The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 85 Obeying Heaven's Mandate!

Those who relied on the Mount Tai Fairness Fruit tried to sense Zhou Yan, the seventh person to embark on this path, intending to at least try to locate his whereabouts. The other beings all used methods to conceal themselves.

This is the first one that dares to show its face.

Everyone wants to be the first to obtain the Dao Fruit from the other party.

Then, in the instant before they made contact with Zhou Yan.

First, they came into contact with the imperial edict's seal.

Whether it's divination, the I Ching, or Buddhist methods, the essence is to try to locate a target, much like trying to grasp the information you want to know in complete darkness.

Therefore, before taking control, obtain items with sufficiently strong directional characteristics.

This can greatly improve accuracy.

The perception of the Dao fruit and the Dao path of the Taishan Duke is itself the highest priority perception.

Therefore, for all beings at this moment...

It's as if you're reaching out in a pitch-black world, trying to find something by following the resonance of the Dao Fruit and the Dao Path, trying to figure out who it is that has also walked the path that we all want to take.

If possible, killing this person would greatly increase one's chances of attaining enlightenment.

The struggle between different paths is inherently like this.

Then--

They pulled out the most damn dangerous thing in the world!
The existence of a sage does not represent the destiny of humanity, but the existence of a sage is directly connected to the long river of destiny of humanity. If one does not make preparations when seizing an emperor, one will be pulled into the long river of destiny of humanity.

When people from various sects, such as Buddhism, Taoism, military foes, and demons, tried to claim the title of a living saint who was extremely powerful in his prime and whose achievements were considered outstanding in the entire history of humankind, Zhou Yan could clearly sense that their divine will froze for a moment.

wrong!

Retreat quickly.

The aura of destiny surged violently, and the seal on the imperial edict seemed to have been provoked, emitting a strong stream of light. This represented the divine will of the Tang Dynasty at its peak, which was far too powerful, like a great sun. Zhou Yan's existence was completely ignored.

The six divine wills paused slightly and withdrew.

The flow of fortune is swirling, tracing back to the past.

boom! ! !
In those six senses, the mark left by the seal instantly expanded, transforming into a magnificent sun burning with crimson gold. Upon closer inspection, it was clearly a seal, inscribed with eight magnificent characters: "By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous."

The sounds of thousands of people worshipping and the thunderous roar of iron cavalry thundering in my ears.

The lingering effects of the incense offerings quickly dissipated, and the white clouds in the entire dream space churned. The remaining six divine wills vanished, and in the dream, one could faintly hear muffled groans, doubts, and confusion.

Zhou Yan gasped for breath, and that sensation gradually dissipated and subsided.

"call--"

He turned backward, arms outstretched, panting heavily, only then realizing the fear that followed.

The Master of the Azure Netherworld withdrew his finger.

Her hands were fair and slender, like they were carved from white jade.

Then, a bloodstain appeared on his palm, the blood slowly seeping out and then slowly healing.

Still, I couldn't find it.

All that could be sensed was a majestic and imposing river of fortune.

The other beings might make the wrong judgment, mistakenly believing that the being who seized a portion of the Dao Fruit from the Qingming Pavilion Master was related to that Sanlang Saint, after all, that emperor once performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.

It is perfectly reasonable to try to find Taishan Gong after he disappeared.

Only the Master of the Azure Netherworld could guess the truth.

"...personally conferred the title by the sage."

"Where did he get the Sage to personally bestow the title of Mountain God? Could it be that the Sage has some hidden trick up his sleeve? Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan, does he have another identity...?"

"This seal is not the Imperial Seal of the State, but it is still the Imperial Treasure Seal."

“A seal of this rank is not needed to confer a title upon an ordinary mountain god.”

"Could it be royal blood? Is he that Sanlang's illegitimate son? Zhou, Zhou..."

"Could it be the Wu Zhou lineage?"

A series of doubts arose in the mind of the Qingming Fangzhu.

The sensations brought about by Zhou Yan's initial foray into the Dao path gradually subsided, and they could no longer use the Dao Fruit's perception to directly locate Zhou Yan. In Qingming Fangzhu's mind, Zhou Yan's threat level immediately increased significantly.

Her murderous intent towards Zhou Yan was direct and intense.

For the other five, their Dao Fruits were intact, and they were still pursuing their own paths. But for the Azure Netherworld Master, her path had already begun to be encroached upon.

She wished she could crush every inch of Zhou Yan's bones.

However, she couldn't take action herself. Given the current situation, if the Master of Qingming personally dealt with an ordinary ninth-rank Xuan official, the other five people hiding in the shadows would likely guess what was going on.

"Just kill him and cut off his path."

"A kill order? No...."

The owner of Qingming Market closed his eyes and summoned his trusted subordinates. Qingming Market held great significance in the hidden world of cultivation, attracting numerous cultivators, demons, spirits, monsters, humans, ghosts, and spiritual beings to trade.

News travels very quickly in Qingming Market.

The Master of the Azure Netherworld knew what he had to do.

