Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 233 - 187: The Humanoid Zombie Ghost Taoist!

Chapter 233: Chapter 187: The Humanoid Zombie Ghost Taoist!

"After all Taoist sects under heaven knew about the Ghost Taoist’s evil deeds, they sent out five hundred elite disciples to kill him, but he killed them all, nearly causing a generational break in the Taoist sects. It took the various great sects fifty years just to recover their strength. From then on, the Ghost Taoist became the enemy of all Taoist sects under heaven!"

"However, this Ghost Taoist has disappeared without a trace for decades! No one has ever known his whereabouts! There are even rumors that he is dead!"

As the cultivator spoke to this point, he looked towards the direction of the Moyun Temple’s main gate with a chill in his bones and fearfully said,

"I never thought that the Ghost Taoist who disappeared for so long would suddenly appear here today! With all the Taoist sects gathered, could he be seeking his own death? Indeed, how strange!"

"What? This Ghost Taoist was actually a cultivator from Mount Longhu over a hundred years ago?"

Li Ping’an’s first reaction was not fear, but concern; he was worried about being publicly exposed by the Ghost Taoist for impersonating a Mount Longhu cultivator. However, he heard from the cultivators nearby that the Ghost Taoist had lived for at least one hundred thirty or forty years and had been expelled from Mount Longhu a long time ago, so logically he should not confront an imposter like Li Ping’an publicly.

"No, fellow Taoist, you don’t even know about the degenerate Ghost Taoist from your own Mount Longhu?"

The cultivator next to him looked at Li Ping’an with renewed suspicion.

"Ah, I’ve just joined the sect; how would I know so much!"

Li Ping’an seized the opportunity to change the subject, saying:

"It looks like you are quite afraid of him."

"Nonsense!"

The cultivator’s eyes were fixed tensely on the direction of the Moyun Temple’s main gate as he said:

"That’s a demon who has lived for one hundred sixty years, whose strength is comparable to, if not greater than, the heads of the Four Great Noble Paths, and he is extremely sinister and evil, killing without blinking an eye. How could we not be afraid?"

Just as the cultivator finished speaking, everyone saw a dark shadow flash suddenly from the direction of the Moyun Temple’s main gate, reaching the plaza in the blink of an eye, and only then did everyone clearly see his appearance.

The sight of the Ghost Taoist was almost like that of a living dead or a zombie, with two talismans pasted over his eyes, bound by a red cloth, his whole body’s skin charred and rotten, faceless and fleshless, limbs torn, his body covered in strange talisman markings, dressed in a black Taoist robe embroidered with a Yinyang Eight Trigrams in the center, carrying a box on his back filled with various magic artifacts.

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At first glance, the Ghost Taoist seemed like a zombie that had been dead and rotting for a long time, hardly resembling a living person, but in reality, he was still alive, and had been for a long while. The reason he turned into what he was now was due to falling into deviltry and the retribution of this life.

"This Ghost Taoist looks so disgusting!"

All the female cultivators present looked disgustedly at the suddenly emerging Ghost Taoist, but the male cultivators were so tense they dared not breathe, with everyone able to hear each other’s heartbeats clearly.

Even the heads of the Four Great Noble Paths and the Eldest Senior Brothers’ complexions darkened, their gazes locked tightly on the Ghost Taoist, hands quietly clutching their magic artifacts, ready to battle the Ghost Taoist at any moment!

Of course, the calmest people on the scene were Li Ping’an and Wang Tianran. Although Li Ping’an did not know whether the Ghost Taoist was friend or foe, even if a fight broke out, it would not involve him; with the Four Great Noble Paths present, he preferred to stay out of it.

The other, Wang Tian’an, did not take the Ghost Taoist seriously at all, continuing to lie down and snore soundly.

The first to break the silence was the Observatory Master of Moyun Temple, Immortal Fei He, who stood up shakily, feigning calmness, and questioned the Ghost Taoist:

"Ghost Taoist, what brings you here today?"

The Ghost Taoist sneered,

"Naturally, I’m here to attend the Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master!"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect slammed the table and shouted:

"Ghost Taoist, you demon, how dare you attend the Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master?"

Following the lead of Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of Qingyun Sect, Head of Heavenly Mist Sect Mo Liqi, and Head of Immeasurable Sect Taishu Yiqing all stood up and voiced their objections:

"Ghost Taoist, you disgrace of the Taoist sects, how many vile and horrific acts have you committed? How dare you show your face here?"

"Today is a grand gathering of all Taoist sects under heaven, and we do not welcome outsiders, let alone you, who is an enemy of all Taoist sects!"

"Ghost Taoist, you killed dozens of disciples from my Immeasurable Sect over a hundred years ago. Although it’s been a century, we still remember that account!"

As the heads of the Four Great Noble Paths took the lead, the various other sects also stood up and cursed angrily:

"Ghost Taoist, you murderous beast! Have you come here today to cause trouble?"

"Mount Longhu used to be the number one great sect in the world, yet it produced a devil like you! Get out before we kill you!"

"Ghost Taoist, if you don’t leave now, this place will be your grave!"

"Although Mount Longhu is now in decline, our current disciples have been diligently cultivating, true brothers of the Taoist sects. But what about you? A bloodthirsty Demon Lord. Leave quickly, lest we make a move!"

The cultivator next to Li Ping’an looked at him and righteously asked,

"You are a cultivator from Mount Longhu, today with such a disgrace from your sect here, surely you will uphold justice for Mount Longhu, right?"

"Exactly, Li Ping’an, the cultivator from Mount Longhu, you should kill this Ghost Taoist quickly. Don’t forget he once killed the 39th Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu. Today is a good opportunity for you to cleanse your sect!"

"Don’t be afraid! We’ll back you up!"

"Your enemy is right before your eyes, why not take action quickly?"

"If you kill the Ghost Taoist today, we will respect you greatly!"

These cultivators from smaller sects, while afraid to confront the Ghost Taoist themselves, were provoking Li Ping’an, thinking to test the depths of the Ghost Taoist through him. As for Li Ping’an’s safety, they did not care at all.