The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 175 The Taishan Guards Reappear in the World

Xiweizi's words revealed Zhou Yan's identity, causing a stir in Zhou Yan's heart. However, his expression remained unchanged as he asked with a carefree and puzzled tone, "Lord of Mount Tai? True Man Xiweizi, how could you possibly think I am that ancient god?"

Xiweizi gazed at Zhou Yan and smiled:

"Leaving aside the calamity at the Reclining Buddha Temple, you, Grandmaster Uncle, were the main force and are shrouded in mystery. The fact that that cunning being was willing to entrust that thing to you for protection also indicates something."

"When I bestowed the title upon Miss Li, I sensed a trace of the aura of the mountain god's bestowal upon her; furthermore, when I broke through just now, the energy of Mount Tai's earth veins surged, allowing me to mobilize the earth veins of Mount Tai even from thousands of miles away."

"If it weren't for the Lord of Mount Tai, this old Taoist priest wouldn't know who else could have done it."

This old Taoist priest had a free and easy Taoist heart, and a clear and sharp mind.

From these clues, Zhou Yan was found. His mind raced, but he remained calm and said, "Master, you have good eyesight. I do have a connection with Mount Tai, but I have misjudged one thing."

“I am not the Lord of Mount Tai, but an envoy under the Lord of Mount Tai, known as the [Yisheng Hujie Lingying Xianwei Mountain Lord]. You know that too.”

"This time, I came here to observe the Dao at Louguan on the orders of the Prefect."

"As for the Taishan ley lines, the Lord of the Prefecture possesses immense divine power, so how can it be judged by ordinary standards? Moreover, the Shangshan Pond contains the millennia-old heritage of the Louguan Dao, much of which was consumed this time, precisely for this matter."

Zhou Yan revealed one of his true identities, an identity the old Taoist had already guessed, so it wasn't surprising that he revealed it now. However, he categorically denied that he was the Lord of Mount Tai. Xiweizi stroked his beard, unable to confirm it either.

What caused the power of Mount Tai's earth veins to appear here? Was it because the young Taoist priest in front of us was the Lord of Mount Tai, or was it because he was the Lord of Mount Tai's messenger, working in conjunction with the power of the [Supreme Goodness Pool]?

Hippiezi still harbored doubts and suspicions, but lacked conclusive evidence.

Then a look of belief appeared on his face, and he said with a smile, "So that's how it is. I was too impetuous. I thought I would be able to see the face of the Lord of Mount Tai. It seems that I, this stinking Taoist priest, am not so lucky."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Looking at this cheerful and unrestrained old Taoist priest, Zhou Yan thought to himself, "Old fox."

Zhou Yan said, "Please keep the matter of the envoy from the Prefectural Governor a secret."

Xiweizi asked in confusion, "What Lord of the Palace?"

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "You must have misheard."

The two Taoist priests, one old and one young, looked at each other and both laughed.

Xiweizi said, "Since Grandmaster Uncle is the envoy of the Lord of the Prefecture, then this old Taoist has a matter that I would like to ask Grandmaster Uncle to resolve, which is the matter I told you about before."

Zhou Yan asked, "What is it?"

Xiweizi said solemnly, "After the incident at the Reclining Buddha Temple, I investigated the surrounding area and found that although the matter of the Reclining Buddha Temple was resolved, the earth's veins were polluted. A special energy is entangled under the earth's veins of the entire Zhongnan Mountain range."

"Although we possess some magical powers, we are still human after all."

"We are not very good at the power of the earth veins. We are worried that if we act recklessly, it will lead to bad things. Our grandmaster has the authority of the mountain god and is also the envoy of the prefecture lord. He should be more familiar with the earth veins than we are."

Zhongnan Mountain, the earth's veins...

Zhou Yan's expression turned serious.

Zhongnan Mountain is not one of the Five Sacred Mountains, but it holds an extremely high position in Taoism.

There's a problem with the geomantic veins of Zhongnan Mountain; Wofo Temple; Nanshan Weaver Girl's Third Aunt...

It seems we can't escape our connection with the Weaver Girl.

Zhou Yan agreed, and Xiweizi smiled and nodded, seemingly relieved. Ao Xuantao and Lu Renjia breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Zhou Yan came out without any problems and that his aura was far stronger than before.

Ao Xuantao said, "My lord."

Zhou Yan said, "I'm fine."

Zhou Yan reported his safety to Shen Cangming, returned to his residence, closed the door, calmed himself down, and hastily set up the altar.

The Mystic Altar Method is activated.

