Volume 2: World of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Chapter 47: Calling the Wind and Rain
When Mei Sanniang heard Jiale's angry rebuke and watched him draw his sword mercilessly, she could no longer suppress the murderous intent in her heart.
"kill!"
At this moment, in Mei Sanniang's mind, Jiale and Wang Anxu were the same kind of people, both damn bastards.
After the murderous intent burst out, as if she felt the huge threat from Jiale, Mei Sanniang actually exchanged her mind for strength. Facing Jiale, she was left with endless attacks. Her whole body was filled with ghostly aura, her eyes were bloodshot, and she no longer had any sanity left, only the murderous intent.
Wang Anxu was hiding behind Jiale and had already been frightened silly. Countless ghost claws, while attacking Jiale, also stretched out towards Wang Anxu. Unfortunately, no matter how they attacked, Jiale was like an insurmountable chasm. Thousands of ghost shadows disappeared before they could even touch Jiale.
If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely feel something was wrong and would try to find out the reason.
Unfortunately, Mei Sanniang was not a human, and could not see anything. She just kept attacking and attacking. In her eyes, if she could not defeat her opponent, it meant that her firepower was not enough.
not enough!
Not enough!
Mei Sanniang's face looked crazy, as if she was interpreting the word "not enough" and wanted to borrow another three thousand strengths.
When Jiale saw this scene, he couldn't help but shook his head. Even he himself felt that he was being too harsh on ghosts.
Under the Qimen Bagua, what Mei Sanniang saw were nothing but illusions.
Yin and Yang give birth to all things. After Jia Le's sudden enlightenment, he gained a new understanding of the Yin and Yang, and integrated it into the Qimen Bagua. He can be in any of the Qimen Bagua and yet not in any of them.
Mei Sanniang's attack seemed to hit Jia Le, but in fact, it just fell into the Qi Men Bagua and was transformed by Jia Le.
The power of returning wind and fire plus yin and yang not only gave Jiale the ability to retaliate in his own way, but also allowed Jiale to almost acknowledge a force that was a major realm beyond his own in the Eight Trigrams of Qimen, while remaining undefeated.
Although this ability is not yet mature, if it encounters someone with rich combat experience, he can see through it at any time and adjust tactics, and it is impossible to consume the opponent. However, it is just right for bullying Mei Sanniang, who loses her mind at any time.
Time passed slowly, and Jiale just continued to increase the pressure. The effect was naturally surprisingly good. At this time, Mei Sanniang's strength was already showing signs of reaching the level of Ghost Lord in the Void Refinement Realm.
Jiale is ready to add fuel to the fire.
"Wang Anxu, please leave first."
leave!
Wang Anxu was pleasantly surprised when he heard this. He was already terrified at this moment, and collapsed on the ground, unable to get up at all. It was not until he heard Jiale's words that his will to survive rekindled his desire to live, and he wanted to escape from this dangerous place.
Without hesitation, he left immediately.
"No!"
Mei Sanniang, seeing that Wang Anxu was actually trying to leave, was stimulated and her mind was immediately restored a little. After all, Mei Sanniang's obsession was with Wang Anxu, so how could she let Wang Anxu get away easily?
With a roar, all his ghost power suddenly burst out, and he was about to keep Wang Anxu.
Unfortunately, he was easily blocked by Jiale.
Watching Wang Anxu walking further and further away, Mei Sanniang's mind was filled with resentment. All the infidelities Wang Anxu had committed in the past came to her mind. These thoughts seemed to contain some kind of power, and in the end they turned into a pure energy and flowed into Mei Sanniang's body.
"die!"
With a roar, Mei Sanniang finally broke through the boundaries of Ghost King and reached the level of Ghost Lord. She completely lost her mind and there was no possibility of recovery. She clawed at Jiale with a claw, and the power was no longer comparable to before. It seemed that she would kill Jiale in the next second.
When Jiale saw this scene, his eyes lit up.
Too much is as bad as too little. Jia Le is no longer prepared to let Mei Sanniang continue to grow stronger. Although he is confident in his own strength, even if Mei Sanniang becomes ten times stronger, she will not be his opponent. However, nothing is absolute. If something unexpected happens, it will not be the result Jia Le wants to see. If he is not careful, he will end up raising a tiger to harm him, which will be troublesome.
