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

The dimly lit morgue still carried a chilling atmosphere, but the scene was shrouded in a deathly silence.

The water corpse, which had been so ferocious just moments before, was now maintaining its forward lunge position, its body leaning forward in a strange manner.

Its two corpse claws stretched straight forward, only inches away from Lin Xuan.

But it was impossible to move it even an inch!

Inside the water corpse's mouth, grains of glutinous rice emitted a crimson glow!

With a flash of red light, the corpse energy within the water corpse was easily suppressed.

Seeing this bizarre scene before them, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai stared wide-eyed!

His face screamed "shock!"

They certainly knew that Lin Xuan was strong.

After all, their senior brother had already reached the early stage of Taoist cultivation at a young age, which was many times stronger than the two of them who were still struggling in the middle and late stages of sorcery!

(Taoist novices, sorcerers, Taoist priests, magicians, grand magicians, teachers of humanity, teachers of earth, celestial masters, and perfected beings. Each level is divided into early, middle, late, and perfect stages.)

It's perfectly normal for the eldest brother to be able to defeat a water corpse that has just turned into a zombie!

But what's abnormal is that... the Taoist technique their senior brother just used was something they had never heard of or seen before!

Moreover, it seems that my own master has never taught me this!

If that's the case, then where did Senior Brother learn this Taoist technique?

What's even stranger is that glutinous rice!

It's true that regular glutinous rice can draw out corpse poison and dispel yin energy, but when sprinkled on a zombie, it will at most produce some black smoke.

But this handful of glutinous rice from the senior brother is not only shiny red, it can even suppress corpses?!

This is even more effective than talismans!

Qiu Sheng's mind was suddenly filled with the joking remark Wen Cai had made earlier by the courtyard wall—"What if Senior Brother raises a glutinous rice spirit?"

"hiss--"

Qiu Sheng gasped and couldn't help but swallow.

Could it be... that this miraculous glutinous rice, which seems like a magical artifact, was actually created by the eldest brother chanting scriptures over the farmland every day?!

Suddenly, a strong impulse arose in Qiu Sheng's heart.

He wished he could rush to the backyard right now to see if the glutinous rice in the field was still there!

Wen Cai, who was slumped to the side, was completely dumbfounded, muttering blankly, "It's become a spirit... Nuomi has become a spirit! Nuomi has really become a spirit!"

"I knew it! Senior Brother's daily farming isn't just about playing in the mud!"

"I never imagined this glutinous rice would have such miraculous effects! Not only can it suppress water corpses, but it can even glow... This thing is definitely no ordinary item!"

Seeing that the water corpse had been subdued, Lin Xuan patted the dust off his hands.

He turned around, looked at the two still-shaken people on the ground, and asked, "How are you? Neither of you are hurt, are you?"

Hearing Lin Xuan's voice, Qiu Sheng snapped out of his daze and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "No, no, Senior Brother, we're both perfectly fine, not even a scratch!"

At this moment, Wen Cai also staggered to his feet, clutching his neck, and cried out in a trembling voice, "Senior Brother, you came just in time! If you had been even half a step later, this monster would have choked me to death!"

Lin Xuan looked at the finger marks left on Wen Cai's neck and nodded slightly: "It's good that you're alright."

Just after Lin Xuan finished speaking, Qiu Sheng, who was standing to the side, couldn't wait to say,

"Senior Brother, what kind of spell did you just use? It was so powerful! I've never seen you use it before!"

"And... what's with the glutinous rice stuffed in the corpse's mouth? Why is it glowing?!"

Lin Xuan glanced at Qiu Sheng and said casually, "The Taoist technique I just used was the 'Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse,' which I recently comprehended. As for the glutinous rice, it is because it was blessed by the Yang Qi of the Taoist technique that it is glowing red."

In fact, Lin Xuan deliberately concealed part of the truth when he explained.

The reason why this glutinous rice can be perfectly activated by Taoist magic is that it itself contains the [corpse-suppressing] quality through the system's "enlightenment"!

It is precisely because of this special potential that these Yang glutinous rice grains can suppress water corpses, much like a talisman.

Hearing Lin Xuan's nonchalant answer, Qiu Sheng's confusion deepened. He scratched his head and asked, puzzled, "But... Senior Brother, haven't you been farming and chanting scriptures in the backyard these past few days? When did you start learning new Taoist techniques behind our backs?"

