Chapter 8

Nodding, Tan Xiao looked at the pitch-black talisman water and gave a bitter smile. Then, he picked up the bowl and gulped it down in one go.

In his original world, drawing talismans and drinking water were all considered the tricks of cults and street magicians, mere deceptions. He had never believed in such things before, always treating them as jokes. He never thought that, regardless of the zombies, he would actually have a day where he would drink talisman water to detoxify himself.

"Really, fate is playing too cruel a joke on me." After drinking the talisman water, he returned the bowl to Xiaohai and mocked himself in his heart.

Immediately after drinking the talisman water, Achu also ground some milky white aged glutinous rice, mixed it with something unknown, and spread it on a yellow paper to make something similar to a dog-skin plaster.

"Here, here, I'm done. This is the aged glutinous rice ointment. Ah~ Just stick it on the wound, and it will be fine."

As he spoke, he tore open Tan Xiao's tattered shirt, revealing that the wound on his arm had already started to turn black, a sight that was truly shocking!

Gently pressing the blackened area, Achu helped Tan Xiao apply the "dog-skin plaster" to the wound on his arm that had been scratched by the zombie.

"Pulling out the zombie poison might hurt a bit, Brother Tan Xiao, you have to bear with it."

The moment the "dog-skin plaster" was applied to the wound, a sizzling sound was heard, and black gas seemed to be rising.

At that instant, Tan Xiao felt as if his arm was being branded with a hot iron, the pain was so intense it seemed to be etched into his nerves!

Unable to hold back, Tan Xiao cried out in pain, "Ah ah!"

The intense pain only lasted for a moment. Soon, it seemed that all the black gas from the zombie poison had been completely removed. Tan Xiao felt that the numbness and itching in his entire arm had suddenly disappeared.

Peeling off the "dog-skin plaster," Tan Xiao was surprised to see that the blackness on the wound had completely vanished, and the wound had even healed considerably.

"Alright, hehe, now it just needs to heal on its own. I believe it will get better soon. Fortunately, our master made us bring these things just in case. Otherwise, we would have had to send Brother Tan Xiao back to the town," Achu said with a smile, feeling grateful.

"Guarding this place, we can't afford to relax for a moment. If we had to send Brother Tan Xiao back, we really wouldn't know what to do," Achu added.

After the internal and external zombie poison was completely removed, Tan Xiao rested for a while and recovered his strength. At this point, Xiaohai asked if Tan Xiao wanted to go to the town to find a place to rest, but Tan Xiao refused.

He didn't come here for a leisurely vacation, and he didn't need to be picky about where to rest.

Xiaohai and Achu were clearly not ordinary people, especially with a master who seemed even more impressive. Tan Xiao naturally wanted to stick close to them.

Staying together could increase their goodwill, and even if he went into the town, Tan Xiao admitted that he was penniless and of unknown origin, making it difficult to find a place to stay. It was better to stay with these two.

Watching the two guard the archway and deal with the zombies, if he could encounter a zombie that they had injured, he might have a chance to benefit.

Earlier, Tan Xiao had killed a zombie, but according to Xiaohai and Achu, although that creature was close to being a zombie, it was still just a wandering corpse.

Tan Xiao checked the task information in his mind and, based on the task completion, he had only killed a wandering corpse.

According to Xiaohai's introduction, zombies are actually divided into many levels. The lowest level is the walking corpse, which is just a regular corpse influenced by yin energy and the qi of other zombies, becoming stiff and slow. It poses little threat and can be dealt with by most people, except for its greater strength.

Next is the wandering corpse, which has absorbed the essence of yin energy, becoming a spirit with intelligence. It begins to truly cultivate, liking to absorb blood essence for cultivation, and can even use simple spells with yin energy. However, a wandering corpse is still considered a corpse, not a true zombie.

After the wandering corpse, comes the true zombie. Zombies are immortal, existing outside the three realms and not bound by the five elements. They are considered a different kind of living being that has transformed from a corpse.

At the zombie stage, the entire body of a zombie becomes incredibly hard, impervious to blades and bullets, with immense strength. They have no weaknesses and possess intelligence comparable to humans, and can use various powerful spells, making them extremely formidable!

After a long period of cultivation or a fortuitous encounter, such as a corpse being buried in a place with extremely yin energy, or the feng shui changing to provide such energy and secret treasures, a zombie might cultivate into a zombie king!

Zombie kings are also divided into levels. It is said that the lowest level of zombie king has skin like wrinkled old cowhide, impervious to blades and bullets, and has purple long hair, hence it is also called a purple-haired zombie king!

Above the purple-haired zombie king are the white-haired zombie king, the green-haired zombie king, and the flying zombie. The flying zombie is no longer an evil entity but a half-immortal, with the potential to ascend to immortality!

In their conversation, Tan Xiao learned that there was a terrifying zombie king in Lvyuan Town, almost transcending the purple-haired stage to become a white-haired zombie. Most of the zombies in the area had been infected by the qi of this zombie king.

Xiaohai and Achu's master, to protect Lvyuan Town, went out to find this zombie king. Due to underestimating the enemy, he fought a fierce battle with the powerful zombie king. Although he managed to escape with his life, he was severely injured and unable to act for a while. The zombie king was also injured, its essence damaged, and could no longer act recklessly.

Now, it all depends on who recovers faster. If the zombie king recovers, it will come back with a vengeance, and Lvyuan Town might be completely destroyed. If Xiaohai's master recovers first, then killing the zombie king would be much more likely.

"By the way, what is your master's name?" Tan Xiao suddenly asked, as if remembering something.

"Oh, oh, let me tell you. Our master is the 19th-generation legitimate successor of the Maoshan Daoist School, Mao Xiaofang! As for us, we are the 20th generation."

When talking about his master, Achu was very excited and respectful, his words filled with admiration.

"What, Mao Xiaofang?!" The speaker was casual, but the listener was startled. Tan Xiao was shocked!