Free Web NovelChapter 292: Chapter 291: To Lao Mountain
Gu Zhao overheard Simmons’s entire conversation on the phone.
"Superpower Special Service Bureau?"
Xiao Ya shifted in Gu Zhao’s arms. A strand of her long hair brushed past the tip of his nose, making it itch. He couldn’t help but rub it.
’This is getting more and more like a novel,’ Gu Zhao thought for a moment before shaking his head. "Still, that Simmons and Nancy have much better attitudes than the characters in those novels."
In the web novels of the past, people from Huaqi Country were always absolutely arrogant and disdainful toward this side. He never thought they’d actually start considering the consequences, and there was even a real-life example right in front of him.
Gu Zhao didn’t take this Superpower Special Service Bureau seriously at all.
It wasn’t as if he’d never seen a modern Mage before. Setting aside the previous Tsuchimikado Kazuya, take this Simmons right in front of him. Besides having a tiny bit of Magical Power in his body, he was really no different from an ordinary person.
If they were in the Otherworld, even the Golden Wind Divine Maiden he had met when he was just a rookie could have wiped the floor with them, to say nothing of the current staff from the Taoist Office, who were armed with Celestial Spirit Talismans and Vajra Profound Talismans.
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The next morning, after seeing the two women off to work, Gu Zhao went to the Taoist Research Institute.
The institute was clean and tidy, not a speck of dust in sight. It was clearly cleaned every day. On a table in the main hall at the front of the institute was a thin stack of papers—information the Office deemed necessary to pass on to the institute.
Gu Zhao picked it up and took a look. As expected, it contained information about foreign Mages entering the country, along with some incidents they had caused, such as a Gaul Mage getting beaten up for hitting on a girl and a Huaqi Mage causing someone to become anemic.
Then, Gu Zhao saw the name of Taoist Huai Yi of the Lao Mountain Golden Mountain Sect, who was involved in the second incident.
’I was just talking to Yunyang about the Golden Mountain Sect last time. I can’t believe I’ve already run into them.’ Gu Zhao set the documents down.
’Since I happened to see this news about Taoist Huai Yi, and I also happen to have a spare Thunder Seed in my Sea of Consciousness, doesn’t this mean his fated opportunity has arrived?’
Lao Mountain was also a famous mountain in Daoism and an important base for the Quanzhen Dao in the north. Besides the Golden Mountain Sect, several branches of the Quanzhen Seven Elders were also present in Lu Dong.
’I’ve never been to Lao Mountain. This is a good chance to take a look around.’
Gu Zhao put the documents down and left the Taoist Research Institute, but he paused for a moment as he passed the security booth.
"Sir?" Gu Zhao turned and called out. frёewebηovel.cѳm
"Hello!" The security captain instinctively started to salute, but stopped his hand midway and patted at his clothes. "Mr. Gu," he asked naturally, "can I help you with something?"
Gu Zhao asked, "Were you the one who put those documents in the main hall?"
The security captain nodded immediately. "Yes, I was responsible for delivering them, but I didn’t glance at them once!"
Gu Zhao smiled at his words. "In that case, can you pass a message to the Taoist Office for me?"
"Of course!" the security captain guaranteed. "I’ll use encrypted communications. There will be absolutely no leaks!"
"It’s not that serious." Gu Zhao chuckled. "Yesterday, I met a Mage from abroad. He got a call from a friend back home who said that the FBI in Huaqi Country is gathering their domestic Mages to form a Superpower Special Service Bureau."
The security captain’s pupils contracted. "I’ll notify the Office immediately!"
"Don’t be nervous," Gu Zhao said soothingly. "They’re just ordinary Mages. They can’t even stop one of your bullets."
The security captain gave an embarrassed smile.
After joining the Taoist Office, he had learned what ordinary Cultivators in this world were like. One could say that while they were mysterious, once you got past the mystique, they didn’t seem all that special.
