Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Although the Daluo Palace encountered a crisis during the New Year's Grand Ritual, it gained a great deal after overcoming the crisis.

Divine Firmament Holy Lord, Earthly Origin God King, Solitary Peak Lord, Desire God Palace Master, Fire Roar Ancestor.

Five masters, each with a cultivation level of at least six thousand years and as high as nearly eight thousand years, were all wiped out in a single battle.

Moreover, all five of these experts had long been lured into demonic possession by the Demon Ancestor and had been lying in wait for a long time. The Divine Firmament Saint Lord had secretly gone into hiding on his own, while the Lord of the Desire God Palace had directly led his subordinates into demonic possession.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the sheer amount of malevolent aura emanating from these five individuals far surpassed that of ordinary demonic cultivators.

Even with seventy-two Taoist priests sharing the evil energy, Gu Zhao still managed to condense more than a dozen thunder seeds.

In addition to the evil energy accumulated by the Taoist priests in various places in the past few months, the number of thunder seeds gathered around the Five Thunder Token in his sea of ​​consciousness has reached a total of twenty-eight!
At the same time, three senior Daoist masters of the Sanfeng School, Daoist Fali of the Yuxian School, three senior Daoist masters of Louguantai and Chongyang Palace, Daoist Longqin of the Shangqing School, Daoist Xiuji of the Lingbao School, Daoist Chengping, and Daoist Zhihua of the Tianshi Mansion also broke through the bottleneck.

Having joined the Da Luo Palace at a young age, but limited by her young age, the Jingyi female Taoist priest of the Qingjing School, who had never made a breakthrough, has now entered the ranks of top masters.

Zhan Qing of the Shangqing Sect was originally a little short, but his speed increased by three points due to his dual cultivation with Xue Nu, and thus he also broke through his realm in this battle.

Although the remaining Taoist priests did not break through, they all made great progress in their cultivation, and many of them even reached a bottleneck, just one step away from success.

After thinking it over, Gu Zhao decided to gather everyone together before the New Year. Although it would affect their New Year celebrations, it would be quite meaningful for them to spend the New Year exorcising demons in another world.

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So Gu Zhao traveled all over the country, from the white mountains and black waters to the snowy plateau, and then circled back to the coast of the East China Sea.

Based on the list provided by the system and introduced by the old Taoist priests, Gu Zhao found all twenty-eight elderly and middle-aged Taoist priests.

In addition to the existing branches of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, the direct lineage of the Three Mountains of Zhengyi, and important sects such as Beidi, Qingwei, and Shenxiao, there are also three Southern Schools of Internal Alchemy inherited from Bai Yuchan, two Taoists of the Xihe School, and two Taoists of the Lushan School.

One of the old Taoist priests from the Southern School of Internal Alchemy was as old as Master Shenhao and possessed extremely high talent. He was already close to breaking through with the Taoist cultivation and magical power he gained by activating the innate Qi through the Thunder Seed.

At the same time, Changyi and Yangshuo joined forces to build another island on the western coast of the Pacific Ocean, east of Luzon, near Palau.

Dragon Tiger Island!
It has the names of Tianshi Mansion and Longhu Tianshan, and also the meaning of Chunyang Lüzu internally regulating Longhu.

The underwater plateau here is relatively close to the sea surface. Changyi and Yangshuo worked together for three days to build a twin island.

The two islands, one resembling a dragon and the other a tiger, are separated by a small strait. Their ports are located within the strait, allowing warships to pass through and dock, making them even safer than the Eight Immortals Islands.

Furthermore, because it is farther from the mainland, they raised the mountains on the island even higher, creating a thousand-meter-high mountain that not only provides a clear view of all ships entering and leaving the Maluku Strait, but also blocks the United States' access to Southeast Asia from Guam.

All countries, "..."

"Cheating! Blatant cheating!"

"Instead of building bases in other countries, you're just going to build an island, right?"

"Another large island of over 100 square kilometers!"

"An artificial island, perfectly integrated with the defensive terrain, is too much."

"Moreover, being so close to the core of the second island chain, their radar can even see us directly."

"In other words, they already know even while our plane is still taxiing on the runway."

"Then what are we supposed to do?"

"Well, on the bright side, we can see them too."

"Sorry, we only have a small hill about 400 meters high here, we can't see them." "..."

If Luzon had been struggling before, it completely gave up after the destruction of Longhu Island.

The islands of Baxian and Longhu, located to the south and north respectively, have severed Luzon's connection with the Pacific Ocean, effectively cutting off their connection with the other side of the ocean.

As a result, in addition to the general public in Luzon and Singapore becoming more friendly towards China, high-ranking officials also began to visit and celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Three days before the New Year, the United States once again reduced its troops stationed in Southeast Asia, which can be regarded as a New Year's gift to China.

Changyi and Yangshuo happily returned to the Taoist Studies Institute.

"It is said that an Eight Immortals Palace was built at the foot of the mountain of Eight Immortals Island. We also built a Celestial Master's Mansion on Dragon Island and a Pure Yang Temple on Tiger Island," Changyi said with a smile.

Gu Zhao nodded, it was their responsibility to help the Daoist sect to flourish.

There are many Taoist temples in Tianxia, ​​so there is no need for them to build new ones. After they reached a cooperation agreement with the system, the system also provided a lot of convenience for the dissemination and promotion of Taoist thought and culture.

As the saying goes, "Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the land, all people are subjects of the king." Wherever the land of Tianxia is located, there must be Taoist sects and temples.

They even helped build Baxian Island and Longhu Island, so naturally there are Taoist temples on them.

"Moreover, the military base doesn't even need to cover 100 square kilometers, and it will inevitably become a tourist destination like the islands in the South China Sea in the future," Changyi said.

“By then, our Taoist temple will be considered a scenic spot on the island,” Yang Shuo added.

Gu Zhao shook his head, "It's still too far away, not as attractive as Baxian Island."

Changyi chuckled, “But we’ve built many attractions in the underwater bay of Longhu Island, such as Lu Zu’s Three Encounters with the White Peony, and the Celestial Master’s Thunder Subduing of Demons, etc., which you can enjoy by diving.”

Yang Shuo added, "We also built an underground maze-like waterway, underwater coral viewing areas, and more."

Gu Zhao was speechless. "Are you building a military base or a tourist attraction?"

Changyi replied matter-of-factly, "Of course it's a tourist attraction. Does the United States really dare to take action against Longhu Island?"

That makes perfect sense, and Gu Zhao was speechless.

So he could only wave his hand and send the two away, saying, "It's almost Chinese New Year, so don't go back to the other world. Have a good New Year here. You'll be busy when you go back after the New Year."

"okay!"

Changyi and Yangshuo are both young people. Unlike Jingyi, who had a falling out with her relatives, or Zhanqing, who was adopted by the Taoist sect, their parents are still alive.

Previously, their cultivation and magical power were insufficient, and they felt a great sense of urgency, so they spent most of their time in other worlds exorcising demons and working for Gu Zhao, rarely returning home.

Now that they have broken through to a higher realm, there will be no qualitative change in the short term, so they might as well take advantage of this New Year to go home and see their parents.

The two greeted Gu Zhao, then took off and flew straight north.

Gu Zhao watched the two leave, and then received a call from Jiang Shishi.

"My parents and Xiaoya's parents are all waiting at the entrance of Hongyi Residential Area!"

"Okay, I'll pick you up first, then we'll go to Yandu to pick up your uncle and aunt, and then we'll go back to Guangzhou to celebrate the New Year together." (End of Chapter)