This Taoist Master is too Frivolous

Xu Yang vaguely remembered…

At that time, it was Ma Long who called, saying that he and his cousin had found a treasure but encountered some strange events, so they invited him to “perform a ritual”.

The ritual was to take place in the mountains, on a dark and windy night, but Xu Yang didn’t exactly remember the location.

The vehicle sped along.

At around 7 o’clock, they entered the southern mountainous area of Yu Town.

Although the mountain road in the southern region had many large bends, the road was not rugged, and the wide asphalt road was well-preserved due to the infrequent use of large and heavy vehicles throughout the years.

As it was midsummer, the sky darkened later.

At 7 o’clock, the sun had not yet set.

In the mountains, shepherds could occasionally be seen herding sheep.

This was a typical Loess Plateau landscape. Although the mountains were connected one after another, they were not very high, and there were very few trees on the mountains, mostly saplings planted in response to calls for afforestation in the early years to improve the ecological environment.

The vehicle entered the mountainous area and continued driving for about forty minutes. Under Feng Zhaoqing’s guidance, they followed a gravel road directly into the mountain.

This gravel road was built in recent years for wind power generation and electrical towers in the mountains, making it accessible throughout the mountainous area.

Finally, the vehicle stopped on a hilltop.

On the hilltop, there was a large wind turbine slowly rotating, making a “rumbling” noise. Beside it on the slope was an electrical tower, standing under the power lines, the crackling sound gave a hair-raising sensation.

Feng Zhaoqing pointed to the mountain gorge below and said, “That ancient tomb is located next to the mountain gorge at the foot of the mountain. It was first discovered by some farmers from the nearby village who were searching for treasure.”

The three quickly descended the mountain using their martial arts techniques.

Upon arriving at the site, Xu Yang found that there were actually police stationed there.

A caution tape surrounded the ancient tomb.

Through Feng Zhaoqing’s introduction, Xu Yang learned that the few police officers stationed here were from the local Yu Town Police Station… Since the Spirits Management Bureau didn’t have enough personnel, the “zombie” in the tomb was still in a semi-sealed state, so several police officers had been temporarily stationed here on guard duty.

Gentlemen, thank you for your hard work.

Feng Zhaoqing shook hands with the police officers, who had a delighted look on their faces. After the handover, they left the scene as if escaping from it.

Xu Yang then examined the “ancient tomb”.

As for the tomb…

He didn’t actually see any tomb.

On the ground, there were several piles of soil, most likely dug out by the treasure hunters.

In the pit they excavated, there was a flagstone-paved tunnel that was about 2 meters high and 2 meters wide, leading to the depths of the mountain.

Xu Yang jumped into the pit and looked into the depths of the tunnel. However, the inside of the tunnel was pitch black, and nothing could be seen. He could only feel a cold Yin wind blowing out from it.

In this Yin wind, a special malevolent energy was mixed in.

This malevolent energy couldn’t be sensed outside, but upon jumping into the pit, it could be clearly detected at the entrance of the tunnel.

As soon as the malevolent energy entered his body, Xu Yang felt an inexplicable violent feeling rising in his heart.

Corpse poison!”

Xu Yang suddenly realized.

He secretly circulated his magical power, refining that strand of “malevolent energy”, only then did he feel much more comfortable.

At this moment, Feng Zhaoqing also jumped into the pit. He asked, “Master Xu, how do you feel?”

Xu Yang thought for a moment and said, “I have never seen a zombie, so I can’t judge based on just a strand of corpse poison… Grandmaster Feng, are you certain that there’s only one zombie in this tomb?”

Hmm.

Feng Zhaoqing said: “I’ve been inside the tomb. There are no special mechanisms inside, and the tomb chamber is located in the depths of the mountain. There’s only one coffin inside, and the zombie is temporarily sealed inside, unable to come out.”

If it can’t come out, why bother with it?

Xu Yang was puzzled: “Or just find a way to burn the coffin along with the zombie directly, wouldn’t that solve everything?”

There are many ways to kill a zombie.

But the most straightforward one is to burn it, leaving not even a fingernail left. How could it not die then?

Feng Zhaoqing forced a smile: “I would like to burn it, but the coffin is not made of ordinary wood but a stone coffin. If I want to burn it, I have to break the coffin… As soon as the coffin is broken, the zombie will come out.”

He explained further: “Moreover, there are arrays of talismanic formations surrounding the coffin, and we dare not move them casually in fear of breaking the formations and causing the zombie in the stone coffin to break free.”

So that’s how it was.

Xu Yang nodded in understanding.

Now, he understood Feng Zhaoqing’s approach.

Since it was impossible to burn the zombie or move the stone coffin, they could only wait until they had enough power to deal with the zombie later.

The two discussed briefly and decided to enter the tomb chamber first to explore the situation.

Wang Lin brought a flashlight, but he was stopped from entering the tunnel by Feng Zhaoqing, who said, “What’s there for you to see? Stay outside. With your low level of cultivation, if you go deeper, you will be invaded by corpse poison.”

Wang Lin shivered and quickly withdrew from the pit.

