[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds":3,"chapter-commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-27":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Commanding the Five Thunders Across Two Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2363155,4620,"Chapter 27","commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>Gu Zhao finally noticed the inconsistency and recalled the earlier feeling that something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three ghostly entities from the Golden Wind Sect who attacked today were roughly equal in strength to the black-cloaked ghost I encountered that day chasing the white fox, and each seemed to possess a magic treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Golden Wind Sect’s goddess I killed when I first crossed over was the weakest—she died instantly from a single Palm Thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-cloaked ghost had no magic treasure; these three ghosts held magic treasures, but aside from the four metal bracelets, the wooden cane and red silk scarf were both destroyed by my thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to how fragile these magic treasures were, the wooden carving I took from that Golden Wind Sect goddess remained intact, and through my spiritual sense, I could feel the energy within it was far denser than that of these three items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I hadn’t seen any magic treasures in this world, I might have overlooked it, but now that I have, and recalling that day’s events, Gu Zhao instinctively sensed something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, after hearing the white fox’s account, the matter became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I accidentally killed a Golden Wind Sect goddess passing through the village, seized her wooden carving—their incense idol—and sent it to Blue Star, then ignored it entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-cloaked ghost investigating the matter discovered the white fox at the Golden Wind Sect’s base in Xiuyue County, misunderstood the situation, and pursued her relentlessly; I happened to appear and killed him, so to the Golden Wind Sect, it confirmed the white fox had stolen the idol and slain the black-cloaked ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Gu Zhao’s gaze toward the white fox grew slightly awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you looking at me like that?” Bai Ke misinterpreted Gu Zhao’s expression and bared her teeth, “I’m not a thief—I didn’t steal their incense idol. That thing’s been infused with the Golden Wind Sect Lord’s curse; if I dared use it, I’d become his puppet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao nodded unconsciously, then pointed at Bai Ke, “But you just said you went there to mooch incense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was scattered, unclaimed incense!” Bai Ke’s tail bristled in anger, “Just a tiny bit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, then what about the incense idol?” Gu Zhao asked cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ke looked at Gu Zhao as if he were an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Gu Zhao understood her gaze and formed the Heavenly Thunder Seal with his left hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Golden Wind Sect Lord was originally a malevolent ghost who later gained an opportunity to spread his teachings across several counties around Changping Prefecture, erect altars, set up idols, and collect the incense and devotional energy of followers, then absorbed the incense power within the idols to strengthen his spiritual core and enhance his divinity,” Bai Ke explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao nodded slightly, expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood every word and roughly grasped the meaning, yet still felt vaguely confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They preach in Changping Prefecture, absorb incense from followers—shouldn’t they protect the region’s peace? But they seem like a cult!” Gu Zhao thought of the ghosts’ words and actions, treating humans as nothing, “Doesn’t the imperial court intervene?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The imperial court? It’s merely a nominal sovereign—the Imperial Protection Divine Religion has nearly been driven south of the Wanling River, and the Celestial Patrol Court rarely sends inspectors. Now, if three of Jiangzhou’s eight prefectures still obey the court, that’s already good.” Bai Ke snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao nodded, half-understanding, and asked no further questions, afraid of revealing his ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the white fox’s words, several conclusions could be drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the Imperial Protection Divine Religion and the Celestial Patrol Court were likely imperial forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the world was currently unstable, with intense open and covert struggles between local powers and imperial forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, Xiuyue County belonged to Changping Prefecture, which was one of Jiangzhou’s eight prefectures, located south of the Wanling River, where imperial influence was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao asked, “If the Golden Wind Sect needs followers to offer incense, why are they so reckless, so indifferent to human life?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Golden Wind Sect Lord calls himself the Golden Wind Divine King, but he’s just a demon god who deceives followers to gain incense,” Bai Ke scoffed. “His underling spirits are no better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao understood—it was the universal cult template: outwardly a compassionate savior, inwardly twisted and rotten, just like in his own world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, whether the Imperial Protection Divine Religion or the Celestial Patrol Court had anything to do with him now was irrelevant—he cared only whether the Golden Wind Sect would find this mountain village again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the Golden Wind Sect’s guardian spotted me, he shouted out my identity and seized a strand of my aura,” Bai Ke shrank her neck. “But these three guardians already came here with my aura—they’ll never find me again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That black-cloaked ghost, and these three ghosts—all of them are Golden Wind Sect guardians?” Gu Zhao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ke nodded vigorously. “The Golden Wind Sect has one Lord, two Divine Consorts, and eight Guardians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao teased Bai Ke, “You know quite a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because all of them were turned into idols and placed on the Golden Wind Sect’s altar for worship,” Bai Ke said matter-of-factly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhao was speechless. “Worshiping the living… Wait, no—they’re already dead… Wait, still wrong—they’re dead, so why aren’t they in the Underworld?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ke looked at Gu Zhao. “What’s the Underworld?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Gu Zhao fell silent. Though this world resembled ancient Tianxia, it had many differences—for instance, there were clearly no Daoist priests here, and now it seemed there was no Underworld either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When people die and become ghosts, do they all just wander the mortal realm?” Gu Zhao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ke looked at Gu Zhao again with that strange expression; before he could form the Heavenly Thunder Seal, she replied immediately, “Most people simply perish—soul dissipates. Even sorcerers and us spirits are no exception. Only those with extreme grudges or divine power Jiachi  can become ghosts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, apart from scattered wild ghosts, only those blessed by the Imperial Protection Divine Religion could become ghosts, then absorb incense to cultivate divinity, solidify their souls, appear in daylight, and be unbound by sunlight’s limitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, as imperial power weakened, ghosts and demons rose everywhere, each erecting altars, spreading teachings, absorbing belief and incense to become deities, wielding divine power—thus the world grew crowded with ghosts and gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So gods are just ghosts?” Gu Zhao asked. This matched the legends of his own world—even the Investiture of the Gods required killing a person to make them a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not necessarily. Some spirits cultivate the divine path too, but only as a supplement to spiritual cultivation. Most rely primarily on their own demonic power; only those with weak physical forms focus mainly on the divine path,” Bai Ke explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t cultivate the divine path at all—just absorb a little scattered incense to replenish my spirit,” Bai Ke flicked her tail. “I never intended to form a pact with anyone, until I met Xiuniang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Gu Zhao could ask further, Bai Ke explained herself: “A pact can only form between human and spirit, or human and ghost—when their spiritual cores are exceptionally compatible, they can cultivate together, benefiting both. The more compatible their spiritual cores, the faster their cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1219,"2026-06-21T06:19:08.116Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","c00a0b8ade28694c8690ecf2b04432783d43c1311b0738b139378af81fd0af46","commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-28","commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-26",141,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcommanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]