Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

“As long as those few well-known figures in the Dao Realm don’t come down, this world will turn into a demon realm in three years. By then, it will be too late even if they come down.”

The voice of the Demon Ancestor echoed in the mind of the Divine Firmament Saint Lord.

"Three years from now, my last remaining injuries will be completely healed. At that time, all thirty-six Heavenly Generals of the Demon Realm will be activated simultaneously, drawing in the demonic energy from beyond the heavens to transform this realm into a small Demon Realm, directly isolating it from the Spirit Realm and connecting it to the Demon Realm."

"But before that, we must not let the immortals of the Dao Realm discover it," the Demon Ancestor said.

The Divine Firmament Saint Lord's eyes flickered. "Besides me, who are the other four?"

The Demon Ancestor said in a deep voice, “The Fire Roar Ancestor of Yunzhou, the Dufeng Lord of Dingzhou, the Earth God King of the Southern Frontier, and the Lord of the Western Desire God Palace.”

The Divine Firmament Saint Master couldn't help but gasp. These four were renowned figures, and he himself had heard of them many times. If the five of them joined forces, apart from those peerless masters with ten thousand years of cultivation, no one else could withstand them.

Even for the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits, if they don't seek victory but merely delay, it won't be so easy for him to break through their obstruction.

"The New Year is just around the corner," the Divine Firmament Saint Lord murmured.

"It is said that the successors of the Great Luo Palace will all rush back to the Great Luo Palace during the Spring Festival, which will be the perfect opportunity to wipe them all out!" the Demon Ancestor said in a ferocious voice.

The Divine Firmament Saint Lord nodded, and his figure slowly dissipated in the cave.

While everyone at Shenxiao Mountain thought he was in seclusion, he had already quietly flown to Wanling Jiangnan.

……

On the other side, Daoist Mingyu and Daoist Shenhao had already descended Shenxiao Mountain without any major incident.

"Such a heavy aura of malevolence!"

“Xiazhou has never experienced a situation like the black dragon in Jiangzhou that devoured an entire city in one bite, so the Divine Firmament Saint Master must have been possessed by demons for a very long time, accumulating his power little by little.”

"But the Holy Lord of Shenxiao has an excellent reputation, and no one would believe that he has fallen into the demonic path. It would be impossible for him to find someone to test him like the Heavenly Star Dharma King did."

"What if we had infiltrated the earth's veins and broken the seal?" Daoist Shenhao raised his white eyebrows. "Once the seal was broken, the demonic energy would spread outwards, and he would naturally be unable to hide it."

Master Mingyu smiled wryly, "He's in seclusion on the back mountain. Do you think he wouldn't notice if we broke the seal?"

Master Shenhao said, "We have the technique of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique), so it will be difficult for him to catch us if we want to escape."

Master Mingyu nodded, "That's right, but it would be difficult for us to break the seal under his protection, and it would also arouse his vigilance."

"Do you have any other ideas?" Master Shenhao asked.

“I didn’t,” Master Mingyu shook his head.

“Then let’s try my method first,” said Daoist Shenhao. “We just took a walk around Shenxiao Mountain, and it can be said that apart from the Holy Lord of Shenxiao, no one else knows anything about it.”

“In this way, as long as he reveals a flaw, at least the people on Shenxiao Mountain will not stand on his side,” Daoist Shenhao continued. “Moreover, there is another Jiang Lingjun next to Shenxiao Mountain. She has a light and ethereal aura and has not fallen into demonic possession.”

"Alright!" Master Mingyu agreed. "When shall we make our move?"

"Once Senior Brother Yansong and Senior Brother Yihong arrive, let's form a Four Symbols Formation and then attack together," Daoist Shenhao said in a deep voice.

The two old Taoists did not go too far from Shenxiao Mountain. They waited for Master Yansong and Master Yihong in a nearby town. Without delay, the four of them immediately burrowed underground and went deep into the Shenxiao Mountain veins.

