Chapter 57 - Lottery! Simply Invincible Rewards!
"Brother Dao, actually, in my opinion, this is the choice of the world!"
Bai Ye sighed. When it came to the evil path, ever since Liu Bowen cut the dragon veins, it was clear that there were many more practitioners of the evil path in this world.
Because the spiritual energy for cultivation was depleting, if a genius like Lin Jiu had lived in another dynasty, he might have already reached the Celestial Master realm. But with spiritual energy becoming scarcer, many people started having crooked thoughts.
Whether they didn't want to die or wanted to accelerate their cultivation, the evil path generally required less spiritual energy for cultivation than the righteous path. However, most evil path practitioners would do things that harmed nature and reason. Many methods for accelerated cultivation required a pile of human lives.
"Does Daoist Friend even understand the evil path?"
Lin Jiu looked at Bai Ye in surprise. Bai Ye, seeing this, shook his head and quickly explained, "Not at all. It's just that more and more evil path practitioners will emerge in this world. But if anything is needed, I will also take action!"
Killing evil path practitioners would earn him merit. Bai Ye also roughly guessed that the Feng Shui Master was probably not dead.
Judging by Ren Old Master's performance in the movie, it was simply not enough for him to evolve into such a monstrous state.
Initially, Ren Old Master was very weak, but later he only absorbed the blood of a few people and a Masira. Even with the blood of close relatives and spirits, for a zombie to evolve spiritual intelligence was simply inconceivable. Such a small amount of blood completely exceeded the evolution process of a zombie.
Based on this speculation, when Ren Old Master was severely injured, someone must have provided 'nourishment' to him, which allowed Ren Old Master to grow stronger.
When Ren Old Master appeared later, he could see with his eyes and possessed intelligence. If it weren't for Four-Eyed Taoist and the kerosene lamp, it's estimated that several people would have fallen into Ren Old Master's hands.
"Master, I have a question!"
Qiusheng quickly raised his hand to ask.
"Speak."
Lin Jiu nodded with satisfaction. Regardless of whether Qiusheng was acting on a whim, he was very pleased with Qiusheng's attitude now.
"Master, why cultivate the evil path?"
If the evil path is hunted by the righteous path, then it's better to cultivate the righteous path.
Lin Jiu raised an eyebrow, almost exploding with anger at Qiusheng's foolish question.
"Corpses are divided into zombies and dead bodies. People are divided into good people and bad people. A corpse turns into a zombie because it gains an extra breath, and a person turns into a bad person because he doesn't strive."
This disciple really knew how to pick questions for him. Even a fool would know how to answer, right?
"Actually, it's just that the evil path can achieve quick results, but it will make oneself look neither human nor ghost. So, some people who want to take shortcuts will choose the evil path. For example, the Feng Shui Master was actually forced by Ren Old Master. If Ren Old Master hadn't threatened him back then, perhaps the Feng Shui Master would have been buried long ago."
Listening to Bai Ye's words, Ren Master could only smile awkwardly. Then he raised his hand to make an oath, stating, "Bai Taoist, don't worry, after I go back tomorrow, I will start doing good deeds!"
Compared to his father, Ren Master, although he didn't do many good deeds, he also hadn't done anything truly bad.
Now, he was not only atoning for his father's sins but also accumulating some merit for Ren Tingting.
Anyway, Ren Tingting was going to cultivate, so there wasn't much to worry about for the Ren Family here anymore.
"Ren Master, take this. Consider it my apprenticeship gift to Tingting. This talisman can protect your safety, and when the talisman is destroyed, I will sense it and come to save you once."
Ren Master probably only had the Feng Shui Master as an enemy.
Bai Ye handed a talisman to Ren Master. The next time the Feng Shui Master went to find Ren Master, he could conveniently deal with him. If not, this talisman could also give Ren Master some peace of mind.
"Thank you, Daozhang."
Ren Master carefully took the talisman Bai Ye handed over. Awei, beside him, also looked eagerly at Bai Ye, hoping Bai Ye could give him one, but Bai Ye pretended not to see him.
Awei didn't have many enemies. Even if he did, it would be his own doing. Giving him one would only fuel Awei's arrogance.
"The plan failed. Your zombie was killed as soon as it appeared."
Inside a cave not far from Ren Family Town, several black-clad figures were gathered, discussing something. One of them joked to a withered old man.
Originally, he had come this time to retrieve the super zombie he had planted.
