The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 270 The Map of Mountains and Rivers

Boom~!
Lightning dances like silver snakes, thunder shakes a thousand mountains.

The terrifying lightning tribulation attracted a crowd of onlookers seeking truth.

Led by Chang'anzi, a group of fourth-generation immortals looked up at the sky, their eyes gleaming with extraordinary light, and walked the path of protecting the Dharma.

Another group of fourth-generation immortals, led by Changchunzi, took the opportunity to teach their disciples, allowing them to experience the might of Heaven.

They are in charge of sect affairs.

The division of labor between civil and military personnel is clear, and they cooperate seamlessly with each other.

Thinking of his Dao Body, which was still one step away from advancement, and the Dharma Body of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, Xuanming ordered Xuanxu and others to wait here while he headed straight for the lightning tribulation.

"Senior brother actually plans to undergo tribulation along with the magic weapon."

Xuan Yang exclaimed in surprise.

Although Xuanxu and the others knew that Senior Brother Xuanming was prudent in his actions and never fought unprepared battles, the raging lightning tribulation and the overwhelming power of heaven, especially since interfering with the tribulation of magical treasures would amplify the power of the lightning tribulation, still made them unable to help but show worry in their eyes.

But no one stopped them.

They believed that Senior Brother Xuanming could handle it.

Boom!

As the dark clouds expanded, the lightning tribulation indeed intensified.

The emperor's power seemed to grow even stronger, as if he had been provoked.

A bolt of blue lightning, as thick as a bucket, crashed down, and the scroll above slowly unfurled, swallowing the lightning bolt whole.

A crackling sound rang out, and amidst the swirling arcs of electricity, the scroll seemed to take a tonic, radiating a mysterious and precious light.

Boom~!
Bolts of lightning struck down.

The scroll was enjoyed with great relish, and its precious light shone even brighter.

It was like a bottomless pit, accepting all comers, with countless bolts of lightning disappearing into the sea as if they were nothing.

Xuanming shook his head helplessly.

This treasure is quite powerful, even stronger than I expected, but I was a bit greedy!

The reckless act of rushing into the thunderclouds without bypassing the treasure meant that this tribulation was specifically aimed at the treasure; the more it absorbed, the stronger its power would become.

Xuanming sat cross-legged beneath the treasure, silently absorbing the thunderous power emanating from it, which was relatively gentle and non-stimulating.

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Boom!

Seemingly angered by the arrogant attitude of the person and the treasure, dark clouds gathered in the sky, covering tens of thousands of miles.

The might of Heaven is as firm as a mountain, and the thunder as vast as the sea.

Lightning balls rained down like a deluge.

The scroll unfolds even larger, revealing landscapes of mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas. The magnificent landscape supports the lightning ball, mountains press down on the lightning ball, water floods the lightning ball, sandstorms the lightning ball, and wood swallows the lightning ball.

All things on earth display their unique abilities.

Some of the lightning balls that slipped through the net were picked up by Xuanming, who opened his mouth and sucked them in, where they were refined by the human body and the heavens and earth.

The long-awaited Antarctic Immortal Emperor: -(-
You promised to give me some, where's the thunder?
Xuanming ignored the resentment towards the Antarctic Longevity Emperor's Dharma Body; he was too busy with his own affairs to care about others.

A thousand thunder dragons roared, but were suppressed and crushed by the mountains and rivers, and transformed into pure energy that was absorbed.

Xuanming grabbed several thunder dragons, put them into his mouth, and mobilized his magic power to refine them with all his might.

A dragon's roar resounded, and thunder transformed into a dragon.

Three hundred thunder dragons, baring their fangs and claws, surged forward, tearing the sky apart, distorting vast swathes of the void, and shattering space.

This shows how powerful the thunderbolt was!

The onlookers retreated again and again, their eyes fixed on the magical artifact, filled with fear, wondering if it could withstand the attack.

The scroll trembled, and a brilliant, dark yellow light shone forth.

The magnificent landscape crashed into it.

The mountains and rivers were shattered, and the thunder dragon was annihilated.

The scroll was cracked, and most of the mountains and rivers were broken, but after absorbing the spiritual energy transformed from the thunder dragon, the mountains and rivers reappeared.

The cracks remain.

Wow!

It was as if a flash flood had erupted, with massive amounts of lightning pouring down, engulfing mountains and rivers, sweeping everything in its path.

Mountains collapsed and the earth cracked; rivers dried up and seas rotted.

The entire treasure map was riddled with cracks.

Xuanxu and the others held their breath, extremely tense.

Other Taoists at Qiuzhen Temple were also nervous, some with tingling scalps, some digging their toes into the ground, some secretly biting their fingers, some silently reciting scriptures, some pinching their partners' waists hard, and some unknowingly committing cruel acts.

Only Xuanming remained calm.

A wisp of primordial energy and a magical treasure blessed by the gods cannot be broken so easily. As the main creator, he knows best how powerful this treasure is.

Seeing that his senior brother remained calm and composed, the seven immortals, including Xuanxu, felt their agitation lessen.

The other four generations of immortals also left in a hurry.

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The Lei River raged.

The land is shattered, and all things wither.

Enraged, the treasure map launched a powerful counterattack.

The mysterious yellow light pierced the sky, clashing with the Thunder River beneath the thunderclouds. The treasure map revealed extraordinary phenomena such as mountains and rivers, mountain ranges, water veins, mineral deposits, spiritual vein distribution, and fire vein nodes.

