Chapter Eighteen Little Green

  In the Chenghuang Temple, Zhao Wenhui was dressed as a scholar and greeted them with a smile, looking quite like a teacher. The three of them went to the back hall to discuss matters, listening to Shen Tuzhang recount what he knew about today's events. After comparing notes with Zhao Wenhui, Xu Xian finally had a general understanding of the power dynamics in this region of Hangzhou.

  The City God examines the yin, responsible for sending ghosts to the underworld, but not all ghosts can enter the underworld. For example, ghosts who died unjustly need to find someone to replace them, ghosts with great obsessions need to wait until their obsessions are dispelled, and ghosts who cultivate Taoism need to continue their cultivation. There are also some ghost objects that are not in the Book of Life and Death, which cannot be sent to the underworld. However, nominally they should still be under the jurisdiction of the City God, but it depends on whether you have such ability, like Zhao Wenhui who can only manage his own three-point land.

  The Qiu Wang Fu was originally also on the list, but they often went out of the mansion to seize the living souls. This matter had no evidence to speak of, and it became a disaster. Zhao Wenhui also received not a few reprimands.

  Among the many messages, a few caught Xu Xian's attention. One was about a young man who practiced "Five Blessings Arrive at the Door", also known as the "Five Ghosts Moving Method". The man was around twenty years old, wore green clothes, and had extraordinary magical powers. However, he seemed to be closely related to the Qiu Wang Fu. Those five ghosts were probably provided by the Qiu Wang Fu.

  Shen Tu was afraid of causing conflict and didn't dare to get too close. Zhao Wenhui also confirmed that this person was not here originally, but should have come in later. This made Xu Xian think of someone who had five ghosts under his command, and now he should still be a man. Does this mean that another person is not far away either?

  There is also a ghost fairy on Fei Lai Peak, who claims to be the Black Mountain Old Monster. He has gathered a group of mountain goblins and wooden monsters under his command, but so far, he hasn't done anything notable, and I haven't seen him in person either.

  Hei Shan Lao Yao? Xu Xian thought for a moment, this term he should have only mentioned to one person.

  The last one was provided by Zhao Wen, a water god appeared in the West Lake, but it has been hiding in the underwater palace to cultivate itself and never goes out, nor does it know how deep or shallow it is. It is said that it is a real dragon, not an ordinary water monster can compare with. Such a small West Lake can have a real dragon as its water god, which is really unthinkable.

  Xu Xian closed his eyes, considering for a moment. He wasn't in a hurry, after all, the Chou Wang Fu couldn't run away, and his own strength was increasing day by day. Stretching out one hand, he pointed at the air, leaving behind a winding, yet mysterious and multifaceted golden trajectory.

  This is the Wu Lei Fu he couldn't draw well during the day, and it's the most difficult to draw the Xukong symbol. With a light hook of his hand, he finished the last stroke, forming a golden symbol in mid-air. The electric light rolled and thundered, but was suppressed by Xu Xian, leading without firing. Zhao Wenhui and Shen Tuzhang on the side both felt the power contained in this symbol, as if a fierce tiger in a wooden cage, struggling to break out of the cage at any time.

  Thunder is born from the energy of yin and yang. According to the "Book of Luo", the numbers of the five elements are: east 3, south 2, north 1, west 4. This is the ancestor of the great numbers, with the center being 5. Thunder travels through the middle energy of heaven and earth, hence it is called the Five Thunders. In the world, there is a school that cultivates the method of thunder, gathering the five energies of the five organs to form the Five Thunders. Finally, they cultivate the subtle method of the Five Energies returning to the Origin. Among the Taoist methods, the most powerful is the Thunder Method. The Five Thunder Seal is a must-cultivate method for those in the inner school, although outsiders can also use it, but generally find it difficult to manipulate at will.

  Only those with decades of Taoist practice can manipulate like Xu Xian. Who would have thought that this was Xu Xian's first successful drawing of the Five Thunder Seal?

  The lightning flashed brighter and darker, and the thunder rumbled, causing the ghostly guards outside to tremble with fear. Xu Xian also felt that he could no longer suppress the power of the talisman. With a wave of his hand, the talisman transformed into a golden rain of light that scattered everywhere.

  Without physical shackles, without the constraints of mortal thoughts, when the yang spirit is released and the mental state is completely in harmony with the Tao, the cultivation, display, and control of Taoist techniques have reached an unimaginable level. However, consumption is still consumption, and just now displaying control over the Five Thunder Seal also consumed a lot of spiritual energy. It's not possible to casually display it in actual combat.

