Chapter 26: Daoist Priest Da Yi

In August, the weather in Guangdong Province remained unbearably scorching; Zhang Cheng walked along the forest path without feeling a trace of coolness, though fortunately, he had already cultivated Dharma power, allowing him to remain warm in winter and cool in summer.

He was now heading to the Daoist temple of Senior Brother Da Yi; Daoist Priest Da Yi possessed great Dharma power, and his temple was located in a relatively prosperous town, which, while near the sea, was a place where the common folk greatly respected tradition.

However, the temple where the Third Senior Brother resided was very close to Guangzhou, and thus it was more influenced by Western ideas.

That evening, having traveled for half the day, Zhang Cheng arrived at a village near the temple; however, upon reaching the edge of the woods near the village, he saw a grove of banana trees and distinctly smelled the scent of a supernatural creature.

"It's a banana spirit. Right, Daoist Priest Da Yi's story begins with him dealing with a banana spirit."

Zhang Cheng muttered to himself, immediately pulling out his peach-wood sword and running over.

This banana spirit was very fond of virgins, especially handsome ones; it would drain the primordial yang essence of virgins to increase its own cultivation, yet the banana spirit had two weaknesses: it could not look at its own reflection, and it feared fire.

Zhang Cheng sprinted along the banana grove and happened to hear the sounds of a fight; he rushed toward the noise and saw A-Fang, a disciple of Senior Brother Da Yi, with his feet pinned by the banana spirit.

He shouted loudly, "Senior Brother, I have come to assist you!"

"Junior Brother!" Daoist Priest Da Yi had no time for pleasantries and shouted, "Don't let the banana spirit retreat back into the woods!"

With that, Daoist Priest Da Yi plucked the flame from a red candle to force back the banana spirit and save his disciple, A-Fang.

Hearing the reminder, Zhang Cheng immediately spat out the Samadhi True Fire from within his body, forming a wall of fire to block the banana spirit from returning; Daoist Priest Da Yi ignored his disciple and also spat out a blast of Samadhi True Fire, and the banana spirit was instantly reduced to ashes.

"Killed the banana spirit, gained one hundred merit points."

The two withdrew their spells and exchanged greetings.

Daoist Priest Da Yi said kindly, "Junior Brother, it has been two months, and your cultivation technique has improved again. Good, very good."

Zhang Cheng smiled, "It is all thanks to Master's good teaching."

Daoist Priest Da Yi asked, "Junior Brother, why have you come to my place?"

Zhang Cheng immediately explained, "I just came from the Third Senior Brother's temple, and I have also seen the Eldest Senior Brother."

Daoist Priest Da Yi nodded and said, "You didn't have any conflict with the Eldest Senior Brother, did you? The Eldest Senior Brother's temper has become increasingly difficult in recent years. If he bullies you, just tell me."

Zhang Cheng said with great gratitude, "Thank you, Senior Brother. The Eldest Senior Brother has already been taken back to Mount Luofu by Master."

Daoist Priest Da Yi was slightly startled, then relaxed and said, "Junior Brother, you are still young. That scoundrel A-Jiu, I will help you teach him a lesson when the time comes."

Zhang Cheng was delighted and quickly set a trap for Lin Fengjiao, saying, "Second Senior Brother, you don't know, I was almost beaten to death by the Eldest Senior Brother's Rolling Heavenly Thunder; the Third Senior Brother is too wicked!"

Daoist Priest Da Yi was truly angry this time and shouted, "What! Junior Brother, rest assured, this time I will definitely beat A-Jiu until he has to rest for a month!"

Zhang Cheng stopped him, saying, "Senior Brother, one month is too cruel; make it three months."

Daoist Priest Da Yi was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "You brat, you even dare to play tricks on your Senior Brother. Don't worry, I will give you an explanation regarding A-Jiu."

He then turned back to his two disciples and shouted, "What are you two standing there for? Why don't you come over and greet your Junior Martial Uncle?"

A-Hao and A-Fang walked over awkwardly, looking at the young Zhang Cheng and unable to bring themselves to say it for a moment.

