Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 348 Seeking Revenge at Wuya Ridge

Everyone across the country had a great time during the New Year holiday.

Nobody cared about the strange sandstorm from the neighbor to the north. Everyone just used enough gunpowder for a medium-sized war to set off firecrackers, and that wasn't enough for them.

Gu Zhao accompanied his parents back to Sichuan Province, spent the New Year with his maternal grandparents, and then returned to Yandu to watch the flag-raising ceremony with Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi and stroll around Wangfujing.

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Cuiluo Mountain, Daluo Palace.

Gu Zhao, accompanied by the Taoist priest Qingyuan who had returned from his shift, traveled to another world and discovered a surge of magical energy coming from not far away.

"What's going on?" Gu Zhao turned around.

"It was Huang Yuan and He Feng sparring," said Daoist Yansong, who was about to go back to rest. "On the third day after you returned, He Feng also broke through his cultivation level."

Di Tu Hao He Feng, who escaped from Guangling County, which was mentioned by Mo Jiao, with several siblings, was invited by Daoist Yan Song to join the Daluo Palace. Now, a year later, he has also broken through.

With a sweep of his divine sense, Gu Zhao "saw" the scene of the two fighting.

They were on the back of Cuiluo Mountain. Huang Yuan held a pair of daggers, while He Feng carried a steel knife. Both were cold weapons made of modern special steel, far superior to weapons of this world in terms of sharpness and toughness.

The advantage of this world is its abundant spiritual energy, which contains various materials that can be used to forge powerful magical artifacts. However, when it comes to cold weapons, unless they are made of special spiritual materials, weapons made of modern steel are actually better.

For example, Huang Yuan and He Feng don't like using magic weapons; instead, they prefer to use their magic power for close-range combat.

At this moment, Huang Yuan's movements were agile and graceful, while He Feng's swordsmanship was powerful and sweeping. The two were engaged in a fierce battle on the back mountain, while many disciples of the Daluo Palace and guardian star officials watched the battle from the sidelines, their faces beaming with excitement.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

"Dang Dang Dang!"

The dagger and the longsword clashed, sparks flying and clanging even with magical protection.

But the material of this weapon is indeed top-notch modern special steel. Even under such intense cutting, there was not a single chip on its blade, which shows its toughness.

Sensing the arrival of Gu Zhao's divine sense, Huang Yuan and He Feng tacitly stopped.

"Sect Leader!" The two turned around and saw Gu Zhao take a step inside the Daluo Palace, almost shrinking the distance to an inch, and suddenly appear in front of them.

"Greetings, Sect Leader!" The surrounding crowd bowed in unison.

Gu Zhao nodded and looked at He Feng, "Congratulations."

"Thank you, Sect Leader and all the elders!" He Feng grinned, feeling as if his mind and spirit had been enlightened, and his whole being seemed to have been elevated.

“That’s because you have that potential,” Gu Zhao said with a smile.

Taoist cultivation methods are not omnipotent, nor can anyone directly attain the path to immortality. Even with explanations and guidance, those lacking aptitude may not even understand them, let alone cultivate them.

In the Great Luo Palace, many disciples fail to cultivate true Qi, or even if they do, their cultivation speed is incredibly slow, reaching only two or three hundred years of cultivation in their lifetime, with no hope of immortality.

He Feng himself was gifted enough and had a deep foundation, which enabled him to unleash his potential and previous accumulation after switching to Taoist cultivation, break through realms, and extend his lifespan.

After everyone had left, Gu Zhao was about to send Daoist Yansong back to the modern world when He Feng approached him alone.

"Sect Leader, I would like to go down the mountain."

The atmosphere in the Daluo Palace was harmonious, and knowing Gu Zhao's personality, He Feng had no reservations and spoke frankly, "I'm going to seek revenge on my old enemy."

Gu Zhao turned around, "You've found your nemesis?"

He Feng couldn't help but smile. "I always knew where he was."

Gu Zhao suddenly realized, "You have to take revenge yourself, right?" The bond between He Feng and those young siblings in Guangling County back then was because he was seriously injured at the time, turned into his original form and hid in Guangling County, where he was rescued by those siblings.

When He Feng entered the Daluo Palace, Daoist Yansong asked him how he was injured and who injured him, but he evaded the question, so no one asked again.

So He Feng is quite principled; he takes revenge for his own wrongs.

"Are you sure you can beat that enemy?" Gu Zhao asked.

He Feng was not weak. He had over four hundred years of cultivation back then. Excluding those sect leaders and reclusive masters, he was considered the ceiling among ordinary cultivators with less than five hundred years of cultivation.

The person who could defeat him, reduce him to his original form, leave him critically injured and on the verge of death, and force him to hide in Guangling County, was clearly no ordinary person.

“Back then, he hadn’t broken through yet, but he was only a hair’s breadth away from five hundred years of cultivation,” He Feng said. “He might still be stuck here now, or he might break through.”

“But regardless of whether he has broken through to a higher realm, he is no match for me at this moment,” He Feng said in a deep voice.

He cultivates Taoist techniques, and his combat power is superior to that of experts of the same level. How could he possibly lose to his old rival?

“Alright, go ahead.” Gu Zhao didn’t object, but asked, “How evil is the enemy?”

“He is a lone wolf in Wuyaling, who eats passersby when he’s bored,” He Feng replied.

Gu Zhao understood and said to He Feng, "Bring two elders to accompany you."

Even a mosquito is still meat, and it would be a waste not to take away the evil energy that's on the table. "Master Qingwei and Master Yuanhe are currently traveling in Baishi Mansion. When you get there, take them with you."

"Yes!" He Feng did not object.

Huang Yuan followed behind He Feng. Hearing the conversation, he was also tempted to go. "Wuyaling is a deep mountain forest. That old wolf might have friends. I should go there too."

Huang Yuan looked at He Feng and said, "I'll just support you and won't interfere with your revenge."

He Feng and Huang Yuan had a good relationship, so he naturally agreed, "Okay!"

A moment later, the two transformed into two streaks of light, one yellow and one black, heading south and disappearing into the distant horizon.

After seeing the two off, Gu Zhao escorted Daoist Yansong back to Yangcheng. Then he met the embroiderer and Bai Ke, who had come to find him after learning of his return. Together they returned to Zhuo Qingyan's courtyard.

……

The next morning, while Gu Zhao was cultivating, he heard Qingwei Daoist's voice in his mind, "Sect Leader! That old wolf has a powerful friend; we are no match for him!"

"Senior Brother Yanling will be here soon, but we're worried that he won't be able to handle that person either!" Daoist Yuanhe transmitted his voice simultaneously.

"Hmm?" Gu Zhao opened his eyes.

In addition to Huang Yuan and He Feng, the group also included Daoist Qingwei and Daoist Yuanhe. Although these two had not yet broken through to the next realm, their combat power was in no way inferior.

The four of them working together would not pose a threat unless the opponent had a thousand years of cultivation, so Gu Zhao was not worried.

I never expected to run into this.

"Hold on, I'm coming right away!"

With a swift movement, Gu Zhao left the courtyard, transforming into a streak of light and disappearing into the southern horizon.

The distance from Changping Prefecture to Wuyailing was not short, but fortunately Gu Zhao's cultivation level was high enough that he did not conceal his figure. While flying through the air, he continuously used the Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique and quickly crossed Baishi Prefecture to arrive at Wuyailing.

Then, from afar, he saw Daoist Yanling holding the Seven-Colored Jade Ruyi above his head, locked in fierce combat with a banner that continuously emitted red light.

(End of this chapter)