Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 123 Yun Yang: Good friend! Gu Zhao: You're spineless!
During the trip, Gu Zhao jokingly said to Yun Yang, "Your Quanzhen sect is no good!"

Yun Yang's eyes widened. "Why can't we?"

Gu Zhao counted on his fingers, "Look at the Zhengyi Celestial Master's Mansion, it's practically a tourist attraction, but they actually have five masters who have cultivated true Qi. On the other hand, look at you..."

There are two palaces in Xijing, including Yunyang's, while Baiyun Temple in Yandu only has Daoist Yihong to maintain its presence.

"Can they be the same?" Yun Yang said angrily. "Longhu Tianshan is the old lair of the Zhengyi sect, okay? There's a big mountain and a Celestial Master's Mansion. There are so many Taoists. The Zhang and Kong lineages have been passed down for thousands of years. It's normal to have more experts!"

If we're going to make a comparison, we can't compare Baiyun Temple and Baxian Palace. We have to compare them to famous Taoist mountains. Qingcheng Mountain is now mainly inhabited by the Quanzhen Longmen sect, and as far as I know, it has many masters!

Gu Zhao blinked. "How did you know?"

“My martial uncle has been there!” Yun Yang said. “When he came back, he remarked that Qingcheng Mountain was truly a good place for cultivation. He originally wanted to go too, but my master persuaded him to stay.”

At that time, Yun Yang had not yet mastered the inner energy true qi. As a Quanzhen Ten Directions Forest, it would be too embarrassing for the Eight Immortals Palace not to have a single high-ranking Taoist. If high-ranking Taoists from other Taoist temples came to visit, they would not even be able to send out someone to keep the place in order.

Put it this way...

Gu Zhao thought for a moment, "Isn't the Baiyun Temple in Yandu in a very weak position now?"

Besides tourists, there were also many Taoist priests walking around or practicing martial arts in the Celestial Master's Mansion. They ranged from young to old, and there were even a few Taoist priests recording videos.

Accompanied by Chang Ning, the two visited the Celestial Master's Mansion, and then toured the Liuhou Temple, Celestial Master's Temple, and the ruins of the Shangqing Palace outside.

"I'll take you up the mountain tomorrow." Changning knew that Yunyang was mainly accompanying Gu Zhao this time, and Gu Zhao had obviously never been to Longhu Tianshan before.

Gu Zhao checked online and found that "the tickets for Longhu Tianshan are not expensive."

Chang Ning said with a serious expression, "The Taoist lineage is dedicated to helping and saving people. Charging such an expensive entrance fee would be contrary to the teachings of our ancestors."

Gu Zhao said quietly, "The entrance fee to Zhenwu Mountain is very expensive."

Changning changed the subject, "That's the Quanzhen School, we're not familiar with them."

Yun Yang shook his head and interrupted, refusing to take the blame. "The most prosperous sect on Zhenwu Mountain right now is the Sanfeng Sect, but the Sanfeng Sect has always been independent, belonging neither to the Zhengyi nor the Quanzhen sects."

Gu Zhao continued, "It seems there's also a Qingwei Sect on Zhenwu Mountain?"

Changning pursed her lips, "But their words don't carry any weight."

Gu Zhao and Yun Yang exchanged a smile. In this day and age, Taoist magic is not prominent, but martial arts are more prominent. The Sanfeng School is inherited from the famous Taoist Zhang Sanfeng, and has a great reputation in martial arts. Tai Chi Chuan is famous throughout the world, so it naturally occupies a dominant position.

Later, he actively ventured out, participated in the internet, and founded various martial arts academies and health and wellness centers. The snowball grew bigger and bigger, and in the minds of the general public, Zhenwu Mountain had become the leading force in Taoism.

This idea isn't entirely wrong, because the current president of the Tianxia Taoist Association comes from Zhenwu Mountain.

The other sects on Zhenwu Mountain, such as the local Xuanwu Sect and Qingwei Sect, are considered other sects.

Speaking of which, Zhenwu Mountain has a great reputation. Gu Zhao also wants to go up the mountain to see if any Taoists have cultivated inner energy and whether they can be selected by his Five Thunder Token.

