Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 34 This is called successful cultivation

"Good morning!"

"Good morning!"

When they met again the next day, Jiang Shishi had a sunny and cheerful look on her face, and Xiao Ya had a shy smile on her face. Both girls were wearing sun hats, slim T-shirts, sun-protective outerwear and casual pants. Except for the different colors, they were both full of youthful vitality.

"Thank you for your help." Xiao Ya said first.

"You're welcome. I'm just here to eat and drink for free." Gu Zhao said with a smile.

Although he had activated the cheat and possessed magical powers, Gu Zhao was still a young man full of vigor and vitality. Naturally, he would not refuse to go mountain climbing with two young and beautiful ladies.

"Let's go!" Jiang Shishi took Xiao Ya's arm. "You pray for Grandpa's safety, and I'll pray for my own marriage. There are so many Taoist temples on Qingcheng Mountain, there's bound to be one that will show its power!"

The three of them took a tourist bus directly to the corner of Qingcheng Mountain, and then took a sightseeing bus to the mountain gate of the scenic area. Gu Zhao, who didn't pay a penny, entered the tour guide mode early.

"The building we just passed is the Qingchengshan Taoist College, a school dedicated to training Taoists. The number of people admitted each year is very limited, and getting in is no easier than taking the postgraduate or civil service exams," Gu Zhao introduced. "And the course content isn't easy at all."

"What are you learning?" Jiang Shishi asked.

"Of course, it's Taoist classics, Taoist music, religious ceremonies, calligraphy and painting, as well as martial arts and laws and regulations." Gu Zhao said, "Perhaps each Taoist temple has its own unique courses, but that's probably all they offer."

Jiang Shishi sighed, "I have indeed learned a lot, but how do you know it so clearly?"

Gu Zhao said quietly, "Because I wanted to apply to the Guangdong Taoist College back then, I specifically went to learn about this."

Xiao Ya asked, "Didn't you take the exam later?"

Gu Zhao shook his head, his face a little gloomy. "No, I didn't pass the exam. They said I was tone-deaf and had no musical talent. During the entrance test, I couldn't play a single syllable on the right note. If we really wanted to perform a group ritual, it would only make the place chaotic. So they rejected me."

The two women, "..."

What should I do if I want to laugh for no reason?
Jiang Shishi snorted, "Aren't there always many people performing rituals together? You wouldn't stand out if you mixed in with them..."

Gu Zhao spread his hands and said, "I would like to, but they won't let me!"

This time, Xiao Ya couldn't help laughing out loud. To these two top students from the music school, tone-deafness was an incomprehensible phenomenon.

The sightseeing bus stopped and several people got off. Gu Zhao pointed to a building on the right and said, "That's Jianfu Palace. It's outside the mountain gate of Qingcheng Mountain. It was originally called Zhangren Temple in the Tang Dynasty, and the deity enshrined was Ning Fengzi, the Grandmaster of the Five Mountains. Later, it was renamed Jianfu Palace and many immortals were added. Of course, the most important one is Taishang Laojun."

Several people came to visit Qingcheng Mountain. They came there to pray for blessings, so they went in as soon as they saw the temple. So before they went up the mountain, they first went to Jianfu Palace to worship the gods. After coming out, they bought a lot of incense at the store at the gate before entering the mountain.

Gu Zhao explained the scenery to the two girls along the way, interspersed with various fairy legends from "Biographies of Immortals", "Biographies of Immortals" and "Records of Searching for the Gods", describing Qingcheng Mountain as a fairy mountain and blessed land.

"In the Taiping Guangji, the Queen Mother of the West presented Emperor Wu of Han with a map of the Five Mountains' true shapes. It mentions that this map was sought by the Qingcheng immortals. In the preface to the map of the Five Mountains' true shapes, it also states that the Qingcheng Elder was appointed by the Yellow Emperor to oversee the Five Mountains. This shows that at the time, Qingcheng's status was even higher than the Five Mountains, reaching the level of the Queen Mother of the West."

