The Legend of the Great Saint: Start from the Sign-in at Mount Tai

Chapter 460 Empress
This is a desolate and utterly ruined place.

If one did not see it with their own eyes, who could imagine that just a few months ago, a renowned sacred site of the Northern Dipper was located on these ruins?

More than three months have passed since the Empress was born and took the Bronze Immortal Palace from this place.

That day, the entire Beidou system was shaken.

On this day, a sliver of the secrets about the wilderness was also revealed.

Even now, many human cultivators still make their way to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land with each step and each bow, and outside the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, they devoutly worship the Human Emperor.

As for this ruin?

Self-interest is the most tempting thing to do.

Some of the bolder ones, after observing for several days, found that there was still no other movement here.

They returned to the place, hoping to find some good fortune.

Many cultivators have heard that in this ruthless man's tomb, besides the bronze immortal palace, there was once a chaotic pure land.

Although, that chaotic pure land was finally shattered completely with the arrival of the ruthless person.

Before it collapsed, it seems that a ruthless person had taken away a lot of divine objects, so there probably aren't any good things left here.

Even the smallest mosquito is still meat.

There might be some ruthless people who wouldn't even look at it, but to them it was a priceless treasure, and it wasn't destroyed along with the complete collapse of the Chaos Immortal Land.

Therefore, after realizing that there seemed to be no danger here, many cultivators came here to try their luck.

As a result, batches of cultivators came and went, only to leave one after another with disappointed expressions.

Their arrival only made this already desolate place even more dilapidated, and they did not manage to obtain anything of value from it.

As the news spread, more than a month ago, no cultivators came here to scavenge for bargains anymore.

Nowadays, it's rare to see any living creatures here anymore.

Silence, desolation, ruin.
That has become a true reflection of this place.

But today, another figure stepped into these ruins and continued to walk deeper into them.

You could tell he was looking for something.

Not far behind him were Lu Zhou and Ye Fan, who had been following him using the Heavenly Court's concealment techniques.

"He seems to be looking for something?"

"Could there really be some secret here?"

As they traveled, Lu Zhou heard Ye Fan's voice transmission in his ear.

"probably!"

"Over the years, Duan De has been frequenting various ancient tombs, and no one knows how many great secrets he has unearthed."

"Perhaps there's some secret behind the design of this place."

As Lu Zhou spoke, they followed Duan De to the deepest part of the ruins.

A few months ago, that chaotic immortal land was located around here.

Duan De stopped there, looking rather eccentric, occasionally pacing around as if measuring something.

Lu Zhou and Ye Fan remained hidden, concealing all their auras, observing him from a distance while also surveying the area.

After a moment, they both shook their heads.

Even with their abilities, they couldn't find anything wrong here, nor could they see where any secrets were hidden.

It's not just that they didn't find anything.

What few people know is that Qianlun, Huntuo, and other great saints and saint kings have all secretly returned to this place during this period and come here to investigate.

This place was once an imperial tomb, after all.

Even though the tomb's owner seemed to be still alive, he rose from the dead and destroyed the place.

But for them, there might still be something of value here that they can study.

Just obviously.

They were disappointed too.

They didn't come up with anything significant from this research either.

It has all been determined that this place has no value whatsoever; it is nothing more than a dilapidated ruin.

"what?"

Suddenly, Lu Zhou and Ye Fan exclaimed in surprise almost at the same time.

A hint of surprise crept onto their faces, and their eyes gleamed with curiosity as they stared intently at Duan De ahead.

Ye Fan didn't know what Duan De had done, but he suddenly felt a Daoist aura appear out of thin air in this place.

Immediately afterwards, the space in front of Duan Deli seemed to materialize.

It became distorted, like the surface of a shimmering lake, and within that ever-distorting surface, there seemed to be an irregular black spot, constantly expanding.

At this moment, Lu Zhou and the others also noticed that Duan De was staring at the ever-expanding black spot with shining eyes, as if he had won the lottery, and he was extremely excited.

"As expected, it seems my guess was right."

Lu Zhou and Ye Fan both saw Duan De rubbing his hands together and talking to himself.

"It is a Heavenly Technique for Overcoming Tribulation"

Ye Fan heard Lu Zhou's voice transmission once again.

"It was Duan De who activated his Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique, triggering this strange event!"

Lu Zhou had already obtained the complete Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique through signing in.

Although he had never practiced this celestial skill, he had studied it in depth.

