The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 369 Respect the Supreme Emperor's Edict
'Ah, Your Majesty, you're here...'

Those were memories that lingered in the dreams of Emperor Xuanyuan and his ministers.

The young minister walked briskly to Xuanyuan Hill. He asked many people and finally found the old king. At that time, the Xuanyuan Emperor's hair was completely white and his heroic face was full of wrinkles.

He leaned on the Xuanyuan Sword, standing at the highest point of Xuanyuan Hill, calmly looking at the sky. The sky was his cloak and dome. His ministers wondered at that time, would this king, who was as great as a god, feel so lonely and desolate when facing the heavens and earth?

The young minister, filled with awe and humility, stepped forward:
"Your Majesty, everyone is waiting for you..."

Emperor Xuanyuan said, "Heh, let them wait a little longer. I'll watch the sun set."

The young minister remained silent, watching the sun set. Its final rays, like crimson blood, stained the entire sky and draped over the king who had achieved countless great feats. The Xuanyuan Sword reflected a cold light.

Emperor Xuanyuan suddenly spoke, saying, "I am about to die, but the enemy will surely come back again."

The young minister was startled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't say such things."

Emperor Xuanyuan laughed loudly: "There's no need for that. Life and death are matters we have to face. I'm just a little sad. Our will and our determination are no less than those of the gods and demons. Tell me, why are we always at a disadvantage?"

The young minister replied, "It's because of lifespan. Some of those gods are born of nature, while others are created later in life, but they all have lived for a very long time and possess innate powers. This world is vast, and what we humans know is ultimately too little."

"When facing this unfamiliar world, one is limited in every way."

The Yellow Emperor looked into the distance and said softly, "Yes, time waits for no one."

"But time is still available for people. I think I know what I should do. We die, but young people can carry on our legacy and move forward."

"In that case, wouldn't we also be able to do things like gods and demons?"

The young ministers had become accustomed to their great emperor's unconventional and whimsical ideas, which were passed down among everyone and easily lost, as different tribes even had different accents.

He couldn't help but chuckle: "Your Majesty, what you're saying is too strange."

"It's too difficult. Our human race has passed down the teachings orally from generation to generation, but even the most talented and creative master can only teach a maximum of ten disciples at the same time, and cannot guarantee that every student will achieve success."

The Yellow Emperor said, "Yes, so tell me, is there a way?"

"How about we gather the patterns from the talismans of different tribes and deities, and turn them into something that anyone can understand, so that we can pass on our knowledge and traditions?"

The young minister was stunned, somewhat unable to keep up with his emperor's train of thought.

However, he was influenced by the Emperor's incredibly optimistic mood.

The Yellow Emperor said it was possible, and he thought, maybe we can try it and it will work? There is something that can transmit the knowledge and experience of the previous generation across hundreds or thousands of years to the next.

In this way, generation after generation will follow in their footsteps.

Perhaps then we can achieve feats no less magnificent than those of gods and demons.

The Yellow Emperor patted his shoulder, his light brown eyes sparkling.

"You must help me."

"Cangjie!"

The young minister smiled and said, "Then perhaps we can give it a try."

So he created writing.

After this core element that runs through the fabric of civilization appeared.

The Yellow Emperor calmly returned to Xuanyuan Hill and told his ministers, "I have fought against those enemies. They retreated briefly, but eventually returned. Before I die, I need your help to do one thing."

"You must help me."

Finally, under the guidance of the aged Emperor Xuanyuan, a secret plan began. This plan, measured in millennia, was a plan by the insignificant human race to observe the stars, sort out the earth's veins, and ultimately bring the chaotic world into a comprehensible order.

Humans' lifespan is inferior to that of many primordial deities.

So, each generation completes one link of the task, and it is passed down from generation to generation.

And in order to ensure the success of the plan.

The Yellow Emperor asked his friend, minister, teacher, and the ancestor of medicine, Qi Bo, to divide his soul. Most of his soul returned to the earth, but one part of his divine soul maintained the implementation of this plan.

