Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 532 Zhuo Qingyan's Breakthrough

Two mines have been acquired.

"What happened again?"

After asking around, Gu Zhao learned that Daoist Yansong and his companions had killed another powerful demon in Jiangbei.

"Good heavens, you've dragged Sister Fei, Brother Ye, and even Ancestor Fei Hong over there, and you've also gotten involved with the heads of the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Spirit Court in Pingzhou?"

Gu Zhao clicked his tongue, "You've made quite a commotion!"

Master Yansong laughed and said, "It's alright. Actually, we set up a Bagua formation, but Ni Daxing couldn't break the formation from beginning to end, and he didn't even touch the edge of Falling Star Lake."

“Ancestor Fei Hong’s cultivation is profound. Ni Daxing only managed to break through the formation a few times when he was fighting desperately at the very end,” said Daoist Jingfeng.

"However, Shen Yingzhou and Li Jue are not as powerful as I imagined; they seem somewhat overrated," Master Mingyu said with a smile, stroking his beard.

“Shen Yingzhou and Li Jue are the heads of the Lingfa Academy and Xuanwei Divine Sect in Pingzhou. One is the branch dean, and the other is the altar master. One is a carp spirit, and the other is a ghost god,” Master Qingyuan explained.

Master Yihong added, "If we take this as a reference, the Lingfa Academy has more than twenty experts with three or four thousand years of cultivation, which is not weak."

Gu Zhao was speechless. It wasn't weak, but it wasn't strong either, right?

It's no wonder that the old masters were so confident; with their strength and speed of progress, they could catch up in three or four years.

With Gu Zhao constantly recruiting new people, the overall strength of the Daluo Palace will surpass that of the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Lingfa Academy in a short time.

The old Taoist priests chatted casually for a while, then ended the call and went back to their respective tasks.

After Ni Daxing died, everyone discovered that he had only recently fallen into demonic possession. There was only some sealed demonic energy in the underground veins at the bottom of Falling Star Lake, but no demonic cave.

So Master Qingyuan stayed behind to clear away the demonic energy, while the others dispersed.

……

In the darkness, an even deeper pair of dark eyes opened.

Although those dark eyes were hidden in the darkness, no one could possibly miss them if they were in the dark.

In the darkness, eight arms could be faintly seen stretching out, eight clusters of demonic energy gathering in their palms, transforming into earth, water, wind, and fire, as if the world had been reborn, yet it was unlike anything else in the world.

"The Great Expansion is fifty, its use is forty-nine."

"The Demon Star of 49 will change the world."

"They've already found me..."

In the darkness, divine thoughts emanated, "The Great Evolution Array changes the positions of the Heavenly Dipper!"

"Don't rush, it'll be soon...it'll be soon..."

……

“Almost…almost…”

After catching her breath, Li Qingshuang lay in Gu Zhao's arms, saying, "Your cultivation is getting more and more powerful."

The two cultivated the "Dongzhen Huanglu" together. As Gu Zhao's cultivation level increased, Zhuo Qingyan and Li Qingshuang received more and more benefits.

Zhuo Qingyan has already reached the threshold of five hundred years of cultivation, and Li Qingshuang's progress is also very fast. Her cultivation is almost catching up with the senior experts of Bailing Mountain.

"But it still can't outpace the elders in the palace."

Li Qingshuang sighed, "In a place lacking spiritual energy, they cultivated inner true qi and honed their mental state for decades. Their mental state far surpassed their cultivation and magical power."

"Once freed from its cage, the koi carp transforms into a true dragon."

As soon as Li Qingshuang finished speaking, a cool breeze rose from not far away, reflecting the stars in the sky and drawing in the earth's moisture. Although it was cool, it had no eerie feeling.

“Qingyan has finally taken this step.” Li Qingshuang turned over and got up, lightly draped a thin veil over her shoulders, and leaped out of the room.

