Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

The backyard of the mortuary.

When Qiusheng and Wencai returned from the front yard, Lin Xuan was still sitting cross-legged on the straw mat, reciting the "Huangting Jing".

Seeing this scene before him, Qiu Sheng shook his head helplessly.

Wen Cai shrank back and muttered under his breath, "Senior Brother is too engrossed! He's been reciting the scriptures all afternoon, and he's still reciting them?"

Qiu Sheng sighed.

"Our senior brother is completely obsessed now, his mind is filled with his precious crops. Let's go, let's not disturb his 'cultivation'."

The two exchanged a glance, neither disturbing the other, and turned to go to the morgue.

Lin Xuan was so engrossed in this world that he didn't notice the commotion behind him.

As the last verse was recited, the leaves of the glutinous rice plant in the field trembled slightly.

A system notification sounded.

[You have completed one effective recitation of the sutra, and your "Huang Ting Jing" experience points have increased by 1.]

[Plants absorb the meaning of scriptures and teachings, thus increasing their maturity.]

Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes and looked at the attribute light screen in front of him.

Yang glutinous rice

Grade: Gray

Maturity: 99.9%

[Trait: Corpse Suppression]

[Dao Guo: The Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse-Suppressing Spell]

……

"It's just one step away from maturity."

A hint of anticipation flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes. He closed his eyes again and continued chanting the sutra.

Dusk gradually descended.

In the backyard, the chirping of insects gradually rose, the paddy fields reflected the last rays of the setting sun, and the glutinous rice seedlings swayed gently in the wind.

As the last ray of sunlight faded from the courtyard wall, the entire glutinous rice field suddenly glowed with a faint white light.

The ears of rice drooped low in unison.

A warm, fragrant aroma of rice wafted from the field.

The glutinous rice is now ripe.

[Harvestable.]

Lin Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, quickly got up and walked to the edge of the field.

By the faint moonlight, he discovered that the quality of this batch of glutinous rice was even better than he had expected.

The rice grains are white and round, with an outer skin that looks like it's covered with a layer of fine jade powder.

Each ear of rice weighs down the stems slightly, and the edges of the leaves have faint silver veins. When you get close, you can feel a restrained yet substantial yang energy.

This yang energy is different from the scorching heat of a raging fire. Instead, it is like dry firewood that has been exposed to the scorching sun during the hottest days of summer. It is warm, dry, and restrained, and it is specifically designed to counteract dampness and corpse-like evil spirits!

Lin Xuan reached out and grasped the first bundle of glutinous rice, applying slight pressure with his fingertips.

Click!

The rice stalks broke.

Harvest a bunch of gray-quality Yang glutinous rice; "Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse" experience +1.

Harvest a bunch of gray-quality Yang glutinous rice; "Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse" experience +1.

A bunch.

Two bundles.

Three bundles.

……

System notification sounds rang out one after another.

Lin Xuan waved his hand and put the harvested glutinous rice into his system backpack.

At the edge of the field, flashes of white light appeared one after another, and bunches of ripe glutinous rice disappeared into thin air.

At the same time, his insights into the "Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse" accumulated rapidly in his mind.

[The "Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse" has been upgraded to Lv1 (Gray).]

[Effect: Master basic mantra pronunciation and breathing techniques.]

A complete incantation appeared in my mind.

The pitch, the pauses, and the coordination between the throat and diaphragm during pronunciation were deeply etched into his memory like a brand.

Lin Xuan's hands didn't stop moving as he collected the harvested glutinous rice into his system inventory.

[The "Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse" has been upgraded to Lv2 (Gray).]

[Effect: Comprehends the method of drawing a corpse-suppressing talisman.]

How to begin writing the talisman's head, how to gather energy in the talisman's core, and how to suppress evil spirits at the talisman's feet...

The subtle charm of talisman drawing and the techniques of mobilizing Daoist Qi resonated continuously in my sea of ​​consciousness.

Before long, another field of glutinous rice was harvested.

The system notification sounded again.

[The "Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse" has been upgraded to Lv3 (Gray).]

[Effect: Comprehend the accompanying techniques and hand seals.]

Memories flowed into his mind like water, and Lin Xuan's right hand instinctively changed positions during the breaks in the harvest.

The movements were fluid and seamless, without the slightest pause, as if they had been practicing for over ten years.

As the hand seal was cast, a subtle wisp of Yang energy condensed at the fingertips.

Feeling the Qi emanating from his fingertips, Lin Xuan smiled.

