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

"The elders sent a message, ordering us not to act rashly and to only investigate the periphery. We will send someone to deal with it after all the people from the major sects have arrived."

Uncle Jiu withdrew his magic power, removed the altar, and told everyone the response from the Maoshan ancestral temple.

"But brother, the current situation simply cannot wait that long."

Although the large-scale zombie horde is still deep in the mountains and has no intention of invading the villages and towns at the foot of the mountain, the disappearances of people in Bai Niao Town and the occasional zombie bites have never stopped.

Ruyi and his friends had just checked into the inn in the town when they heard screams that night. If they only explored the periphery, there would be no way to stop the expansion of the zombie swarm.

"Master Simu, Master Qianhe, how about this."

"You two, along with Uncle Jiu, first find a way to eliminate the zombie horde that's attacking White Bird Town and the surrounding villages, and prevent them from bringing back more zombies."

"I have a high level of cultivation and my skills have a suppressive effect on zombies. I will go into the mountains alone to investigate. We can work on both fronts. We can stop the zombie swarm from expanding bit by bit before anyone from Maoshan arrives, and we can also try to uncover the conspiracy behind the zombie swarm."

"No, the mountains are too dangerous. How can I let you go alone?"

"No, absolutely not." Uncle Jiu was the first to object, followed by Taoist Simu and Taoist Qianhe. The people present were all impatient and had no way of staying in the periphery to investigate. The elders of the Maoshan ancestral temple knew their temperament well, so they directly ordered them not to go to the inner area to investigate the situation.

"Yes, Fellow Daoist Ruyi, the deep mountains are shaded by trees all year round, and the yin energy is thick. Even at noon, the yang energy is insufficient, and zombies roam freely. It's too risky for you to go in there alone."

There are trees everywhere in the deep mountains and old forests, and it is difficult to tell the direction. Once you encounter zombies, you can't escape even if you want to. Taoist Qianhe knows that Ruyi is already a Taoist priest, but he doesn't think that a Taoist priest can fight against hundreds of zombies alone.

"It's no use for you to stop me." Ruyi has made up her mind. She is not conceited, nor is she crazy. She just wants to break through.

She didn't know any Taoist magic, and all her methods were limited to killing zombies. The more she killed, the faster her cultivation would grow. But now all the zombies around her had run into the mountains, seriously hindering Ruyi's cultivation speed.

If Ruyi wants to break through to the middle stage of Heavenly Master as soon as possible, or even cultivate to the highest level of Lianxu Hedao, he must absorb as much Yinde as possible. With Uncle Jiu, Simu and Taoist Qianhe, three professional ghost catchers by his side, Ruyi will not be able to grab any heads even if he wants to increase his cultivation by dealing with the zombie teams that come out to transform into zombies.

"Uncle Jiu, Taoist Simu, and Taoist Qianhe, for me, the only way to increase my cultivation is to eliminate the zombies, so if I go to investigate, it will not only be safe, but will also help me increase my cultivation faster."

"Don't worry, I was able to become a Heavenly Master, so I have some means of preserving my life. If you go with me, I will have to take care of you in times of danger. It will be safer if I go alone, and it will also be more convenient for me to improve my cultivation and investigate the situation."

If I really wait for the people from Maoshan to come and then go with them to kill zombies, I will have to disguise myself in order to conceal my specialness, which is really too frustrating.

Seeing Ruyi insisting and saying directly that he had a secret, Uncle Jiu and Taoist Simu, the two people who knew the secret, looked at each other and immediately nodded in agreement as if they had thought of something. Taoist Qianhe, who knew nothing, was completely confused.

"Senior Brother Lin, Senior Brother Simu, why did you agree to this?"

"Quickly persuade Fellow Daoist Ruyi!"

"Junior Brother Qianhe, since Ruyi insists, I think she should know what's going on. Although we are friends, we can only persuade her and cannot force her."

"Yes, Qianhe, Taoist Ruyi is not a person who acts without purpose, nor is he arrogant and incompetent. Since she has made up her mind, let her go." After Uncle Jiu and Taoist Simu persuaded Taoist Qianhe, he was still puzzled after listening to the explanations of his two senior brothers, but he did not persuade him any more.

Respecting the fate of others and not interfering in the cause and effect of others are principles that all those who study Taoism understand. Just as Ruyi said, in terms of cultivation, she is a Heavenly Master, higher than the three of them. In terms of status, she is not from their Maoshan, so there is no need to obey Maoshan's orders. She can patiently listen to their advice because Ruyi respects them, her friends, and she stops persuading them because they choose to believe Ruyi.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Jiu and the other two, Ruyi walked into the forest alone along the same route as last time. At first, the feeling in the forest was normal, with swaying leaves and heavy shadows, and the air was fresh and comfortable. But as Ruyi walked deeper and deeper, the surrounding environment became more and more gloomy. It was the middle of the day when the sun was the most scorching and the temperature was the highest and hottest, but there was always a lingering sense of chillness walking in the forest, slowly climbing along Ruyi's back like a shadow.

"call--"

A light, almost inaudible breathing sound suddenly appeared in Ruyi's ears. She was startled and a sense of crisis suddenly erupted in her heart. She had no time to look back and quickly turned her head to avoid it.

"Bang--" After coming to his senses, he saw a zombie's sharp claws piercing through the trunk of the big tree right in front of Ruyi. Ruyi jumped up quickly to distance himself from the zombie behind him. Looking back, he found that this zombie looked particularly familiar.

"It's you?"

“Roar——” I found you!

The Zombie King of Tengteng Town roared excitedly. Ever since he left Tengteng Town, he wanted to find Ruyi to avenge himself. Unfortunately, he didn't know where Ruyi was, so he could only look for her one place at a time.

He originally wanted to cause some trouble to lure Ruyi over, but he didn't expect to encounter a higher-level zombie in Bai Niao Town. The Zombie King couldn't beat the other party, and didn't want to be swallowed, so he had to bow his head and serve as the zombie's subordinate.

He thought he had no chance of revenge, but unexpectedly, he suddenly smelled a familiar smell while he was "patrolling" today.

Ruyi also recognized this zombie. Although zombies looked and wore similar clothes, a flying zombie with marks of heavenly thunder on its chest was too easy to recognize.

The Zombie King sucked the blood of most of the residents of Tianshui Town. Not only did his wounds heal, but his strength also increased a lot. At this moment, just standing in front of Ruyi, the bloody aura all over his body made Ruyi breathless, and she felt extremely depressed.

"It seems like you've eaten a lot of people these days?"

Ruyi felt the blood evil rising into the sky, and her eyes changed instantly when she looked at the Zombie King. Her eyes were full of murderous intent, and she slowly took out the peach wood sword from the space.

"Flying zombie? Unable to dissolve bones?"

"No matter who you are, you must die today!"

The Zombie King's strength has obviously increased compared to before. Ruyi has never slacked off in practicing martial arts these days. Now with the blessing of the Heavenly Master's cultivation, he is even more different from before.

"Roar, roar, roar." Hahahahahaha

The Zombie King looked at the peach wood sword in Ruyi's hand with mockery, completely ignoring Ruyi. Without waiting for Ruyi to make a move, the Zombie King flew towards Ruyi and attacked.