Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard Chapter 375: The Decline of the Daoist Sect - Novel Cool

Chapter 375: The Decline of the Daoist Sect

Chapter 375: The Decline of the Daoist Sect

Shaking his head, Lin Feng didn't say much. He hadn't really expected much help from outsiders anyway. The fact that the other party had managed to move Officer Lin outside, reducing his burden, was already quite decent.

However, seeing a foreigner sitting on a small stool and cracking sunflower seeds still felt incredibly out of place to him.

Frankly, if it weren't for the foreigner's appearance, one wouldn't have guessed that he was a foreigner from his accent, manner of speaking, or behavior.

"Open your eyes!"

A backflip to dodge the attack from the flat-headed officer, Lin Feng took out two willow leaves from his pocket and rubbed them over his eyes, then sneered:

"I've found your weak spot!"

He stretched out his hands and seemed to grab something, then pulled with force. Turning around, he took the jade pendant amulet from his neck and thrust it forward.

"Boom!"

Inside the room, the glamorous woman who was controlling Eddie with a yellow rope suddenly felt a massive force surge through the rope, causing her body to be involuntarily pulled back a few steps.

Then, as if something had scorched her chest, she let out a scream and was flung away again.

"Filthy Daoist, you're courting death!"

This injury clearly enraged the glamorous woman. She no longer relied on controlling Eddie's corpse to indirectly engage Lin Feng in a magical battle. Instead, she immediately formed hand seals and rushed out the door.

She wanted to confront her opponent face-to-face.

Lin Feng outside also sensed the evil cultivator's movements. He placed the jade pendant in his palm, chanted a spell to activate its power, and charged toward the villa's main door.

Both of them arrived at the door at the same time, reaching out to launch a fierce attack on each other.

"Zap!"

The clash of pure yang and pure yin forces, combined with the similar levels of their Daoist practices, resulted in one person's hand being burned and the other's hand being frozen. Both were injured and forced to retreat.

"Huh, you want to run? Not a chance!"

Seeing that the evil cultivator inside was starting to retreat, sensing her presence moving toward the back door as if she intended to escape, Lin Feng used the jade pendant to dispel the yin qi from his hand.

Jerry tossed aside the sunflower seeds and pointed at the villa:

"Thunder Emperor, heed my command!"

A bolt of lightning thicker than a thigh shot from Jerry's hand, breaking through the villa's main door and racing down the hallway, chasing after the glamorous woman who was trying to escape.

At this moment, Jerry was using the Li Family's thunder technique. However, with his current understanding of thunder magic, the power he unleashed was slightly more potent.

Inside the villa, the glamorous woman, holding Eddie's corpse, had just reached the back door. She hadn't even had time to get into the car prepared by the cool-suited man when she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, a deep-seated fear compelling her to turn around.

"How is this possible!"

The Daoist she had been battling was roughly equal in strength to her. If they had fought to the death, the outcome would have been a fifty-fifty chance. That's why she chose to retreat and regroup.

On her way out, she had used a spell to remember the Daoist's appearance, planning to use an ice talisman to control a zombie to attack him later.

But she hadn't expected her opponent to be capable of releasing such a powerful thunder spell.

Given the strength of the thunder spell she now sensed, she knew she couldn't withstand even one hit. If struck, the result would be certain death—her soul would be completely obliterated!

If he could use such a powerful thunder technique, why had he been testing her for so long? Wasn't that a waste of time?

The glamorous woman forced herself to stay calm and, as quickly as possible, threw Eddie's corpse, which she had intended to use to ambush Lin Feng, toward the massive bolt of lightning, hoping to intercept it.

However, Eddie's corpse was instantly shattered upon contact with the lightning.

Despite this, the delay did have some effect. The bolt of lightning became slightly thinner, apparently having consumed some energy, and was delayed for about two seconds.

Though she only gained two seconds, it was enough for the glamorous woman to react.

