Chapter 649: Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demons

"Do you see? This is what an ant is!"

"Their lives are like morning dew; all they worry about their whole lives is eating, drinking, and excreting, no different from beasts."

"So what if they are educated?"

"They praise what is left in history, but they are all just dead people. What's even more ridiculous is that those foolish men and women also follow along to sacrifice. After thousands of years of incense, the pride of the Divine Land, isn't it all used by me?"

"Wake up! What righteous path in the human world? It's all dog shit!"

"Follow me out to sea, from now on you will no longer be restricted by this heaven and earth, no longer fear life and death; wouldn't that be delightful?"

Even now, he didn't forget to persuade Li Yan.

After all, going from Yuzhou to the outer sea would inevitably be fraught with difficulties.

With the help of a Heavenly Official, many things could be avoided.

Listening to this frantic laughter, Li Yan's face grew colder.

As the saying goes, those with different paths do not conspire together.

From a purely selfish perspective, Wang Xuanmo's choice might not be wrong, but it was achieved by stepping on countless heads, which Li Yan could not accept at all, and he didn't even want to speak anymore.

The yin energy in the surroundings grew more intense, and ice blades condensed on the ground.

Wherever his sight reached, there were only wild winds and darkness.

It even had the momentum of the Underworld's troops.

This was the manifestation of yin-calamity earth Qi being at its peak, not at all inferior to some fierce lands.

Ordinary people stepping into it would immediately have illusions, and be frozen to death alive.

Even for Li Yan, the lightning on his body was constantly being worn away.

Having walked less than a hundred meters, the Lei Gang stored in the Soul-Hooking Lei Suo was about to hit rock bottom again.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Yan raised the Dust-Severing Blade violently again.

Crack!

Another thunderclap connected heaven and earth, shrouding his whole body.

"What a fool!"

Wang Xuanmo's voice rang out again, "This seat wants to see, how much longer can you persist?"

His tone was full of confidence.

He knew quite a bit about the Divine Transformation Method; it was borrowing external force, using powerful artifacts to store and bless, temporarily breaking through physical limits, but even with artifacts, one couldn't act recklessly like this.

I fear that before this kid finds him, his physical body will have already collapsed.

Facts were indeed so.

Bringing down lightning again, Li Yan only felt that his internal organs, and even his bone marrow, were transmitting knife-cutting pain.

It was as if countless electric drills were scurrying around inside his body.

"Ah—!"

This kind of pain, even Li Yan found it hard to endure, letting out a painful howl.

At the same time, it also drew bursts of mockery from Wang Xuanmo.

Seeing Li Yan seeking his own death like this, Wang Xuanmo didn't bother anymore, forming seals with both hands, biting his tongue tip again and again, spraying it toward the five black flags in front of him, and chanting the dharma mantra.

Li Yan was having a hard time, but was he any better?

Controlling this treasure of the sect alone, and also triggering the resonance of Mangshan's earth vein, even in his peak period, would consume a large amount of Qi, blood, and energy, let alone now?

Every time he chanted, Wang Xuanmo only felt darkness before his eyes.

But the tripod-shaped yin clouds in the sky, becoming more and more obvious, made him tremble with excitement.

As early as the Northern Song dynasty, he had already achieved success in his cultivation, thinking of breaking through the pass to revitalize the sect, but the sudden appearance of the Ghost Sect Leader Zhao Changsheng gave him a better choice.

After so many years of waiting, it finally had a result…

Thump! Thump! Thump!

As the formation operated, the vibration coming from below the earth vein grew louder.

Inside Luoyangcheng, Yin Jiuge, Wang Daoxuan, and the others, watching the formation eye constantly shaking and even appearing with cracks, were all anxious, yet had no way to help…

Above the Northern Wei Imperial Mausoleum on Mangshan, the ground even appeared with huge bulges.

"Master, let's go quickly; if we are any later, it will be too late!"

The surrounding disciples urged repeatedly, and Master Huiyuan also sighed in sorrow.

He looked toward Luoyangcheng in the distance, already able to imagine the scene of the city being destroyed, people dying, and corpses littering the field.

