Wielding the Thunders Across Two Worlds

[Shen Hao Master!

A successor of the ’Shen’ generation from the Sanmao Mountain Shangqing Sect!

During the Divine Land’s darkest hour, he traveled through Jiangnan, healing the sick and saving countless lives!]

Taoist Shen Hao didn’t conceal his identity, so it was quickly uncovered. Sanmao Mountain once again exploded in popularity, with countless Jinling People ascending the mountain to burn incense and thank Taoist Shen Hao for his actions.

Taoist Ming Chong collecting rain in his gourd, Taoist Qing Ye visiting guests by cloud, and Taoist Shen Hao moving mountains and relocating towers!

The name of the Three Talisman Sects once again resounded throughout the Celestial Xia Land!

Images of Taoist Shen Hao uprooting the Eight Vast Universe Tower along with the surrounding ground circulated on international networks, while footage of him piloting the Floating Island upstream along the coast spread across domestic ones.

Beyond those two clips, the segment of Taoist Shen Hao placing the Floating Island by Mo Chou Lake looked like something out of a blockbuster movie and completely broke the internet.

Following the last downpour crisis, a Celestial Xia Extraordinary Being had taken action once again!

"Shangqing soars thirty thousand li on a cloud; the Master travels west to seize the perilous spire. The enemy nation is left with pillar-less earth; the stone tower now stands under Celestial Xia’s sky!"

"HOLY SHIT (voice crack)!"

"There’s video showing that two of their fighter jets had already scrambled, but they didn’t dare to attack!"

"And don’t forget the anti-air missiles you can’t see. Sakura Country has a Huaqi Military Base, you know! Their air defense is super strong, but in the end, they didn’t fire a single shot. They just let Shen Hao Master come and go as he pleased!"

"That’s just them being ’humanitarian.’ They were worried that if they shot down such a huge Floating Island, the falling debris would hurt residential areas!"

"Yeah, right."

"So they couldn’t have engaged him after he left the island and was over the open sea?"

"You can’t wake someone who’s pretending to be asleep."

"Hahaha, I’m dying! Shen Hao Master just brazenly flew over there, and in front of everyone, he just yoinked their tower and brought it back. Isn’t this basically cucking them in broad daylight?"

"Watching the video of Shen Hao Master setting down the Eight Vast Universe Tower is like watching a special effects blockbuster. It’s just so stunning. The legendary power to move mountains and fill seas must look something like this."

"And another thing! Everyone at the scene was silent and bowing. A few videos caught some foreigners in the crowd, and I think they were just completely dumbfounded."

"Probably scared stiff, hahaha! In a typical Hollywood movie, this is the part where everyone would be cheering and applauding, or everyone would unite against a common foe and boost their morale. But instead, there was just dead silence."

"It’s honestly chilling. Just watching it on video makes me want to go to that island and mow them all down."

"Speaking of which... if Shen Hao Master and the others are so powerful, why don’t they just go over and mow all those guys down?"

"Yeah, exactly! Cause a huge earthquake and tsunami, or make Mount Fuji erupt or something!"

"Or they could just refine a Ten Thousand Souls Banner. I saw a joke online that said if you took a Ten Thousand Souls Banner for a trip through Japan, it would instantly upgrade into a Human Emperor Banner. It wouldn’t even emit black energy, just pure golden light!"

"Don’t start trying to stir things up. You said it yourself, it’s just an internet joke."

"The Masters are all Daoist Cultivators. They are compassionate by nature. This isn’t a time of war, how could they just slaughter the innocent?"

"Don’t put everything on the Masters’ shoulders. Avenging our ancestors is our responsibility. Nation against nation. This time, I want to beat them so bad they’ll have no choice but to admit defeat!"

"Right! Only in a war between nations, fought with our own hands, can we completely wash away their sins!"

"Don’t people say we shouldn’t pass the grudges of our ancestors down to the next generation? Easy. Our generation will handle it, so our kids won’t have to."

"You have to destroy the old to build the new. We’re actually helping them!"

