The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 368 The Supreme Treasure Cave
Within the 【Langyuan Wonderland】.

Zhou Yan's immense sense of exhaustion was soothed at an extremely fast pace. The existence of the [Langyuan Wonderland] itself continuously transmitted an extremely pure stream of primordial energy to Zhou Yan, replenishing his losses.

"This is……"

Zhou Yan raised his hand, and between his five fingers, faint wisps of primordial energy gathered.

Vital energy is infused into the body through the acupoints throughout the body, continuously replenishing what is lost.

This kind of replenishment is different from the power of the earth veins. The earth veins are powerful but contain a strong earth elemental energy, which needs to be tempered again before it can be used. This energy is almost equivalent to pure magical power infusion.

It was as if a top expert was personally regulating Zhou Yan's internal energy, and it even subtly helped his cultivation, making it twice as effective with half the effort. It was as if, in this blessed land, even when he was sleeping, his own magical power would naturally circulate.

Lord Zhou had never experienced anything like this before, and it was very novel to him.

Chi You, however, seemed unsurprised and said:
"Oh, this is just a small perk for the master of this blessed land."

"A portable Daoist temple, an omnipresent blessed land, naturally has all sorts of benefits. You have the decree of this blessed land on your body. In other words, you can treat this place as your portable Daoist foundation, an external dantian or something like that."

"It can draw upon the vital energy within the blessed land to heal injuries and restore magical power."

Zhou Yan's eyes lit up: "It's that easy to use?!"

Ji Xuanyuan laughed and said, "Of course, otherwise why would those Qi cultivators fight tooth and nail for a blessed land? The so-called Dharma, land, wealth, and companions, the status of this treasure land is only under the secret transmission of true Dharma."

"Generally speaking, similar auspicious places are divided into cave dwellings, grotto heavens, and blessed lands."

"In an ordinary cave dwelling, one can plant some spiritual flowers and herbs, and construct some magic arrays according to the terrain and water features to gather spiritual energy. This is of great benefit to cultivation, weapon crafting, and healing injuries."

“Any Xuanguan cultivator with even a little skill has their own cave dwelling.”

“A blessed land has its own earth veins and spiritual veins; a grotto-heaven is even called a ‘grotto-heaven that connects to the heavens’.”

"Its miraculous effects gradually increase."

"The fairyland of Langyuan is located above the thirty-six grotto heavens and seventy-two blessed lands."

"It is a self-contained Dharma realm."

Ji Xuanyuan was clearly much more patient and gentle than Chi You. Knowing that Zhou Yan lacked understanding of these things, he slowly explained them to him, pointing to the heavens and earth:
"This place was created by the Queen Mother of the Western Kingdom, the ruler of the Kunlun pantheon, so it's natural that it's more effective. However, the vital energy here is not inexhaustible... Although it can recover on its own, the speed is too slow."

"It would be best to plant some spiritual flowers and herbs to attract the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers."

Zhou Yan seemed to be deep in thought, and said, "Is this... the self-contained Dharma realm?"

Ji Xuanyuan laughed and said, "Yes, this refers to the inherent order. In other words, this place itself has its own order, like a blank sheet of paper. After you introduce spiritual veins and water veins, these spiritual veins will naturally be incorporated into the order of this place."

"The purer the spiritual water and veins, the more and purer the primordial energy generated here each day, and the greater its assistance to you. However, excessive extraction will damage the foundation of this place, killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

Zhou Yan immediately realized that the [Langyuan Wonderland] itself was an extremely valuable treasure, and one that could grow. It might not be as good as a famous blessed land at first, but with careful management, its potential was extremely high.

But then they heard Chi You say, "Waste? Tsk."

"The moment this kid transformed into the Candle Dragon, he completely ruined this already somewhat dilapidated place."

Ji Xuanyuan and Zhou Yan looked over, and Zhou Yan's lips twitched.