Thump!

Just then, the vibration of the earth vein suddenly stopped.

"Wait a little longer!"

Master Huiyuan hurriedly stopped the monks, looking toward the plain area below.

"Perhaps, there is still a turning point."

At this time, the sky was blood-red, and the mountains and rivers were increasingly pitch-black.

But everyone could see that on the plain, one thunderclap after another was constantly falling from the sky…

…………

Things did indeed have a turning point.

"You… who exactly are you?!"

Ghost Emperor Wang Xuanmo looked at Li Yan, who was constantly approaching, his eyes filled with horror.

Crack!

Lei Guang fell from the sky again and again as if it had gone mad.

Li Yan in the distance was shrouded in lightning.

What made Wang Xuanmo's scalp tingle even more was that the terrifying lightning fell from the sky, and when it approached the ground, it would always split into two.

One was small, absorbed by Li Yan, and the two ten-meter-long Soul-Hooking Thunder Ropes were like lightning tentacles…

While the other was relatively thick, carrying the momentum of thunder, directly breaking open the yin-calamity Qi on the road ahead…

The distance between the two sides was decreasing rapidly.

What Wang Xuanmo didn't know was that Li Yan was currently in a wonderful state.

Continuously absorbing lightning, even with the Soul-Hooking Lei Suo, his physical body was already damaged.

Tree-branch-like scorch marks appeared on his body, already charred and rotten, blood beads seeping from his pores, and in the blink of an eye, they were instantly vaporized in the lightning, steaming into scarlet blood mist.

In the battle of Chengdu, Li Yan lost a lamp of soul fire.

Now that his physical body was damaged, the Great Luo Dala Dala Fa Shen also performed repairs again.

The wounds recovered rapidly, and on the Great Luo Dala Dala Fa Shen, cracks were appearing one after another.

And Li Yan didn't care to feel heartache at all.

His eyes only had white-hot thunder light left, the world was spinning in his field of vision, and his ears were filled with sharp buzzing.

But he still bit his teeth tightly, letting the lightning rage between his meridians.

Every time lightning penetrated his body, it felt like countless steel needles traveling along his bone marrow.

He instinctively operated the "Undying Seal Technique," his muscles trembling constantly, dissolving the lightning.

To be honest, it didn't help much.

But in this tempering again and again, he finally pierced through that layer of window paper.

The strength of his whole body, in the process of resisting the lightning, gathered toward the dantian along with his Qi and blood.

Body, spirit, and soul were perfectly combined at this moment.

He finally stepped into the Dan-Strength realm of martial arts!

Once stepping into Dan-Strength, the mastery of the body had reached its limit; the whole body was mixed and unified, picking flowers and flying leaves could hurt people, and the control of strength was subtle.

But the greater benefit was being able to fight for a long time.

Ordinary martial artists, no matter what kind of strength they used, always had to move Qi and blood, drive tendons and muscles, and even cooperate with special breathing methods; in this process, it would cause a lot of consumption.

Continuous fighting would lead to exhaustion and death.

But Dan-Strength experts had their Qi, blood, and strength gathered, reaching the peak of body control, so the loss was minimal; even after long continuous fighting, they wouldn't be red-faced or out of breath.

Those famous fierce generals in historical novels who could charge into the enemy formation and fight for hundreds of rounds were all manifestations of stepping into Dan-Strength.

This step was also the pure physical limit.

Continuing forward, it would be Gang-Strength, and the spirit would be even stronger.

Martial arts fist intent could even draw in Gang-Calamity Qi, and ordinary techniques would collapse at a single blow.

Stepping into Gang-Strength, the orthodox Mystic Sect would also treat one with courtesy.

However, Li Yan didn't have time to be happy at this moment.

At this moment, he was constantly drawing heavenly thunder; although it could speed up, I fear that after approaching Wang Xuanmo, the Great Luo Dala Dala Fa Shen in his body would lose another lamp of soul fire.

Relighting the soul fire required heaven and earth spirit objects containing massive vitality.

Since leaving Qingcheng, he still had no clues.

