Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 124 Yun Yang is also a fun person
"No guts?" Yun Yang blinked. "Then a hundred?"

Gu Zhao, “…”

Or should I save that mine?
Yun Yang emphasized, "Nowadays, people basically don't need the Heavenly Gang Talisman, but the Vajra Mystic Talisman is really useful. Who knows if you'll be hit by a falling object while walking on the road, or if a car will suddenly appear out of nowhere."

Putting aside other things, my dad was riding his electric scooter to buy groceries the other day when a car bumped into him. If only he had the Vajra Mystic Talisman…”

“If the Vajra Mystic Talisman works, your dad will be on the front page of the news,” Gu Zhao said.

Yun Yang shook his head. "If we really encounter danger, making the headlines is better than losing our lives, right?"

"Of course, but the Vajra Mystic Talisman is more difficult to obtain than the Heavenly Gang Talisman."

Gu Zhao looked at the "Shangqing Cave Heaven Three-Five Vajra Mysterious Talisman" in his hand and pondered, "The Heavenly Gang Talisman only needs to sense the Yin and evil energy, but the Vajra Mysterious Talisman needs to merge with the holder's aura and sense the surroundings in order to take effect the moment the holder is injured and then isolate the remaining damage."

"Tsk tsk, no wonder it's a secret transmission of the Zhengyi sect," Gu Zhao remarked.

Yun Yang thought for a moment, "It sounds pretty complicated?"

Gu Zhao nodded. "Actually, it's not simple at all."

"Of course it's not simple, otherwise anyone could do it." Yun Yang played with the Heavenly Gang bracelet in his hand and casually asked, "This bracelet looks really beautiful, what kind of wood is it made of?"

"Small-leaf sandalwood".

"Good heavens!" Yun Yang clicked his tongue in admiration. "Such fine wood, such powerful talismans, these could be family heirlooms."

“It can’t be passed down as a family heirloom; the spiritual power on the talisman will dissipate over time.” Gu Zhao closed the book. “The talisman on this bracelet can only maintain its effect for twenty or thirty years.”

Yun Yang shook his head, "Twenty or thirty years is enough. A person's peak period is over, what more could they want?"

Yun Yang thought for a moment, then shook his head and handed the Tiangang bracelet to Gu Zhao. "Making this must be quite mentally taxing. I was just joking. Just give me two bracelets."

"One skewer each for Uncle and Aunt?" Gu Zhao asked with a smile.

“Yes.” Yun Yang nodded.

"What will you do after you get married?" Gu Zhao asked.

Yun Yang rolled his eyes. "We don't even know where they are yet, why are you thinking so much?"

"You're over thirty, you should start thinking about it." Gu Zhao took the bracelet.

“I’m only just over thirty!” Yun Yang emphasized.

Gu Zhao thought for a moment and nodded, "That's right, if you really go looking for it, it will cause me trouble."

Yun Yang sat down opposite Gu Zhao. "Why do you seem so mysterious during this meeting? I feel like there's something hidden in your words. What does it matter to you whether I find a partner or not?"

"Because I have to give you the agency fee!" Gu Zhao said matter-of-factly.

"You're really going to give me a commission?" Yun Yang waved his hand and smiled, then still puzzled, "What does giving me a commission have to do with whether I find a partner or not? Are you afraid my partner will take a cut of your commission?"

Gu Zhao put the bracelet back on her wrist, "Because once you accept my agency fee, you'll have to live in Guangzhou permanently."

"Hey!" Yun Yang laughed, "Is your agency fee for a house? If I take it, I'll have to live in Guangzhou permanently. Can't I just entrust a real estate agency to collect the rent?"

Gu Zhao shook his head. "Let me ask you this: if I gave you a chance to cultivate immortality, uphold justice, vanquish demons, and wield a sword in the heavens, but the condition was that you would become my subordinate and reside permanently in Yangcheng, would you be willing?"

Yun Yang was speechless. "Your power and responsibility are completely unequal, okay? If such a good thing really existed, I'd not only make you my subordinate and have you live in Guangzhou, but I'd even recognize you as my godfather!"

