Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 478 The Celestial Master's Old Trade: Subduing Demons and Slaying Ghosts

"Master Miaozhen's method of cultivating in sleep is truly like an evil technique!"

The two fellow disciples, Daoist Zhiqing and Daoist Zhixiu, from the Celestial Master's Mansion, walked together, chatting as they went.

"Isn't the fundamental method of his cultivation the 'Innate Limitless Diagram' and the 'Chen Zu's Guide to the Profound'?" Master Zhixiu asked.

“That’s right, that method of cultivation through sleep is a technique he comprehended from the ‘Pointing to the Profound’,” Master Zhiqing replied. “Don’t forget what Ancestor Chen Tuan is most famous for.”

"Sleeping Technique?" Master Zhixiu certainly knew about it, which was why he had the question. "But Chen Zu's sleeping technique, though called sleeping, is actually meditation, isn't it?"

"I don't know the specific method of cultivation," Daoist Zhiqing shook his head. "But entering a meditative state, as if in a dream, to train the soul is quite possible."

Master Zhixiu nodded, then shook his head and chuckled, "But this method is truly convenient to use!"

Master Zhiqing and Master Zhixiu had previously teamed up with Master Xining and Master Miaozhen to fight demons and witnessed their fighting style.

Master Xining comes from the Quanzhen Huashan Sect, and his methods are quite normal. However, Master Miaozhen comes from the Chenzu Huashan Sect, and his mysterious magic is quite amazing.

The Primordial Diagram and the Limitless Diagram—Master Miaozhen used these diagrams as the foundation, and was able to set up formations all by himself.

Shadow puppets can cause opponents to fall into a dream, endlessly reincarnating, and their souls annihilated.

Master Zhiqing also laughed and said, "Senior Brother Miaozhen is not kind. He cultivates the Sleeping Dream Technique and can manipulate dreams. He can wake up at any time and pull others into the cycle of dreams. He will not actively wake people up."

Master Zhixiu laughed heartily, but couldn't help but sigh, "But this magic is indeed powerful. If one cannot wake up on their own, then one's soul will truly be annihilated in the endless cycle of dreams, and one's body and soul will perish."

“It’s really effective against demons and monsters with low moral character and weak resolve.” Master Zhiqing nodded and looked at a gloomy manor not far away. “Unlike us, who can only confront them head-on.”

Master Zhixiu also looked at the gloomy manor in front of him, "Is it the owner of this manor who, under the influence of Madam Huanhua, plotted against several of our branch disciples?"

Master Zhiqing sneered, a sinister look appearing on his originally cheerful round face. "He kills people to refine souls and uses people to refine magic. We haven't even dealt with him yet, and he's already provoking us."

The two made no attempt to conceal their presence and openly arrived at the entrance of the villa.

The next moment, the door swung open, and a gust of cold wind rushed out, brushing past the two men and lifting a corner of their clothes.

"Hee hee hee……"

"Hey hey hey..."

"Giggle..."

The sounds of children's laughter, old men's sinister laughter, women's cheerful laughter, and men's cold laughter all came from behind the door.

However, all the two could see when they looked around was a gloomy and quiet courtyard scene at the entrance, with green bricks and black tiles, red pillars and white walls, carved beams and painted rafters, and winding paths leading to secluded spots.

The sunlight overhead seemed unable to penetrate the courtyard, which remained a dark and eerie scene.

"Daluo Palace?"

"Do you dare to come in?"

"Quickly retreat and let Gao Yue come over."

"You two little minions are no match for us, hehe."

Master Zhiqing and Master Zhixiu exchanged a glance, seemingly unconcerned, and stepped into the courtyard.

"duang!"

The courtyard gate closed automatically the next moment.

The warm, gentle aura outside the door vanished abruptly, turning the courtyard into two separate worlds. Daoist Zhiqing and Daoist Zhixiu could no longer sense any external presence. "Hahaha! I knew these Da Luo Palace mages were all scoundrels!"

"Brother Sang is wise!"

“If they were outside, we might not be able to stop them from running away, but now that they’re in, this is our home ground.”

The air at the entrance of the main house suddenly rippled, and a figure gradually emerged. It was an old man dressed in white with a slender appearance.

The old man appeared human, but his eyes glowed green, his gaze like that of a vulture eyeing its prey, and a mocking smile played on his lips.

at the same time……

A burly man wielding a giant axe pushed open the door to the side room, slammed the axe handle on the ground, rubbed his belly, and grinned at them.

A child wearing a bib leaped from the camphor tree on the side to the second floor, sat on the railing, and played with a rattle drum by himself.

An old woman holding a cane emerged from the shadows of the wall, hunched over, coughed twice, and gasped for breath, but did not even lift her eyes.

There was also a beautiful, aloof woman who seemed to have just woken up. She leaned against the second-floor railing, held up a silk handkerchief in her hand, yawned, and then looked at the two of them indifferently, as if they had just disturbed her rest.

Master Zhiqing raised an eyebrow. These four fellows, two demons and two ghosts, were all quite powerful, and at least they didn't seem to be subordinates of that white-robed old man.

Master Zhixiu glanced at the four of them, a smirk playing on his lips. “Quite a bit of malevolent energy. We’ve made a profit.”

Seeing that the two seemed unconcerned, the boy stopped playing the rattle drum and asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid?"

Master Zhiqing smiled slightly, "Exorcising demons and slaying ghosts is our old profession, why should we be afraid?"

Master Zhixiu said calmly, "Stop talking nonsense and kill them quickly. We still have to rush to the next battle."

Everyone:? ? ?
They only saw Master Zhixiu open his mouth and utter words, but there was no sound.

The next moment, the five of them felt something strange in their chests. It was as if a ball of flame had suddenly appeared, using their hearts as fuel, and began to burn fiercely, as if it wanted to burn their hearts to ashes.

"Ah!" The burly man was the first to be unable to bear it. He frantically channeled his demonic power into his body, suppressing the flames by rushing towards his heart. Then, he leaped into the middle of the courtyard.

He raised his giant axe and swung it at Master Zhixiu.

But it was Master Zhiqing who made the move. He stretched out his right hand, and a purple-gold lightning bolt covered his hand and extended outwards, transforming into a lightning axe.

Master Zhiqing waved his hand, and the Thunder Axe met the Giant Axe.

"boom!"

As the two axes collided, endless lightning flowed from the lightning axe to the giant axe and then surged into the strong man's body.

With his heart burning with internal fire and his body being assaulted by external lightning, the strong man could no longer hold on and his entire body flew backward.

His internal meridians shattered, he coughed up blood, crashed through the courtyard railing, and curled up in the corridor, desperately trying to suppress the inner fire and lightning with his demonic power. He was too weak to fight any longer.

However, just as the burly man was sent flying backward, the attacks from the other three arrived.

The boy shook the rattle drum in his hand vigorously, and the sound of "dong dong dong dong..." went straight into his mind through his ears.

The old woman tapped her cane and suddenly disappeared into the shadows. Daoist Zhiqing and Daoist Zhixiu felt that their shadows seemed to be distorted, and they also felt a tearing sensation.

The woman vaulted over the railing, her body as supple as a boneless snake, and darted to Master Zhixiu's side. With her fingers spread wide and her nails a foot long, she reached for his heart.

Only the old man in white had not yet made a move, but the yin energy in the entire manor suddenly became several times denser, beginning to bind the figures of Daoist Zhiqing and Daoist Zhixiu, and hindering their reactions.

(End of this chapter)