I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 24 Shen Tu and Yu Lei
Shadows swayed in the woods.

Gunshots rang out intermittently, but apart from the sounds of people talking and running, there were no other animal noises.

Zhang You was leading everyone in a run when he sensed something was wrong.

"Something's not right, something's not right. How could Lu Gang possibly be a first-stage superhuman?"

"There is a problem. There must be a problem."

Zhang You wasn't stupid. Even if he hadn't noticed it before, he now vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Either Lu Gang has a problem behind him, or the immortal master behind him has a problem and is using him as a pawn to test the waters.

It's even more likely that both sides have problems. What appears to be a battle between him and Lu Gang is actually a battle between two powerful figures behind the scenes, and they are merely pawns on the chessboard.

One wrong move and you could end up being smashed to pieces.

Thinking of this, Zhang You ran even faster.

"That Zhou Shentong is incredibly ruthless; he actually tricked me into coming here to take the bullet."

"He took a bullet for me without even telling me what was going on. It's obvious he's sending me to my death!"

"What kind of immortal is he, acting all righteous and dignified? He's just a heartless old devil!"

However, Zhang You only thought these words to himself. He didn't dare to run away completely and could only make a "strategic retreat," since his life and death were in the hands of Zhou Shentong and Changsheng Temple.

However, once they reach the stronghold, and the road has just been crossed, Zhou Shentong will definitely not stand idly by in order to protect the stronghold, especially the main gate inside.

Thinking of this, Zhang You ran out of the woods; finally, there was a car here.

Behind the mountain, there was a row of cars parked, and a simple dirt road cleared and filled in, leading directly to their stronghold.

Zhang You led everyone into the car and then shouted.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

"Once we get back, we'll have a way to deal with those people. This Zhangwei Mountain is a mythical mountain; it's not something they can just run rampant on."

Zhang You, who was being chased, sensed something was wrong, as did Lu Gang.

"What happened to me?"

"How can I be so amazing?"

How did I do it?

Lu Gang felt like he didn't even recognize himself anymore.

Lu Gang vaguely remembered the chanting of mantras; it seemed that someone was always chanting in his ear at crucial moments.

At the same time, a figure appeared in Lu Gang's mind.

"Li Jun!"

While Lu Gang was pondering this, he ran out of the woods.

Without the cover of the dark forest, they could see the road outside and Zhang You and his group, who had already gotten into their car and started to drive away.

On the contrary, Zhao Nange, who rushed out from the other side, reacted quickly. A small truck happened to be passing by her, and Zhao Nange jumped onto the truck and took it away.

Although there were several people in the car, none of them were superhumans, and Zhao Nange threw them off in no time.

Then, Lu Gang and his group drove the car and followed closely behind Zhang You's convoy.

Lu Gang and his team had three main missions this time: exploration, rescue, and the Temple of Immortality.

At this moment, these three tasks converge. If we can capture and find Zhang You's stronghold, we can complete all three tasks at the same time.

Zhao Nange drove the vehicle forward, bumping along. Just as she looked out the window and passed several dangerous sections of road, the road ahead became even more dangerous.

They were practically hugging the edge of a cliff, and one wrong step could send them tumbling down.

Meanwhile, Zhang You's men in front were still firing back and even throwing grenades.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Boom!"

Meanwhile, Lu Gang's men were also operating small drones aimed at the enemy. The two sides continued their life-or-death battle on this treacherous mountain road.

In the midst of their chase, the two sides finally reached the high point of the stronghold.

After crossing the highest point, you can see a slope below, with one end connecting to the valley and the other to a cliff.

On the other side of the cliff, the immortal peak where the Changsheng Temple is located can be faintly seen in the void.

At this moment.

Construction was still underway at the site, which resembled a construction site. Most of the people and machinery had been moved to the front of the huge stone gate that had been excavated, and a large number of lights shone on the stone gate.

Many people on the construction site were still unaware of what was happening outside and were continuing to clear and dig in front of the stone gate. Only when they saw Zhang You's convoy return, accompanied by gunshots and explosions, did they look in this direction.

As Lu Gang sat in the passenger seat, he immediately saw the rows of lights illuminating the enormous ancient stone gate.

In this dark and eerie realm.

That thing not only attracted all the lights, but also instantly drew everyone's attention.

Even from such a distance, Lu Gang could still sense the immense size and ancient grandeur of the door.

It stands diagonally on the earth, like a door leading to the netherworld.

"Look what that is!" Zhao Nange stepped on the brakes.

"It looks like a door." The others also looked over, and some immediately took out their equipment to start taking pictures. This was important data, and it was also part of their mission this time.

"They're excavating relics from ancient mythological eras here." Upon seeing this massive construction site, everyone immediately voiced their first thought.

Indeed, at this moment, it seems so. Lu Gang and his group did not know that the discovery of this ancient ruin was an accident, but also something destined.