Suddenly, a green light from the Qinghong Sword cut through the sky. The power of yin and yang was all in the sword. With a simple slash, Jia Le did not hold back at all this time. The sun and the moon were both in the sword, and it fell directly on Mei Sanniang. Mei Sanniang, whose aura had already reached the level of Ghost Lord, instinctively showed fear under this sword and turned around to leave.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The sword was as fast as a meteor and directly hit its ghost body, making it almost invisible.
boom!
All the energy in the body was dispersed, and the ghost body was shaking, looking faint as if it would fall apart at any time.
However, this sword also directly proved that even an evil ghost would be afraid. Without any hesitation, Mei Sanniang fled backwards without even leaving a resentful look.
Jiale naturally wouldn't let him leave like this.
The evil-suppressing coffin had already been prepared. After a sword was slashed down, the evil-suppressing coffin went towards suppressing Mei Sanniang. Without any surprise, how could the seriously injured Mei Sanniang escape the suppression of the evil-suppressing coffin? She was directly suppressed in it.
Jiale looked around and saw that there was nothing missing, so he nodded, finished the fight, and ended the training.
After dealing with Mei Sanniang in the evil-suppressing coffin, Jiale handed it directly to Xiaohong. Xiaohong was also very excited when she saw Mei Sanniang in Jiale's hands. Among all the monsters and demons, ghosts are the most difficult to practice. They cannot have yang bodies. There are many people in the world who can restrain ghosts, and practicing is even more difficult. Don't think that Xiaohong has already reached the peak of the Ghost King realm.
It seems that there is only one step away from the Ghost Lord Realm, but this step may be a life-and-death calamity.
She was extremely grateful that she followed Jiale, otherwise, how could she have reached her current level? Plus, after absorbing the energy of Mei Sanniang in front of her, it would be enough for her to break through to the Ghost Lord level in one step.
"Thank you for your gift, Master ."
Jiale didn't care, he just did it for fun.
At the edge of the bamboo forest, Wang Anxu was running, breathlessly, feeling a little overwhelmed. He seemed to have encountered a mysterious problem again.
Jiale couldn't help but smile. Wang Anxu was still useful, so how could he let him go so easily? The Qimen Bagua was like a domain. If Jiale didn't let him go, how could Wang Anxu get out? This was much more powerful than Mei Sanniang's ghost domain.
"Master, you are finally here. The ghost wall, the ghost wall of that female ghost is so strong that no matter how hard I run, I can't escape."
Jiale nodded, and withdrew the Qimen Bagua on a thought.
Outside the bamboo forest, Wang Anxu was excited.
"Master, did you really get rid of that female ghost?"
Seeing Jiale nod, Wang Anxu's heart finally settled down. Wang Anxu was a very thoughtful and ruthless person. If he couldn't get rid of Mei Sanniang, he was afraid that he would not be able to sleep well in the future.
"Master, this favor is hard to repay. Please come to my house so that I can repay you properly."
Palace.
Wang Anxu came to the service of King Liang with his father-in-law. Now he holds an idle position of the sixth rank, but his status is not low. After all, he has a father-in-law who is the right-hand man of King Liang. If he walks in the territory of Liangzhou, everyone has to call Wang Anxu "Sir Wang".
"Husband, you're back!"
When Chen Huiniang heard that her husband had entered the city, she quickly dressed up and went to the door to greet him.
Chen Huiniang is two years younger than Wang Anxu. She was attracted by Wang Anxu's literary talent at first sight. Wang Anxu was also handsome, which made Chen Huiniang like him even more. Wang Anxu was already of marriageable age, and he was on Minister Chen's list of potential sons-in-law, so Chen Huiniang chose Wang Anxu without hesitation.
Chen Huiniang was born beautiful, and except for being jealous, she had almost no flaws. She loved Wang Anxu deeply.
