Chapter 44: Monkey-riding Taoist, Three Yin Talismans
"Is this the Six Paths Blood Refining Sect?"

Did I go the wrong way and end up in a slaughterhouse?

Wow!
A black wind suddenly arose, and gathered into different strange ghosts with heads of cows, horses, pigs, and dogs.

"Who are you? Please tell me your name!" The bull-headed ghost spoke in a loud voice, with an attitude neither humble nor arrogant.

The doorman in the vernacular novel who came up and yelled was obviously a dramatic interpretation. If there was such a person in real life, he would have been killed long ago.

Otherwise, every time a guest comes, they will offend him. No sect can afford such a torment.

"Please inform Taoist Longmian that Taoist Xu Yang from Yizhuang is here to visit."

"It's Taoist Master Xu Yang, follow me!"

It seemed that Longmian had given instructions in advance, and the ox-headed ghost immediately led the way.

Walking along the bluestone road, Xu Yang observed the Taoist temple. This temple was not as magnificent as the Huangya one, but it had quite a few disciples, and each of them practiced a different method, which was enough to prove that this sect was proficient in many magical spells.

We walked all the way and came to a quiet little house.

A blood shadow was flying in the sky. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a blood dragon with red scales, red eyes, red mane, and red horns. Its entire body was made of blood.

There was a blood pool in the courtyard, blood kept flying out, and the blood dragon kept getting longer, until it was about twenty feet long. Until the blood pool dried up, the Taoist who was meditating beside the blood pool woke up, and the blood dragon returned to the long banner inserted beside it.

Taoist Long came to the side of the blood flag, muttered something, and cast a blood-red rune. The rune was imprinted on the flag, then flickered slightly and disappeared.

The Taoist sighed, it seemed that he was not very successful.

"Master, Master Xu is here!"

Only then did Niutou speak.

Taoist Long stood up and walked away, smiling: "Fellow Daoist Xu, Fellow Daoist Xuanying, I've finally got you here. How do you like this Blood Refining Temple?"

The three of them greeted each other and then sat down in the pavilion.

"...quite unexpected..." Xu Yang didn't know how to comment.

"Did you think it was a bit like the Demon Sect before?" Taoist Long took a sip of tea and smiled mischievously, "That's the prejudice of outsiders. Refining blood does not necessarily require refining human blood. Cows reach adulthood at the age of three and pigs reach adulthood at the age of one. If they are fed with medicinal herbs, they may not be inferior to human blood."

"Most of the cultivation can be replaced by the blood of livestock."

"The extra flesh and blood can also be given to the residents down the mountain in exchange for irreplaceable human blood. This is the strategy of the temple master, the Blood Immortal."

The side door is not a demonic cult.

Wherever the evil cult goes, lives are destroyed, just like rats in granaries and locusts in farmlands, and almost everyone wants to kill them.

It is true that practicing with human blood is faster, but the consequence is that you will be displaced and hunted wherever you go.

"Great idea." Xu Yang couldn't help but admire it. Farmers seldom eat meat once a year, so exchanging meat for blood is quite cost-effective for them.

"I recently discovered that the six domestic animals can increase their Qi and blood very quickly by eating zombie meat, which is better than human blood. Therefore, I have reported to the temple master and asked him to purchase more zombies. How many can you provide?"

"Ten zombies a month, how about this?"

Xu Yang waved his hand, and wolverines, bats, and giant snakes appeared on the ground.

Now that you don’t have any ordinary zombies, using this type of zombie can quickly improve your proficiency.

"Alright, how much is this kind of zombie?"

"How about forty taels for one?" Xu Yang said. It would be a profit of about thirty taels. If it was more, people might not want it. After all, thirty taels of silver was enough for many people to line up to sell their blood.

Soon, the two parties signed a contract. Xu Yang took 300 taels of silver in cash, and the remaining 100 taels were exchanged for meat.

He also wants to exchange human blood for meat.

In this way, zombies basically don't have to worry about blood problems.

Yi Zhuang governs three townships, plus Xuanying and Fangtong, with a population of over 60,000. It is easy to raise dozens of zombies.

After being promoted to the ninth rank, the financial situation of the charity house was basically resolved.

Before leaving, Xu Yang couldn't help but ask, "Daoyou, I just saw that the cultivation methods of the Blood Refining Temple are different, but without exception, they all use a blood-red rune. Is this your fundamental secret method?"

