The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 181 Qin Emperor's Mausoleum
While Shi Xuanxing, General Flying Eagle, and Old Earth were carrying out Zhou Yan's training to an even greater degree, Zhou Yan began to consider resolving Xiweizi's request to deal with the ley lines in the Zhongnan Mountain area.

“How could there be a problem with the ley lines… It appeared a thousand or two thousand years ago, so it must be an ancient demon. The collapse of the Wofo Temple exposed the demon’s tampering with the ley lines, and Louguan Dao immediately noticed it.”

"The Reclining Buddha Temple... could it be the Weaver Girl?"

As Zhou Yan pondered, he walked forward. He was dressed in ordinary Taoist robes and leaned on a cane, looking like an ordinary young Taoist priest. As he pondered, a voice answered him:
"Anyone capable of hiding such a hidden trick in the earth's veins is definitely not an ordinary little monster; it must be very dangerous. Zhou Yan, have you just agreed to Master Xiweizi's request?"

Zhou Yan looked over and saw a girl dressed in dark blue, carrying a crossbody bag with scrolls and paintbrushes inside. Her hair was simply tied up. She was only sixteen years old, and her face still had a bit of baby fat. He smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Yan said, "It's nothing."

"But why did you come along too?"

The petite Li Zhiwei said, "It's because my great-grandmother wanted to come. Didn't she tell you? She said it would help in finding the problem." Even Zhou Yan, who was still in the know, couldn't tell that this incomparably charming woman was probably lying about half of what she said.

However, Yang Taizhen was, after all, a soul and spirit, and possessed the treasures of Kunlun. She was familiar with the methods of the three overseas mountains and might be able to sense something that Zhou Yan had not seen. After all, Zhou Yan had taken the Shangshan Pond, and this matter involved the Lord of Mount Tai, so he could not tell Xiweizi.

But deep down I still feel very indebted to Louguandao.

Since it was determined that Yang Taizhen could help in surveying the Kunlun Mountains' geological formations, Zhou Yan took her along.

Then he looked at the girl holding the sword beside him:

"Pingyang girl, and you are..."

Li Pingyang lowered her eyes and said gently, "Brother Zhou, I am your guardian deity. Uncle Yuan said that I cannot stray too far from you." Her voice was soft and calm, but her attitude seemed very firm.

She possessed both her mother's gentleness and kindness, and her father's audacity and recklessness.

Zhou Yan sighed; he had a headache dealing with both of them.

One of the headaches was that he didn't know how to talk to Li Zhiwei about her mother. During this time, Zhou Yan had mustered up the courage to tell her several times, but he always felt timid when faced with the girl's smile.

Tell your friend the truth: her mother is dead or has turned into a demon in human skin.

It takes more courage than simply drawing a sword to fight monsters.

Li Pingyang, on the other hand, needs to find a way to contact Li Taibai.

However, recently when Zhou Yan entered his dream, that older brother was not "online." He asked Daoist Yuan Danqiu about it, and after pondering for a while, the latter said with certainty:
"He must have drunk himself to death, even his soul was drunk."

A fifth-rank Daoist cultivator, born with immortal energy and possessing a sword-like body.

He drank so much that his soul swayed and he became languid.

Zhou Yan could only persuade him.

If this person is Li Bai, then Zhou Yan can only say, "As expected of you."

With a rustling sound, a figure darted out of the bushes ahead—it was a snake. Before it could get close to Zhou Yan, it was cleaved in two by a sword aura. Zhou Yan looked to the side and saw Li Pingyang with a gentle expression.

She said, "I am your guardian deity, and I will protect you."

Zhou Yan thanked him, and in the distance he heard a faint dragon's roar. Water vapor spread, and Ao Xuantao transformed into human form and said, "My lord, I have already walked through the water veins in this area, and according to what Master Xiweizi said, I have indeed sensed a problem."

Zhou Yan nodded: "Alright, I'll trouble Elder Ao to check it out again."

"Yes."

Ao Xuantao left again.

Zhou Yan bent down, placed his palm on the ground, and frowned slightly. He noticed Li Zhiwei standing next to him, looking hesitant to speak, and said, "Miss Li, what's wrong? It seems like you have something to say."

Li Zhiwei hesitated for a moment, then squatted down next to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan noticed that when Miss Li lowered her head, it was a good angle to put his arm on it, and he resisted the urge to put his arm on the girl's head.

Li Zhiwei plucked two blades of grass and said:

"I think I dreamed about you a while ago."

Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "You've been possessed?"

Yang Taizhen's deliberate laughter echoed from the air.

Miss Li glared at the sky, slightly annoyed and embarrassed, before pulling a scroll from her crossbody bag and handing it to Zhou Yan, whispering, "Take a look." Zhou Yan opened it and was slightly taken aback.

He saw himself on the scroll.

He was dressed in the Central Mountain Armor, wearing the Northern Mountain Boots, and the Fire Yuan Battle Robe with dragon and tiger on his shoulders, looking majestic and imposing, just like the Lord of Mount Tai. However, this appearance was Zhou Yan's biggest secret, and he had not told anyone.

Zhou Yan looked at Li Zhiwei and realized that the connection between this girl and him seemed to be even stronger than he had expected.

There are two reasons why Zhou Yan truly became a mountain god.

Misty Peak, Li Zhiwei.

Misty Peak is an ancient mountain with spiritual energy; it's unknown if it has any kind of response. Li Zhiwei, on the other hand, glimpsed something in her dream because of her connection with Zhou Yan, and then drew it.

This is how the ancient gods and the earliest shamans came into being.

A slight ripple of emotion stirred within Zhou Yan as his secret was exposed. Li Zhiwei scrutinized him, then suddenly reached out a finger and pressed it against Zhou Yan's lips, smiling slightly as she said, "Don't say anything, no need to explain."

"I just thought you looked good in my dream, so I drew it."

She said, "This painting isn't quite perfect yet. After all, I'm not at the same level as the teacher. However, I think it should be of some help to you. After all, I could sense that you were struggling a bit while wearing that armor in the dream."

The girl leaned close to the ground and whispered, "I tried my best to conceal my great-grandmother, but that was all I could do to keep her from getting too close to listen to us. Um, I won't pry into your secrets, but as a friend, I hope I can help you."

"Just like before, if you burn this painting, it should make it less strenuous for you to wear that armor. Of course, there's a time limit."

Yang Yuhuan's voice came from behind: "What are you whispering about, Xiao Yun'er?"

Li Zhiwei stepped back to a distance that wouldn't make anyone feel uncomfortable, and said with a smile and a coquettish tone, "It's nothing."

"I'm just saying, Zhou Yan."

Miss Li turned around, blinked, and smiled, "If you think there's anything I drew that's not right, remember to tell me."

She didn't ask Zhou Yan about his secret, nor did she ask him to wear the armor for her to see. She simply told him that if he felt anything was inappropriate, he could tell her directly and she would make adjustments. Li Zhiwei's experiences in her youth had taught her a great deal about boundaries.

This painting was created after I suddenly woke up that night and picked up my brush to draw it.

Only Li Zhiwei herself knew that this painting was definitely related to Zhou Yan. She wanted to give it to him immediately, but she was also worried that the painting would make Zhou Yan feel that he had discovered his secrets, thus creating a rift between the two of them.

The girl thought about it for a long time and chose to do it this way today.

She offered help, but also gave Zhou Yan the initiative, refraining from prying into his secrets and carefully maintaining their friendly relationship.

As Zhou Yan rose and left, he held the scroll in his arms. Suddenly, a dragon's roar arose, and Ao Xuantao returned, transforming into human form. His voice was faintly solemn as he said, "My lord, I have found it."

Zhou Yan's expression hardened: "Let's go."

Ao Xuantao transformed into a dragon and carried Zhou Yan rapidly through the mountains. The earth veins beneath the entire Zhongnan Mountain range had been laid with a backup plan a thousand or two years ago, but the incident at the Wofo Temple exposed it, causing it to lose its original secrecy.

Xiweizi created talismans that can be used to survey places where the earth's veins are not in harmony.

The earth's veins and water vapor are connected. Just as Ao Xuantao was searching for the earth's vein nodes by following the energy in the water veins, he found a huge fissure from which blood energy and baleful energy were faintly emanating. Knowing that something was wrong, he immediately returned.

Zhou Yan was puzzled by what Ao Xuantao said.

If what Xiweizi said is true, then the "mastermind" who laid out layers of backup plans was very careful in his actions, which is why he has not been discovered for thousands of years. If he had such a secretive mind, it would be impossible for there to be any gaps in his plans.

Zhou Yan sent Li Zhiwei and Li Pingyang back to find Xiweizi, while he and Ao Xuantao went to investigate. After entering the water, Zhou Yan was able to breathe underwater with the help of Ao Xuantao and quickly found the rift that Ao Xuantao had mentioned.

