Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

When talking about thunder magic, people usually think of the Zhengyi School.

The Zhengyi School does have a tradition of thunder magic.

However, the thunder magic passed down by various Taoist sects originated from the Shenxiao sect.

According to the "Soushen Ji", the founder of the Shenxiao School, Wang Wenqing, was taught by an extraordinary person and could summon wind and thunder, and was called "Jinmen Yuke" by Song Huizong.

The thunder method he passed down takes Tao as its essence and the method as its application, cultivating both inside and outside.

With one's own Qi, one can control thunder in the palm of one's hand. If used internally, one can become an immortal; if used externally, one can slay demons and evil spirits.

Based on the thunder method of the Shenxiao school, the Zhengyi school derived the Five Thunder Palm, Five Thunder Talisman and other methods.

There is also the Qingwei School that believes that thunder magic should be used in combination with internal and external methods.

He proposed "internal alchemy and external practice of thunder magic".

Use the inner alchemy spiritual power to operate thunder magic, so as to better mobilize the power of heaven and earth.

Of course, I have doubts in my heart as to whether thunder magic really exists.

After all, I haven't seen it with my own eyes.

When I was studying with Professor Zhang, he mentioned the three major debates between Buddhism and Taoism in the Yuan Dynasty.

All three major debates ended with Taoism suffering a crushing defeat.

Professor Zhang believes that many of the theories promoted by Taoism are too unscientific and could be easily falsified even during the feudal dynasty.

For example, using highly toxic mercury to make elixirs.

No matter how lucky you are, you'll die on the spot if you eat a few of those things.

Some of the magic spells promoted are just tricks similar to sleight of hand and can be easily exposed on the spot.

The Buddhist sect, who were good at making witticisms, seized upon these points and put the Taoist sect in a difficult position.

I think if the Taoist master could summon lightning to strike on the spot during the three debates, he would definitely not lose the debate!

Unfortunately, there was no Taoist priest who could perform the magic of thunder.

Therefore, whether such a mysterious thing as thunder magic actually exists or not is a question mark.

When I said it was impossible, I also meant that it was unlikely to use thunder magic.

It’s just that because Taoist Master Zhang is also a Taoist priest, he didn’t make his words so clear.

Taoist Master Zhang shook his head and said, "Thunder magic is extremely mysterious... I have never seen anyone in the Taoist sect who can use thunder magic."

"But it is still possible to temporarily influence the weather under certain conditions through sacrifices and prayers."

"It's like Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind, which means influencing the weather through sacrifice and prayer under certain time and climate conditions."

I was stunned by what I heard.

In the past, when severe droughts occurred, the imperial court or local officials often turned to Buddhism and Taoism to pray for rain.

Judging from historical records, there are many cases of success and failure.

"The important thing now is how to get out."

Taoist Master Zhang pointed along the cave wall behind him toward the downstream of the underground river.

I looked around in the direction he pointed.

From where we were, the height of the hole gradually decreased until it was below the horizontal plane.

If you go downstream, you can only dive into the underwater cave after more than ten meters.

This is a huge test of lung capacity and breath-holding ability.

If you fail to swim out of the underwater cave before your oxygen runs out, you will face death by suffocation.

"I don't know how long the underwater cave is."

"Why don't you stay here first and I'll go check it out..."

Wow!

An unusual sound suddenly occurred.

The sound came from downstream.

It is obviously different from the sound of rushing water.

It sounded like something jumping out of the water.

There are living things in the water!

Could it be something that bites corpses into pieces?!

My heart suddenly tightened and I looked carefully in the direction where the sound came from.

Wow!

There was another sound of leaping out of the water.

I saw it clearly this time.

What emerged from the water was an arm!

Hairy arms!

Very similar to a human arm.

But the surface is covered with fine hairs and is slightly shorter than a human arm.

"Lao Zhang, did you see that?" I asked nervously.

Taoist Master Zhang nodded slowly with a serious expression.

"I saw an arm."

"Don't make any noise. Wait for it to show its head and take a closer look."

I held my breath.

He drew out the goose-feather knife from his waist.

Fortunately, I had put the knife on my waist before, so it did not fall after entering the water.

The knife was pulled out two-thirds of the way.

If anything in the water pops up nearby, I won't hesitate to chop it down.

Wow.

The hairy hand grabbed a broken foot on the surface of the water and dragged it under the surface.

I wonder if it's eating that foot.

Gululu.

A burst of bubbles emerged from not far away.

That thing must have swam over here.

My heart was tense, and the Yanling knife was already fully unsheathed.

Wow!

The thing jumped out of the water directly, and a large amount of water splashed in all directions.

I was dazzled by the splashing water.

I couldn't help but raise my left arm to wipe the water off my face.

call!

At this moment, a gust of evil wind blew towards my face.

"careful!"

Taoist Priest Zhang grabbed a burning piece of wood and hit the thing with it.

Click!

The firewood snapped.

Squeak!

The thing let out a sharp, angry cry.

Pfft!

Wow!

It dropped back into the water with its arms raised high.

Only then did I open my eyes and look into the water.

All I saw was a hairy head diving into the water.

I didn't see the whole thing, so I couldn't tell what kind of animal it was. I could only ask Taoist Master Zhang.

"Lao Zhang, what is that?"

"I haven't seen that thing either. It seems to be wearing a mask and looks like a monkey."

"Maybe it's the legendary water monkey." Taoist Zhang said uncertainly.

There are many legends about water monkeys.

People often call it water ghost, water corpse ghost, drowned ghost, etc.

Legend has it that water monkeys are often seen in large rivers, remote ponds and other places, and occasionally come ashore to get some fresh air.

But you can't stay out of water for a long time.

If you stay out of water for too long, your limbs will become weak and powerless.

It is also said that water monkeys possess mysterious powers in the water and can dig holes at the bottom of the water to travel between different ponds and rivers.

If the water monkey encounters a person alone on the shore or someone who falls into the water, it will drag the person into the water, block the person's seven orifices with mud, and suffocate the person to death.

After people die, they suck their blood and eat their nails and eyeballs.

"When the reservoir was built in the past, some people disappeared alone on the beach, and some people who fell into the water were dragged into the water by objects."

"At that time, everyone said it was a water ghost."

"Now it seems that what appeared at that time was probably a water monkey."

According to Taoist Master Zhang, the water monkeys here have a long history.

Perhaps it has developed into a family of water monkeys.

In other words, there may be more than one water monkey here!

"The way we came in is blocked, so we have no choice but to keep going all the way."

We were sucked in by the force of the vortex.

If you want to return the same way, you have to withstand the huge force of the water flow.

For us who don't have oxygen supply equipment, this is like a fantasy.

So there is only one way out.

Follow the current down through the caverns and into the deeper parts of the cave.

But we have no idea how long the underwater cave is or whether we can get through it by holding our breath.

Not to mention the water monkeys lurking in the water.

Taoist Master Zhang stood up and said, "The road ahead is dangerous. I will go explore the way and lure away the water monkeys."

"You...be careful!"

"Old Zhang!"

I hurriedly grabbed his arm, but it was empty.

There was a splash and water splashed everywhere.

Taoist Master Zhang jumped into the water.

When he swam seven or eight meters away, a furry head popped up behind him!

"Lao Zhang! Watch out behind you!"