I have a Taoist temple that connects me to other worlds

In the midst of the mountains, a thunderous waterfall of unparalleled power descended, startling the gods in all directions.

Everyone watched in horrified amazement at the phenomenon that resembled a cloud of tribulation, wondering which powerful expert was clashing within.

Lightning intertwined, like a giant ancient tree. It stood tall between heaven and earth, creating a scene of breathtaking beauty.

When the lightning subsided, even the swift winds that had rushed in dispersed.

Jiang Wen stomped his slightly numb feet and grinned as he looked at the scorched ground not far away. Countless ancient trees emitted a burnt smell, and the solid cliff face was blackened. The once lush and verdant forest had been cleared, leaving an open space of nearly a thousand meters, with residual sparks of electricity occasionally emerging from the ground.

That strike just now almost blinded him, and his ears were still ringing. He had considered that using merit points to exchange for spells would cause widespread destruction, but he didn't expect the power to be so unexpectedly great.

Even intercontinental missiles in the real world probably have about this much power. If he hadn't been the caster, he probably would have been struck dead by that thunder on the spot.

No wonder this spell requires several hundred merit points to exchange for; although it's much weaker than the divine ability he used in Changping Village before, it's still shocking enough.

It's just that it wastes merit points a bit, Jiang Wen thought with some heartache.

Several charred corpses lay on the ground, with the old man among them kneeling on the ground in a disheveled state. He looked at Jiang Wen in disbelief, still not having reacted to everything that had just happened.

The flames didn't last long and soon dissipated into the mountains and forests. Jiang Wen stared wide-eyed at the disappearing flame, gaining a deeper understanding of the wonders of this world.

"Screw you," Jiang Wen laughed. He carried Li Yunshang on his back, finding that this girl was quite light. "So what do we do now? Can you still fly on a sword?"

"Such pure thunder magic, this old man hasn't seen it in a very, very long time. Back then, there was also someone who used thunder magic like you, which indeed made this old man quite nostalgic. I see a pure aura between your brows, unlike those hypocritical beasts."

"This… I see he's badly injured, can't be," Jiang Wen scratched his head, seeming to understand but not quite.

"What's wrong?"

"Thank you for what? I should be thanking you," Li Yunshang said, blinking her eyes. "If it weren't for you today, I'm afraid I would have been trapped here. This favor this young lady will remember, if you come to the Imperial City in the future, just say my name, and definitely no one will dare to make things difficult for you."

"Heh, heh, heh, I just withstood that blow, I'm afraid I don't have much time left. I just wanted to say a few words to you before I die, don't believe…"

"Ah? Thank you?" Jiang Wen took the storage bag, glancing at Li Yunshang in surprise. He didn't expect that following this girl would mean that after defeating a monster, they could also get loot. Although he doesn't know what's inside for now, he thinks that the legacy of a Life Fire cultivator shouldn't be small.

"Then I'll thank Miss in advance for her protection," Jiang Wen said with a wry smile.

Jiang Wen went over to check and saw a purple-red jade stone with cracks in the old man's palm.

Li Yunshang said, picking up the purple-red jade stone. She shook it at Jiang Wen and then crushed the jade stone with force. A wisp of flame appeared out of nowhere, swaying lonely in the cool mountain breeze.

"Hey, Grand Master Jiang, what should we do now?"

"Up to you," Li Yunshang waved her hand indifferently. She took a step, but a hint of hesitation appeared on her pretty face.

"So in the future, if you encounter such evil demonic people, you must pay attention to their escape methods. If you let him run away, all the spells you used will be in vain. Just now, this old man deliberately talked to you to stall for time, in order to accumulate mana to escape. But even if he's as cunning as a ghost, he can't escape this young lady's eyes," Li Yunshang said smugly, and also took a storage bag from the old man's arms. She cast a spell to break the storage bag's restrictions, took a look, and threw it to Jiang Wen.

"Shall we go?"

It was Li Yunshang, who was hiding behind Jiang Wen, who avoided the attack of the thunder magic and took the old man's life at the same time.

Before he could finish his words, a flying sword passed by and took his head.

"If you think that way, it's not impossible," Li Yunshang said with a sly smile.

They looked at the scene in front of them, and their faces showed surprise.

"My legs were just numbed by your lightning," Li Yunshang said with a bitter face. She didn't care about the difference between men and women at all, and stretched out her clean little hand to Jiang Wen. "Here, I'll give you a chance to take advantage of me."

"It seems you still don't understand the methods of these heretics," Li Yunshang decided to teach this person well. She walked to the old man's headless corpse and pried open his left hand.

"This is called the Life-Shedding Technique, a unique escape method of cultivators in the Life Fire realm. They infuse their own Life Fire into this jade stone in advance, and then connect it with the Life Lamp lit in a safe place. As long as they are subjected to a fatal danger, they can crush this jade stone and escape back to the location of the Life Lamp. Even without a physical body, as long as there are natural treasures, they can still use the Life Fire to recover."

"Why were you in such a hurry to kill him? We might have been able to ask for other information," Jiang Wen asked in confusion.

"Um, can you come over and help me?"

"…" Jiang Wen squeezed Li Yunshang's hand speechlessly and said unhappily. "Then should I thank you for your graciousness?"

"Let's go back, this person must have left people watching near my Taoist temple," Jiang Wen said, looking at the sky.

"Then let's leave quickly."

"I didn't expect that this old man would be planted in the hands of a young brat after a hundred years of cultivation. What a great irony. This spell must be a life-saving treasure from your sect, it's just that this old man was too careless," the old man said to himself, staggering a few steps towards Jiang Wen.

"What's this?" Jiang Wen asked, pointing to the purple-red jade stone.

"It's obvious that you haven't been in the pugilistic world," Li Yunshang pouted, wrinkling her cute nose. "If we let this person continue talking, he would have escaped back to Marquis Pingnan. Then the situation of both of us would be exposed!"

"Should we inform the General about this matter?"

"I'm afraid Qingzhou is not very peaceful either."

After speaking, the group drifted away. After a long time, another group of people came.