Each lamp of soul fire was a life; if there was an opportunity, naturally it couldn't be wasted.

He must find a way to reduce the lightning damage.

After the battle of Chengdu, he had two Divine Gangs; he gave one to Wang Daoxuan, and before at the Qin Palace False Underworld, he killed that old zombie who practiced the "Corpse Coffin Longevity Technique" and was possessed by "Yang Corpse" demon Qi, obtaining another one.

Without the slightest hesitation, he absorbed both Divine Gangs completely.

Inside the Soul-Hooking Document, only the spiritual rhyme of the Great Luo Dharma Artifact "Five Directions Luo Feng Banner" remained.

And the two Soul-Hooking Thunder Ropes also surged violently, reaching twenty meters long; as the lightning danced, the momentum was immense.

The pain of the body decreased slightly.

But these were still not enough.

He must reduce the damage of the falling lightning.

Suddenly, a thought rushed into Li Yan's mind.

He currently mastered five kinds of thunder techniques.

One is the Great Luo Divine Ability, Soul-Hooking Lei Suo, which can bless thunder techniques, tyrannical and peerless.

Two is borrowing the Heavenly Official Seal on the Soul-Hooking Document to summon the Thunder Department to descend; the power is the most terrifying, but there are many restrictions; one must receive a task from the Heavenly Court Thunder Department and find the target to be able to cast it.

Three is the Divine Transformation Method, Thunder God Body, which can be considered a common move.

Four is the "Northern Emperor Yin Thunder Palm", which is not suitable for this occasion.

And the last one, "Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Hammer", seems to be able to solve the current trouble.

This thunder technique was passed down by the Wudang expert Yulongzi, used to exchange for national sacrificial artifacts.

It is rumored to be passed down by the Nine Heavens Thunder Duke General, and it is a kind of martial arts technique.

This Nine Heavens Thunder Duke General is a person of the Thunder Department, most proficient in controlling lightning.

Li Yan just turned his mind, and without hesitation, he chanted the "Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universal Transformation Jade Pivot Precious Scripture": Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable, in the Jade Purity Heaven, with the Ten Directions Heavenly Emperors, met at the Jade Void Nine Palaces Hall…

As the scripture was chanted, he simultaneously formed seals, casting "Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Hammer".

Perhaps it was because he stepped into Dan-Strength and his spirit and intent were unified, this time casting "Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Hammer", he faintly felt the heavenly thunder resonating with his clenched fist.

It's now!

Li Yan felt blessed in his heart, violently throwing a punch forward.

Boom! Crack!

Heavenly thunder fell, instantly splitting into two.

One was absorbed by him, while the other, carrying fist intent, smashed toward the road ahead.

This was the reason for the turning point.

"Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Hammer" was too fierce and ferocious, and cultivation was difficult, so there weren't many people on Wudang Mountain who practiced it; I fear even Yulongzi couldn't imagine that Li Yan could take this technique a step further.

At this moment, Li Yan was like a true Thunder God.

With every punch, heavenly thunder seemed to smash down like a giant hammer, splitting the road ahead.

This strange formation of the Yin Talisman Sect was no longer an obstacle.

Finally, Li Yan saw Ghost Emperor Wang Xuanmo.

This guy was sitting cross-legged in the center of the five black flags, wretched and terrified; even with the Earth Immortal Body, he was already pale, covered in blood, in a crumbling state.

Seeing the target, Li Yan poured out all his strength.

He exerted force under his feet, rushing out on the ground wrapped in electric light, casting "Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Hammer" again.

At the same time, the Pigua Fist extended its reach and smashed down violently.

"Go… die!"

Boom!

Heavenly thunder roared, falling from the sky, faintly having the shape of a fist.

"Don't—!"

Wang Xuanmo was shocked, his voice carrying a trace of pleading.

But he was currently presiding over the formation, and the lightning was so fast that he couldn't react in time.

In just an instant, the area near him was shrouded in lightning.

Just as the thunder disappeared, another huge sound followed.

Wild winds rose, mud splashed on the ground, and the yin mist in the surroundings surged, spreading outward.

