Ch 195: Is There Really Such a Good Thing? [QT]

Taoist Master Li has arrived!

This was the thought in everyone’s mind.

Shen Yunxuan had already heard the name Taoist Master Li multiple times from Li Sangeng, but she neither hid nor avoided him. From the level of the formation he had set up, she could already tell that his strength was on par with hers—she was fully capable of facing him in battle.

Moreover, from the aura embedded in the formation, she realized that this was the same evil Taoist master who had been nourishing fierce ghosts and manipulating spirits—he was the one responsible for sustaining the wraith that had tormented Lin’er!

What a coincidence. When Shen Yunxuan destroyed the fierce ghost and pacified Lin’er’s soul, whoever had been controlling the ghost suffered a backlash. In other words, Taoist Master Li was already injured.

They had been evenly matched to begin with. Now, with his injuries and her access to modern firearms, what did she have to fear?

So, when Taoist Master Li’s voice rang through the village, Shen Yunxuan already had her peach wood sword in hand, fully prepared for battle!

Taoist Master Li arrived, his eyes nearly bursting with rage at the sight of countless vengeful spirits flying across the sky. The village below was a scene from hell—people screaming in agony, wailing in despair. His fury erupted as he pointed his sword at Shen Yunxuan and bellowed,

“Who are you?! How dare you aid these wraiths in slaughtering the living? Are you trying to defy the laws of Heaven and throw the mortal realm into chaos?”

Shen Yunxuan let out a cold laugh. “Why dress your words up so nicely? The only reason you’re furious is that I destroyed this village—the source of your cultivated wraiths. Without this place, you have no new resentful spirits to harness. I shattered your formation, and now the nearly refined resentment you planned to use will instead turn against you.

“If this didn’t harm your interests, you wouldn’t be this angry.”

Taoist Master Li snapped, “So what?! They are ghosts, and I am human. The paths of the living and the dead must remain separate. Humans should side with humans. You favoring ghosts like this—are you a traitor to your own kind?”

Shen Yunxuan’s voice was sharp as a blade. “It was you who empowered these villagers to act without fear, to harm and kill so many women. If anyone is a traitor to humanity, it is you—you who have defied the laws of Heaven.”

Taoist Master Li’s face twisted. Seeing how direct and unyielding she was, he dropped all pretense. “You, a nameless nobody, dare to interfere in the affairs of a Taoist master? It seems no one has taught you the rules of our order! Today, I shall personally educate you and teach you to respect your elders!”

With that, he lunged forward, sword aimed at her heart.

Shen Yunxuan raised her own sword to block, her voice icy. “If the rules of the Taoist masters permit monsters like you, then this order is better off destroyed. If you, a villain, can be considered a ‘senior,’ then the human world is in grave danger!”

Taoist Master Li was well-regarded among Taoist masters—when had he ever been so blatantly disrespected by a junior? His fury exploded. With a flick of his hand, he hurled a powerful magical artifact at her, fully intent on flaying her alive.

Even though he was injured, he was confident that no ordinary Taoist master could defeat him. He had many magical weapons at his disposal—there was no way she could match him.

But he had weapons? So did Shen Yunxuan.

As soon as he flung an artifact at her, she pulled a countering artifact from her storage pouch and hurled it at him. The two artifacts collided midair—boom!—both shattered into pieces, neutralizing each other’s attack.

Taoist Master Li’s expression darkened. His voice shot up, filled with realization. “It was you! You’re the one who ruined my plans?!”

Shen Yunxuan sneered. “So what if I am? You’ve committed countless atrocities. Even the heavens will strike you down.”

Taoist Master Li’s eyes gleamed with menace. “Return my storage pouch! I will not let you leave here alive!”

“You won’t let me live, yet you still think I’ll return your things? Fool!” Shen Yunxuan pulled out another artifact from the storage pouch and launched it at him.

Taoist Master Li was enraged to be attacked by his own artifact. That storage pouch had been deliberately placed on the fierce ghost—he had planned for it to gather treasures on his behalf. He hadn’t expected that he would forget to retrieve it and that Shen Yunxuan would benefit from it instead.

He dodged and counterattacked, only now realizing that Shen Yunxuan’s strength was truly equal to his own. How was this possible?

When the fierce ghost was destroyed and Lin’er awakened, Taoist Master Li had suffered a backlash, but at that time, he had sensed that the Taoist master who interfered had a weaker cultivation than him. How, in just half a day, had she reached his level?

What was going on?

As Taoist Master Li hesitated, Shen Yunxuan made a hand gesture, and Gao Lang, Dong Yue, and the others immediately opened fire with machine guns!

The sudden gunfire startled Taoist Master Li. In his panic, he frantically defended himself, but several bullets still struck him. His eyes widened in shock as he looked down at the bloody holes in his body.

What kind of artifact was this? How could it injure him?

Ordinarily, firearms wouldn’t be able to harm a Taoist master, but Shen Yunxuan had infused the bullets with spiritual energy. She had considered setting up an anti-Taoist formation like the one at the general’s residence, which would have prevented him from using his spiritual power entirely. However, he wasn’t foolish—he would have sensed the formation and avoided entering the area.

So instead, she had broken her spiritual energy into countless fine threads and infused them into the firearms and bullets. This allowed every shot fired by Gao Lang and the others to wound Taoist Master Li. A few rounds from a machine gun were more than enough to take him down.

Then, Shen Yunxuan signaled again, and they threw grenades!

The explosions were devastating. Taoist Master Li barely managed to block them with three different artifacts, but his leg was still badly injured.

His face twisted in terror. “Who… what are you?!”

