This celestial master cultivates both physical and magical arts; why did you provoke him?

Chapter 34: Before I used lightning magic, I saw many people for who they truly were.

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The car drove for three hours before entering the mountainous area.

The road became narrower and bumpier.

The trees on both sides grew denser and denser, blocking out the sun, making it as dark as dusk even though it was daytime.

Finally, the car stopped at the foot of a mountain.

The road ahead was blocked by fallen trees, and the car couldn't pass.

"Get off the bus and walk."

Xia En said.

The group got out of the car and climbed up a mountain path that was almost completely overgrown with weeds.

The mountain path was very steep and had a lot of loose rocks, making it very difficult to walk.

Fang Zijian started panting after climbing for ten minutes, his legs started shaking after twenty minutes, and he collapsed onto a rock after thirty minutes.

"No, I can't... I need to rest for a bit..."

Xia En glanced at him, said nothing, but took out a talisman from his pocket and stuck it on his back.

Fang Zijian was taken aback: "What is this?"

"A Qi-boosting talisman," Shane said. "It will allow you to hold on a little longer."

Fang Zijian indeed felt much lighter, and his legs stopped shaking.

"Why didn't you take it out sooner!"

"You didn't ask."

Fang Zijian: "..."

Liu Ruyan smiled beside her.

The group continued climbing.

After climbing for another half hour, the view suddenly opened up before us.

The mountaintop was a flat area, and on the flat area stood a dilapidated Taoist temple.

The Taoist temple is small, with only two courtyards, one in front and one in back.

Half of the wall had collapsed, and the gate lay on the ground, covered in moss.

Half of the roof of the main hall collapsed, exposing the beams and tiles inside.

The yard was overgrown with waist-high weeds, which rustled in the wind.

But the most eye-catching feature is a tower behind the main hall.

The tower is not tall, only three stories high, made of blue bricks, and its surface is covered with vines.

The tower is covered with densely packed runes.

Those runes were different from the eye symbols that Shane had seen before; they were proper Taoist runes, each stroke meticulous and precise.

The runes were covered with a faint halo, like a protective film.

But the halo was very weak, flickering like a candle about to go out.

Shen Ye stared at the tower, his expression solemn.

"This is it," he said. "Sealed beneath the tower."

Shaun walked to the tower and reached out to touch the runes.

The runes were very cold, chilling to the bone.

But beneath the runes, something was vibrating slightly.

Like a heartbeat, and like breathing.

"The seal is about to give way," he said.

Shen Ye nodded: "The Evil Spirit Cult has been breaking the seals. Six of the seven seals have already been broken; this is the last one."

Xia En looked at him: "Beneath the six broken seals, the thing has already come out?"

"no."

Shen Ye shook his head. "The seal has only been partially destroyed, and the contents inside cannot be fully released yet. But if the last seal is destroyed, all seven seals will completely collapse."

He paused.

"At that time, the seven ancient evil creatures will awaken simultaneously."

Fang Zijian, listening nearby, turned pale: "Seven? Last time, one almost demolished the eastern suburbs, and now seven of them are coming out at the same time..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.

Xia En was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "How do we reinforce the seal?"

Shen Ye took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to him.

A complex magic circle was drawn on the paper, with dense explanations written around it.

"It requires three celestial masters to cast spells simultaneously to inscribe the new runes on the tower."

Shen Ye said, "But I'm not a Taoist priest, I don't know how to cast spells."

Xia En stared at the paper in silence for a long time.

Then he put the paper away.

"No need for three," he said.

Shen Ye was taken aback: "What?"

"I said we don't need three." Shane walked to the tower, drew his short sword "Evil Slayer" from his waist, and said, "One is enough."

Shen Ye frowned: "That's impossible. The magic array is designed so that three people need to simultaneously inject their magic power to activate the runes!"

"I already said," Shane interrupted him, "one is enough."

He stuck the dagger into the ground, then took out the three talismans from his pocket and pasted them on three different sides of the tower.

The talisman began to glow as soon as it was pasted on—a golden light that shone brightly on the dimly lit mountaintop.

Xia En took a step back and formed a hand seal.

"Thunder Magic - Heavenly Thunder Summoning"

A muffled clap of thunder suddenly echoed in the sky.

Then a massive bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, landing directly on the top of the tower.

"boom--!!!"

The entire tower was shaking, and rubble was falling from its surface.

But the tower did not collapse.

The lightning bolt didn't damage the tower; instead, it flowed down the tower's body, seeping into the gaps between the runes like water.

The runes began to glow.

Golden light spread upwards from the base of the tower, layer by layer, then layer by layer...

The entire tower was enveloped in golden light.

The halo that was about to fade away brightened up again.

Fang Zijian's mouth was open, his phone was held in mid-air, but he forgot to take a picture.

Liu Ruyan covered her mouth, her eyes welling up with tears. .

