Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 125 The Heavenly Light Cures All Diseases

On the third day, after politely declining Changning's company, Gu Zhao and Yun Yang strolled around the town, had breakfast, bought a stack of red paper, and then went to the Celestial Master's Mansion.

"Senior, we're here again!"

"welcome!"

Master Mingyu greeted the two with a smile, invited them to sit down, and had the young Taoist priest Chang Le take the red paper and put it back in the room.

"You should wander around more and chat with the young people. You don't need to come and keep this old man company," Master Mingyu said with a smile.

"The problem is that only you can answer my questions," Gu Zhao said, sitting down next to Daoist Mingyu. "Yun Yang and I are both young people, and we don't have much room to grow in the country. Could you tell us some stories from the past?"

"I've noticed, you young people all love hearing this!" Master Mingyu chuckled, then added with a grin, "Actually, I like talking about this too!"

Chang Le, who was standing next to him, also smiled. As a disciple of Daoist Mingyu, he had heard many stories.

“Zhang Province is mountainous, watery, and full of shamans. It was also a settlement of ethnic minorities in the past, so of course there are many stories.” Master Mingyu asked, “What would you like to hear? Corpse retrieval and transportation, corpse raising and worship, or invoking gods to exorcise ghosts and deliver the souls of the dead?”

Yun Yang and Gu Zhao's eyes lit up. "Are these all true?"

"There are some true and some false. They are all caused by bad feng shui, evil spirits, and unorthodox methods that bewitch people." Master Mingyu shook his head. "Those who do not know the inside story will of course find it mysterious and strange, but in fact, it is worthless."

Master Mingyu spoke lightly, but in reality, without cultivating true Taoist Qi, ordinary people are helpless against evil spirits and malevolent energy.

Master Mingyu casually recounted two events from his youth. One of them involved an old sorcerer who had achieved great success in cultivation before the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, he defeated the sorcerer using the true qi of Taoism and then handed him over to the police station.

"Take them to..."

"Public Security Bureau..."

Gu Zhao and Yun Yang looked at each other, feeling that the story didn't quite match the folk tales they had heard before.

“We live in a society governed by the rule of law. Killing someone at will is illegal,” Master Mingyu emphasized, then lay back in his bamboo chair. “Besides, that old ghost took a life, and he deserves the death penalty. Let the Public Security Bureau give him a peanut as a reward.”

Gu Zhao felt that Daoist Mingyu had experienced more than Daoist Yansong and Daoist Yihong. One of them was cultivating in peace on Qingcheng Mountain, and the other was in the capital city. It would be difficult for them to encounter any supernatural events.

Longhu Tianshan is different.

Although all sorts of evil and strange entities would certainly avoid the Celestial Master's Mansion, Zhang Province itself is mountainous and vast, bordering Fujian and Yue to the south and Hunan and Han to the west, and has many unorthodox and unorthodox people.

The Celestial Master's Mansion was able to establish itself here by leveraging the prestige built by these people, achieving fame and success, and passing down its legacy for a thousand years.

So Gu Zhao asked, "Do fairies and ghosts really exist in the world?"

Master Mingyu laughed and said, "Of course not. We always seek the truth. If there really were ghosts in this world, Yandu would definitely build an ancestral temple for them."

Gu Zhao asked with a smile, "What if there really are demons and ghosts in the world?"

"That would be a good thing for me!" Master Mingyu chuckled, his eyes filled with anticipation and curiosity. "Do you think I'll go to heaven or hell after I die, drink the Meng Po soup, and be reincarnated as a child again?"

Chang Le advised, "The clinic has prescribed you medicine; you will gradually get better."

Master Mingyu waved his hand, "Understood."

Just then, a Taoist priest came in carrying a thermos cup. "It's medicine for my grandmaster."

Chang Le said to Gu Zhao, "The conservative treatment for Grandmaster Uncle is being handled by the Daoist Medical Research Institute, which has prescribed medicine for him."

