Uncle Nine: I became Master Qianhe, and my fame resounded throughout the Daoist sect.

Chizuru ignored the last mention, damn it, and even called him trash.

He then resolutely shut down the system.

He's too lazy to read the last paragraph now.

That's completely insulting.

However, he was very happy because his equipment inventory was now full of various techniques and skills!

It's practically omnipotent.

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After two days of rest, Chizuru led the four people from the east, west, south and north on their journey south.

Of course, they had to return to Maoshan. After all, Shi Jian had already informed them a few days ago about Wu Yong's matter.

How could Qianhe possibly be afraid and back down?

Naturally, the whole story should be explained clearly.

Anyway, the fault lies with Wu Yong, not him.

They continued their journey, passing through a town where they replenished their supplies, before continuing on their way without stopping.

"Master, your eldest uncle is looking for you. Is it something wrong?" A-Dong asked anxiously.

After all, the eldest master was renowned and could not tolerate even the slightest injustice.

Moreover, their master's decision to cripple Wu Yong, his martial uncle, does indeed raise suspicions of fratricide.

He was genuinely worried for his master.

"Don't worry, even if we complain to the sect leader, Wu Yong is in the wrong!" Qianhe smiled confidently, reassuring her disciple.

Although the apprentices felt that their master's words made sense, they were still uneasy.

At this moment, the four of them were sitting in a carriage, slowly moving forward in this desolate wilderness.

However, this road was filled with a strange, eerie aura!

"Hmm? Corpse aura? Why are there zombies again?" Qianhe frowned slightly, her eyes sharp as she stared intently ahead.

"Master, what happened?"

“There’s a corpse aura, and it’s a zombie. I can sense it from the corpse aura permeating the air. It’s a black zombie!” Qianhe said calmly, while telling his disciple to stop the carriage so he could get out and feel it for himself.

Black zombie?

Just scum.

Not to mention his current self, he could easily manipulate even his predecessor, Chizuru.

He sensed something unusual about the aura, which is why he came down to investigate.

The four people from the east, west, south, and north were slightly weaker, and it was difficult to detect them for a while.

However, since Master said there are zombies, it must be true.

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They acted decisively, got off the carriage, and followed closely behind to investigate.

However, in the distance, they saw a local temple.

In front of the local temple, all the flowers, plants, and trees were withered and lifeless, like frostbitten eggplants.

Even the statue of the local earth god in the temple tilted, as if it had been terrified by the zombie's corpse aura. Clearly, even the earth god was wary of the zombie's corpse aura.

“Master, look, all the flowers, plants and trees in front of the Earth God Temple have withered!” Anan stepped forward and pointed to the flowers, plants and trees in front of the Earth God Temple.

Chizuru crouched down and picked up a handful of grass to examine it.

"Master, what's going on?"

"Strange, strange indeed! Normally there's no such problem. Could this zombie be intelligent? Otherwise, why would this earth god temple be like this?" Qianhe stepped forward to examine the earth god temple and then gave his conclusion.

"Master, should we go and investigate?"

"Fine, it's on the way anyway!" Qianhe nodded and boarded the carriage.

He was quite curious about this zombie; how could a mere black zombie cause such a stir?

I'm really curious.

The five men and their disciples continued their journey on horseback, and after traveling only a few miles, a town came into view.

The town's gate plaque bears the three characters "Xu Family Town," but the plaque is now dilapidated, like an old man in his twilight years, silently recounting its past glory.

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As Chizuru and the others stepped into the town, the first thing that caught their eye was rows of dilapidated houses. The walls were like the face of an old man who had experienced many vicissitudes, mottled and worn. The doors and windows were like remnants of a defeated army, broken and in ruins, as if telling the world about the stories of the past.

The streets were overgrown with weeds and littered with pebbles, resembling a desolate ruin. There was hardly a soul in sight, with only the occasional gust of wind and the distant chirping of birds trying to break the deathly silence.

"What a dilapidated town! Master, is it really possible that zombies roam in such a ruined town?" Abei asked at this moment.

“Yeah, shouldn’t zombies go to populated areas? This place is so dilapidated, what kind of blood could they possibly have?” Axi chimed in.

Zombies have always preferred to go to populated areas to suck blood.

This place is dilapidated; it looks deserted.

If there's no one here, how could there be zombies?

"Hehe, some zombies have gained sentience and know how to exorcise evil and avoid misfortune. Wherever there are people, there will definitely be a Taoist priest in charge. Compared to encountering a Taoist priest, they might as well find a dilapidated town in the wilderness to absorb the essence of the moon and improve themselves!"

Chizuru stepped forward and began to explain to her four disciples.

The four of them thought it made some sense.

"That makes sense. If they absorb the essence of the moon, then it's understandable why zombies love this kind of environment!"

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