"The Three Pure Ones, the Dao Ancestors above, answer me seriously."

"I'm answering you seriously, if such a good thing really happened, I'd even accept you as my godfather!" "Remember your words, go to sleep!"

"Hey, hey, hey?" Yun Yang grabbed Gu Zhao. "You're done talking? What about the agency fee? What about Qi Refining and Immortality? What about Sword Control?"

"Once I've mastered the Vajra Mystic Codex."

"That's more like it, two skewers, not a single one!"

……

The next day, Changning came to pick them up early, and then they went up Longhu Tianshan together.

Danxia landforms, including the Dragon and Tiger formations, are unparalleled in the world; the emerald waters of Luxi conceal mysterious traces.

As a famous Taoist mountain, Longhu Tianshan is indeed full of Taoist charm in its scenery and artistic conception. We passed by Yuxianchi, Fairy Rock, Elephant Trunk Mountain, walked through the One Line Sky, and also saw the She ethnic village and the hanging coffins on the cliff by the Luxi River.

After going up and down the mountain, we arrived at Zhengyi Temple at the foot of the southern mountain of Longhu Tianshan.

"It's so big! So new!" Gu Zhao looked around. "It feels like a tourist attraction, it doesn't have any Taoist atmosphere at all."

Changning explained, "You've been misled by all the claims online, like Taoist temples have to be built deep in the mountains and forests, blending in with nature, and looking old-fashioned."

But Taoists are also human, and immortals are also human. From ancient times to the present, the bigger and newer the place they live, the better. Humans don't want to live in old and dilapidated places, let alone immortals.
Look at the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling in "Journey to the West", and the Jade Void Palace and Biyou Palace in "Investiture of the Gods". Aren't they all decorated with golden nails and jade doors, green tiles and red gates, jade trees and flowers, and auspicious clouds?

There are two arguments: one is that there's no need to preserve historical relics, and the other is that if there were, the better and more comfortable the environment, the better. Renovating and rebuilding the Taoist temple would also be a way of telling our ancestors that our descendants' lives are getting better and better.

Gu Zhao was stunned by what he said. "That makes sense!"

After entering the mountain gate, passing through the ceremonial gate, and paying homage to the ancestral master, Changning led the two on a tour.

However, compared to the tranquil and elegant Tianshi Mansion, Zhengyi Temple is indeed more commercialized, offering fortune telling, incense offerings, and prayers for blessings.

Gu Zhao looked around and found a wide variety of amulets, including peace charms, luck charms, career charms, disaster relief charms, academic charms, wealth charms, marriage charms, health charms, and Five Thunder charms. It was very comprehensive.

However, these talismans are just like those of Yuanfa Palace; they do not contain any spiritual energy, only the incense smoke from the temple's worship of ancestors.

"The ordination of Zhengyi disciples, as well as major rituals and ceremonies held during festivals, are all conducted here," Changning explained. "Moreover, there is a simple prayer ceremony held here every day."

Gu Zhao nodded. He knew about this kind of simple ritual; he often encountered it when he went to Qingyang Palace before.

……

After touring Longhu Tianshan, the group, mostly young people, decided not to go back to take the bus and instead walked back to Shangqing Town via a small path behind the mountain.

"If you have nothing else to do, stay here with me for a few more days," Gu Zhao said to Yun Yang. "I have some questions to ask Master Mingyu and Master Zhiqing."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Yun Yang shook his head repeatedly, then chuckled, "But I have one condition."

"What conditions?"

"After you learn the Vajra Mystic Talisman, draw one in front of Daoist Mingyu and Daoist Zhiqing, and then demonstrate the effect. I want to record a video."

Gu Zhao was speechless. Yun Yang's appearance at this moment was no different from those little Taoist priests on the Douyin and Kuaishou platforms.

"You actually want to watch other people's fun? Aren't you afraid that Zhang Tianshi will send down a bolt of lightning to kill you?" Gu Zhao asked.

Yun Yang didn't care at all, "If Zhang Tianshi descends to earth, my ancestor Chongyang will handle it!"

(End of this chapter)