The Feng Shui Master had been looking forward to the zombie cultivated from such a good tomb for a long time, but this time, before he could even implement his plan, the other party had already eliminated the zombie.
"Shenxiao Sect! Didn't you plan well before you acted!? That kid's lightning spell restrains zombies. That zombie certainly had potential, I saw it before, but how powerful could it be when it just came into being!?"
Ren Weiyong indeed had potential, everyone knew that, but without even growing, what good was potential!
"But there's nothing we can do. Who knew that as soon as they dug out the coffin, they would directly pull Ren Fa to Yi Village and wait for Ren Weiyong to emerge!"
The Feng Shui Master hated it. He should have dug up the grave earlier. At least then he could have taken Ren Weiyong away and enslaved him forever.
The Feng Shui Master utterly detested Ren Weiyong. If it weren't for him, he would have already been buried in that burial ground, and his descendants would have been protected by him. But after that burial ground was taken by Ren Weiyong, his life trajectory completely changed.
He transformed from a righteous cultivator into an evil path practitioner, becoming someone everyone wanted to strike down. Because of his cultivation of the evil path, his son, daughter-in-law, and grandson all died.
He naturally wanted the Ren Family to suffer the same fate as him. He wanted the Ren Family to be exterminated, but he didn't expect this matter to be resolved so easily.
"Lin Jiu of Maoshan and the Sect Master of Shenxiao Sect are here. This operation has failed, and Ren Weiyong is gone. Let's go!"
Since the matter here was completely over, there was no need to stay any longer.
Hearing this, the Feng Shui Master was somewhat unwilling: "Can't we act together? If we refine those two Daoists into zombies, wouldn't they be even more powerful than Ren Weiyong?"
"Are you crazy? This is not the time for us to directly fight against the Daoist sects. There's no need to rush your revenge. We came with enough capital before, originally to feed the zombies. But since the zombie is dead, going there will only expose us. It's better to save this for that royal family in the borderlands!"
One of them's expression changed, and he immediately rejected the Feng Shui Master's proposal.
Currently, although they had a subtle upward trend, and the Daoist sects were constantly declining, they were also inevitably declining with them. This was caused by the era.
"Oh right, we can also try to control those warlords. No matter how powerful a Daoist is, they will fear guns. We must use this point!"
The leader was clearly in charge. No matter how unwilling the Feng Shui Master was, he could only obey the arrangements.
"If you want revenge, you can wait until the Shenxiao Sect member leaves. Ren Fa won't leave anyway, and Lin Jiu can't always watch him. You can find an opportunity at any time. There's no need to act now. Also, we need to quickly retrieve that Copper Armored Zombie and the Miao Xinjiang zombie, otherwise, if the Daoist sects notice them, the loss will be huge!"
Compared to Ren Weiyong, the other few zombies were clearly more worthy of their attention.
"I understand. I'll get my revenge after they leave!"
"Good, then let's leave here first!"
With that, the few of them hurried away from Ren Family Town under the cover of night.
Before leaving, the Feng Shui Master took one last look at Ren Family Town, secretly vowing in his heart that when he returned next time, he would surely bathe the entire Ren Family in blood.
The next day, Bai Ye and Lin Jiu arrived at the back mountain. First, they performed a ritual for Dong Xiaoyu and sent her to the Underworld. Then, when dealing with Masira, because Lin Jiu felt that Masira hadn't done anything bad and was not inherently evil, merely cultivating in the mountains, he brought Masira back to Yi Village.
Mainly, Lin Jiu was a bit envious after seeing the two intelligent pets Bai Ye had.
Since his disciples were unreliable, he might as well adopt a spirit beast.
As for Ren Tingting, she went home to pack her things, preparing to leave Ren Family Town with Bai Ye.
"Tingting, when you're on the mountain, you must listen to your teacher, okay?"
Ren Fa admonished her. He knew Ren Tingting was spoiled by him and sometimes had a bit of a pampered young lady's temper, but she absolutely couldn't offend her teacher after going up the mountain.
"Don't worry, Dad, I know. I'll follow Teacher and cultivate well. You also take good care of your body at home."
Since Ren Tingting decided to go up the mountain with Bai Ye, she naturally prepared herself for cultivation.
Moreover, she was deeply impressed by Bai Ye's move back then. It turned out that none of this was fake, and Daoist magic was truly too fascinating.
And the most crucial point was that cultivation could grant eternal youth, or even if not, it could at least slow down aging and prolong one's lifespan.
