Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 86 Daluo Palace

With Wang Yue's help, everyone's trip to Wuhe County went very smoothly.

A ghost with painted skin who keeps wandering around the county town has killed more than a dozen brides and grooms so far, and was finally stripped of his real skin by Zhuo Qingyan.

A ghost-faced owl came to Wuhe County every two months to snatch a little boy and eat him. It happened to be attacked by a few people, and was split into two halves by a sword from Taoist Yansong.

There were also two water monkeys who wanted to use human blood to practice after forming a bond with humans. After being discovered by several people, they hid in the water, and were then all killed by several palm thunders from Gu Zhao.

After five days of visiting several towns around Wuhe County, the seven-day summer vacation ended happily.

……

Although it was still some distance away from Cuishan Village, Gu Zhao could see from afar bursts of noise and smoke on the hillside behind the village.

"Construction started so soon?" Gu Zhao couldn't help but ask.

"Before we left, we gave the blueprints to Elder He and left enough stones and bricks." Taoist Master Yansong said, "Elder He told me he was ready to start construction."

Gu Zhao turned his gaze towards the lumber mill behind the village, "I remember we had quite a bit of wood there."

"It's all small-leaf red sandalwood. The palace in Yandu isn't as luxurious as ours." Taoist Master Yansong clicked his tongue. "Daluo Palace, you're quite arrogant."

"This is our base, so of course we should give it a grand name. Later, when we open branch temples in places like Changping Prefecture and Jiangyang Prefecture, we can give them names like Zixiao Palace and Yuxu Palace."

Taoist Master Yansong laughed strangely and said meaningfully, "I'm afraid that fellow Taoists who come later won't dare to come up with these names."

"That may not be the case." Gu Zhao smiled, then said expectantly, "I wonder how long it will take for the Daluo Palace to be built?"

"Don't get your hopes up too much. After all, the efficiency here isn't as good as it is today," Taoist Master Yansong said in a voice transmission. "You can't call a construction team from today."

"But there are also benefits." Taoist Master Yansong continued, "You've seen our small courtyard. We're all skilled craftsmen. Plus with the tools you brought, the results will definitely be good."

The development of this world is actually very good, and the craftsmanship has definitely reached the level of the ancient Song Dynasty on Blue Star. They can see exquisite attic houses in Xiu Yue County and Wuhe County, as well as beautiful vases and copper stoves in shops.

Building a Taoist temple with ancient charm is definitely a rare work of art.

When they returned to Cuishan Village, they found that there were many more people in the village. They were all workers and their families who came to help build the Taoist temple. He Laozhang hurried back and took them to the back mountain to watch without even having time to eat.

When they arrived at the back of the village halfway up the mountain, they found that they had already erected the mountain gate and even built a stone mountain road behind the gate archway.

When Gu Zhao looked up, he saw a three-meter-high mountain gate archway built entirely of stone, with four pillars and three doors, carved beams and painted rafters on the top, with a green dragon wrapped around the stone pillars, and a plaque on the front engraved with the four large characters "Daluo Holy Land".

"What a grand sight!" Taoist Master Yansong praised, then walked through the mountain gate and looked out. The plaque on the gate read [Tao follows nature].

"The mountain gate faces east, with pillars surrounding the Azure Dragon. There are stone niches of the Azure Dragon and the Seven Stars on both sides of the stone path after entering the mountain." Gu Zhao introduced.

Taoist Master Yansong looked at the bluestone road at the mountain gate, which led all the way up the mountain. He also saw the first stone shrine in the distance that looked like a dragon and a snake. "Jiaomu Jiao!"

Gu Zhao nodded. "The designers designed four landmarks based on the terrain of Cuiluo Mountain, each in its own direction. To the east is the Qinglong Mountain Gate, to the west is a cliff called Baihu Cliff, to the south is a Vermillion Bird Forest, and to the north, a lake halfway up the mountain serves as the Black Tortoise Pond. Stone shrines were built around the four landmarks to enshrine the astronomical officials. This perfectly aligns with the principle of integrating the Four Symbols into nature, with the Twenty-Eight Constellations serving as supplementary offerings."