With this set of hand seals, the power of the Corpse Suppression Curse can be increased by at least 100%!

Lin Xuan's motivation grew stronger, and the glutinous rice in the field decreased at a visible rate...

[The "Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse" has been upgraded to Lv4 (Gray).]

[Effect: Comprehend the Seven Apertures Sealing Corpse Technique.]

A notification sounded.

boom!

A torrent of insights exploded in my mind like a resounding bell.

Humans have seven orifices that connect to heaven and earth, while corpses have seven leaks that gather at the extreme of yin.

The so-called Seven Orifices Sealing Corpse Method involves using a yang object in conjunction with a corpse-suppressing talisman to forcibly seal the seven major orifices of a zombie: eyes, ears, nose, and mouth!

Ordinary Taoist priests need to rely on ritual implements and talismans to perform this method.

But Lin Xuan is different!

The system not only endowed him with the power of affinity with plants, but also the glutinous rice itself contained the properties of suppressing corpses, and its quality was also superior!

He could use glutinous rice as a guide, along with incantations, hand seals, and talismanic energy, to intercept the movement of the corpse's evil energy and forcibly immobilize the corpse!

Moreover, as the potential of glutinous rice continues to increase, its effect in suppressing corpses will only get better and better!

Thinking of this, a knowing smile appeared on Lin Xuan's face.

"This field was well worth the effort."

……

At the same time, in the morgue in the front yard.

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were each carrying a bundle of incense sticks, offering incense to each of the neatly arranged coffins.

Qiu Sheng held three incense sticks in his hand, and while sticking them in, he couldn't help but grumble.

"Our eldest brother is really having a leisurely time now, just sitting there watching over that field all day, not doing any work at all!"

"Lighting incense, adding lamp oil, cleaning the coffin, changing the water... all these chores fell to the two of us."

Wencai followed behind, carrying incense and candles, nodding in agreement, "We don't know when Master will be back after he leaves."

Qiu Sheng stuck three incense sticks into the crack in the coffin and said irritably, "Come on, it'll be the same even if Master comes back! We'll still have to do it."

As the two were talking, they had already reached a corner of the morgue.

The thin-skinned coffin placed here is the very one that the mortuary just received this morning.

The coffin board was soaked with cold, damp moisture.

On the blue brick floor beneath the coffin, a large puddle of grayish-black water had accumulated at some point.

tick-

A drop of murky bodily fluid seeped from a crack at the bottom of the coffin and splashed into a puddle.

Wen Cai stopped in his tracks, staring at the puddle of water. He lowered his voice slightly, "Senior brother, look at this coffin, it's still dripping water."

Qiu Sheng glanced at the coffin and said indifferently, "It's just dripping water. What's the big deal? This thing has been soaking in the river for so long, it's normal for it to drip a little water. You can't expect it to be dry, can you?"

tick-

Just as Qiu Sheng finished speaking, another drop of water fell.

Along with the sound of dripping water, the oil lamp in the morgue suddenly flickered a few times without warning.

The originally dim light instantly dimmed, casting a crooked shadow of the coffin on the ground.

The temperature seemed to plummet at that moment, and a chilly aura slowly dissipated.

Wen Cai swallowed hard, instinctively taking two steps back. "I have a feeling... something's wrong with this coffin... could there be something wrong with the corpse inside?!"

Qiu Sheng turned to look at him, his brows furrowed.

"Wencai, can't you be a little bolder? There's a shrine next door with our ancestral master enshrined, and our master's talisman is pasted up inside the house. What are you afraid of...?"

However, Qiu Sheng hadn't finished speaking.

Boom-!

A muffled thud suddenly came from inside the thin-skinned coffin.

Wen Cai's eyes widened suddenly, and his heart clenched. "Did you hear that? That...that coffin made a sound!"

Qiu Sheng froze on the spot, his expression changing several times. "Perhaps it's a rat... grass!!!"

Thump—Bang!

With a powerful force, the coffin lid was flung into the air!

Inside the coffin, the bloated, pale corpse sat up straight.

The pale face looked exceptionally sinister and terrifying in the candlelight.

A pair of lifeless, pupil-less eyes rolled around once before finally settling on the two of them.

Clang!

The coffin lid, suspended in mid-air, crashed heavily to the ground and shattered into pieces!

next moment,

The corpse sprang out of the coffin with a leap.

"Big, Senior Brother!"

"Help!!!"

"The zombies have turned into monsters!"

Wen Cai let out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered, which terrified everyone.

Before he could escape, the corpse fell in front of Wen Cai!

