Chapter 37: Subduing the Flying Zombie, the Nine Chrysanthemums Sect

Zhang Cheng was not just standing by watching the show; he held a peach wood sword in one hand and the Refined Fiend Treasure Gourd in the other to guard Daoist Da Yi. Once the Flying Zombie tried to charge over, he would release a burst of Qi and spray a mouthful of Samadhi True Fire to force the Flying Zombie back.

Daoist Da Yi controlled the Gold Coin Sword to circle around the Flying Zombie, forcing it to rely on corpse aura to protect its body. The Flying Zombie would also wave its sharp claws, stirring up corpse aura to attack the circling Gold Coin Sword.

Seeing that the Gold Coin Sword could not secure a victory, Daoist Da Yi immediately retreated and shouted, "Junior Brother, withdraw from the main hall!"

Zhang Cheng hurriedly followed Daoist Da Yi out of the main hall. As he retreated, Daoist Da Yi took a Eight Trigrams Mirror from his bag. He stood under the sun and aimed the Eight Trigrams Mirror at it; a beam of light could be seen falling from the sky directly into the Eight Trigrams Mirror.

Immediately after, Daoist Da Yi shook his Three Pure Ones Bell to recall the Gold Coin Sword, then used the Eight Trigrams Mirror to shine upon it, casting a golden light from the hilt all the way to the tip of the blade.

The Gold Coin Sword's radiance surged, and it now carried a trace of flame.

This time, when the Gold Coin Sword faced the Flying Zombie's corpse aura, it sliced through it like a knife through vegetables, easily piercing it and causing the nearby corpse aura to evaporate rapidly.

The Flying Zombie was terrified and dared not let the Gold Coin Sword get close, immediately waving its sharp claws to throw out a large amount of black, spherical gas to attack the sword.

Seeing the Flying Zombie begin to retreat, Zhang Cheng hurriedly said, "Senior Brother, that Flying Zombie has the intention to flee!"

Daoist Da Yi sneered, "Want to run? It won't be that easy."

He recalled the Gold Coin Sword once more and put away both magic treasures. The Flying Zombie was overjoyed, thinking Daoist Da Yi had exhausted his strength and could no longer use the Gold Coin Sword, so it immediately rushed out of the main hall, preparing to settle the score with Daoist Da Yi.

Daoist Da Yi laughed, "You feathered beast, you're courting death!"

Daoist Da Yi immediately chanted the Five Thunders Curse. Dark clouds instantly gathered in the sky, and thunder rumbled as bolts fell continuously, striking the Flying Zombie. The Flying Zombie's expression changed drastically, and it tried to turn and run.

"Want to run? Did you ask me first!"

Daoist Da Yi shouted loudly and swung his horsetail whisk, which he had not used until now. The whisk immediately elongated and bound the Flying Zombie, which instantly erupted with all its corpse aura to protect itself.

However, under the barrage of thunder and the erosion of the whisk's golden light, the corpse aura gradually vanished.

As soon as Zhang Cheng saw the corpse aura on the Flying Zombie dissipate, he hurriedly took out the Thousand-Mile Mountains and Rivers Map and threw it out, sucking the Flying Zombie directly into the painting. An image of the Flying Zombie immediately appeared on the scroll.

Daoist Da Yi retracted his whisk and laughed, "Alright, the matter is resolved, let's head back."

Zhang Cheng beamed with joy and returned with Daoist Da Yi to the place where Daoist Qianhe was resting. This time, he had merely played a minor role, but he had witnessed the power of a formidable demon.

This made him even more eager to increase his strength; he needed to at least reach the level of his Eldest Senior Brother or Second Senior Brother.

Having captured a Copper-Armored Corpse and a Flying Zombie this time, the merit points would certainly be substantial; perhaps he could break through to the tenth level. As for cultivating to perfection, he would definitely need over twenty thousand merit points.

Therefore, his time was very tight.

The two reunited with Daoist Qianhe and Uncle Nine. Seeing Zhang Cheng smiling so happily, Uncle Nine asked, "Second Senior Brother, has that Flying Zombie been subdued?"

Daoist Da Yi nodded and said, "Resolved. Junior Brother's Thousand-Mile Mountains and Rivers Map is extremely powerful; if not for that magic treasure, I certainly wouldn't have been able to take down the Flying Zombie."

