Chapter 3: If You're Late, There Will Be No Monsters Left

Zhang Fan's heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

I didn't expect such power in the first practice of the Palm Thunder.

And this is just the Palm Thunder!

You know, for the Thunder Technique of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, it's just an A-level technique.

To think that an A-level technique has such power, if I learn the more powerful thunder techniques later on, it's simply terrifying to think about!

Even though it's just a Palm Thunder, the disturbance it caused was not small.

Several Taoist disciples rushed over when they heard the sound.

And when they approached and saw it, they were immediately stunned!

"Great Immortal with Boundless Blessings! What happened? The artificial mountain?"

"That was a well-spent artificial mountain! Just like that?"

Looking at the shattered pieces of the artificial mountain, several Taoist disciples felt as if their hearts were bleeding, and looked at Zhang Fan embarrassedly.

The latter admitted his fault and awkwardly touched his nose, "I felt something in my heart just now and tested a spell, so it broke!"

"Since it's broken, then let's make another one!" Zhang Fan said generously.

Several Taoist disciples: ...

Hearing this, the inner thoughts of several Taoist disciples were in turmoil.

Elder, are you just talking without considering the consequences?

Aren't we going to make another one?

Of course.

Despite their inner complaints, several Taoist disciples quietly cleaned up the shattered pieces of the artificial mountain.

At the same time, on Zhang Fan's side, just as he had made some progress in his cultivation, he heard a notification from the system.

"Ding! Detected the emergence of zombies in the mountains, causing trouble. New task: Please host promptly go and eliminate the zombies to ensure peace in the area!"

"Completing the task can earn rewards: [Mythical Five Thunder Palm], [Dragon and Tiger Cloud-stepping Technique], [Divine duster of the Celestial Master], [Bartlett Fragment of Nine-character Mantra +1], and 5000 merit points!"

Upon hearing the system's prompt, Zhang Fan was startled.

Zombies in the mountains... Are they really starting to cause trouble?

As expected!

Just as the Celestial Master leaves, all sorts of demons and monsters dare to come out!

Seeing the new task released by the system, Zhang Fan slightly frowned, knowing that this matter couldn't be delayed and must be resolved quickly.

Otherwise, if zombies run rampant and the corpse poison spreads, who knows how many people will suffer.

Moreover, with such rich rewards provided by the system, he had to complete the task.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fan casually tidied up and prepared to go down the mountain.

Zombie havoc.

If this had happened in the past, Zhang Fan, a mere ordinary person with no power, would definitely feel fear and despair based on his understanding of zombies from movies and TV shows in his previous life.

But now...

Times have changed!

With a thought, Zhang Fan directly recited the Golden Light Spell, and countless golden lights condensed into a handgun in his hand.

With a crisp sound, Zhang Fan chambered a bullet and a confident smile appeared on his face.

All fear stems from insufficient firepower!

With a golden handgun in hand, what is there to be afraid of?

Zhang Fan then left the Celestial Master's Residence.

In recent years, Longhushan had been turned into a scenic area to boost the economy.

Zhang Fan naturally didn't want to attract too much attention.

So, after learning that the system came with a storage space, he took off the purple robe and stored it in the system's storage space, wearing a simple white Taoist robe instead.

Having a storage space made things much more convenient.

Unfortunately, the system's built-in space was not large enough.

To store more items, he would need to take matters into his own hands.

Zhang Fan had already seen storage items related to divine abilities in the system's mall, but his points were currently not enough to buy one.

After descending the mountain, Zhang Fan went straight to the Sanqing Hall.

The head of the Sanqing Hall, Daoist Lingxuan, was the top Red Robe Daoist under the Celestial Master. Basically, any miscellaneous matters on Longhushan were his responsibility.

Lingxuan, who was over fifty years old, might not be the oldest among the Red Robe Daoists, but he had the strongest talent and profound cultivation among them all.

When he saw Zhang Fan, the newly appointed Celestial Master, coming down the mountain, Lingxuan did not dare to show any neglect and immediately bowed in respect.

"Lingxuan pays respects to the Celestial Master!"

Zhang Fan nodded in return and directly asked, "Daoist Lingxuan, is there any unrest at the foot of the mountain recently?"

"How does the Celestial Master know?" Lingxuan Daoist was slightly surprised, seemingly astonished that the Celestial Master knew about this.

However, he quickly nodded and replied, "There has indeed been some unrest at the foot of the mountain recently. With the old Celestial Master stepping down, many evil spirits have become restless."

"Currently, there are zombies causing trouble at the foot of the mountain, but it's not a big problem. We've already sent a Red Robe Daoist and two Yellow Robe Daoists to suppress them!"

Lingxuan Daoist didn't show much concern.

The Red Robe and Yellow Robe Daoists of Longhushan were very powerful. With a Red Robe Daoist leading and two Yellow Robe Daoists assisting, suppressing a group of zombies was not a big issue.

But upon hearing this, Zhang Fan was shocked.

How could this be?

They're snatching my monsters!

If they solve the zombies before I get there, how am I supposed to complete my task?

Thinking of this, Zhang Fan hurriedly inquired, "Could you tell me the specific location of the zombie outbreak?"

"It's in Xiaofeng Village at the foot of the mountain!" Lingxuan Daoist replied instinctively, then realized and looked at Zhang Fan, asking, "Is there a problem with this, Celestial Master?"

Lingxuan Daoist didn't quite understand Zhang Fan's actions.

Without explaining to him, Zhang Fan had no time and simply left, saying, "This daoist needs to go to Xiaofeng Village!"

Leaving these words behind, Zhang Fan hurriedly departed.

His movements were extremely swift, fearing that he would arrive too late and find that the Daoists had already cleared the zombies.

On the way down the mountain, many tourists saw Zhang Fan hastily descending and showed curiosity on their faces.

What happened? Why is this Daoist in such a hurry?

Zhang Fan didn't have time to care about the tourists' discussions. At this moment, he began to despise the slow speed of walking down the stairs.

What if he arrived too late and the monsters were all gone?

Therefore, Zhang Fan directly opened the system mall, quickly found the section on martial arts, and decided to buy a martial art to accelerate his speed.

After browsing for a while, Zhang Fan found several martial arts options available for purchase.

[Lightbody Technique]: Nimble movement, ten meters in one step, enhances speed, 500 merit points to exchange.

[Flight Step]: Soaring in the air, twenty meters in one step, enhances speed, 800 merit points to exchange.

[Skywalker Step]: Moving through the air, fifty meters in one step, enhances speed, 1000 merit points to exchange.

If he was going to buy, he might as well buy the best one.

After a brief hesitation, Zhang Fan directly exchanged for [Skywalker Step].

In an instant, Zhang Fan's figure became elusive on the stone steps of Longhushan, shuttling up and down like a fish, moving at an extremely fast speed.

With each step, he covered dozens of meters in an instant!