The infinite heavens begin with American horror.

This task has two parts: 1. Become an apprentice of Uncle Nine. Completing this task will grant you one chance to win a prize from the system.

2. Defeat the zombie Grandpa Ren and complete the task to receive two chances to win a prize from the system.

Li Qing looked at the system task and immediately took action.

Not long after Li Qing left, a voice came from Dong Xiaoyu's grave: "Who is this person, appearing out of nowhere? Could he be a master of some kind of magic, like shrinking the earth to an inch, or a great master of refining the spirit to return to emptiness? He is quite handsome."

He found a passerby, asked him for directions to Renjia Town, and used his mental power to propel himself toward Renjia Town.

Upon entering Renjia Town, the streets were bustling with activity.

"Candied hawthorn berries, sweet and sour candied hawthorn berries, delicious and inexpensive!"

"Steamed buns! Freshly steamed buns, thin skin and lots of filling!"

There were many vendors hawking their wares on the street, making it very lively.

As Li Qing walked down the street, passersby cast curious glances at him. Li Qing was dressed in a clean and tidy black suit, with shiny black leather shoes on his feet. He had a sunny and handsome face and a tall stature, and he was clearly not an ordinary person.

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Li Qing walked into a pawnshop, took out two gold bars from his trouser pocket, placed them on the counter, and said, "How much of these four taels of gold can you give me?"

Seeing that Li Qing was dressed in a suit and tie and was no ordinary person, the pawnshop owner did not dare to play tricks and respectfully asked, "Sir, I don't know if these are fixed pawns or flexible pawns. Fixed pawns are 60 yuan per tael, and flexible pawns are 50 yuan per tael."

“Definitely.” Li Qing replied casually.

He walked out of the pawnshop carrying a cloth bag containing 240 silver dollars, and then went to buy some gifts.

Carrying two bolts of fine cloth and two bottles of good wine, he walked towards the mortuary.

At the entrance of the mortuary, Li Qing knocked on the door.

Crunch——

The black door opened, and a man with a bowl cut and an old-fashioned look, dressed in a green cloth robe, came to open it.

Li Qing recognized him at first glance; it was Wen Cai, Uncle Nine's second apprentice.

"Hello, my name is Li Qing. I have heard that Master Lin Jiu's Taoist skills are profound, so I have come here to become his disciple and learn from him," Li Qing said to Wen Cai, and took out a silver dollar and stuffed it into Wen Cai's hand.

Wencai looked at the silver dollar in his hand and his face lit up with a smile. Who wouldn't be happy to get a silver dollar for free? Uncle Jiu usually gave him very little pocket money. He stuffed the silver dollar into his pocket and quickly invited Li Qing in.

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Inside the hall, a middle-aged man sat drinking tea. He had a square face, straight eyebrows, and wore a gray cloth robe. Just sitting there quietly gave people a sense of security; he truly deserved to be called the Holy Master of All Realms.

Li Qing placed the things in his hand on the table beside him and bowed to Uncle Jiu with clasped hands.

“Uncle Jiu, my name is Li Qing. I have returned from studying abroad and found the country in turmoil, with demons running rampant. I have no skills to subdue them and am often restless. I have heard that you are a righteous man who hates evil, so I have come to Renjia Town to become your apprentice. I beg you to grant me this request.” After saying this, Li Qing knelt down and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Uncle Jiu.

When Uncle Nine saw Li Qing kneeling on the ground, he quickly got up, bent down and reached out to help Li Qing up.

Just as they helped him up, Li Qing knelt down again.

"I won't get up until Uncle Nine accepts me as his disciple!"

"Brother Li Qing, what are you doing? Get up quickly. A man's knees are worth gold. I'll take you as my apprentice."

"Thank you so much, Master!"

At the same time, a system notification sounded in my mind.

"Congratulations, host, for completing Task One: Becoming an apprentice of Uncle Nine. You have been awarded a chance to win a prize through the system."

When Li Qing saw that Uncle Jiu agreed, his face lit up with joy, and he quickly stood up.

He picked up the gifts on the table, presented them to Uncle Jiu with both hands, and said, "Master, this hundred silver dollars, along with the wine and fabric, is a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will accept it."

"How can this be allowed? What will others think of me? They'll think I'm a greedy, despicable person?"

“Master, how could that be? I am your disciple. A teacher for a day is a father for life. My things belong to you. What’s wrong with a disciple being filial to his master?”

