The founder of all religions

The full moon hangs high, like the eyes of a fox, looking at the world indifferently.

In the wilderness, in front of the gate of Yizhuang, the flickering candlelight stretched Li Mo's shadow.

"Master, there really is someone." Shen Xu couldn't help but said.

"It's not a human, is it a ghost?" Xu Zheng glanced at Li Mo.

"Excuse me, can I stay overnight?" Li Mo asked.

Five days ago, he followed Tianjiao to find this place, but the original withered grave was empty.

Obviously, the demon corpse was quite intelligent and was not in this lair.

Helpless, Li Mo could only let Tianjiao go to explore, while he rested outside the city for the time being.

"Pedestrians don't walk at night, and lonely souls don't wander into Yang's house." Xu Zheng said casually with his sword.

"Huh!?" Li Mo didn't know why.

"Master, let you come in." Shen Xu was enthusiastic and greeted Li Mo to come in.

He guards Yizhuang every day, and apart from Xu Zhengyi, the ones he faces most are corpses.

He was naturally overjoyed to finally see a living person and behaved extremely hospitably.

"Thank you."

Li Mo walked in and looked at the coffins. The rotten smell almost filled half of the room.

He had seen a lot of corpses of demons and ghosts on weekdays, but he rarely saw human corpses.

"Don't be afraid, they usually won't get up." Shen Xu quickly comforted him, for fear that Li Mo would leave.

"generally!?"

"Hehehe..."

Shen Xu laughed dryly twice, and was about to lead Li Mo into the backyard. He turned around and bumped into the coffin. The lid of the coffin fell off, revealing a male corpse. It was scarred and mottled, with almost no good spot.

"How did this man die?" Li Mo wondered.

What kind of monster did you encounter? He was treated so badly during his lifetime.

"He..." Shen Xu glanced at him and hesitated.

"Butcher Wang in the city took his wife back to her parents' home to visit relatives. Who would have thought that they would encounter mountain bandits on the way. More than a dozen big and round men surrounded them and robbed them of their money and silk. They actually claimed that they had been in the mountains for a long time and had not gone out for a long time. It’s open to meat…”

Having said this, Shen Xu turned away unnaturally.

Li Mo heard the words but also understood the meaning of the words, secretly sighing at the tragic fate of the couple.

"When Butcher Wang heard this, he didn't know the other party's intentions? He looked at his charming wife..."

"It's so kind and righteous." Li Mo looked at Butcher Wang's remains and couldn't help but praise.

In times of crisis, he risked his own life and fought against more than a dozen bandits in order to protect his wife. No wonder not even the whole body was saved.

"No, he gave his wife away and let her enjoy it. He just asked the other party to let them live."

"Huh!?" Li Mo was stunned: "Then why did he..."

"Finally, under his wife's desperate gaze, Butcher Wang was dragged into the woods by the bandits!"

"..."

Shen Xu put the coffin board back on Butcher Wang, preserving his last trace of dignity.

At this moment, Xu Zheng lit up the incense, walked to the shrine, and bowed to the top again and again.

At this moment, Li Mo noticed that there was an ancient bronze sword enshrined in the main hall, with red blood stains on it that had long since turned into marks.

"This is... a rune weapon!?" Li Mo's eyes narrowed slightly and he couldn't help blurting out.

"Um!?"

Xu Zhengyi's body trembled slightly and he couldn't help but look sideways and looked at Li Mo again.

"Little brother, you have such good eyesight. I never thought that you are still a practicing practitioner."

"It's just superficial." Li Mo said casually.

"In this world, there are too many people who are looking for fame and reputation. They dare to speak out and practice even if they have gained only three points of superficiality. There are not many people as honest as you."

Xu Zhengyi said lightly, holding the fragrance in his hand, with an extremely respectful and pious expression, as if the ancient bronze sword above was his life and his faith.

"Uncle is a monster hunter?" Li Mo couldn't help but ask.

He didn't expect that there was a rune weapon hidden in this small Yi Zhuang. It looked like it was very old, especially the hilt, which was shiny and had been passed down for many generations.

"We are corpse-killers."

"Corpse-killer?"

"Only kill corpses, not catch monsters." Xu Zhengyi whispered.

"In our lineage, the corpse-killing demon has been passed down for seven generations." Shen Xu couldn't help but say.

A look of pride appeared on their young faces, as if they had seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tell others that they were not just coffin keepers that everyone despised.

Hidden in the dark night, their ancestors also used swords to kill monster corpses.

"Talk too much."

Xu Zheng raised his eyebrows and scolded sternly.

"Take your little brother to rest."

Li Mo originally had a lot to ask, but after hearing this, he swallowed it.

Late at night, Li Mo was taken to a side room. There was only a wooden bed in the room, which was very simple.

"My name is Shen Xu, may I ask..."

Shen Xu stood by the door and cast a questioning look at Li Mo.

"My name is Li Mo."

"Brother Li, you will stay here tonight." Shen Xu was extremely enthusiastic.

"Xiao Shen, do you know if there is any particularly powerful... corpse demon around here?" Li Mo suddenly asked.

"Very powerful..." Shen Xu's expression changed slightly.

"Really?" Li Mo's eyes lit up. As expected, the master and apprentice knew the inside story.

Shen Xu hesitated to speak, looked outside the door, then came over and lowered his voice.

"There is indeed a powerful corpse demon hiding outside Xiling City. I heard from the master that he has already reached the realm of Nine Furnaces..." Shen Xu sighed.

"My master's brother, as well as the grand master... all died in the hands of that corpse demon."

"Is there such a connection?" Li Mo looked slightly moved.

"Our lineage has been passed down for seven generations. Starting from the Grand Master's generation, we have developed a great grudge against this corpse monster and vowed to get rid of it."

Having said this, Shen Xu couldn't help but look outside the room.

"That is also Master's greatest wish."

When Xu Zhengyi was young, he followed his master, uncle, and senior brother to hunt down the corpse demon. At that time, he had not yet reached the realm of Nine Furnaces.

As a result, only the young boy survived.

One of his legs was also lost in that battle.

From then on, killing this monster became the meaning of his life.

Li Mo remained silent, his body was mutilated after being beheaded, his loved ones were dead, and he was left to live alone. Such a hatred was overwhelming.

No wonder Xu Zhengyi was able to stay in this Yizhuang for decades.

"Do you know where the corpse demon is hiding?" Li Mo couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know." Shen Xu shook his head.

"Baby, are you giving it away or burying it? Where did you die?"

At this moment, Xu Zhengyi's furious voice came from the front yard.

"Brother Li, you should go to bed early."

Shen Xu scurried out like a rabbit.

"This is the right place." Li Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, turned around and lay on the bed.

The full moon is setting in the west, and dark clouds are crossing.

In the middle of the night, a strange sound suddenly appeared in the cold Yizhuang. The ancient bronze sword hanging high on the shrine suddenly trembled violently and let out a long vigilant groan.

"Here it comes!!" A cold voice suddenly sounded under the moonlit night.