"I had some insights while chanting scriptures, and the new Dharma I came to understand naturally came to me."

Lin Xuan put his hands behind his back and spoke calmly, displaying the demeanor of a master.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Sheng was completely dumbfounded, his eyes widening like saucers: "What?! But Senior Brother, haven't you been reciting the *Huang Ting Jing* these past few days? This... what does this have to do with suppressing corpses?"

Although Qiu Sheng is usually lazy, he still has basic common sense.

He knew very well that the Huangting Jing was a treasure trove of Taoist internal alchemy and health preservation, which emphasized how to introspect and find the "body spirit" within one's own body.

This thing has absolutely nothing to do with exorcising demons or suppressing zombies!

Just as Qiu Sheng was racking his brains trying to figure it out, Wen Cai chimed in confidently, "Hey, Second Senior Brother, isn't this very simple and easy to explain?"

That must be because our senior brother has exceptional comprehension! He must have been able to apply his knowledge to other situations and comprehend the corpse-suppressing technique through the *Huang Ting Jing*!

Wen Cai paused, then shook his head and continued showing off, "Second Senior Brother, haven't you heard what our ancestor said? As the saying goes, 'The Tao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, Three gives birth to all things! All things return to their origin—that's the principle!'"

After saying that, Wencai glanced at Qiusheng with a look that said, "How can you be so stupid?"

When Qiu Sheng saw Wen Cai's expression, his blood pressure spiked and he was instantly stressed!

Qiu Sheng, the second smartest disciple in the mortuary, was actually looked down upon by Wen Cai, who was widely considered the most foolish?!

Can this be tolerated?

Then he stiffened his neck and tried to speak up to refute Wencai.

However, before he could speak, Lin Xuan nodded slightly, looking at Wen Cai with an approving expression, and said, "Wen Cai is right. Although it's a bit rough, the principle is correct."

Then, Lin Xuan looked at Qiu Sheng and said in a profound tone, "I did indeed come to this understanding by reciting Taoist scriptures and drawing inferences from them."

This method of suppressing corpses is called "Sealing the Corpse Through the Seven Apertures." It mainly uses extremely yang objects to seal the vital energy of the seven orifices of the zombie, thus severing the circulation of its corpse energy.

The so-called seven orifices correspond precisely to the eyes, nose, ears, and tongue in the eight scenes of the upper part of the Huangting Jing.

By applying the principles of health preservation to the principles of destruction, we can see that all methods originate from the same source.

Qiusheng, sometimes your comprehension is not as insightful as your literary talent.

After hearing Lin Xuan's reasonable explanation, Qiu Sheng was immediately stunned, as if struck by lightning.

"Senior Brother, you...you really comprehended this corpse-suppressing technique through reciting the *Huang Ting Jing*?!"

A huge wave of emotions surged within Qiu Sheng!

Is my senior brother's talent really that monstrous?!

Others might not even get a basic grasp of magic despite their arduous practice, yet he comprehended such a powerful new Taoist technique simply by reciting a health-preserving scripture!

Thinking back to when I was by the courtyard wall, I secretly wondered if my senior brother had gone mad.

But I never expected this slap in the face to come so quickly!

Before I could even react, I was slapped across the face!

At this moment, Wencai leaned close to Qiusheng, raising his eyebrows smugly: "How about it? Second Senior Brother, I told you so, didn't I? I told you to study more, but you wouldn't listen!"

Looking at Wen Cai's smug face, Qiu Sheng felt his eyes twitch wildly and his back teeth almost grinding to powder.

Just as the two brothers were secretly vying for supremacy, Lin Xuan composed himself and turned his gaze back to the water corpse.

"Alright, you two, shut up already!"

"Tell me, what exactly happened to this corpse? How could it suddenly turn into a zombie?"

Lin Xuan spoke in a deep voice.

While speaking, Lin Xuan was also examining the water corpse in front of him.

The corpse was bloated and pale from being soaked in water; its face appeared somewhat rugged.

There was a charred bullet hole in the center of his forehead, with the skin turned outwards, which was obviously a fatal wound.

A person who died a violent death?!

And he was executed by firing squad?!

How could someone like that be thrown into the river?

Lin Xuan frowned slightly, vaguely sensing that things were not so simple.

