaoxie, dressed in a white robe and carrying a century-old peach wood sword bound with yellow cloth, arrived at the small town at the foot of the mountain.

Lin Yaoxie did not wear a Taoist robe because he never considered himself a Taoist priest; Taoist arts were merely a power that allowed him to achieve his goals.

Therefore, Lin Yaoxie's white robe and the peach wood sword wrapped in yellow cloth on his back were somewhat strange, but he still exuded an otherworldly and refined air, which, combined with his handsome appearance, truly made him look like a young master.

Today is the day Lin Yaoxie officially descends the mountain. He plans to go to Dujia Village to properly test his cultivation results, but there's no rush, so he first finds an inn to rest for a while.

Upon entering the inn, Lin Yaoxie casually glanced around and was surprised to find that there were two Taoist priests inside, one middle-aged and the other young.

However, Lin Yaoxie didn't pay much attention to it. He ate something casually and then set off. It would take a whole day to get from here to Dujia Village.

Time passed slowly, and the sky gradually darkened. Lin Yaoxie remained calm and composed, seemingly unconcerned that it was already dark. It must be said that his skill was exceptional and his courage was remarkable.

In this world overrun by ghosts and monsters, where ghosts and demons roam freely in the wilderness at night, Lin Yaoxie, who had just arrived in this world, would surely be terrified. However, Lin Yaoxie did not care at this moment. Firstly, he had his own skills, and secondly, he had lived with a group of zombies for half a year. Even the most timid person would get used to it.

As darkness fell, wolves went out to hunt, and wandering ghosts began to roam, their howls and mournful cries echoing from time to time.

Lin Yaoxie calmly took out the peach wood sword, loosened the yellow cloth, and with a soft "plop," the peach wood sword pierced into the ground, standing upright beside him.

Afterwards, Lin Yaoxie gathered some dry firewood and set it up, lighting a bonfire in the woods. He also took out the food he had bought in the town during the day and laid it on the ground, leisurely eating and drinking.

boom! boom! boom!

Suddenly at this moment, muffled thuds came from the ground from time to time, as if something was throbbing, and the rhythm was slow and regular.

Lin Yaoxie narrowed his eyes slightly, quickly ate the chicken leg in his hand, turned around, drew his peach wood sword, pointed the tip of the sword at the ground, and looked at it coldly.

In the distance, something dressed in what appeared to be a Qing Dynasty official's robe hopped and skipped toward them, each leap covering about ten feet. As they drew closer, their appearance became clearly visible in the moonlight.

It was a zombie with a blue face, fangs, a pale complexion, and lifeless, gray eyes!

"This really is a world overrun by demons." Lin Yaoxie muttered to himself, his left index and middle fingers forming a sword finger as he lightly touched the peach wood sword, and a faint golden light flashed.

next moment.

Lin Yaoxie leaped up, his peach wood sword flashing as it struck the oncoming zombie.

boom!

As the tip of the peach wood sword touched the zombie, a dull thud was heard. The incredibly strong zombie was sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground, but it immediately bounced up again.

However, the zombie's chest emitted a foul stench, a black gas rose up, and black blood slowly slid down, clearly indicating that it was seriously injured.

"Roar roar roar..." The zombie, which had no mind, roared angrily to the sky and leaped ten feet high to pounce on Lin Yaoxie, its sharp claws stabbing out fiercely.

"A mere zombie, yet it dares to be so arrogant." Lin Yaoxie sneered, twirling his golden peach wood sword and thrusting it out with the "Thrust" technique of the Thirteen Peach Wood Swords. Like a golden ray piercing the night, it instantly struck the zombie.

boom! !

The zombie was sent flying backward again. Just as it was about to stand up, Lin Yaoxie took out a talisman and shook it slightly. The talisman burst into flames with a bang.

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!" Lin Yaoxie chanted the incantation, and a talisman appeared out of thin air in his hand and struck the zombie with a whoosh. With a bang, the zombie was completely torn to pieces and exploded.

