Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

"Tell me in detail!" Wang Lingguan was very curious.

"This way, senior. Let me serve you some tea, and we can talk slowly." Gu Zhao gestured, indicating that this was a long story, and the two of them couldn't just stand outside the Sanqing Hall to talk.

“Alright!” Wang Lingguan nodded and walked into the backyard side by side with Gu Zhao.

Upon entering the backyard, Gu Zhaoyuan greeted Zhuo Qingyan, who had rushed to see him after hearing of his return, and then led Wang Lingguan into the sect leader's courtyard.

Although Zhuo Qingyan did not know Wang Lingguan, she knew that Gu Zhao had important business when she saw him leading people into the backyard. So she helped to stop the others who were coming and stayed outside the courtyard to guard.

"The Jade Maiden of the Northern Yin, I never imagined you even had methods from the underworld." Wang Lingguan grew increasingly curious.

Gu Zhao invited Wang Lingguan to sit down, brewed a pot of spiritual tea, and brought out several plates of dried fruit. Regardless of whether Wang Lingguan ate or not, it was still necessary to observe proper etiquette.

Then he told Wang Lingguan about the situation on Blue Star, and about how he used the Five Thunder Token to cross this world, and how he condensed a Thunder Seed to cross the world with the old Taoists.

The other party is a celestial spirit official recorded in the Taoist scriptures, and the Five Thunder Token is also a magic weapon of the Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable. Even the King Spirit Official was sent down by the Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable, so Gu Zhao has nothing to hide.

Then he saw Wang Lingguan's eyes widen and widen.

"Senior..." Gu Zhao was puzzled.

"Take out the Five Thunder Token and let me see it!" Wang Lingguan said sharply.

"I can't produce it."

"what?"

"The Five Thunder Token is in my sea of ​​consciousness; I cannot retrieve it," Gu Zhao said.

Wang Lingguan reached out and grabbed Gu Zhao's wrist, and an unstoppable surge of true qi flowed into Gu Zhao's body. Gu Zhao did not resist and allowed Wang Lingguan to probe with true qi.

Then he saw Wang Lingguan's eyes widen even more.

"A primordial spiritual treasure! A fusion of souls?" Wang Lingguan said incredulously, "The Jade Pivot Five Thunder Token is only a acquired spiritual treasure, how could it have returned from acquired to primordial?"

Wang Lingguan looked at Gu Zhao with a complicated expression, unable to hide his envy. "You're really lucky, kid!"

Gu Zhao felt a little uneasy and chuckled awkwardly, "What do you mean?"

"It means that your soul has merged with an innate spiritual treasure, so when you ascend to heaven, you'll at least become a Thunder God," Wang Lingguan remarked.

Gu Zhao's eyes lit up. He was well-versed in Taoist scriptures, so how could he not know what the Heavenly Emperor's identity was?
Although not as powerful as top-tier figures like Heavenly Venerables or Emperors, they are still a level of power and status, roughly on par with Marshals and True Lords, with only minor differences.

"This Five Thunder Token is a treasure personally refined by the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder in the Nine Heavens. It is a Jade Pivot Five Thunder Token made from the spirit of the Nine Heavens, the Qi of the Five Directions, and the essence of the Jade Pivot."

When this magical artifact was mentioned, Wang Lingguan became unusually serious.

"This magic weapon was originally an acquired spiritual treasure, which is difficult to enter the innate realm. I guess it is because the Heavenly Venerable used the Great Sun Demon Ancestor in his destiny, and the two crossed multiple realms. The Five Thunder Token unintentionally gained the favor of the Heavenly Dao of the realm, and returned from the acquired realm to the innate realm, transforming into an innate spiritual treasure."

Gu Zhao blinked, and seemed to understand.

"Your ability to gain the approval of the Jade Pivot Five Thunder Token and achieve soul fusion is your good fortune, and the Heavenly Venerable will naturally not interfere further. However, you still need to know how you obtained this magic treasure," said Wang Lingguan.

"It originates from the Heavenly Venerable, and I dare not forget it!" Gu Zhao said in a deep voice. Wang Lingguan nodded, and then smiled, "That old demon was seriously injured by the Five Thunder Token. He must have finally managed to get rid of the Five Thunder Token and knock it out of the realm. But I didn't expect that after ten thousand years of seclusion, you would still come knocking on my door."

