Chapter 23: The Divine Thunder of Taiyi

  Ximen Shuai looked at Lin Fan, who was happily wielding his bamboo sword under the bright moonlight. His heart was filled with anxiety and he thought to himself: "If I join forces with Lin Fan to overthrow Snow Girl, Lin Fan will definitely not agree, and I'll probably end up being used as a scapegoat." However, if he wants Snow Girl to obtain the Blood Moon Stone, it's likely that he won't be able to escape either. Should he just leave and not care? But Snow Girl had already promised to give him the Blood Moon Stone, so leaving like this would be too frustrating.

  Xueying Sect is not easy to deal with, Xueji is from Zhujian Hall and doesn't practice the Xueying Great Method. If they fight, she can still run away herself. If a Xueying Sect expert with similar cultivation as Xueji comes, it's likely...

  Gains and losses, life and death, all entwined with General Ximen. As they approached the small town, Snowy asked: "Lin Fan, are you certain that the object is in the Earth Temple?"

  Damn, Ximen Shuai was not called for nothing, he guessed it right himself. The accomplices of Xueji had already searched the Land Temple, fortunately this kid left a trick, otherwise they would have seen Yanwang now.

  Lin Fanxiao asked: "Xue Hu Fa, why are you certain that the thing is not in the Earth Temple?"

  "......" Yuki's eyes widened: "I'm just telling you, it's better not to deceive me."

  "Could it be that Snow's protector has already searched the Land Temple?"

  "Of course not!" Yuki replied with an unchanged expression.

  Ximen Shuai was perplexed, could it be that this little guy had a hidden trick up his sleeve? His three companions were still waiting foolishly at Lianhua Mountain, could it really be true that there was a high-ranking master from the Yunqing Sect accompanying him? If so... Ximen Shuai broke out in cold sweat, he himself hadn't discovered anything in the past few days, which meant that this master's cultivation had already reached an unfathomable realm.

  ……

  The Blood Crystal and the Yellow Paper were like ordinary objects, and cultivators couldn't sense their location, they could only be observed with the naked eye. The three of them fell into the Earth Temple, where all was quiet, and inside the temple, only two candles were lit with a faint glow. After all, the Earth God was the lowest-ranking small god, and the temple wasn't big, only about the size of a square meter, with only an altar dedicated to the Earth God in front, and nothing else.

  "Go get it." Xueji said. She gently pulled up her right sleeve, revealing a thin chain that was neither gold nor silver tied around her wrist. Ximen Shuai recognized this object; it was a treasure of the Blood Shadow Sect. After obtaining specific materials, one could cultivate this treasure according to recorded texts. This treasure was called Locking Immortal Chain. Once locked on, as long as the difference in cultivation wasn't too great, it was impossible to escape. It would penetrate deep into the blood vessels and kill the opponent.

  Lin Fan bowed before the Land God: "Don't blame, don't blame!" He picked up the wooden god statue, and from the bottom of it, a Blood Glazed Stone appeared in Lin Fan's hand. Lin Fan asked: "Which one is more suitable for this?"

  "Give it to me." Yuki said.

  Lin Fan smiled and looked at Ximen Chui, "One stone can kill two birds, there's only one copy of the thing, but there are two buyers, so you guys go ahead and fight for it." However, Ximen Chui's attitude was beyond Lin Fan's expectation: "Since Snow Protector likes it, then let Snow Protector keep it. Farewell!"

  He finished speaking and flew diagonally into the sky, a bloody net suddenly appeared out of thin air, unfolding to about half an acre in size, covering everything. Ximen Shuai was well-prepared, took out a small triangular flag and waved it: "Break evil!" A white light shot out from the small flag, breaking through the blood net, and Ximen Shuai flew out.

  Xueji looked at Ximen Shuai's distant figure and coldly smiled: "I didn't think this guy still had the Seven Broken Flags."

  Po Sword, Po Fa, Po Shui, Po Xie, Po Huan, Po Qi, Po Gui. This is the family heirloom of Grandmaster Ximen, the former Demon King. Now that the treasure has been used by Ximen, although it's not even a tenth of its power, it has already broken through the Blood Web and escaped into the sky. It can be seen that the Seven Breaking Flags are powerful. However, this also confirms that the death of the former Demon King is a fact. Only when the Demon King dies and the treasure is left without an owner can Ximen possibly refine this treasure.