He was certain that the Daoist aura that had suddenly appeared was formed after Duan De activated the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique.

It was the Heavenly Tribulation Transcending Technique that triggered the anomaly in this place.

Looking at the scene before him, Lu Zhou's mind was filled with some descriptions from the original work.

Gradually, the curve of his lips widened, and his smile grew more and more intense.

"Those aren't black spots; they seem to be sacred land."

Even without Ye Fan saying anything, Lu Zhou had already noticed it.

He nodded and smiled.

"A few months ago, the Chaotic Immortal Soil cracked and shattered, completely destroyed. That must have been a corner of the Chaotic Immortal Soil after it cracked. Perhaps for some reason, it was not destroyed along with the other fragments of the Chaotic Immortal Soil, but was preserved and hidden away."

"This is most likely related to the Heavenly Tribulation Transcending Technique."

"Duan De activated his Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique, summoning this fragment of the Chaotic Immortal Land."

Just as Lu Zhou finished speaking, they saw Duan De in the distance laughing and taking a step forward.

The next instant, his figure was swallowed up by the rippling lake surface and he was no longer in this vast world.

After he disappeared, Lu Zhou and Ye Fan arrived at the rippling surface of the spatial lake.

At this moment, both Lu Zhou and Ye Fan had the feeling that they were observing a fairy in a painting.

The rippling lake surface before them was a painting.

The vanished Duan De entered the sacred land depicted in the painting.

Ye Fan reached out and tried it, only to find that his hand passed right through the painting.

It seemed that the painting was an illusion, just a 3D projection. He could only see it, but could not enter the divine land in the painting like Duan De did.

Just as he was about to say something, Lu Zhou had already activated the Dou Zi Secret Technique, using it to activate an Emperor-level technique recorded in the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Art. A familiar Daoist aura enveloped them, and in the next instant, they all found that the illusory painting before their eyes had become reality.

They smiled, and then their figures disappeared into this vast world, entering the divine land within the painting.

At the same time, another Lu Zhou, along with Ye Fan, appeared in front of the so-called 'painting'.

Previously, what entered the painting were their Dao bodies, which were derived from the technique of One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones.

Lu Zhou and Ye Fan's true forms were standing before the painting from the perspective of the Heavenly Emperor, observing the situation within it.

They had already seen that their Dao bodies had taken root in that divine land, still hidden in the shadows, following Duan De forward.

Duan De, as if summoned by something, flew towards a distant valley.

On the other side, Lu Zhou and Ye Fan's Dao bodies felt as soon as they entered this divine land that every pore on their body seemed to have been opened.

The spiritual energy here is frighteningly concentrated, far surpassing that of any other sacred site.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a corner of the Chaotic Immortal Land.

At the same time, this place is not safe and secure; there are also extremely terrifying chaotic currents and the laws of the Heavenly Venerable.

There is a nearly complete Celestial Venerable Killing Array that shrouds this divine land.

"Could this be the killing formation of a Tribulation-Transcending Celestial Venerable?"

"So this place is indeed related to the Tribulation Transcending Celestial Venerable?"

Ye Fan was shocked.

Based on his previous experience with the Heavenly Tribulation Transcending Technique, he had determined that the Heavenly Venerable Killing Array enveloping this place was most likely the killing array of that Heavenly Venerable who had transcended tribulation in the mythological era.

In fact, Ye Fan was already shocked when he heard Lu Zhou say that Duan De had triggered the anomaly in this place through the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique.

A series of questions arose in my mind.

I'm very curious about how the ruthless man's large tomb is connected to the Tribulation-Transcending Celestial Venerable.

What he saw now only intensified his growing desire to explore.

He had a vague premonition that he might be able to uncover some secrets about the unscrupulous Taoist priest today.

Seeing him like this, Lu Zhou, who had roughly figured out some of the situation by referring to the original work, patted him on the shoulder and smiled.

"Indeed, it is the killing formation of a Tribulation Transcending Celestial Venerable!"

The complete Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique naturally contains records of the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Venerable's killing formation.

Lu Zhou had also studied this matter to some extent.

In addition, they also sensed another kind of imperial law here.

The reason why the Celestial Venerable Killing Formation became incomplete seems to be due to that other imperial law.

"It's the Devouring Heaven Demon Art"

"Ruthless person."

Lu Zhou and Ye Fan immediately confirmed that the other imperial law came from the ruthless man, carrying the aura of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art.

