I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 21 Zhangwei Mountain

Lu Gang's journey was truly perilous.

They encountered numerous dangers and attacks along the way, both overt and covert.

The greater the fear brought by the previous "polar night" that covered the whole world, the deeper the desire for extraordinary power, and the more insane the enemy became.

However, it was easy for him. He had been lying in a daze since the car accident and didn't even know where he ended up.

Throughout the entire process, he clung tightly to the black briefcase until someone put Luo Zhen's phone to his ear.

"Lu Gang, we've arrived."

"it is ready."

He then put the suitcase down and handed it to another person.

Then, he remembered beams of light shining into his eyes, as if medical staff wearing masks were asking him questions.

"Hey, hey, hey, can you still talk?"

"Can you speak?"

"The situation is not good."

"No, he is very important. We must save his life no matter what."

"It was delivered too late..."

Luo Zhen, who rushed to the scene, felt a heavy weight in his heart as he looked at the dying Lu Gang.

In a sense, it was he who pushed Lu Gang to this point step by step, putting him in dire straits time and time again, even though Lu Gang never said anything throughout the whole process.

From Luo Zhen's perspective at this moment, both for public and private reasons, he strongly hoped to protect Lu Gang.

So, after the report was submitted, the somewhat hasty sacrificial ceremony began.

This is a semi-vacant research institute in the northwest.

Located in the desert, their stage is the former cinema of researchers and workers.

Because of the urgency, Luo Zhen invited a national theater troupe and director to conduct the sacrificial ceremony to ensure that there would be no errors in the entire process.

However, since this might be their first time witnessing the birth of a legendary superhuman, and there were also many professionals present, it was necessary to collect data for the purpose of studying the "Trojan virus".

Lu Gang and another person who was also seriously injured in the incident were undergoing the transformation experiment from human to witch. However, the other person was in much worse condition, having lost an arm and half a leg.

On the stage, their bodies were covered with electrodes and tubes, while below the stage were numerous instruments and rows of display screens.

Luo Zhen had the somewhat nervous director arrange the sacrificial rituals, while the surrounding experts were also looking at the document, which was temporarily named "Human-Witch Transformation Sacrificial Ritual." Several experts found the document somewhat unacceptable.

"What kind of logic is this? Reciting a few incantations, performing a few dances, and making offerings can activate the Wood Guest virus in a person's body?"

"Could it be that this Trojan virus is activated through sound, or sound of a certain frequency?"

"Why?"

"Team Leader Luo, shouldn't we review and confirm this again?"

"This is too crude. There's no explanation of any principles involved. It feels too childish."

"If we could use other equipment to test and analyze those peach branches, we might be able to obtain..."

Luo Zhen ignored him and spoke to the director.

"Just do as it says above. I need you to make sure there are absolutely no errors."

Luo Zhen then gave a special reminder.

"Remember, you must make sure there are no errors, otherwise there is a high possibility of uncontrollable accidents."

The gray-haired director nodded without asking why.

As for Lu Gang...

He felt as if he had been pushed to a place, like a stage, where a performance troupe was performing.

He vaguely saw bright lights and many professional stage performers dressed in ancient and even primitive costumes. They were dancing an ancient sacrificial dance and singing tunes that no one could understand anymore.

In a daze, Lu Gang was thinking.

"Who called this performance troupe?"

"The situation is critical at this point, and you still want me to watch a performance?"

Finally, on the stage, a person dressed as a shaman waved a peach branch, and a passage that sounded like a spell or a blessing for a god entered Lu Gang's mind.

He vaguely saw that peach blossoms had actually bloomed on the empty peach branch.

Peach petals drifted down and landed on him.

"It smells so good!"

Then, the injuries on Lu Gang and another member who had undergone human-witch transformation began to change.

The peach blossom petals grew on Lu Gang and another person, and the first thing to show abnormality was their eyes.

Immediately afterwards, their bodies began to recover and grow rapidly, but the growth process was somewhat terrifying, as their flesh and blood began to wriggle like roots.

However, on the surface, the two do seem to be getting better.

More importantly, the two did not lose control like ordinary wooden figures. It seems that becoming a shaman through sacrificial rituals and offerings can effectively suppress some of the backlash from the demonic forces.

At the very least, it can be delayed.

Upon seeing this, Luo Zhen suddenly stood up.

"It worked! Li Jun's method was indeed effective."

The others around Luo Zhen cheered excitedly, and some even clapped.

Everyone was incredibly excited to witness the birth of their own extraordinary individual.

They desperately needed a shaman who possessed extraordinary power, or, in ancient terms, supernatural abilities.

And at this moment.

Lu Gang's consciousness was pulled away. He was originally watching the actors on the stage performing, but gradually the people on the stage seemed to really become the shadows of ancient ancestors.

He saw the ancient people worshipping a strange mountain peak with no top, speaking in a language whose meaning he could not decipher.

“Cold wasteland…cold wasteland…corpse.”

Then he saw a person gradually walking towards that strange mountain peak under the worship of hundreds or thousands of ancient ancestors.

