Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 412 The Two Old Taoists of Zhenwu Mountain Waiting for Their Prey
"I heard that Elder Huaiyi and the others are in a bit of a hurry, because of us?"

"Yeah, a little bit."

"We're not exactly high-profile, so why are they in such a hurry?"

"It's precisely because we've been so low-key that they don't know what level we've reached, which is why they're in a hurry."

"Tsk tsk, this mentality goes against our Taoist way of being carefree and unrestrained!"

"Then why don't you wash the blood off your hands first?"

By the river, Daoist Gao Yue was washing his hands, which were covered in blood. Beside him lay a large, slightly charred, dark green snake, about the thickness of a basin. A huge gash had been torn open in the middle and rear of the snake's body.

Master Gaoyue took his hand out of the river, and in his clean hand he held a snake gallbladder that was larger than an adult's fist.

"It's all clean now," Master Gaoyue said with a smile.

Master Xuxing clicked his tongue, looking at the snake gall in his hand without saying a word.

"A snake demon with nearly three hundred years of cultivation, and one that awakened its intelligence after eating spiritual herbs from the mountains. Let alone refining pills, it would be a great tonic even if used to make medicinal wine!" Master Gao Yue said happily.

Master Xu Xing was speechless. "But we don't need it!"

Master Gaoyue countered, "But don't you want to try it? Snake gall wine made from the gall of a three-hundred-year-old snake demon?"

Master Xuxing remained silent for a moment before finally saying, "Give me a pot when it's ready."

"Of course!" Master Gaoyue laughed heartily.

Master Xuxing steered the conversation back to the main point, "Although this snake has a lot of malevolent energy, it is not the culprit behind the recent disappearances of people in several mountain villages."

“It should be said that he is just one of them.” Master Gao Yue nodded, glancing at the snake’s disemboweled belly, inside which was a short leg.

Master Xu Xing stood up. “The water system here is complex. If those river demons are truly hiding, they will be very difficult to find.”

Master Gaoyue rubbed his fingers together, and a flash of lightning appeared at his fingertips. "Then let's wait and see, and kill all these monsters that come out one by one. That will take care of things."

Master Xu Xing stroked his beard and smiled, “Excellent.”

……

As the sun sets in the west, its afterglow bathes the world in gold.

The small fishing village was also bathed in the golden sunlight, and the originally ordinary, even dilapidated, village was given a warm and soft glow.

The small fishing village is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with a continuous stretch of green hills behind it and a winding river in front.

The fishing village had no land route connecting it to the outside world, so all daily necessities were transported by water. At this time, the river was filled with fishing boats: small boats carrying rice, flour and other sundries bought from outside, small boats returning from selling fish in the county, and small boats returning late from fishing on the river.

Shouts rang out from the small boats, greetings filled the dock, and wisps of smoke rose from the fishing village—a beautiful and harmonious scene reminiscent of a traditional Chinese ink painting.

"Niu Niu, look what Daddy bought for you!"

On a small fishing boat, a man with bronze skin stood at the bow, holding a lifelike rag doll in his hand, waving to the little girl who was waiting for him on the dock.

"Daddy! It's a doll!" the little girl exclaimed, jumping up and down with a happy smile. As the small boat gradually approached the shore, the little girl ran to the edge of the dock. The man didn't wait for the boat to continue approaching the shore; instead, he leaped into the water and displayed the unique water-walking skills of a fisherman, with half his body above the water, speeding towards the little girl.

Just then, a ripple suddenly appeared on the water not far from the dock. After a slight pause, it rushed towards the man in the water at an extremely fast speed. The ripple even twisted slightly in the water, as if it contained some kind of mockery.

In the blink of an eye, the ripple had reached the man's side. The next moment, the man seemed to sense the abnormality as well. Years of living in the water had made him keenly aware of changes in the water flow. He suddenly turned around and saw the huge dark shadow underwater beside him.

The man's pupils constricted, and he instinctively tossed the rag doll he was holding to the little girl on the dock. Instead of continuing his charge towards the dock, he flipped over and shouted to the little girl, "Niu Niu! Run!"

The next moment, the dark figure in the water was no more than five feet away from him, and he could almost see the figure's fangs.

The man was already in despair.

But just as he closed his eyes to accept his death, he was as if lifted up by an invisible hand, and then with a "bang," he was pulled out of the water by this force.

At the same time, a deafening clap of thunder rang in his ears.

"Boom!"

Everyone near the dock saw a flash of purple light, and a bolt of purple-gold lightning descended from the sky, striking straight into the water.

"Boom!"

The river water exploded, and the instant the lightning entered the water, a black fish more than ten feet long suddenly appeared in everyone's sight. It was then struck by the lightning, let out a wail, and went back into the water.

The man was gently placed on the dock. Before he could even react, a small figure rushed into his arms, crying, "Daddy!"

The man pulled the little girl into his arms, and when he looked up, he saw an old man in a blue robe gently stepping on the water at the far end of the river, as if it were flat ground.

"Since you're here, there's no need to leave."

Master Xu Xing smiled slightly, reached out and grasped, and a Seven Star Sword appeared in his hand. Then, he slashed downwards.

A chilling sword aura shot out from the tip of the Seven Star Sword, instantly spreading to several feet. After slicing into the river, the river in front of Master Xuxing was split in two by the sword aura, revealing a width of nearly one foot in the middle. The river was divided in two, exposing the riverbed.

At the same time, the remaining sword energy did not disappear, but instead spread straight forward, cutting out a nearly 100-foot-long empty riverbed, revealing a black fish that was 10 feet long that had fallen into the riverbed.

The moment the black fish fell into the river, demonic energy surged around it, and it transformed into a bewitching woman dressed in black gauze. She glanced at Master Xuxing with terrified eyes and then tried to disappear into the wall of water beside her.

But before she could act, sword energy emerged from the water wall, making the hairs on her body stand on end.

The woman dared not move forward, so she could only move backward.

However, Master Gaoyue was already waiting behind her. He had no sword in his hand, but a purple-gold lightning bolt was condensing at his fingertips. It had no physical form and just jumped lightly.

The woman's expression changed drastically. She could only grit her teeth, channel her demonic power to protect herself, and prepare to withstand the sword energy of the water wall before entering the water and then seize an opportunity to escape.

But Master Xuxing and Master Gaoyue wouldn't give her a chance. Master Gaoyue flicked her finger, and the lightning bolt crossed space and instantly appeared on the woman's chest, then suddenly exploded, enveloping her entire body.

Master Xu Xing simply raised his hand again, and the seven stars of the Seven Star Sword converged to form a silver-gold sword aura that instantly pierced into the woman's body, shattering her heart meridian.

(End of this chapter)