Zhou Yan set up a small altar, and his consciousness appeared in the spiritual veins of Mount Tai.

He donned those four divine and immortal-grade garments.

With the four immortal artifacts protecting him, Zhou Yan felt reassured. Only then did he cautiously enter the rift with Ao Xuantao. The entrance to the rift was in the water vein, but after entering the rift, there was no water vapor, but a cave.

Inside the cave, it was a scene of utter devastation, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had taken place. Zhou Yan reached out and touched the ground; the rocks had transformed into a texture similar to melted glass, and were still warm to the touch.

I tapped it with my fingers, and it made a crisp sound.

"Buddhist Glazed Fire..."

Zhou Yan thought for a moment, then summoned the Rampaging God and ordered it to lead the Daoist army to search in all directions. He then activated his Dharma Eye, his eyes shining with golden light, and scanned left and right, but paused slightly before his gaze fell on a corner.

He sensed something was off about the place.

With a flick of his hand, the Earthly Soul and Heavenly Collapse suddenly grew larger and crashed down heavily.

boom! ! !
With a tremor, the scorched glass ground exploded with a crack. Zhou Yan raised his hand and beckoned, and a gust of wind carried something to his palm. A ripple flashed in the young Taoist's eyes.

Lu Renjia could clearly sense the murderous intent surging in Zhou Yan's heart.

Zhou Yan recognized the origin of the spider web and said slowly:

“Weaver Girl… Third Aunt of Nanshan, so the Nanshan you speak of is actually Zhongnan Mountain.” He raised his hand, and spider silk floated in his palm, extremely tough, faintly exuding the aura of the earth’s veins.

"really."

Zhou Yan set up a crypt and, with the blessing of the Lord of Mount Tai, directly sensed the earth's veins.

He possessed the aura of the Weaver Girl, and with the identification talisman created by Xiweizi after sensing it, Zhou Yan secretly activated the Imperial Seal of the State after laying down the earth veins, activating the Dao foundation deduced by the Imperial Seal of the State.

This allowed them to quickly sense the changes within the earth's veins, and after some effort, they figured out the general situation—

The Weaver Girl used her own spider silk to transform and hide in the earth's veins. Over the long years, she endured the pain of the earth's veins eroding her, and her spider web became part of the earth's veins in the Zhongnan Mountains area.

In other words, the entire network of earth veins at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain is connected to the giant spider web of the ancient monster, the Weaver Girl.

This is a skill that has been honed over a long period of time, bit by bit.

Driven by her hatred for Manjushri Bodhisattva, an ancient dragon species, the Weaver Girl wove this magnificent spider web day after day over the long, tedious years. The Reclining Buddha Temple was merely a cocoon for this great demon.

Every single day of this process requires enduring pain akin to having one's veins petrified, but the outcome justifies the price.

Even Zhou Yan felt an immense, invisible pressure from the results achieved over such a long period of time. Going it alone is nothing; those with great strength and perseverance can often create amazing things over a long period of time.

"Using the earth's veins as a spider web, and the mountains as a silk cocoon."

"What a monster."

"These ancient demons truly have some impressive methods..."

Zhou Yan noticed the faint glow of the Imperial Seal within his sleeve. He paused, then controlled the light of the seal, causing it to dim slowly, and stopped his forced calculations.

There is a saying that there are dragon veins in the Central Plains.

"It seems we need to be careful when using the jade seal in the earth's veins, so as not to be discovered."

Zhou Yan silently made a note in his notebook.

Louguandao is located in the Zhongnan Mountains, not too far from Chang'an City, but not close either.

If it were during the height of Li Longji's reign, and someone were to use the Imperial Seal within the earth's veins, it would certainly not be concealed. However, since the Tang Dynasty at this time was far from its peak, it would not have been noticed.

However, he did not resonate with Chang'an or the emperor of this era.

Within the Zhongnan Mountains, there is a place whose earth veins have an inexplicable connection with this jade seal. You should know that within the Zhongnan Mountains, there is a mountain range called Lishan, and at the foot of Lishan lies a mausoleum.

It is called the Mausoleum of the First Emperor.

Although Qin Shi Huang ascended to the throne, preparations for his mausoleum began when he was young and had just ascended the throne. When Zhou Yan used the Imperial Seal at the ley line node, at the foot of Mount Li, in that ancient tomb, at the forefront of the terracotta warriors stood an exceptionally tall terracotta warrior.

Opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)