Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 391 A new leveling area has been refreshed.
"I only protected Bingbing in secret when she went down the mountain to find a good man. I shouldn't have shown myself unless it was a life-or-death situation," Xue Yining said. "But now that she has found a good man, the matter of her going down the mountain is considered settled, so I stepped in to help her."

Gu Zhao's cultivation level exceeded Xue Yining's expectations, so she offered an explanation, and even reasoned with her, saying, "The Snow Maiden only marries once in her life, and her devotion to love is universally acknowledged."

Your esteemed disciple possesses extraordinary talent and excellent character; they are truly rare individuals. If they were to marry and cultivate together in harmony, it would greatly benefit your disciple. What does the Palace Master think?

"I will not interfere with whether Zhan Qing marries a disciple of Snow God Mountain," Gu Zhao said with a smile and a shake of his head.

But just as Xue Bingbing smiled, Gu Zhao continued, "But since Snow God Mountain is using this method to force my disciple to submit, I cannot agree to it."

"No, Sect Leader, are you really planning to let me marry her?" Zhan Qing asked telepathically.

"Huh? You don't want to?" Gu Zhao asked in surprise. "I just heard you transmit your voice. Although it seemed like you were refusing, your tone was hesitant, like you were trying to refuse but were also a little smug. I think you're quite willing, aren't you?"

“Well… Miss Xue is quite nice.” Zhan Qing grinned. “But just now, Xue Yining seemed to be suggesting that I come up the mountain and marry into her family. It’s said that the Snow Maiden’s husband is also cultivating ice and snow magic on Snow God Mountain.”

At the same time, he was also a little worried, "Moreover, with dual cultivation and the sharing of magical power, will it hinder my cultivation of Taoist arts?"

“It shouldn’t be a big problem,” Gu Zhao replied. “Both Xiu Niang and Chen Zhi are human beings who are in harmony with demons. Although their magic power carries some demonic energy, they are ultimately human. Moreover, it will not hinder their practice of Taoist techniques.”

"Well, there's no precedent for a Taoist priest forming a bond with a demon, so you can scout things out for us," Gu Zhao joked. "Changyi and Yangshuo won't have to worry about it anymore."

Zhan Qing, "..."

So the newest members don't have any rights?
"Then how can you agree?" Xue Bingbing asked.

“Of course Zhan Qing is willing too,” Gu Zhao said with a smile, then looked at Xue Yining. “Even if there is love at first sight, I’ve never heard of people getting married after just one meeting.”

“If Miss Xue is willing, let the two of them travel the world together for a while. If they are in love, I will naturally not stop them,” Gu Zhao said. “But let me make this clear: even if they get married, I will not allow my disciple to stay on Snow God Mountain for long.”

Xue Bingbing peeked out from behind Xue Yining again, "But my uncles and aunts all live on Snow God Mountain, don't they?"

Gu Zhao smiled slightly, "The Great Luo Palace is different."

Just then, Yang Shuo and Chang Yi, sensing that Gu Zhao had arrived, also rushed to the scene, emerging from the forest and coming up behind Gu Zhao. "Sect Leader!"

Gu Zhao waved his hand and looked at Xue Yining, "What does Madam think?"

Xue Yining remained noncommittal, saying, "I will go back and tell Bingbing's parents."

“Okay.” Gu Zhao nodded.

Xue Yining had been following behind Xue Bingbing and witnessed Zhan Qing, Chang Yi, and Yang Shuo's righteous actions. She knew that the Daluo Palace was not the kind of sect that acted recklessly. Her previous wariness of Gu Zhao was only because he was too powerful and she was no match for him.

Now that the Palace Master of the Great Luo Palace has not pursued the matter of him kidnapping the other party's disciple, and even agreed to the two of them dating, and has even made the ugly things clear beforehand, it is clear that he is upright and honest.

