Assault in the Great Hall

"Watch me!"

Seeing the situation, the Old Daoist took out a stack of talismans from his satchel.

"Hurry, as the law commands!"

He scattered the talismans in his hand around them, leaving only three.

Then, he bit his finger and smeared it across the three remaining talismans.

Afterward, he sent them flying towards three different directions.

"Clink, clink, clink!"

The talismans directly hit three pillars inside the main hall.

"Immeasurable Yang Fire!"

The Old Daoist had infused a trace of spiritual power into the three talismans.

As the Old Daoist chanted the incantation, the three talismans suddenly burst into flames, and then the talismans on the ground around them also ignited.

The surrounding space seemed to shatter like a burning curtain, visibly breaking apart.

And the blood filling the room vanished along with it.

A strong gust of wind blew, stirring up dust and revealing the state of the main hall.

In the blink of an eye, the once opulent and magnificent hall was in ruins, covered in cobwebs, with tables laden with dust.

The monks who were seated around were nowhere to be seen.

"An illusion?"

Zhang You marveled inwardly, truly astonished by the divine methods of the immortal path!

"Indeed! When you made your move earlier, I detected abnormal fluctuations in the surrounding air and suspected we might be in an illusion."

The Old Daoist said, clapping his hands as if recounting a very ordinary event.

"Woooo, ah, ya..."

At this moment, various sounds began to echo from outside, approaching from a distance.

"Footsteps!"

Zhang You's senses were already quite sharp.

"Quite a few!"

The Old Daoist's eyes widened as well.

Soon, they would understand the situation!

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people, or rather, walking corpses, were closing in from outside.

Some were missing limbs, some were completely rotten, with no intact parts remaining, and many exposed areas revealed ghastly white bones...

In short, they were all sorts of grotesque forms!

They quickly pushed down the outer walls of the temple.

"These are walking corpses!"

Hearing the Old Daoist's words, Zhang You now knew what these things were.

"Let's go!"

Zhang You tried to rush out of the main hall first.

"Bang!"

But two dark figures suddenly burst down from the ceiling!

Moving with incredible speed, they lunged towards Zhang You's and the Old Daoist's heads respectively!

Both reacted swiftly, quickly moving to block.

Zhang You was more direct, dodging the dark figures' attacks with a sidestep, and then sent a punch towards the attacker's head.

"Crack!"

A bone-snapping sound was heard as the shadowy figure was sent flying.

As for the Qingyuan Old Daoist, he first set up a layer of defense with talismans before unleashing a burst of spiritual energy to repel his opponent.

Upon closer inspection, Zhang You realized he had sent flying a wolf, while the Old Daoist had dealt with a dog.

However, both the wolf and the dog had mutated.

Only a small amount of rotten flesh clung to them, with small black worms crawling on the exposed bones. Their limbs were covered in bone spurs, and their claws were incredibly sharp, emitting a cold glint.

Both beasts had lost their eyes, but their eye sockets held two clusters of red light. Their tusks pointed forward instead of down, measuring a full five inches long.

They were currently blocking the entrance, confronting Zhang You and the Old Daoist.

"Phew, that was close! They only had the strength of the eighth level of Qi Refining, otherwise, it would have been troublesome!"

The Old Daoist breathed a sigh of relief.

A wolf and a dog both took fighting stances, ready to pounce at any moment.

And at this moment, the walking corpses surrounding them had already encircled the great hall.

Perhaps because the wolf and dog were present, the other walking corpses did not charge forward.

But they maintained their bared-teeth expressions, staring intently at the two of them.

"Damn it, this look again, I'll destroy you all today!"

Once again treated as food, Zhang You was furious. His blood surged, and he slapped the mutated wolf.

The mutated wolf and dog's eyes glinted wickedly. They each let out a cry and charged forward.

"Heaven and Earth Boundless, Heaven and Earth Borrow Law! Draw Sword!"

The Old Daoist was also startled by Zhang You's momentum, but his hands didn't stop. After forming a few hand seals, a spiritual sword appeared out of thin air and flew directly towards the mutated dog.

The mutated wolf raised its front claws, which instantly grew several times larger, and in a blink, it met Zhang You's strike.

"Bang!"

A powerful shockwave spread out. Some of the walking corpses near the entrance exploded on the spot, and a large number behind them were knocked over.

Zhang You retreated a few steps.

The mutated wolf's giant claws were pulverized at the root, leaving it with only three legs. It was sent flying backward, crashing into the pile of walking corpses.

"Squelch!"

A claw pierced through the head of a walking corpse. Then, the mutated wolf shook off the surrounding walking corpses and took a bite.

Soon, the leg that had been lost grew back.

"Roar!"

The mutated wolf roared in anger and charged at Zhang You again.

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Shatter Void!"

Zhang You snorted coldly, dodged two attacks from the mutated wolf, and struck its head with his palm.

"Bang!"

The mutated wolf's head exploded.

At the same time, he injected an arc of electricity into its body.

The mutated wolf's body began to emit a bright white light, accompanied by rising white smoke.

Before it could fall to the ground, it turned to ash and was carried away by the wind.

A wisp of blue-white energy was absorbed by him.

Meanwhile, the battle on the Old Daoist's side was nearing its end.

The mutated dog was now engulfed in a great fire formed by talismans. It wouldn't be long before it was burned to ashes.

"Splat!"

At this moment, a giant bloody palm slammed down, leaving no trace of bone or flesh!

He absorbed another wisp of blue-white energy.

"You..."

The Old Daoist twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Cough, cough, cough, I'm just trying to save time!"

Zhang You's actions were, of course, for the blue-white energy.

The quality of what he killed himself was higher than what he extorted from others.

Moreover, in his eyes, the things outside were not walking corpses, but repeated body tempering!

"You protect yourself well and find a way out. I'll handle these walking corpses outside!"

Zhang You stretched his wrists. Without waiting for the Old Daoist's reply, he plunged into the horde of walking corpses.

"..."

The Old Daoist had already categorized Zhang You as a hot-blooded youth!

At this moment, a dense aura of blood and energy emanated from Zhang You, causing the walking corpses to abandon the Old Daoist and charge towards him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Soon, intense fighting sounds echoed from outside, accompanied by chaotic roars.

The Old Daoist had observed these walking corpses, and their strongest cultivation was only at the second or third level of Qi Refining Realm. For Zhang You, it was as easy as drinking water, posing no difficulty.

This was a one-sided slaughter!

The Old Daoist snapped back to attention and looked into the distance again.

Outside was still a blur.

After some thought, he took out ten talismans, folded them into ten paper cranes, and cast a spell to send them flying outside.

After the fighting outside the great hall gradually ceased, Zhang You returned from outside.

He was already at the eighth stage of the first realm.

Although he had dealt with the mutated wolves and dogs, plus so many walking corpses, he felt there was still some distance to go before the next Great Body Tempering.

"How is it? Did you find anything?"

He came up to the Old Daoist's side.

"Nothing yet, I've already sent out the paper cranes. Results should be coming soon!"

The Old Daoist shook his head.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud noise erupted outside, and the surroundings shook.

Then, an evil aura abruptly appeared in the courtyard, growing stronger and stronger.

Zhang You walked out first!

He was a little excited!