Master Mingyu took the thermos, opened it, frowned, and drank it all in one gulp. "It's really bitter. Didn't I tell them to add some sugar?"

The Taoist priest replied, "My master said that adding sugar would weaken the effect."

Master Mingyu curled his lip, "What does he know!" The Taoist priest smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to reply. He took the thermos, bowed, and turned to leave.

Then Master Mingyu stopped talking, sat down in the bamboo chair, and began to practice his internal energy to neutralize the medicinal effects and nourish his body.

Gu Zhao and Yun Yang could both sense that Daoist Mingyu was practicing his internal energy, so they didn't disturb him and just sat aside and waited.

As someone close to Daoist Mingyu, Chang Le naturally knew about the matter of internal energy and true qi.

Master Mingyu was ill and should not have received guests, but Master Zhiqing brought two people to see him. They not only had a pleasant conversation, but the two people also came again today, as if they were old friends reuniting with Master Mingyu.

Although he didn't say it outright, Chang Le knew very well that Yun Yang and Gu Zhao were both true Taoists who had cultivated internal energy. Taking advantage of the break, he couldn't help but quietly ask the two for guidance.

Gu Zhao and Yun Yang shared their knowledge without reservation. One of them explained the method of preserving spirit and refining qi from the "Shangqing Tianxin Zhengfa," while the other explained the breathing and exhalation method from the "Zhong Lü Chuandao Neidan Ji."

However, in the path of cultivation, knowing and understanding are one thing, feeling and sensing are another, and talent and innate ability are innate and cannot be changed.

After a while, Master Mingyu finished his practice and felt slightly better, but Gu Zhao knew that there was no fundamental change. Even if Master Mingyu possessed internal energy and had a good mindset, it was just a matter of delaying things for a few more days.

That being the case...

Gu Zhao looked at Chang Le, "Senior Brother Chang Le, please go and invite Daoist Zhiqing."

Chang Le was puzzled. He thought to himself, "As a junior, if you have something to say to Daoist Zhiqing, shouldn't you go and see him yourself?"

However, seeing Gu Zhao's serious demeanor, he hesitated and couldn't help but look at Daoist Mingyu.

Master Mingyu saw the glint in Gu Zhao's eyes and knew that he had something to say to him but did not want Chang Le to hear it, so he decisively sent Chang Le away, "Go and call Zhiqing here."

After Chang Le got up and left, Daoist Mingyu asked Gu Zhao, "Young friend, please speak frankly."

So Gu Zhao went straight to the point, "I would like to invite you to stay in Guangzhou permanently."

Yun Yang, standing next to him, was completely bewildered, wondering why Gu Zhao was dragging people around to stay in Guangzhou.

Master Mingyu also asked with great curiosity, "Why?"

"Help me subdue demons and monsters," Gu Zhao said truthfully.

Yun Yang: ? ? ?
Master Mingyu chuckled and shook his head, then sighed, "I would like to go. I've heard that evil arts still circulate in Southeast Asia, but unfortunately, my physical condition no longer allows it."

"What if I could cure your illness?" Gu Zhao asked.

Master Mingyu asked curiously, "How do you treat it?"

“This is how I treat it!” Gu Zhao said, then took out a folded piece of yellow paper from his pocket.

Yun Yang's eyes lit up instantly, and then he saw Gu Zhao's right hand tremble slightly as he muttered incantations, "Assisting Heaven in its work, prolonging life and averting calamities. Curing illness and eliminating evil, bringing immediate peace."

The next moment, the yellow talisman turned to ash, leaving only a sliver of light hovering in the air before instantly transforming into a stream of light that entered Master Mingyu's body.

Yun Yang and Daoist Mingyu were both stunned.

Master Mingyu felt an unparalleled warmth within his body, as if he were soaking in a hot spring, while Yunyang could almost see a glow emanating from within Master Mingyu's body.

"What kind of talisman is this?"

"Heavenly Light Talisman!"

(End of this chapter)