Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 331 Operations Begin Across the Ocean

"Master Yihong!"

"They belong to the Longmen School of Quanzhen Taoism and practice at the Baiyun Temple in Yandu. They hold a very prestigious position in Taoism across the ocean. If we compare them to our side, even if they are not as high as the Pope, they are at least at the level of a cardinal."

"Last year, Master Yihong had a conflict with Tsuchimikado Hiroya, the Onmyoji of Yinggao, because of Wang Runheng, a business tycoon in Hong Kong. In the end, Tsuchimikado Hiroya's fate was exactly the same as that of Bansa and Moncha in Siam."

Once the direction was found, the intelligence system on the other side of the ocean was not to be underestimated.

They found the hotel surveillance video showing Bansha and Mengcha being seriously injured by the Heavenly Talisman's counterattack, and after receiving the news, they also found Tsuchimikado Hiroya to inquire about the situation.

According to Hiroya Tsuchimikado, his magical powers were eventually sealed by Yoshihiro. After returning to Sakura, he tried everything but to no avail. He finally had to personally visit Yoshihiro to apologize before the seal was lifted.

The host introduced, "He can injure people from a distance and even seal their magical power. This Daoist Yihong's strength has surpassed that of a cultivator in the traditional sense."

“He went into seclusion shortly after the Gangcheng incident last year, and his whereabouts were uncertain. He would only appear at Baiyun Temple occasionally, so he was on our list of suspects. However, we never had any evidence until this time, which confirmed it.”

The host looked at the information in his hand, then looked up and said, "Master Mingyu of the Celestial Master's Mansion and Master Yihong of the Baiyun Temple are the only two extraordinary practitioners we have confirmed so far."

The Celestial Master's Mansion is easy to deal with. The Berkeley incident happened because Eric Calvin offended Changyi, a successor of the Celestial Master's Mansion. Following the clues, they discovered the rarely seen Daoist Mingyu.

Master Yihong was the second one.

However, after confirming that it was Daoist Yihong, an eerie silence fell over the conference room.

"And then?" Lawrence asked. "Through tireless efforts, we finally identified our goal, and then how do we proceed?"

Frank slammed his fist on the table. "Of course, we should kill him!"

Lawrence glanced at him sideways. "He can turn a group of people from Tianxia into invulnerable monsters. How are you going to take him down?"

"If bullets can't hurt him, then use artillery! Use bombs! Use landmines!"

"Will he obediently let you fry it?"

"Don't forget about Xiao Ya!" Frank's lips curled into a sneer. "This Daoist Yi Hong is all alone, so he probably considers Xiao Ya his granddaughter. We can use her to set a trap..."

"That's enough, Frank!" Lawrence finally snapped. "You can be stupid, you can want to die, but please don't drag us down with you!"
Even if Xiao Ya has protective forces around her, and you manage to capture her, how can you be sure that Daoist Yi Hong will fall into the trap instead of trying to kill us first? Or, even if Daoist Yi Hong does fall into the trap, how do you know that the bombs or landmines will be able to kill him?
Okay, I'll compromise. Even if your plan succeeds, and you really do accidentally kill Daoist Yihong, do you think he's the only powerful superhuman in Tianxia? Won't the other superhumans avenge him?

“Think of Calvin Building in Berkeley, think of Eric Calvin’s parents!” Lawrence looked at the others present. “Are you prepared for the retribution of those godlike superhumans?”

Frank swallowed hard, forcing himself to say, "Who am I? Even if I killed their people, how dare they..."

Facing the utterly astonished looks of everyone, Frank's voice trailed off, and he finally swallowed the rest of his words. "Don't bring your past experiences into the supernatural world," Lawrence said dismissively. "If they really cared about us, the Berkeley incident wouldn't have happened."

"We can disregard international rules and kill leaders of weaker powers, generals and scientists of middle-sized countries with impunity because we know they are simply unable to retaliate against us."

The elderly man at the head of the group tapped on the table and looked coldly at Frank. "Even if Superman from the United States really exists, and his morality is as good as it is in the comics, would you dare to risk killing his parents?"

Frank remained expressionless and silent.

"So stop saying such foolish things. We cannot take any unfriendly actions against them until we obtain equal supernatural power," the old man said in a deep voice.

"Then what can we do?" Frank asked, dissatisfied.

"Of course, we should observe the Celestial Master's Mansion and the White Cloud Temple to find out where their extraordinary powers come from," Lawrence said. "Once we find the secret of their extraordinary abilities, with the strength of our United States, we will definitely be able to surpass them very quickly!"

"Or we could try to contact Master Yihong secretly," someone suggested. "According to the information, the Quanzhen and Zhengyi schools of Taoism have a long history of conflict and entanglement."

Master Yihong is a member of the Quanzhen School of Taoism, while the Celestial Master's Mansion represents the Zhengyi School. Therefore, there might be internal conflicts between them, and the relationship between Master Yihong and Master Mingyu might be quite hostile.

Someone's eyes lit up, "Maybe we can persuade Master Yihong to come to the United States? The Celestial Master's Mansion and we are definitely enemies, but we can befriend Master Yihong!"

Another person suggested, "For example, invite Xiao Ya to study at Berklee College of Music, let world-renowned music masters teach her, praise her in the international media, and haile her as the musician who best represents Tianxia!"

“We can give it a try!” Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

The elderly man at the head nodded in satisfaction. Although the organization had been crammed with some incompetent cronies and ignorant fools due to power and interests, it also had some intelligent people.

“In that case, let’s proceed with the next few steps together,” the old man said. “First, continue to send people to search the area around the Celestial Master’s Mansion and Baiyun Temple for any possible secrets.”

Second, send people to search for Master Yihong's whereabouts. Once found, secretly contact him, sow discord between him and the Celestial Master's Mansion, and invite him to the United States. We can help him promote Taoism and make him the Pope of Taoism in the United States.

Third, send someone to contact Xiao Ya and invite her to study in the United States, whether it's Berklee College of Music, Juilliard School, Curtis Institute, Manhattan School of Music, or any other institution she's willing to attend.

"Yes!" The host wrote it all down.

The old man pushed the table aside and stood up, saying, "Meeting adjourned!"

A moment later, the people in the conference room dispersed. Frank left cursing, and Lawrence watched him go before turning around and getting into his bulletproof Cadillac.

"Call my cousin Eileen. I want to arrange a meeting with her and have her come to Guangzhou to make some friends," Lawrence said to his deputy in the front row.

(End of this chapter)