This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Chapter 121 The Misery of the People, Zhong Bai's Fury
When the sun was high in the sky, Zhong Bai and Shi Jian prepared to leave the dojo.

Zhong Bai wore a Yin-Yang Water and Fire Robe, while Shi Jian wore an ordinary Yin-Yang two-color Robe.

Zhong Bai looked no different from when he was twenty years old, with his hair tied up in a purple-gold crown and the Qiankun Ring on his right thumb shining brightly.

Shi Jian held a whisk in his hand, his beard and Taoist robe swaying in the wind, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"Junior Brother Qianhe, you truly have a handsome face!"

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's a celestial being banished to earth.

"Haha, senior brother, you are upright and incorruptible, and you are also a Taoist master!"

The two exchanged a smile and then left the dojo for Lei Yan's post.

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Lei Yan's garrison was located in a county town.

Fenggang County borders western Hunan and is about 300 li away from Shi Jian's Taoist temple. It took Zhong Bai and Shi Jian three days to arrive, which is about 100 li per day.

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm, Zhong Bai had begun to consider practicing the Quanzhen Sword Control Technique given to him by the Quanzhen Sect. However, his Demon Extermination Points were limited, and he had spent most of the past three years constructing his Dao Platform to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, so he hadn't started practicing it yet. Otherwise, traveling three hundred miles would only take half an hour by sword flight.

The entrance to Fenggang County.

When Zhong Bai and Shi Jian arrived, before they even entered the county town, they saw several large red notices posted on the city wall.

The letter reads: "Recently, zombies have been harming people in the county town. People entering the town should be careful."

That's all the details. Shi Jian and Zhong Bai exchanged a glance, both realizing something was amiss in each other's eyes.

But now is not the time to talk about these things.

After entering the city, Zhong Bai and Shi Jian went straight to the location of Lei Yan Dao Temple.

Outside the mortuary, Zhong Bai closed his eyes slightly and used his divine sense to thoroughly investigate the mortuary in front of him.

Zhong Bai opened his eyes and shook his head slightly.

"Senior Brother, Lei Yan is not in the dojo, but... there's something strange about this dojo."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian immediately frowned.

"Strange? It doesn't matter. Anyway, with Junior Brother Qianhe here, Lei Yan can't cause any trouble!"

Shi Jian had absolute confidence in Zhong Bai. Just kidding, his junior brother Qianhe was a Foundation Establishment True Person who cultivated both thunder and fire. Compared to Lei Yan, who was at the late stage of the seventh level of Qi Refining, Shi Jian was not worried even if his own cultivation was inferior to Lei Yan's.

It's just that it would be difficult for him to capture Lei Yan on his own.

The two pushed open the door and entered the courtyard. Shi Jian immediately frowned.

“Junior Brother Qianhe, is this what you mean by strange? With such a thick aura of corpses and resentment, Lei Yan must have set up an array at the mortuary to isolate the aura.”

Zhong Bai nodded, then said, "That's not all, Senior Brother, come with me..."

After saying that, Zhong Bai walked ahead, not heading to the main house, but to a rockery in a courtyard. Without the slightest hesitation, Zhong Bai slapped down with his palm, and the rockery instantly shattered into pieces, revealing a downward passage.

As if finding an outlet, waves of corpse energy surged out of the passage, shocking Shi Jian the moment they appeared.

"Let's go down and take a look... This Lei Yan can't be allowed to live!"

Zhong Bai's tone was very calm, but Shi Jian could hear the strong killing intent hidden beneath it.

Shi Jian followed behind, and the two went down through the passage. The entire underground of the mortuary had been hollowed out. When Zhong Bai and Shi Jian came down, a wisp of Samadhi True Fire ignited in Zhong Bai's palm in the pitch-black space, illuminating the surroundings.

Shi Jian almost vomited after just one glance.

The scene before him was extremely horrific, filled with severed limbs and blood-soaked corpses. Further away were rows of bodies, some of which had just been drained of blood and had not yet been transformed into zombies, while others were undergoing the process of being transformed into zombies. The evidence was right in front of him. After taking a deep breath, Zhong Bai's Samadhi True Fire in his palm transformed into a sea of ​​fire that spread outwards.

