Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

【The Thunder God's Mantra】

The supreme thunder magic in "The Great Method of Slaying and Detecting the Five Thunders of the Divine Firmament Jade Pivot" begins with the decree of the Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable and ends with the glory of the Dao. It summons the Thunder God of the Capital Heaven and all the gods of the Thunder Department to guide the divine thunder of the Nine Heavens and the thunder of all realms!
Gu Zhao tried to use it when he first transmigrated, and he almost died.

Now, after several years of traversing time, with the snowballing speed of progress and possessing eight thousand years of cultivation, he is finally able to exert his strength. As for whether he can truly summon all the gods of thunder, that depends on whether the Heavenly Venerable will grant him face.

Gu Zhao stood above the sea of ​​thunder, his feet treading the heavens and earth, each step unleashing a burst of lightning, like a purple-gold lotus blooming in the sea of ​​thunder.

As he chanted incantations, he drew talismans, his essence of blood containing the true energy of thunder drawing runes in the void that contained the great Dao of Heaven and Earth, the vivid blood color revealing purple-gold thunder.

As he chanted, the incantation, though seemingly soft, resonated faintly in the minds of all living beings within a radius of ten thousand miles, causing the heavens and earth to resonate and communicating with the unseen forces.

A surge of true essence of thunder from the heavens suddenly emerged from the darkness, faintly enveloping the endless sea of ​​thunder.

The next moment, the thunder and lightning inside and outside resonated, and the Five Thunder Token in Gu Zhao's sea of ​​consciousness suddenly shone brightly. A wisp of jade-colored lightning suddenly surged out from the Five Thunder Token, without any thunderous explosion, only lightning as smooth as water.

But this light, like water and lightning, which had just completely covered the demonic energy of the Five Thunder Order, melted away without any resistance, just like snow meeting the blazing sun.

However, although the demonic energy that sealed the Five Thunder Order dissipated, Gu Zhao did not have time to travel through time, because he was doing his best to maintain the Heavenly Thunder God Mantra.

This spell isn't finished once you finish chanting it; summoning the Thunder God and drawing in heavenly lightning requires a continuous maintenance of magical power.

The thunder lotus beneath Gu Zhao's feet shone even brighter, the blood-red runes radiating golden light, and the chanting resounded through heaven and earth. Then, it seemed as if a power emerged from the darkness, appearing in outer space and enveloping the entire Blue Star.

That point of demonic light distorted space and had already reached a short distance above the sea of ​​thunder.
Then, right in front of the magic light, space also distorted, and a point of lightning appeared out of thin air, neither gold nor jade, like clouds or mist, like water or wind.

A flash of lightning instantly struck the demonic light.

Like clouds obscuring the sky, like water overflowing its banks, the demonic light, containing the power to destroy the world, was instantly calmed by a touch of lightning, all its violent power vanishing without a trace, and then disappearing along with the lightning.

"Jade Pivot Lightning!" the Great Sun Demon Ancestor gritted his teeth and said, "Puhua, you old bastard!"

"boom!"

As the Great Sun Demon Ancestor finished speaking, the already pitted and uneven sea of ​​lightning instantly surged in power, and the five-colored lightning shone brightly again, exuding a magnificent and awe-inspiring aura.

Thunder roared, lightning flashed, and the sea of ​​thunder surged and churned, suppressing the surging demonic energy of the eighteen demon gods once again.

The next moment, under the watchful eyes of the old Taoists, one after another, the divine images of soldiers and generals, clad in full armor and holding banners, appeared above the sea of ​​thunder. The source of the divine power was drawn from beyond the heavens, and the external forms appeared before them.

With banners fluttering and drums booming, the sea of ​​thunder, which had just been a natural celestial phenomenon, suddenly transformed into a military formation.

Immediately afterwards, various divine figures, distinct from ordinary soldiers and generals, appeared in the army formation, some wielding axes, halberds, hooks, and forks, others holding swords, spears, and daggers, some wearing green robes and wide sleeves, and others carrying feather fans and silk turbans.

Each of them was either tall or short, but their appearances and temperaments were all different, and their charm was unparalleled in the world.

"Thunder Commander!" The Great Sun Demon Ancestor called out the subordinates of this group.

