If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1156 Grand Tutor Yu, 40 minutes

"Heavenly Venerable, what's going on? Why have two strange Taoists obtained the Heavenly Contract with a twenty-year term?" Qiu Mingzi exclaimed excitedly.

Wen Zhong's expression was complicated, as if he was lost in memories and longing.

After a long pause, he calmly countered, "Do you know the origins of those three Taoist priests?"

"Not two, but three?"

Qiu Mingzi paused for a moment, then immediately recalled that the three strange Taoists, Jin Zhong, Jin Long, and Jin Guang, had indeed always stayed together, seemingly out of place with those around them, and rarely spoke to others.

They are clearly in cahoots.

"They seem to be Qi cultivators from the outer seas recruited by the Eastern Navy Marquis. They come from the outer seas far from the Central Plains, even at the edge of the desolate seas. They seem to have some connection with Xu Fu."

A thought struck Qiu Mingzi, and he asked with a strange expression, "Could it be from an outer realm?"

Wen Zhong nodded and said, "After the Investiture of the Gods war, my Jie Sect was almost completely destroyed and disappeared."

Disheartened, the patriarch took Jin'ao Island with him. (Note: This refers to the Jin'ao Island in the East China Sea, not the current one; the current Jin'ao Island is a fake.)

The Patriarch led Jin'ao Island across the desolate eastern sea, creating earth, water, wind, and fire in the outer heavens, thus creating another great world.

“I know,” Akiko said.

Wen Zhong said, "Then why are you asking? Isn't my Jie Sect a legitimate sect of Xuanmen?"

They practiced the Five Thunder Technique created by the founder of the Jie Sect.

Those who cultivate the authentic Five Thunder Techniques do not need to pray for rain; they can command the divine dragon and the rain master to send down sweet rain.

“I know that too,” Qiu Mingzi said. “But the authority of the Five Thunder Technique also has its limits.”

If it were a barbarian prefecture or county outside of China, the authority would be more than sufficient to pray for rain for the drought-stricken people.

If one's Taoist title is high enough, one can even defy the timing and destiny of Heaven.

Once you enter Jambudvipa (the southern continent) and the Central Plains, the Five Thunder Techniques can no longer guarantee 100% effectiveness.

Now, during this great calamity, the Qin Dynasty of the Ying Clan is defying the heavens, and even the Dao Ancestor's "Five Thunder Technique" is useless.

As the chief deity of the Thunder Department, the Celestial Venerable can completely deny the authority of the "Five Thunder Techniques."

The greatest strength of the Five Thunder Technique lies in the fact that it represents a credential, a privilege derived from the Three Pure Ones Taoist sect.

To put it bluntly, the "power to bring rain" was too important, and the Dao Ancestor was unwilling to completely hand over the power to bring rain to the Heavenly Court.

The Five Thunder Techniques was a backdoor that the Taoist patriarch opened for his own disciples.

The Jade Emperor's orders have authority, and the Five Thunder Techniques themselves represent authority.

However, the Five Thunder Techniques are ultimately only the domain of the disciples of the Daoist Ancestor, and thus have their limitations.

For example, during the Journey to the West period, the three demon national teachers of Chechi Kingdom were able to defy the will of Heaven and pray for rain when "Heaven" wanted Chechi Kingdom to suffer from drought.

But when they encountered Wukong, who challenged Tang Sanzang and his disciples to a rain-making contest, Wukong, just like Qiu Mingzi today, was very unethical. He directly left his body and went to heaven to pull strings, instructing the gods of thunder to not respond to the demon national teachers' "Five Thunder Techniques." The three demon national teachers were left bewildered and helpless.

When the gods of the Thunder Department deny the authority of the Five Thunder Techniques, practitioners of the Five Thunder Techniques who do not have powerful backers can only accept their misfortune.

Qiu Mingzi is a "virtuous" celestial being who has cultivated for many years and understands all these intricacies.

He didn't even try the Five Thunder Technique or other rain-praying methods; instead, he directly used his primordial spirit to fly to the Heavenly Palace and use the back door.

“You’re right. The Thunder Department can ignore the ordinary Five Thunder Techniques.”

"But Jin Zhong and the others are using the Five Thunder Technique of my Jie Sect leader!" Wen Zhong exclaimed.

Qiu Mingzi glared and exclaimed, "Daoist Venerable, I understand that you are a great god of the Jie Sect and should respect Tongtian Daozu."

Don't even mention you, I respect them too. Which of us Taoists doesn't respect the Three Pure Ones?
In other circumstances, if you were to make exceptions for fellow Daoists of the Jie Sect, everyone would understand.