Gu Zhao followed behind her, pushed open the door, and saw a white figure floating above the neighboring courtyard. Long, black hair fluttered in the wind, her lips were as red as blood, and her skin as white as snow. "Qingyan!"

Congratulations, Miss Zhuo!

"Congratulations sister!"

Congratulations, Jade Maiden of Night!

The elders and star officials from the backyard of the Great Luo Palace appeared one after another, cupping their hands in congratulations.

Zhuo Qingyan smiled slightly and bowed in return.

The next moment, Gu Zhao's voice resounded throughout the Great Luo Palace, "Starting tomorrow, there will be a three-day grand banquet to celebrate the breakthrough of the Tai Xuan Ye Guang Jade Maiden!"

"Congratulations to the Jade Maiden of the Night!"

Zhuo Qingyan blushed and floated back into the courtyard.

Li Qingshuang gave Gu Zhao a push.

Gu Zhao turned around, "Want to come together?"

Li Qingshuang glared at Gu Zhao with her beautiful eyes, then flew back into the house.

Gu Zhao chuckled, took a step forward, and used his Shrinking Earth technique to instantly appear in Zhuo Qingyan's bedroom, embracing her tightly.

……

The grand banquet at the Daluo Palace lasted three days, and Li Qingshuang, unusually, did not leave.

"I thought you were leaving again." Gu Zhao stroked Li Qingshuang's soft waist.

Li Qingshuang sighed, "My mission was to patrol Wanling Jiangnan."

"But as the elders of the Great Luo Palace traveled to various places and established branch temples in various places, demons and monsters hid their tracks, and I haven't encountered any demons or monsters that harm the people for a long time."

Li Qingshuang didn't know whether to feel gratified or helpless.

"No, there are still many!" Gu Zhao argued. "The palace elders and inner disciples often send back messages about finding harmful demons and monsters in Jiangzhou, Yongzhou, Yazhou, Shanzhou, and even Yuezhou."

"I'm just one person, how many of them are there?" Li Qingshuang was speechless. "Besides, when I was inspecting Jiangnan, I didn't travel as meticulously as they did!"

Gu Zhao asked in surprise, "Are you the only one from the Spirit Court conducting inspections in Jiangnan?"

“No, that’s not it,” Li Qingshuang explained. “The Lingfa Courts of Jiangzhou, Yongzhou, and Shanzhou all have patrols in Jiangnan, but each court only has four or five people, and there aren’t many of them with higher cultivation than me.”

Gu Zhao nodded, understanding.

It is said that Shui Wenji, the branch dean of the Jiangzhou Lingfa Academy, has only three thousand years of cultivation and only three to five experts under her command. She also has to oversee various places in Wanling Jiangbei.

Why send so many inspectors when Wanling and Jiangnan are no longer under the jurisdiction of the imperial court?
Moreover, back then, the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Lingfa Court were essentially driven out by the Jiangnan forces. Apart from the local governments still following the imperial court's orders, everything else was practically autonomous.

The Xuanwei Divine Cult has no one left in Jiangnan.

The Lingfa Court did send people to patrol Jiangnan, but it was really just patrolling to protect court officials who might be harmed by minor demons and ghosts.

So they only sent a handful of people, no real experts.

With Gu Zhao's help, Li Qingshuang broke through five hundred years of cultivation, which made her one of the top experts in Jiangnan.

"Moreover, since the establishment of the Daluo Palace, the work of going to Jiangnan has also changed." Li Qingshuang looked at Gu Zhao with admiration.

“It used to be a tough job, with internal constraints and no external support, and you had to rely on yourself for everything,” Li Qingshuang said with a smile. “But since the elders and disciples of the Daluo Palace traveled to various places, going down to Jiangnan has become a very easy job.”

Normally it's like a vacation. If something really happens and you can't handle it, just go to the nearest branch of the Daluo Palace. If you can run into an elder of the Daluo Palace, that would be even more lucky.

(End of this chapter)