In the front hall of the county government.
Li Mu, Li Qing, Han Zhe, Wu Bo, and the little monk named Huiyuan were standing in the yard.
Constable Zhou looked at them and said, "This trip to Zhou County will be very dangerous. You must pay attention to your safety. No matter what happens, self-protection is the most important thing."
Li Qing did not stop Li Mu from going to Zhou County with them.
Although this matter was dangerous, it was also an opportunity to train himself.
Although she seemed to be really angry last time, she never mentioned it again after that.
This was the biggest difference between Li Qing and Liu Hanyan. She would never act like a little girl and was not as narrow-minded as Liu Hanyan.
Constable Zhou warned them and then looked at Li Mu, saying, "Li Mu, your cultivation is the lowest. You must stay with the constables at all times. You can't go too far."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Thank you, Constable Zhou. I know."
Constable Zhou glanced at them again and said, "Constable Wu's cultivation is the highest. I hope you can listen to Constable Wu's arrangements on this trip. I will wait for your victory at the government office."
Zhou County was a neighboring county to Yangqiu County. It only took half a day for cultivators like Li Mu to travel from the county town of Yangqiu County to the place where the two counties met.
After leaving the county town, Li Mu and the other three used the Magic Traveling Talisman to travel. The little monk Huiyuan could follow them stably with just his two legs.
Li Mu walked beside Huiyuan and asked curiously, "Little Master Huiyuan, what kind of magic is that?"
Hui Yuan smiled and explained, "This is called the Shadow Following Leg. It's pretty good to use it to hurry on the road."
In this world, the cultivators of Taoism liked to use talismans and formations to make up for the flaws in their Dharma powers. The Buddhists mainly cultivated Dharma powers and had countless kinds of Dharma powers. Li Mu had always wanted to learn, but unfortunately, he didn't have the chance.
Huiyuan looked at Li Mu and suddenly asked, "Benefactor Li gives me a very close feeling. Do you also cultivate Buddhist mana?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Master Xuandu once gave me a Dharma Sutra."
"So it's Uncle Xuandu." Huiyuan smiled and said, "Benefactor Li must have a deep Buddhist affinity to be favored by Uncle Xuandu."
Li Mu said modestly, "You're too kind. I just read it casually when I have nothing to do …"
Traveling was boring and Li Qing did not like to chat. Li Mu, Wu Bo and Han Zhe had nothing to talk about. After getting closer to Huiyuan, they quickly started chatting.
Although Li Mu had been chanting the Heart Sutra to cultivate, he did not have a deep understanding of Buddhist cultivation.
Old Wang's bookshelf was filled with Taoist books. None of them were about Buddhism.
In the conversation with Huiyuan, Li Mu found out a lot of information that he did not know before.
For example, the first three realms of Buddhist cultivation were Enlightenment, Clairvoyance, and Karma. The corresponding realms of Taoism were Soul Refining, Soul Concentrating, and Spirit Concentrating.
In the lower three realms of cultivation, Taoism refined the seven souls and Buddhism cultivated the six roots. They were actually somewhat similar.
Huiyuan's current realm was the second realm, Clairvoyance. Li Mu could barely be considered to have just entered the Enlightenment realm. Other than revealing a few Buddhist auras, he did not know any other Buddhist superpowers.
The two of them chatted along the way. Before the sun set, they finally arrived at Zhou County.
There was a small village adjacent to Zhou County and Yangqiu County. Many people gathered there.
Most of these people were people in ragged clothes and looked haggard. There was also a portion of them who were cultivators. Their cultivation was not very high.
Most of the people in the small village were injured. From the wounds on their bodies, it was obvious that they had been poisoned.
Li Mu saw a cultivator grab a handful of glutinous rice from the cloth bag he carried with him and apply it to the wound on his arm. Black smoke immediately rose from the wound. The cultivator clenched his teeth and his expression was ferocious. He fainted from the pain.
"Amitabha." Huiyuan looked away and could not help but recite the name of Buddha.
As soon as they entered the village, they were welcomed in by an old official.
As the old official walked, he asked, "Are you colleagues from Yangqiu County?"
Han Zhe nodded and asked, "How's the situation in Zhou County?"
"Much better." A smile appeared on the old man's face as he said, "Reinforcements from the various counties have arrived. Many immortal masters from the Talisman Sect also came down and killed a Flying Zombie. The few towns in front are no longer in danger. Those who are here now are those who were injured earlier …"
From the old official's words, Li Mu and the others understood the general situation in Zhou County.