After the incident at Kunlun Mountain, Langyuan Wonderland was already in a state of disrepair. In addition, as the core node for suppressing the ancient dragon turtle in Langzhong, its vital energy was severely depleted. When Zhou Yan and Kaiming first came here, only some palace ruins remained.

Zhou Yan had previously transformed into the Primordial Candle Dragon Lord, whose body was extremely large. In addition, he was unfamiliar with the transformation for the first time and directly crushed the ruins of Langyuan Wonderland. At this time, Langyuan Wonderland was no longer the tranquil and wonderful place it once was, but was no different from a construction site.

Everywhere was dust and ruins.

Zhou Yan: "…………"

Transformation may feel great for a moment, but cleaning up the mess will be a nightmare.

Ji Xuanyuan laughed heartily: "Hahaha, as the saying goes, out with the old, in with the new. Since this place has changed hands, it should be repaired. It's a good thing."

"Besides, the sheer scale of demolishing the Kunlun Palace in one go is something you'll rarely see in your lifetime. Being able to witness that scene isn't a loss, hahaha."

This ancestor has always been extremely optimistic.

Chi You ignored this guy who could laugh at any time and simply asked Zhou Yan, "Boy, what did it feel like when you transformed into Zhulongjun? How long could you maintain it?"

What he really wanted to ask was whether he could fight.

Zhou Yan recalled the feeling he had just experienced, his expression grave.

Three breaths wasn't actually the limit, but Zhou Yan had semi-voluntarily broken free from this state of change. During those three breaths, Zhou Yan felt that his own "existence" had begun to distort layer by layer.

If it took more than three breaths, Zhou Yan suspected that he would be completely distorted into some ancient being, and his own consciousness would be completely forgotten under the influence of the divine will remaining in the ancient scales.

He truly became Lord Zhulong.

Ji Xuanyuan and Chi You both looked solemn and exchanged a glance.

Ji Xuanyuan said, "Three breaths is your limit."

"Given Zhulongjun's strength, he can only make a move in an instant. He should not use this trump card unless it is a matter of life and death. Even if he does use the trump card, the battle must end within three breaths, regardless of the outcome."

"Otherwise, you might truly become [Zhulongjun]."

Chi You, who was always warlike, frowned and said:
"In other words, your memories and consciousness will be overwritten and replaced by the existence of the Ancient Candle Dragon Lord. Putting aside your subjective consciousness, in the eyes of others, this is you, Zhou Yan, who has become the anchor point for the revival of the Ancient Candle Dragon Lord."

"For the world."

"The long-fallen [Zhulongjun] will be reborn with you as the anchor."

“Even back then, when it was still your consciousness, it would definitely have been mixed with the characteristics of Zhulongjun. This was not even up to Zhulongjun himself to decide, simply because He was too powerful, while you at this moment were still too weak compared to Him.”

After Zhou Yan and the two ancestors analyzed the situation, Ji Xuanyuan and Chi You issued a series of warnings about potential dangers and outlined safe usage limits. Finally, Ji Xuanyuan patted Zhou Yan on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, this means you have a trump card that, once revealed, is enough to confront the ancient gods head-on."

"As long as the timing of the change is controlled, there will be no cost."

"When we realize something is wrong, Chi You and I will strike your consciousness to pull you back. As your cultivation level increases and your will becomes stronger, this safe period will continue to extend."

Chi You was somewhat disappointed, as he couldn't immediately engage in a fierce battle with Zhulong Jun.

However, he could distinguish between the thrill of one battle and the thrill of fighting every day after Zhou Yan grew up. The current plan was to help this kid grow up quickly, so he pointed to the ruins of Langyuan Wonderland.

"Since it's already been demolished, let's think of a way to rebuild it here."

Zhou Yan said, "When I fought Li Yuanying before, I had to break the formation, so I memorized a lot of the formation's direction. In addition, when Ba sealed Qingyuanjun, the ancient Ba Kingdom's formation should be able to be deduced."

