I have a Taoist temple that connects me to other worlds

Back at the Daoist temple, construction was evident everywhere.

Although it had only been a few days since I'd last seen it, the expansion progress was gratifying.

After all, with a benefactor like Jiang Wen providing full payment upfront, the construction team was naturally giving it their all. Plus, there weren't any residential areas nearby, so the workers didn't have to worry about disturbing residents with the round-the-clock work.

The only downside was that people who came seeking the temple's fame were turned away by the construction site, resulting in fewer health-seeking tourists.

The walls of the original Daoist temple had been repainted, and apart from some private areas and the warehouse, the interior and exterior looked brand new. Even the statue of the Daoist Ancestor seemed to radiate golden light.

Jiang Wen had barely stepped through the gates of the Daoist temple when the construction manager approached him. This balding middle-aged man held blueprints and handed him a rendered illustration to examine.

"Daoist Priest Jiang, what do you think about expanding according to this design?" he said with a smile.

Taking the illustration, Jiang Wen was quite pleased with the antique-style Daoist temple depicted. Compared to his own meager imagination, the designers had clearly put in a lot of effort.

Excluding the original core area, the entire Daoist temple was being expanded more than threefold outwards. Moreover, it was being built nestled against the mountain and alongside the water, integrating the architectural style into the natural surroundings. White walls, black tiles, red pillars, and terraced pavilions created a truly celestial ambiance.

The original Daoist temple would serve as the inner courtyard, off-limits to casual visitors. The courtyard would be expanded on the front, left, and right sides, enclosing the inner courtyard within.

Furthermore, three zombies would be nurtured with magical power. Once the copper liquid was fully adhered to their skin, three upgraded zombies—copper zombies—would be obtained.

Finally, according to Jiang Wen's request, two pavilions would be built on the mountain behind the inner courtyard, one for the Jade Emperor Hall as the main hall and the other for the Langhuan Library to house books.

"If he had a choice, perhaps the path he took would have been different, right?" Jiang Wen muttered. To be able to refine a real zombie himself with just an ancient book, it was hard to say whether he was talented or just lucky. If he were in Dagan, he would probably be suitable for cultivation.

Looking at the photo, Jiang Wen felt a little uncomfortable. He could understand Agu Ruo's feelings and knew what it was like to lose parents. However, he didn't agree with his approach.

Clamping the photo into his notebook, Jiang Wen threw it into his storage bag.

"Let's try the effect, it should be good."

"Rise."

Jiang Wen was naturally happy to relax and returned to the temple to do his own thing.

He planned to bring back some immortal herbs and spiritual trees from Dagan to plant in those areas, not wanting to plant ordinary plants from this world.

"This poor Daoist is very satisfied," Jiang Wen nodded.

Those seemingly incompatible medicinal materials, when mixed together, happened to stimulate the dormant spiritual energy of the present world. This spiritual energy, mixed with the medicine, tempered the corpse, greatly enhancing its strength and resilience, which would originally dissipate.

Jiang Wen leaned over the statue to explore the secret of their transformation into zombies and verified it against the contents of the zombie refining techniques he had read, finally figuring out why they had become zombies.

The birth dates and names of the three zombies appeared on the copper bell. Once the copper bell was shaped, Jiang Wen summoned Flying Frost to cool it down.

He found some of his own clothes for the three zombies to wear and covered their skin with copper liquid.

After refining was complete, Jiang Wen examined the copper bell. He was very satisfied with his own creation, which was a hundred times better-looking than before.

A trace of intelligence remained in the bodies of these zombies, allowing them to roughly understand human speech.

After attaching spirit-gathering talismans to the backs of the copper zombies, Jiang Wen threw them at the entrance of his residence to serve as guards.

With a command, the zombies stood up. As Jiang Wen spoke, they made various strange movements in the room.

"I will definitely protect my sister," one of the zombies said.

Then, he poured in magical power and refined the copper bell according to the method of refining a flying sword.

Connecting the three zombies to the copper bell, Jiang Wen called out their names individually. Then, he gently shook the bell, and a crisp sound echoed throughout the room.

The left courtyard would be a place for vegetarian meals and rest for pilgrims to eat and rest. Planned to use running water to open up a pond.

"Does the Daoist Priest have any dissatisfaction? We can still make changes in time," the manager said with a smile.

Remembering that he had also found a diary, Jiang Wen took it out for a thorough look.

The bell melted visibly, eventually turning into a ball of copper liquid floating in the palm of his hand.

Combined with the bell's ability to attract the residual souls of corpses and stimulate spiritual energy to pour into the zombies' bodies, naturally, controllable zombies could be refined.

He didn't know why, but he felt that with each ring of the copper bell, the vitality within the zombies' bodies increased slightly.

"Was it just a coincidence?" Jiang Wen pondered as he flipped through the diary.

It described Agu Ruo's zombie refining process. He had secretly dug up quite a few corpses, but only three had actually been successfully refined. He had returned the failed corpses without anyone knowing.

Agu Ruo had used dozens of different proportions of ingredients before finally creating something usable. Furthermore, he had discovered that even when using the bell to command the zombies, they could not move for long. The difference between them and the zombies in movies with unlimited endurance was too great, making him feel like it was tasteless to eat and a pity to discard.

Jiang Wen stared at the copper liquid in his palm and slowly kneaded it into a brand-new copper bell.

The front courtyard is a place for burning incense and worshiping gods. It has three halls: Taiqing, Shangqing, and Yuqing, dedicated to various gods. The three halls are arranged according to the Sancai formation, taking the character product to sit down. Connected by a cloister, you can also enjoy the rain and take shelter from the rain when it rains. Then lead the stream through the front courtyard to form a harmonious scene of mountains, rivers, vegetation and palaces.

He released three zombies from the Qiankun world and placed them indoors to examine them carefully.

All three zombies were male, and they were considered strong and healthy men before they died.

"Is it such a coincidence?" Jiang Wen was surprised.

He pointed to some open spaces on the blueprint and said to the manager, "Leave these places for now, don't plant flowers or trees."

"If you encounter anyone sneaking around, just beat them out for me," Jiang Wen instructed them. Regardless of whether the three copper zombies understood, he entered his residence to prepare for closed-door cultivation.

The three copper zombies stood at the door like three statues. As long as they didn't move around randomly, no one would notice them.

With the copper zombies guarding him, Jiang Wen could cultivate the Samadhi True Fire and the middle volume of the Outer Scenery Sutra with peace of mind.