Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Just then, the man in white's expression shifted slightly as he looked towards the back of the Great Luo Palace.

At the same time, Gu Zhao, who had just transmigrated with the eight newly recruited Taoist priests, was shocked and turned to look at the front yard.

Their gazes seemed to pierce through the layers of buildings, suddenly meeting.

"What profound Daoist principles! What profound Daoist cultivation!" Gu Zhao exclaimed inwardly.

He had just finished setting up the protective array for the Great Luo Palace, having mastered almost all the Taoist scriptures, and his Taoist magic and supernatural powers had reached the highest level he could achieve at this time.

Even so, it was only with the blessing of the Five Thunder Token that he could sense the extraordinary nature of the person opposite him. They were elusive and indistinct, seemingly drifting aimlessly, but in fact, they were ancient and timeless.

"Such keen senses! Such amazing talent!" The man in white was equally astonished.

With his level of cultivation, if he had wanted to hide it, no one in the world would have been able to detect it in the slightest. But the person opposite him sensed his presence the moment he appeared.

He could tell at a glance Gu Zhao's age and cultivation level. To be able to cultivate to such a level at such a young age was definitely not something that could be achieved with external assistance. It must be a comprehensive achievement of one's own innate talent, character, and state of mind.

Both of them sensed the true essence of the other's magical power, which was of the same origin as their own. Thus, they were friends, not enemies.

At the same time, Gu Zhao's appearance also answered the white-robed man's earlier question.

"So they came from another realm."

The man in white understood, but was even more surprised. "Crossing realms, and even bringing people across realms—this is not something someone of his level could do. How did he manage to do it?"

The man in white clicked his tongue, his tone slightly sour, "There was just a Great Emperor who created the world a while ago, is another one coming?"

On the other side, Gu Zhao summoned the Taoist priest Fali of the Yuxian Sect who was stationed at the Daluo Palace and asked him to lead the eight newly arrived old Taoist priests through the formalities. Then he himself quickly walked out of the backyard and came to the front of the Sanqing Hall.

"Junior Gu Zhao, senior, are you a true immortal spirit descended from the Dao realm?" Gu Zhao cupped his hands and bowed.

During the New Year's Grand Ceremony that day, Gu Zhao and the others sent a wisp of demonic energy from the Great Sun Demon Ancestor to the heavens. Then, a bolt of lightning descended, helping them break the Demon Ancestor's spell and turning the tide for the Great Luo Palace.

However, they waited for a long time but did not receive any information from Lei Zu, and could only conclude that it was much more difficult for a true spirit to descend to earth than to cast a spell from a distance.

However, they did not believe that Lei Zu had nothing to do after unleashing his thunder. They could only guess that the gods in the upper realm had their own arrangements, or that they needed to wait for some time.

At this time, more than three months had passed since the battle of the New Year Grand Ceremony, and the new protective mountain formation had been completed.

At this moment, Gu Zhao suddenly sensed an unfathomable source of true energy. He could not think of any other possibility but that it was a divine spirit descending to earth from the Dao realm.

The man in white laughed heartily and, without keeping anyone in suspense, said cheerfully, "I am the Grand Spirit Official of the Golden Palace Jade Emperor Palace. You can just call me Wang Lingguan."

Gu Zhao: !!
Wang Lingguan?
Gu Zhao looked at the white-robed man in front of him, then at the first palace behind the gate of the Daluo Palace.

Is it the Wang Lingguan I'm thinking of?
The man in white nodded. "It's the one you're thinking of."

Gu Zhao gasped, never dreaming that it would be Wang Lingguan himself descending to the mortal realm!
"Gu Zhao, a junior scholar, pays respects to Wang Lingguan!" Gu Zhao performed the Meridian Incantation, raised his hands high above his head, and then bowed deeply.

However, halfway through Gu Zhao's bow, he felt his elbows sink, as if someone was supporting him in mid-air, and then he involuntarily straightened up.

With Gu Zhao's cultivation exceeding seven thousand years, even the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits wouldn't be able to hold him back so easily, demonstrating the profound depth of Wang Lingguan's cultivation! "A token of courtesy suffices, no need to go overboard." Wang Lingguan waved his hand dismissively, then asked with interest, "Where was your original realm? How do you possess so many Daoist inheritances? How were you able to traverse this realm?"

