Episode 110 Zombies

  "Whoa——" With a sudden movement, Li Yan emerged from the small world within the Golden Bull God statue. He looked at Kuang Tianyou, who had absorbed the Golden Bull's evil energy, and his strength suddenly soared to the level of a Second Tribulation Loose Immortal. Uncontrollably, he let out an exclamation: "Good grief! The innate talent of your Pangu Clan zombies is truly formidable! If not for the level restrictions, it would be downright heaven-defying!"

  At this moment, Kuang Tianyou could clearly feel that his power had been elevated to an extremely high level. For sixty years, he hadn't absorbed the fresh blood of a living person, and his power had originally declined to the point where it was barely sufficient for a first-rank scattered immortal. Now, however, it had directly reached the realm comparable to that of a second-rank scattered immortal, truly a case of "ascending to heaven in one leap".

  "Pangu tribe?" Kuang Tianyou couldn't help but ask in doubt, "You've mentioned it many times before, I'm a Pangu zombie, how can there be different types of zombies?"

  "You don't even know?" Li Yan exclaimed in surprise, but seeing that apart from Fang Lin who had fainted on the ground, Kuang Tianyou and Zhang Zhenwu were both staring at him blankly, he couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh and explained: "Forget it, I'll tell you all about it."

  "The so-called zombies can be roughly divided into three categories, including the Eastern Zombies, Western Blood Clan and your Pangu Clan Zombies." Li Yan looked at Kuang Tianyou and smiled: "The Western Blood Clan, also known as vampires, are not actually considered true zombies. They consider themselves nobles, divided into ordinary vampire servants, barons, viscounts, earls, marquises, dukes, princes, emperors and ancestors, etc. I suppose this little Taoist from Dragon Tiger Mountain is aware of this."

  "Yes." Zhang Zhenwu hastily replied, "I have also had dealings with the Western blood clan and know their strengths and weaknesses. It should be divided by rank, below Earl is only a Yin Spirit realm, Duke or below can compare to Yang Spirit, Prince, Emperor and ordinary three-tribulation scattered immortals are no different, but the Ancestor is even more powerful, almost like a divine spirit, at least four-tribulation above scattered immortal!"

  "You still have some insight, little Taoist." Li Yan continued: "As for the zombies in the East, they can be roughly divided into Jia Shi and Mao Shi. Jia Shi is divided into Tie Jia Shi, Tong Jia Shi, Yin Jia Shi, Jin Jia Shi, Jin Jia Shi Wang, and Han Ba. Among them, Tie Jia Shi and Tong Jia Shi are equivalent to the cultivation of the Yin Shen realm. Yin Jia Shi and Jin Jia Shi are equivalent to the cultivation of the Yang Shen realm, while Jin Jia Shi Wang is equivalent to a scattered immortal below three calamities. As for Han Ba, it's comparable to a scattered immortal above four calamities. As for Mao Shi, they are divided into Bai Mao, Lu Mao, Hong Mao, Zi Mao, Fei Tian, and Xie. The level division is undoubtedly the same as Jia Shi."

  After a slight pause, Li Yan smiled and said: "Actually, the Pangu tribe zombies are also a kind of Eastern zombie, but they are different from the ones mentioned earlier. The Blood Clan grows through time and cultivation, while the Jia Shi and Mao Shi rely on the environment to become powerful. However, the Pangu tribe zombies rely on bloodline inheritance, and their level can be determined by the color of their eyes: red, green, yellow, blue, white, and black. Those with red eyes are considered first-generation, pure-blooded Pangu tribe members. The second generation is like you, Brother Kuang, who were bitten by a first-generation Pangu zombie and possess extraordinary strength, almost comparable to that of a three-tribulation scattered immortal."

  "A second-generation Pangu corpse, comparable to a third-tribulation loose immortal?!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhen was taken aback for a moment, he had not expected that Kuang Tianyou, this unassuming guy, would actually be a second-generation Pangu corpse, with strength that could rival a third-tribulation loose immortal.

  Compared to Zhang Zhenwu, Kuang Tianyou was even more shocked in his heart. He had an innate resistance to the identity of a Pangu clan zombie, so he didn't know much about the situation in the cultivation world. Li Yan's words were what truly opened another door for him.

  "Alright, stop being stunned. The matter at hand has been settled. I have broken the surging evil energy within the Golden Bull statue. After resolving a case of injustice on May 5th, I will send it back to where it belongs." As Li Yan spoke, he stretched out his five fingers and the Golden Bull statue was already sucked into his own Mustard Seed Space.

  It's fine that Kuang Tianyou, a rookie in the cultivation world, didn't notice, but Zhang Zhenwu couldn't help but blink his eyes. This kind of divine image that has already nurtured a divine spirit is not an ordinary object. Generally, spatial treasures in the cultivation world cannot capture it, unless it's a space opened by a scattered immortal above the fourth tribulation or an inner heaven and earth opened by a great divine ability holder of the seventh tribulation, who has the qualification to capture the divine spirit within.

  Li Yan's actions, although seemingly casual, left Zhang Zhenwu astonished and bewildered. This mysterious cultivator, unheard of before, was actually a loose immortal of four kalpas or more.

