The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 289 Influence and One of the People Closest to Immortality
Startled by the crying, the old Taoist Xuan Gui quickly ran to Zhang Yuan'an's side.

After giving Zhang Yuan'an a quick check-up and finding that he had only fainted and was not in any danger, the old Taoist Xuan Gui comforted the young Taoist, saying, "Don't worry, your master is fine. The two Taoist priests over there are more seriously injured than your master."

The young Taoist priest breathed a sigh of relief, then asked in a daze, "Senior, what should we do now?"

"What else can we do? First, send your master down the mountain and try to treat him." The old Taoist Xuan Gui took out a small bottle from his bosom, opened the bottle, and placed it in front of Zhang Yuan'an's nose.

A pungent, peculiar odor emanated from the bottle.

Stimulated by the smell, Zhang Yuan'an actually woke up.

He grabbed his disciple's hand and instructed, "Notify Longhu Mountain to send me back to the mountain as soon as possible..."

After saying that, he almost couldn't catch his breath.

The old Taoist priest Xuan Gui patted Zhang Yuan'an's chest and reassured him, "I understand. I will definitely find a way to send you back to Longhu Mountain as soon as possible. Don't worry."

He straightened up, glanced at the cratered top of the misty mountain, and sighed inwardly.

Although he had considered this possibility before.

That being, so mysterious and powerful that even heaven and earth fear him, causing extraordinary phenomena, must be an extremely terrifying being.

Zhang Yuan'an and the others are certainly not as good as that person.

However, despite the combined efforts of so many Taoists in the circle, they still suffered a crushing defeat and did not even see the true face of that person, which greatly shocked the old Taoist Xuan Gui.

The old Taoist Xuan Gui couldn't help but recall that blood-stained golden light.

The way he attacked, with its strange yet powerful aura, flashed through his mind, raising his questions.

He's probably overthinking it...

The top of Fog Mountain was not only struck by lightning, but also affected by that evil aura. Many insects and plants that were not killed by the lightning have mutated. It will definitely need to be cleaned up by specialists before it can be reopened to the outside world. Otherwise, if ordinary people see it, who knows how much trouble it will cause.

As the host, it's only natural that he should make the arrangements.

Master Xuan Gui took out his phone, intending to make a call to the Changshan Sect, but found that there was no signal.

It's not too late to make arrangements after we get down the mountain; no ordinary person dares to come up here now.

The panicked Taoist priests were using various methods to save their masters.

The old Taoist priest Xuan Gui began to arrange for them to carry the people down the mountain one by one.

Those Taoist priests were all in good spirits.

After a brief period of panic, they began to move the injured Taoist priests down the mountain one by one.

"Sigh, we actually lost. This is going to be quite a spectacle in the industry."

Suddenly hearing that sigh, the old Taoist Xuan Gui turned around and saw that the white-haired old Taoist priest from Maoshan was looking at the thunderclouds in the sky, seemingly lost in thought.

The old Taoist Xuan Gui sighed and asked, "What do you think, Senior Shou Tong? Would that person be able to create such a feat and become the first person to ascend to immortality under such circumstances?"

The old Taoist priest shook his head: "I'm dizzy and my eyes are blurry. I can't even see the details of their fight. How can I know if an immortal will appear? But that person seems to be full of evil energy. It will probably be difficult for him to become an immortal."

After a pause, he continued, "Even if that person didn't become an immortal, he was probably one of the closest to achieving immortality."

"This defeat has brought a lot of changes to the circle. If we want to talk to that person again, we will probably have to invite the old celestial master of Longhu Mountain, otherwise it will be meaningless."

"On the other hand, the appearance of such a person is like a big stone thrown into the circle, and the impact on the circle will probably last for a long time."

The old Taoist Xuan Gui said, "Judging from the last conversation, the signal that he sent was that his goal was the path to immortality and he wouldn't care about anything else. If no one had gone to cause trouble for him, he wouldn't have committed any murders within the circle."

"Who knows? Didn't that person say he was going to visit the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain? Let the Celestial Master talk to him." Old Daoist Shoutong turned and walked down the mountain. As he passed Old Daoist Xuangui, he suddenly muttered to himself, "Looking at those strange talismans, I feel like they look familiar. Could they be related to your Changshan Mountain?"

The old Taoist priest Xuan Gui subconsciously shook his head: "What does this have to do with Changshan?"

The old Taoist priest nodded without saying a word.

