Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 418 The Function of the Heart Chakra: Luring the Snake Out of its Hole
Cuiluo Mountain, Daluo Palace.

Gu Zhao met Master Ming Chong, who had returned to prepare for alchemy, as well as the centipede that was still nearly a foot long after being refined, and the Heart Wheel magic treasure filled with bloodthirsty demonic energy.

After killing the red-bearded giant, Daoist Shenhao spoke with Zhan Qing and then returned to the He Yan residence.

Master Xu Ning and Master Yuan He also left, but they are still traveling in Yazhou, so they can come back at any time if they encounter danger.

Only Master Mingchong, having obtained the Heart Wheel, the source of this incident, and the true form of the red-bearded giant, excitedly returned to the Great Luo Palace, preparing to begin refining medicine.

“Centipedes are a traditional Chinese medicine. I’ve already examined this centipede, and its medicinal properties are excellent. If I combine it with a few other medicinal herbs, I might be able to refine a good batch of pills,” Master Ming Chong said with great interest.

"Perhaps we won't need it, but it's an invaluable medicine for the other disciples of the Great Luo Palace." Daoist Ming Chong shook the centipede in his hand, attracting the covetous eyes of several star officials nearby.

The Taoists who obtained Gu Zhaolei's seed naturally did not need external forces. The evil energy they gained from subduing demons and monsters was enough for them to improve their Taoist cultivation. The only situation was that they needed to consolidate their progress if they progressed too quickly. They would never experience a situation where their cultivation speed could not keep up.

However, since the Great Luo Palace is based in another world, it cannot rely solely on these few dozen old Taoists. Today, the Great Luo Palace headquarters and its branch temples in various places have several hundred disciples with magical powers, making it a powerful force in its own right.

These people don't have the Thunder Seed as a cheat code, and even if they cultivate Taoist techniques, their speed won't be much faster than other demons and monsters.

Huang Yuan, He Feng, and Bi Yingying, who broke through five hundred years of cultivation after joining the Daluo Palace, were all experts who had previously been stuck at the limit. With the help of the Taoist cultivation techniques, they were able to solidify their foundation and break through in one fell swoop.

Even Zhuo Qingyan, who practiced the Fengyue Sect's techniques and had the most dual cultivation with Gu Zhao, had not yet surpassed five hundred years of cultivation at this time.

Zhuo Qingyan herself is already considered a highly talented cultivator in this world.

Therefore, for them, all kinds of elixirs that can enhance their cultivation are very precious, and the fewer the side effects, the greater their value.

The crimson centipede in Master Mingchong's hand has nearly two thousand years of cultivation and is also a highly nourishing insect medicine. If it were refined into a pill, one can imagine how powerful its medicinal effects would be!

Therefore, the eyes of the star officials who practiced Taoist techniques and made great progress in their cultivation, but whose progress was much slower than that of many experienced Taoists, were shining.

"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle-Master. Try your best to refine a Heaven-grade pill," Gu Zhao said with a smile.

As mentioned before, the Daluo Palace has become increasingly standardized, and the magical items and talismans sold on a daily basis have been divided into Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow categories. Later, this was gradually promoted, and the pills were also roughly divided into levels based on their medicinal properties and potency.

As a pill refined using a giant centipede with two thousand years of cultivation, it definitely meets the criteria for a top-grade pill.

Master Mingchong laughed heartily, "Of course!"

Then he handed the heart chakra to Gu Zhao, saying, "This is the magic weapon that attracted this giant centipede."

Gu Zhao took the Heart Wheel and finally saw this so-called Six-Headed Divine Lord's Life Essence, a magical treasure that could be used to cultivate great techniques and hoped to ascend to the Spirit Realm.

This is a round, hollow magical artifact, similar to a wheel. It feels like metal, but it is softer than ordinary metal. There are eighteen protrusions on the outer edge and twelve protrusions on the inner edge. The surface is engraved with unknown patterns.

Gu Zhao erased the seal that Daoist Ming Chong had placed on the wheel, and then a fierce and violent aura surged out, followed by several faint runes appearing on the surface of the heart wheel.

At the same time, Gu Zhao could sense that the rune emitted a kind of invisible and intangible spiritual power. Although it was very subtle, it was continuous and shot out in all directions. Gu Zhao reached out and sealed his heart chakra again. "No wonder that centipede was able to come to my door."

Master Mingchong nodded, "Changyi and the others are still too young to sense this spiritual power. It just so happened that the centipede was not far from them, so they found it in no time."

"Then we got a giant centipede that we could use to make medicine!" Gu Zhao laughed.

Master Mingchong asked, "This magic weapon seems to be of good quality. What are your plans, Sect Leader? Will you clean it and refining it into a Taoist artifact?"

Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow. "Does Martial Uncle have any ideas?"

Master Mingchong nodded. "This spiritual power may have been imprinted on by the Six-Headed Divine Lord, allowing him and his disciples to sense it. That's why this person chased after the treasure to the Central Plains after it was lost."

Gu Zhao understood, "Since this treasure can attract him here, it can naturally attract his other fellow disciples as well."

The burly man with the red beard had over a thousand years of cultivation, nearly two thousand years. Moreover, he was inherently tyrannical, having killed countless people. His body was filled with a dark, malevolent aura, which made Master Ming Chong and the others very wealthy. Even Gu Zhao managed to condense a Thunder Seed.

And there may be five more people like him!

It's no wonder that Master Ming Chong had the idea to kill these five guys who were full of murderous aura, which was almost equivalent to killing another black dragon!
“That’s a good idea,” Gu Zhao said with a smile. “However, the Daluo Palace is too far from the Southern Frontier. No matter how strong the spiritual power released by this rune is, it won’t reach the Southern Frontier. We might have to go in together.”

Master Mingchong also laughed and said, "We're not in a hurry."

Gu Zhao then put the Heart Wheel into the gourd at his waist. "There's no rush. I'll put this back in the warehouse later and take it out when needed."

Master Mingchong nodded and asked Gu Zhao telepathically, "Is it my turn to be on duty at the research institute again?"

“The one over there now is Martial Uncle Jingchun.” Gu Zhao calculated the days. “It’s about time, three more days.”

“That’s perfect. By the time I finish refining this batch of pills, it should be about time.” Master Mingchong held the centipede in his hand and swayed as he walked towards the alchemy hall on the back mountain. “I’ll also go and choose a Ganoderma lucidum; its medicinal properties will be just right.”

As Master Mingchong walked, he called out to several star officials not far away, "Come, come, protect me. When my pills are ready, each of you can take one to try."

Several star officials who had come to join in the fun chuckled and, without any hesitation, followed suit.

Niu Jinniu Liu Han, Xu Rishu Chu Yurong (husband and wife), Gui Jinyang Yang Chi, and Zhang Yuelu Lu Yue (brothers) had not yet made a breakthrough and were eagerly anticipating this pill.

Hou Hao, the Fire Monkey, and Yuan Lin, the Water Ape, had just joined the Great Luo Palace and were still a little embarrassed when He Feng, the Earth Badger, grabbed them and followed them.

"The elders are all very kind, so don't be shy. Elder Mingchong is an expert in alchemy; one pill can stabilize your newly broken-through cultivation and magical power."

Good medicines are hard to find these days, and Elder Mingchong rarely sets out to refine pills. Such opportunities are rare; if you miss one, who knows when the next one will come.”

Master Mingchong laughed heartily and waved to the Fire Monkey and the Water Ape, "Come and protect me!"

(End of this chapter)