Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Wang Lingguan was a man of wide experience and knowledge. The pleasures and extravagance of modern life were nothing more than fleeting clouds to him. Even the finest food and wine were merely a matter of personal indulgence, and he could easily withdraw from them at any time.

Wang Lingguan gave the highest praise to Wuliangye and Fenjiu. He took a sip of beer, and then Gu Zhao led him to search for a bunch of foreign liquors before he returned to Daluo Palace satisfied.

Over the next few days, Wang Lingguan sampled the eight major cuisines of Blue Star, tasted various famous wines, watched some classic movies, and played a few classic games, finding it all quite novel and satisfying.

He has no interest in natural scenery or cultural landscapes.

The Taoist realm boasts magnificent waterfalls that cascade for thousands of miles, and endless, strangely shaped peaks and rocks. Pandora is nothing special to them, let alone the small fry on Earth.

As for cultural attractions, there's nothing to see. The Neolithic pottery basin with human face and fish pattern in the Banpo Museum isn't even as old as it.

Gu Zhao even consulted Wang Lingguan about his parents and the two girls, Xiao Ya.

“What’s so difficult about that?” Wang Lingguan said nonchalantly. “Take them to that small world of the demon race, help them cleanse their marrow and bones, guide them in their cultivation, and then take them to ascend together.”

Once you reach the Heavenly Realm, you can use innate spiritual treasures to nourish your soul. Even if your cultivation level doesn't improve, preserving your soul and achieving immortality shouldn't be a problem.

"When one attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven." Wang Lingguan said matter-of-factly, "Ordinary immortals may not have this ability, but you have merged with a primordial spiritual treasure, so you are naturally different from others."

Gu Zhao: (((o(*▽*)o)))
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After a few days of entertainment, Gu Zhao took Wang Lingguan back to the Daluo Palace, where Wang Lingguan stayed.

To avoid the news leaking out or the Demon Ancestor discovering a flaw, Gu Zhao only said that Wang Lingguan was an elder from the old site of the Great Luo Palace, who was staying here temporarily, apart from the many experienced Taoists.

The old Taoist priests suppressed their desire to return and pay their respects, and continued to travel around the world as planned, only paying their respects when they returned to the Daluo Palace as usual.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I never expected that the most widely circulated one would be the legacy of Emperor Donghua." Wang Lingguan clicked his tongue in amazement. "The Emperor descended to earth quite early, but I didn't expect his descendants to be so promising."

"You Sheng Zhenjun is truly remarkable. Not only did he ascend to the position of Zhenwu Emperor, but the lineage he passed down has also spread widely."

"Many of the methods in the Daoist Canon were passed down through dreams by various immortals from the Three Pure Ones' lineage."

"It's a pity that Yang Erlang and Nezha were not present when Taiqing Daozu preached the Dharma, so there are only myths and legends about them, but no legacy of theirs has been left."

While offering his critiques, Wang Lingguan also generously shared his insights.

With his profound understanding and insight, even a few words from him could enlighten people. Even the most advanced cultivators, such as Daoist Yansong, Daoist Yihong, and Daoist Mingyu, made rapid progress and took another step forward.

At the same time, Wang Lingguan also provided guidance to the guardian star officials, ghost and spirit elders, human disciples, and so on within the Daluo Palace.

To Wang Lingguan, there was no difference between Blue Star, where Gu Zhao was, and this small world of the demon race. As long as one cultivated the Three Pure Ones' Dharma, one would be a disciple of the Daoist sect.

"My expertise lies in thunder and fire, as well as Taoist techniques. I also know some of the demon race's alchemy methods, but I have very little experience with underworld techniques."

However, Wang Lingguan had little further contact with her, and he had already given Zhuo Qingyan enough guidance.

After cultivating with Gu Zhao, Zhuo Qingyan's cultivation level improved again, reaching a thousand years of cultivation. She became an important combat force within the Great Luo Palace and became more adept at managing the mountain-protecting formation.

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And so another two months passed.

Over the past two months, the old Taoist priests traveled far and wide, exorcising demons and monsters. Although they gained more malevolent energy and improved their Taoist skills, and also helped Gu Zhao condense a lightning seed, they did not discover any new demonic cultivators. Several old Taoist priests skilled in earth-遁术 even recklessly explored the earth's veins with their divine sense, only to find several recently abandoned demonic caves, but the demonic energy within them had long since disappeared.

The good news, of course, was that the identity of the master of the Demon Cave had been confirmed and announced to the world by the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Spirit Court.

The bad news is that the owners of these dens have also disappeared.

"Among the Western God Kingdoms, the rulers of four kingdoms have disappeared," Master Jingfeng said in a deep voice. "Their cultivation levels are between four and seven thousand years, and they are indeed not as powerful as the Lord of the Desire God Temple."

“The southern border is quite scattered, and we don’t even know who has disappeared,” said Daoist Shenhao.

"I don't know about the situation in the East Sea and the Northern Wilderness, but I imagine it should be similar to that of the Western Divine Kingdom," Daoist Yansong pondered.

"The Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Demon Formation, everyone has disappeared..." Master Mingyu clicked his tongue, "Could they have really all gone to Cuiluo Mountain?"

Master Yihong asked directly, "Has anything been discovered at Cuiluo Mountain?"

“No,” Gu Zhao said.

If the Demon Ancestor wants to set up the Heavenly Gang Demon Array, he must use demonic energy to move the earth's veins. However, at this time, the foundation of the Great Luo Palace's mountain-protecting array—the Earth Vein River—is already flowing within a radius of ten thousand miles around Mount Cuiluo.

As long as the Demon Ancestor sets up the formation, Gu Zhao will definitely sense it!

As Gu Zhao was chatting with several old Taoist priests, the token connecting to the grand formation suddenly trembled.

"Ok?"

Gu Zhao's expression changed, and his divine sense flowed into the earth's veins through the token, connecting with the long river of earth veins.

Less than a thousand miles from Mount Cuiluo, a surge of demonic energy was suddenly injected into the earth's veins, stirring up the long river of the earth's veins.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear!

Gu Zhao immediately contacted everyone through the Thunder Seed, "That old demon is really preparing to attack the Great Luo Palace. The first source of demonic energy is only a thousand miles away from Cui Luo Mountain. You all need to come back quickly!"

As Gu Zhao spoke, he manipulated the earth's veins to bypass the demonic energy, avoiding alerting the enemy.

Not long after the first appearance of demonic energy, two other sources of demonic energy suddenly appeared, still about a thousand miles away from Cuiluo Mountain.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, demonic energy appeared, ranging from five hundred to one thousand miles away from Cuiluo Mountain, surrounding it in a certain pattern.

The demonic cultivation techniques are different from those of the Daoist sects. Although they are also named after the Heavenly Gang, Gu Zhao could not discern the pattern of the Great Sun Demon Ancestor's formation.

However, Gu Zhao still manipulated the Earth Vein River to give up the positions of the demonic energy one by one, and did not even stop the demonic energy from starting to connect with each other, because these nodes were all set up on the basis of the Earth Vein River, and he could block the formation at any time if he wanted to.

"Brother Wang! The Great Sun Demon Ancestor has begun to set up an array around Mount Cuiluo!" Gu Zhao found Wang Lingguan.

Wang Lingguan nodded and chuckled, "I've already sensed his demonic energy. He's in a hurry to act even though his injuries haven't healed yet, probably because he's worried that things might change if he delays."

"Unfortunately, things have changed." Wang Lingguan concealed his aura, brimming with confidence. "You go to meet the enemy. Once he shows himself, I will completely block his path and keep him in this realm." (End of Chapter)