Under One Person: The Seeker of the Dao in the Lü Family

Chapter 187 Guo Zu: I'll teach you a Soul Banner technique, you can decide what to do.

"Hehehe, that's exactly what I've been waiting for. You dare to run wild on my turf, you wild fox?"

In the void, a black wind suddenly rose up and rushed towards the silver patterns on He Mao's body. "It's a pity that only an incense clone came, otherwise I could have kept you here."

The black wind, invisible and intangible, swiftly swept across the silver patterns on Kamo's hunting robe. In the blink of an eye, the silver light that had originally intertwined to form a nine-tailed fox vanished completely, as if it had been washed away by the black wind.

The black wind came quickly and went quickly, disappearing into nothingness in an instant. A familiar voice came from the void.

"Young Master Lü, it's been a long time. Hurry up and settle these matters. Come to Taiqing Palace; Master Guo has important matters to discuss with you."

"Thank you for your help, senior."

Lu Qian activated his Dharma form, his whole body shimmering with golden light. Holding his Dharma sword, he withstood the bombardment of cannon fire and unleashed a dazzling sword light.

"Boom boom boom..."

The sword light sliced ​​through the obstacles in the void, and in the blink of an eye, it became like a crack in the sky and a ravine in the earth, about three zhang long. The sharp sword energy circulated and spread, causing the trees on the low mountain to bend over.

"With Xuan Yang here, evil shall flee!"

The Dharma Image, whose appearance was identical to Lü Qian's, roared angrily, and rolling thunderous sounds spread out. The Xuanwu behind him also roared to the sky.

"roar!"

The tortoise and snake tumbled and rolled in the powerful tide, and a huge wave suddenly rose up. The powerful force intertwined and flowed, and suddenly crashed towards the mountain road in the distance.

"boom!"

Sword light and raging waves crashed against the mountain pass not far from the Dharma Image. As rocks swirled and dust billowed, the Japanese soldiers lying in ambush there vanished without a trace.

"Disperse."

The golden radiance of the Dharma Image looked somewhat tired. He stood on the receding waves, leaning on his magic sword. The originally blazing golden light gradually extinguished and dissipated.

Amidst the swirling light, only Lü Qian stood alone on the chaotic mountain path.

His Taoist robe was tattered and torn, and beneath the charred strips of cloth, his body bore numerous shocking wounds, from which blood mixed with dust flowed.

"Hey, this cannon tastes pretty good."

He leaned on a peach wood sword with his right hand, while the whisk in his left hand was already disheveled, its once-white dust now covered with the smoke of cannon fire, with many dust particles falling off.

Lu Qian examined his injuries, a smile spreading across his furrowed brow. "I've gotten my money back this time, not a loss."

"Next time, we can't just go head-to-head with artillery; we'll have to outsmart them."

"roar."

From the forest behind him, a striped tiger suddenly leaped out and pounced on Lü Qian, roaring.

Lu Qian smiled at the somewhat worried look in Baihu's eyes, then turned over and leaned against Baihu's back.

"It's alright. My great-grandfather beat me even harder when I was a kid. I'll be fine in a couple of days."

He waved his tattered whisk and pointed ahead, "Let's go to Taiqing Palace, Guo Zu is still waiting for us."

"roar."

The white tiger looked at the collapsed mountain road not far away, roared indignantly, and then moved its limbs to continue walking forward.

Using his transformation technique, Lü Qian made his injuries appear less frightening, and carried by the white tiger, he headed towards Fengtian.

A day later, the white tiger carried Lü Qian to the gate of Taiqing Palace. Before Lü Qian could even get off, he suddenly felt the scenery around him change.

Although it was still the same Taiqing Palace before him, the familiar feeling told him that he had once again come to the territory of his ancestor.

"Enter."

The tightly closed door slowly opened, and Guo Zu's voice came from inside.

"yes!"

Lu Qian first bowed to the inside, then led the white tiger into the inner [Taiqing Palace].

Inside the Guo Zu Hall, there were two prayer mats. On one of the mats sat an old Taoist priest with white hair and a youthful face, who was none other than the patriarch Guo Shouzhen whom Lü Qian had met before.

When the other person saw Lü Qian's injuries, the smile on his face slowly faded, and he looked at him seriously, asking in a deep voice.

"Traveler, have you gained anything from today's ordeal?"

"Yes, the Japanese cannons are quite powerful."

Lu Qian smiled and looked at the elder. He swayed and revealed his original injuries. The blood had stopped flowing, but the dark scars were still very conspicuous.

"You monkey, take this!"

Just as Lü Qian sat down, a whisk struck him directly on the head.

This whisk seemed to carry the immense power of heaven and earth, imbued with the might of the universe, and fell towards Lü Qian's head, leaving him no way to avoid it.

"Thump!"

A dull sound echoed in the hall, and Lü Qian, who had been somewhat reckless, immediately covered his head and leaned back.

"Hiss, Guo Zu, are you really going all out?"

"Hmph, I haven't even used my full strength yet. What, you monkey, want to try?"

"No, no, no, just once is enough."

As Lü Qian rolled on the ground, he saw the whisk about to strike him again, so he quickly rolled backward. "Guo Zu, it seems you are the Guo Zu from back then?"

He looked at the old Taoist priest with curiosity; the man's appearance and demeanor were exactly the same as the one Lü Qian had met for the first time.

In this light, these patriarchs who ascended to immortality truly achieved the unity of all beings.

Faced with Lü Qian's question, Guo Zu retorted irritably, "You monkey, I told you to break your vows in a pipe dream, not to recklessly charge forward without regard for your life."

"You think artillery is like fireworks for holidays?"

"Even if you want to do whatever you want, you have to do it in a sneaky way: poison, curses, spirit control, soul capture..."

"If all else fails, forge a soul-summoning banner and collect one or two hundred Japanese ghosts into it, so they can stir up trouble at night."

"The methods in Taoism aren't all for you to rush upwards. Learn some underhanded methods in the future to temper your masculine and foolish nature."

Guo Zu pointed at Lü Qian with his whisk, his tone filled with disappointment, "How could such a fool like you pop out of our glorious Daoist sect?"

Lü Qian was stunned by the information implied in Guo Zu's words. "But, from childhood to adulthood, no one has ever taught me this?"

"Then I'll teach you a technique."

Guo Zu stroked his beard, glanced at Lü Qian, and said, "You really are honest. If you don't know this, why don't you ask?"

"This world is truly becoming more and more honest each year. Back in the day, I was... cough cough cough..."

Halfway through his speech, Guo Zu suddenly coughed. He waved his hand and said, "Never mind, business is more important."

"The law is used by people, and whether it is right or wrong is naturally left to you, the user, to determine."

"I will teach you the Soul Banner technique, which was originally a method used by the Taoist sect to soothe the soul, but it is not impossible to use it in other ways."

As he spoke, Guo Zu pointed his finger, and a beam of silver light flew toward Lü Qian's forehead, disappearing into it in the blink of an eye.

"Remember that. From now on, act only within your capabilities. Isn't Wudang all about using minimal force to overcome great strength?"

"By skillfully applying one's own limited abilities, one can naturally overcome any obstacle."

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