"Wow—" The old Taoist priests exclaimed in unison.

Gu Zhao was also dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that his use of the Thunder God's Curse would summon the Dharma forms of all the combatants under the Thunder Department's Thunder Division.

Everyone who could still watch the live broadcast was going crazy. Water glasses were overturned, cigarette butts were burning their hands, and they stared in disbelief at the live feed.

"These must be heavenly soldiers and generals?"

In the Taoist office, Chen Yao said blankly, "These Taoist priests are indeed disciples who received ordination from heaven. They really can summon heavenly soldiers and generals to descend to earth and help us!"

"Have the people on the space station zoom out. How many people have come?"

"The camera can't zoom out too far, and the number is too many to count. Lei Hai's area is too vast. I don't know how many people came, but it's definitely no less than ten thousand."

"WTF!"

Has Thor descended with the army of the Asgardian gods?

"This is the army of the Eastern Heavenly Court!"

"Incredible! Myths and legends are true!"

"The Eastern Heavenly Court is real, but are our Olympian mythology, the World Tree, the gods of the Nine Realms, God of Heaven, and Satan of Hell also real?"

"Go quickly and search for our myths and legends! See if there's any summoning ritual!"

The relevant departments on Earth were in chaos, while the important figures continued to watch the satellite live broadcast. All their preparations and actions were based on the premise that this group of Eastern Heavenly Court troops could defeat those demons and monsters.

The gods of the Thunder Commandery revealed themselves; the eighteen demon gods, though still a thousand meters tall, looked like mere minions.

A warrior, also a thousand meters tall and clad in full armor, wielding a giant axe, flashed before a two-headed, four-armed demon god.

"open!"

As the giant axe cleaved down, the demon god used its four arms to block it, but the four arms split into eight pieces. Then, its two heads and four eyes shot out demonic light, which was also completely blocked by the mysterious light of the general's armor.

"Crack!"

With a single swing of the giant axe, the demon god instantly split into two pieces, each half of its body then engulfed in lightning from the axe, before finally turning into a wisp of black smoke and dissipating into the world.

With just one strike, the demon god who had just been so arrogant and almost able to suppress the sea of ​​thunder was killed and his soul was destroyed.

The remaining seventeen demon gods were terrified. Looking at the densely packed Thunder God soldiers and the gods of the Commander, they had no will to fight left and retreated, seeking only the protection of the Demon Ancestor.

But the sea of ​​thunder surged, and all the gods of the Thunder Department acted together.

They didn't use numbers to bully the few. If you have seventeen people, then we'll have seventeen people to fight. Seventeen figures leaped out from among the Thunder Gods and flashed to the front of the demon gods.

"Slash!" The greatsword slashed down, and the head and body of the dog-headed demon god were separated. Lightning spread throughout its body, and its soul was destroyed.

"Break!" A gentle breeze blew by, and the demon god was scattered like sand, leaving no trace.

"Die!" The flying sword swept past, piercing the brow of a towering demon god. With a wisp of pure Yang Qi, his entire demonic body was wiped away.

"Destroy!" With a flick of the flames, a winged demon god was unable to escape and was swept away by the flames, then vanished without a trace.

"Suppress!" A sliver of starlight seemed to traverse space, instantly shining upon the head of a demon god, who then melted away like snow within the starlight.

Eighteen thunder deities intervened, and eighteen demon gods were annihilated.

These demons are merely monsters and demons from another world with thousands of years of cultivation. They were lured into demonic possession by the Great Sun Demon Ancestor. Although they appear tall and magnificent after being demonized, how could they be a match for the mortal manifestations of the Thunder Gods?
……

The old Taoist priests were greatly encouraged!

The people in front of the screen were speechless.

The situation, which was just on the verge of collapse, was reversed in the blink of an eye.

"too horrible!"

But this time no one asked what to do. The power of the Eastern Heavenly Court was simply too great. The eighteen demon gods, who looked like towering figures who could easily destroy the Blue Star, were no match for them.

The people in the Taoist office were beaming, and the dignified middle-aged man almost couldn't help but slam his fist on the table and shout his approval!
"So our backing is this strong!" A middle-aged man exclaimed excitedly.