This was the manifestation of the formation being destroyed.

And Li Yan finally arrived near the formation eye.

Only to see a large pit on the ground, emitting rolling green smoke, with a charred body lying beside it, covered in charred flesh, his chest heaving, actually not dead yet.

With the formation's resistance, plus the strength of the Earth Immortal Body, Wang Xuanmo didn't have his soul scattered.

Even so, he was not far from death.

Originally in the Qianyang Hall, his physical body was destroyed by Li Yan; he entered the Earth Immortal Body with a life-saving card, continuously controlled the formation, and suffered a strike from heavenly thunder, his vitality completely severed.

Heh~ heh~

He was choking on blood in his mouth, his eyes full of unwillingness, looking at the approaching Li Yan.

When he saw the wounds on Li Yan's body recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, Wang Xuanmo was even more confused, "You… who exactly are you?"

Li Yan didn't bother with nonsense, directly picking up the Dust-Severing Blade flickering with electric light.

The opponent no longer had the "Precious Proclamation of the Earth Official Pardoning Sins"; at this time, the Soul-Hooking Document had grown hot again, and he only needed to summon yin soldiers to send him to the Netherworld, but Li Yan would rather not have the reward than leave this future trouble.

"Wait!"

Wang Xuanmo suddenly spoke, "Their organization is called 'Jianmu'!"

Li Yan narrowed his eyes, not speaking, but he didn't strike either.

And without him asking, Wang Xuanmo spilled the beans like pouring beans from a bamboo tube:

"How many people are in Jianmu, I don't know; Zhao Changsheng never leaked the roots of others, but I also found a few."

"Who are they?"

Li Yan finally asked.

"One is called Kong Hui, nicknamed Mr. Rotten Document, a person from the Qufu Kong family, who once came to Mangshan with Zhao Changsheng…"

"One is called Lei Yin, secretly preaching in Jiangzhe…"

"There is another one in the capital, only knowing the surname 'Zhao', the rest I don't know…"

"In addition, Zhao Changsheng has already run to Eastern Island; they have a big plot…"

While speaking, he was already at his last gasp, but his speech was extremely fast, as if afraid he wouldn't be able to say it.

Li Yan frowned, "What are you trying to do?"

"Hahaha…"

Wang Xuanmo laughed miserably and hoarsely, his eyes filled with resentment, "Zhao Changsheng used me as bait; I am definitely going to die, but they shouldn't think about having a good time either. What I can't get, they shouldn't think about getting…"

Before he could finish, he had already breathed his last.

Li Yan still didn't feel at ease, stabbing out with his blade again, shattering the opponent's remnant soul as well.

After doing all this, he looked up at the sky.

Wang Xuanmo was dead, and they had also re-suppressed the Seven Apertures Dragon-Locking Formation, but because of the previous destruction, the tripod-shaped yin clouds in the center of the blood cloud vortex still hadn't dissipated.

Li Yan frowned, but had no way to help, so he had to go to Mangshan to check first.

He looked at the surroundings, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Wang Xuanmo's few black dharma flags, he didn't know what material they were, but in this heavenly thunder, they hadn't been destroyed, only their aura had dropped quite a bit.

After picking them up, Li Yan felt them slightly, and was pleasantly surprised.

These five dharma flags had extremely pure yin Qi, very suitable as containers for the Five Directions Luo Feng Banner.

It was just that there were still trails of Qi inside, emitting the smell of incense, which were precisely the vulgar gods of Mangshan collected by Wang Xuanmo.

Li Yan pondered for a moment, his palm suddenly flickering with electric light, wandering over the talisman patterns.

These vulgar gods were also a kind of power, but to accommodate the Five Directions Luo Feng Banner, he could only let them go.

How to deal with it, he would report it to the City God Temple in the future and let them have a headache.

Sizzle sizzle~

As the electric arcs jumped, trails of black smoke sank into the ground.

At the same time, the tripod-shaped yin clouds in the sky actually began to fade.

And on Mangshan, several Shaolin monks were also full of surprise.

"Master, the Yuzhou Tripod seems to have been suppressed!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 650 =====