The original plan of Changsheng Temple was simply to build a passage connecting the human world, Changsheng Temple, and Zhangwei Mountain.

Lu Gang's gaze was completely focused on the huge stone gate. He looked at the countless people kneeling on the ground holding up candles. The simple scene revealed a sinister, eerie, and terrifying atmosphere.

At this moment, the lower half of the stone gate was revealed, showing a figure that looked like a god or demon.

Thousands of ancient people knelt on the ground, holding candles aloft, while the man, sitting cross-legged on a high chariot, was pulled by a dragon-like being towards the back of the gate.

The thousands of people holding candles were carved with exceptional detail, making the figure sitting cross-legged on the chariot appear even taller.

"Who is that?"

"Who built this door, and what is it used for?"

"What kind of force would it take to push open such a big door?"

"Did you come here to the Changsheng Temple just for this door, or for what's behind it?"

In a short while, all sorts of questions flooded Lu Gang's mind. This door instantly occupied his entire heart, like a mountain pressing down on him. Countless secrets and questions made him feel a little suffocated.

Zhou Shentong caused such a scene, making it seem like he was fighting the whole world by himself. In fact, most people thought that Zhou Shentong, who was fighting the whole world by himself, was not the weaker party, but rather the one with the upper hand and the advantage.

No one knows what Zhou Shentong's trump cards are, what he knows, or what kind of situation would arise if he obtained something left behind from ancient times.

"No matter what, we must not let the Longevity Cult succeed."

“He has already surpassed us by too many steps, and we have fallen too far behind. We can’t continue like this.”

As soon as Lu Gang thought of this, he jumped out of the car. At that moment, Zhang You's convoy in front of them had just stopped and crashed into Lu Gang, who was eagerly chasing after them.

Zhang You only wanted to stall for time, but then he saw Lu Gang rushing straight at him.

Zhang Yougang had just gotten out of the car and picked up the walkie-talkie when he turned around and saw Lu Gang's figure. He immediately shouted angrily.

"This guy is like a mad dog."

Another superhuman stepped forward to block the way, but Lu Gang killed him with two shots, then grabbed the body and threw it at Zhang You.

Zhang had nowhere to retreat; he had no choice but to fight back. If he continued to back down, he wouldn't even have an excuse left.

In an instant, Zhang You displayed the power of a second-stage superhuman, a power he had obtained from Zhou Shentong.

His body began to mutate and twist, and he disappeared on the spot. However, a huge shadow appeared on the ground and slithered towards Lu Gang like a snake.

The snake shadow was incredibly fast, and it lunged straight at Lu Gang, seemingly trying to catch him off guard.

However, Lu Gang had already reacted, and a faint mist appeared around his body, giving it a semi-transparent appearance.

Zhang You's attack pierced right through Lu Gang's body. Lu Gang then started firing at the snake shadow that Zhang You had transformed into, but Zhang You immediately lunged into the ground, causing Lu Gang's attack to miss its target.

The two sides fought back and forth, from the hillside all the way down into the valley, but it was like air fighting air, with absolutely no effect.

At this moment, the firearms were completely useless. However, the chanting of mantras rang in Lu Gang's ears again, and he lunged to the ground.

His hand plunged into the ground, and his palm transformed into dense vines, grabbing Zhang You's shadow directly from underground.

Instantly, the snake shadow that Zhang You had transformed into began to struggle violently, and then finally transformed back into human form.

However, only the upper body resembles a human, while the lower body remains submerged in the shadow on the ground.

Just as Lu Gang reached out his other hand to kill him, Zhang You panicked and yelled at the sky.

"Immortal Venerable!"

"I really can't stop them anymore!"

Zhang You was practically saying that if this heartless old devil didn't show up soon, he was quitting.

If this were a normal situation, Zhang You saying this would be ridiculous. What right does he have to tell Zhou Shentong that he's not playing anymore? Is it up to him to decide?
However, at this moment, the giant stone gate was right next to them. If Zhou Shentong didn't want this place to fall completely into the hands of others, he would definitely take some action, and Zhang You seized on this very point.

Sure enough, two words echoed from the void.

"waste!"

Lu Gang and the others also heard the sound and immediately turned to look at the end of the cliff.

The lights on the Changsheng Temple in the depths of the void opposite the cliff lit up, and the layers of mist dissipated. At this moment, even ordinary people could observe the immortal peak of the Changsheng Temple with their naked eyes.

The immortal peak became more distinct, no longer just an outline, and Zhou Shentong, the abbot of the Changsheng Temple, finally emerged.

Zhou Shentong's location was unknown how far away Lu Gang was; Lu Gang couldn't even see his shadow, only the immortal peak.

But at this moment, as Zhou Shentong flicked his whisk, the shadows of huge peach trees on both sides of the Immortal Peak immediately appeared.