"The word 'fate' is truly wondrous!" Wang Lingguan exclaimed.

Gu Zhao was speechless. He didn't want to have any connection with that old demon. "It must be that the Five Thunder Token came to this world with him, which is why I was able to travel here."

“That’s possible.” Wang Lingguan agreed, then returned to the Five Thunder Token, “The Five Thunder Token was originally just a treasure for attacking, but it didn’t have the effects of crossing realms, absorbing evil energy, condensing thunder seeds, or helping people cultivate. These are the effects after it is transformed into an innate spiritual treasure.”

"Huh?" Gu Zhao was genuinely surprised this time. He had thought that this was the effect of Lei Zu's refining, which was used to expand his subordinates, conquer new territories, and sustain war through war.

“This Five Thunder Token was forged by the Heavenly Venerable Puhua to slay evil and subdue demons. Why would he need these effects?” Wang Lingguan explained.

"I see." Gu Zhao understood, and at the same time, he felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

Fortunately, the Five Thunder Token possessed these functions after returning to its original state; otherwise, as merely an offensive treasure, he wouldn't have been able to quickly establish himself in this realm, let alone summon the old Taoist, build his power, or stop the Demon Ancestor.

Wang Lingguan grinned slightly, "So you're practically a born Thunder God. After you ascend, you'll definitely go to the Thunder Department of Ten Thousand Gods to help recruit new members."

Gu Zhao, “…”

He hasn't even been promoted yet, and his future position has already been decided?

"Of course, it's also possible that the Thunder Commandery will be in charge of the campaigns. Where they go specifically depends on the instructions of the Heavenly Venerable Puhua. However, since you cultivate thunder magic and have been recognized as the master of the Five Thunder Tokens, you will definitely be one of the Heavenly Venerable's people from now on." Wang Lingguan waved his hand. "You don't have any objections, do you?"

"No!" Gu Zhao almost stood at attention and saluted. "It would be an honor!"

As the saying goes, the end of the universe is the fabrication, and the ancients were right. Gu Zhao was very satisfied with this arrangement!

Wang Lingguan was also very satisfied. He had come down here to deal with the Great Sun Demon Ancestor, but he never expected to encounter a Taoist genius who had merged with a divine innate spiritual treasure, a perfect backup Thunder Department Heavenly Lord.

"I came down in a hurry this time and couldn't contact the Heavenly Realm. After I return, I will tell the Heavenly Venerable about your situation. When you ascend to heaven in the future, you can also mention my name or go to the Jade Emperor Palace in the Golden Palace to find me."

"Okay, okay!" Gu Zhao replied repeatedly.

"You don't need to worry about that old devil Da Ri, I'll handle it!" Wang Lingguan waved his hand boldly, "The Heavenly Venerable sensed the demonic energy and knew that he was seriously injured by the Five Thunder Token and had not yet recovered, so he can't cause any trouble."

Gu Zhao immediately relayed the information the Taoist priests had obtained from the Barbarian King to Wang Lingguan.

"The Heavenly Gang Demon Formation? I understand." Wang Lingguan nodded. "If he doesn't come, fine. But if he dares to show himself, I'll shatter his demonic body and ensure he can never return to the Demon Realm!"

Gu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief at Wang Lingguan's confidence.

"I also have over a hundred Daoist disciples in this realm. I've sent them to pay their respects to you," Gu Zhao said to Wang Lingguan.

“No rush.” Wang Lingguan shook his head. “They are all under your command and will be generals of the Thunder Department in the future. There will be plenty of time to meet them. Now that you have finished explaining the Five Thunder Tokens, take me to your territory for a look.”

“Alright!” Gu Zhao agreed, then enveloped Wang Lingguan with his true qi. “Don’t resist, I’ll take you through time.”

Wang Lingguan felt a sudden darkness followed by a flash of light. He keenly sensed the Five Thunders circulating within his body through his true qi, and then he was transported to another world.

Sensing that he had successfully traversed the world, Wang Lingguan scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately exclaimed, "So this is where I am! What a transformation!" (End of Chapter)