"Since you can't contact us in this realm, why don't you offer incense and send a message to your original realm to ascend to the ancestral master?"

"Is that wisp of demonic energy from the Great Sun Profound Light Heaven-Opening Demon Ancestor? Is he also in this realm?"

"That's one of the old demons in the Demon Realm, second only to the Demon Ancestor Wutian and a few innate demon gods. I wouldn't dare say I could definitely win. How could you send his demonic energy up and still be unharmed?"

Wang Lingguan's eyes gleamed with excitement as he rattled off a barrage of questions, clearly eager to get to the point. "That old demon should still be in this realm. You didn't kill him, did you?"

Gu Zhao, “…”

“That old demon was indeed called the Great Sun Profound Light Heaven-Opening Demon Ancestor. His hand seals were composed of earth, water, wind, and fire, and his magic was unfathomable. If it weren’t for the lightning that descended from the heavens that day to help us, we would have had a hard time even winning, let alone killing him,” Gu Zhao replied.

“That’s it! On that day, when the Heavenly Venerable Puhua was preaching in the Thunder Department, I, who cultivates thunder and fire, also went to listen. I saw him unexpectedly receive a wisp of incense and then flick down a bit of lightning.”

Wang Lingguan said, “In the myriad realms of Taoism, there are people offering incense and praying for blessings at all times, chanting the name of the Heavenly Venerable, but the Heavenly Venerable will never respond to everything.”

Moreover, it was at a crucial moment when the Celestial Venerable was preaching. I saw the Celestial Venerable stop preaching, take out incense, and unleash thunder. I was quite puzzled at first, but then I heard the Celestial Venerable say that there was a demonic aura of the Great Sun Demon Ancestor in this incense.”

“Then it’s not surprising,” Wang Lingguan laughed. “This old demon is so confident in his profound magic that he dares to leave the demon realm in his true form and come to the Daoist realm to provoke us.”

However, the old demon dared not come to the door in person, but only dared to do evil in secret. After being discovered by the Heavenly Venerable, he ordered the thirty-six generals of the Thunder Department to defend against the enemy. After trapping him in a great formation, they gave him a severe blow.

But that old demon was indeed extraordinary. He didn't die even after all that. Instead, he escaped across the boundary with the Heavenly Venerable's magic weapon and disappeared without a trace. We thought he had already fled back to the Demon Realm, but we never expected that he was hiding in this realm.

The Celestial Venerable originally intended to descend to the mortal realm personally, but since I happened to have nothing else to do, I requested permission to descend and meet this demon.

Gu Zhao had only said one sentence when Wang Lingguan launched into a long, rambling monologue.

"He chose a good realm. It is a small world reserved by the demon race. There is no Buddhist or Taoist inheritance, no Heavenly Court or Underworld, and no influence from other realms. There is only the demon race's bloodline cultivation and the ghost and god path of self-generated spiritual energy."

If he were to transform this realm into a demonic domain and pull it back to the demon realm, it would expand the demon realm's territory, leaving the demon race with no recourse but to suffer in silence.

At this point, Wang Lingguan looked at Gu Zhao and laughed, "But he was unlucky to run into you guys, which shows that the Demon Realm's luck has run out!"

“Oh right!” Wang Lingguan finally remembered and continued to ask, “Which realm do you come from? The Daoist tradition is clearly very complete, but it feels very mixed. It seems very authentic, but it is also a bit off.”

With so many lineages, one would expect it to be a vast realm with numerous sects, profound foundations, and a continuous stream of ascensions. Yet you've managed to gather so many lineages into one sect; that's truly remarkable.

Gu Zhao blinked. "The spiritual energy in our realm is scarce. It's very difficult to cultivate inner energy, let alone ascend to immortality."

Wang Lingguan was stunned upon hearing this. "Then how do you have a lineage and be able to travel between realms?"

"Because I unexpectedly obtained the Five Thunder Token from the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation."

"Huh?" (End of Chapter)