Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 298 Unpleasant Guests Arrive at the Welcome Banquet

"welcome!"

Several senior Taoist priests welcomed the newcomer at the Daluo Palace. Master Yihong, the head of Baiyun Temple, the first Buddhist temple of the Quanzhen School, also returned to the mountain from Daluo Temple in Changping Prefecture to show his respect.

"Thank you very much!" the old Taoist priests returned the greeting.

Master Xu Ning then pulled Jingyi aside to introduce her to everyone, fearing that the older Taoists would be dissatisfied with his disciple's age. "This is my disciple. Although she is young, she has excellent talent and temperament and will never bring shame to the Taoist sect."

"Hahaha! Senior Sister, you're overthinking it. Jingyi isn't the first young person in the Daluo Palace." Daoist Yihong pulled Daoist Xu Ning along. "Yun Yang from the Eight Immortals Palace, Chang Yi from the Celestial Master's Mansion, and Yang Shuo from the Pure Yang Sect are all young people as well."

“Senior Brother Jingfeng stayed behind at the Daluo Temple in Qianshan Prefecture and specially sent me back to welcome you all.” Daoist Jingchun stepped forward and bowed.

At this time, Qianshan Prefecture was also captured by Daluo Palace. The abbot of Daluo Temple in the prefecture was Daoist Jingfeng, who led three completed Daoist prisons and dozens of divine generals, forming an army by himself, and stationed himself in Qianshan Prefecture.

Several newly arrived Taoist priests were also dazzled, feeling that the Daluo Palace was a grand gathering of Taoist sects. Not to mention the currently powerful Longmen Sect and Tianshi Mansion, even the Chunyang Sect and Fengyue Sect, which were said to have long since declined and whose lineage was unknown, had people there.

Many old Taoist priests were reminiscing and chatting, while Master Yansong brought two people to Gu Zhao's side.

A tall, burly man with an honest, simple face, and a short woman with a shrewd glint in her eyes.

"Liu Han and Chu Yurong are two Spirit Lords we met in Qianshan Prefecture. They were in Huangfeng Valley at the time and happened to run into us," Daoist Yansong explained.

"Daoist, there's no need to flatter us," Liu Han quickly waved his hand. "We had already been captured by the queen bee, but she kept us alive as food because our cultivation was decent, and we weren't killed yet."

Chu Yurong then bowed to Gu Zhao, saying, "My husband and I were saved by the Taoist priests of the Daluo Palace. We are willing to join the Daluo Palace and serve them. We beg the Palace Master to grant us permission to repay their kindness."

Gu Zhao looked at Daoist Yansong, who transmitted his voice and said, "I think the couple are kind-hearted and highly skilled. They also happen to be compatible with the Twenty-Eight Constellations, so I brought them back for you to see."

Liu Han's true form is an old ox, while Chu Yurong's true form is a golden thread rat. The combination of these two is similar to a certain version of the Chinese zodiac, specifically the rat and ox.

Do cows and mice really get along well?

Gu Zhao looked at the two of them, and with a thought, he discovered their backgrounds.

Liu Han and Chu Yurong both have been cultivating for about four hundred years. Their talents are average. If they don't encounter any extraordinary opportunities, they will be stuck at this level for their entire lives. When their lifespan ends, they will only turn into a handful of dust.

At this moment, Liu Han was calm and composed, but Chu Yurong was somewhat uneasy, which made Gu Zhao chuckle.

Clearly, Liu Han is indeed an honest and steady person, but Chu Yurong has some other thoughts. Besides wanting to repay her debt of gratitude, she also wants to curry favor with someone powerful so that she can make a breakthrough in her career.

However, this is only human nature, and Gu Zhao didn't care. Besides, the fact that Chu Yurong had no murderous aura was the best proof of that.

Besides, the Daluo Palace was growing stronger and stronger, and it could be considered a powerful ally.

"Then welcome the two of you to the position of guardian star officer of the Great Luo Palace, Niu Jinniu and Xu Rishu. The position is vacant." Gu Zhao nodded and gently raised his hand to straighten the two of them.

Chu Yurong felt reassured, gratitude appeared in her eyes, and she and Liu Han bowed again, "Greetings, Sect Leader!"

