Tomb Raider: The man is in the Nine Gates, but the system insists it's the Primordial Era.

"Baka yarou!"

"That's the restaurant, right?"

"Is that where Inoue died?"

"I don't care about family power or anything like that. With the noble blood of the Imperial Japanese Army involved, this restaurant won't be open for business tonight!"

"We can also use Inoue's death as an excuse to investigate the inner workings of the Crescent Hotel."

"..."

Under the torrential rain.

A large number of armed Japanese soldiers, who had been stationed in Beiping for many years, began to surround the Crescent Hotel under the leadership of their leader.

The rain could only disperse passersby, but it could not extinguish the desire of these Japanese soldiers to take the opportunity to search the Crescent Hotel.

Window on the second floor of the Crescent Hotel.

With his excellent hearing, Su Mu heard the "Baka yarou" curse coming from not far away. As he looked in the direction of the sound, following Qi Tiezui's advice, he took out a talisman and continued to light it with the incense in his hand while chanting another incantation.

"The Five Thunder Gods, the Six Ding and Six Jia, upon hearing my call, swiftly descend, stirring up clouds and spewing mist, thunder roaring, hurling fire for thousands of miles, leaving no ghost to hide, descending from the sky, roaming the universe..."

Su Mu chanted the incantation.

Zhang Qishan, Er Yuehong, Ya Tou, Yi Xinyue, and the others followed with curiosity to the window.

Judging from Su Mu's serious and earnest demeanor, he seemed quite certain that the rain was summoned by him using talismans and incantations.

It's not a normal weather phenomenon that it's raining.

"Thunder Department, by imperial decree!"

Su Mu raised the incense stick in his hand and aimed it at the spot where the small group of Japanese soldiers had just appeared at the street corner.

Because of the sudden downpour, there were no other pedestrians on the street at that time.

crackling-

It felt as if some terrifying force had torn a hole in the sky above our heads.

It made the pitch-black night shimmer with a dazzling white light that covered an extremely wide area.

Under the white light, everyone standing on the second floor, as well as those who witnessed the dazzling white light, subconsciously closed their eyes.

Then, the gentle, yin-like thunder, like water being poured, drifted down softly.

The lightning struck the spot that Su Mu had pointed to.

Then, at an extremely fast speed, it carved a deep trench along the entire street.

run?

The Japanese squad, shielding their eyes from the blinding white light with their arms, watched the lightning strike rapidly, their very instincts for survival failing to surface.

In an instant, they were all dissolved into the gullies on the ground, leaving not a trace.

"What's happening outside? Why is it so loud and jarring?"

"Did someone make some kind of solemn oath and get struck by lightning?"

"It really feels like a lightning strike happened right near us!"

"Quickly send someone out to see what's going on!"

"Divine punishment! It's divine punishment! A deep trench has been cleaved in the street, and some Japanese soldiers in military uniforms are dead!"

"I just saw it too! It's divine punishment!"

"..."

Rumble.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and then looked up at the dark sky above them, which had once again turned pitch black.

Within the dense black clouds, pinkish lightning flashed incessantly, poised to strike.

Hidden in the clouds, yet it has yet to fall.

Gollum~

Qi Tiezui retreated step by step until his back was against the wall and he could retreat no further. Only then did he stare at Su Mu in front of the window with a look of horror on his face.

Although the others did not act as dramatically as Qi Tiezui, they were all watching Su Mu at the window with great interest.

How could this be fake?!

"No! Don't point your incense at people, especially me! Put out the incense!"

In his anxiety, Qi Tiezui exclaimed with tears in his eyes.

Because Su Mu had already made a move to turn around, the incense in his hand was subconsciously about to point randomly at the people inside the room.

The law has not been broken!

"I see." Su Mu nodded with a smile, keeping his posture unchanged, and asked Huo Xian'er to bring tea before extinguishing the incense in his hand.

The incense went out, the spell was interrupted, and the pink lightning hidden in the dark clouds overhead quickly disappeared.

The dark clouds and rain also quickly dissipated.

In the blink of an eye, the night sky returned to its normal, quiet state.