They were like Hypnotists, just a group of professionals with a specialized skill set. They sounded impressive, but their impact was limited.
But after learning about the abilities of the old Daoists inside the Taoist Research Institute, his entire worldview had been turned upside down. Now, he was diligently studying the *Supreme Sensing Chapter*, preparing to try cultivating the *Supreme Meridian Breathing Technique* once he had a basic grasp of Taoism.
And after the recent drought-ending rain and the mine rescue incidents, his idealized view of Extraordinary Beings was starting to build up again. That was why he was a little startled to hear that the other side was forming an organization for Extraordinary Beings. freewebnoveℓ.com
But on second thought, if it weren’t for the sudden appearance of these old Daoists from the Taoist Research Institute, it’s not like the world didn’t have Extraordinary Cultivators before. They had existed for hundreds, even thousands of years, and nothing major had happened.
The one who had truly brought about change was the young man standing right in front of him!
He looked ordinary, maybe a little handsome, with a friendly and cheerful expression. This young man, who wouldn’t even stand out on a college campus, was actually an Immortal-like figure who could fly through the heavens and use Earth Escape!
The security captain had a feeling that these people would sooner or later be exposed to the public eye, and that they would definitely be recorded in the annals of history.
And now... ’I’m actually talking to this person?’
The security captain had the absurd feeling that he was living inside a history book. Perhaps a history book a hundred years from now would read: "Gu Zhao learned of a secret Huaqi matter and informed the Taoist Research Institute’s security captain, XXX, who then relayed the message to the Taoist Office."
’Does this count as leaving my mark on history?’
While the security captain’s mind was racing, his thoughts running wild, Gu Zhao had already left the Taoist Research Institute. With a flicker, he vanished without a trace.
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「Lao Mountain.」
Among the famous mountains of Daoism, it might not have been the most ancient, nor the most renowned. It didn’t even have any top-tier historical figures or glorious moments to its name.
But when it came to the sea, Lao Mountain was unavoidable.
The Number One Famous Mountain on the Sea!
Where the mountains met the sea, where clouds drifted and rosy dawns glowed, the view was vast and boundless. Surrounded by ancient cypresses and green pines, its magnificent scenery was second to none.
Gu Zhao flew to Lao Mountain, landed near the ticket office, and bought a ticket. Just as he had when visiting Qingcheng Mountain, Zhenwu Mountain, Sanmao Mountain, and Dragon Gate Mountain, he began to ascend the steps, touring the mountain and enjoying the scenery.
He had to recruit Daoists, but he also had to enjoy the scenery. If he didn’t take the time to appreciate it properly on his first visit, he would just be flying back and forth on future trips and would never recapture the Mental Realm of this first visit.
Lao Mountain was quite large, divided into several scenic areas. Gu Zhao naturally headed for the southern Taiqing Tourist Area to visit Taiqing Palace, since the Taoist Huai Yi mentioned in the documents was cultivating there.
Gu Zhao acted like an ordinary tourist. He boarded a tour bus at the main gate and traveled along what was known as the most beautiful coastal highway. To his left were lush, overlapping mountains, and to his right, the sea met the sky at the horizon. He listened to the online tour guide’s introduction through his headphones while admiring the beautiful scenery.
Arriving at the Taiqing Scenic Area, Gu Zhao got off the bus. Next to him was the largest and most magnificent structure, Taiqing Palace. Behind its memorial archway stood a large stone engraved with the words, "The Second Quanzhen Daoist Temple Complex Under Heaven."
What? And where was the First Quanzhen Temple Complex Under Heaven?
Taoist Yi Hong just smiled without a word.
However...
Gu Zhao looked at the coffee shop and the KFC next to the Taiqing Palace archway and felt it was a bit out of place.
"Thank goodness there’s a cheap ice cream shop, too."
Gu Zhao sighed with feeling, then entered the temple and paid his respects to The Three Pristine Ones.