Uncle Nine smiled and nodded: "Alright, alright! Since it's your kind gesture, I'll accept it."

Having taken on a filial apprentice brings honor to Uncle Jiu.

Uncle Nine doesn't have many hobbies, except for being concerned about his image.

Unfortunately, he took in two good-for-nothing apprentices who often embarrassed him.

Wen Cai, standing to the side, felt embarrassed upon hearing this. After all, he was already doing well by not causing trouble for his Uncle Jiu, let alone being filial.

Uncle Nine looked at Wencai, shook his head, and said, "This is your second senior brother, Wencai. You two should get along well from now on."

Just then, a sound came from outside.

A handsome young man ran in, saw Li Qing, and asked, "Master, who is this?"

"Qiusheng, you've come at the right time. Let me introduce you. This is my newly accepted disciple, Li Qing. From now on, he will be your junior brother."

Li Qing walked towards Qiu Sheng, looked at him, and gave him a meaningful look.

"Master Tianbao, no, Senior Brother Qiusheng, hello."

Qiu Sheng looked puzzled.

"Hello, Junior Brother Li Qing."

After Li Qing finished his apprenticeship ceremony, Uncle Jiu heard that Li Qing had no place to stay, so he quickly asked Wen Cai to arrange a place for Li Qing to stay.

Uncle Nine and Wencai both lived in the mortuary, while Qiusheng went back to his own home to rest.

The room arranged for Li Qing was next to Wen Cai's. He said that if there were any problems, Li Qing could ask Wen Cai for help. Before leaving, Uncle Jiu handed Li Qing a book and told him to read it carefully.

The True Scripture of the Great Cavern of the Supreme Purity

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The next few days passed quite peacefully. Every day, Uncle Nine would personally guide Li Qing's cultivation and teach him Baguazhang.

After several days of instruction, Uncle Nine discovered that Li Qing's talent for cultivation was quite good, far surpassing Qiu Sheng's literary talent. Uncle Nine was very pleased, finally having taken on a good disciple.

Li Qing sat cross-legged on the bed, cultivating the "Shangqing Great Cave True Scripture". After several days of cultivation, Li Qing discovered that he could use his mental power to assist in cultivation. His mental power formed a vortex, attracting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to flow into Li Qing's body. Naturally, he absorbed spiritual energy and cultivated much faster. In just a few days, Li Qing successfully stepped into the early stage of refining essence into qi, and his physical strength and mental strength were greatly improved.

Host: Li Qing

Physique:13

Spirit: 20

Cultivation level: Early stage of refining essence into qi

Skill: Telekinesis

Items: Glock 17 rifle, Tang sword, 30 throwing knives, 100 9mm bullets, $800, 4800 grams of gold

Number of draws: 1

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Inside the mortuary, a dimly lit room was filled with coffins. Wen Cai pushed open the door and walked in, passing two rows of coffins.

Arriving at the offering table, he picked up a handful of incense, lit it, and fanned the flames with his hand.

Wencai took the lit incense stick, walked to the side door, and called out, "Uncles, brothers and sisters, come back for dinner!"

Pulling back the white curtain opposite the offering table reveals a row of zombies dressed in Qing Dynasty official robes.

Place a stick of incense in the incense burner in front of the zombie. Seeing that the ever-burning lamp next to it is about to go out, the zombie in front of the lamp also sways.

"The fire must not be put out, or it will be a problem."

Wen Cai quickly used tweezers to hold the wick and pulled it up quite a bit. The light then became brighter, and the zombies stopped moving. Clearly, the lamp was suppressing the zombies.

When Wencai lit incense for a coffin, the three sticks of incense inserted into the gaps in the coffin were sucked in. When Wencai turned his head and saw that the incense had disappeared, he put in three more sticks, but they were sucked in again.

Wen Cai wanted to open the coffin to see what was going on, but he was startled by the "zombie" that jumped out of the coffin and fell to the ground and did a somersault.

If you look closely, you'll see that the zombie is running, not jumping, which clearly means someone is pretending to be a zombie to scare Wencai.

Qiu Sheng, dressed as a zombie, terrified Wen Cai, who screamed in fear.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Upon hearing the sound, Li Qing, who was cultivating in the room, immediately realized that the plot had begun.

Li Qing quickly got up and ran to the morgue to stop the farce.

If Uncle Four-Eyes, who is transporting corpses, were to see this, it would surely embarrass Uncle Nine.