Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 272 The Descendant of the Heavenly Demon? A Heavenly Demon from Beyond the Realm?
Gu Zhao chuckled dryly twice, "Maybe, but I didn't see it."

Li Qingshuang nodded without doubt, "That's also possible. Since the Great Calamity of the Heavenly Demon thousands of years ago, demonic arts have only appeared sporadically and haven't really taken hold."

She couldn't help but sigh, "So many people don't take this seriously, not even Chaoyang Island and Jishen Mountain."

Gu Zhao was no longer a novice in the martial arts world. He knew that Chaoyang Island and Jishen Mountain were the two major powers in Yongzhou, and that the Minghuo Sect could only be ranked third.

However, he had never heard of the Heavenly Demon Calamity or demonic arts.

"What is the Heavenly Demon Tribulation? What's wrong with cultivating demonic arts?" Seeing that Li Qingshuang spoke seriously, Zhuo Qingyan pulled her to sit down, and the embroiderer brought out the pastries she had made.

Li Qingshuang didn't stand on ceremony, took a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, her eyes lighting up, "Thank you, embroiderer, your skills are getting better and better."

The embroiderer smiled sweetly, and Bai Ke jumped up and said, "I did it with the embroiderer!"

"Really?" Li Qingshuang asked in surprise, unaware of the situation. "No wonder you two are so compatible; your cooking skills are excellent too!"

Bai Ke nodded in satisfaction, put her hands on her hips, and said, "I helped the embroiderer knead the dough!"

Li Qingshuang, "..."

"The Great Calamity of the Heavenly Demons happened thousands of years ago. I don't know the specifics, but I heard about it once when I joined the Spirit Academy. It said that the Heavenly Demons were the greatest threat to the world."

Li Qingshuang said to Zhuo Qingyan and Gu Zhao, "It is said that when the Heavenly Demon descended to earth, he wanted to change the world and turn this world into a demon realm. However, he was eventually killed by the combined efforts of the world's masters. But his demonic thoughts scattered and he passed down countless demonic arts, wanting to find successors, leaving endless troubles."

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"Those who cultivate demonic arts, whether they are demons, ghosts, or humans, make rapid progress in the early stages. One year of cultivation can be equivalent to ten years of cultivation for others, far exceeding the level of the Heqi. Moreover, they possess profound magical power and extraordinary combat strength."

At this point, Li Qingshuang couldn't help but glance at Gu Zhao.

It is said that the cultivation techniques of the Great Luo Palace are also known for their rapid progress, profound magical power, and extraordinary combat strength. From this point of view, they are indeed somewhat similar to demonic arts.

Gu Zhao pointed to himself, "Have I become a demon?"
Li Qingshuang smiled and shook her head, "Of course, the Great Luo Palace does not cultivate demonic arts. Demonic arts have obvious characteristics. When they are used, black energy surges. Moreover, demonic arts can affect a person's mind, making them treacherous, cruel, and bloodthirsty, eventually turning them into demons and no longer human."

Gu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, his identity as an extraterrestrial demon had not been exposed.

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Zhuo Qingyan asked, "That Netherfire Cult Leader, does he cultivate demonic arts?"

Li Qingshuang nodded, "That's an old fire corpse. It only rose to power in the last hundred years, and its progress has been faster and faster. Thirty years ago, it took advantage of the chaos to kill the people of the Xuanwei Divine Sect, occupied the Heyan Mansion, and now it has broken through the Shide Mansion."

Disciples from the Spirit Court have investigated and reportedly found that the headquarters of the Netherfire Cult is rife with demonic energy and no longer resembles the mortal realm.

“We informed Chaoyang Island and Jishen Mountain about this, but neither of them reacted and showed no intention of taking action against the Minghuo Sect,” Li Qingshuang said in a deep voice. “Then I learned that he was still not satisfied and was coming to Changping Prefecture.”

The Lord of the Netherfire Sect was unparalleled in power, and Li Qingshuang was worried that the Great Luo Palace could not withstand him, so she hurriedly came to report the news.