After arranging for all the wounded to descend the mountain, the old Taoist Xuan Gui discussed the matter with the remaining young Taoists and arranged for a few people to stay and guard the area temporarily, in case anyone daring enough to actually reach the top of Wushan Mountain. He then hurriedly ran down the mountain to make arrangements.

As Shou Tongdaoren said, the impact of what happened today is certainly not small.

Everyone in Changshan should receive this message as soon as possible.

On the other hand, Changshan and that person have a fairly good relationship.

Although this incident had a significant impact, it didn't actually have a major effect on Changshan.

The old Taoist Xuan Gui was not nearly as heavy-hearted as the Taoists from the major sects.

……

The ghost-faced moth landed on the ground and scattered around, revealing Li Zhen's face.

At this moment, several more cuts appeared on his face, from which blood was flowing.

Raise your right hand.

Li Zhen saw that his trembling palms were charred black.

This hand was so numb that it had lost all feeling.

This is not the most serious thing.

The most serious problem is that he used a talisman formed by the Five Elements Evil Sublimation Method to directly seal a large amount of purple lightning inside.

After he successfully transcended the tribulation, the talisman formed by the Five Elements Evil Spirit Sublimation Method possessed a special sealing ability.

Li Zhen had used that ability to deal with Zhao Jun when he was undergoing his tribulation, but now the ability has become even more terrifying, as it can even temporarily seal the heavenly lightning.

Li Zhen himself was somewhat surprised when he discovered this.

So he tried to seal all the heavenly lightning within that talisman.

After the talisman disappeared into his body, it seemed to form a special area that isolated the heavenly lightning within it.

This area is quite magical; it is both isolated from and integrated with him.

Now, Li Zhen can occasionally feel the excruciating pain in his internal organs caused by the wisps of heavenly lightning that escape from him.

Bow down.

Li Zhen looked at his own abdomen.

Evil energy surged spontaneously between his internal organs, seemingly trying to dissipate the heavenly lightning.

Faintly, Li Zhen could hear the angry cries of those demons.

The Five Elements Evil Spirit Sublimation Method is indeed peculiar, and there must be many secrets waiting for him to uncover.

Was such a miraculous method really developed by the disciples of Changshan Sect?
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Li Zhen sensed that his ability to obtain this method was somewhat related to Wu Qiyuan of Changshan.

However, Li Zhen was not too worried about the impact Wu Qiyuan had on him.

With his current strength, it would be very difficult for anyone to influence him.

Today marked his first appearance among those major sects, and he must have left a deep impression on everyone, making future interactions with them much easier. Turning his head, Li Zhen's face paled, and he suddenly pressed his hand against his abdomen.

After a while, he walked along the path towards the back of the misty mountain.

The Taoist from Longhu Mountain who fought him was no ordinary person; the aura he unleashed when he used his thunder magic was even greater than the aura Zhou You had when he used his full power.

Moreover, with so many other Taoists assisting him, the purple heavenly lightning he summoned in the end was indeed extremely terrifying.

But in the end, it was Li Zhen who won.

When the time is right, I will go and see the old Celestial Master on Longhu Mountain.

I wonder if that old celestial master had any profound insights into the Dao of Immortality...

In his memory, Mingyao had no good impression of major sects such as Longhu Mountain and Maoshan. The main reason was that in his mind, those major sects were very domineering, and even the quota for becoming an immortal was regarded as something in their hands, which they attempted to allocate privately.

However, when Li Zhen wanted to know the specific details, he did not get any useful information from the Destiny Demon.

Judging from the vague concept of "destiny demons," it should be related to fate and fortune.

The specifics will only be clear after he has studied Wu Qiyuan's destiny and fortune, and understood Wu Qiyuan's plans.

Prior to this, Li Zhen's vigilance against Longhu Mountain and other factions would not decrease.

In the modern world, those forces can exert influence through more than just magic...

The mother ghost face moth flew back to Li Zhen's shoulder.

It was quite frightened by the lightning earlier, but it has finally recovered.

Li Zhen patted the back of the Ghost Face Moth Mother to soothe her emotions.

Numerous ghost-faced moths flew back to Li Zhen's side, scattering around him and blurring his figure, making him appear like the most terrifying demon hiding among the many ghost-faced moths.

Li Zhen originally raised these ghost face moths just to see if a large number of them would be effective for defense. However, he has now discovered that so many ghost face moths gathered together can actually carry him into the air.

This was a surprise from the gecko moth.

It was the Ghost Face Moth that silently led him up to the top of the fog-shrouded mountain.

