Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 425 The Ever-Expanding Great Luo Palace
The visitors were naturally the three Taoist masters of Laoshan and the two Taoist masters of Zhenwushan.

The three Daoist masters of the Jinshan School, Taixian of the Suishan School, and Xuanyong of the Yushan School, who were contemporaries of Daoist Xu Ning, have finally broken through five hundred years of cultivation and can now fly.

However, Master Gao Yue of the Qingwei Sect and Master Xu Xing of the Longmen Sect of Zhenwu Mountain are even more impressive, achieving the same level of accomplishments despite being a generation later than them.

So when Daoist Huaiyi and the others descended to the Daluo Palace, they were happy, but not entirely overjoyed.

However, Master Gao Yue and Master Xu Xing were genuinely happy. They were fellow Quanzhen Daoists, and Master Xu Xing was even older than Master Huai Yi. Master Xu Xing winked and raised his eyebrows at Master Huai Yi and the other two, which made Master Huai Yi smoke heavily and Master Tai Xian roll his eyes.

It's truly full of childlike fun, for both the young and the old!

Master Huaiyi rubbed his hands together, looking at Gu Zhao with great anticipation, "What's Yinggao's reaction? Should we teach her another lesson?"

The unspoken rule of the Great Luo Palace is that only those who break through their cultivation level can manifest their divine power in the modern world.

Gu Zhao waved his hand, "No rush, wait a bit longer. Let them dance a bit more when they're having fun. Control the rhythm, don't let them go too loosely, and don't push them too hard either."

Master Taixian understood, “Training dogs, I know.”

Everyone, "..."

“Your senior uncles have just broken through to the next level, so why don’t you stay in the palace and cultivate for a while? There are plenty of materials in the warehouse, so you can choose some to refine some suitable magic weapons for yourselves,” Gu Zhao changed the subject.

The old Taoist priests nodded in unison.

Master Huaiyi smiled and said, "Senior Sister Xu Ning is very skillful. She showed us several magical treasures she made, which are quite mysterious."

When the Daluo Palace was first established, everyone had few materials and did not practice any magical artifacts. They relied on sharp weapons and their superb magical power to act on behalf of Heaven and subdue demons.

Later, they built the Daluo Palace on Cuiluo Mountain, occupied Changping Prefecture, opened branch temples and monasteries throughout the prefecture and county, recruited disciples, and established a points system, which led to an increase in the amount of various materials in the warehouse.

That's why Gu Zhao was able to refine magical artifacts and distribute magical treasures before attacking the Netherfire Cult.

Then, many old Taoist priests would take out materials from the warehouse from time to time to refine magic weapons. Some were kept for their own use, while others were put back into the warehouse for the disciples of the Great Luo Palace to exchange for with their points.

Everything is entering a positive cycle.

The disciples of the Great Luo Palace now enjoy exchanging for magical artifacts crafted by the elders in the warehouse. If they can get one, they can show off to their fellow disciples for a long time.

Master Xu Ning was skillful and liked to make trinkets, so he had many in his warehouse and used quite a few himself. Although their power was not necessarily great, they were all useful in their own way.

For example, the whisk and the magic mirror used last time also caused considerable trouble for that red-bearded giant.

Seeing Master Huaiyi's eagerness to try, Gu Zhao couldn't help but ask curiously, "What kind of magical artifact are you planning to refine, Uncle-Master?"

"Of course, I'll make a pipe!" Master Huaiyi said without hesitation. Then, unable to contain himself, he reached into his gourd, pulled out a box of cigarettes, and lit it.

Then he nodded seriously, "It's definitely much more powerful than this."

Everyone was speechless for a while.

……

After seeing Master Huaiyi and the other four people back to the backyard, Gu Zhao heard that Master Lingya of the Ziyang Sect of Feiyun Mountain had returned to Cuiluo Mountain with two friends and introduced them to join the Daluo Palace. Among them was a wolf demon who was interested in the position of Kui Mulang.

