Chapter 10: Water and Thunder

  Ximen smiled slightly, having seen Gu Yan and Ye Wushuang before. He had some apprehension towards these two people, fearing they might have some strange moves or treasures. He dispersed the Qiankun Circle, letting its divine consciousness lock onto Ye Wushuang. As soon as she made a move, it would immediately lock on, and with his ancient sword, he could deal with Gu Yan. As for the others, he could easily take care of them using his Taoist methods.

  The Duke of Guo said: "General Ximen, you have always been in Western Continent, how can you come to Eastern Continent?"

  Ximen Shuai smiled: "I came upon hearing the fragrance, Palace Master. You and I are like-minded, why let the people of Yun Qing Shan spoil the fun? Why not..."

  No sooner had he spoken, all the talismans roared to life and launched a hundred bolts of lightning at Sima Yi. Sima Yi needed time to react, but his ancient sword had a mind of its own and immediately protected him, absorbing all the lightning.

  At the same time, the ancient sword became dull and lost its luster, falling downwards. Ximen Shuai was greatly shocked and hastily activated his magic power, but unfortunately, the ancient sword had already fallen asleep and would not be controlled. At this moment, a talisman flew out and stuck to the ancient sword.

  "Draw a prison on the ground!" Lin Fan said: "Quickly!"

  Then everyone was stunned, the ancient sword disappeared, and the falling ancient sword actually vanished.

  Bai Mu and Lin Fan discussed, Lin Fan tried to remember, then determined that this was a completely impossible task. Hearing the conversation between Gong Zhu and Xi Men Shuai, he used his old trick, all the talismans exploded together, as for the consequences, let's talk about it later. Unexpectedly, Gu Jian protected its master, taking all the attacks, Xi Men Shuai was not injured at all. Even more unexpected was that Gu Jian was knocked into a dormant state, this sword's quality was too low. Lin Fan's eyes were bright and his hands were quick, immediately a talisman flew out and stuck to Gu Jian.

  Ximen Commander was furious: "How dare you!" The true energy took shape, bursting through the wall of the inn and grabbing towards Lin Fan. This ancient sword was never a divine object to begin with. First, there was Gu Yan's flying sword slash, then Ye Wushuang's Golden Crow fierce flames, all relying on the ancient sword for protection. Finally, Lin Fan's Hundred Paths Heaven Thunder Curse extinguished the ancient sword.

  Ximen Shuai moved, and so did Gu Yan. Ximen Shuai immediately became calm and shocked, thinking "This is not good, today will be a disaster." He now only had one Qiankun Circle available to him, which was locked onto Gu Yan's sword, but he couldn't lock down Ye Wushuang's scroll with it. In his anxious state, Ximen Shuai angrily cursed: "Righteous Path cultivators, you only know how to bully the minority."

  Ye Wushuang blinked her eyes and asked: "What's wrong with using many to cheat the few?" There was no rule that said you couldn't use many to beat the few.

  "Of course not." Ximen Shuai was also extremely cunning, and he began to use his spiritual sense to search for the ancient sword. The young Taoist had said that it was trapped by a magical seal, and indeed the ancient sword seemed to be confined. The ancient sword was dormant, unable to sense anything on its own, and could only rely on Ximen Shuai's spiritual sense techniques to slowly search for it. Ximen Shuai said: "As cultivators of the truth, we value openness and fairness, one-on-one duels."

  "But it was you who let us go up together."

  "I never said that."

  Just then, nearby, Ximen Shuai's heart was filled with joy, and he was about to approach when he suddenly felt a chill on his back. He was shocked to find that his protective true energy had been unknowingly broken through, and his bones felt a cold air invading. Ximen Shuai was also a seasoned veteran of many battles, and immediately abandoned his ancient sword, mobilizing his true energy to forcibly shift himself horizontally by a hundred paces. Almost instantly, a dull sound echoed from the place he had just left, like the sound of a stone sinking into deep water.

  Ximen's face turned pale and a cold sweat broke out: "Gui Shui Yin Lei?" He wasn't quite sure either.

