I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

Elder Ran left, and did not come back until very late, with a frown on his face.

He carried a food box in his hand, placed it on the table, and apologized, "The village has just been established, we don't have good food or drinks to offer, please forgive me, Tian."

Tian Lin waved his hand and said, "Elder Ran, there's no need for formalities, I'm not a stickler for such things."

At this point in time, how could anyone in the village be in the mood to cook?

It was apparent that Elder Ran's lengthy departure hadn't been a pleasant one for the villagers.

At this moment, the sound of striking the watch gong could be heard from the temple.

Elder Ran took out three sticks of incense from his sleeve, went to the door and inserted them at the entrance, then he closed the door and returned to the house.

He sighed and said, "Had I known coming to Wuliang Mountain would bring such misfortunes, I wouldn't have come here."

Tian Lin encouraged him, saying, "Why worry, Elder Ran? It will take decades, if not hundreds of years, for the Evil God to fully revive. In that time, who knows, Huilong Village might produce a Nascent Soul Expert."

Suddenly, Elder Ran's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Tian Lin's hand.

But when Tian Lin looked at him confusedly, Elder Ran suddenly closed his mouth again and ended up not voicing his thoughts.

Seeing Elder Ran hesitate to speak, Tian couldn't help but say, "Elder Ran, what did you want to say?"

Elder Ran said, "Tian, you just mentioned that it would take decades or even hundreds of years, and that Huilong Village might produce a Nascent Soul Expert to change our fate. I know my Huilong Village lacks such talent and opportunity, but what about you, Tian?"

Tian Lin decisively shook his head and said, "Elder Ran jests, I am merely a B-class disciple, not even close to reaching the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

To hope for the Nascent Soul Realm would be too ambitious. You overestimate me."

The reason Elder Ran hesitated to speak was that he too felt it unlikely that Tian Lin could reach the Nascent Soul Realm.

But it wasn't something that could be said outright, so he responded,

"You're too modest, Tian. You managed to advance from D-class to B-class in Wendaos Sect within a short period, demonstrating your talent. Given time, touching the Nascent Soul Realm isn't impossible."

Elder Ran didn't have a clear understanding of D-class, C-class, and B-class; his only clear knowledge was that Zhou Jin was a C-class disciple.

Who is Zhou Jin? He's a second-generation miner.

For someone like Zhou Jin, a second-generation miner with talent to enter Wendaos Sect, it speaks volumes about his ability.

Yet, such a talented and rich individual is still a C-class trainee, which shows that Tian Lin possesses extreme talent.

Elder Ran didn't believe Tian Lin would reach the Nascent Soul Realm, but he felt quite confident about Tian Lin advancing to the Golden Core Realm.

Ordinary Golden Core Realm might not be significant, but Golden Cores from Wendaos Sect generally become Teaching Elders.

By then, leveraging the status of a Teaching Elder from Wendaos Sect and knowing several Nascent Soul Experts,

If Tian Lin is willing to help, Huilong Village might still have a chance.

The more Elder Ran thought about it, the more excited he became, and his despondent mood was swept away.

He stood up, bent his legs and was about to kneel before Tian Lin.

But Tian Lin was quick to react, catching his shoulders, about to persuade him there was no need for such actions.

However, a piercing scream suddenly shattered the calm of the village.

Elder Ran's face changed, and he stood up, looking out the window and said, "That came from Ran Dog's house."

Tian Lin did not know who Ran's family was, but he was aware that a change had befallen the village.

He patted Elder Ran on the shoulder and pointed at the figure in the distance at the village entrance.

Without using their Spiritual Sense to investigate, the two could still see, in the pitch darkness, a figure slightly stiff in its limbs shuttling back and forth in the village under the starlight.

Elder Ran's face changed, and he quickly held his breath and even stopped his heartbeat.

It wasn't just him; Tian Lin also clearly saw the intestines and blood dropped on the ground as the figure moved back and forth in the village.

Besides this, Tian Lin used his Spiritual Sense and noticed that the incense sticks Elder Ran had placed at the door, specifically the Peace Incense, the parts that had been lit were no longer even.

Tian Lin had now gained a certain understanding of the "Twenty-Four Fragrance Chart" from the Funeral Science, recognizing that when Elder Ran entered the house, the Peace Incense placed at the door changed from three sticks of equal height to only two on the left being equal, with the one on the right being shortened.

Thus, the Peace Incense had turned to Death Beckoning Incense, which was a harbinger of great peril.

Wasn't the palanquin well sealed, and hadn't the villager's blood already been drawn? Why had the Walking Corpse come out again!

Tian Lin was puzzled, but it was not the time to ask questions.

He waved his sleeve, extinguished all the oil lamps on the table, and copied Elder Ran by holding his breath.

But even so, a shadow flashed past the window.

A corpse in Taoist robes peeked its head out, eyes widened, surveying the scene inside the house.

This Taoist robed corpse emitted an extremely strong Corpse Qi. In an instant, it infiltrated the house from outside, causing the originally fresh fruits and meats on the table to begin rotting and growing mould instantly.

Not only were these fruits and meats rotting, the wooden house was also starting to develop mould everywhere.

Tian Lin glanced at Elder Ran, only to see an extremely ugly look on his face.

At this moment, Elder Ran started showing symptoms of Corpse Poison; his face was turning pale blue, his nails began to grow, and his pupils began to pale.

With a 'whoosh', the Walking Corpse disappeared from here, having heard no heartbeat nor sensed the presence of any living creature.

At the next moment, the cry of a baby abruptly stopped.

Tian Lin glanced at Elder Ran again, only to see a tear falling from Elder Ran's eyes. But even so, Elder Ran remained motionless.

At this moment, in Gongming Village, the person with the highest cultivation among the living was temple priest Wu.

But whether the Walking Corpse came out from Gongming Temple, and whether temple priest Wu was dead or alive, Tian Lin and Elder Ran clearly had no idea.

Besides them, the highest in cultivation were Elder Ran and Tian Lin.

But regardless of which one of them, neither could match the Walking Corpse.

So at this critical moment, they both could only play it safe, allowing the Walking Corpse to slaughter throughout the village.

After half an hour passed, the sound of a watchman striking a gong suddenly rang out. Elder Ran then hurriedly took out an Elixir from his Storage Bag to consume, but instead of circulating his True Qi, he opened the door and left the house.

Tian Lin thought for a moment and followed suit, but he did not follow Elder Ran to check the death toll among the villagers; instead, he flew towards Gongming Temple.

There, behind the altar in Gongming Temple, a gong was placed on a stone platform, with temple priest Wu offering incense to the palanquin on the altar.

Probably hearing footsteps, temple priest Wu turned around and greeted Tian Lin.

Tian Lin did not speak, but turned his head following the sound of footsteps.

He saw Elder Ran burst in with great strides, pointing at Wu, who was covered in Corpse Spots and deeply poisoned, and exclaimed, "What exactly happened, why did the Walking Corpse come out and eat people?"

Temple priest Wu, expressionless and with a more imposing aura than Elder Ran, admonished him, "Village Chief Ran, please watch your words. The one lying in the palanquin is not some Walking Corpse, but Gongming God!"