"It seems the reason this divine land was preserved, instead of being completely annihilated along with the Chaos Immortal Land a few months ago, is because of this Celestial Venerable Killing Array and the Ruthless Dao Laws."

They continued to follow Duan De stealthily as they talked.

Not long after, they witnessed an astonishing scene.

They followed Duan De into a valley.

The terrain of this valley is astonishing.

The nine sacred mountains, like nine true dragons raising their heads and roaring to the sky, have evolved into a breathtakingly beautiful landscape.

They lay horizontally on the earth, their dragon tails stretching endlessly, while their nine heads converged to form a valley.

The circular valley is like a bright pearl. The essence of heaven and earth here is so rich that it transforms into a divine spring, which gathers into a pool of water that is only about ten feet square in the very center of the valley.

The divine spring in that pool is black and white, clearly distinct, like two yin-yang fish, tirelessly swimming around, containing the profound meaning of life and death, which is reversed here.

This is a miraculous burial site recorded in the Book of Origin, capable of reversing the cycle of life and death.
Both Lu Zhou and Ye Fan recognized the earth-shattering power immediately.

However, this was not the reason why Ye Fan was so shocked at this moment.

To Ye Fan and Duan De's astonishment, a figure dressed in a Taoist robe was floating in the Yin-Yang Spring in the center of the valley.

His face bears some resemblance to Duan De.

However, the temperament they exude is worlds apart.

Upon seeing him, whether it was Lu Zhou, Ye Fan, or Duan De, they all felt as if they were looking up at a human emperor.

There was no fluctuation of his aura emanating from him. He floated above the Yin-Yang Spring with his eyes closed, his face rosy as he spun around with the water. He looked as if he were asleep.

"Who is he?"

Ye Fan's gaze unconsciously darted back and forth between that figure and Duan De, a series of questions rising in his mind.

"This place is shrouded in the killing formation of a Tribulation-Transcending Celestial Venerable. Could he be the legendary Tribulation-Transcending Celestial Venerable?"

"Is this his Celestial Venerable's corpse?"

Just then, the Great Dao suddenly roared between heaven and earth, and immortal light shone brightly. The Heavenly Venerable Killing Array was instantly fully revived, unleashing a terrifying killing intent capable of destroying the world. It shook the heavens and the earth, swept across the eight wastelands of the universe, and illuminated the past, present, and future.
The Celestial Venerable Killing Formation has fully revived, as if it is autonomously resisting some terrifying enemy that has suddenly descended.

Lu Zhou and the others, who were inside the Heavenly Venerable Killing Formation, were not harmed by the sudden revival of the Heavenly Venerable Killing Formation.

It was as if they were not in the same dimension.

Before they could think any further, the next instant, all three of them saw a crystal-clear, jade-like hand descend from the sky and press heavily onto the protective shield formed by the Heavenly Venerable Killing Array.

The owner of that palm was overwhelmingly powerful, as if with a single palm strike he could sweep across the entire universe, condense the essence of heaven and earth, and command the utmost respect and worship from all living beings.

'Click.'

A cracking sound rang out, indicating that the Heavenly Venerable Killing Formation was about to collapse as it could not withstand the palm strike shrouded in chaotic energy.

Just then, for some unknown reason, the palm strike suddenly retreated.

Even so, a crack still appeared in the complete Celestial Venerable Killing Formation.

Suddenly, the three of them saw a tall figure, whose entire body was radiating chaotic immortal light, step into the valley.

Perhaps it is due to the influence of the terrain, or perhaps it is because the two imperial principles are intertwined and entangled.

The figure's face gradually became clearer and appeared in the eyes of Lu Zhou and the other two.

Upon seeing her, whether it was Lu Zhou, Ye Fan, or Duan De...

The three of them were stunned and couldn't come to their senses for a long time.

They couldn't think of any words to describe the woman before them.

I just felt that she was so perfect that she shouldn't even exist in this world.

I felt that no one could compare to her.

To have any other thoughts when facing her is a desecration.

No one could have any distracting thoughts.

"Empress!"

"Ruthless man!"

At the same time, these two titles rose in the hearts of Lu Zhou, Ye Fan, and Duan De respectively.

It was clearly the first time they had seen the woman's true face so clearly, yet they all subconsciously knew her identity.

I now know she's the Empress, a ruthless woman!

(End of this chapter)