The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 227 The Second Drop of Chi You's True Blood
An Lushan was, in any case, a veteran general.

They are cunning and meticulous, adept at understanding people's hearts, and therefore, more 'reliable'.

Since Zhou Yan's last visit, he has reinforced the underground palace once again, making it as solid as an impregnable fortress. Even if he is locked outside, he won't be able to get in anytime soon!

But, now.

In this cave palace that should have been heavily guarded and strictly protected, Lord Zhou walked with a swagger, as relaxed and at ease as if he were back in his own home.

The passing soldiers and ghosts all treated each other with utmost respect.

The divine powers of the Goddess Nuwa are truly immense.

Zhou Yan thought to himself that unless one is a pre-existing being similar to Nuwa in her past life, or someone who is naturally skilled at discerning true forms, almost no one can see through this power of incarnation.

However, this power of incarnation also has weaknesses.

Zhou Yan clenched his fist.

For example, the [Warlord's World-Suppressing Diagram] behind his true form, the enlightened supernatural power of his eyes, the status of the Lord of Mount Tai, and those few strands of innate energy cannot be transformed through the incarnation. In other words, it is a pure blank incarnation.

However, although we can't use the original methods, we can at least simulate them.

They also know how to use methods such as seizing power.

However, it is by no means comparable to the real body.

Last time, he transformed into an insect and quickly investigated.

This time, disguised as An Lushan, he was able to see more things with composure. He also planned to take the opportunity to explore An Lushan's secrets. He saw the place where the treasure was stored and his residence.

Upon reaching the core area, they discovered a secret palace. Before even entering, a stench of blood, decay, and burnt flesh assaulted their nostrils, nearly causing the young Taoist to vomit.

Inside this secret palace, the walls on both sides were not made of bricks and stones, but were built by embedding the corpses of hundreds of soldiers in wet, slippery mud.

The corpses all had bowl-sized holes in their chests, with eerie green corpse candles inserted into them. The flames licked at the remaining bits of flesh, making the distorted faces on the wall flicker in and out of light. Some of their eyeballs were still hanging out of their sockets, staring straight at the newcomer.

A sob, seemingly filled with resentment, escaped from the corpse's throat.

Zhou Yan felt a tightness in his chest.

These people included Tang soldiers and rebels.

There were people inside wearing the same battle robes as Shen Cangming.

He reached out and pressed his hand against the wall, feeling wisps of black energy seeping from the stone wall, slowly seeping into the seven orifices of these soldiers' corpses. Their faces were turning bluish-black at a visible speed, while their mouths were grinning with eerie smiles.

They are being corrupted by evil energy and are about to become new demon soldiers fighting in the Yelu River under An Lushan's command.

"...The insect molts revive, twisting and transforming into a demon."

"It goes against the natural order of life and death and human ethics."

"Disregard for living beings."

Zhou Yan exhaled, controlling his instinct to make a move.

He came here to save people.

We must not alert them.

So he turned and walked calmly towards Consort Shen, ordering the guards and soldiers outside to leave. Zhou Yan reached out and pushed open the prison door. Consort Shen's expression changed drastically. She suddenly stood up and her back hit the cold stone wall. Her knuckles turned white from gripping the metal so tightly that the tip of the silver hairpin she had worn down was pressed hard against the soft flesh on the side of her neck.

The hairpin has plum blossom marks on the end, drawn by Li Zhiwei when she was five years old. It was made by someone and kept by her. It was a gift from the child she loved most, and it was also her last hope to preserve her dignity at this moment.

"You thief, what else do you want to do?!"

An Lushan harbored ill intentions towards her, which is why he didn't kill her after the Weaver Girl died. She originally thought she would definitely not escape, but after that immortal came, the villain suddenly became anxious and lost his mind.

But when they came again, it still frightened her.

An Lushan stopped in his tracks. Consort Shen wanted to commit suicide, her eyes filled with utter despair. She thought she would never see her daughter again, but then she saw the change before her eyes. Clouds seeped out from her fat figure like smoke, revealing the hem of the young Taoist's robe.

The hem of the dark blue Taoist robe was decorated with cloud patterns of the Big Dipper.

In the blink of an eye, An Lushan transformed into a handsome young Taoist priest with graying temples.

The young Taoist priest held up a finger to his lips and said:
"Shh-"

"it's me."

