Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 435 The Role of Taoist Priests: Boosting Morale
Upon returning to the Daluo Palace, the autumn wind grew even more bleak.

Not knowing when Yun Feiang would arrive, Gu Zhao could neither stay at the Daluo Palace to wait for him, nor could he have all the old Taoists return to ambush him.

So he took Daoist Yansong with him and traveled back in time to replace Daoist Gaoyue, who had been working overtime for several days.

"Any recent news?" Gu Zhao asked, glancing at the documents on the table in the lobby of the Taoist Studies Institute.

"It's nothing, it seems everyone has gotten used to our presence," Master Gaoyue said with a smile.

When the four Taoist priests appeared to stop the rain, the people of the whole country were extremely shocked. Even though there had been various rumors and preparations beforehand, this was their first official appearance, which caused a sensation throughout the country.

But as time went by, apart from Master Shenhao bringing back the Bahong Yiyu Pagoda, the other old Taoists never appeared in public again, and everyone's lives were no different from before.

There was neither a spiritual revival nor a battle of magic among cultivators. According to news from the internet, apart from occasional protests by the Cherry Blossoms and the continued tours of the American superhumans, no other flying superhumans have emerged in other countries.

So, apart from reading more Taoist scriptures and novels about cultivating immortality, everything has returned to normal.

Of course, having a knife but not using it and not having a knife are two different things. The mentality of the Chinese people is completely different, and foreigners also have two different attitudes when facing the Chinese.

Broadly speaking, the role of this group of Taoist priests is similar to that of sixth-generation fighter jets, Dongfeng Express, and Type 003 aircraft.

Since equipment like robotic wolves, laser cannons, and microwave weapons have appeared, making everyone feel like they've entered a science fiction era, it shouldn't be a big problem for this group of Taoist priests to appear and pull the world into a fantasy era.

Human beings' biggest weakness is their inability to learn from mistakes, but their greatest strength is their strong adaptability.

Gu Zhao: ()
"You'll get used to it." Gu Zhao laughed heartily, then took Daoist Gao Yue back to the other world, left Daoist Yan Song to oversee the research center, and flew home to pick up Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi from get off work.

……

An hour later, Gu Zhao met Xiao Ya, Jiang Shishi, and Eileen at the entrance of the folk music troupe, and the four of them went out for a hot pot dinner, the last meal of autumn.

After finishing her meal, Eileen watched Gu Zhao drive away happily with the two women, leaving her alone as she drove her Porsche home, kicking up a flurry of fallen leaves.

……

The next morning, when Gu Zhao opened his eyes, he could feel the even and heavy breathing on both sides of his body.

I was away for half a month. Yesterday, the two women were quite clingy, and I used a little force. Luckily, it's Saturday today, otherwise they would definitely have been late.

Gu Zhao opened his phone and casually scrolled through it to pass the time.

[The most beautiful witch in the Special Agents Bureau lets you see your future!]

Master Shi Hang of Zhenwu Mountain demonstrates the internal strength of Tai Chi.

Master Xianyuan of Xiyue Temple climbs the mountain as if walking on flat ground.

[In the Onmyoji game "Sakura-oboshi," Tsuchimikado Hoshina summons a shikigami, invoking the spirit to possess her and completing the oldest ritual.]

[A small seal sparks a riot; a sorcerer kills someone in public!]

Although several months of facts have proven that the extraordinary has nothing to do with ordinary people, this has not stopped netizens from being interested in the extraordinary. To this day, the topic of the extraordinary remains one of the most popular topics on the Internet, attracting its own traffic.

For example, in the first news article, Gu Zhao opened the article and saw that the beautiful woman with brown hair and fair skin was playing with a crystal ball in her hand, muttering incantations, and casting a spell on the person opposite her.

Then the man's eyes changed from clear to hazy, his pupils dilated and then focused, and he stared intently at the crystal ball in front of him, his expression shifting between happiness and pain, mixed with regret and sadness.

A moment later, the man snapped to his senses, took several deep breaths, and finally realized what was happening before letting out a sigh of admiration.

"Young lady is so beautiful!"

"A beautiful and kind-hearted person can show others their future, and that can change bad things."

“The areas of expertise of superhumans from different countries are different. Being able to fly and fight is just brute force. When it comes to the rules of the future, it’s easy to see who is stronger and who is weaker.” “That’s right. We’ll know who is stronger and who is weaker after a fight.”

"Barbarians, get out of here!"

"Lighthouses represent the future!"

"Who knows if it's real or not? Maybe it's just hypnosis?"

"There's a follow-up on the internet, it's true! That man saved his wife from a car accident and changed his future!"

Gu Zhao shrugged. "The acting was quite convincing."

Just kidding. To have one's spirit enter the river of time and see the past and future at a glance—that's a level that only a truly powerful person could reach. If she had that ability, why would she need to stay at the Special Forces to perform?

They ascended to the heavens long ago!

Gu Zhao quickly flipped through the remaining videos, checked the current situation of Daoist Master Shihang of Zhenwu Mountain and Daoist Master Xianyuan of Xiyue, and wondered when he could take them away.

New species discovered during the construction of the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Station

The new film "Supernova" grossed 1 billion yuan in ten days and is expected to break the record for similar films.

Two men causing trouble at Mochou Lake were stopped by onlookers.

The latest Long March series rocket was successfully launched, crew rotation began on the Tiangong space station, and an experimental module is expected to be added by the end of the year.

[Bushfires reignite in Australia, causing severe smog in Sydney]

The Gallic strike saw record numbers of participants, turning Paris into a war zone.

There's plenty of current affairs news, and it remains true that things are peaceful and quiet in China, while things are in turmoil abroad.

Gu Zhao had also been abroad. Although the general trend was indeed that the East was rising and the West was falling, the speed was not so exaggerated. If a major war broke out unexpectedly, they would only slowly decline.

However, the last news item piqued Gu Zhao's interest. He still remembered the excitement and exhilaration he felt when he saw Tianxia's first manned spaceflight when he was a child.

I never imagined that I would grow up so fast, and that Tianxia's space station would be operating stably.

Gu Zhao rubbed his chin, wondering if he should just bring the new experimental module up himself. It would be simple, convenient, and quick, taking only half an hour.

But after thinking about it, I decided to forget it.

Just like the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Station project, this involves more than just money and time; it also drives related systems such as scientific research, industry, and people's livelihood through this project.

It is certainly convenient to do it yourself, but the steps you skip will eventually have to be paid for.

As his cultivation level increased, Gu Zhao also vaguely saw the so-called cause and effect and fate, which seemed ethereal and mysterious, yet were very real concepts.

Instead of helping with lazy tasks, it's better to do things that boost morale or enhance the company's foundation.

such as……

International gold prices hit a new high.

Gu Zhao recalled the large-scale, high-purity gold mine that Daoist Yanqi had discovered in another world a few days ago when he traveled underground.

"If I were to extract tens of thousands of tons of gold from another world and bring it back, would it increase the country's gold reserves, or would it drive down the price of gold and trigger a financial tsunami?"

(End of this chapter)