If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1331 Emperor Gaozu Slays the Serpent
Black King Kong cried out, "Godmother, I don't understand, but I'll obey. I'll lie here and not move. Come on!"

The little black snake indeed straightened its body and remained motionless.

"The dragon aura of the Ying clan, heed my command! My son, Black King Kong, offer up your crippled body to serve you."

As Grand Master Yu completed the "Nine Cauldrons Controlling Dragon - Modification" technique, countless ancestral dragon energies transformed into five-clawed golden dragons. They first roared to the sky, then rushed towards Black King Kong with a "whoosh," turning into wisps of smoke that entered Black King Kong's body.

"Aaaaaah~~" Black King Kong immediately felt the excruciating pain of being torn apart in both his soul and body. He wailed pitifully, "My God, this pain is unbearable~~"

He only had time to let out a scream before losing consciousness in endless agony.

"Clang clang clang~~" One after another, palm-sized illusory nine cauldrons were driven into Black King Kong's spine like steel nails.

Black King Kong, a black fish with mixed bloodlines, could not possibly withstand so much dragon energy.

The secret method of Nine Cauldrons Controlling Dragons must be used to implant the illusory Nine Cauldrons, which Grand Tutor Yu condensed with his spiritual will and immortal energy, into his body to serve as his dantian.

"Roar~~" Black King Kong opened his eyes again, his eyes blood red like two lanterns, flashing with anger and hatred. His body also grew several sizes larger, and all the black scales on his body turned snow white.

Black King Kong is no longer Black King Kong; it is the reincarnation of the Ancestral Dragon.

With a "whoosh," it darted down and disappeared from Grand Tutor Yu's sight, soon completely escaping the Qinling Mountains' veins.

Grand Tutor Yu sighed, dismissed Ying Qian, Guan Zhenren, and others who had rushed over to check with a few words, and transformed back into Wuyazi, returning to Mangdang Mountain.

"How was it?" Meng Qi asked curiously.

Grand Tutor Yu said, "There's no point in saying more. The real show will start soon, so you can watch it for yourself."

Although Mangdang Mountain is located between Dang County and Sishui County, it does not have a necessary route for communication between the two counties.

Mount Mangdang covers an area of ​​several hundred miles, with numerous precipitous peaks and deep ravines, making it impossible for the Qin Dynasty to build a straight road through it.

Therefore, since Liu Ji entered Mangdang Mountain and became an outlaw, he basically never "robbed on the road".

There are no major roads in the area, and no merchants or travelers pass by. Who would he rob?
If we can't rob merchants and travelers, are we supposed to go down the mountain and rob nearby towns and villages?

But his hometown, Fengyi, is just outside Mangdang Mountain. Even rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows; how could a hero with the "demeanor of an elder" bully his own fellow villagers?
Liu Ji basically worked as a "hunter" in Mangdang Mountain. Apart from hunting and chatting, he didn't have much to do.

Before winter arrived, he led a group of brothers to sweep through the nearby mountains and hunted a lot of wild delicacies.

Then he hid his bows, arrows, and weapons, preparing for the winter.

Outside the cave, snow was falling heavily. Inside, he and a few buddies were warming themselves by the fire, chatting and laughing. Sometimes they would gamble, but most of the time they were sleeping.

Of course, Liu Ji had great ambitions and wouldn't really just eat and sleep all the time.

In his spare time, he would lead his brothers to meditate and cultivate their internal strength, and practice the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation.

Even when sitting or lying down, he was circulating his internal energy.

Rather than saying he became a bandit in Mangdang Mountain, it's more accurate to say he went into seclusion in the mountains to cultivate his spiritual practice.

My skills have improved quite rapidly in the past few months.

"Why are you here again?"

That day, he ate a fried dough roll with cured meat strips, and was lying on a tiger-skin blanket picking his teeth while humming a little tune.

Empress Lü, who had just left yesterday, has returned again.

"Isn't today your sister's wedding?" Liu Ji got up, looked around, and asked, "Where's Han Xin? Why are you alone?"

"Han Xin is injured. He has two broken ribs, his internal organs are poisoned by fire, and he is coughing up blood. He is currently recuperating at home."

