I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 71 Enlightenment

Taoshan Island.

Under the peach tree in the folded, unusual space.

Li Jun sat quietly cross-legged, unable to do anything but gaze into the distant void.

However, at this moment, Li Jun had roughly determined the location of the sacrificial artifact belonging to Tao Gui Nu Shao through his senses.

As the other party appeared near Taoshan Island, Li Jun could see its figure becoming clearer and clearer as it gradually rose from below.

at last.

Li Jun recognized what it was; it was the same thing he had seen in the Kunlun Mountains years ago.

"Enlightened Beast!"

"And there is the Kingdom of Mountains and Seas."

He saw a being with nine heads and a tiger's body walking in the void, but the figure of the demon god appeared and disappeared as it walked.

You can see it for a while, then it disappears again; I don't know where it went.

Behind that demon god was a kingdom of mountains and seas, or perhaps a ruin built by ancient people.

What Li Jun is looking for should be inside, with the Enlightened Beast guarding the outside amidst a whirlwind of thunder.

Li Jun's gaze pierced through the thunder and the enlightened beast, looking towards the Mountain and Sea Kingdom behind him.

"If you go inside, you should be able to find it."

but.

Li Jun was bound by the peach tree of the female priest and could not leave.

If he uses the power of the female spirit to get out, she will catch up with him and demand a price. Since the female spirit has taken his heart, Li Jun doesn't want to try to see what she will take next.

He seemed to be in a dilemma; although there were several options, the cost of any one of them seemed considerable.

But soon Li Jun had another sudden idea.
"If I can't get over there, then let it come over."

He recalled the scene from ancient times when he first encountered the Kaiming Beast. At that time, he not only met this newly born demon god, but also another tribe belonging to the Hanhuang clan.

At that time, he gave that tribe a method for sacrificing to the Enlightened Beast.

Li Jun didn't know if this method had continued indefinitely, or whether that tribe had successfully become the spirit shaman of the Enlightened Beast through this method.

They might even go further and leave behind a legacy for generations; perhaps the Mountain and Sea Kingdom behind the Enlightened Beast was left behind by them.

If so.

Perhaps his method of sacrifice can still work, at least allowing him to communicate with the demon god Kaiming Beast.

Without giving it much thought, he immediately began preparations, deciding to give it a try regardless of whether it would work or not.

In the peach grove, one wooden craftsman after another walked through the thick fog and set up an altar in front of Li Jun.

Once everything was arranged, Li Jun's fingers began to move, and he started chanting a ritual incantation.

The altar lit up, and the totems on it transformed into runes that floated in mid-air. Li Jun's pupils reflected the light-transformed patterns, and he felt a power akin to the laws of the Great Dao.

At the same time, the Enlightened Beast in the distance raised its head and looked towards Taoshan Island.

The nine heads and eighteen eyes all fell on Li Jun.

"Come!"

The Enlightened Beast did not make a sound, but it actually changed direction and headed towards Taoshan Island, although its position in the void was uncertain.

At first glance, it's impossible to tell which direction it's heading.

However, Li Jun knew that what he had just done had really worked.

Not only did the sacrifice work, but even the incantations and totems used in the original sacrifice remained unchanged, passed down through generations.

All that's left is to wait.

Li Jun lowered his hand again, his gaze still fixed on the distance.

I cannot go to the mountains, so I will summon the mountains to me.
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recent.

Whether it's the Dongguk "Gate" base pier on Taoshan Island or the Changsheng Temple Ghost Gate in front of Dushuo City.

Both were caught in a strong sense of urgency. Whether they were superhumans or ordinary people, a large number of beings related to the superhuman world were gathered here. They possessed the most cutting-edge superhuman powers, but at the same time, they were also coming into contact with the most terrifying things.

Because whether it's at the pier on Taoshan Island or on the verge of death.

Just look down.

Then you can see countless shadows of all sizes rising upwards.

Everyone who passes by can't help but glance down, and then they are overwhelmed by fear.

“Those are all demons.”

How many are there?

What are they trying to do by surfacing?

Ancient demons and gods appeared in the lower levels of this space, in various forms, carrying things left behind from the ancient era.

Until the "gate" base on Taoshan Island issued an order prohibiting anyone from wearing special glasses to observe below.

soon.

