Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 547 Next Stop: Spreading the Word in the Divine Kingdom
Master Gaoyue had fought against the King of Aconite.

King Wutou was initially unaware of the power of the old Taoists of the Daluo Palace. He was injured on the spot after taking a hit from Master Gaoyue’s Purple Heaven Divine Thunder and had to retreat to Shanzhou to recuperate.

Master Gao Yue and the others were unaware that King Wu Tou also possessed a Myriad Souls Spell. As long as he wasn't surrounded by a formation, he could retreat with ease.

But now that the Bagua formation is complete, Master Gaoyue can unleash his thunder magic without reservation.

Seeing that Master Jingchun had locked down the Myriad Ghosts Diagram, Master Gaoyue kept making hand seals, throwing out a whole bunch of divine thunders, including the Primordial Qi Divine Thunder, the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, the Mysterious Capital True Fire Divine Thunder, and the Upper Clarity Flame Light Divine Thunder.

The eight people in the Bagua Formation worked together to absorb spiritual energy, with the eight gates circulating. This not only supported Daoist Jingfeng in locking down the Myriad Ghosts Diagram, but also supported Daoist Gaoyue, who had the highest attack power among the eight, in casting thunder spells.

Having lost the Ten Thousand Ghosts Map, King Wutou glanced at Gu Zhao, who was standing on the cliff without making a move.

He remembered the giant hand from earlier.

The situation happened so suddenly that he didn't react in time. And because Gu Zhao didn't continue to make a move, and he was held back by Daoist Jing Chun, he didn't have time to think.

But upon closer reflection, he realized how terrifying Gu Zhao was, and that his strength far surpassed his own!
Is this the true essence of the Daluo Palace?

King Wutou dared not delay any longer, and disregarded his heartache for his Ten Thousand Ghosts Diagram. He stretched out his finger, and his long, black nails drew across his brow.

A drop of black blood seeped out, emanating endless chaotic thoughts.

The King of Aconite no longer cared about his Myriad Ghosts Diagram or the bolts of lightning. He simply protected himself with Yin energy, and then the drop of black blood transformed into a point of pure spiritual energy, which flew in the opposite direction from Gu Zhao.

He's going to break the formation!

"boom!"

This drop of black blood was his heart's blood, containing boundless essence and thirty-six fierce ghost remnants within, incomparably malevolent.

The Bagua Formation stirred up a commotion. Daoist Yanqi and Daoist Xu Ning, one occupying the Kan position and the other the Kun position, stabilized the foundation of the formation and ultimately prevented the drop of black blood from breaking out of the formation.

The next moment, Daoist Gao Yue's thunder and Daoist Xu Xing's sword energy followed.

……

The malevolent energy contributed by the King of Aconite was extremely abundant, even comparable to that of some demons and violent spirits.

Seeing the Daluo Palace disciples, all in high spirits and looking very comfortable after the annihilation of the Aconite King, filled Cangyue Jun with inexplicable horror.

They genuinely consider punishing evil and upholding justice as a hobby!

The genuine joy they feel when they kill a villain is something they can't fake!

Thinking that although he mostly lived in seclusion in the deep mountains, he was not exactly a good person, and he even had a vague relationship with Lady Huanhua, Cangyue Jun was terrified and stood aside without daring to speak.

However, the Daoists of the Great Luo Palace did not show him any obvious malice.

Firstly, he did not take sides in the struggle between Da Luo Guan and Madam Huan Hua, and secondly, the murderous aura on him was not strong.

"I had only heard of your name before, but never seen you in person. Now that I have met you, I can see that your reputation is well-deserved," Gu Zhao said with a cupped hand and a smile.

"Greetings, Palace Master Da Luo!" Cang Yuejun hurriedly returned the greeting, and then invited everyone into the Remnant Moon Valley to be served tea.

Although Cangyue Jun claims to live alone deep in the mountains, he is not actually alone. He has three or five beautiful female ghosts serving him, and his life is quite leisurely and comfortable.

Although Crescent Moon Valley is located deep in the mountains, it is a different world altogether, with small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and towers. Lord Cangyue has almost brought a small Jiangnan garden into the valley.

Several female ghosts served fruits and tea in a continuous stream, looking reverently at the Daoist priests of the Great Luo Palace, especially Gu Zhao. As they retreated, a fragrant breeze wafted, leaving behind wisps of perfume. "Lord Cangyue has been in Shanzhou for a long time. I wonder if he is aware of any news from the Western God Kingdoms?" Gu Zhao asked directly.