The stars and moon thus reappeared.

It was another rare, bright moonlit night filled with stars, and everything was as it always was.

at the same time.

Because of the lightning strike, in the blink of an eye, everyone saw the special scene of golden patterns appearing on Su Mu's face again.

Only amidst the flashes of lightning were they able to glimpse the intricate golden patterns that were clearly not tattoos.

Under the blinding light of the thunder, the golden patterns on Su Mu's body were not submerged by the massive exposure; instead, they presented a reflected golden light that seemed to rival the thunder.

Golden light flowed within the golden patterns, shimmering with a luster no less dazzling than that of lightning.

In a much earlier period of time.

The ancient sages of humanity had long held the idea that thunder was the most yang and powerful substance in the world, capable of warding off any demons and evil spirits and slaying all things.

Therefore, it is indestructible and unbreakable, unstoppable and fearless.

However, the thunder magic, which is said to be able to destroy everything, could not suppress the Wu clan bloodline beneath the golden patterns on Su Mu's body.

The Witch Clan is born and raised by nature, fearless of anything in the world, and neither gods nor ghosts can shun them.

Suddenly,

For some reason, Su Mu's arrogant quote that he had hung in front of the shop popped into Qi Tiezui's mind again.

Beyond the thirty-three heavens, beyond the nine heavens dwell immortals.

Immortals were originally mortals, but the only problem is that mortals lack firm resolve.

A single word or two can reveal profound truths; why bother with thousands of books?

If one is not burdened by physical form, then the world before one's eyes is the Great Luo Heaven.

This "door couplet" contains the supreme Taoist theory, but hanging it in an ordinary shop makes the owner seem too arrogant and conceited.

He gives people the feeling of looking down on all living beings, as if he alone is the supreme being.

But at this moment, Qi Tiezui connected it with Su Mu's state just now when he was casting the spell, and then the phrase "a few words can reveal profound truths" came out.

"Reincarnation truly exists in this world. You, you were a Taoist patriarch in your past life, weren't you...?"

Qi Tiezui sighed bitterly.

The Qi family has been practicing Taoism for more than ten generations.

The cultivation methods passed down through generations are scattered throughout the world, and are a fusion of the Taoist practices of Shangqing Daluo Yuanhuang Minshan Meishan Wulang.

But none of them could do what Su Mu did, summoning thunder with a casual remark and bringing rain with a stroke of his pen.

If this isn't the reincarnation of the Taoist patriarch, then what is it...?

"Brother Dao, no, Brother Dao Ancestor, we still do not know your master."

Qi Tiezui solemnly performed the Taoist salute, bowing with his hands clasped.

Su Mu casually tossed the incense stick out the window, clapped his hands, and laughed, "You, what you just taught me, to be honest, I really don't have a master."

This sentence was mentioned.

Suddenly, Huo Xian'er, who was standing to the side, recalled another tragic experience Su Mu had had in his childhood.

At that time, Su Mu could not find a doctor, so the Huo family wanted to see if they could use folk Taoist arts to change his fate against all odds.

Similarly, the Huo family sought out many renowned masters of the time, hoping they would teach Su Mu the method to change his fate, or take him as their disciple.

However, the Taoist masters, eminent monks, and other monks who came all shook their heads at Su Mu at that time.

It is said that his destiny lacks divine fortune, and he will be unable to obtain the methods of spiritual cultivation in this life.

A simple sentence, time and again, shattered Su Mu's will to live.

nowadays,

Could the young man beside me possess abilities similar to those of Taoist and Buddhist masters?

thump--

Before Huo Xian'er could fully recall what she had just recalled, she was drawn to the scene of Qi Tiezui kneeling down with a flick of his sleeve.

"How could I be worthy to be your master? No, from this moment on, you, Manager Su, are my master! I kowtow to you, begging you to accept the Qi family's young apprentice as your disciple!"

"In this way, even if my father, my mother, and my ancestors are in the deepest hell, they can finally be at peace."

"Our Qi family has diligently cultivated the Tao for so many years, and finally, in my generation, we have encountered a true immortal..."