Lü Zhi quickly recounted what had happened yesterday, and then said, "You don't need to worry about me."

I borrowed a Bagua Celestial Master talisman from my third sister; it's perfectly safe.

Liu Ji stared at her belly, his expression changing several times. "You'd better not come to Mangdang Mountain before the baby is born. Shen Shiqi will come down the mountain to buy supplies and cook."

"I had to come. First, to warn you to be careful of the strange and unusual people in Mangdang Mountain."

"The child has extraordinary background; his father might very well become a target of evil cultivators." Lü Zhi stared at Liu Ji, speaking meaningfully.

Liu Ji sneered, "You dare to plot against me? Do you think my old brothers are all useless?"

“Cultivators possess supernatural powers and secret techniques; you must not be careless,” Lü Zhi said solemnly.

Liu Ji said, "If this were anywhere else, I would really have to be very careful and cautious."

But this is Mount Mangdang, my territory. My brothers and I are in harmony with the celestial stars above and the earth's spirit below.”

He stamped his foot, his expression confident and proud, "This peak is me, it is my lifeline."

In the blink of an eye, I can form the Zhou Tian Star Array with my brothers.

Those evil cultivators are still seeking immortality; they are certainly not true immortals.

They're not even true immortals. I'll kill them one by one; if a group comes, I'll slaughter the whole group.

Empress Lü showed no surprise; she already knew the main reason why Liu Ji chose Mangdang Mountain as his place of escape.

Besides the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, Liu Ji could even use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to manipulate the earth and mountains).

These are all "miracles" that he could not accomplish outside of Mangdang Mountain.

Hiding in Mangdang Mountain, neither Chen Sheng's men nor the Qin Dynasty's officials and soldiers could do anything about him.

"It's a pity you can't even gather all 108 heroes, so the power of the Zhou Tian Star Array cannot be maximized," she said.

Liu Ji said, "If I truly unleash my full potential, I can learn from Wu Yazi and slay a Golden Immortal."

Are evil cultivators really that powerful as Golden Immortals?
"As long as I'm on this mountain peak, even if I were to truly face a powerful Golden Immortal, I would be able to protect myself."

Lü Zhi said, "But you can't stay cooped up in this cave forever. A celestial abode has been born on Mount Mangdang, so you have to get moving."

Then, she revealed her second purpose for seeking out Liu Ji.

Liu Ji pondered for a moment, "No wonder I've noticed many strange people flying and disappearing around me these past few days."

"Have you asked the Daoist Master about the internal situation of the Immortal Abode? When and where will the Immortal Abode be born?" he asked again.

Lü Zhi said, "I didn't have time to ask the Daoist Master. I did interrogate the Stone Daoist and learned that the Immortal Abode is guarded by the Six Great Sword Immortals of the Great Qin Dynasty, the Ape Lord, and contains thirty-six Heavenly Gang Immortal Techniques and seventy-two Earthly Fiend Great Divine Powers."

Any of the extraordinary arts of the Heavenly Gang can change the world and defy fate.

I also know that there are no barriers to entering the immortal abode; it all depends on good fortune.

Once you find the immortal abode, you can try your luck.

So, starting that afternoon, Liu Ji led a group of brothers and began to wander around the Mangdang marshland.

Mangdang Water Marsh is not the name of a specific place.

Mangdang Mountain covers an area of ​​hundreds of miles, with hundreds of peaks of varying sizes, and countless waters and streams interspersed throughout.

It takes a lot of time and effort to check them one by one.

After searching for two days, they did not find the immortal abode, but they did encounter several groups of cultivators.

Among them were two extraordinary individuals who had once freeloaded at the Liu family's house.

Liu Ji was very happy and warmly invited them to sit in his cave, but they politely declined.

"Damn it, these cultivators are so disloyal!" Lu Wan said angrily. "Back then, Brother Ji spent a fortune to entertain them with all sorts of delicacies."

Now that they see Brother Ji is in trouble and can't produce any spiritual fruits or fine wine, they're ignoring us.

"They wouldn't even take us with them to search for the Immortal Abode, and they wouldn't tell us anything about it," Zhou Ke said through gritted teeth.