"But this formation..."

Zhou Yan looked at Ji Xuanyuan, who innocently looked back at him.

No, we can't count on this ancestor.

He then looked at Chi You.

Chi You then said slowly and deliberately, "One good news and one bad news."

"The bad news is that I only know how to forge and design weapons."

Zhou Yan asked with some regret, "Then what's the good news?"

Chi You said leisurely, "The good news is that, looking at this blessed land, it also looks quite like a weapon or magical artifact."

"Just use this place as a place to temper weapons and magical artifacts."

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Huh?
This top-tier blessed land and the magical weapon used to fight people are different, right?

That's what she wanted to say.

However, she saw that Zhou Yan himself, along with the two ancestors who appeared in phantom form, were sitting in a circle around him, all deep in thought.

Ji Xuanyuan pondered and said:

“The Dharma Realm level grotto-heavens are carried with you, and so are the weapons.”

Lord Zhou said, "Weapons and magical artifacts must be engraved with battle patterns to guide the vital energy; array patterns must also be laid out here to guide the vital energy." Chi You said, "In short, they are all rare and precious materials, refined into one."

Ji Xuanyuan, Zhou Yan, and Chi You raised their heads and looked at each other.

Chi You activated his special skill—I figured it should be about right.

Ji Xuanyuan was approved by Lord Zhou.

When the number of ancient civil officials in Shenzhou reaches three, the Idea King will be automatically generated.

With the coordinated effort underway, the action-oriented Ji Xuanyuan appeared, laughing heartily and saying with great interest, "Shall we start now?"

Chi You raised his eyes: "Now?"

Lord Zhou praised, "Since you're already here..."

The Yanhuang trio completed the logical loop of consensus and began to take action.

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"Alas???"

No, I was just thinking, how come we're already starting to work?!
In Zhou Yan's mind, the jade scroll rapidly turned and flipped to the front, where the Ji Xuanyuan Jade Talisman, which Zhuge Liang and others had preserved by sacrificing their lives and blood and passing on the torch generation after generation, quietly existed.

Zhou Yan activated his magic power, thus activating Ji Xuanyuan's jade talisman.

He felt his magical power being greatly depleted.

Using the abundant spiritual energy of the [Langyuan Wonderland], Ji Xuanyuan condensed into a barely illusory form. He stretched his limbs and laughed heartily, "Ha, I can finally come out."

"Chi You, do you know what it feels like to stretch your muscles outside? It's absolutely amazing! Hahaha, aren't you envious? Aren't you envious?"

"Oh dear, I really want to see that envious and jealous look on your face."

"Uh-huh-huh."

Ji Xuanyuan was in a good mood.

The [Warlord's World-Suppressing Diagram] behind Zhou Yan suddenly lit up, and the blood-red light it emitted could not even be suppressed by the Buddhist light of the monk Kongkong.

The crimson aura roared and spread uncontrollably. Without a doubt, if Chi You were present at this moment, the battle axe of the Lord of War would have already been embedded in Ji Xuanyuan's face, sending Ji Xuanyuan flying.

Zhou Yan heard Chi You's voice in his ear, saying:

“Boy, the spiritual energy here is similar to that you possess, so theoretically, we can also appear in this blessed land that belongs to you.”

"I will pass on a method to you. Use the killing intent of weapons to shape me in this blessed land."

Zhou Yan glanced at the smug Ji Xuanyuan.

Silently nodding, he activated his divine power as the Lord of Weapons, creating a form similar to a 'weapon-wielding mechanical manipulator' for Chi You in this blessed land, in a state akin to 'condensing qi into weapons'.

And so, with a long roar, Chi You was resurrected in all his glory.

"Ji Xuanyuan!!!"

After Ji Xuanyuan and Chi You were revived at the same time, the two ancestors began a fierce and exhilarating fistfight, which resulted in the jade talisman disintegrating three times and the mechanical warriors formed from condensed qi scattering.

