Turbid World: Martial Arts Master of the Republic of China Era, I Cultivate Immortality!

Ren Family Front Yard

"If you don't leave, I'll start killing people... oh no, I'll start killing ghosts!"

As Zhao Zheng entered the Ren family's gate, his fist glowed with dazzling golden light, and he threatened the three little devils in the corner of the yard.

The origin of the three little devils is quite simple.

Those ritual implements from Master Bo Xing!

This was Zhao Zheng's reason for wielding his sword. Looking at the three little devils who had been scared away by his words, he slightly opened the cuff of his left sleeve, took in three silver dollars, tossed one and caught the other, and glanced at the divination.

"Run west!"

Zhao Zheng looked at the divination result indicating that there were underworld messengers in the west who could guide him and shouted something, but unfortunately the three little ghosts disobeyed and ran to the east, leaving him speechless as he turned his gaze away.

He couldn't be bothered with the three little devils running east anymore. He had done what he needed to do, and the rest was up to fate.

Putting his thoughts aside, Zhao Zheng strode quickly toward the Ren family's inner courtyard. When he arrived, he found that the matter was basically over.

Apart from Qian Mu's few colleagues from the police station who were still fearfully finishing off the motionless zombies on the ground.

"Uh, it's completely dead..."

Seeing this, Daoist Tianyi said helplessly, but after seeing Zhao Zheng return, his worries immediately subsided.

"Ah Zheng, how are you feeling?"

"Junior brother, are you feeling better?"

"I feel much better..."

Zhao Zheng spoke, his gaze, still filtered through red lenses, fixed on a few fellow practitioners dressed as servants in the crowd.

These like-minded people immediately showed awkward smiles when they saw Zhao Zheng's gaze, and Master Ren and the others also had embarrassed smiles on their faces.

"It's much better, it's much better..."

Master Tianyi and Xiang Yu were finally relieved of their worries. Zhao Zheng nodded and looked at Master Ren and the others with a smile.

"Mr. Ren, don't just laugh! Why don't you introduce these like-minded people to us?"

Seeing the gazes cast upon them by Master Ren and the others, Daoist Tianyi and Xiang Yu remained silent, as they were also somewhat displeased with Master Ren for inviting others to his private affairs.

"This...hehe..."

Knowing he couldn't avoid it, Master Ren put on a smile and introduced the Taoist priests and sorcerers he had secretly invited.

Master Ren repeatedly said, "I did this for the safety of everyone in the Ren family," while also assuring Zhao Zheng and the other two that they would not be shortchanged and would receive more than they deserved.

"Oh……"

Zhao Zheng gave an "oh" and looked at these like-minded people, subsequently receiving a wave of apologies from them.

"Oh……"

Zhao Zheng responded with an "oh" and didn't continue the topic. Instead, he changed the subject and began to inquire about the casualties.

Master Ren and the others began to recount their stories one after another. Because of thorough preparation, no one in the Ren family had died.

However, some unfortunate servants and members of the Ren family were possessed by evil spirits, which damaged their yang energy, or were scratched or bitten by zombies.

In short, this story was successfully completed to a perfect score, earning an SSR rating. The reason for not giving it an X rating is simply because a few unlucky characters were injured in this event.

For example, Qian Mu was captured by zombies!

Zhao Zheng and his two companions stayed at the Ren family's house for a while longer, explaining the follow-up matters. After the money and goods were settled, the three packed their things and said goodbye.

Master Ren and the others saw Qian Mu off for quite a distance before returning to handle the aftermath at Zhao Zheng's request.

As Master Ren and his entourage walked away, Zhao Zheng, who was in the alley, turned to look at the alley entrance not far away and asked, "Aren't you fellow travelers coming out yet?"

"hey-hey……"

A few slightly awkward laughs rang out, followed by Tianyi Daoist and his companion looking strangely at Zhao Zheng, who had reached out his hand, and the fellow Daoists who had taken out money and apologized.

After his fellow practitioners left, Zhao Zheng put away the silver notes containing half of the profits they had given him.

"We'll divide it up when we get back!"

"???"

"Uh, that's the rule in Tianjin..."

Seeing the puzzled look on the two Daoist masters, Zhao Zheng explained that taking only 50% was actually quite a small amount.

After all, these fellow businessmen had taken on the Ren family's business without informing them in private. Logically, he could have taken 90% of it, or even used this as an excuse to lash out.

It was only because Abbot Zhao was kind-hearted that he didn't do that, but only took 50% of the profits from these fellow practitioners this time.

"..." x2

So you're saying you have to thank someone for giving you money?

Master Tianyi's expression was blank. Xiang Yu subconsciously thought of the time when he was hit by Zhao Zheng in the front yard and still thanked him. In an instant, his mood soured.

