Descending upon the terrifying heavens as a superman

"These past two days, I've had a bad feeling about this."

"I used a tortoise shell to perform divination, and the result was extremely ominous..."

Before the memorial tablet of the founder of Maoshan, Uncle Nine lit three incense sticks, inserted them into the paper, sat down on the cushion, and sighed.

"You said that you saw the Soul-Suppressing Nails pulled out in front of Master Ren's grave, which means they were deliberately placed there..."

Zhang Yue nodded. "That's right, this is what I saw after I dug up its grave."

Wen Cai, standing to the side, said indignantly, "Who is so evil as to deliberately release zombies to harm people? Aren't they afraid of being bitten to death themselves?"

Qiu Sheng retorted sarcastically, "Hey, maybe they're really not afraid of being bitten to death, otherwise how would they have the guts to let the old man out?"

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Zhang Yue had a sudden inspiration and said to Wen Cai, "Wen Cai, repeat what you just said—"

"What's wrong?" Wencai asked, completely bewildered. "Who's so malicious as to release zombies to harm people? Aren't they afraid of getting bitten to death themselves?"

Who's so mean?

Of course, there's one that's that bad.

Although he never appeared on screen, his feud with the Ren family was quite significant.

He was the feng shui master whose "dragonfly skimming water" feng shui technique was taken away by the Ren family.

The other party is knowledgeable in feng shui secrets. If there really is someone who would deliberately pry open Old Master Ren's grave, dig out the soul-suppressing nails that Uncle Jiu laid down, and let Old Master Ren out to harm the Ren family, it is probably him.

Zhang Yue briefly shared her thoughts with Uncle Jiu.

Uncle Nine nodded, looking worried, and said, "What you said is possible. If it's just an enemy of the Ren family, someone who only intends to harm the Ren family, then I'm not worried."

"What I'm worried about are some heretical practitioners..."

"If he's a heretical cultivator from the Corpse Refining lineage, then this is bad."

Wencai asked, "Master, what is the Corpse Refining lineage?"

Uncle Nine said, "They are evil cultivators who create zombies to enhance their own cultivation..."

"There are several types of zombies, the strongest of which is the legendary Drought Demon, a thousand-year-old zombie that can fly, cause severe drought, and bring plague. When the Drought Demon appears, the land becomes barren for thousands of miles."

"Cultivators of the Corpse Refining lineage carry the zombies they have created with them and control them with their own life souls. The strength of the zombies is equal to the strength of the cultivators themselves."

"They even extend their lifespan by absorbing corpse energy, consuming yin spirits, and refining corpse pills after their own lifespan has run out..."

Wen Cai asked in alarm, "Master, what should we do?"

Uncle Nine gave him a disgruntled look. "What can we do? We'll deal with whatever comes our way. The only way for a zombie to upgrade its rank is to suck the blood of its closest relatives. As long as Tingting is at the mortuary, Old Master Ren and Master Ren will definitely come."

"I've already used a secret technique from Maoshan to notify your Uncle Four Eyes and tell him to come back and help immediately..."

"But distant water can't quench a nearby fire..."

These days, even though there are trains, many places still have inconvenient road transportation, so it's not so easy for Master Simu to get back.

Uncle Nine pondered for a moment, seemingly having made up his mind, and looked at Zhang Yue, saying, "Brother Zhang, I know you are devoted to cultivation and single-mindedly pursuing the Dao. Would you be interested in becoming a disciple of my Maoshan Sect?"

This was a solution that Uncle Nine came up with after much deliberation.

He had witnessed Zhang Yue's obsession with cultivation over this period of time, and his talent and potential were also quite good.

The most crucial factor is opportunity.

Sometimes, a person's destiny and opportunities are more important than their talent. Zhang Yue, an ordinary person, was able to survive the clutches of an evil cultivator and even survive the torture of having his eyes cut off, and instead, he opened his Yin-Yang eyes.

In addition, he mentioned that a foreign teacher had gifted him a complete set of Taoist classics from the Zhenxian Temple.

What does this mean? It means that this child is destined for great fortune.

Zhang Yue then sought medical treatment for her eye ailment and remained at the mortuary.

