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

Chapter 29. Ancient submerged wood, perfect for making coffins.

Wang Lingguan unleashed his golden whip and fiery wheel simultaneously, the enormous fiery wheel hurtling out like a miniature sun.

The fiery wheel spun rapidly, unleashing a torrent of divine flames as it crashed down on the golden, thousand-year-old mudfish.

At the same time, a golden whip lashed out.
The loach screamed in agony.

As the foremost guardian deity of Taoism, Wang Lingguan was far beyond the capabilities of this thousand-year-old mudfish.

Two lashes were enough to make him behave.

The fiery wheels bound its body tightly, rendering it unable to move.

A raging divine fire erupted from the fire wheel, scorching flesh and blood until it hissed and smoked.

It's so flat it's practically smoking!

Zhang Tianlu stood on the mudfish's head, looking at the mudfish that had been beaten black and blue, and asked, "How about it? My patience is running out. If you're willing to surrender, I'll let you go."

Otherwise, you wouldn't be alive today.

Zhang Tianlu is now asking Wang Lingguan to temporarily stop.

He now needs to see how this mudfish behaves.

Surrender obediently and you'll save your life. If you still insist on being stubborn...

Then we can test it in a bit to see if this loach's head is harder or Wang Lingguan's golden whip is harder.

Anyway, Zhang Tianlu didn't lose anything.

Once this loach dies, he can directly extract its innate Yin essence, and he can send the three ghost kings to find the submerged Yin wood at the bottom of the water.

At most, I'll only lose one henchman.
And you, my mudfish friend, you've lost your life!
It takes a thousand years of cultivation to achieve this, and this mudfish is becoming more and more cunning and afraid of death as it lives on.

It was no match for Zhang Tianlu to begin with, let alone the fact that Zhang Tianlu sought outside help.

They directly pointed out Wang Lingguan.

How is this played?
This loach couldn't hold out any longer and surrendered.

It spat out the innate yin essence it had swallowed, and was filled with deep regret.

If I had known it was so dangerous, I shouldn't have been greedy for the innate yin essence. Now, not only did I not get the innate yin essence, but I also got myself into trouble and suffered several beatings.

Terrible! Terrible! Terrible!
The loach surrendered and spat out its innate yin essence.
Seeing this, Zhang Tianlu was satisfied.

Very good, I am very pleased that you have come to your senses.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Tianlu saw Wang Lingguan off.

He looked at the fist-sized innate Yin energy that the loach had spat out, and with a flick of his sleeve, he absorbed the innate Yin energy into his sleeve's inner universe.

At the same time, he heard a system notification sound.

"Congratulations, host, for subduing the millennium-old demon - Golden Dragon Mudfish! You have received the following rewards: [Dragon Transformation Technique], [Golden Dragon Claw], [True Dragon Blood], [Fragment of the Heavenly Soul Banner +4], and 50000 points!"

Judging from the prompt, it seems there are rewards for subduing new ancient demons.

And the rewards were pretty good.

Zhang Tianlu carefully collected all the rewards.

He has other things to do now.

He looked at the thousand-year-old mudfish; this guy's surrender wasn't enough.

Verbal surrender is not loyalty, just like when he took in the three vengeful ghosts.

The vengeful ghost handed over its ghost core, and this mudfish had to hand over something deadly as a form of contract.

Zhang Tianlu directly ordered it to hand over the Dragon Pill.

Dragons typically possess two core items: a dragon pearl and a dragon core.

The former carries all the magic power and cultivation of a dragon, similar to the golden core of a human cultivator.

Humanity is a golden elixir swallowed into the stomach; from then on, my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven.

The dragons, on the other hand, swallowed a dragon pearl, and from then on, their fate was in their own hands, not in the heavens.

If a dragon has its dragon ball taken away, it will lose its magic power and become a useless dragon.

The Dragon Pill, on the other hand, carries the fortune, blood, and lifeblood of a dragon.

It's the same as the Ghost King's core.

If the dragon's elixir is destroyed, the dragon dies.

By taking its dragon core, Zhang Tianlu essentially held its lifeline in his hands.

This thousand-year-old golden dragon loach spat out one of its golden dragon pills.