On the way, the person gradually transformed into a peach tree, and then, accompanied by a cloud of mist, the peach tree disappeared into the fog.

"what is this?"

"Am I dreaming?"

"A revolving lantern?"

At this moment, Lu Gang still didn't understand what he was seeing.

When Lu Gang woke up, he found himself lying in a familiar isolation ward, but the place was not the same hospital as before.

Next, Lu Gang underwent various examinations once again.

During this process, Lu Gang discovered that his nearsightedness had improved, his body had become stronger, and he was even able to do things that professional athletes could not do.

For example, he can fold his hands behind his back and wrap them around his neck.

In addition, Lu Gang also discovered that he possessed a truly special ability.

When he stops using his eyes to see the outside world, his pupils suddenly disappear, but another special way of perceiving appears in his mind.

He can perceive the presence of life in a certain area, as well as the outlines and shadows of some objects, without needing his eyes.

The institute staff told Lu Gang, "This kind of vision may be used in the special fog on Taoshan Island. People with this way of perception will not lose their way in that fog."

At this moment, Lu Gang could feel that he was no longer an ordinary person.

In front of the mirror at the corner of the research institute.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Lu Gang couldn't help but utter that word.

"I'm a superhuman too?"

As Lu Gang stared at himself, trying to find all the differences from before, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

“I prefer the word ‘witch’.”

Lu Gang immediately turned around and saw a woman wearing a hospital gown.

Besides Lu Gang, there was another woman who became a witch. Lu Gang had heard of her, but this was the first time he had met her.

Lu Gang extended his hand: "Lu Gang."

The other person extended their hand: "Zhao Nange!"

Having just met, Lu Gang heard the other person ask him a question.

Zhao Nange: "Did you see a group of people performing a sacrificial ceremony?"

Lu Gang immediately asked, "You saw it too?"

Zhao Nange nodded: "I think the power we gained may have come from some ancient ancestor, or another shaman. So when we accepted their power, we also saw some scenes from their memories."

Lu Gang seemed to be deep in thought, thinking to himself.

"I saw a person eventually turn into a peach tree. Could the power I received be from that person?"

Zhao Nange then asked Lu Gang, "I heard that you brought all these things back. How did you get them?"

Lu Gang said, "It was given to me by someone else."

Zhao Nange: "Who is he? Where is he?"

Lu Gang: "It's like another world!" Zhao Nange immediately replied, expressing her sadness: "I'm sorry."

Lu Gang was stunned for a moment, then realized: "He's not dead yet!"
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Taoshan Island.

Li Jun has been trapped under the shadow of this sacred tree for a long time, and he doesn't know how long he will have to pay this price.

However, he had a vague feeling that it was about time, because the shadow of the sacred tree behind him had begun to fade away.

At this moment, however, some other images appeared before his eyes, and two halos appeared in his vision. At first, Li Jun thought that he was going to the ancient times again.

"here we go again?"

But he soon discovered that it wasn't his power that caused all this, but the phantom of the divine tree that trapped him, and what he saw was merely the outside world.

He not only saw it, but he also heard people talking.

"Did you see a group of people performing a sacrificial ceremony?"

"Did you see it too?"

"..."

Li Jun saw two people in the light, a man and a woman, and he recognized one of them as Lu Gang.

Li Jun then realized that Lu Gang had used the method he had given him to become a witch, and had completed the transformation by using the peach branch he had picked.

These people were more eager than Li Jun had anticipated. He had clearly warned them that there were hidden dangers in this power and method, but he later learned the reason through Lu Gang's conversation.

"So something happened."

"Zhou Shentong somehow managed to plunge the world into a state of perpetual darkness, which then triggered a scramble among various factions for the things that could create witches and superhumans."

Next, Li Jun learned some crucial information.

“An unusual situation has occurred on a mountain in the northwest, which seems to be very dangerous. All of this is related to the Changsheng Temple.”

"Therefore, they urgently need people with special powers to explore the situation inside, to know exactly what happened, and to understand what the Changsheng Temple and Zhou Shentong are trying to do."

As Li Jun gradually observed the outside world, he discovered that the two witches, transformed from peach branches, were actually two exits to reality.

With the help of the priestess, Li Jun can use these two exits to enter the real world.

even.

He can also use this power to appear anywhere, anytime.

With this power, Li Jun naturally wanted to give it a try.

Li Jun looked up and stared at the person in the picture.

Lu Gang has recently left the ward and started receiving formal training in another stadium next door, where he trains until he is drenched in sweat every day.

Lu Gang had just finished training in the afternoon and went to a vending machine outside to buy a drink. Although the place was half empty, it still had all the living facilities and amenities that should have been there.

Just as Lu Gang was about to enjoy a delicious iced cola, the vending machine in front of him started vibrating as soon as he inserted the coin.

"Ok?"

At first, Lu Gang thought the machine was broken, but then the vending machine started to twist and rotate after shaking.

Gradually, the entire vending machine twisted and spun into a single point, eventually disappearing from his sight.

