The Marshal, seated atop a cannon, hurried to the soldiers' side upon hearing that the zombie fangs had been extracted.
"Finally finished. Go and gather all the zombies. This Marshal will act on behalf of Heaven."
"Yes, Marshal!"
Over a dozen soldiers gathered dozens of zombies together.
Then, two cannons were aimed at the spot where the zombies were congregated, and loaded with cannonballs.
"Fire, damn it! Not a single zombie must remain."
"Keep your eyes sharp!"
As soon as the words fell, the explosions of cannonballs continuously resounded within Tengteng Town.
After about a minute, all the black zombies were reduced to ashes by the cannon fire.
The satisfied Marshal, seeing the zombies completely annihilated, withdrew from Tengteng Town with his soldiers and the two cannons.
"Daoist Priest, all those zombies are dead. When will you help us get rid of the corpse poison?"
"Let's head to a nearby village first."
"Once we reach a nearby village, this poor Daoist will cooperate with glutinous rice water to help cure the corpse poison in your bodies."
Due to the overwhelming number of zombies in Tengteng Town, most of the surrounding villages had been abandoned.
The group traveled for two days before arriving at a village.
There, Shi Jian extracted the corpse poison from the Marshal and the soldiers at an inn in the village, and received five hundred silver dollars.
He then hastily used his teleportation skill, heading towards the direction of the Taiji Palace, and did not return to Chenjia Town.
This was because after resolving the Marshal's issue, there was still the issue of the Wushan Soul Seizing sect.
One could escape the initial disaster, but not the inevitable one.
Therefore, he intended to resolve the Wushan Soul Seizing sect's affairs during this outing.
Master and disciple, relying on teleportation, quickly arrived at Taiji Palace (Laojun Cave).
In less than a day, Shi Jian and Ah Wei arrived before a Taoist temple.
"Taiji Palace. Master, the name sounds very imposing and magnificent."
"Indeed it is!"
Master and disciple arrived at the entrance of Taiji Palace and couldn't help but praise it.
The entire Taiji Palace was built along the mountain, with carvings adorning the walls, arranged in a "玄" (Xuan) character layout.
The octagonal pavilion on top represented the dot above the character Xuan.
Furthermore, the main gate was inscribed with the words "Shangqing Immortal Realm," with the Taiji symbol above it.
"Ah Wei, when we enter, do not speak carelessly, lest you shame the Shangqing Sect."
Master and disciple entered Taiji Palace through the main gate and found a disciple of the Dragon Gate Sect.
"Fu Sheng Wu Liang. This poor Daoist is a Taoist from the Shangqing Sect, and has come here for assistance."
"May I ask, brother, is the Abbot present?"
"Fu Sheng Wu Liang. The Abbot is chanting scriptures in the Sanqing Hall. This humble Daoist will guide you there."
Seeing that the visitors were from the Zhengyi Shangqing Sect, the Dragon Gate Sect Taoist sweeping leaves in the temple dared not show any negligence.
He quickly led Shi Jian and his disciple to the outside of the Sanqing Hall.
"Fellow Daoist, please wait here outside the Sanqing Hall for a moment. I shall go in and inform the Abbot."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Dragon Gate Sect Taoist entered the Sanqing Hall.
After master and disciple waited outside the Sanqing Hall for some time.
A Dragon Gate Sect Taoist dressed in a yellow robe emerged from the Sanqing Hall.
"Fellow Daoist of the Shangqing Sect, what brings you to our Taiji Palace?"
"Before coming here, this poor Daoist encountered the Wushan Soul Seizing sect acting wickedly, capturing people's three souls and seven spirits everywhere."
"Therefore, I have come to inquire if your sect has any methods to deal with soul-seizing techniques."
The yellow-robed Taoist of the Dragon Gate Sect showed a hint of surprise upon hearing of the Wushan Soul Seizing sect.
He had not expected there to be any survivors from the time they had cleared out the Wushan Soul Seizing sect.
"Of course, we do. Our Dragon Gate Sect specially refined a pill called the Soul Stabilizing Pill to counter soul-seizing techniques."
"This pill can temporarily prevent a person's three souls and spirits from leaving the body."
