Wielding the Thunders Across Two Worlds

Yun Fei’ang, Master of the Shanzhou Cloud Celestial Divine Palace, a Great Demon with several thousand years of Dao Practice!

In just three days, he was dead in Daluo Palace.

The beautiful, curvaceous woman and the two Demon Elders from the Divine Palace still refused to believe it.

"Sect Leader!" Bi Yingying stepped forward and said, "These three did not cultivate any Demon Technique."

"Oh?"

It wasn’t just Gu Zhao; the old Daoists were all surprised too.

Taoist Yi Hong’s eyes narrowed. "If they haven’t cultivated a Demon Technique, then why are they covered in so much Evil Qi?"

The old Daoists looked at the three with malice in their eyes.

To be full of Evil Qi without cultivating a Demon Technique could only mean one thing: they regularly slaughtered living beings. They did it either to sate their appetites, for the sheer pleasure of killing, or to harvest souls for Refining Treasure.

"Yun Fei’ang was stronger than the Netherfire Sect Leader. I thought for sure he would have taught the Demon Technique to all his subordinates at the Cloud Celestial Divine Palace and turned them into demonic beings," Taoist Yan Song said with a laugh.

"Who knows if he was being selfish or just protective of his subordinates," Taoist Ming Yu chuckled.

Taoist Jing Feng said faintly, "A pity he’ll never be able to answer."

Taoist Shen Hao said in a grave voice, "We don’t need his answer. Regardless of whether anyone in the Cloud Celestial Divine Palace cultivated the Demon Technique or not, as long as they carry Evil Qi, they will pay the price!"

A Thunder Seed in his Sea of Consciousness stirred, and Taoist Yan Ling shook his head and smiled. "Brother Gao Yue and the others have already made their move."

The senior Daoists of Daluo Palace began their assault on the Cloud Celestial Divine Palace. The force was led by Lao Mountain Huai Yi Taoist, Taoist Tai Xian, and Taoist Xuan Yong, along with Taoist Gao Yue and Taoist Xu Xing from True Martial Mountain. They were supported by Taoist Zhi Qing and Taoist Zhi Xiu from the Celestial Master’s Mansion, and Taoist Han Zheng and Taoist Han Xuan from the Shangqing Sect. The rest of the group—three senior Daoists from Feiyun Mountain, three Daoists from Ge Xuan Mountain, two senior Daoists from South Mountain, and others—joined the attack.

Among the great powers of the current age, with the exception of a few with long histories and deep foundations, a Sect Leader’s Cultivation in a typical sect is usually leagues ahead of everyone else’s.

Therefore, if a Sect Leader were to fall, a typical sect would have a hard time defending itself against its enemies.

The Cloud Celestial Divine Palace was naturally no exception. Besides Yun Fei’ang, there wasn’t a single Demon in the Divine Palace with even a thousand years of Dao Practice.

Therefore, when senior Daoists like Jing Chun Taoist and Taoist Yan Qi—who had participated in Daluo Palace’s siege of Yun Fei’ang—appeared at the Cloud Celestial Divine Palace, its destruction was sealed.

...

Yun Fei’ang was dead!

The Cloud Celestial Divine Palace was annihilated!

Shanzhou was shaken!

Just as Yun Fei’ang’s friend, the Iron King Mountain Master of Shanzhou, was preparing to march on Daluo Palace to avenge him, Daluo Palace revealed the truth. They disclosed that Yun Fei’ang had cultivated a Demon Technique, served as a vanguard for the Heaven-Opening Demon Ancestor, and had transformed the three-hundred-li stretch of ley lines around the Cloud Celestial Divine Palace into a Demon Realm.

In response, the Iron King Mountain Master sealed his mountain and entered seclusion, while the other three Ghost Gods ceased all activity.

Daluo Palace established a branch temple on Cloud Heaven Cliff, with Taoist Gao Yue appointed as the Observatory Master.

On the day the temple opened, Taoist Gao Yue demonstrated the Qingwei Yuanjiang Great Method and the Qingwei Shenlie Secret Technique.

The One Qi Divine Thunder, Dongguang Divine Thunder, Purple Sky Divine Thunder, Feilong Divine Thunder, Miaohua Divine Thunder...

He demonstrated one Divine Thunder Technique after another. With Taoist Ming Yu and Taoist Ming Chong there to support him, Five-Colored Thunderclouds stretched for hundreds of li, flashing with lightning. The display completely awed the various powers in Yunhai Prefecture and silenced those with ulterior motives in other State Mansions.