"We're still trying to land on the moon, while they've already traversed the universe." The representative from the Academy of Sciences' Taoist office was almost completely disillusioned.

"On the bright side, at least they were using cold weapons, not plasma cannons," Chen Yao joked.

"The plasma cannon is not as powerful as their cold weapons," Zheng Hongsheng sighed.

Although there is no direct comparison, they can be compared indirectly.

Master Mingyu destroyed a building with a single bolt of lightning, and Master Yunyang destroyed an entire industrial park with a single sword strike; they both witnessed these events firsthand.

This time, Gu Zhao and a full 108 Taoist priests gathered a vast sea of ​​thunder, and the power of the blazing sun, the statue of Tianpeng, the endless sword light, and the Taiyi wind and fire was worlds apart from what they had done on Blue Star!

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the light of fireflies and the bright moon are comparable.

Even so, these majestic phenomena, empowered by the sea of ​​thunder, were only able to fight the eighteen demon gods to a standstill. Each time the demon gods made a move, they either shattered the phenomena or sank the sea of ​​thunder.

In their view, every encounter in outer space is at least a high-yield strategic nuclear explosion, at the very least!
“Every path has its own way of being taken. This path may have been traveled for thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years. According to myths and legends, one Yuanhui is 129,600 years. Heaven knows how many Yuanhui they have traveled.”

"We've only been on this path for a little over two hundred years since the steam engine, and now we have the ability to land on the moon and explore Mars. That's pretty good."

"At least we have seen life beyond ordinary people on Earth, the levels that life can reach, the possibility of traversing outer space, and the future vision of technological development."

"Foreigners always fantasize that the natural evolution of Earth was initiated by extraterrestrial life, or that human civilization was enlightened by extraterrestrial life. Looking at the scene before us, it may really be true."

"Don't underestimate yourselves. Even if Taoist thought was inspired by them, our brilliant traditional culture and indomitable vitality were passed down from generation to generation by ourselves."

"Not bad!"

"We're not the ones who're most anxious right now; those foreigners are probably already going crazy."

"I reckon they'll be going to pick up those Greek myths, Norse myths, Egyptian myths, and heavenly myths again and start studying them."

"Speaking of which, could those myths also be true?"

"Even if it's true, so what? Just like Mr. Gu and the other Taoist masters, we've already gained the upper hand. And I don't think the Taoist sects and the Lingxiao Heavenly Court are weaker than them."

"Hahaha……"

As the Taoist Office stated, important figures from various countries who were qualified to see the footage were both shocked and terrified.

The Taoist superhumans in Tianxia are all monks who remain detached from the Tianxia system, never participating in international conflicts and seemingly having no interest in the system itself.

Therefore, although they possess the power to destroy the world, people are not too afraid of them. At most, they just don't provoke them, and they are still the rulers.

But the group of people that appeared before them was clearly an army!
With an army comes a system, and with a system comes the need for rule. So, will this suddenly appearing Eastern Heavenly Court army, after defeating those demons and monsters, directly rule the Blue Star?

"Do everything you can to get through to our mythical figure!"

……

In outer space, seeing the appearance of the Thunder Gods and the slaying of the demon gods under their command, Gu Zhao's Five Thunder Tokens were unlocked, and the Great Sun Demon Ancestor knew that all his calculations had come to naught.

All of this is because Gu Zhao actually knows the Heavenly Thunder God Curse!

The Great Sun Demon Ancestor couldn't understand why this level of incantation was almost never taught to anyone other than a direct descendant. Gu Zhao was just a lowly Taoist priest from the lower realm who hadn't yet ascended. It was already quite exaggerated that he knew the Five Emperors' Mandate Incantation, so why did he also know the Heavenly Thunder God Incantation?

The realm before us is just a small realm with hardly any spiritual energy, so how could it contain so many profound inheritances?
"All you immortals of the Dao Realm, you old scoundrel Puhua, are you out of your minds?!"

A faint, ethereal figure flickered in the depths of the universe, neither large nor small, seemingly far away yet very close, seemingly in another universe yet right before one's eyes.

The Great Sun Demon Ancestor's eyes flashed, and his figure instantly transformed into a demonic shadow, fleeing into outer space in the blink of an eye.