"Let's go, Senior Brother..."

The two left the underground, and all the evils underground vanished into nothingness with the burning of the Samadhi Fire. At this moment, Zhong Bai and Shi Jian were pushing open the main room of Lei Yan's mortuary.

The door opened, and several large boxes were placed in front of him. Shi Jian quickly stepped forward and opened them, finding the boxes filled to the brim with gleaming silver.

After bypassing the main room, they arrived at the side room. Following the same steps, the moment Zhong Bai opened the door, he went straight to the bed. On the bed, a naked young girl of about sixteen was staring blankly at Zhong Bai and Shi Jian's arrival.

On one side of the bed, there was a large quantity of opium casually placed.

"That Lei Yan! He truly deserves to die!"

Shi Jian gritted his teeth. If he had known Lei Yan was going to be so outrageous, he would have captured him first and then reported it to Maoshan.

"No... Taoist priest, please spare me..."

Just then, the woman seemed to be frightened and began to clutch the blanket and cry uncontrollably.

Seeing that the woman was already somewhat mentally unstable, Zhong Bai casually pointed a finger, and in an instant, the woman's eyes became clear again.

Before the woman could speak, Zhong Bai sighed and asked, "Miss, there's no need to be afraid. My fellow disciple and I have come here to capture Lei Yan. Do you know where Lei Yan is now?"

The woman was momentarily stunned by Zhong Bai's kindness, but she quickly recovered.

"Master Lei Yan... he... he just left about two hours ago, he should have gone to a banquet at the county government office! Please, Masters, let me go!"

Zhong Bai glanced at the chains on the woman's ankles, then drew his spiritual sword from behind and gently slashed them, causing the chains to fall.

"You can leave now, young lady. Don't worry, I'll make that beast Lei Yan suffer a fate worse than death!"

A fierce glint flashed in Zhong Bai's eyes. Lei Yan's actions were no less than those of the Japanese sorcerers. Zhong Bai wished he could capture him right now!

Zhong Bai and Shi Jian left the mortuary. Since Lei Yan might be at the county government office, Zhong Bai wanted to see if he was also involved there.

In the county government office, at an extremely lavish banquet, Lei Yan was laughing and exchanging toasts with the middle-aged man opposite him, thoroughly enjoying himself.

"Come, come, Magistrate Gao, let's have another drink!"

After downing a cup, Magistrate Gao, with his large belly and fat head that even his official hat couldn't cover, ripped open his clothes, which were a bit too tight for him, and laughed as he replied, "Hahaha, Daoist Lei Yan, come, come, let's continue. If I hadn't met Daoist Lei Yan, I wouldn't have been able to acquire my current wealth."

However, speaking of which, Master Lei Yan, you come from Maoshan, aren't you afraid that Maoshan will find out about these things you've done?"

When this was mentioned, Magistrate Gao couldn't help but think of the Maoshan Taoist priests who had been making headlines for the past few years.

"Especially that Maoshan Taoist priest. I've heard he hates evil as if it were his enemy. Whether it's demons and monsters or Eight Banner soldiers, almost no one who encounters him will have a good ending. If what you and I have done is exposed, I'm afraid..."

Before Magistrate Gao could finish speaking, Lei Yan interrupted, "Magistrate Gao, there's no need to worry!"

Speaking of this Maoshan Taoist Zhong Bai, it makes people angry. A young Taoist priest who is only about twenty years old and hasn't even grown his hair yet dares to ride on the heads of us senior brothers who have been stationed down the mountain for more than ten years.

They're all so incredibly pedantic and pretentious, nothing like a humble Taoist priest like me! Haha, I have everything I could want – money, beautiful women!
As for what Magistrate Gao is worried about... let's not even talk about the fact that Daozi is unlikely to come to our small place. Even if he did come, what could he do?

It is true that I created the zombies, but the killing and blood-taking were done by your men, Magistrate Gao. I am not involved in any karma.

"Don't even mention a mere Taoist priest from Maoshan; even the patriarchs of the Maoshan underworld couldn't do anything to me!"