However, this time it did not cause any major damage to the site.

"That's natural."

Chi You, who had condensed his body into a weapon once more and appeared after tempering it, clenched his wrist: "No matter what, we are only simply revived. We have no lineage, no foundation, no magic power, and no ability to recover."

"It only appeared because of the wisp of true essence you infused and the circulation of the primordial energy in this fairyland itself. At best, it can only be said that it can move. It can't fight. It's better to stay inside you."

Ji Xuanyuan said, "...However, you can focus on the outside. We'll take care of the design of this blessed land. But before that, I have something to ask you."

Ji Xuanyuan smiled casually, his light brown eyes clear and transparent, as he looked at Zhou Yan and said:

"You... now that you have power, what are you going to do?"

He was usually unserious, prone to joking and cursing, but at this moment, his questioning with a faint smile carried an indescribable charm, even Chi You quieted down.

Zhou Yan looked at this ancestor, thought for a long time, and said:

"I do not know."

Ji Xuanyuan raised an eyebrow: "Don't know?"

"Zero points, kid."

Zhou Yan said frankly, "...Perhaps you have noticed, I come from another future, a future without extraordinary beings and where immortals and gods have disappeared. I came to this world initially just to survive."

"Perhaps I'm just a person without any grand ambitions. All I want is to find a place, have a small house and a small courtyard, have someone I like, and then live a good life. I don't have any lofty ideals."

"However, in today's world, even this is difficult to achieve."

"We don't know why we are born, and we don't know why we die."

He thought of Langzhong and Zhang Shoutian's family. Zhou Yan said, "I just want a quiet and good life like this. I have no interest in being an emperor or a god to others. I just want this."

"I will do everything in my power for this."

He paused, then said in a low voice, "If possible."

"I hope everyone in the world can live this kind of life."

Chi You's lips curled slightly, and Ji Xuanyuan's eyes softened. Then, as if nothing had happened, the two ancestors patted Zhou Yan's shoulder forcefully and burst into laughter: "Hahaha, how can you be so spineless, kid?!"

"If you keep doing this, all you'll know is farming!"

"Alright, let's leave the design here to the two of us. Don't you have the [Seed of Earth] and the [Bronze Divine Tree]?"

"Bring these two in first to solidify the flow of vital energy here."

After Zhou Yan was ridiculed for his ideals, he left. Ji Xuanyuan smiled gently, and Chi You said, "If I'm in charge of restoring the formation, can you design the others?"

Ji Xuanyuan paused, then said softly:

"Slightly changing the formation might be a bit troublesome."

Chi You paused slightly.

He had intended to laugh, but then he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

The aura behind him was calm and composed, yet it carried a solemn and peaceful air of kingship.

The person present at this moment is not the Ji Xuanyuan who used to laugh and rant.

Instead—the Yellow Emperor!
The Yellow Emperor glanced sideways, his smile calm: "Although I am not as brave as Xing Tian, ​​not as magnanimous as Shen Nong, and not as cunning as Feng Hou, at least I have memorized a set of blueprints."

He stretched out his palm, and a stream of light converged, transforming into a scroll.

With a flick of his wrist, the Yellow Emperor caused the scroll to unfurl dramatically, spreading out to become extremely long. It was covered with patterns that transformed into a magnificent architectural complex, upon which were inscribed names.

"Feng Hou, Jiutian Xuannv... Changxi, Dan, Yi Yin... Mo Di."

"Zheng, Zhang Heng, Ge Hong, Zhuge Liang..."

Zhuge Liang spared no expense to preserve the true core.

The Yellow Emperor slightly raised his eyes, his gaze clear and exuding an aura of overwhelming power and composure.

"How about this volume?!"

Chi You, the God of War of Shenzhou, stared intently at the incredibly complex design drawings.

"What's this!!!"

(End of this chapter)