At this moment, in this celestial paradise, the War God Chi You stared intently at the vast scroll, on which the mountains and rivers of the mortal realm were clearly visible.

At the very center of the entire scroll, there is a truncated cone, or central point.

The entire mountain's top layer, based on the copper of the first mountain, is inlaid with five-colored divine stones, forming a huge circular plaza. The plaza floor is engraved with a diagram of the movement of the stars in the sky. As the stars move, the stone carvings glow faintly, as if replicating the night sky onto the earth.

Centered on this, and using the eight trigrams as a framework, eight tracks extend across mountains and rivers. These tracks are not physical entities, but rather ley lines constructed from refined bronze pillars and suspended spiritual jade at specific energy nodes.

This outlines the entire earth and water veins of the human realm.

Chi You stared at Ji Xuanyuan: "What...is this?!"

Ji Xuanyuan said, "From the time I proposed the plan until this era, the concept has been gradually completed, which has built the entire human world, earth veins, water veins, and spiritual veins into a complete system."

"It still lacks a core central location."

He reached out and gently stroked the magnificent scroll. Ripples of light spread across the scroll, and the records of generations flowed on it. Ji Xuanyuan's tone was calm.

“I propose a plan.”

"By using the artificial myth of the Yellow Emperor ascending to heaven on a dragon, the spirit of different tribes was completely united, completing the initial design and taking the first step in thousands of years."

"After the wind, he opened up the Qimen and deduced different nodes throughout the human world, constructing the initial framework of the entire plan."

"The Qi Refining methods provided by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and Chisongzi have been used by us to reverse-analyze the composition of divine power. This has taught humanity how to steal and transform the power of stars and the spiritual energy of the earth's veins, leading to the systematic emergence of Xuanguan cultivation."

"Zhuanxu severed the connection between heaven and earth."

"Yu's Nine Tripods were used to control the flow of water and to resonate with the ritual vessels; the Shang dynasty once took a wrong path of blood sacrifice, but it also built the first observatory in the capital to guide the power of the stars."

"Duke Zhou used the name of establishing rites and music to actually weave a legal net."

"The essence of Zhou rites is a huge spiritual lineage imprint covering the entire territory of Shenzhou. Its core function is to unify and strengthen the spirit of the human race. From this point on, the human race in the human world will absolutely no longer be able to become the servants of the gods in the general direction."

"The Hundred Schools of Thought further reinforced this imprint."

"besides……"

Ji Xuanyuan spoke calmly, recounting the names of his past companions one by one. With each name he mentioned, the name on the scroll would light up slightly, including both highly renowned figures and humble craftsmen.

Finally, the entire scroll lit up almost completely, and each name transformed into a surging stream of light. The meaning and weight they represented, the burden and mission they carried, made Chi You's breathing become somewhat heavy.

My blood is pumping.

Just like the Yellow Emperor who had a sudden inspiration, he threw this blank scroll into the future, and so the scroll has been spinning for thousands of years.

From the turbulent waters traversed by King Yu, to the cruelty of the Shang dynasty, from the self-immolation of the Shang king, to the establishment of rites by the Duke of Zhou, from the collapse of rites and music, to the rise and fall of various schools of thought, and from the debate between the two leaders of Confucianism and Taoism, all fell into the hands of that domineering and arrogant monarch.

"[Politics] is the most outstanding. On this basis, he deduced the human way of fortune and law lineage, unified the rules, and used this to complete the human realm. He used the human way of fortune to confer titles on the gods and connected the scattered earth vein nodes with the human way of fortune."

"Zhuge completed the basic adjustments of the Bagua formation."

"Finally, in this era, the final stage of completion has arrived."

Ji Xuanyuan extended his hand towards the Lord of War, with a calm and composed demeanor that spoke of thousands of years of history: "How about it? This time, let's join forces."

"Master of War".

A hearty smile appeared on Ji Xuanyuan's face:

"Go and shatter these gods from beyond the heavens!"

This is the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan.

The warlord extended his hand, and the two swore an oath by striking hands. And so, thousands of years later, after they had both died—

The Yellow Emperor and the Minister of War reached a consensus.

