Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 457 The Return of the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits
May the incense and divine mantra reach the heavens!
As the wisp of incense smoke disappeared, Bai Fei, who had just experienced it, was alright, but Ye Yunsheng was startled, and Xue Feishuang's pupils also shrank.

Only these three people at the scene felt the extraordinary power of the Incense Offering Mantra; the other guests were completely unaware of it.

Of course, Gu Zhao and the other old Taoists were also able to sense it this time after careful observation.

"This time, the incense-offering spell was performed with even more stable spiritual power," Gu Zhao commented first.

"I wonder if we can get in touch with the big shots of the Daoist sects?" Yun Yang asked expectantly.

“If a true lord or heavenly emperor descends to earth, we’ll have a powerful backer,” Daoist Yansong said with a grin. “They probably don’t care about the little bit of malevolent energy on the demons of this world.”

Master Yihong chuckled, "You're dreaming."

Master Mingyu laughed and said, "We should always look on the bright side. After all, there is still a Demon Ancestor in this world, and he is no pushover!"

At this moment, the incantation for offering incense had been completed. Gu Zhao and the old Taoist priests gathered light clouds and sent down a fine rain containing the true qi of the Taoist sect. This rain was believed to have the function of nourishing life and warding off evil spirits. When it fell on the ordinary people participating in the grand ritual, it could help them get rid of illness, strengthen their bodies, and calm their minds.

This is the final ceremony of the Da Luo Palace ritual. It is sometimes performed on a small scale during festivals when it is presided over by a single elder or inner disciple, but it is definitely the annual New Year ritual, which has the largest scope and the strongest effect.

Upon seeing this, Xue Feishuang suddenly realized why the common people had looked so expectant earlier; it turned out that the Daluo Palace possessed this ability.

However, considering the Daluo Palace's daily style of eliminating demons and evil and helping the needy, it's not surprising.

Just then, a powerful demonic aura suddenly surged from the eastern horizon, rapidly approaching.

"Ok?"

Everyone turned around abruptly and saw a huge dragon head suddenly emerge from the clouds in the distance, followed by a massive dragon body that also emerged from the clouds, shaking its head and wagging its tail, flying towards the Daluo Palace with seemingly slow but actually fast speed.

"dragon!"

"White Dragon!"

"What a huge dragon! It's a white dragon... the Dragon King!"

Ordinary people were terrified and trembled all over. They knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

Xue Feishuang was also startled, "The Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits, wasn't he seriously injured and missing? How come he's here now..."

She hurriedly turned around, only to find that the Daoist priests of the Great Luo Palace were not flustered.

The next moment, the white dragon flew over Cuiluo Mountain. Its agile figure, which was over a thousand meters long, covered the sky and hovered above the Daluo Palace.

"That incense-infused divine thought just now..."

The Dragon King of Myriad Spirits' eyes flashed, and then his dragon body swayed, transforming into a middle-aged scholar, landing at the site of the New Year's Grand Ritual at the Great Luo Palace.

"Dragon King!" Gu Zhao bowed respectfully.

"Palace Master Gu." The Dragon King of Myriad Spirits nodded, looked around, and smiled slightly. "The Great Luo Palace is becoming more and more prosperous, which is a cause for celebration."

Gu Zhao turned around and asked Yun Yang to handle the follow-up matters of the New Year's Grand Ceremony. Then he led the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits into the backyard and invited Bai Fei, Xue Feishuang, and Ye Yunsheng to join him.

……

"The Heavenly Demon has reappeared." The Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits' first words startled everyone.

"A Heavenly Demon?" Ye Yunsheng asked in surprise, "Is it the Heavenly Demon who descended to earth ten thousand years ago? Has another Heavenly Demon appeared in the world?"

"It's either another Heavenly Demon, or that Heavenly Demon," the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits said calmly, "The Great Sun Profound Light Heaven-Opening Demon Ancestor." "Ah?" Ye Yunsheng was shocked. "The Great Sun Profound Light Heaven-Opening Demon Ancestor? What arrogance!"

Compared to Xue Feishuang, who has a deep foundation, and Bai Fei, who has a close relationship with the Spirit Court, the Holy Union Sect has a shallow foundation. Ye Yunsheng, as the founder, is only a few hundred years old. Although he has heard of the descent of the Heavenly Demon ten thousand years ago, he is not clear about the specifics.