Her hands moved like a blur, rapidly forming seals. When the lightning struck again, she finally managed to create a shield composed entirely of cold, damp yin qi.

The lightning and the shield met, producing a sizzling sound, like ice melting.

Thunder spells are the natural nemesis of cold yin spells. Jerry's thunder spell, having undergone multiple improvements, was far more powerful than ordinary thunder spells.

Thus, even with the shield of yin qi, the glamorous woman could only delay her inevitable death, unable to stop the fatal blow of the lightning.

Just as the lightning was about to break through the yin qi and kill her, the cool-suited man, who had been standing by the car door ready to open it for her, charged without hesitation.

He shoved the glamorous woman out of the way and took the remaining lightning with his own body.

"Tomoe, run!"

"Ichiro!"

The glamorous woman, seeing the cool-suited man who had been protecting her turn into a charred corpse from the lightning, froze in shock.

Meanwhile, in the villa's courtyard, Lin Feng, who was dispelling the yin qi from his hand, saw Jerry wave his hand and release a bolt of lightning, and couldn't help but exclaim:

"Longhu Mountain thunder technique, you're a disciple of Longhu Mountain!"

"Longhu Mountain disciple?"

Jerry, hearing Lin Feng's words, was taken aback. Just as he was about to respond, he sensed that the evil cultivator hadn't been killed by his lightning. He left a quick "wait a moment" and immediately took off, flying toward the back of the villa where the evil cultivator was.

Jerry's flying spell once again made Lin Feng's pupils constrict:

"Flight technique, I didn't expect anyone to still be able to use such a high-level technique in this day and age. Who is this foreign mage? How can he have such profound Daoist skills!"

The power of the thunder spell from Longhu Mountain was truly beyond his imagination. He had never seen anyone wield lightning with such might. The Daoist sects of today were not the same as they were hundreds of years ago.

"Uncle Feng, did I just hallucinate? That was thunder, right? And just now—"

At that moment, the flat-headed officer stumbled over to Lin Feng, stammering.

When Lin Feng broke the spell of the glamorous woman, the spell that had bound the officer's body also dissipated, returning him to normal. Therefore, he naturally saw Jerry extend his hand and unleash a thunderbolt as thick as a thigh, and even saw Jerry rise into the air.

"Let's go check it out!"

Lin Feng had no time to explain to the officer. He hung the jade amulet back around his neck and walked into the villa through the shattered gate.

"So, someone blocked it for you!"

Jerry slowly descended from the air, glanced at the charred figure on the ground, and spoke calmly to the still-stunned glamorous woman.

"I will make you dissipate into nothingness!"

Seeing Jerry land, the glamorous woman realized that the thunder spell had been cast by the person in front of her. Her eyes immediately filled with intense hatred.

With a loud roar, she quickly reached into her chest and pulled out nine chrysanthemums. She then began to chant a spell, scattering the chrysanthemums around her.

The chrysanthemums, under the influence of the spell, began to spin. Countless petals danced in the air, enveloping the surrounding concrete ground.

"Interesting, let's see what kind of spell you can use!"

Jerry, seeing the glamorous woman preparing to cast a powerful spell, did not take the opportunity to finish her off. Instead, he floated in the air with his hands behind his back, waiting with interest for her to complete the spell.

"Rise!"

The glamorous woman raised her hand, and the ground where the chrysanthemum petals were scattered began to crack. Large stones, comparable in size to an adult, slowly rose into the air.

"Go!"

The glamorous woman formed another seal, and the large stones, now covered in blue, eerie flames, quickly flew toward Jerry in the air.

"A combination of mind control and flame magic, using chrysanthemums as a medium. The Nine Chrysanthemum Sect is not without its tricks!"

Jerry, seeing the large stones with blue flames heading toward him, did not panic. He casually cast an iron armor spell to protect himself.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of explosions echoed as dozens of large stones with blue flames struck Jerry's iron armor spell, but it did not affect the spell in the slightest.

