Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 176 Bai Ke's Transformation
"I go!?"

Gu Zhao was astonished to see the beautiful young woman in front of him.

With a round, oval face, adorable big eyes, a delicate nose, rosy lips, and a pair of cute little tiger teeth, she would be an irresistibly cute little devil in modern times.

"I've transformed!" Bai Ke spun around on the spot, showing off her flat figure, then leaned forward and excitedly said to Gu Zhao, "I can mate with you now!"

"Cough cough cough..."

Gu Zhao almost choked on his own saliva. He pointed a finger at Bai Ke's forehead, forcing her to take two steps back. "You're only sixteen. You're still a young girl. Be more reserved."

Bai Ke pouted, then suddenly realized, "I remember now, the old Taoist priest Yansong said that the rules of the Daluo Palace are that one can only mate at the age of eighteen."

He Xiuniang lowered her head and remained silent.

Zhuo Qingyan couldn't bear to look at her.

Li Qingshuang gave a half-smile.

Gu Zhao couldn't help but sigh and held up his index finger, "A roast chicken."

Bai Ke held up her delicate white hand, a smug look on her face, and proudly gestured, "Five!"

Last time, when Gu Zhao had just finished mating with Zhuo Qingyan in Xiuyue County, he paid with five roast chickens to stop the topic of conversation, and he absolutely couldn't do the same this time.

"Deal!" Gu Zhao reached out, pinched her five fingers into a fist, grabbed her little fist and pressed her down, then picked her up and turned her around, "Let's go down the mountain and play."

Bai Ke took a couple of steps, then suddenly realized something and turned back, saying, "No, no, we came up here because we have something to do!"

The embroiderer continued, "Two sorcerers escorted back about ten carts of gold and silver to fill the treasury of the Daluo Palace. They also said they had received a handwritten order from Uncle Yihong to crack down on mountain bandits and river pirates in the Changping Prefecture territory."

"You're here so quickly?" Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow.

Several old Taoist priests were handling affairs in various places. When the headquarters of the Golden Wind Divine Sect in Changping Prefecture was being renovated, they discovered a secret vault filled with gold and silver treasures.

So Master Yihong sent out the two sorcerers who had no evil aura to first deliver the gold and silver back to the headquarters of the Daluo Palace, and then take some time to deal with the mountain bandits and river pirates who were threatening the village.

Both of these sorcerers had only twenty or thirty years of cultivation. They were just menial tasks in the Golden Wind Divine Sect. They were naturally no match for powerful demons and monsters, but they were more than capable of dealing with ordinary mountain bandits and river pirates.

Master Yihong only told him about this yesterday afternoon, but I didn't expect this group of people to arrive this morning.

"Those two used their magic to empower the oxen and horses, and they traveled through the night. They just arrived," the embroiderer said.

"Have someone take over the carriage. I'll go down and meet them," Gu Zhao said.

Back in Changping Prefecture, these two were assigned tasks by Daoist Yihong, and Gu Zhao had never met them. Now that he had come all this way, he naturally wanted to meet them.

It's rare to remain free of malevolent energy in a place like the Golden Wind Cult.

The embroiderer led Gu Zhao down to take care of business, while Zhuo Qingyan and Li Qingshuang did not follow, but instead went sightseeing on Cuiluo Mountain together.

At this time, the main courtyard of the Daluo Palace was completed, and several side courtyards had been opened for construction. Zhuo Qingyan gave her some guidance, which made Li Qingshuang's eyes sparkle.

While its grandeur and scale are not comparable to the headquarters of the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Spirit Court, they are not something that ordinary local forces can control. At the very least, it is a major sect renowned throughout the world, demonstrating that the Great Luo Palace's ambition and vision are extraordinary.

...On the other side, Gu Zhao returned to the Daluo Palace and met with the two sorcerers.

"Wu Ming (Duan Yang) greets the sect leader!" Two monks in their thirties and forties knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up." Gu Zhao raised his hand, and the two of them felt a force gently lifting them up from under their armpits.

Unlike Lou Jingou Huang Yuan, Gui Jin Yang Yang Chi, and Zhang Yue Lu Lu Yue, who are guardian star officials, these two human sorcerers, who are devoid of any malevolent aura, have been temporarily accepted by Daoist Yi Hong as nominal disciples of the Daluo Palace, and are thus considered members of the Daluo Palace.

"You are part of the Golden Wind Divine Sect, yet you have never committed any evil deeds; this is truly remarkable," Gu Zhao praised.

“We also come from ordinary families, and we dare not forget our roots,” Wu Ming replied.

"Unfortunately, our cultivation is too shallow, and we are willing but unable to do so," Duan Yang said, shaking his head.

“You are not well-received in the Golden Wind Sect, but it’s different in the Great Luo Palace.” Gu Zhao sat in the main seat. “The Great Luo Palace punishes evil and vanquishes demons; it needs people with a righteous heart.”

Looking at the two, Gu Zhao said, "Do good deeds and accumulate merit, eliminate evil and accumulate merit. This trip is also a test for you by your Uncle Yi Hong. If you quell the mountain bandits and river pirates who are harming the people, Uncle Yi Hong will accept you into his sect and teach you the cultivation methods of the Great Luo Palace."

Wu Ming and Duan Yang couldn't help but look up, their eyes shining.

They were originally sorcerers who passed down their skills from master to disciple. Their lineage was ordinary and their magical power was weak. Later, they were defeated and subdued by the Golden Wind Cult. Although they were indignant about the Golden Wind Cult's actions, they dared not resist in order to save their lives. Their limit was to not go along with the cult.

Therefore, he was not well-liked within the sect and could only do odd jobs, such as demonstrating magical powers and miracles to deceive the people and offering incense to the Golden Wind Sect.

That night, they were also at the Golden Wind Hall, where they saw several old Taoist priests displaying their divine power. Whether it was the Taiyi Wind and Fire, the Qi Body Unity, or the Manifestation of the Ghost Prison and the Summoning of Divine Generals, these were all unimaginable methods in their eyes.

Now, listening to Gu Zhao, do they also have the opportunity to cultivate this method?

"Of course." Gu Zhao nodded matter-of-factly.

Gu Zhao and several old Taoist priests had discussed that the number of Thunder Seeds was limited. If one could not activate the innate Qi and then use Thunder Seeds to assist in cultivation, it would be too dangerous for ordinary people to come here. Therefore, there would not be many people who could come here in the end.

Since they intend to pass on the glory of Taoism in this world, they should naturally pass on the Taoist scriptures in this world.

Besides Taoist classics like the "Taishang Ganying Pian" and "Laozi Xiang'er Zhu" guiding people's minds, there are also various cultivation methods for preserving spirit and refining qi as means of protecting the Tao.

However, this world is a transcendent world, and its teachings cannot be easily passed on. If the teachings are passed on to the wrong person, it would be a sin.

So they made three preparations.

First, the inheritors must not only be free from malevolent energy, but also perform good deeds and eliminate evil, understand principles in daily life, and observe one's own character.

Secondly, there are cultivation methods. Several old Taoist priests adapted some cultivation methods from beginner to advanced levels based on the Taoist tradition and their own learning.

Thirdly, the degree of management involves teaching the cultivation methods to the inheritors step by step, from the shallow to the deep, based on their actions.

They basically copied the management system of nominal disciples, outer disciples, inner disciples, and true disciples from online novels.

Of course, this is the management system during the initial expansion and recruitment phase. Once the Daluo Palace becomes famous throughout the world, some of the talented disciples who have been adopted and taught since childhood can naturally skip these steps.

Hmm... it's starting to resemble a web novel more and more.

(End of this chapter)