Lu Qing, a member of Lu Gang's team, received a mission to lead a small squad to the Void Ferry.

Lu Qing put on his special mission uniform and looked quite spirited. People passing by greeted him as soon as they saw his uniform.

"Lü Qing, you have become a superhuman."

"not easy."

"Good job."

"We've been dispatched on another mission."

Lu Qing led the entire team to the dock to prepare for departure. Before setting off, they held a mobilization meeting and assigned tasks to everyone.

Looking around, one can see that it wasn't just his team that set off; there were several other teams as well. However, he was heading in one of the more important directions.

Lu Qing's team members asked, "What mission are we going to carry out?"

Someone pressed further: "Is it related to those things that floated up from below?"

Some people even asked, "Are we going to make contact with them?"

Lu Qing said, "What are you thinking? You're so shameless. You few think you can even come into contact with demons? Are you even qualified?"

"Our task is simply to record what we see and then pass the message back."

Everyone said in unison, "We understand."

Lü Qing waved his hand: "Execute the mission."

Lu Qing and his group quickly set off in a special peach wood boat. Compared to Tao Shu's boat at the beginning, this peach wood boat seemed to incorporate more technology, and after being painted, it didn't look much different from an ordinary motorboat.

However, its propulsion came from the mist it emitted. As Lü Qing piloted it, it emitted a faint mist that lifted it up, and then it entered the void and gradually ventured into the distance.

The ship sailed through the void, with a faint light from reality shining overhead.
Some with powerful inspiration or special, extraordinary perception can even recreate those scenes of light seen on earth.

Someone said, "It's like we're underwater."

Lü Qing said, "Don't just look up, look down too. If we fall in, we won't be swimming in this water."

These small teams came here to search and observe the changes in the void.

They dared not stray too far from Taoshan Island, fearing that if they ventured too far, they would have difficulty returning. Therefore, they could only explore the surrounding area.

Through the glasses, you can see something floating up from below.

Some have terrifying demonic phantoms.

Some of them resemble landmasses or mountains.

Others resemble city walls, or have huge stones, and some strange and unusual things.

Lü Qing and the others moored their boat above a shadow and looked down.

"coordinate……"

"New target detected, characterized by..."

"coordinate……"

"Discover……"

Lü Qing is an extraordinary being belonging to the ancient Peach Witch lineage, and has a keen ability to perceive spatial fluctuations.

They certainly don't have the ability to open and close doors to connect to another space, nor do they possess the extraordinary power to create their own independent space or to control a universe within their own sleeve.

but.

These extraordinary individuals are able to perceive the connections between the existence below and the present world, and thus make reports and analyses.

Know when they might rise.

They can even sense which beings in the human world are contacting these demon gods and special beings, summoning their power to the mortal realm.

The team members continuously gathered clues about these things and assessed their danger.

It seems that the more powerful something is, the harder it is to surface, or at least the slower it is.

At last.

The members of Lü Qing's team arrived above their core target, the demon god named Kaiming Beast, and began to observe downwards.

"It has been observed."

"Initiating location tracking."

"The target's location is unpredictable and difficult to pinpoint."

At this moment, Lü Qing suddenly raised his head and looked up. A faint light surged above him, but Lü Qing sensed figures connecting with the lower levels.

"It has been discovered that someone in the world is attempting to summon the power of the Enlightened Beast."

"Can we try to locate it?"

"Location has already begun."

"It is difficult to confirm the exact location; only the approximate direction can be determined."

While carrying out the task and assigning tasks to the others, Lü Qing was also keeping an eye on the Enlightened Beast below.

“A portion of its power was summoned into the present world.”

"Same as last time."

"Coordinates confirmed, this time it's still in the Western Kingdom."

"We should immediately relay the message back; the mission is complete."

"The next step will be carried out by the field mission team in the present world."

Lü Qing's team immediately began to return along the same route.

The entire plan was originally intended to proceed in two directions: one to conduct reconnaissance below, and the other to handle the situation above.

Both sides reached a common goal: to prevent the demon god Kaiming Beast from entering the upper world.

of course.

This was also an extremely important experiment and proof.

This world.

The Kingdom of Xituo. A transport plane painted with letters flew across the land into the distance. Inside the cabin sat two rows of fully armed personnel in black combat uniforms, each with a cold and stern expression.