It also reveals a landscape of towering mountains, vast deserts, grasslands, lakes and seas, hills and canyons, forming a vast panorama of the land.

A fierce confrontation with Lei Hai.

In the end, only three of the strange phenomena diagrams remained, and the sea of ​​thunder was swallowed by the treasure map, thus restoring its original appearance.

In reality, the inside was already riddled with holes.

But Xuanming clearly understood that they hadn't reached their limit yet.

A thunderous roar erupted as a one-legged Kui-niu thunder beast burst forth from the thunderclouds. Standing tens of thousands of feet tall, its lifelike appearance and terrifying aura caused space to shatter wherever it passed, leaving the heavens in a vacuum.

This was formed from the tribulation lightning deep within the thunderclouds.

Even a master of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top should be cautious.

The Kui Niu came with great force, and Bao Tu was on high alert.

The two collided with a deafening roar, obliterating mountains and rivers, burning the strange map to ashes, and leaving the treasure map riddled with cracks, as if it were about to be smashed apart by the Kui Niu.

But it stopped at the critical moment. The treasure map burst forth with a terrifying law, Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Eight Trigrams all emerged and merged into the Earth Element Law. The power of the law increased greatly and temporarily merged with the Xuanhuang Mother Qi, transforming into an ancient divine mountain, ancient, majestic, and magnificent, which crashed into the Kui Niu.

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Moo!

The Kui Niu was knocked away and roared in pain.

I had just gotten up when I was kicked away again.

After being repeatedly struck dozens of times, the Kui ox was left with a bloody head and a broken leg, rendering it crippled.

The treasure map shone brightly, and the sacred mountain pressed down once more.

The lightning and the primordial energy were locked in a stalemate, and finally the Kui Niu was suppressed. The treasure map shook, retrieved the Eternal Divine Mountain, and swallowed the Kui Niu.

The mountains and rivers were restored, and the treasure map flew to Xuanming's front, circling around him, shaking up and down, quite smug.

It's as if it's saying: How about that, pretty impressive, right?
But with a deafening roar, lightning coalesced, and an overwhelming pressure surged forth like a tidal wave, stronger than ever before.

The treasure map was so frightened that it automatically rolled up and quickly hid behind Xuanming, shrinking itself to the size of a thumb and hiding in his sleeve.

The meaning is obvious:

We've got a big job coming up, you go ahead and do it!
Xuanming shook his head and smiled, his heart filled with joy. The more spiritual energy the treasure map possessed, the greater its power would be after surviving the tribulation of spiritual treasures.

Before the thunderclouds could strike, he stood up, dusted off non-existent dust from his body, transformed into a beam of light, and soared into the sky, deliberately plunging into the depths of the thunderclouds. He activated his secret technique, opening all nine orifices and expanding his pores to absorb the lightning and temper his Dao body.

At the same time, two deities appeared on the left and right, namely Gouchen and Nanji, the two emperors protecting the Dharma, greatly increasing Xuanming's speed in refining lightning.

The thunder was completely enraged, forming a thunder pool that sucked Xuanming and the two gods into it. The thunder pool was as vast as the sea, and many thunderous beasts and divine beasts, such as thunder dragons, Kui oxen, thunder sheep, and thunder birds, gathered together, stirring up thunderous waves and besieging Xuanming.

The two deities made the first move, but when they could no longer hold on, Xuanming had a thought, and the Taiji diagram unfolded from beneath his feet.

It evolves yin and yang, giving rise to life and death, and holds sway over life, death, fortune, and misfor

Gouchen and Nanji stopped fighting and sat upright on the eyes of the yin-yang fish, focusing on absorbing the lightning.

Yin and Yang flowed, obliterating one thunder beast after another and smoothing out wave after wave of thunder. Within the Taiji Heaven, the Supreme Taoist's beard and hair twitched as he angrily stomped his feet while manipulating the Taiji Diagram, simultaneously merging the Taiji Heaven into it to enhance the power of his magical treasures. He was extremely busy.

He's exhausted.

Since he created this treasure, he has never had a moment's peace.

We must protest when we get back, make demands, and rebuild the Tai Chi diagram. It absolutely cannot be weaker than that old-fashioned treasure map.

The treasure map also unfolded, enhancing the power of the Tai Chi diagram.

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Thunder has a time limit.

When the time came, seeing that they could not defeat the one-person-one-picture situation, they reluctantly let out a few muffled claps of thunder, and the thunderclouds dispersed helplessly.

Xuanming and his group were all kicked out of the danger zone.

Heaven is just and impartial, bestowing blessings upon all.

The treasure map shot out with a whoosh, unfurled its scroll, and devoured everything without leaving a trace. The Taiji diagram tried to get a share, but was knocked away by the treasure map.

Enraged, the Supreme Taoist returned to Taiji Heaven and complained that the treasure map was clearly a genuine spiritual treasure, yet it was not genuine.

The laws within the treasure map completely merged with the Xuanhuang Mother Qi, and the magnificent landscape also became one with it, inseparable. It slowly unfolded, revealing a magnificent landscape that was a microcosm of the territory of the Great Xuan Divine Dynasty and the surrounding kingdoms, as well as a microcosm of the territories of the Great Jin and the Great Qian.

Exquisite and meticulous, yet expansive and grand.

The treasure map space stretched for thousands of miles, and five Taoist characters appeared on its back: Mountain and River Map.

(End of this chapter)