Zhou Yan looked at it; it was just the four characters "Lord of Mount Tai" written on a wooden plaque.

At this moment, I sensed the sixth-grade Dao foundation virtualized by the Imperial Seal of the State.

Ultimately, there were some ripples in my heart.

He wanted to rush to Mount Tai immediately to try to use the supernatural power of the three religions combined at this moment to command the Xuan Tan troops and further advance his own military lineage; he also wanted to try out that immortal divine armor to see if he could wear it as he expected.

After calming himself down, Zhou Yan activated the altar.

Inside the Louguan Taoist house, a small altar resonated with the distant Eastern Peak. Through this connection, a wisp of Zhou Yan's true spirit, as if riding the clouds, reappeared in Mount Tai.

This breakthrough triggered the earth's veins in Mount Tai. Above Mount Tai, layers of clouds rose and fell, surging and rolling, as if the sky were about to press down, majestic and solemn, yet magnificent and awe-inspiring.

When Shi Xuanxing saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh.

"A gentle breeze and beautiful clouds!"

The bald eagle next to him had its feathers pulled off by Shi Xuanxing in a fit of rage. The eagle had tried to glue the feathers back on, but it just couldn't.

I had no choice but to throw it away.

After thinking for a moment, the bald-headed eagle used the feathers it had plucked to make a feather fan. Now, transformed into an eagle-headed human, it held the feather fan and waved it with a rather elegant air, saying, "General, do you know what the Prefect means by this?"

Shi Xuanxing felt the scene was magnificent, and it made him want to shout a few times.

But that's all. He asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Flying Eagle raised his head, fanning himself smugly with his feather fan, and said, "The Lord's actions have their own profound meaning. General, we must also think about it carefully. We cannot fail to understand the Lord's profound meaning."

"In this area around Mount Tai, the winds rise and the clouds surge, but only Mount Tai stands alone, a solitary peak reaching the sky!"

"Look, doesn't this prove that we were right?!"

"This is the perfect time to display the majesty of the Lord of Mount Tai. How are your 48,000 troops doing?"

"Of course, they've all been summoned!"

"Good good!"

"Stone transformation spell, added!"

"Let's have some more illusions!"

"Let's unleash some wind, fire, and thunder!"

"Add a little more here..."

"What should we do about our reliance?" Shi Xuanxing and General Feiying looked at each other, having thought of everything and made all the preparations. Now that it was time to make their names known and raise their banners, they were at a loss.

Shi Xuanxing said, "Then let's summon the Lord of Mount Tai?"

General Flying Eagle said, "But these are all your troops. I'm not saying I look down on you, General, but don't you think that even with the increase in illusion and transformation techniques, how can this little bit of stuff be worthy of Lord Taishan?"

Shi Xuanxing said, "Yes!"

A large rock and a flying eagle looked at each other in bewilderment: "It's not suitable to carry the mountain lord either."

"How about we use the title bestowed upon you, General, by the Prefect back then?"

"Oh, that one!"

"well!"

And so, they finally hit it off.

Just as Zhou Yan returned, broke through, and reopened the Xuan Tan, briefly connecting his self-awareness with Mount Tai through the Xuan Tan, the subordinate gods of the Four Sacred Mountains, including the Dragon Slayer Envoy, rushed back to the Four Sacred Mountains at their fastest speed.

Then he told Siyue all the information he knew.

The Four Sacred Mountains True Lords all reacted in the same way. They refused to believe it. They were among the first to rush to Mount Tai and had even clashed with the Lord of Mount Tai. Although they had confirmed that the Lord of Mount Tai's position was real, they had suffered a silent loss.

But I also realized something.

That is, the Lord of Mount Tai is not in a strong state at the moment.

It is highly likely that after the complete fall of the Duke of Taishan, a new god was newly conferred and created under the leadership of the audacious and terrifying Li Sanlang, drawing upon the residual purple aura and achievements of the emperor during those fifty years of peace.

The foundation is weak, and the Dao fruit of Mount Tai crumbles; it is young and weak, and has not yet grown.

As long as the earth's veins are severed and its prestige diminished, the title of the most revered of the Five Sacred Mountains will naturally belong to them.

They already had a fixed impression of that young prefect, and now that their ministers had come down to tell them that the prefect of Mount Tai was ancient and powerful and not to be underestimated, none of these True Lords believed it.

However, being an existence that had lived for a very long time and was very experienced, even if he instinctively did not believe it, he did not make a decision unilaterally. The True Lord of the Western Peak cast a spell to contact the other three peaks, while ordering the Dragon Slayer Envoy to stay here and sending another minister.