The first person sitting on the left was clearly an extraordinary individual; her body was exhibiting a kind of woody sprouting phenomenon, which could be seen from the wriggling woody sprouts on her face.

She is using the equipment to understand the combat mission: "What is the specific mission?"

The other end replied, "Just capture the target directly. Don't worry about anything else. The Kaiming Beast's trajectory is heading towards the plateau. They are very likely trying to bring the Kaiming Beast into our country."

She then asked, "Besides the main target, what should we do with the others who summoned the demon god into the mortal world? What if they resist or scatter and escape with things possessing extraordinary power? We are too few in number."

The other end replied: "Unapproved supernatural powers are not allowed to remain in the world."

The extraordinary one was none other than Zhao Nange.

She's back, but you can tell she hasn't fully recovered yet.

Wearing a dark combat uniform that completely covered her body, she had been left with wounds on her body by the Northern Dark Water and the One-Eyed Candle Soul that were difficult to heal by ordinary means. The two forces were still in conflict and repair.

Zhao Nange: "Don't you care about the impact?"

The answer was: "Don't worry about it, just go for it."

Zhao Nange stopped asking and said, "I understand."

Zhao Nange is also an extremely powerful superhuman. In the second stage, according to the ancient witch classification, she is a corpse witch, although she has not yet mastered all the abilities of a corpse witch.

However, considering the terrifying impact Zhang You caused in the Blackwater Kingdom during the second phase, if no corresponding superhuman stopped her, her destructive power would be enough to intimidate an ordinary small country.

Once the ban is lifted, any country or even any power will be able to experience just how terrifying such a superhuman is.

And among the teams carrying out the mission.

Besides Zhao Nange, who was leading the team, there was another very special person, Zheng Shiliang, who sat silently to the side reciting something.

Gradually they arrived at their destination, and Zhao Nange instantly locked onto the area below through some means.

"Carry out the mission!"

The hatch opened, and one figure after another jumped out.

Based on the information transmitted back from the lower levels, they have pinpointed exactly where the rituals and summoning take place in the upper realm.

The others still needed to parachute, but Zhao Nange, Zheng Shiliang, and several others disregarded the distance and simply fell from the sky.

"Boom!"

"Dong dong dong..."

Zhao Nange landed inside a building, where layers of mist spread out, and panicked and terrified screams began to come from within.

Soon, buildings were seen being destroyed one after another.

After a predictable melee, they completed their capture operation very quickly.

Zhao Nange detained several individuals who attempted to access the power of the demon god but ultimately transformed into monsters, as well as a few extraordinary individuals who clearly used the wrong methods and would not survive more than a few days before turning into monsters themselves.

They were taken away and put in a car, then headed to the mission location and boarded a plane.

The plane has just taken off.

However, the driver saw a strange sight in the distance and immediately reported it.

"what is that?"

"They've caught up."

"It's Kaimingmon."

From afar, the nine-headed tiger figure reappeared.

It has only a shadow projected in the world, and each appearance is accompanied by layers of dark clouds and thunder, and it occasionally appears in the thunder.

Even so, this scene is still amazing enough.

It appears at the ends of the earth.

On the earth, countless people from the Kingdom of Xituo who witnessed this scene bowed and worshipped the demon god, each one as fanatical as a believer.

Furthermore, in the places where it appears, some people offer various sacrifices, burn incense and pray, and even do some incomprehensible and bizarre fanatical things.

Although we have already entered modern society.

But this scene doesn't seem to be much different from the ancient, barbaric era.

Zhao Nange: "Ignore it, carry out the mission."

The pilot's voice echoed in the cabin: "Yes, sir!"

The arrest was just the first step; next, they began a very important process.

The key to this step has changed from Zhao Nange to Zheng Shiliang.

On the plateau.

Inside a pre-prepared facility, Zhao Nange and his group escorted the superhumans and the monsters they had mutated into the building. Amidst layers of guards, a plaza inside had already been prepared.

They took out the sacrificial vessels, set up the altar, and then brought everyone into it.

Next.

The ceremony was initiated by Zheng Shiliang, who offered sacrifices and summoned the power of the underworld.

He didn't intend to kill them.

Instead, they used the power of the underworld to extract a portion of their information.

