Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 413 The Old Taoist Priests Who Traveled Around Subduing Demons and Making Friends

The three old Taoist priests of Laoshan and the two old Taoist priests of Zhenwushan are all working hard and striving for success.

As for the other middle-aged and younger generations, they all have inexhaustible energy, provided they have a good mindset and spiritual cultivation.

They not only swept away the five prefectures south of Jiangzhou, but some also went to Jiangbei, while others ventured deep into Yongzhou, Yazhou, and Shanzhou. They not only subdued demons and monsters, but also made friends with each other.

This world is not entirely filled with evil demons and monsters; there are also some kind-hearted ghosts, benevolent demons, and many more beings who are neither good nor bad and only care about their own cultivation.

This group of people is not the target of the Daluo Palace.

These people, when they encounter an old Taoist priest in the Great Luo Palace who possesses extensive knowledge of the Blue Star, has a cheerful and humorous personality, is upright and kind, and has profound Taoist cultivation, will only be sincerely convinced of his abilities.

For example, Master Lingya of the Ziyang Sect on Feiyun Mountain...

"please!"

"please!"

Beneath an ancient pine tree atop a mountain in Shanzhou, a human, a demon, and a ghost each sat peacefully.

On the stone platform in front of him was a small porcelain bottle, but Master Lingya had already poured out a full pound of wine from it. The colorful starry sky in the three Jianzhan teacups shimmered brightly through the wine.

The three of them raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

"After drinking Brother Lingya's Wuliangye, and then thinking about the turbid wine from before, it's really unpalatable!" Feng Qinglang smacked his lips.

Feng Qinglang, as the name suggests, is just an ordinary blue wolf. When he was a child, the wolf king was killed, and the new wolf king was going to kill the other wolf cubs. He fled in panic and accidentally fell off a cliff. He drank a handful of thousand-year-old stalactites in the deep ravine of the cliff, which awakened his intelligence and began to cultivate.

"Haha, it's not that bad. The monkey wine that Brother Li brought the day before yesterday was quite good," Master Lingya laughed.

On the other side, Li Mu chuckled and said, "Monkey wine tastes good, but its alcohol content is too low and its production is unstable. It can't compare to your Wuliangye and Xinghuacun."

Li Mu was originally a scholar from a poor family, so he worked part-time as a clerk in a shop. During a trip across counties, he was captured by bandits who then forced him to become the bandit's accountant.

Li Mu refused, and was then killed.

Fortunately, Li Mu was quite talented. After death, he became a ghost and wiped out the entire mountain stronghold with a single move. He then settled down in the stronghold and no longer appeared in public.

Feng Qinglang's cave was not far from Li Mu's mountain stronghold, and the two soon met. After testing each other, they became friends.

Neither of them believed they had any special talents, nor did they think they could prolong their lives, so they lived very carefree lives, even somewhat without desires. They would occasionally hunt some wild game for a treat, or go down the mountain for a stroll, and over a hundred years passed by like this.

A few days ago, the cave of a female ghost next door, which lured passersby and drained men's vital energy, was suddenly blown up. Two people went to watch out of curiosity and saw Master Lingya manifest as Ziyang, suppressing the female ghost without any power to resist.

The female ghost begged for help, and the two instinctively stepped in to assist. After all, they would run into each other again, and the female ghost had no intention of targeting them. Moreover, they were afraid that this unfamiliar old man would kill the female ghost and then kill them as well.

So Feng Qinglang and Li Mu took action, along with the female ghost, making it three against one. Then, Daoist Lingya used the Golden Light Spell to withstand their attacks and kill the female ghost.

They saw it clearly: Master Lingya reached out and held a ball of purple sun in his hand. The purple sunlight wasn't dazzling, but it crackled with lightning within, and at the same time, a powerful and righteous aura permeated the surroundings, making it almost impossible for them to breathe. This was a spell Master Lingya had created by releasing his inner energy and fusing it with his inner energy lightning technique. With a gentle toss, the ball of purple light appeared before the female ghost, then rolled forward and swallowed her whole.

The two could see clearly that the female ghost only managed to withstand the purple light for a few breaths before her entire ghostly body was melted by the elixir energy and lightning within the light, turning into a wisp of smoke, which was then obliterated by the purple light.

The two were terrified and turned to flee, but unexpectedly, Master Lingya had already blocked their way, and then...

They then noticed that Master Lingya had suddenly lost his previous imposing and angry demeanor, and instead exuded a gentle and refined air. He bowed slightly to the two of them and began to explain.

Then they learned that a new Daluo Palace had appeared in Jiangzhou, which helped the distressed and the weak, helped the strong and the weak, saved the good and eliminated the evil. It treated ordinary people better than the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Lingfa Court, and it was also more ruthless in dealing with demons and monsters.

But Feng Qinglang and Li Mu never did anything wrong. Apart from occasionally taking a deer or a sheep from the forest for a snack, they never even killed any living creatures. No matter how ruthless the methods of the Daluo Palace were, they could never reach them.

So Master Lingya became friends with the two of them and stayed at Li Mu's mountain village for the past two days. He talked to them about the way of cultivation and the way of being a person, which made the two of them admire him.

So today, Feng Qinglang hunted another pheasant. Li Mu prepared two side dishes and invited Daoist Lingya to take a seat. They feasted and discussed Daoist matters together, with Li Mu humbly seeking his guidance.

"Wuliangye and Xinghuacun are both products of the wisdom of ordinary people," Master Lingya said with a gentle smile.

Feng Qinglang and Li Mu both nodded.

Li Mu laughed and said, "Brother Lingya, the Daluo Palace is even more like the imperial court than the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Lingfa Court. Why don't you just establish your own kingdom in Jiangzhou?"

Master Lingya shook his head. “We can uphold righteousness and ward off evil, and guide people toward goodness, but mortal matters still need to be done by mortals themselves. No one is someone else’s savior.”

In fact, the territory of the Great Ning Dynasty is vast, and its agriculture and industry are quite developed. As long as it is managed properly, the lives of ordinary people are not bad, and they do not need the relief of the people of the Great Luo Palace.

Nowadays, the Daluo Palace rarely brings daily necessities like rice, flour, and oil from the modern world. Instead, they often take things like seasonings, wine, and fruit, which are very popular as a palace perk.

Feng Qinglang and Li Mu understood, and their admiration for the Daluo Palace deepened.

Li Mu rubbed his hands together, asking expectantly, "Brother Lingya, I heard you say before that besides the sorcerers, the Daluo Palace also summons demons and ghosts?"

Master Lingya raised an eyebrow. "What, Brother Li, are you interested?"

Li Mu nodded. He was originally a human scholar, but after accidentally becoming a ghost, he did not want to harm people. He hid in the mountains and forests and befriended wolves.

However, he still wanted to communicate with people, and now that he had encountered a force that suited his tastes, he couldn't help but be tempted, but at the same time he was a little uneasy, "My magical power is insufficient, I don't know if I am qualified?"

Master Lingya laughed heartily, “Brother Li has over three hundred years of cultivation; he would be a master anywhere. How could the palace refuse him?”

Li Mu's face lit up with joy, and Feng Qinglang couldn't help but point to himself, "What about me?"

Master Lingya laughed and said, "The Twenty-Eight Guardian Constellations of the Great Luo Palace are still missing one Kui Mulang. His status and responsibilities are similar to those of an elder. As for whether he can take this position, that depends on whether Brother Feng has the ability."

(End of this chapter)