"You old bastard Puhua, you can't get over here, and you can't kill me, but I already know this boundary. After I return to the Demon Realm and recover from my injuries, I will come and wipe out your legacy in this realm!"

The illusory figure didn't speak, but seemed to raise a hand. The next moment, the Five Thunder Token in Gu Zhao's sea of ​​consciousness stirred, suddenly disappearing from his sea of ​​consciousness, and reappearing above the Great Sun Demon Ancestor's head!
"Five Thunder Order!" the Demon Ancestor roared, his heart sinking.

He could use the Five Thunder Token in his sea of ​​consciousness to cross this world, and as the original owner of the Five Thunder Token, Puhua Tianzun could naturally also use this treasure to cast spells.

The Five Thunder Token hovered above the Demon Ancestor's head, instantly stopping his flight. A wisp of jade-colored lightning flashed on the surface of the Five Thunder Token, which then triggered the lightning in the Demon Ancestor's dantian sea of ​​consciousness.

The Demon Ancestor was seriously injured by the Venerable Puhuatian ten thousand years ago. Before his injury had healed, he forced himself to come out of the mountains, which aggravated his hidden injuries. Later, he deliberately fell victim to Gu Zhao's Five Emperors' Mandate Curse due to his scheming.

Logically speaking, Gu Zhao's spell shouldn't have caused him much harm, but in order to use the lightning within his body to activate the Five Thunder Token, he deliberately abandoned his defense and aggravated his injuries.

The difference is huge!

Is it the same to be stabbed while wearing a stab-proof vest and to be stabbed while not wearing one?

Therefore, the Demon Ancestor was already severely injured at this time. Although he was still far more powerful than Gu Zhao, compared with his strength at his peak, he was practically nothing.

He could destroy Blue Star under Gu Zhao's protection, but he was powerless to resist when facing Puhua Tianzun.

Thunder roared from within and without, and the lightning in the Demon Ancestor's dantian suddenly erupted, causing his body to stiffen. Then, the Five Thunder Token above his head floated down and landed on his brow.

The next moment, a streak of jade-colored lightning entered the Demon Ancestor's body from the Five Thunder Token.

A deathly stillness flashed in the eyes of the Great Sun Demon Ancestor, and he completely gave up resisting. Then, under the illumination of the Five Thunder Order's lightning, he turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated into the universe.

……

"Whoosh-"

As soon as the Great Sun Demon Ancestor died, the Five Thunder Token instantly returned to Gu Zhao's sea of ​​consciousness.

Along with it came an incredibly powerful and malevolent aura.

As one of the top experts in the Demon Realm, the Great Sun Demon Ancestor personally left the Demon Realm to cause destruction and was killed by the Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable. This was not an ordinary destruction of a true spirit; his original body was still in the Demon Realm. This was a complete and utter death.

The evil energy accumulated over countless years was completely absorbed by the Five Thunder Token and the 108 Thunder Seeds. The abundant true energy that was replenished was more than Gu Zhao could use up, so he could only temporarily store it in the Five Thunder Token and absorb it slowly.

The other owners of the Thunder Seeds are similar. Their hard work over the years has amounted to less than one percent of what they have achieved now. Everyone has made great progress, and there is still spiritual energy in their Thunder Seeds, which feels enough for them to cultivate to the point of ascension.

Daoist Master Yansong, Daoist Master Yihong, Daoist Master Mingyu, and others all saw their Daoist cultivation advance by a thousand years. Even the newest Daoists broke through the five-hundred-year threshold of cultivation and could fly on their own.

In other words, if these 108 Taoists were placed in another world, they would all be top-tier experts at the level of a sect leader!

Master Qingye, who had discussed this matter with Gu Zhao before, felt a surge of energy within him and smacked his lips, saying, "This is truly a great gain. I feel that I can ascend to heaven and report to the Ancestral Master in a few years."

Zhang Mingcheng of the Taiping Dao, who had only recently joined the Da Luo Palace, summoned eighteen Yellow Turban Warriors with a wave of his hand, his face beaming, "Miss Yun Qian of Bai Ling Mountain, I am determined to marry you this time!"

