Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World - Chapter 109: Zombie Refinement

Returning to the small restaurant, the fat shopkeeper was already warming the wine inside.

Qin Yi sat opposite of him and said, “Now it’s your turn to treat me.”

The fat shopkeeper covered the wine bottle vigilantly, “I solve your confusion, so shouldn’t you be treating me more?”

Qin Yi said disdainfully, “You are obviously asking me for help, so I’m already kind for not asking for money.”

The fat shopkeeper looked at him and reluctantly poured him a glass of wine, “After waiting for half a year, even the emperor had changed three times, but only a junior at Phoenix Initiation Stage level 4 came… He even shamelessly said that I’m asking for his help…”

“Just say what you want and stop mentioning the emperor change.” Qin Yi almost poured the wine in his face, “Besides, is Phoenix Initiation Stage level 4 very shit? Then I’m leaving! You really think I care about a damn town and a damn well?”

“No, no, no, no… at least you can be a helper.” The fat shopkeeper smiled and gave him a piece of meat.

Qin Yi was unhappy verbally, but he was relieved in his mind. Perhaps the attribute of immortal cultivation was too strong, and his body was still thin, so others were often confused by his immortal cultivation level.

In fact, Qin Yi cultivated immortality not for long, but the time he spent in martial arts was very long. Counting the time spent practicing martial arts by the original owner, it was more than ten years. In the composition of his combat power, Phoenix Initiation Stage level 4 was only was only for support. His current real combat power actually lies in Innate Stage martial arts, which was the best combination with the mace.

In fact, the actual combat ability in the early stage of immortality was not necessarily comparable to that of martial arts. Dong Huazi’s Phoenix Initiation Stage level 7 is obviously no match for Li Qinglin. An experienced top martial artist would not be weaker than the peak of the Phoenix Initiation Stage cultivator. When the cultivator reached the Piano Heart Stage and tapped on the aspects of “heart cultivation”, “tao embryo”, and mysterious laws, he could completely crush the mortal martial artist.

Although Qin Yi’s martial arts had not yet reached the peak, combined with the mace’s power, he could basically fight against Phoenix Initiation Stage level 9 cultivator. Besides, he learned supportive tao spells, which gave him a huge advantage as compared to ordinary martial artists. Therefore, his actual combat power was comparable to the early stage of the Piano Heart Stage and ordinary Morphing Stage beastkin.

The fact that he was able to kill the Morphing Stage three-eyed wolf beastkin on his own was the proof, but now he had improved a lot compared to that time.

In addition, Liu Su had now recovered to a certain degree of soul power, which could be of great help. If others only treated him as a Phoenix Initiation Stage level 4 rookie, they would pay for underestimating him.

“Since shopkeeper wants my help, shouldn’t you tell me your name already?”

The fat shopkeeper looked at him strangely, “Why do I always feel that you are really looking forward to hearing me say my surname is Pi?”

“Ugh……”

“You can call me Han Men(it’s a term referring to the lower class poor people).” The shopkeeper said, “Which is the opposite of the high-ranking nobles.”

“…I think you may have mistaken something. Since when can even a small restaurant owner in a town call himself a poor family? How dare a local tyrant like you claim to be the poor people?”

“Family status is relative.” The shopkeeper said leisurely, “For this town, if Taoist Qing Xu and Landlord Wang are considered high-ranking nobles, then I’m just a little better than the commoners, so I can barely be considered a poor family.”

“That makes some sense.”

“Compared to a cultivator from a noble sect, a self-thought cultivator like me is considered a Han Men(this part means lowly class).” The shopkeeper continued, “Compared with the righteous path of the world, a beastkin like me living here in seclusion, I’m considered Han Men. Compared with the famous Beastkin City, a wanderer like me is considered Han Men. No matter who I compare, I’m Han Men (it means he is the lower class minority).”

Qin Yi’s heart moved slightly. He looked at his fat face without saying anything.

“You asked me whether I’m giving birth to piglets or mice. You must be suspicious of my origins. So what if I’m a beastkin. Since you are suspicious, there is no point in hiding it from you…” Han Men took a sip of wine and smiled, “Do you want to slay the beastkin? You can’t defeat me. I’m a Morphing Stage peak level great beastkin, the great beastkin.”

“Yes, the Morphing Stage great beastkins are scary, majestic, and extremely vicious.”

“Why do I feel like you’re laughing at me?”

“No no.” Qin Yi smiled and said, “Hey, since you think it is inconvenient for beastkins to live in seclusion and wander around the world, and you also know that there is Beastkin City, then why not live in Beastkin City? That place is more suitable for you, right.”

“Beastkin City…” Han Men’s face fat trembled as if he remembered something extremely frightening, “I had been there before. The Guo Kingdom ate raw flesh, the Ao Kingdom’s people lived on trees, the only decent White Kingdom… its King is a Shenghuang, but she is clearly a a Taotie! The first thing she said when she saw me was that this lightning mouse looks delicious!”

