Chapter 489: The Little Five Thunders
The Tang Dynasty's Imperial Master, the newly promoted Yangshen Li Daoxuan, is preparing to give a sermon. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many practitioners.
The monks who received the news in advance rushed to the outside of Xuandu Temple early, hoping to hear a few words.
Among these people, there are old men who have been studying for most of their lives but are only at the Qigong realm, and there are also geniuses who have reached the Yin Shen realm at a young age.
They came from all corners of the world, some came from humble backgrounds, some from large sects, but without exception they were all blocked from entering Xuandu Temple. However, they did not complain, but sat cross-legged in meditation silently, waiting for the sermon to begin.
The transmission of information in ancient times was not fast, but that was limited to ordinary people. The monks had their own means.
That night, there was a bloody storm in Chang'an City. Li Daoxuan killed five Yang Gods by himself, and then ascended to the Yang God realm at the age of twenty. Such an amazing record has been regarded as a myth.
Even in the minds of many people, although Li Daoxuan had just entered the Yangshen realm, his strength and influence had already surpassed the heads of many major sects. It was a blessing for cultivators to have such a person willing to preach.
The outside of the Taoist temple was already full of people. They didn't complain at all, nor did they dare to use any tricks to sneak in. They just stood there obediently enduring the scorching sun.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and an extremely handsome little Taoist boy came over, with bright eyes, red lips and white teeth. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a little girl.
The little Taoist boy was not intimidated by the gazes of so many people, and asked crisply, "Excuse me, is Master Wu of Wanshou Palace here?"
A figure stood up in the crowd, elegant and reserved, with a weather-beaten face and a hint of excitement in his eyes.
"I am Wu Qiubai from Wanshou Palace. May I know this——"
The little Taoist boy bowed to Wu Qiubai and said with a smile, "Changle greets Senior Wu. My master said that an old friend from outside the temple is visiting, so he specially ordered this disciple to come and greet him. Senior Wu, please come in!"
In an instant, Wu Qiubai became the object of envy of countless people.
Those young disciples who followed Wu Qiubai to Beijing were proud of it and felt very honored. After all, there were so many people present, some of whom were elders from major sects. However, the National Master ignored them and only invited them to be the masters.
And it was Princess Changle who invited us personally!
…
Under the guidance of Changle, Wu Qiubai entered the Xuandu courtyard. There were more than a dozen cushions in the courtyard, and they were all filled with people, most of whom were wearing masks. There were also two Taoists, one old and one young.
Wu Qiubai's heart trembled. Those people wearing masks should be Zhelong. I heard that Zhelong's performance in Chang'an that night was also very impressive.
The old man and the young man were undoubtedly Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng.
These are all big shots!
"Brother Wu, please take a seat."
Li Daoxuan sat in the first seat and invited him to take a seat in a gentle and calm voice.
Wu Qiubai felt a little strange, because there were clearly no seats left at the moment, but the next moment, the grass on the ground grew and automatically weaved into a futon.
"Thank you, Imperial Master, for the seat!"
Wu Qiubai first bowed very respectfully, and then sat down carefully. As soon as he touched the cushion, he felt a cool air rushing into his body, making his ears and eyes clear and all distracting thoughts disappear.
Wu Qiubai was shocked and looked at Li Daoxuan with a complicated look.
He didn't even notice how Li Daoxuan made his move and couldn't understand it at all.
Thinking back to two years ago, he had fought side by side with Li Daoxuan...
Li Daoxuan did not start preaching immediately, but waited for a while until a young monk holding an umbrella walked in, talking to himself as he walked.
"In broad daylight...you...you don't do anything..."
"Don't pull me... Can't I go?"
Those present were all accomplished practitioners, so they could naturally tell that the little monk was not talking to himself, but was being dragged here by a little female ghost in a green dress.
The little monk said that he was disgusted, but he actually held the umbrella firmly on her head, blocking out all the sunlight.
The little monk came to Li Daoxuan and said with his head down: "Brother, I..."
Li Daoxuan touched his bald head and said with a smile: "Xuanzang, are you still worried about Miss Xiaotang flirting with you? Don't worry, what you did is not called breaking the vow of lust, it's just a kiss, it's too early!"
Xuanzang immediately lowered his head even lower, as if he had already felt the fiery gazes around him.
“That’s right!”
Xiaotang nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.
"How can a kiss be considered breaking the rules? I read in a book that men and women should go to bed together—"
“Ahem!”
Li Daoxuan coughed and said, "Let's not talk about this topic anymore. Also, Xiaotang, you should read less indecent books."
Xiaotang asked in confusion: "But those books were taken from your room?"
Li Daoxuan: “…”
He then remembered that the room he lived in was once his senior sister's. Not only did his senior sister write books, she also liked to read, especially all kinds of miscellaneous books, including some with erotic contents...
"Okay, everyone is here, let's start preaching."