Liu Ji was also frustrated, but he put on a nonchalant expression and said, "We have to think about them too, they are all accompanied by fellow Daoists!"
"If we, a group of several dozen, go with him, he may be willing, but his fellow Daoists will definitely have their doubts."

He waved to his brothers, "Let's go. There are many of us, we are familiar with the terrain, and we are connected to the celestial stars and the earth's veins. We'll probably find the immortal abode before they do." The group wandered in the mountains for a while longer, when Liu Ji suddenly felt a bloating in his stomach. He stopped and said, "Lu Wan, you take the brothers and continue south."

I remember there's a deep ravine over there, more than thirty miles long. Wait for me there; I need to take a big dump.

"Brother Ji, we'll wait for you over there," Lu Wan said.

"With you guys watching over me, how can I possibly pull it out? Go on!"

Liu Ji waved his hand and disappeared into the woods on the hillside, hiding behind an old locust tree that was as thick as a person's embrace.

He first tore off a large piece of hard old bark from the tree, stuck it in the ground, then unbuckled his belt and squatted down with a relaxed expression.

Feeling good while pooping, he couldn't help but start humming a little tune.

"Boom!" Without any warning, a large section of the ground beneath his feet suddenly collapsed.

Seeing that he himself was about to fall into the deep pit like the excrement he had just produced, Liu Ji quickly reached out and grabbed the trunk of the locust tree in front of him.

The force of the fingers penetrated the bark, poking several holes in the trunk.

The locust tree was forty or fifty feet tall, but it tilted slowly and did not fall into the pit immediately.

"Oh dear, what's going on?" Liu Ji clung to his body and looked down, only to see a giant python, as thick as a person could hug, with its mouth open, about to swallow him whole.

"Ahhh!" Liu Ji was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and his soul almost left his body.

Almost instinctively, he grabbed the tree trunk and pulled hard, propelling himself upwards like a rocket, soaring into the sky.

"Boom!" The giant python also sprang out from the ground, chasing closely behind him, and smashed the tree trunk in half.

However, after crashing into the old locust tree, the python's speed slowed down.

By this time, Liu Ji had regained his senses, and the panic he felt at the sudden turn of events had long since disappeared.

He remained calm, using his lightness skill to fly through the air, observing everything around him and hearing everything he heard.

Having confirmed that no evil cultivators were lurking nearby, Liu Ji immediately activated the "miracle technique" of "Old Man's Joy," his eyes glaring sharply at the white-scaled giant python below.

There was no fluctuation of spiritual energy, nor any sign that the laws of the Great Dao had been touched, yet the giant python seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall and violently bounced back to the ground.

Then the earth, like a giant beast that came to life, opened its mouth and swallowed the giant python's body.

Just as the giant python was about to sink completely into the ground, it suddenly twisted its body with great force, causing the soil covering it to crack and break apart.

"Demon, die!" Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu Ji drew his iron sword from his waist and stabbed at the giant python with lightning speed.

The giant python had escaped the "mud trap," its long body now free, and instinctively unleashed a powerful tail whip.

Once again, Liu Ji activated the "Old Man's Joy" technique, his eyes shining like stars. An invisible force descended upon the giant python, causing its body to stiffen and its internal Earthly Fiend Dragon Qi to freeze.

"Pfft!" Liu Ji pierced the neck of the giant white python with a single sword strike.

The slightly rusty iron sword suddenly erupted with crimson sword energy, like flames and blood.

It's as easy as slicing butter with a hot knife.

Liu Ji himself was stunned for a moment, "plop~~"

The giant python, as thick as a person could hug, had been decapitated by the crimson sword energy. Its head, as big as a basket, lay on the ground, its eyes filled with sorrow and confusion.

"Huff huff huff~~" The adrenaline rush ended, and exhaustion swept over his body. Liu Ji squatted on the ground, panting heavily.

"Damn it, this white snake must have become intelligent and turned into a demon. It specifically targets me when I'm taking a dump. It's so cunning."

Liu Ji looked down and saw that the thigh of Shanyao, who had seventy-two moles, was covered with a layer of smelly poop.

"If Lu Wan and the others were nearby, this snake demon would definitely not dare to attack me. Alas, Mangdang Mountain has indeed been quite unsettled lately; I really shouldn't have acted alone."