"Phantom Shift!"

He vanished from the spot and reappeared behind the glamorous woman, grabbing her by the neck and lifting her up.

The glamorous woman struggled, forming seals with her hands and using the last bit of her magical power to grab at Jerry's arm.

The dark energy from her hands extended to Jerry's arm, turning into layers of frost that aimed directly for his heart.

Jerry chuckled coldly and shook his arm, causing the frost to fall off.

Thanks to the enhancement from the first bloodline booster, his body's magic resistance was now so strong that ordinary spells could hardly harm him.

Seeing this, the glamorous woman's eyes filled with despair. There was no way around it; the gap in their Daoist powers was too great, and they were not on the same level.

"Never mind, you might still be useful!"

Recalling the spells the glamorous woman had used, Jerry had a thought and decided not to kill her. Instead, he used a stunning spell to render her unconscious and threw her into his box space.

The spells of the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect were not particularly strong, but they had their unique qualities and could serve as a reference. As an evil cultivator, the glamorous woman was half-demon, half-human.

In the future, if he needed materials for experiments, he could use her. Killing her outright would be a waste.

"Thunderstrike!"

Sensing that Lin Feng and the flat-headed officer were about to find the back door, Jerry chanted a spell.

A dark cloud appeared above the villa, and a series of thick lightning bolts descended, striking the ground in the backyard and turning the already uneven surface into a charred black mess.

"Rest assured, Daoist Brother Lin, the evil cultivator has been obliterated by my spell!"

"Oh, very well, Carmen's thunder magic is truly impressive!"

Lin Feng, looking at the scene in the backyard and the intense magical fluctuations from earlier, swallowed hard and gave Jerry a thumbs up.

The flat-headed officer, who was following Lin Feng, muttered with a hint of fear:

"If I write everything that happened today in my report, will I be fired?"

That evening, at Officer Lin's house.

"This is my niece, A Lian, and this is Mr. Carmen."

After entering, Lin Feng pointed to an eighteen or nineteen-year-old beautiful girl and introduced her to Jerry.

"Hello, Miss A Lian!"

Jerry smiled and greeted her.

"Hello, Mr. Carmen!"

A Lian, though puzzled about why her uncle had brought a foreigner home, politely greeted him.

"Uncle, where's Officer Lin?"

"That guy is probably at the police station reporting the situation. He'll be back later. Don't worry about him. Go pack your things. The case here is over, and we can leave early tomorrow morning."

Lin Feng instructed A Lian and then sat down in the living room with Jerry.

"Carmen, there's something I'm not sure if I should ask."

"Friend Lin, go ahead and ask."

Jerry smiled.

Lin Feng nodded.

"I saw you use the Thunder Technique just now. I was wondering, are you a disciple of Longhu Mountain?"

The Thunder Technique is one of the most powerful offensive spells in the Daoist tradition, and many sects practice it. However, different sects have different methods of casting it.

For example, in the Maoshan Sect, the Thunder Technique often involves drawing a talisman in the palm and then activating it with spiritual energy, known as "Palm Thunder." However, it isn't particularly powerful, as the Maoshan Sect isn't renowned for its Thunder Technique.

Today, the incantation and method Jerry used to cast the Thunder Technique clearly had the characteristics of the Longhu Mountain Thunder Technique, which is why Lin Feng couldn't help but ask.

"I am not a disciple of Longhu Mountain. I just have some connections with the Li Family in Xiangjiang, and I learned this Thunder Technique from them. I came to Xiangjiang this time at the invitation of the Li Family's patriarch."

After a moment of thought, Jerry truthfully explained the situation.

Lin Feng was somewhat enlightened after hearing this.

"The Li Family, no wonder. I didn't expect the Li Family, which had been missing for decades, to have taken refuge in Xiangjiang."

"Cough, Friend Lin, may I ask, what is the relationship between the Li Family and Longhu Mountain?"