Gu Zhao asked, "Did you also go to Chaoyang Island and Jishen Mountain?"

“Chaoyang Island and Jishen Mountain have a long history and won’t harm us,” Li Qingshuang said. “Moreover, Chaoyang Island still has an ancestor who is of the same generation as the Dean of the Spirit Court.”

Gu Zhao's eyes flickered, "But the imperial court's power has already withdrawn from Jiangnan."

“It's because the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Spiritual Court withdrew from Jiangnan, and Jiangnan is still under the rule of the imperial court,” Li Qingshuang emphasized. Gu Zhao nodded. The relationships were a bit complicated, but it was probably the relationship between the central government and local lords.

Previously, the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Lingfa Court were more powerful and held a dominant position. Later, the Wanling Dragon King caused a great disturbance, and the forces in various parts of Jiangnan took the opportunity to drive out these two extraordinary institutions of the imperial court.

With a ruthless and vicious vanguard and a well-established backer, one side breaks off relations while the other maintains contact – quite a skillful tactic indeed.

However, the imperial court still held considerable power, so they retained its name in the mortal realm, nominally still belonging to the Great Ning Dynasty, in exchange for the tacit approval of the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Spirit Court.

As long as the disturbance doesn't escalate too much and cause widespread public outrage, the imperial court will turn a blind eye.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhao shook his head. The imperial court's bottom line was quite low. Mo Jiao ate an entire county in one meal, which was actually within the imperial court's red line.

However, I am also lucky. Yongzhou has six prefecture cities in Jiangnan, as well as long-established forces like Chaoyang Island and Jishen Mountain, while Jiangzhou only has one Mojiao in Jiangnan.

No, that's not right. Strictly speaking, the number one expert in Jiangzhou should actually be the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits. However, after a great battle thirty years ago, the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits has not reappeared.

But speaking of which, I am now one of the separatist forces in the Jiangnan region of Wanling.

However, the separatist forces do not coexist peacefully. There will inevitably be a war between the Daluo Palace and the Minghuo Sect, just like the great war that broke out between the three major forces of Shide Prefecture and the Minghuo Sect before.

Moreover, the leader of the Netherfire Cult practices demonic arts, which doesn't sound like a good thing!

"Is it because the experts of the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Spirit Court are unable to take action against the Netherfire Sect?" Gu Zhao asked to confirm.

Li Qingshuang nodded, then her expression turned serious. "But I can."

Gu Zhao smiled slightly, "I heard that the Netherfire Cult Master has two thousand years of cultivation?"

“I’m afraid it’s more than that.” Li Qingshuang said with some worry, “If one’s talent is just right for cultivating demonic arts, one’s progress will be very fast. And judging from the Netherfire Cult Master, he should be a person who is particularly suitable for cultivating demonic arts.”

"Don't worry, as long as he hasn't reached three thousand years of cultivation, we're not afraid of him," Gu Zhao said with a smile. "He's suited to cultivating demonic arts, but the people of our Great Luo Palace are suited to cultivating Daoist scriptures!"

The power and influence of the Dao are such that after five hundred years, a thousand years becomes a threshold.

The White Bone God, with over a thousand years of cultivation, is far inferior to the Netherfire Cult Master, who has over two thousand years of cultivation. Furthermore, the Netherfire Cult Master, with less than three thousand years of cultivation, is significantly inferior to the Ink Dragon, who has over three thousand years of cultivation.

And the black dragon...

Based on the current progress of the Daluo Palace, it is estimated that they will be able to form a group to hunt monsters next year.

Of course, the old Taoist priests could not have reached two thousand years of cultivation, and their realms were too different. Even if they fought against a higher level, they could not defeat the Mo Jiao. But the Daluo Palace had Gu Zhao, who combined the strength of everyone!

Gu Zhao also planned to make a stunning appearance when fighting the Ink Dragon.

“However, the Netherfire Cult Master is fine too, let’s make him an appetizer.” Gu Zhao clenched his fist, then took Li Qingshuang’s hand. “Since we’re in Jiangnan, let’s stay at the Daluo Palace for a while.”

(End of this chapter)