When someone needs help and I can help, I am happy to discuss the matter amicably.

But this is a time of great calamity!

Wen Zhong waved his hand and said, "I didn't give them special treatment just because they came from Jin'ao Island."

Their "Five Thunder Method" originally possessed an authority that I could not deny.

Think carefully, have you ever seen a similar Five Thunder Method before?
In the entire Pangu human realm, only these three people mastered this new "Five Thunder Technique".

The authority over the new "Five Thunder Techniques" belonging to the Jie Sect was almost entirely divided among the three of them.

Three people dividing up the power of a Taoist sect—how high do you think that is?

Qiu Mingzi paused for a moment, then said, "If it is a new law created outside the realm, it should be considered an extraterrestrial law. It is useless in the Pangu World and has little authority there."

Wen Zhong glanced at him and sneered, "Are you out of your mind? The techniques created by the leader of my Jie Sect would be ineffective in the Pangu World?"

Qiu Mingzi said, "So, Jin Zhong and the others' Five Thunder Technique was created by the Dao Ancestor himself, rather than by some second or third generation predecessor?"

Wen Zhongdao said, "It was obviously created by the sect leader himself. Jin Zhong, Jin Long, and Jin Guang are very likely the third-generation disciples."

Qiu Mingzi asked in confusion, "What is the Dao Ancestor planning? He has been silent for hundreds of thousands of years, and suddenly he has arranged for three disciples to come to the Central Plains and become Grand Tutors in the Imperial Observatory."

"It has nothing to do with the cult leader; I was just following the rules."

As Wen Zhong spoke, he personally wrote a covenant with Heaven and threw it into the heavens.

Qiu Mingzi said, "Even if the Dao Ancestor's Five Thunder Technique has authority, he shouldn't give them a twenty-year deadline!"

Wen Zhong glanced at him and said, "Twenty years is not a restriction for them."

To date, no divine rules or heavenly decrees have emerged to govern their Five Thunder Techniques.

Before the relevant laws and regulations came into being, their Five Thunder Technique had no limits.

'Twenty years' is just their own requirement.

If they want fifty years, I will also write a fifty-year covenant with Heaven.

"This is so unfair!" Akiko exclaimed indignantly.

“What’s unfair about it? If you had the Dao Ancestor create a law specifically for you, you could also enjoy the privileges that belong to the Dao Ancestor,” Wen Zhong said.

Qiu Mingzi said, "I'm not talking about the privileges of the Five Thunder Technique. I'm talking about myself. I swore an oath to represent the Heavenly Court to deal with Yu Fengxian, but first it was Ye Jiutian, and then the Three Immortals of Jin'ao Island."

They completely disregarded my sacrifice and showed no regard for the overall situation of Heaven.

I've worked diligently and risked my life, and now I look like a clown.

Wen Zhong also felt sorry for him and couldn't help but say a few words of truth: "If you want to be one of the Jade Emperor's 'incidental people,' you have to be prepared to be suppressed by the disciples of the Dao Ancestor."

“I am also a member of the Xuanmen sect, a disciple of the Dao Ancestor,” Qiu Mingzi said.

—You cultivate the Heavenly Court's "Tiangang Method," a celestial immortal method created by the Jade Emperor. What kind of disciple of the Dao Ancestor do you think you are?
At best, it can be considered a "true sect of Taoism".

After all, the Jade Emperor also belongs to the Xuanmen (Taoist sect).

Wen Zhong disagreed, but didn't take it too seriously. He simply said, "If you're not satisfied, go to the Lingxu Palace and find the Jade Emperor."

Since you've already arrived at the Heavenly Palace, paying respects to the Jade Emperor is just a side trip.

Although I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Thunder Department, I must still obey the orders of the Heavenly Emperor.

"Now that you have the Heavenly Emperor's decree, I will rewrite the Heavenly Contract for you."

Qiu Mingzi's expression changed several times, and he grumbled, "Fine, things have come to this, I won't disturb His Majesty any longer."

Before Xiaoyu returned to Xianyang, Master Grey Crane secretly compiled a list of all the Qi cultivators who participated in the Grand Tutor selection.

Among them were Kim Jung and two others.

When he handed the list to Xiaoyu, he specifically reminded her to be careful of the three strange overseas monks brought by Xu Fu.

Even the Gray Crane Immortal could detect the strangeness of the Three Golden Immortals.

That night, when she went to the underworld to send off Empress Dowager Zhao, Jin Zhong and the other two triggered the "Great Annihilation of Father" in front of "Xiao Linzi".

Then their true colors were basically exposed.

