Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 173 Finally, they gained a foothold in Changping Prefecture.

"Hmm..." The group couldn't help but look at Li Qingshuang.

Li Qingshuang smiled faintly, "The Lingfa Academy tours the world and does not concern itself with political affairs. However, Yuan Wenrui is utterly wicked, and since the court has not appointed a new one, the Prefectural Magistrate will naturally succeed him."

Everyone laughed upon hearing this, and the matter was naturally settled.

The Prefectural Magistrate—no, the newly appointed Prefectural Magistrate—immediately summoned the officials of Changping Prefecture to take over the administration and appease the people overnight.

The next morning, the people of Changping Prefecture discovered that the Golden Wind Cult was a thing of the past. The Golden Wind Hall was temporarily closed for construction, and the new prefectural governor personally organized craftsmen to repair the new temple, the Da Luo Temple, which would be opened to the public at a later date.

……

After arranging for the embroiderer to take care of Li Qingshuang and rest, everyone gathered in the main hall of the Daluo Temple to congratulate the first abbot of the Daluo Temple in Changping Prefecture: Daoist Yihong.

Since the Daluo Palace has taken over the territory of the Golden Wind Sect, it is natural to maintain the peace of this land. As one of the eight prefectures of Jiangzhou, Changping Prefecture naturally needs experts to be stationed there.

Master Yihong has now cultivated his Taoist practice for five hundred years and possesses profound magical power, making him the best choice to oversee Changping Prefecture.

“Changping Prefecture comprises eight counties. Now, we will uproot the headquarters of the Golden Wind Divine Sect. We must also eliminate the branch halls in the other counties before they can react,” said Daoist Yihong.

"In last night's battle, we killed all the sorcerers and ghosts with heavy malevolent energy, but we spared the lives of two who had no malevolent energy and four who had only slight malevolent energy."

Master Yansong continued, "These people can be used temporarily. Let them do good deeds and accumulate merit to dispel the evil energy."

Master Mingyu nodded. “We need to keep some usable manpower. The other counties should also convert Jinfeng Hall into Daluo Temple. Changping Prefecture has eight counties. We need to split them up to just be enough.”

The group had already agreed that the Daluo Palace on Cuiluo Mountain would serve as their main base, and would be called the Palace. The one built in the prefectural city would be called the Daluo Temple, and the one built in the county town would be called the Daluo Temple.

Once the Taoist sect has established itself in this world, it can change its name as appropriate, after all, a hundred flowers blooming is what makes spring.

"We'll split up again as soon as it's light."

Gu Zhao arranged, "Uncle Yihong will stay in Changping Prefecture to deter the villains in the city, Uncle Yansong will go to Linping County and Zhennan County in the north, Uncle Mingyu will go to Qinglu County and Changye County in the west, Uncle Jingfeng will go to Wuhe County and Shanglin County in the south, and Brother Yunyang will go to Chongguang County and Xiuyue County in the west."

Actually, we've already cleared out several counties and killed a lot of evil spirits and monsters. This time, we'll wipe out the Golden Wind Hall in the county, which should prevent the county from falling into chaos.

You will each be assigned to two counties, to destroy the Golden Wind Hall, collect its evil energy, and then, carrying the imperial edict from Changping Prefecture, find the county magistrate to convert the Golden Wind Hall into the Great Luo Temple.

The old Taoist priests bowed and agreed.

After arranging the follow-up matters, the group began to talk about their gains from the previous night.

Master Yansong took out a bracelet. "This is the storage equipment of the Golden Wind God King. In addition to his twin swords, there is also a material for refining a storage magic treasure."

"We can refine storage gourds again?" Gu Zhao asked with a smile.

Master Yansong nodded, "We will try to give each person one in the future, just like the weapons prepared by Master Yihong, as beginner equipment for newcomers."

Master Yihong chuckled and said, "That's too extravagant."

“Besides that, this lamp is also a treasure.” Daoist Mingyu took out the lamp that the Golden Wind God King once offered on his head. “He also used the power of incense to refine artifacts, but it was mixed with remnant souls and yin energy, so it was not pure enough.”

Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow, "Take back the Great Luo Palace?"

Master Mingyu nodded, “The 1,320 remnant souls and fierce spirits have been converted, but we can use the power of incense to re-condense them. At that time, we will set up 365 street lamps in the Daluo Palace, and with these lamps as the core, we will gather 365 Incense Fire Star Soldiers.”

Every night from now on, the Daluo Palace will be lit up with 365 lamps, and above each lamp will float a fragrant star soldier. What do you think of that? "Hiss—" Everyone gasped in unison.

"The Immortal's Abode".

"The kingdom of God on earth."

Gu Zhao was startled. "Can you control so much energy?"

Master Mingyu laughed and said, "Of course I can't control that many, but if it's just about condensing, guiding some simple actions, and controlling this magic weapon, that should be about right."

"Alright, alright." Gu Zhao nodded repeatedly. "Then I'll leave this task to my martial uncle."

Yun Yang sighed, "With both Star Officials protecting us and Zhou Tian Star Soldiers, our Daluo Palace is becoming more and more promising."

Aside from the storage materials and lamps, which were of the highest quality, there were some magical artifacts and weapons, but they were only of ordinary quality, and with Gu Zhao's current level of cultivation and magical power, he no longer found them very appealing.

"Logically speaking, the matter should have come to an end, but I didn't expect to save a Spirit Lord from the Spirit Court yesterday." Gu Zhao clapped his hands. "The time we came into contact with the Spirit Court came a little earlier than we expected."

"Actually, it doesn't matter. The Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Lingfa Academy can't come to Jiangnan, and we've already established a foothold in Changping Prefecture," said Daoist Yihong, stroking his beard.

"Moreover, we are kind to others, and in places in Jiangnan where the imperial court has no jurisdiction, they might need us." Master Mingyu's eyes gleamed with wisdom.

Master Jingfeng stroked his chin and frowned. "White gloves?"

Master Yansong said with a smile, "Looking on the bright side, even if the imperial court were to take action against Jiangnan, our first target would not be us."

Master Jingfeng understood as well, “If we pay our respects to the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Three Pure Ones, and the Four Emperors, the forces in Jiangnan will not suspect that we have a relationship with the imperial court.”

Yun Yang clapped his hands and said, "Moreover, the Spirit Court is not the Xuanwei Divine Cult."

Several Taoist priests turned their gazes to Gu Zhao, saying, "How to win over Miss Li's goodwill depends on you, Sect Leader."

Gu Zhao, “…”

"What do you take me for?" Gu Zhao said angrily. "With the progress bar of Stone King Cave, I have condensed two more Thunder Seeds this time. After you kill the evil spirits of Golden Wind Hall in the other eight counties, you may have three."

"I'm going to recruit people in the modern world!" Gu Zhao exclaimed, slamming his hand on the table.

……

Back at the government office, Li Qingshuang was chatting with the embroiderer and Zhuo Qingyan in the garden.

Upon seeing Gu Zhao return, the embroiderer hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Young master, it turns out that the enemy that Miss Li came to Jiangnan to hunt down was Xu Kongting!"

"Huh?" Gu Zhao was taken aback when he heard this, and then he remembered who Xu Kongting was.

"This fan actually belongs to Miss Li."

The embroiderer took out her blue feather fan and told the gossip she had just heard: "Her sister and Xu Kongting were originally from the Lingfa Academy, but later Xu Kongting acquired evil magic, killed Miss Li's sister, and then fled to Wanling Jiangnan to live in seclusion."

"It seems Miss Li is recovering well." Gu Zhao nodded and asked Li Qingshuang, "Does Miss Li plan to recuperate in Changping Prefecture, or will she come back to Cuiluo Mountain with us to visit the Daluo Palace?"

Li Qingshuang looked at Gu Zhao and gave him a graceful bow. "Changping Prefecture is quite inconvenient. If you don't mind, young master, I would like to visit the Daluo Palace."

(End of this chapter)