The Yin Spirit Emerges, a Dharma Master Is Born

After a night of discussion, Four Eyes planned to return to the Maoshan Sect with Chin Hok to report the matter.

A group of mortals had actually tried to turn themselves into zombies to attain immortality. At a glance, it was clear that people whose heads were full of power and profit couldn't have come up with this themselves.

They had to find out where those Manchu Tartars were hiding the corpses as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if those people courted death and lost control, the result wouldn't be their Great Qing zombie empire, but a scourge that would bring disaster to the mortal world.

"Jia Le, take good care of your junior brother, and don't slack off in your cultivation."

Before dawn, Four Eyes shouldered his pack and waved goodbye to Jia Le.

"Master, don't worry."

"Martial uncles, take care. Have a safe journey."

Lin Yu and Jia Le also waved goodbye to Four Eyes, Chin Hok, and his disciples.

"Oh, and Jia Le, take good care of my customers. Don't let them rot, or I'll dock your pay."

Four Eyes suddenly remembered that he hadn't delivered his customers yet. By the time he returned, they would probably have rotted.

In these times of war and chaos, when people died, their families naturally wanted their bodies returned intact.

Back then, people still believed that the dead could only rest in peace once buried and that a corpse should be kept whole. If the bodies rotted, he couldn't expect to earn a single cent.

Lin Yu watched his two martial uncles depart, wondering just what those Manchu Tartars were trying to do.

Since ancient times, the immortal cultivation world had forbidden the rulers of dynasties from cultivating immortality.

Now, if someone used an entire dynasty to refine zombies, it wouldn't be as simple as an ordinary person turning into one.

Zombies nurtured with the full resources of a nation would probably be a disaster for the entire cultivation world.

That was why Four Eyes and Chin Hok were in such a hurry to return to the sect and report their discovery. Even if they were wrong, they couldn't let it go unchecked.

Lin Yu was puzzled. Anyone who had ever seen a zombie knew that it was a monster that knew nothing but killing.

A group of ignorant rulers actually deluded themselves into thinking they could control such things. Weren't they afraid the zombies would turn on their masters?

So many great figures in the cultivation world had used their own experiences to warn future generations that a single mistake with these things meant eternal damnation, yet they still dared to trust them.

They had gone mad in their quest for immortality.

"Master, you're here."

The Master walked over just then, watching Four Eyes and the others depart.

"Alas, what troubled times these are. Why can't those grasshoppers after autumn just stay quiet?"

The Master had also heard about Four Eyes and the others' suspicions the night before, but he was all alone, with no sect or school, and could only fret helplessly.

"Master, don't worry. We at Maoshan aren't pushovers."

Seeing that Qingqing had come too, Jia Le hurried to show off Maoshan's might.

Lin Yu watched Jia Le flirt with Qingqing, then looked down at his own little arms and legs. He drooled with envy.

As someone who was still a single dog, he couldn't bear to watch and went back to his room to sleep some more.

In any case, with the elders away, the little devils could be kings.

Lin Yu's days had been leisurely and carefree.

Every day, he either gazed at the mountains or watched the water, occasionally reading a little to enrich himself.

But this was a treasured cultivation ground, after all. Even though Lin Yu had been suppressing his cultivation, on this day he felt he could hardly hold it back any longer.

"Master, I'd like to ask you to stand guard for me."

A week after Four Eyes left, Lin Yu went to find the Master.

There was no one else to be found within a hundred li, and the Master was the only person he trusted enough to ask.

"Xiao Yu, you want me to stand guard for you? What happened?" The Master looked at Lin Yu in confusion and asked with some concern.

"I'm going to break through to the Dharma Master Realm." Lin Yu looked at the Master with wide eyes.

"W-w-wait, you're saying you're about to break through!? To the Dharma Master Stage, no less!"

The Master froze for a moment, then asked again in disbelief.

"Yes. Master, I hope you'll stand guard for me in a little while."

Lin Yu nodded firmly.

"Wait a moment, let me catch my breath. My head's a little dizzy."

The Master looked at Lin Yu, still unable to believe it. Holding his head, he paced around the room once before sitting back down.

"Xiao Yu, how old are you this year?"

The Master ventured to ask.

"Eight."

Without hesitation, Lin Yu raised a hand and made the gesture for eight, looking at the Master with shining eyes.

He also knew that his breakthrough might shock the Master for a while, and he had prepared himself for it.

Gulp. The Master swallowed.

An eight-year-old at the Dharma Master Stage-there wasn't another one to be found in the entire cultivation world today.

"Are you sure you're ready to begin your breakthrough?"

The Master asked for confirmation again and again, his voice trembling.

"Yes, I am."

As he spoke, Lin Yu sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, ready to begin his breakthrough.

"Hey, w-w-wait, little ancestor, don't rush. Let me get ready first."

Startled, the Master hurriedly stopped Lin Yu. He wasn't ready yet.

With trembling hands and feet, the Master rose to prepare Buddhist scriptures for stabilizing the soul and calming the mind.

He didn't dare be careless. With Lin Yu's talent, if he died young under the Master's watch because of this breakthrough, wouldn't Maoshan flay him alive?

Lin Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the Master's reaction. He was so worked up, it was as if he were the one breaking through.

After making his preparations, the Master sat down solemnly, cross-legged, in front of Lin Yu.

"Qingqing, draw the curtains and close the door. Don't let a single ray of light through."

"Yes, Master."

Once everything was ready, the Master took a deep breath, calmed his excitement, and spoke softly.

"Begin."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Lin Yu focused his mind and began his breakthrough.

As he drew in spiritual Qi, Lin Yu felt the power inside him surge.

Then came the sensation of his soul seemingly about to break free of his body.

The tearing pain in his soul made Lin Yu frown at once.

Whether in his previous life or since crossing over to this world, this was the first time Lin Yu had felt such pain.

For a moment, the pain made the veins bulge on Lin Yu's forehead, and his soul, which had just begun to coalesce, grew unstable.

Just then, waves of Buddhist chants echoed around Lin Yu's ears, helping ease his pain and stabilize his soul, which could dissipate at any moment.

The chants were like swastikas, standing guard over Lin Yu's soul.

With the Master's help, Lin Yu's brow gradually relaxed. Following the method in his cultivation technique, he tempered his essence, Qi, and spirit, bringing them to their peak.

He felt himself growing calmer within, and the power in his body gathering.

Lin Yu slowly sank into this wondrous state. He gradually became aware of everything around him, from the Master's breathing and heartbeat to the breeze brushing the branches outside. It was as if he had become one with nature.

Once all three reached a unified peak, Lin Yu felt his body and soul grow lighter.

He hurriedly followed the guidance in his heart and began condensing his Yin Spirit in one sustained effort.

As Lin Yu began condensing his Yin Spirit, the spiritual power around him poured into his body as if it cost nothing.

At that moment, Lin Yu could see the blood flowing through his body. Even with his eyes closed, he could see the expression on the Master's face, rather than merely sense it.

At last, when Lin Yu's condensation reached its limit, a transparent soul flew out from the crown of his head and hovered above him.

This meant that Lin Yu had successfully condensed his Yin Spirit and entered the Dharma Master Stage.