The familiar voice touched her heart, and Consort Shen froze, still clutching the hairpin tightly in her hand. Zhou Yan could only smile and say, "The petite Miss Li Zhiwei was very worried about you, so I came over quickly." Hearing her daughter's name, Consort Shen finally calmed down and slowly lowered the hairpin that was pressed against her throat.

"Immortal, you've arrived..."

Zhou Yan noticed that Consort Shen's hairpin was sharpened to a fine point.

The struggles she went through, and the fierce determination beneath her gentle exterior, were already evident. However, this kind of temperament was quite similar to that of the petite Miss Li. They truly were mother and daughter.
The young Taoist priest thought of Li Zhiwei and cleared his mind of all distractions.

He recounted the situation and said, "I managed to trap that thief in a short time, and you..." Zhou Yan wanted to mention Aunt Shen because he had a good relationship with Li Zhiwei, but then he remembered that this Consort Shen was actually the grandson-in-law of that old fox Li Longji.

I always felt that my seniority had been greatly diminished, and that cunning Li Longji had taken advantage of me.

The young Taoist priest said, "Madam Shen, please be careful and follow me."

Although Zhou Yan possesses the ability to transform, Nuwa's transformation technique is not suitable for ordinary people. He himself only learned it after obtaining the innate energy of the accompanying Manjushri's avatar. If an ordinary person were to use his transformation technique on them, they would likely die instantly.

Since he didn't know any invisibility techniques, he had no choice but to transform into An Lushan again, brazenly leading Consort Shen outside. The warrior ghosts simply assumed that this was the military governor, who was finally going to make a move on this woman, and were not surprised.

Zhou Yan cursed inwardly, "That old fat pig."

Having bypassed the war ghost soldiers, Zhou Yan retrieved the array plate he had acquired earlier and manipulated it to find a weak point not far from the entrance of the underground palace. He then briefly activated the protective array there.

Then he reached out and pressed his hand against the hard rock.

The earth's essence and the heavens' collapse are not in our hands. But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.

Breathe in and out.

A golden ripple flashed in the young Taoist's eyes.

Jade Talisman Divine Power - Giant Spirit!!!
boom! ! ! !

Zhou Yan blasted a path through the mountain rocks, concealing the aftershocks of the sound. He said, "Madam Shen, please walk this way, and be careful."

Shen Fei was very determined. She nodded and carefully climbed out of the passage. Her fingernails were covered in mud, but after struggling to climb out, she looked up and felt the sunlight and breeze on her body. She was in a daze for a moment.

First, I reached out to touch the sunlight. The wind blew the soil off my fingertips and brushed against my cheeks. The wind carried the scent of grass, which I wasn't used to. Only then did I realize that I hadn't smelled it in a long time. Then, tears fell, landing on the mud-covered back of my hands.

Zhou Yan softened his voice and said gently, "The world is vast, so Madam Shen need not worry in the future. However, there is still some danger here. Please follow me."

He was currently only in an avatar, so his various methods were not very effective. However, it was still easy for him to use his wind power to help Consort Shen leave faster. After all, this was still An Lushan's territory, and who knew if the two killers fighting over there would affect this area.

Zhou Yan led Shen Fei on a rapid journey, using magic that allowed even ordinary people to travel quickly through mountains and streams.

At this moment, he missed Zhongnan Mountain. With the blessing of the thousands of miles of earth veins in Zhongnan Mountain, Lord Zhou could mobilize the earth veins with a single thought and send people to every corner of the thousands of miles of earth veins.

However, this is due to both the blessing of the earth's veins and the effect of the weaver spending thousands of years connecting the earth's veins into a network.

However, this thought did remind him.

Zhou Yan thought that no matter what, he could ask the local mountain gods and land gods for help. In An Lushan's territory, there was also Emperor Kaiming. He also planned to find a way to bring out this great god of Kunlun.

We must first get Consort Shen to a safe place, and then rush back.

Having reached the other side of the mountain, which was now some distance from where the Golden Heavenly King and An Lushan had fought, Zhou Yan stepped forward and said in a gentle and calm voice, "Please invite the local earth deity of this mountain to come out and meet me."

Consort Shen was stunned. She watched as the young Taoist priest rolled up his sleeves and, without performing any magic, casually uttered a single sentence. The next moment, the ground in front of him trembled slightly, and an old man emerged from the ground.

