Chapter 179: Living Is More Valuable Than Dying (Request Monthly Tickets! Request Follows)

Where did Wu Xian learn the Five Thunder Orthodoxy?

First of all, it was not because the reincarnator Wu Xian exchanged for the cultivation secret of the Five Thunder Orthodoxy.

This technique costs a B-rank subplot just for the secret manual in the Master God Space, meaning its upper limit is S-rank; attempting to cultivate it through training alone is far too difficult.

Yet the power of Thunder Art is indeed immense, Kancheng a dimensional strike against most worlds; not cultivating it would be an enormous waste.

Thus, including the Snow World Wu Xian, they sought an alternative path: by deeply exploring the 【Tongtian Lu】, they aimed to decipher the fundamental secrets of the Five Thunder Talisman, bypassing the need to draw the talisman entirely and mastering the Five Thunder Orthodoxy directly.

Undoubtedly, this was no easy task; Wu Xian's counterparts initially treated it merely as a research project.

Only recently, after the consumed Wu Xian attained partial mastery of the Thunder Domain, and the reincarnator Wu Xian grew increasingly adept at the Microscopic Technique, this possibility became reality.

Of course, since the 【Tongtian Lu】 was a Master God version, the Five Thunder Orthodoxy Wu Xian derived from it was not orthodox; it was independently created by Wu Xian's group based on numerous sources regarding Thunder Art cultivation.

Though still incomplete, its manifested power was already considerable, capable of directly summoning heavenly thunder to strike enemies—and the higher the world's tier, the stronger the thunder art became.

Boom—boom—

The twin thunderbolts clashed midair like two celestial hammers colliding, unleashing waves as vast as mountains surging and oceans roaring.

From afar, it resembled an omen of the apocalypse, emitting destruction's thunderous sound; all living beings within a radius of dozens of li who were swept by this sonic wave shattered their hearts and souls, collapsing instantly, turning the surroundings of Long Hushan into a silent, lifeless wasteland.

Fortunately, this was the ancestral seat of Long Hushan, sparsely populated, and the Three Celestial Masters had already activated the mountain-protection array; otherwise, even the residual shockwaves would have claimed countless lives today.

This was the combat of a Land Immortal—mere combat pressure possessed the power to exterminate life; its divine abilities far surpassed mortal imagination.

Meanwhile, in the invisible void, the five-colored thunder dragon colliding with the heavenly thunder let out a furious roar of defiance, yet ultimately shattered and disintegrated; the remaining lightning and sparks cascaded downward like a luminous waterfall, crashing onto Zhao Xuansu's body.

Zizla! Zizla!

Brilliant, dazzling lightning surged into every inch of his body, charging wildly, unleashing the full fury of thunder's destruction.

Crackling explosions rang incessantly as one by one his acupoints shattered, blood spurting out as if it cost nothing.

At this moment, a faint glimmer flashed from Zhao Xuansu's crown, as if attempting to flee from this sea of thunder.

But a pale white hand, as if waiting patiently, blocked its path and seized it firmly in its palm.

"Brat! How dare you!"

"You've said the same thing several times already—don't you find it funny?"

Wu Xian looked at the writhing Nascent Soul in his hand, a malicious smile curling his lips: "Don't worry—I won't kill you. After all, a living Long Hushan Patriarch holds far greater value than a dead one."

With that, his palm emitted a deep blue glow, slowly infiltrating the Nascent Soul, making its blue hue grow ever denser.

"You! What have you done! Let me go!! Let me go!!"

Feeling his will being invaded and altered, the Long Hushan Patriarch finally panicked, his voice trembling.

"Nothing much—just making you my servant."

As he spoke, Wu Xian's eyes narrowed slightly.

In the original story, Long Hushan collaborated with the Liyang Dynasty to gather the world's qi, symbolized by the qi-gold lotuses in the back mountain's Merit Pool.