Li Daoxuan quickly changed the subject. He looked at everyone and said, "The Zhoutian Xingdou formation has been completed. Next, we need to completely eliminate the demons in the Tang Dynasty. Some of them can be dealt with by the Bad People, but there are also some that require your help."
"That is to say, from today on, except for a few people, everyone will go to various places in the Tang Dynasty to slay demons and eliminate monsters. Therefore, my preaching here can be regarded as a gift to you before we part."
Hearing this, the members of Zhelong did not react much, as they had known about this for a long time.
Except for Qingdi, Wu Wei and Wang Bo, the other four will have to travel around the Tang Dynasty for a long time to deal with monsters that are difficult for the bad guys to deal with.
"Today's sermon has four methods. Please remember to choose the one that suits you best. Don't bite off more than you can chew."
"The first method is thunder."
Dianmu immediately pricked up her ears, held her breath and concentrated, not daring to miss any moment.
"Among the current thunder methods, the Five Thunders Orthodox Method of my Dragon and Tiger Mountain is the best, but the threshold for practicing the Five Thunders Orthodox Method is too high, and it is a secret teaching of Dragon and Tiger, which cannot be taught to non-true disciples. Therefore, I made some deletions and modifications to it, combined with my own experience, and created a small Five Thunders Orthodox Method."
"The Small Five Thunders Law is inferior to the Five Thunders Law in terms of power, but it is also more agile and has the effect of refining the body. When it is fully cultivated, it can also cut down mountains and destroy temples, slay demons and exterminate evil, and destroy the demons in the Yin God Realm with ease."
After saying that, Li Daoxuan stretched out his hand.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky and moved around his palm like a small green snake.
"The Small Five Thunders Law can be hard or soft, yin or yang, with infinite variations..."
As Li Daoxuan's voice rang out, thunder continued to fall from the sky. The surging lightning even dimmed the sun, but it did not cause any damage to Xuandu Temple. Instead, it gathered into a flying thunder dragon.
roar!
A thunder dragon, hundreds of feet long, rushed into the sky and circled over Chang'an for a circle before gradually dissipating.
The people outside Xuandu Temple were watching in fascination. What a powerful and incredible force was this?
The national teacher seemed to be talking about thunder magic, but they were sitting outside the temple, and even if they tried hard to listen, they could only vaguely hear a few words. Looking at the power of the thunder dragon, it was truly earth-shattering. How could they not be excited?
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, some people began to get restless.
Some monks secretly cast spells and tried to eavesdrop, but they only heard a few words, then blood spurted out of their mouths, their faces turned pale, and they looked like they were struck by lightning, with even their hair becoming like a hedgehog.
But the strange thing was that the people around did not see any thunder or lightning.
"Humph, the Imperial Master is such a great man. He is already very kind to allow us to listen in from afar when he gives a sermon. You guys still want to learn secretly. You really don't know your own limitations!"
"That's right. You are too greedy. The thunder method that the national teacher just talked about seems to be called the Little Five Thunders. Although I only heard a few words, I also benefited a lot from it!"
"Everyone, if anyone dares to eavesdrop again and makes the Imperial Master angry, and ends up getting us into trouble, then he will be our mortal enemy. Don't blame me for being rude!"
…
In the small courtyard of Xuandu.
The Mother of Lightning had fallen into a state of enlightenment. She closed her eyes, electric flashes flowed around her body, and her long hair moved without wind.
At this moment, Li Daoxuan had finished explaining the Little Five Thunders Method. He looked at the Mother of Lightning with a satisfied smile.
Yes, she is indeed very talented in thunder magic.
Except for the Mother of Lightning, everyone else in the courtyard, even Yuan Tiangang who was in the Yang God Realm, was only inspired after listening to it but could not cultivate the Small Five Thunders Method.
Of course, they would study it privately and even include this spell in the treasure house of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Daoxuan had no objection to this.
After all, as the imperial teacher, he must make the foundation of the Tang Dynasty richer. If there is no foundation, then he will create some.
"The second method is fire."
Li Daoxuan glanced at Zhu Rong and saw that he immediately sat up straight.
"There are thousands of kinds of fire, some of which are extremely lethal, such as the fire of the sun, the fire of the sacred bird Suzaku, but fire does not only destroy. The fire of the phoenix's nirvana can bring people back to life, and the fire of Suiren's drilling wood can prolong the life of an entire ethnic group. Even the fire in the stove of an ordinary person's home has vitality..."
Li Daoxuan talked freely. He practiced the Great Five Elements Escape Technique and had just cultivated the Samadhi True Fire. He had his own understanding of fire.
In its "use", fire can be used to kill, but in its "Tao" it cannot fall into extremes.
Zhu Rong obviously had this tendency. After watching Li Daoxuan easily kill Yang Shen with the Suzaku bow, he became obsessed with the powerful power of the Suzaku divine fire. He unconsciously pursued killing during his practice, but he didn't know that the Suzaku was a divine bird that was born proficient in the way of fire, and ordinary people could not compare with it.
