Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 426 The Demon Ancestor Reappears
Summer has quietly passed, and the autumn wind is blowing gently.

However, Cui Luo Mountain is filled with spiritual energy, and the small-leaf sandalwood is evergreen all year round. Although there are also deciduous plants, the continuous mountains are still lush and green as far as the eye can see, which is why it is called Cui Luo Mountain.

Since Master Huaiyi and others broke through their cultivation levels, the remaining people are still a little lacking in skill. All the villains and evildoers around the Daluo Palace have been slaughtered, and the remaining demons and monsters have scattered. Although they are still traveling around doing good deeds, their efficiency is not as high as before.

But at the same time, the footsteps of the old Taoist priests went further and further away.

The Daluo Palace only has two branch temples in Yongzhou, which are presided over by Daoist Shenhao and Daoist Yuzhang. However, they have extended their reach into Yongzhou and wiped out some independent gangs and small forces in various places. They also set foot in the East China Sea and killed some sea monsters that came ashore and wreaked havoc.

Master Xu Ning of the Qingjing School traveled in Yazhou, where his reputation grew. After eliminating a ghost from the southern border, he was invited by local forces to establish a branch temple of the Daluo Palace in Songyun Prefecture and became its abbot.

The Jiangnan region of Wanling consists of five prefectures: Yongzhou, Jiangzhou, Yazhou, Shanzhou, and Yuezhou.

The Daluo Palace has now established branch temples in three states. The other two states are in the west. Although they are separated by the Antai Mountains, as the cultivation of the old Taoists has become more and more profound, they have also begun to cross the Antai Mountains and appear in Shanzhou and Yuezhou.

As the old Taoist priests traveled around to subdue demons and monsters, even though they did not kill any particularly powerful or vicious demons or monsters, the number of lightning seeds in Gu Zhao's sea of ​​consciousness increased to six, and his own cultivation level increased by several hundred years.

"Let's roll the snowball!"

Gu Zhao lay comfortably on a recliner under the sandalwood tree, rocking back and forth, thinking to himself, "At this moment, even if I were to fight the Ink Dragon head-on, I could still defeat it."

If he continues at this pace, he will be able to stand at the pinnacle of this world in less than ten years.

Besides him, the other old Taoists who possessed the Thunder Seed, although they could not gather the power of the masses like he could, absorbed the evil energy from the Thunder Seed to replenish themselves. Coupled with their own extraordinary talents, they also made rapid progress.

After things stabilized completely in Jiangzhou, the senior Taoist priests from several branch temples also began to go out.

For example, when Daoist Shenhao and Daoist Yuzhang went to the coast of the East China Sea, Daoist Yihong, Daoist Jingfeng, and others frequently went north and west to kill demons and monsters coming from Wanlingjiang or Shanzhou.

Gu Zhao put his hands behind his head and asked, "I wonder if there are any wicked people in Shanzhou and Yuezhou?"

……

Shanzhou, Yunhai Prefecture, Yuntian Divine Palace.

The Lord of Yuntian Palace was cultivating in the deepest part of the underground palace of the Divine Palace. Black smoke swirled around him, and demonic energy surged. Anyone who saw him at this moment would not believe that the usually arrogant and radiant Lord of Yuntian Palace would become such a hideous and inhuman figure.

"Wow—"

A mournful cry of an eagle echoed through the underground palace. Behind the Cloud Heaven Palace Master, a terrifying and ferocious phantom of a muscular eagle appeared, then slowly dissipated and returned to itself.

The Palace Master of Yuntian Palace opened his eyes, a flash of blood red appearing briefly, and the sinister smile on his lips transformed into a haughty curve.

"The 'Changfeng Kaitian Divine Demon Scripture' is indeed much stronger than the cultivation method inherited from my bloodline!" Palace Master Yuntian stood up, feeling the profound magical power flowing within his body. "As long as I can ascend, who cares whether I ascend to the Spirit Realm or the Demon Realm!"

At that moment, the Cloud Palace Master's soul was in a daze, as if a demon god had manifested in the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness, with the faint reflection of a great sun, eight arms raised high, and demonic sounds filling his ears.