Since Xu Xiao has not yet helped the Liyang Dynasty unify the realm, the Merit Pool's golden lotuses have not yet reached their peak; even if Zhao Xuansu were killed now, only a dozen or so lotuses' qi could be seized—truly a waste.

Moreover, Long Hushan maintains close ties with the Celestial Ones; severing ties with them now would be like alerting the enemy. Better to use this opportunity to plant a high-ranking "mole."

That way, he could Suishi monitor their movements, and even use Zhao Xuansu to gather more qi for himself—multiple benefits in one stroke.

Thinking thus, Wu Xian's palm blazed with blue light; he unleashed the Double Palms Technique to its fullest, accelerating the transformation of Zhao Xuansu's Nascent Soul into his own likeness.

……

About half a quarter-hour later, the violent lightning in the sky finally began to fade; two figures flew backward in opposite directions. One soared into the heavens, laughing heartily: "The Five Thunder Orthodoxy is truly formidable! Wu Mou has gained much today—I shall return to Long Hushan someday to seek further instruction from the elder!"

Hearing this voice, the Daoist priests of Long Hushan's hearts leapt; they saw the venerable Daoist hovering midair, his robes stained with blood, his aura weak and frail, as if mortally wounded.

"Patriarch!!"

The Three Celestial Masters shot forward like streaks of light, arriving beside the old Daoist, their faces grim.

Especially Zhao Xiyi and Zhao Danxia—they had watched Zhao Danping die under Wu Xian's fist, their grief unbearable; now seeing their enemy depart unscathed, they trembled with rage.

"Sigh…"

Zhao Xuansu sighed deeply: "Though this youth's cultivation is only at the Heavenly Phenomenon stage, his combat power is astonishing—perhaps even Wang Xianzhi cannot match him. I unleashed the full power of the Five Thunder Orthodoxy merely to repel him; capturing him is nearly impossible."

"But Brother… can we just let this go?!"

Zhao Danxia clenched his teeth, recalling his brother's gruesome death, his eyes turning red: "If we mobilize the entire Long Hushan, we might still capture this fiend!"

"And then? Long Hushan suffers heavy losses, loses most of its qi—do you want to make the Mount Wudang priests laugh themselves to death?"

Zhao Xuansu glanced at him, his gaze cold; the current head of Long Hushan fell silent. Zhao Xiyi beside him also wore a bitter expression, shaking his head at Zhao Danxia.

"It's done. No point in further words. The Liyang Dynasty has not yet unified the realm; our most urgent task is ensuring the war proceeds smoothly, so we can compensate for the lost qi-gold lotuses—and even elevate Long Hushan's qi further…"

"Xiyi, according to our original plan, Danping was to enter the Liyang court to negotiate with the Zhao imperial family. Since he is gone, you shall take over this matter."

"Also, I lost considerable cultivation in that battle; my realm is unstable. I must enter seclusion to consolidate. If anything important arises, consult Zhao Huangchao."

With that, Zhao Xuansu reverted to his Nascent Soul form, shooting off as a streak of light into the depths of Long Hushan, leaving the three Celestial Masters staring at each other in silence.

"By the way, hasn't anyone noticed something?"

Among them, the middle-aged Daoist named Zhao Xibao spoke with a strange expression: "We still don't know who that man truly is—not even his full name."

The other two Celestial Masters froze, then their expressions grew even more bitter.

"I remember… he called himself 'Wu Mou'?"

Zhao Danxia recalled something and murmured.

"Surname Wu… the foremost Wu experts in the Jianghu are from the Wu Family Sword Tomb—but a month ago, the Wu Family Sword Tomb was annihilated."

"Could this man be the so-called Sword Demon, the Wu family's illegitimate son? If I recall correctly, his name should be Wu Xian—Xian as in 'envy.'"

"Likely so. After all, he single-handedly destroyed the Wu Family Sword Tomb; such cultivation and combat power is entirely plausible."

"Sword Demon Wu Xian… excellent! We Long Hushan will remember this grudge—someday, you will pay double!"

(End of Chapter)