This time, Gu Zhao accepted the two men's greetings with great generosity, and then beckoned Yang Chi and Lu Yue over to arrange a residence for Liu Han and his wife. "Let me first make arrangements for the fellow disciples who have come from the same place. We will have a welcome dinner for the two of you tonight, and tomorrow my uncle will pass on the Great Luo Palace Star Official Dharma to you."

After seeing off the two newly joined star officials, Gu Zhao turned to the approaching Daoist Yu Zhang and said, "Congratulations, Uncle-Master!"

Master Yuzhang laughed heartily, "I've been lucky enough to kill a powerful figure, so I've made rapid progress recently. From now on, I'll have to proceed step by step." Previously, five defeated soldiers came from Shide Prefecture, and one of them just happened to run into Master Yuzhang's gun. He was taken down by Master Yuzhang's Heavenly Canopy Curse. He was unlucky.

Therefore, among the four old Taoists who joined the Daluo Palace at the same time, Master Yuzhang was the second to break through. Although Master Jinghong and Master Jingfa had a deep enough foundation and worked hard enough, they were still a step behind him.

“Winter has arrived. Hopefully, we can find a few with a lot of malevolent energy before the New Year.” Master Jinghong followed, and Master Jingfa, who was beside him, did not speak, but could not help but reach out and touch the hilt of the long sword at his waist.

Gu Zhao nodded, looked up at the sky, and noticed a chill in the air; winter had arrived.

……

That evening, the Daluo Palace held a banquet to welcome the five newly joined elders, two star officials, and many veteran Taoist priests who had returned victorious.

The banquet was attended not only by the people from Daluo Palace, but also by Ziyun Jun, who was still a guest at Daluo Palace and had not yet left, who was also sitting in a side seat.

Zhuo Qingyan sat to the side of Gu Zhao. Although the embroiderer, Bai Ke, Bi Yingying, Chen Zhi, Xu Sirou and others were in different positions, they would often gather around them to chat and laugh, which made the newly arrived old Taoists turn their heads.

Jingyi, in particular, looked at Gu Zhao with a slightly surprised and strange expression. The meaning in her eyes was even more astonished than when she saw Gu Zhao take out fruit from the gourd.

However, Gu Zhao didn't notice her gaze at the moment. He was currently communicating with Yun Yang through the Five Thunder Token in his mind.

"You went to Shide Prefecture again?" Gu Zhao asked.

"That's right. Shide Prefecture is currently undergoing a major construction project. It seems that the last great battle affected Shide Prefecture, resulting in the deaths of many people and the destruction of many buildings."

At this time, Yun Yang was in Shide Prefecture. "There are many members of the Netherfire Cult in the city, and they are building a branch altar for the Netherfire Cult in Shide Prefecture."

Gu Zhao was not surprised. "The Netherfire Sect drove away the other three forces in Shide Prefecture, so naturally they want to take over Shide Prefecture."

Yun Yang looked at a ten-zhang-tall statue of a god in the branch altar of Shide Prefecture. The statue had an ugly face, a ferocious expression, one eye and four arms, each holding a weapon. It did not look like a benevolent god at all.

Just looking at the statue, Yun Yang felt a sense of disgust, even stronger than when he encountered evil ghosts and demons.

"This Netherfire Cult doesn't seem like a good organization. When are we going to come and wipe them out?" Yun Yang asked.

"The Lord of the Netherfire Sect is quite powerful. You can't defeat him without my help," Gu Zhao said, eating a peach. "But what if you don't get much of the evil energy if I do?"

Yun Yang, "..."

The most lethal form of pretentiousness is the subtle kind.

Although Gu Zhao rarely takes action, every old Taoist priest who subdues demons and monsters has to share some of his evil energy with him. At this moment, even Master Yansong is unsure just how powerful Gu Zhao is.

At this time, Daoist Yansong's combat strength was no less than that of the former number one expert of Baishi Mansion, the White Bone Divine Lord.

At the same time, a scorching yet incredibly sinister aura suddenly appeared at the foot of Mount Daluo, and then a voice was carried in from afar.

"The Crimson Flame Venerable of the Netherfire Sect pays his respects! He requests an audience with the Great Luo Palace Master!"

(End of this chapter)