As a member of the Supernatural Affairs Bureau, he naturally knew the consequences of corpse poison invading the body. Once the corpse poison erupts, the body will stiffen… At that time, it would be difficult to expel the corpse poison.

Feng Zhaoqing carried the flashlight and led the way for Xu Yang.

The two entered the tunnel.

Contrary to Xu Yang’s imagination, other than the increasingly thick corpse poison and malevolent energy, there was nothing else inside the tunnel, not even a mouse… which was actually a good thing.

At least it could prevent rats from spreading corpse poisoning everywhere.

The walls of the passageway were covered with moss.

After going about three to four hundred meters, the space suddenly opened up, revealing a huge tomb chamber that was at least ten meters high and fifty meters wide, occupying almost half of the mountain belly.

The floor of the tomb chamber was made of compacted red soil.

In the center of the chamber, there was a nine-layer high earthen platform, and a stone coffin lay across the top of the platform.

Above the stone coffin, corpse poison and evil energy constantly seeped out.

Daoist talismans were plastered all over the platform around the coffin, and many talisman patterns were carved on the ground. Feng Zhaoqing pointed at the talisman patterns and said, “Master Xu, look… The zombie inside this coffin was clearly suppressed here by some expert…”

Xu Yang didn’t catch a word of what he said after that.

At this moment, all of Xu Yang’s attention was focused on the patterns on the ground.

At a glance, these patterns looked just like Ghost Painting Symbols.

But if you look closely, you’ll find that… someone had drawn these Daoist symbols on the ground.

“This… this…”

Xu Yang’s pupils contracted.

He was very familiar with the drawing technique of these Daoist symbols; they were almost identical to the patterns on the “Suppress Evil and Break Malevolent Energies Talisman” left by his grandfather. No, not just almost identical—they were definitely made by the same hand!

With a shaken heart, Xu Yang approached the platform and removed one of the talismans.

He saw a seal on it.

The characters on the seal were small seal script.

Feng Zhaoqing pointed to the small seal script on the talisman and asked, “Master Xu, do you recognize these characters?”

Without saying a word, Xu Yang took out the “Supreme Purification Seal” in the blink of an eye.

Feng Zhaoqing’s eyes shifted, surprised, “These characters on the seal seem to be identical to the ones on this talisman. Master Xu, could it be that the talismans here were laid down by someone from your Jingming Sect?”

Xu Yang nodded reluctantly and said hoarsely, “These talismans were indeed left by someone from my Jingming Sect… and if I’m not mistaken, they should have been left by my grandfather!”

Feng Zhaoqing asked, “Has Master Xu ever heard of this place? Do you know the origin of the zombie inside?”

Xu Yang shook his head.

He looked at the stone coffin.

A guess flashed through his mind…

The tomb of his grandfather contained someone else’s bones!

And Elder Wang said that his grandfather had indeed died. So where had his grandfather’s bones gone?

Thinking of this, Xu Yang anxiously approached the stone coffin.

Seeing that Xu Yang was about to open the coffin, Feng Zhaoqing hurriedly said, “Master Xu, it’s already night. Why not wait until daylight to open the coffin? Zombies fear sunlight, and their fighting power will be greatly reduced during the day. That would be the best time to deal with it!”

Xu Yang knew that Feng Zhaoqing was right.

But how could he wait until daylight?

If the coffin really contained his grandfather’s body, could it be that his grandfather had chosen to fall and turn into a zombie because he knew he couldn’t defeat the Lu Shan Sect?

Xu Yang’s hand touched the coffin lid, then he withdrew it.

He hesitated a bit.

If the zombie inside the coffin was really his grandfather, how should he face it?

Should he take his grandfather home and nurse him, or uphold justice over family loyalty?

After all, zombies…

Have no intelligence!

It is said that only “Flying Zombies” can have the same intelligence as normal humans.

But what level is a “Flying Zombie”?

Higher than Ghost King, Martial Arts Heavenly Beings, and Daoist Divine

Transcendence Realm… Such a zombie would be a huge disaster for the entire Da Xia!

Xu Yang’s mind was a mess, and he could only exit the tomb chamber.

Feng Zhaoqing saw Xu Yang’s state and tentatively asked, “Master Xu, do you know the origin of the zombie in the coffin?”

Xu Yang didn’t answer, only silently smoking.

He stayed awake all night, consuming two packs of cigarettes.

When dawn broke the next day and the first ray of sunlight hit his body, Feng Zhaoqing got up, patted Xu Yang’s shoulder, and said, “Master Xu, what you have to face, you must face… Perhaps the reality is not as you imagined?”

Both of them went back into the passageway, and Feng Zhaoqing took out his tools to remove the coffin nails on the stone coffin.

As soon as the first nail was removed, the entire coffin lid shook violently; it seemed like it couldn’t be restrained. Inside the coffin, it was as if a pair of palms were vigorously hitting the coffin lid, yelling, “Let me out… Let me out now!”

Old Taoist… You dare to seal me! When I get out, I’ll kill your entire family!

Feng Zhaoqing:

Xu Yang:

PS: My wife’s grandmother passed away, so I’ll be sending her off tomorrow.

Tomorrow’s update might be in the evening.