Qin Yi, “……”

Han Men breathed a sigh of relief, “Beastkin City is not suitable for all beastkins. Beastkins still have a strong beastly nature. Carnivorous beastkins and herbivorous beastkins, as well as plant and tree creatures, are still a food chain. If you have been to Beastkin City, you will know. Rabbit beastkins, sheep beastkins and the like are rare. Their status in Beastkin City is not much higher than that of humans unless they are protected by high-level officials. Of course, it is impossible for a junior like you to have been to Beastkin City…”

“Herbivorous beastkins…” Qin Yi was startled. He really didn’t pay attention to this point. He really didn’t see any rabbit beastkin or sheep beastkin.

“Shenghuang is supposed to be a herbivore. She loves to eat all kinds of fruits…” Han Men said in fear, “She doesn’t even eat humans, so why would she want to eat me? Do I really look that delicious?”

“Shenghuang doesn’t eat humans!” Qin Yi didn’t show his emotion, but his mind was surging.

What did Eagle Li say back then?

Right, Eagle Li didn’t actually say that Shenghuang ate humans. He just implicitly led me to think in this direction. The reason is simple. It is to create more estrangement between me and his king so that we do not get together.

But does Cheng Cheng really need Eagle Li to stop her?

It’s unnecessary.

Qin Yi sighed in his mind.

Of course, Han Men didn’t know what Qin Yi was thinking. He just sighed, “The mortal world is better. Open a small restaurant, listen to music, fall asleep, and watch children playing with firecrackers – nothing is more important than my life.”

“Then you should find a place to live in seclusion where there are no cultivators. Why are you staying near to a an immortal mountain?”

Hanmen stared with his little eyes, “I enlightened my spirit here and transformed here. I was here hundreds of years ago when there was no Temple Qing Xu. I was the one who came first!”

Here comes the topic. Qin Yi said slowly, “So you are protecting the villagers? As a beastkin?”

“To be honest, who cares about protecting the villagers.” Hanmen said faintly, “But I can’t let some selfish fools ruin this place. When this land is ravaged by the drought, where should I go?”

Qin Yi said, “I would like to hear the details.”

“That Qing Xu has already reached the end of his life. He seems to be ‘alive’, but he has refined himself into a zombie in an attempt to live forever.” Han Men said, “The corpse hides in the earth, which restrains the water greatly. It is a sign of drought. You must know about the drought zombie. If he really completes the zombie refinement art, not to mention the land within the radius of thousands of miles, at least this town will be over.”

Qin Yi nodded slightly and asked, “You can’t beat him?”

Hanmen said confidently, “I don’t know how strong he is because I haven’t fought him before!”

Qin Yi, “??”

“Nothing is as important as my life. God knows how high is the cultivation level of the person who can refine himself into a zombie? What if he can kill me from a distance with just a glance?” Han Men said righteously, “Anyway, the zombie refinement art is incompatible with the right tao, so I only have to attract someone else to deal with him.”

“…That makes sense.” Qin Yi was dumbfounded, “So you deliberately cut off the water source of Landlord Wang’s home. He has a wide reputation. If he posted a notice outside the town, maybe a real taoist would discover the problem and intervene?”

“That’s right, I did it once three years ago, but it didn’t work.” Han Men said, “But now the progression of zombie refinement is getting higher, the stronger the drought. The appearance of leyline has already appeared in the sky. I will impose some more interference. Not to mention the little cultivation of Taoist Qing He, even if someone several times stronger than him could divert the water into the well. The drought in the Wang Family has been reported to the county, which will definitely attract the attention of some people… But I didn’t expect that after working for so long, a Phoenix Initiation Stage level 4 junior came…”

Qin Yi cupped his hands and said, “Goodbye then. You can continue to wait for a true taoist.”

“Wait wait wait.” Han Men grabbed his sleeves and said with a smile, “You have also seen that the people of the Temple Qing Xu already show murderous intentions. If the people of the Wang Family ‘die of illness’, no one will care about the well matter. If Qing Xu really refines into the zombie, it will really be over. As long as you and I cooperate, maybe there is still something to be done…”

“It’s none of my business.” Qin Yi walked away, “Your life is important, but mine is not? Goodbye.”

“Fire can generate earth, so there must be yin fire to refine into a zombie.” Han Men said, “I see that your forehead is bright, and your eyes are shining. You seem to be practicing fire spells. Are you not interested in fire seed?”

Qin Yi kept walking, waved his hand, and walked away.

Han Men looked at his back in astonishment and whispered to himself, “Did I misjudge him? Shouldn’t he be a chivalrous young hero who came out of the sect to uphold justice? How can he be more cowardly than me!”

TL: Maybe he just doesn’t be anyone’s chess piece? Struggling between corpse refinement or zombie refinement, maybe revert back to corpse in the future

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