Because she had been married to Wang Anxu for many years but had no children, her personality became more and more sensitive. She even suspected that Wang Anxu had an affair with her maid and actually killed the maid. However, such a temperament made Wang Anxu more and more resistant to this family, and he always ran to the Bamboo Forest Painting House. In the past few days, Chen Hui Niang was reminded by her mother to change herself. As soon as she heard that Wang Anxu had returned, she hurried out to greet him.
Wang Anxu was also a little excited when he saw Chen Huiniang. He was attracted to Chen Huiniang because of her beauty and the Chen family's background. However, Wang Anxu was a playboy who easily got bored with the old and loved the new. He also hated Chen Huiniang's jealous nature and had always been unhappy about it. Now that he has survived the disaster, he has developed a little more affection for Chen Huiniang. Compared with Mei Sanniang, his own wife is still better.
Moreover, after this incident, Wang Anxu didn't dare to run away again. His confusion was not only caused by Mei Sanniang.
"My dear, it's windy outside, why don't you wait inside? Come, come, let me introduce you to a benefactor. I encountered an evil spirit in the forest during this trip. Thanks to the help of the Taoist priest, I was saved."
Chen Huiniang was a sensitive person. She could not help but notice that her husband's attitude towards her had improved a lot. She was even happier and treated Jiale better as well.
After Wang Anxu's introduction, he hurriedly bowed to Jiale and invited Jiale into the mansion.
In fact, Wang Anxu invited Jiale back to his house for other reasons.
Although Chen Huiniang loved him, Wang Anxu's status in the Chen Mansion was not actually high. Otherwise, with his status, he would not have been holding a sinecure until now. Wang Anxu was in his prime and had ambitions. Because of the relationship with Minister Chen, Wang Anxu also had the opportunity to get close to King Liang.
By chance, he knew that King Liang was recruiting talented people. He had seen Jiale's ability with his own eyes. Such a powerful ghost was easily dealt with by Jiale. If he could recommend him to King Liang, he would definitely gain merit. If he had a good relationship with Jiale, they could support each other in the future. King Liang's cause was flourishing, so how could Wang Anxu not have any plans?
"Oh! King Liang is actually interested in recruiting talented people?"
Although Jia Le was asking a question, he knew what was going on in his heart. With the help of the gods, he was able to turn danger into safety, and his power had increased greatly. He had the potential to unify the north. However, with the mind of a king, he was used to controlling everything. Naturally, he was worried about a force as difficult to control as the gods, but it was impossible for him to create a stalemate.
Since we can't control it, then use checks and balances.
That's why King Liang came up with the idea of recruiting talented people. If he could recruit some powerful monks to fight against the gods, King Liang would naturally feel at ease.
Jiale also wanted to use Wang Anxu as a ladder, and now is the perfect time.
The two hit it off immediately, and Wang Anxu did not delay and went to King Liang the next day.
"Is there really such a powerful Taoist priest?"
Wang Anxu vividly recounted the story of how he encountered a fierce ghost in the bamboo forest and how Jiale helped him catch the ghost. This immediately aroused the interest of King Liang. Apart from concealing the identity did not discount Jiale's ability at all. Although King Liang was a little skeptical, he still asked Wang Anxu to invite Jiale over quickly.
King Liang has gained a lot of talented people recently, but there are almost no ones with strong strength.
The powerful cultivators with established sects all knew about King Liang's situation and naturally would not come to surrender. Those who could be recruited by King Liang were just some independent cultivators and unorthodox cultivators, so naturally they could not achieve the effect King Liang wanted.
"I am a Taoist priest from Chunyang. I am honored to be served by King Liang."
Seeing Jiale's rebelliousness and seeing that he just bowed his head, King Liang not only did not blame him, but felt that it was right. The attitude of the gods was much more arrogant than Jiale. If Jiale bowed his head like the other cultivators recruited by King Liang, King Liang would look down on him.
It’s just that Jiale looked too young, which made King Liang somewhat distrustful.
"Master, An Xu has already told me about your abilities. I don't know where you come from, Master?"
"The Great Sun and Xuantian pay homage to the Yin-Yang Palace! The Hunyuan Wangxu Wuliang Zhenmen!"
Um!
