Chapter 467: Perfect Fusion of the Golden Light Mantra and Jianghu Martial Arts! A Method to Find People!

“Mysterious Lord of Heaven and Earth, the root of all vital energies! Through countless kalpas of cultivation, I attain my divine powers! Within and beyond the Three Realms, the Dao alone is supreme; swiftly, in accordance with the command!”

As he recited one of the Eight Great Divine Mantras, the Golden Light Mantra, his entire body became enveloped in dazzling gold radiance.

Then, he stepped forward and slammed his palm down with incredible force. Unleashing the fierce and domineering Divine Astral Hands, his each strike carried immense weight and momentum.

Crack!

Another fracture appeared on the bizarre spirit tablet, as if some unnatural force had been broken.

In truth, this was the effect of the protective talisman. It wasn’t damaging the tablet itself, but temporarily suppressing the mysterious power guarding it.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Li Yanchu moved like lightning, striking with blinding speed, and the cracks on the spirit tablet multiplied.

At this moment, the pale arm finally regained movement, lunging toward Li Yanchu.

This time, he did not retreat. The Daoist golden light surrounding his body enhanced his blood and qi while protecting him from evil spirits, then ge seized the pale arm directly.

Divine Astral Hands!

Great Unified Qi Seizing Art!

The arm was instantly frozen, unable to move.

Using the golden light within his body to replace his lost surging blood-qi, he successfully suppressed the arm, then smashed it backward with full force toward the spirit tablet.

Stone-Stele Smash!

This was an incredibly powerful technique capable of splitting stones and breaking monuments, and it was a martial move embedded within the Divine Astral Hands.

Bang!

The spirit tablet shattered into pieces.

A black mist, invisible to the naked eye, slowly rose and began drifting toward the room’s door, but Li Yanchu had already anticipated this. Just then, light flickered in his eyes.

Spirit Eyes!

A strong aura formed in his palm, drawing the black mist in immediately.

Crane Control Hand and Dragonbind Hand!

The combination of Daoist golden light and martial arts techniques proved perfectly synergistic, unleashing immense combat power.

Quickly, Li Yanchu removed the still-resonating House-Guarding Exorcising Talisman and pressed it against the black mist.

Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!

A piercing, shrill sound erupted from his hands, and a foul stench spread throughout the room.

Zhang Wei and Liu Jun gaped in shock. They saw Li Yanchu holding something wriggling like a mouse, struggling violently and letting out faint, pitiful cries.

Yet when they looked closer, his hands were clearly empty.

Zhang Wei was relatively calm, as he came from a cultivation family, and before entering this strange dreamscape realm, he had been a proper second realm cultivator, a genuinely formidable fighter.

Liu Jun, on the other hand, was completely stunned. What was happening? Could this be the legendary immortal technique? The girl with twin tails, fair skin, and large eyes was suddenly flooded with thoughts, a strange mix of fear and excitement stirring in her heart.

Daoist Master Li really is reliable!

No matter how fiercely the black mist struggled in his hands, it still could not break through the golden light radiating from Li Yanchu’s palm.

Finally, the black mist was completely extinguished by the golden light within him, and Li Yanchu let out a breath of relief.

The spiritual energy he had cultivated from the

Yellow Court Classic

was several times stronger than that of an ordinary second realm cultivator, but he was still only at the rudimentary second realm. And with Immobilization Spell, Qi Sight, and the Golden Light Mantra all in use, the consumption of his spiritual energy was immense.

Had the black mist lasted a moment longer, he might have exhausted all his spiritual energy first. Once the golden light faded, offense and defense could reverse, and the consequences would have been unpredictable.

At times like this, survival often came down to whose life force was stronger. Clearly, so far, no one could match Li Yanchu’s resilience.

When it came time to fight desperately, he never faltered. Many times he had dangled life on the edge, but yet, he survived.

Zhang Wei could only watch in awe. Li Yanchu’s combat style was smooth and fluid; ordinary people might not even understand it.

But Zhang Wei had exceptional insight. Growing up in a secluded cultivation family gave him vast resources and perspective. He might not be the strongest among the Yin Spirit cultivators, but his understanding of martial and Daoist techniques was top tier. He noticed that Senior Cao Cao had just used a martial arts technique from the

jianghu

, while the energy inside him came from the Daoist Golden Light Mantra. It was a seamless, perfect fusion, and absolutely astonishing.

“Senior, your talent is truly extraordinary. It’s eye-opening,” Zhang Wei said sincerely.

Li Yanchu smiled faintly. Though he had nearly drained all his spiritual energy just moments ago, the instant the bizarre spirit tablet was destroyed, his spiritual energy fully replenished and became even more robust, while his mind became sharper. His power was now at the intermediate second realm.

This bug is basically a battle cheat tool, perfect timing

, Li Yanchu thought to himself.

At intermediate second realm, he could already summon a primordial spirit manifestation, and the one he had cultivated was extremely powerful.

“Stop standing there! Move! Let’s go save Master Zhiqing,” Li Yanchu said.

“Senior, wait a moment!” Zhang Wei called urgently from behind.

“Hm?” Li Yanchu turned to look.

“Senior Cao Cao, this place is so strange. You’ve just slain the butcher ghost and the spirit tablet, maybe we should rest a bit?”

As Senior Cao Cao’s loyal follower and his future sword-bearing attendant, Zhang Wei chose his words very carefully.

If it had been anyone else, Zhang Wei would have said bluntly, “Are you crazy? Don’t you need a break from demon hunting?”

Li Yanchu smiled. “It’s just a small matter. Let’s go to the next room.”

However, regarding the bug that restored a small cultivation stage for slaying a demon, he wasn’t sure if it was unique to him, or if anyone entering this blood-moon dreamscape realm would trigger it.

Probably everyone, right? No way I’m the only one

, he thought, without dwelling too much.

The three of them moved into the corridor, carefully observing the rooms on the second floor.

Just then, from Room 2 came a foul stench, like rotten eggs, sharp and penetrating. Zhang Wei held his breath, visibly tense. Most likely, in this mysterious inn, each room on the second floor housed a ghost.

They still weren’t certain which room Master Zhiqing was in.

Zhang Wei took a deep breath, straining to analyze any clues from the rooms, trying again and again. His head ached from overthinking, but he still couldn’t figure it out.

“Senior Cao Cao, what should we do next?” Zhang Wei asked humbly.

After saying it, he suddenly felt a bit embarrassed, as he felt like a useless fool. Here in this strange dream-like town, he had no combat ability whatsoever, and even his mind could offer no useful support. It left him with a small sense of frustration. Truly, he had no way to locate Master Zhiqing in any of these rooms, and he was completely at a loss.

Li Yanchu ignored Zhang Wei and instead gave him a demonstration.

“Master Zhiqing, where are you?” Li Yanchu shouted.