Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 134 The Dharma Image of Lu Zu
A bolt of lightning from the palm shattered the protective ghostly aura of the man in blue, and almost shattered his ghostly body as well.

Compared to when he first arrived, Gu Zhao's cultivation level has improved rapidly. In a one-on-one fight, he is not much inferior to the newly appointed Dharma Protector Lou Jingou, let alone the century-old vengeful ghost in front of him.

Therefore, the power of Gu Zhao's palm thunder is also incomparable. Not only does it not require chanting incantations and can be released instantly with divine intervention, but its power is also controlled by the mind and can be increased or decreased at will.

The man in blue had no chance to dodge and was struck by the lightning. He let out a miserable cry. Moreover, he was already injured by the backlash from the small white bone arrow, and now, after being hit again, his aura immediately weakened.

The man in blue suddenly turned around, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at Gu Zhao. He never expected that this seemingly gentle and quiet young man would be even more powerful than the one wielding the sword!

Who are they?

"Snapped!"

Gu Zhao opened his folding fan, fanned himself twice, and raised his head to signal to Yun Yang, "I'm making my move."

Provoked by Gu Zhao, Yun Yang bared his teeth and immediately unleashed his full power. His figure almost became a blur as he circulated his true qi throughout his body, finally converging on the sword's edge. In an instant, he traversed several meters and arrived in front of the man in blue. With a thrust of his hand, the tip of his sword pointed directly at the man's chest.

The sword wind was fierce, and although it carried the warmth of the Daoist Qi, it felt bone-chillingly cold to the man in blue!

The enemy's attack was fierce, and the man in blue was powerless to protect Gu Zhao. In other words, it would have been useless to protect him anyway, so he could only use all his magical power and ghostly energy to protect himself.

Yun Yang's eyes widened, his inner energy and true qi became one, and his entire body and mind merged into this sword strike, which he thrust down.

The next moment, something unexpected happened.

In Gu Zhao's view, Yun Yang's entire body was shrouded in a slightly transparent aura, and in the blink of an eye, a semi-transparent figure nearly ten feet tall appeared.

The figure was suspended in mid-air. Although blurry, it was still possible to make out that he was wearing a green Taoist robe, a Huayang headscarf, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, three long strands of beard, stroking his beard with one hand and holding a sword with the other. He had a smile on his face and pointed his sword at the evil spirits.

"Oh my god..."

Gu Zhao stared wide-eyed. Although it was the first time he had seen this transparent figure, he knew who it was just from its clothing, appearance, and the Azure Dragon Emerging from the Water move that Yun Yang had used.

The Five Patriarchs of the Northern School, the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave, and Lü Dongbin!
As the illusory image of Lu Zu manifested, the man in blue felt an overwhelming pressure that made it hard for him to breathe. Seeing the sword tip piercing towards him, he could only unleash all his ghostly energy for defense, shouting, "I am a disciple of the Stone King, you cannot..."

"Crack!"

Yun Yang, alone with his sword, pierced through the ghostly aura. When the tip of his sword touched the body of the man in blue, the man's ghostly form could no longer be maintained and instantly turned into black smoke that scattered in all directions.

Yun Yang swept through the black smoke, his true qi swirling around, instantly erasing the remaining ghostly energy, along with the soul of the man in green.

"Noisy." Yun Yang calmly sheathed his sword, and the Dharma image behind him gradually dissipated.

Meeting the surprised gazes of Gu Zhao and the others, Yun Yang immediately beamed, "Wasn't I handsome just now!"

Gu Zhao asked, "What happened to you just now?"

"Eight Immortals Sword Intent, Lu Zu's Dharma Image!" Yun Yang said smugly. "With just this one sword strike, all the swordsmen in martial arts novels are my little brothers. What about Dugu Nine Swords, or Celestial Immortals..."

Gu Zhao interrupted Yun Yang, "Don't brag, tell the truth!"

"Cough cough!" Yun Yang coughed twice and spoke frankly, "The Three Flowers Gather at the Top, the Five Qi Converge at the Origin, and the whole person is immersed in the state of imagining himself as Lü Dongbin wielding a sword, with mind and spirit in harmony, using true qi as a guide, which manifests outwardly."

Although Yun Yang was enveloped by the image of Lu Zu, he was clearly aware of what had just happened, his own appearance, and even how it appeared from the outside.

Yun Yang raised an eyebrow and transmitted his voice, "This is the power of the Quanzhen disciples. When their inner energy is complete, their power naturally manifests!" Gu Zhao understood, "Teach me."

Yun Yang, "..."

Couldn't you at least show some shock?
When I activated the image of Lu Zu myself just now, I was incredibly shocked!

However, Yun Yang could only sigh and say, "Teach, teach, of course I'll teach!"

After the joke was over, Gu Zhao bent down and picked up a small white bone arrow that had fallen at his feet. "He just said that he was a disciple of the Stone King. Is he the Stone King from the Stone King Cave in Changye County?"

“Stone King Cave, Corpse King Cave, the cave master is a corpse, and this guy is a vengeful ghost. They are both ghosts, so it’s normal.” Yun Yang also picked up a small white bone arrow and frowned, saying, “It’s a human bone.”

Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow. "You can recognize this?"

Yun Yang raised his hand, "Because the arrowheads are made of finger bones."

Gu Zhao looked at the small white bone arrow in his hand and found it to be true. He couldn't help but ask Bai Ke, "Wasn't it said that Stone King Cave wasn't that evil?"

Bai Ke emerged from the backpack. “It’s true that Stone King Cave doesn’t go out to kill indiscriminately, but that doesn’t mean they don’t kill at all. They just kill less than at the Three Wonders Mountain and River Bi’ang Palace. But no mortal who accidentally enters the territory of Stone King Cave has ever come out alive.”

Gu Zhao nodded. This man in blue was quite skilled, but his malevolent aura was only about the same as that of the female ghosts.

Yun Yang toyed with the small white bone arrow in his hand and asked in confusion, "Since Stone King Cave is in Changye County and never leaves the mountain, what are Stone King's disciples doing here?"

The man in blue was dead, so naturally he wouldn't offer any explanation.

Gu Zhao tossed the small white bone arrow into the air and unleashed a palm strike, shattering the uncontrolled arrow into fragments that scattered across the ground. "Why worry about all that? We'll just march straight to Stone King's Cave and demand an explanation from him."

Gu Zhao said calmly, "If there are many wronged souls on the Stone King, then there's no need for him to explain."

Yun Yang raised an eyebrow, then nodded seriously, "The sect leader is right!"

At this moment, the two young people who were just joking around and seemed completely unserious instantly transformed into righteous and composed high-ranking monks.

“Destroy these magical artifacts, then leave,” Gu Zhao said.

"I'll do it," Yun Yang said. Without Gu Zhao having to lift a finger, he drew his longsword again and with a few swift strokes, chopped the remaining white bone arrows into pieces. A surge of Daoist Qi dispelled all the evil and ghostly energy within them.

"Let's go," Gu Zhao said to the others. "We'll stay overnight in Xiuyue County tonight."

Zhuo Qingyan and the embroiderer, having already seen through the situation, said nothing. Li Erping, who had been hiding behind Gu Zhao, however, had his eyes shining and went to fetch the horse with great excitement.

He can brag about what happened tonight for the rest of his life!

……

The next morning, Yun Yang didn't stay with them to be a third wheel. Instead, he set off alone with his sword and a dozen taels of silver to Chongguang County to exorcise demons and ghosts.

As for Gu Zhao and the others, Li Erping drove the carriage to the Zhuo family compound once again.

(End of this chapter)