Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

Lu Ci lowered his head and stood there quietly, with fine lightning interweaving all over his body.

The Taoists of Longhu Mountain were shocked beyond words when they saw Lu Ci's current appearance.

"He has clearly not practiced thunder magic, but lightning has manifested around his body. Can Hubao Leiyin reach this level?" a fellow disciple asked in a low voice.

"I heard the roar of tigers and leopards in the thunder. This should be the sound of tigers and leopards thundering. It's just that his current realm is very high, so such a strange phenomenon appeared."

"Tiger, Leopard and Thunder Sound is the symbol of a martial arts master. How can this guy Lu Ci, who is so young, be a martial arts master?"

"Young and strong people are better at boxing. Although young martial arts masters are hard to come by, they are not rare. There have been many in recent years. For us cultivators, it would be terrifying if we could produce a young master!"

"What's so scary? Have you forgotten Zhiwei? Isn't he the Grandmaster?"

"What nonsense! How can Zhiwei be a master? Have you ever seen a master who can defeat a thousand enemies alone and destroy a fleet? He is clearly a god who has descended to earth or an emperor who has been reincarnated. You can't judge him by common sense."

"Come to think of it, apart from my senior brother, I think Huaiyi has a chance to arrive." Tian Jinzhong suddenly said.

"Is Huaiyi so sharp? This kid hides too deeply. I'm afraid no one can see through his true colors except Zhiwei."

"It's a pity that Huaiyi often trains at the foot of the mountain and can't be seen for a long time. If he were on the mountain, we could let him try Lu Ci."

"It's not like we haven't tried it before. With Huaiyi's personality, it's likely that he will win by a narrow margin!"

……

A group of Taoists were surrounding Lu Ci and talking.

Lu Ci suddenly shuddered and came to his senses. The fine thunder suddenly disappeared. Looking at the white electric sparks slowly dissipating in the air, Lu Ci clenched his fists, feeling the unprecedented powerful force in his body, and could not help but raise his head and let out a long roar.

While he was howling, he couldn't help but think excitedly in his heart.

It’s done. I have finally made it. I have mastered the Tiger, Leopard and Thunder Sound. The future that Senior Brother Zhang imagined for me in the Lu family compound is finally not a dream.

Then, he thought of Lu Jin again. A few days ago, Lu Jin sent a message on Yin-Yang paper, saying that he had made a breakthrough in his cultivation, and asked him to stay in Long Yu Hushan and wait for death, and not to sneak back home and let him not be found.

"It's been a few days, that stinky guy Lu Jin should be here soon. I have made a big breakthrough this time, and I must let him know what cruelty is."

The more Lu Ci thought about it, the more excited he became, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.

"I say, Erbi, what are you laughing at yourself for? You have damaged such a large section of the parade ground wall, you can repair it!" Tian Jinzhong couldn't help but speak out and interrupted Lu Ci's sweet dream.

"what"

Lu Ci came back to his senses and looked around. The smile on his face froze for a moment. The extent of the damage was quite severe. A large area had collapsed and there were cracks on the ground beneath his feet. It would be a huge project to repair it.

He turned his head stiffly and looked at everyone slowly: "Everyone will... help together."

He had been in Longhu Mountain for so long, and he had seen at least eight out of ten cases where the competition venue was destroyed.

Every time, a group of Taoists would come together to help, some laying bricks, some plastering walls. With everyone adding fuel to the fire, it wouldn't take long to repair the project.

"Erbi, you never participated in our previous repairs, but now you want us to help?"

Lu Ci suddenly didn't know what to say.

But the next moment, the Taoist priest from Mount Longhu who had just said that continued:

"Dekada!"

Jiatian... What the hell? Did I say something wrong? Add money? But I didn't say I wanted to pay! ... Lu Ci was wondering.

"Brother Liu's idea is to add a few more fields. The autumn harvest was over not long ago, and many fields are empty and need to be re-turned. We can help you repair them and you can help us dig them. What do you think?"

Lu Ci was overjoyed: "I think it's okay, it's a deal."

Anyway, even if they didn't say anything, as a crazy farmer, he would go and hoe those fields.

Afterwards, on Mount Longhu, a group of Taoists took out various tools for repairing buildings from the warehouse and started to make a lot of noise.

In the past, when houses were being repaired, Zhang Zhiwei would be the commander. He would stand on a high place, and the golden light would take shape, transporting various objects like a tower crane.

Now that Zhang Zhiwei has gone to practice, Tian Jinzhong has taken his place and started to make all kinds of powerful statements.

As for Lu Ci, after helping out several times but causing more trouble than he deserved, he was sent away to hoe the fields. Naturally, Lu Ci was happy about it.