..............................

The Yellow Emperor and the Lord of War are beating ashes.

A towering building rises from the ground; no matter how grand the undertaking or how enchanting the legend, everything must begin honestly.

Ji Xuanyuan got bored: "Ah, why hasn't that kid come back yet?"

"So boring."

Chi You's forehead and temples twitched.

This guy is so noisy...

Zhou Yan went out and retrieved two innate divine trees. In order to obtain the second Earth Seed, he even returned to Nuwa's place. However, Nuwa invited him to have tea and snacks. When he came out, Zhou Yan discovered a message.

The message was transmitted through the Taishan Prefecture Lord's ritual.

The name being referred to is Zhou Yan, an official under the Lord of Mount Tai.

It comes from Hippowdon.

A cluster of spiritual fire seemed to ignite in the void, and from within the fire, characters flew out and formed several lines of text in the void. After Zhou Yan scanned them, his expression turned slightly cold.

After informing Shi Xuanxing to watch the house, Zhou Yan rushed back to Louguandao.

........................

Xiweizi lowered his eyes calmly. Some time ago, Zhou Yan handed over the nine people from the Three Mountains Overseas Sect he had captured to the old Taoist priest. Of course, Chang Ningxue and the others refused to speak honestly and were full of lies.

But the old Taoist priest, with his seasoned skills, used a series of maneuvers, attacking from the sidelines and interrogating them separately, and managed to figure out the intentions of the three overseas mountains.

This almost perfectly matches what Yang Taizhen said before.

These people from the Three Immortal Mountains overseas plan to set up the "Heaven-Stealing and Sun-Changing Array" in Chang'an City, guiding the dragon vein's fortune from the Central Plains into the Three Immortal Mountains overseas, in order to prolong the life of these three so-called immortal islands isolated overseas.

It seems that because the Central Plains dynasty had been prosperous for too long, their plans had been failing. The vitality they had gained since the success of the Sui dynasty was gradually becoming insufficient. Just then, a so-called elder from the Three Mountains Overseas came to their door.

"The Central Plains Daoist sects truly possess a magnificent and imposing presence!"

"It's bad enough that you rashly imprisoned my nine juniors, but you also tortured them, trying to pin a huge accusation on us. Ha! If you have no reason, I will expose your actions to the world and let everyone know that your sect is coercing us!"

An old man with white hair, looking aggressive, came to question Xiweizi.

The old Taoist priest took a sip of tea, leisurely and unconcerned. As the presiding over Louguan Taoism, he couldn't go too far, and some things were best left to someone with both strength and seniority.

"Today I am taking these nine juniors with me, and I'd like to see who dares to stop me!"

After saying that, he led Chang Ningxue and the others to walk out.

But then a faint voice suddenly rang out: "The guest has quite a temper!"

Upon hearing this voice, Chang Ningxue's wrist trembled, her face turned deathly pale, and she whispered, "It's him!!!" The white-haired old man had only tracked after discovering that his junior's aura had suddenly disappeared, relying on the senses of a secret treasure.

He himself was already at the initial fourth-rank level.

Having guessed that the person who came was the one who had captured them, the younger generation, and knew they must be skilled, he knew things couldn't be resolved peacefully. He decided to strike first. A figure approached, and after a moment's thought, he cupped his hands and said:
"This old man is Ma Ningyang, from the Three Mountains Overseas..."

Without leaving a sound, the move suddenly changed, and a ruthless attack was launched. The attacker suddenly sprang up and slammed down hard on Zhou Yan's chest. This move, "Three Yangs Opening the Tai," gathered immense magical power and transformed into pure yang fire, its power extremely vast.

Ma Ningyang's strike was ruthless, landing squarely on the attacker's chest. The yang energy surged forth with immense power, enough to cause even a peak fourth-rank cultivator to suffer a great loss if caught off guard. However, after this attack, Ma Ningyang felt as if his vital energy had been blasted into the boundless earth, leaving him without any reaction.