A surge of energy coursed through Gu Zhao's body, instantly condensing 360 thunder seeds around the Five Thunder Order. At the same time, his cultivation advanced greatly, approaching ten thousand years, reaching the upper limit he could currently achieve.

"Good heavens!" Gu Zhao exclaimed, "Good heavens! This harvest is outrageous, giving him the illusion that he wants to rush into the Demon Realm and wreak havoc."

"Where is Wang Lingguan?" A majestic, grand, and ancient voice faintly echoed in Gu Zhao's mind.

"Reporting to the Heavenly Venerable, Wang Lingguan is still in another world. I will bring him here right now!" Gu Zhao hurriedly bowed in response, then his figure flashed and disappeared, and then flashed back and reappeared, with a white-clad man holding a golden whip beside him.

"That old demon is... huh?" Wang Lingguan's third eye had just started to shine when he saw the densely packed Thunder Gods in front of him.

"whee……"

"Ha ha……"

"hey-hey……"

The gods of the Thunder Department chuckled to themselves. They weren't stupid; they all knew what had just happened. Looking at Wang Lingguan, who was completely bewildered and embarrassed, they were all overjoyed.

"Tsk tsk, the Great Spirit Official of the Heavenly Realm!"

"The head of all spirit officials in the Supreme Jade Emperor Palace of the Golden Palace, and the number one warrior!"

"Three or five trains of thunder, lightning and raging fire, traversing all realms, invincible in battle and unconquerable in attack."

"Oh my god, that's scary!"

A general in blue armor, wielding two maces, stood in the Lei army formation, a gloating smile on his face. "Brother Wang, the battle is over. What brings you here in such a menacing manner?"

Wang Lingguan's red hair blazed like fire, and he almost ground his teeth to powder. "You wait, I'll come back and have a good spar with you!"

The general crossed his double maces and laughed heartily, "I've been waiting for you!"

After the banter ended, Wang Lingguan reported the entire incident to the Heavenly Venerable Puhua, who had descended with divine will.

A flash of inspiration suddenly appeared, and then the universe distorted slightly. A large seal appeared out of thin air and floated down in front of Gu Zhao.

"This is the Heavenly Lord Seal of the Thunder Department bestowed by the Heavenly Venerable. You should accept it and take up your post in the Thunder Department after you ascend to immortality," Wang Lingguan said to Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhao let out a long breath, calming his wildly beating heart, and respectfully bowed to the illusory image of the Heavenly Venerable in the endless void, "Thank you, Heavenly Venerable!"

Gu Zhao accepted the seal with both hands. The Five Thunder Token trembled and then Gu Zhao's innate true qi surged into the seal. Suddenly, thunder runes appeared on the previously flat surface of the seal, and several Daoist characters also appeared at the bottom of the seal.

Wang Lingguan explained, "This seal is in accordance with the Way of Heaven, and your specific position as Heavenly Ruler is determined by yourself."

Gu Zhao looked around and, even though he didn't recognize the characters, he understood their meaning.

[Divine Firmament Five Qi Thunder-Controlling Heavenly Lord]

Shenxiao is the place where thunder resides, the origin of all thunder.

The Five Qi are not bound by thunder and lightning, but practice the complete Dharma.

The Thunder Bearer controls the thunder command and bestows the thunder seed.

Therefore, he is the Heavenly Lord of Thunder of the Five Qi of the Divine Firmament!
The next moment, tens of thousands of soldiers clasped their hands in unison to offer their congratulations, "Congratulations to the Divine Firmament Five Qi Thunder-Controlling Heavenly Lord!"

"No, no, thank you so much!" Startled, Gu Zhao hurriedly returned the greeting, then looked at Wang Lingguan in disbelief, "I haven't even ascended yet, and my position has already been decided?"

Wang Lingguan chuckled, "A while ago, a guy with only three thousand years of cultivation had a primordial treasure by his side and was directly taken in as a disciple by the Taiqing Dao Ancestor, who then became the Great Emperor on another day. You're still far from that."

Gu Zhao gasped, "Terrifying!"

“You’re no worse than him. Your Jade Pivot Five Thunder Tokens are also of the innate type. They absorb evil energy to condense thunder seeds, so your forces are growing stronger with each battle. You might even be able to open another one in the future, and you’ll have a chance to become an emperor.” Wang Lingguan patted Gu Zhao on the shoulder.

