The Purple-Robed Celestial Master has turned into a zombie?! Who can stand that?!

Chapter 78 Surely no one really thinks I'm too soft-hearted?

Zhang Tianlu now occupies a dragon vein treasure site, where the dragon vein's energy nurtures the corpse beans on the coffin.

But the problem is that it's too slow.

Relying solely on the energy of the dragon vein and the energy of the corpse demons in this place is not enough to cultivate the corpse beans that can be turned into corpses by scattering beans.

These are Buddhist monks who have been arrested.

They have accumulated merits; killing them would not benefit Zhang Tianlu.

However, they can be made to work for you.

These bald Buddhist monks all possess remarkable spiritual cultivation and understanding of Buddhist teachings.

As the saying goes, many hands make light work, and Zhang Tianlu can have them use their own magic to help him ripen the corpse beans here.

This directly forms an artificial assembly line, and these Buddhist monks are the energy suppliers on that assembly line.

Zhang Tianlu sneered, "Gentlemen, you still have some use to me, so you'd better obey me. Otherwise, I won't kill you, but the demons under my command are no pushovers. If they want to kill you for a meal, I can't stop them."

Zhang Tianlu looked at the group of bald men.

A prisoner can still live if he behaves well.

Hearing that Zhang Tianlu actually asked them to cultivate corpse beans for him.

The group of eminent monks from the temple were enraged.

“Zhang Tianlu, you were once the founder of the Zhengyi sect. It's already defying the heavens to rise from the dead as a zombie. You even went so far as to refine the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and Corpse Beans, things that are against heaven and reason. Do you have no shame?”

"You want us to do things for you? Bah! Dream on! We are all disciples of Buddha, enlightened masters. Even if you capture us, we will never do such a thing for you. Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"

A master from Longxiang Temple spoke angrily, his voice neither humble nor arrogant, but full of authority.

Even if captured by Zhang Tianlu, he would rather die than submit and vowed to fight the demons to the death.

Listen to what this high monk said.

Zhang Tianlu was taken aback.

Damn!

You really have guts!
Zhang Tianlu: "Good, good, good, as expected of a high-ranking Buddhist monk, you have great spirit. I admire people with backbone like you. Since the master is unwilling to cooperate, then go die."

Zhang Tianlu waved his hand, and the next second he said, "Tiger, send the high monk to the Western Paradise!"

The next second, the black tiger demon under his command, with 3000 years of cultivation, stood up upon hearing this.

Black Tiger Demon King: Oh, dinner's ready?

The tiger demon got up and walked over.

The several-meter-tall, thousand-year-old black tiger walked step by step toward the Buddhist monk, panting heavily.

Seeing that Zhang Tianlu had actually sent his Black Tiger Demon King over, they were shocked.

Now it was the turn of the Longxiang Temple master who had just spoken out against the grain to be dumbfounded.

what?
No!

Hey! Ah Zhen! Are you serious?
This high monk originally relied on the fact that Zhang Tianlu was at least a third-generation patriarch of Longhu Mountain in his previous life, and thought that everyone was a righteous person, even if he had come back to life now.

But Zhang Tianlu still retains consciousness from his previous life, meaning he is now in a state of being half-corpse, half-human.

Since he was a righteous Taoist priest, even if he didn't cooperate, he wouldn't actually kill him.

But now, the high monk discovers that this is not the case.

At Zhang Tianlu's command, his Black Tiger Demon King indeed came over.

I really want to kill him!

The high monk of Longxiang Temple wasn't really tough; he was just betting that Zhang Tianlu wouldn't make a move.

Unfortunately, he made the wrong bet.

The tiger demon approached step by step.

His cultivation was completely sealed by Zhang Tianlu.

The high monk was frightened and regretted his actions.

"Zhang Tianlu! Wait! Wait! Don't do anything rash! This humble monk is a high-ranking Buddhist monk, a disciple of the Buddha, you can't kill me! Zhang Tianlu! You..."

The high monk called out repeatedly, his tone clearly not as harsh as before.