It also knows its current situation.

Not handing it in means certain death.

Since he had already surrendered, he might as well pay up to save his life. After Zhang Tianlu took its dragon core, he wasn't afraid that the creature would run away.

If he dares to run, I'll crush the dragon pill in no time.

Once the dragon pill shatters, this loach won't live for more than a few days.

Unless it wants to die, it will have to obey after handing over the Dragon Pill.

After putting away the dragon pill, Zhang Tianlu patted its dragon head and said, "Go, and bring me that ten-thousand-year-old submerged yin wood you mentioned."

Previously, this loach had mentioned trading with him for submerged yin wood.

Zhang Tianlu still remembers it.
He simply had the loach bring it up for him.

The large loach nodded, then leaped up and plunged into the water.

After a few minutes, it carried up a huge piece of black wood.

A giant black tree burst forth from the water and landed in front of Zhang Tianlu.

Looking at this huge piece of black wood,
Zhang Tianlu was very satisfied.

This submerged wood, having been eroded and transformed by nature over thousands of years, absorbs the essence of heaven and earth.

It combines the elegance of wood with the charm of stone, with a solid and heavy texture, a rich black color, and a smooth and delicate cross-section.

Furthermore, its wood is highly oily, moisture-resistant, and fragrant. It is rot-proof, insect-proof, and naturally formed.

Ancient books record that some tree species also have medicinal value.

It combines the characteristics of "slim, sheer, leaky, and wrinkled" all in one.
Ebony is extremely rare in the world, comparable to pearls and jade in the capital region.

The mud cannot damage his unyielding spirit; once he enters the grand hall, his clothes will be radiant.

There's an old saying: "Having half a square of ebony in the house is better than having a chest of treasure."

A piece of ebony that has been stored for hundreds or thousands of years is already a treasure among treasures.

Not to mention this ancient piece of wood.

“Indeed, this large log, if made into a coffin, will surely aid my cultivation.”

Zhang Tianlu is now a zombie.

His Undying Corpse Immortal Technique states that cultivating inside a coffin in a top-grade corpse-nurturing ground will accelerate one's cultivation speed.

He had been thinking about finding good timber to make himself a good coffin.

Isn’t it here now?

This large piece of wood is just the right size for a large coffin.

Zhang Tianlu stored the huge piece of ebony in his sleeve.

A new notification sound rang in his ear.

"A new task has been issued: Find a coffin shop and craft a top-quality coffin using ebony. The system will rate the coffin you craft; the higher the rating, the richer the reward!"

"New mission issued: Find a Feng Shui treasure site for yourself. Rewards: [Yin Tian Gang Thirty-Six Transformations - Shrinking the Abyss], [Purple Zombie Divine Fire +1], 10 points!"

Making a coffin and finding a feng shui treasure site for oneself?
Then, he took a step forward, put his hands behind his back, and leaped into the air.

Zhang Tianlu said to the three ghost kings and the thousand-year-old mudfish beside him, "Let's go."

There are still several tasks to complete, and Zhang Tianlu doesn't have time to stay here any longer.

Seeing the Celestial Master get up to leave,
Xuanzhen Celestial Master, the Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain, and the police still wanted to speak.

However, Zhang Tianlu casually struck out with a palm.

The thunderous palm strike was incredibly powerful.

This directly blocked Xuanzhen Tianshi's attempt to stop him.

The power of the thunder forced them to retreat repeatedly.

Zhang Tianlu glanced at them: Don't bother me, or I won't mind beating you up before I leave.

Xuanzhen Celestial Master and the others dared not stop them.

They could only let the ancestor leave with the thousand-year-old demon and the three ghost kings.

Zhang Tianlu transformed into a black light, followed by three ghost kings and a thousand-year-old golden dragon loach, and soared into the air.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared.

Xuanzhen Celestial Master noticed the way the police officers were looking at him.

He sighed inwardly: Don't fucking look at me, I can't stop you. I almost got beaten up just now. If you're so good, why don't you do it yourself?
What can you do if you can't beat them...?

And it's not shameful to be unable to defeat your own ancestor.

(End of this chapter)