"???"

This guy is acting really weird!

Zhao Zheng glanced at Xiang Yu, whose face had darkened, with a strange look in his eyes, but didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he changed the subject and began to talk about the blood shadow that had escaped from Master Bo Xing's body.

Upon hearing the words "Blood Shadow," Daoist Tianyi's expression froze and he tensed up. Seeing that Zhao Zheng was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief and explained.

"If I'm not mistaken, what you encountered was the Blood Shadow Demon, also known as the Crimson Shadow, created by Bo Xing using esoteric Buddhist methods..."

Master Tianyi inquired about the details and, after confirming it was indeed a Blood Shadow Demon, continued to explain: "This thing is neither a ghost nor a demon, but belongs to the category of karmic shadow demons manifested by one's own mind in Esoteric Buddhism..."

As he spoke, Master Tianyi continued with a somewhat grim expression, "To master this, it means that Bo Xing had already completed the 'Fundamental Great Method of Mamo Sha Xing' during his lifetime, and realized that all demonic obstacles in esoteric Buddhism are manifestations of the mind..."

"Master, what is the fundamental practice of Mamosha in Esoteric Buddhism?" Xiang Yu asked with a curious expression.

Zhao Zheng frowned thoughtfully and said, "This method... like those magical artifacts, requires human lives to achieve, right?"

"Um……"

Master Tianyi grimly hummed in agreement, while Xiang Yu's mouth gaped open, his face filled with pity as he exclaimed, "He's being far too cruel!"

"This is esoteric Buddhism..."

Zhao Zheng frowned and said something. Xiang Yu opened his mouth but didn't speak. Daoist Tianyi didn't reply, but just looked at Zhao Zheng.

"You're lucky you didn't fall for it. You should know that while this method means Bo Xing will never be reincarnated, it also gives him a chance to live a second life..."

He paused, then continued, "Although the Crimson Shadow he cultivated with his own life has not yet reached the level of moving without a trace, stopping without a form, and changing according to the Alaya consciousness of those he encounters, it still has the ability to induce the arising of inner demons in those who are affected..."

"...For example, the greedy will see endless treasures, the angry will see their old enemies, and the foolish will see the terror of life and death... As long as you cannot overcome your inner demons, the Crimson Shadow transformed from the Wave will be reborn through your body!"

At this point, Daoist Tianyi couldn't help but look at Zhao Zheng with a "you're really lucky" expression: "It's a good thing you didn't fall for it, otherwise he would have used your body to live another life!"

"..."

Zhao Zheng remained silent. Xiang Yu was stunned for a moment, staring at Zhao Zheng with wide eyes. Daoist Tianyi was taken aback for a moment, then immediately placed his fingers together on Zhao Zheng's forehead.

He used the "Gathering of Spirit and Concentration of Qi, Guarding Oneness and Remaining Unmoved" technique from the Jade Pivot Concentration Palm of the Twenty-Four Orthodox Methods of Maoshan to suppress Zhao Zheng's primordial spirit, and asked Zhao Zheng with an ugly expression.

"Don't tell me you've been infected!"

"...Yes, but it doesn't seem as powerful as you said, and I even used it to kill Qinggu, the upper corpse among my three corpses, although I didn't feel anything."

"???"

What? You severed your three corpses?

Master Tianyi's eyes widened, and he felt that Zhao Zheng had been replaced by Bo Xing. He immediately began to examine Zhao Zheng's primordial spirit.

After a while, Daoist Tianyi silently withdrew his sword-like finger from Zhao Zheng's brow. Looking at Zhao Zheng, whose soul and body were unimpeded, he said in disbelief, "You...you really severed the Three Corpses?"

"Master, what does 'severing the three corpses' mean?"

Xiang Yu opened his mouth to ask a question, but Master Tianyi ignored him, causing him to shut up with a dark expression.

To be honest, he felt ignored!

"After slaying the corpse Qinggu, I feel a lot less distracting thoughts in my mind. As for other things, my desires have decreased... As for the rest, I haven't felt any changes yet!"

Zhao Zheng spoke up, suggesting that his previous distracting thoughts were like a computer with malware like Safari installed.

Upon startup, various malicious software programs will automatically start, filling up the memory and causing the memory stick to become full.

So, the distracting thoughts in his mind right now are like a newly bought computer that has just been turned on and only a few programs have been installed.

Boot speed surpasses that of 99% of users worldwide!

However, Zhao Zheng found it a little hard to accept that his desires were decreasing and his emotions were becoming calmer.

Although he was both blessed with the talent of selflessness before and now, his emotional calmness has increased by at least 50%.

In short,

He... seems to be a little dead...