Lei Yan wasn't stupid. If he had karmic burdens on him, the patriarch of the Maoshan Underworld would definitely discover it. But as long as he didn't take action, it was just corpse refining, so who could suspect him?

"I see. I was wondering why Daoist Lei Yan had thought things through."

By the way, how was the girl I gave to the Taoist priest last time?

"Hehe, speaking of which, I found that girl when I was in the countryside. I simply tied her up and sent her to the Taoist priest for his pleasure."

Mentioning this, Lei Yan gave a smug smile.

"What Magistrate Gao sent must be excellent!"

Inside, Lei Yan and Magistrate Gao were still drinking and exchanging toasts. Outside, Zhong Bai, standing at the door, finally couldn't hold back after hearing what they were saying inside.

With a loud bang, the entire door was blasted away by Zhong Bai's punch.

Immediately afterwards, Zhong Bai and Shi Jian walked step by step into the house...

The sound of the door being broken down startled both Magistrate Gao and Lei Yan, but they quickly became furious. In Fenggang County, how dare someone disrespect them and force their way in?

However, the moment the two stood up and looked towards the door, they saw Zhong Bai's cold face and sharp killing intent!
Lei Yan knew Shi Jian, but he did not know Zhong Bai.

"Shi Jian, it's you!"

Lei Yan's previously contemptuous face turned serious, and he angrily asked, "Shi Jian, did you hear our conversation outside the door just now?"

Lei Yan was somewhat flustered, but he forced himself to calm down.

Shi Jian nodded, his eyes cold.

"I heard everything, Lei Yan. How dare you call yourself a disciple of Maoshan for what you've done!"

Seeing that Shi Jian said this, Lei Yan simply stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table.

"Hahaha, Shi Jian, since you already know, I won't explain anymore. Yes, what you heard is true, but so what?"

"You shouldn't have come to Fenggang County alone. Do you really think you can capture me?"

As he spoke, Lei Yan's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but Shi Jian looked at Lei Yan as if he were a fool.

He said to Zhong Bai, "Junior Brother Qianhe, I'll leave Lei Yan to you to deal with!"

Zhong Bai nodded, then looked at Lei Yan.

"evil creature!"

At the stern rebuke, Lei Yan, who had been still thinking about Shi Jian's address of "Junior Brother Qianhe," suddenly trembled. He looked at Zhong Bai in front of him with some fear, slowly raised his finger and pointed at Zhong Bai, trembling and apprehensive, and said, "You...you are Zhong Bai, the Maoshan Daoist Zhong Bai!"

Before Lei Yan could continue speaking, Zhong Bai raised his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning that lashed Lei Yan's face.

In an instant, Lei Yan was like a kite with a broken string, flung out of the house and crashed into the yard outside.

The same scene unfolded as Zhong Bai raised his hand to strike. Magistrate Gao was not able to dodge either. Despite his large and strong physique, Magistrate Gao was still easily sent flying.

Upon arriving in the courtyard, Lei Yan was rolling around on the ground, his hands covering his face.

After Zhong Bai broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the power of his lightning also underwent a qualitative leap.

With a single lash, if Zhong Bai hadn't been deliberate, Lei Yan's head would have been smashed open.

Even though he was lucky enough to survive, Lei Yan's face was still burned by the lightning whip, and the sizzling sound and the excruciating pain made Lei Yan feel like he was living a life worse than death.

"Master Dao, spare my life! Master Dao, spare my life! Lei Yan will never dare to do it again! He will never dare to do it again!"

At this moment, Lei Yan could only beg for mercy.

He knew he couldn't escape from a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Especially in the hands of Zhong Bai, the Taoist master of Maoshan, a master renowned throughout the world for his divine powers of thunder and fire.

However, Zhong Bai seemed not to hear his pleas for mercy. With a whoosh, the lightning whip in his hand struck Lei Yan's back hard. In an instant, the scene was terrifying. His clothes were burned by the lightning, and his flesh was mangled. At the same time, a burnt smell filled the air.

"what!"

With a painful roar, Lei Yan looked utterly miserable.

The county magistrate, Gao, was terrified, but when Zhong Bai's whip struck him, his cries of pain were no less than Lei Yan's.

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