…………

At this moment, Zhang Zhiwei has returned to the top of Tianmen Peak, sitting cross-legged in the practice barrier set up by the crooked tree, and began today's practice.

Over the past few years, in addition to raising his Yin Five Thunders to a level comparable to his Yang Five Thunders, his life cultivation has also been slowly improving.

At the same time, inside his body, the "national teacher" was also not idle.

After being beaten by him last time and deprived of his position as deputy leader, the "National Master" was depressed for a while, but Zhang Zhiwei gave him a carrot and a stick again, which made him regain his passion.

Over the past few years, the five elements of the human body have basically been adjusted.

This also allowed Zhang Zhiwei to take another step forward. However, compared with the huge improvement brought about by the successful adjustments in the previous times, the improvements in the subsequent times were relatively small.

It’s not that the benefits of regulating the five elements in the human body have become smaller.

The income has not changed, but Zhang Zhiwei's cultivation has improved, and the income that could have brought him a huge increase has not increased much for him.

However, Zhang Zhiwei was not very concerned about this direct improvement. What he cared about now was that after the five elements of the human body were adjusted, he could proceed to the next level of practice, which was to nourish the Valley Spirit.

"The immortality of the Valley Spirit is called the Mysterious Female. The gate of the Mysterious Female is the root of heaven and earth. If it exists forever, it will be used without exhaustion. This realm is still too profound. You should not venture into it rashly, otherwise, at best, your cultivation will stagnate, and at worst, your foundation will be damaged."

“So, before you can nourish the Valley Spirit, you must first take care of some things inside your body.”

"Before, because I had entered the realm of inner sage and outer king very early, all delusions could not shake me, so I turned a deaf ear to the inner demon and the three corpses and didn't care about them."

"But if we want to raise the grain spirits, we must deal with them together, otherwise there might be a big mess."

The three corpses are easy to deal with. Zhang Zhiwei is not a person with strong desires, and these things have never dared to jump out and make trouble. Of course, this does not mean that they do not exist, but it is difficult for them to cause any waves.

But the inner demon... Zhang Zhiwei's eyes penetrated the small world of the human body and looked at the "National Master". The "National Master" was finishing the regulation of the five elements of the human body. He looked diligent, but he occasionally cursed the big-faced thief in his mind. Everything seemed normal.

But being too normal often means being abnormal. The "National Master" is not a stupid demon. When it first appeared, the means it used and the various interlocking and terrifying illusions it weaved fully demonstrated its complexity.

It is impossible for such a meticulous guy not to realize that he can sense its thoughts through the true nature of his mind.

But it never doubted it. Not only that, it often complained in its mind, saying ridiculous things like one day, it would defeat the big-faced thief, snatch this body, and rule the world.

When did a sinister and cunning inner demon turn into a person who only knows how to mutter in her head... Xianglin Sao?!
Did I subdue it with force, or is it just lying dormant? !
Zhang Zhiwei did not think that his military suppression could reach this level. In other words, the "national teacher" had probably already noticed it and was just pretending and lying in wait.

When is it waiting...

An answer flashed through Zhang Zhiwei's mind, Gu Shen, he was waiting for himself to raise Gu Shen.

"Master once said that guarding the Huangting and nourishing the Gu Shen will make a man's pregnancy very funny. Nurturing the Gu Shen is just like being pregnant. There will be a period of weakness."

"When the Valley Spirit is conceived, it will be at its weakest, just like when giving birth to a child. Could it be that it is playing dumb and even actively cooperating with me to help me practice, just waiting for this moment?"

Zhang Zhiwei was guessing in his mind, and at this time, the "national teacher" who was busy in the small world of the human body seemed to have sensed something, turned his head and looked back, but was facing a big face, which scared him so much.

But then, it greeted Zhang Zhiwei and reported its work content, while in his heart he was muttering to himself, "This damn big-faced thief scared me."

"'National Master', I need you to help me practice. Next, I will try to merge the Yin Five Thunders and the Yang Five Thunders to create a new thunder method!" Zhang Zhiwei said.

The "National Master" lowered his eyes, seeming a little disappointed, but then nodded, indicating that he would help Zhang Zhiwei.

But it also put forward its own request. It wanted to be promoted from the chief protector of the hall to the deputy leader of the hall. It was still brooding over the fact that it was stripped of the position of deputy leader three years ago.

"Of course, there can be two deputy leaders. If you perform well, you can be promoted to deputy leader!" Zhang Zhiwei made a promise and slowly disappeared.

The "National Master" restrained his smile, lowered his head slightly, and his face was full of shadows.

Zhang Zhiwei withdrew his consciousness from the small world of the human body. Although he had some doubts, he still could not completely conclude that there was something wrong with the "national teacher".

