Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 131 Bringing Yunyang to Slay Ghosts

After the argument, their relationship was restored.

Old and young, it's all the same.

After teaching them the Golden Light Mantra, Master Mingyu simply taught them the other seven divine mantras as well.

The other major incantations are all quite effective, as for the Incense Offering Incantation...

I can play a couple of rounds whenever I feel like it, and if we ever get in touch, I'll be completely worry-free.

Having discovered the great value of incense offerings, the Daluo Palace adjusted its strategy, opening the Four Imperial Halls, the God of Wealth Hall, and the Wenchang Hall in addition to the Lingguan Hall, allowing people to offer incense and worship the gods.

At the same time, Zhuo Qingyan and Daoist Mingyu began to use incense, one to consolidate the soul, condense the ghost body and increase divinity, and the other to refine the Heavenly Soldiers.

In addition, Master Mingyu will also open up the Zhengyi Daoist scriptures he brought, including not only the Celestial Master's Mansion's own ability to summon gods and generals, but also the scriptures on thunder magic from the Shenxiao Sect.

"Because I need to draw the Five Thunder Talisman, I once took some time to study the 'Shenxiao Taiji Du Lei Yin Shu', which also contains the Five Thunder Method. You can take a look when you have time and refer to each other. If you don't understand anything, just ask me and we can discuss it together."

Master Mingyu said to Gu Zhao, "With the blessing of the Five Thunder Token, the power of your thunder magic is inherently stronger than ours, making you most suitable for cultivating various thunder magics. Feel free to read any of the scriptures in the Celestial Master's Mansion."

Gu Zhao naturally agreed and prepared to go and see if he could improve the power of his own lightning magic.

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A few days later, a horse-drawn carriage appeared on the official road leading to Xiuyue County.

After several autumn rains, the rammed earth road became somewhat uneven, but if a careful observer noticed, they would see that although the wheels of the carriage bounced up and down, the carriage body itself remained very stable with minimal vibration.

"Young master, Shuangfeng Mountain is just ahead on the western outskirts of the county town."

Li Erping, who was rushing to catch the carriage, turned around and said.

The carriage curtain was lifted, revealing four people inside.

Gu Zhao, Zhuo Qingyan, the embroiderer, and Yun Yang, who seemed a little uncomfortable.

"Is this the location of that haunted house?" Yun Yang asked.

Gu Zhao nodded. "Qingyan's neighbor once mentioned this haunted house. Later, when Uncle Yansong came to Xiuyue County to eliminate evil, he also went to Shuangfeng Mountain to look for it, but he couldn't find it. Let's try our luck this time."

After cultivating in the Daluo Palace for a few days, everyone was ready to get down to business.

Previously, Gu Zhao brought Daoist Yansong and Xiu Niang to Xiuyue County to eliminate evil and accumulate merit. They unexpectedly encountered Zhuo Qingyan and heard from her neighbor, an old woman, that there was a haunted house in the western suburbs of Xiuyue County that was harming people's lives.

However, because they accidentally killed the Golden Wind Sect's Rain Consort, they dared not linger in Xiuyue County and left quickly.

Later, as their cultivation levels increased, Daoist Yansong returned and killed the rat demons that were causing trouble in the county. He originally intended to also eliminate this haunted house, but after searching for half a day in the western suburbs, he found nothing.

However, he also heard more from the passengers on the road.

“It is said that a wealthy man was traveling, and there was a sorcerer in his party,” the embroiderer said. “When they were almost at Xiuyue County, the sky suddenly darkened and they could not see the road. Then they saw a manor by the roadside with lanterns at the entrance.”

The wealthy man had intended to stay overnight at the residence, but the sorcerer in the group sensed a ghost in the house. He cast a spell to dispel the evil spirits and led the group on a night journey to Xiuyue County, spreading the news that the haunted house was located at the foot of Shuangfeng Mountain in the western suburbs.

Sitting in the car, Gu Zhao sipped his tea and gently fanned himself with a folding fan, saying leisurely, "This haunted house is for you to practice on. Be careful not to crash."

Yun Yang gently stroked the long sword in his hand, feeling both nervous and excited, but his face remained calm and composed. "Once I destroy this haunted house, I will head north to Chongguang County."