The cultivation methods practiced by these three people still belonged to the orthodox Xuanmen sect, but they were very strange and very "out of step with the times": they were both ancient and new, and also particularly "unorthodox".

It should be understood that the essence of immortal techniques is the imitation of the great Dao of the world.

Every cultivation technique in the Pangu world is like a "portrait of the Pangu world".

The more lifelike and expressive the painting, the more powerful the technique.

The cultivation techniques of Jin Zhong and the other two are also a painting, but not a copy of the Pangu Great World.

As a result, the efficiency of Zifu deduction was much slower than usual.

The database connected to the Purple Mansion is in the Pangu World.

Using the big data of the Pangu world to deduce the flaws in external martial arts techniques is naturally much less effective.

Fortunately, their fundamental principle ultimately comes from the Daoist ancestor; though the physical appearance may change, the essence of their soul and bones remains the same.

After deducing the method of annihilation, Xiaoyu gained a lot of inspiration and insights. Even his own "Five Thunder General Technique" was adjusted and improved by about 20%.

Given the current strength of the Five Thunder General's spirit body, the adjustment range of up to 20% is already quite remarkable.

Although she had guessed from the methods of annihilation that the opponent possessed the "Five Thunder Techniques of Another World," their outstanding performance today still greatly exceeded her expectations.

Speaking solely of the Taoist techniques themselves, Grand Master Yu felt that while their Five Thunder Techniques were powerful, like the ancient Five Thunder Techniques, they couldn't be fully adapted to the "modern Pangu world."

In theory, their Five Thunder Method is not as good as the "modern Five Thunder Method" of other Taoist masters.

She overlooked the inherent authority of the "Dao Ancestor's Law".

They weren't competing fairly with the other celestial masters at all.

"Excellent! The revival of our Great Qin is in sight! With three more 'Rain Masters' at once, within twenty years, our Great Qin territory will surely enjoy favorable weather and abundant harvests!"

As Jin Guang, holding the Heavenly Contract, descended from the altar, Xiao Yu exclaimed joyfully.

"Why were all three of them able to obtain a twenty-year Heavenly Contract?"

Many of the Grand Tutors, both civil and military, were on the verge of losing their Daoist faith.

Xiao Yu said, "We only look at the result. The result is that Fellow Daoist Jin Guang scored 40 points! Next fellow Daoist, please go up to the altar."

"roll!"

The next fellow Daoist slunk off the altar, his face filled with incomprehension and resentment.

Even Xiaoyu couldn't stand it anymore. She flew up to the altar and shouted towards the Heavenly Palace, "Since a precedent has already been set, why be so harsh on fellow Daoists from Shenzhou?"

These words immediately drew praise: "Yes, yes, if the Heavenly Court truly intends to wear down the destiny of the Great Qin through calamities, there should be no exceptions."

Since there are exceptions, fairness and impartiality should prevail.

Why is it that the Five Thunder Technique of those three overseas cultivators works, while the Five Thunder Technique of my orthodox Xuanmen is completely useless?

"Give us at least a few years' contract!"

As a result, roll, roll, roll!
None of the remaining people obtained the covenant with Heaven.

The faces of all the Taoist masters turned dark.

Xiaoyu was a little disappointed, but also secretly pleased.

It is disappointing that the Qin Dynasty cannot have more Celestial Masters who obtain the Heavenly Contract.

They are, after all, her underlings now!

The more and stronger her underlings, the easier it would be for her during the great calamity.

I'm secretly pleased that this matter is bound to blow up today.

"Those who have obtained the Heavenly Seal have already tried it. Those who haven't obtained the Heavenly Seal can also give it a try. Has anyone tried?" Xiao Yu asked, floating high in the sky and looking around at everyone.

"How could someone obtain the Heavenly Contract without even a Heavenly Seal?!" someone immediately exclaimed.

Many people echoed his sentiments.

Xiao Yu smiled faintly and said, "I was also unable to persuade Tian Feng to help, but I am willing to give it a try."

If you don't come up, it'll be my turn next.

"She's not afraid of losing face," Master Wen whispered to his companion.

"What's so shameful about it? We all failed. At worst, we'll just get 'rolled over'."

“She is different from us after all, and the Celestial Venerable probably wouldn’t dare to tell her to ‘get lost’.”

"Not necessarily. Just now she shouted at the sky, seemingly to support us, but she has actually angered the Heavenly Venerable."

The crowd whispered among themselves, their faces clearly showing thoughts like "I don't think you'll succeed," "I'm waiting for you to embarrass yourself," and "Why waste your time?"

Even Feng Quji was whispering to Emperor Huhai.