The branches of the peach tree connected together, as if forming a huge gate.

Zhou Shentong draped his whisk over his arm, his sword pointing towards a certain spot in the black mountain range on the other side of the void.

“Zhao Nange…Lü Qing…Hong…”

Zhou Shentong recited one name after another, and with each name he recited, a force bound the other person, rendering them unable to move.

Immediately, it became clear that those whose names were called were suspended in mid-air as if bound by ropes, their hair unmoved even by the wind.

No one else can kill these people except him, but if he kills them, they will have a hard time escaping.

At this moment, Zhou Shentong was like a deadly Yama, a judge who snatches souls.

Those whose names were called looked terrified. They hadn't even seen Zhou Shentong's face yet, and he could already kill them.

All those supernatural abilities, the power of fire, the wooden figures and snake shadows—they're all just child's play in the face of someone like him.

Finally, Zhou Shentong read out the last name.

"Lu Gang!"

Then he let out a cold laugh and uttered the last word.

"die!"

When others were frozen in place, they couldn't move for a moment. Only Lu Gang could barely move for a moment. He felt a force freezing him from all directions, and he began to be "frozen" little by little.

"what happened?"

"how did you do that?"

"What power is this?"

In his despair, Lu Gang finally snapped out of his panic and called out a name.

"Li Jun, I know you're here."

"Stop watching the show."

"I'm really going to die..."

He finally realized that his claims of being very powerful and strong were completely unfounded.

None of this power belonged to him; the overwhelming aura he had just displayed was merely a facade created by Li Jun behind the scenes.

However, before he could finish speaking, he was completely "frozen," with only his thoughts still running.

However, even after Lu Gang finished speaking, he was still somewhat uncertain, since it was all just his guess.

Is it really Li Jun?

"Will he come?"

Will he be able to make it in time?

"Even if he comes, with Zhou Shentong being so powerful, would Li Jun be a match for him?"

But at this point, he had no choice but to leave everything to fate.
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the other side.

Zhang You and others were also watching the show. They were happy to see Lu Gang and the others fall into a deadly situation, but at the same time, they were terrified by Zhou Shentong's power.

As soon as Zhou Shentong called out Li Jun's name, everyone immediately looked to their left and right.

"Li Jun?"

"Is it the one with double pupils?"

"Weren't they said they were trapped on Taoshan Island and couldn't get out? There's been no news of them for a long time."

"He didn't come out when the Immortal Venerable caused such a big commotion before. Could he be here?"

"So what if they come? Are they here to die?"

suddenly.

An invisible wave of air swept through, breaking the seemingly frozen power that had confined this area to space.

"Boom!"

Zhang You was different from the others. The moment he called out Li Jun's name on the road, he started running. When he heard the commotion behind him, Zhang You felt a chill in his heart.

"Really here?"

"I knew it... I knew there was someone behind this."

"Damn it, this so-called Immortal Venerable really sent me to step on a landmine."

Zhang You finally knew who the other "deity" was who was fighting behind the scenes.

He scrambled and stumbled as he ran towards the valley, wishing he could sprout wings and get as far away from the battleground as possible.

Even as he ran, he couldn't help but look back.

He turned his head and saw an incredibly shocking scene.

He saw that dense golden roots extended outward from Lu Gang's body, and a large number of golden roots extended to the other people Lu Gang brought, just enough to envelop them.

Then, countless beams of light surged upwards, eventually combining to form a giant tree trunk, until the shadow of the canopy covered the entire top of one's head.

At that moment, a shadow appeared under the tree.

Li Jun descended with the shadow of the Divine Tree Peach, appearing before everyone like a god or Buddha.

Zhang You tripped and rolled to the ground, but after he got up, his eyes remained fixed on the shadow under the sacred tree.

"This is Li Jun with double pupils?"

He had heard of Li Jun before, and he thought he was just another superhuman who was a bit more powerful. But at this moment, it seemed that this was no ordinary superhuman.

This is clearly another Zhou Shentong.

He suddenly remembered a rumor circulating online.

"Could these two really be reincarnations of immortals and gods from ancient times?"

As the transfer ended, Li Jun looked up from under the sacred tree into the depths of nothingness and met the gaze of Zhou Shentong, the abbot of the Changsheng Temple.

Then, Li Jun looked at the two peach trees behind the Changsheng Temple and spoke.

"Is that Shen Tu and Yu Lei?!"

When Zhou Shentong first appeared using the power of the peach tree, Li Jun didn't see it clearly.

However, when Zhou Shentong used the power of the peach tree just now, he finally saw through part of Zhou Shentong's secret.

His gaze pierced through the void and the shadows of the peach trees, and he saw two large demons sitting cross-legged on the two peach trees behind the Changsheng Temple, holding golden reed ropes in their hands.

(End of this chapter)