Chapter 47: The Five Thunder Law (Part 2)

  All things in the world, if we really want to talk about their essence, are similar and can learn from each other. The stone from another mountain can be used to carve jade. It's like a spider sitting steadily at the center of its web, seemingly unaware and unmoving, not looking or listening, ignoring all things around it. But as soon as an insect touches the web and causes a slight vibration, it moves swiftly and deadly, striking in an instant.

  Zhuge Liang of Nanyang, sitting steadily in the central army tent, sets up the Eight Trigrams formation, capturing the flying general! At first glance, it seems like a child's play, but in reality, what kind of hidden killing intent is concealed within? The eerie and ominous atmosphere, where pulling one thread can move the entire body, is a heaven-sent great danger.

  Facing a smiling expression, Zhang Daocheng's whole body relaxed, ordinary people are absolutely unable to see any subtlety or danger in this posture, but it is clear in Wang Chan's eyes as if he had seen through fire. This old Daoist Zhang is absolutely the only internal martial arts master he has ever seen.

  Lei Ting and he were like a child who had just learned to walk when it came to practicing internal martial arts.

  So, the enemy didn't move, I didn't move, and Wang Chan stood still on the spot without any movement.

  In the internal family fist method, the real killing moves are all about using stillness to control movement. It seems like calm water without waves, but once it counterattacks, it is fierce and rapid, like the Milky Way pouring down or the Yellow River bursting its banks, rolling in with unstoppable momentum.

  Wang Chan knew that he only had one chance, if he acted hastily and didn't get it right, and was intercepted by Zhang Daocheng, then Liu Lao San would immediately have the opportunity to run off and gather his men. In that case, it would be even harder for him to kill his opponent today, and in the future, finding this rat hiding in the sewers of Ha City would be even more difficult.

  At the same time, Zhang Daocheng also had a deep-seated fear of Wang Chan in his heart. He was deeply afraid that once Liu Lao San left the range of his own aura, he would reveal a weakness and be caught off guard by Wang Chan, who would seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the spot. If Liu Lao San were to die, then his own affairs would also be doomed. The matter with Zhou Lin was extremely important to him, and if he wasted any more time, he would likely lose the initiative to others.

  Besides, Lin Gongzi probably already knew about this matter. Therefore, Zhang Daocheng could only choose to face Wang Chan's threat head-on and do his best to protect Liu Lao San's life.

  "Haha! Outsiders are also worldly people, this world except for immortals, who else can truly be unworldly? The donor is indeed joking. However, I have some doubts, I don't know how the donor knew that there was a 'Guang Lao Dao' in my Cui Mountain, he is one of my senior fellow disciples, and now he has entered the ancestral hall to receive offerings."

  Zhang Daocheng, on the one hand, prevented Liu Lao San from leaving his side too far away, while on the other hand, he still stared intently at Wang Chan in front of him with a faint smile on his face, calm and composed. However, his eyes had already become deep and cold, cautious and vigilant.

  "It turned out that he was already dead, what a pity to have missed meeting this extraordinary person! I also heard about some things related to your Mt. Taiqing Palace from one of my elders, and I know that your lineage is the orthodox transmission of the Quanzhen School." Wang Chan replied to Zhang Daocheng's question with his mouth, but his eyes kept darting past Zhang Daocheng, casting a glance at Liu Laosan who was trembling with fear, not relaxing for a moment.

  From the beginning, the two men faced off, exchanging a few words, Wang Zhen had been looking for an opportunity to break through Zhang Daocheng's defense.

  "It seems that the donor still has some fate with our Taicheng Palace! Zhang Daocheng suddenly smiled, looking very happy: "In fact, since the Song Dynasty, there have only been two truly orthodox Taoist schools in the world - Zhengyi and Quanzhen. All other sects are branches that split from these two schools, even Wudang is a branch of Quanzhen. Therefore, if we talk about the ancestral origin of internal alchemy, our Taicheng Palace on Laoshan Mountain can also be considered an orthodox transmission. Donor, if you have leisure time, why not visit Laoshan? The old Taoist will surely welcome you with open arms and lend you a copy of the Nine-Turns Reverted Elixir method from Taicheng Palace. With your abilities, you will certainly be able to achieve the state of embracing the origin and guarding the one within five years, forming an indestructible internal elixir, just like a true immortal."

  "That's not necessary, the method of refining Dan is not exclusive to your Daoist sect, I have it myself and it won't take five years to succeed." Wang Chan sneered: "What interests me is how you, an old Daoist, would take an interest in someone like Zhou Lin who is completely unrelated to you. Liu Lao San was right, Zhou Lin and I are close friends, if you want to find him, come look for me, but don't bother Liu Lao San."

  "In the Republic of China era, Sun Fuquan was known as 'Tiger Head Young General', with the number one hand in the world, and the first person in three hundred years since the Ming and Qing dynasties. In his later years, he also devoted himself to studying Dan Dao (Internal Alchemy), saying that the method of Dan Dao lies in breathing and exhalation, starting from the small and large heavenly cycles, and then returning to emptiness, all coming from changes in breathing. The way of fist techniques is also like this, only training the body and bones. Dan Dao seeks movement within stillness, and stillness returns after extreme movement. Fist techniques seek stillness within movement, and movement returns after extreme stillness. At first, they seem different, but when returning to emptiness, they are completely identical. Zi Yu said: Seeking to let go of the mind, letting go and then collecting it, and the Dao heart is born, which is also the principle of the Daoist 'collecting one's gaze and listening'. I see that Master Shi is young, yet already has internal and external unity, with unobstructed breathing, practicing until reaching the lower abdomen, directly arriving at the Dan Tian (lower elixir field). If he were to advance further, he would immediately become a divine being, free from worldly constraints. Among those who practice martial arts and fist techniques, there are few like Master Shi, truly a rare phenomenon in the world."

