Chapter 271 Thunderous Thunder
Chapter 271 Thunderous Thunder (Part 2)
The movement of this thunder tribulation was as if the heaven and earth were playing a war song for Master Tianling to come out of seclusion, and its momentum was terrifying.
In the mysterious and magnificent Fangxiandao headquarters in Jiugang, all the disciples looked up at the rolling thunderclouds with awe on their faces.
"The ancestor has been in seclusion for several years. I heard that he was trying to reach the legendary supreme realm of Tao. Now that he has triggered such a thunder tribulation, I believe he will accomplish a great feat!" A young disciple of Fang Xiandao could not help but exclaimed in a low voice.
An older fellow student beside him immediately glared at him and scolded him in a low voice: "Shut up! When the ancestor breaks through, we cannot allow any disturbance. Don't ruin the event!"
However, just as everyone was holding their breath, a dark shadow suddenly appeared on the horizon. The shadow quickly grew larger, and when it got closer, they discovered that it was actually a warship of the Dayu Dynasty navy.
On the warships, flags were flying, rustling in the sea breeze, and the soldiers were holding sharp swords, ready for battle.
"Oh no! It's the navy of the Dayu Dynasty! Why are they here at this time?" One of Fang Xiandao's guardians cried out in surprise as his expression changed drastically.
It turns out that Princess Dongming has spies in Fangxiandao.
She is now pregnant with Xu Qing's child and is worried about her lover's safety.
After obtaining the intelligence, he quickly passed on the message and personally led the Dongming Gang's ships to come to help.
Once a woman becomes ruthless, she is really scary.
Moreover, Princess Dongming only recognized the disciples of Fang Xiandao from Gu Daoren's faction, and did not recognize the overseas faction of Fang Xiandao at all. However, the Dongming Gang and Fang Xiandao had close contacts, and even the overseas faction had many of Princess Dongming's spies.
To put it bluntly, no matter how deep the factional hostility or hatred is, it is nothing compared to gold.
During the Anti-Japanese War in Xu Qing's previous life, the two factions fought to the death, but that didn't stop everyone from doing business together.
The funds that the Americans provided to Chiang Kai-shek were used by his wife to do business, and even to support the leader of another faction in the general election!
Speaking of which, Master Tianling’s breakthrough this time was somewhat related to Xu Qing’s invitation to Master Gu to Dayu.
Because Taoist Gu was still loyal, or perhaps out of a desire to show off, he passed on the profound Taoist theories he obtained in the Dayu Dynasty back to the Fangxiandao headquarters.
Perhaps Master Tianling was just missing the final push, and after getting these theories, he suddenly became enlightened.
This is just like Wang Chongyang obtaining the Nine Yin Scriptures.
Master Tianling was also a genius of his generation, and was considered the most outstanding among the overseas independent cultivators. Moreover, there was no dynasty luck suppression overseas, so Master Tianling became a ghost immortal in his early years.
After that, he traveled to all countries in the world, even to the Far West, where he discussed Taoism with local philosophers and sages, benefited greatly from them, and improved the practice system of Fangxiandao.
This is also an important factor in the overseas branch of Fangxiandao's exploration of Western learning.
However, even though Master Tianling was the master of both Chinese and Western medicine, he was not sure of surviving the thunder tribulation of ghosts and immortals.
Because this thing is too mysterious and idealistic.
There were ancient sages who had an epiphany one day and survived seven thunder tribulations to become the Creator; there were also Taoist masters who dominated the world for a time but never survived even a single thunder tribulation.
Whether a ghost immortal can survive the thunder tribulation depends more on the strength of his soul.
Therefore, for the righteous primordial spirit, since its soul is strong, it often only needs one creator-level thunder tribulation to transform into a pure yang primordial spirit and reach the creator realm.
The Black Mountain Demon is an example of this.
He only needs one thunder tribulation to become the Creator.
On the contrary, the Yin gods and ghost immortals need to be cleansed by seven thunder tribulations before the Yin gods can be transformed into pure Yang spirits.
However, to achieve the primordial spirit, one needs to have an extremely firm will, stick to the path, be firm in one's heart, and cut through delusions.
This process is exactly the psychological journey that the ghost immortal needs to go through seven thunder tribulations.
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…The vanguard warships of the Dayu Dynasty navy approached the old port aggressively.
On the bow, Meng Yuxuan stood straight, as steady as a pine tree. His eyes were like torches, firm and resolute, staring closely at the Fangxiandao main altar on the shore, the long sword in his hand flashing coldly in the sunlight.
