Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 247 The Heavenly Canopy's Great Curse Destroys Demons and Evil

Master Yuzhang, a successor of the Northern Emperor School, was brought by Gu Zhao directly because he happened to be visiting Master Shenhao at Sanmao Mountain.

In his modern days, he was a person who loved to travel and visit friends. Over the past ten years, he had traveled almost all over China. Now that he had come to the New World, he was even more excited and almost never went back up the mountain after descending it.

In addition, his cultivation level was inferior to that of Daoist Qingyuan, who had arrived earlier, and Daoist Shenhao, who had a profound background. Therefore, he did not participate in the battles related to Baishi Prefecture. Instead, he searched for ghosts and demons in the two prefectures and accumulated evil energy.

Perhaps because the Northern Emperor's Law is also a magic specifically for exorcising demons and ghosts, although Master Yuzhang is not as good at finding enemies as Master Yanling's Taiyi Divine Light, his sixth sense is very sharp, and he can always find demons and ghosts that are deeply hidden.

With the foundation laid by his predecessors, and given that Master Yuzhang himself possessed high magical power and was diligent in his actions, his cultivation progressed even faster than that of Master Jinghong and Master Jingfa.

Two days ago, he had a small gathering with Daoist Mingchong, who had come down from the mountain. They talked about Daoist Mingyu's miraculous appearance on Blue Star, inquired about the younger generation of the Celestial Master's Mansion, and discussed cooperation with the Office for Supporting the Exchange of Taoist Culture. After parting ways, he arrived in Zhennan County, northwest of Changping Prefecture.

Zhennan County is bordered by Shide Prefecture to the west and Wanling River to the north. It is also far from Changping Prefecture. Demons and monsters from Jiangbei and Shide Prefecture often cause trouble. Before the Daluo Palace establishes an absolute deterrent, it is a leveling ground that can never be finished.

When Master Yuzhang was traveling in Changping Prefecture, he naturally wouldn't miss this place.

Last night, he discovered two monsters that had sneaked in on the eastern outskirts of the county town. After killing them, he learned that their companions were still on the banks of the Yongning River.

So he left the city early this morning and headed east, intending to try his luck at the border between the two prefectures.

He had just arrived at a town on the eastern outskirts of the county when he saw a peddler with a cart walking out of the town and heading north down a small road.

Master Yuzhang hadn't paid any attention and was about to pass through the town when he paused and turned to look at the peddler.

Although they were still far apart, Master Yuzhang's magical power was now profound and his eyesight was extraordinary. He could tell at a glance that the peddler was agile and had a very solid foundation, unlike an ordinary person.

"A martial arts master?" Master Yu Zhang raised an eyebrow in surprise, clicking his tongue in admiration. "The masters of this world are all very low-key!"

Master Yuzhang shook his head and prepared to leave, but after taking two steps, he turned back again.

Why is he pushing the cart out at this time?

Master Yuzhang has been here for some time now and knows that this is usually the time to push a cart into the city. Whether going to the county town or a township, one should get up early and start business in the early morning.

But at this moment, the peddler pushed his cart away from the town, as if the morning market had just opened and the vendor was about to leave with his goods. Something just didn't seem right.

Master Yuzhang's eyes flickered. Instead of continuing eastward, he trailed far behind the peddler and walked onto the path.

The martial arts master concealed his identity, and his travel time was suspicious.

If there were only one path, Master Yuzhang might have let it go, but since there were two points of doubt, he decided to follow and see.

If the peddler was just a martial arts master who was tired of the struggles of the martial world and lived in seclusion in the town, going out in the morning only to sell goods in the surrounding villages, then he could just consider it as taking a detour for a walk.

However, if any conspiracy or trickery is discovered, whether it is to eliminate evil and punish the wicked or to help the poor and needy, Master Yuzhang is happy to do it.

The peddler pushed his cart along, keeping his eyes straight ahead, and no one noticed anything unusual about him. He then went against the flow of traffic up the side road and encountered two or three pedestrians he recognized.

This made Master Yuzhang think that he had made a mistake in his judgment.

But just as smoke began to rise from the village at the foot of the distant mountains, the peddler did not continue pushing his cart forward. Instead, he looked around, suddenly hoisted the cart onto his back, and dashed into the forest.

The cart was not small, but after the peddler carried it on his back, he was still able to move swiftly through the mountains and forests. After leaving the path, the peddler accelerated and sped away.

Soon, the peddler passed through the woods, rounded the foot of a mountain, and arrived at another ravine not far from the village at the foot of the mountain.

"senior?"

As they turned into the mountain valley, the peddler asked cautiously, his nose sweating and his eyes filled with trepidation.

"You've arrived?" An aged voice suddenly rang out, echoing through the mountain valley, making it impossible to discern its origin.

"coming."

The peddler put down his cart, opened the lid, and pulled out two unconscious children, a boy and a girl, both around five or six years old.

"Senior, I have brought you a pair of young boys and girls."

"Okay, bring it in for me."

"Yes!"

The peddler's eyes lit up, and he carried the child into the ravine. Soon he arrived at the depths of the ravine, looked around, but did not see the person he was looking for.

"Senior?" the peddler asked again.

"Useless trash," the aged voice snapped.

"what?"

"I asked you to bring me a boy and a girl, but you brought a sorcerer along instead!"

"A sorcerer? There isn't one." The peddler looked at the two unconscious children in his hands, then looked behind him, but there was no one there. "Senior, I haven't seen any sorcerers since you told me about this the day before yesterday!"

"I followed your instructions and found two young boys and girls whose birthdays are less than three days apart, which perfectly matches your requirements." The peddler hurriedly bowed. "My sincerity is as clear as heaven and earth. I only ask to become your apprentice and serve you!"

As the peddler spoke, his face turned ashen, and his body visibly shrank. After he finished speaking with great vigor, he became nothing more than skin and bones.

But he didn't notice it at all. He only felt a little out of breath after he finished speaking, but when he tried to get up, he found that his body suddenly became stiff.

"I……"

He suddenly saw his own clasped hands, which looked like a dried-up corpse.

"I!"

The peddler's pupils dilated, his heart pounded, and he tried to get up and run away, but before he could catch his breath, everything went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

The next moment, the two children who had been placed on the ground by the peddler seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand, and took off into the air, flying deep into the mountain valley.

But just as they took off, a figure appeared between them, catching the two children, one in each hand.

"Young Master, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business." An aged voice rang in Master Yuzhang's ears.

But Master Yuzhang stared intently at a large tree not far away, a tree that was large enough for two people to encircle, and said, "I will not only meddle in other people's business, but I will also kill you, you evil demon!"

"How brave!"

The next moment, a dark cloud covered the mountain valley, and the air was suddenly filled with a thick, eerie atmosphere.

A figure emerged from the tree; it was an old man with white beard and hair, hovering above Master Yuzhang, exuding an imposing aura. "Since you're here, then stay."

But Master Yuzhang sensed that his aura was unstable, so he narrowed his eyes, held the Ziwei Seal in his left hand and the Tianpeng Seal in his right, and said, "That's what I think too."

The old man laughed loudly, his eyes flashed with malice, and he charged towards Master Yuzhang. With a claw outstretched, he reached for Master Yuzhang's heart.

But Master Yuzhang neither dodged nor avoided, staring intently at the old man while chanting the Heavenly Canopy Mantra: "Seven luminaries and eight spirits, Supreme Great Ferocity. Long-shouldered giant beast, holding the Emperor's Bell."

The next moment, a giant beast phantom appeared behind Master Yuzhang and swallowed the attacking old man whole!
(End of this chapter)