Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 350 Cutting out the roots
"I'm already getting gifts right after the New Year!"

Feeling the malevolent energy he had gained from the Five Thunder Token, and the formation of a new thunder seed, Gu Zhao nodded in satisfaction.

Although he had basically stopped fighting after killing the leader of the Netherfire Cult, and the people of the Great Luo Palace had not fought any major battles, there were still many powerful old Taoists guarding their respective areas.

However, thanks to the fact that the Daluo Palace has now recruited thirty Taoists, and with everyone working together, Gu Zhao's progress in accumulating evil energy has not slowed down. In two months, he has accumulated one thunder seed and more than half of the progress for the second thunder seed.

And here we are, the second mine seed has been completed and condensed.

"Sect Leader!" He Feng stepped forward apologetically, "This subordinate is guilty. I did not expect that the enemy had such a powerful ally, which put the elders in danger and almost caused an accident."

"It's alright, you're not only blameless, but you've actually done something good!" Gu Zhao patted He Feng on the shoulder.

"Huh?" He Feng was a little confused.

However, Daoist Yanling, Daoist Qingwei, and Daoist Yuanhe all understood Gu Zhao's meaning.

With the establishment of the Daluo Palace and the considerable deterrent power it has displayed in the past year, almost all the demons and monsters in Changping Prefecture, Baishi Prefecture, and Qianshan Prefecture have disappeared and are no longer easy to find.

Therefore, the cultivation progress of the later dozen or so old Taoists was much slower than that of the earlier ones. Taoist Qingwei and Taoist Yuanhe had been there for a long time, but they had not yet broken through their realms.

However, when they came with He Feng to seek revenge, they happened to run into an accomplice who had a thousand years of cultivation. Although the biggest contributors to this battle were Gu Zhao and Daoist Yanling, they also got a lot of benefits from it.

At the same time, Gu Zhao also received unexpected news: Red Moon Valley in Southern Xinjiang and Thousand Peaks Mountain in Qinglan Prefecture are related by marriage.

Qinglan Prefecture, one of the northern prefectures of Yazhou, is located east of Tianquan Prefecture. It borders Wuyailing to the north, Yongzhou to the northeast, and the sea to the southeast beyond Qiyuan Prefecture. However, it is separated from the southern Ten Thousand Mountains by two or three prefectures and is not considered a border of the Central Plains.

Gu Zhao looked at Huang Yuan and He Feng, "Do you know about Red Moon Valley and Thousand Peaks Mountain?"

He Feng shook his head. "I've never been to Yazhou. I only know that it's a snow-capped mountain that stands guard on the border of Yazhou, with towering cliffs and snow that never melts all year round, overlooking the 100,000 mountains of southern Xinjiang."

Huang Yuan thought for a moment, “Qianfeng Mountain is located at the border of Qinglan Prefecture and Tianquan Prefecture. It is a branch of Wuya Ridge. I had only heard that there was a particularly powerful wolf demon there that liked to eat people, but because it never invaded the county or prefecture, no one cared about it.”

“Wasn’t Ye Xingguan at Wuya Ridge before? Sect Leader, go back and ask her.” Daoist Yanling reminded Gu Zhao, then a strange smile appeared on his face. “If the other party does something wrong, this old Daoist is willing to be the vanguard.”

Although Daoist Yanling's Taiyi Divine Light was not skilled in killing and was appointed abbot of the Daluo Temple in Baishi Prefecture because of his mature and prudent personality, he still wanted to continue to improve.

Recently, he has been stationed at Baishi Mansion, consolidating his foundation and absorbing his accumulated knowledge. He is now ready to begin breaking through mountains and temples, using the evil energy to further enhance his abilities.

It just so happened that he encountered the woman in red during this battle, which made him realize that although he was already very strong, he was still not strong enough. So, while diverting a lot of the evil energy, he set his sights on Thousand Peaks Mountain.

Gu Zhao shook his head and chuckled, "Let's clean up the battlefield and then go back to the mountain together."