King Liang was a little confused when he heard this. It was clearly Qianyu, and he could understand the words separately, but how come they became a heavenly book when put together? King Liang didn't know much about the cultivation world. He only knew about some top sects such as Longhu Mountain, White Horse Temple, Maoshan, etc. He had never heard of the Zhenfu Zhenmen that Jiale mentioned.
But it doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it. This Zhenfu Zhenmen sounds very impressive. Only those who are capable can tell where such a sophisticated Zhenfu Zhenmen is. Well, anyway, I believe it a little bit.
"I wonder what the chief is capable of?"
"I can drive away thunder and lightning, pray for rain and clear weather, cure evil spirits and demons, exorcise locusts and eliminate leprosy, and refine ghosts. I can do a little bit of everything that monks can do."
Um!
sharp!
Although he had not seen Jia Le's true ability, Jia Le's confident face and humble words made King Liang believe him more, especially when compared with the talented people he had recruited before, which was a sharp contrast.
When asked these questions, the people that King Liang recruited before all talked about exorcising demons and ghosts, investigating Feng Shui, supporting dragons, etc., which were just common words and not very credible. They were nothing like Jia Le, who directly used such high-sounding techniques as driving away thunder and lightning.
King Liang pretended to be overjoyed, "The Taoist priest is indeed very capable. I need your help here. It has not rained for two months in I wonder if you can pray for rain to save the people from the drought and prevent them from having no food to eat in the winter."
This was of course a test from King Liang. Although he was concerned about the poor harvest, in his mind, if there was not enough food, he would just rob it. He didn't care about the lives of the people.
Jiale didn't care. For his next plan, he still needed to gain the trust of King Liang, and now was a good opportunity to show off his skills.
Jiale naturally knew the cause of the drought in Tianjing. The problem was all with King Liang and the gods. If the Heavenly Court was still there, Jiale really wouldn't dare to make it rain casually. After all, the Heavenly Court was there and any rainfall had to be decreed by the Heavenly Court. Those who made it rain without permission would be arrested and convicted by the Heavenly Court. But now Jiale didn't have that burden. The emperor was far away and the Heavenly Court couldn't control him.
Tianjing Altar.
This altar was built not long ago. It was the gods who ordered King Liang to build it so that he could make more fish than fish and prosper. Now that the purpose has been achieved, the altar has been left idle.
When King Liang heard that Jiale wanted to use the altar, he immediately brought Jiale over.
King Liang asked gods to bring rain to Tianjing. For a moment, the whole city was filled with joy. No matter it was true or false, the people all had some hope. After all, King Liang would not say such a joke. The officials in King Liang's mansion were skeptical. After all, praying for rain has always been the job of the Dragon King. How could a cultivator do it?
"An Xu, was it you who recommended that immortal to King Liang? Why didn't you discuss it with me?"
Minister Chen's dissatisfaction was already evident in his words. After all, Wang Anxu didn't even discuss such a big matter with him. Wasn't there something wrong with his attitude?
You know, if Jia Le's prayer for rain succeeds, it means he has real ability. The credit he gets from recommending someone is not the same as the credit he gets from Wang Anxu's recommendation. If Jia Le is a swindler, when the time comes and the prayer for rain fails, King Liang will be furious and blame Wang Anxu, and he will definitely not be able to escape.
Now Wang Anxu wants to take the credit for himself, but if anything goes wrong, it will be his father-in-law who will bear the responsibility.
Wang Anxu smiled cautiously, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart. If he told his father-in-law, what would happen to him in the future? He had seen Jiale's abilities and he had confidence in Jiale.
The people and officials in Tianjing all knew about it, so naturally the gods would know it too.
Led by the Liangzhou City God, Liangzhou Mountain God, and Liangzhou Land God, a group of auxiliary gods were measuring. At this time, they all looked towards the altar and Jiale, but they could not see through Jiale's depth.
This made the gods feel somewhat suspicious.
The gods knew best what kind of person King Liang was. The cultivators were all cunning and more cunning than monkeys. Would any cultivator be interested in King Liang? Could it be that he was targeting them?
Although the gods could not see through Jiale's depth, they did not think that Jiale was an ordinary person just because they could not see through Jiale's cultivation. After all, it would be even more difficult for an ordinary person to hide from their eyes.
