Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 153 A Shock from Extraterrestrial Demons
Li Xuan never imagined that he, a young man from the 21st century who had received more than a decade of scientific education, would be considered a representative of "feudal superstition" by a group of Maoshan Taoist priests in the late Qing Dynasty a few years after graduation.

He was silent for a moment, then asked, "If it's just a formality, why is Taoism divided into so many schools?"

Feng may seem dull, but he is actually the quickest-thinking. He said, "The core of Taoism mainly comes from the Taoist philosophy of the pre-Qin period. However, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the chaos of the world and the pressure of the situation, Zhang Daoling used Taoist thought as the core and created personality and divinity on this basis, thus reorganizing the chaotic system of gods and ghosts since ancient times."

He took out a Maoshan waist token from his pocket and said, "It's just that people's thoughts are different. Even if the core comes from Taoism, there will still be differences. For example, Zhang Daoling's Five Pecks of Rice Sect and Zhang Jiao's Way of Great Peace. From this as the root, like the growth of a big tree, it produces many results as it branches out. Now there are Longhu Mountain, Maoshan, Laoshan, and so on..."

Li Xuan: “…”

He even had an urge to applaud.

Feng said, "Actually, Taoist priests and Buddhist monks are not much different; they are just a way for people to escape the world."

Standing to the side, Dian nodded and said, "That's right, but who can truly live in seclusion? We were orphans from a young age, and were taken to Maoshan by our master and adopted, so we naturally became Maoshan disciples. Now that chaos is about to break out down the mountain, with zombies and monsters emerging, we must follow our master down the mountain to make a difference."

This world, or rather, the world depicted in this film for the general public, seems to be one where the complex supernatural systems and obscure spells from abroad present a huge barrier to understanding. It's much simpler and more straightforward to explain it using the all-powerful concept of "magnetic field"...

Li Xuan decided to let these four people experience the cross-world intimidation power of the "extraterrestrial demon." He slightly spread his left hand, and crackling sounds came from between his fingertips. Arcs of electricity could be seen flashing and jumping. Lei was standing relatively close, and the hair on the back of his head stood up slightly.

As if sensing something, Lei hurriedly pressed his head and took several steps back in terror: "Lightning! Someone can actually control the power of nature!"

The other three also retreated. In an open field, if you find your hair standing on end, it means that the lightning in the clouds has locked onto its target and lightning could strike at any moment!

They were shocked. Lightning could indeed be manipulated, but that was limited to the way foreigners used hand-cranked light bulbs with various gold and silver wires and magnets.

Nobody can conjure lightning with their bare hands like Li Xuan.

Feng mustered his courage and approached to observe, wanting to see if Li Xuan was hiding some kind of mechanism.

Li Xuan saw through his thoughts, rolled up his left sleeve, and laughed, "Is this okay?"

Feng was startled and said, "There are indeed some unusual powers in this world. For example, the corpse drivers in Xiangxi use the frequency of the bells and grind minerals with 'magnetic field' power into powder, write runes on them, and use these to drive the dead corpses to move..."

He couldn't find Li Xuan's mechanism, and his breathing became heavy. He said, "But this is really incredible. Could it be that our previous thinking was wrong?"

Li Xuan pushed the ground with his left hand from a distance.

A sound like firecrackers exploded, and a hole the size of a fist blasted open in the blue brick ground. This was the palm thunder technique from the beginner level of the Eastern Peak Thunder Technique, which uses incantations to draw thunder energy from the five internal organs and then strikes out with magical power.

The four people were startled.

But that wasn't all. Li Xuan pulled out a talisman, turned it into ashes, and scattered it at their faces. Then, he slapped the gourd, summoning the soul of Jiang An, the young master of the Jiang family...

When they came to work as long-term laborers in the Jiang family, they had a brief encounter with Jiang An, so they naturally knew what he looked like.

Upon seeing the ghost, I almost knelt on the ground.

Of the four disciples, Lei's face was deathly pale, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably. Looking at Jiang An before him, Tang Shanshan's delicate, pitiful face kept flashing through his mind. There really is a ghost.

Lei Dun felt like he'd been caught in the act, even though nothing had actually happened between him and Tang Shanshan; he'd simply suppressed his budding feelings deep inside...

His eyes hardened, he exhaled a breath of stale air, pressed his forehead to the ground, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li, for broadening the horizons of us brothers and sisters. We now know what we should do in this world!"

The four brothers were in turmoil.

If my previous acts of chivalry were all done under the guidance of my master, they were acts of desperation.

Therefore, their acts of chivalry would then come from the heart, because they knew that their efforts for those pitiful people would be "seen," and thus have meaning...

Jiang An was taken away.

The four brothers' initial thought that Li Xuan was a charlatan vanished completely, replaced by a sense of awe.

As the eldest disciple, Feng knew that Li Xuan had not summoned them here for idle chatter or to show off in front of others.

He clasped his hands respectfully and said, "Mr. Li, if there's anything we brothers can do for you, please don't hesitate to ask!"

Li Xuan got straight to the point: "I already know about the General's Tomb in the woods outside Fukang County. Now I can tell you that your master, Mao Qing, did not die in the fire. He is still alive and well, and should be looking for you in Fukang County right now."

Feng was overjoyed and clasped his hands together, saying excitedly, "I knew Master was alright!"

Li Xuan continued, "The flying zombie you're looking for is a newly born, weakly intelligent being. It's currently hiding among the Jiang family's wax corpses, waiting for your master to appear so it can launch a sneak attack. We pretended to be unaware of this, secretly found your master, and then joined forces to eliminate the zombie."

They nodded.

It's a great thing that Master is still alive; it gives us a pillar of support.

Li Xuan was in a good mood, so he said, "While you are looking for your master, please also secretly inquire whether there are any corpse drivers from Xiangxi in or around Fukang County. If there are, tell me immediately. Now that the Ninth Steward is dead, Tang Shanshan is imprisoned, and the bandit leader Tang Long has not yet shown up, he will probably use crooked methods to target the Jiang family's wax corpses."

The four agreed and then left.

No sooner had they left than Master Jiang emerged from the shadows. Gazing at the darkening sky outside, he said, "Young friend Li, you've done my Jiang family such a great favor. Although I served as a constable for a few years, the Jiang family is essentially a business family. Asking for something from you doesn't feel quite right to me..."

Li Xuan did indeed have something he wanted.

Li Xuan didn't stand on ceremony and said, "On the way here, I heard that Master Jiang's swordsmanship is superb. If he hadn't stayed in Fukang County for the sake of the Jiang family in Dafangbo Village, he might have been promoted to the capital long ago."

Mr. Jiang paused for a moment, seemingly recalling the events of that year, and felt a pang of emotion.

He stroked the cane sword in his hand and said, "Swordsmanship? Very well. Even if my son were alive, he wouldn't be cut out for it. If a remarkable person like you, young friend Li, could inherit it, that would be a wonderful thing! In the end, I'm the one who benefits. Besides swordsmanship, you can add another condition."

(End of this chapter)