Daoist Priest Da Yi glared, "Hmm?"

A-Hao and A-Fang immediately lowered their heads and said, "Greetings, Junior Martial Uncle."

Zhang Cheng smiled slightly, "Senior Brother, they are just children; don't scare them." As he spoke, he took out ten silver dollars and gave them to A-Hao and A-Fang.

"Take this; this is pocket money from your Martial Uncle."

A-Hao felt a bit depressed; even though they were the same age, their seniority was a generation apart. However, getting five silver dollars for saying "Martial Uncle" wasn't a bad deal.

A-Fang didn't think that much; his monthly allowance was only twenty copper coins, so five silver dollars was his allowance for several years, so he quickly bowed and shouted, "Thank you, Martial Uncle!"

Daoist Priest Da Yi on the side quickly advised, "Junior Brother, you gave too much; these brats will cause trouble as soon as they have money. Besides, you should save more money yourself; opening a temple requires a large sum."

Zhang Cheng smiled, "Senior Brother, do not worry; I have a large sum of money on me. Besides, I don't intend to open a temple; I want to travel the world and save the people once my strength is greater."

Daoist Priest Da Yi nodded upon hearing this, "Junior Brother has lofty aspirations, and I, as your Senior Brother, am very gratified. Good, Senior Brother supports you; if you have any questions about cultivation, feel free to ask me."

The group chatted for a while longer, cleaned up the scene, and then returned to the temple.

Back at the temple, the ten silver dollars that A-Hao and A-Fang hadn't even warmed up yet were confiscated by Daoist Priest Da Yi; as for the money from eliminating the banana spirit, that was also put away.

Daoist Priest Da Yi needed to host Zhang Cheng, while A-Hao and A-Fang were sought out by the little zombie because he had broken Daoist Priest Da Yi's gold coin sword.

A-Hao took the opportunity to have the little zombie steal money, but it was discovered by Daoist Priest Da Yi; A-Hao and A-Fang naturally could not avoid a scolding, and the little zombie was also given a small lesson by Daoist Priest Da Yi.

This was Zhang Cheng's first time seeing the little zombie, but compared to the zombies he had destroyed, this little zombie's face was as cute as a normal child's, though of course, his dark circles, pale complexion, and sharp teeth were still quite frightening.

He smiled, "Senior Brother, you are raising a zombie; he looks very intelligent."

Daoist Priest Da Yi laughed, "Don't underestimate this little zombie; he is the son of Xuan Kui."

Zhang Cheng was stunned, thinking to himself that he definitely hadn't misheard the name Xuan Kui.

Seeing Zhang Cheng's confusion, Daoist Priest Da Yi said, "Xuan Kui was a prince of the former Qing dynasty, dating back to the early years of the Kangxi Emperor. Xuan Kui was the Kangxi Emperor's uncle; at that time, the Manchu Qing had just entered Beijing, and because local patriots resisted the shaving of hair and changing of clothes, they assassinated Manchu royalty."

"Xuan Kui lost his beloved son, this little zombie, during that turmoil; thus, after Xuan Kui died, he became filled with resentment and turned into a zombie, later becoming a Flying Zombie."

"Someone from the Northern Maoshan sect suppressed Xuan Kui, and I happened to participate in the matter, accidentally saving the little zombie who had just been born. Seeing that he had already gained intelligence and had not harmed any living beings, I brought him back to raise him."

Zhang Cheng finally understood the reason; as expected of Xuan Kui, he was already a Flying Zombie decades ago; now, is he perhaps at the level of an Unchanging Bone? This is a true Zombie King, otherwise, Xuan Kui would not have been able to return from the dead.

The two chatted for a while longer, and A-Hao ran over and said, "Master, the guest room for Martial Uncle has been prepared."

Daoist Priest Da Yi nodded and looked at Zhang Cheng, "Junior Brother, I am sorry to have you stay here for a few days."

Zhang Cheng quickly returned the gesture, "Senior Brother, you are too polite; it is I who am imposing on you."

The two exchanged pleasantries and then went to rest.

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