Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 518 The Celestial Fox Ancestor Emerges from Seclusion
Gu Zhao had seen many female experts. Not to mention Ye Ruyan and Miao Yunji who joined the Daluo Palace, there were also leaders of their respective forces, such as Bi Jingjing of Bishuitan, Bai Fei of Bailing Mountain, Xue Feishuang of Xueshen Mountain, and Bai Qianzhu of Qingqiu Mountain.

Compared to Bi Jingjing's charm, Bai Fei's stunning beauty, Xue Feishuang's aloofness, and Bai Qianzhu's liveliness, the Heavenly Fox Ancestor before him was the strongest, but to Gu Zhao, he seemed to be the least aggressive.

She wore a plain white dress with cloud patterns and a carved ebony hairpin with kingfisher feathers. She had a smile on her lips and a gentle look in her eyes. She had the gentleness of an older sister and the kindness of an elder.

The woman before me was not exceptionally beautiful, but she possessed a gentle and peaceful demeanor, even carrying a hint of fragility that evoked pity, giving off a very comfortable and approachable feeling.

Gu Zhao respectfully cupped his hands, "You're too kind, Ancestor. I was just there by chance."

The beautiful woman shook her head. "Those with great fortune naturally receive divine assistance. Ordinary people do not have the opportunity to receive the teachings from the gods in the spirit world in their dreams, nor do they have the ability to spread the teachings and cultivate themselves."

To obtain the inner core of the Six-Headed Divine Lord, one must first defeat his eldest disciple, the Divine Lord Mohe, then find out the location of his cave, the Poison Dragon Swamp, and just in time for the Black-Faced God to come knocking.

"How could anyone other than the Palace Master have accomplished this step by step?" the beautiful woman asked with a smile.

Gu Zhao thought about it and realized it really wasn't easy.

At this point, the Heavenly Fox Ancestor reached out, and the six-colored pearl appeared in her palm, which she then returned to Gu Zhao.

"The Six-Headed Divine Lord is indeed an expert in using poison. The poison entered my dantian, corroded my bone marrow, and devoured my soul, almost becoming one with me."

But even such a troublesome poison couldn't withstand the absorption of the Six-Headed Divine Lord's inner core pearl. Now that the poison has been neutralized, all that remains is to rest and recover.

"Keep this precious pearl safe. With it, you will be immune to all poisons," said the Celestial Fox Ancestor with a smile. "From now on, any monster that uses poison will have met its nemesis when it encounters you."

Since he was going to do a good deed to the end, Gu Zhao took back the pearl and took out a porcelain bottle. "This is the Red Centipede Spirit Mushroom Pill that my disciples refined. It is the best for calming the mind, replenishing qi, and treating illnesses and injuries."

The Heavenly Fox Ancestor twitched his nose slightly, chuckled, shook his head, and pushed the porcelain bottle back. "Thank you for your kindness, Palace Master, but this pill is not very useful to me. It only saves me a few days. There's no need to waste it."

Another white shadow flashed by, and Bai Qianzhu appeared on the scene.

The Celestial Fox Ancestor looked at Bai Qianzhu and said, "Prepare a table; I'll invite Palace Master Gu to a banquet."

"Okay!" Bai Qianzhu replied, and then disappeared in a flash.

……

The Celestial Fox Ancestor emerged from seclusion and personally hosted a banquet for Gu Zhao!
This banquet was more formal than the last one, but not by much, because there weren't any formal palaces or caves in Qingqiu Mountain.

The banquet was held atop Qingqiu Mountain.

An old tree with its canopy provides shade, surrounded by a hundred flowers that exude a refreshing fragrance. A gentle breeze carries the scents, and paired with a variety of dishes that are both meat and vegetables, with a perfect balance of saltiness and savory flavors, it is quite a comforting experience.

Gu Zhao then spoke about the Demon Ancestor.

"The Heavenly Demon did not die back then, and he has been reborn again after ten thousand years."

"Moreover, this demon has become smarter. I don't know if it hasn't recovered yet, but it didn't show itself directly. Instead, it manipulated the pieces and kept building a demonic domain in the earth veins."

"If he succeeds, this world will probably collapse in an instant."

"Even the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits fell for his trap."

"But who knows if the death of the Six-Headed Divine Lord was partly due to the Demon Ancestor's scheme using the Mohe Divine Lord?"