He was given gifts such as the Golden Knife Incantation, Mengjie Sponge, and plastic wrap, and even the Taoist cultivation manuals from the True Immortal Temple.

Uncle Jiu, an old man who has lived half his life and is over fifty, has seen more of the world than he has eaten rice. How could he not know that Zhang Yue just wanted to become his apprentice?

Uncle Nine originally intended to test Zhang Yue's character for three years before deciding whether to accept him into the Maoshan Sect, but things didn't go as planned. Now, a life-or-death crisis has arisen, and he can no longer worry about that.

"I couldn't be happier..." Zhang Yue was overjoyed and immediately prepared to offer tea and kowtow to become his disciple.

But Uncle Nine stopped him.

"Originally, it would have been fine for you to become my disciple, but you would be doing so while already having learned the Taoist arts of the True Immortal Temple. It would not be appropriate for you to be my disciple. You will eventually establish your own school of thought. I feel it would be better for you to take on a disciple on behalf of your master."

"How about you become my late master's disciple and my junior brother?"

Become Uncle Nine's junior apprentice?

Zhang Yue didn't care whether he was a junior brother or a disciple, and immediately agreed. However, Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng, who were standing to the side, were a little disappointed. They lost someone to serve and gained an elder out of nowhere.

Finally, he reluctantly called out "Uncle-Master"...

Uncle Nine snorted coldly, "Hmph, don't be reluctant. Your Uncle Zhang's talent is far superior to yours. He'll establish his own school of thought within ten years..."

The rest was much simpler.

Under Uncle Jiu's guidance, Zhang Yue kowtowed to the founder of the Maoshan School, then kowtowed to his master, and then offered tea, thus formally becoming a disciple of the Maoshan School.

Then, Uncle Nine solemnly explained to Zhang Yue the rules and regulations of the Maoshan Sect.

First, Wencai went to pick up Ren Tingting to live in the mortuary. Ren Tingting was terrified by her own father, Master Ren, the night before, so she agreed without thinking. She packed a few clothes and came over without bringing any servants.

Next, he instructed Qiu Sheng to buy materials, a large quantity of exorcism materials, in preparation for setting up zombie traps.

Among them are black dog blood, rooster blood, cinnabar, yellow talismans, and glutinous rice.

Although the mortuary had some stock, Uncle Nine was not entirely at ease this time, so he sent Man-choi to buy a large quantity.

"Junior Brother Zhang, come with me..."

Upon arriving at the back room, Uncle Nine had Zhang Yue bring out cinnabar and yellow talismans, and then began to teach Zhang Yue how to draw talismans while explaining the details.

"I am currently injured and unable to infuse magic into the talismans. Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai are too weak to draw many, nor can they perform rituals. Therefore, only you can perform the exorcism talisman."

"In addition, I want to say that our Maoshan sect has many branches, but the orthodox lineage is the Shangqing sect."

"In addition, there are four major branches, namely... Qingwei School, Shangqing Branch, Chonglei Method, Talisman, and Rain Prayer."

"The Ermao School worships the Ermao True Lords and emphasizes alchemy and health preservation."

The "Jingyi School" emphasizes meditation, preserving the spirit, and internal cultivation.

"The High School emphasizes the highest principles and rituals of fasting and offering sacrifices."

"At the same time, because they are scattered across the north and south of the world, they are divided into Southern Mao and Northern Mao..."

"The Northern Mao sect leans towards the Shangqing lineage, specializing in talismans, thunder magic, etc..."

"The Nanmao lineage specializes in alchemy, folk magic, exorcism, and corpse driving."

A glint of longing flashed in Zhang Yue's eyes. "Ninth Uncle... Thunder magic, the Shangqing lineage, do they practice thunder magic?"

Uncle Nine nodded and said, "It's a pity... My other senior brother from Maoshan, named Shi Jian, is too far away in the north. He mainly cultivates the Shangqing lineage's techniques, and his strength is unfathomable. He can already use Palm Thunder and Heavenly Thunder to dispel evil..."

"No matter how strong this evil cultivator is, as long as our senior brother arrives, we will definitely be able to eliminate him..."