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Jerry's eyes flickered, and he coughed to interrupt Lin Feng's reminiscence.

Lin Feng smiled when he heard this.

"The Li Family is likely the most authentic lineage of Longhu Mountain currently. They were once the most powerful Daoist family in China, but they suddenly vanished without a trace a few decades ago.

However, this is not unusual, considering what happened a few decades ago."

Lin Feng then gave Jerry a general overview of the current state of the Daoist community in China.

As it turns out, with the development of the times and the rise of technology, supernatural powers like Daoist magic have gradually declined.

It's not that the spiritual energy in the air has diminished, making it harder to practice Daoist magic, but rather that the overall environment has led to fewer people practicing it.

In recent years, before the establishment of the nation, China was mostly in a state of unrest and war, causing social instability and the loss of many Daoist traditions.

In this world, most Daoists and Mages are not particularly powerful. Many who have practiced for decades might still be unable to withstand a sniper bullet from a distance.

Those who can ignore modern firearms are among the top-tier practitioners in the world.

And someone like Culorido, at that level, is a rare occurrence, having achieved such heights due to his exceptional talent and comprehensive knowledge of both Eastern and Western practices.

Moreover, during times of war, finding children with the potential to learn magic and practice Daoist magic became exponentially more difficult compared to peacetime.

As a result, over time, the powerful Daoist masters passed away due to age, the middle-aged experts died in the wars, and the number of new disciples drastically decreased.

By the end of the modern era, the Daoist community had almost completely declined.

Almost all sects disappeared due to a lack of practitioners, including Longhu Mountain, Maoshan, Quanzhen, and Shenxiao.

Later, only a few capable Daoists managed to inherit some of the traditions and gradually formed family-based lineages to barely carry on the legacy.

When the wars finally ended and peace arrived, the nation's focus shifted to technological development and the eradication of superstition, leading to a true winter for the Daoist community.

After all, those with the aptitude to learn Daoist magic are few, and those who can excel are even rarer. They offer no practical benefit to national development, strength, or the improvement of people's living standards.

The ancestors of the Li Family were once Daoists of Longhu Mountain, having inherited most of Longhu Mountain's traditions. Their descendants also had good aptitudes, making them one of the most powerful Daoist families a few decades ago.

However, to survive and continue their lineage, they chose to relocate to Xiangjiang.

Lin Feng's family, the Lin Family, had ancestors who were Daoists of the Maoshan Sect. However, the descendants were not as capable, and by Lin Feng's generation, only he had the potential to practice.

Lin Feng remains unmarried, and his brother only has a niece who lacks the aptitude for practice. If this continues, the Maoshan Sect's tradition will likely be lost.

In fact, Lin Feng's situation is representative of most of the remaining Daoist families.

They still retain the methods and spells of their traditions, but the lack of aptitude among successors, or even poor aptitude, makes it more practical to focus on education rather than Daoist practice, leading to the abandonment of these traditions.

Upon hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Jerry felt a mix of joy and concern.

He was concerned that he had initially believed there were still many families like the Li Family in China, and even many Daoist sects, with whom he could exchange and learn.

But now, it seemed the Li Family was already at the peak of the Daoist community, and the powerful practitioners he had imagined simply no longer existed.

On the other hand, he was pleased because the decline of the Daoist community might not be a bad thing. It meant he had an opportunity to develop and revitalize it.

A lack of aptitude was not a problem; he could form contracts with them. Once a contract was signed, they would gain the ability to use spiritual energy, which would allow the traditions to continue and the Daoist community to be revived.

The conditions were simple: just let him take a look at their traditions.

Additionally, he could gain a group of high-quality borrowers who would use their spiritual energy to slay demons, practice spells, and engage in duels with fellow Daoists. The more spiritual energy they used, the more time they would spend cultivating, and the more spiritual energy they cultivated, the more interest he would earn, thus increasing his total magic power more quickly.

(End of Chapter)

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