In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

The cave was right there, but neither Ruyi nor Taoist Qianhe dared to go in rashly. Taoist Qianhe regretted, "If I had known earlier, I would have learned the zombie language. If I could understand what those two zombies said, I'm afraid I would have understood the situation in the cave by now."

"These zombies are clearly well-organized and disciplined. The person controlling them must be someone extraordinary," Ruyi consoled Taoist Qianhe. "So even if you could speak zombie language, it wouldn't be that easy to find out what's going on."

"We shouldn't stay here for long. Let's find a way to reunite with Uncle Jiu and the others first." Ruyi looked at the woods that were still filled with gloomy energy in broad daylight, and quickly signaled Taoist Qianhe to leave first.

On the way back, both Ruyi and Taoist Qianhe looked worried. Ruyi was worried that the situation in the cave might not be resolved after Shi Jian and others arrived, while Taoist Qianhe was worried about the people of the world. There were so many zombies hidden in the Ten Thousand Mountains here. If they didn't take care of it, once the zombies came out in droves, the whole world would be over.

Taoist Simu and Uncle Jiu searched along the main road from Bainiao Town to Songhe Town, but they found nothing except a few goblins that were not hiding well. After questioning the goblins, they learned that they had not seen any zombies or large armies of zombies passing through the woods in recent days.

After searching for three days without finding any information, Uncle Jiu and Taoist Simu both looked very unhappy.

"If these little monsters aren't lying, then the Zombie King and his zombie army are still in front of White Bird Town."

"Ruyi and Junior Brother Qianhe are in danger."

It was originally well-intentioned, but they found that the situation over there was even worse. Uncle Jiu and Taoist Simu couldn't help but worry, "We have to go back to find them as soon as possible. We can't let them face so many zombies alone!"

"Yes, senior brother." Taoist Simu nodded quickly. The two of them didn't even take a rest and rushed back to Bainiao Town in the dark. When they were about to pass through Bainiao Town to return to Tianshui Town, they coincidentally met Taoist Qianhe who had just returned from the forest.

"Brother!"

"Qianhe!" Uncle Jiu and Taoist Simu were pleasantly surprised to see the person they were looking for. However, after taking a closer look at Taoist Qianhe's condition, Uncle Jiu's and Taoist Simu's expressions changed. "Why are you in such a mess?"

"Where is Fellow Daoist Ruyi?" Uncle Jiu looked behind Taoist Qianhe, but didn't see Ruyi, and he immediately became worried.

"Daoyou Ruyi is resting in the inn. I came out to buy something." Uncle Jiu was relieved when he heard that Ruyi was fine and stayed in the inn to rest.

"Let's go back to the inn first. We can talk about anything after we get back."

"Yes, senior brother." Taoist Qianhe was really tired at this time. First, he did not sleep all night and followed the zombies through mountains and rivers. Then he rode back without stopping at dawn. In total, he was busy for a whole day and a night without rest. He really couldn't bear it anymore.

The people of Bai Niao Town were in panic because of the zombies. Except for a few rich people who had the ability to move out of Bai Niao Town, the rest of the poor people could only endure the fear and stay.

The appearance of Taoist Master Qianhe and his companions in Taoist robes in Bainiao Town really gave those who stayed behind a greater sense of security. The inn where Ruyi and his companions were staying was filled with many people who were unable to leave. As soon as Uncle Jiu and his companions arrived, they were surrounded by the crowd.

"Master, are you here to help get rid of zombies?"

"Master, Master, you must help us get rid of the zombies!"

"Everyone, rest assured, I, your humble brother, will do my utmost to fulfill my duty."

"It's just that it's getting late, so let's all go back first. We can talk about it tomorrow morning!" Faced with the desperate pleas of the townspeople in Bai Niao Town, Uncle Jiu felt sorry for them, and even though he knew that the zombies this time were not simple, he still nodded and agreed to help.

After the people left, Taoist Qianhe ordered a table of food and invited Ruyi to come down. The four of them sat down to eat and exchanged their discoveries.

When Taoist Qianhe and Ruyi learned that there was actually a zombie organization hidden deep in the mountains that could command other zombies, Taoist Simu was the first to exclaim, "Since when did zombies become so smart that they can actually occupy caves and communicate normally?"

"Could it be that the Zombie King in Teng Teng Town has upgraded?"

The Zombie King that Uncle Jiu had seen before could only issue simple commands to the zombies under his command. Only the two high-level hairy zombies could communicate with him smoothly. But after listening to the descriptions of Taoist Qianhe and Ruyi, Uncle Jiu always felt that the zombie leader in the cave was not the Zombie King of Tengteng Town.

"probably not."

When fighting against the Zombie King, Ruyi took the opportunity to absorb a lot of his Yin energy. In such a short time, it was impossible for the Zombie King to upgrade from a half-crippled flying zombie to an incorruptible one.

"I don't think the Zombie King is in the cave!"

"But how is that possible?!" Taoist Simu retorted, "Due to a lack of spiritual energy decades ago, there are no more beings above the level of flying zombies in this world."

"The Zombie King in Teng Teng Town was upgraded to a Hairy Zombie a few years ago."

Nowadays, there is a lack of spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and the path of cultivation is almost cut off. In order to maintain balance, the Heavenly Dao has caused the disappearance of the ghost kings, ghost generals, hairy zombies, unchangeable bones and higher-level beings in the world.

Just like human cultivators cannot become Heavenly Masters due to insufficient spiritual energy, the cultivation of demons and monsters is also controlled below that of Heavenly Masters. All the existing Heavenly Masters and high-level demons and monsters in the world are those that have survived from previous years. It is already difficult for them to maintain their current cultivation levels, so how could there be any new upgrades?

"The hairy zombie isn't the pinnacle of zombies. Could it be that besides the zombie king in Teng Teng Town, there are no higher-level zombies in this world?"

"Legend has it that above the hairy zombies there are unbreakable bones, and above the unbreakable bones there are..."

"It doesn't seem strange that these immortal beings can still live to this day and command a group of zombies, right?"

Ruyi is not deliberately exaggerating, the setting of "Zombie Contract" is well laid out. The timeline of "Zombie Contract" is a little further than that of "Mr. Vampire", but not much different. In "Zombie Contract", top-level zombie kings and ministers have appeared. So what does it matter if there is a zombie that is even higher in level than the hairy zombie and cannot be transformed into bones?

"No, it can't be."

After hearing Ruyi's hypothesis, Taoist Simu swallowed fearfully. He wanted to ask Ruyi if he was joking and trying to scare him, but seeing Ruyi's serious look, he couldn't say anything.

Uncle Jiu also realized the seriousness of the matter, and cast a spell at night to contact the Maoshan ancestral temple.

The matter was of great importance. After the elders of the Maoshan ancestral temple learned about it, they issued a call overnight, summoning all the major sects to come to Maoshan to discuss the matter, and told Uncle Jiu and others not to act rashly and just explore the periphery.