Daqian Dynasty, Ziyang Territory, Fenghe County, Kaiyang Mountain.
This place was originally the mountain gate of Xuantian Temple. However, due to the sudden death of the real leader and the disappearance of the twelve elders, it triggered a catastrophic internal struggle for power and was eventually destroyed.
There are ruins everywhere and broken walls.
The autumn wind is bleak and the weeds are swaying.
The young Taoist carries a long sword on his back and slowly climbs the mountain.
Approaching the mountain gate, he looked down at the three burnt incense branches at his feet.
Looking up again, I seemed to see the grand occasion of that year in a trance.
The main hall is stern, with towering pavilions, cranes soaring and deer leaping.
There are elders performing tricks, classmates practicing swordsmanship, laughter and laughter, and fairy light lingering around.
But the next moment, the blood changed suddenly!
Fellow disciples raise their swords and kill each other!
When the shouts of killing started, Taoist magic came out all over the sky, heads flew up, and broken arms flew across the air!
Wind, rain, thunder and lightning, accompanied by the downpour of fire, saw the mountain peaks swaying, the palace collapsing, the formation shattering... it all turned into nothing!
All the scenes turned into ruins in front of them.
"Everything in the past is gone! Everything in the future..."
Lu Wan was about to recite a poem to express his immense pride, but after looking around for a moment, he finally said: "You earned it all by yourself!"
He looked at the headmaster's token on his waist and sensed the Chaos Heavenly Source Wood in his mind.
He knelt down, gently pulled up three fragrant branches, and waved them up, as if he had shaken off the dejection he felt before leaving the mountain!
This time he climbed the mountain again, feeling very excited. He used his true energy to climb the mountain and reached the top of the mountain, the ruins in front of the temple.
He closed his eyes slightly and felt the various scenes in his mind of Xuantian viewing Kaiyang Mountain!
The scene presented in his mind was basically the same as everything he saw in front of him!
Every plant, every tree, every brick and tile is like a projection!
But the only difference is that the Thunder Shadow Sacred Tree is not in front of you!
"In my mind, the Chaos Heavenly Source Wood is rooted on the top of Kaiyang Mountain!"
Lu Wan looked at the ruins with only the remaining walls in front of him and whispered: "It's right here!"
He goes forward!
In front of him is an open space!
But in the "Mountain Gate Scene" in his mind, there was a magical tree manifested by thunder in this open space!
He took the last step and stood in the open space where the shadow of the thunder tree should have been.
Bang!
At this moment, Lu Wan seemed to feel that he had turned into thunder and a sacred tree!
He took root here, penetrated deep into the mountain, and his roots stretched out, creating formations and absorbing the power from all directions.
Lu Wan was in a trance, as if he felt that he and the entire mountain had become one, irrespective of each other!
He had an illusion that he could cause all kinds of commotion in the mountains with just a thought!
Maybe it’s not an illusion!
As he was thinking this, he noticed that his feet were slightly itchy, as if there were a few ants crawling on them.
He looked down and saw only six people walking from the foot of the mountain and climbing the mountain.
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"Xuantian Temple is worthy of being the number one sect in the Ziyang Region, with a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years. Although it is now in ruins, Kaiyang Mountain still has a sense of majestic momentum."
The person at the head, who looked like a middle-aged man, was wearing a long robe and had an extraordinary bearing. He put his hands on his back and said with appreciation: "Such a mountain, before it collapses, can indeed be called a spiritual mountain blessed land. It is rare in the world and extraordinary."
Beside him, there was an old man in sixties, wearing an official robe, who was the county official of Fenghe County.
He stroked his beard slightly and said with some emotion: "It's a pity that Xuantian Guan's descendants failed. A civil strife broke out, and even the foundation of the ancestors was reduced to ruins."
Kaiyang Mountain, located in Fenghe County, is a famous Lingshan blessed place.
As the first sect in the Ziyang Region, Xuantian Temple has its foundation settled here and has a prominent reputation.
And he was appointed by the imperial court as the magistrate of Fenghe County for only three to five years, but he also gained a lot of benefits.
Looking at Ziyang Territory, among the county officials, he has the highest weight.
It's just that the descendants of Xuantian Guan are not good enough, and they can't even save the blessed land of Lingshan. In the past two years, his position as the county magistrate in the Ziyang Domain has also been greatly reduced.
Therefore, the Bai County Master was quite dissatisfied as he spoke.
"This civil strife is not simple, but the level involved is too high, so there is no need to explore it."