No woman could refuse eternal youth, especially someone like Ren Tingting.
"That's good. I'm relieved that you think that way. Now, Tingting, hurry up, don't keep Bai Taoist waiting too long."
Ren Fa called his old companion to get into the carriage with him. Along the way, although Ren Fa felt a myriad of reluctance in his heart, he felt more relief.
At least he wouldn't have to worry about his daughter anymore. Being with Bai Ye was much safer than being with him. From now on, he would be a benevolent person and atone for what his father had done.
"Daoist Friend, after today's farewell, I wonder when we will meet again!"
Although he had only known Bai Ye for a few days, Lin Jiu felt a sense of regret for not having met him sooner.
Now that Bai Ye was leaving, he felt a bit reluctant.
"I believe it won't be long. This time, I'm taking Tingting to the sect to acknowledge her as a disciple and inform the ancestors. Afterwards, I will also take Tingting down the mountain for experience."
Whether for merit or to change the plot, Bai Ye certainly couldn't stay on the mountain forever.
"In that case, I won't bother Daoist Friend any longer."
"Brother Dao, feel free to visit Shenxiao Sect when you have time!"
"Definitely!"
Watching Bai Ye and Ren Tingting's receding figures, Lin Jiu agreed, then turned and patted Wencai, saying, "Let's go. What are you looking at? They're already gone. Don't think about her anymore. Ren Tingting's talent is much better than yours!"
His foolish disciple!
He was destined to be unrequited in this life. Ren Tingting's cultivation talent was much higher than Wencai's, and the gap between them would only widen in the future.
Wencai came back to his senses, turned his head, and asked with a bitter face, "Master, what should I do then?"
But to just let him give up, he was truly unwilling!
"Of course, you give up! My cousin will definitely be with me in the future!" Awei said, then directly knelt before Lin Jiu. "Uncle Jiu, please accept me as your disciple! I'll do anything, if you don't agree, I'll stay kneeling!"
Awei had actually thought about becoming Bai Ye's disciple before. He had even brought up the idea at the time and was about to kneel, thinking that if Bai Ye didn't agree, he would keep kneeling. But as soon as he finished speaking and met Bai Ye's smiling eyes, he admitted he chickened out.
Although he couldn't become fellow disciples with Ren Tingting, Awei decided to take a roundabout approach: become Lin Jiu's disciple!
As long as he could enter the door of cultivation, there might still be opportunities in the future. If he couldn't successfully become a disciple, then he would at most be the captain of the Ren Family Town Security Team for the rest of his life.
"Then you can just kneel!"
With that, Lin Jiu turned directly and returned to his room, no longer paying attention to Awei.
Awei was now in a dilemma. If he just got up like this, he would look down on himself.
So, he kept kneeling, even as the sky gradually began to rain. It wasn't until the next day that Awei, in a daze, felt as if someone had put him on a bed: "Is this kid Awei going to be our junior brother now? Then I can bully him?"
Him?
Accepted as a disciple by Lin Jiu?
Best of all, before Awei could think too much, he fainted.
Inside Shenxiao Sect.
After the final apprenticeship ceremony, Ren Tingting officially became a disciple of Shenxiao Sect.
[Ding! Plot changed successfully. Congratulations to Bai Ye of the Zombie World for obtaining one lottery chance. Do you want to draw?]
"Yes!"
Bai Ye silently chanted in his heart. Immediately, a large spinning wheel appeared. After spinning hundreds of times per second, the wheel's speed slowly decreased after ten seconds, finally stopping on the Congenital Dao Body.
Congenital Dao Body!!!?
A trace of shock flashed in Bai Ye's eyes. This was the legendary physique most suitable for cultivation, and also the physique possessed by the mud figures created by Mother Nuwa in ancient times. It was said that anyone with this Dao Body cultivated as if they were flying?
And after the physique merged, Bai Ye felt a warm current flow through his body, and then he broke through.
His strength reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, just one step away from reaching the Human Master realm!
"Teacher, what's wrong?"
Ren Tingting looked up, gazing at Bai Ye with some confusion. His fervent gaze made her feel a little shy!
"Tingting, you truly are my lucky star!"
If it weren't for maintaining the basic etiquette of a cultivator, Bai Ye would have almost jumped up to celebrate.
This physique was absolutely the most suitable physique for cultivating a baby!
But the next second, Bai Ye's face fell.