……

“Qianfeng Mountain? Mo Qianlang?” In the Daluo Palace, Ye Ruyan, who had basically recovered, nodded and said after hearing Gu Zhao’s description, “That wolf is ferocious and domineering, and it likes to eat people. It feels uncomfortable if it doesn’t eat people every day.”

However, unlike Mo Jiao, he didn't eat up an entire county in one meal. Instead, he would go to nearby rural villages or even along the road every day and randomly grab one or two people to take back to the mountain to eat.

Thousand Peaks Mountain is located at the border of Tianquan Prefecture and Qinglan Prefecture, surrounded by numerous villages and towns, and frequented by many caravans, making it impossible to avoid. Therefore, the people there can only pray that it won't be their turn, but they have no other recourse.

Upon hearing this, He Feng couldn't help but snort angrily, "No wonder, like father, like son. That wolf in Wuya Ridge likes to eat people. I happened to see it about to eat a woodcutter with his son. I was soft-hearted and wanted to save him, but I didn't expect to be seriously injured by it instead."

Ye Ruyan had no impression of a demon with less than five hundred years of cultivation, but she did not expect that this person was actually Mo Qianlang's son. Of course, there was also something else: "As for why Mo Qianlang would mingle with the people of Red Moon Valley in Southern Xinjiang, and why his son was alone in Wuya Ridge, I have no idea."

"Do you know how many years of cultivation Mo Qianlang has?" Gu Zhao asked.

"I'm not quite sure, maybe one or two thousand years of cultivation, but definitely not as much as the Netherfire Cult Master." Ye Ruyan thought for a moment, "I remember that the Yazhou Spiritual Court caused him trouble back then, and he toned it down a bit afterward."

Gu Zhao nodded, then turned and left.

In fact, by this time, many of the old Taoist priests of the Daluo Palace had already advanced to Tianquan Prefecture in Yazhou. However, the various forces in Tianquan Prefecture were not particularly wicked, and their meager evil aura was not enough to cause the Daluo Palace to massacre the entire family.

Especially after the old Taoist priests wiped out several small, murderous, and cannibalistic factions, the factions in Tianquan Prefecture became even more obedient. Even when the Taoist priests of Daluo Palace captured and killed a few of their evil deeds, they showed no intention of seeking revenge. Instead, they brought gifts to apologize.

Thus, in return, the Daluo Palace did not establish a branch temple in Tianquan Prefecture for the time being, but instead traveled around to various places, forming a tacit understanding with the major forces in the prefecture.

However, Tianquan Prefecture is not suitable, but Qinglan Prefecture is a good place.

"Huh?" Seeing Gu Zhao turn and leave, Ye Ruyan couldn't help but ask, "Sect Leader, what are you going to do?"

“Go to Thousand Peaks Mountain and eradicate him completely,” Gu Zhao said calmly. “It just so happens that this person has committed many evils. It can be considered as acting on behalf of Heaven and eliminating a scourge for the people.”

Ye Ruyan, "..."

To be honest, Ye Ruyan was naturally quite skilled and knowledgeable, but she had never seen anything like the actions of the Daluo Palace before. Although the Daluo Palace had only been established in Changping Prefecture for a year, she felt that they had killed more people than other forces that had killed people over several decades.

But they all claim to be acting on behalf of Heaven, to have the common people in their hearts, to be kind-hearted, and to care for the people...

Although eliminating evil is doing good and the two are not contradictory, it always feels like they killed too fiercely, giving people a strange sense of contrast, like killing someone while being full of pity.

But recalling how she was seriously injured and watched as her enemy was killed by the elders of the Great Luo Palace, Ye Ruyan immediately came to her senses, stood up, and said, "I'll go with you."

Gu Zhao turned around and saw Ye Ruyan rolling up her sleeves and winking at him sweetly, "I know the terrain of Wuyailing well. Maybe I can lead you into Qianfeng Mountain and catch them off guard."

Gu Zhao thought about it for a moment and didn't object, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)