What? ! !
Ma Ningyang's expression froze as he looked at the young Taoist priest approaching. The priest had relaxed brows, his black hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin, and he was wearing a dark blue Taoist robe. He pressed down with his palm, but it had no effect whatsoever.

Zhou Yan lowered his eyes and felt the Zhongyue breastplate, which had transformed into a Daoist robe, dissolve the force layer by layer. He raised his hand and calmly placed it on the old man's shoulder. The five elements flowed in his palm, instantly locking Ma Ningyang's magic power.

boom! ! !
Ma Ningyang's face turned pale, and he immediately knelt on the ground.

Xiweizi bowed respectfully and said gently, "Xiweizi greets Grandmaster Uncle."

Ma Ningyang said, "Grandmaster Uncle..." He looked at the young Taoist in front of him, took a deep breath, and said, "Your Louguan Taoist sect in the Central Plains is just a human lineage of Taoism. How can it compare to my Three Mountains Overseas, the immortal lineage of Taoism? In terms of status, it is even above the Five Sacred Mountains!"

How dare you humiliate me like this!

He began moving out of the mountain gate, hoping to seize some opportunities.

Zhou Yan looked at Xiweizi, who blinked slightly. Zhou Yan understood and said:

"Xiweizi, how is it?"

Xiweizi took out the dossier: "Everything is as shown in the dossier." Zhou Yan raised his hand and presented the dossier to the group from the Three Overseas Mountains, saying calmly, "What do you all think?"

Ma Ningyang knew that at this point, he absolutely could not admit it.

They could only stubbornly resist, saying, "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. Are you harboring hostility towards the Three Mountains Overseas and planning to start a war with us?!"

Xiweizi's eyes narrowed slightly, and a fire ignited in them.

His lips parted: "Grandmaster Uncle, do whatever you want to do."

The calamity of Louguandao was resolved by you; you have long been a member of my Louguandao sect.

Zhou Yan nodded slightly, looked at the three overseas mountains, and said:

Are you threatening me, or threatening the entire Daoist sect?

"Xiweizi".

Master Louguan bowed and said, "Please speak, Grandmaster Uncle."

Zhou Yan's white hair flew up as he used transformation techniques to condense the moonlight emitted by the Hungry Ghost Jade Talisman, transforming it into ten talismans. These talismans were all formed from Zhou Yan's white hair. When activated, they could open the gate to the [Langyuan Wonderland] using moonlight and Zhou Yan's aura.

"Select ten disciples to wear this talisman and go out to deliver messages."

"If you encounter a crisis, activate this jade talisman to immediately escape danger and save yourself from suffering."

"Enter……"

Zhou Yan paused for a moment, then said, "Within the Pure Dharma Realm of the Ten Directions."

Xiweizi's eyes widened slightly as he carefully accepted the ten talismans.

Zhou Yan exhaled, recalling his wishes during his conversation with Ji Xuanyuan, and then thinking about his current situation. A surge of intense anger welled up within him, yet he remained surprisingly calm. He spoke slowly and deliberately:

"Take Zhou Yan, the grandmaster uncle of the Louguan Dao, who slew the ancient serpent on the Jialing River in Sichuan and distributed the merits and purple aura of various Daoist sects. He then used the name of Louguan Dao to send messages to Daoist sects in all directions of the world."

Zhou Yan, with his back to Ma Ningyang and the others, calmly said:
"The Taoist sects of China are hunting down disciples from the Three Mountains overseas."

! ! ! !
Ma Ningyang's face turned deathly pale.

Suddenly, the world spun around him, and he staggered, unable to stand steadily, and said:

"Who...who are you?! Are you insane?!"

Zhou Yan turned around, his dark blue Taoist robe billowing like clouds, and sat down in the main seat. Above him was a horizontal plaque with the four characters "Taoist" and the words "Supreme Morality." The Taoist's gaze was completely serene, carrying the unique air of someone who had overcome calamities and fought countless battles. He replied:

"I am Zhou Yan, a Daoist of Louguan."

"The contemporary supreme ruler."

(End of this chapter)