However, not now. Gu Zhao doesn't have enough Thunder Seeds yet. Even if he wipes out the Golden Wind Sect and unifies Changping Prefecture, he probably won't be able to gather two or three more. He can't even take all the Taoists on Longhu Tianshan and Qingcheng Mountain with him, let alone others.

take it easy.

...After having dinner with Daoist Zhiqing that evening, Gu Zhao and Yun Yang returned to the Tianshi Mansion Hotel, a hotel specifically for guests of the Tianshi Mansion.

Yun Yang was meditating and practicing his inner energy in his room when he saw Gu Zhao holding a book in one hand and gesturing in the air with the other.

Unlike Daoist Mingyu, Yun Yang knew that Gu Zhaozhi's talent was dozens of times greater than his own; Gu Zhaozhi was someone who could actually draw the Heavenly Gang Talisman and the Shangqing Great Binding Dragon Talisman.

The effects of these two talismans are so obvious and terrifying that it's no wonder that Master Yihong swallowed his pride and went to Guangzhou to try and recruit him into the Quanzhen Longmen Sect to support the Baiyun Temple.

"Why do you want to learn the Vajra Mystic Talisman?" Yun Yang asked. "What use is this thing in modern society? Shouldn't we focus more on cultivating our spirit and refining our qi?"

"To make a talisman," Gu Zhao replied.

Yun Yang didn't understand, "A talisman?"

Gu Zhao casually took off the Heavenly Gang bracelet from his wrist and tossed it to Yun Yang.

Yun Yang reached out and took the bracelet, immediately sensing its extraordinary nature. He couldn't help but gasp, "What kind of talisman is this?"

“You’ve seen the Heavenly Gang Talisman before,” Gu Zhao continued, gesturing.

"I haven't seen it before. You folded it up back then." Yun Yang was speechless, sensing the spiritual power faintly emanating from the beaded string in his hand. Because the aura was contained, he could only sense it when he held it in his hand.

"This is truly a wonderful magical artifact. It can nourish the body and prolong life. It can indeed be considered a protective talisman," Yun Yang exclaimed.

"Have you forgotten what the most important function of the Heavenly Gang Talisman is?" Gu Zhao asked, looking up.

"What..." Yun Yang paused, then remembered the contents of the surveillance video from that day, and gasped again, "Automatically counteracting evil spirits?"

Gu Zhao pointed to the book, "The Vajra Mystic Talisman also serves this purpose."

Yun Yang was puzzled and asked again, "Since you already have the Heavenly Gang Talisman, what's the point of having the Vajra Mystic Talisman?"

"The Heavenly Gang Talisman is for dealing with evil spirits and malevolent energy, while the Vajra Mystic Talisman is for dealing with physical attacks," Gu Zhao explained.

Yunyang was a disciple of Quanzhen. Although he read common classics such as the Tao Te Ching and the Taishang Ganying Pian, just like the disciples of Zhengyi, the scriptures he read differed when he entered their respective sub-fields.

Each school of thought has its own classics, and even the books read by non-cultivating Taoists and those who do are different. Moreover, spiritual energy is scarce nowadays, making it difficult to master Taoist practices. Even though many things are available online, no one is interested in reading them.

The Tianxia Daozang alone contains 60 million words, and many of these scriptures are only superficially understood. How could an ordinary Daoist possibly finish reading them all? Moreover, the Tiangang Talisman and the Vajra Mysterious Talisman are not particularly famous, and they are not among the eight great divine incantations of Daoism. Therefore, it is normal that Yun Yang did not know them.

"Targeting physical attacks?" Yun Yang's eyes widened in disbelief. "You mean, the Vajra Mystic Talisman can be used as an automatic protective shield?"

"Judging from the introduction in the Daoist Canon, it should be possible." Gu Zhao nodded.

Yun Yang thought for a moment and gave an example, "So if someone carrying the Vajra Mystic Talisman is in a car accident, it will activate the Vajra Body Protection?"

Gu Zhao nodded again, "I think that's how it should be."

Yun Yang gasped for the third time, abruptly stood up, and grabbed Gu Zhao's hand. "My good friend, this is all I ask for in commission. Five is not too little, ten is not too much!"

Gu Zhao glanced at Yun Yang and said, "You're spineless!"

(End of this chapter)