Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 362 The Next Battle is on the Agenda
"Demon energy?"

Upon receiving the message from Daoist Jingfeng, Gu Zhao was very vigilant, because demonic energy is indeed a very dangerous thing; it can erode the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and distort normal living beings.

According to legend, demonic energy is not a product of this world, but rather came thousands of years ago with the Heavenly Demon, who sought to change the world and turn it into a demonic realm. Although the Heavenly Demon eventually fell into silence, the demonic arts have been passed down.

It's not just demonic arts; some objects imbued with demonic energy can also influence living beings, turning them into demonic creatures.

"This fish demon did not cultivate demonic arts, and it did not completely transform into a demon in the end, but it did carry demonic energy and showed signs of transforming into a demon."

Master Jingfeng transmitted his voice, "I suspect that he has been corrupted by demonic energy in his daily life."

Gu Zhao was silent for a moment, "Ink Lake?"

Master Jingfeng said in a deep voice, "Very likely."

The fish demon came from Pingjiang Prefecture, and the largest water system in Pingjiang Prefecture is Mohu Lake. The biggest monster in Mohu Lake is Mojiao, which is the Lord Mo Ao mentioned by the fish demon.

The fish demon is related to the black dragon, and the fish demon carries demonic energy.

Gu Zhao stroked his chin. "It seems that we need to put the action against the Ink Dragon on the agenda."

Master Jingfeng said, "My junior brother is about to break through as well. Let's wait until he and Junior Brother Yanqi break through together, then add two more reinforcements, and then we can go together."

"Okay!" Gu Zhao nodded.

Master Jingchun of Fengyue Sect and Master Yanqi of Qingcheng Mountain are actually contemporaries of Master Qingwei and Master Yuanhe. However, the latter two are the current head of the Sanfeng Sect of Zhenwu Mountain and a veteran sword cultivator of the Chunyang Sect, respectively. Their foundation and aptitude are superior to the two, so their cultivation speed is faster.

But those who can cultivate inner energy in a place like modern Earth are not easy to come by. Moreover, Master Jingchun cultivates the strictest law of Beiyin Fengdu, and Master Yanqi has cultivated the Five Elements from the Five Qi to create the Five Escapes. They are by no means weak.

Although demonic cultivation is extremely fast, under normal circumstances, you should kill any demon you encounter as soon as possible to prevent them from becoming stronger. Moreover, the environment tainted by a demon's demonic energy is extremely difficult to restore, so the faster the better.

This is also why, after Li Qingshuang discovered that the leader of the Netherfire Cult was practicing demonic arts and that Black Rock Mountain had almost become a demonic cave, even though the Xuanwei Divine Cult and the Spirit Court no longer appeared in Jiangnan, she still went to Chaoyang Island and Jishen Mountain. However, those two families had their own doubts and did not take action.

However, this does not apply to the Daluo Palace.

The cultivation speed of the old Taoists in the Great Luo Palace is even faster than that of demon cultivators because they have sufficient foundation and mental state. Therefore, as long as they have a Thunder Seed to absorb evil energy and replenish themselves, they can ignore the cultivation threshold and make rapid progress.

Therefore, although the demons progressed quickly, their progress was even faster!

If they weren't unwilling to let the Ink Dragon slaughter innocents any longer, they could have given them more time. Once all the old Taoists broke through to higher realms and Gu Zhao became even more powerful, the Ink Dragon, capable of swallowing an entire county whole, might not even be worth a single slap from them.

Gu Zhao smiled and said, "We'll make our move once Uncle Jingchun and Uncle Yanqi are ready."

“My martial uncle is in Qianshan Prefecture, which is closest to Mohu Lake. We need to keep a close eye on the situation in Pingjiang Prefecture,” Gu Zhao said. “I will arrange for a few more martial uncles with free time to keep an eye on things there.”

Daoist Yihong, Daoist Yanling, Daoist Shenhao, and Daoist Yuzhang are each stationed at their respective branch temples and cannot move lightly, but there are still many powerful elders in the Daluo Palace.

Therefore, Gu Zhao immediately arranged for his fellow disciples, Qingwei and Qingyuan, to team up, along with Jinghong and Jingfa, the two Dragon Gate Duo, to travel around Pingjiang Prefecture as a precaution.

Teaming up in pairs allows them to hold out for a while in case of danger, while waiting for rescue.

Thus, Daoist Qingwei and Daoist Qingyuan quickly arrived at the west of Changping Prefecture, while Daoist Jinghong and Daoist Jingfa went to the northwest of Baishi Prefecture. Daoist Jingfeng also focused on the northeast of Qianshan Prefecture, forming a three-sided encirclement of Pingjiang Prefecture. Daoist Jingchun and Daoist Yanqi also learned of this and began to intensify their cultivation, striving to break through their current realm as soon as possible.

Gu Zhao didn't deliberately go into seclusion. He had already gone into seclusion during the battle to wipe out the Netherfire Cult. Now he was just cultivating step by step, and would even take time to go back to the modern world to relax.

Then, when he arrived at the Taoist Research Institute to chat with Master Yansong, he saw him holding a phone in one hand and looking at documents with the other, smiling.

"What's wrong?" Gu Zhao asked. "Did you find another good short drama?"

Master Yansong picked up his phone and waved it, "When you were rescuing people in Xiyue, did you deliberately let the drone capture the video?"

Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow and smiled, "They posted the video online?"

Upon taking the phone from Master Yansong, I saw that the title of the video was "The Immortal of Mount Hua Saves People".

Master Yansong had already zoomed in on the video to the very beginning, and Gu Zhao saw from the drone's perspective that several people were clinging to the cliff face, slowly moving and chatting.

"Good heavens, this road is too dangerous. How did the ancients manage to carve statues of gods into cliffs?"

"It has been maintained for hundreds of years. I heard that the style of the statue is similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, but there is a large iron bell in the style of the Ming Dynasty."

"And it's painted! It hasn't faded for hundreds of years, our ancestors were truly amazing."

"Be careful, it's getting windy."

"Get down!"

"what!"

With a scream, one of the women was blown by the wind and fell straight down, only to be caught by a cloud.

From the drone's aerial perspective, all viewers could clearly see that the cloud that supported the woman began to appear as she fell, and it took shape precisely where she landed.

Immediately afterwards, the white cloud slowly moved, gently and skillfully transporting the woman to the opposite mountain peak, while the five Taoist priests also appeared in the drone's view.

The next moment, the drone camera zoomed out, and the other four people were also lifted off the cliff by the cloud and sent together to the Taoist priest on the opposite mountain.

The video ended there, and Gu Zhao casually opened the comments section.

"What's going on lately? There are videos of people seeing deities everywhere?"

"The special effects are mediocre, no wonder you don't have many fans. You're far behind those big bloggers. You're a mountaineering blogger, so please focus on your main job and stop doing these fancy things."

"Hahaha! I've seen the Taoist priest in the video before. I saw him when I went to Xiyue Temple last month. Did the blogger make this promotional video in collaboration with Xiyue Scenic Area? You should label it as a fictional story, otherwise you might get banned."

"Doesn't anyone think this video is real? So many things have happened recently, how can anyone still believe that there are no extraordinary cultivators in this world?"

"Pfft, hahaha, what's so strange about seeing a deity? It's strange to sue a deity! Someone next door revealed that a director of XX Group is suing a Taoist priest from Feiyun Mountain for practicing medicine without a license. But the funniest thing is that he's demanding that the Feiyun Mountain Taoist priest continue to treat him and even cure him!"

(End of this chapter)