Reflecting on his experience, although "Old Man's Joy" was as powerful as ever, he still felt lingering fear.

After using an iron sword to scrape off the feces and some leg hair from his legs, he circulated his internal energy and stabbed the iron sword into the muddy ground a few times to wipe away the feces and bloodstains.

Finally, he pulled up his pants and ran off quickly, disappearing from sight.

As soon as he left, Wu Yazi and Meng Qi emerged from the ground, avoiding Liu Ji's mess.

"How could it be so easy to kill an ancestral dragon? There wasn't even a fierce battle; it was over in just two moves."

Could it be that Liu Ji's fate is extraordinary, possessing a destiny to restrain the First Emperor of the Ying Clan?

Meng Qi stared at the direction Liu Ji had disappeared in, his eyes filled with suspicion.

He had just muttered something to himself when he remembered the change in Liu Ji's aura.

Without Wu Yazi needing to cover for Liu Ji, Meng Qi shook his head and said, "After beheading the Ancestral Dragon, there were no obvious changes in Liu Ji."

This is definitely not the behavior of someone destined for greatness.

Sigh, you want to help Liu Ji, this nominal disciple, change his luck, and at the same time, you want to help your godson gain an advantage in the changes of humanity.

The cheating was so severe that even the First Emperor of Qin was unable to fully realize his potential.

It died a truly unjust death.

"What injustice? Don't forget, it's not the living Ancestral Dragon; it's been dead for over a decade."

"If I hadn't found it a body, believe it or not, the performance of the Ying Clan's Ancestral Dragon would have been even more disastrous," Wu Yazi said confidently.

She didn't actually intend to limit the strength of the Ying Clan's Ancestral Dragon.

Totally unnecessary.

According to the historical story of "Emperor Gaozu slaying the white snake", the white snake was suppressed by Liu Ji's destiny and the "new ancestral dragon's aura", and lay on the ground unable to move, allowing Liu Ji to easily take its head.

This time, at least it succeeded in its sneak attack; Liu Ji was almost bitten. In fact, even if it had bitten Liu Ji, it wouldn't have mattered. Liu Ji had cultivated the "Old Man's Joy" technique, so at most it could have bitten Liu Ji until he was a bloody mess, with broken arms and legs.

If Liu Ji's life were truly threatened, wouldn't divine lightning immediately strike down and turn him into charred remains?

Wu Yazi continued, "Even after beheading the Ancestral Dragon, Liu Ji still underwent some changes. His broken sword, stained with the blood of the Ancestral Dragon, experienced a miraculous transformation."

His inner strength also began to change subtly.

The crimson sword energy that erupted earlier clearly contained the dragon energy of humanity, didn't you notice?

"In the future, when his dragon veins flourish, he can actively utilize dragon energy. Wouldn't he then be able to wreak havoc everywhere with this 'crimson sword energy,' causing even ghosts and gods to flee in terror?"

As Wu Yazi spoke, he looked at the dead white snake.

The white snake was completely dead; its body was stiff and didn't even twitch.

Meng Qi said regretfully, "He slew an ancestral dragon, and that's all it took for such a small change. Liu Ji really has no luck."

Replace it with another Qianlong, such as Jingju.

With just this one move, could it be that the dragon's energy is bursting forth, the fortune is drawing upon destiny, and the 'Southeast Emperor's Aura' is being directly activated?
From the reigns of the Three Sovereigns and the establishment of order by the Five Emperors to the establishment of a centralized and unified empire by the Human Emperor, there has only ever been one First Emperor.

The opportunity to slay the Ancestral Dragon is so rare that it only comes once every billion years.

Because of your selfishness, Liu Ji wasted the only opportunity in human history!

Wu Yazi said irritably, "You need to understand our positions! I am the Grand Tutor of Qin, and you are the former Grand Tutor of Qin."

“I do remember your stance. But as a cultivator, it’s understandable that I feel sorry that you wasted such a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle,” Meng Qi sighed.

“You don’t have time to regret it. Now that the Ancestral Dragon has been beheaded, hurry up and break the basin to mourn for it!” Wu Yazi said.

"Why did you break the basin?" Meng Qi looked at the python. "Is your godson dead?"

(End of this chapter)