The middle-aged man in robes had complicated eyes, shook his head slightly, and then said: "Actually, Kaiyang Mountain is not simple. If the mountain is not broken, it is a blessed land of Lingshan, which is not something that my Gao family can covet..."
"Master Gao Jiu is too modest."
Baixian Zun Fu Xu said: "The Gao family is a famous formation family in the Daqian Dynasty, and the second uncle of Gao is the chief registrant of Si Tianjian, the capital of God, and is famous all over the world!"
"Bai has heard that the Gao family has a secret method that has been inherited for 800 years. It can repair mountains and rivers and reconstruct the terrain. It is infinitely magical."
Speaking of this, Lord Bai Xian said with a smile: "Although the mountain is now broken and the spiritual energy is thin, it is no longer in the eyes of upper-level practitioners, but I believe that in the hands of the Gao family, it will definitely be possible to bring the dead back to life!"
"The county magistrate has given you too much credit."
Gao Jiuye shook his head slightly and said in a gentle tone: "If you want to completely connect the mountains and earth and reshape the spirituality of the universe, looking at the world, I am afraid that only the 'Earth Master' of the Chengming Tianshi Mansion can do it!"
He looked around and said slowly: "With the Gao family's current 'continuation method' and the corresponding materials, we can only restore 40% of the spirituality."
"It's just that for my Gao family, if the spirituality has been restored to 40%, it is enough to be considered a treasure!"
"It's enough to open a branch of the family and come here to thrive."
"From now on, I have to rely on the care of the county magistrate."
As he spoke, he had reached the mountainside and suddenly stopped. With a smile on his face, he reached out and handed over a medicine bottle.
The magistrate of Fenghe County did not go to pick him up, but had a look of embarrassment on his face.
"Kaiyang Mountain was, after all, the place where the sect of Xuantian Temple was located before. Even if the disciples are scattered, it will exist in name only..."
Bai Xian sighed and said: "But the 'name' is still there after all. In the current register of the 'Shen Capital', this mountain still belongs to Xuantian Temple."
"What the county magistrate doesn't know is that this bottle of elixir was personally refined by Li Shilang of the Household Department of the 'Shen Capital'." Gao Jiuye said with a smile.
"In this way, there is nothing wrong with the capital. It's very good... very good..."
Lord Bai Xian seemed to be very satisfied on his face and nodded, but suddenly the conversation changed and he said distressedly: "But the vast majority of sects in the world have Chengming Tianshi Mansion as their main lineage!"
"And Xuantian Temple is one of the very few orthodox Taoist sects that has received the talisman from Chengming Tianshi Mansion, and is truly regarded as a branch of Tianshi Mansion."
"Changing the name of Kaiyang Mountain so easily may cause dissatisfaction with Chengming Tianshi Mansion. After all, it is my Holy Land of Daqian Cultivation!"
Speaking of this, Lord Bai County's expression looked extremely distressed.
But Gao Jiuye seemed to have expected it. He reached into his arms again and took out a piece of talisman paper. The treasure light was flowing, and it was of good quality.
"This is the soul-suppressing talisman refined by Chengming Tianshi Mansion's Divine Talisman Palace. It is worth thousands of gold in the capital of the gods. It has the effect of calming the mind and calming the spirit, and the evil spirits will not invade."
"The price is high?"
Bai Xianzun's eyes lit up, and he immediately stretched out his hand to take it. He felt something settling in his hand, and praised: "It does have a soothing effect. As soon as I took it, I felt refreshed."
"Deacon Lei from the Chengming Tianshi Mansion is a close friend of my brother."
Gao Jiuye said with a smile: "Now that Xuantian Temple is gone, Chengming Tianshi Mansion will not be too embarrassed."
"So good, so good."
After Bai Xianzun said this, he paused and said: "But there is still a problem. This Xuantian Temple left behind a crazy Taoist boy who has lived on the mountain for a long time..."
He hesitated and said: "In terms of Daqian law, after all, the inheritance of Xuantian Temple has not been extinguished, and there is still a master in Kaiyang Mountain!"
"Gao Mou arrived in Ziyang Territory half a month ago."
Gao Jiuye said with a smile: "Yesterday, someone came to report that the crazy Taoist boy had left the mountain. He seemed to have regained consciousness before leaving. He burned incense and sealed the mountain to bid farewell to the master! In this way... Xuantian Temple has been cut off, and now The mountain has no owner."
Bai Xianzun still seemed to be hesitant, but the next moment, he saw Gao Jiuye's sleeve move slightly and hand over something.