"Nowadays people say that after visiting the Five Mountains, you won't want to see any other mountains, and after visiting Mount Huangshan, you won't want to see any other mountains. In fact, compared to Qingcheng, they are all younger brothers."

Gu Zhao thought for a moment and added, "Of course, I'm speaking from the perspective of Qingcheng Mountain. If you go to pay homage to the Great Emperor of Dongyue or the Patriarch Chen Tuan of Xiyue, that's of course a different perspective."

The three of them did not take the cable car, but went through Yilewo to Shanyin Pavilion, then visited the Quanzhen Taoist Temple, and then visited the Ancient Tianshi Cave.

"The Quanzhen Taoist temple enshrines the Five Northern Patriarchs of the Golden Alchemy Sect and the seven disciples of Master Chongyang," Gu Zhao commented. "Even though the northern and southern Inner Alchemy sects have merged, the Five Southern Patriarchs are often overlooked. How pitiful."

"Zhengyi Dao and Quanzhen Dao are so close, and they seem quite harmonious in modern times. I wonder if they would debate or fight when they met and greeted each other in ancient times." Gu Zhao looked back at the Quanzhen Daoist temple from the entrance of the Ancient Tianshi Cave. Jiang Shishi chuckled, "Didn't you say that Quanzhen Daoists are better at fighting?"

Gu Zhao nodded, "So the Quanzhen Temple is in front, so we should intercept some of the incense."

Xiao Ya glanced at the Taoist priest passing by not far away and said, "Don't say that in the Ancient Heavenly Master Cave, or you'll get beaten."

Gu Zhao laughed heartily and stopped complaining. He simply asked, "You've passed so many Taoist temples along the way, don't you guys even ask for a fortune?"

Xiao Ya shook her head and said, "Go to the Taishang Laojun Pavilion at the top of the mountain and ask again."

Gu Zhao nodded. Xiao Ya was a filial girl. Only when she reached the top of the mountain did her sincerity show.

So the three of them climbed the mountain again. The two women gradually became out of breath and sweaty. When they looked at Gu Zhao again, they found that his breathing was steady, there was no sweat on his forehead, and he didn't even feel tired at all.

"You're in great shape!" Jiang Shishi exclaimed, this time with no ambiguity. "Is cultivation so effective?"

Gu Zhao replied, "It's useful if you have achieved success in your practice."

"What do you mean by cultivation..." Xiao Ya had just finished speaking when a child about ten years old rushed past the three of them and ran up, his speed was not slow at all. At the same time, the voice of an adult calling from behind interrupted Xiao Ya's question.

"slower!"

“It’s not easy going ahead!”

"Be careful not to bump into anything or fall!"

Xiao Ya exclaimed, "Children are so energetic!"

At this moment, the child had already run to a corner in front of the three of them, and then turned back and waved while running, "I know! I will be careful, I'll wait at the pavilion in front..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped on empty air and fell towards the slope next to him.

Strictly speaking, this place is not too dangerous. The stone steps are wide enough. Although the slope on the side is steep, there are grass and trees blocking it. As long as you are careful, there is no risk of falling, so there is no guardrail on the outside.

But the child happened to avoid the pedestrians on the stone steps and went around to the outside. When he turned back, he stepped on empty air. If he rolled down the slope for dozens or hundreds of meters, the situation would be unpredictable.

Many people saw the moment when the child stepped on empty air, as if they had already seen the child rolling down the slope.

"Ah!" A shrill scream rang out.

"Swish!" The sound of clothes blowing in the wind passed by.

The child had already left the stone steps and rolled down the slope.

Gu Zhaoze rushed forward in one step, stepped out of the stone steps and rushed into the slope, rushing towards the child's rolling figure from the side and below.

The two were not far apart. Gu Zhao just used a tree to gain leverage and came under the boy. At the moment when the two crossed each other, he grabbed the other's collar.

Then he held the frightened child in one hand, moved sideways toward the tree, and soon returned to the stone steps.

Putting the child down, Gu Zhao snapped his fingers and said to Xiao Ya, "This is called successful cultivation."

(End of this chapter)