In his view, the demon god manifested in his sea of ​​consciousness because he had profound cultivation and had achieved success in cultivating demonic arts. Therefore, the demon god from the upper realm was guiding him. This was irrefutable proof that he was able to ascend to the demon realm!
The Palace Master of Yuntian shook his head. This was the fifth time he had sensed a demon god. However, the previous times the demon god would only appear and then disappear in an instant, so he didn't care and assumed that this time would be the same.

However, just as he was preparing to wait for the demon god to manifest and disappear, a demonic voice entered his sea of ​​consciousness.

"The Dao Realm's inheritance descends to the mortal realm!"

"Quickly accelerate the construction of the Demon Realm and transform the world!"

"Seize the opportunity to kill the successor of the Daoist realm, and do not allow the true spirits of the Daoist immortals to descend to the mortal realm!" After the demonic voice finished speaking, the demon god disappeared.

The Cloud Palace Master's eyes flashed with demonic light, then he returned to normal, but a monstrous wave surged in his heart.

"The Daoist inheritance?"

"Build a demon realm?"

"A true spirit descending to earth?"

The Palace Master of Yuntian Palace understood the second point about building a Demon Realm quite well.

Building a demonic realm is almost equivalent to a supplementary method in the "Changfeng Kaitian Shenmo Jing" (a classic text on the creation of gods and demons), which uses demonic energy to transform the surrounding environment into a demonic realm, and then changes the world to transform this realm into a realm of demon gods.

It has been over a hundred years since the Lord of Yuntian Palace unintentionally obtained the Demon Scripture. He has long since transformed the area within three hundred miles of the Yuntian Divine Palace's earth veins into a demonic domain, but he has not revealed it to the outside world.

As for the inheritance of the Daoist realm, the descent of true spirits to the mortal world...

"A new spirit realm? Could it be that gods can descend to the mortal realm using their divine thoughts?"

The Palace Master of Yuntian Palace was puzzled. As he strolled out of the underground palace, he heard several little demons whispering to each other.

"I heard that five villages and towns in Dongsheng County were turned into hell overnight, with no chickens or dogs left and not a blade of grass growing. But I don't know who did it?"

"Who else could it be but the many wild ghosts in the west that are called the Kingdom of Gods but are actually the Realm of Ghosts? Who else could wield death energy to this extent?"

"Does the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Spirit Court really think that Shanzhou is no match for them after seeing the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Spirit Court move north?"

"Although the Great Mountain Dharma King is in seclusion, our Cloud Heaven Divine Palace is still here. They really have a lot of nerve!"

"Should we... Lord Palace Master!"

"Hmm." Palace Master Yuntian nodded, then walked past them, a flash of bloodlust in his eyes as he suppressed the killing intent in his heart.

"Palace Master! Those wandering ghosts from the Western Ghost Realm have attacked our territory, wiping out five villages and towns, and thousands of mortals." One of the more powerful demons stepped forward and bowed. "Those cattle and horses were our slaves. Should we fight back?"

"Are you sure it was the Western Ghost Realm that did this?" the Cloud Heaven Palace Master asked.

"Uh..." The monster scratched his head. When had the Cloud Heaven Divine Palace ever really needed evidence to carry out its actions?

Then he saw the Palace Master of Yuntian Palace's eyes flash, and he stopped, saying thoughtfully, "I remember, besides these five villages and towns, were there other villages and towns that were recently massacred?"

"Exactly!" the monster hurriedly said, "There have been many similar incidents in recent years, but the time intervals are long, and the number of villages and towns destroyed is not as large as this time, so the culprit cannot be found."

The Palace Master of Yuntian Palace's eyes flickered, and he nodded, saying, "It might really be something done by the Western Ghost Realm."

The deeper his demonic cultivation goes, the larger the demonic realm he expands, and the more people he has to kill. He can't just kill mortals in his own territory; he can go to the Western countries to kill some people to reduce the chances of being exposed.

Although he didn't know what the Daoist inheritance and the descent of the true spirit meant by the demon god's telepathic message, it was better to be safe than sorry.

As the Palace Master of Yuntian Palace was thinking, he arrived at the main hall of the Divine Palace, where he saw a charming woman walking slowly towards him. "Palace Master, the Flying Goose Ancestor of Hongguang Mountain in Yuanzhou, Jiangbei, has sent an invitation to invite you to the Ancestor's 800th birthday celebration."

(End of this chapter)