A black hand suddenly reached out and grabbed Wen Cai's neck.

"Well--!"

Wen Cai's feet were instantly lifted off the ground, and he was lifted into the air.

His breathing was abruptly cut off, and Wen Cai's face turned a deep, purplish-red color at a visible speed.

"Let go of Wencai! You damned bastard!"

Although Qiu Sheng usually likes to cause trouble, he is a man of courage when it comes to life and death.

He roared, grabbed a thick, solid wooden bench from the side, and swung it around, smashing it hard against the water corpse's back.

boom!

Click!

The bench shattered on the spot.

Wood chips were scattered everywhere.

But the corpse remained completely still!

It slowly turned its head, its dead fish eyes coldly staring at Qiu Sheng, while the fingers gripping Wen Cai's neck tightened even more.

"Hehe..."

Wen Cai's mouth kept opening wide, and his eyes began to roll back, as if he was about to be choked to death in the next second.

At the critical moment!

Hurried footsteps came from the direction of the backyard.

Lin Xuan rushed into the morgue, his gaze sweeping across the room before landing instantly on the transformed water corpse.

Without a word, Lin Xuan stomped his foot heavily and lunged forward.

Then he kicked the corpse hard in the shoulder.

boom!

The body flew out and crashed into a nearby coffin, causing the coffin to vibrate violently.

Wen Cai fell to the ground, clutching his neck and panting heavily, his face showing a hint of relief at surviving a close call.

"Wencai, are you alright?"

Lin Xuan tilted his head slightly and asked, but his eyes remained fixed on the water corpse not far away.

Wen Cai covered his neck and shook his head slightly, wanting to say something, but couldn't find the words for a moment.

And at this moment,

The water corpse stiffly rose from the ground.

"Holy crap—!!"

A hoarse growl rang out, and the water corpse suddenly raised its head and pounced on Lin Xuan again.

see,

Without hesitation, Lin Xuan flipped his right hand, revealing a handful of Yang glutinous rice in his palm.

He chanted incantations rapidly.

"The Shangqing Fire Bell suppresses the corpse and hides its form."

"When Yang Qi enters the body, the Corpse Demon ceases its movement."

As the incantation was uttered, the Dao Qi within Lin Xuan's body surged into the glutinous rice in his palm.

The surface of the rice grains quickly glowed red, as if they had been roasted over charcoal fire, revealing fine red lines.

A foul stench filled the air as the water corpse's sharp, bluish-black claws were only inches away from Lin Xuan's face!

Lin Xuan used his footwork to dodge the corpse's claws, and pressed the glutinous rice in his palm hard against the corpse's chest.

laugh!

White smoke exploded!

Where the glutinous rice came into contact with the water corpse, wisps of black smoke kept rising.

The water corpse opened its mouth wide, squeezing out a silent scream from its throat, and its body convulsed violently.

"Holy crap—!!"

The water corpse staggered backward, and the blackened glutinous rice fell down with it.

Lin Xuan flicked his wrist, and another handful of fresh Yangnuo rice appeared in his palm.

The Seven Apertures Sealing Corpse Technique swirled in his mind.

Lin Xuan formed a hand seal with one hand, his five fingers flying and turning into a blur of afterimages. As the hand seals changed, the Dao Qi within his body surged to his fingertips like a tide.

"Disperse!"

He swung his right hand forward suddenly, and a handful of glistening white glutinous rice flew out.

With the blessing of the Dao Qi, the glutinous rice seemed to come alive, automatically splitting into seven thin streams in mid-air!

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff...

Under Lin Xuan's control, several strands of glutinous rice were precisely driven into the water corpse's eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouth!

In an instant, all seven orifices of the water corpse were sealed!

at the same time,

The corpse energy on the water corpse suddenly stopped, as if its lifeline had been squeezed.

Lin Xuan withdrew his hand and took half a step back, pointing his fingers like a brush and quickly sketching in mid-air.

A pale red light flashed rapidly!

"Shangqing Fire Bell, sealing the seven orifices."

Lin Xuan chanted an incantation in a low voice, then suddenly pointed his sword forward.

"Certainly!"

A majestic imperial edict rang out!

On the water corpse's brow, a strange rune suddenly lit up!

The head of the talisman suppresses the corpse, the gall bladder locks the orifices, and the feet suppress evil spirits!

Immediately afterwards, red light spread across the water corpse's face, and the glutinous rice in its seven orifices also began to glow!

The next moment, the water corpse was frozen in place, unable to move an inch!