……

The Divine Firmament Saint Lord flew south, crossed the Ten Thousand Spirits River, and arrived in Jiangzhou. Although experts of their caliber cultivated demonic arts, followed the Demon Ancestor to change the world, and accumulated merits to ascend to the Demon Realm, they each had their own desires and wills, and did not blindly obey the Demon Ancestor's orders.

Therefore, the Divine Firmament Holy Lord did not accuse the entire mountain of being demonic cultivators, thus concealing his demonic transformation for a full century.

Therefore, it was not easy for the Demon Ancestor to gather such five experts. At this time, apart from the Divine Firmament Holy Lord, only the Fire Roar Ancestor and the Southern Border Earthly God King secretly arrived.

Du Fengjun and the Lord of the Western Desire Temple have not yet taken their positions.

Wangjiang Tower.

This is the largest restaurant in Changping Prefecture. The Holy Lord of Shenxiao sat leaning against the railing, leisurely and content.

An old man dressed entirely in fiery red with a long, red beard suddenly sat down beside him and chuckled, "Who would have thought that the renowned Divine Firmament Saint Lord, who is said to care for all living beings, is actually a demon?"

The Divine Firmament Saint Master glanced at the Fire Howl Ancestor and said, "Your outfit is too distinctive. Aren't you afraid someone will recognize you?"

"So what if they recognized me? The Heavenly Gang Formation has no use for me. I've been wanting to go all out for a while now!"

The Fire Roar Ancestor didn't care at all; on the contrary, he was eager to try. "After you destroy the Great Luo Palace, how about we join forces and become the Myriad Spirits Dragon King? Then the entire Jiangzhou will be ours!"

The Divine Firmament Saint Lord narrowed his eyes. "If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."

By this time, news of the Demon Ancestor's awakening had already spread throughout the upper echelons of society. If they were to expose their identities, even if they managed to kill the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits, the Ancestor of Chaoyang in Yongzhou, the Snow Goddess of Yazhou, and even the Great Mountain Dharma King of Shanzhou might come to besiege them.

Fire Roar Ancestor curled his lip, "It's a pity that the Demon Ancestor is still unable to lure those old guys with ten thousand years of cultivation into demonic ways."

"We don't need those old guys."

Another deep voice rang in their ears, and a man dressed in simple clothes sat down beside them. "Once the Heavenly Gang Demon Formation is activated and draws in the demonic energy from beyond the heavens, our cultivation will immediately advance, and ten thousand years of cultivation will be nothing to us."

"The Earthly God King."

Both the Fire Roar Ancestor and the Divine Firmament Saint Lord are experts from the Central Plains, but this Earthly Element Dharma King is a ghost god from the Southern Frontier.

The Earthly God King, ever the sociable one, poured himself a cup of wine and drank it all in one gulp. "Besides," he said, "once the Demon Ancestor emerges from seclusion, those old bastards will be like stars in the sky welcoming the bright moon, mere chickens and dogs, easily wiped out with a flick of the wrist!"

The Divine Firmament Saint Lord said leisurely, "You should deal with the Heavenly Fox Ancestor first."

The Earthly God King paused, then grinned and said, "When this place is transformed into the Demon Realm, I'll tear that vixen apart first."

"But you, putting on airs, I've heard you never entice the demons and monsters of Shenxiao Mountain to become demonic. When the world turns into a demon realm, they'll only have one path left: death!"

"At that time, I will be the Divine Firmament Demon King under the command of the Demon Ancestor, and the people on Divine Firmament Mountain will naturally be led into the demonic realm by me," said the Divine Firmament Holy Lord.

"There's no need for you to guide me."

A tall, slender man dressed in white sat down at the last seat of the square table, looking at the Divine Firmament Saint Lord with a hint of mockery.

"Lord Dufeng?" The Divine Firmament Saint Lord looked at the man. "What do you mean by that?"

“What I mean is, you can’t go back to Shenxiao Mountain. The people on the mountain have already severed ties with you.” Du Fengjun’s lips curled into a smile. “The demonic realm within Shenxiao Mountain’s ley lines has been exposed.”

The Divine Firmament Saint Lord's pupils constricted sharply. "This is impossible!" (End of Chapter)