Although the Western divine kingdom borders the Central Plains, its style and system are completely different. Due to poor transportation and limited communication, very little news has spread to the Western kingdom.

The Great Mountain Dharma King was eccentric, the Iron King Mountain Master was in seclusion, and the Red Lantern Sect only spread in Shanzhou, unaware of the news of the Western Divine Kingdom.

Although Cangyue Jun lived alone in the deep mountains, he had no attachments. Just like Ye Ruyan and others in Wuya Ridge, he traveled around from time to time, visiting Shanzhou and Yuezhou, as well as the Western Divine Kingdom.

"There's a lot of information coming from the Western Divine Kingdom, and I'm sure Palace Master Gu is already aware of the general situation," Cangyuejun asked. "What information does Palace Master wish to inquire about?"

“Let’s talk about the Kingdom of Wutou first,” Gu Zhao began.

"The Kingdom of Wutou borders Shanzhou and is one of the many divine kingdoms in the West. Its state religion is the Wutou Religion, and the Wutou King is the leader of the Wutou Religion," said Zangyuejun.

"Now that King Wutou is dead, Wutou Kingdom will surely be leaderless and may be annexed by the neighboring Heqing Kingdom and Sansheng Kingdom."

Zang Yuejun thought for a moment, “The state religion of the country is the Enchantment Cult, which is full of female ghosts. Unlike the Red Lantern Cult, the female ghosts of the Enchantment Cult practice the secret method of absorbing yang energy to replenish yin energy, absorbing incense offerings while absorbing the yang energy of men.”

"The state religion of the Three Saints Kingdom is the Three Saints Religion, which has three leaders, each of whom is extraordinary. If it weren't for King Wutou's painting of ten thousand ghosts and the fact that the leader of the Bewitching Love Sect is skilled at dealing with men, the Wutou Kingdom and the Heqing Kingdom might not be a match for the Three Saints Kingdom."

Master Xuxing couldn't help but ask, "Why are their country names and religious names so similar?"

Zangyuejun explained, “In the Western countries, the destruction of a religion means the destruction of a country. The speed of their rise and fall is much faster than in the Central Plains. Basically, whoever can fight can establish a country and religion.”

Compared to the Three Saints Sect and the Enchantment Sect, the King of Aconite was the weakest, so he befriended Lady Illusion Flower, hoping to enter the Central Plains.

"He's the weakest, yet he dares to plot against the Great Luo Palace?" Master Huaiyi laughed.

"Just as the masters of the Central Plains do not know the details of the Western countries, the ghosts and gods of the West are also unaware of the sects within the Central Plains."

Cangyuejun spoke softly and tactfully, “The Palace Master is mostly in Jiangzhou, and several elders are also traveling in Jiangbei. That Wutou King is ignorant of the consequences, which is why he dared to offend us.”

Everyone understood and couldn't help but chuckle.

However, the Daluo Palace doesn't have many experts in Shanzhou, which makes them underestimated.

“Although the King of Aconite is weak, there must be experts in the Western Divine Kingdom, otherwise the Central Plains wouldn’t be paying so much attention to him,” Master Jingchun asked.

“The Western divine kingdoms naturally have experts, but unless the Central Plains dynasty attacks, or the Xuanwei Divine Sect and the Spirit Court launch a large-scale invasion, they will not interfere with the annexation between some small divine kingdoms.”

Zangyuejun said, "It's like raising Gu poison. The small divine kingdoms can devour each other and give rise to powerful experts, increasing the pressure on the Central Plains dynasty."

Daoist Yanqi thought for a moment, "So, if we go to the Western Divine Kingdom, as long as there aren't any particularly powerful experts there, those experts from the Western Divine Kingdom won't make a move?"

Cangyue Jun was taken aback, and subconsciously nodded, "That's true, but the Western Divine Kingdom is located in a remote area and its population is not very large. Do you all intend to go to Wutou Kingdom to establish a branch temple of the Great Luo Palace and unite the Western kingdoms?"

The old Taoist priests all smiled.

"The mortal world should be governed by the people themselves."

"We have no interest in unifying the Western countries; we are simply going to do good deeds, eliminate evil, and accumulate merit."

"The situation of the Western divine kingdoms is just right for us to spread our religion!"

"The great prosperity of Taoism will begin today!"

(End of this chapter)