Taoist Master Yansong praised, "Not bad! Not bad!"

The others did not know about the Four Symbols and Twenty-Eight Mansions, but they could tell from Gu Zhao that these were great gods. They looked at the Azure Dragon on the stone pillar of the mountain gate with shocked expressions.

Bai Ke blinked, "Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise, aren't these all legendary divine beasts and spirit monarchs? They each have bloodlines passed down, just like my Sky Fox bloodline. Is our Dao sect related to these divine beasts and spirit monarchs?"

Gu Zhao and Taoist Master Yansong exchanged glances, each with their own guesses, but nodded and smiled, "Exactly! Exactly!"

He Laozhang said to the others, "The mountain gate has been erected, and the Lingguan Hall above is under construction, but it's not yet complete. Old Man Li said that we should also build a few side halls and courtyards at the same time, so that if someone from the young master's sect comes, there will be a place to stay."

"Okay." Gu Zhao smiled, "Maybe someone from my sect will come soon."

The Five Thunder Order condensed another thunder seed. Whether he went to find Taoist Yansong's fellow disciples or went to Longhu Tianshan to call for help, Gu Zhao believed that there would be no shortage of people on Blue Star who could be sensed by the Five Thunder Order.

After visiting the latest developments of Daluo Palace, they returned to the mountain village.

In the past few days, Gu Zhao and Taoist Yansong have been staying here at night. They only take the time to travel through modern times to reply to messages during the daytime and after returning to their rooms after dinner.

Now they have to return to their own courtyard for a few days, otherwise they may be misunderstood as having joined a pyramid scheme organization.

……

There are probably more than twenty unread messages in the small group of three.

Jiang Shishi: Check out the new video Xiaoya and I shot!
Jiang Shishi: Too much, the traffic is bleak, please help handsome Gu (heart.jpg)
Xiao Ya: We are already at work. There is a performance tomorrow night. I will send you an e-ticket. You can come and watch it when you are free.

Xiao Ya: (electronic ticket QR code.jpg)
Gu Zhao looked through the small group, then looked through the private chats with the two girls, and finally looked at the message Zhang Hang sent him.

Zhang Hang: Where have you been again? Are you really in seclusion to practice? When are you going to buy a car so we can go for a road trip together?

Gu Zhao ignored Zhang Hang and replied in the small group where Jiang Shishi and Xiao Ya were both: @Jiang Shishi @Xiao Ya, it’s pretty good. I’m free these days. Tomorrow is Friday, I will go to see your performance and have fun together on the weekend.

In the other world, I was either practicing or fighting monsters, which was too stressful. When I return to the modern world, I should relax a little, be an ordinary person, travel with two beautiful young ladies, relieve stress and get rid of fatigue.

Jiang Shishi: Okay, let’s have a midnight snack together tomorrow night!

Xiao Ya: (selfie.jpg)
Xiao Ya: I have a solo performance tomorrow, so I’ll wear this dress. What do you think?
Gu Zhao: A lotus emerges from clear water, naturally free of embellishment
Xiao Ya: (cute.jpg)
In the rental house, Jiang Shishi broke in and threw Xiao Ya to the ground. "We agreed on fair competition. Why are you posting selfies without any sense of martial ethics? Show me your phone. Did you send any benefits to Gu Zhao privately?"

"No, no! We bought this dress when we were shopping the other day. It's not like you haven't seen it before!" Xiao Ya resisted hard, but her heart skipped a beat. She regretted not sending it privately just now.

But after thinking about it, she gave up. Firstly, she felt embarrassed. Secondly, if she took the lead, Jiang Shishi would be much more open than herself, and her characteristics were also very outstanding.

Gu Zhao, who was more than ten kilometers away, had no idea what he had missed...

(End of this chapter)