"Thank you for your kind words, elder brother!" Gu Zhao mustered his courage and spirits, knowing he couldn't afford to falter now.

As soon as he finished speaking, the thoughts of Puhua Tianzun left the universe and returned to Shenxiao Heaven.

The gods of the Thunder Department greeted Gu Zhao, then dispersed their divine forms and returned to their original states. In the blink of an eye, the Thunder Department army, which had just numbered over ten thousand, transformed once again into a sea of ​​thunder.

Gu Zhao and the other old Taoists also dispelled the formation, and the vast sea of ​​lightning gradually dissipated, allowing the sun's rays to shine on the earth once more.

"call--"

Both the Taoist Studies Office and relevant departments abroad breathed a sigh of relief.

"We won!" Zheng Hongsheng felt his body go weak.

"The people from the Eastern Heavenly Court have also gone back." Dylan Rockefeller, on the other side of the ocean, also breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with a mixture of relief and sorrow. "They don't care about us at all."

Wow! The sky has cleared up again!

"All the visions have disappeared, and the laughter is gone too."

"It seems the Taoist masters have won."

"I really want to know what just happened. I wonder if the system knows, or if it will tell us?"

Ordinary people who knew nothing about it were discussing it excitedly, and were somewhat unsatisfied because the strange phenomenon had faded so quickly. Little did they know that the entire planet had just gone through a brush with death.

In outer space, Gu Zhao and the other old Taoist priests were all filled with excitement.

"It's rare for you to come back, so everyone should go home and rest," Gu Zhao said to everyone. "If anyone wants to take someone to visit another world, that's fine too."

At this time, Gu Zhao had nearly ten thousand years of cultivation, all one hundred and eight Taoists had broken through to the top level, and the old Taoists in the first echelon had nearly five thousand years of cultivation. The Daluo Palace was already the number one power in the other world. Even if the secret between the two worlds was exposed, it would not be considered dangerous.

“Just now, the five-colored thunderclouds almost covered the sky, and the people were probably quite worried. We can show our divine power to reassure them,” Gu Zhao said with a smile.

The old Taoist priests laughed heartily, indicating that they had received the message.

The next moment, 108 figures swept into Blue Star, leaving behind 108 streaks of light and afterimages.

Master Yihong's golden sword light illuminated Yandu, hanging high above Baiyun Temple.

Daoist Yansong swept through the wind and fire, walking step by step up Qingcheng Mountain.

Surrounded by golden warriors, Master Mingyu slowly descended into the Celestial Master's Mansion.

Master Jingfeng revealed one after another the Fengdu Divine Prison in the mountain city.

Master Qingyuan, carrying a Taiji diagram that blots out the sky, descended from the heavens from Zhenwu Mountain.

Master Shenhao, holding the Great Sun of Fire in his hand, descended in a grand manner onto Mount Sanmao.

Master Yuzhang stood on the shoulder of the statue of Tianpeng and walked among the Feiyun Mountains.

Master Yuanhe's pure Yang sword energy swept across the sky, almost traversing the entire Shanxi province.

Master Xu Ning and others exhaled clouds and mist, transforming Laoshan into a paradise on earth.

Master Fangde and Master Wuzhi unleashed a purple aura that stretched across the entire Nanshan Mountain.

Master Qingye held up a five-colored radiance, causing all the plants on Gexuan Mountain to grow wildly.

……

On this day, the extraordinary individuals of the Tianxia Daoist sect revealed their true power!
As for Gu Zhao, he was already playing with the Heavenly Monarch Seal, taking his parents and two daughters on a trip to another world.

Not far away, the young Taoist Xiuming and Zhang Mingcheng whispered to each other, "Has the sect leader forgotten that he also has several women in the Daluo Palace? They can't stand each other!"

Zhang Mingcheng waved his hand, "How could the sect leader forget this? He must have a plan in mind!"

After a while...

"Um...that..." Gu Zhao coughed twice, chuckled awkwardly, and decided to just go with the flow, "How about we talk about the cultivation secrets of the *Dongzhen Huanglu*?" (End of Chapter)