  He had no idea that Li Yan was a powerful loose immortal who had almost crossed the nine heavenly tribulations. Although his skills had recovered a lot, he was only barely above the three-tribulation loose immortal, and there was still some distance from the four-tribulation loose immortal. He could open up space thanks to his strong cultivation in his previous life and his understanding of the Heavenly Dao.

  Four people came out of the hall, Hai Ruten had been waiting for a long time. At this moment, seeing people coming out, he hurriedly asked: "How is it, Mr. Li? How's the situation?"

  Li Yan saw his anxious look and couldn't help but chuckle, saying: "Don't worry, there's no problem anymore. However, I'm going to take this Golden Bull statue with me."

  On Hai Ruyun's face, there was a hint of reluctance, but in the end, she gritted her teeth and said: "Since Mr. Li wants it, this golden bull statue is precious, but after all, it's just an object, just take it away."

  "Boundless Heaven Venerable." Supporting the unconscious Fang Lin, the old Taoist Zhang Zhenwu hastily declared a Daoist incantation and said: "This gentleman is mistaken. The lay Buddhist took away the Golden Bull God statue not for personal desire, but to settle an old karma, then send the Golden Bull God statue to where it should go."

  "Where should he go?" Upon hearing this, Hai Ru Tian couldn't help but ask curiously: "But I don't know, where is the Golden Bull God statue supposed to go?"

  "Frankly speaking, I also want to know what kind of past life grievances are involved in this matter that would lead to such a strong resentment."

  "Haha... I didn't expect everyone's curiosity to be so great, but never mind," Li Yan said with a calm smile. "This matter isn't much of a secret anymore, so I'll just say it all at once. The deity residing in this statue is actually the water god of the Yellow River, the divine spirit of the Taurus zodiac that has been worshiped by the people for thousands of years. Forty years ago, when the Taurus zodiac was about to become a god, someone stole it from the temple, triggering a great flood that occurred once in a century, resulting in the deaths of tens of millions of people and countless souls being destroyed. As a result, this statue has accumulated an enormous amount of evil energy that is difficult to measure. Now, forty years have passed, and the victim of that past grudge has returned. On May 5th, the Dragon Boat Festival, which is also the day of the sun's zenith, should be the end of this lingering karma."

  Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh in unison. However, no one expected that the cause and effect of this matter would be so severe, involving tens of millions of lives and countless vengeful spirits. At this moment, the old Taoist Zhang Zhenwu shook his head and let out a soft sigh: "The world is getting worse day by day, people's hearts are no longer ancient, for their own greed, they have brought about such a huge evil consequence, such a person should be killed!"

  After all, he was born into the prestigious sect of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, where the nature of human kindness and evil is taken very seriously. In his eyes, such a person is even more terrifying than a demon, and it's really time to kill him with one sword, let him go down to the underworld and be tortured in the eighteen layers of hell!

  Kuang Tianyou also said: "I originally thought that I, having become a zombie, was already the most evil monster in the world. It turns out that there are people who, although they appear to be ordinary humans, are even more terrifying than demons!"

  He was a kind-hearted person, otherwise he wouldn't have endured sixty years as an undead without sucking the blood of any living being. Upon hearing such grievances, even as a vampire, he couldn't help but feel a surge of indignation.

  Hai Ru Tian was confused about the key point and simply said: "All these years, I have been worshiping a real god?!"

  Li Yan heard this and couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed: "Alright, no matter what, I must take away this Golden Bull statue today. You've been able to possess it for many years, which is already a great opportunity. However, remember that everything should be done in moderation, excess will inevitably lead to an early end of fate. Now that I'm taking it back, you can at least maintain the status quo. If you were thinking of possessing the divine spirit and then rising to greatness, only to decline afterwards, you'll regret it too late."

  Hai Ruzhentian heard this and hastily wiped away the cold sweat from his forehead, repeatedly responding with "Yes, yes."

  Zhang Zhenwu smiled and said, "If the master can see it clearly, then that's all for the better." He then bowed to Li Yan and Kuang Tianyou, saying, "Two gentlemen, tonight we have a chance encounter, and I am fortunate enough to meet you. The gain is immense, and this poor Taoist will take his leave first." After speaking, he didn't linger, and with Fang Lin still unconscious, he suddenly transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the night sky.

  The sea is like the sky, and tonight's surprises have been enough. At this moment, it's not surprising to see strange things, and instead, a strong curiosity arises in my heart.

  Looking at the distant flow of light, for this old Taoist priest of Longhushan, Li Yan still seems to think he's quite pleasing to the eye. As a person and in his dealings, he can be considered an old-fashioned good man, and his cultivation is not bad either. With tonight's opportunity, it won't take long before he'll be able to overcome the tribulation of thunder and achieve the realm of a free immortal.

  He glanced at the sky and it was already late at night. He smiled slightly and said, "It's getting late, Tianzong, I'll take my leave here."

  "Things have been settled, it's time to go..."

  Before they could react, the two figures had already faded away, eventually disappearing completely into the endless night sky...