Wen Cai scratched his head and honestly reported, "Senior Brother, this body was brought here this morning by some villagers from the neighboring village. They said it was pulled from the Beiqing River and that he died from being shot."

After my second senior brother examined it this morning, he said there wasn't anything seriously wrong, so he put up a talisman to suppress the corpse and temporarily placed it in the morgue.

"Who knew that while we were burning incense, this thing suddenly rose from the dead!"

"Even with a corpse-suppressing talisman, it can still rise from the dead?" Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed, a hint of doubt appearing on his face. "Is this water corpse that ferocious? Where's the corpse-suppressing talisman?"

"Here it is! Here it is!"

Wen Cai scurried over to the pile of scattered coffin boards, picked up a crumpled piece of yellow paper with scribbles that looked like ghost characters, and handed it to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan reached out and took it, glancing at it only once before feeling a throbbing pain in his temples. "You call this a corpse-suppressing talisman?!"

Upon hearing his senior brother's words, Qiu Sheng's face immediately flushed red to the roots of his neck.

Then, feeling guilty, she turned her head away, not daring to look Lin Xuan in the eye.

Lin Xuan glanced at Qiu Sheng and scolded him irritably, "No wonder this talisman couldn't suppress this water corpse! The cinnabar on it is broken and intermittent, the talisman core is scattered, and there's not a trace of magical power inside! I wouldn't even want to use this stuff to wipe my butt; what's the difference between it and waste paper?!"

As he spoke, he strode over to Qiu Sheng's side.

With a "smack," the piece of scrap paper was slapped directly onto Qiu Sheng's forehead.

"Qiu Sheng, Qiu Sheng, you're usually quite clever, but you never use your intelligence for good! Stop thinking about cheating and slyness; your current level of talismanic arts is really disappointing!"

Wen Cai stood to the side, listening to Lin Xuan's scathing reprimand of Qiu Sheng, and couldn't help but cover his mouth, his shoulders twitching as he secretly chuckled.

However, the next second, Lin Xuan changed the subject and added in a low voice, "Qiu Sheng, if you continue to be so irresponsible... your literary talent will catch up with yours."

"????"

Wen Cai, who was gloating over the situation, froze on his face upon hearing this, as if struck by lightning.

No, senior brother, you can criticize him all you want, but why do I feel like I'm the one who's hurt the most?!

Now it was Qiu Sheng's turn to burst out laughing.

He ripped the scrap paper talisman off his forehead, straightened his back, and nodded solemnly, promising, "Senior Brother, don't worry! Your words have completely enlightened me! From now on, I will definitely study diligently and never associate with someone like Wen Cai! I swear, I will definitely create an insurmountable gap between myself and him!"

Wencai: "???"

What did I do to deserve this?!

Looking at these two clowns, Lin Xuan rubbed his temples wearily, nodded, and said, "Alright, stop joking around. You two carry this water corpse inside and settle it properly, and while you're at it, clean up the mess on the ground. I have to go out for a bit."

Wen Cai had intended to retort to Qiu Sheng to regain his composure, but upon hearing that Lin Xuan was going out so late, he immediately forgot about the banter and asked curiously, "Senior Brother, where are you going in the middle of the night in the dark?"

Lin Xuan turned around, his gaze deep as he looked at the night outside the door, and said in a deep voice, "Although this corpse was shot and died a violent death, it died too recently, and its resentment and evil aura were not strong enough. Logically speaking, it shouldn't have reached the point of resurrection. But it has become a zombie."

Lin Xuan paused, his tone becoming serious: "If it's not a problem with the corpse itself, then it's very likely... that the river is the problem. I need to go to the Beiqing River and see the source for myself."

With that, Lin Xuan flicked his sleeves and strode out.

At this moment, Qiu Sheng hurriedly dropped the broom he was holding and chased after him, "Senior Brother, going on an adventure in the middle of the night? Me too! I'll help you!"

Lin Xuan paused, turned around, and gave Qiu Sheng a disdainful look, shaking his head. "With your meager skills, you can't even draw a proper corpse-suppressing talisman. Following you would only be a burden and a hindrance. Stay put at the mortuary and watch over the place!"

After saying that, Lin Xuan ignored Qiu Sheng's sighs and went out to head straight for Bei Qinghe.