Gu Zhao went to the front yard to greet them and saw Daoist Lingya arriving with the wolf demon Feng Qinglang and the scholar ghost Li Mu. The two possessed pure magical power and had no malevolent aura. "Sect Leader!" Daoist Lingya bowed respectfully using the Meridian Technique.

Feng Qinglang and Li Mu were already uneasy, and when they heard Daoist Lingya address them as sect leader, they were both startled and hurriedly bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Palace Master Da Luo!"

"Greetings to both of you." Gu Zhao returned the greeting with a smile, then gestured for them to rise.

A gentle yet irresistible force gently supported the two under their elbows, straightening them slightly. The force seemed light, yet it neutralized the force that caused them to lean back unintentionally. However, it was heavy, but it disappeared suddenly after straightening them and even pulled them in the opposite direction, preventing them from leaning back again.

Feng Qinglang and Li Mu looked up and saw that although Gu Zhao was young, he was graceful and calm, with a composed demeanor. He was warm yet dignified, and indeed had the air of a great sect leader.

Gu Zhao is indeed only twenty-five years old, but two years ago he started from scratch, from an ordinary person to another world, and then fought monsters and leveled up, recruited people, established the Great Luo Palace, expanded his territory, and became the leader of a great sect.

Perhaps in front of Zhuo Qingyan and Xiu Niang, he still seems like the boy next door; in front of Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi, he still seems like a gentle boyfriend; and even in front of Daoist Yansong and Daoist Yihong, he still seems like a companion or even a junior...

Even among the many experienced Taoists who arrived later, Gu Zhao was more respected than close to them, let alone the other inner disciples, outer disciples, and nominal disciples who were weaker in cultivation.

Feng Qinglang and Li Mu were the same. Although they also had over three hundred years of cultivation, Gu Zhao's cultivation was ten times greater than theirs. With just a single movement or a glance, he put immense pressure on them.

"I am a wild man from the mountains, and I am deeply humbled to have the honor of meeting your esteemed presence. I humbly request to be accepted into the Great Luo Palace to receive your teachings," Li Mu said respectfully.

Feng Qinglang paused, wanting to say something, but couldn't find the words to be so literary. He became a little anxious, and sweat began to bead on his temples.

“Uncle Lingya told me about the two of them. Brother Feng is pure of heart, and Brother Li is upright and righteous. They live a carefree life in the world and have never done evil because of their desires. They are role models for us cultivators.”

Gu Zhao smiled and said, "It is an honor for the Daluo Palace that you two are willing to join. Brother Feng's true form is a blue wolf, and the position of Kui Mulang, one of the Twenty-Eight Guardian Star Officials, is vacant. Brother Li can also temporarily serve as an outer sect elder."

Feng Qinglang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but look at Daoist Lingya with gratitude before turning around and bowing. "Thank you for your high regard, Sect Leader. I, Feng Qinglang, will go through fire and water for you!"

Li Mu had heard Daoist Lingya talk about the system of the Daluo Palace.

Ordinary people can only be considered as fire-working Taoists, martial arts masters can be outer disciples, those who have achieved success in their cultivation can be inner disciples, and those whose cultivation has crossed the five-hundred-year threshold can be called elders.

However, ordinary cultivators in other worlds don't have the advantage of having a lightning seed to help them. Five hundred years of cultivation is not a realm that everyone can reach, so most people will find it difficult to break through in their entire lives.

Therefore, Gu Zhao divided the inner disciples into another level. Those who had cultivated for more than three hundred years were considered outer sect elders.

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Strictly speaking, his cultivation level was almost at the limit. If he only got the status of an inner disciple, it would be a bit embarrassing.

Therefore, Li Mu nodded gratefully to Daoist Lingya to express his thanks.

Master Lingya stroked his beard and smiled. He wasn't making recommendations randomly. This demon and this ghost were not only kind-hearted, but also quite talented, both possessing the potential to break through the five-hundred-year cultivation threshold.

However, the sect leader was very accommodating.

Gu Zhao clapped his hands and said to the disciples waiting outside, "We will host a banquet tonight to entertain Feng Xingguan and Elder Li."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)