Chapter 376: Yin Wind, Yin Rain, Yin Thunder, Daoist Blood, and the Imperial Drought Demon

"I agree!"

Erza did not have much of a reaction, but Kikyo, who had always kept a calm expression, revealed a look of slight surprise, clearly shocked by Qianhe Daozhang's offer to take an apprentice.

The humans of Musashi Country are at the bottom of the food chain.

It is precisely because they lack a heritage that they can only rely on humans who naturally possess Reiryoku, like Kikyo, to barely protect humanity.

Therefore, having experienced darkness, Kikyo knows very well what kind of weight the olive branch thrown by a top-tier heritage carries.

"Anya is willing!"

Anya shook her head and nodded with stars in her eyes.

She did not detect any malice from Qianhe; what she felt more of was the goodwill and upright righteousness of one who eliminates demons and defends the Dao.

For such a person to want to take Anya as a disciple, Anya was also very happy in her heart.

"I hope the young lady will forgive my offense."

Only then did Qianhe react, realizing that Kikyo, who was standing to the side, looked like Anya's guardian.

Extending an invitation without asking for the other party's opinion was already crossing the line.

Kikyo shook her head and said, "It's fine. I am also very happy that this child can become your disciple."

They were only teammates; she did not have the right to make decisions for Anya.

The 【Daoist Gate Personal Transmission】 has a total of thirteen rings of tasks.

Killing Yoma, subduing demons, driving away ghosts, practicing techniques, tempering the physique, paying respects to the ancestors, baptism...

If she can persist through them all, Anya's strength will see a huge improvement.

If she fails,

she can still join the Daoist Gate forces, but she would be an ordinary 【Daoist Disciple】 rather than a rare 【Maoshan Daoist Child】.

The gap between these two is the same as the gap between a 【Knight】 and a 【Shendian Knight】.

The Light Holy See can have countless knights, but it can only have five Shendian Knights; they are the powerful God Masters who, according to legend, serve the God of Light.

For Uzumaki Naruto to become a Shendian Knight, he had to forcefully pour in millions of Reward Points back then.

He almost drained the consciousness of the Ninja World dry.

One can imagine how precious that status is.

Just at this moment,

the already eerie Yin wind blew repeatedly, as if stirring up the dust on the ground, causing the surroundings to become increasingly dim.

Having just entered the forest, the area was shrouded in mist, visibility was very low, and the temperature plummeted.

It was not the Ice Technique released by someone like Esdeath,

but a very strange low temperature that seemed capable of ignoring cold-weather clothing; a cold that even a bonfire could not dispel, piercing straight into the marrow and soul.

This is a manifestation of Yin energy being concentrated to a certain degree.

Splash...

Drizzling raindrops kept smashing onto the lush tree canopy until the branches and leaves could no longer bear the weight, gathering into streams of water that flowed down.

It looked just like countless small creeks leaking down from the emerald-green canopy dome.

"Yin Rain?"

Qianhe Daozhang's expression changed drastically.

This kind of weird Yin energy environment is rarely seen.

"First Yin Fog, then Yin Rain, what on earth is going on?!"

In the 【Qingguo Guishi】 world,

everything emphasizes the mutual aid of Yin and Yang; the Dao is Yang, ghosts are Yin, and heaven and earth are filled with these two types of Qi.

Daoist techniques, whether it be Talismans, Feng Shui Patterns, Inviting Gods and Striking Ghosts, Peach Wood Yang Gathering, or Ghost Breaking Arrays... all are nothing more than mobilizing the Yang energy between heaven and earth.

Meanwhile, Yoma, evil spirits, zombies, and vengeful ghosts are the opposite, born from the gathering of Yin energy.

The Dragonfly Skimming Water Feng Shui Pattern that birthed the Ren family ancestor zombie was originally able to make descendants flourish and bring blessings to future generations precisely because it could gather Yang energy.

Xuepao Daoren reversed the Yin and Yang, changing the gathering to Yin energy, which is why he could nurture a corpse that had been dead for barely a few decades into a zombie in a short time.

Heavenly Terrain, Earth Terrain, and Human Terrain.

All have Yin and Yang.

Daoist classics record that Heavenly Terrains capable of gathering Yang energy include the sun and moon appearing together, Nine Stars in a Row, and the Ten Suns in the Sky from ancient times, etc.

And the Heavenly Terrains that gather Yin energy are the Heavenly Dog Eating Sun, the Solar Eclipse, etc.

These are changes in the stars and the sky that cause the originally balanced Yin and Yang to exhibit phenomena of Yin flourishing while Yang declines, or Yang flourishing while Yin declines.

The same logic applies to Earth Terrain and Human Terrain; Dragonfly Skimming Water and Reverse Dragonfly Skimming Water are both Earth Terrains, with mountains, rivers, peaks, and earth veins as their core.

Human Terrain naturally goes without saying; Black Dog Blood, Rooster Crest Blood, Butcher Knife, Daoist Blood, and Black Donkey Hoof are all items of extreme Yang.

Items of extreme Yin are the Shroud, Zombie Fungus, Weapon, etc...

Yin Fog and Yin Rain...

Although neither is a very strong 【Terrain】, when added together, they barely gather into a powerful Yin Earth Terrain.

This is very ominous.

"Southeast, Northwest, hurry and pull up the oilcloth to cover the rain!"

Braving the sudden downpour, Qianhe Daozhang shouted quickly.

Southeast and Northwest had already moved into action, skillfully pulling up the rain-blocking cloth.