Preserve the information belonging to the mortal world within these people's bodies, and separate all the information belonging to the extraordinary world and send it to the space on Taoshan Island.

This seems somewhat similar to reincarnation.

only.

One method is to transform a person's memories and everything else into a negative, information-like state, and send them to be reincarnated.

One method is to extract all of a person's extraordinary information and send it to another world.

"what!"

"What are you doing? What are you doing here?"

"Give it back to me, give my things back to me."

Zheng Shiliang started from the beginning.

Then they saw the bodies of these mutated people and monsters begin to twist, and one shadow after another was peeled off, each shadow possessing extraordinary power and characteristics.

These people all looked like they were in great pain. It was a very unpleasant feeling, as if a part of their body had been cut off.

They struggled desperately, shouting something in a foreign language, before finally collapsing to the ground.

Some people appeared to have returned to normal, while the monsters lost their supernatural powers, leaving only a corpse.

Zheng Shiliang watched the shadow flow into the distance and finally disappear into the lower level.

He said, "It's a success."

Although this scene may seem crude and rudimentary, the experiment proved one thing.

In other words, the Jedi-Sky-Connection Plan is feasible.

As the powers of these superhumans and monsters were stripped away, the layers of thunderclouds floating in the sky and the overwhelming lightning gradually disappeared.

Zheng Shiliang looked into the distance.

The terrifying nine-headed tiger-bodied demon god who had been following them, appearing and disappearing at different times, reappeared beneath the thunderclouds at the edge of the sky.

As Zheng Shiliang looked over, one of the heads of the Enlightened Beast also looked in their direction, as if it had noticed them.

This made Zheng Shiliang feel a tightness all over his body, but then the figure gradually disappeared from the world, and the eerie thunderclouds also gradually dissipated and disappeared.

Seeing this scene, everyone felt a surge of energy.

"It sank."
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But the other side.

With the distractions of the real world gone, the Enlightened Beast became even more focused on heading towards Taoshan Island, and its speed increased.

Not long after, or rather, everyone confirmed that the Kaiming Beast was heading towards Taoshan Island.

The small teams patrolling the void were the first to notice something was wrong.

"Why is it heading towards Taoshan Island?"

"Are you sure it's correct?"

"It's confirmed, we'll arrive at Taoshan Island in two days, no, it should be in one day."

"How could this be? Is there something on Taoshan Island that's attracting it?"

"Is someone calling it to come, just like people in the real world?"

"We've already checked, and we found nothing."

On Peach Mountain Island, bursts of light could be seen shining, illuminating the distance and heading towards the direction of the Enlightened Beast.

Some people, wearing glasses and using various devices, explored the void to confirm whether the Enlightened Beast was really coming towards them.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the demon god Kaiming Beast did indeed approach Taoshan Island, followed by a mountain and sea kingdom.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"In the event of an emergency, everyone began preparing to evacuate."

"An emergency has occurred..."

As the alarm sounded, preparations began to be made for the evacuation of the entire dock on Taoshan Island.

But at this moment, there was movement again deep within Taoshan Island.

A figure flew out from inside, instantly traversing the entire island and entering the void, attracting everyone's attention.

And then that figure appeared.

The demon god Kaiming Beast took the initiative to come to the other party and prostrated itself.

It seemed to recognize the other party, even though Li Jun no longer possessed the imperial body.

then.

The Enlightened Beast allowed Li Jun to ride on its back, then carried Li Jun toward the distant Mountain and Sea Kingdom, gradually disappearing into the distance.

At the pier on Taoshan Island, the evacuation alarms continued to sound.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"In the event of an emergency, everyone began preparing to evacuate."

But amidst that piercing sound, everyone was no longer so panicked.

Lu Gang stood in the crowd, watching the Enlightened Beast retreating into the distance.

"So they came to pick him up."

Others, however, thought more deeply: why was Li Jun with double pupils able to ride the Enlightened Beast, and why did he need to enter the "ancient ruins" behind the Enlightened Beast?

What's in there?

Moreover, the fact that Li Jun, who has double pupils, entered the room makes people even more curious.

"There must be something extraordinary in there."

Everyone sensed the danger, but everyone also knew that danger naturally contained boundless opportunities, which was the allure of Taoshan Island and the boundless void below.

(End of this chapter)