  Guishui Yīn Léi, also known as Guǐ Léi, is a type of heavenly thunder in the Five Elements. However, it differs greatly from ordinary water thunder. Guishui Yīn Léi is extremely insidious and can not only break through one's protective true energy but also severely damage precious artifacts and magical tools. The most frightening aspect is that after its release, Guishui Yīn Léi is silent and invisible, making it imperceptible to even high-level cultivators until it is about to strike their protective true energy. If the two parties have similar cultivation levels, they will be severely damaged by the shadow thunder. If one's cultivation level is significantly lower than that of the caster, they may be instantly killed. However, Guishui Yīn Léi also has its drawbacks: after being released, it cannot be controlled by the caster and will explode at a specific time and location, rendering it useless if the target moves.

  The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth each have their own characteristics. People in the foundation period can use them freely, and their power is also generally equivalent. As one's cultivation increases, so does their power. Apart from increasing cultivation, the power of the five elements can only be increased through the use of spells. The five elements interact with each other in complex ways, changing endlessly. Currently, the most famous school for studying thunder magic is the Lei Shan Sect of the Nan Zhou Xiu Zhen Grand School. They are able to change the five elements into countless variations. However, records of the Gui Water Yin Thunder only appeared during the Great Evil Dao War 300 years ago.

  Since the power is so fierce, why doesn't anyone study it? It's because Gui Water Yin Lei can't be studied, there are no methods or techniques. It's said that Gui Water Yin Lei can only rely on enlightenment, and only those who can freely use the Five Elements Thunder can enlighten.

  Is it difficult? Lin Fan asked, isn't it just combining the five thunders together? Lin Fan can draw the Five Elements Thunder Symbol quickly and accurately. When he's bored, he studies these Five Elements Thunder Symbols and discovers some secrets. No one has ever studied why the Metal Thunder Symbol is drawn this way, or why the Fire Thunder Symbol is drawn that way. Maybe only someone as boring as Lin Fan would ask himself, why can the thunder symbol emit lightning? At the same time, he also considers the possibility of being lazy, trying to see if he can take a shortcut and not follow the traditional diagram.

  After a lot of trouble, Lin Fan figured out some principles of the talisman, and then came up with a self-designed thunder talisman. This thunder talisman is quite complex, it's the essence of the five elements thunder talisman arranged in a generating sequence, then arranged in a counter-restraining sequence inside, the middle is the necessary pattern to activate the five elements thunder curse, the most difficult part is that such a complex talisman must be completed in one stroke.

  The first test subject was his own master, who at the time was near Gui Water Yin Lei and was very puzzled but had no defensive mind, and then he fell for it. The master asked Lin Fan, and then solemnly warned Lin Fan that unless they encountered a strong enemy, they were not allowed to use Lin Fan's Thunder Symbol, and they were also not allowed to record the symbol's drawing method in written records. This so-called Lin Fan Thunder Symbol was designed by Lin Fan himself, of course it was named after him.

  The master saw that he was knowledgeable and knew about the Gui water Yin Lei, and also knew that only those who had passed the Yuan Ying period of full repair of the five elements of thunder could use it freely. His Ben Ming must be a positive five element, not biased or lacking. Using talismans to use Gui water Yin Lei, the master was still seeing it for the first time. Although Gui water Yin Lei was extremely poisonous, after all, it was a yellow paper medium, so its lethality was still relatively limited.

  Ximen's name is completely shaken by the Gui Water Yin Lei, really solidly hit once, at most spit a mouthful of blood, close the door for one or two days to recover from injury. Moreover, dealing with Gui Water Yin Lei, having a defensive situation is very simple, Gui Water Yin Lei flies slowly, explodes at a fixed point, as long as you move your position intermittently, you can avoid being ambushed.

  Ximen Shuai was shocked and uncertain, and he shouted: "Is it a senior of the Leishan Sect who used Gui Water Yin Lei to secretly calculate me?" Because only people from the Leishan Sect could possibly cultivate Gui Water Yin Lei.