Shen Yunxuan replied, “The one who will take your life!”

Taoist Master Li gritted his teeth and suddenly bolted toward the back of the mountain.

Shen Yunxuan immediately sensed that he had allies waiting. Her expression darkened, and without hesitation, she pursued him.

Gao Lang, Dong Yue, and the rest—both people and ghosts—quickly followed.

Taoist Master Li swiftly reached the mountain wall and slashed through the dense vines with his sword, revealing a hidden cave entrance. The cave was shallow, and under the dim moonlight filtering through the mountains, a stone coffin could be seen inside.

Turning back, Taoist Master Li saw Shen Yunxuan catching up. A cruel smile spread across his face as he slammed his palm against the stone coffin. The coffin lid flew straight toward Shen Yunxuan.

She spun to evade it, only to see a zombie leap out from within.

It was a green-haired zombie, exuding an overwhelming aura of Yin energy. It had been sealed inside the coffin, which was why Shen Yunxuan hadn’t sensed it earlier. The countless women who had died unjustly in Willow Village had generated an explosion of Yin energy, and now she realized the truth—the great formation that had trapped the vengeful spirits in the village wasn’t just suppressing them. It was nurturing this zombie, a creature of ultimate Yin and evil.

Taoist Master Li gritted his teeth. “Three days from now, on the full moon, my refining of this zombie would have been complete. And now, all because of you, a nameless brat, my grand plan has been ruined. But no matter. Today, I shall feed you to the zombie, using your blood and soul to complete its transformation. Die!”

With that, he ripped off the yellow talisman from the zombie’s forehead. The moment it was removed, the zombie’s eyes locked onto Shen Yunxuan, and with terrifying speed, it lunged at her.

Its nails were long and razor-sharp, its mouth filled with deadly fangs. It had no sense of pain, no awareness—only the drive to obey orders and attack relentlessly.

Dong Yue, who had just arrived, was horrified. She hoisted her machine gun and fired a barrage of bullets at the zombie. But the bullets had no effect. The zombie didn’t feel pain, nor did it bleed—it was completely impervious to conventional weapons.

Madam Li and Qin Wenshu, along with several other ghosts, rushed forward, but the zombie swiped at them with a single claw, injuring them instantly.

“Fall back!” Shen Yunxuan ordered. “I’ll handle it!”

Taoist Master Li sneered. “Such arrogance from a little girl. This is a creature I’ve painstakingly nurtured—how could you possibly defeat it? Do you think avenging a few dead women makes you invincible?

“Let me teach you a lesson—not just anyone can stand up for justice. If you don’t have the strength, you shouldn’t pretend to be a hero.”

He leaned back against the stone wall, pressing a hand to his bullet wounds, completely at ease. He had full confidence in his green-haired zombie.

His gaze shifted to Gao Lang and the others, his eyes filled with hatred. They were the ones who had injured him with those strange weapons.

He had already determined that Shen Yunxuan was the only one among them with actual cultivation. The others—both humans and ghosts—were insignificant. Once Shen Yunxuan was dead, he would capture the rest and torment them night and day, making them suffer until they begged for death.

And when he learned the secret of their weapons, he would feed them all to his zombie.

Shen Yunxuan had never fought a zombie before. Its grotesque appearance and relentless lunges put immense pressure on her. But she had spent the entire day avenging the dead, witnessing horrors beyond imagination, and confronting numerous wicked people. Those experiences had bolstered her confidence.

She quickly calmed herself and focused. Searching through her inherited memories, she recalled something—Cultivator Shen Yunxuan had never fought a zombie firsthand, but two of her close friends, Mao Tianqi and Feng Chengying, had.

They had even told her about it as an amusing story.

Zombies had a single weak point—if the bone at the back of their necks was shattered, they would lose the ability to move. Destroying the head would also work, but a zombie’s body was exceptionally tough, making its skull difficult to break. Only the bone at the back of the neck was relatively fragile.

Shen Yunxuan quickly analyzed the battle. The zombie’s attacks were predictable—it used its teeth and claws, relying on brute force for destruction. Its greatest advantage was its incredible speed, far beyond that of an ordinary person.

By the time she locked onto its position, the zombie would already have moved elsewhere. Even with her cultivation, she struggled to keep up. Attacking its weak spot seemed almost impossible.

Identifying the problem, Shen Yunxuan immediately called upon her system.

“System, system! Buy me agility points! Make me faster than the zombie!”

System detected zombie agility level: 200.
Host’s current agility: 191.
Spending 150,000 world credits to increase agility to 201… Upgrade complete!

In an instant, Shen Yunxuan felt her speed increase. She was now just fast enough to surpass the zombie.

Suddenly, its movements no longer seemed untraceable—she could even predict its trajectory. Without hesitation, she hurled a Thunder Blast Talisman at the zombie and thrust her sword forward.

Seeing this, Taoist Master Li smirked in disdain. He scoffed, thinking, she’s so naive. My zombie, nourished by the souls of the dead, is immune to Thunder Blast Talismans. And she’s getting close? Ha! She’s about to be torn in half.

What a pity. Such a beautiful young woman, yet she was so foolish. But it didn’t matter—he wasn’t one to show mercy. He would capture her soul and refine her into a fierce ghost for his own use.

She killed one of his ghosts—she could replace it.

The Thunder Blast Talisman detonated, and as the smoke cleared, Shen Yunxuan stood tall, looking directly at Taoist Master Li.

At her feet, the green-haired zombie lay motionless, completely destroyed.

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Sandy: Pw locked chapter ahead. Pw is really