Chapter 47 Reencounter with Jiahe

When Jia He walked to the crime scene, this was the scene that greeted him.

Six bloody corpses lay coldly on the ground, their faces still wearing expressions of unwillingness and terror from before their deaths.

The smell of gunpowder still lingered on the muzzles of the guns scattered on the ground.

Jia He almost threw up. Although he was an enforcement officer for the 749 Bureau and a Disciple of the Maoshan Sect, this was a society ruled by law; where had he ever seen such a scene before?

Especially when he saw the squirrel skeleton remaining on a tree branch on the ground, his stomach churned even more violently.

What kind of ruthless person was this? To be able to roast a skewer of meat and eat it after killing people?

Jia He almost retched again, but his professional training allowed him to hold it back.

He then examined the items these people were carrying and their wounds.

At this look, his expression instantly turned grave.

These people were well-equipped; they were a group of tomb raiders with ample logistics, and surprisingly, they were carrying some warding-off artifacts.

For example, that Bagua mirror, and a string of nanmu Buddhist beads pulled from someone's bag.

Although they couldn't be counted as Magical Artifacts yet, they still possessed a certain degree of power and could resist some miasma, ghost Qi, and the like.

To be able to obtain these items, the origins of these people were not ordinary.

Moreover, although they were already dead, their blood Qi had not yet dried up; they were clearly not ordinary people.

The wounds on these people were clean and forceful. Especially for one of them, the entire skull had almost completely split open.

One must know, the human skull is the hardest part of the body besides the teeth.

The person who killed them was clearly also not an ordinary person.

Senior Sister was truly right; this mission was not simple. There was more than one group eyeing this Ancient Tomb!

Rustle!

A glimmer of sharp light suddenly flashed in Jia He's eyes. Pretending not to notice the movement behind him, he continued to inspect the corpses as usual.

Then, at a certain moment, when the sound behind him arose again, he spun around abruptly, and a Talisman in his hand ignited without wind.

As the Talisman burned, Jia He breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

This Talisman was a Five-Thunder Talisman, but Jia He could not successfully use it every time.

He had only recently received the Register and did not know how to draw such Talismans; this Five-Thunder Talisman had been given to him by his sect elders.

Succeeding on the first try this time made Jia He relax.

He had seen the power of the Five-Thunder Talisman with his own eyes and believed that even if his cultivation increased by another major Rank, he might not be able to withstand it.

Boom!

A loud noise erupted in the sky, and a bolt of lightning from a clear sky crashed beside Jia He's ear.

Under the clear sky and bright day, a cyan-white lightning bolt descended from the firmament like claws and teeth, as if wanting to annihilate all evil!

Then, Jia He's eyes widened; he saw an incredible scene.

He saw the lightning descend, yet it did not cause any harm to the person in front of him.

Instead, that person merely reached out slightly, and the lightning power of the Five-Thunder Talisman, as if it had become physical, was completely grasped into his hand.

There were also countless dense, tiny electric arcs dancing in that person's hand, looking extremely terrifying.

Jiang Chen grasped the lightning in his hand, a mocking smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Showing off one's holiness in front of others—this feeling seemed not bad at all.

Subsequently, in Jia He's shocked gaze, Jiang Chen crushed the lightning in his hand.

"Who, who exactly are you?!"

Jia He only felt that the person in front of him looked a bit familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he had no time to think about that now.

The person in front of him had crushed the lightning with a single palm; wouldn't crushing him be as simple as crushing a chicken?

In all his years, having studied Spells in the Maoshan Sect for several years, Jia He had never heard of anyone who could grasp lightning with their bare palms.

Even the Old Celestial Master of Mount Longhu probably couldn't do it, right?

In fact, although Jiang Chen's cultivation was nearly two major Ranks higher than Jia He's, and that Five-Thunder Talisman was only an entry-level Talisman, it would still not be possible for Jiang Chen to hold the lightning summoned by the Talisman in his hand so easily.

The reason he could do it so easily was that on his way to Chang'an, he had once again comprehended a Spell from the scriptures and fused it with the previously learned Spell, Palm Five Thunders, to form a new Divine Ability! Mastery of Five Thunders!

This was one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Methods; purely in terms of power, it was even higher than the Golden Light Incantation and on par with the Shangqing Image-Aspect Sword.

When it came to slaying demons and eliminating evil, it was even more formidable.

【Skills: Combat Mastery (Level 3); Blade Mastery (Level 1); Sword Mastery (Level 3); Talisman Arts (Level 3); Golden Light Incantation (Level 3); Three Souls Restraint Technique (Level 2); Shangqing Image-Aspect Sword (Level 2); Mastery of Five Thunders (Level 2)】

Palm Five Thunders means generating five thunders in the palm.

But Mastery of Five Thunders is a Divine Ability that commands lightning; all lightning under heaven is at my disposal!

It was precisely because of this Divine Ability that Jiang Chen could so easily restrain the power of the lightning summoned by this Five-Thunder Talisman.

Of course, it was also because Jiang Chen was also of the Daoist School, and the Rank of this Five-Thunder Talisman was too low, that he could do so.

Jiang Chen looked at Jia He, his gaze like a torch, as if it could see through the human heart.

Jiang Chen looked past Jia He's cultivation and saw the grey, dim Talisman inside his body. The Taishang Sanwu Dugong Scripture Register!

It seemed this was also a Disciple of the Daoist School; he just didn't know which School it was from.

"Which School are you a Disciple of?"

Jia He was momentarily overwhelmed by Jiang Chen's Aura and couldn't help but truthfully say: "I am a Disciple of the Maoshan Sect, Daoist name Jia He."

After he finished speaking, he realized that he had actually been so shaken by someone else's Aura that he had lost the ability to think for a moment.

He couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed and angry, and retorted: "Who exactly are you?!"

Jiang Chen did not answer, but only shook his head: "The Maoshan Sect is truly getting worse with each generation."

Even with the constraints of Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence, Jiang Chen hadn't displayed any Qi just now.

Merely that move of crushing heavenly lightning with his hand had intimidated Jia He; this Heart-Nature was simply too poor.

One must know, during the Tang Dynasty, even newly initiated Disciples of the Maoshan Sect dared to risk their lives against demons and evil.

The Maoshan Sect placed great importance on Heart-Nature when recruiting Disciples; the timid and cowardly were not worthy of entering the gates of the Maoshan Sect.

Perhaps this was one of the reasons why the power of the Maoshan Sect in later generations had gradually weakened compared to Mount Longhu and Baiyun Temple.

However, Jiang Chen's condescending and bossy appearance deeply provoked Jia He.

Being a Disciple of the Maoshan Sect was the identity he was most proud of; he absolutely would not allow anyone to humiliate the Maoshan Sect!

"Shut up! What do you know? My Maoshan Sect has been eliminating demons and evil for generations, establishing immortal merits for the world and the common people. Even if your cultivation is high and peerless, you cannot slander the Maoshan Sect like this!"

Jia He's face flushed red, his five fingers clenched tightly, his knuckles turning white, and his body trembling slightly.

Clearly, he was quite angered.

But Jiang Chen still maintained that calm and indifferent expression, not changing color in the slightest because of Jia He's anger.

"Since you want to vindicate the Maoshan Sect, then prove it to me."