So Xue Yining lowered her guard and turned to Xue Bingbing, saying, "The Palace Master of Da Luo Palace arrived here so quickly, which shows that Da Luo Palace has its own secret communication method. You can travel with them first, and I will go back to the mountain to tell your mother."

"Great!" Xue Bingbing's eyes lit up, and she smiled happily.

She was still young and didn't care about the rule that her husband had to marry into the family. She just subconsciously followed the rules she was familiar with and wanted to kidnap Zhan Qing back to Snow God Mountain to get married.

Now that the other sect leader has said he won't stop her marriage to Zhan Qing, Xue Bingbing can't understand why Zhan Qing would refuse her. He's a chivalrous and righteous man, and she's a kind-hearted spirit lord herself.

The other person was handsome, and she was young and beautiful.

The other party is exceptionally gifted, and I am also exceptionally talented.

The opponent has the Great Luo Palace, a sect of their own, while their own Snow God Mountain is no weaker.

Xue Yining bowed slightly to Gu Zhao, "Thank you for your mercy, Palace Master. Xue Yining will take her leave now."

"Please." Gu Zhao returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

Xue Yining leaped forward, a white light enveloping her body. The icy aura condensed and did not dissipate. In Gu Zhao's perception, it seemed to transform into a ball of ice and snow crystals, which then pierced through the void and disappeared into the distant horizon.

Then Xue Bingbing jumped in front of Gu Zhao and asked curiously, "Did you really kill the Netherfire Cult Leader and the Ink Dragon?"

“Genuine, no doubt about it.” Gu Zhao nodded, slapped the gourd, and a dragon horn radiating demonic energy appeared in his hand.

This dragon horn is the horn of the black dragon, which was broken off by Gu Zhao with a lightning bolt and then put into the storage gourd.

When the black dragon died, the people of Da Luo Palace were happy, thinking they could eat dragon liver and dragon meat. But when they brought it back to Da Luo Palace, they found that the black dragon had been practicing demonic arts and had become a demon. Its entire body was tainted by demonic energy, which was equivalent to food going moldy and was inedible.

Even the dragon scales, claws, teeth, and horns are infused with demonic energy, not only mixed with the main body but also altering it. Expelling the demonic energy is essentially equivalent to destroying the materials.

This shows the influence of demonic energy on this world; no wonder the so-called celestial demon descended to earth seeking to change the world.

Since they couldn't eat the Ink Dragon's meat, Gu Zhao used the true fire of the Daoist sect to burn the Ink Dragon's corpse to ashes, leaving behind some dragon teeth, claws, and horns. Although they were not very useful, they could be collected as souvenirs after sealing off the demonic energy.

Gu Zhao stored most of the other materials in the Da Luo Palace warehouse. He always carried a dragon horn with him, because there was a connection between demonic energies. Carrying a demonic dragon horn might help him detect other hidden demons.

"Wow!"

Upon seeing the jagged dragon horn, Xue Bingbing also looked surprised, leaned closer to examine it, and was startled, exclaiming, "Demonic energy?"

"You also know about demonic energy?" Zhan Qing asked in surprise.

Xue Bingbing said with a smug smile, "There was a demon from the Southern Frontier who came to Yazhou and wreaked havoc. My aunt seriously injured him. Later, I followed my mother deep into the Southern Frontier and killed that demon."

Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow. "There are demons in the Southern Frontier too?"

"The mountains of southern Xinjiang are home to all sorts of monsters and demons," Xue Bingbing said enthusiastically. "If you're interested, I can take you there."

Gu Zhao continued, "Are there many bad people in the Hundred Thousand Mountains of Southern Xinjiang?"

“There are so many!” Xue Bingbing frowned. “There are many good people and many bad people. Some protect the peace of the area, while others use the mountain people as expendable resources, sucking their souls and terrifying them, even refining their bones and blood.”

"Understood." Gu Zhao nodded. A new leveling area had been created.

(End of this chapter)