  Zhang Daocheng looked up and let out a loud laugh, refusing to discuss what he wanted from Zhou Lin. Instead, he borrowed a phrase from the great martial arts master Sun Lutang and lavishly praised Wang Chan.

  These words fell into Wang Chan's ears, and he couldn't help but laugh. He felt that this old Taoist was not much different from himself, both being out of touch with the world and disconnected from modern society. However, it was clear that this person had extensively studied the Taoist scriptures and could recite them from memory, possessing theoretical knowledge far surpassing his own.

  "I wonder if Zhang Daolong also inherited your Mount Cangshan Daoist family's secretly transmitted 'Five Thunder Method' like that old man Guan?"

  "In the Taoist sects, among all the methods, the most powerful is the Thunder Method. The thunder and lightning are the pivot of heaven and earth. Therefore, the thunder is the heavenly order, its power is the greatest, and everything in the three realms and nine lands belongs to the thunder and can be summarized. However, the five thunder methods are the pre-heavenly method, not the method of forming the internal elixir. If someone who has not formed the internal elixir practices it recklessly, they will surely die a violent death. As for me, I am still in my mortal body and cannot practice it. However, in the Taichang Palace on Mount Lao, there is a boxing method called 'Pre-Heavenly Mysterious Skill Boxing', which is the mother of Taiji and the foundation of the post-heavenly. If one practices it for a long time, they will surely step onto the Golden Elixir Great Path."

  "The Xiantian Xuan Gong Quan, I've heard of it before. It's a boxing technique that emphasizes the use of Tao as its foundation, with fists as its application, and the realization of Tao through fists. The more profound, the more reversed, the more heavenly." Wang Chan slightly shrugged his shoulders, and his spine, like a dragon, trembled lightly, changing segment by segment, with crackling sounds bursting from his joints, just like a magnificent musical instrument being played in perfect harmony, with ups and downs, crashing like gold and stone colliding.

  "Well said, well said! Cultivating the spirit root and calming the mind is the Taoist art. The method of Xuan Gong, first lies in refining the spirit, with mutual exchange used for others it's one or two out of ten, but used for oneself it's seven or eight out of ten. Investigating its subtlety, all return to the Great Tao. This is also the internal connection between fist techniques and spiritual cultivation. The donor's words are indeed deeply connected with my Tai Qing Gong sect!"

  Zhang Daocheng patted his thigh lightly, and his face changed color. He and Wang Chan chatted back and forth, as if they were old friends who had known each other for a long time. "The Xuan Gong Quan Fa in the Taichang Palace has always been passed down through a single line of transmission, but those who have heard of it are all old friends from within the sect. Since you can explain this fist technique so clearly, I suppose you must be a descendant of one of my predecessors from Lao Mountain."

  Zhang Lao Dao suddenly burst out laughing, his words full of intention to bring Wang Chan and himself closer together. His heart's intention was naturally self-evident. As soon as he finished speaking, intentionally or unintentionally, his body leaned forward slightly, causing the upper half of his body to leave the back of the sofa by an inch.

  He suddenly moved, seemingly just out of habit, just like an ordinary person who has been sitting in one position for too long and naturally wants to change to a more comfortable one. Anyone who saw this would not pay much attention to it.

  But Wang Chan's face suddenly changed color in this movement, and a strong sense of crisis appeared in his heart!

  Bang! A loud noise, Wang Chan only saw Zhang Daocheng suddenly raise his hand towards himself, and a flash of electricity seemed to be flashing in the palm of his hand. Then a large piece of thick smoke covered his line of sight, and a blue lightning bolt ripped through the smoke, instantly striking down at his head.

  "What is this thing?" Wang Chan was greatly shocked, and vaguely felt that the electric light seemed to have some impression in his mind, but he couldn't think of it in a hurry. His senses were severely contracted, feeling that there was a great crisis in the electric light, and even before it hit him, his whole body's hair stood up on end. He hastily moved his body, dodging to the side by ten steps, avoiding it.

  With a loud "crack", the lightning struck the floor, sending splinters of wood flying everywhere and revealing a large hole, with even the steel reinforcement exposed.

  One blow didn't hit, and it seemed that there was no end to the smoke that had formed a piece between Wang Chan and Zhang Daocheng, floating on top of the room, forming something like a dark cloud, with flashes of lightning, like the thunder before a storm, slashing wildly around the room.

  "This is the Five Thunder Law? It doesn't seem to look like it! I heard that when Lao Da Dao uses the Five Thunder Law, one thunderbolt strikes out, and the color of the sky changes. It's a true internal energy, with the five organs combined as one, transformed into the god of the five thunders, and then merged with the void. In short, it's a kind of qigong that communicates with the air. Which looks like this in front of me? The dark clouds are thick, with an evil and eerie atmosphere, not even a hint of a bright and majestic aura. Whatever, let's try his power first!"

  Wang Chan was startled in his heart, but he didn't panic. The internal martial arts of the Wang family originally came from the same source as the internal alchemy of Taoism, and when practiced to the highest level, they were the same. Moreover, in today's world, the ways of gods and ghosts are all false, even if there are still magical techniques, they won't have the kind of power that can destroy heaven and earth like in legends.

  Taking the lightning just now as an example, at most it's only about 220 volts of household electricity, absolutely can't compare to high-voltage electricity. Otherwise, that one strike earlier, with such a close distance, Wang Chan wouldn't have been able to dodge it.

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