[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds":3,"chapter-commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Commanding the Five Thunders Across Two Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2363138,4620,"Chapter 10: Chapter Ten: First Time Using Power in the Modern World","commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>Gu Zhao hadn’t originally planned to use magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on, he’d only ever cast Palm Thunder once—this Five Thunder Talisman might not even work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the Five Thunder Talisman actually works, and injecting magic power causes some phenomenon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if it doesn’t work at all, and injecting magic power causes it to explode halfway?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, injecting magic power for the first time while drawing a talisman in public was a terrible idea—he’d planned to take the cinnabar and yellow paper to another world to test it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’d drawn it so comfortably!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From start to finish, his brush never paused, momentum like mountains and rivers, seamless and complete; his whole body felt utterly at ease, stirring his internal magic power into a surge, which naturally began circulating—rising from the dantian, flowing down through the three yang meridians of the legs, saturating both feet, then surging upward through the Chong Meridian, transferring into the three yang meridians of the arms, piercing his fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shua!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic power flowed through the brush into the cinnabar, merging with the yellow paper—and then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the magic power dissipated rapidly into the air; only a small portion merged with the cinnabar and yellow paper, though it still slowly leaked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the magic power dissipating into the air, Gu Zhao exhaled in relief—the talisman’s failure was expected, but at least no phenomenon occurred, and it didn’t ignite or explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, a powerless Five Thunder Talisman had still been successfully drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Master Hui Bin, standing beside him, felt a sudden twitch in his lower abdomen, a flutter in his chest—but he merely puzzled over it, “Did I eat something bad this morning?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else sensed the leaking magic power, but they were all very interested in the strikingly beautiful Five Thunder Talisman Gu Zhao had drawn; many pulled out their phones to photograph and record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao picked up the Five Thunder Talisman, shook it, studied it for a moment, then handed it to Hui Bin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hui Bin glanced at the Five Thunder Talisman, slightly different from the Celestial Masters’ version, but didn’t mind—“Thank you, younger brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man beside them suddenly spoke up, “Can you use this Five Thunder Talisman to cast the Five Thunder Art? Why don’t you demonstrate it for us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you done yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao and Hui Bin turned to the young man—it was Miss Shuo Guo who spoke, “This is between him and the Yuan Fa Palace. Even the palace’s Daoists haven’t said anything—why are you stepping forward?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man raised his voice half a notch, “I’m just saying what I think—what’s it to you? Why are you butting in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think he’s handsome, and I think he can draw Five Thunder Talismans!” Miss Shuo Guo was equally blunt, “I also can’t stand your sarcastic tone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man snapped, “He himself said he met a female ghost and claimed he can use Five Thunder Art!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Shuo Guo shot back immediately, “You believe a joke? If I told you to eat shit, would you do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I fucking—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quiet! This is a sacred Daoist place—no shouting!” Hui Bin stepped forward and barked, silencing all noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the Five Thunder Talisman in his hand and addressed the young man, “The Five Thunder Talisman wards off misfortune, dispels calamity, protects homes, repels evil, and brings peace and fortune—it is not a tool for showing off or fighting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His girlfriend frantically tugged his sleeve; the young man fell silent, only grunted, glared at Gu Zhao, then turned and walked away—even abandoning the talisman he’d originally chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the young man storm off, Gu Zhao turned to Miss Shuo Guo, “Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t mention it—he’s just annoying,” Miss Shuo Guo waved her hand, causing a gentle sway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, thank you for speaking up,” Gu Zhao smiled, “Otherwise, I might’ve gotten angry and given him a Palm Thunder—let him know Thunder Art isn’t a joke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you’d get dragged off by the police,” Miss Shuo Guo laughed, shaking with mirth, then turned serious, “With this Five Thunder Talisman, you’ll have a weapon next time you meet a female ghost. May you succeed in subduing demons and expelling evil.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao bowed formally in return, “Thank you for your good wishes. So far, I’ve only seen ghosts—I don’t even know if demons or monsters exist. I hope this Five Thunder Talisman works.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both women laughed, finding Gu Zhao amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they were merely strangers who’d crossed paths—not yet at the point of exchanging contact information. After two sentences, Miss Shuo Guo waved to Gu Zhao and pulled the tall girl toward the Lü Zu Hall to draw lots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two women depart, Gu Zhao had no intention of further touring the Yuan Fa Palace; he thanked Hui Bin again and took his leave, walking toward the gate to depart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Gu Zhao’s upright back, Hui Bin’s eyes flickered with doubt—he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, after seeing Gu Zhao leave, Hui Bin’s eyes suddenly sharpened, and he clapped his hands softly to himself, “Yes—started strong, ended weak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole affair had been starting strong and ending weak: initially teasing with female ghosts and Thunder Art to hook interest, then ending with a single drawn talisman and a graceful exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were a naive teenager who’d learned a few tricks and wanted to show off, he’d have been far more flamboyant—discussing Daoist arts with you, demonstrating his abilities repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this young man, aside from sounding utterly unbelievable in his words, carried himself with remarkable calmness and naturalness, exuding a true Daoist bearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hui Bin recalled again—and suddenly realized that although this incident had begun with the young man wanting to buy cinnabar and yellow paper, he hadn’t driven the events at all; whether the Five Thunder Talisman or the female ghost, Hui Bin himself had asked about them, and the later argument had been initiated by the young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, whether he’d refused the young man without asking why, or simply gifted him the cinnabar and yellow talismans, none of the later events would’ve occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did he say those misleading things?” Hui Bin frowned deeply, utterly perplexed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a long time without answers, Hui Bin could only shake his head. Seeing that the Five Thunder Talisman in his hand had dried, he quickly folded it into a triangle and tucked it into his robe before turning away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Gu Zhao stepped out the gate, rubbed the stack of yellow paper, and found over twenty sheets—enough for his needs over the next couple of days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Head home fast, cross to the other world, test the Dao arts!” Gu Zhao’s enthusiasm flared again; he prepared to take the subway home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw the young man not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man was walking with his girlfriend toward a BMW 3 Series parked by the roadside; he reached into his pocket, and the car emitted a locking sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Idiot, showing off at a Daoist temple, a total clown—he doesn’t…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderclap suddenly erupted before him, making the young man jerk violently, nearly throwing his girlfriend off balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boom also drew the attention of passersby, all turning their gazes toward the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thunder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The sky didn’t change.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A bolt from a clear sky?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then everyone—including the young man—saw the parked BMW 3 Series spewing thick smoke, its body visibly charred and damaged, the front engine crackling with sparks, and faint embers rising from the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Engine fire?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—it looks like it was struck by lightning. What bad luck…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch out—the car might explode!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passersby scattered in panic; only the young man stood frozen, screaming hoarsely, “My car!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1302,"2026-06-21T06:19:08.116Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","bf8baaa216ef5670e5ddecf99878850c3001396e499f314366808dec9d9ac49a","commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-11","commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-9",141,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcommanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]