"That's right. This is the fundamental secret of the Blood Refining Temple - the Nine Yin Talisman. When a spell or weapon is cast with the talisman, its power doubles. If it is cast with another one, the power will double again. There are nine levels in total, called the Nine Yin Talisman. The higher you go, the harder it is. Therefore, we use the blood sacrifice method to increase the chance. Fellow Taoists, are you interested in exchanging it?"

"Change all of them?" Xu Yang suddenly had an idea. The low success rate is nothing more than instability and low proficiency. Can the Warring States Silk Book make up for this shortcoming?
If it is possible, wouldn't it be another secret method to amplify zombies?
"Of course not. You can only exchange for three Yin Talismans at most, which requires twenty merits." Taoist Long said with a smile.

Since you want to practice this method, the Blood Refining Temple has all the necessary knowledge and blood, so you might even make a little profit on your side.

"Okay." Xu Yang exchanged his merits for the secret method, and then went back home with Xuanying.

In the afternoon, the sun sets in the west and the sunset glows red.

The carriage was driving along the path, and golden light shone on the dark roof.

The voices of women laughing could be heard again by the stream, but this time no one was seen. Most of them were hiding behind large rocks to take a bath.

The women gathered in groups of three or five, there were shy little girls and bold young women, occasionally splashing water and playing around, revealing their springtime beauty and having a lot of fun.

In the carriage, Xu Yang was flipping through the classics of the Blood Refining Temple.

The sect's skills have special restrictions. If you teach them to others to practice, the restrictions will be triggered, and people from the sect will come to hunt you down.

"Hmm? Qingping, stop!"

A gleam of light flashed in Xu Yang's eyes as he looked at the stream outside the window.

The gurgling and rumbling of the water were mixed with the laughter of women.

I saw a group of evil spirits in the water, moving towards the woman.

“Go and take a look!!”

Wow! !

Xu Yang flew out of the car canopy.

"Wait for me!!" A flash of blood appeared on Qingping's back, and a blood-red spinal sword appeared. The small sword floated beside him.

With a few jumps, he followed Xu Yang's steps.

Before the two arrived, bursts of terrified screams were heard from the other side.

"Ghost!!"

Xu Yang jumped onto a big rock and saw a group of messy women and white bodies.

There was a dark shadow in the water, in human shape, like an ape, about 1.5 meters tall, with hands covered with black hair, holding a woman and trying to drag her down.

A huge whirlpool formed with the black shadow as the center, making it impossible for other people in the water to escape.

"Humph, you evil beast!!"

Whoosh! !

Xu Yang made a gesture with his fingers and a blood sword flew out of his bag.

Wow!
The black shadow in the water reacted quickly, flying out of the water and leaping three feet into the air, revealing its full appearance.

It has a green face and fangs, muscular body, black hair all over its body, and a water dragon under its feet.

boom!
Water arrows shot out from the water surface, knocking the blood sword away.

Then five water arrows that could penetrate gold and stone shot towards Xu Yang.

It was very fast and came to Xu Yang in the blink of an eye.

Xu Yang did not avoid it, and his body surface turned into jade.

boom! !

The water arrow was deflected and he just took a few steps back.

The blood swords, one large and one small, pierced the monster's head and heart respectively.

boom!
The body fell into the water, dyeing the surface red.

"There really is a monster in the canal water. Is it a water monkey?"

A thought flashed through Xu Yang's mind. This monster was quite powerful. How about making it into a mount?
An image emerged in his mind.

Jade buildings and jade palaces, a gathering of immortals.

Many masters gathered there, some riding white lions, or black tigers, or even having carriages pulled by dragons.

A Taoist priest with a celestial appearance and a handsome face appeared on the neck of a 1.5-meter-tall black monkey. The monkey had smooth hair and jumped up and down, and even somersaulted when excited. The handsome Taoist priest was so excited that he vomited bile...

"No, no, people will laugh at me for ten years." Xu Yang gave up this strange idea and decided to train himself to become a zombie.

(Please read the third update. It’s a waste if you don’t read the free chapters. It’s easy to die if you keep a book. Now it’s all smart recommendations. Robots only look at cold data. Whoever has a gimmick will attract more traffic. I’m crying.)
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