So this was the first time he had ever heard the name of the Demon Ancestor.

Bai Fei asked, "How does the Dragon King know this?"

"Because there are also demons in the East Sea who have cultivated demonic arts and transformed the Demon Realm," the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits said calmly.

Unlike many ghosts and gods in the Central Plains who cannot ascend to heaven and whose lineage of demons is not widespread, the dragon clan of the East Sea has a long lifespan and an unbroken lineage.

Therefore, in terms of valuing the future of this world, the dragon race actually surpasses many demons and gods.

When the Heavenly Demon descended to earth, he spread his demonic arts, changed the world, and caused endless demonic calamities and massacres, which shocked all the heroes in the world. It took the combined efforts of the experts of this world to suppress and kill the Demon Ancestor. The Dragon Clan also made great contributions.

Now, ten thousand years have passed. The masters of that time are either dead or have ascended to immortality. Many of the new generation of masters are unaware of the terror of the Demon Ancestor and the harm he posed to this world.

Only the Dragon Clan has a long history and detailed records, so they are extremely wary of the Heavenly Demon. They also know that once the Heavenly Demon returns, it will spread its demonic arts widely and transform the environment in various parts of this world into a demonic realm.

After receiving the message from the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits, the dragon clan searched the East Sea and indeed found a sea beast with thousands of years of cultivation.

This sea beast not only cultivated demonic arts and slaughtered sea creatures, but also transformed the earth's veins for a full thousand miles. When the dragon clan intended to annihilate him, he even tried to communicate with the Demon Ancestor through his thoughts for help!
"Therefore, the Heavenly Demon has awakened and is about to return," the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits said in a deep voice.

Ye Yunsheng swallowed hard. "He's been asleep for ten thousand years, why is he coming out now?"

Bai Fei chuckled and teased, "What, you're still dreaming of ascending to immortality?"

"I am a ghost god, what kind of ascension is this!" Ye Yunsheng complained. "But I am only a little over four hundred years old, still very young, and I have several hundred years to live. What if I am killed by a heavenly demon when it comes out?"

Xue Feishuang chuckled upon hearing this, never expecting that this leader of the Holy Union Sect was such a fascinating person.

Snow God Mountain also has a ten-thousand-year-old heritage. Although its historical records are not as extensive as those of the Dragon Clan, there are still relevant records. At this moment, they asked, "Since the Heavenly Demon can only communicate with demonic thoughts, it means that he has not yet recovered to his full strength. I wonder if the Dragon Clan can find his location?"

The calamity of the Heavenly Demon's descent was indeed unbearable, but if we could launch a sneak attack before the Heavenly Demon recovered, we might be able to take him down with minimal losses.

Xue Feishuang's eyes flashed with a cold light, "Perhaps this time we can completely annihilate them!"

The Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits shook his head. "We can't find it. The Heavenly Demon Realm is so profound. Although True Monarch Great Whale awakened the demonic thoughts, we simply cannot find its origin from the darkness."

“But we can force him out.” The Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits looked at Bai Fei and Xue Feishuang.

"What do you mean by that, Dragon King?" Bai Fei asked.

"Thirty years ago, the Demon Ancestor who created the heavens lured the Ink Dragon to ambush me, intending to use my flesh and soul to enrich the Demon Realm, but Palace Master Gu stopped him in the end and saved my life."

The Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits said, "Besides me, he also lured the Great Whale True Lord into demonic possession in the East Sea, causing a change in the world."

"Presumably, he intends to pass on demonic arts in various places, so that those who cultivate demonic arts will be at the forefront. At that time, there will be thousands or tens of thousands of miles of demonic domains in various places, with demonic energy filling the world, and then he will come out."

At that time, with endless demonic energy as his backing, he would surely be able to win the battle and finally transform the entire world into a demonic realm.

The Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits said, "Therefore, we need to find those powerful demon cultivators in advance and eliminate them. In this way, seeing their arrangements being uprooted one by one, they will be unable to resist jumping out on their own."

After all, even when he was at his peak, he was no match for the combined might of all the experts in this realm. Without the aid of demonic energy from various demonic domains, even if he fully recovered and reappeared, he would be powerless to change the overall situation.

(End of this chapter)