The longer a powerful force or a great master has a long history, the more wary they are of this celestial demon who descended to earth ten thousand years ago.

"The names of many masters from ten thousand years ago have long since disappeared into the river of history. Whether they ascended to immortality or died of old age, they have been passed down outside of their own records."

"But even after ten thousand years, the legacy of this celestial demon who descended to the mortal realm has spread throughout the four seas and eight wastelands. His legend can be found in the Central Plains, the East Sea, and the Southern Frontier."

"Not only that, this Demon Ancestor has been asleep for ten thousand years. He has neither returned to the heavens nor died of old age. Instead, he is still alive today and can influence experts with thousands of years of cultivation, causing them to construct the Demon Realm as pawns." "This is a god comparable to a supreme god in the Spirit Realm!" Ancestor Tianhu concluded. "Unless all the experts in the world work together as they did ten thousand years ago, it will be extremely difficult to overcome this demonic calamity."

"I will personally receive the friends you invited this time," said the Heavenly Fox Ancestor to Bai Qianzhu.

“Okay!” Bai Qianzhu immediately agreed.

……

Nothing unusual happened in southern Xinjiang for the next few days.

Master Yanling and his companions stayed in the Poison Dragon Marsh to clear out the demonic realm, and they never encountered anyone coming to cause trouble again.

But in several other places, things went wrong.

Master Jingfeng discovered traces of demons in Lezhou. After some investigation, he found a master who practiced demonic arts.

Although he was a lone wolf, similar to the Ink Dragon of Ink Lake, he wandered between Lezhou and the Western Divine Kingdom, killing and destroying souls, and building a demonic realm.

The old Taoist priests who went to Jiangbei worked together and killed this ghost god with three thousand years of Taoist cultivation without the help of the local forces of Lezhou or the imperial court.

Not only did they each gain a lot, but even Gu Zhao gained two Thunder Seeds.

The search for the demon's whereabouts in Wanlingjiangbei is in full swing, while the mountainous areas south of the Yangtze River are also in turmoil.

However, this matter has nothing to do with demonic cultivators. Instead, it was a master from the Western Divine Kingdom who came to Shanzhou to find his lover, Lady Huanhua, only to discover that this lover had already been destroyed by the Daluo Palace.

Master Gaoyue and his companions fought him several times and won slightly, but they failed to capture him.

The other party killed two disciples of the Daluo Temple on Yuntian Cliff to vent their anger, then temporarily withdrew from Shanzhou, and vowed to return.

Because Shanzhou was still unstable at this time and there were not many experts, Master Gaoyue and the others did not chase after them.

Apart from Jiangbei and Shanzhou, Jiangzhou, where Daluo Palace is located, Yongzhou, where Chaoyang Island is located, and Yazhou, where Xueshen Mountain is located, are all peaceful.

Many highly skilled Taoist masters no longer roam these three states. Apart from those who went north and south, quite a few others went to Yuezhou, the last state in the Jiangnan region of Wanling that had not been set foot in by the Daluo Palace.

Yuezhou is located south of Shanzhou and west of Yazhou. It borders the Western Divine Kingdom to the west and the Southern Frontier Mountains to the south. Its location is even more remote than Yazhou. It is said that there are no experts there, and its presence in the Jiangnan region of Wanling is extremely low.

But such a place is a good place for those who cultivate demonic arts.

Therefore, Daoist Mingchong, Daoist Jingchun, Daoist Yanqi, and others have already gone to Yuezhou to investigate the demon's whereabouts.

……

Five days later, figures arrived from all directions.

A man and a woman, stepping on red light, smiling and hand in hand, came from the east.

A white jade carriage, pulled by cranes and surrounded by hundreds of birds, arrives from the sky. A middle-aged man in brocade robes, wearing a feather fan and a turban, sips tea along the way.

An old woman, holding a dragon-headed cane, slowly flew through the air, stepping on white clouds.

A young boy wearing a bib and gold rings on his wrist followed behind the old woman at a leisurely pace.

The fox clan of Qingqiu Mountain are mostly spirit lords, and their friends are all of extraordinary quality, with virtually no malevolent aura.

But besides them, Gu Zhao could sense some lingering presences in the distance that didn't approach, but none of them were friendly.

(End of this chapter)