Starting with the Earth God, the path to immortality is deduced!

Zhou Yuan prepared some food and watched as Ma Ling'er devoured it all in a flash, then patted her stomach and let out a satisfied burp.

The more Zhou Yuan looked at her, the more he felt that this pretty girl had a strange sense of humor.

"Are you a cultivator?" Zhou Yuan asked, wanting to learn more about the cultivation world from this mysterious girl.

"Yes," Ma Ling'er nodded in agreement. "Aren't you the same? I sensed it during the day; your soul was stable, you must have been in a state of tranquility for quite some time now. You must be cultivating the methods of the Earthly Deity lineage, able to travel to the underworld, right? By the way, how long have you been cultivating?"

"About a month." Zhou Yuan caught two key pieces of information: "calming the mind" and "the lineage of the Earth Gods."

He didn't tell Ma Ling'er that, to be precise, it had only been three days, even though he had used "Strange Tales of the Gods and Monsters" to speed it up.

"A month?!" Ma Ling'er suddenly stood up from her chair, looking astonished.

"Is this fast?" Zhou Yuan regretted it a little, feeling he should have said more.

"It's alright, nothing special." Ma Ling'er waved her hand, seemingly a little guilty. "When I first started cultivating, it only took me about half a month... to stabilize my mind and soul."

"What kind of cultivation method do you practice?" Zhou Yuan asked. He was eager to learn more about cultivation knowledge in this world.

"You have no manners! Don't you know the law shouldn't be questioned lightly?" Ma Ling'er glared at her, then said nonchalantly, "Fine, I'll tell you then, my Ma family is a branch of the Witchcraft Cult."

"This girl has a really lively personality," Zhou Yuan thought to himself.

As Ma Ling'er explained, Zhou Yuan came to understand the lineage of witchcraft. Witchcraft practitioners were similar to the shamans in his previous life. They could communicate with the powerful spirits of heaven and earth who had cultivated into "immortals," sign contracts with them, make offerings to them, and use their power to perform Taoist arts.

Zhou Yuan wanted to ask Ma Ling'er which deity she worshipped, but remembering that one should not ask such questions lightly, he remained silent.

"Are you trying to ask me which deity I worship? Go ahead and ask! Let me tell you, the deity I worship is incredibly powerful!" Before Zhou Yuan could even speak, Ma Ling'er was already impatiently urging him to ask.

"Then what do you worship..." Zhou Yuan reluctantly prepared to speak.

"I feel so dizzy..." Before Ma Ling'er could finish speaking, she suddenly collapsed onto the dining table and fainted.

"What's wrong with her?" Zhou Yuan exclaimed in surprise. He saw that large patches of blue spots were rapidly appearing on Ma Ling'er's face and were still spreading.

"This is corpse poison! She's been poisoned by corpse poison!" At some point, the coffin spirit, who had never shown itself before, jumped out.

Corpse poison?! Zhou Yuan was shocked. Ma Ling'er had indeed crawled into Second Master Ren's coffin during the day. But how could she have contracted corpse poison? Could it be...? A startling guess surfaced in Zhou Yuan's mind—Second Master Ren had really turned into a zombie!

"What are you doing?" At this moment, Zhou Yuan noticed that the coffin spirit was kicking Ma Ling'er's calves.

"What are you doing?!"

Zhou Yuan was taken aback and instinctively shouted.

He rushed forward, intending to lift the reckless coffin spirit away.

This little thing, does it think that it can do whatever it wants just because Ma Ling'er is unconscious?

"Don't move! I'm saving her!"

When the coffin spirit saw Zhou Yuan rushing towards it, it trembled in fright, screamed, and kicked even faster with its short legs.

"Save her? Is this how you save someone?"

Zhou Yuan was furious; this little brat was clearly settling a personal score!

"What do you know! This is called 'corpse poison attacking the heart.' The poison is rushing upwards along her blood vessels. If we don't clear the meridians in her legs, the poison will invade her internal organs!"

The coffin spirit kicked it while shouting righteously.

"I'm helping her improve blood circulation and force the corpse poison downwards! Otherwise, even a miracle couldn't save her!"

Zhou Yuan paused for a moment before taking a closer look.

The bruises on Ma Ling'er's face did indeed start spreading from her neck, and the source seemed to be her heart.

The coffin spirit's kicks were quite methodical, landing on several key acupoints.

He immediately realized what was happening.

I got confused because I was too concerned.

"Corpse poison..." Zhou Yuan muttered to himself, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

During the day at the Ren family's residence, he used his spiritual senses to investigate and found that the person in the coffin still possessed vital energy and was definitely not a zombie.

However, the corpse poison that Ma Ling'er was currently suffering from was so fierce and domineering that it could not have been caused by ordinary corpse energy.

This means that after he left the Ren family, the Second Master Ren... really did turn into a zombie!

Moreover, the fact that the corpse poison took effect so rapidly means that the zombie's cultivation level was definitely not low!

At the very least, it's a "black zombie" that has gained some influence!

"No, your mediocre skills aren't enough to subdue him!"

Zhou Yuan's heart sank as he looked at the spreading bruises on Ma Ling'er's face.

He could sense that the girl's life force was being rapidly devoured by that chilling, resentful, and poisonous corpse energy.

Can't wait any longer!

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and his soul and thoughts instantly sank into his dantian.

"Tales of the Supernatural, Deduction!"

With a thought, the ancient book in his dantian moved without wind, its pages turning with a rustling sound.

On the pages of the book, the pattern of the ancient bronze lamp, derived from eight streams of Yin energy, suddenly shone brightly!

"The Blue Ghost Lamp!"

Zhou Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, made a sword finger with his right hand, and pointed at the void!

Om-!

An invisible ripple spread from his fingertips.

The next moment, a palm-sized, antique-style bronze lamp appeared out of thin air above Ma Ling'er's head.

Within the lamp, a tiny, bluish flame flickered and emitted a soft glow.

The light carried a strange power that cleansed the soul and purified all evil.

A blue halo poured down like ripples of water, enveloping Ma Ling'er completely.

sizzle...

A strange sound rang out.

The hideous bluish-black poison spots under Ma Ling'er's skin, upon contact with the bluish light, emitted a sound as if ice and snow under the scorching sun were being burned and purified.

The rate at which the corpse poison spread slowed down to the naked eye!

Even under the suppression of the blue light, the poisonous spots that had spread to the neck began to slowly recede downwards.

"It...it works!"

Zhou Yuan was overjoyed.

This [Azure Lamp] certainly didn't disappoint him!

"Wow! What kind of magic is this? It's amazing!"

The little coffin spirit beside him stopped, its wooden eyes widening as it stared in shock at the ancient bronze lamp.

"This...this light seems specifically designed to subdue us yin beings!"

Its small body trembled in the bluish light, instinctively feeling fear and disgust.

"What do you know? This is called the 'Azure Ghost Lamp'."

While maintaining his Daoist technique, Zhou Yuan explained in a deep voice, also trying to deepen his own understanding.

"This lamp is no ordinary fire; it is the Netherworld Fire that I ignited with the power of my soul. It is extremely Yin and pure, and it burns away all filth and evil spirits in the world."

"Corpse poison is formed from the resentment of corpses, and is inherently an extremely yin and evil substance."

"My Azure Nether Flame, though seemingly yin and gentle, can actually draw upon its source and refine it directly from its origin!"