Lu Gang was first startled, then bewildered and at a loss, and then overjoyed.

"I have awakened a new ability."

Lu Gang had just witnessed this power.

Isn't this the eerie power behind Taoshan Island, temporarily named the Peach Tree? After research from all sides, it has been confirmed that its power is close to the spatial type.

Lu Gang had previously witnessed the distorted and alienated scenes deep within Taoshan Island, gotten lost at that eerie crossroads, and even personally witnessed how Li Jun, like a deity or Buddha, used the legendary "Sleeve Universe Divine Power" to engulf the entire Taoshan Island.

And at this moment, it seems he has succeeded.

"I'm done!"

"I've also mastered this ability."

While Lu Gang was overjoyed, he also thought to himself.

"Could it be that I am also a gifted genius?"

Lu Gang didn't even have time to drink his beverage; he immediately reported the matter.

While Lu Gang was happy, he was also somewhat worried as he went to find someone to test his new abilities and to have someone test the extent to which he had been influenced and parasitized by the demon.

After all, while he desired greater power, he also understood that the greater the power, the more serious the hidden dangers and problems it would bring.

However, in subsequent tests, Lu Gang was never able to successfully activate that ability to teleport objects.

Everyone was baffled and didn't understand the specific reason, but the sudden disappearance of the vending machine was a fact.

In the end, the testing personnel could only guess.

"Perhaps this ability is not yet stable enough to be activated at will."

Lu Gang agreed, and subsequently became even more diligent in his training.

In the center of Taoshan Island.

Having been trapped for a long time and forced to live outdoors, Li Jun now controlled the vines and extended them into the compartments of the vending machine.

"Zi!"

He opened a bottle of iced cola and brought it to his lips.

The coolness seeped into my heart; it was truly wonderful.

However, at the same time, Li Jun suddenly felt that the time he was locked in by the Divine Tree Illusion had been extended once again.

Although not much, it is indeed extending.

The "ability" that Li Junxin obtained does not belong to him, but to the peach tree behind him. However, as long as he sits under the tree and accepts its confinement, he can use it indefinitely.

This ability also grants him the power to go anywhere and accomplish anything, even without moving.

However, once he uses this power, he will be locked here forever, preventing him from ever leaving.

seem.

This tree seems to possess its own will, as if it wishes it would never leave.

Li Jun turned his head and looked at the shadow in the sacred tree.

The real priestess had long since died, but something seemed to have remained with her forever.
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The steps leading down from the Temple of Longevity are long.

After passing through the mist, the group finally took off their specially made glasses and were able to see the Changsheng Temple high up.

"Aren't we there yet? I really can't walk anymore?"

"Everyone must climb these long steps before they can pay their respects to the Immortal Venerable; this is the rule."

A seriously ill person, still receiving intravenous fluids and having tubes inserted, struggled to walk uphill with the help of two young Taoist disciples.

His name is Zhang You, a renowned entrepreneur who, after graduating from a prestigious university, made it onto the rich list as soon as he started his own business and is highly admired by young people.

However, he contracted cancer at a young age, pancreatic cancer, which is incurable.

Zhang You looked up the long steps toward the ancient temple high above; this was his last hope.

Finally, he knelt down in front of the Taoist priest.

"Greetings, Immortal Venerable."

Zhou Shentong sat cross-legged on the futon, looking at Zhang You without moving, and said.

“I can let you live, but I want you to do something for me. Of course, you will pay a price for it.”

Upon hearing that he could live, Zhang You repeatedly kowtowed and exclaimed excitedly.

"I'm willing to do anything, as long as I can live."

"Whatever the Immortal Venerable desires, I will give it to him; I will agree to anything."

Zhou Shentong remained unmoved, but the screen behind him was pulled aside by several female Taoist priests, revealing a wondrous scene that did not belong to the human world.

All that could be seen was that the illusory black mountain range that was originally below the Changsheng Temple had now emerged to a point where it was almost parallel to the Changsheng Temple.

Part of the mountaintop has even transcended the mortal realm and merged with a certain mountain range in reality.

Zhou Shentong: "I want you to go into that mountain."

Zhang You nodded: "What does the Immortal Venerable want me to do?"

Zhou Shentong: "I need you to go there and help me establish a base, and then connect that place with the real world through various means."

"Aren't you the CEO of an internet company? Your specialty is connecting people with each other and even with the world. This shouldn't be difficult for you."

Zhang You's gaze was already drawn to the mysterious black mountain: "What kind of mountain is that?"

Zhou Shentong only said three words: "Zhangwei Mountain!"

After saying that, Zhou Shentong gave Zhang You a candle.

He said, "Once you enter my view of immortality, you will no longer have control over your life and death. Do you understand?"

Zhang hesitated for a moment, but still accepted the candle.

"clear."

Zhang You had just picked up the candle when it spontaneously combusted, casting his shadow behind him.

Then, Zhang Youming didn't move, but at that moment his kneeling shadow stood up on its own.

(End of this chapter)