Zombies are divided into several levels, such as: Wandering Zombie, Hairy Zombie, Bronze-Armored Zombie, Silver-Armored Zombie, Gold-Armored Zombie, Drought Demon...

The lowest level is the wandering zombie, which is formed automatically from the lingering resentment of the dead after burial. This type of zombie has thick skin and immense strength, but it has no intelligence and cannot see. It can only sense everything by breathing and moves by hopping.

The Mao Jiang is quite formidable. It is impervious to swords and blades, possesses superhuman strength, and no longer hops and jumps when it moves. It can walk or run like a human, but it still cannot see anything and has no intelligence.

As for the bronze-armored zombies, they can even come out to bask in the sun during the day. Zombies of this level have a certain level of intelligence, and the intelligence of silver-armored zombies is no weaker than that of ordinary people. Moreover, they are born with supernatural powers, making them truly terrifying beings.

As for the zombie in front of us, it's just a weakling among the zombies; it's only recently become a zombie.

Some of the more powerful zombies among the wandering zombies should not be underestimated. Don't underestimate wandering zombies. Although killing a single wandering zombie is as easy as cutting vegetables for a cultivator, there are many wandering zombies, and they like to live in groups. Once the group of wandering zombies is disturbed, it will be no fun. At that time, the hunter and the hunted will take turns.

Thinking of this, Lin Yaoxie narrowed his eyes and looked around. Only after finding that there were no other ghosts or monsters did he breathe a sigh of relief.

With his current strength, he can only deal with five zombies at a time. If he encounters a slightly larger group of zombies, he will really have to run away.

Chapter Ten: Strange Events

Although Lin Yaoxie could only deal with a maximum of five wandering zombies, he had trump cards. Even if he encountered a group of wandering zombies, his many treasures were enough to protect him and allow him to leave easily.

After killing the zombie, Lin Yaoxie continued to sit by the campfire and took out an ancient book from his personal space.

As mentioned last time, Maoshan has three major lineages: talismans, exorcism, and corpse raising. There's no need to elaborate on talismans.

The concepts of exorcising ghosts and raising corpses are easy to understand. Exorcising ghosts does not mean driving away ghosts, but rather manipulating ghosts for one's own use. Raising corpses means raising zombies.

The Maoshan corpse-raising technique is not the same as the corpse-driving technique. The corpse-driving technique is simply using a corpse-suppressing talisman to stick on the forehead of a zombie and then using a special secret method to drive the zombie.

However, the Maoshan corpse-raising technique is different. Maoshan corpse-raising involves the practitioner forming a master-servant contract with the zombie through their mind. Even without a corpse-suppressing talisman, the zombie will obey, and it is more flexible to command. Unlike the corpse-driving technique, where the zombie goes berserk if the talisman is dropped.

Ordinary corpse-driving techniques use talismans to control zombies, but Maoshan corpse-raising involves cultivating zombies, allowing them to advance to higher levels. Moreover, these zombies are extremely loyal and will never cause any accidents. Furthermore, once the cultivated zombies reach the level of "hairy zombies," they may even develop innate supernatural abilities. This is an advantage far superior to wild zombies and cannot be compared to ordinary corpse-driving techniques.

Furthermore, zombies raised using the Maoshan corpse-raising technique are not afraid of corpse-suppressing talismans. They can no longer be considered zombies, but rather... Dao soldiers!! That is to say, the guards of cultivators!

Therefore, the Maoshan Corpse Raising Technique is one of the three major lineages of Maoshan.

Although Mao Fang did not teach Lin Yaoxie the art of raising corpses, he left behind the secret manual of the art.

The ancient book Lin Yaoxie was holding at this moment was the Maoshan Corpse Raising Technique. He had already learned it yesterday, and he was just reviewing it now.

It's a bit of a shame that Mao Fang didn't leave behind any exorcism techniques, so Lin Yaoxie doesn't know them, which is a bit of a disappointment, but it's not a big deal.

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