  However, a good man is not guilty, but a jade pendant is guilty. Originally, Ximen Shuai would have escaped, but with the appearance of the seven broken flags, how could Snow Girl's helper give up? A blood-colored figure rushed out from outside the Land Temple. Snow Girl turned her head to look at Lin Fan, who still had a confused expression on his face. Snow Girl smiled in her heart, thinking that she would use the strategy of sowing discord to make herself and Ximen Shuai fight each other, but she didn't expect that her helper had already arrived, and Ximen Shuai probably wouldn't have the power to protect himself either. Snow Girl asked: "How old?"

  "Sixteen."

  "Hmm... according to the rules, outsiders are not allowed to practice the Bamboo Sword Style. Now there are two ways to solve this problem. The first way is for you to die."

  Lin Fan shook his head repeatedly: "This method is no good."

  "There's another way, betray Cloud Qing Gate and join my Blood Shadow Sect."

  All heretics are like this... Lin was annoyed and said: "But you said that if I get the Blood Moonstone, you'll let me go."

  "Right, you can choose the second option."

  "I won't choose the second one."

  Yuki shook her head: "That's you seeking death yourself, I can only help you fulfill it." A silver chain flew out from her arm.

  Lin Fan lowered his head, his fingers in front of his mouth, and shouted: "Hurry!"

  As soon as the words fell, Xueji's back was like being hit by a heavy blow, and she flew out, crashing through the wooden wall of the Earth God Temple, and then crashing through the stone wall of the courtyard. She spat out true energy, feeling her true energy in disarray, difficult to condense. Lin Fan jumped onto the wall head, his arms spread wide: "Heavenly Thunder, Earthly Fire!"

  Fireflies flew up, countless fireflies flew out of the land god temple, surrounding the two. Snow Princess stood up and looked around, not at the fireflies, but at the talismans that were flashing with faint light in the night. How many?

  Lin Fan said, "Originally this trap was dug for General Ximen. After you left during the day, I spent half a time drawing three hundred talismans and storing them in the incense money box. Without using true energy, heavenly thunder and earthly fire is a must-learn technique for Yunqingmen disciples, specializing in breaking through evil people's protective true energy."

  "Isn't that Taibei Shinra?" Yuki asked.

  Lin Fan was shocked: "You actually know."

  Xueji was furious, you've already taken the upper hand, yet you still want to deceive people. The Taiyi Divine Thunder is indeed the nemesis of evil sect disciples, not only breaking through the body's true energy but also shattering the evil gate's treasure, its power boundless. However... if it were truly the Taiyi Divine Thunder, I estimate the entire town would have been blown to smithereens, and you would have turned to dust long ago. The Taiyi Divine Thunder isn't something just anyone can use; even among the Yunqing Sect, including those old codgers, it's unknown whether there's anyone who can wield it.

  Lin Fan has been bragging, the Taiyi Divine Thunder Scripture is indeed recorded in the scriptures, but it's absolutely not something that can be controlled by someone in the foundation-building period or even the Yuan Ying period. Can't you see that Lin Fan was just taking advantage of Xueji's distraction when she split her body to look outside, and then he stuck dozens of earth thunder talismans on Xueji's back? Unfortunately, Xueji is also a master, but she was disrupted by the Seven Broken Flags and ended up like this. The five thunders of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are all considered shallow Daoist techniques. Metal Thunder is sharp, Wood Thunder is loud, Water Thunder is dull, Fire Thunder is fierce, and Earth Thunder is stunning. To control the changes of the Five Thunders is just the beginning, whereas the Taiyi Divine Thunder mentioned earlier is the highest realm of the Orthodox Thunder Scripture recorded in the scriptures.

  "Exposed, I'd better hurry and run." Lin Fan smiled, wielding his bamboo sword.

  "Why don't you just kill me?"

  Lin Fan was taken aback for a moment, then said: "Because I don't want to kill you!" After speaking, he turned around and left. Is that so? Of course not, good and evil cannot coexist. However, these talismans have expired... True energy is injected into the talisman, the talisman falls asleep, and the true energy slowly flows away. When summoned, it will be sensed and moved immediately. But there is a time limit, otherwise Lin Fan would not carry yellow paper, but instead have a basket of painted talismans on his back, completely saving the time to paint the talismans.

  Lin Fan had already urged once earlier and immediately found it wouldn't work. Strictly speaking, it couldn't be considered expired, but its power had dropped to the lowest. Lin Fan naturally wouldn't tell Xue Ji the truth; she was still a helpful assistant after all.