Although they did not remove the roof for sun exposure as in the original story, the rain was even more violent, falling onto the coffin from all directions. "Watch the Ink Fountain Line!"

The Ink Fountain Line soaked in Black Dog Blood is an item of extreme Yang; upon being stained by the Yin rain, it made a sizzling sound and emitted white smoke.

Bang, bang, bang...

A hair-raising sound of impact.

Dull,

accompanied by the sound of impact, the heavy copper coffin lid kept popping up, only to be pressed back down by ropes soaked in Black Dog Blood.

"Fortunately, although the terrain is unfavorable, it is not enough to let this Zombie Jiangjiun break out of the coffin."

Qianhe Daozhang breathed a sigh of relief, took out the Corpse Trapping Rope, and reinforced the copper coffin layer by layer.

Ding! An arrow containing Reiryoku shot into the copper coffin like it was piercing thin paper.

The thick power of demon-sealing, the moment it nailed into the copper coffin, even converged into chains of Reiryoku, binding the entire copper coffin.

"Many thanks!"

Qianhe Daozhang saw the elegant young girl putting away her short bow and bowed slightly.

"You're welcome. This Yoma breaking out of its coffin is very troublesome; it's not just helping you, but also helping ourselves."

Kikyo shook her head.

It was not as if such situations had never occurred in Musashi Country; City Lords and Jiangjiuns who were powerful in life remained extremely powerful after turning into Yoma in death.

Musashi Country alone could give birth to great Yoka that were difficult to kill.

What's more, she knew from the chattering, boastful sounds coming from Wu Shilang that the map of this world was dozens of times larger than Musashi Country.

If a royal Jiangjiun of such a vast nation truly turned into a Yoma, he would likely be even above those great Yoka in her memory.

"Qianhe, what is going on?"

"Hurry up and dismantle the roof of the copper coffin to provide shelter from the rain for the Little Prince!"

"And the rainproof cloth, cover it over as well; don't you see the Little Prince is soaked through?"

Wu Shilang had not yet realized the severity of the problem and was still attentively looking after the Little Prince's comfort.

Qianhe was just about to refuse,

Boom.

A huge thunderclap resounded through the sky,

purple-black beams of light flickered, the lush, massive tree canopy was split directly open, and raging purple fire burned intensely.

Yet there was no feeling of scorching heat; instead, everyone felt their hands and feet growing colder, and the Little Prince was shivering from the cold.

Wu Shilang protected the Little Prince and said sternly, "Hurry up, are you trying to rebel?"

Even if he was a royal Jiangjiun, once a person dies, all favors end; he knew very well who he should protect and show loyalty to now.

"Yin Fire?"

Qianhe Daozhang's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly pressed his fingers together to form a Dharma seal.

A layer of golden radiance rose from the ground, like a dam, attempting to shroud the entire copper coffin along with everyone in the funeral procession.

If so,

it could block the convergence of Yin energy; as long as the wind stopped and the rain ceased, this temporary terrain could return to normal.

Unless...

What Qianhe worried about was that the burning Yin Fire was not thunder-fire contaminated by Yin Rain and Yin Fog, but that the lightning itself falling was Yin Thunder.

Then it would truly have gathered the Heavenly Trend and the Earthly Trend...

Boom!

Before anyone could recover, several consecutive black-purple lightning bolts exploded,

striking straight down onto the copper coffin.

The power of the thunder-fire instantly shattered the heavy coffin; no one could withstand the power of Heaven and Earth. The Talisman, Black Dog Blood, Corpse Trapping Rope, Reiryoku chains...

Everything turned to ash.

A corpse that had already rotted saw its limbs transform at an astonishing speed, growing Sharp fangs and corpse hair.

First was white hair, signifying a White Zombie.

Immediately after, the hair turned green, then black, and finally fell off completely, leaving only the tattered Qing Dynasty royal attire shredded by lightning, and the Armor vaguely revealed underneath.

【Royal Drought Demon Lv. 26 (Dark Gold)】: Originally a royal Jiangjiun of Qing Guo. After death, he absorbed the Dragon Qi from the royal underground palace, and gathered the Heavenly Trend (Yin Thunder), Earthly Trend (Yin Rain and Yin Fog), and Human Trend (the fierce aura of killing countless enemies in life), transforming into a Zombie King.

"Dong... hurry and get away!"

Qianhe Daozhang saw the frontier royal who had transformed, his face turning green at first,

and when he saw the Zombie King rushing toward his disciple, his eyes split with rage; he shouted and charged forward with his sword.

Yin Thunder, Yin Rain, Yin Fog, the fierce aura of an Admiral...

Qianhe Daozhang felt as if his heart were being crushed by a heavy bell; as a person of the Daoist sect, since he pursued the Dao, he could not escape believing in fate.

Could it be that today, Heaven wants to destroy me, Qianhe? With a once-in-a-century, or even once-in-a-millennium, extreme Yin trend gathered together, he could not help but suspect that his own fate had come to an end.

"Fellow Daoist, hurry and lend me a hand!"

"The Zombie King is not yet complete. Although it has the fierce aura of the Human Trend, it is only ordinary and cannot compare to the likes of the ancient God of Killing, Bai Qi. The Human Trend is not complete; it has not fully transformed into a Drought Demon!"

"It must not be allowed to gorge on a Daoist's supreme Yang blood, otherwise the extreme Yang will turn into Yin, and once the Human Trend is perfected, we will all die!"

(End of this chapter)