If Li Zhen were to use only his primordial spirit to go to the top of Mist Mountain, he wouldn't be very confident in fighting those Taoists with his primordial spirit, which is afraid of heavenly lightning. That's why he had the Ghost-faced Moth swarm bring him to Mist Mountain.

If the population of the ghost face moth were to expand further, then before it appeared, a vast swarm of ghost face moths would appear first.

The scene was quite intimidating.

In that case, the Gu clan ancestor he originally intended to use to carry him away seems to be of little use.

No, it's not that it's useless...

Could it be used in conjunction with the Grimacea moth to make flying more comfortable for him?
The red-eyed bat circled in the air for a few minutes before landing on Li Zhen's shoulder.

It wasn't seriously injured, just had some black marks, and it had been struck by lightning a few times while on the mountain, though it was unclear when.

Ordinary lightning can injure it, but killing it is very difficult.

That purple lightning should be able to do that.

Out of fear of the purple lightning, the red-eyed bats lingered around the top of the misty mountain until Li Zhen summoned them.

The Corpse Demon descended from the sky and landed in front of Li Zhen, letting out a roar at him. Its eyes struggled, sometimes showing rationality, and sometimes being completely consumed by ferocity.

Li Zhen shook his head: "You can't even control yourself now. If you were to break another seal, you would definitely become a zombie's puppet and completely lose yourself."

The corpse demon remained motionless, but a large amount of corpse energy began to surge from its body.

Li Zhen said, "I've already broken so many seals for you. If you hadn't been willing to cooperate with me, I would only have broken one seal for you."

"I promised to let you out in action, and I've done that. Don't you want to keep our agreement? Or perhaps you can't actually control this zombie?"

"In that case, I will seal you again until you are ready to come out and act, and ready to abide by the contract, then I will release you."

Li Zhen's aura gradually grew stronger.

The corpse demon swayed a few times, the ferocity in its eyes vanished again, and it opened its mouth, uttering a muffled sound: "I can... control... myself..."

This was the first time Li Zhen had heard the Corpse Demon, or rather Zhao Jun, speak since returning to the mortal world.

Being struck by lightning actually diminished much of its ferocity, making it more rational.

This could be considered a blessing in disguise...

Li Zhen said, "Since you can control yourself, you should prove it to me. I can't let you go out and do anything now, nor can I break all the seals for you, otherwise you will definitely commit a lot of killings."

"You yourself had better not let the zombie instincts control you and try every means to find a way to break the seal."

“If you remove the seal, you won’t be able to control what happens next.”

"I've forgotten... my... my origins, what... I am..." The Corpse Demon's voice was still so indistinct.

Li Zhen shook his head: "You can investigate your own background later. Even if I tell you, you won't believe me."

The Corpse Demon raised its head, its scarlet eyes fixed on the top of the misty mountain: "They... the righteous path, you... the evil path..."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhen sneered: "How do you determine if they are the righteous path? Judging from their thunder magic?"

"You're so mature, don't you know the saying 'You can know a person's face but not their heart'? Some people may seem like good people on the surface, but who knows how many shady things they've done in private?"

"Of course, I'm not saying that those Taoists up there do all sorts of shady things in private. I'm just refuting your prejudice. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to walk down Fog Mountain alive."

"You know what happened today. They came looking for trouble with me, and all I did was retaliate. I didn't kill anyone easily, so wasn't what I did the right thing?"

“If you stay by my side, you will know whether I am on the right path or the wrong path. Do not judge so-called good or evil based on appearances or what you see at a moment.”

He continued walking down the mountain.

As he passed the Corpse Demon, he took out several talismans from his pocket and stuck them on the Corpse Demon's forehead and body.

The Corpse Demon did not resist.

After the talisman was placed on him, he obediently followed behind Li Zhen.

A faint, malevolent aura uncontrollably seeped from Li Zhen's internal organs, making his figure even more indistinct amidst the swarm of ghost-faced moths.

The Corpse Demon was also shrouded in mist.

The red-eyed bats, unable to bear the loneliness, flew off Li Zhen's shoulder, only occasionally returning to his side.

After descending Wushan Mountain, Li Zhen did not enter Dongyang City. Instead, he planned to follow a river and circle back to his home from the edge of Dongyang City.

This direction is relatively remote and won't attract much attention.

As soon as Li Zhen reached the riverbank, he stopped in his tracks amidst the swarm of ghost face moths.

Looking towards a wetland, Li Zhen's voice came from the dust scattered by the ghost-faced moths: "Were you waiting for me?"

(End of this chapter)