Uncle Nine asked in surprise, "With your skills, Second Senior Brother, a Flying Zombie shouldn't have been a problem, right?"

Daoist Da Yi shook his head, "A-Ying, at this level, zombies are not so easily killed. Even if the Flying Zombie's strength is inferior to mine, if it is determined to run, I certainly cannot stop it.

Back then, when our North and South Maoshan sects joined forces to deal with the Zombie King Xuan Kui, we set up a whole host of traps and arrays, and a group of us swarmed it together before we could take it down. So, to kill a Flying Zombie, I definitely couldn't do it alone."

Zhang Cheng nodded thoughtfully. He felt that Senior Brother Da Yi was right; how could ghosts and monsters of this level not have a backup plan? Unless it was an overwhelming suppression, a direct instant kill.

Just like how Zhang Cheng currently dealt with a Green Zombie; he didn't even need to use magic treasures, relying solely on his peach wood sword and self-made spirit talismans to resolve it.

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The sun was setting in the west, and the group had yet to see Lin Fengjiao's figure, which made Uncle Nine somewhat anxious. Fortunately, after a short while, Lin Fengjiao returned.

Uncle Nine hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Senior Brother, why were you gone for so long?"

Lin Fengjiao said with a serious expression, "Second Senior Brother, this town has a major problem. There are heretics and Japanese pirates in the town, and this Flying Zombie was raised by them!"

Upon hearing this, Daoist Qianhe said angrily, "Such treacherous villains must be killed. Three Senior Brothers, we must eliminate these thieves for the sake of the country!"

Daoist Da Yi nodded, "Hmm, Junior Brother, do you know who these Japanese pirates are?"

Lin Fengjiao immediately said, "I investigated, and it is the Nine Chrysanthemums Sect."

"The Nine Chrysanthemums Sect!" Zhang Cheng's expression changed. These were the villains from *Exorcist Policeman*.

Thinking Zhang Cheng didn't know, Lin Fengjiao explained, "The Nine Chrysanthemums School, or what we call the Nine Chrysanthemums Sect, originally came from the Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty who learned our Yin-Yang theories and extended them into their own school after taking them back.

The Nine Chrysanthemums Sect acts ruthlessly and unscrupulously; even within Japan, they are suppressed by orthodox Yin-Yang masters, and the nobles do not like them either.

But since the First Sino-Japanese War, people from the Nine Chrysanthemums Sect have come here to conduct their business, and many tragedies were committed by them. They are most skilled in controlling corpses, raising corpses, and detaining souls—all evil arts.

Junior Brother, in the future, whenever you encounter people from the Nine Chrysanthemums Sect, just kill them; you will certainly not be wrong. The hands of those in the Nine Chrysanthemums Sect are stained with the blood of innocent people."

Zhang Cheng nodded, "Rest assured, Senior Brother, I will absolutely not be soft-hearted!"

Daoist Da Yi immediately asked, "The Nine Chrysanthemums Sect is divided into four gates, nine chrysanthemums, twelve altars, and thirty-six societies. Junior Brother, do you know how many men they have deployed in this small town?"

Lin Fengjiao nodded, "This town really does have a society leader and at least thirty experts or more. It is precisely because they have this manpower that they dared to raise a Flying Zombie here."

Daoist Da Yi frowned, "This is likely a hidden piece placed by the Japanese pirates. Now that it involves the Nine Chrysanthemums Sect, we must act with caution. How about this: I will summon the other Junior Brothers to help now."

Zhang Cheng wore a grave expression and said, "I will listen to you, Senior Brother. It is fortunate that we only captured the Flying Zombie instead of killing it outright, otherwise we would have alerted the enemy."

Daoist Da Yi laughed, "This was also an unintentional success against a prepared enemy. Wonderful."

Zhang Cheng's mood was heavy. This place was not too far from Guangzhou; by setting up a hidden piece here, they could help the Japanese pirates take Guangzhou at a critical moment.

Since there was such a hidden piece near Guangzhou, perhaps there was more than one. And it wasn't just near Guangzhou; I fear there are even more in Shanghai and Nanjing.

Japan truly loves to "subordinate the superior"; after over a thousand years, it is still coveting this land. Zhang Cheng secretly gritted his teeth; he would definitely root out these hidden pieces!

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