Suddenly, he swung his sword fiercely and shouted an order, his voice resounding across the sea like a bell: "All soldiers, listen up! Follow me and charge bravely. We must capture the Old Port today and completely destroy the nest of these overseas demons!"
As the order fell, the navy warships sped forward on the sea like an arrow from a bow, the bows splitting the waves and splashing layers of white spray. The purple thunder cannons on the ships had already been loaded, and the black muzzles were aimed at the Fang Xiandao position, like a dormant beast, just waiting for the order to pour out terrifying firepower.
In the main hall of Fangxiandao, the Yin spirit of Master Tianling, under the severe tempering of thunder and lightning, tried his best to attack the last barrier.
He was not unaware of the shouting and the sounds of warships breaking through the waves from outside.
But at this moment, he has reached a life-and-death moment of breakthrough, and every second is crucial.
If you are distracted for the slightest, all your previous efforts will be wasted, and you may even suffer the backlash of thunder and die.
He could only pray in his heart, hoping that his disciples would resist stubbornly and hold out for a while longer. When he broke through, he would definitely use the forbidden Taoist magic of the Thunder Tribulation Ghost Immortal to ensure that the navy of the Dayu Dynasty would never return.
This is not Middle-earth, the power of Taoism is suppressed by the dynasty's luck!
The disciples of Fang Xian Dao quickly recovered from their shock and offered their magic weapons one after another. For a moment, various magic weapons flashed, some were dark blue, some were blazing. They chanted something and performed Taoist magic, and the gorgeous magic lights intertwined on the sea.
Not only that, they also set up a firearms defense line on the shore, moved out boxes of gunpowder and arranged them neatly, preparing to show their power to the Dayu Dynasty navy.
In an instant, the sea surface of the Old Port was filled with magical lights and gunpowder smoke, and the shouts and roars were deafening.
Meng Yuxuan is worthy of being a contemporary master of military strategy. Facing Fang Xiandao’s fierce counterattack, he remained calm and commanded with confidence.
He skillfully controlled the warship to move flexibly, sometimes rushing left, sometimes dodging right, like a nimble fish, avoiding most attacks in the hail of bullets.
At the same time, he paid attention to the situation on the battlefield, found the right moment, and decisively ordered: "Fire!"
"Boom boom boom!" The roar of the purple thunder cannon instantly overwhelmed everything, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was splitting apart.
The shells, wrapped in thick smoke, streaked across the sky like meteors and landed accurately on Fang Xiandao's defensive position.
Where the shells exploded, flames shot up into the sky, earth and rocks flew everywhere, the fortifications were blown to pieces, and many disciples were blown away by the air waves, screaming in agony.
However, Fang Xian Dao has a profound foundation and a long tradition. Facing the fierce attack, they did not retreat in fear, but their fighting spirit was ignited and their counterattack became more and more crazy.
The disciples who were good at spells gathered quickly, and the spells in their hands flashed strangely. They chanted something and threw the spells towards the warships of the Great Yu Dynasty.
The spell drew an arc in the air and instantly attached to the warship. In an instant, the soldiers on the warship became weak, as if their strength had been drained, their movements became slow, and they couldn't even hold their weapons steadily.
Meng Yuxuan was keenly aware of the abnormality, frowned, his eyes flashed with determination, and he immediately gave a loud order: "Masters of Taoism on the ship, listen up, quickly perform the purification technique to dispel these evil spells!"
At the same time, he personally selected a team of elite soldiers, each of whom was strong and had fierce eyes.
They quickly boarded the small speedboat. Meng Yuxuan took the lead, holding a long sword, and led everyone to rush towards the shore like an arrow, intending to engage in close combat with Fang Xiandao's disciples and tear open the opponent's defense line with a sharp blade.
At this time, the thunder in the sky became more and more violent, as if the end of the world was coming.
Thunderbolts as thick as buckets, with the power to destroy the world, struck towards the retreat of Master Tianling. Master Tianling's Yin spirit was tightly enveloped by a layer of mysterious light, which flickered under the impact of thunder, and it was obvious that he had reached his limit.
On the coastline, the battle between the Dayu Dynasty navy and Fang Xiandao entered its most intense stage.
The soldiers on both sides were so bloodthirsty that their blood dyed a large area of the sea red. Broken wooden boards, weapons, and the bodies of soldiers from both sides were floating on the sea.
A war that could determine the direction of the situation in the South Seas was taking place fiercely on the sea surface of this old port...
(End of this chapter)