The Purple-Robed Celestial Master has turned into a zombie?! Who can stand that?!

Chapter 17 You've Already Decided to Die (Second Update! Please Add to Favorites! Please Vote!)

This thing suddenly burst out of the deep water, broke through the surface, and took a bite at Zhang Tianlu's newly formed innate Yin energy.

Zhang Tianlu frowned as he watched the enormous creature suddenly appear.

Intercept?

His face instantly turned cold.

"court death!"

"You dare to steal my things!"

Zhang Tianlu instantly raised his palm, and then the zombie's fingers casually moved twice in the air.

A purple talisman was instantly drawn.

In an instant, the sky changed dramatically, and thunder roared.

Then his hand suddenly fell, and a bolt of lightning shot out from the thunderclouds above his head, crashing down on the giant object that was trying to intercept it.

Five thunder rectification!

Lightning Descent Technique!
This technique allows one to instantly connect with heavenly lightning and directly strike someone with it.

A bolt of lightning struck down, a thick column of purple lightning slamming into the head of the creature that resembled a real dragon.

The lightning struck down.

The giant creature was badly injured; its flesh was torn open, and a large amount of red blood splattered everywhere.

The enormous creature let out a miserable cry.

"Roar!!!!"

The thunder magic was incredibly powerful, but it still couldn't stop this behemoth's determination to swallow the innate Yin essence whole.

This thing simply flicked its tail and swallowed the innate Yin energy.

Zhang Tianlu was furious.

"Spit it out!"

Then, he pointed to the Celestial Master's Seal on the water's surface.

The Celestial Master's Seal immediately transformed into a golden light and struck the water monster.

With a powerful blow, the monster's skull was cracked.

But it was too late.

This thing is extremely fast in the water. After landing in the water, it turned around and disappeared from Zhang Tianlu's sight.

Ran!

Zhang Tianlu's face was contorted in a ferocious expression.

"You stinking mudfish, you dare to steal my things!"

Zhang Tianlu finally managed to condense the innate Yin energy using the Celestial Master Seal.

Turning around, someone intercepted it; after all that work, the item was stolen.

This wave of anger has reached its maximum.

He was naturally furious.

If he doesn't get revenge, what will become of his reputation as a third-generation Celestial Master?
The three demon kings trembled as they sensed their master's anger.

The thunderclouds overhead seemed to churn.

Zhang Tianlu asked, "You've been cultivating here for so many years, and you didn't even know there was such a big loach at the bottom of this reservoir?"

He looked at the three demon kings.

You three are just pure clowns.

Such a big loach, it's been around right under your noses every day, and you didn't even notice?

The three demon kings said, "Master, we really don't know."

"Yes, this thing is a mudfish spirit that hides in the mud at the bottom of the water every day, making it very difficult to detect."

The three clowns offered their explanations.

It was the first time they had ever seen such a large loach.

I never imagined that such a huge creature was lurking underwater right in front of my house.

Zhang Tianlu's golden eyes peered into the water. The enormous creature that had just intercepted them was a thousand-year-old mudskipper.

Loaches are considered cheap by ordinary people.

They live year-round in the mud and sand at the bottom of lakes and seas, feeding on insect larvae and aquatic earthworms.

It is extremely inconspicuous in the lives of ordinary people.

Its only purpose might be to become a dish on the table.

But in reality, this thing has immense potential in Taoism and Buddhism.

Even Taoists, Buddhists, and folk practitioners have methods for cultivating loaches, which can protect one's career, boost one's social connections, and even bring about a complete change of fortune for the owner.

In Taoist legends, the loach is called the Fallen Dragon.

It shares the same origin as the carp, one of the four sacred animals (turtle, chicken, cat, and carp), but their fates are different.

Carp have the appearance and nature of dragons, but lack the form of a dragon. They are like a hidden dragon, which is a dragon that lies dormant and waits for its opportunity.

Once one day you suddenly have an epiphany, you will understand the workings of creation and be able to see the Dragon Gate.

A carp that leaps over the Dragon Gate can begin its cultivation journey; after a thousand years of cultivation, it can transform into a dragon!
However, the loach is a fallen dragon, meaning a dragon that was punished by being cast into the mud pit.

It has the nature of a dragon, but not the form; it has the fortune of a dragon, but not the destiny; it has the bones of a dragon, but not the appearance; it can only look up at the wind and clouds throughout its life, but can never become a dragon, nor can it rise.

In Journey to the West and other mythological novels from before the Ming Dynasty, characters would typically refer to dragons as "loaches."

Especially Sun Wukong, as long as the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas slightly displease him.

The monkey kept calling out "old mudfish" repeatedly, which greatly angered the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas.

Actually, this is a very vulgar insult, the same as saying you'll be unlucky and useless for the rest of your life.

However, although the loach is in a terrible state, it is not without potential; it is just that it does not understand the great principles and is unable to escape its predicament.

If loaches listen to more teachings and learn to recognize their master, they will live much longer. They will also no longer look like the thieves who used to run away with their heads in their hands in the fish market. Instead, they will become more like the steady and unhurried arowana.

Your body will gradually turn pure golden yellow!

This is actually the beginning of its return to its true nature, and it is about to break free from its predicament.

However, a loach cannot become a dragon in its lifetime. To escape its predicament, it must be reincarnated after death. Therefore, for it, being able to transform naturally is actually the fulfillment of the Great Dao. Not only will it not cause its owner's fortune to decline, but it will also be extremely grateful to its owner.

Imagine having a dragon that you raised and trained in the sky protecting you—how amazing would your luck be!

However, raising a loach into a dragon is too difficult.

Even ordinary people might not be able to achieve this after decades of cultivation; it requires a highly accomplished and blessed practitioner to enlighten them.

So ordinary people shouldn't even think about it.

Both Taoism and Buddhism have had practitioners who practiced nurturing, but few succeeded. However, this path is indeed viable.

The one Zhang Tianlu just encountered was a loach that had already begun to completely transform into a dragon and attain enlightenment.

And with at least a thousand years of cultivation, this guy secretly hid deep in a reservoir containing innate yin energy to cultivate and absorb it.

Just now, I sensed the formation of the innate Yin essence. Stealing the innate Yin essence would be of great benefit to me. Swallowing this innate Yin essence would at least increase this thing's cultivation by a thousand years and also help it transform into a dragon.

This creature is naturally cunning and shrewd, adept at scheming and quick to read the room, which is why I risked my life to steal it.

This guy lurks in the mud and sand all year round, and is quite sly. Zhang Tianlu didn't sense his presence at first.

They were truly caught off guard.

However, that guy was also seriously injured.

A bolt of heavenly lightning, combined with the full force of the Celestial Master's Seal, struck down.

The skull is probably fractured.

It won't be easy for it to recover, and completely refining the innate Yin essence is not something that can be done in a day.

Zhang Tianlu still has a chance to get his things back.

He's going to take this ancient mudskipper in; if you don't get serious, you really don't know how many eyes the Horse King has.

At that moment, Zhang Tianlu also heard a system notification.

"New mission issued: The theft of innate Yin essence has been detected. Set up the Eight Gates Formation of the Heavenly Gang around the area to trap the thousand-year-old demon. Rewards include [Yin Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Transformations - Overturning Rivers and Stirring Seas], [Sleeve Universe Cultivation Method], and 30000 points!"

Zhang Tianlu looked at the system task in front of him, then looked underwater.
Okay, okay,
You old mudfish, you dare to steal what's in my pocket! You're asking for death!

(End of this chapter)