The domestic internet was a scene of jubilation. Tourism in Jinling suddenly exploded, and countless citizens rushed to book flights and train tickets to Jinling at the tail end of their summer vacation. They all wanted to see Sakura Country’s tallest tower, which they had previously only heard about in movies.

Of course, Sakura Country’s tallest tower wasn’t particularly eye-catching in Jinling.

The area around Mo Chou Lake had already been cordoned off with construction barriers. Workers were urgently carrying out modifications, integrating the area where the Eight Vast Universe Tower stood with the surrounding land.

Fortunately, the stone tower was quite tall, so it didn’t stop tourists from viewing it from a distance.

Suddenly, Jinling City and its surroundings were swarming with people, with families bringing both their elders and their children. The influx of tourists made other scenic spots like the Confucius Temple, Yuhua Platform, and the Qinhuai River even more popular, frequently landing them in the headlines. This made the Jinling People extremely proud, leading them to boastfully declare, "Who’s number one in Hai Province now?"

Netizens from all over chimed in with flattery, "You are! You’re number one in Hai Province!"

In stark contrast to the jubilant atmosphere in Celestial Xia, the people of Sakura Country had a complete meltdown.

A simple AI-generated video of the Emperor and a dog was enough to trigger the Sakura People into lodging an official, government-backed protest. This showed just how hypersensitive they’d become in the face of Celestial Xia’s rise; the slightest disturbance was enough to make them jump.

And this time, Taoist Shen Hao had taken real action. Aside from not killing anyone, he had basically stomped all over Sakura Country’s dignity.

The Sakura People were furious. They flocked to the social media accounts of several self-proclaimed Yin-Yang Masters, leaving comments begging them to take action and restore their nation’s honor.

"Lord Tsuchimikado, please act! Take back the treasure tower that belongs to us!"

"Elder Abe, please show those Daoists what you’re made of!"

"Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, Beichen One-Sword Style, Shinten Iaido! We have first-class Martial Artists too!"

People aren’t afraid when the blade isn’t at their own throat.

Even when Taoist Shen Hao uprooted the stone tower, he didn’t harm any of the surrounding Sakura People. So, while they were angry, they weren’t particularly afraid. Instead, they began to clamor, demanding that their own Extraordinary Beings go into battle.

But the Extraordinary Beings of Sakura Country knew how formidable the Daoists of Celestial Xia were.

For a long time, special agents from countries around the world had been infiltrating Celestial Xia to investigate, and some Cultivators had traveled the land under the guise of work or tourism. But from beginning to end, they failed to uncover any information. They just couldn’t figure out how Celestial Xia’s Daoists had suddenly become so powerful.

This defied all science!

The Cultivators from the West could be excused, as they held certain stereotypes. But the Cultivators of Sakura Country knew the Daoists of Celestial Xia all too well. Their everyday compassion was genuine, but so was their decisiveness in action.

The very first time they acted, they cleaved a skyscraper in Berkeley and annihilated Calvin’s entire family of three, setting a clear tone.

From then on, anyone who dared to misstep and cross the red line would face the same consequences.

One had to learn from the mistakes of the past. As a result, all countries acted with extreme caution afterward. Even so, the Kabia incident still occurred, where a minor probe provoked four Masters into appearing to establish their might. And now, they had provoked Taoist Shen Hao into traveling east to retrieve the tower.

The upper echelons of Sakura Country, including the Yin-Yang Masters, absolutely despised those people. ’Wouldn’t it have been better to just act with a low profile and let Celestial Xia’s Daoists remain hidden among the common folk?’

Now the first blade had fallen on their heads. What were they supposed to do?

’Are we really supposed to send our Extraordinary Beings to Celestial Xia just to die?’

The two Cultivators who went berserk at the gates of the Celestial Master’s Mansion last time were still locked up in a mental hospital!

And so, the various Yin-Yang Masters began to play dead. The various Martial Artists began to play dead. Even the Sakura Country establishment began to play dead. Other than making a public statement of protest, they didn’t even submit a formal diplomatic note.