If Li Daoxuan doesn't point it out to him, then as Zhu Rong's realm improves in the future, his temper will become more and more violent, his murderous nature will become more and more serious, and he will easily go astray.
Not only Zhu Rong, but everyone else was also fascinated by what he heard and had their own insights.
When he was so excited, Li Daoxuan simply called over the divine bird Suzaku and made it spit out a wisp of Nanming Lihuo for everyone to watch carefully.
Although the jumping red-gold flame was violent and extremely aggressive, the core of the flame was extremely stable and did not show any fluctuations.
Finally, as the Vermillion Bird flapped its wings, the flame disappeared without a trace.
Li Daoxuan pointed his finger and transmitted the method of practicing Samadhi True Fire to Zhu Rong's mind.
" If you can cultivate the Samadhi True Fire within three years, it won't be in vain that I gave you guidance today."
Zhu Rong was shocked and looked at Li Daoxuan with gratitude and admiration.
This is the Samadhi True Fire!
He has long admired this legendary Taoist divine fire, but the Taoist sect is very secretive about it and most sects have lost it. The few that still pass it down cherish it very much and will never exchange it with outsiders.
Li Daoxuan nodded and continued: "The third method is pupil technique."
"Pupil technique is also called Dharma Eye or Heaven Eye. A powerful pupil technique can see the nine layers of heaven above and the Yellow Springs of Fengdu below."
After saying this, Li Daoxuan opened his third eye between his eyebrows, and golden light shot up into the sky, piercing the clouds, and then slowly dissipated.
No one dared to look directly into those awe-inspiring eyes, except Lou Ling.
Under the tremendous divine power, she couldn't help but feel fear in her heart, but she still bit her lips tightly, her eyes stubborn and determined, staring directly into Li Daoxuan's heavenly eyes.
At this moment, she felt extremely insignificant, as if the other party could turn her into ashes with just a blink of an eye.
The eye contact only lasted for a few breaths, and Lou Ling was already sweating all over, his face turned pale, and he was on the verge of collapse.
"Yes, if you want to practice this pupil technique, you must endure great pain. Your willpower is strong enough."
Li Daoxuan revealed a satisfied smile, and then his Heavenly Eye shot out another ray of golden light which penetrated into Lou Ling's brows .
"Today I am passing on to you the divine power of the Sky Eye. Whether you can cultivate it or not depends on your luck."
What he passed on was not the complete "Erlang Master's Secret of Opening the Third Eye", but a castrated version that was much weaker in power. It was not because he was afraid that Lou Ling would surpass him, but it was impossible for the other party to cultivate the complete version.
Even for the castrated version, the difficulty of practicing is extremely high. Lou Ling needs to put in a lot of effort and endure a lot of pain and torture before there is any hope.
"Woof woof, sir, where is Xiaotian's fortune?"
Xiaotian, with his whole body bald, ran over, wagging his tail.
Li Daoxuan said nothing, but took out a pear from the Three Realms Gourd and fed it to it.
Xiaotian thought it was some rare treasure, so he ate it up in no time. But after he finished eating it, he found out... it was just an ordinary pear!
"Don't worry, just look at this core."
Li Daoxuan threw the pear core down and ordered Xiaotian to dig a hole and bury it in the soil.
"Woof woof, it's buried. Do you need Xiaotian to pee again?"
Li Daoxuan: “…”
"Everyone, the fourth method I want to talk about is wood."
As Li Daoxuan pointed his finger, the pear core that had just been buried in the soil quickly broke through the soil and sprouted, turned into a seedling, and then grew vigorously. Finally, under the eyes of everyone, it turned into a... peach tree?
The peach tree only produced one fruit, which had a rich fragrance and was full of spiritual energy, making one's mouth water at the smell.
“Woof woof, this… this is a spiritual fruit!”
The others also looked surprised. It was rare enough to get peaches by planting pears, and what they got were not ordinary peaches, but fairy peaches rich in spiritual energy.
“The way of wood is not to plant melons and get melons, or to plant beans and get beans. The key lies in creation.”
“The reason why life can continue is not because of stillness, but because of movement. Even the same species will undergo some subtle changes after hundreds or thousands of years.”
"So if you want to practice the Way of Wood, you should avoid just practicing static exercises. Instead, you should bend down, like watching a flower bloom and wither, to find the changing trajectory of life..."
Li Daoxuan tried his best to explain his views in simple language, but he found that most people only understood half of what he said. However, his young disciple had bright eyes and listened very attentively.
Suddenly, his eyes paused, and he saw that the flowers and plants at the feet of Xiao Changle seemed to be particularly full of vitality, and there was a faint tendency to grow taller...
Li Daoxuan let out a light exclamation and was about to ask something when he heard a childish and loud voice coming from outside the door.
"Daddy, I'm here to ask you to save Mom!"
"Stop it, let me go, I want to find my daddy!"
"My father is Li Daoxuan!"