However, what he said just now was not a lie, he did intend to integrate the Yin and Yang Thunder Techniques.

After integrating the Yin-Yang and Thunder Methods, he will proceed to kill the Three Corpses, arrange for the "National Master", and finally nourish the Valley God.

This was the procedure he had planned from the beginning, and he would do this regardless of whether the "national teacher" was a traitor or not.

It was impossible for him to leave an inner demon until the final stage of his cultivation.

Since ancient times, no one has dared to do this.

"Let's take it step by step!" Zhang Zhiwei stood up and left Tianmen Peak, heading towards the Taoist Temple.

The fusion of Yin Five Thunders and Yang Five Thunders is a very rigorous matter, and he must make adequate preparations.

Even the integration of the two is not something that can be achieved overnight; it will take a long time.

Before that, he was going to read some ancient classics to see if he could get some inspiration.

After all, this requires combining two top-notch techniques into one, which is definitely not as simple as creating the Tiantong Finger Technique, and it cannot be achieved overnight.

While Zhang Zhiwei was working on integrating the Yin-Yang and Thunder Techniques, the situation in the world was still changing.

Because not long ago, Marshal Zhang moved into Kyoto, monopolized all power, appointed himself "Grand Marshal of the Army and Navy" and became the supreme ruler of the Beiyang.

This triggered the Second Northern Expedition, in which the Northern Expeditionary Army launched a joint attack on Marshal Zhang. In less than a month, Marshal Zhang's entire front collapsed and he had to retreat back outside the Great Wall.

During this period, the situation between Marshal Zhang and the Japanese pirates was not peaceful.

Because he borrowed a lot of money from the Japanese pirates, but was unwilling to fulfill his responsibilities, and he also played tricks on the Five-Way Agreement proposed by the Japanese pirates many times.

Every time the Japanese pirates asked him to sign, he only wrote the word "read" and refused to sign. In addition, Marshal Zhang secretly contacted Britain and the United States, attempting to lure American forces into the Northeast to lay railways and open mines to contain the Japanese pirates. This move completely angered the Japanese pirates.

The Japanese pirates were enraged and launched an assassination attempt on Zhang Dashuai on his way back to Fengtian. Although Zhang Dashuai deployed many experts to protect himself, the Biheshan ninja lurking inside still found an opportunity, placed a large amount of explosives under the carriage, and successfully detonated it when passing Huanggutun. His life or death is unknown.

It was not until seventeen days later, when the power transfer was completed, that the young marshal announced the news that Marshal Zhang had died.

After Marshal Zhang died, a letter was delivered to Longhu Mountain and handed to Zhang Zhiwei. It was written to him by the Young Marshal.

Zhang Zhiwei burned it without even looking at it.

While burning, he inexplicably recalled the time when Marshal Zhang asked him to have his fortune told and the man said that his life would be like walking on thin ice. Could he ever reach the other side?
The answer he gave to him at that time was: "Destiny is something that is born to be trampled underfoot. If you don't have the strength to resist it, just wait with courage."

This is actually not a very qualified answer, at least for Marshal Zhang, because he did not get the result he wanted.

Marshal Zhang never thought that fate could be trampled upon. He always felt that fate was something that should be respected!
Therefore, Marshal Zhang did not resist fate, he just followed the course of fate.

In fact, Zhang Zhiwei's two trips to the Northeast gave Marshal Zhang the opportunity to resist his fate.

Especially the second time, the relationship between them and the Japanese pirates had almost broken out and they were about to engage in a real war.

However, Marshal Zhang relied on his unique diplomatic means to ease the relationship with the Japanese pirates, and even got a large sum of money from them out of nothing, and used this money to counterattack the Central Plains.

This was actually what Zhang Zhiwei didn't want to see, and it was also what Li Shuwen and Zhang Sanjia didn't want to see, so they left.

It was from that time that Zhang Zhiwei knew that Marshal Zhang's fate was sealed.

He could actually go and protect him, but he no longer had any reason to go.

Perhaps Marshal Zhang himself knew this, so from beginning to end, he never contacted Zhang Zhiwei again.

However, after his death, a so-called letter was sent to him. Zhang Zhiwei didn't know whether it was from Marshal Zhang or Marshal Xiao. It didn't matter.

After burning the letter, Zhang Zhiwei sat cross-legged on the top of Tianmen Peak and continued doing his own things.

In the past few months, he has read a lot of Taoist classics, and has already had an idea of ​​the fusion of Yin and Yang and Thunder Method. He is currently sketching out the diagram of Xing Qi.

The new thunder method was too profound to be explained with words alone. He planned to explain it with pictures, just like when he and Zhou Sheng studied Tiantong Qimen. (End of this chapter)