The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Even when faced with a martial artist who appeared to be a grandmaster, the young Taoist still showed him the respect he deserved.

That evening, Venerable Jin Guang returned to Jin Guang Temple.

"Master! You're finally back! A grandmaster martial artist has come to our temple, and he doesn't respect our Golden Light Temple at all, freely entering and leaving the temple!"

As soon as the young Taoist boy saw the Venerable Jin Guang, he put on a mournful face and began to complain.

"What are you howling about! With me, a celestial master, here, how could you be so frightened by a mere mortal? If word gets out, it will damage my reputation."

A man who was only three feet tall and looked to be in his forties frowned and said in a low voice.

He was dressed in a brocade red robe, adorned with gold and silver, and wore various gemstone rings on his hands. He even had several gold teeth in his mouth, looking every bit the nouveau riche.

Upon hearing this, the young Taoist boy dared not cause any more trouble, as he was still somewhat afraid of his greedy and fame-loving master.

"After we put the treasures we obtained on this trip back into the palace, we will go and meet this audacious mortal."

When Jin Guang Shangren thought about what he had gained from this trip, a slight smile appeared on his face.

A moment later, a furious shout resounded throughout the entire Golden Light Temple.

"Ahhh! My spirit stones! My pills!"

At this moment, Venerable Jin Guang was furious, his face was flushed, and his chest was heaving.

"Master, what happened?"

Hearing the commotion, the young Taoist priest rushed over, looking somewhat puzzled.

"What is this? Is this how you guard my temple? You didn't even notice a petty thief had entered!"

Master Jin Guang glared at the young Taoist boy with an unfriendly expression, and with a wave of his hand, he unleashed a burst of magical power.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the young Taoist was sent flying by an invisible, immense force.

"Master...spare me!"

The young Taoist boy lay on the ground, his chest caved in, clearly seriously injured.

"Speak! Who has visited the temple recently?"

The Golden Light Master flashed and appeared in front of the young Taoist boy, pulling up his collar and asking in a cold voice.

"That's..."

The young Taoist was barely breathing, and he pointed with difficulty towards the small courtyard where Lu Yao was.

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Golden Light Master, and he vanished from the spot.

……

"Those inside! Come out here, you immortal master!"

The Golden Light Master hovered in the air, and with his spiritual power radiating outwards, a terrifying spiritual pressure directly enveloped the entire courtyard.

“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, Master Songbao.”

Lu Yao chuckled and appeared before the Golden Light Master.

"Master Songbao?! You stole this immortal master's spiritual treasure!"

Jin Guang Shangren was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening and glared fiercely at Lu Yao.

"The spirit stone pills are good, but there aren't enough. Do you have any more?"

Lu Yao smiled and looked at the Golden Light Master with great interest.

"You bastard! Although I don't know how you broke through my Three Elements Formation, you, a mere mortal, dare to be so arrogant in front of me! Die!"

When Jin Guang Shangren heard that Lu Yao actually knew about spirit stones and pills, he was surprised and thought Lu Yao was a cultivator.

However, after sensing it, he only sensed a strong aura of blood and qi around Lu Yao, which was a typical characteristic of a martial artist, but there was no trace of magical power.

He immediately concluded that Lu Yao was just an ordinary person with some knowledge, and he became even more furious.

Although Lu Yao only possessed the magic power of the first level of Qi Refining, he had the cultivation level of the thirteenth level of Qi Refining. How could he possibly be sensed by Jin Guang Shangren, a mere cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining?

"Die!"

With a cold shout, Jin Guang Shangren took out a strange talisman inscribed with the image of the small gray sword. With the infusion of his magic power, a gray sword light instantly pierced through the night sky and stabbed towards Lu Yao.

"So this is the talisman treasure? Interesting."

Lu Yao narrowed his eyes as he saw the gray sword light approaching.

He sensed a dangerous aura emanating from the gray sword light.

"Emperor's Crazy Thunder!"

Lu Yao gave a soft shout in his heart, and countless mysterious ice crystals condensed, only to shatter in an instant, generating countless jet-black lightning bolts.

"What kind of martial art is this!?"

Upon seeing the sudden appearance of lightning, Venerable Jin Guang's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Lu Yao.

In the world of cultivation, the power of thunder is not so easy to control, and talismans with thunder attributes are extremely rare. There are even fewer cultivators who practice thunder attribute techniques.

"Haha! I didn't expect this immortal master to be so lucky. Taking you down and obtaining this Thunder Technique is not bad at all."

A greedy glint flashed in Jin Guang Shangren's eyes as he stared intently at Lu Yao.

He did not sense any magical energy fluctuations from Lu Yao, which meant that this was a martial arts technique that did not require spiritual root aptitude.

Therefore, the value of this technique is quite significant.

"Heh, you're actually getting distracted at a time like this? I think you're tired of living."

Lu Yao sneered, and countless bolts of lightning erupted, directly enveloping the gray sword light. Several more bolts of lightning struck towards the Golden Light Master.

"Ignorant! How could a mere mortal like you possibly imagine the methods of this immortal master?"

The Golden Light Master glanced arrogantly at Lu Yao, but a golden talisman appeared in his hand.

"Golden Bell Shield Talisman!"

As the Golden Light Master activated his magic, a golden bell formed from spiritual energy enveloped it.

The black lightning struck the golden bell shield, creating an extremely strong shockwave, but it still failed to break through the shield and slowly dissipated.

"cut!"

With a flick of his finger, the gray sword enveloped in lightning erupted instantly, breaking through the lightning and slashing towards Lu Yao once more.

"boom!"

The gray sword was extremely fast, striking Lu Yao in an instant.

As the dust settled, the small gray sword hovered above Lu Yao's face, unable to advance even an inch further.

Lu Yao held the Dragon Vein in his hand, and a golden aura protected him.

"You little thief, you've got quite a few treasures, they're all mine!"

A smile appeared on the face of the Golden Light Master, as if everything was under his control, clearly showing great confidence in the gray sword talisman.

"Fireball!"

The Golden Light Master concentrated his magical power, and a fireball with an extremely high temperature flew towards Lu Yao.

"Water Mirror Technique!"

Lu Yao knew he couldn't let the dragon vein withstand the Golden Light Master's attacks any longer. After blocking the gray sword, he could sense that the dragon vein had reached its limit.

As Lu Yao channeled his magic power, a massive water mirror appeared, directly absorbing the incoming fireball.

"You're a cultivator! How is that possible!"

The smug expression on Jin Guang Shangren's face immediately changed, and he looked at Lu Yao with surprise and doubt.

He clearly didn't sense any magical energy fluctuations from Lu Yao just now.

"Shocking disaster!"

Lu Yao ignored Jin Guang Shangren, focused his inner energy into his eyes, and a terrifying killing intent, like a sharp sword, pierced towards Jin Guang Shangren.

"What kind of spell is this?!"

Master Jin Guang's expression changed drastically; his spiritual senses were frantically warning him of danger!

"what!"

Master Jin Guang immediately covered his head, the pain in his mind causing him to roll on the ground without regard for his image.

Within moments, he lay on the ground, lifeless.