northernbook Chapter 254 The Ancestor of Kunlun Dao, Ten Thousand Mountains Pay Homage
Chapter 254 The Ancestor of Kunlun Dao, Ten Thousand Mountains Pay Homage
China, Kunlun Mountains.
It is hailed as the ancestor of all mountains and the source of the dragon vein.
Since ancient times, countless legends of gods and ghosts have been passed down here. It is the most revered sacred mountain in the Chinese mythological system.
After the spiritual energy was restored, the changes in Kunlun Mountain were more dramatic than anywhere else in the world.
The ancient dragon vein, dormant for countless millennia, seemed to awaken like a giant dragon, spewing forth a torrent of spiritual energy. The entire mountain range was shrouded in a layer of visible, multicolored miasma.
The vegetation in the mountains is growing at an incredible rate. Ordinary pine trees can grow to a hundred meters tall overnight, comparable to skyscrapers. Inconspicuous weeds have blades as sharp as knives, capable of easily slicing through steel.
And those birds and beasts underwent even more astonishing changes.
The wolves grew horns, their bodies as large as bulls, and they could breathe fire. The mountain eagles spread their wings, blotting out the sky, and their claws were harder than steel. There were even rumors that a dragon roamed the deepest part of Kunlun Mountain, in the Heavenly Lake, stirring up storms and clouds.
The tremendous changes naturally attracted countless explorers who were drawn by the news.
There were officially organized scientific expedition teams, teams of superhumans from all over the world, newly awakened free spirits yearning for power, and even some reclusive sects with centuries or thousands of years of history, all of which sent their disciples to investigate.
Suddenly, the majestic Kunlun Mountains became bustling with activity.
However, everyone who entered Kunlun Mountain soon discovered a fact that sent chills down their spines.
This place is too dangerous.
Many of those mutated plants are highly poisonous, or will actively attack any creature that approaches them. And those strange beasts that have gained sentience regard all outsiders as enemies invading their territory.
In just a few days, dozens of teams completely lost contact in the Kunlun Mountains. Those who managed to escape were all injured, and when they talked about what they had seen in the mountains, they were all still shaken.
Kunlun Mountain has become a true death zone.
On this day, in the outer area of Kunlun Mountain, a special operations team organized by the Chinese government was carefully traversing through the dense forest.
The members of this team are all elites selected from a million-strong army, and they have all begun to awaken their supernatural abilities. The team leader is named Shi Lei, a burly and strong man who has awakened earth-type supernatural abilities, allowing him to manipulate rocks and possess astonishing defensive capabilities.
"Pay attention, everyone!" Shi Lei lowered his voice and said to his team members behind him, "According to intelligence, that valley ahead is one of the areas with the most unusual fluctuations in spiritual energy recently. There's a high chance some rare and precious treasure is about to emerge!"
Upon hearing this, the team members' eyes revealed a mixture of excitement and nervousness.
Their mission this time is to collect as many new cultivation resources as possible for the country.
Just as they were about to reach the entrance of the valley, Shi Lei suddenly raised his hand and made a gesture to stop.
Something's up!
All team members instantly raised their specially made weapons and looked around warily.
A rustling sound came from the woods not far ahead, as if something was rapidly approaching.
Soon, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows of the trees.
Upon seeing who it was, all the team members were stunned.
That was a Taoist priest.
An old Taoist priest who looked like a hermit, with white hair and a youthful face.
He wore a faded Bagua Taoist robe, held a whisk in his hand, and carried an ancient wooden sword on his back. His steps were slow, but each step seemed to have been measured precisely, landing silently.
In this perilous primeval forest, he walked leisurely by himself, as if strolling in his own backyard.
"Who goes there? Stop right there!"
Shi Lei shouted loudly, sensing an unfathomable aura emanating from the old Taoist priest.
The old Taoist priest stopped, raised his eyes, and in his cloudy eyes seemed to be stars. He glanced at Shi Lei and the others, and smiled slightly.
"Amitabha Buddha." He bowed respectfully, his voice aged yet gentle. "I, Zhang Sanfeng, wish to go to Kunlun to establish a sect and pass on the Great Dao. Seeing that you are all destined to meet me, I have come to pay my respects."
Zhang Sanfeng?
Shi Lei and his teammates looked at each other, all seeing confusion in each other's eyes.
This name sounds so familiar. Does it sound like a character from a martial arts novel?
"Sir, have you come to the wrong place?" a young team member couldn't help but say. "This is Kunlun Mountain, it's very dangerous! This isn't a movie filming location. You'd better come down the mountain quickly."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Sanfeng simply smiled and offered no explanation.
He raised his head, glanced in the direction of the valley, and slowly said, "This valley is filled with murderous intent; it is a place of great misfortune. If you, with your mortal bodies, take another step forward, you will surely suffer bloodshed. Heed my advice and retreat quickly."
Shi Lei's brows furrowed even more.
He could sense that the old Taoist priest meant no harm. But they were on a national mission and couldn't abandon their mission halfway just because of a Taoist priest of unknown origin.
"Thank you for the reminder, sir," Shi Lei said in a deep voice. "But we have important business to attend to and must go in. Please do not stop us, sir."
"So be it." Zhang Sanfeng sighed and shook his head. "It is fate; we cannot force it."
Just then, a deafening roar suddenly came from the depths of the valley!
"roar--!"
The sound was full of violence and madness; the sound waves alone made the surrounding trees rustle and leaves fly everywhere.