Jiale had already noticed the gods' gazes. He had used the art of transformation to change his appearance, and had the Kunlun Mirror to conceal it. Not to mention the gods of the highest sixth rank, even the gods of the fifth rank might not be able to tell. Until he revealed his true purpose and knew Jiale's background, these gods would not take action.
Gods are the most suspicious. They would not kill Jiale just because a cultivator appeared under King Liang's command.
However, the gods were negative about whether Jiale could successfully pray for rain.
Praying for rain is no small matter. Dragons are born with the ability to move clouds and make rain, and they have related magical powers. They can also borrow water from the four seas. However, only dragons who have reached the level of Lianxu Hedao can make rain. The larger the range of rain-making and the longer the time, the stronger the strength required.
Tianjing is not small. If one wants to cover it with rain, even the dragon clan will need to send out dragons at the level of Hedao.
Some powerful cultivators might be able to master the art of making rain and bring rainfall over a small area, but it is almost impossible to cover the entire Tianjing. After all, the strongest cultivator in the world today is only at the Hedao realm. Even gods like them dare not boast that they can make rain in Tianjing, let alone a cultivator.
You know, King Liang had approached them before and wanted them to make it rain. Gods are more suitable for making rain than monks. Even so, they did not agree. After all, making rain is not only laborious but also difficult to achieve. Now, a monk dared to agree. At this time, most of these gods were looking at him with a laughing stock.
Once Jia Le casts a spell, he will definitely reveal traces of his technique. At that time, they will be able to take the opportunity to see Jia Le's tricks.
It was noon, the sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiale, dressed in a Taoist robe, stood on the altar with his eyes closed. At this moment, he suddenly became moved.
Jia Le had already used the technique of transforming the Qinghong Sword into a whisk. At this moment, Ling Tian pointed his finger, and the originally calm sky suddenly changed color.
"The wind is coming!"
"Clouds are coming!"
Following Jia Le's loud shout, a wind suddenly blew near the altar, and then continued to expand, and gradually the whole Tianjing was filled with strong winds.
The originally cloudless sky was blown away by the wind, and dark clouds appeared, covering the entire Tianjing, turning the entire Tianjing into a cloudy sky.
The people, who had originally only had some hope, suddenly cheered.
"OK!"
"It's really a god, the sky is overcast and it's going to rain!"
…
As the people cheered, King Liang also became happy, knowing that they must have invited a powerful monk this time. Even if he could not pray for rain, his ability to call the wind alone was better than all the monks he had recruited before. The look he gave Wang Anxu was more approving, which made Wang Anxu excited. Only Minister Chen was a little unprepared.
The gods all looked gloomy.
"This guy actually has some skills!"
But it was just a surprise. Calling the wind was not a difficult task for high-level cultivators. Jiale's ability to call the wind only showed that he had some skills, but praying for rain might not be successful.
Mastering the Five Thunders is more than just a thunder magic. It can also drive away thunder and lightning, pray for rain and clear weather, cure evil spirits and demons, ward off locusts and plague, and refine ghosts. Among them, as for calling the wind and rain, although it is not as good as the calling the wind and rain in the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs, but in terms of praying for rain, it is no worse than the innate magical power of the dragon clan.
Now that Jia Le has mastered the Five Thunders, it is almost like a dragon in the Hedao realm controlling the clouds and rain. Although Tianjing is big, it is just an ordinary place.
"Lei Lin!"
"Electricity is coming!"
There were two more loud shouts, and when the sky was covered with dark clouds, thunder suddenly sounded. With a loud bang, lightning and thunder were striking, as if it was the end of the world. Experienced people knew that this was a sign of the coming heavy rain.
The gods' faces were even gloomier. Not to mention whether Jiale could really pray for rain, the signs had already appeared. They even suspected that Jiale might be a dragon. The ability to call the wind and control thunder was not something that an ordinary cultivator could possess.
Suddenly, these gods also felt threatened. They did not believe that such a powerful cultivator would suddenly appear in front of King Liang without any intention. Whether he came for them or not, whether his intentions would conflict with theirs were all issues they needed to consider now.
“Rain is coming!”