  Zhao Wenhui let out a huge sigh of relief. If he hadn't controlled himself just now and had taken the full force of the blow, it would have been fatal. But then he thought to himself with delight: "My younger brother is indeed extraordinary, we can expect to break into the enemy's lair soon."

  Even Shen Tui's face beside him had a few more shades of reverence, these days through the powerful power brought by the food ghost, even he was a bit floating. Originally the heroes of the world, after death, people tend to have some unfulfilled wishes in their hearts.

  But then, Xu Xian's sudden display of wind and thunder made him realize that this was no longer the mundane world where he could do as he pleased, but a much broader and more distant world, where he would encounter even more extraordinary talents. Like a frog jumping out of a well, he finally understood his own insignificance, and couldn't help but get rid of his arrogant heart. But at the same time, he gained an air of heroic courage in the face of adversity.

  "Shentu Zhang, let's go see that alchemist who has been refining his skills for five years."

  In a bamboo forest outside Hangzhou city, the moonlight falls quietly.

  A handsome young man in a green robe and crown sat calmly amidst it. Five clusters of ghostly fire surrounded him, forming the shape of five lines.

  The young man in green suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Who is it?"

  Only a dappled tree shadow suddenly lit up with a golden light, and slowly revealed a figure.

  Xu Xian walked out slowly and said calmly, "I am Xu Xian, the local City God. I heard that someone has come to practice the Five Ghosts Technique here, so I came to take a look. May I ask your honorable surname and name?"

  Young Master Qing smiled and said, "So it's Lord Cheng Huang. My surname is Qing, just call me Young Master Qing. What can I learn from you?" A few days ago, while passing through Hangzhou, he accidentally entered a haunted house and got into a fight, but not only was he unscathed, he even obtained five ghost souls that matched his birthdate, which he used to practice the Five Ghosts Moving Technique. He didn't expect Lord Cheng Huang to come knocking on his door just as he started practicing. However, these five souls were something she would never let go of, and she had already prepared herself, considering whether to fight or flee.

  Xu Xian saw her willow-leaf-shaped eyebrows and lips like rouge, and was already certain in his heart, but still said: "Please, young master, follow me." With that, he turned around and strolled away along the small path between the trees.

  Xiao Qing hesitated for a moment, but she was fearless and thought that not going would weaken her momentum. She also had some curiosity about what Xu Xian wanted to say to her. So she followed him in a flash.

  Xu Xian wore a white robe that fluttered in the wind, with golden light shining brightly on his body. He had an air of elegance and majesty, yet remained silent for a long time, listening only to the quiet mountain breeze. It wasn't until Xiao Qing's impatience grew that he finally spoke up: "Young Master Qing, do you recognize the Lord Chou of the Chou Wang Fu?"

  "That old devil? I know him, what's up?"

  "There's something I'd like to ask of you." Xian also thought for a long time, Xiao Qing was capricious and impulsive, if forced or intimidated, it would likely have the opposite effect, better to take an indirect approach.

  Xiao Qing opened her big eyes: "Ask me? Ask me what?"

  Xu Xian said: "The Ou Wang Fu is now a place of right and wrong, I only hope that the young master can avoid it and be safe."

  The little green eyes turned around and revealed a sly smile: "That old man Qiu gave me five ghosts, I wonder what you want to give me?"

  Xu Xian suddenly smiled, although still very faint, but as if there was a bit more human air: "The things I sent, will have their own explanation in the future. Remember my words today, and we will meet again someday, only by then I'm afraid I won't recognize you anymore."

  Xu Xian thus finished speaking and rode the wind away.

  In the bamboo forest, only Xiao Qing was left frowning with some inexplicable confusion. She had been cultivating for a short time, but she also knew that some cultivators were skilled in heavenly calculations. She thought to herself: Could this Xu Xian be good at some kind of clever calculation? But in the end, she couldn't figure it out, so she might as well go back and continue cultivating the Five Ghosts. As for the Ou Wang Fu, she had never taken it seriously anyway.

  A gentle breeze blows through the serene bamboo forest, the entire forest is immersed in moonlight, as if reciting a long poem that can never be finished.

  Who can understand? That story written in the light and shadow, who else is trapped?

  Xu Xian was about to go up to Fei Lai Peak when a ghostly messenger suddenly rushed over and said, "Young Master, the Avenging King's mansion has sent an invitation."

  Xu Xian took a look and found that it was the eldest son of the Qi Wang Fu who was getting married, inviting Zhao Wen Hui and Xu Xian to drink at the mansion. Xu Xian thought for a moment, put the invitation in his sleeve, and returned to the City God Temple.

  Zhaowen Hui hastily came out: "Younger brother, are you going to the Hongmen banquet or not?"