Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 192 Triumphant Return and Great Harvest

Gu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that the group had not clashed with the Ink Dragon.

Upon learning that the Mo Jiao had swallowed 30,000 to 40,000 people in Guangwu County in one go, Gu Zhao fell silent.

Although they are not from the same world, they speak the same language, have similar cultures, and even look alike. He has lived here for more than half a year and has partially integrated into the environment. It would be impossible for him not to be moved at all.

Master Yihong sighed, "This is how the extraordinary world is, and this is also the meaning of our presence here."

Gu Zhao shook his head. "I know. In fact, it's not just here. Even in our country, war and tens of thousands of deaths are happening, it's just far away from us."

Master Yihong nodded with satisfaction, then continued, "I just went home and checked, and your house is almost full."

Gu Zhao is currently communicating with several Taoist priests in his three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment, which is now filled with the Celestial Master's Mansion's books and some spoils of war that they acquired here but could not conveniently store.

Besides Gu Zhao's bedroom, even the living room was somewhat messy.

“There will be more and more people here in the future, and it will be inconvenient to always use your house as a teleportation point,” said Daoist Yihong.

"That's true." Gu Zhao looked at Daoist Yihong. "Does Uncle-Master have any ideas?"

“I can make a call to the Taoist Association and build another Taoist temple in Guangzhou, or apply for one,” said Master Yihong. “With my and Master Mingyu’s status and qualifications, it’s just a matter of making a suggestion.”

“Okay!” Gu Zhao nodded, having no objection.

Master Yihong raised an eyebrow and said with a gentle laugh, "It seems the sect leader doesn't care?"

Gu Zhao laughed and said, "Once the sixth-generation fighter is successful, it will be put out for a spin. Now that we have the ability to protect ourselves and have established a firm foothold, we are naturally not afraid of the covetous eyes of all sides."

Master Yihong laughed heartily, “Not bad, not bad. Cultivating the Tao requires cultivating the mind. How can one cultivate the Tao if one is too cautious and has an unsettled mind?”

Of course, having a smooth path in the Dao does not mean acting recklessly, and displaying one's divine abilities in front of others is not about showing off. Therefore, they do not deliberately reveal themselves; they simply let things take their natural course.

……

A day later, everyone returned to the Daluo Palace.

"Welcome back in triumph!" Gu Zhao led Daoist Yi Hong and Daoist Ming Chong, who was at home preparing medicine, out of the mountain to greet them.

Master Yansong walked at the front with a big smile on his face. He first introduced Gu Zhao, "This handsome man is named He Feng. He is grateful and has profound magical powers."

Behind Gu Zhao, the magnificent Daluo Palace stood on the mountain. Although he looked young, He Feng had seen many cases of people rejuvenating, not to mention that the other party was the master of Daluo Palace. Just by standing there casually, he exuded a calm and extraordinary aura.

He Feng dared not be negligent and hurriedly bowed in greeting, while several young men and women behind him knelt down and kowtowed directly.

Without any reason, Gu Zhao had no habit of making people kowtow. He reached out and lifted them all up. "Guests from afar, there's no need for formalities. Please stay at the Daluo Palace for now, no need to stand on ceremony."

Then he turned to Yunyang and winked at him.

Yun Yang stared wide-eyed, but introduced, "Hu Yufei is from Guangwu County, Baishi Prefecture."

Upon their first meeting, Hu Yufei naturally wouldn't be disrespectful, but her darting eyes still swept over Gu Zhao and the two old Taoist priests behind him a few times before she looked at the Daluo Palace in astonishment and said to Yun Yang, "The Daluo Palace is truly enormous!"

"It's not finished yet." A clear voice rang out from the side. Hu Yufei turned her head and saw a girl dressed in white standing next to her.

Pointing to the magnificent buildings halfway up the mountain, the other person said with pride, "This is just the main courtyard of the Great Luo Palace. Various side courtyards are under construction all over the mountain behind, extending west to White Tiger Cliff and north to Xuanwu Pool." Sensing the demonic power emanating from the other person, Hu Yufei asked in surprise, "Are you a demon too?"

Bai Ke proudly raised her head, "What demon? I am a celestial fox!"

Hu Yufei didn't buy it at all, and instead snorted, "She's still a vixen!"

Then he looked Bai Ke up and down a few times and nodded knowingly, "She is indeed different from ordinary fox spirits."

Bai Ke didn't understand the meaning behind Hu Yufei's words. Instead, she smiled smugly and said, "Of course, you have a good eye. I'll treat you to braised pork and spiced chicken later. They're delicious!"

Bai Ke was so enthusiastic, so Hu Yufei returned the favor by taking out a small bag from her bosom and pouring out a few colorful beans. "These are candied beans I made with various fruits. Please have some."

Bai Ke invited the embroiderer to come and eat together.

On the other side, Zhuo Qingyan also called over the few young men and women who had come with her, and they walked over together.

……

Gu Zhao temporarily arranged for Hu Yufei and He Feng to stay at the Daoist residence in the Daluo Palace, while Gu Zhao led several Daoists back to the Daluo Palace.

While telepathic communication is convenient, it's ultimately not as comfortable as face-to-face conversation.

Master Yansong took out a copper pot and a copper bottle. "There is a poisonous miasma in the underground of Wuliang Cave. I collected some of the miasma to continue refining the Earthly Fiend Pearl. Then I sealed the passage."

The Earthly Fiend Pearl is a treasure they seized from the Lord of the Boundless Cave. It contains underground poisonous miasma, which can be transformed into a single energy attack or into a poisonous gas field that can cover all directions. It is versatile and can be used for both offense and defense.

They certainly wouldn't use such a vicious treasure, but they also wouldn't deny its inherent value, so they would keep it for the time being, and could even increase its power appropriately if conditions allowed.

Yun Yang patted the gourd at his waist and took out several more boxes of gold and silver jewelry. "That Flying Poison Corpse really knows how to enjoy life. The Boundless Cave is magnificent, and there are even more gold and silver jewelry than in the Stone King Cave."

After the gold and silver jewelry, there were some strangely shaped herbs.

"Because there is poisonous miasma underground in Wuliang Cave, its surrounding environment is also very strange, with many poisonous plants growing there. Although they have no spiritual energy, their medicinal properties are very strong."

Master Mingyu said to Master Mingchong, "I brought back quite a lot. You can study it and see if it can be used in medicine."

Master Mingchong smiled and nodded, looking at the pile of herbs with great interest. "Poison, poison, it is both poison and medicine. It can kill or save lives, it all depends on the preparation. The key to its application lies in one's mind."

Master Mingyu sighed, "After all that talk, isn't it just that it's usable?"

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Wuliang Cave was indeed more powerful than the forces in Changping Prefecture. In addition to gold, silver and poisonous herbs, they also had two medicinal plants that exuded spiritual power, and several materials that seemed to contain spiritual power.

"They all have medicinal properties that have lasted for hundreds of years, but they haven't developed any intelligence. It seems that the conditions for plants to become spirits in this world are quite demanding," Master Mingchong pondered.

They had all seen the orchid spirit of Wang Yue, the head of the garden department of Daluo Palace, and knew that plants could also become spirits.

Moreover, Xiao Lan is currently unable to transform into human form, and her cultivation has only lasted for a few decades. Strictly speaking, the spiritual power contained within her body is not as great as these two spiritual herbs, which shows that both are very rare and precious.

Gu Zhao concluded, "A great harvest!"

(End of this chapter)