The True Lord of Mount Tai rested his chin on one hand, holding a cup in his other hand. He was calm and indifferent, and said, "Let's see if this Lord of Mount Tai is as ancient, powerful and not to be underestimated as you say."

Duanlong said, "True Lord, you will understand."

The True Lord of the Western Peak said, "Oh?"

The Dragon Slayer paused for a moment, then advised, "Lord Taishan is ancient and powerful, with an extremely deep and unfathomable mind. He possesses the demeanor and realm of an ancient sage. True Lord, do not go."

He acted based on his own judgment, out of the heart of a subject.

This only intensified the dissatisfaction of the True Lord of the Western Peak. His face remained expressionless as he said, "Oh? So you mean that the Lord of Mount Tai knew in advance that I would send someone again, and therefore made preparations beforehand?"

"Then I really need to take a good look at this [ancient], [powerful], and [immeasurable] being you speak of."

The other subordinates of the Three Sacred Mountains True Lords also tried to persuade him, but just like the Western Sacred Mountain True Lord, their advice was useless. Those who have reached this level, regardless of their origins, must have an unwavering mind and sometimes cannot listen to advice.

At this moment, the third wave of beings dispatched by the Four Sacred Mountains True Lord arrived at Mount Tai.

Zhou Yan sensed something different the moment he arrived at Mount Tai. With his sixth-rank status, his connection with Mount Tai seemed to have become even closer. After his true body reached the sixth rank and he 'forged his Dao foundation,' the authority of Mount Tai was further expanded.

It seems that he really is like the Lord of Mount Tai.

It can now unleash some of the mythical powers.

However, there wasn't much time for Zhou Yan to try. The Flying Eagle General had already flown over, transformed into human form, and knelt on one knee, respectfully saying, "Lord, the General is ready. Please give the order."

Zhou Yan was puzzled.

I just want to see your subordinates.

Then try to establish a connection using methods from military strategy.

Is it so troublesome to call someone? Do I really need to inform them?
However, Zhou Yan thought for a moment and realized that this might be a custom on Mount Tai's side. At the very least, the Lord of Mount Tai should not be surprised or show any signs of agitation. He should project an air of composure, as if everything was under his control.

Therefore, the Prefect simply nodded slightly, his voice calm and unmoving:
"allow."

At least his voice was calm and composed.

General Flying Eagle couldn't help but feel awe.

As expected, everything we had thought of was within the Lord's grasp.

They were all a little apprehensive, wondering if their preparations would satisfy the Lord. Or was this, like the test the General faced when facing the Four Mountains True Lord's subordinates?

Then let's see our strongest power, Lord!

General Flying Eagle stepped down, and then suddenly transformed into his true form.

A high-pitched, clear cry of an eagle rang out.

One by one, enormous mountain rocks materialized, holding horns that resembled ox horns, but were especially huge, and began to blow them. A vast, ancient, and desolate sound rose from the south, a simple, ancient, and resonant sound.

The rock spirits lined up in formation, clad in armor, wielding battle axes, their steps surging and composed. The sound of ancient horns seemed to split the clouds in the sky. The leading general had a bronze head and an iron forehead, his sideburns like halberds, his eyes gleaming red, and his feet treading on raging fire.

The wind howled and the mountain fog was thick.

On the other side, a monster revealed its true form, grew larger, and carried a huge war drum. A bear held a drumstick and struck it heavily. The sound of the drum was solemn and majestic, and the roar shook the surrounding area.

Layers of clouds hang in the sky, and mist rises from the ground.

Only Mount Tai stands tall between heaven and earth.

Zhou Yan rested his chin on his hand, his eyes glazed over, and murmured:
"WTF?"

These scenes were witnessed by the Four Sacred Mountains True Lords and their ministers. In their eyes, the clouds in the sky and the mist on the ground converged, and the mountain spirits and stone monsters that stretched as far as the eye could see transformed into warriors and were gathering at the foot of Mount Tai!
The sound of bugles and war drums shook the earth.

The demons and monsters of the seventy-two peaks and thirty-six caves around were also watching.

Their faces were stiff as they watched this terrifying and vast scene, like an ancient battle formation reappearing in the world. When they saw the banners raised, the seventy-two peaks, the thirty-six caves, and the gods under the Four Sacred Mountains, their expressions froze.

[According to the Black Law, treason will be punished.]

[Upholding a loyal heart to defend the Way!]
Someone murmured, "...Lord of Mount Tai."

"To re-establish the Black Laws?"

"Reshaping the order?!"

(End of this chapter)