Shi Lei and the others' expressions changed drastically. They felt a terrifying pressure sweeping in from the valley, making it almost impossible for them to breathe.
"Not good! It's a high-level alien beast! Everyone on high alert!" Shi Lei shouted.
At the entrance to the valley, smoke and dust filled the air, and a behemoth the size of a heavy truck suddenly charged out!
It was a giant bear, entirely black, but its back was covered with sharp, sword-like bone spurs. Its eyes were bloodshot, filled with chaos and madness, and foul-smelling saliva dripped from its mouth.
"It's...it's a Rank A beast, a Black-Armored Swordback Bear!" A team member's voice trembled as he looked at the data on the terminal.
Grade A!
This is already the most terrifying entity on official records that is capable of destroying a small city!
"Fire!"
Shi Lei made a decisive decision and issued the order.
"Da da da da da!"
Specially designed armor-piercing bullets rained down on the Black Armored Saberback Bear.
However, the bullets that were powerful enough to pierce a tank only sparked a series of fireballs when they hit its black armor, leaving not even a white mark.
"roar!"
The attack thoroughly enraged the giant beast.
It roared and suddenly stood upright, its two huge bear paws slamming down with tremendous force towards the location of the action team!
"Earth Wall Technique!"
Shi Lei opened his eyes wide and pushed all his supernatural abilities to the limit.
"Boom!"
A massive rock wall, several meters thick, rose abruptly from the ground, blocking everyone's view.
However, in the face of the Black Armored Swordback Bear's absolute power, this stone wall was as fragile as a piece of tofu.
"Snap!"
With a loud bang, the stone wall shattered instantly!
Shi Lei was struck as if by a heavy blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood and flying backward.
"team leader!"
The team members gasped in surprise.
Finished!
A sense of despair welled up in everyone's hearts.
Just as that enormous bear paw was about to smash them all into mincemeat, at the last possible moment...
A soft sigh rang in everyone's ears.
"You beast, how dare you act so violently?"
The old Taoist priest, Zhang Sanfeng, who had been standing to the side as if he were terrified, slowly raised the whisk in his hand.
He flicked the falling bear paw away lightly.
There was no earth-shattering grandeur, no dazzling light effects.
It was that simple, just a flick.
next second.
The enormous bear paw, powerful enough to split a mountain, suddenly stopped in mid-air.
Then, like a weathered rock, it silently turned into dust, starting from the fingertips.
The massive body of the Black Armored Swordbear trembled violently. For the first time, fear appeared in its blood-red eyes.
It wanted to escape.
But it discovered that its body was completely immobile.
Zhang Sanfeng's figure had appeared before it without it even realizing it.
He extended a finger and gently touched the giant bear's forehead.
"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. You were originally a stone from Kunlun, enlightened by spiritual energy, yet you did not restrain your ferocity, but instead added to your sins. Today, I, the humble Taoist, will strip you of your intelligence and restore you to your original form as a stubborn stone, to guard this mountain gate for a thousand years to atone for your sins."
The words fell.
A miracle happened.
The massive black-armored swordback bear turned to stone in shock before everyone's eyes.
The mad and tyrannical expression on its face gradually froze, and finally, it became a lifelike, huge stone sculpture, forever frozen in that place.
Shi Lei and his teammates were completely dumbfounded.
Their mouths were agape, their minds blank.
What... what kind of method is this?
Words become law? The Midas touch?
Is this really a power that humans can possess?
This isn't a Taoist priest; this is clearly a living deity!
After doing all this, Zhang Sanfeng acted as if he had only done a trivial matter. He turned around, glanced at the valley in the distance where spiritual energy surged, and shook his head.
"The spiritual energy has gone berserk, and the balance of Yin and Yang has been disrupted. No wonder it has given birth to such a ferocious creature that only knows how to kill."
He put away his whisk and took the ancient wooden sword from behind his back.
Holding a wooden sword, he walked step by step toward the valley.
"Today, I, this humble Taoist, will restore the balance of Yin and Yang in this Kunlun Mountains and reshape the universe!"
He raised the wooden sword high, chanting incantations in a low voice, yet it seemed to resonate with the heavens and earth.
"Heaven and earth are boundless, and the universe borrows their power! By imperial decree!"
A sword thrusts out!
A sword aura, almost invisible to the naked eye, shot out from the tip of the wooden sword and instantly disappeared into the valley.
next second.
The entire Kunlun Mountains trembled violently!
Inside the valley, the originally violent, chaotic, and multicolored spiritual energy seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand, and began to rotate, compress, and separate in an incredible way!
The pure air rises, while the turbid air sinks.
Yin and Yang are two distinct energies, clearly separated.
A gigantic yin-yang symbol slowly took shape in the sky above the valley, covering an area of hundreds of miles!
In the Kunlun Mountains, all the strange beasts that were roaring, fighting, and frantically attacking humans stopped at this moment.
As if summoned and suppressed from the depths of their souls, they all prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling, facing the direction of the Tai Chi diagram.
The mountains are silent, and all beasts submit!
This is the scene of all mountains paying homage!
Shi Lei and the others had completely knelt on the ground. They looked at the figure holding a wooden sword, his robes fluttering, who resembled a god, and their eyes were filled with the most primal and pure awe and worship.
They knew that today, they were witnessing the birth of a myth.
From this day forward, Kunlun Mountain has a master.