In fact, Yun Yang was under a lot of pressure. Daoist Yansong, Daoist Yihong, and Daoist Mingyu were all highly accomplished Daoists who had cultivated for many years. They came with profound Daoist skills and magical powers, were calm and composed, and were experienced. Each of them was capable of handling things independently.

He was only lucky enough to be brought along because he had known Gu Zhao for a long time and introduced Gu Zhao to Daoist Mingyu. To put it bluntly, he was considered a person with connections.

But Yunyang certainly didn't want to be a nepotism hire!
He was a disciple of the Quanzhen Longmen Ten Directions Forest and the Eight Immortals Palace in Xijing. He had cultivated internal energy before the age of thirty, which would have made him a Taoist genius in ancient times. He thought of Li Chunfeng, Sun Simiao, and Wang Chongyang, and his eyes lit up the more he thought about them.

Just then, Li Erping, who was driving the carriage, suddenly said, "Young master, it's getting foggy."

The embroiderer lifted the carriage curtain. "Although it's autumn, it shouldn't get dark so early. Besides, the rain started this morning, and the weather was quite nice this afternoon."

Zhuo Qingyan replied quietly, "There is a sinister aura."

Bai Ke jumped onto the embroiderer's shoulder, pointed ahead with her paw, and said, "There's a light in the fog. That ghost has its eyes on us."

Gu Zhao sat up straight and smiled, "We are truly honored."

The group held their breath and traveled in the carriage, driven by a local veteran hunter who looked like an ordinary carriage driver who didn't want to miss his lodging and was heading to Xiuyue County.

Then fog began to rise around them, and a haunted house in the woods suddenly appeared.

The group could see clearly that the haunted house was not far from the roadside; they only needed to turn onto a side road and they could reach the house in a hundred or two meters.

"Go take a look," Gu Zhao instructed.

Li Erping wasn't afraid at all. He turned the carriage around, cracked his whip, and the carriage drove onto the side road, quickly arriving at the entrance of the haunted house.

The haunted house was quite large, with black tiles and white walls. Two red lanterns hung at the entrance, and the sounds of string and bamboo instruments could be heard from inside. Wisps of smoke rose from the backyard, giving it a somewhat lively and human feel.

"Good heavens, if I didn't know there was no house here at all, I might have believed it too." Gu Zhao looked at Bai Ke, "This time, our opponent is the one who is good at illusions."

Bai Ke slipped into the cloth bag the embroiderer was carrying on her back. "Be careful, don't eat anything the owner of the house gives you."

“We’re not stupid.” Gu Zhao got out of the carriage, and then the embroiderer quickly went to the gate of the house and knocked, “Is anyone home?”

"Coming!"

A sweet and charming voice rang out, and then the gate of the mansion opened, revealing a graceful woman dressed in a purple silk daffodil dress and holding a round fan. She looked slightly surprised when she saw the group and asked in astonishment, "Who are you gentlemen, and what brings you here?"

Gu Zhao stepped forward, cupped his hands and smiled, "My surname is Gu. I am traveling with my family to Yongzhou. We were passing by this place when it suddenly got dark and we dared not continue our journey. Seeing your esteemed residence nearby, I apologize for the intrusion. Please forgive me, young lady."

“We are from good families, young lady, you don’t need to worry,” Gu Zhao confirmed.

The alluring woman raised her fan to lightly cover her cherry lips and said leisurely, "Thank you, young master. I am not worried. The next town is still far away, and the road is difficult to travel at night. Please come in quickly."

The woman stepped aside to let the group in.

Gu Zhao and his group strolled in. Li Erping, who had just tied his horse to the hitching post at the entrance, trotted a few steps, took a deep breath to calm his racing heart, and quickly followed behind them.

Gu Zhao entered the courtyard and looked around. "Miss, what a large mansion you have. Why are there no servants or attendants? Why do you have to open the door yourself?"

The woman walked beside Gu Zhao, glanced at Zhuo Qingyan on the other side with her cold and expressionless face, and said in a more charming and seductive voice, "There aren't many servants in the mansion. They've all gone to prepare dinner. I just happened to be in the front yard, so I came to open the door for you, young master."

When the group arrived at the front hall, they saw two women sitting on either side of them, one dressed in red and the other in green. Both were equally charming and beautiful, and their eyes were filled with eagerness as they looked at Gu Zhao and Yun Yang.

Gu Zhao and Yun Yang looked at them with great enthusiasm.

(End of this chapter)