A few days ago, the zombie disaster in Zhou County was on the verge of going out of control and spreading to the surrounding counties. The county governor had no choice but to gather the forces of the entire North County to suppress the zombies in Zhou County. He also asked for help from Fu-lu School. In just a few days, the situation was under control.
There were countless experts in Fu-lu School. As soon as they arrived in Zhou County, they killed a Flying Stiff. If it were not for the birth of a few more Flying Stiff in the zombie horde in the past three months, the zombie disaster this time would have been mostly resolved.
However, with this unprecedented power, it was only a matter of time before this disaster was resolved.
Li Mu and the others were at the back of the county. Some injured cultivators and commoners were settled here. Further ahead were the villages that were most seriously affected by the disaster. The commoners gathered in villages. Those who lived outside were also asked to move to the nearest village.
The zombies that wreaked havoc in Zhou County were not naturally formed White Zombies and Black Zombies. After being bitten by Flying Zombies and Jumping Zombies, the people who turned into zombies were more dangerous than White Zombies and Black Zombies. They hid in dark places during the day and came out to cause harm at night.
Zhou County's geology was strange. There were many underground karst caves. In the past, they were rare sights. This time, they became the hiding places of the zombies.
Daytime was the best time to exterminate these zombies. However, the underground karst caves were very complicated. Even if the cultivators found the entrance, they would not dare to go deep. They could only wait for the zombies to come out at night.
The old official took them to a yard and said, "It's dangerous at night. I'll have to trouble you to rest here for the night. If you want to continue, you'd better wait until tomorrow morning."
When zombies moved in groups at night, even cultivators in the Realm of Assembled Spirit would find it difficult to resist. The cultivators in Zhou County usually moved in groups.
The yard was very shabby. There were only three rooms. Li Qing was the only woman, so she naturally took one room. Wu Bo and Han Zhe stayed in one room, while Li Mu and the little monk Huiyuan stayed in the other room.
Li Mu and Li Mu's room only had a wooden bed. After he put down the luggage, he found that Huiyuan was not in the room. Li Mu went outside and saw Huiyuan squatting beside an injured commoner. His hands were glowing with Buddha's Light, which was slowly flowing into the man's wound.
As the golden Buddha's Light flowed into the man's wound, wisps of black Qi came out.
That was the corpse Qi in his body.
If the corpse Qi was not removed, it would spread throughout the body and eventually make them lose their intelligence, turning them into zombies.
This was also the trouble of zombies. As long as someone was scratched or bitten by them, even if they did not die at the time, they would eventually become one of them if the corpse poison was not removed in time.
Although glutinous rice was effective in removing the corpse poison, the process was too painful. On the other hand, Buddha's mana had a miraculous effect on healing and removing poison.
Li Mu walked to Huiyuan's side and squatted down. He stretched out his hand and a golden Buddha's Light appeared in his palm. He channeled the Buddha's Light into the other person's body. After a wisp of black Qi came out of the man's chest, his face immediately became ruddy.
Huiyuan looked at the golden Buddha's Light in Li Mu's palm and smiled. "Benefactor Li is indeed born with wisdom. You've only cultivated for a few months and you already have such abilities. If you can convert to Buddhism, there will definitely be an eminent monk in the future …"
Li Mu waved his hand. "Let's talk about this in the future …"
Whether it was the old monk or the young monk, they all wanted him to become a monk. However, Li Mu was a layman. Although cultivating Daoism and Buddhism were all cultivation, after becoming a monk, he could not marry a wife. The Buddha could not help him solve his personal problems. Cultivating Daoism did not exist. He could marry as many wives as he wanted. It was much more tempting than being a monk …
Taking a step back, cultivating Buddhist Abhijna did not necessarily require one to become a monk. Wasn't it good to be like this?
Li Mu called the old official over and called out the people and cultivators who were injured by the zombies. Together with Huiyuan, they helped them remove the corpse poison.
After the corpse poison was removed, their bodies immediately felt much better. Everyone thanked them profusely.
"Thank you, Little Master."
"Thank you, Master."
Because he could use the Light of Buddha, Li Mu was also mistaken for a monk who cultivated with hair. After he explained a few times, he was too lazy to explain.
Li Mu saved another person. When he turned around, he saw the little monk Huiyuan looking at him in a daze.
Li Mu touched his face and asked, "Is there something on my face?"
Huiyuan shook his head. "No."
"Then why are you looking at me?"
Huiyuan touched his bald head and asked, "Benefactor Li, don't you want merit?"
"Merit?" Li Mu was stunned for a moment and asked, "What merit?"
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