"This is my Gao Family Formation Bead. It is engraved with a small spirit gathering array. Wearing it can enhance your practice."
Gao Jiuye said sternly: "This thing is precious. Gao only carried two of them. The other one is currently in Ziyang Territory, in the residence of Lord Liu Ce."
"Easy to say, easy to say."
After hearing this, Lord Bai Xian showed a smile on his face and said: "Master Gao Jiu is really capable of everything. Before coming here, whether it was the Divine Capital, Chengming Tianshi Mansion, or even Lord Liu Ceyu, they all knew everything. ! It’s really admirable!”
He put the formation beads into his sleeves, nodded and said: "Since the resistance from all aspects has been settled by Master Gao Jiu! Then there will be no obstacles for Bai here!"
Hearing this, Master Gao Jiu said with a smile: "Now that crazy Taoist boy has left the mountain, it saves us a lot of trouble."
"Why do you need any tricks?"
Lord Bai Xian laughed and said: "Although Xuantian Guan has been destroyed, after all, it was once the number one sect in the Ziyang Region, a majestic Taoist sect, and the disciples in the sect are all young talents. How can there be any crazy people? If there are really idle people. Wait, if you don’t obey discipline, you’ll be beaten to death!”
"What the county magistrate said is absolutely true."
When Gao Jiuye said this, although he was angry at the other party's insatiable greed, he couldn't help but smile on his face when he saw that great things had been accomplished.
Then the group of six people climbed up the stairs.
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On top of the mountain.
Lu Wan frowned.
The Gao family is eyeing Kaiyang Mountain?
He has heard of the reputation of "Gao Clan of the Array Clan"!
This is a thousand-year-old immortal cultivating family in the Xuanyang Region. It is based on formations and has become its own sect. Although it is not as powerful as Xuantian Temple, it is not weak either.
Moreover, even in the court, there are people from the Gao clan holding important positions.
As for the other person, he was even more familiar with it. Mr. Bai from Fenghe County was always greedy.
But behind Bai County Zun, it symbolizes the power of the imperial court.
"Baixianzun himself is in the upper echelon of the Qi Refining Realm, but he has the luck of the government. With the official seal, he can fight against the practitioners of 'Forging the Dao Foundation'!"
"As for that member of the Gao clan, his Qi machine is extremely powerful, beyond the level that should be achieved in the Qi refining realm. He has probably already formed the Dao foundation!"
"The remaining four are all ordinary warriors with strong muscles and strong blood. Together, they are no small threat!"
"Among Qi Refining Realm practitioners, I am neither high nor low. I am only in the middle of the pack, at most above average!"
Lu Wan thought to himself: "The enemy is numerous and we are few, the enemy is strong and we are weak, we can't defeat it at all!"
He just heard Bai Xianzun's last words, which were understated and without any murderous intent.
Because trampling a crazy Taoist boy to death is the same as trampling an ant to death!
Just when he was thinking about retreating, his heart suddenly palpitated and he felt in a trance!
At this moment, his magical state of becoming one with Kaiyang Mountain became illusory!
In his mind, the thunderous luster of the sacred tree gradually dimmed.
The "virtual scene of Kaiyang Mountain" in my mind gradually began to fade away.
"this……"
Lu Wan had an enlightenment in his heart and roughly understood the reason.
Because he had a desire to retreat, he was not recognized by the "Headmaster's Token".
The "teacher's token" that originally recognized the master on its own has become the meaning of "luck has escaped"!
This caused the scene of the mountain gate in my mind to begin to blur!
And if you lose the qualification to control a mountain dojo, you also lose the qualification to plant the Chaos Tianyuan Wood!
"You are secretly thinking that my character is not strong enough, I am not courageous enough, and I do not have the demeanor of a headmaster?"
"But this should be regarded as... sizing up the situation, seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, and taking into account the overall situation, right?"
"Even when I was a desperate author in my previous life, my group of noble and fragile readers would not abandon the book directly! This leader's token is too fragile..."
Lu Wan's thoughts raced in his mind for a moment, and he finally made up his mind. He took a deep breath and waved his hand before his fate was gone.
In an instant, his momentum rose, connected with the mountains and rivers, commanding from all directions, looking down.
"Who offended me at Kaiyang Mountain?"
Just listen to the sound spread, it's so powerful!
His tone was solemn and breathtaking!
The sound just fell, and the whole mountain was silent!
It seems that even the sound of the wind has stopped at this moment!