And with the complete annihilation of the Cloud Celestial Divine Palace, the number of Thunder Seeds circling the Five Thunders Order in Gu Zhao’s Sea of Consciousness reached an unprecedented ten!

...

"It feels like the last batch of newcomers hasn’t even matured yet, and now the next batch is already on the assembly line."

Gu Zhao casually joked as he looked over the list of True Dao practitioners provided by the Taoist Office. "I feel like we’ve already recruited from all the famous mountains and great temples, haven’t we?"

"The line to get in isn’t getting any shorter!" Taoist Yan Song laughed. "The famous mountains and great temples are all tourist sites now. Although there are True Dao practitioners stationed there, don’t forget where Brother Jing Feng and Brother Yuan He cultivated."

One was in Mountain City, the other in Jin Province, both in remote little temples. Barely anyone came to offer incense all year round, they didn’t sell Protective Talismans, and they survived entirely on the small subsidy from the local authorities.

And at least those two had a temple. Taoist Fang De and Taoist Wu Zhi from South Mountain only had two dilapidated huts halfway up a mountain in a deep forest.

"Let’s bring over the three Daoists of the ’Shi’ generation from Zhenwu Mountain first." Gu Zhao placed a checkmark next to the Zhenwu Mountain entry.

"Then go to Yu Province and round up the rest of the Yuxian Sect and Namo Sect." Gu Zhao then circled the names of the two Taoist Temples.

"Louguan Platform was the one who gave us the tip about Taoist Fang De last time, so let’s bring them on board this time." Gu Zhao underlined the name South Mountain Louguan Platform.

Then he put down the documents. "We’ll deal with the rest later."

...

Elsewhere, deep beneath a valley.

Within a sphere of light that resembled a great black sun, a certain being was slumbering.

Its Divine Thought reached into the void, sensing once more, but still found nothing.

’He couldn’t have died too, could he?’

’That was way too fast.’

’And something isn’t right. How could so many legacies suddenly appear?’

’Those guys let their thoughts roam the void, first using Dream Transmission to pass on their techniques, then sending down their True Spirits to sweep through the realm, organize the world’s spiritual veins, and establish their own orthodox lineages.’

’I haven’t recovered yet. I can’t let those guys send down their True Spirits.’

’By the time I’ve recovered my Cultivation and turned this world into a Demon Realm, it’ll be too late for them to descend.’

’It might be a little late to find someone new now.’

’Let me see... who else in this world is cultivating my Demon Seed?’

...

Taoist Qingwei walked along a mountain path on Zhenwu Mountain.

Winter had already set in, and it was naturally even colder on Zhenwu Mountain. The wind howled, and most of the tourists climbing the mountain were wearing windbreakers; some even had on down jackets.

But even though it was cold and a weekday during the off-season, Zhenwu Mountain was still bustling with tourists. The entire path from the mountain gate to Purple Cloud Palace was a scene of flourishing Incense.

Then he saw Master Hai Taoist, Master Shima, and Master Shiyu resting and chatting in a pavilion outside Purple Cloud Palace.

As they were individuals who had cultivated Inner Breath True Qi, the moment Taoist Qingwei saw them, they naturally saw him too.

"Master!"

The three immediately put down their teacups and ran over to greet him.

"Taoist Qingwei?"

Master Hai Taoist and the others were minor celebrities, so many of the surrounding tourists were watching them. Seeing their reaction, they naturally recognized Taoist Qingwei as well.

"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Taoist Qingwei."

"He didn’t show up for the National Day Martial Arts tournament, either. Everyone thought he was in poor health."

"He looks perfectly fine."

"I wonder if Taoist Qingwei can perform Soaring Clouds and Mist, or Call the Wind and Summon the Rain?"

"Taoist Qingwei is a Martial Arts practitioner!"

"You mean, achieving the Martial Dao?"

With his hands behind his back, Taoist Qingwei watched his three good disciples approach, looking perfectly serene. "After I left, have you been cultivating diligently?"

Their master-disciple relationship was extremely close, so Master Hai Taoist didn’t stand on ceremony. "Master, are you here to pick us up?"

Master Shima patted his chest. "We’re ready to go!"

Master Shiyu, being the most earnest of the three, nodded and said, "Replying to Master, we haven’t slacked off at all. We’ve been cultivating seriously."