"Stop talking, look, there's a library ahead, let's get in there and find a way to deal with these monsters."
Suddenly, there was a commotion from outside.
Accompanied by chaotic footsteps, two figures burst through the door, stumbling as they rushed in.
Closely behind them were five or six grotesque zombies.
With shriveled bodies, sharp claws, and ferocious expressions, their clouded eyes exuded a bloodthirsty madness as they rushed forward wildly.
"Ah, why are there still people here?"
"They must be other survivors..."
"Damn it! Get out of the way if you don't want to die..."
"Run, run quickly..."
The intruders were a middle-aged man and a young man, still with panic on their faces, desperately trying to remain calm.
The middle-aged man held a large knife, from which black blood was still dripping down.
Following closely behind was a young man, about seventeen or eighteen, holding a wooden-handled iron spear, its tip stained with black-red color.
The only characteristic the two shared was their extremely lean appearance, clearly malnourished.
As soon as they barged into the library, they looked at Zheng Yi standing there, and shouted in panic.
There were still zombies desperately chasing them from behind, and this survivor directly blocked their path.
Zheng Yi looked at the father and son who stormed in, with a rare smile on his face. He had been in this ghost place for more than half a day now.
Apart from the beginning, where two reckless guys with toy-like guns faced him, he obtained the language and text of this world through soul searching.
This was the first time he encountered living people again. Encountering survivors in this ghostly place was not an easy thing for him.
But his expression, seen by the father and son, made them think he was another fool frightened by zombies, and they quickly scolded him.
"Get out of the way, you punk."
"If you want to die, go die somewhere far away, don't block our escape route."
Just as they were two meters apart, and the young man's wooden-handled iron spear was about to be raised.
"Go!!"
Zheng Yi formed a seal with his fingers, and a cold light flew out, passing over the father and son in front, beheading the few zombies that were closely following them.
Then, the cold light drew a circle and returned to his hand.
"Oh my god."
"Is this a superpower?!"
"We've actually encountered a superpower user here..."
The middle-aged man leading the group was stunned by the horrifying scene in front of him, his eyeballs almost popping out.
The terrifying five or six zombies that terrified him were so easily beheaded by the mysterious short sword released by the young man. The ability displayed was truly shocking.
Thinking about what would happen if that cold light swept across his neck, the result would likely be the same as for the zombies.
"Thud!"
The father directly knelt on the ground and pulled his son down as well, lowering his head, fearfully saying: "My lord, we really didn't mean to offend you."
"We didn't know you were an honorable superpower user, nor did we know this was your territory, otherwise we wouldn't have barged in here rashly."
"Please forgive us."
In this chaotic world, any morality or dignity had long been thrown to the wind.
Survival is the most important thing, human life is the cheapest commodity, and if they encounter those moody big figures, they may not walk out of this library today.
"Get up."
Zheng Yi looked at the scene before him with surprise, and after a moment, he said calmly: "I'll ask you some questions, and if I'm satisfied with the answers, you can leave."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man showed a hint of joy on his face and quickly got up with the help of the young man beside him.
After all, he had also seen major upheavals, being able to survive so long in the ruins of the doomsday zombies required a basic mental resilience.
The middle-aged man's expression quickly calmed down, and at Zheng Yi's questioning, he began to speak.
Zheng Yi wasn't concerned about the origin of the father and son, nor did he have the capability to be some kind of savior, nor was he saint-like.
For him, his interest was only in the superpower users mentioned by the middle-aged man.
"It sounds like this world's extraordinary power..."
It turns out that as the zombies mutated and evolved, some scientists inadvertently discovered Corpse Cores while studying zombies, which contain a peculiar energy.
Humans could awaken superpowers by absorbing this energy, as long as they could withstand it.
Like Giant Power, Divine Speed, Strength, Invulnerability, Controlled Zombies, Manipulating Mutant Beasts, and even abilities to manipulate water, fire, and metal elemental abilities.
The flying sword technique Zheng Yi displayed just now made the middle-aged man mistake him for a metal-controlling superpower user...
As for superpower users wanting to evolve, they must absorb the Corpse Core from zombies.
There's also a profession called Ghost Master, which is a highly spiritual profession.
Years after the zombies appeared, ghosts or fierce ghosts began to emerge across various places. These elemental life forms are far more terrifying than ordinary zombies, killing people invisibly.
It's precisely by relying on these two professions, superpower users and Ghost Masters, that the remaining humans preserved the flame of civilization.
Barely forming isolated gathering places, they successfully repelled the zombie onslaught, becoming the main force against the apocalypse. This is also the main reason why humans can still barely survive till now.
After Zheng Yi finished his questions, he let the two go as promised.
Afterward, he dissected the brains of the zombies he had taken down with his flying sword and surprisingly found a grayish stone the size of a thumbnail.
"There is indeed a strange energy inside."
He felt the crystal in his hand, somewhat surprisingly said.
This was an energy he had never sensed before, different from all the energies he had encountered before.
"Not Evil Qi? Nor Spiritual Power? It seems more like a Life Origin kind of energy..."
After pondering for a bit, Zheng Yi turned and walked into the depths of the library, a flash of white light passed, and his figure disappeared.
...
Great Yi City Immortal Realm.
This is a world of cultivation, where mighty immortals can traverse the void, tread on infinity, churn rivers and seas, and destroy heavens and earth with a single hand.
And Zheng Yi was just a Little Wanderer among them, the lowest in society, a small figure with no parents or care.
"I thought Heaven was only so-so to me, but I didn't expect it prepared such a big surprise for me."
Returning to the Immortal Realm, standing in his own house, Zheng Yi suddenly burst into laughter, the sound filled with joy.
It's no wonder he was so excited, having traveled from Blue Star to Great Yi City Immortal Realm, possessing none of the magical lands, wealth, or partners, he was just an insignificant Little Wanderer, and his aptitude wasn't that good either.
Completely hopeless in pursuing the Great Dao!
The real agony is when Heaven gives you hope, only to destroy it with its own hands.
That's what Zheng Yi thought before.
However, to his surprise, Heaven had secretly prepared a "big gift" for him.
That's why Zheng Yi was so impatient to return, having spotted an opportunity!
If he could seize it well, it might allow Zheng Yi to step onto the path of the Great Dao in one leap.
The Great Dao is within reach!
In the Great Yi City Immortal Realm, there's not only the Righteous Dao but also the opposing Demon Dao. Their strengths are similar, so neither can overpower the other.
Compared to the slow-cultivating Righteous Techniques, Demon Dao Techniques can elevate quickly, but their methods are malicious and harmful.
For instance, they require human Life Souls and corpses, blood sacrifices of living people, some even blood sacrifice entire villages.
Not only does the Righteous Dao not spare them, but they can also be attacked by divine retribution at any time.
Zheng Yi only had the Four-Element Mixed Spirit Roots, relying solely on current cultivation made it impossible to achieve the Great Dao.
But what if he used Fierce Ghosts and zombies to cultivate Demon Dao Techniques in the Doomsday World?
As soon as this idea emerged, he couldn't wait to return, this notion was very tempting to him.
If indeed interchangeable, then the Doomsday World appears entirely as a cultivation treasure land to Zheng Yi.
"This is my only chance."
In the end, Zheng Yi made up his mind and decided to pursue this path relentlessly!