Shen Ye stared at the tower, his silvery-white eyes filled with disbelief.

"This...this is impossible...how could one person..."

"Because he is not just a Taoist priest." A voice came from behind.

Everyone turned around at the same time.

A figure emerged from the woods.

He was an old man, over sixty years old, with gray hair, wearing a gray Taoist robe, and leaning on a peach wood cane.

"Not bad," he said. "Even better than I expected."

Xia En frowned: "Why are you here?"

"You have to come."

Zhang Jingxuan looked at him and said, "If you keep doing this, you'll ruin the reputation of Longhu Mountain."

Xia En: "..."

Zhang Jingxuan turned to Shen Ye and looked him up and down.

"You're Shen Ye? The one who defected from the Evil Spirit Cult?"

Shen Ye nodded, looking at the old man warily.

Zhang Jingxuan didn't say anything, but took something out of her pocket and handed it to Xia En.

It was a jade plaque, about the size of a palm, with the words "Celestial Master" engraved on the front and densely packed runes on the back.

"What's this?" Shane asked, taking the package.

"The Celestial Master's Decree," Zhang Jingxuan said. "From today onwards, you are the official successor Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion."

Xia En was stunned.

Fang Zijian was also stunned.

Liu Ruyan covered her mouth.

For the first time, Shen Ye's expression changed.

Shock, envy, and something else I can't quite put my finger on.

"Master, I'm only twenty-three..."

"It has nothing to do with age."

Zhang Jingxuan interrupted him, "The Celestial Master's Mansion has been established for hundreds of years, and it has produced Celestial Masters of all ages, but none of them have ever been like you."

He looked at Xia En with a complicated expression.

"You are proficient in both physical and magical arts, and unparalleled in both lightning and physical techniques. You alone are worth ten of them."

Xia En remained silent for a long time.

Then he put the jade pendant away.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhang Jingxuan waved her hand: "Don't thank me. You earned this yourself."

He turned and looked at the tower.

"The seal is temporarily stable. But only temporarily," he said. "The cultists won't let this go. They will come."

Xia En nodded: "I know."

"What are you planning to do?"

Xia En thought for a moment and said, "Wait for them to come."

Zhang Jingxuan looked at him, remained silent for a few seconds, and then smiled.

"Okay. Then you wait."

He turned and walked down the mountain.

After walking a few steps, he stopped again.

"Oh, right."

Xia En looked at him.

Zhang Jingxuan didn't turn around, but simply said, "Your 'Overwhelming Force' has a good name."

Xia En was taken aback: "I haven't given myself a name."

Zhang Jingxuan laughed heartily, leaning on his peach wood cane, and disappeared into the woods.

Xia En stood there, looking in the direction where his master had disappeared, and remained silent for a long time.

Then he turned around and looked at the others.

"Let's go."

Fang Zijian was taken aback: "Where to?"

"Let's go down the mountain," Shane said. "We'll wait for them to come."

Liu Ruyan looked at him and suddenly asked, "That Overwhelming Fist, you really didn't give it a name?"

Xia En glanced at her: "No."

"Then why did your master say...?"

"He's talking nonsense."

Liu Ruyan smiled.

The group walked down the mountain.

As the sun sets, it paints the entire mountain in gold.

Xia En walked at the front, with a short knife at his waist and a Celestial Master's Token in his pocket. Behind him were a reporter, a school beauty, a former member of the Evil Spirit Cult, and a female ghost floating above their heads.

This scene is utterly absurd no matter how you look at it.

But he walked very steadily.

Step by step, at a leisurely pace.

Just like every punch he throws.

Decisive and efficient, without any hesitation or fuss.

Three days later, in Jiangzhou City, at Qingheju.

Xia En sat in a wicker chair in the yard, holding a lollipop in her hand, looking at the repaired wall.

Fang Zijian squatted on the steps, scrolling through his phone.

Liu Ruyan sat beside her reading a book.

Shen Ye leaned against the wall and closed his eyes to rest.

Cuihua dozed off by the well.

Everything was peaceful.

But everyone knows that this is just the calm before the storm.

Fang Zijian suddenly exclaimed "Huh?"

"What's wrong?"

Xia En asked.

Fang Zijian handed over the phone.

A news notification appeared on the screen:

"A mysterious underground palace has been discovered at a construction site in the eastern suburbs of Jiangzhou. Archaeological experts say it is 'unprecedented'."

The accompanying image is a photograph.

In the photo, a huge underground space is illuminated by searchlights.

In the center of the space, there is a stone platform.

On the stone platform, there was a coffin.

The coffin was transparent, like crystal.

There was a person lying in the coffin.

a woman.

She was very young, around twenty years old, wearing a white robe, with her hands folded in front of her chest.

Her face was serene, as if she were asleep.

But what's most striking is her forehead.

There is a mark on his forehead.

One eye.