All she wanted was Zhou Yan's death, and for this seventh person to embark on the path of the Duke of Taishan to disappear. Rather than wasting her reputation on the demon race's pursuit, she'd rather align her interests and let those connected to her cause actively hunt down Zhou Yan. Why get involved herself?
The Master of Qingming Studio personally painted a portrait of Zhou Yan, and then secretly sent the message out—

"This person has a special affinity and has consumed a thousand-year-old precious medicine."

"Eat this person."

"It can greatly increase magical power and extend lifespan by a hundred years."

Such news spread outwards at an alarming speed through various channels controlled by Qingming Market.

Since there's no way to pinpoint Zhou Yan's exact location, then let all the monsters and demons around him become his enemies. Qingming Fangzhu has her own style.

The world has come to this.

Zhou Yan.

Let all the demons and spirits of this world become your enemies.

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

The dream space gradually stabilized, and Zhou Yan calmed his aura, or rather, calmed his soul. Looking at the imperial edict, the edict also returned to calm, with the cloud patterns on it slowly flowing.

The seal that had appeared, however, became much dimmer.

The river of human destiny continues to surge, but the seal on this imperial edict is hard to remain unaffected by the release of this level of destiny.

Zhou Yan sensed that if another battle of this level were to occur immediately, the seal on the imperial edict might shatter.

However, as the imperial edict slowly turned, faint traces of incense-like fortune surged into the dream space. This was the human fortune of Chang'an City that Li Zhiwei had guided to Zhou Yan after the Mountain God Diagram, which he had promoted, was dotted with the eyes.

Under the nurturing influence of this humanitarian spirit, the imperial edict and seal gradually recovered.

It seems that the seal will return to normal after some time.

This made Zhou Yan breathe a slight sigh of relief.

The Qingming Pavilion Master, along with five others who divided and plundered the Taishan Gongdao Fruit, is truly unreasonable. I only used the [Tai] character jade talisman for the first time and used the power of Taishan Gong, yet these guys were able to directly enter my consciousness.

If it weren't for the imperial edict from Li Zhiwei, they would have slapped him in the face.

That would be dangerous.

However, on the other hand, as long as the imperial edict and the seal are still there, his dream space is quite safe. Zhou Yan let go of his hand, and the imperial edict turned into clouds and slowly dissipated. He conjured a thumb ring and sensed Li Zhiwei.

He worried that if the imperial edict was withdrawn, Li Zhiwei would be implicated.

However, judging from the girl's appearance, she should be alright.

As Zhou Yan's consciousness left the dream space, the moisture and wind blowing on his face dispelled his gloom. The struggle in his consciousness had been intense, but from the outside it seemed to have passed in an instant, as if Zhou Yan was just gazing at the scenery in a daze.

Zhou Yan looked at the waters, but his vision was blurry, and the image of the seal lighting up and counterattacking the six divine intents lingered in his mind.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the Yongming Seal.

The shattered pseudo-imperial seal, its humanistic fortune completely dissipated, left only as an empty shell of materials.

It's also obvious that they're hard to sell.

As Zhou Yan held up the seal, he had a vague feeling that if he could guide something like human destiny into the empty seal and then throw it out, he could perhaps imitate the scene just now.

After all, that counterattack by the imperial edict that linked fate to destiny happened directly in Zhou Yan's consciousness, leaving a deep impression on him.

A golden-red fire rose in the depths of his eyes.

The fires of the beacon towers flickered, and the Yongming Seal glowed faintly.

Then it went out.

I don't have enough magic power to use it.

The beacon towers are really something else; the blue bars are so short it's disheartening.

Zhou Yan murmured to himself. The giant python broke through the water extremely quickly, and in just half a day, it had already reached the riverbank near Wugong Town. On the riverbank, an old man was fishing; he was the local earth god of the fifty-mile area.

At the gathering on the east bank of the river in Wugong Town, beings beyond ordinary mortals often come.

The old land has the responsibility to protect mortals, so it also guides these non-human beings, invisible to the naked eye, and legends that ordinary people have no chance to see into the beach fair.

I heard there are some amazing things this time.

It's just hard to make a move.

Those non-human beings are willing to offer these treasures, which cannot be bought with gold or silver. However, no remarkable figures have come to the gathering recently, so they will probably be left behind again.

Just like every time in the past two centuries.

As the old man was thinking, he suddenly felt the ground trembling. He froze, and the fish he was about to catch fell into the water. Then he saw the Jing River, which had been swollen by several days of torrential rain, shaking violently.

boom! ! ! !

Just then, accompanied by a thunderous roar, a huge gash tore open in the surface of the Jing River, and a giant python with horns on its forehead burst through the water and surged up, causing waves to ripple outwards.

Water cascaded out from the gaps in his scales like a waterfall.

Then it crashed onto the water with a loud bang, making a sound like thunder.

The old man's laughter froze as he looked at the enormous, dragon-like monster, and then at the young swordsman sitting cross-legged atop its head. The young man's black hair twitched slightly at the temples, his expression was calm, and the movement of his sleeves contrasted with the terror of the giant snake.

……who?

(End of this chapter)