Unfortunately, Zhang Tianlu completely ignored him. The Black Tiger Demon King didn't give him a chance either, pouncing on him and biting off the high monk's neck.

A large amount of fresh blood gushed out from the major artery, shooting several meters high.

The tiger demon drank the scalding human blood, and then dragged the already dead high monk away to rip out his heart and lungs.

The high monk sent it on the spot.

Zhang Tianlu sneered.

You really think you're something special. I'm not killing you because killing you would deduct from my merit, and I still need to undergo heavenly tribulation to cultivate both corpse magic and other arts.

Killing you would only make my ascension to immortality more difficult; it's not worth it.

But that doesn't mean there's no way to kill you.

You dare to tell me how to do things?

I'll grant your wish if you want to die!
Zhang Tianlu was not like the Dragon and Tiger Celestial Masters of this modern era, who was kind-faced, gentle-spoken, and easy to talk to.

He was born at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a powerful figure in a chaotic era.

Back then, during a time of great chaos, he was able to assassinate Su Gu, the governor of Hanzhong, and Zhang Xiu, the commander of a separate division, and then seize control of Hanzhong, and he was able to dominate Hanzhong for 30 years!
Later, he was appointed General Who Guards the South by Cao Cao!

That guy is an officer who leads troops into battle, not a civil servant who discusses matters in the court!

Zhang Tianlu: Surely no one really thinks that I'm too soft-hearted to kill you?

You've really spoiled me, haven't you?

Besides, Zhang Tianlu didn't kill this Buddhist monk anyway.

He died at the hands of the tiger demon, what does that have to do with me, Zhang Tianlu?

A disciple of Tathagata?

Putting aside whether Buddha knows you or not, even if Buddha really came, do you think he would dare to touch me?
The master of Longxiang Temple was made an example of by Zhang Tianlu.

After the high monk died, Zhang Tianlu channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls shook, and then absorbed the high monk's soul into it.

The soul of a high-ranking Buddhist monk is comparable to the souls of thousands of vengeful ghosts. What a treasure! It's extremely nourishing for the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!
Currently, Zhang Tianlu's Ten Thousand Soul Banner contains the souls of six great ghost kings, as well as the souls of eminent Buddhist monks.

It has been upgraded from the original basic equipment, the ordinary Soul Banner, to a true Myriad Soul Banner.

Each of the six Ghost Kings is comparable to the souls of a thousand people.

A high-ranking Buddhist monk can be compared to thousands of souls.

Together, they form the Myriad Soul Banner, blessed by ten thousand souls!
Zhang Tianlun clearly felt that after his Black Banner absorbed the soul of a high monk and upgraded to the Myriad Souls Banner, its strength increased significantly.

It seems that absorbing the souls of powerful beings is the fastest way to level up!
He looked at the remaining group of Buddhist prisoners and said, "I have not met many people with backbone in my life, but this eminent monk is one of them!"
Is there any other high monk with backbone who refuses to cooperate with me? Step forward! My tiger cub is still hungry; the sooner it dies, the sooner it's reincarnated. I'll help you all go to the Western Paradise!

Zhang Tianlu said that killing one person is the same as killing them all.

They are kept to cultivate corpse beans, maximizing profits.

But if they really don't cooperate, killing them is an option.

It’s not a loss anyway.

The physical bodies of eminent Buddhist monks were also a great tonic for his mount, the Black Tiger Demon King.

Moreover, the soul can nourish the Myriad Souls Banner, so nothing is wasted.

It wouldn't be a loss to kill him.

The remaining Buddhist monks witnessed Zhang Tianlu ordering his tiger demon subordinates to kill one of their high-ranking monks without batting an eye.

It was only then that they realized Zhang Tianlu was no pushover.

A warlord who crawled out of piles of corpses in a chaotic world, none of them are easy to mess with.

With the chicken killed as a warning to the monkeys, the remaining monks indeed became obedient.

All his pride and integrity have been worn away.

He shrank back, too afraid to speak.

Zhang Tianlu sneered inwardly upon seeing this.

Why didn't you do this earlier? It would have been so much better if you had just cooperated obediently.

(End of this chapter)