"When Grand Tutor Yu fails, His Majesty should step forward and say a few words to ease the tension."

“The Grandfather’s authority is sufficient; there’s no need for that,” Hu Hai whispered.

“She certainly doesn’t need it, but as His Majesty, you need to show your stance,” Feng Quji said.

Despite the strange looks from the crowd, Grand Tutor Yu ascended the Altar of Heaven.

She spun around on the spot, and her star-patterned robe changed into a plain-colored Taoist robe with a huge yin-yang fish on the back.

"Qiang~~"

The clever sword flew out and landed in her right hand.

"The wind is blowing~"

Grand Tutor Yu shouted loudly, his body moving with his sword as he performed a set of sword techniques.

Everyone felt the sword's momentum was powerful, like a mighty river flowing eastward.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~" A sudden gale swept through the Yellow River and Wei River basins.

The strong winds, carrying moisture from the surrounding air, surged toward the Qinling Mountains.

As the strong winds carried away the moisture, the river water naturally adjusted accordingly—the water vapor in the river actively rose into the sky, transformed back into water vapor, and drifted towards the Qinling Mountains with the strong winds.

"What happened?"

The Yellow River God and the Wei River Dragon King were immediately alarmed.

After sensing it for a moment, the River God was furious. "What a daring madman! How dare he use the Yellow River's water to summon clouds and rain!"

Showing off one's axe skills in front of Lu Ban's door is shameful; even if someone survives, it's still embarrassing.

Those who seize water rights in front of the River God's palace deserve to die!

The reaction of the Dragon King of the Wei River was almost exactly the same as that of the River God: he immediately used his divine power and water power to forcibly control the wind and clouds (water vapor) in the sky.

Then they exclaimed in horror at the same time: "How is this possible? My authority can't suppress the rain clouds or stop the gale—damn it, it must be Yu Fengxian, it's definitely her!"

No one but her can usurp my power.

"Someone, go to Mount Hua immediately—no, go to the Qinling Mountains. Yu Fengxian is fighting against someone using Taoist magic in the Qinling Mountains. Go and see what she's doing." The River God summoned his clerk and angrily gave the order.

He had actually been following the Huashan Forum before.

Because the Yellow River is located southeast of Mount Hua, not far away.

Once Grand Tutor Yu moved the duel to the Qinling Mountains in Guanzhong, he dared not follow.

Qinling Mountains, Black Ice Terrace, above the Temple of Heaven.

Grand Tutor Yu continued to wield his "magic sword," making hand seals and chanting incantations.

"Ray is coming~~"

"Boom!"

Thunder dragons weaved through the dark clouds, and countless bolts of lightning surged from all directions, filling the sky for miles around.

"Such powerful lightning magic!" Such a terrifying scene naturally shocked all the Celestial Masters.

They knew that Grand Tutor Yu was praying for rain, and that rainmaking would inevitably bring thunder.

They had never seen such a large-scale rain cloud thunderstorm before.

"If this were to rain, it would surely cover the entire Guanzhong Plain for thousands of miles, far surpassing the 'Great Rain Master'!"

The discerning Taoist priest exclaimed in amazement.

"But we're not competing to see who can pray for rain! It's not surprising that Yu Fengxian can pray for rain. Okay, her rain-praying technique is so powerful, it's rare in ancient and modern times, and it is indeed amazing. But we're competing on the covenant with Heaven!"

No matter how widespread or heavy the rainfall, if Heaven does not grant a decree, what can be done?

"God, give me a covenant from Heaven. Otherwise, I will write it myself."

Grand Tutor Yu suddenly sheathed his sword, stood in the center of the Altar of Heaven, and shouted at the top of his lungs toward the sky.

"Uh, is she having a stroke? What kind of threat is this? Is this a threat? What can she get by shouting like this, except to get an even louder 'Get lost'?" The Taoist masters were baffled.

"Whoosh~~" In the next instant, a beam of golden light descended from the sky and landed right in front of Grand Tutor Yu.

"What? There really is a covenant of heaven?"

Not only the Celestial Masters, but even the onlookers who had followed them from Mount Hua to Black Ice Terrace were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Yu Fengxian has a stroke, and now all the gods in Heaven have a stroke too?"

Grand Tutor Yu smiled smugly and confidently, and with a slight shake of his "Imperial Edict," the words "Great Rain Master" and "Twenty-Year Term" immediately came into view.

"Hehe, everyone, you can see clearly that I, though not very talented, have also obtained a twenty-year Great Rain Master contract! Therefore, according to the previous rules, I can also add forty points."

(End of this chapter)