"Who..."

The old man was slightly taken aback when he saw Zhou Yan, then cupped his hands and said, "May I ask who you are, esteemed sir, that you grace us with your presence?" The old man looked somewhat disheveled, and Zhou Yan asked curiously, "This, the Earth God is..."

The Earth God slapped his thigh and sighed, "Oh, don't even mention it!"

He began to explain the whole story in a rambling manner.

But it was still Zhou Yan's fault.

This ridge was originally home to some little spirits who cultivated themselves—the true form of this Earth God was a tree demon guarding an ancient pine tree. Besides him, there was also a stone monster hiding at the bottom of the stream, and a mist spirit that gathered miasma to refine its form.

When the battle began, the Earth God tried to peer through the branches to see what was going on, but was struck by the metal energy of the Geng metal. The branch instantly turned black and fell leaves in pain. He even wished he could uproot the tree and run straight to Mount Qingcheng.

Even now, she still sighs and laments, "Oh dear, I shouldn't have gone to join in the fun; so many of my leaves have fallen off."

"Ha, haha, yeah, yeah."

The young Taoist priest smiled slightly awkwardly, then changed the subject, speaking in a gentle voice, "I am Zhou Yan of the Taishanglou Temple. This is the mother of a friend of mine. I have some matters to attend to, and I wonder if this lady may stay with you for a while?"

The young Taoist priest smiled gently:
"Of course, I will not fail you in the offerings of incense afterward."

The Earth God stroked his beard, which resembled a tree trunk:
"Oh, I can't accept this."

"Since it is the true master of Louguandao who has spoken, this old man naturally has the responsibility to do so. I will protect this lady."

The young Taoist priest nodded and said to Consort Shen, "Then, please wait a moment, Madam."

"I'll be right back."

Now that he was all alone, he had nothing to worry about. Zhou Yan used the flying technique taught by the Goddess Nuwa and disappeared in an instant, leaving only the sound of thunder behind him. Shen Fei felt the aura brush against her face and was stunned.

She said in disbelief, "This, who is this person...?"

The Earth God stroked his beard blankly and said, "Riding the clouds and mist, commanding the earth deities, tsk tsk tsk, the Supreme Pavilion of Taoism, truly a true successor of the Tao! This Great Master is truly amazing, amazing, surely he must have cultivated for hundreds of years?"

The old man swallowed hard, then looked at the beautiful woman and said, "Madam, the master has asked you for a favor. Why don't you go to my place for a cup of tea first?" He extended his hand in invitation. Consort Shen was flustered, but her expression remained calm as she nodded.

The old earth god slammed his cane into the ground, and a cloud of mist rose up, enveloping Shen Fei. The mist slowly dissipated, revealing that the place was deserted. On an old pine tree on one side of the mountain, there was a small shrine to the earth god.

Now, in front of the old earth god who used to smile warmly, there is now a beautiful woman in the shrine, and there is a table in the middle with several cups of tea and a plate of snacks.

The wondrous methods of immortals are profound and free.

........................

While the old local earth spirit used its magical powers to protect Consort Shen, Zhou Yan quickly returned to the empty cave he had left behind. Before the fighting on the other side was over, he went back through the cave and headed straight for the location of the underground palace.

The method to this underground palace seemed quite complex and vast, so An Lushan couldn't change it again in such a short time. Zhou Yan became 'Zhou Lushan' and sneaked in without any danger. He passed through the spiraling downward path and saw the extremely mysterious bronze divine tree and nine golden crows appear before him once more.

No matter when you see this bronze divine tree and the great sun and golden crow, it is still as magnificent as ever.

There is also Emperor Kaiming, who is tightly bound on the bronze sacred tree.

Emperor Kaiming looked even weaker than before, clearly having suffered further torment after Zhou Yan left. Sensing the movement, he said, "You're back again? Anlu..."

"Um???"

Emperor Kaiming paused, staring intently at An Lushan as he entered.

wrong!

Emperor Kaiming's eyes shone, while Zhou Yan's attention was focused on the enormous bronze divine tree, where a massive bronze array was formed, its surface covered in ancient characters that shimmered with golden light.

At the center of the formation was a drop of scarlet, viscous, flowing blood, as if it were alive.

Chi You's divine blood!

(End of this chapter)