Shi Jian and his disciple outside the Sanqing Hall were overjoyed to learn that there was a way to counter soul-seizing techniques.
As long as the problem of the three souls and seven spirits was solved, the Wushan Soul Seizing sect would be no match for them.
Without their soul-seizing techniques, the Soul Seizing sect would be like a tiger with its teeth pulled, posing no threat.
"Brother Dao, could you possibly bestow upon this poor Daoist a few pills to deal with the Soul Seizing sect?"
"There is absolutely no problem with that. Fellow Daoist of Shangqing, please follow me."
The Dragon Gate Sect Taoist did not refuse. From ancient times, good and evil were irreconcilable.
Dealing with evil ways was the duty of every Taoist.
"Fu Sheng Wu Liang. Thank you, Brother Dao!"
With that, Shi Jian and his disciple followed the yellow-robed Taoist of the Dragon Gate Sect all the way to the alchemy room.
As they entered the alchemy room, the scent of medicinal pills wafted towards them.
Various kinds of pills and two alchemy furnaces were displayed in the alchemy room.
"Abbot!"
The Taoist who had just finished refining pills greeted the yellow-robed old Daoist who entered the alchemy room.
As Taiji Palace was not the ancestral home of the Dragon Gate Sect, the yellow-robed old Daoist before them was not the sect leader of the Dragon Gate Sect.
Therefore, the disciples in the temple addressed him as Abbot, not Sect Leader.
"Take out some Soul Stabilizing Pills. I have a great need for them."
Seeing this, the Dragon Gate Sect Taoist put down the pills he was holding and walked to a wooden shelf, taking out a wooden box containing Soul Stabilizing Pills.
"Abbot, these are five Soul Stabilizing Pills."
The yellow-robed Taoist took the wooden box and turned to face Shi Jian and his disciple.
"Before you confront the Soul Seizing sect, dissolve the pills in water and distribute them to everyone to take."
"Also, the effect of the pills lasts for two hours. Before then, you must resolve the issue with the Soul Seizing sect."
"Fu Sheng Wu Liang. Thank you, Brother Dao, for your help. This poor Daoist is immensely grateful."
Shi Jian took the wooden box and repeatedly thanked the yellow-robed Taoist before him.
The Soul Stabilizing Pills were truly precious, likely only preserved in Taiji Palace.
With five Soul Stabilizing Pills, the students of the Haunted School and the disciples of Maoshan would no longer need to fear soul-seizing techniques.
"This poor Daoist wishes you good luck. Mercy!"
The yellow-robed Taoist of the Dragon Gate Sect, after explaining the usage of the Soul Stabilizing Pills to the two, rushed back to the Sanqing Hall without delay.
"Ah Wei, it is time for us to deal with the Wushan Soul Seizing sect."
Having obtained the method to deal with the Soul Seizing sect, Shi Jian and his disciple bid farewell to the Taoist of the Dragon Gate Sect.
Then, they used teleportation to leave Taiji Palace and return to the Haunted School.
Unbeknownst to them, the Haunted School had already clashed with the Soul Seizing sect several times.
Fortunately, with Uncle Jiu and many Maoshan senior disciples present, otherwise, there would have been heavy casualties.
"Senior Brother, the Wushan Soul Seizing technique is too powerful. Even the Soul Suppressing Charms are useless."
The yellow-robed Taoists seated in the Haunted School all had grim expressions.
Recently, several Maoshan disciples and members of the Haunted School had fallen victim to the Soul Seizing technique.
They had tried many methods, but to no avail; they could not defend against the Soul Seizing technique.
Now, the only way to have a chance of winning, and not suffer too much of a disadvantage, was to use lightning magic and confront the Soul Seizing sect head-on.
"It seems we must invite Senior Brother to act!"
Uncle Jiu, seated at the head, prepared to set up a ritualistic altar and use Taoist magic to seek help from Shi Jian.
Facing the troublesome Wushan Soul Seizing technique, he had no means of defense.
"No need to invite, I am already here!"
At the same time, Shi Jian, with Ah Wei, arrived at the Haunted School using teleportation.